AbilityLab Blog
See the latest news, updates and patient stories from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 34th Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 34th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
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![Alisha's story featured on ABC 7 Chicago News](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-10/Alisha%20Patient%20Story.png?itok=tWiG4FNx)
Woman struck by stray bullet during West Englewood drive-by released from hospital
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![Adriana pictured in a wheelchair with a physical therapist](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-12/adriana.png?itok=cZIRjzVz)
Adriana's Story
Patient Story
![Man in lab coat in biologics lab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-11/Shirley-Ryan-AbilityLab_Biologics-Lab.jpg?itok=DE_Ikcee)
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Biologics Lab
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![Outline of a human](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-11/Screenshot-2019-03-15-00.41.46-1170x700.png?itok=1PZbkfXP)
Chicago Health: Controlling Chronic Pain
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![Dr. Prakash Jayabalan Receives Research Grant from Foundation for PM&R](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-11/prakash-nadler-passor-banner_0.jpg?itok=nnOql_VN)
Dr. Prakash Jayabalan Receives Research Grant from Foundation for PM&R
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![Dr. Monica Rho, Chief of musculoskeletal medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-11/MonicaRhoMD_2019Crains-announcement.jpg?itok=mRHj4dTe)
Dr. Monica Rho Named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2019 40 Under 40
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![Climbers prepare to walk the 103 floors of the Willis Tower](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-11/skyrise2.png?itok=sn8OV2dj)
Thousands scale Willis Tower for tallest stair-climbing event in the world
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![Joanne C. Smith, MD, president and CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld and Illinois State Senator Napoleon B. Harris, and others cut the ribbon at the new Homewood DayRehab Center](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-10/homewood-openhouse-banner.jpg?itok=Z2RFqWhp)
Ribbon-cutting Opens New Shirley Ryan AbilityLab DayRehabCenter®
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![Display of award medals for the 11th annual SkyRise event](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-10/skyrise.png?itok=gPm2J5Ud)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Hosts Eleventh Annual SkyRise Chicago
Press Release
![Two Team Members Honored by National Association of Hispanic Nurses–Illinois](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-10/Luis_Irene_NAHN-IL%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=u5DcM57r)
Two Team Members Honored by National Association of Hispanic Nurses–Illinois
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Katie Earnest Receives Power of Nursing Leadership Award
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![National Nurses Week 2019: Nurse-Volunteer Spotlights](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2019-10/nurses-week-banner-2%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=2wAxrghS)
National Nurses Week 2019: Nurse-Volunteer Spotlights
Meet some of the volunteer superstars of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's nursing team.
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