Jessica O'Leary

Patient Care

Golisano Children’s Hospital Recognized by U.S. News and World Report

• Jun. 18, 2019

UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in two specialty areas in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital ...

Community

Golisano Children’s Hospital Miracle Luncheon Honors Patients, Supporters

• May. 18, 2018

UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital will honor five children who have defied the odds and pay tribute to several supporters who have gone above and beyond at the annual Celebration of Miracles ...

Research

Do Old Order Mennonites Hold the Key to Understanding Food Allergies?

• Nov. 13, 2017

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is embarking on a $2.4 million study focused on a population that is virtually immune to food allergies: the Old Order Mennonite Community.

Patient Care

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Begins Offering Donor Breast Milk to Premature Infants

• Nov. 8, 2017

Babies with very low birthweights — those weighing less than 3.3 pounds — now have access to donor breastmilk and donor milk products when a mother’s own milk is not available.

Research

URMC Selected to Join National Food Allergy Research Network

• Sep. 22, 2017

The University of Rochester Medical Center has been selected to join the Food Allergy Research & Education Clinical Network, a national group of research institutions working to accelerate the ...

Patient Care

Golisano Children’s Hospital Unveils Two New Floors Featuring Operating Rooms, PICU

• Aug. 9, 2017

UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital unveiled two new floors to the community on Wednesday and celebrated the completion of Phase II construction on the new hospital building. The $45 million ...

Patient Care

URMC to Lead State-Funded Breastfeeding Initiative

• Aug. 1, 2017

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is embarking on a five-year initiative to encourage more mothers in high need areas of Monroe County to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended ...

Education

UR School of Nursing Launches Redesigned Distance NP Program to Address Mental Health Needs

• Mar. 6, 2017

In an effort to address critical shortages of mental health care providers in New York state and across the country, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has relaunched its Family ...

Community

Nelson Appointed to National Alliance Focusing on Improving HIV Care for Youth in Africa

• Feb. 22, 2017

LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, has been selected to serve as a member of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment ...

Research

$1 Million Gift to Fund Research at the University of Rochester School of Nursing

• Dec. 15, 2016

An anonymous donor has pledged to give $1 million to the University of Rochester School of Nursing. The donation, which will establish a new endowed fund, will support the school’s mission to advance ...

Research

Researchers Identify Brain Region as Possible Target for Dementia Prevention

• Dec. 13, 2016

A University of Rochester study has found that older adults with excellent memories have more efficient connections between specific areas of the brain — findings that could hold promise for the ...