When it comes to critical care, the hospital you choose is just as critical. Riverside Medical Center is rated in the top 10 percent in the nation for stroke care and received 11 total five-star Heathgrades ratings in critical care, orthopedics, cardiac and neurosciences.

Riverside Medical Center’s Emergency Department (ED) is your family’s source for urgent medical care, any time day or night. We have been designated by the State of Illinois as a Level II Trauma Center serving both adults and children of all ages who have medical, surgical or traumatic emergencies. As a member of the State of Illinois Trauma Center network, if a trauma patient requires services of a Tertiary Care Level I Trauma Center, we have the capability to expedite transfer as necessary via helicopter or ground ambulance.

The Riverside Emergency Department is supported by a Primary Stroke Center, a fully Accredited Chest Pain Center and full Heart Failure Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

Riverside Medical Center is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and is part of Riverside Healthcare, a fully integrated healthcare system serving the needs of patients throughout five Illinois counties, including: Kankakee, Iroquois, Livingston, Will, Grundy and parts of Western Indiana.

Learn more at riversidehealthcare.org.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1.