Central DuPage Hospital

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) is a 390-bed hospital in Winfield, Illinois, United States, one of twelve hospitals operated by Northwestern Medicine. CDH was the first hospital in DuPage County to perform open heart surgery and the first to perform closed-chest, robot-assisted cardiac bypass surgery in the State of Illinois. The hospital was one of the first in Illinois to use endoscopic radial artery harvesting led by Dr. Marc Gerdisch. As a Level III Perinatal center it has maternal fetal medicine specialists and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit staffed by Lurie Children's Hospital neonatologists. The hospital houses Illinois' first intraoperative MRI unit used for brain surgery. Designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center CDH cares for stroke patients in the region. In support of stroke patients was the initiation of the first Mobile Stroke Unit in Illinois under the leadership of Dr. Harish Shownkeen - neuroradiologist. As of 2025, the hospital was ranked 7th on the "Best Hospitals in Illinois" list by U.S. News & World Report, ranked High Performing ng in 5 adult specialities and 14 procedures/conditions.