Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare facilities are accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities. 

Access features to our acute-care and specialty hospitals, outpatient centers and physician clinics include:

• Convenient parking designated specifically for disabled persons.
• Curb cuts and ramps between parking areas and buildings.
• Level access into all levels of facilities with elevator access to all floors.
• Fully accessible offices, meeting rooms, bathrooms, public waiting areas, cafeterias, patient treatment areas, including examining rooms and patient rooms.
• Specialized equipment, chairs and wheelchairs to accommodate individuals above or below average body size.
• Wheelchairs available for use at main, emergency and admitting entrances of our hospitals.

At our acute-care and specialty hospitals, a full range of assistive and communication aids are provided to individuals with disabilities or sensory impairments.  There is no additional charge for such aids.

Some of these aids include:

• Qualified sign language interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• A twenty-four hour (24) telecommunication device (TTY/TDD) which can connect the caller to all extensions within the facility and/or portable (TTY/TDD) units.
• Readers, taped material and large print materials for the visually impaired.
• Flash cards, alphabet boards and other communication boards.
• Assistive devices for persons with impaired manual skills.

If you require any of the aids listed above, please let the receptionist or your nurse know.

Please check with staff about availability of assistive and communication aids at our outpatient centers and physician clinics so we may ensure your visit with us is a positive one.

For more information or assistance, please contact: