Comer Hospital Facts

The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medical care since 1927, when we opened our doors to the first patients. Located in historic Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, the medical campus includes Comer Children’s Hospital, the Center for Care and Discovery, Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital, Chicago Lying-in Hospital, and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine. The University of Chicago Medicine also has outpatient locations throughout the Chicago area.

UChicago Medicine physicians are members of the University of Chicago Physicians Group, which includes more than 700 physicians and covers the full array of medical and surgical specialties. Our physicians are faculty members of the Pritzker School of Medicine.

These organizations are headed by Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine, and executive vice president for medical affairs at the University of Chicago.

Information About the Hospital

Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
About Gary C. Comer
View a Video About the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital
Pediatric Firsts at the University of Chicago Medicine
A Brief History of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medicine
Community Benefits
Pediatric Mobile Medical Unit
Partnership with Shanghai Children's Medical Center

Fact Sheets

Building Facts
Family-Centered Care
Programs and Services
Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery

Our Various Locations

Directions to the Main Medical Campus
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
Off-Site Clinic Locations
The University of Chicago Medicine

Contact Us

Hospital Phone Numbers and Addresses
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Campus Addresses and Phone Numbers