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SUNY awards funding to help students deal with mental-health issues
ALBANY, N.Y. — Binghamton University, Onondaga Community College, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and SUNY Oneonta are among the campuses that will receive funding through SUNY’s

New York health-care laws that went into effect on Jan. 1
ALBANY, N.Y. — With 2026 underway, new health-care laws are now in effect in New York state. Health insurers will be required to cover medically

Guthrie Clinic names new president of Corning Hospital
CORNING, N.Y. — Guthrie Clinic has appointed Jennifer Yartym as the new president of Guthrie Corning Hospital, effective Jan. 1. Yartym, who is currently serving as president of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, will also continue in that role, per the health system’s Friday announcement. Her appointment at Corning Hospital comes as Paul VerValin steps down

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paige’s Childhood Cancer Fund has donated $200,000 to benefit cancer care and research at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. Paige officials and family members presented the check to the Upstate Foundation and hospital officials in a brief ceremony on Monday in the Kinney Performance Center of Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, per

MVHS seeks interest for redevelopment of former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) in Utica wants to hear from qualified developers who are interested in redeveloping the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) campus, a 21.3 acre site located on Genesee Street in Utica. MVHS has issued a request for expressions of interest (RFEI) for the project. The health system

Rome Health wins state funding for IT, cybersecurity projects
North Country hospitals also receive funding ROME — The state has awarded Rome Health $18.9 million in funding through the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation program to advance health-information technology, cybersecurity, and telehealth across its network. The North Country hospitals Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown and

MV Biotech Collective unites MMRI, MVHS, SUNY Poly core strengths
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley (MV) Biotech Collective, formed by three of the region’s well-known institutions, seeks to position the Mohawk Valley as a leader in biomedical innovation. Representatives from the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), and Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) signed a memorandum of agreement to formally establish

Work progresses on Johnson City surgery center for Guthrie Lourdes Hospital
JOHNSON CITY — Construction work is nearing completion on a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Johnson City for Binghamton’s Guthrie Lourdes Hospital. The Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center will be the first facility in the Southern Tier region “dedicated exclusively” to orthopedic and musculoskeletal surgical care. It is described as a “true

Community Wellness Partners to launch PACE program with $2.6 million state grant
CLINTON — PACE, which is short for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is described as a “transformative initiative” designed to help older adults live independently in their communities while receiving coordinated care. Community Wellness Partners of Clinton says it will use a state grant of $2.6 million to establish a PACE program, per

Upstate University Hospital $450M annex project starts with design phase
SYRACUSE — The $450 million hospital annex project at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse is starting with the design phase. The design will include a new, expanded emergency department and burn unit to serve the Central New York region, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 2. “Launching the design phase of our new hospital annex marks
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