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In 1897, a group of local women formed the Passavant's Woman's Aid Society to raise money for the continued operation of the hospital. The society was later renamed to the "Woman's Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital" after the merger between Passavant and Wesley. The society is now one of Chicago's oldest charities. [9] [10]
Swedish Hospital (formerly Swedish Covenant Hospital) is a 312-bed [1] nonprofit teaching hospital located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois.The hospital offers over 50 medical specialties, including neurosurgery for the spine and brain, integrative cancer care, heart services (including electrophysiology), women's health services, childbirth and emergency services. [1]
Buffalo Forge was acquired by the Howden Group. 1997: Buffalo Machine Tools of Lockport, New York was created from the machine tool division of Buffalo Forge. 1999: The Howden subsidiary containing the remainder of Buffalo Forge was renamed Howden Buffalo. 2006
Stroger employs 300 attending physicians and over 400 fellows and residents. It has 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m 2) of floor space, and 464 beds.It is located at 1901 W. Harrison Street, and is a part of the 305 acre (1.2 km 2) Illinois Medical District on Chicago's West Side, which is one of the largest concentrations of medical facilities in the world.
The Chicago-based Christian rock group Resurrection Band released a song called "Area 312" on their 1982 album DMZ [6] Portions of the film RoboCop 2 were filmed in the Chicago area. A telephone number written on an abandoned building is (312) 555-7890. The Snoop Dogg song "That's That", contains the lyrics: "Girl if you ever in the 312, holla ...
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is a 551-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in Chicago. Founded in 1897, the hospital operates a Level I trauma center and Level III Perinatal Center. Its license number is 0005165. [5] The hospital is a part of Advocate Aurora Health.
After an extensive million-dollar renovation project, Central DuPage Hospital opened on September 16, 1964 with 113 beds and 66 physicians. The hospital saw much change throughout the 1970s, with the opening of a 120-bed pavilion on December 13, 1970, small additions in 1971 and 1972, and a five-story 112-bed patient tower in 1976. [5]
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UChicago Medicine) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. It is the flagship campus for The University of Chicago Medicine system and was established in 1898. [ 2 ]