Northwest Community Hospital
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Northwest Community Hospital | |
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NorthShore University HealthSystem | |
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Geography | |
Location | 800 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005, United States |
Coordinates | 42°04′06″N 87°59′32″W / 42.068378°N 87.992166°W |
Organization | |
Type | Acute care |
Affiliated university | None |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level 2 Trauma Center |
Beds | 489 |
History | |
Opened | December 2, 1959 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) is a 489-bed acute care hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1959, the hospital serves 200,000 outpatients and 20,000 inpatients annually.[1] The hospital operates a Level 2 Trauma Center, Level III NICU, a pediatric emergency department[1] and a Primary Stroke Center. NCH has four Immediate Care locations in the northwest suburbs and operates a walk-in clinic in Palatine.
NCH has a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians, which includes the board-certified primary care doctors and specialists of the NCH Medical Group.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Northwest Community Hospital was established in 1959.[1] In January 2021, NorthShore University HealthSystem acquired Northwest Community Hospital.[2] With the merger, Northwest Community Hospital became the sixth hospital in the NorthShore Health system.[2]