University of Chicago Medical Center
Bronzeville Liquor Store Security Guard Charged With Murder After Grandmother Killed In Crossfire
Police said the man fired shots down 35th Street Tuesday night, aiming at a man who had just shot him. Instead he killed Bobbye Johnson, 55, who was walking down the street.
Study Confirms What South Siders Said For Years: A Trauma Center Is Improving Emergency Care For Black Chicagoans
On average, trauma patients in South Shore reached a hospital nearly nine minutes faster the year after the trauma center opened compared to the year prior.
Jason Heyward Of Cubs Gives $100,000 To UChicago Medicine For Coronavirus Tracing, Health Care Workers
Half of the money will fund COVID-19 contact tracing on the South Side.
UChicago Medical Center Closing Coronavirus Units
As of Thursday morning, the medical center was treating 14 coronavirus patients, down from a mid-April peak of more than 140.
UChicago Medicine To Test Up To 1,000 People For Coronavirus Every Day For Free
UChicago will be testing the general public in Hyde Park, at partner South Side hospitals and in south suburban Harvey.
Sophy Hyde Park Hotel Offers 90 Rooms For Medical Workers To ‘Rest And Restore’ Between Shifts
The rooms will be available until at least April 17, at which point hotel and University of Chicago officials will consider an extension based on "what the world looks like at that point," a hotel spokesperson said.
UChicago Medicine Brings Furloughed Workers Back, Requires All Employees To Wear Masks
The university furloughed asymptomatic workers who were exposed to the disease or recently traveled to a country with "high infection rates."
U Of Chicago Hospital Patient Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The patient is being treated in isolation, officials said.
University Of Chicago Classes Will Be Held Remotely Through June Due To Coronavirus Concerns
Students who can return home should plan on leaving on-campus housing by March 22, but "housing, dining, health, and other resources" will be available for those who must remain.
3 Adults, 1 Child Seriously Injured When Car Hit By Metra Train In South Shore
The crash came hours after a pedestrian was hit by a train along Metra's South Chicago line near 73rd Street.
UChicago Medicine Admits Patient Suspected Of Having Coronavirus
If confirmed, the patient would be the fifth case of coronavirus in Illinois.
U Of Chicago Hospital Nurses Set To Strike Again Nov. 26
The nurses' one-day strike in September led to a five-day lockout, as the medical center opted to hire replacement nurses with a five-day contract.
UChicago Nurses Will Return To Bargaining Table: ‘We Do Not Want To Strike’ Beforehand, Despite University’s Claims
The nurses will vote on another strike "if it came down to that," but for now they're focusing on working out a deal in good faith, bargaining team member Grazyna Cohen said.