A 750-year Old History
When the bubonic plague killed one of every three people in medieval Europe, even family members would flee the victims. Yet, a community of compassionate men stayed behind risking their lives to nurse the sick and bury the dead. They became known as the Alexian Brothers.
For over seven centuries this Catholic religious order has been caring for the sick, the poor, the elderly and the neglected. Over time, the ministry has changed to meet the expanding healthcare needs of people, but its foundation of holistic healthcare for the emotional, spiritual and physical well being of the patient remains in force today.
While many religious communities try to support hospital networks of unwieldy geographical range, the Alexian Brothers have concentrated their Alexian Brothers Hospital Network to one concentrated geographical area: the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Here residents will find four hospitals staffed with 6,000 doctors, nurses, administrators and support staff providing word-class care and compassion. (See below our four hospitals and locations).
Today, you will still find many of the Alexian Brothers intricately involved with the health network in various capacities from nursing to technology to administration. Above all, they remind all personnel of the daily need for compassion, dignity, care of the poor, holism and partnership when serving those in need.
Our mission is to partner with the community in helping to find resources to help continue the legacy of the Brothers now and into the future.
Alexian Brothers Hospital Network
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
800 Biesterfield Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847) 437-5500
Alexian Rehabilitation Hospital
935 Beisner Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847) 640-5600
St. Alexius Medical Center
1555 Barrington Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
(847) 843-2000
Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
1650 Moon Lake Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
(847) 882-1600