Crouse Connects

Crouse isn’t just about healthcare. We’re about what we believe sets us apart: Carepassion™ .
We always say we’re not a ‘perfect’ hospital. But our physicians, nurses, providers and staff strive to listen to each patient and family member’s feelings and needs with the respect and dignity you deserve.
Our CrouseConnects blog is designed to talk about some of the ways we connect and do just that. How we work on achieving clinical advances that help us provide the best in patient care for our community and region. And how we try to tend to the “little things” — parking, getting around and dining, for example — to make anyone’s visit or stay at Crouse more welcoming and comfortable.
Category Archives: Crouse Services
06/15/2021
Even in Death, Spiritual Care Volunteer Touches Lives
Thomas Schlueter (1944 – 2021) was an active Spiritual Care volunteer for five years until we had to pause our volunteer program due to COVID-19. As a Crouse Health volunteer, Tom provided comfort to fellow cancer patients while in remission himself from the leukemia that eventually caused his death. An active member of St. Elizabeth Ann…
Read more04/27/2021
Managing Stress in Unprecedented Times
As much of our nation moves toward resuming some degree of normalcy, stress will inevitably still be a factor each of us will continue to face. The challenges we have experienced reinforce the need to consider how we think about managing stress to protect and promote our well-being. Effective stress management has long been associated…
Read more12/30/2020
What to Expect: Delivering at Crouse During a Pandemic
Having a baby is an exciting time, but due to the COVID-19 virus, many parents-to-be are feeling anxious about coming into the hospital. Our Kienzle Family Maternity Center team has not missed a beat, and has been delivering babies throughout the pandemic with the same level of safe, compassionate care families have experienced at Crouse…
Read more12/09/2020
Local Editor Reports on His Stroke Experience
> Heart Attack or Stroke? Seek emergency care immediately: It’s Still Safe During Pandemic The past six months have been the healthiest of my life. I started a regimen of walking three to four miles every day; I nearly eliminated alcohol consumption; and drastically increased eating fruits and vegetables, while reducing red meat. I…
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