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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

Health Equity

Feeding a Community: Food Distributions Through Rush

Julia Bassett on Food Distributions Through Rush

Health Equity

Celebrating Rush Community Health Workers

Celebrating the incredible contributions of community health workers like Ebony, who bridge the gap between our communities and health care resources.

Primary care
Health Equity

Leveraging Data to Improve Health Equity and Care

$7.5 million philanthropic grant kickstarts Rush’s development of a data warehouse for Chicago clinicians and researchers

Eugenia Olison
Health Equity

Rush Program Manager Joining Chicago Committee to Address Homelessness

Eugenia R. Olison, MEd, LPC, among first appointed members of committee addressing needs of unhoused communities in Chicago

Louise Fazio with wreaths at Rush Copley
Health Equity

Giving From a Place of Gratitude

NICU nurse manager Louise Fazio encourages and inspires colleagues to get involved, support programs and services to benefit patients

Margaret Bavis
Health Equity

A Commitment to Rush: From Past to Present

Margaret Bavis continues her parents’ legacy at Rush while finding her own path