Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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"Northwestern Memorial Hospital" is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers, with 744 beds in Feinberg Pavilion, the Prentice Women's Hospital and the Stone Institute of Psychiatry. It is the primary teaching hospital for Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a major midwest referral center. The medical staff represents virtually every specialty and is comprised of 1,414 physicians who are affiliated with the hospital and carry faculty appointments with the Feinberg School.
Originally founded in 1966 as the McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern Universty, Northwestern Memorial Hospital was establied when Wesley and Passavant Hospitals were mereged in 1972.
In 1994 ground was broken for a brand new facility at St. Claire, Huron and Erie streets. The new two million square-foot facility was opened on May 1, 1999 and included the 17-story Feinberg Inpatient Pavillion and the 22-story Galter Outpatient Pavillion. Aside from the 500 private inpatient rooms and the 100 private intensive care rooms, the new NWM Hospital includes an auditorium, a conference center, a health learning center, a museum, several restaurants and gift shops and a small bookstore.
A new women's hospital is currently being built on the campus and is slated to open in Fall 2007.
Northwestern Memorial is Chicago's only academic medical center participating in city and state Level I trauma networks and as a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Our partnership with Erie Family and Winfield Moody Family Health Centers and the Lawson House YMCA have improved access to healthcare to communities in need and the homeless.
