For Rush, affiliating with Lurie long recognized as one of the best children s hospitals in the country could mean gaining a foothold in the highly competitive pediatric market. For Lurie, teaming up with Rush s three-hospital network could mean more opportunities for referrals. Discussions on teaming up began in November 2019.
Lurie will maintain its academic affiliation with Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
While the agreement covers
pediatric services at Rush University Medical Center on the Near West Side, as well as outpatient pediatric services at other locations, it does not include Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.
Lurie s narrow focus on pediatrics presents an additional challenge during the pandemic. Unlike its top rivals, which are part of expansive
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NORTHWESTERN OPENS NEW CENTER FOR LONG-HAULERS: Northwestern’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Center aims to treat the so-called COVID long-haulers suffering from a range of lingering issues.
The new center, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Streeterville, will be rolled out to the broader health system in the near future.
“We’re just at the beginning of this journey,” said Dr. Charles Davidson, vice chair for clinical affairs at Northwestern’s Department of Medicine. “We developed a research arm of the center to better understand what this disease is, how best to treat it and diagnose it, and also to help
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) has partnered with Excelera
®, the company behind the Excelera Network, making it the second Excelera Network member in the state of Illinois. The partnership will allow RUMC to improve complex patient care through expanded access to limited distribution drugs (LDDs) and payer networks while optimizing care via its specialty pharmacy and home infusion services. We are extremely pleased to join the Excelera Network, said Matthew Kemper, director of clinical operations at RUMC. Becoming a member of the Excelera Network will improve patient outcomes exponentially and continue Rush University Medical Center s mission to provide unparalleled care to complex patients.
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