Healthcare
Quality healthcare matters, and in DeKalb County, we only offer the best. With a top ranked hospital operated by Northwestern Medicine, there is no need to travel for world-class care.
4,000
Practicing Physicians
(nm.org)
#1
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Ranked 1st in Illinois
(By US News & World Report)
8
Northwestern Medicine Hospitals to Receive Magnet Designation
(nm.org)
33,000
Employees
(nm.org)
Kishwaukee Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital is a short-term, acute-care community hospital in DeKalb, Illinois, with more than150 physicians on the medical staff. The Emergency Department at Kishwaukee Hospital provides 24-hour access to board-certified emergency physicians. As part of the Northwestern Medicine network, Kishwaukee Hospital offers patients access to the resources and advantages of world-class care and leading-edge clinical trials at locations across the region.
Address:
1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-1521
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Valley West Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital is a short-term, critical access community hospital in Sandwich, Illinois that has served the DeKalb County community for over 70 years. More than 150 physicians on the voluntary, community-based medical staff and the emergency department at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital provides 24-hour access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians. As part of the Northwestern Medicine network, Valley West Hospital offers patients access to the resources and advantages of world-class care and leading-edge clinical trials at locations across the region.
Address:
1302 North Main Street, Sandwich, IL. 60548
(815) 786-8484
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Regional Medical Group, Sycamore Gateway Drive
Our physicians have a simple goal: to improve the health and well-being of the individuals they serve. Northwestern Medicine sycamore Gateway Drive seeks to constantly improve our standard of care, exceed customer expectations and improve patient satisfaction. We are bringing more primary care physicians and specialists to the community, ensuring area residents have convenient access to better care, close to where they work and live.
Address:
1850 Gateway Dr, Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 758-8671
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Northwestern Medicine Medicine Immediate Care Sycamore
The Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care in Sycamore offers same day appointments for acute care/minor illnesses. The Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care in Sycamore is staffed by Doctors of Emergency Medicine of Illinois (DEMI)
Address:
1850 Gateway Dr., Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 265-6497
Website
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Cancer Center
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Cancer Center treats a wide range of cancers, including (but not limited to):
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Colon cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
The center also offers genetic counseling and testing, diagnostic testing and treatments, including the most current chemotherapy regimens.
Additionally, Radiation Oncology located within the center offers progressive treatments, including:
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), using surgically-placed markers
- Radiation therapies
Address:
10 Health Services Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-5255
Website
Ben Gordon Center
Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center DeKalb offers individualized care from qualified and dedicated professionals that are here for you and your family. The healthcare providers who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center are not Lurie Children’s physicians and do not participate in the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital pediatric program.
Ben Gordon Center (BGC) has provided mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment services to the DeKalb County area since 1968. Since that time, we have expanded to provide services at four sites, in addition to the main site on Health Services Drive in DeKalb.
Nearly 40 counselors and therapists, many with licenses and certifications in their areas of specialization, provide a variety of services in a number of clinical specialties for women, children, adolescents, couples, and families. Such comprehensive services mean convenience for the client and cost-effective care for government, corporate, and managed care buyers.
BGC accepts most medical insurance and is an approved provider for numerous managed care companies. As a professional courtesy, we will file health insurance claims for you. For persons needing financial assistance, a sliding fee is made possible by funding from various government sources.
The clinical staff consults with three psychiatrists whose medical services are provided at BGC. Registered psychiatric nurses assist with doctor appointments and administer prescribed medications.
DeKalb Address:
12 Health Services Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-4875
Sandwich Satellite:
100 So. Latham, Suite 204, Sandwich, IL 60548
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Physicians Immediate Care
Between family, work and an ever-growing to-do list, you have enough on your plate. When immediate illnesses and injuries arise, it’s not always possible or convenient to make a doctor’s appointment. And, often it’s not serious enough for the ER. That’s why we’re here. Our goal is to “care from the heart” and bring peace of mind to the communities we serve. So the next time a health concern has you wondering “Is it serious?” or “Should I have a doctor look at this?”
A convenient urgent care located across from Kishwaukee Community Hospital for walk-in urgent care services, with extended hours 7 days a week, no appointment needed.
DeKalb/Sycamore Address:
2496 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 754-1122
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