Patient Care FDA Approves Destination Therapy Device for Heart Failure By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 8, 2010 Heart failure patients in upstate New York and across the country have a new option that has demonstrated significant survival rate results. The FDA in January approved HeartMate II, the next ...
Research $8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences Center By URMC Communications Mar. 19, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center who are exploring the health effects of environmental agents have received $8 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to ...
Community Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for April 11 By URMC Communications Mar. 18, 2010 Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the ninth annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K on Sunday, April 11, at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee Valley Park.
Patient Care 5 Upstate Individuals Touted for Organ Donation Efforts By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 17, 2009 Health care providers whose support of organ donation is considered exemplary were honored Sept. 15 during Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s second annual Organ Donation Collaborative regional ...
Patient Care Upstate Hospitals Receive Honors for Organ Donation Rates By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 16, 2009 Five hospitals, including URMC's Highland Hospital, were recognized by Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network for significantly increasing their organ donation rates over a 12-month period. The awards ...
Patient Care Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sept. 26 By URMC Communications Aug. 27, 2009 Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the eighth annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K, to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee ...
Education Improv Comedy Group Donates Laughs To Help URMC Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 17, 2009 A transplant patient and his improv colleagues will host a free performance for URMC liver transplant patients on Aug. 22, followed by a community performance Aug. 29 to benefit the hospital's ...
Patient Care Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 4, 2009 The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...
Education Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 2, 2009 Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...
Research 2 New Surgeons Join Division of Solid Organ Transplantation By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 31, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes two surgeons to its Division of Solid Organ Transplantation: Christopher Taylor Barry, M.D., Ph.D., and Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Both begin Aug. 3.
