About Us
University of Rochester Medicine is one of the nation’s leading academic health systems—bringing together research, education, and patient care to advance health and improve lives. It is central to the University of Rochester’s mission, connecting discovery, learning, and care to create better ways forward.
URochester Medicine is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, and nonprofit academic health system. Our system comprises eight hospitals including Strong Memorial Hospital, the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, the School of Medicine & Dentistry and its faculty practice, and the School of Nursing—working together to deliver world-class care, train the next generation of health professionals, and drive discovery that makes a difference.
SMH Ranked as Upstate New York’s #1 Hospital
Thanks to the hard work of our exceptional clinical care teams, we are proud that Strong Memorial Hospital is recognized as the #1 hospital in the Rochester region and the top hospital in NY outside of the NYC area by U.S. News & World Report. We work every day to advance care, making outcomes and your experience better.
Clinical Care
University of Rochester Medicine’s clinical enterprise includes eight hospitals across the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions—Strong Memorial, Highland, F.F. Thompson, Noyes Memorial, Jones Memorial, St. James, Geneva General, and Soldiers & Sailors Memoria. Together with Golisano Children’s Hospital, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medicine Home Care, the Highlands at Pittsford and Highlands at Brighton, nine urgent care centers, and an extensive primary care network, we provide comprehensive care close to home.
At the center is the 897-bed URochester Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital, designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Level I regional trauma and burn center. It is home to nationally recognized care, including Upstate New York’s only cardiac and liver transplant programs, the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Golisano Children’s Hospital, and the Wilmot Cancer Institute—an NCI-designated cancer center with expertise in precision medicine, complex cancers, and clinical trials.
Recognized for quality and patient experience, Strong Memorial Hospital ranks among the top clinical programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and has earned the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award every year since its inception.
Research at URMC
About 3,000 researchers are advancing scientific discovery—studying common and rare diseases, from cancer and heart disease to Parkinson’s and pandemic influenza. Their work leads to therapies that save lives and improve health locally, across the region, and around the world.
Over the past five years, URochester Medicine has secured more than $1.34 billion in biomedical research funding, placing the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry among the top 26 percent of U.S. medical centers in federal research funding.
URochester Medicine was among the first 12 academic health systems to receive a Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health and has received $86 million in continuous funding through this program. The University also earned a one-of-a-kind $19 million award to coordinate more than 50 leading academic health systems participating in the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program.
Economic Engine
With more than 26,000 employees, URochester Medicine is the largest component of the University of Rochester, the largest private-sector employer based in Upstate New York, and the sixth-largest employer in the state. Through employee wages and spending, purchases, capital investments, and visitor and student activity, the University generates an estimated 56,000 jobs across Upstate New York.