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Saint Francis Hospital

Welcome to Saint Francis Hospital

Saint Francis Hospital
355 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
847-316-4000
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Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL is an award-winning, full-service 375-bed Level I Trauma Center that specializes in emergency and cardiac care.

As home to the only accredited Chest Pain Center on Chicago's North Shore, Saint Francis Hospital and its more than 500 physicians have a rich history of providing top-quality care and leading edge technologies.

Saint Francis Hospital has become aware of television commercials that are running which identify Saint Francis Hospital as a "risky choice" for patient care. The ads are paid for by a labor union that is trying to organize our workers. The commercial contains misleading and inaccurate information about Saint Francis Hospital. See our response here.


Home to Many Honors

  • Saint Francis Hospital is a Primary Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission for using stroke care protocols that have been proven as efficient and high quality.

  • Saint Francis Hospital is prestigiously designated a "Blue Center of Distinction" for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield.

  • Saint Francis Hospital's Breast Center is a designated "Center of Excellence" by the American College of Radiology. This designation is held by only 1% of all accredited hospitals in the state of Illinois.

  • 55% of Saint Francis Hospital nurses hold advanced credentials in their fields. The nation's average is only 27%.

  • Accredited with Commendation by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.

Home to Many Firsts

  • Saint Francis Hospital was first hospital to perform an open heart surgery operation in the entire Chicagoland area.

  • Saint Francis Hospital's Accredited Chest Pain Center was the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Illinois

  • Saint Francis Hospital was the first hospital in the entire Midwest to offer a low-dose 64-Slice CT scanner, an extremely high-resolution digital scanner that can detect cardiac disease and other heart abnormalities earlier than ever.

  • Saint Francis Hospital staff members organized the first Chicagoland Chapter of Cardiovascular Nurses Association.
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