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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Chicago Area? Now You'll Know.
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Few of us are well prepared to respond even to the mildest medical crisis. Having some first aid skills will help, but just as important is to know whom to call, what to say, and where the patient should go. That is what this article is about, including ratings of the emergency departments at area hospitals.
From Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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Did firm receive a checkmark for urgent cases where the needed treatment is... ( ) |
What percent of customers rated firm "good," "very good," or "excellent" on our survey for "overall performance" |
Desirability score from doctors for... |
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minor injuries |
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Northwest Community Healthcare
800 W Central Rd Arlington Heights, IL
847-618-1000
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499 ratings |
How does "Northwest Community Healthcare" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 W Dempster St Park Ridge, IL
847-723-2210
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480 ratings |
How does "Advocate Lutheran General Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
450 W Hwy 22 Barrington, IL
847-381-9600
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233 ratings |
How does "Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
3815 Highland Ave Downers Grove, IL
630-275-5900
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392 ratings |
How does "Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Bethany Hospital
3435 W Van Buren St Chicago, IL
773-265-7700
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How does "Advocate Bethany Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 W Wellington Ave Chicago, IL
773-975-1600
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80 ratings |
How does "Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St Oak Lawn, IL
708-425-8000
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368 ratings |
How does "Advocate Christ Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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Advocate South Suburban Hospital
17800 S Kedzie Ave Hazel Crest, IL
708-799-8000
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111 ratings |
How does "Advocate South Suburban Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Arlington Heights , IL?
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Emergency Rooms Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Emergency Rooms.
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Er: We went thru the ER & the longest time we had to wait was for..........
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Subscriber from LA GRANGE PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: Pricing was outrageous and 300% more expensive than the exact same procedure at the Vail..........
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Subscriber from BUFFALO GROVE, IL wrote
Another Er: Excellent emergency care!.......
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON HTS, IL wrote
Another Er: Two experiences the past year, both very mediocre. If you want the best care for..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: They do not wash their hands between patients, touch things that have touched the floor..........
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Subscriber from ORLAND PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: We brought my 8 month pregnant daugter in to the ER with a serious kidney..........
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Subscriber from OAK PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: How 'bout separating "anxiety"/"discomfort"? Great on the latter. Some staff great on former, mostly just..........
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Subscriber from LANSING, IL wrote
Another Er: To long a wait.......
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Subscriber from MT PROSPECT, IL wrote
Another Er: The only patients who get good service are the ones without insurance. If you are..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL wrote
Another Er: Had 2 expereiance here in the last year neither was pleasent. Emergency rooms are never..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: For being a trauma center, they do their very best to treat you in a..........
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Subscriber from BUFFALO GROVE, IL wrote
Another Er: Attentive, comforting, informative.......
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Subscriber from BUFFALO GROVE, IL wrote
Another Er: Did not have to wait long even though there were other patients. They moved people..........
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Subscriber from BOLINGBROOK, IL wrote
Another Er: A rating for follow-up paperwork and billing are appropriate for medical facilities and services. For..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: They put gloves on, but touch contaminated surfaces then perform exams (including rectal) with those..........
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Subscriber from LAKE VILLA, IL wrote
Another Er: Lack of nursing staff. They had temporary firemen in ER to assist nursing staff........
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Subscriber from PALATINE, IL wrote
Another Er: Five hours for the emergency room is a long time.......
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Subscriber from BLUE ISLAND, IL wrote
Another Er: GOOD HOSPITAL.......
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Subscriber from WESTMONT, IL wrote
Another Er: Wonderful service!!! Great staff!!!.......
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Subscriber from ORLAND PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: WOOD NOT RECOMMEND USING THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.......
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON HTS, IL wrote
Another Er: It's not a major emergency facillity like Advocate Lutheran General or Northwest Community but the..........
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Subscriber from CALUMET CITY, IL wrote
Another Er: An unforgivable excuse for a hospital. This place should be shut down. It is criminal..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: only problem was checking in the emegency room. the clerk said i had to wait..........
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Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote
Another Er: Usual delays for any appointment. Parking is expensive unless you qualify for a discounted voucher........
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Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote
Another Er: On an individual basis everything from excellent to incompetent. Overloaded and understaffed........
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Subscriber from BOLINGBROOK, IL wrote
Another Er: Based on ER visit that resulted in gall bladder surgery.......
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Subscriber from LONG GROVE, IL wrote
Another Er: Treatment for concussion in 1/09 had very poor discharge instructions. Info was mainly about ER..........
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Subscriber from VILLA PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: Painful kidney stones and they did very well.......
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: Follow-up care arranged by primary care physician. The ER performed first-rate when I went there..........
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Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote
Another Er: waiting far too long several times it is an e.r. not a doctors office.......
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Subscriber from DOWNERS GROVE, IL wrote
Another Er: When you're in pain, knowone is fast enough to relieve it. Had to answer the..........
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Subscriber from PARK FOREST, IL wrote
Another Er: The intake people brought the ratings down. The nurses were better communicators and more pleasant........
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Subscriber from OAK LAWN, IL wrote
Another Er: Staff was best on initial contacts . . . but we waited and waited for..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: PM ER Dr. and staff were rude, negative, hostile, hateful, judgemental.......
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: This is an excellent ER. The staff is very professional and they try to get..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: Nurses were great.......
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Subscriber from ISLAND LAKE, IL wrote
Another Er: I went there because I was very short of breath. The nurse talked with a..........
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Er: I have been here twice and both times service was prompt. On one occassion a..........
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Subscriber from PALATINE, IL wrote
Another Er: Nobody wants to be in an ER, but if you have to be there, NWCH..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: Patient was found to have a life threatening aortic dissection. My compliments to the staff..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Er: at 3:00 pm my friend and I arrived at NWH ER. She was suffering from..........
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Subscriber from BURR RIDGE, IL wrote
Another Er: excellent, because they are safe and effective health care providers........
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Subscriber from BROOKFIELD, IL wrote
Another Er: went to emergency room, hospital performed tests that indicated additional observation. Stayed overnight; and had..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL wrote
Another Er: Staff was pleasent and took the time to relieve any anxiety and answer every question...........
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Subscriber from DEER PARK, IL wrote
Another Er: Generally, a very positive experience (we've been there twice with our toddler-aged sons). Their children's..........
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Subscriber from GENEVA, IL wrote
Another Er: This is hard to rate using the scale provided. My mother-in-law was quickly processed through..........
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Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote
Another Er: Left ER to go to Northwestern whe couldn get service for head injury. Horrible intae..........
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Subscriber from RIVER FOREST, IL wrote
Another Er: I had to wait but was not in mortal danger. 90% of the staff was..........
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Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote
Another Er: I felt very cared for when I had an emergency over a weekend. They checked..........
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Subscriber from LAKE ZURICH, IL wrote
Another Er: The patient who was waiting for treatment of stroke-like symptoms left the Emergency room after..........
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