ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center physicians have a long tradition of advancements in virtually every area of medicine. Our doctors continue to pioneer new efforts in areas including cancer, cardiology, obstetrics and emergency services. These accomplishments are the result of listening to patients and responding with new ideas in care and treatment.

Our medical staff consists of more than 1, 000 physicians in a wide array of specialties. In a typical year, our physicians and highly skilled nursing staff care for more than 20, 000 inpatients, 149, 000 outpatients and 35, 000 emergency patients, and handle 142, 000 patient visits to primary care and specialty centers.

Located in the Lakeview neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois Masonic Medical also is home to one of the Chicago area's leading Level I trauma centers.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center medical services:

Asthma Learning Center, behavioral health, cancer care, dentistry, deaf and hard of hearing program, diabetes care program, digital mammography, emergency services, gastroenterology, heart and vascular, Hispanocare, imaging/radiology, Medical Weight Loss Program, minimally invasive surgery, neurosciences, nutrition services, obstetrics, ophthalmology, pediatrics, Pediatric Developmental Center, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Physician Home Visit Program, primary care locations, The Pain Management Center, urogynecology and female urology, yoga.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic provides outstanding comprehensive emergency services that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for both the pediatric and adult patient. In our main department, we provide quality care for the patient with chest pain, stroke symptoms, abdominal pain, respiratory complaints, or major trauma. In our fast track we care for more minor problems like ankle sprains, lacerations, and sore throats. We are staffed by board certified attending emergency physicians who also serve as faculty for the University of Illinois Emergency Medicine Residency program. We treat more than 40, 000 patients each year and serve as a resource hospital for the City of Chicago's Emergency Medical Systems providing medical control for daily ambulance transport and for city-wide disaster management.