Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Illinois
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Chicago, IL · ~4,470 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare runs at 7% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade A.
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare: 0.5 TCR = 7% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare safety composite
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare held a steady TCR band
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare's TCR held near 0.2 from 0.6 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 0.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.6 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 7% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #9/300
- PHOTO Baylor Scott & White…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 127 inj
- SIZE ~4,470 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
0.5 TCR
- Baylor Scott &
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney
0.5 TCR
- Adventist Heal
Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC
0.5 TCR
- Meriter Deming
Meriter Deming Way
0.5 TCR
- SH - Regional
SH - Regional Lab
0.5 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Memorial HealthCare averages 0.5 TCR (7% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3 · BLS 7.5
Where Northwestern Memorial HealthCare falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 300 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Illinois.
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IL · Chicago
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 | Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meriter Deming Way | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SH - Regional Lab | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IL-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MDW7 | 4,349 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WHQ WHQ | 4,633 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 4,306 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 | Advanced Manufacturing Center | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dept. of Law (8) | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kuehne + Nagel Inc. (ATL-6321) | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BOEN Cambridge Engineering Office | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Thomson Reuters - Eagan | 4,474 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hii - Technical Solutions Division | 4,475 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rahway, NJ Facility | 4,475 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Janssen Titusville | 4,461 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.