Category: News
First nine students complete RMH’s new CCMA Program
On May 20, Rush Memorial Hospital held a graduation ceremony for the first cohort of the new RMH Certified Clinical Medical Assistant class offered in partnership with Ivy Tech. The 9 graduates, who are all employees of RMH, received 6 credit hours each, paid for by RMH. In return for their tuition, the graduates have […]
RMH opens Intensive Care Unit
The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the RMH Intensive Care Unit took place on May 23. RMH Board members, led by Board President John Byrne, were in attendance beside members of the RMH Administrative Council and Med Surg Director/ICU Manager Brooke Cowan. CEO Brad Smith performed the ribbon cutting. Brad Smith, CEO, and Carrie Tressler, VP […]
RMH and SPARC Receive CAH Community Partner Award
The Indiana Office of Rural Health recently awarded its CAH Community Partner Award to Rush Memorial Hospital and Rush County community coalition SPARC (Suicide Prevention Across Rush County). This annual award is given to an Indiana Critical Access Hospital (CAH) that has made a significant contribution to a community partner. In the fall of 2017 […]
Rush Memorial Hospital Earns 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition
ANN ARBOR, MI, Oct. 2021 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that Rush Memorial Hospital has earned 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 7. The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations apply core […]
RMH Donates Water Bottles to RCHS
Monday, Oct. 18, RMH CEO Brad Smith presented 650 refillable water bottles to RCHS Principal Rob Hadley on behalf of the hospital. Since the beginning of the pandemic, school water fountains had to be turned off. As a replacement, water bottle filling stations were installed. The hospital donated the bottles to make sure thirsty students […]
RMH Receives “Best Digital Workplace” Award
RMH is pleased to announce that the hospital recently received the “Best Digital Workplace” award during the Inaugural Internal Communication Awards Ceremony at the Staffbase VOICES conference. RMH was nominated for the award from among other users of the Staffbase app, including the Adidas, Audi and Vestas corporations, as well as UC Health. The award recognized the extent to which the app has been adopted for internal use, as […]
Veteran Surgeon Comes to RMH
RUSHVILLE — It is said that everyone has a story to tell. Rush Memorial Hospital’s newest orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Ginther, has more stories than most. Dr. Ginther, a native Hoosier, graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1970. He later received his MD degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Services. After completing […]
RMH Walk-in Care Does Triple Duty
Published in the Daily News Newspaper In the fall of 2019, when Dakota Wainwright accepted the position of Director of RMH Walk-In Care, her upcoming job appeared to be challenging, but not extraordinary. Within six months, the landscape of healthcare, and Dakota’s job, had been transformed. In addition to providing routine healthcare, the Walk-In Care […]
RMH Employees Make Donation to RCHS
Since March of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has put an immense strain on health care workers not only locally, but worldwide. Caregivers and hospital employees have been stretched to their mental and emotional limits. For this reason, the Rush Memorial Hospital Family Events Committee, in conjunction with the RMH Human Resources Department, came up […]
RMH Brings First Phase of Covid-19 Vaccine to Rush and Henry Counties
Beginning this Friday, December 18, Rush Memorial Hospital will begin distributing limited supplies of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare workers in Rush and Henry Counties. RMH is one of 51 Indiana hospitals chosen to participate in Phase 1 A of the voluntary vaccination program. In planning for our role in vaccine distribution, RMH has […]