Patient Care Rochester, Syracuse Health Systems Form Venture to Focus on Population Health By Chip Partner Jan. 24, 2019 Extending prior strategic partnerships, and following more than 18 months of development work, leaders of St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse, N.Y., and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ...
Patient Care UR Medicine A Leader in Stroke Prevention with Less Invasive Technique By Leslie White Jan. 22, 2019 UR Medicine is helping prevent life-threatening strokes with a minimally invasive technique to open blocked carotid arteries.
Patient Care UR Medicine Unveils Upstate New York’s First Mobile Stroke Unit By Mark Michaud Sep. 27, 2018 Next month, UR Medicine will begin operation of a Mobile Stroke Unit, a high-tech ‘emergency room on wheels’ that is designed to provide life-saving care to stroke victims. The $1 million unit will ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 23, 2018 UR Medicine has opened an ambulatory clinic for liver transplant at St. Joseph’s Health, providing care closer to home for the hundreds of UR Medicine liver transplant patients who live in Central ...
Research NIH Extends URMC’s Role in Network to Advance Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Jul. 26, 2018 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has extended the University of Rochester Medical Center’s membership in the Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, or ...
Research AHA Grants Will Accelerate Search for New Stroke Therapies By Mark Michaud Jun. 27, 2018 A series of awards from the American Heart Association (AHA) to a team of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) will focus on the development of new treatments to thwart ...
Research Regional Health System Growth and Implications for Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 16, 2018 New research shows that stroke patients are increasingly being transferred out of smaller community and rural hospitals and sent to larger medical centers for their care and rehabilitation. While ...
Research Lungs Mays Hold Key to Thwarting Brain Damage after a Stroke By Mark Michaud Jan. 30, 2018 The harm caused by a stroke can be exacerbated when immune cells rush to the brain an inadvertently make the situation worse. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are studying ...
Patient Care URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 14, 2017 The agreement is designed to improve community health and quality of care for Auburn-area residents by sharing information and resources across the three systems.
Patient Care Blood Pressure Stats: Why Your Numbers Count By Lori Barrette Nov. 21, 2017 About half of all Americans have above-normal blood pressure, whether they know it or not. This quiet, pervasive condition can have a devastating effect on our bodies. UR Medicine cardiologist Dr. ...