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Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana vs University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana and University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital
2 hospitals Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN ✕ Remove University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital Chicago, IL ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Crown Point, IN Chicago, IL
Hospital type Acute care
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes –
Beds – 155
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 96% of patients –
Google rating – 4.0 of 5 (187 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 6 min –
Safety
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.7% –
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 126 min –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 279 min –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 74% –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.