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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.
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![Gordon Quinn gets rehab after COVID-19](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-05/gordonsralab_1.png?itok=XXQwo9gL)
‘It’s one thing to survive the infection, but what’s next?’ Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem solve
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![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab therapist meets with patient over telehealth appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-05/TeleHealth.jpg?itok=oHIv9DNA)
CBS Chicago: Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Physical Therapy Patients At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Embrace Telehealth
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![Pain management center aquatics class](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-05/aquatics_0.jpg?itok=8EY0DETU)
Chicago Pain Center’s Multidisciplinary Program Sees the Whole Patient, ‘Not Just a Back or Arm’
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![Two Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employees at a computer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-04/Telehealth.jpg?itok=EJLCuP2S)
Telemedicine: What You Need to Know About Virtual Health Care in the Face of COVID-19
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![Dr. Monica Rho, Team Physician for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-03/RHO_USsoccer_0.jpg?itok=rquldk0n)
Keeping the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Healthy and Injury Free
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![South Bend Man Raises funds for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-03/SouthBend_Fundraiser.jpg?itok=6VY-rAZy)
South Bend man shaves head to raise money for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Earns Magnet Nursing Recognition Again](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-03/Shirley-Ryan-AbilityLab_Magnet-Nursing_2020.jpg?itok=WAA_Z9aG)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Earns Prestigious Magnet Recognition for Nursing — Again!
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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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Chicago Health: Controlling Chronic Pain
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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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