West Side United announced a $6 million investment aimed at closing health gaps and improving economic vitality in Chicago’s west side neighborhoods. To help further its efforts, West Side United (WSU) also announced the American Medical Association (AMA) as the newest member of its collaborative—formed by six of Chicago’s leading hospitals to address inequities in health care, education, economic vitality and infrastructure on the west side. Together, the AMA, Rush University Medical Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, AMITA Health, Cook County Health, Sinai Health System, and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, along with Illinois Medical District and financial partner Northern Trust, will invest capital in local businesses and organizations serving Chicago’s west side over the next two to five years. Investments will be deployed in the following neighborhoods: Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Lower West Side (Little Village), Near West Side, West Town, North Lawndale, and South Lawndale (Pilsen). To date, West Side United’s partners have invested a combined $7.7 million in these west side neighborhoods.