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UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital announces leadership change
NORWICH, N.Y. — UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital will soon welcome a new president and CEO as Dr. Drake M. Lamen announced he will retire in mid-April. Cecil M. Miller, III, will succeed him in the role. “Drake is retiring after a long and meaningful career,” Joe Stagliano, chair of the UHS Chenango Memorial board of […]
MVHS nurses ratify new three-year contract with pay increases
UTICA, N.Y. — Registered nurses at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) voted to ratify a new
Dot Foods formally opens on-site health center at Liverpool distribution center
SALINA, N.Y. — Dot Foods, Inc. on Tuesday formally opened a new on-site family health center at its Liverpool distribution center at 200 Monarch Drive
Ithaca Health Alliance/Ithaca Free Clinic names new executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Health Alliance/Ithaca Free Clinic (IHA/IFC) will welcome a new leader next month when Derek English becomes executive director, the organization announced. English brings a background in community programming, operational leadership, and nonprofit management to the role. When he begins in April, English will manage all day-to-day operations for IHA/IFC, which
Stromstad to retire from MVHS later this year
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is looking for a new leader as President/CEO Darlene Stromstad announced she will retire later this year. “After an incredible journey in health-care leadership, I will be retiring from my role as president/CEO of MVHS at the end of the year,” Stromstad said in her announcement. “This
SUNY Poly renames nursing program
MARCY, N.Y. — The Department of Nursing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute is now the School of Nursing, a change that reflects the program’s growth and
MVHS, nurse union reach tentative agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced nurses at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and Wynn Hospital reached a tentative contract
Evolving wellness programs benefit employees, employers
There is more to wellness than physical health, and it may benefit employers to consider adding a wellness program to their workplace, area benefits experts say. The wellness plan of today looks much different than the past, when all it may have done was encourage employees to get their annual physical or have their blood
Rome Health Community Recovery Center returns to original location
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Health Community Recovery Center (CRC) recently returned to its original location at 264 W. Dominick St. in Rome, not far from the Capitol Theater. The center opened to the public starting Feb. 10. The Rome Health Community Recovery Center offers outpatient services for individuals struggling with substance-use disorders. These services
VIEWPOINT: Revolutionizing Long-Term Care at Home Pharmacy Services
An aging patient, living alone and confused by the complex regimen of medications she must take, gets help from a pharmacist. Another patient, unhappy with the results he is getting from his prescriptions, has a visit with an in-home pharmacist for help with medication-therapy management. Both patients (and many more like them) are benefitting from
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