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Health Foundation awards grant funding to area college, Health WorkForce New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College and Health WorkForce New York (HWNY) are among the recipients of a total of $500,000 from the Health Foundation

Upstate Medical University breaks ground on new Upstate Pathology Institute, expects to add jobs
DeWITT, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Monday, July 7 broke ground on a new, 109,000-square-foot clinical pathology laboratory facility, known as the Upstate Pathology

Bassett, ONC BOCES graduate 23 LPN students
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network’s A.O. Fox Hospital and Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ONC BOCES) on June 26 graduated the first class of licensed practical nursing (LPN) students who began their studies since the program transitioned to the hospital in the fall of 2024. “You didn’t just complete a program,

Upstate’s mobile mammography van reaches 5,000 mammograms milestone
ELBRIDGE, N.Y.— Upstate University Hospital’s mobile mammography van in mid-June provided its 5,000th mammogram, which Upstate called an “important milestone.” Anna-Marie Peters, of Elbridge, was welcomed with balloons and a bouquet of flowers when she arrived at the van, which was parked outside the Jordan Elbridge Medical Center. “It was wonderful, and I loved it,”

Bassett emergency departments receive geriatric accreditation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has awarded bronze-level geriatric emergency department (ED) accreditation to all five of Bassett Healthcare Network’s hospital emergency departments at A.O. Fox Hospital, Bassett Medical Center, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, and O’Connor Hospital, Bassett announced. The designation signifies that the emergency departments incorporate best

Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca providers join Guthrie network
LANSING, N.Y. — Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca, PC (GAI) is now part of the Guthrie network of health-care providers. Since forming an affiliation on March 1, Guthrie and GAI have been collaborating to deliver gastroenterology care. The former GAI office, located at 2435 N. Triphammer Road in the village of Lansing, will remain open for

UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it has welcomed 13 new undergraduate students to its Summer Fellowship program. The students will spend 10 weeks studying in MMRI’s principal investigators’ labs to gain scientific research experience. MMRI selects participants based on academic excellence and demonstrated desire to participate in cutting-edge research programs that

Community Memorial Hospital receives Excellus award in support of biopsy program
HAMILTON, N.Y. — The Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) Center for Surgical Services has received a 2025 Health and Wellness Award from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to

Community Wellness Partners opens new rehabilitation neighborhood
CLINTON, N.Y. — Community Wellness Partners recently opened a new rehabilitation neighborhood on its Clinton campus, putting the finishing touches on a project started before the pandemic. “We recognized the fact that after COVID, people wanted privacy and private rooms,” Lenora D’Apice, chief strategy officer at Community Wellness Partners, says. Work to remodel the unit

Oswego Health installs weapons- detection technology for hospital safety
OSWEGO — Oswego Health calls it a “significant step forward in enhancing hospital safety.” The health-care provider has installed the Ceia OpenGate weapons-detection system at the Oswego Hospital emergency department. The system started operating May 27. The technology is designed to efficiently screen people — along with their backpacks, purses, and bags — for various
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