Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiac Surgeons Perform 200th Heart Transplant By Leslie White Sep. 20, 2016 Cardiac surgeons at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital recently performed a 200th heart transplant surgery, providing a 48-year-old father a second chance on life. Reaching this milestone is a ...
Patient Care New Solid Organ Transplant Chief Joins UR Medicine’s Department of Surgery By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 12, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center has appointed Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro as chief of UR Medicine’s Division of Solid Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute celebrates 3,000th blood and marrow transplant By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 27, 2016 The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute recently performed its 3,000th transplant. The program, which opened in 1989, treats both adults and children ...
Patient Care Organ Donation Highlights Benefit for Harbor House Sept. 10 By Leslie White Aug. 11, 2016 The 10th annual “And the Beat Goes On…,” benefit dinner for Rochester’s Harbor House will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Henrietta. Harbor House is a ...
Education The Next Milestone: Pediatric Operating Suite and PICU Will Complete Vision of a Standalone Children's Hospital By URMC Communications May. 4, 2016 Phase 2 of the Golisano Children’s Hospital will include a Pediatric Operating Suite and PICU, giving surgeons an optimal space to practice, and students an exceptional classroom for learning.
Patient Care Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 1, 2016 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.
Patient Care Gift of Life Unites 2 Families in Heart and Song By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 28, 2016 The Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event will bring a Horseheads, N.Y., family, which chose organ donation in a time of personal tragedy, together with the family of their infant son's ...
Patient Care Got Rhythm? The Ins and Outs of Afib By Lori Barrette Jan. 28, 2016 Afib, or atrial fibrillation, is an irregular heart rhythm that can increase your chances of a devastating stroke or damage to the heart. UR Medicine electrophysiologist Dr. Parag Patel explains how ...
Patient Care Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2015 Excellence Awards By URMC Communications Jan. 26, 2016 Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Patient Care Buffalo Men Receive Cherished Gifts for Christmas – New Hearts By Leslie White Dec. 24, 2015 Two Buffalo-area men had the same priceless gift atop their holiday wish lists this year: time. Time to give back to their spouses, who have helped them through a challenging diagnosis; time to watch ...
