In the last year with available data, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital had 29,025 admissions, 62,544 emergency department visits, and its surgeons performed 6,728 inpatient and 12,431 outpatient surgeries.

[6] ALGH operates a number of residency programs, which train newly graduated physicians in various specialties and sub-specialties.

[7] The hospital operated in a rented building located at Artesian Avenue and LeMoyne Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood for five years.

Operations and staff were transitioned to the newly established Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

[12] In 1980, the Parkside Professional Building opened, and the hospital integrated into a network of health and human services organizations with more than 75 locations, adopting the name Lutheran General HealthSystem (LGHS).

[8] In 1986, LGH obtained its first MRI imaging machine, and the hospital was designated a level 1 trauma center.

[18] The same year, in 1996, LGH opened the Center for Advanced Care, a 54,500 square foot building at a cost of $27.1 million.

[23][24] The same year, the hospital received state regulatory approval for the construction of a new eight-story, 192-bed patient care tower,[25][26] which was completed in 2009 at a cost of $200 million.

[30][31] Illinois CyberKnife established The Brain and Spine Tumor Clinic with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

[4] A new emergency department, operating suites and loading dock were built as a part of a $40 million expansion project expected, to be completed in spring 2015.

[48] Advocate Lutheran General Hospital operates a number of residency training and fellowship programs for newly graduated physicians.

[51] Each year, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital trains 900+ medical students, 200+ residents, and 32 fellows.