The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System provides comprehensive care, education and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond. Part of the University of Illinois Chicago, UI Health is an academic health enterprise that integrates the clinical activities of a 450-bed tertiary care hospital, 40-plus outpatient clinics, 12 federally qualified Mile Square Health Center locations, and the University of Illinois Cancer Center.
The clinical impact of UI Health includes patient care activities across the entire enterprise, including in FY2023:
964,733
Hospital and clinics patient visits
165,171
Mile Square Health Center patient visits
151,610
UIC College of Dentistry patient visits
With campuses in Chicago, Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield and Urbana, the health system also includes the academic and research activities of UIC's seven health science colleges.
The impact of UI Health on the state of Illinois is vast. UI Health trains:
- 1 in 3 physicians
- Over 1 in 3 pharmacists
- More than 1 in 3 dentists
- Nearly 1 in 4 social workers
