On April 1, about 650 of over 1,000 UChicago Medicine residents and fellows signed an election petition to join the Committee of Interns and Residents labor union.
On October 25, UChicago Medicine announced their participation in Cook County’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI), abolishing $173.7 million in unpaid medical debt for 85,060 Cook County residents who received care across the UChicago Medicine network. It is the largest bundle of medical debt forgiven since the MDRI was established in 2022 and brings the.
On February 15, UChicago Medicine released updated plans for Chicago’s first freestanding cancer facility, located on East 57th Street between South Maryland and Drexel Avenues. The 575,000-square-foot cancer facility will be an $815 million project with the possibility of future expansion, which is a budget increase from its original plan. The Illinois Health Facilities and.
An undergraduate student was shot and injured around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night during an attempted armed robbery near East 65th Street and South Stony Island Avenue, according to an email sent Thursday afternoon by Associate Vice President for Safety and Security Eric Heath and Dean of Students in the University Michele Rasmussen. The University was.
UChicago Medicine is offering monkeypox testing to individuals showing rashes or lesions, according to a University announcement on August 24. Students with symptoms or concerns about monkeypox should contact Student Wellness for treatment advice. Most precautionary measures outlined in the announcement are similar to the University’s response to COVID-19. On-campus students who are infected with.