Northwest Community Hospital

Northwest Community Hospital
Northwest Community Healthcare
Geography
Location 800 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 42°04′06″N 87°59′32″W / 42.068378°N 87.992166°W / 42.068378; -87.992166
Organization
Hospital type Acute care
Affiliated university None
Services
Emergency department Level 2 Trauma Center
Beds 489
History
Founded December 2, 1959
Links
Website http://www.nch.org
Lists Hospitals in Illinois

NCH is an acute care hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Serving Chicago’s northwest suburbs since 1959, Northwest Community Hospital is a comprehensive, patient-centered system of care that serves more than 350,000 outpatients each year and more than 20,000 inpatients treated annually at the 489-bed acute care hospital in Arlington Heights. The award-winning hospital holds the prestigious Magnet designation for nursing excellence, is designated as a Primary Stroke Center, and earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval in 2015. NCH has four Immediate Care locations in the northwest suburbs and operates an NCH Easy Access 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. These physicians have selected our facility as a place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.


NCH Mission, Vision and Values

Mission We exist to improve the health of the communities we serve and to meet individuals’ healthcare needs.

Vision Northwest Community Healthcare will be an Integrated System of Care that delivers innovative, exceptional and coordinated care while creating value for the communities and populations we serve.

Cultural Values Compassion - We genuinely care about the well-being of people. Commitment - We are committed to those we serve and their individual needs are at the center of all decisions. Excellence - We are committed to exemplary service, clinical practice, quality and safety. Integrity - We are good stewards in doing the right things in the right ways. Collaboration - We leverage teamwork and partnerships to deliver optimal outcomes; treating everyone with dignity and respect. Advancing Knowledge - We are dedicated to professional development and the process of applying and sharing knowledge.

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