A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train health care leaders, foster healthy communities and promote health equity in Illinois and beyond.

Excellent and Accessible Care

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The New UI Health Specialty Care Building

The clinical enterprise of UI Health includes a 438-bed tertiary care hospital, 21 outpatient clinics, 11 federally qualified Mile Square Health Center locations, and a new Specialty Care Building. With a focus on patients and their families, UI Health provides safe, high-quality and cost-effective care.

Powering Education, Research and Discovery

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The University of Illinois College of Medicine at the Chicago campus

The UI Health system includes the academic and research activities of the seven UIC health science colleges, with campuses in Chicago, Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. We have faculty at the forefront of health research, advancing knowledge and clinical practice to promote health and well-being for families and communities.

Commitment to Health Equity

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The Dr. Cynthia Barnes-Boyd Mile Square Health Center based in John B. Drake Elementary School

UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity for marginalized communities and populations. From community-based models of care, to a Cancer Center working to end disparities in cancer care, to training programs for community health workers, UI Health is addressing structural inequities and social determinants of health.

UI Health Vital Signs

UI Health is a regional and national leader in advancing health equity through clinical services, health sciences education, research, and community partnerships, as demonstrated by Vital Signs such as these:

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Research Funding at UIC’s Health Sciences Colleges
In fiscal year 2024, the seven health sciences colleges at UIC received $339.5M of research funding, representing 70% of total UIC funding. Additionally, in its national ranking of schools by NIH funding, Forbes ranked the College of Nursing as #7 among schools of nursing, and the College of Pharmacy as #9 among schools of pharmacy.

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Resident Trainees at Mile Square
Forty-six resident trainees annually receive outpatient education and training through residency programs at Mile Square Health Center locations in Chicago and Rockford.

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Prescriptions/Transaction Fulfilled in FY 2024
With seven pharmacy practice locations throughout the University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics, the Retzky College of Pharmacy fulfilled a total of 428,562 prescriptions/transactions in fiscal year 2024.

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Historically Underrepresented Groups in UI Health Clinical Studies
As of December, 2024, UI Health has 6,898 patients on active clinical studies, approximately 80% of whom bring representation for groups historically underrepresented in clinical research. Since going live with Epic in 2020, UI Health has had a total of 17,927 patients associated with a study.

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Patient Visits to Mile Square in Fiscal Year 2024
In fiscal year 2024, there were a total of 158,171 patient visits to the 11 Mile Square Health Center sites in Chicago, Cicero and Rockford, including four school-based health centers in Chicago.

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People Employed by the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
The Hospital & Clinics employs 7,188 people who provide care to our patients, including 840 practicing faculty members of the College of Medicine’s University of Illinois Physicians Group.