Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL
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About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is an acute care hospital in Park Ridge, 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 4 out of 5. It has 651 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. Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge is on the same campus or next door.
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 0.50
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.37
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.78
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.96
85% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys1,055
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.03834, -87.84848
Nearby hospitals
- Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge1675 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL · Emergency roomChildren's hospitalSame campus
- Chicago Behavioral Hospital555 Wilson Lane, Des Plaines, ILPsychiatric hospital1.6 mi
- Holy Family Medical Center100 North River Road, Des Plaines, ILLong-term care hospital2.3 mi
- Glenbrook Hospital2100 Pfingsten Road, Glenview, IL · Level II traumaHospital3.8 mi
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center7435 W Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Skokie Hospital9600 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL · Level II traumaHospital5.7 mi
- Chicago Read Mental Health Center4200 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, ILPsychiatric hospital6.2 mi
- Community First Medical Center5645 W Addison Street, Chicago, IL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.6 mi
- Northwest Community Hospital 1800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital7.7 mi
- Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital8.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Advocate Lutheran General Hospital located?
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is at 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 in Cook County.
Does Advocate Lutheran General Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 216 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital?
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Lutheran General 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 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (847) 723-2210.
Would patients recommend Advocate Lutheran General Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,055 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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