University of Chicago Medical Center explained

The University of Chicago Medical Center
Org/Group:UChicago Medicine
Coordinates:41.7895°N -87.6045°W
Region:Hyde Park, South Side of Chicago
State:Illinois
Country:U.S.
Funding:Private, nonprofit[1]
Type:Inpatient and outpatient, specialty and primary care, teaching
Affiliation:The University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Emergency:Level 1 Adult Trauma Center and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds:811
Founded:1898
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-M:12 x 9
H1-Length-F:38 x 30
H1-Surface:pierced steel planking
H2-Number:H2
H2-Length-M:15 x 15
H2-Length-F:50 x 50
H2-Surface:mats
Publictransit: CTA

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.

About

Today, UChicago Medicine 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.[3]

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 Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine, and executive vice president for medical affairs at the University of Chicago, and Thomas Jackiewicz, president of the University of Chicago Health System.[4]

History

The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, is an academic medical institution founded as part of the in 1927 when it first opened to patients. Opening in the fall of that year, the building comprised the Abbott Memorial Hall and the Albert Merritt Billings Hospital, a 215-bed facility.[5]

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.[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]

A campaign 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 Medicine consists of:

Recognition

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview & Facts at a Glance - UChicago Medicine . uchicagomedicine.org . 11 April 2019.
  2. Web site: The History of UChicago Medicine - UChicago Medicine . uchicagomedicine.org . 11 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Our Nobel Laureates. University of Chicago Medicine. 19 May 2017. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705144941/http://www.uchospitals.edu/about/awards/nobel.html. dead.
  4. Web site: About the University of Chicago Medicine . 22 April 2024 . University of Chicago Medicine website . University of Chicago Medicine.
  5. Web site: Easton . John . 2017-10-30 . The University of Chicago Medicine celebrates 90 years . 2024-04-05 . www.uchicagomedicine.org . en.
  6. Web site: History of trauma center closing. chicagomaroon.com. en. 2020-03-30.
  7. Web site: Michelle Obama appointed vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chic - UChicago Medicine. uchicagomedicine.org. 2019-03-06.
  8. Web site: Michelle Obama resigns position at University of Chicago Medical Center. University of Chicago News. en. 2019-03-06.
  9. News: Terry. Don. A Death Sparks a Demand for Care. 2010-10-02. The New York Times. 2020-03-30. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Why This Hospital Turned A 18-Year-Old Away After He Was Shot. Erbentraut. Joseph. 2014-05-20. HuffPost. en. 2020-03-30.
  11. News: Stafford. Zach. Obama library not the urgent care Chicago needs as protests overshadow 'final campaign'. 2015-06-08. The Guardian. 2020-03-30. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  12. Web site: Center for Care and Discovery - Hyde Park - UChicago Medicine. 11 April 2019. uchicagomedicine.org.
  13. Web site: University Of Chicago Medicine Opens New Trauma Center. 2018-05-01. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  14. Web site: UChicago Medicine's bold expansion plan moves forward - The University of Chicago Medicine. 2016-06-14. uchospitals.edu.
  15. Web site: Tribune. Chicago. State approves U. of C. hospital expansion, adding South Side trauma center. 2016-06-14. chicagotribune.com.
  16. Web site: University of Chicago's new trauma center opens, with cautious optimism. Olumhense. Lisa Schencker and Ese. chicagotribune.com. 2020-03-30.
  17. Web site: Cancer - UChicago Medicine. uchicagomedicine.org.
  18. Web site: Find a Location - UChicago Medicine. uchicagomedicine.org.
  19. News: America's Best Hospitals 2007: University of Chicago Medical Center . . October 15, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012124021/http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/directory/hospital.php?id=6431210 . October 12, 2007.