Comer Children's Hospital

Comer Children's Hospital
UChicago Medicine
The front entrance of Comer Children's.
Map
Geography
Location5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°47′24″N 87°36′16″W / 41.790122°N 87.604535°W / 41.790122; -87.604535
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeChildren's hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds172
Public transit accessBus interchange CTA
History
Construction started2001
Opened2005
Links
Websitewww.uchicagomedicine.org/comer
ListsHospitals in Illinois

The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital (UC CCH) formerly University of Chicago Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 172-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital adjacent to University of Chicago Medical Center.[1] It is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine[2] and is a member of the UChicago health system, the only children's hospital in the system. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[3][4] throughout Chicago and features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center.[5][6] Its regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the Chicago region.

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  2. ^ "Education & Training | Department of Pediatrics | The University of Chicago". pediatrics.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. ^ "Adolescent Medicine". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. ^ "Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ "Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care". www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  6. ^ Moore, Natalie (10 April 2019). "U Of C Medicine Gets Millions To Support Children In Trauma". WBEZ Chicago. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.