Hospital type Specialist, Teaching Website rusk.med.nyu.edu Number of beds 174 Date founded 1948 | Affiliated university NYU School of Medicine Phone +1 212-263-6033 | |
Address 240 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA | ||
The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine is the world's first and largest university-affiliated center devoted entirely to inpatient/outpatient care, research and training in rehabilitation medicine. Both adult and pediatric patients are accepted. It is part of the NYU Langone Medical Center and operated under the auspices of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the New York University School of Medicine. The Rusk Institute is named in honor of its founder, Howard A. Rusk.
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- Howard a rusk interview physician and founder of the rusk institute of rehabilitation medicine
- History
- Facilities
- References
The Rusk Institute has been voted the best rehabilitation hospital in New York and among the top ten in the country since 1989, when U.S. News & World Report introduced its annual "Best Hospitals" rankings.
Steven Flanagan is the current Chairman of Rehabilitation Medicine and Medical Director of The Rusk Institute.
Howard a rusk interview physician and founder of the rusk institute of rehabilitation medicine
History
Dr. Howard A. Rusk founded the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine in 1948. His experience treating wounded soldiers during World War II led him to develop the Institute around the philosophy that the patients are to be cared for as an entire person, not only the physical disability or illness. In 1984, the Institute was renamed so in his honor.
Facilities
Rusk provides rehabilitation services at four locations: