Mercy Hospital & Medical Center is a member of Trinity Health located on Chicago’s south side. As Chicago’s first teaching hospital, Mercy Hospital has been caring for Chicago for more than 159 years. Committed to excellence and providing the best in quality health care, patients find world-class medicine with compassion, convenience and an undeniable spirit that sets it apart from other hospitals. Mercy is also home to an award winning Heart & Vascular Program, a certified Stroke Center, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Center, Comprehensive Breast & Women’s Health Care Center. Mercy provides a comprehensive approach to health care for the entire family. Mercy’s ideal location, just minutes south of the loop, is easily accessible by all main arteries. In addition, Mercy has a teaching affiliation with the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Its medical residency program includes internal medicine, OB/GYN and podiatry, and trains more than 100 residents each year, including independent residencies in emergency medicine, surgery and radiology.