Research JAMA Surgery Study Highlights New Way to Predict Costly Readmissions By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2014 A new study found that the presence of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure.
Patient Care Hamburg Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Dec. 18, 2013 Jim Summers wishes he was home to hang decorations with his family this year. Instead the Hamburg resident will celebrate the holidays at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he awaits a ...
Education SMH Liver Recipient, Volunteer to Ride on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 12, 2013 Everything is coming up roses for Richard Perez, a 10-year liver recipient, who will represent the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network and Solid Organ ...
Patient Care ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Features URMC’s Novel Heart Treatment in Oct. 24 Episode By Leslie White Oct. 18, 2013 Jamie Arliss didn’t get to watch University of Rochester Medical Center doctors save her life, so she’ll tune into “Grey’s Anatomy” to see how it was done -- Hollywood-style. The Thursday, Oct. 24, ...
Patient Care Teen Shifts from Learning Braille to Driving a Car By Leslie White Aug. 26, 2013 Dan Krenzer began learning Braille in third grade because eye disease degraded his vision. Legally blind, he could only see shapes and colors.
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 ...
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 ...
Patient Care Girl Shows a lot of Heart, Despite Being Born with Half By URMC Communications May. 14, 2013 Anna Biss was born with a serious heart condition that, over the first few years of her life, had to be corrected by three complex surgeries. Throughout her time at Golisano Children's Hospital at ...
Patient Care Heart Surgeons Perform 2 Transplants in 1 Day at URMC By Leslie White Apr. 16, 2013 Two people are recovering after a pair of heart transplants performed recently at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This was the first time the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation ...
Research Upstate New York’s 1st Total Artificial Heart Patient Leaves URMC Following Successful Heart Transplant By Leslie White Mar. 1, 2013 Hockey great Gaetano Orlando today leaves the University of Rochester Medical Center grateful to the team of cardiac experts who implanted a temporary total artificial heart in his chest and the ...
