Chicago Read Mental Health Center (Chicago, Illinois)

 hospital, psychiatric hospital / clinic

Chicago Read Mental Health Center (Center) is an inpatient hospital of the Department of Human
Services (DHS). The Center provides comprehensive inpatient psychiatric health care services, in
partnership with community providers, to adults without funding. The Center promotes the highest
level of function and satisfaction of residents served by the Center. The Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code governs the procedures of the Center in regard to the treatment
and care of the mentally ill. The Hospital Administrator, the Network Manager and the Director of
the Department and Human Services administer the operations of the institution.

Admissions to the facility are adults who come from an area that includes the northern half of
Chicago, all of Evanston and some northern Cook County suburbs. The Center is currently
funded for 130 beds. The Center actively pursues and maintains a close relationship with the
network of community providers in the surrounding areas to ensure appropriate and efficient
admission, treatment and return to the community. The Center is located at 4200 North Oak Park
Avenue in Chicago.

4200 N Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 794-4000