Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Illinois

Last updated: March 2026.

At a glance

194
Hospitals
669
Nursing homes

Want to see how Illinois compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Illinois based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville 53 min
Washington County Hospital Nashville 1h 19m
Genesis Medical Center, Aledo Aledo 1h 27m
Clay County Hospital Flora 1h 28m
Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1 Fairfield 1h 34m
Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle 1h 38m
Mason District Hospital Havana 1h 40m
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Lawrenceville 1h 43m
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La Crystal Lake 1h 45m
Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin 1h 46m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Blessing Hospital Snu Quincy 4.96
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park 3.64
Community First Medical Center Chicago 3.34
Clinton Manor Living Center New Baden 2.62
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield 2.46
Vi at the Glen Glenview 2.36
Mather Evanston, The Evanston 2.35
Lake Forest Place Lake Forest 2.31
Graham Hospital Canton 2.11
Park Place Christian Community Elmhurst 2.06

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