AbilityLab Blog
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 33rd 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 33rd consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
Press Release
![Dr. Joanne Smith Receives Award from Chicago History Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-10/dr-smith-chicago-history_1.jpg?itok=3zKn-ZLk)
Dr. Joanne Smith Receives Award from Chicago History Museum
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![Using inclusive Language](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2024-04/GettyImages-1386836648.jpg?itok=v7cJmJjB)
How to Use Inclusive Language
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![Allen Washington getting treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-10/Screen%20Shot%202020-10-09%20at%203.38.43%20PM.png?itok=00uiWUjl)
After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation
Patient Story
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Nerve Damage Linked to Prone Positioning in COVID-19
News
![LIFE Center at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-10/Life%20Center.jpg?itok=58QHKB0o)
What is the LIFE Center?
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![AbilityLab Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/nidlirr-logo%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=UuXJmW6n)
AbilityLab Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services
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![Dr. Monica Rho to Receive AAPM&R Award](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/MonicaRho_AAPMR.jpg?itok=LS_Ws6hN)
Dr. Monica Rho Selected for AAPM&R’s PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship
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![SCI Group Photo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/Group%20Photo_01.jpg?itok=6NbuTJ3c)
Spinal Cord Injury Spotlight
Meet some of our outstanding colleagues and patients as they share their reflections on what this National SCI Month means to them.
Blog
![Painting for Art Therapy](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/dayinlife.jpg?itok=DaOc7qcR)
Day-in-the-Life with Art Therapist Edie Morris
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![Marty Hagan](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/MartyHartigan_Hero.jpg?itok=p6xL80Dc)
Undefeated: Marty Hartigan lost his limbs. Then he cheered up his friends.
News
!["Worse Than Cancer" COVID Survivor Recounts in Vivid Detail His Six-Week Recovery](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/gordon-quinn-doc.jpg?itok=kP3Etbcf)
"Worse Than Cancer" COVID Survivor Recounts in Vivid Detail His Six-Week Recovery
Blog
![Jacob Brewer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-09/NBC%20blog%20photo%20lightning.png?itok=X0KPNB0B)
Teen struck by lightning in Florida now improving with treatment in Chicago
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