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Strike vote underscores rift between nurses, RGH
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Frustrated by lack of progress in contract talks, the union representing roughly 900 nurses at Rochester General Hospital plan a walkout.
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Finger Lakes Health to merge with UR Medicine
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The health systems will join forces on Aug.1. It adds two hospitals, in Yates and Ontario counties, to UR’s eight-hospital network.
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A cuddly strategy to boost medication adherence
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Developed by a UR clinical associate professor, MediTeddi is an electronic health care coach in the form of a stuffed bear.
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RGH seeks federal mediator to aid union talks
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Rochester General Hospital officials hope a mediator will help them reach an agreement with the nurses union and avoid the possibility of a strike.
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Pfizer vaccine approval highlights URMC’s research prowess
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Work on the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
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URMC team wins $4.9 million grant for Parkinson’s research
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Data collected in the 10-year project will help researchers better understand how Parkinson’s symptoms advance.
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UR telestroke program, spurred by the pandemic, develops quickly
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The “hub and spoke” stroke-treatment network that remotely connects a far-flung group of hospitals to Strong Memorial Hospital might be the most extensive of its type in the state.
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Strong Memorial’s ‘fair share’ deficit among highest nationwide
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A new study says the hospital spends far less on charity care and community investment than the value it gains from its nonprofit tax exemption. Hospital officials strongly disagree with the study’s methodology.
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Strong Memorial expansion gets $50M in state funds
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The hospital plans to triple the size of its emergency department, the most comprehensive modernization effort in nearly 50 years.
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On the brink
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Though COVID-19 hurt the health care system, the root of its ills lies in the fee-for-service model, an expert contends. But efforts to restore balance could take a while.