About Us

Mission: To provide quality healthcare in a caring, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Vision: To strive to be a benchmark for quality of service and quality of work life.

Our Story: CGH Medical Center is a progressive acute care facility located in the Rock River Valley region of Northern Illinois. Since opening in 1909, CGH has earned a strong reputation throughout the region and consistently receives high ratings for positive public awareness and patient satisfaction. CGH Medical Center is committed to meeting expanding patient needs and to providing leadership in the field of healthcare. This includes broad scale public education and free to low cost early detection activities.

Embracing the Power of Change: A major expansion to be completed in Spring of 2008 will produce important advancements. A new suite of  surgical rooms will accommodate more advanced procedures. A new Obstetrics Department and Birthing Center will offer innovative technology, advanced security and private rooms. These additions, along with a new Critical Care Unit, expanded space for Diagnostic Imaging and physician services, and a new helicopter pad, will enhance the level and quality of our patient care.

Our People: CGH Medical Center benefits from a long history of well-managed growth and currently employs over 900 caring people. The medical staff consists of 114  physicians specializing in 35 areas of medicine. In a recent survey, CGH employee satisfaction was rated as one of the highest in the country. Visit our Employment Opportunities page here.

Our Services: Inpatient services include: a 45 bed medical unit, a 34 bed surgical unit, a 12 suite birthing center, 6 pediatric beds, and 14 CCU/ICU/Biotelemetry beds. Outpatient services include a state-of-the-art Cath Lab and a CAP accredited laboratory. Diagnostic imaging services include a 64 ring CT scanner, nuclear medicine with SPECT scanning, ultrasound, dedicated mammography including digital mammography, and an in-house, high field MRI. Other departments and services include: a neurology laboratory, a GI laboratory and nutritional support, pain management, pharmacy, and respiratory therapy. In addition, CGH offers an ambulatory surgical center, a Digestive Disease Center, physical and occupational therapy, a diabetic education department, a wound care center, pre-hospital paramedic level EMS, and a 24-hour trauma ready emergency department.  CGH operates its own Day Care Center adjacent to the campus.

Our Community: CGH's service area includes 105,000 people. The job base is both agricultural and industrial. Eastern Whiteside County, population 59,000, is CGH's primary service area and produces 80% of yearly patient volume.  

Our Results: In FY2007, CGH operated on a total budget of over $101 million. Annual adult admissions reached 5,163 and 621 babies were born. CGH had a total of 16,696 adult patient days in 2007 and continues to enjoy a well balanced payer mix: 47% Medicare, 21% commercial, 13% Blue Cross, 14% Medicaid, self pay/all others 5%. Approximately 58% of total income comes from outpatient services.