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Patient Care

Pathology and Lab Medicine Cuts Ribbon on New Central Lab Space

• Jan. 28, 2025

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine celebrated its recently completed second-floor addition at Central Lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Jan. 24. Welcome remarks were offered by Kathy ...

Patient Care

Transplant Institute to Grow Clinical Volumes, Research, Innovation

• May. 1, 2024

A newly formed Transplant Institute is bringing together a multidisciplinary team to further the growth of UR Medicine’s liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant programs. Under the direction of ...

Patient Care

URMC Announces First-of-its-Kind Alliance to Expand Health Care Access to Rural Communities

• Feb. 5, 2024

The University of Rochester Medical Center has announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to improve health care access and wellness outcomes in rural communities in Upstate New York through the ...

Patient Care

URMC First in Nation to Use Sound Wave Therapy for Liver Tumors

• Dec. 22, 2023

Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center are first in the nation to use a cutting-edge therapy for patients with cancerous tumors in their liver. Using high-intensity sound waves, ...

People

Christa Whitney-Miller Named Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

• Dec. 21, 2023

Christa L. Whitney-Miller, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and vice chair of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been selected as chair of the ...

Patient Care

Groundbreaking Celebrates Strong Memorial Hospital Expansion Project

• Sep. 8, 2023

Leaders from the University of Rochester and University of Rochester Medical Center, government officials, and community supporters gathered to celebrate the University’s largest capital project in ...

Education

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Beginning of Medical School Journey

• Aug. 18, 2023

White coats were presented to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2027 during the traditional ceremony that marks the beginning of medical school for these future ...

Celebrating the lives of organ donors and their recipients

• Apr. 14, 2023

People

Pathology’s Impact Both Professional and Personal for Transplant Recipient

• Mar. 28, 2023

Alaina Grasta talks little about her transplant journey, even with colleagues in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. But in recognition of Donate Life Month in April, she is sharing her story to ...

Patient Care

Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State Funding

• Feb. 28, 2023

Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State...

Patient Care

How to Beat the Holiday Blues: 3 Tips for a Brighter Holiday Season

• Dec. 22, 2022

The pressure to show excitement combined with the rush of holiday activities and obligations can be deeply challenging for people struggling with stress, depression, and grief.

Patient Care

Strong Expansion Project Reaches Another Approval Milestone

• Sep. 20, 2022

The state Department of Health has issued contingent approval of a certificate of need for the project and is expected to grant final CON approval in early 2023.

Patient Care

Living for Her Kids: New Heart Gives Buffalo Mom of 6 Second Chance at Future

• Jun. 30, 2022

Brendalis Vega’s life, for 18 years, has been raising her children. The Buffalo mom of six had never been away from them for more than a couple of days; her 2-year-old, never more than a few hours. ...

Patient Care

Strong Will Nearly Triple Size of ED, Offer 100+ New Private Inpatient Rooms

• Mar. 22, 2022

Strong's expansion project will create a 175,000-square-foot emergency department and a 9-story inpatient tower for clinical space and all-private inpatient rooms, scheduled for completion in 2027.

Patient Care

Single-Port Robotic System Augments URMC Clinical Expertise, Spurs Innovation and Training

• Feb. 21, 2022

URMC continues to lead the field of robotic surgery, utilizing the fourth-generation, single-port Intuitive da Vinci SP to provide patients the most precise surgical option available, and applying ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Creates Alternative Level of Care Units at Strong Memorial, Highland Hospitals

• Dec. 17, 2021

UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital this week opened a new, temporary unit for Alternative Level of Care (ALC) patients. These patients no longer need acute, hospital-level care but cannot ...

People

J. Chad Teeters to Lead UR Medicine Noyes Health

• Mar. 18, 2021

The Noyes Health Board of Directors has selected J. Chad Teeters, M.D., MBA, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective May 1.

Research

URMC Psychiatry Awarded Additional $2.5M to Combat Opioids in Rural Communities

• Jul. 15, 2020

The University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry has been awarded an additional $2.5 million to expand the scope of its UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence project.

Patient Care

University Medical Imaging to Join UR Medicine July 1

• Jun. 24, 2020

University Medical Imaging (UMI), a private practice that has served the Rochester region for 30 years, will join UR Medicine effective July 1.

Patient Care

URMC Awarded $6.7M to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities

• Jan. 13, 2020

The University of Rochester Medical Center has been named one of the three Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder in the country, and awarded a $6.7 million federal grant to identify ...

Patient Care

Adolescent, Young Adult Clinics Open at UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery, Strong Ties

• Jan. 5, 2020

Two new Community Division programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center provide comprehensive care for adolescents and young adults facing both substance use and mental health concerns.

Patient Care

UR Medicine First in Northeast to Perform Robotic-Assisted Transplants for Kidney Recipients

• Sep. 11, 2019

The first recipient to receive a living donor organ robotically using the da Vinci Robotic surgery System® at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital underwent surgery in May. A second case was ...

Research

URMC's Van Orden Recognized by American Association of Suicidology

• Feb. 25, 2019

Kimberly A. Van Orden, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be honored with the Shneidman Award by the American Association ...

Patient Care

UR, China Announce Creation of Suicide Prevention Center in Shenzhen

• Feb. 4, 2019

The University of Rochester and Shenzhen Kangning Hospital in China will collaborate to develop the Shenzhen-Rochester Collaborating Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide.

Patient Care

2018 URMC Board Excellence Awards Honor Inspiring Individuals, Teams

• Jan. 23, 2019

Thirteen individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board for excellence in their roles and the superior care given to their patients and colleagues each ...

Patient Care

FLDRN Sees Organ Donation Impact Reach All-Time High in 2018

• Jan. 21, 2019

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network coordinated more organ donations and life-saving transplants in 2018 than any other year in the organization’s 32-year history.

Patient Care

Mark Gestring Named URMC Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery

• Dec. 9, 2018

The professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics joined the faculty in 2001.

Patient Care

Robert Wood Johnson Grant to Fuel Behavioral Health Collaboration in Southern Tier

• Nov. 19, 2018

Three University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry faculty members, along with a community partner in Allegany County, have been selected to participate in the highly prestigious ...

Patient Care

An Officer and an Organ Donor

• Nov. 13, 2018

Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two University of Rochester Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act ...

Community

$1.8M Grant Supports Life-Changing Cancer Services Across the Finger Lakes Region

• Oct. 1, 2018

The URMC Center for Community Health and Prevention will use the state funding to expand its Cancer Services Program of Monroe County to the surrounding of Seneca, Yates, Wayne, Ontario and ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse

• 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 ...

Patient Care

3 UR Medicine Specialty Programs Make U.S. News Best Hospitals List

• Aug. 13, 2018

Strong Memorial’s Ears, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology) specialty program ranked 43rd among the nation’s hospitals, up from 53 last year, and Nephrology ranked 44th, up from 65 last year. Highland ...

People

St. James Hospital Announces New CEO

• Jun. 8, 2018

The St. James Hospital Board of Directors has selected Bryan J. O’Donovan, M.P.A., M.S., as its new president and chief executive officer. The announcement was made Friday morning during an employee ...

Patient Care

YMCA of Greater Rochester, UR Medicine Announce Exclusive Collaboration

• May. 15, 2018

Area residents will have greater access to UR Medicine wellness programs and clinical services at 17 YMCA of Greater Rochester locations, under terms of a collaboration agreement announced today.

Community

URMC Recognizes 3 with Satcher Community Health Awards

• Apr. 24, 2018

The event featured a special grand rounds delivered by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, for whom the awards are named.

Patient Care

St. James Mercy Hospital Is Now UR Medicine Affiliate

• Mar. 6, 2018

Leaders from UR Medicine and St. James Mercy Hospital board finalized an affiliation agreement between the two organizations. St. James is the sixth to join UR Medicine's network of inpatient ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Urgent Care to Open 2 New Locations, in Greece and Perinton/Victor

• Jan. 18, 2018

UR Medicine Urgent Care is expanding its footprint in Monroe County, with the addition of two new urgent care centers and a move for an existing site to a larger space nearby.

Patient Care

URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health

• 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

Surveillance Officer Maria Gaitán Recognized for Infection Prevention Role

• Oct. 24, 2017

Gaitán, health project coordinator for the Center for Community Health’s Emerging Infections Program, received the “Outstanding Contribution to Infection Prevention” award by the Rochester Finger ...

Patient Care

URMC Providers Join Forces for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico

• Oct. 23, 2017

Eleven providers left Oct. 24 for Puerto Rico, deploying as part of a larger Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) team that will spend two weeks on the hurricane-ravaged island that is ...

Community

Modified Name Better Reflects Mission of Center for Community Health & Prevention

• Oct. 16, 2017

The Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center announced a change to its name to more accurately reflect its mission of prevention. It will now be known as the Center for Community Health & ...

Patient Care

8 Transplants in 10 days for Solid Organ Transplant

• Sep. 21, 2017

The cases consisted of five kidney transplants, one pancreas transplant, and two liver transplants. Patients hail from Monroe County, Buffalo, Utica and Elmira.

Patient Care

Oak Orchard, UR Medicine Announce Collaboration Agreement

• Aug. 16, 2017

Patients of Oak Orchard Health clinics in four Upstate New York counties could soon gain access to more UR Medicine specialists and services under terms of a collaboration agreement announced today.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Partners Receive $21.8M in NYS Health Care Transformation Grants

• Jul. 18, 2017

Four hospitals associated with UR Medicine will receive a total of $21.8 million in state grants to improve services and facilities for patients, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced.

Patient Care

New Multi-Specialty Suite Opens

• Jun. 5, 2017

The third floor of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport—quiet and vacant for the past three and a half years—is now bustling with activity as additional clinical program space for UR ...

Community

URMC Recognizes 3 With Satcher Community Health Awards

• Apr. 10, 2017

Three individuals were honored with the eighth annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the Center for Community Health.

Patient Care

UR Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2016 Excellence Awards

• Jan. 25, 2017

Ten individuals and four teams were honored for their dedication, service and outstanding patient care, with numerous examples cited of their extraordinary efforts.

Education

URMC Chosen for National Community Health and Health Equity Initiative

• Jan. 11, 2017

The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only eight institutions chosen by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to join an effort to improve health equity and the health of ...

Patient Care

New Solid Organ Transplant Chief Joins UR Medicine’s Department of Surgery

• Sep. 12, 2016

The University of Rochester Medical Center has appointed Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro as chief of UR Medicine’s Division of Solid Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.

Patient Care

Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation

• May. 1, 2016

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.

Patient Care

Gift of Life Unites 2 Families in Heart and Song

• Apr. 28, 2016

The Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event will bring a Horseheads, N.Y., family, which chose organ donation in a time of personal tragedy, together with the family of their infant son's ...

Patient Care

Churches, Barber Shops Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer

• Mar. 2, 2016

The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, is on a mission in March to make the community healthier. In ...

Education

Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102

• Feb. 25, 2016

The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens 2 New Urgent Care Centers

• Oct. 1, 2015

UR Medicine celebrated the opening of two urgent care centers today, in Pittsford and Henrietta.

Patient Care

Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors

• Oct. 1, 2015

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.

Community

Nancy Bennett Named Chair of CDC Advisory Committee

• Sep. 13, 2015

Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., director of the URMC Center for Community Health, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Community

UR Medicine Launching Services at Eastside YMCA

• Jul. 29, 2015

A unique collaboration between UR Medicine and the YMCA of Greater Rochester, several years in the making, is set to become reality as the first health care services provided by UR Medicine open Aug. ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers

• Jul. 23, 2015

UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.

Community

Success of Hypertension Intervention Garners National Honor

• Jul. 14, 2015

The Center for Community Health's Blood Pressure Advocate Program will receive the 2015 American Hospital Association NOVA Award on July 25 in San Francisco.

Patient Care

University of Rochester Medical Center Honors Satcher Award Recipients

• Apr. 29, 2015

The community health improvement awards distinguish individuals who have made significant contributions to community health in the greater Rochester region through research, education, clinical ...

Community

Emergency Medicine’s Cushman Named Interim County Health Commissioner

• Apr. 22, 2015

Jeremy T. Cushman, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Emergency Medicine and chief of the Division of Prehospital Medicine, has been named interim commissioner for the Monroe County Department of ...

Community

UR Teen Health and Success Partnership Receives International Honor

• Mar. 31, 2015

The program received the 2015 Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care awarded by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.

Community

Local High School Students Feature Works in URMC Spring Art Exhibit

• Mar. 26, 2015

The Bridge Art Gallery celebrates spring with a colorful new exhibit – “Life Is” – featuring 35 high school artists. An opening reception will be held April 23.

Education

Strong West Adds Fourth Health Talk to Spring Slate

• Feb. 15, 2015

The consumer health talks invite community members in Brockport and the surrounding area to learn about topics related to their health and wellness.

Education

Strong West Continues Free Community Health Talks this Spring

• Jan. 22, 2015

The series resumes at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. UR Medicine cardiologist John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., will share information and answer questions about heart health.

Education

Former URMC CEO, Orthopaedics Chair Establishes Endowed Professorship

• Oct. 28, 2014

C. McCollister “Mac” Evarts, M.D., former CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and past chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, has committed $1 million to help ...

Patient Care

Strong West to Debut Surgical Center Next Week

• Aug. 26, 2014

Procedures are scheduled for Sept. 2 at the Brockport facility's new same-day surgery center.

Patient Care

Strong West ED Opens After Receiving State DOH Approval

• Aug. 17, 2014

The New York State Department of Health has granted approval for an off-campus Emergency Department (ED) at UR Medicine’s Strong West site in Brockport, making it the first such model in Upstate New ...

Patient Care

Strong West Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates First Year of Services

• Aug. 1, 2014

A new Ambulatory Surgical Center, to be located in space that formerly housed Lakeside’s birthing center, is expected to open later this month. It will include 15 beds, three operating rooms and two ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine, YMCA of Greater Rochester Announce Unique Collaboration

• Jun. 25, 2014

The YMCA of Greater Rochester and UR Medicine held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 20,000-square-foot addition to the Eastside Family YMCA in Penfield, which will provide new services and wellness ...

Education

Teen Athletes Invited to UR Medicine Co-Ed Sports Performance Enhancement Camp

• Jun. 5, 2014

High school and college athletes have the opportunity to learn strength and conditioning skills at a five-week camp sponsored by UR Medicine Sports Medicine, a division of the Department of ...

Community

Childhood Obesity is Focus of Free Talk at Strong West on May 27

• May. 7, 2014

Golisano Children's Hospital's Stephen R. Cook, a nationally recognized childhood obesity expert, will share insights into the issue and answer the community's questions.

Education

Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School

• Apr. 6, 2014

Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.

Community

Cancer Services Program Honored with W.B. Potter Founder’s Award

• Apr. 3, 2014

Part of the Center for Community Health, CSP was recognized with the 2014 W.B. Potter Founder’s Award by the Ad Council of Rochester.

Education

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Topic of Annual Farley Lectureship April 3

• Mar. 27, 2014

The URMC Department of Family Medicine will present the fifth annual Gene and Linda Farley Lectureship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Highland Family Medicine, 777 S. Clinton Ave. A reception ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine’s Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council

• Mar. 23, 2014

Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine, was recently elected chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine.

Education

Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings

• Mar. 4, 2014

The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the Center for Community Health, in partnership with Cancer Mission 2020, led by Camp Good Days and Special Times, are joining forces to bring a ...

Patient Care

Strong West Surgical Center OK’d by State

• Feb. 12, 2014

UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital received approval from the state Department of Health to proceed with plans for an ambulatory surgical center at its Strong West location in Brockport.

Education

Strong West Plans Free Community Health Talks

• Feb. 10, 2014

UR Medicine’s Strong West is launching a series of free consumer health talks, inviting community members in the Brockport area to learn about topics related to heart and vascular conditions, women's ...

Patient Care

Baumhauer Named One of North America's Top Foot and Ankle Surgeons

• Dec. 18, 2013

Judith F. Baumhauer, M.D., M.P.H., an orthopaedic surgeon at the URMC Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Institute, was named by Orthopaedics This Week as one of the top 26 foot and ankle surgeons in North ...

Research

URMC’s Elfar Honored With Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award

• Dec. 18, 2013

John C. Elfar, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award by the American Society for ...

Education

SMH Liver Recipient, Volunteer to Ride on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade

• Dec. 12, 2013

Everything is coming up roses for Richard Perez, a 10-year liver recipient, who will represent the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network and Solid Organ ...

Patient Care

Highland Family Medicine Receives Award for Successfully Treating Depression

• Dec. 5, 2013

The Greater Rochester Health Foundation has recognized the work of Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., URMC’s Highland Family Medicine practice and the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center through a Robert ...

Patient Care

O’Donovan Named Administrator of URMC Strong West

• Nov. 25, 2013

Bryan J. O'Donovan, M.P.A., M.S., oversees Strong West operations based at the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility in Brockport.

Education

100 Years Young: Dr. Morris Shapiro to be Honored

• Oct. 23, 2013

A special birthday celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held this morning in Helen Wood Hall, Room 1W501. Shapiro, who has been practicing medicine in Rochester since 1946, turns 100 ...

Research

$2M Gift to Support Geriatric Fracture Care, Orthopaedic Research

• Sep. 15, 2013

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has given $2 million to the University of Rochester to support clinical and research work related to geriatric fracture care being led by Stephen L. ...

Community

URMC and YMCA Offer Free Health Talks This Fall, Winter

• Sep. 8, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center and the Eastside Family YMCA continue to offer a prevention and wellness series to the community at the YMCA's Penfield location.

Patient Care

URMC Takes Ownership of Former Lakeside Property

• Aug. 15, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center officially closed on Lakeside Health System’s property in Brockport, taking ownership of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility and ushering in a ...

Patient Care

Former Lakeside Practices, Spencerport Urgent Care Become URMC Strong West on Monday

• Jul. 11, 2013

URMC on Monday morning will officially acquire the Lakeside Health System’s clinical practices and Spencerport urgent care, transferring the entities over to Strong Memorial’s Hospital’s license.

Community

URMC, YMCA Offer Free Health Talks for Community

• Jul. 8, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and the Eastside Family YMCA are offering free prevention and wellness talks to the community this summer.

Research

Nancy M. Bennett Elected Co-Chair of National CTSA Committee

• Jun. 24, 2013

The director of the URMC Center for Community Health has been elected the new co-chair of the Community Engagement Key Function Committee of the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards ...

Community

ACL Injuries, Prevention Topic of June 5 Talk

• May. 22, 2013

Join experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Orthopaedics for a free educational event and demonstration at the Eastside YMCA, Penfield.

People

Monroe County Medical Society to Honor Louis J. Papa, M.D.

• Apr. 29, 2013

The Monroe County Medical Society will present the 2013 Edward Mott Moore Physician Award to Louis J. Papa, M.D., at its annual meeting May 1. The award is the organization's highest honor.

Community

URMC Center for Community Health Honors Satcher Award Recipients

• Mar. 17, 2013

The URMC community health improvement awards distinguish individuals who have made significant contributions to community health in the greater Rochester region through research, education, clinical ...

Research

URMC Orthopaedics Ranks No. 1 in Nation in NIH Funding

• Mar. 14, 2013

The URMC Center for Musculoskeletal Research received $4.86 million in peer-reviewed NIH research grants in 2012, surpassing institutions such as Washington University, Johns Hopkins and Duke ...

Community

Olympic Medalist to Talk Injury Prevention at URMC Orthopaedics Event

• Mar. 14, 2013

Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Suhr, who brought home a gold medal from the Summer 2012 Olympic games in London, will be the featured speaker at a free community seminar on March 23.

Community

University’s DeMeo Elected to United Way State Board of Directors

• Feb. 25, 2013

Andrea L. DeMeo, executive director and chief operating officer for the URMC Center for Community Health and director of the University’s annual United Way campaign, brings extensive organization ...

Patient Care

$4.65M to Enhance Resident Training Experience, Advance Medical Home Model

• Jan. 30, 2013

The state Department of Health has awarded the University of Rochester Medical Center $4.65 million to expand the training experience for primary care residents by increasing their exposure to the ...

Education

Celebration Monday for 99-year-old Morris J. Shapiro. M.D.

• Oct. 18, 2012

A celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Evarts Lounge in Helen Wood Hall. A professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, Shapiro is the ...

Patient Care

Golisano Foundation Honors 5 URMC Employees

• Oct. 17, 2012

The Golisano Foundation presented its 2012 Leadership Awards for Exemplary Healthcare Services on Thursday to five Medical Center health care professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary work to ...