Advocate Health Centers: Our Patients Are Special

Advocate Health Centers: Our Patients Are Special

Advocate Health Centers provide high quality care and patient-friendly services to people in communities throughout the Chicagoland area.

Giving Back to the Community. Our 20 Centers not only provide great care, we also give back to our neighbors in many important ways, sponsoring a variety of community events, such as health fairs, the Bud Billiken Parade, the annual Today's Black Woman's Expo, the Printers Row Book Fair, Mayor Daley's Senior Picnics and other neighborhood parades.

We also offer a wide variety of health education seminars and work with many different community organizations to improve health care services.

One of the most important health-related events we sponsor is MedFest. Each year, more than 100 Advocate Health Center physicians and associates volunteer their time at MedFest, a daylong event in which physical examinations are performed for people who are mentally and/or physically challenged and who hope to participate in the Special Olympics. Every athlete who wants to be in the Special Olympics must have a doctoris approval. However, many of these prospective participants live in residential homes or do not have family physicians, and without MedFest they would not be able to participate. This September was the third year we sponsored MedFest. We were proud to provide services to 1,649 people, regardless of their ability to pay. (Participation in MedFest has grown each year. In 1999 we served 1,180 people. Participation in the Special Olympics has also grown: from 2,623 in 1999 to more than 4,000 in 2001.)

Our Patients Are Special. At Advocate Health Centers, we think our patients are special. So, we listen to them, respond to their needs, and treat each person as an individual with dignity and respect. Each of our 20 Centers provides a full range of primary care services, specialty care, and support services. Here are a few of the unique benefits we offer our patients.

We Offer Convenient Hours: all our Centers offer evening and weekend hours.

We Offer Same Day Appointments: our goal is to see you within 24 hours of the time you call.

Our Patient Care Express is Always There For Our Patients: Most of our Centers offer Patient Care Express 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our patients can call at any time and speak directly to a nurse who can give them advice, calm their fears, and make whatever appointments they needowhen they need them. Our patients also can use Patient Care Express to leave a message for their doctors or reach their Advocate Health Centers.

We Offer Urgent Care Services. We offer daytime, late evening, and weekend hours every day, 365 days a year for minor injuries and illnesses such as cuts and bruises, fever, rashes, or asthma flare-ups. You can come to one of our Urgent Care Services near your home, school, or workplace and be seen immediately by one of our doctors. No appointment is needed. (Most major insurance companies cover urgent care services; if you are uncertain about your coverage, please call your insurance company.)

Urgent Care Services Are Offered at:

Advocate Health Center-Beverly, 9831 S. Western Avenue, Chicago Advocate Health Center-Lincoln Park, 2400 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago Advocate Health Center-Orland Square, 29 Orland Square Drive, Orland Park Advocate Health Center-Sykes Center, 2545 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago

We Accept Most Major Insurance Plans and we are constantly adding others. If your insurance plan is not listed, please call us to see if it has been added to our list.

Aetna HMO

Aetna POS

Aetna PPO

Beyond Benefits PPO (formerly PHN Healthstar)

Blue Advantage HMO *

Blue Advantage PPO

Blue Choice POS

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

CAPP Care PPO

Cigna Healthcare HMO

Cigna Healthcare POS

Cigna Healthcare PPO

First Health PPO (First Health Network)

HFN PPO

Health Marketing PPO

HMO Illinois (Blue Cross HMO)

Humana Commercial HMO

Humana Medicaid HMO **

Humana Medicare HMO ** (Gold Plus)

Humana POS

Humana PPO

Medicare Part B Assignment

Multiplan PPO

One Health HMO *

One Health POS *

One Health PPO *

Preferred Health Network PPO

Preferred Network Access PPO

Preferred Plan Inc. PPO

Principal PPO *

Private Healthcare (PHCS) POS *

Private Healthcare (PHCS) PPO *

Unicare HMO

Unicare PPO

United HealthCare (Open Access PPO)

United HealthCare Options PPO

Wellmark Healthnetwork PPO *

* offered only at our Irving and Western and Wilson and Ravenswood Centers

** not offered at our South Holland and Frankfort Centers

We Want to Tell You More about Advocate Health Centers. Please call us at 1-800-3-ADVOCATE (1-800-323-8622) or visit our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.advocatehealth.com/healthcenters" www.advocatehealth.com/healthcenters.

Advocate Health Centers

Beverly 9831 S. Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60643

Chicago Ridge 10436 Southwest Highway Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

Evergreen 9435 S. Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60620

Evergreen Plaza 9730 S. Western Avenue Evergreen Park, IL 60805

Ford City 4901 W. 79th Street Burbank, IL 60459

Frankfort 20325 S. Graceland Lane Frankfort, IL 60423

Hyde Park 1525 E. Hyde Park Blvd. Chicago, IL 60615 Irving and Western 4025 N. Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60618

Lincoln Park 2400 N. Sheffield Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Logan Square 2511 N. Kedzie Avenue Chicago, IL 60647

North Riverside 7515 W. Cermak Road North Riverside, IL 60546

Oak Park 6434 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60707

Orland Square 29 Orland Square Drive Orland Park, IL 60462

River Oaks 80 River Oaks Drive Calumet City, IL 60409

Schaumburg 1931 N. Meacham Road Schaumburg, IL 60173

Six Corners 3933 N. Cicero Avenue Chicago, IL 60641

South Holland 17060 South Park Avenue South Holland, IL 60473

Southeast 2301 E. 93rd Street Chicago, IL 60617

Sykes Center 2545 S. King Drive Chicago, IL 60616

Wilson and Ravenswood 4600 N. Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, IL 60640

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Photo (Dr. Alma Buckner examines a child)