University of Chicago Medical Center

The Honor Roll of American Hospitals (2025 Ranking of American Hospitals)

The University of Chicago Medical Center is one of the leading academic medical institutions in the United States. The University of Chicago, where it is located, has been ranked among the top ten universities in the world for many years. It has produced 92 Nobel Prize winners , including 12 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and has always been at the forefront of global medicine.

The center was established in 1927 and, together with the Pritzker School of Medicine and the University of Chicago's Department of Biological Sciences, forms the University of Chicago medical system that integrates scientific research, teaching, and clinical practice.

The center has 1,300 attending physicians, of which more than 800 work at the Pritzker School of Medicine; in addition, there are 1,130 residents and researchers, more than 2,500 nurses, and 11,400 employees. What makes other hospitals envious is that 12 Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine have worked here.

Chinese women's volleyball coach Lang Ping's medical choice

In 2007, Lang Ping, now the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, needed a hip replacement due to a knee injury. She placed her trust in Dr. Sherwin Ho, the Chinese women's volleyball team's doctor and a sports medicine expert from the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Ho recommended Dr. Hue Luu, another orthopedic specialist at the University of Chicago Medical Center who performs hundreds of joint replacements every year. Lang Ping and Dr. Hue Luu

Patient safety ranked in the top 0.7% in the U.S.

Patient safety is undoubtedly an important indicator for measuring the quality of medical care and nursing of a medical institution. As one of the top 0.7% of hospitals in the United States in terms of patient safety, the University of Chicago Medical Center has received an "A" rating for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group for 17 consecutive times. At the same time, in terms of patient care, the center has also long been awarded the Magnet certification awarded to hospitals with outstanding performance.

Many specialties are ranked high in the United States

US News & World Report, one of the three major news weeklies in the United States, publishes an honor list of American hospital rankings every year. The University of Chicago Medical Center has been on the list for many years, and every year it ranks among the top in the United States in many specialties. The 2020-2021 list is as follows:

●    Adult specialties on the list: cancer, otolaryngology, gastrointestinal, gynecology, nephrology, orthopedics, thoracic surgery, urology

●    Pediatric specialties on the list: Diabetes, endocrinology

 

University of Chicago Medical Center Basic Information

English name: The University of Chicago Medicine

Address: 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Official website: http://www.uchospitals.edu