Patient Care Hamburg Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Dec. 18, 2013 Jim Summers wishes he was home to hang decorations with his family this year. Instead the Hamburg resident will celebrate the holidays at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he awaits a ...
Education SMH Liver Recipient, Volunteer to Ride on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 12, 2013 Everything is coming up roses for Richard Perez, a 10-year liver recipient, who will represent the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network and Solid Organ ...
URMC Docs Chime in on Hit Show “Homeland” By URMC Communications Oct. 29, 2013 Cardiologists Arthur Moss and Spencer Rosero talked to The New York Times about the reality of a scene from the show Homeland in which a terrorist attacks the vice president's computerized implanted ...
Patient Care Gift of Life Lets Wheatfield Man Gain Strength to Help Raise 2 Young Children By Leslie White Aug. 14, 2013 Tim Synor considers himself a lucky man. He is recovering from a heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and recently returned home to his wife, toddler son and infant daughter ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Medical Center and Interlakes Oncology and Hematology Announce Intent to Pursue Collaboration By URMC Communications Aug. 14, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center and Interlakes Oncology and Hematology have entered into formal discussions to further collaborations between the two organizations. An expanded ...
Patient Care Retired Ithaca Teacher Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Jul. 23, 2013 Retired Ithaca schoolteacher Fred Knewstub is still working to educate people; this time about the importance of organ donation. It’s an issue close to his heart, or more accurately, involves his ...
Patient Care Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Honors URMC for Excellent Cardiac Care By Leslie White Jul. 14, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center today received Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center+ SM designation for delivering quality and cost-efficient cardiac care, as part of the ...
Patient Care URMC Honored for Stroke, Cardiac Programs By Mark Michaud May. 28, 2013 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again recognized the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital as having met its highest standards of care ...
Patient Care Organ Donation Highlights Benefit for Harbor House June 15 By Leslie White May. 21, 2013 The importance of organ donation – or sharing the gift of life – will be highlighted during the Harbor House benefit dinner, “And the Beat Goes On…,” Saturday, June 15, at the Doubletree Inn in ...
Patient Care Heart Surgeons Perform 2 Transplants in 1 Day at URMC By Leslie White Apr. 16, 2013 Two people are recovering after a pair of heart transplants performed recently at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This was the first time the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation ...
