Illinois Medical District
The Illinois Medical District (IMD) is a special-use zoning district on the Near West Side of Chicago. It was designated as such by an act of the Illinois General Assembly in 1941. The District includes 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, raw development area, univeresities, and more than 40 healthcare related facilities. It is bounded on the north by Congress Parkway, on the east by Ashland Avenue, on the west by Oakley Boulevard and on the south by the Union Pacific tracks at 14th and 15th Streets. In 1995, the IMD’s name was changed from the Illinois Medical Center to the Illinois Medical District to recognize that the IMD now contained various individual “medical centers.”[1]
IMD is the nation's largest urban medical district.[2] Each passing generation has seen growth and development of this regional asset. From the opening of Cook County Hospital in 1876, to the establishment of the Chicago Technology Park in 1984. Since 2004, the District has been home to the world's most powerful magnet for magnetic resonance use.[3]
The Illinois Medical District Commission (IMDC) is a seven-member appointed body charged with operating, assembling and redeveloping land to enhance the district, and coordinating services such as security and transportation in the District. [1]
IMD is easily accessible via public transportation ('L' stops are Polk and Illinois Medical District) and the Eisenhower Expressway.
Member institutions include:
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
- Rush University Medical Center
- University of Illinois Medical Center
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
- Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center
- Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Hektoen Institute
- Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center at Chicago
- West Side Center for Disease Control
- Chicago Department of Public Health
Prior to its move to North Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago Medical School was also located in the IMD. Similarly, Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine was also located in IMD prior to its move to Maywood, Illinois. The IMD is also the site of the Chicago Technology Park (CTP) which provides early development as well as expansion facilities for medical technology companies that are growing their operations. The CTP has a 56-acre (230,000 m2) campus in the IMD.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "History of the IMD". http://www.imdc.org/about/our-history. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ Welcome to the Illinois Medical District - IMD
- ^ Welcome to the Illinois Medical District - IMD
- ^ "Chicago Technology Park". http://www.imdc.org/member-organizations/chicago-technology-park-ctp. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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Coordinates: 41°52′17.6″N 87°40′17.3″W / 41.871556°N 87.671472°W
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