Rush University Medical Center, in Illinois, is fourth in the nation, top in the state in the U.S. News & World Report's rankings of the country’s best hospitals in the orthopedics category.
Here are three thoughts:
1. The hospital has continued to make gains in the national rankings with its program. It was sixth last year. It continues to be the top ranked Illinois program.
2. The center is the highest nationally ranked specialty program in the state of Illinois.
3. Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery Joshua Jacobs, MD, lauded the ranking saying "to receive such recognition is a huge honor for our orthopedic program."
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