Rush Oak Park Hospital

To unify RUSH’s social media presence, we will transition away from updating individual hospital social media accounts at the end of the month. RUSH will continue to share the great news and exciting events happening at RUSH Oak Park Hospital on the Rush University System for Health account. We hope to see you there: https://www.facebook.com/RushUniversityMedicalCenter

Rush University System for Health To request an appointment, please call (888) 352-RUSH.

Rush Oak Park Hospital was a primary sponsor of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber Health & Wellness Fair on Sunday at FFC Oak Park. RUSH providers conducted health screenings and gave away gift bags containing hand sanitizer and healthy snacks.

Rush Oak Park Hospital has teamed up with Housing Forward, the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition and several local restaurants to provide hot meals to those who use its 24-hour warming center.

Reinventing, nonprofits, restaurants team with Rush warming center - Oak Park Rush Oak Park Hospital has transformed its former Emergency Department into a 24/7 warming center at 610 S. Maple Ave. A collaboration between a trio of non-profits and a bevy of local restaurants is bringing breakfast and dinner to guests seeking shelter from the cold. “Housing Forward, the Oak P...

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We’re getting into Holly-Day spirit! Staff members came together Tuesday to celebrate their hard work over the past year at Rush Oak Park Hospital's Holly-Day event, enjoying giveaways, festive treats and covering posters with messages of gratitude and fond Rush memories.

Congratulations to Rush Oak Park Hospital's Beth Stewart, DNP, RN, who was recognized as a 2021 Pinnacle Nurse Leader at the University of Illinois at Chicago 24th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership event on November 5.

Rush Oak Park Hospital celebrated the opening of its free valet parking lot earlier this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located on the southwest corner of campus, the lot provides more than 80 parking spots for the hospital's free valet service available for all patients.

Rev. Ally Vertigan, chaplain at Rush Oak Park Hospital, shares how she adapted to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of patients during the pandemic.

UCC chaplain takes the field as a 'hero' in Chicago - United Church of Christ The Rev. Ally Vertigan prepares to take the field before the Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Oct.1. It’s not often you see a United

Rush Oak Park Hospital President and CEO Dino Rumoro, DO, MPH, met with community members and other Rush leaders at a welcome event on Wednesday. Rumoro shared his vision for the hospital, including new technology, renovations and repurposing of existing space.

Bruce Elegant, former president and CEO of Rush Oak Park Hospital, and cardiologist Donald Tanis, MD, recently received the first Michael R. Silver, MD, Professional Excellence Awards. The award was established in honor of Silver, who served as Rush Oak Park's vice president of medical affairs and chief information officer for nearly 20 years. They were presented recently at Elegant's retirement celebration, held at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Rush Oak Park Hospital received bento lunchboxes from the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago 在シカゴ日本国総領事館 as part of its project to treat 2,000 frontline to lunch this summer.

Not since the earliest days of the pandemic have Rush hospitals had so few patients with COVID-19, a milestone that highlights both the vaccines' impact and the hard work of Rush's health care heroes. https://rsh.md/3jRWqbZ

Before the start of today's Chicago White Sox game, a group of Rush Oak Park staff members were honored as health care heroes for their efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rush salutes Bruce Elegant, who's retiring after nearly 24 years as president and CEO, for his exceptional service to Rush Oak Park Hospital. At a send-off this week, he was photographed with incoming CEO Dino Rumoro, DO, MPH.

Emergency department nurse Alison Cersley, MSN, reflects on her experience working at Rush Oak Park Hospital throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with the Chicago Tribune.

As COVID-19 spread continues, nurses reflect on working through a global pandemic Nurses say the coronavirus is still active, but they are seeing increasing numbers of patients no longer afraid to visit the emergency room.

The Wednesday Journal reflects on Bruce Elegant's many successes throughout his 24 years as CEO of Rush Oak Park Hospital.

It took 24 years, but Elegant resuscitated Rush Oak Park - Oak Park Bruce Elegant, CEO of Rush Oak Park Hospital since 1997, remembers his arrival at an institution he said was “broken.”

This week, we're proud to celebrate nursing excellence at Rush. Throughout one of the most challenging years in health care, Rush nurses have demonstrated extraordinary skill, strength, dedication and resilience. Thank you for all that you do each and every day for our patients, community and one another. Join us in celebrating and honoring Rush nurses by sharing a message of thanks in the comments. Happy !

"Highest level of safety": All three Rush hospitals received "A" grades for patient safety in the latest report by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog organization.

Rush Hospitals Receive Top Marks for Patient Safety All three Rush hospitals received "A" grades in the latest report by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog organization.

It’s easy to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine with Rush. Appointments are available for people age 18 and up in Oak Park. Schedule your appointment now at rush.edu/vaccine-schedule or call (888) 352-RUSH (7874)

How worrisome is the latest increase in COVID-19 cases? How well are the vaccines working? How hard will it be to achieve herd immunity? We checked with a Rush infectious disease specialist for answers.

COVID-19 Now: Causes for Concern, Reasons for Hope With both new cases of COVID-19 and the number of people being vaccinated for the disease rising rapidly, a Rush expert answered questions about a possible surge of cases, the vaccines vs. the variants and much more.