Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

12/15/2025

When care feels clear, consistent, and steady—it’s rarely by accident.

Strong leadership isn’t always visible, but its impact is. It shapes the systems patients rely on, and the confidence they carry walking into appointments. 📆 ⚙️

That’s why we’re proud to share that Polly D. —CEO of Ascension Illinois—was named in Crain's Chicago Business “Who’s Who” 2026 list.

Her name might be in print, but her real impact is in the quiet moments of progress—more access, stronger teams, better care for more families. That’s what leadership looks like at Ascension Illinois.

She leads what keeps this system aligned and deeply rooted in purpose—so care doesn’t fall behind when everything else speeds up. 🏥 💙

Find personalized care for you and your family, including primary care and advanced specialty care, at Ascension Illinois.

12/12/2025

💙 Compassion looks like this.

It’s the little moments that often make the biggest difference — like helping a young patient feel safe taking their meds… or giving two roommates a chance to just be kids again with a simple game of cards before bed.

That’s the kind of care Jacob brings to every shift.

🫶 Gentle. Attentive. Unshakably kind.

In the words of one patient:
✨“He made my stay here 10 times better. He’s the best nurse I’ve ever had.”
"He’s the #1 best nurse. He really deserves a thank you." ✨

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, compassionate care is more than a mission — it’s a mindset. It's these everyday acts of compassion that transform a hospital stay into a moment of trust, safety, and real healing.

👏 Congratulations, Jacob, and thank you for leading with heart — and showing our patients that they are seen, heard, and cared for.

12/10/2025

💙 More Than Hospitals. A Home for Hope. 💙

We’re proud to formally dedicate our Ascension Illinois Community Resource Center in Hanover Park — a place where care reaches far beyond hospital walls.

Rooted in our Catholic Mission and built in partnership with Partners for Our Communities, this 30,000 sq ft space now serves as a vital hub for women, children, and families facing the greatest need.

Together with Greater Family Health, CEDA of Cook County, and many more community partners, we’re answering God’s call to bring health, healing and hope to all — especially the most vulnerable.

In 2025 alone, our partners here served over 10,000 individuals and families, helping bridge critical gaps in:
🌟 Maternal & family health
🌟 Mental health
🌟 Chronic disease
🌟 Access to care
🌟 Social determinants of health

This is what it means to serve with purpose. This is what it means to be Ascension Illinois.

12/08/2025

✨ Compassion in Action. Hope for All. ✨

Ascension Illinois was proud to serve as an Archangel Sponsor at the Catholic Charities Spirit of Saint Nicholas Ball, supporting a mission that mirrors our own: walking alongside those who need it most. 💙

This annual event raises critical funds for emergency aid, housing and food assistance, senior support services, and more — uplifting the most vulnerable across Chicagoland with dignity and care.

Because when we show up together — in spirit and in service — we build a healthier, more hopeful community for all.

Thank you to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago for allowing us to be part of this meaningful Mission moment.

12/05/2025

🎄 The trees are up — and so is the hope. 🎄

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, the holiday season isn’t just about decorations — it’s about creating moments of comfort, connection and calm for those who need it most.

For many, this time of year can bring as much stress as it does celebration — especially for those navigating mental health challenges, loss, or recovery. That’s why our teams work with intention to make our spaces feel warm, welcoming, and safe — from the clinical care we offer to the twinkling lights in our hallways.

Whether it’s a tree lit with care, a therapist offering a quiet moment of support, or a patient finding the courage to take the next step in healing — every gesture matters. 💙

This season, let’s remember: healing doesn’t pause for the holidays. And neither do we.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, we provide personalized mental health treatment plans.

12/02/2025

🧶 A hat can’t solve everything — but it can mean everything.

At Bonaventure House, a program of Ascension Illinois, we walk alongside individuals facing homelessness, chronic illness, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders — offering more than housing, but healing.

Recently, our HR Director, Bertina Maloy, quietly reached a beautiful milestone: over 200 hand-knitted hats donated to residents over the past two years. 💙

These aren’t just winter wear — they’re a sign that someone cares. That someone sees them. That their story matters.

👥 Our leadership team had the honor of delivering the latest batch of hats — a Mission Moment wrapped in warmth and humanity.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we believe that dignity lives in the details. That compassion can be as simple as a knit stitch — and just as strong.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, we provide personalized mental health treatment plans.

11/28/2025

🌿 Sometimes healing doesn’t start with treatment. It starts with someone who simply listens.

When one of our patients found themselves overwhelmed and vulnerable, Kaylei — a member of our Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health team — didn’t offer a quick fix. She offered something rarer: presence.

🧡 She sat.
🧡 She listened.
🧡 She stayed.

In a moment of sadness and frustration, Kaylei helped this patient feel safe enough to ask for support, to give themselves kindness, and to continue healing.

It’s a beautiful reminder that care isn’t always clinical — sometimes, it’s just being human with each other.

This is what compassion in action looks like. This is what we’re grateful for.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, we provide personalized mental health treatment plans.

11/27/2025

Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving. 🧡

Hear from Larry Spicer, Ascension’s Associate Vice President of Security, on what it means to live Thanksgiving every day through gratitude and service.

11/25/2025

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, healing doesn’t always begin with words.

🎨 Holly, one of our incredible art therapists in the Expressive Therapy Department, uses creativity as a bridge between reflection and recovery. Through wood carving and nature-inspired portraits, she offers more than a moment of beauty—she offers patients a moment of relief.

As Holly describes it:

“The rings and grain of the wood tell the story of the tree. I try to understand the wood in front of me instead of forcefully carving into it... One co-existing with the other—respecting each other’s stories.”

🧠 In a season where gratitude and reflection come into focus, we are so thankful for teammates like Holly—who help others see their own resilience through art, connection, and compassion.

This Thanksgiving, may we all take a moment to reflect, slow down, and recognize the beauty in our own stories. 💛

11/24/2025

🧡 Gratitude doesn’t just happen around the table. Sometimes, it looks like hairnets, scoops of soy protein, and a shared purpose.

This holiday season, nearly 40 Ascension Illinois associates, leaders, and Foundation board members rolled up their sleeves at Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg—hand-packing over 18,000 meals for children in need across 70 countries. 🌎✨

The impact?
🥣 18,360 meals packed
📦 851 boxes ready to ship
👧🏽 50 children fed every day for an entire year

It’s easy to be thankful for what we have—but it’s powerful to act on it. We’re so proud of this team for showing up with full hearts and open hands, turning service into sustenance for kids around the world.

Moments like these remind us: compassion doesn’t pause for the holidays. It keeps showing up. And so will we. 💕

11/21/2025

✨ “I just like making differences. And this seemed like a really good spot to do that.” — Danielle, Administrative Assistant at Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

In a world that often feels chaotic, Danielle is a calming presence for families navigating autism spectrum and developmental disorders.

🖍️ From coloring sheets for kids to feel-good feelings boards…
🎨 From handmade decorations to handmade empathy…
💬 From stressful moments to small breakthroughs…

Danielle’s care is found in the little things. And in behavioral health, little things are everything.

Every child she welcomes. Every parent she supports. Every detail she remembers. That’s how healing starts.

This is what compassion looks like. 💫

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, we provide personalized mental health treatment plans.

11/19/2025

🧡 Mental health care doesn’t end at the therapy door. It continues with compassion—and sometimes that means a meal.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we’re leaning into the season of giving by stocking our micro-pantries with the items our community needs most. With SNAP benefits reduced nationwide, many of our own behavioral health clients are directly impacted.

And our associates? They’re answering the call. 📦

From brown bags in every department to car trunks overflowing with donated food, our teams are showing that healing starts with kindness.

💡 Drop-off outside the cafeteria. Donations go straight to those we serve.

✨ Every can. Every box. Every act of generosity—it all counts.

11/07/2025

🎉 This National Radiologic Technology Week, we’re celebrating the imaging professionals at Ascension Alexian Brothers, because without them, modern medicine would be missing its eyes. 👀

💡 From high-resolution 3D mammograms to wide-bore MRIs that ease patient anxiety, our radiologic technologists do far more than take pictures. They:

✨ Spot cancers early, sometimes before symptoms even show.
✨ Monitor heart, lung, and bone conditions with precision.
✨ Provide critical imaging for trauma care in minutes.
✨ Adapt procedures for patients with mobility, sensory, or weight concerns, ensuring everyone gets dignified, accessible care.

🖥️ And while their tools are advanced, it’s their human touch that patients remember most—calm voices explaining a scan, warm blankets on cold tables, kindness in moments of fear.

🎯 At Ascension Alexian Brothers, we’re proud to offer high-quality imaging like:

💗 3D Mammography
🦴 DEXA bone scans
🧠 CT scans up to 450 lbs
💊 1.5T MRI with wide bore
💻 Digital X-rays and ultrasound

🏥 To our techs, sonographers, aides, and radiology nurses: thank you for combining science, art, and compassion in every scan. You help us see what matters most.

11/07/2025

🎉 During National Radiologic Technology Week, we’re putting the spotlight on the people behind the scan.

At Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, our imaging teams are the ones you trust when you need answers fast. They’re the calm in the chaos, the precision behind the care, and the experts making sure every scan tells the full story.

🛠 Whether it’s an X-ray at 2 a.m., a nervous patient in for their first mammogram, or adapting a scan for someone with limited mobility—this team shows up with skill and compassion.

Here in Chicago, our services include:
✅ CT scans
✅ MRIs
✅ Mammograms
✅ DEXA scans
✅ Ultrasounds
✅ X-rays
✅ Nuclear medicine studies

From head trauma to heart health, broken bones to early cancer detection—imaging makes it possible. And the team at Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago makes it exceptional.

🌟 To every tech, nurse, aide, scheduler, and support staff: thank you, for all that you do in helping people take the next step forward in their care.

11/07/2025

🎃 From spooky stickers to surprise friendships—Halloween on Pediatrics was full of treats (and just a few tricks)!

Our pediatric unit turned into a little world of joy, complete with reverse trick-or-treating from our amazing nursing staff, crafts, costumes, and a much-requested four rounds of Halloween Bingo streamed into patient rooms. 🧡🕸️

What made it even more special? The kids who met as strangers over bubble hockey and left as friends—connected not by their hospital stay, but by the fun they had while here.

Huge thanks to our community for donating treat bags, craft kits, and Halloween goodies. Because of you, our patients got to be kids first—not just patients.

🧡 Here’s to creating moments of normalcy, laughter, and connection that last long after the costumes come off.

📸 Swipe to see how we turned pain into play this Halloween at Ascension Saint Alexius.

11/06/2025

🍽️ November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month—a time to spotlight the tools, teams, and people working to detect this disease earlier and treat it better.

🎯 At Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, Dr. Bipan Chand is part of that front line.

As a board-certified gastrointestinal surgeon and advanced endoscopist, Dr. Chand specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery as well as high-precision endoscopic procedures—often used to detect precancerous changes before they become something more serious.

With a focus on patient goals, multidisciplinary planning, and outcomes that don’t compromise quality of life, Dr. Chand brings together modern tools and human care.

🧠 This month is about awareness. And awareness means more than statistics. It’s knowing what’s possible when the right hands, the right technology, and the right kind of listening come together.

💜 To those navigating a gastric cancer diagnosis—or supporting someone who is—we’re here for you.

11/05/2025

🔓 No appointment. No referral. No excuses.

✅ Starting now, walk-in mammograms are available Monday–Friday, 8am–3pm at Ascension Alexian Brothers & our imaging location in Addison.

Because early detection isn’t just a recommendation, it’s a lifeline.
And sometimes the hardest part is just getting it scheduled. 📆

Now? Just walk in. 👣

From 3D imaging to personalized risk assessment, we’re here with real tools, real care, and real time made for you.

💗 Tell your mom. Text your group chat. And while you’re at it, go for yourself, too.

Care teams at Ascension Illinois in the greater Chicago area provide mammograms to screen for breast health and help detect signs of breast cancer.

11/04/2025

😵‍💫 One kid’s wide awake at 5am. Another’s melting down by dinner. And somehow, you're expected to make it all work.

The seasonal time change doesn’t just shift clocks—it disrupts moods, routines, and emotional rhythms.

This is exactly the kind of moment Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital is here for.

Because the goal isn’t perfection—it’s surviving this season without burning out.

📖 Read the full piece in the Daily Herald and see how to prep your home, your kids—and your own nervous system—for the “fall back” season: http://ascn.io/6188ACSm0

11/03/2025

🍼 When you’re expecting, you’re not just planning for delivery—you’re navigating a world of options, advice, and decisions that can feel anything but simple.

That’s why our community made sure families in Hoffman Estates have more than just a place to give birth.

At Ascension Saint Alexius, we’re a Baby-Friendly designated facility—and that means every part of your experience is built to support connection, comfort, and confidence.

💜 Guided by research
💜 Focused on bonding, breastfeeding support, and informed choice
💜 Built around your birth plan—whether it’s midwife‑led, OB‑guided, or high‑risk

🤱 From midwives and OBs to NICU teams and high-risk care, our birthing center is ready for whatever your journey looks like—and always starts with what matters to you.

The rest of the country is now being asked to meet this standard.
Thanks to you, we’re already there.

👶 Baby‑Friendly care starts here. Always has.

11/01/2025

On Halloween, we celebrate fear like it’s a costume. But for many, fear is far more personal—and it doesn’t disappear on November 1. 📆 👻

It’s the fear of losing control.
Of being seen.
Of asking for help.
Of food, your body, or the next panic attack you can’t explain.

At Ascension Illinois, we know fear shows up in real ways—like anxiety, eating disorders, depression, trauma, and more. And just like we treat physical wounds with care, we believe mental and emotional wounds deserve the same attention.

That’s why across Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital and Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, we offer whole-person mental health care—around the clock, across specialties, and without judgment.

🧠 Inpatient Eating Disorder treatment
🎨 Art & music therapy
💬 Group + individual counseling
🌿 Support for addiction, OCD, mood disorders & more
⚡ ECT + TMS services
🧑‍⚕️ A team that actually listens

Because fear doesn’t make you weak—and facing it doesn’t mean doing it alone. You deserve a care team that knows how to walk through it with you. 👣

📍 Find support across Chicagoland
📞 855-383-2224 (Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital) | 773-665-6509 (Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago)

10/31/2025

🎃 Tips AND Treat! 🎃

🦴 Stiff or achy joints? Physical therapy can improve mobility and ease joint pain, keeping you active and moving smoothly at any age.

😳 Worried about back problems like herniated discs? Physical therapy builds core strength and supports spine health, helping to prevent injuries and avoid surgery.

🌪️ Feeling unsteady or dizzy? Physical therapy can boost your balance and coordination, reducing the risk of falls for everyone, from teens to seniors.

💦 Bladder issues or pelvic discomfort? Physical therapy helps strengthen and relax pelvic muscles, offering relief and improving daily comfort.

🔥 Chronic pain making life difficult? Physical therapy creates personalized, drug-free solutions to get you back to living fully, no matter your stage of life.

🎥 TREAT: Enjoy this Halloween dance from our full multidisciplinary Rehab team, spreading smiles and spooky spirit!

10/31/2025

🎃 Pumpkins aren’t the only thing getting carved this season—so are moments of joy, connection, and creativity.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, our annual pumpkin carving tradition isn’t just about celebrating fall. It’s about creating space for expression, laughter, and healing—reminding us all that small moments of creativity can offer big support for our mental health.

🏅 This year’s Pumpkin Contest Winner?

Miss Kandy Corn, crafted by our incredible Access Department—using an impressive 7 pounds of candy corn! 🍬 Their creativity shines as brightly as their commitment. The Access team is here 24/7, assessing patients and ensuring everyone in our community receives the compassionate care and support they need.

🎨 Arts and activities like these are part of the care we offer every day. Whether someone’s navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or just feeling overwhelmed—we meet them where they are, with programs that treat the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.

💕 Because mental health care isn’t one-size-fits-all. And sometimes, the right care looks like a group of people sitting around a table, carving out something meaningful—together.

📍 Free assessments available 24/7 in Hoffman Estates
📞 855-383-2224

10/30/2025

😳 The lump she almost ignored.
The pain she chalked up to stress.
The delay that could’ve cost her everything.

Breast cancer doesn’t always arrive with warning signs—and when it does, early detection changes everything.

That’s why at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, breast care means more than a mammogram.

🧠 It means being seen by a team that knows what to look for—before you even know to ask.
🏥 It means NAPBC-accredited care, right here in Lincoln Park and Lakeview.
🧭 And it means having a navigator by your side, helping you know what’s next before fear can fill in the blanks.

Because catching it early doesn’t just save lives—it gives them back.

Care teams at Ascension Illinois in the greater Chicago area provide mammograms to screen for breast health and help detect signs of breast cancer.