Green Line diagnosis kit

Renata Kowalczyk

@renk_pulmonary

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Not a listicle. This is a rotation of things I actually reach for or drag friends to between call shifts on the Near West Side. Half hospital shorthand, half neighborhood, all opinions rendered without a differential.

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Green Line diagnosis kit — 6 items
Name	Item	Category	Verdict
1Rush University Medical Center	Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL	Academic hospital	Great pulm fellows, terrible parking garage. Discharge: stable, mildly annoyed.
2University of Illinois Hospital	University of Illinois Hospital, 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL	Academic hospital	Solid ICU, cafeteria coffee tastes like a PFT you failed.
3International Museum of Surgical Science	International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL	Museum	Iron lungs and trepanning tools before brunch. Oddly restful.
4National Museum of Health & Medicine artifacts on tour	Traveling exhibit stops, various Chicago venues	Exhibit	Check listings before you drag someone across town for it.
5Illinois Medical District	Illinois Medical District, Near West Side, Chicago, IL	Medical campus zone	My entire commute radius. Four hospitals, zero good lunch spots.
6Rate Field	Rate Field, 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL	Sunday ritual	Green Line down, watch a loss, Green Line back. Vitals stable, morale variable.

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