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How to live with a child who has type 1 diabetes
Once a child is diagnosed with diabetes, he or she and their loved ones receive several hours of education about how to manage the disease from a diabetes educator. They learn about how to interpret...
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Spiritual Care volunteer had early calling to care
Pat Leonard as “Patti Cake the Clown” at a fundraiser during the Moyer’s Corners Firemen Field Days, circa 1985. By Stephanie DeJoseph How would you respond if your grandmother told you as child that...
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Helping families have fun, despite diagnosis
This is a keepsake of Gayle Withrow’s. Gayle Withrow’s daughter, Shannon Froio was 6 ½ when she died in February 2007 from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The little girl was treated at Upstate...
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Join our March of Dimes March for Babies team
Pre-registration is underway for the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies, taking place this year on Sunday Oct. 14 at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Upstate employees who raise a minimum...
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Look Back at Summer: A Camping Trip for Burn Survivors
Some of the burn campers: Thomas Stevens, Adam Croman, Mitchell Dryer, Daniel Dryer, Alieshaia Rosinsky, husband-and-wife Upstate employees Jaclyn and Christopher Monahan, Soniece Crudup and Jonathan...
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Pediatric patients trick-or-treat in hospital
A patient named Evan collects treats from costumed Upstate employees. Photo by Kathleen Paice. Costumed characters from the Marketing department include Amber Smith, Rebecca Janowski, Stephanie...
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Families affected by autism enjoyed puppets, magic at “Lions and Tigers and...
Zoe and Michael share the stage — and red noses — with puppeteer and magician Geoff Navias at a performance for the Margaret Wiliiams Center. Michael, a 9-year-old boy from Camillus, smiled as he...
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Taking a stand against prescription and synthetic drug abuse
Upstate experts are among those participating in “CNY Communities Unite: Making a Stand Against Prescription and Synthetic Drug Abuse” Monday, Dec. 12 at Crouse Hospital’s Marley Education Center. The...
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Register for Christmas Bureau, obtain free flu shots
Dr. Manika Suryadevara gives a flu shot. Photo by Kathleen Paice Froio. Children and families who register for the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Bureau gift and food giveaway are receiving free flu...
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Father Daughter Valentine Ball tickets sell out quickly
Enjoying last year’s event area Alyssa Battaglia, Julian Battaglia and Helena Bonavita. Tickets go fast for Upstate’s annual Father Daughter Valentine Ball. Reserve your spot by calling the Foundation...
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Winter 2013 ‘Upstate Health’ magazine ready to be read
The winter 2013 issue of Upstate Health is here, featuring Olamide Ajagbe MD on the cover. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics who works some shifts at the Upstate Golisano After Hours Care on...
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Upstate introduces services at Community Campus
1 Bariatric Surgery Center. 2 Breast Care Center. 3 Cord Blood Bank site. 4 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. 5 Golisano After Hours Care. 6 Upstate Orthopedics. 7 Sleep Center. 8 Upstate Urology. Illustration...
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Snowboarding puts wrists, spleen at risk
Snowboarders, especially young males, are at risk of injuring their arms and/or internal abdominal organs after a fall while snowboarding. Alison McCrone MD That’s the conclusion of a study in which...
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Caffeine alert: Too much is dangerous
High-caffeine energy drinks can be dangerous, leading to heart irregularities, neurological complications, brain injuries and even death. People drink the beverages for help staying awake, but...
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After Hours Care designed for sick kids (newborn to age 21) on nights and...
The center is open evenings and weekends. Its colorful furnishings are based on the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. There are lots of comfortable chairs, and a big TV, a fish tank and fun-house...
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5 improvements in pediatric emergency care
Richard Cantor MD is the director of the pediatric emergency department at Upstate University Hospital. If you haven’t been to the emergency department with an ill or injured child lately, you may not...
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Much thought, artistry behind children’s hospital memorial tree
Memorial tree, photographed by Shweta Shreyarthi. Anyone who visits the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital can see the red tree sculptures that frame its “treehouse” entrance. Last fall, a new...
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Why one man goes bald for St. Baldrick’s annual fundraiser
The author, Jim McKeever gets shaved at the 2010 St. Baldrick’s fundraising event at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub. By Jim McKeever On Sunday March 3, Central New York’s population of bald heads will grow by...
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ABC News taps surgeon for comment on girl born without eyes, nose
Upstate’s Sherard Tatum III, MD is quoted in a story today by ABC News about a 16-year-old from Charlotte, N.C. who was born without eyes or nose. The condition is “exceedingly rare,” Tatum told the...
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Health Carnival aimed at 3rd, 4th, 5th graders during National Public Health...
Master of Public Health students from Upstate Medical and Syracuse universities are organizing a Community Health Carnival designed for students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. The event takes place from 1...
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