Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL
Also known as Evanston Hospital
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About Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital is an acute care hospital in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 374 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston, about 3.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.25
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.24
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.11
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.50
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.89
63% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys3,985
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.06601, -87.68320
Nearby hospitals
- Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Skokie Hospital9600 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL · Level II traumaHospital3.0 mi
- Swedish Hospital5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- Methodist Hospital of Chicago5025 N Paulina Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.5 mi
- Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital4720 N Clarendon Avenue, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital7.0 mi
- Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital4646 N Marine Drive, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.1 mi
- Kindred Hospital Chicago (North Campus)2544 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, ILHospital7.2 mi
- Thorek Memorial Hospital850 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.9 mi
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center7435 W Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.5 mi
- Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge1675 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL · Emergency roomChildren's hospital8.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital located?
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital is at 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 in Cook County.
Does Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 273 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital?
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date December 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Illinois EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (847) 570-2000.
Would patients recommend Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,985 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.