| Children's Memorial Hospital | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Variable |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 270 |
| Speciality | Children / Pediatrics |
| History | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.childrensmemorial.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois is a pediatric hospital. The main hospital is located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the north side of the city. With more than 1,100 physicians on staff and approximately 4,000 employees, Children’s Memorial focuses on 70 specialties in 17 Chicago-area locations. Regionally the hospital is ranked #1, based on volume, in all pediatric specialties.[1] It is also accredited by the Joint Commission (formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations). Licensed for 270 beds, Children's Memorial cares for critically ill kids from other states in the U.S. and from other countries. In fact, the hospital's staff has cared for children from every state and more than 35 countries.[2]
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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.[3]
As the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the hospital offers a widely sought after pediatrics residency program. The medical school's Department of Pediatrics is ranked 14th in the 2011 U.S.News & World Report rankings. The hospital hosts pediatric clinical experiences for students from many regional nursing schools. Other disciplines such as physical therapy, respiratory therapy or radiology help to train students as well.
Established in 1986, Children's Memorial Research Center is the research arm of Children's Memorial Hospital, the pediatric teaching hospital for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The research center is also one of 31 interdisciplinary research centers and institutes of the Feinberg School, where principal investigators who are part of the research center are full-time faculty members. Built upon a team approach, the research center generates knowledge that will lead to cures for the diseases of children with additional focus on the pediatric precursors of adult diseases. The research center actively encourages a synergy of ideas among physician scientists, basic scientists, technicians, nurses and trainees in various disciplines. Its thematic research programs bridge gaps between the biomedical, clinical and social sciences and provide an environment to accomplish common goals.
Children's Memorial is building a new hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, that will open in June 2012. The new hospital will be located in the Streeterville area of Chicago at 225 E. Chicago Avenue, adjacent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Prentice Women's Hospital. The move is designed to:
On September 5, 2007, Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie announced her donation of a record $100 million to help create the new hospital and to enhance its pediatric research initiatives.