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The University of Chicago Medicine, with a history dating back to 1927, is a not-for-profit academic medical center based on the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. It comprises the University of Chicago Medical Center, Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Its main campus is home to more than 25 buildings dedicated to patient care, research and teaching. UChicago Medicine also has created a regional network of care through its ambulatory facilities in Orland Park and the South Loop; clinics in downtown Chicago, North Side and Northern Indiana; and the October 2016 merger with Ingalls Health System (with facilities in Harvey, Flossmoor, South Holland, Tinley Park, Calumet City and Crestwood); and affiliations and partnerships. UChicago Medicine offers a full range of specialty-care services for adults and children through more than 40 institutes and centers including an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Together with Ingalls, it has 1,289 licensed beds, about 1,300 attending physicians, more than 3,225 nurses and more than 1,100 residents and fellows.

Referral & Consultation Information

Contact UCM Physician Connect at 800-824-2282 for referral and consultation support, unless an alternate phone number is listed. Additional information is available by visiting the website listed under each specialty.

 

Helpful Resources

  • CareLink is a web-based Epic application that provides eligible physicians whose patients also receive care at UChicago Medicine with view-only access to electronic medical records.

    In addition, you can:
    • Place referral requests or submit lab and imaging orders for referred patients.
    • Communicate with UChicago Medicine providers regarding coordination of care.
  • Contact 855-826-3882 or CareLinkSupport@uchospitals.edu.
  • Specially trained registered nurses are available 24/7 to help with urgent transfer requests, including for stroke patients. Requests will be evaluated based on a patient’s clinical condition and availability of resources.

    Be prepared to provide this information:
    • Patient name and demographics
    • Diagnosis
    • Medical service(s) required
    • Patient’s current clinical condition
    • Contact info for current attending physician
    • Current location of the patient
    • Insurance info
  • Contact 855-834-4782.
  • The University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN), a medically equipped helicopter service, provides rapid transport and unmatched skill and expert medical care from the scene of an emergency or a transferring hospital to UChicago Medicine. The service is available 24 hours a day and within a 200-mile radius of Chicago for adult and pediatric patients, high-risk neonatal patients, high-risk obstetric (OB) patients and the most complex cardiac patients including ECMO, Impella VADs, and Intra-aortic balloon pumps.
  • Contact 773-702-3222

Physician Reference Documents

Outpatient Locations and Services Document

Outpatient Locations and Services

At a Glance Document

At a Glance

Clinical Highlights

  • One of only two Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Illinois, as designated by the National Cancer Institute.
  • Recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®), an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, for meeting the highest standards for quality and care delivery to cancer patients.
  • Internationally recognized in treating valve and structural heart conditions, including robotic approaches only offered by a handful of hospitals. Recently performed its 500th robotic cardiac surgery.
  • One of the world’s top programs for treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. IBD Center provides comprehensive care for patients including diagnosis, personalized treatment plans, diet and nutrition education, and access to clinical trials.
  • First hospital in the U.S. to perform successful segmented, split liver and living donor transplants.
  • First hospital in Illinois to use new technology to prepare donor lungs for transplant and help increase the number of deceased donor livers available for transplantation.
  • First to use genetic techniques to determine the chromosomal location of a gene that could cause diabetes, allowing researchers to successfully predict when children would develop diabetes.
  • First medical center in Illinois to be accredited for all adult and pediatric cellular therapy services, as defined by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). Services include adult and pediatric autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplant therapy; bone marrow and apheresis collection; and processing services for the purposes of preparing cellular therapy products.
  • First hospital in the world to perform a successful heart-kidney-liver transplant.
  • First hospital in Chicago to be designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission.
  • One of the largest diagnostic and interventional endoscopy programs in the region, offering leading-edge treatments available at only a select group of hospitals worldwide.
  • First Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center in Illinois to be recognized by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s accreditation program.
  • In fall 2017, received its 12th consecutive “A” in patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, making it one of only 63 hospitals nationwide to do so.

Visit uchicagomedicine.org to learn more.

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For support with admissions, referrals or consultations, contact UChicago Medicine Physician Connect at 1-800-824-2282 or ucmconnect@uchospitals.edu


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