Community Super Gratitude for the Super Bowl: UR Medicine Thanks Staff, Faculty, Community in New Ad By Jim Miller Feb. 3, 2021 Some will cheer for the Chiefs, some for the Buccaneers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But everyone can cheer for the health care workers who have responded with unending dedication amid the COVID-19 ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Centers for Patients Today By Barbara Ficarra Jan. 15, 2021 UR Medicine launched its first COVID-19 vaccine center for patients today at Manhattan Square Family Medicine, the first step in a months-long campaign to vaccinate patients across the Finger Lakes ...
Patient Care URMC Shares Update on Patient Vaccinations for COVID-19 By Chip Partner Jan. 12, 2021 Later this week URMC plans to begin vaccinating patients in “Group 1B” and others who are eligible. Patients will be contacted directly when they can schedule an appointment at one of two new ...
Patient Care Hurlbut Offers Transitional Nursing Home Care for UR Medicine Hospitals By Barbara Ficarra Jan. 4, 2021 Conesus, Shore Winds facilities to provide up to 100 beds for patients ready for discharge, expanding hospitals’ capacity for critically ill patients.
Patient Care UR Medicine Delivers COVID Vaccine to Hundreds in First Week of Clinics By Barbara Ficarra Dec. 18, 2020 Just days after the first doses arrived Dec. 14, nearly 1900 UR Medicine staff on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic have received Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to protect themselves from COVID-19.
Research FDA Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine: Vaccination Begins in Frontline Health Care Workers By Mark Michaud Dec. 10, 2020 An interim analysis of study data from a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech indicates that the vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19.
Education Something to Smile About: A Paid Dental Assistant Training Program By Karen Black Dec. 8, 2020 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health this week is announcing an innovative new program, designed to provide employment and paid training opportunities while helping treat the area’s ...
Research Researchers Find Nationwide Links Between Vaping and COVID-19 By Leslie Orr Dec. 2, 2020 Vaping and coronavirus cases are linked in states across the U.S., data shows.
Community As Coronavirus Surges, A Doctor and His Family Urge Us All to Stay Safe By Emily Boynton Nov. 16, 2020 Paritosh Prasad, M.D., has taken care of patients with COVID-19 in Strong Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit since the start of the pandemic. He and his children share important messages with ...
Patient Care Navigating Telemedicine in Cancer Care By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 13, 2020 Telemedicine may be one of the positive legacies of the COVID crisis. At Wilmot, a team of doctors, nurses and administrative staff moved quickly to get providers and patients online. By the time the ...