Education The Art of Play By URMC Communications Aug. 12, 2013 The Bridge Art Gallery, located within the University of Rochester Medical Center, celebrates summertime with a colorful new exhibit. The light-hearted works explore many different ways people of all ...
Patient Care New ‘Virtual Care Center’ Choreographs Post-Discharge Care By URMC Communications Aug. 11, 2013 As hospitals around the country work hard at winnowing down readmission rates, a new grant from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation will give URMC’s Strong Memorial Hospital the chance to try a ...
Research New Neurology Appointments to Focus on Expanding Access at Home and Abroad By Mark Michaud Aug. 1, 2013 Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., and E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A., have joined the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology effective August 1. Birbeck, an epilepsy specialist, ...
Education New Book is ‘Just What the Dog-tor Ordered’ By URMC Communications Jul. 30, 2013 The warm and fuzzy canine volunteers from Strong PETS (Pets Engaged in Therapeutic Socialization) will be on hand to launch the sale of a charming new book co-authored by PETS program supervisor Ann ...
Research Holloway Appointed New Chair of Neurology By Mark Michaud Jul. 24, 2013 Robert G. Holloway, Jr., M.D., M.P.H. has been tapped as the next chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Neurology. Holloway had been serving as interim chair of the ...
Patient Care Retired Ithaca Teacher Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Jul. 23, 2013 Retired Ithaca schoolteacher Fred Knewstub is still working to educate people; this time about the importance of organ donation. It’s an issue close to his heart, or more accurately, involves his ...
Research URMC Study Clarifies Surgical Options for Kidney Cancer By Leslie Orr Jul. 23, 2013 Surgery is often the first step in treating kidney cancer, and new data from the University of Rochester Medical Center, which contradicts earlier research, questions whether removal of only the ...
Patient Care URMC Offering Free Physicals for Youth By URMC Communications Jul. 16, 2013 On four upcoming evenings, the University of Rochester Medical Center will be conducting free physicals for youth ages four through 19 years old. The School, Sports, and Work Permit Free Physicals ...
Patient Care Six URMC Programs Cited as Among Best in Nation By Leslie White Jul. 15, 2013 When US News & World Report’s 2014 Best Hospitals guidebook hits newsstands today, a record number of six University of Rochester Medical Center specialties will be ranked among the very best in the ...
Research Ritchlin to Lead Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Division By URMC Communications Jul. 15, 2013 Effective immediately, Christopher T. Ritchlin, M.D., M.P.H, assumes his new role as chief of Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
