Giving • NCH Foundation

A new patient care addition

The centerpiece of the campaign is a $250 million state-of-the-art, energy efficient, eight-floor inpatient pavilion, currently being built on the south end of the hospital campus. It will increase NCH’s bed count to 488, and is scheduled to open in 2010.

It will feature:

• All private rooms
• 330,000 square feet of new and remodeled space
• A larger Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit
• 2 floors dedicated for women’s services

Click here for an update on this project

Expanded Emergency Department (ED)

We are doubling the size of the ED to meet the areas healthcare needs. The current ED was designed to treat 50,000 patients a year, but we are treating more than 75,000 patients today.

By 2011 our volume is projected to increase to more than 80,000 patients. This increase is due in part to the aging population that have more complicated medical conditions which require more sophisticated diagnostic testing and treatment.

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Expanded pediatric facilities

Since 1991, Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH) specialists have served on-site at NCH 24/7, providing advanced care for premature newborns and pediatric inpatients as well as specialized care through the Outpatient Pediatric Medical Center. We have expanded this partnership by becoming a regional CMH Supersite. NCH now has the only Pediatric ED in the northwest suburbs fully staffed by specially trained pediatric emergency doctors credentialed by both CMH and NCH. Future plans include:

• New pediatric ED – we are building a larger, more efficient and more friendly space for pediatric emergency services
• Upgrade to the Special Care Nursery – we are expanding the capacity of the current family-centered unit for sick and premature newborns, which will connect to the new Labor and Delivery floor. In addition, we are upgrading to a Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit to keep more high-risk moms and babies close to home.
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit – with charitable support, we hope to extend our intensive care services to not only babies, but also to older children. Our vision is to provide a full spectrum of advanced pediatric services so that kids won’t have to switch hospitals or caregivers to get the care they need.

To learn more about the range of Children’s Services currently available click here

New Immediate Care Centers

We are exploring new ways to deliver both routine and immediate care at the NCH Immediate Care Centers now located in Schaumburg, Lake Zurich and Buffalo Grove.

In addition, in 2010 we are opening a new center in Mount Prospect.

For more information on where to get high quality care close by, click here