Tag: Strong Memorial Hospital
Organ transplant programs continue despite pandemic
Strong Memorial Hospital reaches a milestone as organ transplant surgeries continue to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ventilators: Three centuries in the making
Modern mechanical ventilators—whose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic—represent a “remarkable journey” of medical technology.
Why Biden’s record players won’t solve poverty
“Biden was voicing a deeply flawed theory that arose during the 1960s and that blamed parents, especially mothers, for the struggles of poor children and children of color,” writes associate professor of history Mical Raz in a Washington Post op-ed.
UR Medicine partners receive $21.8M in state health care transformation grants
Four regional hospitals—Strong Memorial, Jones Memorial, Noyes Memorial, and St. James Mercy Hospital—will receive a total of $21.8 million in state grants to improve services and facilities for patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced.
Surgeons perform 200th heart transplant
Cardiac surgeons at Strong Memorial Hospital recently performed the team’s 200th heart transplant surgery, providing a 48-year-old father a second chance on life. This milestone was 15 years in the making, as the team performed its first transplant Feb. 7, 2001.
Device reduces stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation
The Watchman device was approved by the FDA in 2015, and Strong Memorial Hospital is the first in the Finger Lakes region to offer patients this new minimally invasive therapy.
UR Medicine gets top honors for cardiac, stroke programs
Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the American Hearth Association/American Stroke Association with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke, and resuscitation care.
Strong Memorial Hospital among U.S. News’ ‘Best Connected’ nationwide
The U.S. News & World Report list recognizes hospitals whose excellence in patient safety, patient engagement, and clinical connectedness improves patient care.
Strong Memorial Hospital specialties among ‘Nation’s Best’
Four adult specialties at 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 2015–16 ranking of America’s Best Hospitals.
Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals earn four stars in new national ratings
Based on data from patient surveys, the new Hospital Compare Star Ratings aim to help consumers choose a hospital by providing a snapshot of the care they deliver. Strong and Highland received the highest overall ratings in the region with four out of five stars.