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Slocum-Dickson physician to serve as educator for Diabetes Fellowship Program at MVHS
NEW HARTFORD — Slocum-Dickson Medical Group recently announced that its physician Dayal Raja will serve as an educator for the new Diabetes Fellowship Program at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). The program seeks to prepare physicians to be trained dialectologists with experience in utilizing the latest diabetes technology. There is a rise in diabetes across […]
Valley Health Services awarded $15,000 grant to buy new equipment
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network’s Valley Health Services will use a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties to support
Bassett Healthcare Network concludes 2025 with ‘significant projected financial improvements’
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced that its operational performance has “significantly improved” with a projected positive margin for the fiscal year ending on Dec. 31, 2025. The health-care organization, based in Cooperstown, sees it as a “remarkable turnaround” when “put in context of recent fiscal years,” per its announcement. In 2023, the
Herkimer County HealthNet survey seeks input on local health assets and needs
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet, in partnership with Bassett Medical Center Research Institute, is calling on residents of Herkimer and Dolgeville to participate in
MVHS sets deadline for interest in redeveloping former St. Elizabeth campus
UTICA, N.Y. — Qualified developers interested in redeveloping the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in Utica have some upcoming dates they need to keep in mind. Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has issued a request for expressions of interest (RFEI) for the project. The health system says the question deadline is Jan. 19, and
Selected SUNY campuses win grant awards for student mental-health programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Several regional SUNY campuses are set to receive funding through the system’s Mental Health First Aid grant program. Binghamton University, Onondaga Community College, Tompkins Cortland Community College, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Morrisville, and Alfred State College are among the recipients. SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. announced the awards on Jan. 8.
Hochul proposes measures to bring down auto-insurance rates
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul used her Jan. 13 State of the State address to announce a series of reforms to bring down auto-insurance rates and take action against “bad actors” whose fraudulent claims drive up costs. The new proposals include a “whole-of-government approach” to crack down on auto-insurance fraud. New Yorkers pay some
Graduate students recognized in SUNY Poly white-coat ceremony
MARCY, N.Y. — A total of 88 graduate students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) participated in a Jan. 9 white-coat ceremony following their work in the school’s family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs. The ceremony marked the completion of the instructional portion of the students’ programs and the beginning of
EBRI presents Lifetime Achievement Award to two benefits-industry leaders
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has recognized two benefits-industry leaders for devoting their careers to “preserving, protecting and enhancing” retirement security and health benefits. The Washington, D.C.–based EBRI has honored Mathew Greenwald, founder & managing director of Greenwald Research, and James Klein, senior advisor with the American Benefits Council, with its 2025 Lifetime Achievement
Upstate Medical University establishes Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation recently announced the establishment of the Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology, which will support excellence in clinical care, education, mentorship, research, and innovation within its Division of Cardiology. The announcement was made by Eileen Pezzi, VP for development at Upstate; Lawrence Chin, MD,
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