Loyola University Health System (Loyola) is a private, Catholic Jesuit provider based in the western suburbs of Chicago, and is a nationally recognized leader in providing specialty and primary health-care services. It also is recognized as a leader in conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as the treatment of heart disease, cancer, organ transplantation and neurological disorders.
This page is a list of some interesting facts about Loyola. You can also learn more about us, read our Media Fact Sheet or call us at (708) 216-3200.
- Through its hub, Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), located on a 61-acre campus in Maywood, Ill., Loyola has provided skilled, compassionate care to patients for 35 years.
- Loyola employs more than 6,800 people and has 1,324 faculty members, 458 residents, 117 fellows, 552 medical students, 68 RN graduate faculty and 325 RN graduate students.
- The Loyola University Hospital is a teaching, tertiary-care, 570 licensed-bed facility that includes a Level 1 trauma center and a Burn Center and is served by an aeromedical program that flies patients from a range of 150 miles.
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, which is a national role model in reinventing medical education to prepare students for today’s health care environment. Stritch also supports several research efforts.
- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing offers top-rated master's and doctoral degree programs at the Maywood Campus that educate professional nurses for advanced practice roles and prepare nurse leaders for 21st century health-care challenges.