Alexian brothers medical center ("abmc") carries out the healing mission of the catholic church as an alexian brothers ministry by identifying and developing effective responses to the health needs of those we are called to serve.

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Ranked 10th in the chicago metropolitan area and 11th in illinois by u. S. News & world report, alexian brothers medical center, d/b/a amita health alexian brothers medical center elk grove village (abmc), is a 401-bed acute-care hospital in elk grove village, illinois, that has been providing outstanding healthcare to the residents of chicago's northwest suburbs for more than 40 years. Located at 800 biesterfield road, abmc is a full-service hospital known for providing highly specialized, leading-edge care for the most-complex cases. It includes institutes dedicated to neurosciences, bariatric surgery, cancer, heart and vascular, interventional pulmonology and interventional gastroenterology, and has additional specialties in older adult (including an emergency room designed for seniors, a geropsychiatric unit and a hospice residence), pediatrics, orthopedics and obstetrics. The medical center has expanded its interventional pulmonology facilities to enhance its tertiary-care capabilities and to support its growing use of advanced procedures for treating asthma and other lung conditions. Abmc also includes a 72-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Abmc is a certified comprehensive stroke center and has received disease-specific certification from the joint commission in advanced stroke and stroke rehab. Abmc has earned recognition from u. S. News & world report for high performance in six adult specialties (gastroenterology & gi surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology) and three adult procedures and conditions (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer surgery and heart failure). Abmc also has earned a silver-level beacon award for excellence from the american association of critical-care nurses, as well as excellence in healthcare patient experience awards for outpatient services and outpatient endoscopy services from professional research consultants, inc. , and the blue cross and blue shield association's blue distinction center+ designation for delivering safe, high-quality and cost-efficient care in four specialty areas (bariatric surgery, cardiac care, maternity care, knee replacement/hip replacement/spine surgery). The american heart association/american stroke association also has recognized abmc for providing high-quality stroke care. In 2017, abmc treated more than 18,153 inpatients, performed 4,308 inpatient surgeries and delivered 1,836 babies. Abmc's medical staff includes about 900 physicians representing more than 80 medical and surgical specialties. Abmc provides care for all, including the financially disadvantaged, uninsured, underinsured, homeless and those who receive public aid. See schedule h for a summary of benefits provided to the community by abmc. About alexian brothers health system abmc is a member hospital of alexian brothers health system (abhs), a comprehensive and diversified healthcare organization headquartered in arlington heights, illinois, a community in chicago's northwestern suburbs. A ministry organization of ascension, the largest catholic health system in the nation, abhs consists of two acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, a community mental health center, clinical institutes, diagnostic imaging facilities and the alexian brothers medical group. The medical group includes 15 primary-care locations, seven immediate-care centers, seven occupational health centers and several specialty programs. Abhs strives to provide a prophetic, holistic approach to healthcare, rooted in gospel values and the legacy of the alexian brothers, an 800-year-old congregation that carries out the healing ministry of jesus christ in the tradition of the roman catholic church. Through partnerships with its associates, physicians and the community, abhs identifies and develops effective responses to the health and housing needs of those it is called to serve. Abhs provides the community with a full range of comprehensive healthcare services and