Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

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The hospital originally opened in 1897 as Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, with 25 beds.{{cite news|last1=Womer|first1=Kelly|title=Lutheran General Celebrates The Past And The Future|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-10-05-9710050350-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|date=October 5, 1997}} The hospital operated in a rented building located at Artesian Avenue and LeMoyne Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood for five years.{{cite web|title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital/Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital marks 50th anniversary in Park Ridge, 112th year as a health care leader|url=http://www.advocatehealth.com/luth/body.cfm?id=141&action=detail&ref=110|publisher=Advocate Health Care|access-date=2015-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122195336/http://www.advocatehealth.com/luth/body.cfm?id=141|archive-date=2013-01-22|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Jakubowski|first1=Cyryl|title=North Shore, Advocate plan major merger|url=http://nadignewspapers.com/2014/09/25/north-shore-advocate-plan-major-merger/|agency=Nadig Newspaper|date=September 25, 2014}} In 1902, a new building was constructed at Haddon Avenue and Leavitt Street. Lutheran Deaconess Hospital grew at this location, with the addition of medical wings, including a 215-bed west wing, and a nursing school. In 1969, with an excess of hospital services within walking distance, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital closed. Operations and staff were transitioned to the newly established Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.{{cite news|title=Lutheran Deaconess Hospital to Close|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/04/25/page/139/article/lutheran-deaconess-hospital-to-close|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=April 25, 1968}}

Lutheran General Hospital then opened at its current location in Park Ridge in 1959.{{cite web |title=Corporate Overview: History |url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/newsroom/corporate-overview/history |publisher=Advocate Health Care |accessdate=28 June 2020}} The 326-bed hospital building was constructed at a cost of $7.6 million, and included a nursing school. In 1969, the hospital opened a 73-bed alcohol rehabilitation center.{{cite news|last1=Kotulak|first1=Ronald|title=Center Opens to Help Fight Alcoholism|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/03/08/page/4/article/center-opens-to-help-fight-alcoholism|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=March 8, 1969}} In 1976, LGH established a residency training program for internal medicine.{{cite news|last1=Jensen|first1=Trevor|title=Dr. Harold A. Shafter, 1927–2009: Cardiologist at Lutheran General|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/02/24/dr-harold-a-shafter-1927-2009/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=February 24, 2009}} In 1980, the Parkside Professional Building opened, and the hospital integrated into a network of health and human services organizations with more than 75 locations, adopting the name Lutheran General HealthSystem (LGHS). In 1986, LGH obtained its first MRI imaging machine, and the hospital was designated a level 1 trauma center.{{cite news|last1=Van|first1=Jon|title=City Sets Up Trauma-care Network|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/05/16/city-sets-up-trauma-care-network/|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=May 16, 1986}}{{cite news|last1=Huh|first1=Jane|title=Local hospitals don't see need for Level 1 Trauma Center|url=http://www.nwherald.com/mobile/article.xml/articles/2011/04/28/r_g8otzwacsdsnt93t5hzclg/index.xml|agency=Northwest Herald|date=May 17, 2015}} In 1987, Lutheran General merged with Augustana Hospital.{{cite news|last1=Sherrod|first1=Pamela|title=Augustana, Lutheran General Merge|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/09/30/augustana-lutheran-general-merge/|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=September 30, 1987}} In 1992, the hospital opened a new center for adults with down syndrome.{{cite web|title=Adult Down Syndrome Center|url=http://www.nads.org/teens-adults/adult-down-syndrome-center/|publisher=National Association for Down Syndrome}}

In 1995, the hospital's parent organization (LGHS) merged with Evangelical Health Systems Corporation to create Advocate Health Care. The same year, the hospital opened the Genesis Clinic of Health and Empowerment, a community health center for local Hispanic residents.{{cite news|last1=Grove|first1=Ben|title=Health For Hispanics Des Plaines Clinic Sews Up Gap In Care|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-08-04/news/9508040366_1_clinic-organizers-health-care-hispanic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610052020/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-08-04/news/9508040366_1_clinic-organizers-health-care-hispanic|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2015|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=August 4, 1995}} In 1996, the hospital opened a new helipad on a 2,115-square-foot landing deck at a cost of $900,000.{{cite news|last1=Karuhn|first1=Carrie|title=Hospital's New Helipad Almost Set For Landing|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/02/09/hospitals-new-helipad-almost-set-for-landing/|agency=Chicago Tribune|date=February 9, 1996}} The same year, in 1996, LGH opened the Center for Advanced Care, a 54,500 square foot building at a cost of $27.1 million.{{cite news|last1=Robeznieks|first1=Andis|title=Honorable Mention/Built: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care, Park Ridge, Ill.|url=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20080922/NEWS/809199990|agency=Modern Health Care|date=September 22, 2008}}{{cite news|last1=OWP/P [Chicago, IL]|title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care [Park Ridge, IL]|url=http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/article/advocate-lutheran-general-hospital-center-advanced-care-park-ridge-il|agency=Health Care Design|date=August 31, 2007}} In 2003, in partnership with Maine Township High School District 207 and Advocate Medical Group, LGH established a school based clinic at its neighboring Maine East High School.{{cite web|title=Maine East High School Advancing health-care options for a diverse student body|url=http://www.consultmillennia.com/our-client-s-stories/maine-east-high-school/|publisher=Millennia Consulting}} The same year (2003), ALGH opened a $25 million surgical expansion unit for minimally invasive surgery.{{cite news|last=Wronski|first=Richard|title=Hospitals expand to compete|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/10/17/hospitals-expand-to-compete/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune News|date=October 17, 2003}}

In 2005, ALGH was recognized as a magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.{{cite web |title=Community Health Needs Assessment: 2017 - 2019 |url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/assets/documents/chna/lutheran-general-hospital/0771_lgh_chna_f_1_14_2020-(lr).pdf |publisher=Advocate Health Care}}{{cite news |title=Advocate Lutheran General receives top nursing honor for third time |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150120/submitted/150129893/ |work=Daily Herald}} The same year, the hospital received state regulatory approval for the construction of a new eight-story, 192-bed patient care tower,{{cite news|title=8-story, 192-bed addition approved for hospital|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/11/02/8-story-192-bed-addition-approved-for-hospital/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune News|date=November 2, 2005}}{{cite news |last1=Wronski |first1=Richard |title=Lutheran General may be state's first 'green' hospital |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-09-27-0509270184-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |date=September 27, 2005}} which was completed in 2009 at a cost of $200 million.{{cite news|last1=Krishnamurthy|first1=Madhu|title=Sneak peek at Lutheran General's new tower|url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=305259|agency=Daily Herald|date=July 7, 2009}} The tower is LEED certified to gold designation. In 2006, the Loeber Memorial Cancer Research Laboratory was established.

In 2011, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital began offering cyberknife surgeries with its Illinois CyberKnife.{{cite news |last1=T |first1=Sarah |title=Illinois CyberKnife Recognizes Lung Cancer Awareness Month |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/chi-ugc-article-illinois-cyberknife-recognizes-lung-cancer-aw-2013-11-07-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 7, 2013}} The facility uses CyberKnife technology to treat malignant and benign tumors non-surgically.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111114/news/711149905 |title=Cancer treatment facility opens in Park Ridge |accessdate=20 May 2013}}{{cite news |last1=T |first1=Sarah |title=Illinois CyberKnife Successfully Treats Brain Tumor Using Advanced Technology, Shares Patient Experience |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-ugc-article-illinois-cyberknife-successfully-treats-brain-2013-07-25-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |date=July 25, 2013}} Illinois CyberKnife established The Brain and Spine Tumor Clinic with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Also in 2011, the hospital started a donor breast milk program, using breast milk from the Indiana Mother's Milk Bank. It was the first breast bank in the Chicago area.{{cite news|author1=Michael Helfgot|author2=Melissa Silverberg|title=So valuable, they're giving it away|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/08/31/so-valuable-theyre-giving-it-away/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 31, 2011}}

In 2012, the Russell Center for Research and Innovation was established.{{cite web |title=Advocate Aurora Research Institute 2019 Annual Report |url=https://www.aurorahealthcare.org/-/media/aurorahealthcareorg/foreground/research/annual_report_2019_final.pdf |publisher=Advocate Aurora Health}} That same year, the hospital was recognized by Chicago Magazine as a top Chicago area hospital,{{cite news|last=Springen|first=Karen|title=Top Hospitals: The List|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Top-Hospitals-Chicago-and-the-Suburbs-List/?hospital=advocate-lutheran-general-hospital|newspaper=Chicago Magazine|date=Dec 11, 2012}} and was ranked 7th in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report. A new emergency department, operating suites and loading dock were built as a part of a $40 million expansion project expected, to be completed in spring 2015.{{cite news|last=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|title=Lutheran General relocated ER entrance|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140129/submitted/701299757/|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=2014-01-29}}{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jennifer|title=State approves expansion at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge|url=http://parkridge.chicagotribune.com/2013/08/30/state-approves-expansion-at-advocate-lutheran-general-hospital-in-park-ridge/|work=Park Ridge Herald|date=Aug 30, 2013}} In 2012, physicians used Hemospray for a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding; it was the first use of Hemospray in the United States, outside of a clinical trial.{{cite journal |last1=Sargon |first1=PJ |last2=Laurie |first2=TJ |title=Hemospray for Life-Threatening Ulcer Bleeding: First Case Report in the United States. |journal=ACG Case Reports Journal |date=October 2013 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=7–9 |doi=10.14309/crj.2013.5 |pmid=26157807|pmc=4435254 }}

In 2019, a nine-bed neurology intensive care unit was built.{{cite web |title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Neurology ICU |url=https://leopardo.com/projects/advocate-lutheran-general-hospital-neurology-icu/ |publisher=Leopardo}} In March 2020, the hospital admitted patients with COVID-19, as the COVID-19 pandemic developed.{{cite news |last1=Charito |first1=Bob |title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge sees first coronavirus case |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-lutheran-coronavirus-tl-0319-20200315-mkkijlkjw5bhtj23bb5qb7yb5y-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |date=March 15, 2020}} The same month, the hospital began offering drive-through testing.{{cite news |title=Advocate Lutheran General Now Running Limited COVID-19 Drive Through Tests |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200318/advocate-lutheran-general-now-running-limited-covid-19-drive-through-tests |work=Chicago Daily Herald |date=March 18, 2020}}

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital operates a bone marrow transplant program.{{cite web|title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|url=http://bethematch.org/TCDirectory/TransplantCenterListing/149|website=Be the Match|publisher=National Marrow Donor Program}}

ALGH was the first hospital in the Midwest to offer 3-D mammography.{{cite web|last1=Springen|first1=Karen|title=Top Hospitals: The List|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Top-Hospitals-Chicago-and-the-Suburbs-List/?hospital=advocate-lutheran-general-hospital|website=Chicago Magazine}} It is also certified as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology by the American Association of Gynecology Laparoscopist (AAGL).{{cite web|title=COEMIG/CGE Site Map|url=http://www.aagl.org/coemigmap/|publisher=American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists|access-date=2015-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223122621/http://www.aagl.org/coemigmap/|archive-date=2015-12-23|url-status=dead}} ALGH operates two cystic fibrosis care centers; one for adults and one for children.{{cite web|title=Greater Illinois Chapter - Chicago|url=https://www.cff.org/Chapters/Chicago/Care-Centers/|publisher=Cystic Fibrosis Foundation}} The hospital also operates specialized down syndrome centers, for adults and children with downs syndrome.{{cite web|title=Chicago Area Special Needs Clinics|url=http://www.nads.org/resources/special-needs-clinics-in-the-chicago-area/|publisher=National Association for Down Syndrome}}

The hospital is accredited for Clinical Pastoral Education by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.{{cite web |title=Clinical Pastoral Education Levels I&II and Supervisory |url=https://www.chea.org/association-clinical-pastoral-education-inc-accreditation-commission |publisher=Council for Higher Education Accreditation}}

The hospital is certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to the gold standard.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Jason |title=Green roof planted at new Advocate Lutheran General Hospital patient tower |url=http://www.triblocal.com/park-ridge/2009/05/27/green-roof-planted-at-new-advocate-lutheran-general-hospital-patient-tower-2/index.html |work=Trib Local |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=May 27, 2009}}{{cite news |title=Lutheran General gets LEEDS Gold status |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100329/news/303299948 |work=The Daily Herald |date=March 29, 2010}}

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is part of Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care, which is the largest health care provider in Illinois and the largest accountable care organization in the US.{{cite web|title=2016 Shared Savings Program (SSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) PUF|url=https://data.cms.gov/Special-Programs-Initiatives-Medicare-Shared-Savin/2016-Shared-Savings-Program-SSP-Accountable-Care-O/3jk5-q6dr/data|publisher=Center for Medicare Services}} With more than 25,000 employees and 4,600 affiliated physicians, Advocate Health Care operates 10 acute care hospitals, including two children's hospitals and a specialty hospital for extended care needs, three large medical groups, and comprehensive home health and hospice services. Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization related to both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.{{cite web |url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/about-us/faith-at-advocate/ |title=Faith at Advocate |publisher=Advocate Health Care}}

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital operates a number of residency training and fellowship programs for newly graduated physicians. The residencies train physicians specializing in orthopedic surgery, internal medicine, family medicine,{{cite web |title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program |url=https://www.iafp.com/fmr-advocate-lg |website=IAFP |publisher=Illinois Academy of Family Physicians}} obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry.{{cite web |title=ERAS 2021 Participating Specialties & Programs |url=https://services.aamc.org/eras/erasstats/par/ |publisher=ERAS}} All residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).{{cite web|title=Graduate Medical Education|url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/education/residency-opportunities/advocate-lgh/|work=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|publisher=Advocate Health Care|access-date=June 28, 2020}} The fellowships train physicians specializing in adult critical care, cardiology, gastroenterology,{{cite web |title=GI Fellowship Program Search |url=https://gi.org/trainees/gi-fellowship-program-information/ |website=GI |publisher=American College of Gastroenterology}} hematology/oncology, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric critical care, sports medicine,{{cite web |title=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Sports Medicine Program |url=https://www.amssm.org/advocate-lutheran-general-fp-43.html |publisher=American Medical Society for Sports Medicine}} colorectal surgery,{{cite web |title=Colorectal Fellowship Program at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |url=https://fellowshipcouncil.org/directory-of-fellowships/display-listing/?match=2&pid=1318 |publisher=Colorectal Fellowship}} and gynecologic surgery. Each year, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital trains 900+ medical students, 200+ residents, and 32 fellows.{{cite web|title=About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/luth/_assets/documents/fact-sheets/fact_sheet_2017.pdf|publisher=Advocate Lutheran General Hospital}}

The hospital also provides graduate training for pharmacists, through a program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.{{cite web|title=Residency Listing: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|url=http://accred.ashp.org/aps/pages/directory/residencyProgramInformation.aspx?ID=22210|publisher=American Society of Health-System Pharmacists}}{{cite web|title=Residency Listing: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, critical care|url=http://accred.ashp.org/aps/pages/directory/residencyProgramInformation.aspx?ID=211351|publisher=American Society of Health-System Pharmacists}}

Research is conducted via the Russell Center for Research and Innovation, the Advocate Center for Pediatric Research, and the Loeber Research Laboratory.{{cite web |title=Research Centers, Programs and Loeber Research Laboratory |url=https://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/advocate-research-institute/research-centers-programs-lab |website=Advocate Health |publisher=Advocate Health Care}}

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• {{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jennifer|title=This month in Park Ridge history: January 1961|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-advocate-history-january-tl-0107-20160112-story.html|publisher=The Chicago Tribune|date=January 12, 2016}}

• [http://www.advocatehealth.com/luth/ Advocate Lutheran General Hospital official page]
• [https://www.advocatechildrenshospital.com Advocate Children's Hospital]

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