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 ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Doctor to Cycle across the U.S. for ALS By Jenny Fortin Aug. 12, 2014 Catherine (Carly) M. LaVigne, M.D., M.Ed., director of UR Medicine’s Headache Center, and an associate professor of Neurology, will bike from Astoria, Oregon, to Portland, Maine to raise funds for ...
Patient Care Innovative New Spinal Device for Children with Severe Scoliosis By URMC Communications Aug. 4, 2014 A new magnetic growing rod device for scoliosis patients allows for doctors to make painless adjustments via external remote in an outpatient setting. The rod eliminates the need for surgery every ...
Patient Care Strong West Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates First Year of Services By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 1, 2014 A new Ambulatory Surgical Center, to be located in space that formerly housed Lakeside’s birthing center, is expected to open later this month. It will include 15 beds, three operating rooms and two ...
Research New Surgery Chair Brings International Expertise in Pancreatic Cancer By Teri D'Agostino Jul. 31, 2014 The University of Rochester Medical Center has recruited Washington University surgeon David C. Linehan, M.D., to serve as its next Chair of Surgery. The University Trustees are expected to approve ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Wound Healing Center Earns National Accreditation for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy By Lori Barrette Jul. 10, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Wound Healing Center is the first Rochester-area provider to earn full accreditation for hyperbaric oxygen therapy from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
Patient Care Four Strong Programs Make U.S. News’ Best Hospitals in America List By Teri D'Agostino Jul. 9, 2014 Three adult specialties and one pediatric specialty at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to ...
Patient Care Rochester Hospitals Collaborate to Reduce Medicaid Costs By URMC Communications Jul. 7, 2014 Rochester’s health systems are leading a consortium that includes more than 200 community-based organizations throughout the region that will work together to redesign the way that health care is ...
Patient Care After Long Recovery, Camillus Man Returns Home with Total Artificial Heart By Leslie White Jun. 30, 2014 To say that Ronald Fontana is heartless may sound cruel, if it weren’t true. Doctors at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital replaced the heart of the 64-year-old Camillus man with a total ...
Patient Care Born at About 23 Weeks, Preemie Grows Strong By URMC Communications May. 15, 2014 Megan Ayles was only a few weeks past the halfway point of her pregnancy when she went into labor. "I just kept saying, 'Is this really happening to us?' and my husband was very emotional thinking he ...
