New Cancer Center

As one of only two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Illinois and the only academic medical center on the city's South Side, UChicago Medicine is uniquely positioned to improve cancer care and outcomes in Chicago and the communities it serves.

The new cancer facility will add to an emerging ecosystem of health care on the South Side of Chicago, where community hospitals and UChicago Medicine play essential roles in ensuring residents get the right care at the right place at the right time.

UChicago Medicine filed a request in January 2022 to the state regulatory board to spend money on design and site planning for the proposed center. Based on regulatory approval, the facility would open to patients in 2026.

UChicago Medicine plans to establish the first freestanding facility dedicated to cancer care and research in Chicago. Here are highlights and other information about the proposed cancer center.