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Hospitals in Chicago, IL

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Chicago, Illinois, has 36 hospitals, 29 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 3 hr 48 min, 55 min longer than the Illinois median of 2 hr 53 min. The shortest is at Saint Joseph Hospital (2 hr 26 min). 2 of its 21 rated hospitals share the top Medicare star rating of 5 out of 5.

36 hospitals 29 with an ER Cook County
Hospitals 36 8,806 beds (32 reporting)
With an ER 29 emergency departments
Median ER visit 3 hr 48 min +55 min vs Illinois
Average stars 2.6 / 5 21 rated by CMS
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Chicago hospitals

Showing all 36 hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Advocate Bethany Hospital, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Columbus Hospital, Edgewater Medical Center, Kindred Hospital-Chicago Central, Kindred Hospital-Chicago North, Lincoln Park Hospital, Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Sacred Heart Hospital, St Elizabeth's Hospital. These pages are kept for reference.

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Best-rated hospitals in Chicago, by Medicare stars

Ranked by the CMS overall star rating (1–5), a score built from quality and safety measures. These are not patient reviews.

#HospitalCMS starsMedian ER visit
1 Northwestern Memorial Hospital 5 hr 50 min
2 Rush University Medical Center 6 hr 10 min
3 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - VA Chicago Healthcare System —
4 Saint Joseph Hospital 2 hr 26 min
5 The University of Chicago Medical Center 4 hr 55 min
Best hospitals in Illinois

ER wait times in Chicago

Median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home, over 12 months (CMS OP-18b). Not live waits.

HospitalMedian visitLeft before being seen
Saint Joseph Hospital 2 hr 26 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago 2 hr 50 min 5%
Holy Cross Hospital 2 hr 53 min 1%
Humboldt Park Health 2 hr 53 min 1%
Thorek Memorial Hospital 2 hr 54 min 10%
Methodist Hospital of Chicago 2 hr 55 min 1%
Saint Anthony Hospital 3 hr 1 min 4%
Resurrection Medical Center 3 hr 6 min —
All Illinois ER wait times

About hospitals in Chicago

There are 36 hospitals in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. 29 of them have an emergency department. By type: 25 acute care hospitals, 3 psychiatric hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 2).

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Chicago lasts 3 hr 48 min, 55 min longer than the Illinois median of 2 hr 53 min. The shortest is at Saint Joseph Hospital, 2 hr 26 min.

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Compare hospitals in Chicago

Two Chicago hospitals side by side on Medicare star ratings, patient survey results, ER times and safety.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center vs Saint Joseph Hospital Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center vs St Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center-Division Campus Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center vs Northwestern Memorial Hospital Advocate Trinity Hospital vs Jackson Park Hospital Advocate Trinity Hospital vs Roseland Community Hospital Advocate Trinity Hospital vs The University of Chicago Medical Center Community First Medical Center vs Resurrection Medical Center Community First Medical Center vs Swedish Covenant Hospital Humboldt Park Health vs Community First Medical Center Holy Cross Hospital vs St Bernard Hospital Holy Cross Hospital vs The University of Chicago Medical Center Holy Cross Hospital vs Jackson Park Hospital

Community health centers near Chicago

Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in Chicago

Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.

Dialysis centers in Chicago (74) Home health agencies in Chicago (64) Hospice care providers in Chicago (4)

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Find doctors in Chicago

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Chicago, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Internal medicine doctors 1,217 Family doctors 1,115 OB-GYNs 466 Psychologists 445 Cardiologists 389 All doctors in Chicago

People and health care in Chicago

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Chicago.

Population
2,711,226
Median age 35.8
Hospitals per 100,000
1.3
36 hospitals listed
No health insurance
9.8%
above the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
13.8%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$77,902
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in Illinois

Registered Nurses · $95,990 Nurse Practitioners · $130,680 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · $75,000 Nursing Assistants · $45,960 All healthcare salaries in Illinois
Hospitals per capita by state

Questions about hospitals in Chicago

How many hospitals are in Chicago, Illinois?

There are 36 hospitals in Chicago, Illinois. 29 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in Chicago?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Chicago lasts 3 hr 48 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Illinois median is 2 hr 53 min.

Which hospital in Chicago has the shortest ER wait?

Saint Joseph Hospital reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Chicago at 2 hr 26 min.

What is the best hospital in Chicago?

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 21 Chicago hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/illinois/chicago/

All Illinois hospitals

Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.