About this series
Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer at Strong Memorial Hospital, has been at the forefront of treating, monitoring, and communicating about COVID-19 in the greater Rochester community since the pandemic began. His regular email updates have kept the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) community apprised of the status of the infection and have included important details and resources on staying healthy, as well the current COVID-19 prevention protocols in place. Now, the COVID-19 Resource Center is featuring a digest form of these updates as a way to share important information with the broader University community.
February 8, 2022: We continue to see significant reduction in COVID census at our hospitals across the system. Based on the trends we’ve seen over the past two weeks, we believe the omicron surge has peaked and is abating. The reduced volumes bring some very good news: as of this week Strong Memorial and Highland are able to resume elective outpatient surgery under the New York state guidelines, and next week, we plan to reopen Strong West surgical center. We continue to encourage everyone to follow safety precautions, both at work and off-duty, that have helped keep us and our patients as safe as possible from COVID.
Helpful links
- View the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard
- To view up-to-date data on COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Rochester region, see the Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub
- View Monroe County data on COVID-19 cases