Rush University Medical Center Malpractice Attorneys

Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is a 748 bed hospital located in Cook County, Illinois at:

http://www.rush.edu/

Rush University Medical Center has the following designations:

• Perinatal III
• Magnet recognition
• Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics

According to data supplied by the hospital to the Illinois Department of Health other agencies, Rush University Medical Center reported the following medical errors which may be of concern to patients and their families.

Health Care-Associated Infections

• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Adult Surgical ICU (1/1/11 to 12/31/11) with 3 reported infections for 2935 central-line days
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Adult Medical ICU (1/1/11 to 12/31/11) with 6 reported infections over 3025 central-line days
• Central Line Associated Infections in the Pediatric Medical-Surgical ICU (1/1/11 to 12/31/11) with 9 reported infections over 2450 central-line days
• Central Line Associated Infections in the Level III Neonatal ICU (7/1/10 to 6/30/11) 3 infections out of 414 procedures
• Surgical Site Infections Associated with total Knee Replacement Surgery (7/1/10 to 6/30/11) 5 infection from 1241 procedures

Patient Safety

• Foreign Body Left During Procedure (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 5 reported incidents
• Unexpected Deaths (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 1 out of 4,826 patients
• Risk-adjusted Postoperative lung embolism or deep vein thrombosis (clotting) (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 76 out of 9,756 patients
• Accidental Puncture and Laceration (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 99 out of 23,663 patients
• Latrogenic Pneumothorax (health care-associated collapsed lung 20 out of 23,617 patients
• Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 35 out of 9,818 patients
• Risk-adjusted Postoperative Hip Fracture (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 1 out of 4,562 patients

Pediatric Quality

• Pediatric heart surgery mortality (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 6 out of 65 patients
• Pediatric latrogenic Pneumothorax (health care-associated collapsed lung) in Non-Neonates (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 2 out of 2,357 patients
• Accidental Puncture and Laceration, Pediatric (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 3 out of 2,747 patients

Maternal Safety and Utilization

• Birth Trauma (10/1/10 to 9/30/11) 8 out of 1,921 patients

Chicago, Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawyers

If you or your child was harmed during an admission to Rush University Medical Center, it may have been related to medical negligence. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is committed to protecting the public from medical errors in all settings. Contact our attorneys todays to discuss your case. All consultations are free and confidential.