The Unity Hospital Of Rochester

Programs: See schedule o rochester regional health (rochester regional) (i. E. The parent organization and its related affiliates) has provided high quality healthcare services to the greater rochester ny area and surrounding regions for more than 160 years. It is the second largest employer in rochester and an integral part of the community. Rochester regional has a nationally recognized heart program and a nationally accredited cancer center, and offers patients many of the same leading edge treatment options found at the country's finest medical centers. From surgery to orthopedics, women's health to emergency care, people all across western ny turn to rochester regional for their experience, compassion and expertise in helping them get back to living their lives. Poverty trends, community health research and needs assessments are reviewed on a regular basis while planning community health programs. Rochester regional representatives are actively engaged in various community health collaborations with the local health departments, state health department, and local not-for-profit health and human service agencies, and actively works to respond to community priorities and develop programs and services that fill a gap or supplement an existing program. Most rochester regional community health outreach programs are offered in partnership with other community organizations or governmental agencies, in order to leverage resources to meet community needs. Information regarding the availability of community health programs, assistance with health insurance enrollment and financial assistance for medical care received at rochester regional hospitals, emergency departments, outpatient departments or long-term care facilities are disseminated to the public in electronic (website) form. Unity hospital, one of the five hospitals under the rochester regional umbrella, is a 287-bed recently renovated hospital located in the town of greece. Key programs and centers include chemical dependency, brain injury & rehabilitation, joint replacement center, family birth place, spine center, diabetes center, stroke center, and emergency center. Its awards and designations include: excellus bluecross blueshield blue distinction center for knee and hip replacement and for spine surgery; excellus bluecross blueshield blue distinction center for maternity care at the august family birth place at unity hospital; american association of critical care nurses (aacn) silver-level beacon award for excellence in professional practice (intensive care unit), patient care and outcomes; commission on the accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (carf) accreditation for acute rehabilitation and brain injury rehabilitation at the golisano restorative neurology & rehabilitation center; joint commission gold seal of approval designation for health care quality; joint commission gold seal of approval at the charles j. August joint replacement center; advanced certification from the joint commission for palliative care; star rating on facility compare reports from cms on 3 out of 4 dialysis units; cms 4-star rating; and american heart association/american stroke association's get with the guidelines -stroke gold plus achievement award with target: stroke honor roll elite plus award recognition for stroke care. Unity medical group operates as a division of unity hospital. Unity medical group has 28 office- and hospital-based locations in monroe and genesee county. The services offered by unity medical group include geriatrics, palliative care, skilled nursing home support, endocrinology, dental care, internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, pulmonary services, sleep services, infectious disease treatment, orthopedic spine treatment, progressive neurovascular service with neurology specialty outpatient care and endovascular surgical acute care. There are also a specialized vascular surgery group and nephrology with comprehensive dialysis services.