Patient Care New Initiative Helps to Reduce GTube Readmissions and Emergency Room Visits By Scott Hesel Feb. 3, 2023 Every time a child receives a surgical Gastrostomy Tube (GT), families and caregivers face a huge level of responsibility and added stress. Children with GTs face a high risk of re-infection and ...
Patient Care Goodwill Vision Enterprises, UR Medicine Team Up to Expand Eye Care By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2023 Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute – two leaders in vision care for the Finger Lakes region – are collaborating to improve access to best-in-class vision care in the ...
Patient Care Pressing Issue: The High Incidence of Lung Cancer By Leslie Orr Jan. 18, 2023 The area around Wilmot Cancer Institute has a much higher rate of lung cancer compared to New York state and the rest of the U.S. Wilmot is working to address this statistic through prevention, ...
Patient Care How to Beat the Holiday Blues: 3 Tips for a Brighter Holiday Season By Karin Christensen Dec. 22, 2022 The pressure to show excitement combined with the rush of holiday activities and obligations can be deeply challenging for people struggling with stress, depression, and grief.
Research Black Patients Less Likely to Get Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, More Likely to Die By Susanne Pallo Dec. 20, 2022 Minimally invasive heart surgeries carry less risk and have shorter recovery times, but a new study led by URMC researchers shows that Black patients have less access to these procedures and are more ...
Patient Care Stemming the Tide: Investments in Pediatric Behavioral Health Make a Difference By Scott Hesel Dec. 16, 2022 Over the last few years, Golisano Children’s Hospital has launched new initiatives to help address behavioral health needs in the Rochester region. It has grown the Mobile Crisis Unit, opened the ...
Community Expressing Health Equity Through Art By Susanne Pallo Dec. 15, 2022 Local K-12 students showed our Office of Health Equity Research what health equity – or the lack of it – looks like to them in a recent art contest. Contest entrants and winners were honored at a ...
Patient Care Wilmot’s Dialogue Magazine: Progress in Lung and Breast Cancer, Community Outreach By Leslie Orr Dec. 9, 2022 Lung cancer weighs heavy in the Rochester region and Wilmot Cancer Institute has multi-pronged strategies to meet the challenge. Read about the data behind lung cancer cases in the region, early ...
Research Study: Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Show Signs of Dementia in Early Adulthood By Leslie Orr Dec. 9, 2022 In a new study, the majority of individuals treated as children for Hodgkin lymphoma who are now in their 30s, showed signs of being an average of 7.7 years older biologically than their peers.
People A Quiet Place: Chaplaincy Team Offers Space, Healing and Comfort to Many By Bethany Bushen Dec. 8, 2022 In her 20 years here, Director of Chaplaincy Services at Strong Memorial Hospital Rev. Robin Franklin has sat alongside many people through their worst moments. From comforting patients and families ...
