The downtown medical campus, home to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, is located in one of Chicago's fastest growing neighborhoods.
Our Vision
We aspire to be the destination of choice for people seeking quality healthcare and for those who provide, support and advance that care through leading-edge treatments and breakthrough discoveries. Our shared commitment to transform healthcare and to be among the nation’s top 10 academic medical centers will be accomplished through innovation and excellence.
Our Shared Goals:
Deliver Exceptional Care
Advance Medical Science and Knowledge
Develop People, Culture and Resources
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Key Facts
- In 2010, Northwestern Memorial was ranked locally as the No. 1 hospital in Chicago and had 12 medical specialties recognized nationally by U.S. News & World Report.
- Virtually every medical specialty is represented by the 1,687 physicians on the medical staff at Northwestern Memorial who also carry faculty appointments with Feinberg.
- A faculty of 3,129 conduct medical and scientific research and teach students at Feinberg.
- More than 2,500 medical and graduate students, physician assistants, residents and fellows receive education and training through Feinberg each year.
- Northwestern Memorial provides a total of 894 inpatient beds and encompasses more than 3 million square feet of medical building space.
- Feinberg consistently ranks among the nation’s top medical schools and was ranked 19th among American medical research schools in 2011 by U.S.News & World Report.
- More than 2,100 clinical research studies took place at Northwestern Memorial during fiscal year 2010.
- During fiscal year 2010, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare contributed $276.7 million in community benefit, with $44 million provided in charity care alone.
- Research awards for Feinberg totaled $346 million and researchers filed 70 invention disclosures in fiscal year 2010.
- Northwestern Memorial was redesignated with Magnet status 2010, the gold standard for nursing excellence and quality of care.