Medical Oncologists Near Me in Kankakee, IL - Ascension
Cancer Care / Oncology • Kankakee, IL
Clinic Type
Cancer Care / Oncology
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(815) 937-8780
careers@ascension.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Google Reviews / Healthgrades: 3.9/5 (Google Reviews) and 68% patient recommendation rate (Healthgrades) (337 reviews (Google))
- Yelp: 2.5/5 (15 reviews)
Patients praise
- Compassionate and friendly nursing and support staff in some departments
- Knowledgeable and thorough physicians (specifically noted in individual reviews)
- Clear communication and explanations from certain care providers
- Patient experience ratings slightly above national averages on some metrics
Common complaints
- Rudeness and unprofessional staff attitudes
- Long wait times in the emergency department
- Billing and insurance processing issues
- Perceived lack of care and concern for patients
"The staff was excellent caring friendly kind Smiles all the way and the doctor was wonderful also group place to go to be..."
— Yelp review, March 2019"Poor care, bad attitudes, not me culture. My mom was their with a broken back... We then sat their for over 8 hours before we..."
— Yelp review, September 2024Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Cassandra Lacher, DO - Medical Oncologist in Willmington, IL — May 14, 2026
- Specialty Physicians of Illinois | Vasia Ahmed - Specialty Physicians of Illinois — Dec 3, 2025
- Dr. Alyssa A. Ceilesh, DO - Medical Oncologist in Rockford, IL — May 14, 2026
- Kankakee County Retiree Celebrates Holidays Cancer-Free After Life-Saving Liver Transplant at Northwestern Medicine — Dec 17, 2025
- Dr. Destry J. Elms, MD - Hematologist-Oncologist in Niles, IL — May 14, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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