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Guthrie Cortland rehabilitation services relocated inside Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland rehabilitation services are now operating on the first floor of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. The health-care organization made the move

Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital moves to Crouse Medical Center in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital has relocated its operations to a newly created space within the Crouse Medical Center at

MVHS taps Khan to lead new transitional-year residency program
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has named Afsar Khan, M.D., as program director of the new Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare Transitional Year

St. Camillus, Integrity Home Care Services name Schafer CEO
GEDDES, N.Y. — St. Camillus, a nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility, and Integrity Home Care Services on Monday announced Michael Schafer is now serving as

MVCC receives $2 million to open semiconductor and advanced-manufacturing training center
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has received $2 million in federal funding to create a new semiconductor and advanced-manufacturing training center. MVCC

Lifecare Medical Associates adds adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Lifecare Medical Associates, a unit of Geneva–based Finger Lakes Health, announced it has hired Shannon Picchi as an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. Lifecare Medical Associates is located at 1991 Balsley Road in Seneca Falls. Its providers see patients of all ages from newborns to geriatrics. Picchi brings more than 20

Bassett Healthcare plans to expand K-9 security unit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network is expanding its K-9 security team and will add another K-9 unit this winter. “Over the past few years,

Upstate Medical, Syracuse Crunch partner on opioid- abuse prevention campaign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Syracuse Crunch are partnering on a public-education campaign to fight opioid use and overdose. Assemblymember Pamela Hunter (D–Syracuse) secured a grant to help fund the program, Upstate Medical said in a release. Crouse Health is also participating in the campaign. Howard Dolgon, who owns the Syracuse Crunch,

New CEO is quite familiar with Menorah Park
“My paternal grandparents were Menorah Park residents — my grandmother at the Jewish Home and my grandfather at the Oaks,” Russell D’Amico said. “I was a frequent visitor, got to know the staff and appreciated the kindness and attention my grandparents received. My father, Ronald D’Amico, was the podiatrist at Menorah Park for many years.

Cornell to boost financial aid for all qualifying undergrads in 2023
ITHACA, N.Y. — All Cornell University undergraduate students who qualify for financial aid in 2023 will receive increases in university grant aid. That’s according to a recent announcement from Cornell, citing the “success of the ongoing ‘To Do the Greatest Good’ campaign. About 4,700 students will get increases in grant aid of between $500 and
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