Children's Memorial Hospital
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| Location | |
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| Place | Chicago Illinois, (US) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Unknown |
| Hospital Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated University | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 270 |
| Speciality | Children / Pediatrics |
| History | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Illinois |
Children's Memorial Hospital, located in Chicago, IL, is one of the nation's top children's hospitals and is associated with the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. With 270 beds and 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties, Children's Memorial cares for some of the most critically ill children in the Midwest. As a result of this, CMH currently ranks as one of the country's top five children's hospitals who consistently care for very sick children.
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[edit] History
Children's Memorial Hospital was founded in 1882 by Julia Foster Porter as the Maurice Porter Memorial Hospital in an 8-bed cottage at the corner of Halsted and Belden streets in Chicago. It was the first hospital in Chicago dedicated to the care of children and pediatrics.
[edit] Education
As the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, CMH bolsters one of the country's most sought-after pediatrics residency programs. The medical school's Department of Pediatrics is currently tied for 12th place in the 2007 U.S.News and World Report rankings.
[edit] Research
CMH is also home to Children's Memorial Research Center, the research arm of Children's Memorial Hospital and a virtual center for pediatric research at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Founded in 1989, the research enterprise has grown to include more than 200 investigators and more than $25 million in external funding for research, two-thirds from NIH and other federal agencies.
[edit] Awards
Children's Memorial Hospital is currently ranked as Illinois' the top pediatric hospital and one of the nation's best by U.S.News and World Report. The hospital's nursing department received the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence. Children's Memorial was also named one of the 25 best places to work by Chicago magazine and one of the best 100 companies by Working Mother magazine.
[edit] Future
Construction is scheduled to break ground in 2008 at Children's Memorial's future site in the Streeterville area of Chicago, adjacent to the rest of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. The $800 million project is scheduled to open in 2012, and the 1.1 million square foot facility will house 275 private rooms with the ability to expand to 343 by 2017. Children's Memorial will remain the only independent pediatric hospital in Illinois, but will build on its existing partnerships with Northwestern's Prentice Women's Hospital and the Feinberg School of Medicine.
