NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving patients throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
NorthShore encompasses four Hospitals-Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokieâ€"as well as NorthShore Medical Group with more than 70 offices and more than 800 primary and specialty care physicians, the Research Institute and Foundation. In total, the health system employs more than 8,000 people.
NorthShore has a teaching affiliation with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
History
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NorthShore was founded as Evanston Hospital in 1891. The original six-bed hospital had 12 physicians and served 38 patients in its first year. In the early 1900s Evanston Hospital expanded to 250 beds and became a teaching hospital.
Louis W. Sauer developed a vaccine for Whooping Cough at Evanston Hospital in the 1920s. The hospital affiliated with Northwestern University and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the 1930s.
Evanston Hospital expanded to 475 beds during the 1940s and established intensive care, cardiac care, kidney dialysis center and neonatology units.
ENH opened Glenbrook Hospital in 1977 to better serve the expanding population area north of Chicago. Highland Park Hospital was acquired in 2000. Skokie Hospital, formerly Rush North Shore Medical Center, joined NorthShore in January 2009.
In 1981, the Kellogg Cancer Care Center was established, the first cancer center built by a community hospital in the nation. The Center became a national model for a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. The original center was demolished in 2008. A new 48,000-square-foot (4,500Â m2) building is scheduled to open in 2010. The building will place a high emphasis on energy efficiency and environmental sensitivity, with a green roof and low-emitting materials.
ENH to NorthShore University HealthSystem
Formerly known as Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) while affiliated with Northwestern University Medical School, the integrated healthcare delivery system changed its academic affiliation and name in September 2008. In a letter in NorthShore's 2008 annual report, President and CEO Mark Neaman said the organization opted for a new name because "we have simply outgrown our old name."
Neaman stated the name change - specifically dropping "Evanston" and adding "University" - reflected the changes NorthShore had undergone in recent years.
NorthShore's four Hospitals stretch "far beyond our "hometown" of Evanston," Neaman said. The addition of "University" was meant to reflect the integrated healthcare system's status as a teaching hospital and "recognized our new teaching affiliation with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine."
The change from "Healthcare" to "HealthSystem" was brought about by a "position in Northern Illinois as a comprehensive integrated delivery system of care."
The driving force behind the name change from "Evanston Northwestern Healthcare" to "Northshore University Health System" was the result of a termination of the academic affiliation with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, thereby making the word "Northwestern" in the ENH name no longer appropriate. ENH subsequently established an academic affiliation with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, thus the word "University" in its new title.
Locations
Evanston Hospital
Evanston Hospital serves as the flagship facility for NorthShore. The hospital has a Level I trauma center, Women's Hospital and Cardiovascular Care Center. The Kellogg Cancer Center recently opened in its brand new facility on the campus.
The hospital campus is located north of downtown Evanston at 2650 Ridge Ave. at the intersection with Central Street.
In 2008, Evanston Hospital was named to the Leapfrog Top Hospitals list. One of only two Illinois hospitals and 33 hospitals nationally on the list, Evanston Hospital was recognized for its efforts in patient quality and safety.
In 2011, Evanston Hospital was listed on Becker's Hospital Review under the 50 Best Hospitals in America.
Glenbrook Hospital
Glenbrook Hospital sits at 2100 Pfingsten Road in Glenview, Illinois. The facility was built in 1977. Glenbrook offers cardiac catheterization and ultra fast CT scan, total hip and knee replacement, the Eye and Vision Center for LASIK and other eye surgery, and neurological services including a new sleep center, a cognitive and memory disorder program and a Parkinson's Disease clinic. The hospital serves the communities of Glenview and Northbrook, as well as the surrounding communities.
The hospital has a Level II trauma center and Fast Track service for patients with minor illnesses and injuries.
Highland Park Hospital
Highland Park Hospital is located a 777 Park Avenue West in Highland Park, Illinois The Hospital joined NorthShore in 2000. The hospital serves as a pod facility for disaster response.
HPH's Kellogg Cancer Center has facilities to offer care to oncology patients in Lake County. The hospital offers care for the following types of cancer: thoracic and lung; hematology; breast; ovarian; head and neck; melanoma and sarcoma; gastrointestinal; prostate; and stomach. Highland Park Hospital also offers a stroke center.
Highland Park features a new Ambulatory Care Center and Wound Care Center.
Skokie Hospital
Skokie Hospital, formerly Rush North Shore Medical Center, joined NorthShore University HealthSystem in January 2009. The Hospital serves Skokie and the surrounding communities and is located at 9600 Gross Point Road. The hospital was named one of the Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery programs. Skokie Hospital’s Level II trauma center is staffed by experienced trauma team members specially trained in pediatric life support.
Research
Established in 1996, the NorthShore Research Institute serves more than 1,000 research projects and more than 150 externally funded research faculty. Priority areas for research are medical genetics, cancer, neurosciences, advanced imaging research, cardiovascular, peri-neonatal and outcomes research. The Research Institute has approximately 125,000 net square feet of research space.
Included is a collaborative building with Northwestern University on its Evanston Campus called the Arthur and Gladys Pancoe-NorthShore University HealthSystem Life Sciences Pavilion, and the Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Building on the Evanston Hospital campus. Emphasis is on translational and clinical research allowing discoveries from the basic sciences and engineering to be brought promptly to the bedside. Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) places the hospitals of NorthShore University HealthSystem at No. 9 among multi-specialty independent research hospitals in the country.
Rankings and awards
President and CEO Mark Neaman received the 2009 Gold Medal Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives, the organization's highest honor.
NorthShore has been named on several 'Best Hospital' lists including U.S. News & World Report and Verispan. NorthShore is an 11-time recipient of Solucient's "Top 100 Hospitals" distinction.
It has also been recognized as one of the "Most Wired Hospitals" in the country by Hospitals and Health Magazine.
NorthShore was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals in 2008 and was the only Illinois hospital recognized as a Top 15 Major Teaching Hospitals as ranked by Thomson Reuters.
NorthShore received a John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in 2007 from the National Quality Forum and the Joint Commission for developing and successfully deploying the first program of screening all patients at admission for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
HealthGrades tabbed the NorthShore Hospitals of Evanston, Glenbrook and Highland Park to its 2007 list of 50 Best Hospitals.
The NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute was named 9th among Independent Research Hospitals by the National Institutes of Health.
Fundraising
NorthShore Foundation
The NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) Foundation is the leading philanthropic entity of NorthShore, working to advance relationships that may result in charitable contributions in support of NorthShore's mission.
The Auxiliary
The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem is a fund-raising organization of volunteers also providing service and community awareness for NorthShore hospitals and programs. The Auxiliary’s members are the driving force behind many fund-raising and friend-raising projects, including their major annual event - the American Craft Exposition (ACE) - as well as a variety of service projects such as flower delivery to patients, local school visits, an annual nursing scholarship and much more. Since its inception in 1937, The Auxiliary has raised more than $20 million in support of NorthShore’s mission "to preserve and improve human life." Auxiliary operations come under the administrative oversight of NorthShore Foundation.
The Associate Board
Also within the Foundation is The Associate Board of NorthShore University HealthSystem, a fund-raising organization of young professionals providing members with philanthropic, educational and community service programs to benefit NorthShore and the community. The Associate Board strives to provide opportunities for people with busy schedules to find fulfillment through charitable work with a preeminent healthcare organization and to network socially and professionally at various "after-five" events including service projects, social outings and fundraisers. These efforts work together to enhance NorthShore’s mission. Since its founding in 2003, The Associate Board’s volunteer efforts have directed more than $500,000 toward the Henrietta Louis Johnson Infant Special Care Unit at Evanston Hospital, along with several research projects and patient assistance programs.
Electronic medical records
Electronic Medical Records employed by NorthShore have brought special recognition from former President George W. Bush
NorthShore's electronic medical records have resulted in the integrated healthcare system being named "Most Wired" for six consecutive years.
References
External links
- NorthShore Homepage
- Evanston Hospital
- Glenbrook Hospital
- Highland Park Hospital
- Skokie Hospital