Humboldt Park Health
Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, US
Hospital in Illinois, United States
41°54′03″N 87°41′57″W / 41.90079°N 87.69923°W / 41.90079; -87.69923
CTAHumboldt Park Health, formerly known as Norwegian American Hospital, is a nonprofit safety net hospital in Humboldt Park, Chicago that was founded in 1894.[1][2]
It has about 900 employees, of which about 350 are medical personnel.
It receives about $38 million a year from the Illinois Hospital Assessment Program which funds the Emergency Department, Wound Clinic, Cardiology, and the Comprehensive Diabetes Center.[3] It runs a pediatric mobile medical unit which is known as the Norwegian American Hospital Pediatric Care-A-Van, which is partly funded by the Children's Care Foundation.[4]
In July 2018, it reported that it had a serious problem with a shortage of morphine and other painkillers in the emergency room, which is run by US Acute Care Solutions.[5]
On January 28, 2021, the change to Humboldt Park Health from Norwegian American Hospital was made by the administration.[6]
References
- ^ "Norwegian American Hospital Changes Name to Humboldt Park Health". WMAQ-TV. January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "DMC Huron Valley CEO honored". The Spinal Column. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Medicaid Cuts Pose Threat to Norwegian American Hospital". Lawndale News. January 18, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Norwegian American Hospital Brings Care-A-Van to Children in Need". Lawndale News. November 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It". New York Times. July 1, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rebranding Norwegian American Hospital". Humboldt Park Health. January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
External links
- Official website
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