Ways to Make an Appointment

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room. The Rush Oak Park Hospital emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet your emergency health care needs.

Current patients

To make a non-emergency appointment with a doctor you’ve been to before, please call their office directly or visit mychart.rush.edu to schedule.

Same-day appointments

If you are sick and want to be seen by a doctor today, you can schedule a same-day appointment with a primary care physician from Rush Oak Hospital. We offer same-day appointments for children and adults of all ages with non-life-threatening health problems (e.g., cold, cough, flu, sore throat, sprains and strains, minor lacerations). Both current and new patients can take advantage of this convenient service.

To make a same-day appointment, call (708) 660-4636.*

*If you request a same-day appointment after 6:30 p.m. Monday – Friday or after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, we will call you the following business day after 8:30 a.m.

New patients

Are you new to Rush Oak Park Hospital and looking for a doctor? Have you been to Rush Oak Park Hospital but need to see a new specialist or primary care doctor? If so, please fill out the form below and we’ll get started on helping you find a doctor who is right for you.

To help guide us in finding you a new doctor, you will need to provide confidential health information. We will only use this information to help us respond to your request. Before filling out this appointment request, please read our Notice of Privacy Practices

After you submit this request, a referral professional will make every attempt to respond to you by the next business day. You may also speak with a referral professional directly, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., by calling (708) 660-4636.