Patient Care Allegany Carpenter Awaits Heart Transplant, Urges Organ Donation By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2014 Terry Zink’s skilled hands have turned logs into homes and furniture over the past four decades. But today he needs something that he can’t build – a new heart.
Patient Care Health Industry Magazine Puts Strong Memorial Among 100 Great Hospitals By Teri D'Agostino Apr. 9, 2014 Patient- and family-centered care, quality/safety improvement, and smart management of resources at Strong Memorial Hospital have become standard refrains in UR Medicine’s anthem. And now, the pledge ...
Patient Care Ithaca Man gets Miniature Implantable Device to Monitor Heart Rhythm By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2014 An Ithaca man is among the first in the country to have received a tiny, wireless implantable device allowing UR Medicine doctors monitor his heart beats his heart rhythm.
Patient Care Strong Fertility Center Lowers IVF Cost, Offers Package Pricing By Lori Barrette Apr. 8, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Fertility Center has good news for those who hope to start a family but are struggling with infertility. The Center has lowered the cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the most ...
Education Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 6, 2014 Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.
Patient Care Organ Donation: The Power to Change Lives By Lori Barrette Apr. 4, 2014 Ever wonder if doctors’ and nurses’ medical care efforts might be less than heroic when they know a patient has signed an organ donor card? Nothing could be further from the truth. Giving the gift of ...
Research Like Hand-Washing, Blood Transfusions Linked to Infections By Leslie Orr Apr. 3, 2014 Doing fewer blood transfusions reduces infection rates by nearly 20 percent, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association co-authored by Neil Blumberg, M.D., professor of ...
Patient Care Flaum Eye Institute Leads Region in New Laser Technique for Cataract Surgery By Leslie White Apr. 2, 2014 UR Medicine has introduced new laser technology to offer customized cataract surgery with greater precision than the traditional manual technique, restoring vision for people like amateur ...
Research Researchers Set to Launch Phase 3 Trial for Parkinson’s By Mark Michaud Apr. 2, 2014 A $23 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support a new Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the drug isradipine as a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The study is ...
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Gives Hospital $7M By URMC Communications Apr. 2, 2014 Yesterday, University of Rochester President Joel Seligman announced two extraordinary gifts from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation (WFCF): a $7 million gift to support UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
