Facilities
The facilities used by the Department of Medicine offer diverse learning opportunities. From classrooms to world-class hospitals, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine offers students, residents and fellows a unique experience. Learn more about our facilities via the descriptions below.
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Founded in 1859, the medical school attracts talented individuals to its faculty, staff and student body through its cutting-edge research initiatives, superb clinical affiliates, global outlook and innovative curriculum. Feinberg has built a national reputation for excellence through a strong history of collaborative, interdisciplinary medical education and research.
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
This state-of-the-art, top-rated hospital contains individual, computer-equipped call rooms for residents and dedicated conference rooms for inpatient ward teams, with mobile computer units. This 2-million-square-foot hospital includes the Feinberg Inpatient Pavilion, housing 492 inpatient private rooms, including 92 private intensive care rooms.
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Northwestern Medical Group
This primary faculty practice for the medical school, the NMG is one of Chicago’s largest medical practices, with more than 1,000 physicians and other healthcare professionals.
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Prentice Women’s Hospital
A 1-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art hospital is dedicated to providing care for the unique needs of women through all stages of life.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
This 1.25-million-square-foot facility, Illinois’s only free-standing hospital exclusively for children, houses 288 licensed family-friendly single-patient rooms with capacity to expand to 313 licensed beds.
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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
One of only 41 NCI-designated "comprehensive" cancer centers in the nation, Lurie Cancer Center is dedicated to scientific discovery, advancing medical knowledge, providing compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care and training the next generation of clinicians and scientists.
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Lakeside VA Outpatient Clinic
Residents see ambulatory patients at the VA Lakeside clinic one block from NMH. The facility opened in 2007 and is equipped with laboratories and X-ray machines. Continuity with patients and preceptors is stressed at this site. Each day, at least 20 residents see patients at the Lakeside VA clinics.
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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center consists of a 200-bed acute care facility and four community-based outpatient clinics. The facility provides care to approximately 58,000 enrolled veterans who reside in Chicago and four counties in Northwestern Indiana.