Crouse Health has been recognized as a “High Performing in Maternity Care” hospital in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report ‘Best Hospitals’ rankings, the highest distinction awarded for maternity services. Crouse is the only hospital in the area to receive this designation, underscoring its leadership in both high-risk and low-risk obstetrical care. With an average of 3,800 births annually,…
Riya Susan Chacko, MD, board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology, has joined Crouse Medical Practice Cardiology. Dr. Chacko earned her medical degree from the Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where…
Crouse Health is the first hospital in Central New York to use the Watchman device, a minimally invasive implant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an alternative to long-term blood thinner therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder. Studies have shown that the Watchman device offers patients…
Over the past decade, the Crouse Institute for Robotic Surgery has become the largest multispecialty robotic surgery program in Central New York, thanks to an experienced team of regionally and nationally recognized physicians and a commitment to using the most advanced, minimally invasive technology available. On Saturday, February 29, we brought a da Vinci surgical…
