Northwestern Memorial HealthCare is the corporate parent of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Foundation.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of the country’s premier academic medical center hospitals and a major referral center for the Midwest and beyond. Northwestern Memorial provides a total of 854 licensed beds in the Feinberg Pavilion, Prentice Women’s Hospital and the Stone Institute of Psychiatry. It is the primary teaching hospital for Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and virtually every medical specialty is represented by the medical staff of 1,603 affiliated physicians who also carry appointments with the Feinberg School. Northwestern Memorial staffs 7,144 employees.

In fiscal year 2009,11 of Northwestern Memorial’s medical specialties were ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report magazine with six specialties ranked the highest in Illinois. Also in fiscal year 2009, the hospital earned a place on Hospitals & Health Networks magazine’s list of  America's "100 Most Wired" hospitals and health systems for state-of-the-art technology supporting patient care. Northwestern Memorial has also been named for the past 10 years on Working Mother magazine’s list of "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" and For 15 years running, Chicago consumers have named Northwestern Memorial their "most preferred" hospital according to a survey conducted by the National Research Corporation (NRC). Also in that survey, for the fourth consecutive year, the hospital was the sole winner of the “Consumer Choice” award for having the best doctors, best nurses, best overall quality and best image and reputation. Northwestern Memorial has earned Magnet recognition, the gold standard for nursing excellence, and was included in 2009 on The Leapfrog Group’s “Top Hospitals” list for quality and safety of care practices. Northwestern Memorial is the corporate parent of Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company and Northwestern HealthCare Corporation.

Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group

Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group is a primary care medical group practice with 97 physicians and allied healthcare providers covering the specialties of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology, occupational medicine, integrative medicine, wellness and disease prevention, executive health and perioperative care. Patient care and service are provided in 15 medical offices located in the Chicago neighborhoods of Streeterville, Bucktown, Lincoln Park, the Loop, River North and in north suburban Northbrook. There were 337,021 patient visits provided during fiscal year 2008.

Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company

Nortwestern Memorial Insurance Company is an integral part of Northwestern Memorial’s risk financing structure. It facilitates the provision of professional and general liability coverage to the hospital and its subsidiary and affiliated organizations, as well as professional liability coverage to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, a multi-specialty physician group committed to providing quality care to patients as part of the medical staff at Northwestern Memorial. The physicians also are members of the faculty at the Feinberg School, where most are actively involved in research projects.

Northwestern HealthCare Corporation

Northwestern HealthCare Corporation contracts with managed care payors on behalf of the hospital’s medical staff, who are Northwestern HealthCare Corporation members, and coordinates efforts to ensure the highest quality clinical care and physician service. During fiscal year 2008, its 18 payor agreements provided 4 million Chicago-area residents with access to physicians on the medical staff at Northwestern Memorial.

Northwestern Memorial Foundation

Northwestern Memorial Foundation provides philanthropic support for Northwestern Memorial through fundraising and grantmaking. During fiscal year 2008, the foundation raised $29.5 million and made grants of $38.4 million to hospital programs, research, education and community services. Grants made to community partners including Near North Health Service Corporation, Erie Family Health Center and the James and Catherine Denny Primary Care and Preventive Medicine Center at the Lawson House YMCA continue to improve access to quality healthcare in medically underserved neighborhoods in Chicago.