Abby Hornbogen

An adaptive leader with more than 20 years of progressive healthcare leadership experience, Abby Hornbogen, MBA, MS, RN, NE-BC, serves as vice president, patient care and Chief Nursing Officer at Rush Copley. She leads more than 750 nurses at the medical center and has executive leadership of critical care, orthopedics, neurology, pediatrics, women’s health, perioperative services, therapy services, cancer care, spiritual care and nursing professional practice.

Prior to joining Rush Copley, Hornbogen served in nursing and operational leadership roles with oversight of strategic program development and clinical operations. She began her career as a labor and delivery nurse.

Hornbogen earned a baccalaureate degree in nursing from University of Illinois-Chicago and a master’s of science degree in healthcare administration as well as an MBA from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL. She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, is a member of American Organization of Nursing Leadership and serves as a Board of Director for the Greater Joliet Area YMCA.

Hornbogen and her husband and their two children reside in Plainfield, Ill.