  {"id":136,"date":"2023-02-01T20:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T20:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:20:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;4172&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675361378135{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: rgba(0,32,91,0.6) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,32,91) !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hero\">A New Strong<br \/>\nMemorial Hospital<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #00205b; background: #ffc70a; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;\">Building a 21st-century hospital to better serve you.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2772&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; mkd_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00205b&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698682067692{background-color: #00205b !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hero-mobile\">A New Strong Memorial Hospital<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc70a&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698681481247{background-color: #ffc70a !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #00205b; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;\">Building a 21st-century hospital to better serve you.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698681829234{background-color: #00205b !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc70a&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"utopia\"><em><span style=\"color: #00205b; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 35px;\">\u201cYou and your family deserve the best quality care available in the country. This is why Strong Memorial Hospital is committed to a five-year modernization and expansion project, allowing us to diagnose and treat patients more quickly, in private, more comfortable spaces that better serve the health needs of our community.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00205b; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500;\">\u2013 <strong>Kathy Parrinello<\/strong>, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; 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font-size: 18px;\">Our new Emergency Department will have the space necessary to heal more patients and reduce our region\u2019s overflow challenges.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-776 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospitalbed-icon-yellowbackground-v2-150x150.png\" alt=\"hospital bed icon with yellow circle background\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospitalbed-icon-yellowbackground-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospitalbed-icon-yellowbackground-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospitalbed-icon-yellowbackground-v2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693946713327{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-title\" style=\"color: #252525;\">Heal in your own room, with space for your family to be there.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525; 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font-size: 18px;\">With over 200 examination, treatment, and patient observation stations\u2014and nearly triple the space\u2014your healthcare team can develop innovative approaches to your healing.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc70a&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"utopia\" style=\"color: #00205b; font-weight: 600; font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Advances Happen Here<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 22px; line-height: 40px; font-weight: 400; color: #00205b;\">We&#8217;re focused on making the lives of our patients, teams, and communities better by delivering hope, pursuing cures, and transforming medicine. From faster, more accurate diagnostics, to less-invasive surgeries. From new ways to fight cancer, to helping people move and live pain-free. From breaking down the barriers to equitable care, to making a child\u2019s stay less scary. We know that our community deserves the best medical care.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/advances-happen-here.aspx\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#00205b data-hover-border-color=#00205b data-hover-color=#ffc70a  class=\"qbutton  icon_right\" style=\"color: #00205b; border-color: #00205b; border-width: 2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; background-color: #ffc70a;\">Learn more<\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 40px; font-weight: 400; color: #252525;\">Providing 21st-century healthcare care requires 21st-century solutions, resources, and facilities. Since Strong Memorial Hospital\u2019s last major modernization, the hospital has seen an exponential increase in demand for its services. With this project, the Emergency Department will nearly quadruple in size and will include space for psychiatric emergency care. Our expansion will add a cardiovascular pavilion, with floors for diagnostic and treatment services, cardiac care, and our inpatient hospital\u2014featuring individual rooms that meet the latest requirements in patient safety, infection control, and with areas to give families space to feel a part of the health care team. <strong>Join us in making a difference now, and for years to come, in the health and well-being of people of all ages in our community.<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7122&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; mkd_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774016432909{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-title\" style=\"color: #252525;\">The weekend that changed a heart\u2014and a life<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525; font-size: 18px;\">When Andrew Lytwynec says that, he means it literally. Andy is the kind of person who builds goals\u2014and then outworks them. An endurance athlete and driven professional, he was training at an elite level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/the-weekend-that-changed-a-heart-and-a-life\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #283faf; font-size: 18px;\">Learn about Andrew\u2019s lifesaving care \u203a<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;135px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771259556349{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5822&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; mkd_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745415695035{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-title\" style=\"color: #252525;\">Project updates<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525; font-size: 18px;\">The future of healthcare is taking shape as construction continues on Strong Memorial Hospital. With each phase, we\u2019re building more than just walls\u2014we\u2019re creating a space designed for world-class patient care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/project-updates\/\"><span style=\"color: #283faf; font-size: 18px;\">Stay informed on the latest news and milestones \u203a<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;140px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745415750535{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2376&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; mkd_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745335395519{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-title\" style=\"color: #252525;\">Regional economic engine<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525; font-size: 18px;\">The people who work at the URochester and Strong Memorial Hospital are important not only to the health and wellness of our community, and also to the regional economy. Education and healthcare sectors are attributable to 15% of all jobs and 12% of all earnings\u2014and are particularly important in upstate New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/adv\/strong-expansion-project\/regional-economic-engine\/\"><span style=\"color: #283faf; font-size: 18px;\">Read more about our impact \u203a<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677779064330{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"utopia\" style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 28px;\">News<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/URMed.StrongMemorialHospital\/posts\/whats-towering-over-strong-memorial-hospital-%EF%B8%8F-this-weekend-a-246-foot-crane-was\/928430635995809\/\">What\u2019s towering over Strong Memorial Hospital? \u203a<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/story\/urmc-to-lead-27m-heart-failure-medication-study\">URMC to lead national heart medication study \u203a<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/publications\/health-matters\/what-is-a-level-1-trauma-center\">Find out what makes Strong Memorial Hospital a level 1 trauma center \u203a<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/13wham.com\/news\/local\/strong-memorial-hospital-celebrates-milestone-in-major-expansion-project-ur-medicine-university-of-rochester-medical-center-urmc\">Strong Memorial Hospital celebrates milestone in major expansion project \u203a<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/story\/300-tons-of-old-building-how-strong-memorial-s-ed-demolition-is-surprisingly-sustainable\">Strong Memorial Hospital&#8217;s Emergency Department demolition is surprisingly sustainable \u203a<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc70a&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"utopia\" style=\"color: #00205b; font-weight: 600; font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Rochester business leaders make gift in support of Strong Memorial Hospital Expansion Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px; line-height: 40px; font-weight: 400; color: #00205b;\">Rochester business leaders Peter J. 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