John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (shortened Stroger Hospital, formerly Cook County Hospital) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, along with Provident Hospital of Cook County and several related centers, which provides public primary, specialty, and tertiary healthcare services to residents of Cook County, Illinois.
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John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County | |
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Cook County Health and Hospital System | |
Geography | |
Location | Illinois Medical District, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41°52′20″N 87°40′29″W[1] |
Organization | |
Care system | Public hospital |
Type | Teaching hospital |
Affiliated university | Rush Medical College |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
Beds | 464 |
Public transit access | CTA Blue Pink |
History | |
Opened | 1834; 190 years ago (1834) |
Links | |
Website | cookcountyhealth |
Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Cook County Hospital | |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Gerhardt, Paul Sr.; Griffiths, John, & Sons |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 06001017[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 2006 |
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Cook County Hospital was founded 1832, and became an innovative teaching hospital. In 2001-2002, it moved into new quarters adjacent to its historic Beaux-Arts complex in the Illinois Medical District and was renamed for hospital board president John Stroger Jr.