UI Health | University of Illinois Chicago

What is UI Health?

Dedicated to the pursuit of health equity, UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.

Community-Based Health Equity

UI Health With the Community

See how UI Health honors its long-standing community-centered commitment of inclusive partnership with the communities we serve.
We are UI Health

Brief video spotlights of some of the clinicians, researchers, educators and community-based practitioners who are pursuing health equity through their work at UI Health.

Upcoming Community Events

Sep 19 2026

UIC SparkFest: Open House for Prospective Students

Saturday, 9:00 am–2:00 pm America/Chicago

UIC Student Center East

Sep 25 2026

Standing Strong: A Prostate Cancer Wellness Event

Friday, 11:00 am–2:00 pm America/Chicago

Compassion Baptist Church

Oct 14 2026

Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings at UI Health

Wednesday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm

Mile Square Health Center Main Location

UI Health Points of Pride

$ 491 M Total annual Health Sciences Research Funding (FY25)
# 11 Nationally Ranked College of Pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report
# 1 Ranked College of Pharmacy in Illinois
1 in 8 Practicing IL Physicians Received Their MD at UIC
Over 8,000 IL Nurses Trained at UIC
Only Public, Research 1 University in Chicago
40 % IL Dentists Trained at UIC
# 11 Nationally Ranked Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
# 22 Nationally Ranked Graduate Program in Public Health
1 in 4 IL Social Workers Trained at UIC
# 5 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Applied Health Sciences BS in health information management
7 Health Sciences Colleges at UIC
First PhD of Biomedical & Health Informatics in Illinois
12 Federally Qualified Mile Square Health Center locations
# 3 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of College of Nursing RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program
# 1 The UI Health kidney/pancreas program was the largest such program in the U.S. for 2023
First UI Health Specialty Care Building was first to offer single port robotic surgery in an ambulatory setting
> 2 M UI Health provided healthcare services through more than 1.5 million patient visits in 2025
Leader UI Health was named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
4 Stars UI Health has a 4-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

UI Health Spotlight

UI Health Researcher Receives Distinguished Achievement Award for Promoting Respiratory Health

Dr. Lynn Gerald, visiting assistant vice chancellor for population health sciences, received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society, recognizing outstanding major contributions to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease, critical illness, or sleep disorders through leadership in research, education or clinical care.
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