Since 1888, Sherman has provided quality, compassionate care to its patients and communities, and is a leader in delivering the most advanced technologies and services available in the northwest suburbs. Sherman Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the top 12 not-for-profit health systems in the country and the largest health care delivery system in Illinois. Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin is an acute care hospital with highly skilled physicians and clinical professionals who have provided high-quality, comprehensive, and compassionate healthcare to Chicago’s Northwest suburbs for more than 125 years. The hospital sees more than 58,000 emergency room visits, delivers nearly 2,300 babies and performs close to 13,000 surgeries a year.