Norwegian American Hospital

The Norwegian American Hospital is a nonprofit safety net hospital in Humboldt Park, Chicago.[1]

Norwegian American Hospital
Geography
LocationHumbolt Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°54′2.8″N 87°41′58.6″W
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Links
ListsHospitals in Illinois

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "DMC Huron Valley CEO honored". The Spinal Column. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. "Medicaid Cuts Pose Threat to Norwegian American Hospital". Lawndale News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. "Norwegian American Hospital Brings Care-A-Van to Children in Need". Lawndale News. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It". New York Times. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.



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