Northwest Community Hospital

NCH OPERATES AN ACUTE HOSPITAL IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. THE HOSPITAL EXISTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND TO MEET INDIVIDUALS' HEALTHCARE NEEDS.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. IN THE THREE MONTH PERIOD, OCTOBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021 THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SERVICE LINE INCURRED APPROXIMATELY 14,600 CASES AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY 14,800,000.

CARDIOLOGY NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S (HOSPITAL) CARDIAC SERVICE LINE PROVIDED QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, TO APPROXIMATELY 14,300 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CASES DURING OCTOBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED IN HOSPITAL'S STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL CARDIAC CATH LAB SUITES, INCLUSIVE OF ITS HIGH TECH OPERATING ROOMS AND PRIVATE FAMILY CENTERED PATIENT CARE ROOMS ALL AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $14,200,000. AN ON-CALL TEAM OF NURSES, RADIOLOGY TECHS, OR TECHS, CARDIOLOGISTS AND SURGEONS WERE READILY AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, TO PROVIDE EMERGENT CARE TO THOSE WITH CARDIAC DISEASE. THE CARDIAC TEAM WORKS WITH THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND MULTIPLE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO CONSISTENTLY EXCEED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK OF DOOR TO BALLOON TIME (OR OPEN ARTERY) IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES FOR PATIENTS PRESENTING IN HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM HAVING AN ACUTE MI. NCH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCREDITED ECHO LAB BY THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORIES (ICAEL) SINCE 2000. NCH PROVIDES THE FULL SCOPE ON NON INVASIVE CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT MULTIPLE SITES IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE ATHERTON HEART FAILURE CLINIC WHICH OPENED IN 2014. THE CLINIC PROVIDES A TRANSITIONAL CARE MODEL THAT IS BASED ON PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE BEING SEEN IN THE CLINIC BY ADVANCED CARE PRACTITIONERS AND CARDIOLOGISTS WITH 24 HOURS OF HOSPITAL DISCHARGE. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDING DIETICIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PHARMACISTS AND NURSES PROVIDE ONGOING CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING ENSURING CARE IS DELIVERED IN THE APPROPRIATE SETTING AND REDUCING AVOIDABLE RE-ADMISSIONS TO THE ACUTE CARE SETTING. NCH HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR BOTH THE HEART FAILURE AND ACUTE MI PATIENT POPULATIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO STRATEGIES DURING THE HOSPITALIZATION AND IN THE POST ACUTE CARE SETTING. TELEHEALTH MEDICINE AND HOME HEALTH ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE POST ACUTE CARE MODEL NCH HAS IMPLEMENTED FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, NCH HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHAB PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THAT HAS FURTHER ASSISTED CARDIAC AND PULMONARY PATIENTS IN RETURNING AND MAINTAINING AN OPTIMAL STATE OF HEALTH FOLLOWING A CARDIAC EVENT. IN MAY 2019, NCH OPENED ITS NEW HYBRID CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, OFFERING STATE OF THE ART COMBINATION CARDIAC CATH LAB AND OPERATING SUITE FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE ADVANCED CARDIAC PROCEDURES AND ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. THE CARDIAC DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDES MULTIPLE SCREENING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS BY CARDIOLOGISTS AND STAFF, HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS.

ORTHOPEDICS NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S (HOSPITAL) ORTHOPEDIC SERVICE LINE PROVIDES QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDIC MEDICAL CARE AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES. PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SUPERIOR QUALITY CARE AND BENEFIT FROM THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED PAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. PHYSICIANS ARE BOARD CERTIFIED. PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION, CARE PROVISION ON A DEDICATED ORTHOPEDIC UNIT WITH SPECIALTY NURSES AND EXTENSIVE POST SURGICAL REHABILITATION AND HOME CARE SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES. HOSPITAL'S ORTHOPEDIC SERVICE LINE TEAM IS LED BY AN EXPERT BOARD CERTIFIED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. THE ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMS GREATER THAN 800 ELECTIVE JOINT PROCEDURES A YEAR. QUALITY CARE, EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND FAVORABLE OUTCOMES MAKES HOSPITAL A TOP CHOICE IN THE CHICAGO LAND AREA. IN THE THREE MONTH PERIOD, OCTOBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICE LINE INCURRED APPROXIMATELY 7,500 PATIENT CASES AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $11,300,000.