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Transforming
Lives
Nearly 100 years ago, some of the most progressive minds in Rochester
and in the nation—Abraham Flexner, Rush Rhees, and George Eastman—
came together to change the course of medicine. With philanthropic gifts
from Eastman, John D. Rockefeller, Gertrude Strong Achilles, and Helen
Strong Carter, their vision to establish a medical center that would combine
scientific inquiry, learning, and patient care was realized.
Since opening our doors in 1926—whether within Strong’s walls or across
UR Medicine—our commitment to provide patients and families with state-
of-the-art, quality care close to home has never wavered; neither has our
determination to pursue advances in medicine that improve people’s lives
around the world.
Our scientists in the We are now building a new 940-bed Strong Memorial
Center for Musculoskeletal Hospital—a $641 million project slated to open in 2027—that
Research receive funding adds 650,000 sq. ft. of space to Strong. It will be the largest
from the National Institutes capital project in the history of the University of Rochester and
of Health (NIH) that ranks
consistently in the top five our own investment in it will be significant. Together, with your
in the nation. philanthropic support, we will make the lives of our patients,
teams, and communities ever better by delivering hope, pursuing
cures, and transforming medicine.
