Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is a 201-bed community hospital that provides a comprehensive array of medical and surgical services at eight locations across Lake and northern Cook counties
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is a wholly owned entity of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. The 201-bed community hospital provides a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Specialties include cardiovascular, cancer, diagnostic imaging, emergency, general and orthopaedic surgery, maternity, breast care, pediatric and rehabilitative services. The hospital has 700 board-certified physicians specializing in 90 specialties on its medical staff.
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital has been named the Consumer Choice Hospital for Lake and Kenosha counties according to a survey by National Research Corporation for eight years in a row for having the best doctors, best image and reputation, best overall quality and being the most preferred for all health needs. Northwestern Lake Forest possesses nursing Magnet Status, the nation’s highest recognition for patient care and nursing excellence.
At the main hospital in Lake Forest, exemplary care is provided at centers and programs which include: Cain Family Emergency Services, Hunter Family Center for Women’s Health, Posy Krehbiel Breast Care Center, Waud Family Maternity Services and the Center for Advanced Radiation Medicine. Healthcare services are also available at seven other locations across Lake and northern Cook counties—Grayslake, Glenview, Gurnee Brookside, Gurnee Tower Court, Libertyville, Lindenhurst and Vernon Hills.
Its affiliate partner, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, is 12th among 18 hospitals to make the U.S. News & World Report's prestigious 2012 Honor Roll. It is listed in 12 clinical specialties and ranks No. 1 in both Illinois and the Chicago metro area.
