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Welcome to the Northwest Community EMS System

The Northwest Community System is composed of a Resource Hospital, five associate hospitals and twenty-four provider agencies covering the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our EMS system has the distinction of being the first advanced life support sytem in the State of Illinois and the first multi-juristictional EMS system in the country. We encouter over 60,000 patients per year. Learn more about us...

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System Memo #441 Update to EMS System Operations

01/21/2026

The Endeavor Healthcare System is in the process of updating their EPIC electronic medical record program and have redirected our EMS System Administrative Director as the interim Director of Nursing. Read More...