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Rome Health holds groundbreaking ceremony for new operating rooms and ICU
The Kaplan Center for Surgical Services is named in honor of Charles and Florence Kaplan, who donated $5 million to the project. King and King
Madison County unveils revamped website
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced it recently partnered with CivicPlus, a provider of integrated technology solutions for local governments, to give the county’s website
American Heart Association funds cardiovascular research at MMRI
UTICA, N.Y. — Four scientists at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) currently have cardiovascular research projects funded by the American Heart Association totaling $499,000.
Syracuse Housing Authority west side building to undergo energy retrofits in project
The Syracuse Housing Authority says its elderly high-rise building located at 418 Fabius St. in Syracuse will pilot a new technology that will make it
New York Wine & Grape Foundation, partners to conduct vineyard study starting next year
PENN YAN, N.Y. — The Penn Yan–based New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) is partnering with Agency 29 to lead a statewide vineyard-survey initiative.
Helio Health awarded grant for James Street renovations, opens Rochester location
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health has plans for renovation work at its building at 518 James St. in Syracuse and will use a grant award
Syracuse Developmental Center site to be leveled early next year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Any qualified construction firm interested in demolishing the site of the former Syracuse Developmental Center has less than a month to submit a proposal to Syracuse City Hall. The City of Syracuse has opened the public-bidding process for demolition of the site at 800-02 South Wilbur Ave. on the City’s west side.
N.Y. workers’-compensation rate to decline in 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York expects employers statewide to save more than $50 million in 2024 with a reduced annual workers’-compensation assessment rate. The rate was set Nov. 1 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said. For 2024, the workers’-compensation assessment rate will be 9.2 percent of
Farm bill one-year extension includes farmer-payment program
The Farm Bill is now operating on a one-year extension, having been included in the continuing resolution budget deal that President Joe Biden signed Nov. 17. That’s according to the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), which also noted that Schumer secured the one-year extension of the Farm Bill in that legislation.
Bassett Medical Center earns surgical safety designation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center has been named a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which represents more than 200,000 surgical nurses across the country. Bassett Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the nation to earn the designation as a Center of Excellence
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