What is it about Rush? - KEVIN HORAN :: PHOTOGRAPHY

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It’s the sense ofaccomplishmentthat comes fromcollaboration withChicago’s leaders.The leadership of a committed,strong BoardThe Rush Board of Trustees is charged with overseeing the activitiesof the entire Medical Center, and Rush’s success this past year, in largemeasure, is attributed to its dedicated and talented Board.While the Trustees’ role is governance, their influence and leadershipinfuse Rush with a sense of empowerment and pride. The Board iscomposed of some of the region’s most respected leaders who havechosen Rush as a worthwhile partner. As they do in their prominentroles in business, government or civic organizations, the Trusteescontribute their diverse perspectives and thoughtful insight to helpshape the Rush of the future.Representing the entire spectrum of disciplines, the Board’s membershave solid records in their chosen fields. Under their leadership, Rushhas experienced unprecedented success. Following Rush’s most successfulphilanthropic year in 2005 with another record-breaking year, theBoard has led the charge to transform not only Rush’s landscape, but thatof medicine in Chicago. And, at the center of that transformation is thevisionary spirit of the Trustees and their commitment to Rush and thecommunity it serves.It’s being an integral part of Chicago’s landscape.Being recognized as a Center of ExcellenceRush was chosen as one of only two bioterrorismpreparedness Centers of Excellence by theChicago Department of Public Health becauseof its strong commitment to disease control,emergency preparedness and the health of itscommunity. Awarded the distinction in 2002,Rush’s ability to protect the people of Chicagohas increased every year and culminated intoa blueprint for the emergency departmentof the future. Building on plans for The McCormickTribune Center for Advanced EmergencyResponse, the new facility will include state-ofthe-artdecontamination facilities, an emergencypatient surge space and a streamlined triagecenter. Additionally, in 2006 Rush was awarded aresearch grant from the Department of Defenseto design an artificially intelligent computermodule for disease surveillance. Through theseadvances and the new facility, Rush will bringan unprecedented level of emergency preparednessto Chicago and continue to exemplifywhat it means to be a Center of Excellence.A dedication to our West SideneighborhoodPatient care is at the heart of everything wedo and Rush’s commitment to the communityis a vital and long-standing part of our mission.Since our founding in 1837, we have neverwavered in our dedication to Chicago, andparticularly to the West Side. Recently publishednumbers show that Rush UniversityMedical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital,which is managed by Rush, provided morethan $155 million in community benefits inFY06 to the West Side and to the peopleof Chicago. It’s all part of Rush’s mission toprovide the very best care for our patients.17 Rush University Medical Center Annual Report 2006 Rush University Medical Center Annual Report 200618
It’s an investmentin a vision for thefuture of medicine.A kick-off event marking thebeginning of Rush’s futureOn June 14, more than 600 people, including Chicago Mayor Richard M.Daley, other civic leaders, and Rush donors, volunteers and friends,gathered on the site of the new hospital to celebrate the public launch ofthe campaign and the beginning of Rush’s future. The kick-off event wasfollowed by celebrations that recognized the important role faculty andemployees play in the transformation of the Rush campus.The cornerstone of the campaign is the new hospital, designed to providea dynamic healing environment for patients while empowering caregiversto provide earlier diagnoses, better treatments and more effective cures.Advanced surgery and procedure suites will facilitate cooperation acrossspecialties and embrace opportunities for collaboration. The campustransformation will also include the construction of a new ambulatorycare building for orthopedics as well as major renovation and integrationof existing Rush patient care facilities. Construction planning is wellunder way, with groundbreaking for the new hospital expected in 2008.Other campaign priorities include supporting scholarships for a newgeneration of highly skilled physicians, nurses and other caregivers;enhancing translational research to move discoveries more quickly intoinnovative treatments for patients; and enriching Rush’s programs incancer, heart, orthopedics, neurosciences and women’s and newborn care.Leadership gifts from philanthropicvisionaries who make the future possibleThe Campaign for Rush University MedicalCenter entered its public phase in June 2006with gifts and pledges totaling $167 milliontoward a goal of $300 million. Several leadershipgifts and pledges jumpstarted the campaignand inspired new levels of giving: $20 millionfrom the Herb family — matching the largestdonation Rush had ever received ($20 millionfrom John and Mary Jo Boler); $13 million froman anonymous donor; $10 million in pledgesfrom the Rush medical staff and faculty; $10million from the Woman’s Board to createthe Woman’s Board Heart and EndovascularCenter; and $7.5 million from the McCormickTribune Foundation for the McCormickTribune Center for Advanced EmergencyResponse, a state-of-the-art emergency room.Award-winning firm Perkins + Willturning vision into realityThe Rush campus of the future is beingdesigned by Perkins + Will, one of the nation’smost respected firms with a rich history ofaward-winning work. The transformed MedicalCenter campus will renew and celebrate Rush’sconnection to Chicago and the West Side. Anew campus gateway on Ashland and Harrisonavenues will extend a warm welcome to thesurrounding neighborhoods, and the dramaticnew bed tower, highly visible from the EisenhowerExpressway, will communicate the vitalityof our diverse, thriving West Side location.Everything in the new hospital will focus onpatients and their families and will create ahospital experience that enhances comfortand healing.It’s the excitement generated by a detailedarchitectural model illustrating the impact ofthe Rush transformation.19 Rush University Medical Center Annual Report 2006 Rush University Medical Center Annual Report 200620
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