Northwest Community Healthcare

Serving Chicago’s northwest suburbs since 1959, NCH is a not-for-profit healthcare system dedicated to providing outstanding care in the communities we call home. Our comprehensive, patient-centered system of care has dozens of locations throughout the area. Together, we serve more than 200,000 outpatients and treat more than 20,000 inpatients annually. Our hospital houses a Level III NICU, Level II Trauma Center and a dedicated pediatric emergency department.

In January 2021, we joined NorthShore University HealthSystem. Headquartered in Evanston, NorthShore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 6 hospitals—Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Skokie, Swedish and now NCH. Together, the NorthShore system provides clinical excellence and community-focused care across Chicagoland.

Our award-winning care has been recognized on a national level. Some of our top awards include:

• America’s 250 Best Hospitals™ Award for four years in a row from Healthgrades^® (2017–2020)
• Magnet^® designation for nursing excellence, received consecutively since 2006
• The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval^® and Comprehensive Stroke Center designation