Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL
Also known as Advocate Christ Medical Center
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About Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 802 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn, about 0.2 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.58
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.47
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.73
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.11
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.99
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.23
70% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys1,070
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.72031, -87.73160
Nearby hospitals
- Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn4440 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.2 mi
- OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center2800 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Holy Cross Hospital2701 W 68th Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Palos Community Hospital12251 South 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.5 mi
- Roseland Community Hospital45 W 111th Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.9 mi
- St Bernard Hospital326 W 64th St, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.5 mi
- Jackson Park Hospital7531 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.0 mi
- The University of Chicago Medical Center5841 South Maryland, Chicago, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital8.1 mi
- Provident Hospital of Chicago500 E 51st St, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.3 mi
- Macneal Hospital3249 South Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital8.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center located?
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center is at 4440 W 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 in Cook County.
Does Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 229 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center?
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center 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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (708) 684-8000.
Would patients recommend Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,070 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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