Patient Care All 6 UR Medicine Hospitals Have Earned Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® By URMC Communications Feb. 24, 2020 All six UR Medicine hospitals have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Restrictions Begin Due to Flu By URMC Communications Dec. 30, 2019 Flu restrictions are now in effect at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital, Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and Wilmot Cancer Center.
Patient Care 3-Year-Old Asks Santa: ‘Can You Bring My Mommy a New Heart?’ By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2019 At a holiday festival in Utica, N.Y., little Sophie McLaughlin climbed onto Santa’s lap and asked for just one thing: a new heart for her mother. The bearded man was puzzled. He didn’t understand the ...
Research What Brings Cancer Patients to the Emergency Room? By Leslie Orr Oct. 28, 2019 Pain, nausea, and shortness of breath are the most common reasons that cancer patients seek emergency treatment, according to a nationwide analysis including the Rochester area and patients from the ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial, Highland and Thompson Earn 'LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader' Designation By Jherell Drain Oct. 24, 2019 The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, recently recognized Strong Memorial ...
Patient Care New Heart surgery Technique Performed 1st in US at Strong Gets FDA OK By Leslie White Jul. 30, 2019 Pioneering efforts by UR Medicine cardiac surgery teams led to FDA approval of a new technique for implanting a life-saving heart pump. The procedure, performed first in the nation at Strong Memorial ...
Patient Care First CNIO and New CMIO to Lead Integration of Technology and Clinical Care By Andrea Westerlund Jun. 5, 2019 Rosemary Ventura, DNP, RN-BC, has been named UR Medicine’s first Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO), effective June 17, and URMC’s Gregg Nicandri, M.D., associate professor of Orthopaedics, ...
Patient Care Residents Can Safely Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs, June 2 By Lori Barrette May. 28, 2019 Old or unused prescription medications of any kind will be accepted at URMC for safe disposal during the Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Sunday, June 2, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Community Rochester River Run 5K Raises Much-Needed Funds for Transplant Patients at Strong By Matt Ulakovic Apr. 5, 2019 The Rochester River Run/Walk 5K—scheduled for Sunday, April 7 at Genesee Valley Park—is raising funds in support of patients who are awaiting or recovering from organ transplant surgery at Strong ...
Community Leaders of 1199SEIU, URMC Urge Restoration of Cuts to Teaching Hospitals By Chip Partner Mar. 19, 2019 Leaders of the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, which represents nearly 1,500 employees at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), will join the medical center’s CEO in urging state ...
