Mount Sinai Study Identifies Most Effective and Safest Outpatient Labor Induction Methods, Potentially Reducing Hospital Stays and Increasing Hospital Efficiency in Use of Resources

Mount Sinai study identifies most effective and safest outpatient labor induction methods, potentially reducing hospital stays and increasing hospital efficiency in use of resources

RUSH Introduces the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building

On Friday, Jan 13, at 8:30 a.m., RUSH leaders and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin officially unveiled the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building and explained how the 10-story, $450 million outpatient facility embodies the future of health care: convenient, life-saving care delivered in an outpatient setting for cancer, neuroscience and digestive diseases patients.

From knee replacement to spine surgery, your next procedure likely will be outpatient

With nearly 50 million outpatient surgeries performed in the U.S. each year and the increasingly complex nature of the procedures, patients need to know several important details when having surgery without an overnight stay in the hospital, says the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Updated fasting restrictions, removing jewelry to reduce the risk of burns and asking about regional blocks for non-opioid pain control when undergoing anesthesia are a few important factors that could lead to increased satisfaction and safer outcomes.