A B757-200 DIVERTS TO ORD FOR EMER MEDICAL TREATMENT OF AN ILL PAX 50 MI S OF ORD; IL.

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I WAS ADVISED THAT A PAX WAS NOT FEELING WELL AND THAT A DOCTOR WAS GOING TO BE REQUESTED FROM ONBOARD PAX. 2 DOCTORS BEGAN TO ASSIST THE PAX. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED AND THE EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS OPENED. ACR MEDICAL WAS CALLED FROM AN ONBOARD PHONE NEXT TO THE PAX. ONE OF THE DOCTORS; ACR MEDICAL AND THE DISPATCHER TALKED AND ASSISTED THE OTHER DOCTOR. I ALSO CALLED DISPATCH THROUGH COMMERCIAL RADIO TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE DIVERSION. AT AM38 EST DISPATCH ADVISED US TO PROCEED TO CHICAGO O'HARE-ORD AND LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; AND TO ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER. WE ADVISED ATC; AND THEY ASKED THE NATURE OF THE EMER. WE RESTATED THAT WE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ACR MEDICAL AND THAT WE HAD 2 DOCTORS ONBOARD AND THAT WE HAD BEEN ADVISED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AT THE TIME WE WERE AT 35000 FT; 50 MI S OF ORD. CTR GAVE US A VECTOR AND DSCNT OFF AIRWAYS; IMMEDIATELY. WE RECEIVED EXCELLENT ASSISTANCE FROM CTR; APCH; AND ORD TWR. ONCE AT THE GATE EMT PERSONNEL ASSISTED THE PAX AND EVENTUALLY REMOVED HIM. WE LOGGED AN OVERNIGHT LNDG; CHANGED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT; AND SVCED THE OXYGEN BOTTLES. WE RECEIVED EXCELLENT ASSISTANCE FROM AIRLINE PERSONNEL IN ORD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 487685: 1 FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US ABOUT A SICK PAX WITH GREAT BREATHING DIFFICULTIES.