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Coordination lowers costs, increases quality
The patient was a typical one for Lifetime Medical Group’s Care Connection. With congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the patient had been in the emergency room twice and hospitalized once in the past year, and the visits were costly from both the hospital’s and patient’s perspective. Because a mix of […]
Hospitals
The survey includes hospitals in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties; ranked by total full-time personnel.
A career of patient- and family-centered care
Mary Wicks R.N. has been instrumental in several major initiatives at the University of Rochester Medical Center that improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care. Wicks is associate director of critical care and emergency nursing at URMC. Under her direction, its critical-care units have made tremendous strides in standardizing nursing care and developing […]
Now he teaches others to honor ‘sacred bond’
Marc Berliant M.D. considers training the next generation of physicians both an honor and a professional responsibility. Advancing resident education in Rochester is one of Berliant’s chief goals and accomplishments. In February 2009 he became the chief of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Division of General Medicine. He also teaches residents in […]
Physician Group Practices
Information was provided by physician group practices with offices in Monroe County that responded to an e-mail or fax survey; ranked by number of M.D.s..
Physician assistant leads refugee care program
For James Sutton, the greatest reward for guiding refugees to adequate health care is their gratitude. "My biggest joy has been, and always will be, the smile and simple thank-you I get from helping someone that normally wouldn’t be helped," he says. "That is what keeps me going." Sutton, director of community health […]
Pushing for innovation amid heavy regulation
Donna Grosstephan, director of nursing at the Highlands at Brighton, believed it was the start of a new era when Cindi Barry took the job of administrator there in 2005. "If there were any doubts, she made it clear the day she took a sledgehammer to a wall in the facility’s lobby because it […]
Valuing the gifts of those with special needs
In 26 years of providing high-quality health care to patients with special needs, Stephen Sulkes M.D. also has promoted acceptance and inclusion of those with developmental disabilities in his practice, colleagues say. Sulkes is director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester. He has held […]
His techniques help patients find healing from within
The components of therapeutic self-regulation have been used for years but have gained traction only recently, thanks to doctors such as Laurence Sugarman M.D. Sugarman is the general and behavioral pediatrician at Easter Seals New York’s diagnostic and treatment center in Rochester. He has led the creation and operation of a treatment that, in […]
Riggall pushes for cutting-edge training and patient care
Virginia Riggall R.N. brings compassion to bedside care and advances the field of nursing in Rochester. Riggall is a clinical resource nurse at Rochester General Hospital’s cardiothoracic intensive care unit. The story of her parents-once strong and healthy people who became weak and vulnerable from the illnesses that took their lives-motivates her as […]
Quality of life is Rich’s goal for seniors in his care
Steven Rich M.D. is passionate about helping his patients get the most living out of their lives. "The most rewarding part of my job is adding life to years, even if I can’t add years to the life of our community’s senior population," says Rich, chief of geriatrics and director of geriatric consultative services […]
High level of teamwork cuts blood infections
Patients in intensive care generally are the most vulnerable. With compromised immune systems, they are more susceptible to infections, which can be serious and sometimes deadly, so reducing these infections is always a top priority for intensive-care units. When the surgical ICU at Rochester General Hospital started a program to reduce the number of […]
