What does UCH mean in HOSPITALS

UCH provides advanced care and treatment options for both primary and complex specialty conditions. Services include preventive care, diagnostic testing and imaging, as well as specialized treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, and medical rehabilitation.

Yes, UCH has an emergency department that is open 24 hours a day and provides high-quality urgent medical care without the need to make an appointment with a doctor.

Yes, in addition to providing high quality clinical care, UCH also offers research opportunities and educational resources such as classes and lectures covering areas of medicine and health information management. They also host various health events throughout the year.

Yes, the University of Chicago Medicine is part of the larger University of Chicago network which includes its faculty practice plan, several hospitals on campus (including Children's Hospital University of Chicago), comprehensive health system clinics across Chicagoland area, various research centers across the city, and its academic partner institutions.

Over the years, UCH has been recognized by U.S News & World Report as one of “America's Best Hospitals”; they have also received awards from The Leapfrog Group - acknowledging their commitment to patient safety; they were nationally ranked in 10 out of 16 specialties by U.S News & World report; In 2019 they were awarded the HRC Healthcare Equality Index Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality designation; Finally they have been named one hospital among many by Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Awardâ„¢ for 11 consecutive years (2009—19).