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Hospital in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, IL has 34 licensed hospitals listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.

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Hospital context in Chicago

Hospital pages on ElderCareCosts are for discharge planning and local context in Chicago, IL, not residential care shopping and not a cost-of-care index. Inpatient hospital bills are insurance-negotiated and episode-specific. We do not publish a local hospital cost table.

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Every licensed hospital: 34

A note on counting: we show 34 licensed hospitals listed for Chicago proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.

Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

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Chicago has an estimated population of 2,711,226. About 374,665 residents (14%) are age 65 or older. Chicago is located in Cook County, Illinois. The median household income is $77,902. Our directory currently lists 34 licensed hospitals in Chicago.

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOV

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How many hospitals are listed in Chicago, IL?

We currently list 34 licensed hospitals in Chicago, IL.

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How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospitals in Chicago, IL are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospitals in Chicago, IL. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospitals/illinois/chicago/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospitals in Chicago, IL." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospitals/illinois/chicago/.

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