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acute and chronic pain management, palliative care, and complementary inte- grative medicine therapies. Crouse Health is also a leader in surgical robotic procedures for gynecologic cancers and other women's health conditions. "We do more gynecologic surgeries at Crouse Health than all other hospitals in Syracuse combined," says Mary Cunningham, MD, gynecologic oncolo- gist at GYN Oncology of Central New York, PC and Crouse Health. "From planning to surgery to recovery, every member of our team is experienced and has guided many patients through this process in the past." Common procedures include surgery for endometrial cancer that involves the removal of the uterus, cervix, ovaries and lymph nodes. These and other procedures can be performed laparoscopically, though open surgery can also be pursued when necessary. For patients who have exhausted existing treatment methods, clinical trials are also available through Crouse Health's partnerships with local practices. "We often participate in national clinical trials," Dr. Cunningham says. "There are many exciting things happening with immunotherapy and targeted therapies that we'll continue to study and implement in our practice." And while perinatal support services have always been a large part of care at Crouse Health, the organization is doing more to provide additional services to new and expectant parents. "We began our Spirit of Women program four years ago," Murphy says. We have over 10,000 women whom we engage with to promote health and wellness. "Under Spirit of Women we built our Perinatal Family Support Program for Perinatal Anxiety and Depression. Our program offers screening in the hospital as well as counseling with our reproductive psychiatric nurse practitioners, support groups, art therapy and connection to com- munity resources." This program is unique because Crouse incorporates wraparound services to support not only the mental health aspect but also use tools like integrative medicine, lactation support and peer group support programming to create a network for new families to guide them through what can be a difficult time. They will get better with support, and Crouse has created this unique program to help them do that. As part of this, the hospital has recently opened a center to support families and include medication management for women who need it — a need we were able to identify after input from our providers. To learn more about women's health care at Crouse Health , visit crouse.org/services/womens-services. n " We are fully committed to women's services in all situations across the age spectrum, whether patients are sick with pneumonia or just maintaining their health and wellness. We want to be the provider of choice for not only pregnancy and birth, but all women's services." — SETH KRONENBERG, MD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT CROUSE HEALTH " I don't think there is any other area program that offers the breadth of services with the level of access that Crouse offers. We strive to cover all aspects of care for patients by making it easier to schedule a consultation and see providers more expeditiously. We want to make sure patients are getting to the right physician in a reasonable amount of time." — HADLEY NARINS, MD, FELLOWSHIP- TRAINED, BOARD-CERTIFIED FEMALE UROLOGY SPECIALIST AT ASSOCIATED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CROUSE HEALTH M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C E N T R A l N E W Y O R K ■ 2 019 0 9

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