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HLA Lab Team Makes Organ Transplants Possible

HLA Lab Team Makes Organ Transplants Possible

On December 16, Janine Cassata will celebrate the one-year anniversary of her organ transplant. The 50-year-old realtor from Chili was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was just 2 years old. It wasn’t until after she suffered an e-coli infection as an adult and her kidneys began to fail that her doctor told her she would need a kidney transplant. He suggested a pancreas transplant as well. Just six months after being added to a waiting list, Cassata was woken up by an early morning phone call. It was the organ transplant coordinator at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Event Celebrates Launch of New NAT Laboratory

Event Celebrates Launch of New NAT Laboratory

Laboratory personnel were recently recognized at Strong Memorial Hospital at an event celebrating the launch of the new nucleic acid testing (NAT) laboratory.

'Memories of Marilyn' Event to Honor the Late Dr. Menegus

'Memories of Marilyn' Event to Honor the Late Dr. Menegus

Just about everyone who knew or worked with Dr. Marilyn Menegus (1943-2017) has a story about her.