The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Cook County Health has a rich tradition of providing high-quality care, research, and house staff training. Providing high quality and compassionate care to all regardless of their ability to pay is at the heart of all that we do. The faculty, fellows, and staff of the division welcome you to our website. We hope you will find all the information you need to understand our mission better.

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The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine offers a fully accredited, competitive three-year fellowship program in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. The mission of our program is to provide rigorous training in state-of-the-art pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. We achieve this mission by instructing our fellows in a diverse and rich clinical setting. We offer cutting-edge training and provide close personal supervision to the fellows.

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Our strongest asset is our diverse patient population with a wide spectrum of illnesses and the commitment of our system to make a meaningful impact for those who need us most. We are a tertiary referral center for a large network of community and ambulatory care sites throughout the city such as Austin, Cicero, Logan Square, and Blue Island, as well as our affiliate Provident Hospital in Bronzeville. We are also the regional referral center for tuberculosis care and work closely with the state and county tuberculosis programs. In addition, the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center provides HIV care to one of the largest HIV positive cohorts in Chicago. Our medical oncology program is one of the few centers in the city to provide cancer care to all regardless of their ability to pay. Our emergency room is one of the busiest in the city and is well known for its excellent trauma care.

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We have one of the most diverse groups of physicians and patients of any hospital in Chicago. The faculty, trainees, and nurses are highly experienced in the management of a vast variety of pulmonary and critical care diseases. Our division is composed of a united team of physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, and respiratory, sleep, and physiology technicians all working to serve our patients.