During your residency, you will have the opportunity to care for neurosurgical patients in a variety of hospital settings. The variety of patients and the patient care facilities afford the neurosurgical resident a well-rounded exposure to the different types of hospital and clinical settings experienced as either a private practitioner or an academic faculty member. The following is a brief description of the hospitals that you will rotate through as a resident in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University. Northwestern Memorial is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers with centers of excellence in the neurosciences and many other fields. As a major referral center, it enables access to advanced diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, including medical imaging, laser technology, minimally invasive surgery, organ/stem cell  transplantation, and biologic therapies. Our physicians serve on the faculty of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and participate in both medical education and research programs. Northwestern Memorial is Chicago's only academic medical center participating in city and state Level I trauma networks and serving as a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Our partnership with Erie Family Health Center, Winfield Moody Family Health Center, and the Lawson House YMCA has improved access to healthcare to communities in need and the homeless. In 1994, ground was broken for the new hospital on a site bordered by Fairbanks Court, St. Clair, Huron, and Erie streets. On May 1, 1999, Northwestern Memorial opened its new, two million square-foot healthcare facility. The 17-story Feinberg Inpatient Pavilion and the 22-story Galter Outpatient Pavilion share an eight-floor base of public areas and diagnostic and therapeutic services. Feinberg Pavilion houses nearly 500 inpatient private rooms, including nearly 100 private intensive care rooms. The Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit consists of a 24-bed unit with a 10-bed Neurosurgical Step Down Unit. Galter Pavilion's clinical facilities, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, and private physician offices provides convenient access to outpatient services. Northwestern Memorial has become a model facility for healthcare providers, with hundreds of tour groups from both the U.S. and abroad visiting annually. Children’s Memorial Hospital, located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, is staffed with top pediatric specialists and award-winning nurses and is Illinois' only freestanding hospital  exclusively for children. CMH offers the newest technologies, provides child-focused experiences and is dedicated to the health and well-being of all children. With 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations, Children's Memorial routinely provides more care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center. CMH is also consistently ranked as Illinois' top pediatric hospital and one of the nation's best by U.S News & World Report. Outfitted with 270 beds, Children's Memorial cares for the most critically ill children. In fact, our Case Mix Index (used as a severity measure) shows that CMH is one of the country's top five children's hospitals who consistently care for very sick children. CMH is also home to 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. With a history dating back to 1865, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (formerly Cook County Hospital) is the flagship of the Cook County Health  and Hospitals System. The 464 bed hospital is anchored by 228 medical/surgical beds, with dedicated units for obstetrics, pediatrics, intensive care (80 beds) neonatal intensive care and burns. The Level 1 Trauma Center is one of the most respected in the nation. In the proud tradition of its predecessor, Cook County Hospital, it remains at the forefront of new therapies and innovations in healthcare while never neglecting those in need. It continues to provide quality healthcare for all patients. Today, in continues its strong commitment to the healthcare needs of Cook County’s underserved population, while also offering a full-range of specialized medical services for the community. Recognized as a leading teaching institution, the Stroger Hospital residency training and education program has more than 400 medical residents and fellows.
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