Crouse Medical Practice (CMP) in Syracuse has achieved Level 3 certification, the highest level, from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). “We are honored to have received the highest level of PCMH recognition,” said Carl Butch, MD, medical director for CMP, a multi-specialty medical practice affiliated with…
Crouse Health has introduced a new imaging test to detect liver and kidney cancers that up until now has only been available in larger markets such as Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. It’s called contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). According to Thomas Green, MD, chief of radiology for Crouse Health, the procedure uses contrast…
Crouse Health has reached a rare milestone in the field of minimally invasive surgery – 15,000 robotic-assisted procedures performed since the launch of the program in 2008. Since that time the robotics program at Crouse has expanded to include seven robotic systems, with six da Vinci XI systems and the latest addition of a da…
Crouse Health is now offering patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease a new, minimally invasive treatment option that uses sonic pressure to safely break up calcium blockages that can reduce blood flow to the heart. The shockwave technology, also known as intravascular lithotripsy or IVL, enables physicians to fracture the calcium deposits using sonic pressure…
