University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medical Center (UChicago Medicine) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. It is the flagship campus for The University of Chicago Medicine system and was established in 1898.^[2] Affiliated with and located on The University of Chicago campus, it also serves as the teaching hospital for Pritzker School of Medicine. Primary medical facilities on campus include the Center for Care and Discovery, Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital, and Comer Children's Hospital.

The University of Chicago Medical Center
UChicago Medicine
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
Geography
Location	Hyde Park, South Side of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	41°47′22″N 87°36′16″W / 41.789528°N 87.604472°W / 41.789528; -87.604472Coordinates: 41°47′22″N 87°36′16″W / 41.789528°N 87.604472°W / 41.789528; -87.604472
Organisation
Funding	Private, nonprofit^[1]
Type	Inpatient and outpatient, specialty and primary care, teaching
Affiliated university	The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Level 1 Adult Trauma Center and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds	811
Helipads
Helipad	FAA LID: 4IS3
Number Length Surface ft m H1 38 x 30 12 x 9 pierced steel planking H2 50 x 50 15 x 15 mats
History
Opened	1898
Links
Website	www.uchicagomedicine.org
Lists	Hospitals in U.S.

In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked UChicago Medicine third in both Chicago and Illinois behind Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center.^[3]

History

The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions, was founded in 1927 when it first opened to patients. Today, it comprises The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; The University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, a section committed to scientific discovery; and The University of Chicago Medical Center. Twelve Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine have been affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.^[4]

In 1988, The University of Chicago Medicine decided to close its adult trauma center. At the time, the decision was made because the trauma center was losing a large amount of money and taking away resources from other specialties.^[5]

University of Chicago Medicine physicians are members of The University of Chicago Physicians Group, which includes about 900 physicians and covers the full array of medical and surgical specialties. The physicians are faculty members of the Pritzker School of Medicine.

These organizations are headed by Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine, and executive vice president for medical affairs at The University of Chicago.^[6]

Between 2005 and 2009, former First Lady Michelle Obama served as vice-president for Community and External Affairs.^[7] Obama resigned the position in 2009 as she and then President Barack Obama prepared their move to the White House.^[8]

Calls for a new adult level 1 trauma center surfaced after the death of Damian Turner, an 18-year-old who was killed by gunshot in August 2010.^[9] Hospital representatives have said that building an adult trauma center would compromise the other distinct and critically important services for the community, such as The South Side's only level 1 trauma center for children, the South Side's only burn unit, its emergency departments for adults and children and the neonatal intensive care unit.^[10] Protesters have suggested that The University of Chicago should not be seeking financial support to attract the presidential library of Barack Obama without first committing to reopening an adult trauma facility.^[11]

The Center for Care and Discovery (CCD) opened in 2013 and to date serves as the flagship hospital for UChicago Medicine.^[12] The 10-story facility has 436 beds in all private rooms, 52 intensive care beds, 9 suites for advanced imaging and interventional procedures and 23 operating rooms designed to accommodate hybrid and robotic procedures.

In December 2015, the university announced that it would be restarting the level 1 adult trauma center at the hospital.^[13] Furthermore, the university announced plans to expand The University of Chicago Medical Center. The center now includes 188 additional beds and has increased the hospital to its biggest size since the 1970s. The expansion was in response to an increased demand for bed space, as the medical center had been operating near capacity.^[14][15]

On December 29, 2017, a new adult emergency room connected to the Center for Care and Discovery opened for patient care. On May 1, 2018, the new Level 1 trauma center officially opened.^[16] The center is expected to serve between 2,700 and 4,000 patients a year and is the South Side's first Level I trauma center since the late 1980s. The remainder of the expansion is expected to be finished by 2022.

As of 2019, National Institute of Health research funding reached $168 million annually.

Composition

 

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

University of Chicago Medicine consists of:

• Center for Care and Discovery, the primary adult inpatient care facility (opened in 2013 at a cost of $700 million)
• Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital, adult inpatient care facility which houses the Burn and Complex Wound Center
• Comer Children's Hospital, including the university's Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center
• University of Chicago Medicine Family Birth Center, a maternity and women's hospital
• Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine, an outpatient care facility
• Pritzker School of Medicine
• The Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD)
• The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (in the main campus and other locations)^[17]
• UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial, Harvey, Illinois
  • UChicago Medicine at Ingalls - Calumet City
  • UChicago Medicine at Ingalls - Crestwood
  • UChicago Medicine at Ingalls - Flossmoor
  • UChicago Medicine Outpatient Center at Ingalls - Harvey
  • UChicago Medicine at Ingalls - South Holland
  • UChicago Medicine at Ingalls - Tinley Park
• regional physician offices located throughout the Chicago area

Recognition

The University of Chicago Medical Center is frequently ranked among the best in the country and a leader in both Chicago and Illinois by U.S. News & World Report.^[18] The 2010 rankings by U.S. News & World Report included the following 11 adult medical specialties: digestive disorders (6), cancer (15), endocrinology (18), kidney disease (21), respiratory disorders (21), heart (27), urology (28), geriatrics (29), gynecology (34), neurology and neurosurgery (36) and, ear, nose, and throat (38).^[19] Until 2012, it was the only hospital in Illinois ever to be included on the magazine's "Honor Roll" of the best hospitals in the United States, and has made this coveted list 10 times.

References

1. "Overview & Facts at a Glance - UChicago Medicine". uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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3. "University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL - Rankings, Ratings & Photos | US News Best Hospitals Rankings". US News & World Report. 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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8. "Michelle Obama resigns position at University of Chicago Medical Center". University of Chicago News. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
9. Terry, Don (2010-10-02). "A Death Sparks a Demand for Care". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
10. Erbentraut, Joseph (2014-05-20). "Why This Hospital Turned A 18-Year-Old Away After He Was Shot". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
11. Stafford, Zach (2015-06-08). "Obama library not the urgent care Chicago needs as protests overshadow 'final campaign'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
12. "Center for Care and Discovery - Hyde Park - UChicago Medicine". uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
13. "University Of Chicago Medicine Opens New Trauma Center". 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
14. "UChicago Medicine's bold expansion plan moves forward - The University of Chicago Medicine". uchospitals.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
15. Tribune, Chicago. "State approves U. of C. hospital expansion, adding South Side trauma center". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
16. Olumhense, Lisa Schencker and Ese. "University of Chicago's new trauma center opens, with cautious optimism". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
17. "Cancer - UChicago Medicine". uchicagomedicine.org.
18. "U.S. News & World Report Rankings - UChicago Medicine". uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
19. . U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.

External links

• University of Chicago Medicine
• University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital
• University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics Collection 1924-1993 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center