Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Advocate Health Care
Main entrance to the hospital
Geography
Location Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W / 41.81800611°N 88.00884889°W / 41.81800611; -88.00884889[1]Coordinates: 41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W / 41.81800611°N 88.00884889°W / 41.81800611; -88.00884889[2]
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Community
Affiliated university None
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Helipad FAA LID: 0IL4
Beds 333[3]
History
Founded 1976
Links
Website www.advocatehealth.com/gsam/
Lists Hospitals in Illinois

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is a 333-bed community hospital located in Downers Grove, in the US state Illinois. The hospital opened in 1976, and operates the only Level I trauma center in the county of DuPage. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is a part of Advocate Health Care.

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has earned a spot on the 100 Top Hospitals list five times.[4]

Services

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has 333 beds, and more than 1,000 physicians representing 63 specialties. There are 2,600 employees at the hospital, and services include: cardiology, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, gastroenterology, stroke care, obstetrics and gynecology, low dose diagnostic imaging, and a comprehensive breast center. The emergency department is the only Level I trauma center in DuPage County.[5]

The hospital has level III designation for obstetric, perinatal and neonatal services, which is the highest designation in the state.[6]

Recognitions/Awards

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is the only health care provider in Illinois to have earned the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—the highest presidential honor for performance excellence.[7]

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