Newswise — The Rush University System for Health (RUSH) Board of Trustees today announced news of a planned transition of the executive leadership of RUSH.
Effective July 1, 2022, Dr. Omar Lateef will serve in the system-wide role of president and CEO of RUSH, while continuing as president and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center. Dr. Ranga Krishnan will serve as senior advisor to the CEO.
RUSH includes RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Oak Park Hospital, RUSH Copley Medical Center and RUSH Health. Dr. Lateef’s RUSH University Medical Center CEO role will not be replaced.
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In the spring of 2019, Drs. Lateef and Krishnan took on visionary leadership roles that built upon and bolstered the organization’s standing as a top-tier institution in nearly every measurable dimension. Their partnership and leadership have positioned RUSH to advance a bold vision for the future.
“The Board and I are very confident in Dr. Lateef’s ability to take RUSH to new heights, not only inpatient care, but in the way health care is delivered in the future,” said Susan Crown, chairman of the RUSH and Medical Center boards. “We are deeply grateful to Dr. Krishnan for his strong foundational contributions over the last three years as RUSH CEO. RUSH was fortunate to have them both in place during these challenging recent years of the pandemic. We look forward to his valuable insight as an advisor to Dr. Lateef during this transitional period.”
These changes are the culmination of a thoughtfully planned and anticipated progression in leadership, designed to advance RUSH for success and drive for more robust integration across the entire system of hospitals, RUSH University, and an extensive provider network and numerous outpatient care facilities.
Dr. Lateef expands excellence, leading RUSH vision for the future
Under Dr. Lateef’s leadership as president and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center, the organization received unprecedented acclaim, most notably for its outstanding multi-year response to the COVID-19 pandemic. RUSH’s early COVID-19 innovations set the standard for care nationally through the deployment of early testing, an intentional focus on critically ill patients from communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and clinical advancements of treatment protocols.
In April 2021, Dr. Lateef accepted Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Medal of Honor on behalf of all the Medical Center’s health care heroes, recognizing the hospital’s extraordinary contributions to Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
