Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Rusk Rehabilitation
NYU Langone Health System
Map
Geography
Location550 First Avenue,
New York, NY, United States
Coordinates40°44′35″N 73°58′23″W / 40.742969°N 73.973168°W / 40.742969; -73.973168
Organization
Care systemPrivate
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityNYU School of Medicine
NetworkNYU Langone Health System
Services
Beds174
SpecialityRehabilitation medicine
History
Opened1948 (1948)
Links
Websiterusk.med.nyu.edu
nyulangone.org/rusk
ListsHospitals in the United States

Rusk Rehabilitation is the world's first[citation needed] and among the largest university-affiliated academic centers devoted entirely to inpatient/outpatient care, research, and training in rehabilitation medicine for both adults and pediatric patients. The system 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.

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.

As of 2008 Steven Flanagan is the chairman of rehabilitation medicine and medical director of the Rusk Institute.[1]