Community News
Friends of the Chicago River is pleased to make a Call for Entry for their new award program for environmental leadership: the Blue Ribbon Awards, which will honor the work of developers, designers, municipalities and others for their creative approaches to river sensitive design along the Chicago and Calumet rivers and their tributaries.
What does it take for a neighborhood to meet the culinary needs of thousands of residents and guests on a daily basis? A popular response of many Lincoln Park residents points to the diversity of food styles and price ranges available in the community.
Newberry Math & Science Academy is gearing up for the launch of their first-ever online auction. The auction runs from March 7-28, 2010.
Health Care
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center*
836 W. Wellington
(773) 975-1600
(800) 3-ADVOCATE
www.advocatehealth.com/immc
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is a 551-bed hospital that is home to a Level I trauma center and Level III perinatal and obstetric center. Its doctors have a long tradition of advancements in virtually every area of medicine, and continue to pioneer new efforts in areas including cancer, cardiology, obstetrics and emergency services. Illinois Masonic’s medical staff consists of more than 1,000 physicians in a wide array of specialties. In a typical year, its physicians and highly skilled nursing staff care for more than 20,000 inpatients, 149,000 outpatients and 35,000 emergency patients, and handle 142,000 patient visits to primary care and specialty centers. Illinois Masonic is accredited by the Joint Commission, and is ranked as one of the top 50 hospitals in the nation for heart care and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. It is a part of Advocate Health Care, the largest provider of health care services in the Chicago area.
Children’s Memorial Hospital*
2300 Children's Plaza
(773) 880-4000
(800) KIDS-DOC
www.childrensmemorial.org
Staffed with top pediatric specialists and award-winning nurses, Children’s Memorial Hospital is Illinois' only freestanding hospital exclusively for kids. With approximately 1,100 pediatric experts focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations, Children's Memorial routinely provides care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center. Children’s Memorial is licensed for 270 beds and is one of the country's top five children's hospitals that cares for very sick children. The hospital, founded in 1882, is accredited by the Joint Commission, and is consistently ranked as Illinois' top pediatric hospital and one of the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report. It is also the home of Children's Memorial Research Center, one of the nation's premier centers for pediatric research, investing more dollars and resources in pediatric research than any other area hospital.
Saint Joseph Hospital*
2900 N. Lake Shore Drive
(773) 665-3000
www.sjh.reshealth.org
Founded in 1868, Saint Joseph Hospital is a full service health care facility serving Chicago's North Side. Saint Joseph Hospital has a highly trained team of medical experts with specialties ranging from orthopedic/sports medicine and cancer care to cardiology, gastroenterology and imaging services. Many of the hospital's nearly 600 physicians are leaders in their fields, conducting clinical research and teaching a new generation of health care providers. With open and closed MRI, intensity modulated radiation therapy, state-of-the-art fetal monitoring, minimally invasive procedures, stereotactic breast biopsy, and comprehensive rehabilitation services, Saint Joseph Hospital continually pursues advances in technology to diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions. Saint Joseph Hospital ranked among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals for cardiology services, coronary interventional procedures and treatment of stroke in the 10th annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, issued in October 2007. HealthGrades also gave Saint Joseph Hospital five-star ratings, the highest level, in 12 clinical areas.
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*Members of the LPCC.

