Crouse Health is one of just 37 New York State healthcare facilities — and the only one in Central New York —to be designated an Age-Friendly Health System by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) recently announced the hospitals, ambulatory practices, post-acute care facilities and federally qualified…
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 recently announced the appointment of two highly regarded physicians to lead the Crouse Hospitalist Service, which is focused on the general medical care of its inpatients. James Leyhane, MD, FACP, SFHM, (left) was recently named Medical Director of the Crouse Hospitalist Service. Dr. Leyhane, board certified in internal medicine, earned his BS in…
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…
