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Operating room in new tower at UConn Health.

New State-of-the-Art Operating Rooms at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

The new tower opening on April 29 at UConn John Dempsey Hospital will be home to an impressive, state-of-the-art operating suite. By opening day, 10 of the tower’s new spacious operating rooms will be open for business.

Rheumatologist Dr. Naomi Rothfield, front row center, with the first class of medical students at UConn Health, then known as the UConn Health Center.

A Half-Century of Progress at UConn Health

Rheumatologist Dr. Naomi Rothfield retires this month from UConn Health, where she has been described as 'a legend in the field of medicine.'

Radiation oncologist Dr. Dowsett with CT Scan technology in the Radiation Planning (simulation) Room at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health. (Lauren Woods/UConn Health Photo)

Close to the Heart

Radiation treatment for breast cancer can inadvertently graze the heart, leading to damage and disease years later. UConn doctors are working to change that.

Dr. Douglas

Dr. Montgomery Douglas Appointed Chair of Family Medicine at UConn Health

UConn Health has recruited leading expert, Dr. Montgomery Douglas, to serve as chair of the Department of Family Medicine and professor at UConn School of Medicine.

Patient rooms in the new hospital tower at UConn Health are private and larger. Most will have ceiling lifts that minimize fall risk to patients and injury risk to clinical staff. (Photo by Frank Barton)

New Hospital Tower Optimizes Safety, Privacy

When the new hospital tower at UConn Health opens this spring, it will feature the latest in patient privacy and safety.

UConn Health March 2016 Programs, Events

UConn Health has many community programs and events scheduled for March and early April 2016.

Albertsen

American Urological Association to Honor Dr. Peter C. Albertsen

Dr. Peter C. Albertsen, professor in the Department of Surgery and chief of the Division of Urology at UConn Health, will be the recipient of the 2016 Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award by The American Urological Association (AUA).

Dr. William White with a participant in a trial that studies out-of-office blood pressure as a predictor of cognitive and functional decline. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

New Recommendations for Managing Hypertension

A UConn Health hypertension specialist discusses the latest information on high blood pressure.

Dr. Bruce Strober

Dr. Bruce Strober Appointed Chair of Dermatology at UConn Health

Bruce E. Strober, M.D., Ph.D. is the newly appointed chair of the Department of Dermatology at UConn Health and professor of dermatology at UConn School of Medicine.

Countdown to New Hospital Tower Continues

Move- in day for University Tower begins in the wee hours of Friday, April 29th and will be open for business by Monday, May 2.