Patient Care Heart Attack Warning Signs May Vary in Women By Nicole Cullen Feb. 26, 2024 When it comes to the warning signs of a heart attack, men and women are not created equal. Women and men can experience heart attacks very differently and it’s important to know the range of symptoms.
Patient Care UR Medicine Performs Record Number of Heart Transplants in 2023 By Leslie White Jan. 19, 2024 Strong Memorial Hospital provided a record 40 life-saving heart transplants last year. Those second chances, made possible by organ donors, are priceless for our patients and their families.
Community Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin’s Milestone Shines Spotlight on CPR By Leslie White Jan. 2, 2024 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) helped save Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and inspired countless people to learn. UR Medicine and the American Heart Association are expanding CPR readiness in ...
Community CPR Training Kits Expand Access to Life-Saving Skill By Leslie White Nov. 3, 2023 Learning CPR is now easier than ever. A new program adds Hands-Only CPR Training Kits to the Monroe County Library System, which means people can gain this life-saving skill in the comfort of their ...
Patient Care The Power of Putting One Foot in Front of the Other By Sydney Burrows Sep. 15, 2023 You or someone you know is probably pushing to reach 10,000 steps today, but is that really how much everyone should be walking every day? If you can’t walk fast or ride your bike far distances, is ...
Community New Mobile CPR Training Station Comes to Rochester, Finger Lakes By Leslie White Jul. 24, 2023 The odds of surviving sudden cardiac arrest can double when someone quickly receives cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR.) UR Medicine leaders, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, ...
Research Racial Disparities Discovered in Patients with Implantable Cardiac Devices By Kelly Webster Jul. 17, 2023 Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators have a higher burden of disease than white patients with the same device, according to new URMC cardiology research.
Patient Care How Does Air Quality Affect Our Health? By Eric Dolan Jun. 6, 2023 Our experts explain the impact of air quality on health and how to best protect ourselves.
Community 300 Tons of Old Building: How Strong Memorial's ED Demolition is Surprisingly Sustainable By Bethany Bushen Apr. 14, 2023 Hundreds of tons of demolished brick building recently came down on Elmwood Avenue, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the flat area now. Ever wonder where all of that debris goes? Thanks to a ...
Patient Care Dual-Organ Transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital Saves Young Woman By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2023 A Chili mother is grateful after life-saving, dual-organ transplant surgeries following a massive effort at UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital. More than 250 clinical and support staff – enough to ...