University of Chicago Medical Center Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: Not-for-profit	Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of Beds: 547	Parent system:

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room
• Burn care
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• End-of-life services (Hospice, Pain management and Palliative care)
• Heart surgery (adult)
• Heart surgery (pediatric)
• Hospitalists
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
• Neonatal intensive care
• Neonatal intermediate care
• Cancer services
• Psychiatric care (Psychiatric emergency services)

Outpatient

• Alzheimer center
• Arthritis center
• Bariatric/weight control services
• Breast cancer screening/mammograms
• Certified trauma center
• Chemotherapy
• Complementary/alternative medicine
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
• Genetic testing/counseling
• Geriatric services
• HIV-AIDS services
• Home health services
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
• Kidney dialysis
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Psychiatric services (Child/adolescent services, Consultation, Geriatric services and Outpatient care)
• Sleep center
• Stop-smoking program
• Sports medicine
• Urgent-care center
• Women's health center
• Wound management services

Patient/Family Support Services

• Alzheimer center
• Ambulance services
• Help with government services
• Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
• Cancer services
• Patient support groups
• Patient representative/ombusdman
• Transportation for elderly/handicapped
• Translation services

Community Outreach

• Health fairs
• Health screenings

Imaging Services (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

• CT scanner
• Diagnostic radioisotope facility
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Multislice spiral CT
• Single photon emission CT
• Ultrasound

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Employed Staff

Full Time		Part Time
Physicians and dentists*:	789	Physicians and dentists*:	0
Registered nurses:	1,651	Registered nurses:	268
Licensed practical nurses:	48	Licensed practical nurses:	0
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	22,692	Inpatient surgeries:	10,876
Outpatient visits:	656,233	Emergency room visits:	68,336
Births:	1,633	Number of Beds:	547

Notes