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Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 35th Consecutive Year

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 35th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction, and has been ranked the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital every year since 1991.

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There is a Functional Reason That Ability is in the Name

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers its revolutionary model of care through five Innovation Centers focused on areas of biomedical science.

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Remembering Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) remembers Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop, two committed Governing Board members who recently passed away.

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If You Fall, Reading This Story Might Help Ensure You’ll Get Up

After a life saving brain surgery, Christine Bowers is walks on the KineAssist MX, which allows people freedom of motion but catches them if they stumble.

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Developing Solutions to Real Life Challenges

AbilityLab team members participated in the Makeathon, a 72-hour marathon where a product is designed sharing physical solutions to real life challenges.

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Standing Wheelchair from the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

New Wheelchair Lets Users Move While Standing Up or Sitting Down

The engineers at Center for Bionic Medicine in AbilityLab have created the first manual wheelchair that allows users to move while in both standing and seated.

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2025 Pediatric Summer Camps

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is offering several pediatric summer camps. They will have fun activities and each will have an area of focus: speech, feeding, gait and upper extremity function.

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Role Model

A new research hospital in Chicago places clinicians, researchers, and patients in shared spaces to innovate and drive outcomes.

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ribbon cutting image of pat and shirley ryan at the grand opening of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Unveils New AbilityLab

RIC will soon be a thing of the past. But that's not to say it's going away. It has a new name, a new location and a much larger, & a state-of-the-art facility.

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New Rehab Hospital Integrates Research and Care in One Facility

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is designed to spur instant collaboration among clinicians and researchers.

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Advancing Human Ability with Dr. Joanne C. Smith

“When I became CEO, people began talking to me differently than they had when I was a physician.” This shift led Dr. Smith to begin thinking differently about health care.

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