MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Illinois
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL · ~4,849 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Medical Group runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade B.
Northwestern Medical Group: 2.6 TCR = 68% of MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Medical Group safety composite
Northwestern Medical Group scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Northwestern Medical Group: 1.9 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.21× in 2024
Northwestern Medical Group's TCR rose 0.7 from 1.9 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 68% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #43/86
- PHOTO Saint Luke's Medical…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 858 inj
- SIZE ~4,849 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Saint Luke's Medical Group (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Medical Group in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Medical Group
2.6 TCR
- Saint Luke's M
Saint Luke's Medical Group
2.6 TCR
- CGH Downtown H
CGH Downtown Health Center
2.6 TCR
- Whipple
Whipple
2.6 TCR
- MG Alta View C
MG Alta View Clinic
2.6 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Medical Group averages 2.6 TCR (68% of the MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Medical Group TCR series: 2016=1.9 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=3 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.8
Where Northwestern Medical Group falls in its industry
2,836 MDs' (medical doctors, except establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 86 MDs' (medical doctors, except employers in Illinois.
Northwestern Medical Group has more employees than the MDs' (medical doctors, except mental hea median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 169 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 111 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IL · Chicago
2,836 MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Luke's Medical Group | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CGH Downtown Health Center | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whipple | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MG Alta View Clinic | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Medix Staffing Solutions | 4,908 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IL-02 | 4,926 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHICAGO ASMBY | 4,963 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | STROGER.AMBULATORY(ACHN+BUR+CORE+DPH+OFHC+STROGER) | 4,975 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DMG Masonry Construction Ltd | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Supreme Cores Holdings, LLC - Alabaster, AL Facility | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Point Loma Nazarene University | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ahern Madison | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jackson Madison County General Hospital | 4,844 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 4,843 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - SLC | 4,843 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 4,863 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.