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Omar Ramos with Outstanding Supporter Robert Halstead and his wife, Martha
Waterford Place

Robert Halstead Awarded Waterford Place Outstanding Supporter Medal

Support includes cooking, cleaning and much more

Because of You: The Rush Experience

Because of our donors' support, Rush is changing lives through extraordinary outcomes and setting national standards for quality.

Denise Dailey, PsyD
Mental & Behavioral Health

Coping With the Unconscionable

Specialized program for military sexual trauma leads with empathy, patience, compassion

Teacher Nancy Jansen shows Omar Ramos some of the port pillows her students made.
Waterford Place

Students Sew Port Pillows for Patients

Project allows students to 鈥榙o something for someone else鈥�

Ganesh Pai at Swim Across America
Cancer

鈥楴o Matter What We Do, We Think It鈥檚 Not Enough鈥�

Ganesh Pai considers Swim Across America, Rush support a 鈥榯hank you鈥� for wife鈥檚 cancer treatment

Juan Sanchez
Mental & Behavioral Health

Juan鈥檚 Story: Finding Acceptance Along the Road Home

From joining the inaugural IOP in 2014 to today, U.S. Army veteran embraces progress

Rita Dragonette, center, poses with RUSH doctors
Research

Transforming Recovery Through Innovative Research

Gift supports physical medicine and rehabilitation research, honors Joseph Dragonette

John Rich, MD, MPH
Health Equity

Healing Communities Facing Health Inequities: Q&A with John Rich

John Rich, MD, MPH, of the RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity believes innovative thinking, collaboration can reduce violence, poverty and health disparities

Harrison Steans
Health Equity

Legacy of Harrison I. Steans Lives on Through $5M Gift to Rush to Improve Equity

Three families honor the prominent figure in Chicago鈥檚 banking industry with a major gift to the RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity

Art Ray and Dr. Steven Gitelis, MD, pose for a photo.
Bones and Joints

Tackling the Challenges of Cancer

Former NFL player overcomes osteosarcoma with help from Rush care team