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Officials said the increase was driven largely by rising uncompensated care costs, including Medicare and Medicaid losses, unrecoverable patient debt, and the first full year of operations for UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Northwest Indiana. #investment #uchicago #benefits

Cancer remains a leading cause of death on Chicago’s South Side and in the Southland, where social and economic factors contribute to higher cancer rates and poorer outcomes. #uchicago #cancerprevention #soutside

UChicago Medicine’s annual community benefit investment has more than doubled since 2013, bringing the health system’s total reported community investments to more than $5 billion over the past decade. #healthcare #uchicago #healthdisparities

This includes $586.7 million through the University of Chicago Medical Center  and $99.5 million through UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial. #healthcare

The Homewood urgent care clinic will offer care for everything from headaches, nausea, and upper respiratory infections to sprains and fractures. It will also offer point-of-care lab testing. #uchicago #urgentcare

Odom and Wall identified several talented SkillBridge interns to join the UCCCC clinical research workforce. #Uchicago

"Work is underway to incorporate the voice of patients and members of the community into the design of the facility, as we look to build a best-in-class, human-centered experience for our cancer center of the future," said Tom Jackiewicz, President of the University of Chicago Medical Center

The $633 million project to build a 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care and research represents one of the largest investments made by UChicago Medicine for patients and the South Side community.

The plan for Chicago’s first freestanding clinical cancer center includes the addition of 128 beds. #UChicagoMedicine

As one of only two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Illinois, the proposed 500,000-square-foot facility will allow UChicago Medicine to expand its cancer research facilities and give patients increased access to leading-edge cancer care and innovative therapies. #UChicagoMedicine