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medical care, education & research
Known around the world, the University Hill's health care facilities form a comprehensive network of quality patient care, medical education and scientific research. The Hill medical facilities annually treat more than 500,000 patients.
As a comprehensive health science university, the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse upholds a threefold mission - to provide essential community health care, to educate tomorrow's health care professionals, and to conduct groundbreaking research. Students of the Health Science Center are assured a complete clinical and academic preparation.
The Center has a 160-year tradition in medical education. The institution originated as one of the nation's first medical colleges in Geneva, New York, and joined the newly formed Syracuse University in 1871. Subsequently, it became part of the state university system in 1950.
Under the SUNY system, the Center experienced vast expansion and growth in medical facilities and academic programs. In 1965, the 350-bed University Hospital was added to the campus as its primary clinical facility, and Central New York's tertiary care hospital. The Center today hosts four colleges: the College of Health Related Professions, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, and the College of Graduate Studies. Total enrollment stands at about 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students, 300 of whom are enrolled in the College of Health Related Professions.
To reflect the Center's broad-based health science education, the institution's official name was changed from SUNY Upstate Medical Center to the SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse in 1986.
To respond more effectively to the growing demand for consumer health information, SUNY Health Science Center constructed a new Library and Health Information Center (HIC). The Health Information Center will provide a special area in the Library for consumer health information service. The Library and HIC both opened in December 1995.
The HIC is located on the main floor of the Library. Visitors to the HIC are greeted by about 1,200 square feet of space, shelving for about 5,000 resource items, comfortable seating, and a pleasant environment. The HIC is accessible to the physically impaired, and has a device that enlarges hard copy text for the visually impaired.
Popular and technical literature can be searched through Health Reference Center; a computer database specifically designed for consumer health information and containing full-text articles written for nonprofessionals. If the required information is not found there, MEDLINE, the premier database in the medical field, may be consulted.
Crouse Hospital, a full-service not-for-profit healthcare facility with 566 acute-care adult beds and 46 bassinets, serves more than 22,000 inpatients and more than 51,000 outpatients per year from a 15-county area in Central New York. It operates one of the longest-running and largest ambulatory surgery programs in the U.S. Both of its surgery centers-as well as the main hospital complex, two physician buildings, an education building, one of its chemical dependency/treatment centers and parking facilities-are located in the University Hill area.
Crouse Hospital
Since 1975, Crouse Hospital has functioned as the regional center for high-risk maternity, obstetrics, labor and delivery and newborn care services. Housed in the Kienzle Family Maternity Center, which opened in 1999, it is the most technologically advanced facility in the area. Its Level III neonatal intensive care unit admits approximately 800 premature critically ill infants each year and is the only one in the region designated by the state to do so. Crouse Hospital's NICU staff and physicians annually partner with national researchers, institutions, and corporations on many crucial neonatal research projects-ranging from making baby formulas easier for infants to digest to testing for infant hearing loss-that continue to impact neonatal care around the U.S. and the world.
In addition to a spectrum of cardiology services, the hospital operates a major adult cardiac catheterization laboratory and the only pediatric catheterization laboratory in Central New York-all offered within an integrated cardiac care center that opened in 1999. Other distinctive services offered by Crouse Hospital include the region's only in- and out-patient chemical dependency treatment services for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and the Spina Bifida Center, serving patients of all ages from a 21-county area.
Since 1887, Crouse Hospital has served the health and wellness of the community, continually reinvesting in its services, facilities, and employees. The hospital's dedicated staff of more than 2,300 often leads community initiatives, and supports the area's economy with more than $75 million per year from their Crouse Hospital paychecks. To further enhance its impact on the community, Crouse Hospital is a partner in the Health Alliance of Central New York, which includes Community General Hospital across town. For more information or a list of health services, visit the hospital's web site at www.crouse.org.
Click here for a view of Crouse Hospital's location on the Hill.
The Syracuse VA Medical Center is located geographically in the center of an 18-county coverage area extending from the Canadian border to the Pennsylvania state line.
VA Medical Center
The Syracuse VA Medical Center, a full tertiary care facility, provides general and specialized services in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and psychiatry. Specialized services in neurosurgery, cardiology, angiography, lithotripsy, audiology and speech pathology and a wide array of extended care alternatives makes this facility a progressive referral center. Ambulatory Care Services are provided through numerous outpatient clinics within the Medical Center and community-based clinics located in Massena, Watertown, Utica, Binghamton, and at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome. A comprehensive Women's Health Center became operational in October 1995. The Syracuse VA is also a member of the Upstate New York VA Network, which is an integrated approach to managing referrals, maximizing resources and controlling cost between six upstate New York medical centers.
The Medical Center is affiliated with the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse. At any given time, 74 residents, in more than 20 general or specialized disciplines, are rotating through this facility. In addition, programs in the allied health professions are in place with 12 institutions in the Central New York area. Affiliation agreements are in place with eight schools of nursing.
An active research program encourages all levels and types of research, especially those activities that have the most immediate impact on patient care. Over 50 investigators are currently working on over 70 active projects. These are either under the direct auspices of the VA Research and Development Service or the Central New York Research Corporation. The academic and research environment has proven to be a valuable recruiting tool to attract highly competent physicians and staff.
Since 1953, the Syracuse VA Medical Center has had a proud tradition of providing health care services to the veterans of Central New York. It has undergone numerous facility upgrades, investing over 70 million dollars in the past ten years. All of these have provided a modern, comfortable and efficient environment to meet the needs of the veteran well beyond the year 2000.
The Medical Center plays an active role in the Central New York community by promoting health care services and benefits to the veteran population. This is done through health fairs, media events and in house activities. In recent years this has been extended to non-veterans as well. A community health fair has been established to reach the inner city population that has been generally under served. Activities for women's health awareness have also been promoted. Unique to the VA is a well-child program established at the Griffiss AFB satellite clinic. All of these activities, plus extensive participation in regional health planning, place the Syracuse VA in a prominent position in Central New York.
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The Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center provides psychiatric inpatient services to residents of Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Cortland and Cayuga Counties of New York State. The Center also provides extensive outpatient services in Onondaga County and supports limited outpatient services in the other counties. Hutchings Psychiatric Center was developed from the former Syracuse Psychiatric Hospital, a short-term facility that opened in 1930. One of the most modern psychiatric facilities built in the state, Hutchings opened in 1972 under the auspices of the New York State Office of Mental Health. Since that time, Hutchings has maintained full accreditation for the maximum period of three years by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals.
With a staff of 521, Hutchings serves approximately 1,700 inpatients and outpatients each year. While the facility currently maintains 121 adult inpatient beds serving 150 inpatient admissions in 1998, approximately 90 percent of the patients at any point in time reside in the community and are treated by a variety of outpatient services. This is in accordance with the current philosophy that mental illness is best treated when the patient remains, as much as possible, within the community.
In addition to the wide range of adult services, Hutchings provides specialized treatment programs for children, adolescents and older adults. Cedar Industries, a Hutchings-sponsored rehabilitation workshop and affirmative business, does contract work and manufacturing for local businesses. This program, from which local businesses can obtain an efficient and reasonably priced service, provides an opportunity for individuals with a psychiatric disability to develop or relearn work skills so that they can resume competitive employment.
Hutchings provides mental health resources, not only to its patients, but also to many professionals and providers in the area. In turn, the center's staff is enhanced by its close proximity to other University Hill medical and educational facilities. Hutchings Institute for Learning provides direct clinical training for paraprofessionals, educational and consultative services for professional staff and a variety of public education services.
Hutchings is also a major professional training center. An internship accredited by the American Psychological Association is provided through the Psychology Department. Training of psychiatry residents and medical students of the SUNY Health Science Center operates through a long-standing cooperative agreement between Hutchings and Health Science Center staff. Graduate and undergraduate students from Syracuse University and other colleges and universities in the Central New York area also participate in a variety of internships supervised by the staff at Hutchings.
Click here for a view of Hutchings's location on the Hill.
Established in 1971, Rosewood Heights Health Center is a nonprofit, skilled nursing facility. Located on South Crouse Avenue, the center has 242 beds, meeting individual needs on an inpatient basis. Patient comfort and housekeeping ease are central to the facility's design. In addition, beauty, barber and laundry services are available.
Rosewood is committed to treating both patient and family as a unit, and provides tailored programs to meet that goal. Family members are encouraged to participate in planning and caring for the patient. Counseling of patients and families is provided by the Department of Social Work. At Rosewood, emphasis is placed on keeping the individual actively involved in the medical treatment program and as a contributing member of the family and community.
The center offers many programs to provide comprehensive and optimal care to patients. The center offers a variety of recreational activities that include social hours, garden club, trips throughout the community and shopping. Occupational therapy programs include retraining in daily living activities, restoring strength and coordination, providing adaptive equipment and splints, and homemaking retraining. Occupational therapy is used to treat disabilities resulting from cerebral vascular accident, traumatic brain injury, degenerative nerve disorders, arthritis and blindness.
The medical staff at the center includes a medical director and four specialists in internal medicine. Staff dentists and visiting podiatrists provide additional health care services. The 300 employees at Rosewood include 25 registered nurses, 26 certified licensed practical nurses, and 95 health assistants.
The center's Physical Therapy Department provides safe and effective physical therapy services to restore patient's independent living capabilities. Counseling of patients and families is provided by the Department of Social Work. Audiology and speech pathology services are coordinated into the treatment plan. The health care services at Rosewood Heights Health Center involve complex blends of treatment to meet the biological, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of the individual and family.
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