Patient Care Safety Tips: Things to Know Before You Mow By Lori Barrette Jun. 27, 2017 For most people, mowing the lawn is a routine chore. But every summer, tragic injuries occur from easily preventable lawnmower accidents. UR Medicine orthopaedic trauma surgeon Dr. John Gorczyca ...
Research Significant Racial Disparities Persist in Hospital Readmissions By Mark Michaud Jun. 26, 2017 A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control costs, black patients enrolled with Medicare Advantage are far more likely to ...
Patient Care Finding Hope and Time By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 21, 2017 A complex, innovative surgical procedure offers a new option for those facing metastatic colorectal cancer.
Patient Care Oswego County Father Receives New Heart, Goes Home to See Daughter Graduate By Leslie White Jun. 21, 2017 When Central Square father Donald Tuffley and his family attend his daughter’s commencement ceremony on Friday, June 23, it will be a dream come true. It’s an important moment he feared he would ...
Patient Care #ILookLikeASurgeon: Female Surgical Residents Reflect on Training at URMC By Leslie Orr Jun. 19, 2017 They’ve been mistaken for many other types of hospital employees. A few times, patients would only speak to their male counterparts. But when Bianca, Candice, Kristin, and Sandra officially end their ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiac Rehabilitation Relocates, Expands By Leslie White Jun. 19, 2017 UR Medicine Heart and Vascular’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program is relocating and joining two busy Cardiology and Vascular surgery programs at 140 Canal View Office Park.
Patient Care 6th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2017 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 6th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at Highland Park on Highland Road ...
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 UR Medicine Vein Care Teams Secure IAC Accreditation By Leslie White Feb. 23, 2017 UR Medicine Vein Center is the region’s first Vascular Surgery-led team to earn Intersocietal Accreditation Commission accreditation for comprehensive vein care.