Patient Care Emergency Medicine Team Returns from NYC COVID-19 Front Lines By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2020 An Emergency Medicine team from UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has returned from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.The last of the 14 SMH Emergency Medicine staff ...
Patient Care ‘Universal Masking’ Procedures in Effect at UR Medicine, Rochester Regional By URMC Communications Apr. 16, 2020 Thursday, April 16, 2020Universal masking is in effect at UR Medicine patient care areas. Any individual within a patient care facility is expected to wear a mask; if you arrive without a mask you ...
Research New URMC Coronavirus Research Examines Immune Response By URMC Communications Apr. 16, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have launched a new study to understand how the body’s immune system responds to COVID-19, including if and when a person could be re-infected ...
Patient Care Statement Regarding Statewide Plan for Ventilator Sharing By URMC Communications Apr. 7, 2020 The Hospital Association of New York State has agreed to serve as a clearinghouse for ventilator needs and availability statewide, in response to the Governor's April 3 announcement of a ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Asks for Donations of Handmade Masks to Help Preserve Manufactured Mask Supply for Frontline Clinical Workers By URMC Communications Apr. 6, 2020 Generous neighbors throughout the Rochester area are stepping up to help address the public health challenges of this moment, and UR Medicine is asking for your help in preparing its workforce for ...
Patient Care Updated Visitor Restrictions for Wilmot Cancer Institute By URMC Communications Apr. 3, 2020 Dear Wilmot Cancer Institute Patients,Our primary goal at UR Medicine is to provide the very best quality of care in an environment that is safe for everyone. To protect our patients, their loved ...
Patient Care Statement Regarding Maternity Safeguards and COVID-19 By URMC Communications Mar. 31, 2020 We have been fielding many inquiries today about a family that gave birth recently at Strong Memorial Hospital that was featured in the news. We want to protect the privacy of this family while ...
Patient Care Further Visitation Restrictions in Effect at UR Medicine Hospitals By URMC Communications Mar. 27, 2020 Due to the ongoing presence of COVID-19 in our community, we are maintaining the following visitor restrictions until it is deemed safe to return to a more traditional visitation policy. ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Hospitals Surge Plans By URMC Communications Mar. 27, 2020 UR Medicine participated in a Monroe County news conference on March 27, 2020, to update the public about hospital system capacity to treat COVID-19 patients. The fact sheet below summarizes our ...
Research URMC Begins Clinical Trial for New COVID-19 Treatment By URMC Communications Mar. 25, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is participating in a NIH-sponsored clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir in ...
