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Effective at 7 p.m. today, Rochester Regional Health and University of Rochester Medical Center are requiring universal masking, meaning all providers, staff and visitors must be wearing a surgical mask at all times in public and clinical areas for the ...

Construction firms large and small, forced to leave job sites on Friday when their work no longer fit the state’s definition of an essential industry, are hoping Gov. Andrew Cuomo instead will allow municipalities to determine whether building is a ...

Having backgrounds in the health care industry, Silas and Micky Patel said they followed intently the spread of the coronavirus long before it reached pandemic proportions in New York. They saw the devastation in China and then in Italy, and how ...

  Rochester’s health care providers believe they can more than double the number of available hospital beds within existing facilities to more than 4,000 should there be a wave of serious COVID-19 cases due to the coronavirus pandemic. But doctors ...

Constellation Brands is committing $2.5 million in donations to help provide relief in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The international beverage company based in Victor announced Thursday that its donations, made in partnerships with some of its major brands, ...

Instead of grilling a gorgeous steak and creating a beautiful plate presentation late last week, restaurateur Tony Gullace  was alone in the kitchen at Max at Eastman Place, cutting raw steaks and sealing them by Cryovac so customers could cook ...

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Monroe County has created a job portal to connect essential businesses that are looking to hire during the coronavirus crisis with healthy individuals who are looking for work. The hope is that a single employment platform will streamline the hiring process ...

Hickey Freeman Tailored Clothing is set to begin production of protective face masks for the medical staff at Rochester General Hospital, the Rochester manufacturer said Tuesday. “We have hundreds of the best sewing machine operators in the country. When Rochester ...

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Anticipated approval of $2 trillion in emergency legislation means small businesses can continue to pay employees, laid-off workers will receive full pay for four months and local governments and health care providers can continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “This ...

The University of Rochester Medical Center announced today its participation in a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Health to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of antiviral drug remdesivir for adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Ann Falsey M.D. ...

VPG Medical Inc., a local developer for home-based health monitoring and personalized wellness markets, announced today that it has created a free wellness tracker for Monroe County residents to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company was formed in 2018 ...

One business deemed essential, a commercial glass company in Wyoming County, is helping another essential firm keep employees a little safer during this coronavirus emergency. Robb’s Glass in Warsaw was commissioned by a regional bank to create an acrylic counter ...

In normal times, M3Dimensions would be bettering the surgical process for veterinarians and providing veterinary students with 3D models to enhance learning. But during this global coronavirus pandemic, the Rochester-based medical device company is instead creating lightweight, protective face shields ...

Elected officials are urging General Motors Corp. to begin producing ventilators at the company’s Rochester facility. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle on Tuesday sent word to GM Chairman and CEO Marry Barra to ...

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F.F. Thompson Hospital, located in Canandaigua, has moved its intensive care unit to a new, state-of-the-art 12-bed facility. Previously, the hospital’s ICU was in a seven-bed unit. The new Sands-Constellation Intensive Care Unit opened ahead of schedule. UR Medicine Thompson ...