News Archive - Page 9 of 10

05/17/2017

Crouse Health Appoints Tarakad Ramachandran, MD, as Stroke Director

Working closely with Crouse’s neurosciences team, Dr. Ramachandran will provide leadership to help build on the hospital’s stroke program, with the aim of achieving Comprehensive Stroke Center certification.

05/12/2017

Melba Burwell Named 2017 Joan Fernbach Kingson Award Recipient

Congratulations to Melba Burwell, a Nursing Assistant on the 4 South Irving oncology unit, who was selected as the 2017 recipient of the Joan Fernbach Kingson Award. Nominated by Maggie Race, a registered nurse on the unit, Melba was noted for her hard work and willingness to lend a hand, but above all, her compassion…

05/04/2017

Kienzle Family Maternity Center Nurses Receive DAISY Award

DAISY recipients from Kienzle Family Maternity Center

Nurses Liz Dablock, Molly Lanza, Perrin Kaftan and Melissa Vadala were honored for their compassionate care as a family experienced a heartbreaking loss.

05/02/2017

Crouse Health and Northwell Health Announce Clinical Affiliation Agreement

The Board of Directors of Crouse Health have announced that Syracuse-based Crouse Health and New Hyde Park, NY-based Northwell Health have signed a clinical affiliation agreement.

04/18/2017

The Susan G. Komen Twin Tiers Region Awards Grant to Crouse Health Foundation

The Susan G. Komen Twin Tiers Region has awarded a $19,752 grant to Crouse Health Foundation to encourage women in Syracuse and Onondaga Country to seek breast cancer education and screening.

03/22/2017

DAISY Award Presented to NICU Nurses

In their nomination, the family explained that NICU nurses Debbie Bay, Kevin Shon and Janet Gregory hold a special place in their hearts.

03/14/2017

Crouse Health Hosts Crouse Choice Awards on March 13

VIEW THE CROUSE CHOICE AWARDS PROGRAM Each day, Crouse Health employees strive to carry out our mission of providing the best in patient care, as well to honor our vision and values. In doing so, many patients and family members choose to send along words of appreciation and recognition. Based on nominations from employees, physicians,…

03/14/2017

ICU Nurse Receives Latest DAISY Award

Intensive Care Unit registered nurse Ryan Eastman is the recipient of the DAISY award for March.

03/14/2017

Crouse Health Hosts Crouse Choice Awards on March 13

View the Crouse Choice Awards Program Each day, Crouse Health employees strive to carry out our mission of providing the best in patient care, as well to honor our vision and values. In doing so, many patients and family members choose to send along words of appreciation and recognition. Based on nominations from employees, physicians,…

02/28/2017

Crouse Nurse Plays Cupid on Valentine’s Day for Patient and His Wife

Ken Maxwell, RN, says, “It’s just what we do.”

02/24/2017

Crouse Hospital Named a Top 50 Healthcare Provider for Supply Chain Excellence for the Seventh Year

Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), global company that works with healthcare providers to reduce inefficiencies in the healthcare supply chain, recently recognized Crouse Health as a “GHX Best 50 Customer” for the seventh consecutive year.

02/10/2017

The Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Inducts New Honor Society Members

The Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital welcomed 18 fourth-semester nursing students into the Delta Zeta Chapter

02/02/2017

Syracuse Hospitals Issue Joint Advisory About Visiting Patients

Due to increased flu activity in New York state and Onondaga County, all Syracuse hospitals are asking those experiencing flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting patients at this time.

02/01/2017

Registered Nurse Latest DAISY Award Recipient

Ericka Williams, RN, is the recipient of the January Crouse DAISY Award for nursing excellence.

01/16/2017

Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Presents Spirit of Nursing Award

The Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital awarded the 2017 Spirit of Nursing scholarship to Jaylin Vernon, a nursing student in her last semester at the college.

01/06/2017

Crouse Hospital Wins Consumer Choice Award by National Research Corporation

The annual award identifies hospitals across the United States that healthcare consumers choose as having the highest quality, image and reputation.

01/06/2017

Crouse Medical Practice Adds Eye Imaging Technology for Diabetics

A retinal camera was introduced at the primary care practice to capture high-resolution digital images of parts of the inner eye.

01/04/2017

Crouse Medical Practice Selected to Participate in National Initiative to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes

Affiliated with Crouse Health, CMP is participating in the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model program and will work to decrease cardiovascular disease risk by assessing an individual patient’s risk for heart attack or stroke and applying prevention interventions.

01/03/2017

Crouse Health Foundation Presents The Margot Northrup Award to James A. Hughes

James Hughes, current member of the Crouse Hospital Board of Directors, received the award, named to honor the founding president of the Crouse Health Foundation.

12/27/2016

A Note From a Grateful Patient

A patient recently submitted a story commending Crouse nurses on the 4 North Irving unit.

11/01/2016

ICU Nurses Receive DAISY Award

Intensive Care Unit nurses Ginel Gordon and Faith Deferio are the most recent recipients of the DAISY award for outstanding nursing. They were nominated by a patient who called them “the epitome of nursing.” The patient who nominated Ginel and Faith spent 16 days in the ICU, and she expressed how both nurses made her…

10/19/2016

Crouse Appoints Twiggy Eure as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment and Retention Coordinator

Crouse Health has appointed Twiggy Eure to the position of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment/Retention Coordinator for the organization. In this new role, Eure will coordinate and guide efforts to define, assess, foster and cultivate diversity and inclusion at Crouse. Eure will also develop and oversee programs, services and initiatives designed to promote diversity and…

10/13/2016

Crouse Health Foundation Announces Major Naming Gift for Breast Health Center

The Crouse Health Foundation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to announce a major bequest and new name for Crouse Hospital’s Breast Health Center. On Oct. 12, 2015, Hadley Falk, MD, passed away at age 65. He had spent virtually his entire career as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, specializing…

10/06/2016

Tarakad Ramachandran, MD, Joins Neurology Service at Crouse Medical Practice

Tarakad Ramachandran, MD, has joined the Neurology Service of Crouse Medical Practice as a neuro-hospitalist and senior quality director. Highly regarded nationally and internationally as a clinician and educator, Dr. Ramachandran came to Syracuse in 1976 with broad-based training in internal medicine from the United Kingdom. After two years of residency and a year of…