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About Rush U
Dr. Larry Goodman, CEO of the Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center, will retire in the next several months, the RUSH Board has announced. Dr. Ranga Krishnan has been appointed CEO of the System, and Dr. Omar Lateef will become CEO of the Medical Center.
Awards & Recognitions
Though Rush hospitals are rated highly, experts at Rush have taken a leading role nationally in identifying flaws in a federal hospital rating system.
Awards & Recognitions, College of Nursing
In the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, Rush University has eight programs in the top five nationally, with two College of Nursing programs ranked first.
Events
Rush University Medical Center physicians will headline the March 13 State of the Science Summit on Breast Cancer meeting in Chicago
Research, College of Health Sciences
Clinical nutrition researcher Sandra Gomez-Perez, PhD, RD, LDN, seeks to understand how abdominal fat contributes to disease.
Student Stories, Rush Medical College
PhD student Matt Russo is researching how transmitting pathways in the brain might play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Research
Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge, according to research results published in the Feb. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Innovation, Patient Care
Amazing new devices and technology are transforming cardiac care. Doctors at each of the Rush hospitals discuss these innovations and how they benefit patients.
Innovation, Patient Care
Rush University Medical Center is the first hospital in Illinois to use a new device that helps patients to get back on their feet in as little as two hours — rather than the typical recovery period of 6 to 10 hours — after cardiac electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Research
A study led by researchers from Rush University Medical Center has found that education does not play a role in when the dementia starts or how fast it progresses.
