Patient Care Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sept. 26 By URMC Communications Aug. 27, 2009 Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the eighth annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K, to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee ...
Education Improv Comedy Group Donates Laughs To Help URMC Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 17, 2009 A transplant patient and his improv colleagues will host a free performance for URMC liver transplant patients on Aug. 22, followed by a community performance Aug. 29 to benefit the hospital's ...
Patient Care Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 4, 2009 The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...
Education Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 2, 2009 Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...
Research 2 New Surgeons Join Division of Solid Organ Transplantation By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 31, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes two surgeons to its Division of Solid Organ Transplantation: Christopher Taylor Barry, M.D., Ph.D., and Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Both begin Aug. 3.
Patient Care AHA Again Recognizes URMC Cardiac, Heart Failure, Stroke Care By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 15, 2009 Strong Memorial Hospital is honored with a Triple Performance Achievement Award for meeting the highest standards for coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke care. Strong Memorial is the ...
Education Organ, Tissue Donation is Focus of Red Wings Donation Education Day By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 16, 2009 Weekend ball game will raise awareness about donation with a ceremony featuring representatives from Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank and the University of Rochester ...
June 13 Event Benefits Harbor House of Rochester By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 6, 2009 The community will come together with patients and staff members from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation for the fourth annual “And the Beat ...
Fundraiser to benefit heart transplant patient from Syracuse By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 11, 2009 An April 4 fundraiser will assist a Liverpool resident who has been hospitalized at the University of Rochester Medical Center since last spring as he waits for a new heart.
Research URMC Names Chief of Solid Organ Transplant Surgery By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 28, 2009 Mark S. Orloff, M.D., a longtime Rochester transplant surgeon, researcher and educator, has been named chief of the Division of Solid Organ Transplantation.
