Press Releases
September 20, 2006
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Names Director of Planning and Business Development
Lake Forest, Ill. – Damon Havill has begun his new duties as director of planning and business development at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. As a new member of the hospital’s leadership team, Havill’s responsibilities include assisting the clinical growth and development of the hospital as well as recommending strategies to assure that Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital continues to meet the needs of the community.
Havill most recently served as planning & business development manager at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio, which operates three acute-care hospitals with a total of 1,235 licensed beds and a 140,000-member health plan offering commercial, Medicare and self-funded insurance products.
There he served in a key role on several projects including the system’s strategic plan and physician-alignment strategy.
"I decided to join Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital because I believe the organization has a bright future with a tremendous amount of growth potential,” says Havill. “I have been made to feel very welcome in the short time I have been with the hospital."
Havill has a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Emory University.
He and his wife Jennifer are newlyweds and currently reside in Hoffman Estates. In his spare time Havill enjoys golfing in the summer, skiing in the winter and traveling.
About Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare is the parent corporation of Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an 854-bed academic medical center hospital and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, a 205-bed community hospital located in Lake Forest, Illinois.
About Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is a wholly owned entity of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. The hospital has 600 physicians board-certified in 68 medical specialties, conveniently located in offices throughout Lake County. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital has been named the Consumer Choice Hospital for Lake and Kenosha counties according to a survey by National Research Corporation for five years in a row for having the best doctors, best nurses, best image and reputation, and best overall quality.
The hospital’s mission is to provide communities the highest quality health care through exceptional access to state-of-the-art clinical services with compassionate and personal care. Clinical services are delivered at the hospital’s Lake Forest and Grayslake campuses, and at facilities in Bannockburn, Glenview, Gurnee-Brookside, Gurnee-Tower Court, Libertyville, Lindenhurst and Vernon Hills. At the main hospital in Lake Forest, exemplary care is provided in Cain Family Emergency Services, the Hunter Family Center for Women’s Health, the Posy Krehbiel Breast Care Center, the Waud Family Maternity Services and the Center for Advanced Radiation Medicine. CareCoach, Lake County’s only mobile health program, provides care for the underserved at 25 locations throughout the region. For more information, visit lfh.org.