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4worldlovers: NASCAR Street Race Will Impact Travel to Some Northwestern Medicine Locations in Chicago

Streets around Grant Park in Chicago will be closed for several weeks this summer. This could impact your travel to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and some Northwestern Medicine outpatient centers. Street closures will begin on June 10 and may last through July 14. Plan extra time for travel. Learn more.

Call 911 for a life-threatening emergency. For help choosing the right level of care, use our Symptom Checker.

The Emergency Department at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is certified as a Level I trauma center and stroke center. Northwestern Memorial also offers high-quality specialty emergency and trauma services.

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UChicago Medicine Adult Emergency Department (ED) is a certified Level 1 adult trauma center and stroke center which provides around-the-clock medical care for people who are seriously ill and injured.


The emergency room (ER) entrance is located in the ground floor of 5656 S. Maryland Ave.

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The University of Chicago Medicine is designated as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, meaning the hospital is prepared to handle the most seriously injured trauma patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together with its Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center at Comer Children's Hospital and its Burn and Complex Wound Center, UChicago Medicine is able to provide the community a comprehensive system of care to treat the full range of trauma injuries in patients of all ages.

Learn more about the surgeons leading our Level I Trauma Center

UChicago Medicine began providing Level 1 adult trauma care in 2018, nearly 30 years after discontinuing the program. The academic medical center has offered Level 1 pediatric trauma care since 1990. Read more about the adult trauma center's first five years.

The institution is home to the South Side of Chicago's only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and the University of Chicago Medicine Aeromedical Network (UCAN), which provides helicopter transportation from the scene of an emergency to our Hyde Park campus or between hospitals within a 200-mile radius.

Through our Urban Health Initiative, we are partnering with and supporting community organizations to provide trauma patients and their families with wraparound services, violence recovery efforts and other services that ensure they can recover from traumatic injuries.

We provide trauma surgery, acute care surgery and critical care surgery to treat injuries involving:

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4worldlovers: Advocate Health Care is now a part of Advocate Health, a new health system designed to do more, be better and go faster.

See inspiring stories of our patients’ journeys – and the innovative, compassionate care they receive.


Advocate Health Care is part of Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S. In 2021, we earned the Top Workplaces USA award thanks to the dedication of our physicians, nurses and team members.