Patient Care Boy Pushed to the Brink of Death Twice is a ‘Miracle Times Two’ By URochester Medicine Communications May. 19, 2016 Born at 34 weeks, Ryan’s parents, Melanie and Andy, were told their son would have a better chance of survival in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ryan developed necrotizing enterocolitis ...
Patient Care Boy Inspires Others by Overcoming Stroke, Sickle Cell Anemia By URochester Medicine Communications May. 16, 2016 From the day he was born, Gary Burks has been coping with the pain and complications that come with sickle cell disease.
Patient Care Preemie’s Spirit Captures the Hearts of Others By URochester Medicine Communications May. 13, 2016 Kinley was born with her heart was on the wrong side of her body. She was missing her pulmonary artery, and only had one lung. And the largest issue of all was that she was suffering from esophageal ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Heart and Vascular Performs 200th High-Tech Heart Valve Replacement By Leslie White Apr. 18, 2016 UR Medicine Heart and Vascular recently performed its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a life-saving procedure for seriously ill, aging adults with faulty heart valves. The high-tech ...
Education 5th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette Mar. 24, 2016 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 5th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Village Park, Main St., ...
Patient Care Quality of Hospital Stay Impacts Hip Fracture Patients’ Odds of Survival By Barbara Ficarra Jan. 23, 2016 How does hospital length of stay affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture? Investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics explore the topic in a ...
Patient Care Buffalo Men Receive Cherished Gifts for Christmas – New Hearts By Leslie White Dec. 24, 2015 Two Buffalo-area men had the same priceless gift atop their holiday wish lists this year: time. Time to give back to their spouses, who have helped them through a challenging diagnosis; time to watch ...
Education Golisano Children's Hospital Gala to Launch Fundraising for Phase II of Hospital By Rebecca Youmell Oct. 19, 2015 The Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center will be transformed into a scene from an old Hollywood movie for the 28th annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala Saturday, Oct. 24. ...
Patient Care Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 1, 2015 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.
Getting set for Phase II By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 1, 2015 The doors opened on an all-new Golisano Children’s Hospital in July, but the story of the hospital’s evolution isn’t over. In fact, an exciting new chapter is just about to begin.
