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Valley West Hospital has temporarily suspended all Labor and Delivery services as of September 1, 2022. Please contact your obstetrician to discuss your delivery options.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911. For urgent visits, please see one of our immediate care locations.

Valley West Hospital has temporarily suspended all Labor and Delivery services as of September 1, 2022. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.

Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

Valley West Hospital has temporarily suspended all Labor and Delivery services as of September 1, 2022. Please contact your obstetrician to discuss your delivery options.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911. For urgent visits, please see one of our immediate care locations.

Valley West Hospital has temporarily suspended all Labor and Delivery services as of September 1, 2022. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.

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Overview

Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital is a short-term, critical access community hospital in Sandwich, Illinois that has served the DeKalb County community for over 70 years. More than 150 physicians on the voluntary, community-based medical staff and the emergency department at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital provides 24-hour access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians. As part of the Northwestern Medicine network, patients at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital have access to the resources and advantages of world-class care and leading-edge clinical trials at locations across the region.

Valley West Hospital also offers short-term, comprehensive, skilled healthcare services through Northwestern Medicine’s Homeward Healing Swing Bed Program. Learn more about this unique post-acute rehabilitation program. Download our Homeward Healing Swing Bed brochure

Patient and Visitor Information

Visiting Hours

Monday
8 am–8 pm
Tuesday
8 am–8 pm
Wednesday
8 am–8 pm
Thursday
8 am–8 pm
Friday
8 am–8 pm
Saturday
8 am–8 pm
Sunday
8 am–8 pm
Services and Amenities Map

Departments and Services

Main Facility
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

815.786.8484

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

815.748.5844

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Northwestern Medicine Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Sandwich

815.981.7129

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Northwestern Medicine Diagnostic Imaging Sandwich

815.786.8484

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Northwestern Medicine Occupational Health Valley West Hospital

833.622.6333

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Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Emergency Department

815.981.7141

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Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sleep Health Center

815.766.9072

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Cardiovascular Care
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

815.748.5844

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Northwestern Medicine Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Sandwich

815.981.7129

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Emergency Medicine
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Emergency Department

815.981.7141

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Imaging Services
Northwestern Medicine Diagnostic Imaging Sandwich

815.786.8484

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Neurosciences
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sleep Health Center

815.766.9072

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Occupational Health
Northwestern Medicine Occupational Health Valley West Hospital

833.622.6333

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Orthopaedics
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Emergency Department

815.981.7141

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Rehabilitation Services
Northwestern Medicine Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Sandwich

815.981.7129

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Why Choose Us

Northwestern Medicine is proud to have five hospitals ranked among “America’s Best” including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the No. 1 hospital in Illinois for 13 straight years (tie), by U.S. News & World Report, 2024 – 2025. Our physicians, care teams and scientists come together every day with a shared commitment to provide excellent patient care.

We seek to improve the health of the patients and communities we serve by delivering a broad range of services with leading medicine and compassion. Because what makes us better, makes you better. ®

Spiritual Care Services

A nondenominational chapel is located on the first floor of Outpatient Services and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Chapel is located around the corner from the Main Lobby.