Saint Francis Hospital

Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL is an award-winning, full-service 375-bed Level I Trauma Center that specializes in emergency and cardiac care. As home to the only accredited Chest Pain Center on Chicago's North Shore, Saint Francis Hospital and its more than 500 physicians have a rich history of providing top-quality care and leading edge technologies. - Saint Francis Hospital was first hospital to perform an open heart surgery operation in the entire Chicagoland area.- Saint Francis Hospital's Accredited Chest Pain Center was the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Illinois- Saint Francis Hospital was the first hospital in the entire Midwest to offer a low-dose 64-Slice CT scanner, an extremely high-resolution digital scanner that can detect cardiac disease and other heart abnormalities earlier than ever. Newly acquired state-of-the-art GE scanning equipment featuring Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstructive (ASiR) reduces exposure to up to 40% less radiation than traditional CT scans.- Saint Francis Hospital staff members organized the first Chicagoland Chapter of Cardiovascular Nurses Association.