Patient Care Burn and Trauma Services Renamed to Honor Devoted Benefactors By URMC Communications Oct. 14, 2010 Starting today, all University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) regional burn and trauma services will be renamed in honor of two local restaurateurs who have raised millions of dollars to ...
Patient Care Poison and Drug Information Center Welcomes New Director By URMC Communications Oct. 13, 2010 Timothy Wiegand, M.D., has taken on the role of director for the Ruth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center.
Patient Care State Organization Honors Medical Center Anti-Violence Program By URMC Communications Jun. 23, 2010 The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) has honored the Rochester Youth Violence Partnership, which is based at the University of Rochester Medical Center, for its efforts at reducing ...
Education American Medical Association President to Visit URMC April 1 By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2010 Rochester native and American Medical Association President James Rohack, M.D., will visit the University of Rochester Medical Center next month to discuss health care reform. Rohack has taken his ...
Research URMC Emergency Department Pharmacy Resident Earns National Grant By Lori Barrette Jul. 20, 2009 An Emergency Medicine pharmacy resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only five in the country to receive a Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grant from the American ...
Research Poor Sleep Quality Leads to Poorer Prognosis after Stroke By Leslie Orr Apr. 27, 2009 Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy ...
Family, Community and AAP Implore Parents to Follow Weight and “Top of the Head” Guidelines for Car Seat Safety By URMC Communications Apr. 13, 2009 Toddlers who ride in rear-facing car seats are more than five times safer than those who ride in forward-facing car seats.
Patient Care Pets Underfoot Could Mean a Trip to the ED By URMC Communications Apr. 9, 2009 Protect children from mishaps with pets by preparing them for encounters ahead of time, advises Anne Brayer, M.D., pediatrician of Emergency Medicine at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University ...
Research Abnormal EKG Can Predict Death in Stroke Patients By Leslie Orr Mar. 19, 2009 People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart’s electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity ...
Research University of Rochester Launches iTraining for Emergency Responders By Leslie Orr Feb. 10, 2009 When an emergency squad pulls up to the home of an elderly person in distress in upstate New York, chances are the paramedics have received a new brand of high-tech training using a video podcast, ...
