Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

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 Aurora Health.

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Advocate Aurora Health
Main entrance to the hospital
Geography
LocationDowners Grove, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W[1]
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeCommunity
Affiliated universityNone
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds333[3]
HelipadFAA LID: 0IL4
History
Opened1976
Links
Websitewww.advocatehealth.com/gsam/
ListsHospitals in Illinois

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]

Awards and recognition

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]

  • 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks Study, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014[8]
  • Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services, 2009–14[9]
  • 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, 2011[4]
  • Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois[4]
  • Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence[4]
  • Lincoln Gold Award for Achievement of Excellence, 2010[4]
  • Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Circle Award, 2012, 2013[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Samaritan Hospital
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Samaritan Hospital
  3. "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. "awards – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL – Western Suburbs". Advocate Health. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  5. "outpatient sites of care". Advocatehealth.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  6. "high-risk services – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL – Western Suburbs". Advocate Health. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  7. "Baldrige Award recipient". Advocate Health. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  8. Thomson Reuters Archived June 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Nurses Credentialing Center Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
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