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Resident Awards
Each year we honor our residents through an awards ceremony to recognize their often unsung work. These awards represent the professional and support staff specific recognition of the contributions...
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A New Emergency Department
This week we will open GEM Care, a senior emergency department at our Community campus. This is an exciting and important event both for University Hospital, and for seniors in our community. Upstate...
View ArticleHealthcare Job Growth, the Recession, and Economic Recovery
This week, the Brookings Institute released a report that looked at the role of healthcare in the recent economic recession and recovery across the nation’s hundred largest metropolitan areas. The...
View ArticleEven Legislators Get Scorecards
Previously, I have written in the blog about the 2013 New York State Legislative Session. I outlined my appreciation for things that had happened, and for things that didn’t happen. I, also in this...
View ArticleThe Hospital’s CEO Dashboard
Recently, I ran across an article in Becker’s Hospital Review, written by Quint Studer, Founder of Studer Group. Many of us in the hospital world are familiar with the Studer Group’s work in driving...
View ArticleConsumer Reports is at it again!
Yesterday, Consumer Reports magazine released a hospital surgery rating report titled, “Your safer-surgery survival guide”. This report appears in the September issue of Consumer Reports, as well as...
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Back from Vacation!
As you may have noticed, my regular blog posts have been on vacation during the last month or so. This coincides with the time when many of our faculty and staff, including myself, take well-deserved...
View ArticleObama Care: Week 2
Any of us, who spent any time in the last week watching the news, reading a newspaper, or looking at the internet, are aware that October 1st was a big day in healthcare. That date marks the beginning...
View ArticleThe Arrival of Influenza!
As expected, influenza season is underway in New York State. Attached, you will find the recent influenza surveillance report from the New York State Department of Health for the week ending October...
View ArticleIn the Midst of Noise: A Student Speaks
It would be hard to believe that anyone in the institution has avoided being aware of recent events at Upstate Medical University. The constant churning of information, misinformation, innuendo, and...
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