In Memoriam: URMC Remembers Paul Griner, MD
Paul Griner, MD, Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and former chief executive officer for Strong Memorial Hospital, died on June 24 in ...
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Researchers Find Intriguing New Tool for Tendon Healing: Nanoparticles for Precision Drug Delivery
In a study published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Rochester and University of Oregon combined their expertise in tendon cell biology and drug delivery systems to find a ...
Miracle Kids 2024: Maddilyn Wilber
For Adrianne and Brandon Wilber, the joy of welcoming their daughter, Maddilyn, was soon mixed with worry and uncertainty. It started the day after she was born in November 2019, when Maddilyn failed ...
How Mark Taubman Transformed URMC
How Mark Taubman used his research (and musical) mind to reshape URMC.
Strong Memorial Hospital Earns Fifth Magnet Accreditation for Nursing Excellence
Strong Memorial Hospital has joined an elite – and very small – group of U.S. hospitals by earning its fifth Magnet designation for nursing excellence. Of the more than 6000 hospitals in the nation, ...
Finger Lakes Health to Join UR Medicine
The affiliation will maintain and expand access to high-quality health services close to home in the communities of eastern Ontario, Seneca, Yates, and Wayne counties served by Finger Lakes Health.
UR Medicine Opens Region's First Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery Center
UR Medicine opens the region's first ambulatory surgery center dedicated to orthopaedic procedures, part of a multi-year, $227 million project to build one of the nation's largest campuses for ...
West Ridge Obstetrics and Gynecology Joins UR Medicine
UR Medicine has added West Ridge Obstetrics and Gynecology to its group of OB/GYN practices serving patients in the Rochester region. The practice provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic ...
Transporting Our Tiniest Patients: Golisano Unveils Two Pediatric Ambulances
Golisano Children’s Hospital celebrated the arrival of two new dedicated pediatric ambulances with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 29, 2021; neonates and critically ill children from ...
UR Medicine pauses elective, semi-elective surgeries
UR Medicine hospitals will implement a three-week pause on elective and semi-elective surgical procedures that require inpatient hospital stays, beginning Dec. 6. Outpatient procedures will continue ...
Put These COVID Safety Steps On Your Holiday To-Do List
This holiday season, the best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and your community is to stay healthy and safe.
Another Step Forward for UR Medicine Orthopaedics Campus
The UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center project marks a milestone today at The Marketplace Mall in Henrietta, as University of Rochester and community officials gather for a ...
Vaccine Equity the Focus of Latest Outreach Efforts
Since the COVID-19 vaccine became available to UR Medicine patients in January, URMC has made progress toward equitable distribution for people of color, people living in poverty and others who lack ...
Moving Ahead: New Orthopaedics Campus Construction Set to Begin at The Marketplace Mall
The largest capital project in University of Rochester history is moving forward at The Marketplace Mall. Building design is complete for the 330,000-square-foot UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical ...
UR Medicine Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Centers for Patients Today
UR Medicine launched its first COVID-19 vaccine center for patients today at Manhattan Square Family Medicine, the first step in a months-long campaign to vaccinate patients across the Finger Lakes ...
Hurlbut Offers Transitional Nursing Home Care for UR Medicine Hospitals
Conesus, Shore Winds facilities to provide up to 100 beds for patients ready for discharge, expanding hospitals’ capacity for critically ill patients.
UR Medicine Delivers COVID Vaccine to Hundreds in First Week of Clinics
Just days after the first doses arrived Dec. 14, nearly 1900 UR Medicine staff on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic have received Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to protect themselves from COVID-19.
UR Medicine Opens City’s Largest Outpatient Mental Health Services Center
Access to mental health services expanded on July 27 with the opening of UR Medicine Adult Outpatient Mental Health Services, a community-based center in the heart of Rochester.
UR Medicine Hospitals Resume Limited Inpatient Visitation
As COVID-19 cases decline in New York, limited visitation for patients will resume at UR Medicine hospitals beginning June 25. The changes follow state Department of Health guidance from June 17, ...
New Therapy Reduces Chronic Low Back Pain in Large International Study
A new study has found that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of the leading reasons why people seek medical ...
Embracing the Beauty of Life – Challenges and All
When Nick Fioravanti was diagnosed with cerebral palsy before his first birthday, his parents, Julie and Alex, decided he would live as full and joyful a life as possible. To reach that goal, they ...
From Childhood to Adulthood: Helping Patients Make Their Way
For children born with lifelong, complex health conditions at Golisano Children's Hospital, the newly formed Transitional Care Medicine team guides them through the sometimes-tricky path from "kid" ...
Finding Strength for Motherhood
Nadia Fulford was diagnosed with sickle cell disease very early in life, and she has spent all of her young life learning to live with it. She had no choice, because there is no cure.
UR Medicine Orthopaedics' New Victor Location Opens April 29
UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Thompson Health are partnering to deliver expansive orthopaedic and physical therapy services at a new office in Victor that opens April 29. The all-new, 21,000 square ...
UR Researcher Earns $1 Million Grant to Lead Statewide LGBT Cultural Competency Training
The New York State Department of Health’s AIDS Institute has awarded Brooke Levandowski, PhD, MPA of the UR Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology a five-year, $1 million grant for ...
URMC to Lead $7M Study on Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder
The University of Rochester will be the coordinating site for a $7 million Department of Defense-funded study of early intervention for autism spectrum disorder, to evaluate which approaches can best ...
Ninth Annual CARE After Cancer Event is April 19
Enjoy an evening of fun while supporting cancer survivors at the ninth annual C.A.R.E. Fundraising Event and Silent Auction sponsored by UR Medicine’s Strong Fertility Center, 7 -9 p.m. on Thursday, ...
UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 15
n recognition of November as National Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine Adult Pelvic Health and Continence Care will host a free educational event on bladder health for women and men, ...
Women's Health Practice Earns 'Breastfeeding Friendly' Designation from New York State
UR Medicine's Women's Health Practice at Lattimore has earned New York State designation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Practice for its efforts to ensure that its staff, facility, education programs, ...
Strong Memorial Hospital Specialty Rated Among Nation's Best for Seventh Consecutive Year
Strong Memorial Hospital’s Neurology and Neurosurgery specialty program has been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2017-2018 by U.S. News & World Report. The program ranked 39th among the ...
Jim Kelly to Keynote UR Medicine's dSports Summit on Aug. 1
The dSports Summit is a day-long exploration of the latest advances in athletic performance and training, plus new technologies and wearable devices that help athletes train smarter and improve their ...
URMC Leading National Efforts to Give Patients a Bigger Voice in Their Care
Health care systems in the U.S. and around the world are collecting and analyzing patients’ perspectives on their care, using computer programs that instantly capture and archive the data. URMC is ...
UR Medicine Opens Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center for Pediatric Patients
UR Medicine’s Neuromedicine and Behavioral Health Center celebrates its opening on March 29.
Metro Footcare Joins UR Medicine
Metro Footcare, which has four podiatry practices in the Rochester area that have served patients for more than two decades, has joined UR Medicine effective March 1. It has become a division of UR ...
UR Medicine Joint Pain Seminar is Nov. 9
Register today for a free seminar on ways to manage and treat joint pain.
UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 9
November is Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine is hosting an informational session for women of all ages to talk about how they can maintain or regain their bladder health. The event is ...
UR Medicine Launches Outpatient Lactation Medicine/Breastfeeding Practice
UR Medicine is launching the area's first physician-led outpatient practice dedicated to lactation medicine and breastfeeding.
Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Rank in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best’
Two Strong Memorial Hospital specialty programs have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report.
Aug. 16 dSports Summit Showcases Technology's Impact on Sports Performance and Safety
To share its advances in sports medicine, technology innovation and research, and present next-generation sports technology from around the nation, the University of Rochester is hosting the ...
Strong Fertility Center Event Raises Funds to Assist Cancer Patients' Fertility Preservation
Cancer treatments can reduce or eliminate a young patient's ability to have children. Strong Fertility Center offers fertility preservation for young men and women, and each year hosts a fundraiser ...
UR Medicine Professionals, Volunteer Recognized for Health Care Contributions
Seven professionals who work or volunteer at UR Medicine have been recognized with a 2016 Rochester Business Journal Healthcare Achievement Award for their efforts to advance health care quality and ...
Quality of Hospital Stay Impacts Hip Fracture Patients’ Odds of Survival
How does hospital length of stay affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture? Investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics explore the topic in a ...
UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital Among U.S. News' 'Best Connected" Nationwide
UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of the most connected hospitals for 2015-16 by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News Most Connected Hospitals list recognizes ...
URMC’s Center for Musculoskeletal Research Has Banner Year for NIH Funding
For nearly 20 years URMC’s Center for Musculoskeletal Research (CMSR) has been one of the top NIH-funded orthopaedic research programs in the country, and this is shaping up to be its best year yet: ...
Strong Memorial, Golisano Children’s Hospital Recognized for Organ-Failure Care Program
UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital and Golisano Children’s Hospital have earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization’s Center of Excellence award for the high quality of life-saving ...
Research on Women's Cancers Lacking in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) see millions of cases of breast and cervical cancer each year, but much of the research on these diseases is based in wealthier countries that have far ...
Strong Memorial Hospital Specialties Among U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Nation’s Best'
Four adult specialties at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have captured a spot in the Top 50 programs in the nation for treating complex conditions, according to U.S. News & World Report’s ...
Pediatric Asthma Team Earns Statewide Recognition for Quality Innovation
The Inpatient Multidisciplinary Pediatric Asthma Care Team (IMPACT) at Golisano Children's Hospital has earned statewide recognition for implementing a quality improvement program that cut its young ...
Rick Aab Commits $3M to New Golisano Children’s Hospital
Richard (Rick) T. Aab, a University of Rochester trustee, has made a $3 million commitment to the Golisano Children’s Hospital Building Fund, bringing his total support for The Meliora Challenge, the ...
Paul Rubery, M.D., Named Chair of Orthopaedics at University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul T. Rubery, M.D., chief of the Division of Spinal Surgery, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, pending approval by the University ...