As a faith-based health system in the respective Catholic and Adventist traditions, AMITA Health is committed to delivering inclusive and compassionate care, communicating clearly with patients and their families, respecting the faith traditions of all people, and honoring the dignity of everyone we serve. When people come to AMITA Health, they can expect to receive the very best care and to be treated like family.
Our name says a lot about who we are and how we care for our patients and their families. The name AMITA is inspired by words from several languages: friendship in Italian, honesty and truth in Hebrew, and spiritual light and boundlessness in Hindi. These words reflect our core values.
AMITA Health represents one of the largest hospital systems in Illinois, with 15 acute care hospitals and four specialty hospitals devoted to behavioral health, long-term care, physical rehabilitation and women and children's needs.
AMITA Health immediate care centers (ICCs) deliver fast, convenient treatment for a variety of non-life-threatening urgent care needs, including minor fractures and sprains, the flu, earaches, eye injuries and more. Walk-ins are welcome and online scheduling is available.
Adventist Midwest Health comprised of four acute-care hospitals and outpatient facilities is part of AdventHealth, based in Altamonte Springs, FL. AdventHealth has 45 hospital campuses in 10 states and serves more than 4.5 million patients annually.
As a mission-driven organization, and part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist Midwest Health has provided a legacy of healing and compassion to the communities it serves by remaining united in the mission of extending Jesus' healing ministry.
Alexian Brothers Health System is a comprehensive, diversified Catholic health system consisting of five hospitals and outpatient facilities. It is part of St. Louis-based Ascension, the nation's largest nonprofit health system and the world's largest Catholic health system. Ascension is comprised of healthcare facilities in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
In 1866, Brother Bonaventure Thelen established the first Alexian Brothers Hospital for men and boys in a small house on Dearborn Street in Chicago. Today, the Alexian Brothers carry out the healing mission of the Catholic Church by identifying and developing effective responses to the health and housing needs of those they are called to serve.
Presence Health is a comprehensive system of 10 hospitals and more than 150 locations throughout Illinois. The system was founded in 2011 when two long-established Catholic health systems Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care came together to form one of the largest integrated health systems in Illinois. In 2018, Presence Health was acquired by Ascension and became part of AMITA Health.