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RUMC - new tower
The new Rush Hospital Tower

Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center located in West Side, Chicago, Illinois. It has a patient capacity of 664. It includes hospital facilities for adults and children. It is near the United Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The hospital also includes the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center (a 61-bed rehabilitation facility). It is a partner of Rush University. Rush is a not-for-profit health care, education and research center.

Rush is the largest non-governmental employer on Chicago's West Side and is the 20th largest private sector employer in Chicago, with more than 8,000 employees and a payroll of more than $500 million.

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  • The Presbyterian Hospital of the City of Chicago (Front)

    The hospital circa 1900

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