Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Earns Blue Distinction Specialty Care Designation for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T By Lydia Fernandez Feb. 8, 2019 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recognizes Strong Memorial Hospital as one of the first hospitals to receive a designation under the new Blue Distinction® Centers for Cellular Immunotherapy – CAR-T ...
Patient Care 2018 URMC Board Excellence Awards Honor Inspiring Individuals, Teams By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 23, 2019 Thirteen individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board for excellence in their roles and the superior care given to their patients and colleagues each ...
Patient Care FLDRN Sees Organ Donation Impact Reach All-Time High in 2018 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 21, 2019 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network coordinated more organ donations and life-saving transplants in 2018 than any other year in the organization’s 32-year history.
Patient Care Strong Memorial Cardiology Team Helps Expand Use of Next-Gen Heart Pumps By Leslie White Oct. 24, 2018 UR Medicine Heart and Vascular is celebrating its valuable contributions to securing approval of the latest high-tech pump for the growing population of people facing heart failure. Last week, the ...
Patient Care Slice of History: Friends of Strong Celebrates $1 Million Milestone, Efforts to Enhance Patient Care By Matt Ulakovic Sep. 25, 2018 For the first time ever, Friends of Strong gave $1 million to support patient care programs throughout Strong Memorial Hospital in a single year—breaking all previous funding records for the ...
Patient Care Fantastic Food and Where to Find It--A Guide to URMC’s Food Carts By Andrea Westerlund Aug. 29, 2018 Fall will be here before we know it but there’s still plenty of time to sit outside and partake in some goodies from one of the food carts around the Medical Center. Check out the many outdoor ...
Patient Care Magnet Designation Acknowledges Nursing Excellence at Strong Memorial Hospital By Lori Barrette Aug. 23, 2018 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has earned re-designation as a Magnet® hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a division of the American Nursing Association. Recognized around ...
Patient Care 3 UR Medicine Specialty Programs Make U.S. News Best Hospitals List By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 13, 2018 Strong Memorial’s Ears, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology) specialty program ranked 43rd among the nation’s hospitals, up from 53 last year, and Nephrology ranked 44th, up from 65 last year. Highland ...
Patient Care Fuller Spencer Tapped to Lead Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals Finances By Chip Partner Jul. 25, 2018 Carrie Fuller Spencer has been named chief financial officer (CFO) of Strong Memorial (SMH) and Highland hospitals effective immediately. She has held the position of interim CFO at Strong since last ...
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 ...
