The chain’s May 5 bankruptcy filing will result in hundreds of store closings nationwide including a dozen here. The Rochester Pharmacy Access Coalition is working to help patients transfer prescriptions.
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COVID after five years
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It’s now been a half-decade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 3,350 lives in the Rochester area and 7 million worldwide. For many people who lived through the pandemic, the experience has had a profound and lasting impact.
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Workers authorize strike at UR Medicine Home Care
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The company and its 110 professional and clinical home care workers have been negotiating a first union contract for the last nine months.
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UR Medicine Home Care illegally stalling contract talks, union claims
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The union negotiating home care workers’ first contract with UR Medicine Home Care has filed a charge claiming the company is refusing to bargain or bargaining in bad faith, a violation of federal law.
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UR Medicine Home Care resumes talks with workers’ union
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The conversation had stalled last week over 16 outstanding economic issues, union officials said.
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UR researchers develop new method for liquid biopsies
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The technique, called CAD-LB, holds promise for rapidly diagnosing cancer and assessing the progress of therapies.
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Wilmot Cancer Institute gets $4 million commitment
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The funds from the Pluta Cancer Foundation will boost recruitment and retention initiatives, and help fund clinical trials.
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Saunders to make $30 million gift to URMC
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The bulk of the commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center by entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Saunders will support the work of the UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center.
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UR Medicine to pause some elective, semi-elective surgeries
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The medical system has taken action in response to a nationwide shortage of intravenous sterile fluids. The pause begins Oct. 16.
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The crisis in skilled nursing care
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For decades, Rochester-area health institutions have struggled to find enough beds for patients who need skilled nursing care. Since COVID, the problem has grown much worse.
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Strong Memorial expansion gets local funding boost
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A $1 million donation from alumnae and business leaders Peter and Kathleen Landers will support the hospital’s ongoing expansion project.