10 Things to Know About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., is an acute-care facility. It is a part of Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care.

Here are 10 things to know about Advocate Lutheran General Hospital:

1. Anthony "Tony" A. Armada is the president of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

2. Jim Kelley serves as the vice president of finance and support services.

3. The hospital has 638 licensed beds.

4. There are more than 1,200 active physicians on staff at the hospital.

5. For the cost report period ending December 2011, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital recorded $1.6 billion in gross revenue and a net income of $96 million, as reported by the American Hospital Directory.

6. In 2011, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital admitted 29,586 patients and also performed 18,450 surgeries and 3,819 births.

7. In 2013, the hospital was named as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation by Truven Health Analytics.  

8. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has its origins in the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital, founded in 1897.

9. In 2012, the hospital received a Silver Award for "Progress toward Excellence" from Illinois Performance Excellence.

10. In 2005, the hospital was awarded Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  It was redesignated in 2010.

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