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Rush University Medical Center is just the third health care provider in the country to achieve the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Stage 7 for the Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity…
Student Stories, College of Nursing
Dereka Moore’s family had questions when she decided to have a water birth: “What is a water birth? Why would you want to do that? Why not have a regular childbirth?” She provided facts and eased their concerns while…
Awards & Recognitions, College of Nursing
Rush University College of Nursing ranks 4th among 179 schools listed in the graduate nursing programs category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs list released today. “Our online programs are… Related News View All News…
Community
An initiative to donate excess hospital food to those in need has grown from its 2015 origin at Rush Oak Park Hospital to include Rush University Medical Center and two oth… Related News View All News…
Research
CHICAGO – Older adults who move more than average, either in the form of daily exercise or just routine physical activity such as housework, may maintain more of their memory and thinking skills than people who are le…
Research
CHICAGO – Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and the MIND Institute at UC Davis have found that mavoglurant, an experimental drug known as an mGluR5 negative modulator, can positively modify a key character…
Awards & Recognitions, Innovation
Information technology has changed the world, and now it’s changing health care in dramatic and fast-moving ways. Rush is a national leader in using IT to achieve better outcomes, lower costs and improve the patient e…
Research
CHICAGO – Previous studies have suggested that attaining a higher level of education may protect a person against dementia to some extent by providing a “cognitive reserve” that buffers against the disease. However, a…
Innovation, Patient Care
CHICAGO – 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 six t…
Innovation, Patient Care
New devices and technology are advancing cardiac diagnosis and treatment by Kevin McKeough and Brad Spencer A change of heart can be a romantic disaster, especially on Valentine’s Day, but ongoing changes in hear…