Prosecutors on behalf of the University presented a plea bargain this afternoon. Toussaint Losier rejected it , while Jacob Klippenstein and Alex Goldenberg (A.B. ’06) ponder how to proceed.
Topic: medical center
Park it here: UCMC to get new lot
Medical center’s new parking lot will reduce traffic in and around the facility.
In the walls of beehives, study finds a tool against cancer
A UCMC study has found a substance called CAPE in beehives that inhibits cancer cell growth.
iPad program ups resident productivity
Internal medicine residents are now equipped with iPads slung around their necks in an effort to keep residents at the bedside—and away from time-consuming stationary computers.
Activist’s death sparks UCMC protests
The University of Chicago Medical Center has no trauma center, which protesters believe factored into the death of 18-year-old Damian Turner
Weekly round up for July 2
Ian Cumings’ memorial service planned for the fall; the Medical Center settles Neonatal ICU case
Provident Hospital could be “good investment” for UCMC
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) is considering a cost-efficient way to send doctors to nearby Provident Hospital, which faces closure due to financial struggles.
U of C professor appointed to Obama’s bioethical issues committee
Medical and Divinity Professor Daniel Sulmasy was appointed to President Obama’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues last week.
Haiti puts hospital’s global outreach in the spotlight
“You can think of it as what the University of Chicago can do for the rest of the world,” GHI coordinator Jimin Kim said.
Nurses’ union say UCMC has money to spare
While a UCMC spokesman agreed the Medical Center was not in dire financial straits, he said cutbacks are necessary.
UCMC team relieves doctors in devastated Haiti
“It’s hard to wrap your brain around the level of devastation,” said a doctor who landed in Chicago last night, one of the original eight staffers who left last month.
University doctors and medical supplies sent to displaced persons camp
“Just finished getting crushed,” a doctor wrote, referring to the volume of injured patients at the camp, “67 patients on 3 buses, after dark. Conditions quite intense, quite rough. Running short on tents, short on hands, several generators now, security intact. Many quite vulnerable people. Hungry and tired.”
CHART-ing the way
Campus health care activists should shift their focus toward the bigger picture.
Medical Center building evacuated for lots of smoke, a little fire
The fire was ignited by embers that fell into a seventh-floor storage space due to work being done on the roof, according to Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.
Medical Center union signs contract after near-unanimous rejection over the summer
Votes reverse after pay and health benefits improve.
Beleaguered Hospital CEO resigns
After months of criticism over his policy toward underinsured patients, Madara calls it quits.
Protesters Decry Hospital’s Commitment to Streeterville Patients
The group gathered to denounce what it percieved as a pro-wealthy bias in its coverage
Union Rejects New Contract with Hospital
The union seeks renewed negotiations after voting no on a contract that it says did not reflect the hospital’s economic performance.
Panelists say Urban Health Initiative will improve local care
The Medical Center held a forum Monday to address student and community concerns on local health care access.
Women’s clinic closes as hospital refocuses efforts on research and special cases
UCMC spokesman John Easton said discussions about closing the gynecological and obstetric care clinic have been underway for about a year, but were spurred along by the Medical Center’s $100 million budget cut earlier this year. Critics, however, allege that the new policies will create a two-tiered health care system in Hyde Park, where the University will treat patients with private insurance and transfer uninsured and publicly insured patients to local clinics.
Goldstein discusses U of C’s effort to improve presence in Hyde Park
A member of the Medical Center Board of Trustees and longtime community volunteer, Goldstein expressed his personal dedication to South Side health care.
Podcast: Women’s clinic closes, exclusive with David Sanger
News editors Michael Lipkin and Asher Klein discuss the closing of a neighborhood clinic, the story of St. Stephen’s Church, and Nathalie Gorman’s interview with star reporter David Sanger.
Biological Sciences faculty concerned over Madara’s Medical Center leadership
“The faculty has been disenfranchised,” a letter to Madara from faculty said. “[Madara’s] combined responsibilities as C.E.O. and dean have distanced [him] from faculty affairs and aspirations.”
Possible Case of Swine Flu Reported at Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
Swine flu may have hit campus.
Medical school gets high marks in ethical report card, peers draw attention as they flunk
The Pritzker School of Medicine received a B grade last year on a scorecard which evaluated conflict of interest policies at academic medical centers
UCMC, Holy Cross join
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) is forming a clinical collaboration with Holy Cross Hospital, a nonprofit hospital located on West 68th Street.
Rape victim to re-attempt suit against University
A graduate of the University of Chicago is refiling her suit against the school for not providing adequate medical treatment or a rape kit after she was date-raped in September 2005.
University appoints cancer expert as new medicine chairman
Vokes, an international authority on head, neck, and lung cancer who developed new approaches to cancer treatment, was appointed chairman of the Department of Medicine.
Hospital to revisit ER changes amid controversies
Public backlash surrounding the U of C Medical Center emergency room policies and standards of care have escalated in the last two weeks as the Center announced it will reevaluate its plans to reorganize the emergency room, and an unrelated February incident in the ER could jeopardize its ability to serve Medicare patients.
Emergency doctors condemn hospital’s referral policy as illegal
The U of C Medical Center came under fire yesterday when the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) said the hospital’s planned reduction in inpatient beds and policy of sending non-urgent patients to other medical centers verges on illegal.
Community care
The University should not forget the hospital’s role on the South Side
Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care
Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care
Medical Center lays off 450 employees
The University of Chicago Medical Center laid off 450 employees, almost five percent of its staff, Monday morning as part of its effort to comply with planned budget cuts of $100 million.
Medical Center cuts budget by $100 million
Falling endowment prompts accelerated restructuring, may lead to hundreds of job cuts
HIV–infected patient sues hospital after transplant
A University of Chicago Medical Center patient filed suit against the hospital and one of its surgeons Monday, charging medical negligence after receiving a kidney transplant in January 2007 that she later found infected her with HIV and Hepatitis C.
Iowa senator presses Medical Center on level of community care
Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) ten-page questionnaire about the University Medical Centers finances and care practices elicited a more than 1,000-page response.