Construction Milestone - Crane Comes Down By URMC Communications Aug. 22, 2014 Today we reached a major milestone in the construction of the new Golisano Children's Hospital building - the process of taking down the 155' tall tower crane has officially started! Built on the new ...
Patient Care City, UR Medicine Offer Free Screenings at 6th Annual Women’s Health Fair By Lori Barrette Aug. 21, 2014 The City of Rochester and UR Medicine will sponsor the sixth annual Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Sept. 13 at Eastview Mall By Leslie White Aug. 20, 2014 UR Medicine cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, at Eastview Mall.
Patient Care UR Medicine Offering Opioid Overdose Prevention Program By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery is beginning a monthly Opiod Overdose Prevention Program that is open to the general public, free of charge. Participants will learn to recognize the symptoms of opiod ...
Patient Care Former Pro Baseball Player Supporting UR Medicine’s Kessler Burn Center By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 This Friday, August 22, former pro baseball player Matthew Dryer will be throwing pitches in support of UR Medicine's Kessler Burn Center. Dryer, a former Kessler patient, has organized Let’s Bash ...
Community Fairport Music and Food Festival Celebrates Decade of Helping Children By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 17, 2014 For the past nine years, attendees of the much-anticipated Fairport Music and Food Festival have filled the village of Fairport in support of sick and injured kids at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Patient Care Strong West ED Opens After Receiving State DOH Approval By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 17, 2014 The New York State Department of Health has granted approval for an off-campus Emergency Department (ED) at UR Medicine’s Strong West site in Brockport, making it the first such model in Upstate New ...
Fairport Music and Food Festival Celebrates Decade of Support By URMC Communications Aug. 15, 2014 For the past nine years, attendees of the much-anticipated Fairport Music and Food Festival have filled the village of Fairport in support of sick and injured kids at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Patient Care Hand, Foot and Mouth: Ugly, Miserable and Contagious By Lori Barrette Aug. 8, 2014 Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus, and it often starts with common cold symptoms and a fever. Within a few days, the rash appears. Though it's most common in young children, adults ...
Research New Mouse Model May Open New Autism Treatment Research Avenues By URMC Communications Aug. 8, 2014 When a scientist comes up with a great idea for new research, the biggest obstacle is often funding. Landing those big federal grants takes seed money and proof that the idea is worth pursuing, but ...