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 health care 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.

UI Health Points of Pride

$ 375 M in total annual health sciences research funding (FY23)
# 15 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
# 17 Nationally Ranked Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
# 22 Nationally Ranked Accredited School of Public Health
1 in 4 IL Social Workers Trained at UIC
# 3 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
11 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
> 1 M UI Health provided healthcare services through more than 1.4 million patient visits in 2024
Leader UI Health has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign

Upcoming Community Events

Dec 15 2025

Taking Care of Ourselves: Understanding & Coping with Holiday Stress

Monday 15th, 1:00 pm–Tuesday 16th, 3:00 pm America/Chicago

Online via Zoom

Jan 6 2026

From Bump to Baby: Supporting Families Every Step of the Way

Tuesday 6th, 1:00 pm–Thursday 8th, 3:00 pm America/Chicago

Online via Zoom

Jan 12 2026

Serie de Capacitación en Defensa: Alza la Voz y Exprésate

Monday 12th, 4:00 pm–Wednesday 14th, 6:00 pm America/Chicago

Online via Zoom

New & Noteworthy

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UI Health Leader Honored for Profound Impact on Health in Cook County

Theresa Eagleson, associate chief strategy officer for the UI Health Hospital & Clinics and executive director of Healthcare Strategy in the UIC Office of Population Health Sciences, has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Ruth Rothstein Award for Excellence, which recognizes individuals who have made a profound impact on the health of Cook County residents.

Learn More About this Award »