Patient Care Community Rallies to Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness By URMC Communications Apr. 2, 2014 With an estimated 1 in 68 children now identified with an autism spectrum disorder, it’s more important than ever before that our community works together to best help our families of children with ...
Research The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Gives $17 Million to University of Rochester By URMC Communications Apr. 1, 2014 Today, University of Rochester President Joel Seligman announced two extraordinary gifts from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation (WFCF): a $10 million lead gift to the University’s Institute for ...
Patient Care Strong Earns "Senior Friendly" Status for Efforts to Improve Care for Older Patients By Christine Roth Mar. 28, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital achieved "senior friendly" status this month for its successful implementation of the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) program, a goal that ...
Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children By URMC Communications Mar. 28, 2014 According to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the number of kids with autism has risen sharply. The data identifies 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 ...
Patient Care Autism on the Rise: What You Need to Know By Lori Barrette Mar. 28, 2014 The number of kids with autism has risen sharply, according to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control. The data finds autism spectrum disorders in one in every 68 children, ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Helps Forge National Stroke Care Guidelines By Mark Michaud Mar. 28, 2014 A new statement from the American Heart Association recommends that people recovering from a severe stroke receive tailored and coordinated care that optimizes quality of life and minimizes ...
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 23, 2014 Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine, was recently elected chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine.
NICU Patient's Fairy Tale Journey By URMC Communications Mar. 21, 2014 Did you know that Golisano Children's Hospital is not just a place of healing, but also a place of magic and enchantment? The Colon family and their daughter Maiya experienced this magic first hand ...
Patient Care 2014 Rochester River Run/Walk Set for April 6 By URMC Communications Mar. 18, 2014 To raise awareness for organ transplant patients and families at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital Transplant Units, the Friends of Strong volunteer organization is inviting individuals and ...
Patient Care Health Care Proxies: Let Your Voice Be Heard By Lori Barrette Mar. 17, 2014 From when the alarm blasts us awake until we drift off to sleep at night, the days are chock-full of choices—not only snap judgments, but those that require deeper thought. With the hundreds of ...
