Patient Care Cardiac Baby Defies Medical Odds Not Once, But Twice By URMC Communications May. 13, 2014 After four years of infertility treatments and a miscarriage, Ryann Taylor prematurely gave birth to daughter Brynn, who measured just 29 weeks instead of 32 weeks and was diagnosed with a rare, ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute Opens Comprehensive Breast Care Facility at Pluta By Leslie Orr May. 12, 2014 The Wilmot Cancer Institute announces the opening of UR Medicine’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta. The Henrietta facility will serve as the home for the renowned multidisciplinary breast cancer ...
Patient Care Girl Inspires Others Through Courageous Battle with Cancer By URMC Communications May. 12, 2014 Less than 24-hours after Katie Foster learned her cousin was diagnosed with cancer, Katie and her family learned she, too, had cancer.
Patient Care Boy "Does It All" After Complex Defect By URMC Communications May. 8, 2014 Almost five months before their son Andrew was born, Drew Lagares and Theresa Cappon already knew something was wrong with their baby boy. Ultrasounds showed a shadow, although at first no one knew ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Launches Wilmot Cancer Institute, $30M Campaign for Cancer Research By Leslie Orr May. 8, 2014 UR Medicine today announced the creation of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, a new organizational structure for all of its clinical and research programs in cancer, including its growing network of ...
Community Childhood Obesity is Focus of Free Talk at Strong West on May 27 By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 7, 2014 Golisano Children's Hospital's Stephen R. Cook, a nationally recognized childhood obesity expert, will share insights into the issue and answer the community's questions.
Patient Care Retired Ithaca Teacher Gets New Heart at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Apr. 24, 2014 When the Boston Marathon runners began their 26.2-mile trek Monday, Fred Knewstub joined in the excitement. Less than a week after receiving a new heart, marathon runner Knewstub joined his peers ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Primary Care, Golisano Children’s Hospital Recertified as Top Level Patient-Centered Medical Homes By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2014 UR Medicine’s Center for Primary Care and Golisano Children’s Hospital have been nationally re-certified at the highest level for using evidenced-based, patient-centric processes that focus on highly ...
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 ...
