Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine
Prentice Women's Hospital, a building of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Map
Geography
Location251 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°53′41″N 87°37′19″W / 41.89472°N 87.62194°W / 41.89472; -87.62194
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeInpatient and outpatient, specialty and primary care, teaching
Affiliated universityNorthwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds894
HelipadNo
Public transit accessBus interchange CTA
History
Former name(s)Passavant Memorial Hospital
Wesley Memorial Hospital
OpenedSeptember 1, 1972 (1972-09-01) (52 years, 68 days)[1]
Links
Websitewww.nm.org
ListsHospitals in Illinois

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located on Northwestern University's Chicago campus in Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship campus for Northwestern Medicine and the primary teaching hospital for the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.[2] Affiliated institutions also located on campus include the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital with Level I pediatric trauma care and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation.[3]

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Northwestern Memorial as the top hospital in both Chicago and Illinois for the eleventh consecutive year and #9 in the nation.[4][5] In the same report, Northwestern Memorial is nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties including #5 in Neurology & Neurosurgery.[6]

  1. ^ "Northwest Hospital History". Northwest Medicine. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Medicine, Northwestern. "Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL". Northwestern Medicine. Archived from the original on March 10, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Patient Care". Feinberg School of Medicine. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Schencker, Lisa. "Two Chicago hospitals rank among the top 20 in the country". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "America's Best Hospitals: the 2022-2023 Honor Roll and Overview". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Overview of Northwestern Memorial Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2020.