Clinical Outcomes

In keeping with our model of care, patients are supported by an interdisciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses, respiratory, occupational, physical and speech therapists, nutritionists, pharmacists and other staff.

RUSH Specialty Hospital is part of Select Medical, one of largest providers of post-acute care in the U.S. Our hospitals promote healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. We accomplish this by applying evidence-based best practices and rigorous protocols that drive clinical excellence. To underscore this commitment, Select Medical formed the Patient Safety and Quality Institute in 2019. The organization monitors, measures and compares quality, safety and outcomes across our nationwide network of 135+ specialty hospitals as well as against national standards.

Our hospitals surpass national quality standards in the following areas:

• Central line-associated bloodstream infection standardized infection ratio
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infection standardized infection ratio
• Lab-identified C. difficile standardized infection ratio
• Percent of residents or patients with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
• Application of percent of residents experiencing one or more falls with a major injury
• Ventilator weaning (liberation) rate

Our hospitals meet national quality standards in the following area:

• Discharge to lower level of care