In October, Rush University Medical Center was ranked second in the nation among 99 leading academic medical centers in the latest annual quality and accountability study conducted by Vizient Inc.
academic health systems, including the following:Īll three Rush hospitals received four stars in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ latest Hospital Compare overall rating in February. News rankings are the latest in a consistent stream of honors for Rush University Medical Center and the other Rush system hospitals that are unique among U.S. Rankings the latest in steady stream of honors for Rush I thank our exceptional physicians, nurses, other care providers and colleagues in numerous other areas for all they do to deliver this very high level of compassionate care to our patients and their families.” “It’s why no matter how ratings fluctuate, the Medical Center is recognized among the best hospitals locally, regionally and nationally. What doesn’t change is that Rush University Medical Center provides exceptional care that produces outstanding results for our patients,” says Dr. “Hospital rating systems change from year to year, and hospitals’ performance on those ratings change with them. Rush has higher rates of the latter patients than other hospitals because a larger percentage of the Medical Center’s patients are extremely sick with complex conditions that make it necessary for them to receive assistance after their hospitalization. This year’s rankings also put more emphasis on the rates of patients who go home directly from leaving the hospital rather than to a care facility. News decreased the weight it assigns to patient survival rates, an area where Rush University Medical Center excels. News made significant changes to the methodology it uses to create its rankings, which in turn caused changes in how hospitals across the country were ranked. Rush Copley Medical Center was rated high performing for COPD, heart failure and knee replacement, and Rush Oak Park Hospital is rated high performing for heart failure. Rush University Medical Center was rated high performing for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery. Īll three Rush system hospitals also were recognized as high performing for specific procedures and conditions that U.S. News gave Rush “High Performing” status in the following programs: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and gastroenterology and GI surgery. In addition to the national rankings of these five programs, U.S. News to rank them nationally in even one specialty. News evaluated - about 5.5 percent - scored high enough for U.S. Only 166 of the nearly 3,000 hospitals in the United States that U.S. Rush remains among a small group of hospitals that ranked highly in multiple specialties. The following Rush programs were included in the rankings: The gynecology program also is the highest ranked statewide in this specialty. The Medical Center’s orthopedics program was ranked seventh in the country and remains the highest-ranked orthopedics program in Illinois. News & World Report ranked five specialty care programs at Rush University Medical Center among the best in the country - with two in the top 10 nationwide - in the annual “Best Hospitals” issue, published today. The Heart and Vascular Institute is an accredited Chest Pain Center for the care of patients with acute coronary from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.Įmergency Services is a designated Level II Trauma Center that serves nearly 70,000 patients annually.U.S. Rush Copley Neuroscience Services provides specialized care to the greater Fox Valley area. The Cancer Care Center has been designated as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It is part of the Rush University System for Health, which includes Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Rush Oak Park Hospital. It is named after Ira Clifton Copley, who donated over $2 million for the original hospital. Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, is a 210-bed hospital in the greater Fox Valley area. ( August 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
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