| Rusk Rehabilitation | |
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| NYU Langone Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′35″N 73°58′23″W / 40.742969°N 73.973168°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | NYU School of Medicine |
| Network | NYU Langone Health System |
| Services | |
| Beds | 174 |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation medicine |
| History | |
| Opened | 1948 |
| Links | |
| Website | rusk nyulangone |
| Lists | Hospitals 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[update] Steven Flanagan is the chairman of rehabilitation medicine and medical director of the Rusk Institute.[1]