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06/25/2019

Crouse Health Receives Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Crouse Health has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Crouse Health earned…

06/20/2019

Crouse Medical Practice to Open New Site in Camillus

Crouse Medical Practice (CMP) is opening a new office at 5417 West Genesee St. in Camillus. The 7,000 square-foot location is expected to open in September, according to CMP President and Medical Director Carl Butch, MD, and will provide both primary care and specialty services to patients on the west side of Syracuse. “We are…

06/19/2019

Orthopedic Patient Nominates Nurse for DAISY Award

Telah Hamm, RN, from our 6 South Irving Unit, is the latest recipient of the DAISY Award for Excellence in Nursing. Given each month, the DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary compassionate and skillful care given by nurses every day. Crouse has been a DAISY partner since 2015. Telah…

06/18/2019

Crouse Health Earns Dual Certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Crouse Health has earned the distinction of being the first and only hospital in the region to receive dual certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of regional expertise for the treatment of serious stroke events. Comprehensive Stroke Centers are typically the largest and best-equipped hospitals in a geographical area for treating…

06/18/2019

Crouse Hospital Achieves National Recognition from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

The bariatric (weight loss) surgery program at Crouse Health has been re-accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Jeffrey DeSimone, MD, medical director of Crouse Hospital’s Weight…

06/04/2019

Crouse Health Receives Honor from Syracuse/Onondaga County Chapter of the NAACP

Crouse Health was awarded the Earl G. Graves Corporate Award from the Syracuse/Onondaga County Chapter of the NAACP at its recent 40th anniversary Freedom Fund celebration. The award was presented by Linda Brown-Robinson, chapter president. “This important community recognition affirms our strong commitment to advancing and nurturing a culture that supports diversity and inclusion at…

05/29/2019

Maudie St. Denis Named 2019 Joan Fernbach Kingson Award Recipient

Congratulations to Maudie St. Denis, Administrative Assistant at Commonwealth Place, who was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Joan Fernbach Kingson Award. Maudie was nominated by her colleagues at Commonwealth, who have said she is in the epitome of the Crouse mission, vision and values. As one of the first faces patients and families…

05/22/2019

Tabiatha Esperon, RN, Receives DAISY Award for Excellence in Nursing

Tabiatha Esperon, RN, from our 4 South Irving Unit, is the latest recipient of the DAISY Award, having been nominated by a patient’s family for the care she provided during their mother’s last days of life. The family commended Tabiatha for her for attentive care, while giving the family the space they needed during a…

05/17/2019

Cardiac Catheterization Lab Staff Nominates Nurse Manager for DAISY Leader Award

The DAISY Award is given out each month at Crouse to an individual nurse who has gone above and beyond in their patient care. This month, a DAISY Nurse Leader Award was given to a leader who “impacts staff and/or the patient care they manage by role modeling extraordinary behavior and creating an environment where…

05/03/2019

New Father Nominates Kienzle Family Maternity Center Nurse for DAISY Award

The birth of your first child can often bring many emotions. Having a nurse who can make you and your family feel safe, comfortable and calm can make a world of difference in your birth experience. That was the case for a family who recently delivered their baby girl in the Kienzle Family Maternity Center.…

04/25/2019

Kinney Drugs Foundation Pledges $250,000 to Crouse Health Foundation

Kinney Drugs Foundation has announced a $250,000 pledge to the Crouse Health Foundation’s CrouseCares Campaign in support of the renovation and expansion of the Baker Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Crouse Health. “The mission of Kinney Drugs is to help people live healthier lives through health and wellness initiatives,” said Dave McClure, President…

04/23/2019

Crouse North Established to Enhance Clinical Affiliation in Northern New York

North Country Affiliate Partners and Crouse Health Establish Crouse North to Provide Locally Based Planning and Increased Access to Clinical Care In December 2017, the boards of directors of Carthage Area Hospital in Carthage; River Hospital in Alexandria Bay; Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg; and Crouse Health in Syracuse announced a clinical affiliation to enhance…

04/18/2019

Crouse ER Recognized for High Care Standards for Older Adults

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has awarded Crouse Health’s Pomeroy Emergency Services its Bronze Standard – Level 3 designation, which recognizes emergency departments in the U.S. that provide excellent care for older adults. The award is provided in partnership with the national Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. Crouse’s Emergency Department accreditation signals…

04/10/2019

Cardiac Care Nurse Receives DAISY Nomination from Team

Catherine Braudrick, RN, DAISY Award recipient

The Cardiac Care Center team nominated Catherine Braudrick, RN, from the Electrophysiology Lab, to be the DAISY recipient for March. “It’s difficult to isolate one specific event during which Catherine went above and beyond,” the team wrote. “She exceeds even the highest expectations of care on a daily basis to every patient that she comes…

03/04/2019

Crouse Health Foundation Announces $250,000 Regional Challenge for ‘Little Fighters’

The Crouse Health Foundation announced today that an anonymous donor has committed to a $250,000 challenge grant to support the renovation of Crouse’s Baker Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Known as the Little Fighters Regional Challenge, the grant will match gifts and pledges — dollar for dollar — up to $250,000. In an effort…

02/26/2019

Crouse Nurse Receives DAISY Nomination from a Retired Nurse

Danielle Petti, RN, from our 5 South Irving Unit, is the latest DAISY Award recipient. Danielle was nominated for the award by a patient who is a retired nurse, who found herself in Danielle’s care after a surgical procedure. The patient wrote that Danielle is an exceptional nurse, noting that she was not only attentive…

01/23/2019

ICU Nurse Nominated by Crouse Employee for DAISY Award

Michelle Fenner, RN, from our Intensive Care Unit, has received the latest DAISY Award after a nomination from a fellow Crouse employee. The nomination, written by Eric Kehoe, from our Emergency Services department, praised Michelle, saying it was apparent that she was a special nurse. Michelle cared for Eric’s mother after she suffered a fall…

01/18/2019

2019 Crouse Health MLK Day of Service

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, the third Monday in January is observed as a “day on, not a day off.” Known as the MLK Day of Service, this annual event is intended to…

12/20/2018

DAISY Recipient Recognized for Exceptional Care

Kendra Dick, RN, from our 4 North Irving Unit is the latest recipient of the DAISY Award. Nominated by a patient’s son after his mother’s passing at Crouse, Kendra was recognized for going above and beyond to help the patient and her family during a difficult time. When the patient arrived at Crouse via the…

12/14/2018

Pomeroy College of Nursing Holds December 2018 Convocation

The Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital recognized December graduates at a convocation ceremony on Friday, Dec. 14, at the Northminster Church in North Syracuse. Greetings were delivered by Ryan Barker, Assistant Dean for Students; Patricia Morgan, Program Chair and Associate Dean; and Rhonda Reader, Dean and Vice President of Clinical Services and Quality…

12/06/2018

Cardiologist Joshua Harrison, MD Joins Crouse Medical Practice

Central New York native Joshua Harrison, MD, has joined Crouse Medical Practice Cardiology. Board certified in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Harrison received his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. He also completed his residency at SUNY Upstate and went on to complete a fellowship in cardiology at University of Connecticut, Hartford Hospital in…

11/20/2018

ICU Nurse Presented with DAISY Award

Meghan Pelton, RN, from our ICU, is the latest recipient of the DAISY Award. Nominated by a patient’s husband and son, Meghan is recognized for her genuine compassion and care. Meghan cared for the patient while she recovered in the ICU after a surgery to remove a mass from her left temporal lobe. The surgery…

11/19/2018

Crouse Health Auxiliary Launches 31st Annual Lights of Love Campaign

The holiday season is upon us and, with it, one of Central New York’s most glowing traditions: the Crouse Hospital Auxiliary Lights of Love campaign. Each of the 3,000 lights on the iconic Crouse clock tower are illuminated, representing gifts — given in honor or in memory of someone — that will support the hospital’s…

10/04/2018

Crouse Health Marks Completion of Final Phase of Pomeroy Emergency Services Department Project

Crouse Health has completed the final phase of its $38 million emergency services renovation and expansion project. The hospital marked the milestone with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the newly completed portion of the project. The two-phase project was partially opened in July 2017, with completion of the 21,000 square-foot main ER.…