Between 2021 and 2023, the city saw a 14.6% increase in bystander CPR rates — and more lives saved through immediate action, including Narcan administration for opioid overdose. ILHR Executive Director Courtney Schwerin…
We are pleased to share that Dr. Vemuri S. Murthy, adjunct faculty in our department, recently led the first Indo-US Collaborative Emergency Medical Care Workshop at Guntur Medical College in Andhra Pradesh, India.…
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been ranked among “America’s 50 Best” hospitals by Healthgrades, recognizing its excellence in patient care and clinical outcomes. As a premier Level I pediatric trauma center and a…
Illinois Heart Rescue (ILHR), the initiative dedicated to improving cardiac arrest survival rates pioneered by UIC Emergency Medicine, earned international recognition at the 2nd Arab Resuscitation Council Scientific Conference, held from November 22-24,…
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Pavitra Kotini-Shah, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, has received national recognition as the recipient of the Max Harry Weil Early Career Award at…
College of Medicine Faculty were honored on November 14 at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Ceremony. The Department of Emergency Medicine proudly celebrates the achievements of its faculty and alumni, who were recognized for their…
We are proud to share the outstanding achievements of our Emergency Medicine team at the UI Health “Of the Year Award” Recognition Celebration. This year, we honored several exceptional nominees for their contributions to…
“The University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System’s Stephen Brown, director of preventive emergency medicine, said more healthcare providers need to realize that people must have a place to live before their…
Congratulations to Dr. Janet Lin on Her Election as a Billings Society Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago! We’re excited to share that Dr. Janet Lin, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Affiliate Professor,…
We are proud to announce that Dr. Trevonne Thompson, tenured professor of emergency medicine and Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship, has been named to the Board of Directors of the American College…
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Prendergast on Being Named One of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Medicine for 2024 UIC Emergency Medicine proudly congratulates Dr. Heather Prendergast on being recognized as one of…
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is proud to announce that Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been appointed to the prestigious Earl M. Bane Professorship…
Chicago, IL – April 18, 2024—The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) held an awards ceremony on Thursday to honor the exceptional efforts of newly graduated 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers and…
Researchers from our Emergency Department (ED) used data from nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases to study the changes in years of potential life lost (YPLL) caused by OHCA. The study is published in…
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek, esteemed Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, has been elected as a member of the…
