Overview

Community First Medical Center is a community hospital serving Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood and surrounding communities. Its emergency department operates around the clock and treats adults and children, with stroke and chest pain services. The hospital combines inpatient care with outpatient specialty clinics, including orthopedics, pain management and cardiac rehabilitation. Its bloodless medicine and surgery program treats patients who need alternatives to blood transfusions for medical or personal reasons. The hospital traces its roots to 1955, is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is operated by Community First Healthcare of Illinois, formed in 2014.