Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Rush University Medical Center

Rush System for Health · Chicago, IL

1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612(312) 942-5000

5 of 5

CMS star rating

632

Beds

28,105

Inpatient discharges a year

$2.4B

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Rush University Medical Center is a 632-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Chicago, IL, affiliated with Rush System for Health. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 36 in-network payers and 389 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Reclassified as rural
Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant

CCN: 140119
NPI: 1932213600
Health system: Rush System for Health
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Cook County
Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 6, National Government Services (06101)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2019

Prices for common services

The 24 services Rush University Medical Center most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$4,900 - $10,347

from 4 insurers · median $6,715

UnitedHealthcare$6,677

Insurer A*$4,900

Insurer B*$6,753

Insurer C*$10,347

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$6,845 - $14,052

from 4 insurers · median $9,559

UnitedHealthcare$9,495

Insurer A*$6,845

Insurer B*$9,624

Insurer C*$14,052

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$298 - $3,308

from 4 insurers · median $1,948

Aetna$717

Insurer A*$298

Insurer B*$3,178

Insurer C*$3,308

Medicare $357Nearby hospitals $847130% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

MS-DRG 460

$34,459 - $57,797

from 3 insurers · median $35,028

Aetna$57,797

Insurer A*$34,459

Insurer B*$35,028

Medicare $38,153Nearby hospitals $42,56418% below nearby hospitals

121 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

How the insurers pay at Rush University Medical Center

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	23	342%	13	3
Insurer B*	23	319%	15	4
Insurer C*	16	287%	0	10
Insurer D*	24	84%	2	17

How we chose these services: 6 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 15 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 3 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Rush University Medical Center, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
5 of 5 stars
- 370 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.07%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 52 services, including trauma & transplant care
- 1,566 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$2.4B net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -5.3%
- $33M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $412.4M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Rush System for Health
- Private (not for profit)
- Omar B Lateef, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Rush University Medical Center in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
36-2174823Rush University Medical Center	65Aetna, BCBS Illinois, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems and 60 more	1932213600 Rush University Medical Center1851495899 Rush University Medical Center1326140583 Rush University Medical Centerand 15 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 942-5000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Rush University Medical Center compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
5 of 5
The top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Better on 3 of 8 measures
3 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 4 of 8 measures
4 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 3 of 11 measures
1 better, 7 no different, 3 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
77%
Higher than 69% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.71
Lower than 98% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
370 min
Higher than 99% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
31%
Lower than 96% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	5 of 5
Death rates	Better on 3 of 8 measures
Safety	Better on 4 of 8 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 3 of 11 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	77%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.71	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	370 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	31%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Rush University Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.07% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+1.16% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Rush University Medical Center, beside the US median and the average of IL hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 250 cases	5	4.1	4.202		Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 4,318 cases	3.4	3.9	4.052		Better than 79% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 109 cases	10.5	11.8	11.78		Better than 88% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 96 cases	2	2.3	2.39		Better than 66% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 74 cases	7	8.5	8.223		Better than 87% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 456 cases	7.6	11	10.49		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 293 cases	12.2	15.2	15.41		Better than 89% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 474 cases	12.1	11.6	11.77		Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 10,808 cases	0.25	0.51	0.5668	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 270 cases	140	173	173	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 12,435 cases	0.23	0.2	0.2122	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 13,489 cases	0.21	0.27	0.2728	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 4,438 cases	2.89	2.29	2.301	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,945 cases	1.04	1.63	1.67	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 98% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,718 cases	5.28	8.88	9.531	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 97% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 4,878 cases	4.02	3.4	3.714	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,977 cases	3.52	5.105	5.152	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 97% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,337 cases	1.76	1.72	1.741	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,418 cases	0.74	1.02	1.045	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 96% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 139 cases	2.9	4.2	11.54		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 571 cases	18.2	1.25	8.216		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 311 cases	19.5	3.85	13.94		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,305 cases	12	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 90% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 889 cases	13.7	10.7	11.17	Worse Than the National Rate	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 889 cases	3.8	5.3	5.176	Better Than the National Rate	Better than 99% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,115 cases	1	1	1.016	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 149 cases	15	14.4	14.43		Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 98 cases	10.5	10.9	11.3		Better than 61% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 126 cases	19.9	19.8	20.07		Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 730 cases	20.7	21.3	21.51		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 252 cases	5.8	5.8	5.976		Worse than 48% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 385 cases	16.9	17.2	17.5		Better than 63% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.217	0.172	0.315	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.652	1.504	2.097	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	29,814	1,370	4,356	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	33.26	0.9835	4.318	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	13	0	2.961	Better than the National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.391	0.484	0.7494	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.233	0.138	0.2157	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.818	1.392	1.915	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	13,548	1,799	3,807	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	21.78	1.377	4.51	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10	0	2.56	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.459	0.399	0.5759	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.16	0.2345	0.3411	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.212	2.135	2.549	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	285	61	96.21	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7.959	1.591	2.6	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	1	2.339	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.503	0.7155	0.9044	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 64% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.873	0.211	0.3129	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.479	3.068	3.282	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	304	38	84.23	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.786	0.328	0.7325	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	6	0	0.72	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.154	0.812	0.899	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.157	0.193	0.1945	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.194	1.855	2.01	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	158,510	14,451	38,381	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8.079	0.567	2.311	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4	0	1.305	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.495	0.597	0.5504	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.401	0.127	0.1833	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.681	0.747	1.212	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	137,711	13,646	35,800	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	104	5.683	19.22	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	55	2	7.192	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.527	0.279	0.4067	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 78% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	67	73	72.75	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	12	8	9.158	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	21	18	18.09
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	84	87	85.64	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	4	3.195	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	80	80	79.29	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	92	91	90.92	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	4	4	4.576	Worse than 42% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	4	3	3.305	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	16	16	16.13
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	80	79	78.82	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	91	91	90.1	Better than 45% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	5	5	5.823	Better than 44% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	2.89	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	15	16	15.36
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	62	61	61.18	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	77	77	76.11	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	20	19	19.8	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	2.559	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	18	19	19.01
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	86	86	85.26	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	14	13	13.92	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	3.237	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	86	87	86.08	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	15	14	14.8	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	85	86	85.2	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	74	74	73.24	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	6	7	7.369	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	20	19	19.39
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	79	77	76.95	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	6	6	6.199	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	15	17	16.85
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	85	85	84.2	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	3.979	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	12	11	11.82
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	7	8	8.937	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	19	20	20.87
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	74	72	70.19	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	90	88	87.19	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	4	3	3.136	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	75	74	73.94	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	10	9	9.858	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	15	16	16.2
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	77	75	74.61	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	6	5	5.915	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	17	20	19.48
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	78	77	76.32	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	5	4	4.894	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	17	19	18.79
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	86	86	84.9	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	3.085	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	11	11	12.01
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	65	59	59.03	Better than 69% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	7	9	10.03	Better than 61% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	28	31	30.94
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	86	82	81.16	Better than 79% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	4	3	3.237	Better than 56% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	5	5	6.753	Better than 45% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	77	71	68.65	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	90	87	85.89	Better than 68% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	18	23	24.6
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	4	4	3.458	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	49	47	46.95	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	30	30	30.69	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	21	22	22.36
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	3	3	3.119	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	13	12	13.09	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 2,986 cases	87	88	86.91	Worse than 52% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		8.656
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.114
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.2258
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 14,131 cases	98	79	83.65	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 395 cases	369	154	183	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 372 cases	370	148	175	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 23 cases	355	247	304	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		315
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 68,557 cases	9	1	2.469	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		78.84
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 95 cases	100	97	94.09	The best result, shared by 27% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		90
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		40.38
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 7,390 cases	13	15	15.81	Better than 60% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 84 cases	31	65	62.57	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 35 cases	54	73	71.03	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 17 cases	82	88	85.26	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 84 cases	64	82	79.02	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 36 cases	75	94	92.05	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 498 cases	98	98	97	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 116 cases	86	75	75.87	Better than 84% of US hospitals
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 435 cases	85	94	94.02	Worse than 94% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		81.77
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.61

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	8	5	6.493		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	21.7	6.6	7.806		Worse than 96% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.94	0.99	0.9996		Better than 73% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 70 cases	77.1	60.8	61.49		Better than 90% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 70 cases	34.3	35.5	35.96		Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 6,465 cases	1.56	0.05	0.399		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 6,465 cases	0	0.03	0.09122		The worst result, shared by 39% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 309 cases	69	87	78.18		Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 94 cases	84	78.1	76.67		Better than 77% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 150 cases	19	19.1	20.08	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 405 cases	80	92	82.91		Worse than 74% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 281 cases	23	74	63.93		Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 151 cases	43	81	72.61		Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 218 cases	59	77	69.11		Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 218 cases	56	56	55.13		Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 236 cases	0	64	55.46		The worst result, shared by 8% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 236 cases	0	4	24.33		The worst result, shared by 31% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 653 cases	5	77	54.33		Worse than 84% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	76.67	20	28.09	Better than 99% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	19.17	5	7.071	Better than 99% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	30	10	13.71	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.5	2.5	3.521	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	45	34	34.29	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	11.25	8.75	8.88	Better than 67% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	31.67	40	36.66	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.917	10	9.377	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	45.83	29.5	28.2	Better than 89% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	68	70	71.67	73.33	76.67
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	17	17.5	17.92	18.33	19.17
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	40	30	30	30
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	10	7.5	7.5	7.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	48	Not Available	24	30	45
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	12	Not Available	6	7.5	11.25
VBP safety domain score	42	Not Available	16	26	31.67
VBP safety weighted domain score	10.5	Not Available	4	6.5	7.917
VBP total performance score	44.5	Not Available	35.42	39.83	45.83

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 141 cases	1.078	0.9995	1.015	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 95 cases	0.9657	1	1.026	Better than 63% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 96 cases	0.9143	0.9969	1.009	Better than 98% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 658 cases	1.009	0.9983	1.013	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 269 cases	0.9213	0.9916	1.055	Better than 70% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 327 cases	0.9464	0.9955	1.018	Better than 81% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.093	1.1	1.103	1.115	1.044	1.078
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	0.9255	0.9577	0.9751	1.044	1.004	0.9657
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.9248	0.9909	1.008	0.9424	0.878	0.9143
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.16	1.124	1.134	1.081	1.07	1.009
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.067	0.9814	0.8792	0.9795	0.9715	0.9213
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9254	0.9167	0.9675	0.9635	0.966	0.9464

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	IL average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.248	0.489	0.5958	Better than 74% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.545	0.346	0.436	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.475	0.559	0.7638	Better than 58% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.79	0.6405	0.6364	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.712	0.9628	0.9883	Better than 98% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.558	0.7945	0.9041	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.3613	-0.0453	0.07842	Better than 72% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	-0.2108	-0.5083	0	-0.2268	-0.3615	-0.3613

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2024)
Accreditation
Major
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
53
Medicare-certified beds
1966
In Medicare since

54 services at Rush University Medical Center

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency DepartmentEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitNeonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Pediatric ICUSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Medicare transplant centerAcute Renal DialysisMedicare Certified Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceForensic PsychiatricGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric CarePsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareGerontological SpecialtyOptometricOutpatientPharmacySocial CareUrgent Care Center

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Rush University Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

28,105
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 22%, Medicaid 8%
156,646
Inpatient days
72% of available bed days used
8,002
Employees (full-time equivalent)
660
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 844418). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Rush University Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	35,589	12,183	108,874	156,646
Discharges	6,278	2,189	19,638	28,105
Average length of stay	5.7 days	5.6 days	5.5 days	5.6 days
Average daily census	97.5	33.4	298.3	429.2

31,308
Medicare Advantage days
4,831 discharges
37,162
Medicaid managed care days
6,851 discharges
12,557
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	418	106,370	26,458	71%
Surgical intensive care unit	56	15,609	4,027	76%
Other special care	56	16,519	5,104	81%
Nursery		4,189
Subprovider - ipf	24	6,305	857	72%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Rush University Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 5,255 Medicare discharges in 178 published DRGs; 37% surgical; 73% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	221	$73,075	$21,551	$21,557	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	189	$38,009	$13,870	$11,213	1.28
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	121	$75,251	$19,757	$22,199	2.00
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	120	$43,692	$13,704	$12,889	1.32
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCCMS-DRG 470, surgical	100	$73,066	$20,067	$21,554	1.88
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	77	$44,210	$16,184	$13,042	1.70
Spinal fusion except cervical without MCCMS-DRG 460, surgical	74	$111,268	$37,889	$32,824	3.66
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without MCCMS-DRG 267, surgical	71	$175,904	$53,484	$51,892	4.88
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	69	$41,989	$16,864	$12,387	1.65
Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with MCCMS-DRG 025, surgical	66	$121,816	$46,945	$35,936	4.42
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with CCMS-DRG 699, medical	64	$31,279	$10,451	$9,227	1.02
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with MCCMS-DRG 853, surgical	61	$175,208	$50,273	$51,686	5.00
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	59	$30,697	$9,020	$9,056	0.90
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without MCCMS-DRG 274, surgical	58	$132,242	$33,978	$39,011	3.24
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	57	$48,442	$10,654	$14,290	1.02
Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CCMS-DRG 454, surgical	57	$163,432	$60,335	$48,212	6.12
Major chest procedures with CCMS-DRG 164, surgical	55	$56,977	$25,061	$16,808	2.55
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	55	$33,587	$13,618	$9,908	1.33
Other circulatory system diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 314, medical	55	$73,654	$22,221	$21,728	2.09
Other vascular procedures with MCCMS-DRG 252, surgical	53	$129,299	$38,806	$38,143	3.35

See all 178 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Rush University Medical Center

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Rush University Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 7,117 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	834	734	$15,207	$2,088	$2,090
Level 2 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5372	772	502	$3,358	$514	$502
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	558	504	$8,574	$1,194	$1,220
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	538	505	$54,013	$11,045	$10,772
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	399	300	$11,609	$1,550	$1,516
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	357	278	$15,755	$1,466	$1,445
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	288	255	$14,649	$2,194	$2,141
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	268	241	$20,243	$2,451	$2,405
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	225	163	$18,989	$1,790	$1,752
Level 3 Airway EndoscopyAPC 5153	179	114	$6,295	$1,198	$1,264

See all 52 Medicare outpatient services at Rush University Medical Center

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Rush University Medical Center in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 10,572 in 2020 to 10,675 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
60608	494	5%	2,655	$40.4M	29%	29%
60612	408	4%	2,128	$27.1M	34%	34%
60623	393	4%	2,328	$35.1M	18%	16%
60624	334	3%	1,989	$28.5M	20%	17%
60616	324	3%	1,636	$23.6M	18%	14%
60644	303	3%	2,164	$29.3M	14%	14%
60609	282	3%	1,590	$24.6M	16%	13%
60632	275	3%	1,511	$22.8M	16%	15%
60651	263	2%	1,829	$24.6M	11%	10%
60302	208	2%	1,291	$21.3M	16%	15%
60629	208	2%	1,042	$18.9M	7%	7%
60639	198	2%	1,267	$18.6M	9%	7%
60607	188	2%	1,047	$14.9M	49%	55%
60617	183	2%	1,171	$22.2M	5%	6%
60619	183	2%	1,036	$15.5M	5%	5%
60620	165	2%	1,057	$13.1M	4%	4%
60628	129	1%	899	$11.8M	3%	5%
60804	126	1%	740	$11.4M	7%	6%
60638	124	1%	766	$10.9M	5%	5%
60647	115	1%	597	$10M	6%	6%
60643	112	1%	641	$9.3M	4%	5%
60618	111	1%	577	$8.7M	5%	4%
60707	111	1%	906	$13.2M	6%	4%
60653	107	1%	620	$8.7M	7%	5%
60402	106	1%	709	$11.1M	6%	4%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 10,675 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Rush University Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2019). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

33
Operating rooms
9
Endoscopy rooms
5
Cardiac catheterization rooms
67
Psychiatric unit beds
59
Rehabilitation unit beds
5
Off-site locations

1,704
Licensed practical nurses
112
Physicians
695
Resident physicians
21
Nurse practitioners
11
Physician assistants
19
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
58
Pharmacists
24
Respiratory therapists
40
Physical therapists
26
Occupational therapists
17
Speech pathologists and audiologists
146
Radiology technicians
7
Nuclear medicine technicians
112
Laboratory technicians
2
Dietitians
19
Social workers
4
Psychologists
2,048
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

1,566 clinicians who bill Medicare list Rush University Medical Center as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Internal Medicine Physician 121
Physician Assistant 108
Family Medicine Physician 76
Family Nurse Practitioner 74
Hospitalist Physician 70
Neurology Physician 59
Emergency Medicine Physician 56
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 52
Nurse Practitioner 49
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 46

Robert Katz, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1790875797
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Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
NPI 1194981019
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Mathew Maccumber, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1649270224
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Jack Cohen, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1205836947
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Jonathan Foster, M.D.
Body Imaging Physician
NPI 1093909483
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Vivek Chaturvedi, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1487789574
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Henry Feng, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1538522834
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Vasili Karas, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1063778413
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Naryan Sabherwal, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1003227117
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Omar Behery, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1215316484
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Veena Raiji, MD, MPH
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI 1477735595
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Chandler Gill, MD
Neurology Physician
NPI 1548688716
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Olaseni Arogundade, M.D
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1144635491
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Xavier Simcock, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
NPI 1679700116
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Scott Sporer, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1043299795
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Denis Nam, M.D., M.SC.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1114184058
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Wayne Paprosky, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1407835135
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Anita Pillai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1972554038
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Dennis Keane, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI 1073681136
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Ayman Jabr, MD
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1669582417
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Simon Lee, M.D.
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
NPI 1922087691
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Anthony Del Priore, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1275888216
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Sonya Bamba, MD
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1679736359
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Robert Decresce, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1114902814
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Rush University Medical Center reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$6.5B	273.0%
Inpatient	$2.5B	105.4%
Outpatient	$4B	167.7%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$4.1B	-173.0%
Net patient revenue	$2.4B	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$2.5B	-105.3%
Operating income from patient care	-$125.4M	-5.3%
Other income	$537.8M	22.6%
Contributions and donations	$149.7M	6.3%
Other	$388.1M	16.3%
Net income	$412.4M	17.3%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$1.1B	19.2%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$1.2B	21.7%
Other payers and self-pay	$3.4B	59.0%
Total charges	$5.7B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Rush University Medical Center's latest cost report.

-5.3%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
14.1%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
15.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
43% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$45.81
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
9.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
15.2%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.26
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
1.31
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.86
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
41 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
49 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
103 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.64
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
62.8 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Rush University Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $4.5B in total assets and a $2.7B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$280.6M	6.2%
Patient receivables, net	$320M	7.0%
Inventory	$55.3M	1.2%
Total current assets	$914.7M	20.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$1.4B	30.7%
Investments and other assets	$2.2B	49.2%
Total assets	$4.5B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$695.9M	15.3%
Long-term debt	$713M	15.7%
Total liabilities	$1.8B	40.5%
Fund balance (net assets)	$2.7B	59.5%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Rush University Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$25.3M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$28.6M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$82.6M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$33M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
1.3% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Rush University Medical Center's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$1.7B	$2B	$2.1B	$2.3B	$2.4B	$2.4B
Operating expenses	$2.3B	$2.4B	$2.5B	$2.8B	$2.9B	$2.5B
Operating margin	-30.6%	-20.1%	-20.7%	-20.3%	-18.5%	-5.3%
Net income	-$46.9M	$62.7M	$94.2M	$37.4M	$42.5M	$412.4M
Total assets	$3.5B	$3.9B	$3.8B	$3.9B	$4B	$4.5B
Discharges	29,182	28,976	26,830	26,767	27,678	28,105
Inpatient days	159,503	162,477	161,083	161,010	159,971	156,646
Medicare Advantage days	12,515	15,592	19,199	23,950	28,303	31,308
Beds	724	644	641	664	656	632
Employees (FTE)	9,433	9,503	8,428	8,936	9,416	8,002

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Rush University Medical Center reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge
Drugs charged to patients		$155.2M	$1.1B	0.14
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$132M	$308.8M	0.43
Laboratory	$30.9M	$123M	$674.3M	0.18
Medical supplies charged to patient	$5,335	$89M	$205.7M	0.43
Operating room	$18.8M	$84.2M	$501.4M	0.17
Radiology-diagnostic	$26.4M	$74.1M	$627.9M	0.12
Im hem/onc rumc - clinic	$22.4M	$50.1M	$83.1M	0.60
Emergency	$14.1M	$41.6M	$224.8M	0.19
Anesthesiology	$5M	$33.8M	$212.7M	0.16
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$22.2M	$140.6M	0.16
Recovery room	$7.7M	$21.7M	$70.6M	0.31
Respiratory therapy	$8.8M	$20M	$56.1M	0.36
Electrocardiology	$5.3M	$19M	$153.1M	0.12
Whole blood & packed red blood cell	$2.5M	$18.6M	$51.1M	0.36
Radiology-therapeutic	$6.4M	$15.5M	$127.4M	0.12
Delivery room & labor room	$6M	$14M	$30M	0.47
Hematology oncology infusion center	$3.9M	$9.1M	$51.7M	0.18
Radioisotope	$937,932	$9.1M	$55.5M	0.16
Allogeneic hsct acquisition		$8.1M	$17.2M	0.47
Renal dialysis adult	$8,629	$6.9M	$16.5M	0.42
Psych day hospital	$3.1M	$5.9M	$1.8M	3.18
Physical therapy	$2.9M	$5.7M	$16M	0.35
Cardiology clinic	$2.5M	$5M	$7.6M	0.66
Rush univ urology	$1.3M	$4.5M	$13.8M	0.32
Otolaryngology head and neck surger	$1.8M	$4.3M	$16.1M	0.27
Occupational therapy	$2.4M	$4.3M	$10.7M	0.40
Dho at roph - clinic	$2M	$4.2M	$11.6M	0.36
Univ transplant/neph - clinic	$2.5M	$4.1M	$1.5M	2.80
Electroencephalography	$1.6M	$3.9M	$16.6M	0.23
Gastroenterology clinic	$2.3M	$3.8M	$3.1M	1.20
Laboratory - hla	$637,441	$3.6M	$6.3M	0.58
Neurosurgery - clinic	$2M	$3.4M	$1.5M	2.32
Breast imaging - clinic	$1.4M	$3.3M	$46.6M	0.07
Ob maternal fetal medicine - clinic	$1.5M	$2.8M	$22.7M	0.13
Neurology movement disorders clinic	$1.1M	$2.7M	$6.2M	0.44
Dermatology clinic	$1.2M	$2.7M	$15.4M	0.18
Speech pathology	$1.2M	$2.4M	$7.6M	0.32
Behavioral sciences sleep disorders	$862,262	$2.3M	$10.9M	0.21
Diag svcs oak brook - clinic	$677,286	$2.3M	$36.3M	0.06
Gynecological oncology clinic	$1.4M	$2.3M	$1.1M	2.01
Rush cancer center clinic	$1.3M	$2.2M	$497,128	4.39
Car t-cell immunotherapy		$2.2M	$5.9M	0.37
Neurology clinic	$934,552	$2.2M	$3M	0.72
Rumc - ob gyn - clinic	$1.1M	$2.2M	$2.3M	0.95
Im pulmonary - clinic	$829,633	$2M	$1.9M	1.09
Rumc bariatric surgery - clinic	$1M	$2M	$825,764	2.38
Plastic surgery - clinic rab	$809,070	$1.8M	$702,656	2.58
Rumg corporate - clinic	$800,000	$1.7M	$1.8M	0.90
Neurology epilepsy clinic	$588,229	$1.6M	$929,825	1.75
Endocrinology clinic	$709,507	$1.6M	$2.3M	0.70
Thoracic surgery clinic	$409,264	$1.6M	$226,282	6.88
Rheumatology clinic	$539,617	$1.4M	$4.4M	0.33
Multiple sclerosis center clinic	$1.1M	$1.4M	$4.1M	0.34
Physical med & rehab - clinic	$556,154	$1.3M	$3.5M	0.38
Ent rab - clinic	$80,939	$1.3M	$6.5M	0.20
Neuromuscular - clinic	$469,083	$1.3M	$4M	0.33
Univ hepatologists - clinic	$808,585	$1.3M	$1.7M	0.75
General surgery - colorectal	$401,371	$1.2M	$2.1M	0.57
Otolaryngology head & neck surgery	$346,544	$1.2M	$6.3M	0.19
Pediatric cardiology - clinic	$517,268	$1.2M	$3.5M	0.33
Rush univ urology oak park - clinic	$257,725	$1.2M	$6M	0.19
Allergy and immunology clinic	$553,659	$1.1M	$4.8M	0.23
University infectious diseases - cl	$512,211	$1M	$955,341	1.07
General surgery - clinic	$409,868	$1M	$932,987	1.08
Pediatric oncology/infusion center	$429,760	$1M	$1.3M	0.74
Rheumatology im infusion clinic	$424,207	$952,985	$3.6M	0.26
Urogynecology - ob gyn urogyn - cli	$329,518	$938,681	$2.1M	0.45
Gender affirm surgery - clinic	$366,653	$901,596	$403,632	2.23
Rush nephrology and hypertension -	$395,606	$879,106	$722,357	1.22
Cardiology ep clinic	$387,738	$797,818	$2.9M	0.28
Psych adult west camp - clinic	$345,638	$752,137	$2.5M	0.30
Neurology stroke clinic	$286,094	$740,512	$477,592	1.55
Geriatrics clinic	$377,033	$731,578	$840,110	0.87
Rumc psych rush day hosp - clinic	$443,440	$686,433	$3.6M	0.19
Ir - clinic	$369,223	$609,973	$1.1M	0.54
Rumc ob gyn - family planning	$153,232	$595,811	$625,212	0.95
Breast imaging ob - clinic	$317,425	$578,073	$5.3M	0.11
Rumc audiology - clinic	$66,310	$551,843	$4.5M	0.12
Im palliative - clinic	$298,112	$537,851	$22,590	23.81
Behavioral sciences clinic	$113,203	$536,936	$1.1M	0.47
Psychiatry child west campus	$225,275	$499,413	$1M	0.49
Road home php/iop - clinic	$282,544	$467,350	$2.9M	0.16
Rumc- ob gyn migs - clinic	$263,454	$439,392	$494,828	0.89
Mohs surgery - clinic	$186,946	$421,234	$4.1M	0.10
Rumc adult psych - psychiatry tms -	$138,105	$339,894	$1.8M	0.19
Rheumatology im x ray clinic	$142,746	$307,087	$4.8M	0.06
Clinic	$161,237	$301,176	$754,568	0.40
Surgical oncology - clinic	$175,233	$270,018	$187,454	1.44
Food and nutr svcs-out patient	$181,933	$185,917	$168,510	1.10
Rumc im cardiology heart failure pb	$42,248	$174,794	$511,830	0.34
Rumc plastic surgery - ortho clinic	$147,095	$143,034	$143,040	1.00
Surg onc endo pob - clinic	$82,679	$140,511	$815,046	0.17
Rumg audiology roph - clinic		$138,794	$1.5M	0.10
General clinics	$87,267	$46,865	$636,337	0.07
Pharmacotherapy clinic	$16,516	$25,918	$1,020	25.41
Im gastroenterology infusion - clin	$39,978	$17,009	$140,161	0.12
Ps onc ccl - clinic		$4,673	$3,589	1.30
Intravenous therapy		$613	$30,498	0.02

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge
Adults & pediatrics	$75.8M	$210.5M	$348.5M	0.60
Medical intensive care unit	$19.4M	$46M	$76.8M	0.60
Surgical intensive care unit	$17.3M	$42.2M	$72.6M	0.58
Premature intensive care unit	$10.8M	$27.2M	$54.6M	0.50
Subprovider - ipf	$3.7M	$9.9M	$14.7M	0.68
Pediatric intensive care unit	$3.6M	$8.8M	$12.2M	0.72
Nursery		$4.8M	$7.9M	0.61

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage
Corporate administration	$131.3M	$429.8M
Employee benefits department	$4.3M	$164.2M	62,009	$52.26
Maintenance & repairs	$9.2M	$75.6M	257,928	$35.85
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$59.9M	$57.5M
Housekeeping	$20.9M	$24.6M	835,984	$24.96
Academic services	$12.6M	$23.5M
Admin & gen pt service	$14.4M	$21.3M
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$9.7M	$16.7M
Depreciation tower		$16M
Medical records & library	$14.7M	$15.8M
Research faculty	$10M	$15.7M
Depreciation rab		$13.4M
Research administration	$8.5M	$13.3M
Nursing administration	$9M	$12.8M	158,522	$56.79
Research spa	$10.2M	$9.4M
Patient food service	$7M	$8.6M
Depreciation direct bldg		$8.1M
Medical records & library	$6.4M	$7.6M	473,239	$44.65
Depreciation atrium pav		$7.3M
Clinical lab admin card	$265,452	$6.2M
Depreciation jelke south		$6.1M
Pharmacy	$18.4M	$5.9M	641,230	$49.60
Laundry & linen service	$985,548	$5M	39,079	$25.22
Clinical lab admin surg	$2.3M	$4.2M
Depreciation kellogg pav		$3.8M
Rush university admin split	$1.2M	$2.4M
Depreciation academic facility		$2M
Depreciation pro bldg iii		$1.8M
Depreciation pro bldg north		$1.6M
Clinical lab admin neur	$1.2M	$1.3M
Depreciation cohn		$1.2M
Clinical lab admin ob	$2M	$904,489
Depreciation pro bldg south		$870,179
Clinical lab admin path	-$231	$857,282
Paramed pharmacy		$746,235
Clinical lab admin ocls	$399,043	$637,005
Paramed pastoral care	$211,350	$587,456
Depreciation orthopedics		$560,066
Depreciation jrb		$360,457
Paramed medical physics		$352,680
Clinical lab admin med	$938,903	$291,815	596,250	$37.08
Clinical lab admin ped	$413,433	$252,734
Depreciation equipment		$218,186
Depreciation wood st		$31,600
Clinical lab admin psych	$22,122	$23,003
Central services & supply		$229
Paramed technology	$740,939	-$238,791
Depreciation kidston		-$406,848
Paramed respiratory therapy	$682,033	-$424,833
Paramed dietary	$511,881	-$430,376
Paramed vascular ultrasound	$353,581	-$527,186
Admin & gen animal lab	$2.6M	-$782,824
Paramed medical perfusion tech	$680,079	-$989,727
Paramed physicians assistant	$1.3M	-$1.8M
Paramed speech	$1.7M	-$2.1M
Paramed occupational therapy	$1.1M	-$3.3M
Nursing program	$15.6M	-$5.3M
Depreciation old hospital		-$34.3M

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 844418, amended. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Rush University Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

2.45
Case mix index
Higher than 93% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
1.14 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
38.2%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
6,197
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

Show FY 2021 to FY 2027

IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	2.26	2.26	2.37	2.37	2.41	2.43	2.45
Wage index	1.035	1.033	1.059	1.062	1.071	1.081	1.172
Readmissions adjustment	-1.04%	-0.69%	-0.29%	-0.31%	-0.29%	-0.15%	-0.07%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.11%	+0.86%	+0.86%	+0.58%	+1.36%	+1.56%	+1.16%
Medicare inpatient stays	9,514	9,514	8,144	7,542	6,784	6,513	6,197

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations Rush University Medical Center reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Rush System for Health
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2017

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Rush University Medical Center's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Omar B Lateef Officer, President & CEO, since 2019
Patricia Steeves O'Neil Officer, Sr VP, CFO, Treasurer, since 2021
Paul E Casey Officer, CMO, since 2026
Ann Watson Cohn Director, since 2023
Barbara Jil Wu Director, since 2023
Bradley James Henderson Director, since 2023
Darrel Harris Hackett Director, since 2023
David Cyril Habiger Director, since 2023
David H.b. Smith Director, since 2023
Eric Reeves Director, since 2023
Francis Osarume Idehen Director, since 2023
Jennifer Steans Director, since 2023
Joan Elizabeth Steel Director, since 2023
Joan S Rubschlager Director, since 2023
John Jeral Sabl Director, since 2023
Karen Jaffee Director, since 2023
Kenneth H.m. Leet Director, since 2023
Nicole J Walker Director, since 2023
Pamela Forbes Lieberman Director, since 2023
Paul W Theiss Director, since 2023
Peter M Ellis Director, since 2023
Robert Alexander Wislow Director, since 2023
Sam Droste Yagan Director, since 2023
Sandra Polk Guthman Director, since 2023
Sheila A Penrose Director, since 2023
Shundrawn Antwarn Thomas Director, since 2023
Stephen N Potter Director, since 2023
Stephen R Quazzo Director, since 2023
Wayne L Moore Director, since 2023
Wendy Charmain Herb Director, since 2023
William A Mynatt Director, since 2023
William J Hagenah Director, since 2023
Christine A Edwards Director, Vice Chair, since 2024
Katherine H Peterson Director, since 2024
Jonathan D Blum Director, since 2025

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 35 of 37 are shown.

Officers and key employees (IRS Form 990, tax year 2023)

Name	Title
Omar B Lateef DO	President & CEO
Angelique Richard PhD RN CENP	SVP Hospital Operations, CNO (end 4/24)
Patricia S O'Neil MAE	SVP & System CFO
Cynthia Brincat MD PhD	Interim Dean, Rush Medical College
Paul Casey MD MBA FACEP	SVP & Chief Medical Officer
Carl T Bergetz JD	SVP Legal Affairs & General Counsel
David A Ansell MD	SVP Community Health Equity (end 12/23)
Dino P Rumoro DO MPH FACEP	President & CEO Roph (end 12/23)
Jeffrey M Gautney	VP & Chief Information Officer
Courtney L Kammer MHA	SVP Human Resources
Larry J Goodman MD	Interim President Rush University (end 3/24)
Chris Gade	VP Marketing & Engagement (end 12/23)
Richa Gupta MBBS MHSA	SVP & COO, Rumg
Andrew Bean PhD	Vice Provost, Research (acting) (end 10/23)
Alex D Wiggins	VP, Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer
Brian D Stein MD MS	Chief Quality Officer
Murray T Ancell MS CFRE	SVP & Chief Development Officer
Denise N Szalko	VP Revenue Cycle
Christine Kennedy PhD RN	VP & Dean College Of Nursing
Cynthia E Boyd MD	VP And Chief Compliance Officer (end 12/23)
Mitchell Evans	VP Internal Audit (end 12/23)
Charlotte Royeen PhD	VP & Dean College Of Health Sciences (end 12/23)
Kathryn H Jones	SVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Peter Briechle PhD	VP Programs And Services, Philanthropy (end 12/23)
Thomas P Wick	VP Individual Giving, Philanthropy (end 12/23)
Janet Stifter PhD RN CPHQ	VP Hospital Operations - Periop And Interv (end 12/23)
Deval Daily	VP And Chief Admin Officer, Neuro-cardiac Sl (end 12/23)
Quincy M Stanley	VP Support Services (end 12/23)
Shonda Morrow JD MS RN	VP Patient Care Services (end 12/23)
Kelly M Sullivan JD	Deputy General Counsel (end 12/23)
Douglas O'Brien	VP Public Policy (end 12/23)
Jeremy E Strong	VP Supply Chain
Dale Grandlic	VP Facilities Management (end 12/23)
Aney Abraham DNP RN NE-BC	VP Patient Care Services (end 12/23)
Kerem Korkmaz MSN RN CENP	VP Patient Care Services (end 12/23)
Philip Quick	VP Rumg Access Center (end 12/23)
Shannon Driscoll	VP Rumg Practice Operations (end 12/23)
Jason S Turner PhD MAE	Interim Dean, College Of Health Sciences (start 12/23)
Rukiya Curvey Johnson	VP Community Health Equity (end 12/23)
Sherri Boyle CPA MBA MSF	VP Corporate Finance & Financial Operations (start 12/23)

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Rush University Medical Center (EIN 36-2174823), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2005
340B ID DSH140119, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 80 registered outpatient sites; 384 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Kate Marie Schaafsma, VP, Chief Pharmacy Officer.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Rush university medical center
CCN 14S119, certified 1984, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Rush University Medical Center's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Rush University Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $298 to $2,822 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $2,438. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $826. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $298 to $3,308 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $717. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $847. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $1,021 to $3,567 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois's rate is $3,567. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $2,387. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $4,900 to $10,347 across 4 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $6,677. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $94 to $317 across 4 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $94. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $253. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Rush University Medical Center?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Rush University Medical Center range from $17,640 to $29,603 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $29,603. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $24,575. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Rush University Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Rush University Medical Center has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 5 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is the top rating, shared by 12% of US hospitals.

Is Rush University Medical Center a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 1.14 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Rush University Medical Center for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Rush University Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Rush University Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.07% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Rush University Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (221 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (189 discharges), intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc (121 discharges).

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  "description": "MRI of brain (no contrast)",
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    { "code": "611", "type": "RC" },
    { "code": "70551", "type": "CPT" }
  ],
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    "setting": "outpatient",
    "minimum": 250,
    "maximum": 400,
    "gross_charge": 1200,
    "discounted_cash": 1080,
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      {
        "payer_name": "Platform Health Insurance",
        "plan_name": "PPO",
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        "standard_charge_dollar": 400
      },
      {
        "payer_name": "Region Health Insurance",
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        "methodology": "fee schedule",
        "standard_charge_dollar": 250
      }
    ]
  }]
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