Patient Care New Multi-Specialty Suite Opens By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 5, 2017 The third floor of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport—quiet and vacant for the past three and a half years—is now bustling with activity as additional clinical program space for UR ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Wound Healing Center Reaccredited for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy By Lori Barrette Apr. 28, 2017 UR Medicine’s Strong Wound Healing Center has earned reaccreditation for hyperbaric oxygen therapy from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, an international association of providers, ...
Patient Care Kessler Trauma Center Earns National Re-Verification as Level I Center By Christine Roth Apr. 26, 2017 Strong Memorial Hospital’s Kessler Trauma Center has earned re-verification as a Level I Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), signifying that its people, technology and ...
Patient Care 16th Annual Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sunday, April 23 By Matt Ulakovic Apr. 11, 2017 The Rochester River Run/Walk 5K — scheduled for Sunday, April 23 at Genesee Valley Park — is raising funds in support of patients who are awaiting or recovering from organ transplant surgery at ...
Patient Care Singers from “The Voice” to Lead Harbor House Rocks April 21 By Leslie White Apr. 5, 2017 Nick Hagelin and Bryan Bautista, who competed on “The Voice,” and local musicians will come together Friday, April 21, to support Harbor House, a home-away-from-home for families of patients ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Recognized for Excellence in Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 2, 2017 Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s leading health care industry publications, has named UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital to its 2017 list of 100 Great Hospitals in America. This is ...
Patient Care Strong Earns 'Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality' Designation By Christine Roth Mar. 30, 2017 Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a 2017 national Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, ...
Patient Care Gala Event Benefits Patient-Centered Care Initiatives at Strong Memorial Hospital By Matt Ulakovic Feb. 5, 2017 Friends of Strong is celebrating its 26th annual Gala Wine Tasting at the historic Monroe Golf Club, Friday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 10 p.m., in support of patient- and family-centered care initiatives at ...
Patient Care Mohawk Valley Man 'On the Ropes,' Gets New Heart By Leslie White Jan. 13, 2017 Herkimer County resident Jim Pugliese has seen young boxers take incredible blows and rally for a win in the ring. You could say he’s experienced the same situation. The 64-year-old Mohawk Valley man ...
Research Chemo-brain Among Women with Breast Cancer is Pervasive, Study Shows By Leslie Orr Dec. 27, 2016 The largest study to date of a condition known as “chemo-brain” shows that women with breast cancer report it’s a substantial problem after chemotherapy for as long as six months after treatment, ...