Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital?
1000 N Westmoreland Road · Lake Forest, IL · 60045
Overview
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is a short-term acute hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois, operated by Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. Lake County has 8 hospitals, 22 nursing homes and 28 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is operated by Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, part of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare.
- Operator
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
- Owner group
- Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Other
- Sources
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2025.
| Net patient revenue | $600.0M |
| Operating expenses | $627.6M |
| Net income | $26.3M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 4.4% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $22.8M |
| Charity care cost | $19.3M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $48.2M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 3.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)
- Commercial and other 61.0%
- Medicare 34.8%
- Medicaid 4.3%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 335 | $18K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 140 | $12K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 124 | $15K |
| Circulatory disorders except AMI, with cardiac catheterization with MCC · 286 | 91 | $19K |
| Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCC · 392 | 65 | $8K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 1,126 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures · 5491 | 458 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 456 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures · 5302 | 217 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures · 5191 | 199 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 1000 N Westmoreland Road · Lake Forest, IL · 60045
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Illinois
2 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Chicago Va Medical Center | North Chicago | 3.5 mi |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | 4.6 mi |
| Lake Behavioral Hospital | Waukegan | 7.0 mi |
| Encompass Health Rehab Institute Of Libertyville | Libertyville | 7.5 mi |
| Vista Medical Center East | Waukegan | 8.5 mi |
| City of Hope Chicago | ZION | 13.4 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments and All Owners (PECOS): hospital ownership graph · CMS record
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 140130
- NPI
- 1124025176
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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