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Volunteers in 2014: Pinafores not required
1968: Auxiliary members and a volunteer at the former Community-General Hospital look at the thousands of hours devoted to helping patients and caregivers. Note the pinafore on the volunteer at right....
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1964: A very good year for hospitals…and children’s books
Mary Laverty; Alina, 5, and her father, Paul, of Baldwinsville; Kendreona, 3, and her cousin, Kiavoni, 14, read “Whistle for Willie” in the Family Resource Center at the Upstate Golisano Children’s...
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Assemblyman Roberts: Growing up down the street from Upstate
Samuel Roberts (on the right in a striped sweater) with friends and relatives at his childhood home on Rose Ave. — just down the street from what would be Upstate University Hospital. Circa 1960....
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“A smile in snowy white and strength in a starched skirt”
Class of 1963, School of Nursing, General Hospital of Syracuse. (This school was on the corner of East Castle and South State streets in Syracuse. It moved to Community-General Hospital in 1964....
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Wanna smile? Just listen to Jim.
James H. Abbott, hospital administrator at Upstate, 1964-1971 and 1989-2000. Photo circa 1964. Need a boost? Ask retired hospital administrator James H. Abbott about his career at Upstate. “Very...
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“Happy to share,” writes Dr. Albert Falcone
Alfred Falcone DDS, MD cared for the first baby born at Community Hospital on January 1, 1963. “I am full of stories and happy to share,” wrote Alfred Falcone DDS, MD in response to a request for...
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July: A great month for ribbon-cuttings and new buildings
Estella Nolta, the first patient at Upstate University Hospital, cut the ribbon to the new building on July 20, 1964. She is flanked by Upstate President Carlyle “Jake” Jacobsen PhD on the left and...
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Ridlon wildflower painting hangs in hospital lobby
Artist Jim Ridlon with his work, “Goldenrod and Wild Asters.” Photo by Rich Whelsky. Wildflowers adorn the lobby of Upstate University Hospital downtown, in a painting called “Goldenrod and Wild...
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Battling cancer and saving kids at the Waters Center
William Waters MD (upper left, with bow tie) and colleagues, circa 1964. Ten years ago, Upstate’s Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders was named in his memory. Richard Sills MD was a high...
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She’s so Syracuse, she remembers Renwick Place
Former Renwick Place resident Traci Hinton, in costume and ready to perform. Circa 1960. The 50th anniversary of the opening of the Upstate hospitals and the “I’m so Syracuse” memory project inspire...
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‘Clear thinking requires courage’ said the late Dr. Szasz
This illustration showing Dr. Szasz navigating an analyst’s couch through stormy seas sums up his role in the world of psychiatry. Professor Thomas Szasz MD, circa 1959 Legendary psychiatrist Thomas...
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Book shares advice from hospital spiritual care volunteers
A book called “Open the Eyes of My Heart” showcases the volunteer spiritual care that takes place within Upstate University Hospital as part of professional chaplaincy provided by the Department of...
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1970s discovery makes bones ‘light up like a Christmas tree’
John McAfee MD, chairman of radiology and radiological sciences, 1965-1989, and Robert Richardson PhD, associate professor of radiology, 1970-2014, in the nuclear medicine lab at Upstate University...
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This issue of Upstate Health is brought to you by the number 5
KidzBop performed for patients and families at the Kinney Performance Center at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. Photo by Kathleen Paice Froio. Lots of important “fives” around Upstate these days,...
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Honoring the beloved ‘Cookie’ Jacobsen
Ellen Townley Cook Jacobsen, MD, ’50 (1919-2013) On Wednesday, November 12 at 3 p.m., Ellen Cook “Cookie” Jacobsen MD and her husband Carlyle “Jake” Jacobsen PhD will he honored at a dedication...
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Remembering Jake: the president who built the hospital
Drs. Cookie and Jake Jacobsen meet with NY Governor Nelson Rockefellerand his wife, Happy, at the newly opened Upstate University Hospital, 1965. Yesterday’s post told a bit about the late “Cookie”...
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Upstate and the Bacons in the 1960s: two careers, one marriage and a baby...
Donell and Shirley Bacon (center) are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary the same year that Upstate University Hospital celebrates its 50th anniversary. At left is Donell working in the lab at...
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6 things you might not know about Upstate…
* Volunteers contribute mightily to the operation of Upstate University Hospital, logging 82,528 hours in 2013. Learn about volunteer opportunities by calling 315-464-5180 or visiting...
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Fun facts, trivia included in Upstate Health magazine
Can you find the red H? Page three of Upstate Health magazine this quarter features five random pieces of information you might not otherwise know about Upstate, including: * The roof of the Upstate...
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Spring issue of Upstate Health magazine available now
Elizabeth Reddy, MD, is on the cover of the Spring 2015 Upstate Health magazine, related to a story about preventing the spread of HIV with a pill. This is something of which researchers were just...
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