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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.

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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
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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.

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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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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Rome Health Convenient Care at Turning Stone opened in the Crescent July 6

Posted at: 7/6/2026 12:00 PM

Appointments are now being accepted for Rome Health Convenient Care at Turning Stone, a new medical clinic located on the first floor of The Crescent Hotel in Suite 201 at Turning Stone Resort Casino, 5218 Patrick Road, in Verona. The primary care clinic and ultrasound opened Monday, July 6. X-ray and mammography services will begin the week of July 20th. -Primary care appointments may be scheduled online at romehealth.org/convenient-care-at-turning-stone or call 315-356-7827. -Ultrasound exams and screening mammograms will be available by appointment Mondays and Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a provider’s order. To schedule imaging services, call 315-338-7338. -Walk-in sick visits and walk-in x-ray services with a physician's order are available without an appointment.

Rome Health Nationally Recognized by the American Heart Association for Stroke Care

Posted at: 6/26/2026 12:00 PM

Rome Health has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions. Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. Studies show patients can experience better outcomes when care teams consistently follow evidence-based treatment guidelines.