John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Cook County Health
Cook County Hospital before 1911
Geography
LocationIllinois Medical District, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°52′20″N 87°40′29″W / 41.87222°N 87.67472°W / 41.87222; -87.67472
Organization
Care systemPublic hospital
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universityRush Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Adult Trauma Center /
Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds464
Public transit access CTA
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History
Opened1834 (1834)
Links
Websitecookcountyhealth.org/locations/john-h-stroger-jr-hospital-of-cook-county/
ListsHospitals in Illinois
Cook County Hospital
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
ArchitectGerhardt, Paul Sr.; Griffiths, John, & Sons
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.06001017
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2006

The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (shortened Stroger Hospital, formerly Cook County Hospital) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of Cook County Health, along with Provident Hospital of Cook County and several related centers, which provides public primary, specialty, and tertiary healthcare services to residents of Cook County, Illinois. Cook County Health also includes CountyCare, a Medicaid managed care plan.

Cook County Hospital was founded 1832, and became an innovative teaching hospital. In 2001–2002, it moved into new quarters adjacent to its historic Beaux-Arts complex in the Illinois Medical District and was renamed for hospital board president John Stroger Jr.