Comer Children's Hospital | |
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UChicago Medicine | |
Geography | |
Location | 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41°47′24″N 87°36′16″W / 41.790122°N 87.604535°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Children's hospital |
Affiliated university | University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center |
Beds | 172 |
Public transit access | CTA |
History | |
Construction started | 2001 |
Opened | 2005 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals 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.