Rochester General Hospital, an affiliate hospital of Rochester Regional Health, is a 528-bed tertiary care hospital, located in Rochester, New York. Rochester General Hospital has been serving the residents of the Rochester Region and beyond since 1847. Rochester General Hospital offers primary medical care and a broad range of specialties. Rochester General Hospital's medical staff includes over 1,000 primary care physicians and specialists, many of whom have offices at the hospital and throughout the community.[2]
Chartered in 1847 and established in 1864,[3] the Rochester City Hospital opened during the last years of the American Civil War on a plot of land on West Main Street bounded by Reynolds, Troup and Van Auker Streets, and had been the site of West Cemetery. Along with St. Mary's hospital that was designated as a U.S. Army General Hospital, the City Hospital's first major challenge was the treatment of 448 Union soldiers in the next two years. In the post-war years, the Hospital rapidly grew, embracing the advancement of medical technology, and becoming a leader in surgery and nursing. The Rochester City Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1880 and became the 12th nursing training program in the nation and the 3rd in New York State. Many graduates from the school would later have distinguished careers in nursing and as administrators and physicians.
Rochester City Hospital in 1864.
To reflect its all-encompassing mission, the hospital's name changed to Rochester General Hospital in 1911. In the early years of the twentieth-century members of the medical staff responded to the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 and became the nucleus of the organized military hospitals, Base Hospital 19 in the First World War and the 19th General Hospital later on in Second World War.
The post-Second World War years reflected a period of rapid growth and technological advancement. The hospital led the region by opening the first Premature Infant Nursery in Western New York in 1951. The absence of a hospital in the northern sections of the city prompted the establishment in 1956 of the new Rochester General Hospital Northside campus on Portland Avenue and Ridge Road East on land purchased from the Buell Farm.[4] While maintaining both the new “Northside” campus and the original, now designated “Westside” campus, the hospital continued to embrace the leading advancements in medical technology. The Westside campus closed in 1966, leaving Northside as the Rochester General Hospital.
The forerunner to the present Rochester Heart Institute, the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory opened in 1959 and installed the first pacemaker in 1963 closely followed by the first open-heart surgery the following year.
Through the 1970s and 1980s the hospital continued to expand to serve the needs of the community. In response to evolving health care industry in 1984, Rochester General Hospital, along with its affiliates, combined with the Genesee Hospital, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and the Continuing Care Network to form the Greater Rochester Health system (GRHS.)
In 1997 the Rochester General Hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary. This year also saw the system change its name to ViaHealth, which comprised the Rochester General Hospital, The Genesee Hospital, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, The Behavioral Health Network and the Continuing Care network of long-term care providers.
The organization again changed its branding name from Viahealth to the Rochester General Health System in 2008 to closer reflect its long history of commitment and service to the Rochester community.[5][6]
Services
Bariatric Surgery
Breast Center
Cancer
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Childbirth
Dentistry
Emergency Medicine
Joint Replacement
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Residency Training Programs
Stroke Center
Facilities and current operations
Rochester General Hospital has 528 beds and is served by more than 1,500 medical and dental staff members and more than 7,500 employees. In 2010, RGH cared for more than 100,000 patients in the emergency department, discharged over 32,356 inpatients, and performed more than 15,300 surgical procedures and over 1,159,000 outpatient encounters.[7]
Sands-Constellation Center for Critical Care
Rochester General Hospital is currently constructing a 7-story, 312,000 square foot critical-care building, that will include 23 operating rooms, 128 private-acuity-adaptable patient rooms, and 14 special care nursery rooms.[8] Rochester General received its largest gift in the hospital's history from Robert Sands of Constellation Brands.[9] Upon approval from the State of New York, the facility is projected to be completed in late 2021.[10]
Hospital rating data
The HealthGrades website contains the clinical quality data for the Rochester General Hospital, as of 2017. For this rating section three different types of data from HealthGrades are presented: clinical quality ratings for thirty-nine inpatient conditions and procedures, thirteen patient safety indicators and the percentage of patients giving the hospital as a 9 or 10 (the two highest possible ratings).
For inpatient conditions and procedures, there are three possible ratings: worse than expected, as expected, better than expected. For this hospital the data for this category is:
Worse than expected - 9
As expected - 13
Better than expected - 17
For patient safety indicators, there are the same three possible ratings. For this hospital safety indicators were rated as:
Worse than expected - 1
As expected - 8
Better than expected - 4
Percentage of patients rating this hospital as a 9 or 10 - 69% Percentage of patients who on average rank hospitals as a 9 or 10 - 69%[11]
References
^. Nursecredentialing.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^"Rochester General Hospital | Rochester Regional Health, New York". www.rochesterregional.org. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
^Liebschutz, Sarah F. (2011), Communities and Health Care: The Rochester, New York, Experiment, University of Rochester Press, pp. 63–64, ISBN978-1-58046-385-0
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Rochester General Hospital an affiliate hospital of Rochester Regional Health is a 528 bed tertiary care hospital located in Rochester New York Rochester General Hospital has been serving the residents of the Rochester Region and beyond since 1847 Rochester General Hospital offers primary medical care and a broad range of specialties Rochester General Hospital s medical staff includes over 1 000 primary care physicians and specialists many of whom have offices at the hospital and throughout the community 2 Rochester General HospitalRochester Regional HealthGeographyLocation1425 Portland Ave Rochester New YorkOrganisationCare systemPrivateTypeTeachingAffiliated universityCleveland Clinic and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterServicesStandardsJCAHO accreditationMagnet 1 statusBeds528SpecialityMultispecialtyHelipadYesHistoryOpened1847LinksWebsitewww wbr rochesterregional wbr org wbr locations wbr hospitals wbr rochester general hospital wbr Other linksList of hospitals in the United States Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Facilities and current operations 3 1 Sands Constellation Center for Critical Care 4 Hospital rating data 5 References 6 Further readingHistory EditChartered in 1847 and established in 1864 3 the Rochester City Hospital opened during the last years of the American Civil War on a plot of land on West Main Street bounded by Reynolds Troup and Van Auker Streets and had been the site of West Cemetery Along with St Mary s hospital that was designated as a U S Army General Hospital the City Hospital s first major challenge was the treatment of 448 Union soldiers in the next two years In the post war years the Hospital rapidly grew embracing the advancement of medical technology and becoming a leader in surgery and nursing The Rochester City Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1880 and became the 12th nursing training program in the nation and the 3rd in New York State Many graduates from the school would later have distinguished careers in nursing and as administrators and physicians Rochester City Hospital in 1864 To reflect its all encompassing mission the hospital s name changed to Rochester General Hospital in 1911 In the early years of the twentieth century members of the medical staff responded to the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918 1919 and became the nucleus of the organized military hospitals Base Hospital 19 in the First World War and the 19th General Hospital later on in Second World War The post Second World War years reflected a period of rapid growth and technological advancement The hospital led the region by opening the first Premature Infant Nursery in Western New York in 1951 The absence of a hospital in the northern sections of the city prompted the establishment in 1956 of the new Rochester General Hospital Northside campus on Portland Avenue and Ridge Road East on land purchased from the Buell Farm 4 While maintaining both the new Northside campus and the original now designated Westside campus the hospital continued to embrace the leading advancements in medical technology The Westside campus closed in 1966 leaving Northside as the Rochester General Hospital The forerunner to the present Rochester Heart Institute the Cardio Pulmonary Laboratory opened in 1959 and installed the first pacemaker in 1963 closely followed by the first open heart surgery the following year Through the 1970s and 1980s the hospital continued to expand to serve the needs of the community In response to evolving health care industry in 1984 Rochester General Hospital along with its affiliates combined with the Genesee Hospital Newark Wayne Community Hospital and the Continuing Care Network to form the Greater Rochester Health system GRHS In 1997 the Rochester General Hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary This year also saw the system change its name to ViaHealth which comprised the Rochester General Hospital The Genesee Hospital Newark Wayne Community Hospital The Behavioral Health Network and the Continuing Care network of long term care providers The organization again changed its branding name from Viahealth to the Rochester General Health System in 2008 to closer reflect its long history of commitment and service to the Rochester community 5 6 Services EditBariatric Surgery Breast Center Cancer Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery Childbirth Dentistry Emergency Medicine Joint Replacement Ophthalmology Pediatrics Residency Training Programs Stroke CenterFacilities and current operations EditRochester General Hospital has 528 beds and is served by more than 1 500 medical and dental staff members and more than 7 500 employees In 2010 RGH cared for more than 100 000 patients in the emergency department discharged over 32 356 inpatients and performed more than 15 300 surgical procedures and over 1 159 000 outpatient encounters 7 Sands Constellation Center for Critical Care Edit Rochester General Hospital is currently constructing a 7 story 312 000 square foot critical care building that will include 23 operating rooms 128 private acuity adaptable patient rooms and 14 special care nursery rooms 8 Rochester General received its largest gift in the hospital s history from Robert Sands of Constellation Brands 9 Upon approval from the State of New York the facility is projected to be completed in late 2021 10 Hospital rating data EditThe HealthGrades website contains the clinical quality data for the Rochester General Hospital as of 2017 For this rating section three different types of data from HealthGrades are presented clinical quality ratings for thirty nine inpatient conditions and procedures thirteen patient safety indicators and the percentage of patients giving the hospital as a 9 or 10 the two highest possible ratings For inpatient conditions and procedures there are three possible ratings worse than expected as expected better than expected For this hospital the data for this category is Worse than expected 9 As expected 13 Better than expected 17For patient safety indicators there are the same three possible ratings For this hospital safety indicators were rated as Worse than expected 1 As expected 8 Better than expected 4Percentage of patients rating this hospital as a 9 or 10 69 Percentage of patients who on average rank hospitals as a 9 or 10 69 11 References Edit ANCC Magnet Recognition Program Nursecredentialing org Archived from the original on 2012 06 10 Retrieved 2012 05 09 Rochester General Hospital Rochester Regional Health New York www rochesterregional org Retrieved 2016 09 08 Liebschutz Sarah F 2011 Communities and Health Care The Rochester New York Experiment University of Rochester Press pp 63 64 ISBN 978 1 58046 385 0 Evans A Hospital Grows 17 Rochester General Health System History Rochester General Hospital Rochestergeneral org Archived from the original on 2010 09 05 Retrieved 2012 05 09 History of the Rochester General Hospital Rochester General Hospital Rochestergeneral org Archived from the original on 2010 01 05 Retrieved 2012 08 02 About Rochester General Hospital Rochester NY Rochester General Hospital Rochestergeneral org Archived from the original on 2009 06 23 Retrieved 2012 08 02 Construction Begins at New 7 Story Critical Care Unit at RGH TWC News Retrieved 2017 07 05 NBC Messenger News partner News10 Constellation Brands Sands family give 20M for new critical care center MPNnow Retrieved 2017 07 05 Rochester Regional Health to build new Center for Critical Care WHEC News10NBC Retrieved 2017 07 05 HealthGrades website https www healthgrades com hospital directory new york ny rochester general hospital hgstb60a7b36330125 Further reading EditEvans Sue Jane K 1974 A Hospital Grows Rochester General Hospital Rochester New York Rochester General Hospital Smith Virginia Jeffrey 1947 A Century of Service Rochester General Hospital 1847 1947 Rochester New York Coordinates 43 11 32 N 77 35 11 W 43 192288 N 77 586351 W 43 192288 77 586351 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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