Rush University Cancer Center
Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center located in the Illinois Medical District neighborhood of Chicago. It is the flagship hospital for the Rush University System for Health, which includes Rush Oak Park Hospital and Rush Copley Medical Center. The hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital in affiliation with Rush University and is Chicago’s first health care institution.
It was founded in 1837 by Daniel Brainard and named after Benjamin Rush, the only physician with medical school training to sign the Declaration of Independence. In early 2021, Lurie Children’s and Rush University Medical Center announced they were forming a pediatric alliance to better deliver pediatric care throughout the region. The alliance officially started on February 1, 2021, aligning inpatient and outpatient pediatric services at RUMC under the “Lurie Children’s umbrella”, known as “Lurie Children’s & Rush Advancing Children’s Health.”
Address: 1520 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 563-2531
- Thursday: 7:30 AM–5 PM
- Friday: 7:30 AM–5 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: 7:30 AM–5 PM
- Tuesday: 7:30 AM–5 PM
- Wednesday: 7:30 AM–5 PM
Appointments: Rush University Cancer Center