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Advocate Christ Medical Center/Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, is a recognized leader in the medical community and one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest. Excelling in a variety of specialties, the world-class teaching and research institution is one of the largest and most comprehensive
providers of cardiovascular services in Illinois and is nationally renowned for its use of innovative technologies and advanced procedures in the treatment of heart disease, heart failure and stroke. Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital is
the largest children’s hospital in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs. Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the leading health care systems in the country and the largest fully integrated health care delivery
system in Illinois.

EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE
• A 695-bed facility, providing top quality health care to the
Chicago area for 48 years. Christ Medical Center opened in
1961, and Hope Children’s Hospital, a four-story, 69-bed
pediatric medical facility, opened in 1996
• Employs a diverse workforce with 5,500 associates who work
together to provide the highest quality, patient-focused care –
largest employer in Oak Lawn
• Nearly 1,000 physicians are on staff at Christ Medical Center
and Hope Children's Hospital. They include an estimated 158
pediatricians who provide general and specialty pediatric care
• Fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the recipient of
disease-specific care certification in the treatment of congestive
heart failure and stroke and the implantation of specialized
mechanical heart pumps (VADs)
• Registers more than 80,000 emergency patient visits annually,
making the institution one of the busiest emergency Level I
(highest level) trauma centers in Illinois
• Maintains a Level IIIc perinatal center and 37-bed neonatal
intensive care unit in the southwest Chicago area – highest
designation awarded by the state
• Designated as the 10th Pediatric Critical Care Center in Illinois
(highest level of specialized pediatric critical care and
emergency care services)
• Awarded a three-year accreditation “with commendation” as a
Teaching Hospital Cancer Program from the Commission on
Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
• Accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities) for its 37-bed acute rehabilitation
program
• Recognized as having a Heart and Vascular Institute with one of
the most comprehensive heart failure programs in the country
• One of the top five hospitals nationally for VAD surgeries and
the first program in Illinois (2nd program nationally) to receive
Joint Commission disease-specific VAD certification
• Presented a Beacon Award for excellence in critical care by the
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)…only
second intensive care unit team in Illinois to receive such an
award
• Offers the only Inpatient Pediatrics Rehabilitation Program in
the Chicago Southland
• Offers a state-of-the-art Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center,
which is one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest
• The Heart Institute for Children (THIC), a regional center of
excellence in the care of children with heart disease
• One of only 118 accredited Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers in the
United States
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• Provides technically-advanced medicine, including electronic
medical records, electronic intensive care unit (eICU) monitoring,
robotic da Vinci® Surgical System, two advanced linear
accelerators, 64-slice CT scanners, Abiomed Ventricular Assist
Device console and PACS (picture archiving and communication
system)
• One of only three institutions in Illinois offering advanced
CyberKnife® technology
• Developed three new institutes in 2007 – Cancer Institute,
Heart and Vascular Institute and Neurosciences Institute. Hope
Children’s Hospital serves as a fourth institute – pediatrics
• First hospital in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs to offer
Balloon SinuplastyTM, to treat chronic sinus infections without
major surgery
• Opened new Center for Breast Care, offering digital
mammography, the latest technology for women in the early
detection of breast cancer, and ultrasound, stereotactic biopsy
capability and bone densitometry
• Offers a comprehensive heart transplant program
• Has operating rooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology
similar to GPS (global positioning satellite) navigational systems
• Heart and Vascular Institute-acquired iE33 echocardiography
instruments, which provide three-dimensional echo imaging
• Acquired EclipseTM, an advanced, three-dimensional treatment
planning and virtual simulation system for patients undergoing
radiation therapy
Advocate Christ Medical Center/Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, is a
recognized leader in the medical community and one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest. Excelling in a
variety of specialties, the world-class teaching and research institution is one of the largest and most comprehensive
providers of cardiovascular services in Illinois and is nationally renowned for its use of innovative technologies and
advanced procedures in the treatment of heart disease, heart failure and stroke. Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital is
the largest children’s hospital in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs. Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate
Health Care, one of the leading health care systems in the country and the largest fully integrated health care delivery
system in Illinois.
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COMMUNITY COMMITMENT
• Put portable, 12-lead EKG monitors into ambulances in the
Chicago suburbs of Oak Lawn and Burbank and trained
paramedics in their use
• Opened 16-bedroom Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn for
parents, siblings and guardians of children being treated at
Hope Children’s Hospital
• Operates Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, which provides
affordable medical treatment to at-risk children in uninsured
and underinsured communities
• Created Care Pages at Hope Children’s Hospital, a service for
patients and families that allows families and friends to
communicate via private, personal web pages
• Created a Hope for Fitness Program to address childhood
obesity
• Collaborates with the Chicago-based outreach program,
CeaseFire, to help reduce the incidence of violence in the
community
• Support for the efforts of the Chicago area’s South Suburban
Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) to address the health
needs of homeless individuals in the region
• POD hospital for coordination of disaster communication for
five-county area; involvement in bioterrorism and disaster
preparedness activities nationally and locally
• Through affiliation with the University of Illinois at Chicago
medical campus, trains more than 400 residents, 600 medical
students and 800 nursing students in accredited programs and
a range of specialties each year
• Trains more than 2,500 emergency medical technicians,
paramedics and other providers of emergency care each year
through the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Academy –
one of the largest EMS training programs in Illinois
• Opened Simulation Learning Center equipped with adult-sized
and infant-sized mannequins to create a lifelike emergency
setting to train residents, nurses and technicians
• Sponsors community outreach; health and disease-prevention
programs such as health fairs and free health screenings; free
medical clinics for underserved patients; nursing camps;
support groups; homeless shelters; and school-based health
centers
• Partnership with the Museum of Science and Industry, resulting
in “Live…from the Heart” – a videoconference-based
cardiovascular education program to teach young students
about the cardiovascular system and the importance of health
• In partnership with the American Cancer Society, provide Look
Good…Feel Better workshop for female cancer patients
• Provide free insurance counseling for seniors and disabled
people on Medicare
RECOGNITION AND ACCOLADES
• Fourth largest and second busiest hospital in Chicago area,
according to 2008 Crain’s Chicago Business
• Recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet
Designation, the highest honor for nursing excellence
• Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission in
recognition of its exceptional outcomes for patients
• Ranked one of the 50 best hospitals in the nation in the
treatment of respiratory disorders (2006) and in the treatment
of bladder and incontinence problems (2005) by U.S.News &
World Report
• Awarded both gold and silver recognition awards for
performance in the treatment of coronary artery disease and
heart failure in the American Heart Association’s Get With the
Guidelinessm program
• Recipient of the Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services for achieving and sustaining an
organ donation rate of 84 percent among eligible donors
• Merited a Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth
(formerly Hospitals for a Healthy Environment) in recognition of
continuing efforts to “go green” and maintain a healthy
environment
• Member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and
Related Institutions (NACHRI)

RELATED CHRIST FACILITY SITES

• Advocate Christ Center for Breast Care, Oak Lawn
• Advocate Christ Family Medicine Center, Hometown
• Advocate Christ Medical Center Physical Rehabilitation,
Center for Hearing, Sleep Disorders Center, Palos Heights
• Advocate Christ Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center,
Tinley Park
• Advocate Christ Women’s Health Center, Tinley Park
• Advocate High Tech Medical Park, Palos Heights
• Advocate High Tech Medical Park, Tinley Park
• Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty
Center, Tinley Park
• Advocate Medical Campus Southwest, Tinley Park
1/05/09
2008 Statistics
Admissions 41,829
Deliveries 4,147
Outpatient registrations 345,019
Surgical cases 19,336
Adult and pediatric
open heart surgeries
1,369
Emergency room visits 80,954

The Cancer Institute at Advocate Christ Medical Center

The Cancer Institute at Advocate Christ Medical Center provides the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options for the full range of common or complex cancers.

With a longstanding reputation in the Chicagoland area for seeing and treating newly diagnosed lung cancers and among the biggest programs in Illinois for breast and pediatric cancers, Advocate Christ Medical Center is recognized as one of the premier resources for cancer care in Illinois. Christ Medical Center has earned designation as a cancer teaching hospital by the American College of Surgeons, the highest-possible designation for a non-university program.

Treating so many patients challenged by cancer means that the oncologists, surgeons and specially trained oncology nurses at Christ Medical Center have extensive experience applying a full spectrum of treatment options to stop cancer in its tracks—including some of the newest technologies and access to clinical trials for the newest drug therapies. We also have a strong commitment to preventing cancer before it even begins, with dedicated programs for cancer screening and educational programs.