Leader in GI treatment
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital offers you easy access to advanced, comprehensive digestive health care in the Chicagoland area. We have been recognized in 2018 as high performers in gastroenterology and GI surgery by U.S. News & World Report, so by choosing us you know you're getting high-quality treatment by experienced specialists.
What sets us apart:
- Comprehensive care: Full range of services and treatments, from prevention and diagnosis to medical treatment and interventional procedures.
- Personalized attention: Individualized treatment so you can meet your specific needs and goals as quickly as possible.
- Multidisciplinary approach: Home to highly skilled team of gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, radiologists and oncologists.
To schedule an appointment, call 800-3-ADVOCATE or find a gastroenterologist online.
Conditions we specialize in
We diagnose and treat a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions and issues, including:
- Achalasia
- Anal fistula
- Barrett's esophagus
- Cancers of the:
- Celiac disease
- Colitis
- Colon decompression
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal motility disorders
- Esophageal varices
- Esophagitis
- Fecal (bowel) incontinence
- Food impaction
- Gastritis
- Gallstones
- Gastroparesis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal hernia
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Pelvic floor organ prolapse
- Pilonidal disease
- Rectal bleeding
- Tumors of the liver, gastrointestinal tract and pancreas
- Twisted or blocked colon (colonic volvulus)
- Ulcers
Services & treatments
Advocate Lutheran General offers access to a variety of services and options for your care. We have specialty programs as well as the most advanced diagnostic tools and treatment technology available, giving you the choices you need for outstanding results.
Our services and treatments include:
- Prevention measures
- Comprehensive evaluations
- Direct access screening colonoscopies
- Diagnostic and interventional endoscopy
- Advanced medical and surgical procedures
- Minimally invasive and robotic surgery
- Interventional radiology
Our specialty programs include:
Colonoscopy: catch cancer signs early
A screening colonoscopy can detect colon cancer in its early stages, when it's very treatable. You should get a colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age 45. Depending on your family history and other potential risk factors, you may need earlier or more regular screening.
A simpler process: We offer direct access to screening colonoscopies to qualified patients, saving you time and money.
Don’t worry: What you should know about your first colonoscopy.
State-of-the-art GI lab
The GI Lab at Advocate Lutheran General is a state-of-the-art department that performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for both adults and kids, including various gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pulmonary procedures and continence testing.
Features
- 8 state-of-the-art procedure rooms
- Board-certified GI physicians
- More than 90 percent of the nurses are certified gastroenterology registered nurses
Patient information
- Free parking for our patients
- Registration desk is located by the main entrance
- Guest service representative will walk you to the GI Lab
- GI nurse will admit you and start an IV for sedation
- After procedure you will be in recovery area for 20-30 minutes
- Doctor will explain the results of the procedure
- Recovery nurse will give you written discharge instructions
- Responsible person has to drive you home if you received sedation
Call 847-723-5300 to contact our GI Lab nursing station.
Our location
Address:
Digestive Health Center
1775 Dempster St.
1st Floor
Park Ridge, IL 60068
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