Statement from Joseph Hofstetter and Theodore Scardino, Webster firefighters injured in Monday’s incident By Teri D'Agostino Dec. 26, 2012 We wish to thank the community – and the nation – for the heartwarming response to Monday’s tragic incident. We deeply appreciate your compassion and support as we focus on recovering from our ...
Patient Care Holidays Bring New Hope for Woman after Life-saving Heart Transplant By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2012 Cortland County resident Rose Bush had one thing on her holiday wish list – a new heart. Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center were able to grant the wish, performing a life-saving ...
Patient Care URMC’s Women’s Health, Fertility Services Lauded By Lori Barrette Dec. 20, 2012 Health care services dedicated to women and to reproductive health at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have earned national recognition.
Patient Care Harbor House Receives $77,317 in Donations to Support Home with a Heart By Leslie White Dec. 19, 2012 Harbor House, a home-away-from-home for out-of-town patients and families who come to University of Rochester Medical Center for heart failure or critical care, recently received $77,317 in donations ...
Patient Care New Mobile App Helps Providers Better Document Conditions and Care By Mark Michaud Dec. 17, 2012 One of the key features of health care reform is the linking of outcomes with reimbursement, a development that places even greater urgency on the thoroughness and accuracy of documenting a patient’s ...
Community “Rainbow Classic” Carries On Spirit of Giving By Rebecca Youmell Dec. 13, 2012 For the 12th consecutive year, the Pittsford Mendon and Pittsford Sutherland boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will face each other in the Rainbow Classic. Community members are ready to fill ...
Research Pioneer in Infectious Disease Research Leaves World-Wide Legacy By URMC Communications Dec. 12, 2012 Caroline “Caren” Breese Hall, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in pediatric infectious diseases, died at home on December 10, 2012, at age 73. A professor in the Department of Pediatrics at ...
Research Study Details Brain Damage Triggered by Mini-Strokes By Mark Michaud Dec. 12, 2012 A new study appearing today in the Journal of Neuroscience details for the first time how “mini-strokes” cause prolonged periods of brain damage and result in cognitive impairment. These strokes, ...
Research Predicting Risk of Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death: There’s a Computer Model for That By Emily Boynton Dec. 12, 2012 A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the ...
Research New Facility Will Bridge Research and Stem Cell Therapies By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center has opened the doors on a new facility that will enable researchers to create, study, and ultimately use stem cells and their offspring in early-phase ...
