Weiss Memorial Hospital

Description

Weiss Memorial Hospital Overview
Weiss Memorial Hospital affiliated with the University of Chicago Medical Center is a Joint Commissionaccredited 236bed healthcare facility providing a full range of medical services to its patients Located along Chicagos beautiful lakefront Weiss is part of one of the nations finest academic medical systems As a result Weiss patients benefit from technologically advanced diagnostics and effective treatments many times long before they are available elsewhere in a convenient community setting

To meet the needs of our diverse patient base Weiss Memorial Hospital offers a variety of advanced medical and surgical programs In most cases our full line of services enable patients to receive leadingedge diagnostic and treatment options without leaving the community setting of Weiss Please visit our Medical Services page to learn more about our specialty services and programs

Weiss has more than 400 physicians in 23 medical specialties and more than 1000 employees who speak more than two dozen languages Striving to be an active community partner Weiss coordinates several outreach programs and support groups Ever changing and growing with the diverse community it serves the hospital offers a unique Patient Advocacy Program to provide translation services

Weiss is a private forprofit hospital located at 4646 North Marine Drive in Chicago The hospital is conveniently located and easily accessible at Wilson Avenue off Lake Shore Drive Weiss serves a primary service area of more than 600000 people including neighborhoods from Lakeview and Logan Square to Rogers Park and Skokie

History

Pictorial History
Weiss Memorial Hospital was built on part of what used to be Clarendon Beach which remains one of the most popular beaches in the city

Groundbreaking ceremonies for Weiss Memorial Hospital were held on March 12 1952

Weiss Memorial Hospital shown here under initial construction would be the first nonprofit general community hospital to be built in Chicago in a quarter century

A large crowd of onlookers including Jewish Catholic and Protestant leaders joined a cornerstone ceremony for the new 3 million Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in late October of 1952 The hospital opened the following summer

A local newspaper heralded the coming completion of the hospital named for the late Chicago philanthropist

The formal dedication of Weiss Memorial Hospital was led by from left Dr Herman Strauss Dr Alfred A Strauss Barnet Hodes Mrs Goldie Dworkin the former Mrs Louis A Weiss and Dr Sigfried Strauss The three Strauss brothers through their leadership and generous financial support were cofounders of the hospital with the Weiss family and served on the Board of Governors

Weiss Hospitals cornerstone was laid with some help by from left Mrs Goldie Dworkin Board of Governors member Barnet Hodes Mr Weiss grandson Richard A Hirschman Dr Alfred A Strauss and Dr Sigfried Strauss

Comedian Jimmy Durante right seen here with hospital cofounder Dr Alfred A Strauss was Weiss Hospitals first registered inpatient

The original Silberman Professional Residence located behind the hospital was opened in 1964 with 73 apartments The building now has 13 floors and 156 apartments some of which house Weiss staff

From left Food Service Director Katherine Elman President of the Board of Governors Dr Sigfried Strauss and Executive Director and CEO Mortimer Zimmerman celebrate the hospitals first 15 years of service

From left incoming President and CEO Jim Champer Dr Jerome M Silver Dr Aaron Shaffer and retiring President and CEO Mortimer Zimmerman celebrate Weiss Memorial Hospitals three decades of serving the community

From left 30year employee Richard Mortimer 35year employee Nurse Inge de la Camp 40year Weiss physician Dr William Shlaes 39year Weiss physician Dr Jerome Silver and President and CEO Dean M Harrison marked Weiss Memorial Hospitals fortieth birthday in 1993

On August 16 2000 Weiss Memorial Hospital broke ground for a new twostory 45000 square foot addition including an expanded Emergency Department stateoftheart Intensive Care Unit and a visitorfriendly lobby and entranceway From left University of Chicago Hospitals President and CEO Ralph Muller Weiss Chairman of the Board of Governors Michael Rosenberg and Weiss President Edward Cucci joined more than 300 guests and dignitaries to mark the occasion

Checking the Weiss Memorial Hospital expansion project progress are from left Michael Ruchim MD vice president academic and medical affairs Mike Swann project site manager Edward Cucci hospital president and Gary Amberson senior executive The project was completed late 2001