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Guthrie Sports Medicine hosts inaugural career day for area high-school students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 local high-school students explored various sports-medicine professions and got hands-on experience during an event Guthrie Sports Medicine hosted July 18.

Cayuga Community College, HWNY awarded Health Foundation grants
BUFFALO — The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a total of $500,000 in grant funding to recipients that include Cayuga Community College and Health WorkForce New York (HWNY). The funding awards were part of an annual initiative made possible by a 2022 donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the Health Foundation

Bassett Healthcare Network names new board chair
COOPERSTOWN — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that Robert Hanft, former executive at J.P. Morgan and current senior adviser with Strategic Financial Services in Utica, has recently been elected chair of Bassett’s board of directors. Hanft will serve a three-year term, which formally began on July 11, following formal election at the board’s annual meeting in

Berkshire Bank Foundation invests nearly $400,000 in local nonprofits during Q2
Berkshire Bank Foundation says it invested nearly $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the second quarter of the year. Several Central New York organizations were among the 100 nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont that the foundation invested in from April to June. Berkshire Bank Foundation is

Bryant & Stratton formally opens new high-tech nursing lab at Liverpool location
CLAY, N.Y. — Bryant & Stratton College on Friday morning formally opened its new nursing lab at its Liverpool location at 7805 Oswego Road in

TC3 among schools getting ready for SUNY Reconnect program for adult learners
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is among the SUNY schools preparing for the new SUNY Connect initiative. Under Gov. Kathy

Rome Health expands surgical robotics program
ROME, N.Y. — Following the July 7 opening of its new Kaplan Center for Surgical Services, Rome Health has expanded its surgical robotics program to

SUNY announces $4 million increase for startup fund Upstate Biotech Ventures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. on Wednesday announced a $4 million increase in Upstate Medical University’s startup biotech fund for a total

A.O. Fox Hospital opens new universal inpatient care unit
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network’s A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta opened a new eight-bed universal inpatient care unit on Tuesday, July 1 to serve patients admitted to the hospital who need varying levels of inpatient care. “With the highest volumes of emergency department visits across Bassett Healthcare Network, A.O. Fox Hospital is uniquely positioned

Geneva General Hospital receives $15K foundation grant for X-ray machine
GENEVA — The Finger Lakes Health Foundation has received a $15,000 grant from the Marilyn Lichtman Foundation to support the purchase and installation of a new X-ray machine at Geneva General Hospital. “Our goal is to provide the best possible care to our patients, and offering the most current, state-of-the-art equipment possible helps us do
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