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Oswego County Micron strategy steering committee holds inaugural summit
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Progress reports and a focus on future goals were part of the agenda as SUNY Oswego hosted the inaugural annual summit of the Oswego County Micron strategy steering committee. The Oswego County Micron strategy steering committee includes nine work groups drawing upon the talents of more than 100 community leaders. The work […]
New York AG announces $4.7 million for CNY in settlement with JUUL over youth vaping
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York counties and some school districts will share a total of $4.7 million from the state’s settlement with JUUL Labs Inc. for its role in the youth vaping “epidemic.” The regional money is part of the $462 million multistate settlement with JUUL, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said
Some cardiac surgeries set to resume at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Some, but not all, of the paused cardiac surgeries at Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Wynn Hospital will resume this month, according to a press release from the organization. MVHS’s structural heart program will resume June 20 with the caveat that a cardiac surgeon is required to be present in the operating
MMRI welcomes 19 summer fellows for 2024
UTICA — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it will welcome 19 undergraduate students to its 2024 summer fellowship program where they will study under MMRI principal investigators and administrative executives for 10 weeks to gain scientific-research experience and insights into operations. Participants were selected based on academic excellence, innovative scientific-project ideas, and demonstrated
Crouse Health Foundation names new board chair and members
SYRACUSE — The Crouse Health Foundation recently announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Fiorito, a member of the board’s executive committee, as the new foundation board chair. Fiorito, an architect and real-estate developer, is president of Partnership Properties and board chair of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, the foundation said in a release. He replaces
DiNapoli audit finds up to $1.5B in improper Medicaid payments to providers
ALBANY — Medicaid managed-care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in “improper and questionable” payments to health-care providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid, according to an audit that New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released on June 4. Generally, under federal and state law, providers are “supposed to be
Auburn Community Hospital, Upstate Cancer Center formally open new cancer center in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH), in partnership with the Upstate Cancer Center in Syracuse, on Wednesday formally opened a $15 million cancer center in Auburn. The treatment facility is called the Upstate Cancer Center at Auburn Community Hospital, which is located at the intersection of Lansing and North streets. The center includes radiation
UTICA, N.Y. —New York City–based VNS Health announced it has entered into an agreement with Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) to enroll former members of
MVHS to close its adult day health care program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it will shutter its adult day health care program on Friday, June 7. The health-care organization cited declining demand for the program as well as staffing challenges as the reasons behind the closure. The program had ceased operations during the pandemic, reopening in June 2023. According
Syracuse law firm combines with Buffalo–based firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CCBLaw — a Syracuse law firm known for its work with health care, business, and labor and employment clients — has combined with Buffalo–based Lippes Mathias LLP. Eleven attorneys (including two set to be admitted on June 17), along with eight staff members, have joined Lippes Mathias as part of the move,
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