Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a leading health care provider in Chicago’s North and Northwest suburbs offering a Level I Trauma Center, access to national clinical trials and advanced medical treatment in the areas of cardiology, cancer, neurosciences, orthopedics and women’s health. Located on the campus is Advocate Children’s Hospital, one of the largest network providers of pediatric services in Illinois and the nation.

Clinical Expertise and Specialties

• Heart Care
  • Leading-edge diagnostics, minimally invasive procedures for complex heart conditions such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, rehabilitation services
• Stroke Care
  • Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by DNV GL for the treatment of patients with signs and symptoms of stroke. Providing highest level of neurological care through the Brain & Spine Institute and the Comprehensive Stroke Clinic, opened in Oct. 2020.
• Oncology
  • Comprehensive Cancer Care through Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Surgical Oncology, dedicated Cancer Survivorship Program, outpatient infusion center and ancillary services offered in the Center for Advanced Care.
• Fetal Care
  • Multidisciplinary approach for caring for mothers carrying a child with known or suspected medical complications. 

About Park Ridge, Illinois
Park Ridge is a picturesque suburb located 14 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, convenient to O'Hare Airport, major expressways, CTA and Metra trains allowing for an easy commute into the city while enjoying peaceful suburban living.  

Park Ridge is a prime residential community that retains its distinctive, small-town charm where “community” is a big part of this suburban town. The city’s vibrant Uptown shopping area includes the Metra station, Public Library and several parks featuring live musical concerts and special events are held in the summer. Throughout the city, quiet tree-lined streets, pleasing architecture, excellent schools, centrally located library and ample parks help make Park Ridge one of the most desirable family communities in the Chicago area.

Unique shops and a great selection of restaurants fill the Uptown area, where new buildings blend serenely with historic ones. The Uptown Park Ridge skyline is graced with cupolas, church spires and the 100-foot tower of the Art Deco Pickwick Theatre, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition to the Uptown shopping area, Park Ridge offers other shopping and dining convenient to every neighborhood, including South Park, Village Green, the Dee Park area bordering Oakton Ave. and the Higgins Corridor bordering Chicago.

Park Ridge hosts a variety of businesses from privately owned to major corporations and is home to Lutheran General Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, teaching hospital and part of Advocate Aurora Health.