Structural empowerment ensures that every Rush nurse has the opportunity, support, and resources to drive meaningful change — enhancing how we care for one another, our community and our patients.
Advancing Trauma-Informed Care: The Rush SANE Program in Action
In 2025, the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program reached a pivotal moment, transforming years of work into measurable growth, expanded influence and strengthened support for survivors across Illinois.
A Heartfelt Celebration: A Bedside Wedding
With a patient's critical condition in mind, the MICU staff rallied together to make a dream reality with only a few hours’ notice.
Frontline Nurses Strengthen Surgical Readiness, Communication and Patient Safety
The Pre-Evaluations Clinic nurses bridge the critical time between a patient’s clinic visit and hospital admission, ensuring that every patient arrives ready for surgery and every care team has the information they need.
Professional Nursing Practice Milestones of Achievement
Fiscal year 2025 was another successful year for the Rush Department of Professional Nursing Practice, as these programs and projects highlight how the department continues to achieve its mission and surpass its goals.
From Our Team to Theirs: Supporting SisterHouse on Mother’s Day
For several years, the general surgery nursing team has held a special Mother’s Day tradition by delivering care bags to the women at SisterHouse Recovery Home.