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| View east, showing Harrison and Wood near bottom center, 1973. |
The Illinois Medical District, located on Chicago's Near West Side, is home to some of Chicago's largest medical centers, including hospitals, research facilities, and universities devoted to medical, nursing, and health sciences education.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed several hospitals and medical schools in downtown Chicago. The Near West Side was untouched by the destruction and seemed a safe distance from the Loop for rebuilding. Cook County Hospital was the first medical institution to stake its claim, building its new hospital at Harrison and Wood Streets in 1876. Rush Medical College had lost its building at Grand Avenue and Dearborn Street in the fire and chose to build a replacement across the street from the new Cook County Hospital.
[Image Credit: Rush University Medical Center Archives, Facilities Photograph Collection, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Aerial View, 1973, P553D.]
Over the years, more hospitals and medical schools were attracted to the area. Today, the Illinois Medical District includes the Cook County Bureau of Health Services, Rush University Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and the University of Illinois Medical Center, whose College of Medicine is the largest medical school in the country. The district also supports research and development within its Chicago Technology Park.
http://www.imdc.org/about/our-history
The site also includes an interactive map, showing the basic components of the district:
http://www.imdc.org/contact-us/interactive-map-of-the-imd
Interested in learning more about the history of the University of Illinois Medical Center or Rush University Medical Center?
Please contact the following archives:
University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago, Special Collections Department
Rush University Medical Center Archives
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