Rusk Rehabilitation is the world's first and among the largest university-affiliated academic centers devoted entirely to inpatient/outpatient care, research, and training in
rehabilitation medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities. This can include conditions su ...
for both adults and pediatric patients. The system is part of the
NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Health is an academic medical center located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New York University (NYU), and m ...
and operated under the auspices of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the
New York University School of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1841 and is one of two medical schools of the university, with the other being the Long Island School of ...
. The Rusk Institute is named in honor of its founder,
Howard A. Rusk.
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 chairman of rehabilitation medicine and medical director of the Rusk Institute.
History
Dr.
Howard A. Rusk founded the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine in 1948. His experience treating wounded soldiers during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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.
History
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Facilities
Rusk is based out of its wing of the NYU Langone Main Campus, but additionally provides rehabilitation services at three other main locations and nearly a dozen other satellite locations:Ambulatory Care Center
Ambulatory care or outpatient care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services. This care can include advanced medical technology and proce ...
at 240 East 38th Street (outpatient adult rehab)
* Langone Orthopedic Center at 333 East 38th Street (outpatient adult orthopedic/musculoskeletal rehab)
See also
* The New York Foundation
The New York Foundation is a charitable foundation which gives grants to non-profit organizations supporting community organizing and advocacy in New York City.
History
1909–1919
The New York Foundation was established in 1909 when Louis ...
* Muriel Zimmerman
Muriel Ellen Zimmerman (1916 – September 25, 2014) was an American occupational therapist, head of the Self-Help Device Unit at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in New York City.
Early life
Zimmerman was born in 1916, in Lehman ...
References
External links
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine official website
Alcohol and Drugs Recovery Center
New York University
Kips Bay, Manhattan
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