Since our founding in 1954, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) has been committed to Advancing Human AbilityTM through innovative medical treatments and scientific research.
Support the #1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America
And we’ve succeeded. Today, RIC is widely recognized as the nation’s foremost provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation services. In fact, every year since 1991, U.S. News & World Report has ranked RIC as the #1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America—the only specialty hospital to hold this distinction for more than 20 consecutive years.
Yet we believe our work has only just begun. Under the leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Joanne Smith, we’ve expanded our ambitious vision to encompass a more integrated, dynamic and synergistic relationship between clinical care and research in rehabilitation medicine.
Our goal is to advance the ability of every one of our patients so that all of them can live to their fullest potential. Each day, in hundreds of different ways, we make formidable strides in attaining that goal.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) provides rehabilitation services to thousands of patients with disabilities each year. In addition, through the Searle Research Center RIC conducts the largest physical rehabilitation research effort in the world. Currently there are over 200 active research projects underway, led by 21 full-time scientists and 80 postdoctoral graduate students, medical residents, fellows and scholars.
In RIC’s last fiscal year, ending August 31, 2010, more than $14,000,000 was raised from private sources to support RIC’s priority areas, with more than half coming directly from individuals - individuals like you - who help to make a difference.
You Make the Difference
Nearly 53% of the philanthropic dollars raised each year support our many life-enhacning clinical and research initiatives comes from individuals like you. Your donations support over 200 active research projects and ongoing clinical work that is critical to the lives and families of our patients.
Advancing AbilityTM and helping patients triumph over their diagnoses is at the core of the RIC mission. Your support helps RIC to continue its work, uniting families and physicians.
If you are experiencing any problems making a donation or have any questions, please contact Nadia Joseph or call 312-238-6013.
For more information, please contact our Philanthropy Staff.
