New Advocate Health Care Outpatient Center In Lakeview Now Open

Downers Grove, Ill. – Advocate Health Care is celebrating the opening of the new Advocate Outpatient Center in Lakeview at the corner of Barry and Clark. Dozens of physicians and advanced practice clinicians in internal medicine, cardiology, obstetrics, gynecology, midwifery, neurology and endocrinology are now seeing patients in the new space.

The center is a partnership between nearby Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Advocate Medical Group to serve the growing health care needs of Lakeview and neighboring communities. Its innovative, patient-centric design includes a hotel-like lobby and many consumer conveniences to enhance the patient experience.

“We are proud to increase access to quality health care in our community,” said Susan Nordstrom Lopez, president of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. “The new outpatient center allows patients to get the care they need in one convenient location. With the combination of these comprehensive outpatient services and all that Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has to offer, we continue to be a trusted partner in all stages of health care.”

An area Advocate Medical Group practice relocated to the new facility with room to expand as demand for primary care continues to increase. Expert cardiologists also have a large presence in the outpatient center, complemented by the convenient lab and imaging services available on site. Immediate care staffed by advanced practice clinicians is planned to open in September.

“I believe we have achieved our goal of turning this site into a state-of-the-art health care center with convenient services that transform the patient experience,” said Dr. Vince Bufalino, Chief Advocate Medical Group Officer. “The more than fifty expert physicians and advanced practice clinicians based here will provide unmatched access to quality health care in the Lakeview community.”

Advocate Medical Group offers online scheduling through advocatehealth.com, an interactive patient portal and other consumer conveniences to make accessing care easier. To learn more, visit advocatehealth.com/lakeview or call 1-800-3ADVOCATE.

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About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care (Advocate) is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest Accountable Care Organizations in the country. A national leader in population health management, Advocate operates nearly 400 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including three of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $692 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2016. Advocate is part of Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States. We help people live well.