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ConnextCare begins offering dental services to students in two Oswego schools
OSWEGO, N.Y. — ConnextCare says it’s now offering dental services at the school-based health center (SBHC) at the Frederick Leighton Elementary School in Oswego. Holly
Bassett receives $6 million grant to help open employee childcare center
COOPERSTOWN — The Clark Foundation has awarded a $6 million grant to underwrite the creation of a new daycare facility on the Bassett Medical Center campus in Cooperstown. “The foundation’s board of trustees and I are very pleased to be providing the funding needed to build a state-of-the-art daycare center,” Jane Forbes Clark, foundation president,
Open-heart surgery paused during review at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Following concerns expressed by the New York State Department of Health, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has temporarily paused open-heart surgeries at the new Wynn Hospital while the program is reviewed, the organization announced in a news release. The health department expressed those concerns after a site visit earlier this week, the
SUNY Oswego offering online master’s degree in health promotion, behavioral health
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego says it’s now offering a new online master’s degree in health promotion and behavioral wellness. The program “responds to the
Bassett specialty health clinic reopens in Sidney
SIDNEY, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network has reopened its specialty clinic at its A.O. Fox Tri-Town campus at 43 Pearl St. West in Sidney, offering
SUNY allocates an additional $114 million for its campuses; SUNY union head disappointed
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees on Thursday allocated an additional $114 million from the state budget for its campuses across New York.
Binghamton University starts new pharmacy-technician program
VESTAL — Binghamton University says it has approved a new educational program through its School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The pharmacy-technician program microcredential is a 19-week, 420-hour Binghamton University microcredential (noncredit) that will prepare graduates to start their careers in an expanding health-care field, the school said in an April 22 announcement. Kanneboyina Nagaraju,
Northeast College unveils new imaging-sciences wing
SENECA FALLS — The Anatomy Center at the Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls has a new imaging-sciences wing that includes sonography and radiological suites. The college formally opened the wing and suites during a ceremony held on Feb. 13, per its announcement. The new imaging-sciences facilities provide advanced learning spaces for students
Oswego Health reopens pulmonary function testing lab
OSWEGO — Oswego Health has reopened its pulmonary function testing lab (PFT) following its closure in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The health system held a formal reopening ceremony for the PFT lab on April 3. PFTs are noninvasive tests that show how well the lungs are working. The tests measure lung volume, capacity,
Five more hospitals join the Respect and Heal campaign
SYRACUSE — Five more Central New York hospitals and health systems have joined the Respect and Heal campaign, which is aimed at ensuring the “safe and respectful treatment” of health-care workers. Carthage Area Hospital, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, Oneida Health, Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, and the UHS System brings the total number of
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