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Welcome to the Rome Health News Center. The News Center was created by the Public Relations Department to provide the community with easy access to current news releases about Rome Health as well as archived news.

PR Staff
Public Relations staff members are available to assist the news media in answering questions about the hospital, locating an expert spokesperson, or obtaining more information about a news release or event.

Cassie Winter
Vice President Communications/Marketing
Email: [email protected]

  • Board Certified Surgeon Pete Del Pino, MD in surgery

    Free Hernia Screening October 14

    Posted at: 9/25/2026 10:00 AM

    Board-certified surgeon Pete Del Pino, MD, will offer free hernia screenings from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at Oneida Surgical Group, 357 Genesee St., Suite 3, Oneida.  Appointments are limited and may be scheduled by calling 315-338-7209. During the free screening, Dr. Del Pino will evaluate symptoms, answer questions and determine whether additional testing or treatment is recommended.  

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  • Rome Health Recognized Among Nation's Hospitals
with Zero MRSA Infection Rate

    Rome Health Recognized Among Nation's Hospitals
with Zero MRSA Infection Rate

    Posted at: 8/4/2026 12:00 PM

    Rome Health has been recognized as one of just 312 hospitals nationwide to achieve a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection rate of zero, according to the latest Healthcare-Associated Infections Hospital dataset released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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  • Rome Health to host seminar on minimally-invasive surgical options for chronic heartburn

    Rome Health to host seminar on minimally-invasive surgical options for chronic heartburn

    Posted at: 7/20/2026 11:00 AM

    People who experience frequent heartburn, reflux, or nighttime digestive symptoms are invited to learn about minimally-invasive surgical treatment options during a free community seminar hosted by Rome Health at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6th at the hospital in its 2nd floor classroom.

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  • Rome Health Recognized for Higher-Quality and More Cost-Effective Bariatric Surgery

    Rome Health Recognized for Higher-Quality and More Cost-Effective Bariatric Surgery

    Posted at: 7/14/2026 2:00 PM

    Rome Health is proud to be recognized by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) with a Blue Distinction Center+ (BDC+) designation under the Blue Distinction® Centers for Bariatric Surgery program. This program focuses on improving outcomes and guides adult and adolescent members to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that meet quality and safety standards for common weight-loss procedures, including robotic sleeve gastrectomy and primary robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

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  • Interior image of Rome Health Convenient Care at Turning Stone Main Lobby

    Rome Health to Host Open House for New Convenient Care at Turning Stone July 17

    Posted at: 7/13/2026 9:00 AM

    Rome Health will host an open house 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the new Convenient Care at Turning Stone, giving the community an opportunity to tour the facility and meet team members. The new Convenient Care is located in Suite 201 on the first floor of The Crescent Hotel at Turning Stone Resort Casino, 5218 Patrick Road, Verona. The primary care practice is accepting new patients with convenient online scheduling available at romehealth.org/convenient-care-at-turning-stone. No appointment is needed for walk-in sick visits.

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