Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Neighbor

Northwestern Memorial is one of the country’s premier academic medical center hospitals and is the primary teaching hospital of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.  Along with its Prentice Women’s Hospital and Stone Institute of Psychiatry, the hospital comprises 894 beds, 1,705 affiliated physicians and 6,769 employees.  Northwestern Memorial is recognized for providing exemplary patient care and state-of-the art advancements in the areas of cardiovascular care; women’s health; oncology; neurology and neurosurgery; solid organ and soft tissue transplants and orthopaedics.

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Northwestern Memorial possesses nursing Magnet Status, the nation’s highest recognition for patient care and nursing excellence.  It is also listed in 13 clinical specialties in <i>U.S. News &amp; World Report’s</i> 2011 “America’s Best Hospitals” guide and ranks No. 1 in Chicago in the 2011 <i>U.S. News &amp; World Report</i> Best Hospitals metro area rankings. For 12 years running, Northwestern Memorial has been rated among the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” guide by <i>Working Mother</i> magazine. The hospital is a recipient of the prestigious National Quality Health Care Award and has been chosen by Chicagoans as the Consumer Choice according to the National Research Corporation’s annual survey for 13 years.