Study by UChicago professor finds that the South Side will be hit the hardest by the influx of newly insured patients from the Affordable Care Act.
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Polonsky meets with SG, talks UCMC
In a closed-door meeting, SG and Polonsky discussed the logistics of the choice to not offer trauma care at the U of C.
Letter: UCMC unresponsive
Hospital admins must make good on public discussion promise.
Centering around progress
Far from simply “shaming” those in charge, trauma center activists cultivate ties with local figures and groups working toward change.
A new trauma epicenter
If activists want to see a trauma center on the South Side, they may want to take their cause to City Hall.
U.S. surgeon general speaks about preventive medicine to Pritzker
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin fielded questions about the National Prevention Strategy, a 2011 initiative that stresses preventative health care measures to promote healthy living and minimize health care costs.
SHE presents research in support of trauma center
Members of SHE discuss why the research that the UCMC cites in arguing against the necessity of a trauma center on the South Side might be wrong.
Patients forge UCMC signatures
University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) physicians reported two incidents of prescription forgery intended to obtain controlled substances to authorities on April 2 and 3. The forged prescriptions were detected after pharmacists in local pharmacies attempted to verify the prescriptions…
Post office to be torn down for walkway
The building formerly housed the original faculty club.
UCMC doctor remembered for compassion
Dr. Donald Liu’s memorial service was held last night at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Engage thy neighbor
The University must make a sustained and meaningful attempt to extend a hand to members of the South Side community.
Administrators respond to UCPD allegations
University administrators have responded to the Maroon investigation revealing that a UCPD detective was working undercover at the February 23 trauma protest.
Prosecutors back down, trial ends
On Friday, the three protestors arrested and charged during the January 27 protest accepted revised versions of plea-bargains offered on Tuesday, ending the trial.
Pritzker Dean Dr. Kenneth Polonsky discusses trauma center
Dean Polonsky discussed the importance dialogue around the trauma center at a public roundtable last night meant to focus on the new Center for Care and Discovery.
Undercover UCPD detective infiltrates protest
An on-duty UCPD detective marched with protesters at Saturday’s trauma center demonstration and did not identify herself to organizers, according to a Maroon investigation.
Trial over: protesters accept tempered plea bargains
The resisting arrest charge against grad student Toussaint Losier—the most serious of the charges brought against the protesters—has been dropped.
University forum examines trauma protest prosecutions
University and community members expressed concerns about the arrests and prosecutions resulting from the January 27 trauma center protests.
Three protesters arrested at UCMC, at first trial this afternoon
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.
FLY, SHE protest opening day at Center for Care and Discovery
The protest complied with restrictions on noise and traffic in the UCMC during the transfer of patients to the new facility.
Uncommon Interview: Toussaint Losier
Graduate student and trauma care activist Toussaint Losier talks about his arrest, the future of the trauma center campaign, and the chance encounter that led to a private meeting with President Zimmer.
New hospital officially opens Saturday
The UCMC’s new hospital, the Center for Care and Discovery, officially opens Saturday.
Two years of trauma service, decades of debate
The UCMC’s refusal to reopen a level-1 adult trauma center has been highly controversial since the original center’s closing in 1988.
Making change manifest
Right to demonstrate provides valuable opportunity to speak up about your future—in any language.
FLY, SHE continue calls for trauma center with flower vigil
Participants marched to the Administration building and dropped their flowers in front of President Zimmer’s office.
Letter: cost of UCPD
We must evaluate necessity of campus cops.
Halftime report
Some ongoing campus issues to keep in mind as the academic year reaches its midpoint.
Students to hold vigil for gun violence victims
During the vigil, a small group of students intend to go to President Zimmer’s office to demand charges be dropped against the four protesters arrested on Sunday at the UCMC.
Dr. on healthcare for Muslims
A doctor from the UCMC won an award for his work studying how Islamic ethics intersect with modern medicine.
UCMC protests, four arrests prompt rapid response from supporters
1,100 have signed an online petition demanding a University explanation to the UCPD’s actions.
Police blues
UCPD’s actions speak to wider structual inequalities in our society.
Explanation needed from campus cops
The UCPD’s treatment of protestors raises concerns about student safety and community trust.
Four arrested in trauma center protest
Students and community members protested the UCMC’s lack of an adult trauma care center yesterday afternoon. Witnesses said the peaceful sit-in quickly turned violent when UCPD arrived.
After Roe, UCMC gives choice
Forty years after Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States, the UCMC offers abortions at no cost to most insured patients.
Let’s talk about sex
The University’s reproductive health and sexual education services need to be better promoted.
Gov. joins new hospital dedication
State and local legislators spoke to the economic impact of the project on the community.
U of C faculty collaborate on reproductive health research
The new center takes an interdisciplinary approach to research and education in global women’s health and sexual and reproductive topics.
Reagan’s HP home to be torn down
The former president’s one-time abode will be converted into a parking lot.
New UCMC center opens its doors
The Center of Care and Discovery hospital pavilion, which is slated to open in early 2013, is hosting an open house for faculty and staff today from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. A second open house will be open to…
UCMC gets highest safety rating
The Medical Center was recognized for exemplary safety practices.
UCMC pediatrician to streamline clinical trials
Professor and pediatrician awarded funding to create central database in order to reduce systematic redundancies in trials.
UCMC VP to leave in March
The friend of Obama plans to pursue other projects in public health.
ER visits prompt call to health dept.
The University reported multiple cases of food poisoning-like and stomach virus-like symptoms to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Street named for heroic UCMC doctor
Donald Liu, Surgeon-in-Chief at Comer Children’s Hospital, died while saving the lives of two children in Lake Michigan this summer.
Trials may lower birth control costs
Participants in the clinical trials will receive free IUDs.
Booth architect draws new hospital design
The world-renowned architect of the new Center for Care and Discovery spoke in Logan last night about his vision for the medical complex.
Community marches 10 miles for trauma center
Members of FLY and others on the South Side marched to Northwestern to show how far a trauma victim would have to travel in an emergency.
Urban Health Initiative snags grant for South Side Rx database
A UCMC $5.9 million grant will increase the hospital’s connections with surrounding communities.
Food may soften the pain of chemo, UCMC study says
Cancer medication may lose some of its edge if taken with food, a study suggests.
Humans, zombies under fire after Nerf shootout in Harper
The role-playing game caught flak during its regular “Nerf war” in Harper Memorial Library for property damage.
UCMC professor dissects the kidney industry
About 4,000 people die annually in the United States due to lack of kidney donors, and another 86,000 patients are on the waiting list, making kidney failure a growing problem for the medical industry, according to a talk by professor Lainie Friedman Ross.