“There are other hospitals across the city that have been able to step up in this time of need and assist in caring for the sickest patients,” said Suzet McKinney, CEO and executive director of the Illinois Medical District and a former deputy commissioner at the Chicago Department of Public Health. “But if Rush becomes overwhelmed, it’s a bad sign. If Rush is overwhelmed, so are many, many other places not just in the city, but in the state.”