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Fillmore Linen facility in Chicago
Health Equity

Rush Vendor Partnerships Drive Job Creation, Technological Innovation

Fillmore Linen Service builds on Rush’s foundational commitment; Medical center is first to pilot Concordance Healthcare Solutions’ AI tool

Man holding box of food on head
Health Equity

Rush Among First to Receive Health Care Equity Certification From Joint Commission

Recognizes organizations making health equity a 'strategic priority'

Robyn Golden with Danny Davis and Bonnie Ewald
Health Equity

Ensuring No One Is Left Behind: Landmark Endowment Honors Social Work Leader Robyn Golden

The first endowment for social work at Rush will strengthen programs that address the social drivers of health and expand care for patients and communities

A student takes a woman's blood pressure
Heart Health

Medical Students Bring Heart Screenings to Food Pantries

The weekly clinics uncover health concerns and offer support

Healthy Aging & Caregiving

Family Caregiver Program Awarded Funds for National Expansion

Funding support will bring Rush’s innovative model for supporting family caregivers to dozens more health care sites

Group of people cutting a green ribbon at a grand opening event, surrounded by green and white balloon columns.
Health Equity

Delivering Nutrition, Hope and Healing to Local Families

A gift from the Brennan family expands Food Is Medicine program to Rush Oak Park Hospital, reflecting ongoing commitment to support neighboring communities

Standing, fom left to right: Dirk Gillespie, PhD; Fotios Asimakopoulos, MB BChir PhD (Cantab); Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN; Carlos F. Bechara, MD, DFSVS; and Augusto Miravalle, MD.
University

Investing in Faculty Excellence

Rush University celebrates five recent endowed faculty appointments and three endowed faculty scholar positions established and made possible by philanthropy

Two people standing close together in front of a rustic wooden cabin with a shingled roof, surrounded by a garden featuring white hydrangea flowers and greenery.
Cancer

A Lifesaving Diagnosis Inspires a Legacy Gift

Larry and Kathy Hymson chose to pay it forward by making a gift that will provide comprehensive care to economically marginalized patients in Chicago and beyond

From left to right: Monica Weber, MSHM, R.T.; Ajla Comes, BSIT, R.T.; Katie Kean, RN, BSN, OCN; and Lisa Stempel, MD.
Cancer

Bringing Free Mammograms to the Local Community

RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center teamed up with Siemens Healthineers and local partners to offer free digital screening mammograms for women 40 and older on Chicago’s West Side

Seven members of Team Rush stand in front of Buckingham Fountain
Community

Channeling Marathon Miles Into Hope and New Solutions

From surgeons to students, Team Rush runners are taking on the Chicago Marathon to raise funds for the programs and patients closest to their hearts