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Adventist Hinsdale Hospital: Fact Sheet

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Almost a century ago, Seventh-day Adventist physicians Drs. David and Mary Paulson of Chicago founded Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital. They wanted to provide patients with “fresh air, sunshine, suitable exercise, pure water, a wholesome diet, a beautiful outlook and a mind at peace with God and man.”

Opened in 1904, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital remains the first and largest medical facility in DuPage County. While the high standard of quality medical care has progressed from the sanitarium program in the early 1900s to being one of the few community hospitals in Illinois to offer tertiary level care, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital remains strong in its mission of whole-person health.

Today, as a 426-bed facility, Hinsdale is the flagship hospital of the Midwest Region of Adventist Midwest Health - the largest protestant not-for-profit health care system in the nation.

Leader in Caring for Women and Children

The Birck Family Women and Children’s Center is a comprehensive program for maternity and neonatal care. It has a Level III Intensive Care Nursery to stabilize and provide intensive medical/surgical care for critically ill newborns. The Maternal Fetal Medicine Center provides state-of-the-art care to women with high-risk pregnancies. Adventist Hinsdale Hospital also has a pediatric care unit and a pediatric intensive care unit designated just for ill children. Adventist Hinsdale Hospital has been a leader in maternity care since the turn of the century with the delivery of the area’s first baby in a hospital setting. Other firsts include birthing rooms, Lamaze classes, nurse midwives, and lactation consultants. Expectant mothers can choose from a wide array of birthing options and a support team of nurses and clinical educators offer new moms baby care education.

Opler Cancer Center

The Opler Cancer Center is affiliated with the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), Gynecology Oncology Group (GOG), Northwestern University, and is accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a comprehensive community cancer center. The center offers cancer treatment and is one of the few in Illinois to offer tertiary level cancer services such as autologous bone marrow transplants, prostate seed implants, radiosurgery, hyperthermia treatments, experimental drugs and treatment protocols.

Breast Care Center

The Breast Care Center provides women with personalized assistance in managing a speedy diagnosis of breast cancer and follow-through with an individualized treatment plan with advice from a team of experts and a clear explanation of treatment options.

Koplin Emergency and Trauma Center

Koplin Emergency and Trauma Center is a Level II Trauma, Chest Pain Emergency Center and Stroke Center. The Emergency Department provides immediate, state of the art treatment to persons experiencing chest pain or symptoms of a stroke, including thrombolytic therapy and cardiovascular services.

The Emergency Department will complete its construction project in the fall of 2003, which will provide 18 private treatment rooms, including four trauma rooms, four pediatric rooms and a separate pediatric waiting room.

Rooney Heart

Rooney Heart provides treatment and rehabilitation services for cardiac patients as well as educational programs. State-of-the-art open-heart surgery procedures, including coronary artery bypass valve replacements and Maze procedures are offered, as well as coronary angioplasty, drug-eluting stents and brachytherapy. Our programming is designed to speed heart attack patients from the Emergency Department to treatment in the shortest time possible. We have some of the best cardiac emergency treatment times reported in the American College of Cardiology database.

Neurosciences

The neurosciences program provides inpatient care to patients with neurological disorders through admission to a neuro critical care unit or intermediate care unit. Surgical treatment of brain tumors, aneurysms and spinal disorders; high-tech procedures with use of computer-assisted navigational techniques; and the addition of our new endovascular laboratory are some of the services provided.

Koplin Family Endoscopy Center

Treatment of a variety of digestive diseases begins with routine screenings in the Koplin Family Endoscopy Center. Specialists provide a continuum of services including preventive information, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Sleep Center

The Sleep Center at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital is the only program in DuPage County to be accredited by the American Sleep Disorder Association and one of only 300 nationally accredited programs. In addition, the Sleep Center offers a specialized Insomnia Clinic.

Leader in Behavioral Health

Comprehensive mental health and addiction services are provided through the Department of Behavioral Health. Inpatient psychiatric services are provided for adults and adolescents. Patients may transition to or be directly admitted to the outpatient programs, which include partial and intensive outpatient programs for adults and adolescents.

Chemical dependency treatment is offered through the New Day Center with an inpatient detox program located in the hospital. Partial and intensive outpatient treatment programs are offerec in an outpatient setting. New Day Center has been providing care for more than 25 years and offers specialized services including intervention, gambling and treatment of the impaired healthcare professional. 

Rehabilitation Resource

The Paulson Rehab Center offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.

Outreach Services

Adventist Hinsdale Hospital offers a wide variety of wellness programs to the community including support groups, fitness and nutrition classes, health screenings, and smoking cessation and childbirth preparation classes. Physicians and staff are available to speak to organizations on various health topics through the Speaker's Bureau. For more information, call (630) 856-7525

Learning Through Experience

Adventist Hinsdale Hospital is the site of DuPage County’s only physician teaching program. The Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency Program, founded in 1975, is a three-year post-graduate training program that has graduated more than 200 family practice physicians.

The Hinsdale Family Medicine Centers, located in Hinsdale and Bolingbrook, provide caring, comfortable and comprehensive family medicine services including obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology and sports medicine. Members of the Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency Program and physicians who choose to treat and admit patients to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital provide patient care at the centers. The centers also serve as educational facilities where our community’s physicians of tomorrow are training today.

Pre-Operative Education

Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s Surgical Services Department offers four different pre-operative classes for patients who are having surgery at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. The classes include “BackTalk” for spinal fusion; “Internal Affairs” for bowel surgery; and “Joint Success” for total hip or total knee replacement.

These classes are well attended and are routinely rated by the patients as “very helpful” in preparing them for their surgery, hospital stay and discharge home.

Keeping You Involved and Informed

Because we respect your desire to be involved in your own care and well being, we strive to keep you fully informed. That means discussing your treatment options and answering your questions. After all, you are the world’s foremost authority on you. You know what makes sense for your life and what does not. So before any decision is made about your treatment, we find out what you think and feel. And we make sure you have as much information as you need to feel comfortable. Keeping you involved is an important part of the treatment.

In order to provide you with the most current information about our facilities and services, we've created the award-winning website, www.keepingyouwell.com. Come visit us online to experience the convenience of interacting with your local hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Find a Physician

More than 1,200 physicians treat and admit patients at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital providing quality care in a wide spectrum of medical specialties. For more information about services or to find a physician that meets your needs, call (630) 856-7500.

Addictions Treatment, Allergy, Ambulatory Care, Anesthesiology, Audiology, Blood Bank Services, Brachytherapy, Breast Care Center, Breast Cancer Rehab, Broncoesophagology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardiac Services, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chemotherapy, Clinical Dietetics, Colo-Rectal Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, CT Scanner, Day Surgery, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diabetes Management, Eating Disorders Program, Electoencephalography, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Endoscopy, EPS, Family Medicine, Family Medicine Residency Program, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Genetics, Geriatrics, Gynecolgy, Gyn/Oncology Clinic, Head/Neck Surgery, Health Promotion, Heartcare Rehab/Fitness Center, Home Health Care, Hospice Care, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care, Infertility, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Services, Laryngology, MRI, Mammography, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Metabolic Support, Microsurgery, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro-Audiology, Neurotology, Neuro ICU, Neuroscience Center, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Nursery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Occupational Health, Oncology/Hematology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Management Center, Patient Education, Pathology, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Services, Perinatal Services, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Recreational Therapy, Referral Services, Respiratory Care, Rheumatology, Senior Services, Sleep Lab, SPECT Camera, Speech Therapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Surgical Services, Thermography, Thoracic Surgery, Ultasound, Urology, and Volunteer Services.Services.