fbpx
Wikipedia

Comer Children's Hospital

January 26, 2023

The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital (UC CCH) formerly University of Chicago Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 172-bed,[1] pediatric acute care children's hospital adjacent to University of Chicago Medical Center.[2] It is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine[3] and is a member of the UChicago health system, the only children's hospital in the system. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[4][5] throughout Chicago and features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center.[6][7] Its regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the Chicago region.

Comer Children’s Hospital
UChicago Medicine
The front entrance of Comer Children's.
Geography
Location5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°47′24″N 87°36′16″W / 41.790122°N 87.604535°W / 41.790122; -87.604535Coordinates: 41°47′24″N 87°36′16″W / 41.790122°N 87.604535°W / 41.790122; -87.604535
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeChildren's hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds172
History
Construction started2001
Opened2005
Links
Websitewww.uchicagomedicine.org/comer
ListsHospitals in Illinois

History

Pediatrics at the University of Chicago dated back to 1927 when the university opened up the Home for Destitute and Crippled Children. In 1938 the university combined their pediatric and maternity hospitals into one facility. In 1967, the University of Chicago Medicine's Wyler Children's Hospital opened in a wing of the adult hospital. The hospital had a capacity of 140 beds and 95,000 square feet.[8] Wyler was located one block south of the new Comer Children's Hospital.[9]

The hospital began construction in 2001 and was funded in part from a $21 million donation by Gary and Frances Comer.[10][11] The plan included 240,000 square feet and 7 floors. The new design included features requested by the patients and families from included larger windows and expanded parent sleeping areas[12] and was designed by Atlanta based Stanley Beaman & Sears.[13] In total, Comer was built at a cost of $68 million.[14][15]

In August 2010, protests erupted outside of the hospital over the death of Damian Turner, an 18-year-old boy who was killed by gunshot.[16][17] At the time the only trauma center on campus was Comer Children's, treating trauma patients up to age 15.[18][19] Hospital administrators committed to building a new adult trauma center and expanded the age limit for Comer's trauma center to age 18.[20]

In 2010 a lawsuit was filed against Comer Children's for treating more babies in their neonatal intensive care unit than they were licensed to. They were fined $5 million as a result of the lawsuit.[21] In 2013 members of the Stephen family donated $10 million to the NICU for expansion.[22] It was renamed to the Margaret M. and George A. Stephen Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to honor the donation.[23]

In 2015, after the many protests over the death of Damian Turner, The University of Chicago Medicine announced it will build a Level 1 adult trauma center on its Hyde Park campus.[24]

In 2019 the hospital announced a partnership with Advocate Children's Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem's pediatric division to help provide better pediatric care for children.[25][26] The alliance is opening a joint 35,000-square-foot outpatient pediatric center in Wilmette.[27] The alliance allows these smaller hospitals to compete with the nationally ranked Lurie Children's Hospital.[28]

About

Patient care units

Comer Children's Hospital features one of the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers in Chicago and the region.[29] The hospital features an American Academy of Pediatrics verified Level IV NICU.[30]

The hospital has multiple patient care units to care for a variety of pediatric patients from age 0-21.[31]

In addition to patient care beds, the hospital has five operating rooms and a dedicated pediatric emergency department.[32]

Ronald McDonald House

About four blocks away from Comer Children's Hospital is a Ronald McDonald House, one of many in the Chicago region. The house has 22 guest rooms to serve families of pediatric patients aged 21 years or younger in treatment at Comer Children's and the nearby rehabilitation hospital, La Rabida Children's Hospital.[33]

Awards

In 2013 U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital as #45 in cancer, #40 in diabetes and endocrinology, #36 in gastroenterology, and #40 in neonatology.[34] In 2014 U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital as #27 in the U.S. in diabetes and endocrinology.[35]

The hospital ranked as the second best children's hospital in Chicago (behind Lurie Children's) on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospital rankings. In 2021 the hospital ranked as #47 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology and #35 in Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery on the U.S. News & World Report.[36][37]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sweeney, Brigid (17 July 2017). "Why Chicago's Lurie is expanding when smaller hospitals are turning away from pediatrics". Modern Healthcare. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ "Comer Children's Hospital at University of Chicago Medical Center". Children's Hospital Association. from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. ^ "Education & Training | Department of Pediatrics | The University of Chicago". pediatrics.uchicago.edu. from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. ^ "Adolescent Medicine". www.uchicagomedicine.org. from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ "Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  6. ^ "Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care". www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov. from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  7. ^ Moore, Natalie (10 April 2019). "U Of C Medicine Gets Millions To Support Children In Trauma". WBEZ Chicago. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. ^ "Introducing the new University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital". www.uchicagomedicine.org. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  9. ^ "Former University of Chicago Wyler Children's Hospital • 5839 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago". www.chicagoarchitecture.info. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  10. ^ Kadioglu, Tara (4 February 2005). "Comer cuts ribbon for new hospital". www.chicagomaroon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  11. ^ Sawyers, June Skinner (2012-03-31). Chicago Portraits: New Edition. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-2649-7. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  12. ^ "Comers give $21 million for new, state-of-the-art Children's Hospital". The University of Chicago Chronicle. 18 January 2001. from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ^ "University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital | Stanley Beaman & Sears". Archinect. from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  14. ^ HCD Guest Author (31 August 2006). "The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital CHICAGO, IL". Healthcare Design Magazine. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "Comer Children's Hospital | EYP". www.eypae.com. from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  16. ^ Terry, Don (2010-10-02). "A Death Sparks a Demand for Care". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  17. ^ abc7NY (15 August 2011). "Protesters call for South Side adult trauma center | ABC7 New York | abc7ny.com". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  18. ^ "After Push From Activists, Chicago's South Side Gets An Adult Trauma Center". NPR.org. from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  19. ^ Meyer, Erin. "'Tent city' protest calls for new U. of C. trauma center". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  20. ^ Cholke, Sam (9 December 2014). . DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  21. ^ Colias, Mike (29 June 2010). "University of Chicago hospital pays $7M to settle suit over NICU crowding". Crain's Chicago Business. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  22. ^ Candid. "Comer Children's Hospital Receives $10 Million for Neonatal ICU". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  23. ^ "Weber Grill family donates $10 million to Comer Children's Hospital". Chicago Business Journal. 30 September 2013. from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  24. ^ WLS (2015-12-17). "University of Chicago to build trauma center in Hyde Park". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  25. ^ Meadows, Jonah (25 October 2018). "Advocate, NorthShore Partner With UChicago In Pediatric Care". Wilmette-Kenilworth, IL Patch. from the original on 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  26. ^ "Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance | NorthShore". www.northshore.org. from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  27. ^ GOLDBERG, STEPHANIE (2019-06-21). "Why three against one is a fair fight in pediatrics". Crain's Chicago Business. from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  28. ^ Schencker, Lisa (24 October 2018). "Advocate, NorthShore, Comer partnering on pediatric care". chicagotribune.com. from the original on 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  29. ^ Graphics, Tribune. "Map: Chicago-area trauma centers". chicagotribune.com. from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  30. ^ "NICUSearch". AAP.org. from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  31. ^ "Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  32. ^ "University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital". annualreport.uchicagokidshospital.org. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  33. ^ "Ronald McDonald House near UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital". Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & NW Indiana. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  34. ^ "US News Best Children's Hospitals 2013". 2013-06-15. from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  35. ^ . 2014-06-21. Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  36. ^ "Best Children's Hospitals: UChicago Comer Children's Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  37. ^ "Here are the best children's hospitals in Illinois". Crain's Chicago Business. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

External links

  • www.uchicagomedicine.org/comer

January 26, 2023
comer, children, hospital, university, chicago, formerly, university, chicago, children, hospital, nationally, ranked, freestanding, pediatric, acute, care, children, hospital, adjacent, university, chicago, medical, center, affiliated, with, university, chica. The University of Chicago Comer Children s Hospital UC CCH formerly University of Chicago Children s Hospital is a nationally ranked freestanding 172 bed 1 pediatric acute care children s hospital adjacent to University of Chicago Medical Center 2 It is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 3 and is a member of the UChicago health system the only children s hospital in the system The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants children teens and young adults aged 0 21 4 5 throughout Chicago and features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center 6 7 Its regional pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the Chicago region Comer Children s HospitalUChicago MedicineThe front entrance of Comer Children s GeographyLocation5721 S Maryland Ave Chicago Illinois United StatesCoordinates41 47 24 N 87 36 16 W 41 790122 N 87 604535 W 41 790122 87 604535 Coordinates 41 47 24 N 87 36 16 W 41 790122 N 87 604535 W 41 790122 87 604535OrganizationFundingNon profit hospitalTypeChildren s hospitalAffiliated universityUniversity of ChicagoPritzker School of MedicineServicesEmergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma CenterBeds172HistoryConstruction started2001Opened2005LinksWebsitewww wbr uchicagomedicine wbr org wbr comerListsHospitals in Illinois Contents 1 History 2 About 2 1 Patient care units 2 2 Ronald McDonald House 2 3 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditPediatrics at the University of Chicago dated back to 1927 when the university opened up the Home for Destitute and Crippled Children In 1938 the university combined their pediatric and maternity hospitals into one facility In 1967 the University of Chicago Medicine s Wyler Children s Hospital opened in a wing of the adult hospital The hospital had a capacity of 140 beds and 95 000 square feet 8 Wyler was located one block south of the new Comer Children s Hospital 9 The hospital began construction in 2001 and was funded in part from a 21 million donation by Gary and Frances Comer 10 11 The plan included 240 000 square feet and 7 floors The new design included features requested by the patients and families from included larger windows and expanded parent sleeping areas 12 and was designed by Atlanta based Stanley Beaman amp Sears 13 In total Comer was built at a cost of 68 million 14 15 In August 2010 protests erupted outside of the hospital over the death of Damian Turner an 18 year old boy who was killed by gunshot 16 17 At the time the only trauma center on campus was Comer Children s treating trauma patients up to age 15 18 19 Hospital administrators committed to building a new adult trauma center and expanded the age limit for Comer s trauma center to age 18 20 In 2010 a lawsuit was filed against Comer Children s for treating more babies in their neonatal intensive care unit than they were licensed to They were fined 5 million as a result of the lawsuit 21 In 2013 members of the Stephen family donated 10 million to the NICU for expansion 22 It was renamed to the Margaret M and George A Stephen Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to honor the donation 23 In 2015 after the many protests over the death of Damian Turner The University of Chicago Medicine announced it will build a Level 1 adult trauma center on its Hyde Park campus 24 In 2019 the hospital announced a partnership with Advocate Children s Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem s pediatric division to help provide better pediatric care for children 25 26 The alliance is opening a joint 35 000 square foot outpatient pediatric center in Wilmette 27 The alliance allows these smaller hospitals to compete with the nationally ranked Lurie Children s Hospital 28 About EditPatient care units Edit Comer Children s Hospital features one of the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers in Chicago and the region 29 The hospital features an American Academy of Pediatrics verified Level IV NICU 30 The hospital has multiple patient care units to care for a variety of pediatric patients from age 0 21 31 28 bed pediatric emergency department 47 bed neonatal intensive care unit 10 bed immediate care unit 20 bed pediatric intensive care unit 18 bed transitional care unit 31 bed pediatric medical surgical 29 bed hematology oncologyIn addition to patient care beds the hospital has five operating rooms and a dedicated pediatric emergency department 32 Ronald McDonald House Edit About four blocks away from Comer Children s Hospital is a Ronald McDonald House one of many in the Chicago region The house has 22 guest rooms to serve families of pediatric patients aged 21 years or younger in treatment at Comer Children s and the nearby rehabilitation hospital La Rabida Children s Hospital 33 Awards Edit In 2013 U S News amp World Report ranked the hospital as 45 in cancer 40 in diabetes and endocrinology 36 in gastroenterology and 40 in neonatology 34 In 2014 U S News amp World Report ranked the hospital as 27 in the U S in diabetes and endocrinology 35 The hospital ranked as the second best children s hospital in Chicago behind Lurie Children s on the 2020 21 U S News amp World Report Best Children s Hospital rankings In 2021 the hospital ranked as 47 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology and 35 in Pediatric Gastroenterology amp GI Surgery on the U S News amp World Report 36 37 See also EditList of children s hospitals in the United States Children s Hospital of Philadelphia University of Chicago Pritzker School of MedicineReferences Edit Sweeney Brigid 17 July 2017 Why Chicago s Lurie is expanding when smaller hospitals are turning away from pediatrics Modern Healthcare Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Comer Children s Hospital at University of Chicago Medical Center Children s Hospital Association Archived from the original on 2020 09 19 Retrieved 2020 05 25 Education amp Training Department of Pediatrics The University of Chicago pediatrics uchicago edu Archived from the original on 2019 06 25 Retrieved 2020 05 25 Adolescent Medicine www uchicagomedicine org Archived from the original on 2020 05 14 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Pediatric amp Adolescent Gynecology www uchicagomedicine org Retrieved 2020 05 28 Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care www healthcarereportcard illinois gov Archived from the original on 2020 04 11 Retrieved 2020 05 25 Moore Natalie 10 April 2019 U Of C Medicine Gets Millions To Support Children In Trauma WBEZ Chicago Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Introducing the new University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital www uchicagomedicine org Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Former University of Chicago Wyler Children s Hospital 5839 South Maryland Avenue Chicago www chicagoarchitecture info Retrieved 2020 05 28 Kadioglu Tara 4 February 2005 Comer cuts ribbon for new hospital www chicagomaroon com Retrieved 2020 05 28 Sawyers June Skinner 2012 03 31 Chicago Portraits New Edition Northwestern University Press ISBN 978 0 8101 2649 7 Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Comers give 21 million for new state of the art Children s Hospital The University of Chicago Chronicle 18 January 2001 Archived from the original on 12 January 2020 Retrieved 27 May 2020 University of Chicago Comer Children s Hospital Stanley Beaman amp Sears Archinect Archived from the original on 2013 11 06 Retrieved 2020 05 28 HCD Guest Author 31 August 2006 The University of Chicago Comer Children s Hospital CHICAGO IL Healthcare Design Magazine Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help Comer Children s Hospital EYP www eypae com Archived from the original on 2020 06 21 Retrieved 2020 06 20 Terry Don 2010 10 02 A Death Sparks a Demand for Care The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 2020 02 11 Retrieved 2020 05 28 abc7NY 15 August 2011 Protesters call for South Side adult trauma center ABC7 New York abc7ny com ABC7 New York Retrieved 2023 01 07 After Push From Activists Chicago s South Side Gets An Adult Trauma Center NPR org Archived from the original on 2020 02 21 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Meyer Erin Tent city protest calls for new U of C trauma center chicagotribune com Retrieved 2021 03 10 Cholke Sam 9 December 2014 Comer Children s Hospital Expanding Trauma Center To Treat Older Kids DNAinfo Chicago Archived from the original on 16 November 2017 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Colias Mike 29 June 2010 University of Chicago hospital pays 7M to settle suit over NICU crowding Crain s Chicago Business Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Candid Comer Children s Hospital Receives 10 Million for Neonatal ICU Philanthropy News Digest PND Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Weber Grill family donates 10 million to Comer Children s Hospital Chicago Business Journal 30 September 2013 Archived from the original on 2013 10 16 Retrieved 2020 05 28 WLS 2015 12 17 University of Chicago to build trauma center in Hyde Park ABC7 Chicago Retrieved 2021 03 10 Meadows Jonah 25 October 2018 Advocate NorthShore Partner With UChicago In Pediatric Care Wilmette Kenilworth IL Patch Archived from the original on 2020 06 02 Retrieved 2020 04 14 Chicagoland Children s Health Alliance NorthShore www northshore org Archived from the original on 2020 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 28 GOLDBERG STEPHANIE 2019 06 21 Why three against one is a fair fight in pediatrics Crain s Chicago Business Archived from the original on 2019 07 08 Retrieved 2020 04 14 Schencker Lisa 24 October 2018 Advocate NorthShore Comer partnering on pediatric care chicagotribune com Archived from the original on 2020 08 23 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Graphics Tribune Map Chicago area trauma centers chicagotribune com Archived from the original on 2018 10 11 Retrieved 2020 05 28 NICUSearch AAP org Archived from the original on 2020 03 03 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Comer Children s Hospital Hyde Park www uchicagomedicine org Retrieved 2020 11 26 University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children s Hospital annualreport uchicagokidshospital org Retrieved 2020 11 26 Ronald McDonald House near UChicago Medicine Comer Children s Hospital Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland amp NW Indiana Retrieved 2020 11 26 US News Best Children s Hospitals 2013 2013 06 15 Archived from the original on 2013 06 15 Retrieved 2020 05 28 University of Chicago Comer Children s Hospital in Chicago IL US News Best Hospitals 2014 06 21 Archived from the original on 2014 06 21 Retrieved 2020 05 28 Best Children s Hospitals UChicago Comer Children s Hospital U S News amp World Report 2021 Archived from the original on 16 June 2020 Retrieved 16 June 2020 Here are the best children s hospitals in Illinois Crain s Chicago Business 2020 06 16 Retrieved 2020 11 26 External links Editwww wbr uchicagomedicine wbr org wbr comer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comer Children 27s Hospital amp oldid 1132110913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.