Get Screened Like Your Life Depends On It! Cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for firefighters, followed closely by heart disease. The City of Syracuse health plan now offers firefighters earlier access to the following potential life-saving screenings. Screenings are offered in collaboration with Crouse Medical Practice – Cardiology, Crouse Radiology Associates and…
Crouse Health has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to help support and expand services for individuals in treatment for substance use disorders. The grant will expand access to Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA) outside of traditional treatment hours. CRPAs are individuals with lived experience who understand the toll of…
Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a medical transcription service assisting providers across the U.S., has experienced a data breach as a result of a hacking incident in its own systems. At least 4 million New Yorkers have been impacted by the data breach, including some (but not all) Crouse Health patients. There was no compromise…
Crouse Health cardiologists are the first in Syracuse to have implanted the Watchman in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder. Crouse Health is the first hospital in Central New York to use the Watchman device, the minimally invasive implant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an alternative to…
