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Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL

Directions (312) 926-2000 nm.org

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Overview

About Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 943 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Shirley Ryan Abilitylab is on the same campus or next door.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

5
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
4 better · 4 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
5 better · 3 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
8 no different · 3 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

350 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
10.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
very high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.74
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.61
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.39
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.83
  • Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.90

50% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.

SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend81%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
  • Completed surveys2,820

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Northwestern Memorial Hospital located?

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County.

Does Northwestern Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. Northwestern Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 350 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Northwestern Memorial Hospital?

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.

Is Northwestern Memorial Hospital a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date December 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Illinois EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.

What is the phone number of Northwestern Memorial Hospital?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (312) 926-2000.

Would patients recommend Northwestern Memorial Hospital?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,820 completed surveys), 81% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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