[Overseas Hospital] In 2022, Rush Medical Center won a three-star rating in both coronary artery bypass surgery and lung cancer surgery

• by EVOMT
• 2022-04-28

Rush Medical Center has received the highest rating from the Association of Thoracic Surgeons for both coronary artery bypass surgery and lung cancer surgery - a three-star rating. The three-star rating makes the RUSH Heart and Thoracic Surgery Project one of the best projects in the country

The Association of Thoracic Surgeons is committed to measuring and improving the outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery. Its national database uses quality indicators to collect data and calculate scores based on patients' results of cardiac and thoracic surgery

Dr. Michael J. Liptay, Director of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, said that although most hospitals have received a two-star rating, which means that their project results meet expectations and are similar to the performance of peer institutions, a three-star rating indicates that this is an excellent project with results that exceed expectations

Dr. Michael J. Liptay

Currently, 13 projects have received three-star honors in thoracic surgery, and about one fifth of the projects involved in cardiac surgery receive the highest evaluation every year. RUSH is one of the only medical centers in the country that have received three stars in both projects. Since its establishment in 2018, RUSH Thoracic Surgery has regularly received a three-star rating, which is the first three-star rating of RUSH Cardiac Surgery

The STS database is an important tool for measuring surgical outcomes, but it also helps participating projects understand how they improve patient outcomes. Through professional collaboration, RUSH can improve the treatment effectiveness of patients by adopting holistic treatment methods. The team works together to determine the best treatment plan for each patient

This achievement is one of a series of honors for these RUSH programs. "American News and World Report" rated Rush University Medical Center as the best pulmonary and pulmonary surgery, as well as cardiology and cardiac surgery in the United States

About Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center, located in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1837 and is affiliated to Rush University. It is a comprehensive hospital in the nature of a teaching hospital. The hospital has 741 beds, 946 doctors, 31598 annual visits, 9778 surgeries, 10824 hospitalizations, and 55788 emergency rooms

Rush University Medical Center is the first class in the Chicago area and the University of Chicago affiliated hospitals. It is the main clinical base of Rush University and has strong clinical capabilities. In 2007, the hospital and 170 other hospitals were rated as the "Best Hospital in the United States."

The 2021-22 U.S. News Best Hospitals ranking keeps the medical center in the top 20. Among the more than 3000 American hospitals evaluated, Rush University Medical Center ranks 19th in the United States, with 9 specialties rated as the best in the United States. Only about 4.5% of evaluated hospitals have achieved sufficiently high scores to rank nationally even in a major

The 9 professional programs of Rush University Medical Center rank among 14 majors nationwide

They ranked the following medical departments:

Neurology and Neurosurgery - 3rd place

Orthopedics - 6th and 1st)

Gerontology - 16th

Gynecology - 20th

Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery - Issue 21

Pulmonary and Pulmonary Surgery - 28th

Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery - 33rd

Cancer - 42nd

Ears, nose, and throat - 45th place