Excellence
works here.

For Chicago, before Chicago.

The roots of Rush’s exceptional patient care trace back to March 2, 1837, when Rush Medical College received its charter, two days before the city of Chicago was incorporated. The college was named in honor of Benjamin Rush, MD, the only physician with medical school training to sign the Declaration of Independence.

That sense of independent thinking, freedom to grow, equality and inclusion continues at Rush today. Rush is physician-led with one governing board overseeing all entities. In addition, our community of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers, faculty, students and staff includes a high percentage of women and minorities, as well as LGBT and veteran employees, reflecting the diverse Chicago communities we serve. Together, there are more than 700 employed physicians and 300 advanced practice providers at Rush, in more than 111 specialties and subspecialties, singularly focused on transforming health care and providing exceptional patient care.

A proven reputation for excellence.

Year after year, Rush’s excellence is recognized by esteemed national organizations and publications. Our accomplishments are a reflection of our extraordinary clinical teams, who are amongst the brightest minds in medicine, research and academics.

Their emphasis on quality and advancements in patient care have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2020-2021. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 20 of the 3,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized 11 Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top five national rankings for orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery.

Our team’s commitment to deliver the top clinical outcomes and the best patient experience has been recognized by Vizient, which ranked Rush University Medical Center number 1 in the 2019 Quality and Accountability Study—our seventh consecutive time in the top five of all national academic medical centers. Vizient’s study recognizes Rush’s high performance in the Institute of Medicine’s domains of care: safety, mortality, clinical effectiveness, efficiency and patient-centeredness.

You can learn more in a brief video and on Rush.edu.

These accolades from U.S. News & World Report and Vizient are just the beginning. The Leapfrog Group, Truven Health, the American College of Surgeons, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the Healthcare Equality Index and other benchmark organizations have also identified Rush for distinguishing accomplishments in quality care and academics. And, our commitment to nursing excellence is evidenced by a decade of achieving Magnet^® status.

While Rush is a not-for-profit entity, its financial strength has earned an A rating for bonds from Fitch Ratings, an A2 rating from Moody’s and an A- rating from Standard & Poor’s.

All these honors reflect the standards of excellence set by the people working at Rush every day. They are a testament to our shared sense of purpose – an attribute that you can see, and feel, every day. And, they are a reminder to our patients and their families can count on us to provide them with the highest quality of medical care available.

This level of excellence is just the beginning.

Five values, one vision.

Through Rush University’s System for Health’s education and research endeavors, community outreach programs and relationships with other hospitals — in particular, its partnership with John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — Rush’s mission is to deliver the very best care for its patients. Through this, Rush is achieving its vision of excellence — transforming health care nationally and becoming the Chicago area’s medical center of choice.

Rush has five I CARE values that drive everything we do:
Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

These values serve as the roadmap to the Rush mission and vision.

If you share Rush’s values; respect for patients and colleagues alike; and dedication to discovering, teaching and delivering excellence in health care, join Rush.