Tag: Strong Kids

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Meet our 2014 Miracle Kids on Our New Instagram!

  • By URMC Communications
  • May. 2, 2014
Are you on Instagram? We are! Follow our account, @URMed_GCH, for a sneak peek of our 2014 Miracle Kids, five courageous kids who have overcome great medical obstacles with the support of their ...
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Baby Girl Overcomes Multiple Medical Obstacles

  • By URMC Communications
  • Apr. 25, 2014
An ovarian cancer survivor, Krystle Ellis didn’t think she was ever going to be able to have a baby. For her and her husband, Ricardo, the world changed, when they got the news in February 2012 that ...
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Crush Cancer Concert honors patient with brain cancer

  • By URMC Communications
  • Apr. 14, 2014
Friends and family of Hannah Metzler, a Fairport High School (FHS) junior and UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital patient who passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer, will ...
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Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Gives Hospital $7M

  • By URMC Communications
  • Apr. 2, 2014
Yesterday, University of Rochester President Joel Seligman announced two extraordinary gifts from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation (WFCF): a $7 million gift to support UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children

Autism rate rises to 1 in 68 children

  • By URMC Communications
  • Mar. 28, 2014
According to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the number of kids with autism has risen sharply. The data identifies 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 ...
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NICU Patient's Fairy Tale Journey

  • By URMC Communications
  • Mar. 21, 2014
Did you know that Golisano Children's Hospital is not just a place of healing, but also a place of magic and enchantment? The Colon family and their daughter Maiya experienced this magic first hand ...
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Spread the Word to End the Word

  • By URMC Communications
  • Mar. 11, 2014
This week, Cafe 601 at the University of Rochester Medical Center broke into a party, celebrating with a DJ and a blues band the many pledges from its diners to end the use of the “R-word.” All ...
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Take a Look Inside Our Future Hospital Building

  • By URMC Communications
  • Feb. 19, 2014
In preparation for Thursday and Friday’s Drive for Miracles Radiothon broadcast, members of the Rochester Clear Channel Radio team had the opportunity to take a look inside some of the areas of the ...