The saga of the University of Chicago and its health center is an excellent case study for why major institutions need to be anchors not islands. It is no longer enough to build a great university. To be successful, universities must help build great neighborhoods.
–Two compelling reasons: the university’s campaign to snag the prestigious Obama presidential library and a lucrative cancer institute. Activists could have derailed these projects if a trauma center didn’t happen.–
Now they have to recruit ER staff from Cook County Hospital. Years ago, the Cook County Hospital ER was the place to go if you had a major trauma accident or gun shot wound. They saw so many of these types of injuries that they got very good at treating they.
Trauma and ER are two different things. And recruiting from Cook County probably won’t be required. The real problem is — the City actually doesn’t really need another adult trauma center. It has the right number - they’re just not distributed well (Sinai and Stroger, just blocks apart, Northwestern and Masonic, both on the north side, with two in Evanston just over the border). The last thing we need is too many centers, all operating at under capacity. One should probably close, but will it be the right one?
- 47th Ward - Monday, Apr 11, 16 @ 11:10 am:
The saga of the University of Chicago and its health center is an excellent case study for why major institutions need to be anchors not islands. It is no longer enough to build a great university. To be successful, universities must help build great neighborhoods.
- wordslinger - Monday, Apr 11, 16 @ 11:27 am:
Why now?
–Two compelling reasons: the university’s campaign to snag the prestigious Obama presidential library and a lucrative cancer institute. Activists could have derailed these projects if a trauma center didn’t happen.–
Now that’s leverage.
- Huh? - Monday, Apr 11, 16 @ 11:57 am:
Now they have to recruit ER staff from Cook County Hospital. Years ago, the Cook County Hospital ER was the place to go if you had a major trauma accident or gun shot wound. They saw so many of these types of injuries that they got very good at treating they.
- Anonymous - Monday, Apr 11, 16 @ 1:52 pm:
Trauma and ER are two different things. And recruiting from Cook County probably won’t be required. The real problem is — the City actually doesn’t really need another adult trauma center. It has the right number - they’re just not distributed well (Sinai and Stroger, just blocks apart, Northwestern and Masonic, both on the north side, with two in Evanston just over the border). The last thing we need is too many centers, all operating at under capacity. One should probably close, but will it be the right one?
- Anonymous - Monday, Apr 11, 16 @ 3:31 pm:
== To be successful, universities must help build great neighborhoods. ==
Agreed. And with the billions of dollars floating around in higher education, there is plenty of money to pay for it.
Step up, universities…give back to the communities!