Patient Care UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 23, 2018 UR Medicine has opened an ambulatory clinic for liver transplant at St. Joseph’s Health, providing care closer to home for the hundreds of UR Medicine liver transplant patients who live in Central ...
Patient Care Jamestown Post-Journal Sportswriter Scores a New Heart By Leslie White Jun. 15, 2018 Jamestown sportswriter Cody Crandall felt like he hit a grand slam when UR Medicine transplant cardiologists shared news that a matching heart was available for him. The 24-year-old former baseball ...
Patient Care Gift of Life Provides Strength, Hope to Auburn Woman, Family By Leslie White May. 11, 2018 As Mother’s Day nears, Roberta Watkins says only a hug from her 9-year-old compares with the extraordinary gift she received two weeks ago at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital. A generous donor ...
Community Run, Walk or Pledge Your Support for Transplant Patients at the 17th Annual Rochester River Run By Matt Ulakovic Apr. 10, 2018 Donors, transplant recipients, and families gather to salute Donate Life Month and raise funds in support of patients, awaiting or recovering from organ transplant surgery, at the Rochester River ...
Golisano Children's Hospital to Launch Pediatric Liver Transplant Program By URMC Communications Mar. 19, 2018 For the past decade, children in Upstate New York who needed a pediatric liver transplant didn’t have any local options. With no nearby providers, this meant long car trips or plane rides to New York ...
Patient Care Jamestown Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation, Awaits New Heart By Leslie White Dec. 26, 2017 Jamestown sportswriter Cody Crandall hopes sharing a personal story can change a life, rather than one he writes. The 24-year-old former baseball standout at Jamestown High School has a failing heart ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Helps Genesee County Family Embrace Heart of Holidays By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2017 Carrie Thornley Fisher was in heart failure near the end of her second pregnancy. After giving birth to a healthy boy, the 32-year-old spent nearly two months on life-saving mechanical support until ...
Patient Care URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 14, 2017 The agreement is designed to improve community health and quality of care for Auburn-area residents by sharing information and resources across the three systems.
Patient Care 8 Transplants in 10 days for Solid Organ Transplant By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 21, 2017 The cases consisted of five kidney transplants, one pancreas transplant, and two liver transplants. Patients hail from Monroe County, Buffalo, Utica and Elmira.
Community Benefit for Harbor House Home-Away-From-Home is Sept. 23 By Leslie White Sep. 14, 2017 The 11th annual “And the Beat Goes On…” benefit dinner for Rochester’s Harbor House will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Locust Hill Country Club. Harbor House is a home-away-from-home ...