Patient Care URMC 1st in U.S. Honored for Hypertension Care, Heart Disease Prevention By Leslie White Apr. 26, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center is first in the nation to earn top-tier recognition for its evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure from the American Society of ...
Patient Care URMC Surgeons Implant 1st Total Artificial Heart in Upstate New York By Leslie White Apr. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center cardiac transplant team has replaced a 49-year-old man’s heart with a total artificial heart, introducing a new, life-sustaining treatment option for the ...
Education Dine and Dance the Night Away to Help Golisano Children’s Hospital By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 25, 2012 After a decade of enormous generosity, Jennifer and Tim Brush and the rest of Team Taylor prepare for the 10th and final Taylor Brush Memorial Dinner Dance, set to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 12:30 ...
Patient Care Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings, which are key indicators of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at ...
Patient Care Syracuse Woman Gets the Ultimate Christmas Gift – A New Heart By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2011 A Syracuse woman is recovering this holiday season from a well-timed heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Patient Care Syracuse Woman Raises Awareness of Joining Organ Donor Registry By Leslie White Dec. 5, 2011 Carol Kankoski misses the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, the music and the decorations. Tethered to monitors and machines during this season of giving, the Syracuse-area woman awaits the ...
Patient Care URMC Heart Failure Program Earns Prestigious Certification By Leslie White Nov. 28, 2011 The Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received prestigious advanced certification in heart failure from the Joint Commission, the nation’s ...
Patient Care Pennsylvania Man Thankful for Artificial Heart Pump By Leslie White Nov. 21, 2011 When the Bell family gathers Thursday to give thanks, they will add the doctors and nurses at the University of Rochester Medical Center to the list of blessings received this year. For the first ...
Patient Care Greece Father of Two Awaits Heart Transplant at URMC By Leslie White Oct. 31, 2011 Ralph “Rusty” Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. ...
Patient Care URMC’s Single-Incision Surgery Repertoire Expands to Treat Colorectal Conditions By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 26, 2011 A minimally invasive “bellybutton” surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – ...
