Recent News

• February 15, 2010Josh Rittenberg, MD Featured in Orthopedics Today
• January 28, 2010RIC Extends World-Class Care To Severely Injured Haiti Earthquake Survivors The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the nation’s #1 rehabilitation hospital, is working in collaboration with Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) and Northwestern University’s Global Health Initiative to extend its collection of world-class care to care for severely injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake with spinal cord injuries.
• January 26, 2010Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Redesignated Magnet Status The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the nation’s #1 rehabilitation hospital , was granted Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program for excellence in nursing services making RIC the first, freestanding rehabilitation hospital in the nation to receive two, consecutive Magnet Recognition designations.
• January 21, 2010RIC's Innovative Cerebral Palsy Research Featured on Good Morning America RIC researchers are intertwining the timeless art of dance and the discipline of rehabilitation in a study aimed at developing innovative, evidence-based therapies for individuals with cerebral palsy.
• January 6, 2010RIC and Silver Cross Hospital Announce New Partnership Silver Cross Hospital and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), today announced a strategic partnership that will expand post-acute physical medicine and rehabilitation services in Will County and the southwest Chicagoland communities. The new partnership will provide world-class rehabilitation care for a range of conditions for patients close to home.
• January 6, 2010RIC’s Bionics Featured in National Geographic RIC's pioneering work in bionics is recognized around the world for helping amputees regain natural function through the use of neural-controlled prosthetics. This cutting- edge science is featured on the cover of January's National Geographic Magazine.
• January 6, 2010RIC Cancer Expert Featured Top Doc RIC Cancer Rehabilitation expert, Gail Gamble, MD, was highlighted in Chicago Magazine's bi-annual “Top Doctors” issue dedicated to the results of independent research firm, Castle Connolly's annual physician-directed survey which surveys physicians from around the country on who they believe to be the “top doctors” in 57 different specialties.
• December 14, 2009The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Golub & Company Announce Joint Streeterville Land Transaction The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and Golub & Company announced today a collaboration that has resulted in joint land transactions in Streeterville. RIC has acquired Golub’s parcel at 630 N. McClurg Court and Golub has acquired RIC’s parcel at the corner of Ohio St. and McClurg Ct. Terms
• December 4, 2009RIC Federally Designated the Only Rehabilitation Outcomes Research and Training Center in the Nation The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the nation’s #1 rehabilitation hospital, is leading research and development of rehabilitation outcomes measures through its redesignation as the nation’s only Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) awarded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDRR).
• December 4, 2009RIC’s Pediatric Lokomat® Therapy Featured on Today Show The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the nation’s #1 rehabilitation hospital[1] , was featured on NBC’s Today Show for it’s innovative Pediatric Lokomat therapy, or robot-assisted walking therapy, for children with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy(CP), to help improve their ability to walk.