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- EIN 36-3152959
- (312) 926-2000
- 541 N Fairbanks Ct 1630 Chicago IL 60611-3319 USA
- www.nm.org
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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: We are an organization of caregivers who aspire to consistently high standards of quality, cost-effectiveness and patient satisfaction. We seek to improve the health of the communities we serve by delivering a broad range of services with sensitivity to the individual needs of our patients and their families. We are bonded in an essential academic and service relationship with feinberg school of medicine of northwestern university. The quality of our services is enhanced through their integration with education and research in an environment that encourages excellence of practice, critical inquiry and learning.
Programs: Northwestern memorial healthcare (nmhc) is the not-for-profit corporate direct or indirect parent of northwestern memorial hospital (nmh), northwestern lake forest hospital (nlfh), central dupage hospital association (cdha), delnor-community hospital (dch), valley west community hospital (vwch), kishwaukee community hospital (kch), marianjoy rehabilitation hospital & clinics (mjhrh), northwestern medical faculty foundation, central dupage physician group, kishwaukee physician group, inc. , rehabilitation medicine clinic, inc. And their various affiliates as listed in this form 990, schedule r. Working together under the brand northwestern medicine, nmhc and northwestern university feinberg school of medicine (feinberg) share a vision to transform medical care through clinical innovation, breakthrough research and academic excellence to make a positive difference in people's lives and the health of our communities. Nmhc provides comprehensive inpatient care at seven hospitals. As the parent of the northwestern memorial health system, nmhc provides governance support and centralized services to the system as a whole. Nmhc is positioned to advance groundbreaking work that can only be accomplished with the resources of an integrated academic medical health system. As an integrated academic medical health system, nmhc can take action beyond providing clinical care. Working with scientists and experts in public health, we are striving to determine root causes and develop solutions to eradicate some of the most widespread, growing and complex public health issues facing the united states today - from chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, to the underlying causes of obesity, poor mental health and persistent violence in our communities. Nmhc supports some of the nation's most advanced research programs, led by physician scientists at feinberg, who are pushing the boundaries of science and medicine through nationally recognized research programs as well as entirely new scientific disciplines that are pioneering directions for preventing and curing disease.