All five Rochester Regional hospitals in the Finger Lakes region participate in National Surgical Quality Improvement Programs through the American College of Surgeons. We explain how this affects patient care.

At one point during her stay at Unity Hospital, doctors told Kay Sullivan she was the sickest patient who was there. Thanks to the hard work of countless medical staff, she is now home and living her normal life.

Anatomical Pathology Laboratory professionals handle tens of thousands of samples each year. This follows the path of one tissue sample to show the extraordinary work being done in our labs each day.

Carolan Mungo decided to have a total knee replacement procedure through Clifton Springs Hospital. A new program at the hospital helped her in ways she didn’t expect – before and after the surgery.

Two Rochester Regional Health (RRH) hospitals are among the inaugural group of hospitals recognized by the American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program for having met requirements to establish a hospital-wide framework for surgical quality.

Clifton Springs and Newark-Wayne become two of only five hospitals nationwide to obtain this verification status from the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program.

Elderly patients face different risks in surgery compared to other patients. Unity Hospital is the first accredited hospital in the nation to create a specialized program designed to help these patients.

"I feel I get to know my patients better in a rural community."

"I am passionate about providing high quality patient care wherever I work; however, I am strongly drawn to this community because of my background."

A new method of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery allows patients to recover with shorter hospital stays, less post-operative pain, and quicker recovery times.

RGH performs the first endovascular surgery in Upstate New York with a newly approved FDA device for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Retired firefighter becomes the first patient to receive a total knee replacement and leave the surgery center the same day.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic tubal ligation reversal helps women restore their ability to conceive again.

Ralph Pennino, MD, discusses the new safety measures in place at surgery centers throughout the Rochester Regional Health system.

New technology like Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) and Vision RT are leading the way as breast cancer treatment options.

Rochester Regional Health's Urology department is the only team in the region with new Focal One HIFU.

Patients at Unity Hospital are receiving more accurate care with the new 7D Surgical System.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Nicholas Loffredo discusses the benefits of the anterior hip replacement approach and bringing it to Batavia, NY.

Alok Gandi, DO, introduces us to one of his patients and talks about the benefits of weight loss surgery.

RGH has received accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG).