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Pivot to Telehealth During the Pandemic Kept Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Patients Connected to Therapists

By late March 2020, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab had pivoted to a completely new telehealth model that affected the roughly 800 patients who were using the DayRehab Centers at the hospital’s downtown location and suburban sites.

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Hiring People with Disabilities: the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, RUSH University Medical Center and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

On July 26, 2022, the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot opened the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) Career Center.

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Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab |
Professor, Physiology, PM&R and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

Milap Sandhu, PT, PhD

Research Scientist II, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University

Super Aretha: Lifelong Learner Walks with New Prosthetic Leg at 93

Aretha J.’s 93rd birthday celebration had it all: A birthday balloon … her kids beside her to celebrate another year in her long, active and happy life … a celebratory t-shirt that read “Super Aretha” on the front, with a sparkly 93 on the back.

Patient Story

Brandon Taps Inner Viking to Recover from Work-related Brain Injury

Brandon sustained a traumatic brain injury at work, requiring emergency surgery. Transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, his journey to recovery began.

Patient Story

Your Care Team

Your rehabilitation team is chosen just for you and includes the specific doctors, therapists and other professionals you need to make the best recovery.

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