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OCO’s Cancer Services Program and Upstate Bring Mobile Mammography to Oswego Farmer’s Market
Community partnership brings free cancer screening services to the farmer’s market. OSWEGO, N.Y. — OCO’s Cancer Services Program of the North Country coordinated Upstate’s Mobile Mammography Unit for the fifth annual mobile mammography screening event at the farmer’s market. The event was made possible through collaboration among the Chamber of Commerce, the Cancer Services Program of the North Country, and Upstate’s Mobile Mammography Unit and staff. “Access to breast cancer screening is essential to the health of our community, and I commend the organizations and staff whose collaboration made this event possible,” said Mayor Corradino.
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MD Hyperbaric-Rochester Opens in Fairport
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps treat a wide range of conditions — from wounds, anemia to tissue damage and other injuries. Those in the Rochester area can turn to MD Hyperbaric-Rochester for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. “It is functional and wellness hyperbaric treatment,” said George Cananaugh, the owner and director of...
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Nurse practitioner joins Physician House Calls practice
LaFaro spent many years as a clinical faculty member at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, helping educate the next generation of nurses. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Chatham University and a master’s degree from the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Physician House...
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‘A Whirlwind of Emotions’: Two Auburn (NY) Medics Win Awards
The Citizen, Auburn, N.Y. Two emergency medical service providers working for Auburn’s ambulance department won awards at an annual banquet on Tuesday. Paramedic Bobby Cuddy won the Central New York Regional Emergency Medical Services Council’s Advanced Life Support Provider of the Year Award after a coworker sent in a nomination letter highlighting the 11 years of work he’s done for Auburn City Ambulance.
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Waterview Heights closure: 13 residents remain as nursing home set to close Tuesday
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Rochester residency post sparks debate over foreign graduates
A social media post claiming that a Rochester, New York, hospital filled nearly all of its internal medicine residency positions with foreign medical graduates has triggered a debate over international medical graduates. It also highlights visa sponsorship and access to U.S. residency training. The post, shared on X, claimed that...
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Nursing home bed shortage in Rochester reaches crisis level after Waterview Heights shutdown
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The shortage of nursing home beds in our region has reached a crisis level after the state shut down Waterview Heights, leaving local hospitals and families struggling to find care for loved ones. On any given day, every hospital in the Rochester region is boarding dozens of people who don’t need hospital-level […]
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Waterview Heights set to close Tuesday: 13 residents still don’t have a place to live
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Waterview Heights, the rehabilitation and nursing center in Rochester that’s been the subject of multiple News10NBC investigations, is scheduled to close on Tuesday. However, that depends on whether all residents have found a new home. Throughout most of the day on Monday, 20 residents still didn’t have a place to live. At […]
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National Long-Term Care Reform Day to be held at Washington Square Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The group Respect, Oversight, Advocacy, Reform (ROAR) will be hosting its first event on Sunday to raise awareness about the National Walk for Long-term Care Reform in Rochester. Elder Justice Committee of Metro Justice is collaborating with ROAR for the walk which will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. News 8 was […]
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The Arc Wayne in Macedon finishes upgrades to clinic after getting $500K grant
MACEDON, N.Y. — The Arc Wayne has finished a major upgrade to its clinic. The organization received $500,000 from a state health department grant. It was used to renovate its buildings in Macedon and expand clinic space, focusing on improving access for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Staff at the facility say the changes […]
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Rochester General Hospital Marks 70 Years on Portland Avenue
Rochester General Hospital (RGH) marked 70 years on its Portland Avenue campus on September 16, recognizing an institution that has grown to become one of the region’s major healthcare, employment, and medical education anchors. RGH opened the campus on September 16, 1956, as Rochester grew and demand for hospital...
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CHS Ambulance becomes first in region to carry blood for emergency transfusions
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CHS Ambulance is now the first in the region to carry blood for emergency transfusions. It’s thanks to a new partnership with University of Rochester Medicine and Strong Memorial Hospital. The new service allows ambulance crews to give blood at the scene or on the way to the hospital. The program relies […]
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RRH's Lipson Cancer Institute Again Named Among Nation’s Top Oncology Programs
ROCHESTER, NY — Rochester Regional Health’s Lipson Cancer Institute has once again been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its list of Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs, marking the third time the cancer program has earned the distinction. Lipson is a comprehensive cancer care...