Find Aurora, Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield, Illinois Doctors

>> The Aurora Health directory section of the Google Directory provides a list of Aurora

doctors and clinics, ranked using Google's PageRank™ system, which prioritizes

sites based on their popularity, relevance and reputation

>> Provena Mercy Center's Physician Finder is a searchable directory of the doctors

affiliated with Provena Mercy hospital and health center, located in Aurora, Illinois.

>> Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora has been recognized for its excellence by

J.D. Power and Associates, and by U.S. News and World Report. Rush-Copley

has specialists in Cardiology, Cancer Care, Women's Health, Emergency Services,

and Neuroscience (one of the top 50 U.S. hospitals in Neurology and Neurosurgery,

according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings).

>> St. John's Hospital in Springfield is a teaching hospital for Southern Illinois School of Medicine

and serves patients throughout central and southern Illinois. The hospital website provides

Patient Services information. St. John's is one of the largest Catholic hospitals in the country.

>> SIU Physicians & Surgeons, which is the clinical group that is affiliated with Springfield-based

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, has over 170 physicians and health care

professionals in specialty areas and primary care.

>> Springfield's Memorial Health System / Memorial Medical Center is the recipient of a 2005 Lincoln

Silver Award for Commitment to Excellence and a Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint

Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and has received many other awards

and recognitions. Comprehensive information for patients is available on their website.

>> Springfield Clinic has more than 170 physicians and surgeons who see patients in offices located

throughout central Illinois, and it is the second largest clinic in the state of Illinois.

>> Rockford Health System, serving Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, combines the

services of Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford Clinic, and Rockford Health Plans,

Inc. Rockford Memorial Hospital was ranked among the top five percent of hospitals

in the nation in 2005, receiving a HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for

Clinical Excellence. The Rockford Health website has a Physician Search feature.

>> The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford provides Primary Care Clinics

for adult and child patients, and numerous speciality clinics. The school is affiliated

with many area hospitals and health care centers, including Rockford Health System,

OSF / St. Anthony Medical Center, and SwedishAmerican Health System.

>> OSF / St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford is a referral center for patients from ten counties

and has a Level I Trauma Center, diagnostic services, sports medicine services, cancer care,

and excellence in neurosurgery, heart surgery and orthopedics. It is the first medical center

in Rockford to receive the Magnet award for excellence in nursing, and the Cancer Care center

was recently commended by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and

given a Certificate of Approval. For more information, visit their website, which offers detailed

and easily searchable information, including a listing of physicians, organized by specialty.

>> The Winnebago County Health Department is located in Rockford, Illinois and offers community

services including immunizations, STD clinics, lice treatment, HIV programs and well child

clinics.

>> SwedishAmerican Health System, a teaching hospital affiliated with The University of Chicago

College of Medicine at Rockford, cares for patients from Northern Illinois and Southern

Wisconsin, with areas of specialization including cardiology, cancer, mental health, women's

health, orthopedics and gastroenterology. SwedishAmerican was named a Solucient Top 100

U.S. Hospital and a J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital. The SwedishAmerican

Regional Cancer Center received commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American

College of Surgeons, and three-year accreditation. Their online Physicians & Clincics resource section

is particularly useful in finding a doctor or clinic in primary care or a medical specialty.

>> Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked among the top 50 hospitals

in eight areas of clinical expertise, according to the U.S. News and World

Report 2005 rankings, and the hospital has received numerous other

distinctions, including a Consumer's Choice Award. You can use the

hospital's online Physician Finder to search for a Northwestern doctor

meeting your needs and preferences.

>> The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago has primary care physicians

and specialists, serving the needs of both adults and children. In 2005,

eleven UIC physicians were on Chicago magazine's list of top Chicago doctors.

For information on scheduling an appointment, finding a UIC doctor, which

health insurance plans are accepted (the Medical Center currently accepts

more than 35 different plans) and doctor referral information, visit the

UIC webpage for Patients and Visitors.

>> The University of Chicago Hospitals were selected by U.S. News and World Report

as one of the 16 best hospitals in the United States. In fact, the University

of Chicago is the only Illinois hospital to ever receive this distinction, and when

the Hospitals were placed on this list in 2005, it was their ninth time to make

that list in the past ten years. To locate a University of Chicago Hospitals

physician, visit the Hospitals' user-friendly Find a Physician webpage.

>> The Chicago City Guide published online by Citysearch has detailed information

about numerous facets of Chicago life, but offers a particularly helpful resource

with respect to finding a doctor. The City Guide's detailed and searchable

section on Chicago Doctors, Dentists and Medical Specialists lets you search

for doctors who are rated by Citysearch editors and general internet visitors.

>> Loyola University Health System Patient information page provides guidance for scheduling

appointments and finding doctors at Loyola, which is ranked highest in the state for cardiac

care and heart surgery, and among the best 50 U.S. hospitals in six categories, in the 2005

rankings by U.S. News and World Report. In January 2006, 38 Loyola doctors made the

Chicago magazine list of the city's Top Doctors.

>> Visit the Chicago magazine website for more information about their annual list of

Chicago's Top Doctors.

>> Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria is one of the top 100 cardiovascular hospitals in the

United States, based on Solucient's list (published in Modern Healthcare magazine in Oct. 2005).

Methodist also received an award for nursing excellence. Methodist also provides cancer care,

diagnostic services, and a wellness center, amongst other patient offerings. The Methodist

Medical Center's Online Provider Directory allows you to search for a Methodist physician.

>> Methodist Medical Group, affiliated with Methodist Medical Center, affiliated with the Methodist

Medical Center, is a network of doctors throughout central Illinois that offer services including

primary care, specialty treatment, and walk-in appointments.

>> The Peoria Medical Society is Peoria County's Medical Society, chartered by the Illinois State

Medical Society, and is reportedly the oldest continuous county medical society in IL.

Peoria Medical Society provides consumer callers with referrals to its member physicians

in different areas of medical specialty.

>> OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria is a regional healthcare center with a Level I Trauma

Center, a Nursing School and several other educational schools, more than 700 doctors,

medical residency training programs and Children's Hospital of Illinois. The OSF website

offers online information about Finding a Physician as well as a toll-free number to call

for physicial referral services over the phone.