December 04, 2024
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital to open new West Tower addition

By SUBURBAN LIFE
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A patient and medical staff member speak at the new West Tower addition at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital speak Feb. 27. The building officially opens March 1 and features patients rooms that are nearly double the size of existing ones and other new amenities. (Photo provided)

DOWNERS GROVE – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital will be opening up a brand new tower featuring spacious, private rooms to improve the comfort of patients and their families March 1, according to a news release from the hospital.

The new West Tower is a 110,000 square-foot addition consisting of 96 private patient rooms at nearly double size of the hospital's traditional rooms.

“We take great pride in the level of care that we provide our patients," Dave Fox, president of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, said in the release. "The new West Tower was designed to meet the needs of our clinicians, patients and family members. State-of- the-art technology will improve patient safety and make patient care more efficient for our physicians and nurses."

Each room comes with smart room technology, with in-room monitors and access to electronic health records in real-time as well as pull-out couches for sleeper sofas for those staying with their loved ones.

To learn more about the hospital and its offerings, visit advocatehealth.com.