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UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names chief nursing officer
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced it has recently appointed Gregory Hoffman-Fragale as its new chief nursing officer. He joined Finger Lakes Health in June 2023 as associate chief nursing officer. In February of this year, Hoffman-Fragale began serving as interim chief nursing officer. With more than 30 years of nursing-leadership experience, […]
AmeriCU Credit Union partners with Rome Health amid hospital expansion project
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has announced a partnership with Rome Health to support the enhancement of surgical services and critical-care facilities. The alliance will strengthen the availability of state-of-the-art surgical procedures and critical-care services, focusing on initiatives to acquire advanced medical equipment, enhance facilities, improve technology, and support specialized training for medical staff
Expanded and modernized UHS Wilson gets ready to open
JOHNSON CITY — After five long years of planning, including just over two years of construction, United Health Services (UHS) is expected to open its new six-story expansion and modernization at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City sometime in June. The $175 million Wilson Main Tower project, which broke ground in April 2022, adds
Binghamton Hope homes provide hope to struggling residents
JOHNSON CITY — For more than a year, the Binghamton Hope Foundation has helped make a difference in the lives of women in need by providing a free place for them to live while they recover from substance abuse or other issues. The foundation’s Women’s Hope Home, which opened a little over a year ago,
iA opens new pharmacy fulfillment innovation hub
It’s located at its redesigned national HQ in Binghamton BINGHAMTON — iA, a company that provides an integrated pharmacy fulfillment platform for retail, health system, and government pharmacies, on May 8 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated iA national headquarters in Binghamton. In addition to manufacturing space, the facility includes an innovation
SUNY Broome signs transfer agreement with Baruch College business school
DICKINSON — SUNY Broome Community College and Baruch College have announced a new transfer articulation agreement that allows Broome students to transfer to Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business. Broome is the first SUNY community college to establish a guaranteed transfer agreement with Zicklin, provided students meet the transfer criteria. Part of the City University of
Schedule set for Jazz in the City, a series of concerts with a public-health focus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 20th season of Jazz in the City, a series of summer concerts with a focus on public health, begins in mid-June
Upstate’s Nappi Wellness Institute earns LEED Gold status
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Nappi Wellness Institute, which is part of Upstate Medical University, a LEED Gold designation. It’s the second-highest national rating for green buildings, the health system announced on April 3. LEED, which is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used
People news: Rome Health adds new family nurse practitioner
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health has added a new family nurse practitioner to its roster. Julie Barker-Nagel, a family nurse practitioner since 2016, has joined
Upstate University Hospital formally opens new location for PMR, other services in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has opened a new location for its physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) services in the town of Clay at 8687 Carling Road, near the Wegmans Great Northern store. Physical medicine and rehabilitation is just one of the services that will eventually be located in the building, which has been
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