RUSH is expanding health care options to people who live and work in the growing West Loop neighborhood by opening a new outpatient center at 839 W. Madison St.
RUSH West Loop opened May 3. The 6,000-square-foot outpatient center will offer patients spacious exam rooms and access to primary care physicians 鈥 both internal medicine and family practice 鈥 and specialists in obstetrics and gynecology. Additional specialty care, such as dermatology, is planned in the coming months.
鈥淭he opening of RUSH West Loop reflects our strong commitment to bring top physicians and services closer to where patients live and work,鈥 said Dr. Omar Lateef, RUSH president and CEO. 鈥淲e look forward to making RUSH care more convenient for people living in the West Loop and nearby neighborhoods.鈥
Care where you need it
RUSH has more than 30 outpatient centers, including convenient locations in River North, the South Loop and other Chicago neighborhoods, as well as in Oak Brook, Aurora and Munster, Indiana. In addition, RUSH plans to open a multispecialty care outpatient center at the corner of North and Harlem avenues in Chicago, bordering the villages of Oak Park and Elmwood Park.
鈥淲e continue to bring RUSH鈥檚 clinical excellence and top-tier quality to more neighborhoods and communities both near and far,鈥 said Paul E. Casey, MD, MBA, chief medical officer at RUSH University Medical Center.
About RUSH
Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. RUSH comprises RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University,鈥疪USH Copley Medical Center,鈥疪USH Oak Park Hospital, RUSH Health, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities.鈥疪USH University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises鈥疪USH Medical College,鈥痶he College of Nursing,鈥痶he College of Health Sciences鈥痑nd鈥痶he Graduate College.
RUSH University Medical Center is ranked among the top 20 hospitals in the nation. RUSH programs nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report include cancer (45th), cardiology and heart surgery (33rd), ENT (45th), gastroenterology and GI surgery (21st), orthopedics (6th), and neurology and neurosurgery (No. 3 in the U.S. and best in Chicago).