About Us
University of Rochester Medical Center
Strong Health
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University of Rochester Medical Center
 The
University of Rochester Medical
Center is comprised of the School
of Medicine and Dentistry, the School
of Nursing, Strong Memorial Hospital,
Golisano Children’s Hospital at
Strong, the University of Rochester
Medical Faculty Group, and Dentistry
at the University of Rochester Medical Center. All
but Dentistry occupy a 4-million-square-foot complex located
next to the university’s
River Campus; the Eastman Dental Center occupies a building adjacent
the medical center complex.
The School of Medicine
and Dentistry ranks among the top 10 percent
of medical schools for primary care, and is among the top 25 percent
of medical schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World
Report. In the most recent visit from the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education, the school received a perfect score, giving Rochester the
highest possible accreditation status for a medical school. Full, five-year
accreditation with no citations is an achievement earned by few American
medical schools.
The School of Nursing’s graduate degree programs consistently
rank among the finest in the nation. Its Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
program was named the seventh best in the nation in the most recent
ranking by U.S. News and World Report. The Adult Nurse Practitioner
program was ranked 13th in the nation, and the Family Nurse Practitioner
program was ranked 21st.
With more than $135 million in NIH research grants, the medical center
also ranks in the top one-quarter of all medical centers in federally
funded research. A bold, 10-year endeavor has resulted in two new research
facilities and the recruitment thus far of 70 new scientists and 500
technicians and support personnel. As a result of this initiative,
federal funding support has increased dramatically and we’ve
recruited some of the world’s finest scientists. The dividends
are evidenced not only in the flow of discoveries but also in the emergence
of the University of Rochester as a potent force in upstate New York’s
economy.
View our latest Annual Report and
other URMC publications.
Strong Health
 As
one of the nation’s top academic health systems, Strong
Health is upstate New York’s premier health care delivery
network. Anchored by Strong
Memorial Hospital – the University of Rochester’s
primary teaching affiliate – Strong Health also includes Highland
Hospital, Golisano Children’s
Hospital at Strong, Dentistry
at URMC, The
Highlands senior living communities and Visiting
Nurse Service, a licensed home-health agency. In addition, Strong
Health has alliances with several rural hospitals to extend its tertiary
care services throughout an 11-county region. More than 1,000 physicians
are affiliated with Strong Health, including the faculty of the University
of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and School
of Nursing.
As the delivery network for the University of Rochester Medical Center,
Strong Health patients benefit from robust teaching and biomedical
research programs. Together, Strong Health's acute care hospitals log
more than 52,000 discharges, 562,000 clinic visits and 110,000 emergency
department visits.
Strong Health’s flagship, Strong Memorial Hospital, boasts
a regional trauma center, pioneering transplant programs, esteemed
programs for conditions such as Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other
neuromuscular illnesses, cancer, cardiac care and women’s health,
including high-risk pregnancy and infertility. Specialized pediatric
services such as heart surgery and organ transplants are delivered
through the Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong. Strong Memorial
Hospital’s patient care programs consistently rank among “America’s
Best Hospitals” in U.S. News & World Report. In addition,
Strong Memorial has earned the National Research Corporation’s “Consumer
Choice Award” all six years since the award’s inception.
Directions
The University of Rochester Medical Center is located on Rochester’s
southwest side, just three miles from the Rochester International Airport.
There are two main parking areas for medical center visitors: A parking
garage adjacent to the main lobby of Strong Memorial Hospital, and
a parking lot adjacent to the main lobby of the School of Medicine
and Dentistry and the Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building. Please
verify with your contact which location is most convenient for your
visit.
From the West
NYS Thruway (I-90) to Exit 47; I-490 East to I-390 South to Exit 16A (East
River Road); right on East River Road and right on Kendrick Road. Take to
the end. Make a right onto Elmwood Avenue. The School of Medicine and Dentistry
and the Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building parking lot will be immediately
on your right. Continue on Elmwood Avenue and follow signage to the Strong
Memorial Hospital parking garage, also on your right.
From the South
I-390 North to Exit 16 (West Henrietta Road); right on West Henrietta Road
(Route 15); two miles to a left on Elmwood Avenue. The main entrance to Strong
Memorial Hospital and parking garage will be on your left. Continue on Elmwood
for the entrance to the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Arthur Kornberg
Medical Research Building parking lot, also on your left. If you’ve
driven under the “University of Rochester” overpass, you’ve
gone too far.
From the East
NYS Thruway (I-90) to Exit 46; I-390 North to Exit 16 (West Henrietta Road);
right on West Henrietta Road. (Route 15); two miles to a left on Elmwood
Avenue. The main entrance to Strong Memorial Hospital and parking garage
will be on your left. Continue on Elmwood for the entrance to the School
of Medicine and Dentistry and the Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building
parking lot, also on your left. If you’ve driven under the “University
of Rochester” overpass, you’ve gone too far.
From the Rochester International Airport
Turn right when exiting the airport; follow I-390 South to Exit 17 (Scottsville
Road); left on Scottsville to Elmwood Avenue; turn right onto Elmwood; drive
over the bridge and continue on Elmwood. The School of Medicine and Dentistry
and the Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building parking lot will be on
your right. Continue on Elmwood Avenue and follow signage to the Strong Memorial
Hospital parking garage, also on your right.
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