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Comprehensive Stroke Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

In Lavin Family Pavilion

Overview

The Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stroke Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a leader in stroke treatment and prevention. Our team includes stroke neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists, cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, neurocritical care specialists and other subspecialists who work together to provide the most advanced levels of stroke treatment possible. In partnership with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, we aim to improve the lives of stroke patients by providing access to the latest clinical protocols and research advances. Comprehensive Stroke Centers meet standards to treat the most complex stroke cases. This includes 24/7 access to surgical intervention that may be needed for certain types of stroke.

Parking and Transportation

Seven floors of enclosed patient and visitor parking and a patient pick-up and drop-off area located in the covered drive through.

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Parking Rates

Standard Parking

Up to 7 Hours: $14 7 to 24 Hours: $30

Parking Lots and Entrances

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Transportation

There are multiple transportation options to serve you.

Accessibility

Northwestern Medicine is committed to providing a hospitable environment for all. We offer the following accessibility resources to accommodate your stay or visit:

  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible restrooms
  • Wheelchairs
  • Patient escorts
  • Language interpreters
  • Resources for the hard of hearing
  • Service animals

Learn more about our accessibility resources.

Patient and Visitor Information

Hours of Operation

Monday
8 am–5 pm
Tuesday
8 am–5 pm
Wednesday
8 am–5 pm
Thursday
8 am–5 pm
Friday
8 am–5 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Northwestern Memorial Hospital offers several amenities, including flower and gift shops, online services, and food and beverage options, for your convenience. Download our Services and Amenities Map.

Shop

Northwestern Medicine Lavin Family Pavilion

  • Gateway Newsstand
  • NM Vision Care Center

Dine

Northwestern Medicine Lavin Family Pavilion

  • LYFE Kitchen
  • Stan's Donuts

Services

The Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Stroke Center offers comprehensive care for stroke, including advanced diagnostic imaging, multi-modal treatment and rehabilitation for patients with stroke and cerebrovascular disease.

Physician specialists* at the Stroke Center have clinical and research expertise in:

  • Neurocritical care
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Interventional neuroradiology
  • Neurological rehabilitation

Members of the Stroke Center team work with specialists from the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab to optimize rehabilitation following stroke. Shirley Ryan Abilitylab physicians and occupational and physical therapists evaluate each patient's needs to help determine the most appropriate plan of care after discharge.



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. ®

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In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.