Emergency Medical Services in Lake Forest
With the Illinois Department of Public Health, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital created the North Region EMS System in 2018. As the resource hospital, Lake Forest Hospital has administrative responsibilities for the pre-hospital patient care provided throughout our service area.
EMS Service Providers
Each year, our providers respond to more than 30,000 patient EMS requests. The EMS service providers working with our system include:
- Lake Forest Fire Department
- Lake Bluff Fire Department
- Countryside Fire Protection District
- North Chicago Fire Department
- Great Lakes Fire Department
- Libertyville Fire Department
- Waukegan Fire Department
- Mundelein Fire Department
- Grayslake Fire Protection District
- Newport Fire Protection District
- Lake Villa Fire Protection District
EMS Training
Visit the College of Lake County website to learn more about EMS training and education through College of Lake County and Lake Forest Hospital.