Crouse Connects

Crouse isn’t just about healthcare. We’re about what we believe sets us apart: Carepassion™ .

We always say we’re not a ‘perfect’ hospital. But our physicians, nurses, providers and staff strive to listen to each patient and family member’s feelings and needs with the respect and dignity you deserve.

Our CrouseConnects blog is designed to talk about some of the ways we connect and do just that. How we work on achieving clinical advances that help us provide the best in patient care for our community and region. And how we try to tend to the “little things” — parking, getting around and dining, for example — to make anyone’s visit or stay at Crouse more welcoming and comfortable.

Tag Archives: diversity and inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Patient Transporter Melissa Duran

By: Crouse News

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 to honor and celebrate the history, culture, influence, achievements and contributions of U.S. Latino and Hispanic communities. To help commemorate this wonderful month, meet Patient Transporter Melissa Duran. Melissa is a native Ecuadorian born and raised in “Quito,” the capital of Ecuador. She…

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Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month

By: Crouse News

September is Deaf Awareness Month, a time to celebrate the rich cultural history of the deaf community and continue the work of advocating for the rights of deaf people everywhere. Meet Brian Brothers, Aide/Attendant in Environmental Services. Q: How long have you worked at Crouse Hospital? A: 21 years Q: What do you like about…

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With Education, the Sky’s the Limit

By: Kaelyn Lowe

“My mother always told me ‘Everything is hard until you learn it.’” And it’s apparent that Jeanette Epps, PhD, former Crouse employee who’s now a NASA astronaut, took her mother’s belief about education to heart. The Syracuse native graduated from Thomas J. Corcoran High School in 1988, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics…

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