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United States on the map WHO DO WE SERVE? The vision of the University of Illinois Medical Center is to be true to our commitment to the people of Illinois to provide compassionate, high-quality health care and be an acclaimed leader in advancing the art and science of medicine. According to the most recent figures, the medical center has 500 primary care physicians and specialists who receive 600,000 office visits and 56,000 emergency room visits annually. Here is a glimpse of who we care for each year. Number of patients in FY09 residing in 5 counties (Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake, Kane) 123,455 91.6% Asian 2.6% Caucasion 18.7% 448,520 PATIENT DENSITY 1 – 1,499 patients Lake County 1.5% of patients 1,500 – 2,999 patients 3,000 – 4,999 patients 5,000 + patients Total unique patients in fiscal year 2009 County 1.3% of patients Kane Number of clinic visits in FY09 County 2.9% of patients DuPage RACE/ETHNICITY American 47.7% African- Hispanic 24.8% Multiracial/Other 6.1% AGE 15–44 years 37% 45–64 years 31.5% Native American/Inuit 0.1% Will County 3.2% of patients University of Illinois Medical Center 5 County 82.7% of patients Cook 0–14 years 14.5% 65–74 years 10.5% 75+ years 6.5% GENDER Female 60% Male 40% COUNTY # ZIP CODES Cook Will DuPage Lake Kane 163 28 36 28 20 # UNIQUE PATIENTS % PATIENTS 85,810 3,288 3,046 1,602 1,351 82.7% 3.2% 2.9% 1.5% 1.3% All information is based on FY09 unique patients billed through WWT.