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Northwestern Medicine to Establish Heart Hospital with Neil Bluhm Gift 

Chicago philanthropist Neil G. Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation have made a $45-million gift to establish the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Heart Hospital at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Bluhm previously made a donation that established the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. 

“Expanding access to care and moving the needle on health equity in Chicago is critically needed,” said Bluhm, founder and president of JMB Realty Corporation and chairman of Rush Street Gaming and Rush Street Interactive. “I am proud to continue my support of Northwestern Medicine and to help address inequity with the establishment of the Bluhm Heart Hospital, which will bring new discoveries and innovative treatments to more patients across Chicagoland and around the world.” 

The Bluhm Heart Hospital will expand to 140 beds and modernize cardiovascular services on Northwestern Medicine’s Chicago campus. The gift will also support collaboration with community partners in under-resourced Chicago communities. 

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