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Summary: Ascension Illinois is a nonprofit hospital and health care system based in Chicago, offering primary and advanced specialty care, including cardiology and personalized medical services. It operates to provide care close to home and employs staff across various clinical roles. If you’re seeking primary care doctors near River Forest, IL, Ascension Illinois represents a local option within the Ascension network that emphasizes accessible primary care and specialty services. For specific River Forest providers, contact the Ascension Illinois site or visit healthcare.ascension.org/illinois to locate nearby primary care physicians and schedule care.

Clinic Type

Internal Medicine

Address

1100 Lake St Ste LL21, Oak Park, IL 60301; 7613 W Belmont Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707

Phone

(773) 635-5700

Email

careers@ascension.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Emergency Care

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go directly to the ER.

Services Offered

  • Primary Care
  • Internal Medicine

Team

  • Charlemagne G Guerrero, MD — MD
  • Amal I Alkhalafawi, MD — MD

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Vietnamese

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Ascension official provider pages: Generally high internal ratings ranging from 4.7 to 5.0 across various individual providers (Varies significantly by doctor, typically ranging from ~35 to over 100 per provider)

Patients praise

  • Some patients report positive interactions with individual doctors who are knowledgeable and professional
  • Some office staff interactions are described as respectful and efficient in certain locations

Common complaints

  • Difficulties in reaching staff via phone
  • Long delays or lack of responses to messages and refill requests
  • High turnover of primary care doctors
  • Scheduling/rescheduling issues
  • Concerns regarding administrative management and communication efficacy

"Can never get hold of primary dr. Waiting for refills for 4 days. Leave messages no response for days.no one there knows what's going on."

Birdeye review of Ascension Medical Group Illinois

"As much as I like my doctor, this place new management is forcing me to switch to a different place for better responsiveness."

Localitybiz review of Ascension Medical Group Illinois

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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