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SYRACUSE – Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Nancy Cantor will leave the school in 2014 after her contract ends. Cantor said in a message posted today
United Healthcare survey finds that few consumers comparison-shop health-care prices
Most consumers don’t use online resources to compare health-care prices, according to a survey that UnitedHealthcare recently released. Just 14 percent of adults ages 18 and older turn to services on the Internet to look at prices for health-care treatments, procedures, and services, according to the survey. That’s lower than the 50 percent of consumers
St. Joseph’s to build larger Westside Family Health Center
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center is almost ready to start construction on a new, larger Westside Family Health Center that will offer more services for patients. The new health center is slated for space next to its current location at 216 Seymour St. in Syracuse. It will be 16,000 square feet, up from
ClearPath launches molecular assay for Group B Strep
SYRACUSE — ClearPath Diagnostics has launched a new women’s health molecular assay for the detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) from Meridian Bioscience, Inc. The new assay, named illumigene GBS, is the next generation of technology for GBS testing, ClearPath says. Sensitivity on the new assay approaches 99 percent versus a range of 65 percent
St. Joseph’s to use grant to acquire ER equipment
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has received a grant that will help it buy equipment for a “fast track” area in its emergency department. The grant, for $10,100, comes from the health insurer Fidelis Care New York. St. Joseph’s plans to use it to purchase a stretcher chair for examining patients with eye
Aon Study: Health-care premium increases slowed in 2012
This year, U.S. companies and their employees saw the lowest health-care premium rate increases in six years, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt, the global human-resources consulting business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON). The average health-care insurance-premium rate increase for large employers in 2012 was 4.9 percent, down from 8.5 percent in 2011 and
SBH opens outpatient clinic in Learbury Centre
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare’s (SBH) new outpatient mental health and substance-use disorders clinic is now up and running at the Learbury Centre. The clinic has been open at 401 N. Salina St. since Sept. 20, according to Jeremy Klemanski, SBH president and CEO. The nonprofit organization hosted a grand opening there two weeks later
Kaiser Survey: Health premiums grew by less than 5 percent in 2012
Employer-sponsored health-insurance premiums grew more slowly in 2012 than in previous years, but still rose faster than inflation. That’s according to a recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust. The national survey found that annual family health-insurance premiums increased 4 percent to $15,745. Premiums for single coverage edged up
St. Joseph’s to use grant to acquire ER equipment
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has received a grant that will help it buy equipment for a “fast track” area in its emergency
CCC president visits Commerce Department in Washington
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College President Daniel Larson was one of 30 community college leaders from across the country to attend a series of meetings last
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