The McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University is a consortium of urban, suburban, specialized, and general
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
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Northwestern University. The member hospitals of the center have a total bed capacity of more than 2200.
Education
Chartered in 1966 and honoring the generosity of the late
Foster G. McGaw
Foster G. McGaw (1897–1986) was a noted philanthropist who was particularly active in the Evanston, Illinois, and Northwestern University area. He founded the American Hospital Supply Corporation. AHSC was acquired by Baxter International in 198 ...
and Mary McGaw, the center presents a greater range of clinical and research experiences than individual teaching hospitals are able to provide. The various hospitals support both independent and cooperative programs. Almost all members of the medical staffs have faculty appointments at Northwestern University's
Feinberg School of Medicine and serve as important links between medical education and medical practice.
Members
Members of the McGaw Medical Center include:
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Lurie Children's Hospital
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, formerly Children's Memorial Hospital and commonly known as Lurie Children's, is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Chicago, Illinois. The hospital ha ...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Honors
The hospitals of the McGaw Medical Center consistently rank among the nation's best by ''
U.S. News & World Report'', which in 2007 noted eleven specialties in which the hospitals excelled. Five of these specialties are currently ranked in the top 20 nationally.
External links
The McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern Memorial HospitalChildren's Memorial HospitalRehabilitation Institute of Chicago
References
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Hospital networks in the United States
Northwestern University
1966 establishments in Illinois
Medical and health organizations based in Illinois