Facilities
The facilities used by the Department of Medicine offer diverse learning opportunities. From classrooms to world-class hospitals, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine offers students, residents and fellows a unique experience. Learn more about our facilities via the descriptions below.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Founded in 1859, the medical school attracts talented individuals to its faculty, staff and student body through its cutting-edge research initiatives, superb clinical affiliates, global outlook and innovative curriculum. Feinberg has built a national reputation for excellence through a strong history of collaborative, interdisciplinary medical education and research.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
This state-of-the-art, top-rated hospital contains individual, computer-equipped call rooms for residents and dedicated conference rooms for inpatient ward teams, with mobile computer units. This 2-million-square-foot hospital includes the Feinberg Inpatient Pavilion, housing 492 inpatient private rooms, including 92 private intensive care rooms.
Northwestern Medical Group
This primary faculty practice for the medical school, the NMG is one of Chicago’s largest medical practices, with more than 1,000 physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Prentice Women’s Hospital
A 1-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art hospital is dedicated to providing care for the unique needs of women through all stages of life.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
This 1.25-million-square-foot facility, Illinois’s only free-standing hospital exclusively for children, houses 288 licensed family-friendly single-patient rooms with capacity to expand to 313 licensed beds.
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
One of only 41 NCI-designated "comprehensive" cancer centers in the nation, Lurie Cancer Center is dedicated to scientific discovery, advancing medical knowledge, providing compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care and training the next generation of clinicians and scientists.
Lakeside VA Outpatient Clinic
Residents see ambulatory patients at the VA Lakeside clinic one block from NMH. The facility opened in 2007 and is equipped with laboratories and X-ray machines. Continuity with patients and preceptors is stressed at this site. Each day, at least 20 residents see patients at the Lakeside VA clinics.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center consists of a 200-bed acute care facility and four community-based outpatient clinics. The facility provides care to approximately 58,000 enrolled veterans who reside in Chicago and four counties in Northwestern Indiana.