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 ...
Patient Care Amerks To Host “Donate Life Night” On Friday By Leslie White Apr. 8, 2013 The Rochester Americans will host Donate Life Night on Friday, April 12, when the Amerks host the Oklahoma City Barons at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks are partnering with the Finger ...
Education Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for April 21 By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 3, 2013 To raise awareness for organ transplant patients and families at Strong Memorial Hospital, the University of Rochester Medical Center is inviting individuals and teams to participate in the 12th ...
Research Upstate New York’s 1st Total Artificial Heart Patient Leaves URMC Following Successful Heart Transplant By Leslie White Mar. 1, 2013 Hockey great Gaetano Orlando today leaves the University of Rochester Medical Center grateful to the team of cardiac experts who implanted a temporary total artificial heart in his chest and the ...
Patient Care Holidays Bring New Hope for Woman after Life-saving Heart Transplant By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2012 Cortland County resident Rose Bush had one thing on her holiday wish list – a new heart. Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center were able to grant the wish, performing a life-saving ...
Patient Care Harbor House Receives $77,317 in Donations to Support Home with a Heart By Leslie White Dec. 19, 2012 Harbor House, a home-away-from-home for out-of-town patients and families who come to University of Rochester Medical Center for heart failure or critical care, recently received $77,317 in donations ...
Research New Nuclear Imaging System at URMC Hastens Diagnosis of Heart Disease By Leslie White Nov. 13, 2012 Doctors can detect evidence of heart disease faster than ever before using new 3-D nuclear imaging technology at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Center.
Patient Care North Tonawanda Man Has Life-saving Heart Transplant in Rochester By Leslie White Sep. 17, 2012 North Tonawanda resident Rich Shepler, 30, is recovering at home after a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.