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Nine new nurses begin their careers at Oswego Health

Oswego Health on June 14 announced it has added nine new nurses to its staff. They include (left to right) Shaquana Jones, Jaime Thompson, Kristopher Ferrara, Lindsey Hodge, Sarah Fitzgibbons, Emma Teeter, and in front, Julia Kingsley. (PHOTO CREDIT: OSWEGO HEALTH)

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has added nine new graduate nurses for positions throughout the health-care organization. Emma Teeter of Mexico and Jaime Thompson of Oswego joined Oswego Health’s medical surgical unit. Teeter graduated from Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Thompson graduated from SUNY Brockport. In addition, Sarah Crucitti and Sarah Fitzgibbons, both […]

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OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has added nine new graduate nurses for positions throughout the health-care organization.

Emma Teeter of Mexico and Jaime Thompson of Oswego joined Oswego Health’s medical surgical unit. Teeter graduated from Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Thompson graduated from SUNY Brockport.

In addition, Sarah Crucitti and Sarah Fitzgibbons, both of Oswego, joined the emergency department. Crucitti graduated from CCC, and Fitzgibbons graduated from Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital

The new graduate nurses also include Hayley Jones of Oswego and Julia Kingsley of Fulton, both of whom joined the surgical services unit. Both Jones and Kingsley attended CCC, Oswego Health said.

Kristopher Ferrara of Fulton joined the intensive care unit, while Lindsey Hodge of Pennellville is now working in the mental health & wellness department. Both Ferrara and Hodge graduated from CCC, Oswego Health said.

In addition, Shaquana Jones of West Monroe, an Excelsior University graduate, is now working at Central Square Urgent Care.

“Securing the future of local healthcare has been a priority of our recruiters here at Oswego Health,” Marq Brown, VP of human resources & chief people officer at Oswego Health, said. “To have 9 new nurses choose to begin their nursing career here in this community is gratifying and a testament to their commitment to caring for their neighbors, friends, and family.”

Oswego Health says it has taken a “proactive role in recruitment with an emphasis on pipeline growth.” Its recruitment effort came as the health-care field is struggling to find nurses.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has forecast a nursing shortage through 2024, with the U.S. projected to need more than 500,000 new nurses to replace those who leave the profession, Oswego Health noted in its release.

Oswego Health also contends it offers “many opportunities” for career advancement. Its tuition-reimbursement program is designed to make it “financially easy” for employees to build careers in health care while maintaining a work/life balance.

The program offers up to $10,000 per year toward health-care degrees in nursing, medical imaging, and laboratory science.

Eric Reinhardt