Patient Care URMC Cardiothoracic Surgeon Honored by National Society By Leslie White Feb. 9, 2012 George L. Hicks, M.D., renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was honored for his passion and dedication to mentoring surgeons of ...
Patient Care Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings, which are key indicators of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at ...
Research Asian-Americans Getting Better Heart Attack Care By Emily Boynton Jan. 10, 2012 Care for Asian-American heart attack patients improved between 2003 and 2008, according to a study published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association ...
Patient Care Syracuse Woman Gets the Ultimate Christmas Gift – A New Heart By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2011 A Syracuse woman is recovering this holiday season from a well-timed heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Patient Care Syracuse Woman Raises Awareness of Joining Organ Donor Registry By Leslie White Dec. 5, 2011 Carol Kankoski misses the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, the music and the decorations. Tethered to monitors and machines during this season of giving, the Syracuse-area woman awaits the ...
Patient Care URMC Heart Failure Program Earns Prestigious Certification By Leslie White Nov. 28, 2011 The Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received prestigious advanced certification in heart failure from the Joint Commission, the nation’s ...
Patient Care Pennsylvania Man Thankful for Artificial Heart Pump By Leslie White Nov. 21, 2011 When the Bell family gathers Thursday to give thanks, they will add the doctors and nurses at the University of Rochester Medical Center to the list of blessings received this year. For the first ...
Research URMC Receives Patent for Implantable Diagnostic Technology By Leslie White Nov. 10, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has received a U.S. patent for a medical device technology that could revolutionize the way that physician’s monitor the health of their patients. ...
Patient Care Greece Father of Two Awaits Heart Transplant at URMC By Leslie White Oct. 31, 2011 Ralph “Rusty” Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. ...
Patient Care Grateful Patient’s Family hosts Oct. 22 Blood Drive By Leslie White Oct. 19, 2011 A Perinton family is hosting a blood drive to raise awareness of aortic dissection and support the American Red Cross, which helped Mark Landers when he was hospitalized for the life-threatening ...
