
	Serving Chicago&rsquo;s northwest suburbs since 1959, NCH is a comprehensive, patient-centered system of care that serves more than 350,000 outpatients each year, as well as nearly 30,000 inpatients treated annually at the 496-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, earned the Joint Commission&#39;s Gold Seal of Approval in 2011, and was awarded the Leapfrog Group&rsquo;s designation as one of the nation&rsquo;s Top Hospitals based on quality and safety criteria. NCH has four Immediate Care locations in the northwest suburbs and operates a FastCare 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.
	
	We exist to improve the health of the communities we serve and to meet individuals&rsquo; healthcare needs.
