UIC's Academic Health Enterprise
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 healthcare leaders, foster healthy communities and promote health equity in Illinois and beyond.
Excellent and Accessible Care
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
The UI Health system includes the academic and research activities of the seven UIC health science colleges, with campuses in Chicago, Peoria, 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
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:
Vital Sign #1
Total Graduates from the Mile Square Dental Assistant Program
The Mile Square Health Center Dental Assistant Certification Program has graduated 71 dental assistants since 2022. The program boasts an 80% placement rate for its graduates, who collectively have gone on to earn nearly $2 million that contributes to local community economies.
Vital Sign #2
Students Who Have Participated in UHP Programming
In calendar year 2025, the Urban Health Program had 496 students participate in its programming for middle school, high school and college students. For more than 45 years, the Urban Health Program has served as UIC’s leading initiative for recruiting, retaining and graduating students in the health sciences.
Vital Sign #3
Additional FTE Slots Awarded by Medicare to Support Residency Training
The UI Health Department of Graduate Medical Education was selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of only 95 organizations nationwide to receive additional Medicare-funded Residency slots. UI Health was awarded funding for five full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to support the Psychiatry-Family Medicine combined program.
Vital Sign #4
Number of Patient Visits at UI Health
Fiscal year 2025 saw a total of 1,540,984 patient visits across the entire academic health enterprise, comprised of the University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics, the Mile Square Health Center health clinics, and faculty-managed clinics in the Colleges of Applied Health Sciences and Dentistry.
Vital Sign #5
Miles Travelled by the College of Nursing Mobile Health Unit
Since its launch approximately one year ago, the Mobile Health & Wellness Services RV, part of the ENRICH program at the UIC College of Nursing, has traveled 5,875 miles and served over 350 individuals throughout Peoria community locations.
Vital Sign #6
The Total Number of Postdoctoral Students at UIC
Although the majority of postdocs at UIC are in biomedical fields, we have postdocs appointed in many STEM, humanities, liberal arts, and social science fields. UIC fosters a welcoming community of postdocs and a robust professional development training program that benefits all postdocs regardless of field of study or future career choice.