Education Like Mother, Like Daughter: Duo Shaves Heads for Cancer Research By URMC Communications Feb. 8, 2012 This year, Dr. Bredlau and her 13-year-old daughter will join forces as a mother-daughter team at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s local Shaving the Way event on Sunday, March 11.
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 ...
Patient Care The Highlands at Pittsford Awarded Five-Year CARF Reaccreditation By Lori Barrette Jan. 31, 2012 The Highlands at Pittsford retirement community has earned its third five-year reaccreditation from CARF International. Founded as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF ...
Research Medical Center Psychiatrist Wins Award for Book on Workplace Violence By URMC Communications Jan. 30, 2012 Michael R. Privitera, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2012 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, which is given for an outstanding ...
Patient Care Collaborative ‘Rochester Model’ Gets Spotlight for Hypertension Program By Leslie White Jan. 30, 2012 The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that ...
Education Step into American Heart Month with a Winter Walk By URMC Communications Jan. 29, 2012 February is American Heart Month, and what better way to celebrate than outdoors in a winter wonderland? The third annual Winter Walk for Strong Kids, on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Nazareth College Shults ...
Research URMC Finds Leukemia Cells Are “Bad to the Bone” By Leslie Orr Jan. 25, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer ...
Patient Care Diversity and Disparities in Medicine Topic of First Tana Grady-Weliky Lecture By URMC Communications Jan. 24, 2012 Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H., deputy medical director and director of the Office of Minority and National Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association (APA), will deliver the first annual Tana ...
Patient Care Medical Center Board Bestows Patient Care Awards on Top Staff By URMC Communications Jan. 23, 2012 This week, during the University of Rochester Medical Center Board’s annual meeting, Board Chair Bob Latella presented the 2011 Excellence Awards to some of the institution’s most exceptional ...
Education Local IHOP Restaurants Flip to Help the Kids By URMC Communications Jan. 23, 2012 On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Rochester IHOP restaurants will be holding a special promotion to provide free kids' meals, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., when a $5 donation per kid is made to Golisano ...
