Rochester General Hospital
Isaiah Weathers, a 34-year-old recently paroled for prior carjacking and robbery convictions, was arrested following an assault in the Rochester General Hospital parking lot. Weathers is accused of attacking a woman, choking her for several minutes, and stealing her car. Police responded to the scene around 9:30 a.m. and later spotted the stolen vehicle, leading […]
Nurses at Rochester General Hospital are prepared to strike today, a move that is creating widespread concern over the possible impact. The recent round of negotiations between Rochester Regional Health and the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals has recently concluded without significant progress. RRH has expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome, leading to a […]
Rochester Regional Health released a statement, ensuring uninterrupted care for the community during a potential nurses strike at Rochester General Hospital this week. If the strike were to happen, RRH said RGH will operate at normal business hours and has contracted hundreds of replacement nurses who were carefully selected and trained from a national agency. […]
Rochester General Hospital went on lockdown overnight when someone made threats on social media. Only RGH staff and patients were able to get into the hospital. Right now police say there’s no immediate threat. https://www.whec.com/top-news/heavy-police-presence-at-roch
In a 431-296 vote, Nurses at Rochester General Hospital voted to unionize this week, marking it potentially the most successful unionization effort in the U.S. since Amazon workers in New York City. Hospital administration declined to comment for this report but released a statement saying: “We are disappointed in this outcome, as we continue to […]
Mayor Lovely Warren spoke with some of the families of the victims of the mass shooting that happened on Saturday night. She’s asking the community to keep the families affected in their prayers as they piece their lives back together after the tragic event. The Rochester Police Department is saying that two people were killed […]
Dr. Jiqing Ye, a pathologist from Huanggang, China, currently works at Rochester General Hospital. This week, Ye learned that residents of his home town, which is approximately 50 miles from Wuhan, donated personal protective equipment to regional hospitals. The Huanggang High School Alumni Association and Huanggang Middle School Overseas Alumni Association sent a variety of […]
On Monday, April 6, a local Rochester member of the community and registered nurse, Olivia Goodwin, started orientation for her new role treating COVID-19 positive patients who require long-term care in Milford, New Jersey. Goodwin has been a registered nurse for the last four years in primarily operating environments. She previously worked at Rochester General […]
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