Amid all the technology and skill that is brought to bear against diseases, disorders and traumas, at Loyola University Health System (Loyola) you will find nurses, physicians and other clinical staff whose commitment to treating you first as a person remains intact. This extra measure of compassion is a unique phenomenon and an integral part of the mission of Loyola. It’s also part of our promise to you: to go beyond the illness to treat your whole person. It also is recognized as a leader in conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as the treatment of heart disease, cancer, organ transplantation and neurological disorders.

This page lists some interesting facts about Loyola. You can learn more or contact Media Relations at (708) 216-3200.

• Through its hub, Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), located on a 61-acre campus in Maywood, Ill., Loyola has provided skilled, compassionate care to patients for 35 years.
• Loyola employs more than 6,800 people and has 1,324 faculty members, 458 residents, 117 fellows, 552 medical students, 68 RN graduate faculty and 325 RN graduate students.
• The Loyola University Hospital is a teaching, tertiary-care, 570 licensed-bed facility that includes a Level 1 trauma center and a Burn Center and is served by an aeromedical program that flies patients from a range of 150 miles.
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is a national role model in reinventing medical education to prepare students for today’s health care environment. Stritch also supports several research efforts.
• Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing offers top-rated master's and doctoral degree programs at the Maywood Campus that educate professional nurses for advanced practice roles and prepare nurse leaders for 21st century health-care challenges.

RECOGNIZED LEADER

Loyola is a nationally recognized leader in providing health care and in conducting groundbreaking research to treat heart disease, cancer, organ transplantation and neurological disorders. Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is the core of Loyola and one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers.

SPECIALIZED FACILITIES

Loyola is an 801-licensed-bed institution that includes the Loyola University Medical Center campus (and its Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the Ronald McDonald® Children's Hospital of Loyola, Burn/Trauma Center, and Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine) and the 36-acre Gottlieb Hospital campus in Melrose Park (including the Gottlieb Health & Fitness Center and the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center). Loyola also includes Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.

NETWORK OF CARE

In addition to the Maywood and Melrose Park campus locations, Loyola features an exclusive network of specialty and primary care centers in Chicago’s western and southwestern suburbs. Primary care facilities are located in Darien, Elmhurst, Hickory Hills, Homer Glen, LaGrange Park, Maywood, North Riverside, Oakbrook Terrace, Oak Park, Orland Park and Wheaton.

Specialty services are provided at the Loyola Center for Aesthetics at Oakbrook Terrace North, Loyola Center for Ambulatory Surgery at Oakbrook Terrace North, Loyola Center for Children's Health at Oakbrook Terrace North, Loyola Center for Health at Hickory Hills, Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen, Gottlieb Professional Office Building in Melrose Park and the Loyola Center for Imaging at Oakbrook Terrace North. Loyola also serves as co-owner-operator of RML Specialty Hospital, a long-term care facility for ventilator-dependent patients in Hinsdale, Ill.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY

Loyola takes its commitment to the community very seriously. We regularly invest time, energy and finances to benefit the people we serve. In fact, in fiscal year 2007 alone, we provided more than $180 million in unreimbursed care through our charity care policy, research, education and other services to our communities. For Loyola, our community benefit is about providing medical care to those in need, programs that improve overall health education and research. Our community benefit goes far beyond meeting obligations; our commitment is practical, spiritual and financial.

PART OF THE TEAM

Working at Loyola is more than a career; it’s a calling. Please let us know if you are interested in joining Loyola as an employee or a volunteer. With your help, we can advance the future of medicine at Loyola.

Loyola also relies upon philanthropic partners who are similarly invested in and committed to significant positive impact on the health of our community. Many options exist for setting up a gift to Loyola University Health System. Our team of gift officers is available to discuss options with you.