Patient Care City, URMC Partner for 5th Annual Women’s Health Screening Fair By Lori Barrette Aug. 25, 2013 The fifth annual Women’s Health Screening Fair, a partnership between the City of Rochester and URMC, is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Rochester Public Market. The Fair will ...
Education Children's Hospital Safety Program Celebrates Grant from Kohl's Cares By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 19, 2013 The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester’s (IFCK) Kohl’s Pedal Patrol program will celebrate a $72,790 grant from Kohl’s Cares for Kids® from noon to 2 p.m., Aug. 24, at this year’s Fairport ...
Patient Care Make a Date for a Back-to-School Vision Screening By Lori Barrette Aug. 19, 2013 Don’t blink – but summer’s almost over and the mad dash to get our children ready for school is in full swing. While you’re filling up your shopping cart with school supplies and new clothes, be sure ...
Community Fairport Celebrates Summer in Support of Golisano Children's Hospital By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 19, 2013 People of all ages will fill the Village of Fairport, from noon to dark, Aug. 24, to celebrate the end of summer in support of Golisano Children's Hospital. The canal-side Fairport Music and Food ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Recognized for Nursing Excellence By URMC Communications Aug. 18, 2013 Strong Memorial Hospital is being re-designated as a Magnet® hospital, an award that serves as the gold standard for nursing excellence around the globe. The recognition reflects Strong’s high ...
Patient Care URMC Takes Ownership of Former Lakeside Property By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 15, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center officially closed on Lakeside Health System’s property in Brockport, taking ownership of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility and ushering in a ...
Patient Care Gift of Life Lets Wheatfield Man Gain Strength to Help Raise 2 Young Children By Leslie White Aug. 14, 2013 Tim Synor considers himself a lucky man. He is recovering from a heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and recently returned home to his wife, toddler son and infant daughter ...
Education Partnership Aims to Educate Young Parents about Bathroom Safety By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 14, 2013 The Rochester chapter of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) recently partnered with Monroe County’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), through the Monroe County Health Department, to host an ...
Patient Care Skipping Stones: Diet, Hydration are Key to Prevention By Lori Barrette Aug. 12, 2013 Summer: when some like it hot. But an abundance of hot weather and hot dogs reminds us hydration and diet play a vital role in good health and, more specifically, preventing the formation of kidney ...
Patient Care New Heat Therapy Treatment Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier By Leslie White Aug. 11, 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center doctors who care for people with severe, uncontrollable asthma have introduced a new therapy to make it easier to breathe. Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma ...
