Dr. Omar Lateef serves as president and CEO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center. Rush has set the nation’s standard in health care quality and safety, modeled excellence in clinical leadership both regionally and nationally, and maintained its deep and long-standing commitment to health equity. Rush believes in serving its patients and communities by addressing the root causes of disease through strong partnerships and innovative research. Vizient ranked Rush University Medical Center No. 2 among 107 academic medical centers for quality and accountability in 2024 and has ranked Rush in the Top 5 for 11consecutive years. The medical center has earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll five consecutive times. Dr. Lateef was appointed president and CEO of Rush University Medical Center in May 2019, took on the role of president of Rush University System for Health in 2021 and became CEO of the system in July 2022.