UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital provides high quality healthcare and programs to persons in the most vulnerable communities in the Southland.
UChicago Medicine Ingalls is dedicated to providing excellent care to all of the residents in the Southland and beyond. As seen in the 2018-19 UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Community Health Needs Assessment, UChicago Medicine Ingalls community benefit efforts address priority healthcare needs for the most vulnerable communities within its service area, including Thornton Township. Community benefit resources tackle critical health issues for residents with the greatest needs, addressing health and social determinants of health that impact our communities.
Ingalls
ZIP codes and municipalities:
| 60406 | 60426 | 60469 |
| 60827 | 60409 | 60429 |
| 60473 | 60419 | 60430 |
| 60476 | 60425 | 60438 |
| 60633 |
13 ZIP codes
19 southern suburbs
10% of suburban Cook County
Transforming community health in the Southland
According to the 2018-2019 UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Community Health Needs Assessment, heart disease is the leading cause of death and cancer is the second leading cause of death in the Southland service area. Almost half (47%) of those surveyed said diabetes was the most important health problem in the community. There are many challenges in our service area, but UChicago Medicine Ingalls is committed to working on these life-threatening needs with its services and new programs.
Key health priorities for UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial are:
Prevent and manage chronic diseases
Asthma
Diabetes
Heart disease
Increase access to maternal health services
Prenatal care
Promote cancer awareness
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer