Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Illinois
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL · ~12,172 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rush University Medical Center runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade A.
Rush University Medical Center: 3.1 TCR = 41% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rush University Medical Center safety composite
Rush University Medical Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Rush University Medical Center: 0.1 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.08× in 2024
Rush University Medical Center's TCR rose 5.0 from 0.1 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 3.1 · 41% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #62/300
- PHOTO MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 1,644 inj
- SIZE ~12,172 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rush University Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rush University Medical Center
3.1 TCR
- MERCY HOSPITAL
MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN
3.1 TCR
- UMMC Mayo Buil
UMMC Mayo Building
3.1 TCR
- Summit Medical
Summit Medical Management
3.1 TCR
- 61830022 JENNI
61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP
3.1 TCR
What this shows Rush University Medical Center averages 3.1 TCR (41% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Rush University Medical Center TCR series: 2016=0.1 · 2021=4 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=5 · BLS 7.5
Where Rush University Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 300 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Illinois.
Rush University Medical Center has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 535 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 350 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 326 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 433 | 34 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IL · Chicago
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UMMC Mayo Building | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summit Medical Management | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The University of Chicago | 11,617 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwestern University | 13,993 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UChicago Medicine | 10,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ORD ORD | 10,177 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Haviland, Building 1 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norplas Industries | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Administrative Office | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Berwick, PA - Main Plant | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UC San Francisco Health | 12,262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 12,075 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ronler Acres Campus | 11,998 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NYU Langone Hospitals | 12,389 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.