Glenoaks Hospital

Description

For more than 25 years Adventist GlenOaks Hospital has provided quality care to the community The 186bed hospital offers a full range of services including emergency care cardiology and cardiac catheterization interventional radiology behavioral health and obstetrics

A team of nearly 300 outstanding physicians admit and treat patients at the hospital Working with our experienced and caring nurses Adventist GlenOaks Hospital is proud to bring some of the most advanced technological services to the community

Visit the hospitals Emergency Department and youll discover a unique patient experience with our new nowaiting room concept Upon arrival patients are immediately taken to a private treatment room where a nurse or technician will begin treatment Your family is welcome to stay by your side and a physician will be available to care for you shortly

No one wishes to spend time in a hospital Should you or your family need quality medical care its comforting to know theres a place nearby that you know and trust Adventist GlenOaks Hospital

Our Mission
The mission statement that is displayed in the main lobby each hospital department and nursing unit is the foundation of our hospital
It reads

OUR VALUES
Excellence for quality care and service with optimal outcomes that seek to exceed patient expectation

Christian Service Motivation offering compassion respect and the belief that every life has value

Stewardship enhancing staff development nurturing the environment conserving resources and offering value for services

Integrity that generates trust and offers consistency in decision making

Inclusiveness inviting and affirming people from a spectrum of ethnicities and cultures to join with us in a healthcare ministry that extends the ministry of Christ

History

During the early 1970s when there were no physicians practicing in Glendale Heights area leaders rallied to develop a community hospital formed an Auxiliary and held fundraisers in anticipation of constructing a new hospital As support grew developer Harold Reskin donated five acres and the hospital purchased the another 10 acres of land that originally housed the childhood home of Merle Reskin a founding father of Glendale Heights On March 9 1980 the Glendale Heights Community Hospital opened its doors The hospital later became affiliated with Hinsdale Hospital in 1982 and in 1997 both hospitals became part of Adventist Midwest Health a member of the Adventist Health System currently the largest nonforprofit religious health care system in the nation