ER Nurse Gets Hero’s Welcome After Military Stint
Doctors, nurses and staff from the emergency department at Rush University Medical Center are throwing a surprise hero’s welcome for U.S. Army Captain Sherry Hedge, an emergency room nurse who was...
View ArticleTower Sets Green Milestone With LEED Designation
One of Chicago’s most distinctive new buildings has now been certified as among the greenest. Rush University Medical Center’s innovative new hospital building, the Tower, which opened in January, has...
View ArticleMayor Joins Dedication for New Hospice Unit at Rush
Rush University Medical Center and Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care are opening the first inpatient hospice unit at a major medical center in Chicago in order to provide patients with comfort,...
View ArticlePurpose in Life May Benefit Alzheimer’s Patients
Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The...
View ArticleRush Provides $220 Million in Community Benefits
Rush University Medical Center and its affiliated Rush Oak Park Hospital provided more than $220 million in community benefits in fiscal year 2011 — an increase of roughly $20 million from the previous...
View ArticleSwimming for Cancer Research at Rush
Swim Across America (SAA), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming events across the country, is hosting its 20th...
View ArticleLeading Men’s Health Expert Joins Rush
Dr. Ajay Nehra has joined Rush University Medical Center as vice chairperson, and professor and director of men’s health in the Department of Urology. Nehra comes to Rush from the Mayo Clinic in...
View ArticleCome Out and Play a Steinway Grand Piano at Rush
Piano music will fill the fourth floor of the Atrium Building on Wednesday, May 23, as Rush hosts a Steinway grand piano as part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) Pianos in Public Spaces....
View ArticleRenowned Kidney Disease Physician and Scientist Joins Rush as New Chairman of...
Nephrologist Dr. Jochen Reiser has been named chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center. Reiser, who joined Rush on Sept. 1, will also serve as the Ralph C....
View ArticleReturn to Haiti: Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes’ Blog
Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, orthopedic specialist at Rush University Medical Center, went with a team of doctors and nurses from Rush to Haiti after the earthquake hit to help with disaster relief efforts in...
View ArticleRush Earns Fifth Consecutive “A” for Patient Safety
Rush University Medical Center again has received an “A” for patient safety in a nationwide evaluation of hospitals by The Leapfrog Group, a national not-for-profit organization that promotes health...
View ArticleSee the Eight Best Buildings in Health Care Design
We already knew Rush’s Tower is a great building, but we still were a little awed by the company it’s now in: A group of eight stunning buildings that the American Institute of Architects (AIA)...
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