Illinois Medical District

The Illinois Medical District (IMD) is a defined geographic area within the city of Chicago that was created by the Illinois Medical District Act in 1941. The IMD is run by the Illinois Medical District Commission (http://wwww.imdc.org), whose mission is to bring value to the IMD through education, research, technology, advances in health care and successful business enterprise.

The IMD has the nation’s largest concentration of health care institutions and has over 70,000 daily visitors. The quality and magnitude of the IMD’s care attracts patients from all over the world. Several of the country’s most recognized medical institutions are located within the IMD: Rush University Medical Center, University of Illinois Medical Center, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.

Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center that includes a 676-bed hospital, including the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center, which provides medical and rehabilitative care to older adults and people with short- and long-term disabilities. Rush University is also home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research. Read more...

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Stroger Hospital is part of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services, the largest component of the safety net for health care in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Read more...

University of Illinois Medical Center

The University of Illinois Medical Center is comprised of a 491-bed hospital, an outpatient facility, specialty clinics and six health science colleges including the College of Medicine. As a leader in patient care, research and education, the University of Illinois Medical Center makes positive and lasting differences in health science and in people's lives. Read more...

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center consists of a 200-bed acute care facility and four community based outpatient clinics. Jesse Brown VAMC provides care to approximately 58,000 enrolled veterans who reside in the City of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois and in four counties in northwestern Indiana. Read more...