CROUSE HOSPITAL
Crouse Hospital has named BETTY O’CONNOR chief nursing officer. With Crouse since 1979, she most recently served as VP of nursing operations. O’Connor is a graduate of Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from SUNY Utica Rome. She earned the health-care leadership certificate from the Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College, where she is also pursuing her master’s degree in nursing.
EARQ
EarQ recently announced additions its leadership team. ANDREW HEBERT will now serve as EarQ’s senior VP, CLIFFORD CAREY will step into the role of VP of communications, NATALIE PHILLIPS will be EarQ’s first director of audiology, and SARAH BURTCH will advance into the role of national sales director. Formerly the VP, Hebert has dedicated the past nine years to leading the company in its development and execution of innovative programs and services. Carey’s new position comes after three years of successfully transitioning EarQ’s creative department from a traditional print agency to a full-scale digital services center as director of communications. Board-certified in audiology and a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, Phillips is a well-respected voice in the industry. While continuing to practice at Advanced Otolaryngology and Audiology in Fort Collins, Colo., she will offer a professional voice for patients and advise EarQ’s educational content development. Burtch brings over 10 years experience in sales, marketing, and brand management to the EarQ team. She previously served as the VP of sales and operations of Beowulf Natural Feeds, Inc., the national inside sales manager of DFA Farm Supplies, and the district sales manager for Kellogg Company.
LORETTO
MICHAEL R. LARCHE had joined Loretto as VP, chief information officer. He will lead the IT department Loretto’s programs and services at 21 locations in Onondaga and Cayuga counties. Larche was senior director of information technology for Rochester Regional Health System for the past nine years. Prior to that, he held IT leadership positions with the University of Rochester, Skillsoft, Citicorp, and General Dynamics. Larche received bachelor’s degrees in computer science and mathematics from Potsdam State University and an MBA from the University of New Haven.
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MENORAH PARK
MICHAEL E. SVENDSEN is the new nursing home administrator at Menorah Park of Central New York. Previously, he was administrator of the Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center in Rome, N.Y. He has almost 30 years experience in senior care administration. Svendsen earned an MBA after completing an executive program in in health care administration at the University of Dallas. BEVERLY KLEIN, RN, was recently named director of Menorah Park of CNY’s Home Care agency that provides at-home medical and companion care. She came to Menorah Park as a home care case manager in 2013. Prior to joining Menorah Park, Klein was supervisor of clinical services and case manager at a number of local home-care agencies, and also worked as an operating room, emergency room, and physician’s office registered nurse.
OSWEGO HOSPITAL
ADAORA UDEKWU, M.D., has joined Oswego Hospital’s active medical staff and the hospitalist team. She recently completed her family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Udekwu earned her medical degree from Sint Eustatius School of Medicine, located in Antilles. She began her health-care career as a registered nurse. Before earning her medical degree, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Salisbury University in Maryland and worked as a nurse while she completed her medical training.
PRIMECARE MEDICAL PRACTICE
Family nurse practitioner CASSANDRA HUNSBERGER has joined the staff of Primecare Medical Practice in Central Square. She has steadily advanced her nursing education, first by earning an associate degree in nursing from Broome Community College and then by obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University. This past May, Hunsberger earned her degree as a family nurse practitioner, also from Upstate Medical University. While studying for her latest degree, she also worked as a registered nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Pediatrician OLUBUKOLA T. ADEYEYE, M.D., is a new member of Rome Memorial Hospital’s medical staff. She is a board-certified pediatrician at Rome Medical Group, the hospital-affiliated practice. A native of Nigeria, Adeyeye earned bachelor’s degree of medicine and of surgery from Obafemi Awolowo University College of Health Sciences, Ile-Ife, Nigeria before coming to the United States in 2009. She earned her master’s degree of public health from Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York with a focus on population, child and adolescent health. Adeyeye completed her residency in pediatrics at the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn and recently became a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
SCHUYLER HOSPITAL AND THE CAYUGA HEALTH SYSTEM
Schuyler Hospital and the Cayuga Health System have named JAMES B. WATSON as president of Schuyler Hospital and VP of the Cayuga Health System. He is the current president and chief operating officer of the Arnot Health-Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath. In addition to 30 years experience in health-care management, Watson holds an MBA in health services from Union College. He has served on the Hospital Association of New York State Board of Directors and was president of the Rochester Regional Healthcare Association from 2012-2015. Watson replaces Andy Manzer, who will become executive VP and network chief operating officer at Bassett Health Care in Cooperstown.
