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MVHS awarded $150,000 Excellus grant for pregnancy program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) CenteringPregnancy program has received a $150,000 Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) grant from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to help improve maternal health and health equity. MVHS says it offers the area’s only licensed CenteringPregnancy program, which brings eight to 10 women, all due at the same time, […]

MVHS, Utica partner on plan for St. Elizabeth campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the City of Utica are working together to develop a master re-use plan for the campus of St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Utica, through its Industrial Development Agency (IDA), and MVHS have agreed to share the cost of hiring a consultant team, a per a Jan.

New CEO of St. Joseph’s Health /SPHP begins duties
SYRACUSE — He had been serving as COO for the merged entity of St. Joseph’s Health of Syracuse and St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) of Albany since last June. With the start of 2023, Dr. Steven Hanks became president and CEO of the regional health organization. Both St. Joseph’s Health and SPHP are part of

Herkimer College to add esports- management degree and arena this fall
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will add a new esports-management degree this fall and a new esports arena to support the new degree and the esports team on campus. “This is an exciting time for Herkimer College with the addition of esports management to our academic portfolio,” Cathleen C. McColgin, Herkimer College president,

MVCC names Petronio dean of school of business and hospitality
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Vincent Petronio as dean of the school of business and hospitality. In this

Greater Binghamton Chamber releases 2023 economic outlook
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast and Building BC Awards event on Tuesday. Peter Kneis, senior VP

Rally planned to oppose elimination of 15 majors at Utica University
UTICA, N.Y. — A union rally is planned Friday, Feb. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Utica University just outside the board meeting

SUNY Poly to host regional business plan contest semifinal in April
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute will host the New York Business Plan Competition’s Mohawk Valley regional semifinal with Hartwick College and its new Innovation

Syracuse hospitals to continue requiring masks for now
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health, and Crouse Health all tell CNYBJ that they will continue to require masks to be worn

New York State ends mask mandate at health-care facilities
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) on Friday said its mask mandate for the state’s health-care facilities will end on
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