page_title: Illinois Medical District
hierarchical_section_title: Illinois Medical District
caption_attribution_description: English: IMDC−Illinois Medical District Center Headquarters — at West Harrison Street in the Illinois Medical District of the West Side, Chicago.
context_page_description: The Illinois Medical District is a special-use zoning district two miles west of the loop in Chicago, Illinois. The IMD consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities. The IMD has more than 29,000 employees, 50,000 daily visitors and generates $3.4 billion in economic opportunity. The IMD is the largest urban medical district in the United States, and has the most diverse patient population in the country.
  Four major hospitals anchor the IMD, including the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Rush University Medical Center; The John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County; and The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.
  Governed by seven appointed commissioners, the district is focused on expanding innovation in healthcare, medical science, information technology, biotechnology, medical devices, clean technology and supportive assisted living.
context_section_description: The Illinois Medical District (IMD) is a special-use zoning district two miles west of the loop in  Chicago, Illinois. The IMD consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities. The IMD has more than 29,000 employees, 50,000 daily visitors and generates $3.4 billion in economic opportunity. The IMD is the largest urban medical district in the United States, and has the most diverse patient population in the country.
  Four major hospitals anchor the IMD, including the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Rush University Medical Center; The John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County; and The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. 
  Governed by seven appointed commissioners, the district is focused on expanding innovation in healthcare, medical science, information technology, biotechnology, medical devices, clean technology and supportive assisted living.  In 2013, the IMD conducted a strategic plan in which four key priorities were identified so that the IMD could remain a leader in patient care and medical research while utilizing its diversity and assets to further drive economic growth. These four areas are what the IMD uses to filter new projects and plans: Infrastructure & Development, Community Health, Translational Research and Clinical Data.
  Member institutions include:
  Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
  Chicago Lighthouse
  Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago
  FBI
  Furnetic
  Hektoen Institute
  Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
  Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center
  IMD Guest House Foundation
  Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
  John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (Cook County Hospital)
  Rush University Medical Center
  Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center
  University of Illinois Medical Center
caption: IMDC Headquarters in Chicago
exif: {"Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image Software": "Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6001.18000", "Image DateTime": "2013:02:17 19:23:32", "Image ExifOffset": "2202", "Image Padding": "[]", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "96", "Thumbnail YResolution": "96", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "4420", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "1821", "EXIF ImageUniqueID": "0EE7F243C6D34EE6B74645F627C46A20", "EXIF Padding": "[]"}