Which hospital is part of the Chicago West EMS System?

• A. UIC Medical Center.
• B. Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
• C. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
• D. Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago.

Answer: (B)

In the Chicago EMS System, each geographic region designates a specific hospital as its regional receiving facility for urgent and trauma care. The hospital that serves as the West region’s primary EMS receiving hospital is Stroger Hospital of Cook County. It’s the west-side hub, providing the level of care, resources, and coordination necessary for EMS to transport patients in that region. The other hospitals listed are either associated with different regions or serve populations not aligned with the West EMS System (for example, pediatric-focused care or institutions not designated as the West regional receiving hospital), so they aren’t the West EMS System hospital.