Northwestern Medicine

Caroline Cross 

on Google

a year ago

Good luck getting an appointment! My established doctor left Northwestern, so when it came time to schedule an annual physical, I was told it would be a 6 month wait, since I am now considered a "New" patient. On top of that, I urgently need to see a specialist, and I've been told that I must have a referral from a Northwestern physician (not any physician; specifically an system-affiliated physician) to do so. Given that I'm on a 6-month wait for primary care, this would mean reaching out to a provider in a completely diffe... read more

Angèle Nyberg 

on Google

2 years ago

DO NOT COME HERE FOR MENTAL HEALTH. I cannot overemphasize the horrors. I walked in voluntarily, at 9:30am, with an advocate, and I was not in crisis. I assumed this would make the intake process run more calmly and smoothly. As apparently is standard procedure, I was immediately criminalized: Within minutes I was locked in a room then aggressively forced to strip naked in front a police officer without warning or reasoning, all my clothing and belongings confiscated without any information on what was happening to them or i... read more

Alana Sims 

on Google

8 years ago

I was a patient at this hospital. Food was horrible but there is a fitness room and beautiful arts and crafts for the clients to create and work with. There are computers with internet access. Also two tv rooms. The shades in the rooms are controlled by a button which is really neat. The staff was ok.