Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, Ill.). In 2014-15, U.S. News & World Report ranked Loyola University Medical Center the No. 3 hospital in Illinois and also nationally ranked four of the hospital's specialties. The hospital has also been identified as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2009.
LUMC is home to the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital, Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, Burn Center as well as a Level I trauma center and an outpatient center on its 61-acre campus. The Burn Center treats approximately 600 patients annually in the hospital and 3,500 patients annually in its clinic, making it one of the busiest burn centers in the Midwest.
LUMC is the teaching hospital for Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, where hospital physicians serve on the school's faculty. The hospital is firmly rooted in its Jesuit Catholic identity, inspired by the vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which encourages healthcare and education to care for the whole person in mind, body and spirit.
In their own words:
"Loyola University Health Medical Center is a quaternary-care hospital with 559 licensed beds in west suburban Chicago. The medical center’s 61-acre main campus includes a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Burn Center, Ronald McDonald® Children's Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola Outpatient Center, Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, Loyola Oral Health Center, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and Loyola Center for Fitness. With four nationally ranked specialties, Loyola is ranked among the top three Illinois hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Loyola is part of Trinity Health, a national Catholic health system with 84 hospitals in 21 states and 89,000 employees."
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