What Rush University Medical Center does

Rush University Medical Center is a nonprofit academic medical center headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operating with 10,000+ employees across eight facilities as part of Rush University System for Health. The system comprises Rush University Medical Center (main campus at 1653 W. Congress Parkway), Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Rush University Children's Hospital, and outpatient sites in Oak Brook, North & Harlem, Munster, South Loop, and West Garfield Park (Sankofa Village Wellness Center). Rush University operates medical, nursing, and health sciences colleges, generating an additional revenue stream from tuition alongside federal and private research grants and clinical trial sponsor agreements.

The system delivers comprehensive adult and pediatric services across primary care, cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, digestive diseases, OB-GYN, and emergency services. It has pioneered several first-of-kind clinical innovations including robotic microsurgery for spinal tumor removal, a wireless Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) clinical trial with 34 stimulators and 544 electrodes for blind patients, and SetPoint neuroimmune modulation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Technology capabilities include AI-enabled digital twins for crisis readiness, AI-powered remote patient monitoring through a Cadence partnership, Epic MyChart patient engagement, and the Rush Connect+ virtual care platform. Notable recognitions include the U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll 2022-2023, top-10 national ranking for quality, consistent 'A' grades for patient safety, and the 2026 AVIAwards for digital innovation.

Revenue is generated primarily through patient care services billed to insurance providers and patients, supported by disclosed pricing transparency (e.g., $3,000/day private room, $2,281 ER visit level 3, $154 COVID-19 lab test, effective July 2024). A nascent direct-to-consumer Rush Connect+ membership is priced at $1 for the first month then $19/month or $189/year for nationwide 24/7 virtual urgent care. Patient acquisition is sales-led, driven by physician referrals, hospital transfers, insurance network participation, and direct scheduling via phone and MyChart; partnership-led channels include the C4C caregiver support program distributed through CVS Minute Clinics. Approximately 3,000 workers are represented by Teamsters Local 743 under a recently ratified multi-year contract.

Name

Rush University Medical Center

Legal name

Rush University Medical Center

Website

https://rush.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1837

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Rush University Medical Center is a nonprofit Chicago-based academic medical center with 10,000+ employees across 8 facilities, delivering specialty care, conducting clinical research, and pioneering innovations including robotic spine surgery, wireless visual cortex implants, and AI-powered chronic disease management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB), Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Academic medical center
• Healthcare services
• Medical education
• Clinical research
• Hospital services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute care hospital services, outpatient clinics, specialty care, emergency services, surgical procedures, and diagnostic services billed to patients and insurance providers.
2. Rush Connect+ Virtual Health Membership: Subscription-based virtual urgent care and health support membership available to consumers, providing 24/7 nationwide virtual urgent care.
3. Rush University Education: Tuition and fees from medical, nursing, and health sciences students enrolled in Rush University's academic programs.
4. Research Grants and Clinical Trials: Federal and private research funding, grants from organizations like NIH, and clinical trial sponsor agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rush University Medical Center is a Chicago-based nonprofit academic medical center that delivers comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency hospital services for adults and children across multiple Rush University System for Health facilities. It also operates Rush University for medical, nursing, and health sciences education, runs clinical trials and research programs, and offers direct-to-consumer virtual care through the Rush Connect+ membership and Rush Connect virtual specialty care services.

Product overview

Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center offering a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare services across multiple facilities. The system includes Rush University Medical Center (main hospital), Rush Copley Medical Center, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Rush North & Harlem, and Rush University Children's Hospital. Key service offerings include primary care, cancer care, digestive diseases, heart & vascular care, neurology & neurosurgery, and pediatric services. The medical center has pioneered several innovative technologies including robotic microsurgery for spinal tumors, wireless visual cortex implants (ICVP) for blindness, and SetPoint vagus nerve stimulation for rheumatoid arthritis. Digital health offerings include Rush Connect+ virtual health membership, Rush Connect virtual specialty care, and remote patient monitoring through Cadence partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rush University Medical Center Main Chicago academic medical center offering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency, and specialty care for adults and children as the flagship of the Rush University System for Health.
• Rush Copley Medical Center Acute care hospital in Aurora, Illinois, operating as part of the Rush University System for Health, alongside the Rush Copley Healthplex outpatient facility.
• Rush Oak Park Hospital Community hospital in Oak Park, Illinois, providing acute care services within the Rush University System for Health.
• Rush University Children's Hospital Pediatric hospital providing specialized care for children including pediatric primary care, pediatric endocrinology and diabetes, pediatric gastroenterology, and other pediatric specialty services.
• Rush Connect+ Virtual Health Membership Direct-to-consumer subscription for 24/7 nationwide virtual urgent care and an on-call human assistant for Rush care needs, priced at $1 for the first month and $19/month or $189/year thereafter.
• Rush Connect Virtual Specialty Care Virtual specialty care service providing expedited access to specialists for conditions including ear-nose-throat, heart care, skin and hair, men's and women's health, weight loss, transplant, and cancer second opinions.
• Caring for Caregivers (C4C) Care Navigation Caregiver training and care navigation program helping seniors and families manage complex medical and long-term care systems, available at Rush, CVS Minute Clinics, and partner health systems.
• SetPoint System Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy FDA-approved neuroimmune modulation therapy delivering targeted vagus nerve stimulation to activate neural pathways regulating immune system activity for adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis.
• Remote Patient Monitoring (Cadence Partnership) AI-powered remote patient monitoring service for patients with chronic diseases, delivered through a partnership with Cadence to improve chronic care outcomes.
• Rush University Education Programs Medical, nursing, and health sciences academic programs offered through Rush University's colleges, including graduate medical education residencies and fellowships.
• Rush Clinical Trials and Research Studies Clinical trials and research studies funded by federal and private grants (including NIH and other sponsors), enabling patient access to experimental therapies such as the wireless Intracortical Visual Prosthesis.
• Robotic Microsurgery for Spinal Tumor Removal Minimally invasive neurosurgical procedure using a robotic microsurgery tool pioneered at Rush for spinal tumor removal.
• Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) Clinical Program Clinical trial program offering the wireless Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), which uses 34 miniaturized wireless stimulators with 544 electrodes to bypass damaged eyes or optic nerves and directly stimulate the brain's visual cortex to restore artificial sight.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced hospitalizations among kidney disease patients by 15% through AI tool partnership (Interwell Health)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AVIAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 June 2026Rush University Medical Center was recognized as a recipient of AVIA's 2026 AVIAwards for digital innovation, along with eight other leading health systems including Boston Children's Hospital, Endeavor Health, and IU Health.
• SetPoint MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2026Rush University Medical Center performed its first SetPoint System procedures in Chicago, marking the neuroimmune modulation therapy's entry into the Chicago market for treating adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis. The FDA-approved device delivers targeted vagus nerve stimulation to activate neural pathways that help regulate immune system activity. This represents a collaboration with leading academic medical centers for clinical access expansion.
• CVS Health (C4C Program)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 November 2025Rush University Medical Center's C4C (Caring for Caregivers) program is available at CVS minute clinics and multiple health systems. Medicare's 2024 decision to allow providers to bill for caregiver training has enabled this new care navigation model, which helps seniors and families manage complex medical and long-term care systems.
• CadencecoreTechnology or IntegrationRush University partnered with Cadence for remote patient monitoring to improve care for patients with chronic diseases. This AI-powered remote monitoring technology partnership is part of a broader industry trend where healthcare providers deploy artificial intelligence and remote monitoring to improve chronic disease outcomes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Chicago-based academic medical center and primary regional competitor to Rush, similarly ranked in national quality assessments with comparable specialty breadth and teaching hospital mission.
• University of Chicago Medical Center: Direct Chicago competitor and academic medical center; shares Teamsters Local 743 labor representation and competes for the same patient population, specialty referrals, and research funding.
• Loyola University Medical Center: Chicago-area academic medical center with similar teaching hospital model and Catholic-affiliated mission, competing for specialty referrals and Medicaid managed care contracts.

Regional players

• Advocate Health: Large integrated health system serving the Chicago metropolitan area and broader Midwest with comparable scale, multi-site operations, and ambulatory footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic: National destination academic medical center cited alongside Rush in AI digital twin deployment for crisis readiness; competing for top-10 quality rankings, complex case referrals, and research grants.
• Cleveland Clinic: Multi-hospital academic system with national reputation; also referenced for AI-enabled digital twin adoption and competes with Rush in specialty care, research, and innovation positioning.
• Mass General Brigham: Harvard-affiliated academic medical system with comparable scale, research portfolio, and teaching hospital mission, competing for complex specialty cases and federal research funding.
• NYU Langone Health: Large academic medical center with national quality rankings, virtual care offerings, and integrated medical school structure paralleling Rush's combined clinical-education-research model.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Large nonprofit academic medical center with comparable specialty depth, research output, and patient safety accolades that competes with Rush for complex specialty cases and clinical talent.
• Mount Sinai Health System: Multi-hospital New York academic system with integrated medical school and substantial research enterprise, competing for national recognition, NIH funding, and specialty patient referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/rushmedicalcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/RushUniversityMedicalCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rush-system-for-health/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/rushmedical
• Xx.com/RushMedical

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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