Celebrating five years of the Center for Care and Discovery
With a carefully orchestrated journey through the underground tunnels beneath the medical campus, the University of Chicago Medicine staff moved the first patient into the Center for Care and Discovery (CCD) on February 23, 2013. At the time, the $700 million building was the single largest expansion in UChicago Medicine's history. Since then, the 10-story, 1.2-million-square-foot critical care hospital has become the bustling hub of the UChicago Medicine campus, providing a home for specialty and sub-specialty care with a focus on cancer, gastrointestinal disease, neuroscience, advanced surgery and high-tech medical imaging.
To mark the CCD's anniversary, here are five quick facts about how the specialty hospital has had an impact at UChicago Medicine.
Since February 2013:
- About 120,000 total patient admissions
- Roughly 910,000 total patient days
- More than 600 organ transplants
- More than 500 musical performances in the Sky Lobby
- 5 weddings performed by the Spiritual Care Department
For more about the CCD, visit uchospitals.edu/about/fact/careanddiscovery.
Sky Lobby
The 7th floor Sky Lobby provides a refuge for patients, family and staff away from the hustle and bustle of the street level, with a breathtaking view of downtown Chicago.
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The Center for Care and Discovery construction site, August 2009
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The Center for Care and Discovery under construction, March 2010
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The Center for Care and Discovery under construction, June 2010
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President Sharon O'Keefe and Dean Kenneth Polonsky tour the Center for Care and Discovery construction site, January 2012
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The 7th floor Sky Lobby under construction, May 2012
MRI magnet installation
A 7-ton MRI magnet is hoisted up to the 5th floor of the Center for Care and Discovery, September 2012
Patient move day
Karen Perlmuter, the first patient moved to the Center for Care and Discovery on February 23, 2013
First anniversary
A cake to celebrate the first anniversary of the Center for Care and Discovery in February 2014
Sign installation
Installation of a new UChicago Medicine sign on the north facade of the Center for Care and Discovery, May 2015
Musical performances
Patient Moshe Einav plays piano while his son Shauli plays saxophone in a concert at the Center for Care and Discovery on February 25, 2016, days after Moshe received a heart transplant.
Center for Care and Discovery
The Center for Care and Discovery, a 10-story, 1.2-million-square-foot building welcomed its first patient in February 2013. The $700 million facility brings together the best minds in research and medicine, aided by the latest in technology.