​​Crain's Chicago Business named 13 Rush University System for Health employees and teams to its list of 2020 Notable Health Care Heroes. Crain's invited nominations of people and groups in recognition of exceptional work caring for patients, supporting health care providers or helping those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rush honorees included clinical and nonclinical staff from ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥, Rush Oak Park Hospital and . Some helped patients come through the worst of COVID-19, others helped them communicate with their families while others jumped into action to make drive-through testing available. You can read about each honoree on .
The list of Rush heroes include the following:
- Megan Gayeski Pirajno, internal medicine hospitalist, Rush Oak Park Hospital
- Kathryn “Katie" Gerster, RN care coordinator, Rush Oak Park Hospital
- Kevin King, radiation oncology resident, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- Master's students, Respiratory Therapy Program, Rush University
- Supply Chain Operations Team, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
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- Pamela Katz, Nurse, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- 7 North Atrium General Medicine (COVID-19 Unit) Team, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- Deborah Mallers, psychiatric liaison nurse, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- Command Center Leadership Team, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- Tyler Weiss, respiratory therapist, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥â€‹
- Rush COVID Clinic Team, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
- Kathryn Dudzik, critical care registered nurse, ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥
