News Archives of December 1999

Health Connections, a free 24-hour confidential consumer health information, advice and referral service operated by University Hospital, is now answering questions regarding Y2K-health related issues. “We have a great deal of resources and hot-line information to give callers with questions on just about any health concern related to Y2K,” said Sondra Mott, a registered nurse with [...]

Kathleen A. Dunn, M.D., a medical officer for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, has been named associate professor of emergency medicine and medical director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Intelligent Transportation Systems Program at SUNY Upstate Medical University (formerly [...]

Patricia J. Numann, M.D., professor of surgery and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the State University of New York Health Science Center and medical director of University Hospital, has been elected chair of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). She also was recently elected second vice president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The [...]

The introduction of State University of New York Upstate Medical University as the new name of the State University of New York Health Science Center begins Monday, Dec. 6. The name University Hospital will not change. Dec. 6 is when the new name will be used in phone reception and advertising. The full transition [...]