Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

01/01/2026

✨ New year. Same mission.
At Ascension Illinois, we’re walking into 2026 with our heart and mind set on one thing: you. 💙

Your health. Your peace of mind. Your strength—mind, body and soul.

Whether it’s a check-up, a life-changing diagnosis, or something in between, our commitment hasn’t changed:
✅ Care that meets you where you are
✅ Support that sees your whole story
✅ A community that grows stronger, together

Here’s to a year of healing, hope, and health that lasts.
We’re honored to walk it with you. 🕊️🌱

12/29/2025

🛎️ Some people just get it done.
That’s Rose. 🌹

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, she’s the one making sure the rest of us can focus on patients—because she’s already handled the hundred other things pulling at our time. 📋💻

📆 Need schedules coordinated?
📝 Need information clarified?
💻 Forms submitted before anyone realizes they're due?

She’s already on it.

Rose supports multiple departments, handles every responsibility with grace, and somehow still checks in with people along the way. Not just the work—the people. That’s the difference.

👥 Because of her, our teams breathe easier.
🚫 Because of her, things don’t fall through the cracks.
🏥 Because of her, this place works the way it’s supposed to.

Rose, thank you for showing up with consistency, care, and the kind of quiet excellence that lifts everyone around you. You make this place better. Every single day. 👏💙

12/26/2025

🎄The gifts are unwrapped.
The stockings are empty.
But at Ascension Illinois—the giving is just getting started. 💙

In Hanover Park, a once-empty space now makes room for something better:
👩‍👦 Mothers receiving care close to home.
👨‍👩‍👦 Families finding help in their own language.
🧍‍♂️ Neighbors walking in, not to ask for a favor—but to access what should have been available all along.

That’s the real season we’re celebrating.
Because when the lights dim and the music fades, this is what remains:
✨ A mission that moves.
✨ A center that listens.
✨ Partners that show up.
✨ And a hospital system that believes healing doesn’t start with medicine—it starts with presence.

The season may fade, but our mission never does.
Here in Hanover Park—and throughout Illinois—we're still giving. Still showing up. Still serving. 🌟

12/25/2025

🎄This season, the lights we hang are more than tradition.
They’re a reminder that even in the most clinical spaces, something sacred can take root. 💙✨

God’s presence was seen in the most vulnerable human form on that first Christmas. As you recognize the sacred around you, may your hearts be filled with joy as you welcome God's presence in your life. Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄

At Ascension Illinois, we carry that spirit through every hallway and hospital room—meeting people where they are, with healing, compassion, and care that doesn’t pause for the holidays.

May this Christmas bring peace to your spirit, rest to your body, and warmth to your home.

From all of us at Ascension Illinois, Merry Christmas! ❄️ ☃️ 🎄

🎁 Ascension Alexian Brothers
🎁 Ascension Saint Alexius
🎁Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
🎁Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
🎁Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children’s Hospital 💕

12/24/2025

🎄In a hospital, healing isn’t always clinical.
Sometimes, it hides in quiet corners—disguised as something small, whimsical, and wonderfully out of place. 🧸✨

Tucked behind glass on the second floor of Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children’s Hospital, a 13-room Victorian dollhouse draws eyes, slows footsteps, and occasionally, sparks something deeper.

A former patient shared:

“When I first stepped into the doctor’s office for my first appointment a year ago, something gentle pulled at my heart, a three-story dollhouse resting quietly in the corner, filled with tiny furniture and rooms no bigger than a memory.

It felt like a doorway back to childhood, to a time when life was softer and the world felt safe… That little house stirred something warm in me, like a forgotten light flickering back on.” 🏡

Originally unveiled in our Pediatrics waiting room, the dollhouse was pieced together by volunteers who believed children deserved magic, even when the world felt uncertain.

Now dressed in garland, lights, and stockings hung with care, it’s more than holiday cheer—it’s a quiet reminder: innocence can be protected, wonder can be rebuilt, and even in hard places, light still lives here. 🔆

12/23/2025

🍽️ The table’s full. The house is loud. And for a moment, everything feels just right.

❄️ Until someone spikes a fever. Or takes a tumble during the gift exchange. Or wakes up with that cough that won’t quit. 🤧🎁

At Ascension Illinois, we know the holidays don’t come with timeouts. That’s why our Urgent Care centers are open and ready—whether it’s a minor illness, a sudden sprain, or just peace of mind that everything’s okay. 🏥

☃️ Walk right in or check in online. No appointment needed.
🎅 🤶 We’ll be here—so you can get back to the good stuff.

🎄Happy holidays from all of us at Ascension Illinois.

Find care near you in the comments. ⬇️ 🏥

12/22/2025

🎄This season, we celebrate more than tradition.
We celebrate people like Rose Scannell—who’ve turned a lifetime of service into a daily act of love. 💙

As a Navy cryptologist and one of the first women ever assigned to a U.S. aircraft carrier, Rose built her life around purpose, precision, and service that never stops. 🛩️

After 21 years in uniform, she brought that same quiet strength to Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital—where she’s spent the last seven years protecting patients, supporting teams, and guiding from behind the scenes. 🏥

From aircraft carriers to hospital corridors, Rose has lived one truth over and over again:

“Mission first, people first — that has guided me everywhere I’ve gone.” 🌟

Through fall prevention education, patient safety work, and quiet leadership behind the scenes, Rose helped make our hospital safer and more compassionate for those who need it most.

As she says goodbye to this chapter, we’re not just proud—we’re grateful. 💕

This is what it looks like when service doesn’t stop at the uniform.
This is what it means to love your work, your team, and your community.
This is the spirit we carry into Christmas—and beyond.

Thank you, Rose. 🎁🎖️

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

12/19/2025

✨150 years of care.
Sometimes, it looks like scrubs and stethoscopes. 🩺
Other times—it looks like gloves, hairnets, and helping hands at a food pantry. 👐🏽🍲
But our greatest impact? What we give outside the hospital walls. 🤝💙

At Ascension Illinois, our mission doesn’t stop when the shift ends. ⏰

This year, through our Associate Community Volunteer Program, over 300 volunteers—physicians, associates, leaders, even Board Members—stepped into their neighborhoods not as healthcare workers, but as neighbors. 💪🏽🏙️

💙 Across more than 50 events, we served alongside 30 community partners… giving over 800 hours of time, compassion, and presence.

Because healing doesn’t always start in a hospital.
Sometimes, it starts when someone shows up with no agenda but love.

To every partner who welcomed us into their mission—and every volunteer who lived ours—thank you. This is what grace in action looks like.

12/17/2025

🎄 The holidays have a way of magnifying things—especially the quiet heartbreaks.
For families living with dementia, this season can feel like watching someone slip away in slow motion. 💭💔

That’s why Dr. Christopher D’Agostino, our Chief Medical Officer at Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, stepped into “Alice’s Journey Through Memory Loss”—an immersive program hosted by the Village of Hoffman Estates Dementia Friendly Community.

But this wasn’t just an event. It was a reflection of what we stand for every day.
💡 To walk with families through the fog of memory loss.
🤝 To offer tools that bring calm to chaos.
🏥 To be the place you can turn when answers feel out of reach.

At Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we don’t just understand the science of memory—we understand the ache of watching it fade. And we’re here. Always.

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.

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.