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Community

Rush University Medical Center Continuing Commitment to Health Equity

Medical Center hires equity investment management service
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Pregnancy & Childbirth

Boy Scout Donates 100 Quilts to Rush Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Scout received care in Rush NICU after being born prematurely.
Nurses with quilts
Community

Student Determination Blossoms Into Communitywide Support for Homeless

When the COVID-19 pandemic halted a volunteer program, students found a way to continue — and expand — health care efforts in the community
A man wearing a surgical mask with bags and boxes of supplies
Mental & Behavioral Health

Finding Mental Health Support Amid Dual Pandemics

Key mental health considerations for Black people during COVID-19 and the fight for racial justice
Exhausted Black Man Sitting at Computer Rubbing Temple
LGBTQ+

Rush Copley Again Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader

Rush Copley has again earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index
HEI 2020
LGBTQ+

Rush System Hospitals Again Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders

All three Rush System hospitals have again earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index
HEI 2020
Community

Sending Aid to Lebanon

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

Rush Medical College Receives Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

The award recognized the College’s work to protect Chicago’s homeless population from COVID-19
Foreman Award
Community

Live Healthy Chicago Community Grants Available to Chicago Nonprofits Addressing COVID-19

The collective seeks to distribute $2.9 million in community-based grants over the next two years
West Side Food Pantry
Community

Rush Students Awarded Schweitzer Fellowships for Community Initiatives

Four students will direct innovative, community-based projects addressing the health needs of underserved Chicagoans through a yearlong learning program
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