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Herrendorf Foundation
Mental & Behavioral Health

Foundation Launches Scholarship to Promote Community-Based Mental Health Project at Rush

Woman holding wig

Waterford Place Expands Wig Program for People of Color 

Grant will be used to purchase medical wigs for cancer patients with highly textured hair

Baum Fund for heart research
Heart Health

Supporting Science: Baum Fund Enables Groundbreaking Heart Research at Rush

Early testing shows signs of heart tissue regeneration and reduced scarring after heart attacks.

Transformational Impact: Joan and Paul Rubschlager

Longtime friends of RUSH, Joan and Paul Rubschlager, discuss what inspired them to make the largest gift in RUSH's history.

Carillion Lions Club presents donation to Waterford Place
Waterford Place

Local Lions Club Donates to Waterford Place

Waterford Place can scratch off nearly 40 items from its wish list, thanks to the generosity of the newly formed Lions Club of Carillon at Stonegate in Aurora

One Box Recap 2021
Community

Giving Tuesday Feeds More Than 1,000 People

Donations to One Box, One Community delivered nutritious food to families in need during the holidays

Rocque Lipford
Patient Stories

Rocque's Story

Polio survivor defies the odds thanks to Richard Berger's joint replacement technique

Mental & Behavioral Health

The Road Home Program: The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and Their Families at RUSH

A short film with Sarah Smith and Sergio Alfaro. This is their journey to the Road Home Program.

Kordower
Brain Health & Conditions

Rush University Awarded 'Real Funding To Make Big Progress' in Battling Parkinson’s

Rush is leading a team in the fight against Parkinson’s disease

Lebanon
Community

Sending Aid to Lebanon

After the explosion in Beirut, Rush University Medical Center acte​d quickly to help those affected by the catastrophe