The College of Nursing at Rush University is opening its third Chicago school-based health center at the Chicago Public Schools’ Simpson Academy for Young Women, a school for pregnant women and young mothers. To mark the opening of the new health clinic, a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by city officials, executives from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Rush was held on Friday at the Simpson Academy.

Attendees included Rush CEO Dr. Larry J. Goodman; CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard; Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele; City Colleges of Chicago chancellor Cheryl Hyman; Alderman Walter Burnett of the 27th Ward; Alderman Bob Fioretti of the 2nd Ward and others.

The Simpson Academy is a small school serving grades six to 12 that accepts students from throughout Chicago. Nurse practitioners from Rush University Medical Center and students from Rush’s College of Nursing will provide on-site health and educational services. They will also provide services for infants at a daycare center at the school, which is expected to be up and running in November. The aim is to help mothers and expecting mothers remain focused on schoolwork.