What is UI Health? Heading link
Dedicated to the pursuit of health equity, UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train health care leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.
UI Health Points of Pride Heading link
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$ 375 M in total annual health sciences research funding (FY23)
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# 7 Nationally ranked College of Pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report
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1 in 3 IL Physicians trained at UIC
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Over 8,000 IL Nurses trained at UIC
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Only Public, Research 1 University in Chicago
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40 % IL Dentists trained at UIC
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# 12 Nationally Ranked Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
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# 17 Nationally Ranked Accredited School of Public Health
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1 in 4 IL Social Workers Trained at UIC
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# 3 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Applied Health Sciences BS in health information management
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7 Health Sciences Colleges at UIC
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First PhD of Biomedical & Health Informatics in Illinois
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11 Federally qualified Mile Square Health Center locations
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# 3 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of College of Nursing RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program
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# 1 The UI Health kidney/pancreas program was the largest such program in the U.S. for 2023
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# 1 UI Health Specialty Care Building was first to offer single port robotic surgery in an ambulatory setting
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> 1 M UI Health provided healthcare services through more than 1.3 million patient visits in 2023
Upcoming Community Events Heading link
Me4Me Program: Cooking Demo – Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
Friday, March, 29, 2024, from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
UI-Health 55th and Pulaski Health Collaborative, 5525 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago IL, 60629
In honor of Irish American Heritage, we will feature the recipe Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie in March. It is a hearty, healthy recipe featuring sweet potatoes. Demonstration class will be in English and Spanish. Guest Speaker: Miriam Virto, Cooking Matters Coordinator, Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion.
Health & Medicine News and Events from UIC Today Heading link
Yoga — College of Nursing
Yoga — College of Nursing
Sparkathon 2024
Cooking Demo
Yoga — College of Nursing
Survivors of Gun Violence Critically Need Attention from Policymakers Heading link
In an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, UIC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. Robert Barish addresses the need to expand support for survivors of gun violence.
UI Health News Heading link
We Are UI Health: Portraits of Health Equity Heading link
Brief video portraits of some of the clinicians, researchers, educators and community-based practitioners who are pursuing health equity through their work at UI Health.