Hospital in Illinois, United States
| Humboldt Park Health | |
|---|---|
 Norwegian American Hospital, 1044 North Francisco Ave. in 1922 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°54′03″N 87°41′57″W / 41.90079°N 87.69923°W / 41.90079; -87.69923 |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 200 |
| Public transit access |  CTA |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Norwegian American Hospital |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Humboldt Park Health, formerly known as Norwegian American Hospital, is a nonprofit safety net hospital in Humboldt Park, Chicago that was founded in 1894.
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. 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.
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.
On January 28, 2021, the change to Humboldt Park Health from Norwegian American Hospital was made by the administration.
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.
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