Community Engagement
Our Commitment to Community Benefit & Engagement
The University of Chicago Medicine is committed to improving health and wellness in the communities where our closest neighbors live, work, learn and play. Through valued partnerships, UChicago Medicine leverages the strengths and talents of existing community assets to strategically address chronic conditions and other complex health needs on Chicago's historic South Side and in our Southland region.
Population Health on Chicago's South Side
Through the Urban Health Initiative, UChicago Medicine fosters and promotes collaborative community-based programs and services for residents on the South Side.
Community Benefit
As part of our commitment to advance health equity, the University of Chicago Medicine provides benefits and services to communities on Chicago’s South Side and in the south suburbs.
Comprehensive Trauma Care & Services
In its first year of providing comprehensive trauma services, UChicago Medicine cared for 3,395 pediatric and adult trauma patients.