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News Archives of 2013

Upstate University Hospital honored for delivering quality and cost-effective care

Upstate University Hospital honored for delivering quality and cost-effective care

July 22, 2013

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield program recognizes Upstate's spine and orthopedic surgery programs for quality.


Upstate's a classroom for nurses from Samaritan Upstate

Upstate's a classroom for nurses from Samaritan Upstate

July 22, 2013

University Hospital has been a classroom of sorts for nurses from Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown.


SUNY College of Nanoscale and Science and Engineering

SUNY College of Nanoscale and Science and Engineering

July 17, 2013

Alain Kaloyeros, PhD, (left) senior vice president and chief executive officer of the College of Nanoscale and Science and Engineering in Albany, speaks to the media, as Upstate Medical University President David R. Smith, looks on.


Medquest offers teens a hands-on approach to learning about healthcare careers

Medquest offers teens a hands-on approach to learning about healthcare careers

July 15, 2013

The intensive weeklong program gets under way July 15 and features an array of activities, from suturing clinics to a sky-high view of medicine.


Upstate Medical University receives award from the Corporate Volunteer Council

Upstate Medical University receives award from the Corporate Volunteer Council

July 15, 2013

Award, given by the CVC for the first time, honors Upstate's pioneering work in revitalizing the Corporate Volunteer Council.


Upstate study shows effectiveness of a primary care-based approach to prevent diabetes

Upstate study shows effectiveness of a primary care-based approach to prevent diabetes

July 11, 2013

Group telephone sessions with healthcare professionals who led talks on weight loss were effective in achieving weight loss for people at risk for diabetes.


Six from Upstate receive Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

Six from Upstate receive Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

July 8, 2013


Upstate student is one of only 4 in U.S. to receive special fellowship to study lupus

July 8, 2013

Hans Kim will use nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to get close-up look of lupus cells as he searchers for disease biomarkers, which may aid in the early detection of the disease and earlier treatment.


Insulin pump tested at Upstate represents 'major advance' toward artifical pancreas

Insulin pump tested at Upstate represents 'major advance' toward artifical pancreas

June 27, 2013

An insulin pump system with automatic insulin suspension safely reduced nighttime hypoglycemia for people with diabetes without increasing blood glucose, show study results.


Upstate opens area's first emergency department for older adults

Upstate opens area's first emergency department for older adults

June 26, 2013

Jaime Ciaccio, MD, director of the emergency department at Upstate's Community Campus, with Meredith Price, chief administrative officer of the Community Campus, cuts the ribbon June 26 to open Gem Care, the first emergency department in the region designed for people over the age of 65. Gem Care is located on Upstate's Community Campus at...


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