Medical Resources
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago |
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Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism |
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism provides a full range of services for the diagnosis, counseling and treatment of patients with genetic and congenital disorders. |
The ARK Northwest * |
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3100 Dundee Road, Suite 204 |
Services include case management, a food pantry, rent and utility assistance, delivery of medications from The ARK's pharmacy, transportation to and from The ARK's main office, and other services as needed. Hours are Mon., 9-7:30; Tues. and Thurs., 9-5. |
The ARK Sarnoff Levin Residence * |
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6450 N. California Ave. |
For homeless Jewish families and individuals in Chicagoland, provides short-term (up to 120 days) housing and supportive services in order to stabilize their lives and prepare them for the transition into permanent housing. |
The ARK Seymour H. Persky Building * |
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Main Listing |
Services include medical, dental and eye care, pharmaceutical assistance, rent and utility assistance, food, transitional housing, legal aid, job search assistance, benefits advocacy, case management, psychological therapy and testing, a day program for the chronically mentally ill, and more. |
Canavan Foundation |
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450 West End Avenue #100 |
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Canavan Research Foundation |
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Fieldstone Plaza |
Supports education and research and provides family support. |
Canavan Research Illinois |
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P.O. Box 5823 |
A 501(c)(3) charity, funding medical research to cure Canavan disease, networking affected families, and raising awareness of carrier testing for this fatal childhood neurodegenerative disease. |
Center for Jewish Genetics * |
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Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago |
Provides education, outreach and programming to the Jewish community and medical professionals, so they can make informed decisions and recommendations about genetic health issues such as carrier screening, hereditary cancers and counseling services. One key offering is its highly subsidized education and screening program, available five times annually in Chicago and the suburbs. The Center is a cooperative effort of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. |
CHAI-JACS |
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Phone: (773) 983-9617
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Counseling and support programs for Jewish alcoholics, the chemically dependent, and their families. |
Chai Lifeline Midwest/Chai Lifeline Midwest Camp Simcha/Simcha Special * |
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6600 N. Lincoln Ave. |
Provides free and year-round support services to families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Kosher, medically supervised overnight camps for seriously ill children and teens. |
Dysautonomia Foundation |
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Chicago Chapter |
Funds research for better treatment of familial dysautonomia, a Jewish Genetic Disorder. |
Dysautonomia Foundation Inc. |
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315 W. 39th Street |
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Dystonia Medical Research Foundation |
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1 E. Wacker Dr. |
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Jewish AIDS Network-Chicago (JAN-C)/International Jewish AIDS Network |
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3150 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 10B |
Jewish services and referrals for anyone touched by HIV/AIDS in the greater Chicago area, their families and loved ones, with contacts worldwide, through International Jewish AIDS network. |
Jewish Healing Network of Chicago * |
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Main Listing |
Ensures that information about and access to social service, health and spiritual resources is available to people facing issues of illness, addiction and loss. Provides referrals to existing services in the Chicago area and creates new services where needed. Administered by Jewish Child and Family Services in collaboration with CJE SeniorLife, the Chicago Board of Rabbis and Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation. Programs available throughout the community. |
Lake Shore Health Care & Rehabilitation Centre |
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7200 N. Sheridan Road |
Managed care, Medicare/Medicaid provider, 24-hour skilled care, respite care, respiratory care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and hospice care. |
Lutheran General Hospital |
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Division of Genetics |
Genetic testing and counseling. |
Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter |
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2050 Claire Court |
Accrediited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice, offers care that is sensitive to Jewish practices and traditions, informed by rabbis, and delivered by a specially trained team. |
Sinai Health System * |
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California Ave. at 15th Street |
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National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases |
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45 Sutton Place South |
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National Gaucher Foundation |
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2227 Idlewood Road |
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National MPS Society (Mucopolysaccharidosis) |
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P.O. Box 736 |
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National Neimann-Pick Disease Foundation |
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22201 Riverpoint Trail |
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National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association |
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2001 Beacon St. |
Dedicated to funding research for cures and treatments, prevention through screening and education. Information and support services for individuals and families affected by Tay-Sachs, Canavan and related genetic diseases. |
NorthShore University HealthSystems |
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Genetic Counseling Services |
Prenatal, preconception and pediatric genetic counseling. |
Partners In Healthcare |
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2601 Chestnut Ave. |
A home care agency that provides non-medical home care services to North Shore residents. Services range from bath visits for 1 hour to caring for hospice, dementia, and post hospital clients 24 hours per day. |
Pebble Brook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center |
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700 W. Jenkisson Ave. |
Sub acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, intermediate care, respite care. Kosher meals available. |
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care |
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1550 Bishop Court |
Provides caring and compassionate services to people with serious illness and their families. For more than 31 years, Rainbow has been a non-profit, community-based organization serving all of Chicagoland. In addition, Rainbow Hospice provides extensive bereavement services including the Good Mourning program for children, all free of charge to hospice families. |
Refoenu Health Care Society |
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6333 N. Troy Ave. |
Medical referrals and advocacy. Provides cab and pharmacy services on Shabbat and Yom Tov for those needing immediate medical care. |
Refoenu Jewish Health Care Society |
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6707 N. Richmond Ave. |
Provides education, awareness and screening. |
Reproductive Genetics Institute |
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2825 N. Halsted Street |
Preimplantation diagnosis for chromosomal and genetic disorders including those common among Ashkenazi Jews. |
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Genetics Testing and Counseling) |
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1753 W. Congress Pkwy. |
Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, substance abuse service, pain center, specialized Alzheimer's service. |
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Department of Neurology, Professional Bldg. |
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1725 W. Harrison St. |
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Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital * |
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1401 S. California Blvd. |
Inpatient, subacute, and outpatient programs specializing in stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, pediatrics, and general neuromuscular & musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital is the Midwest's first fully licensed and accredited rehabilitation hospital and is proud to celebrate delivering quality patient focused care for over 90 years. Inpatient, outpatient physical medical and rehabilitation services for children and adults. A member of Sinai Health System. |
United Leukodystrophy Foundation |
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224 N. Second Street |
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University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics Genetics Testing and Counseling |
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1801 W. Taylor St. |
Teaching and research center for medical and surgical specialties, psychiatric, obstetric and pediatric care. |
