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Syracuse Community Health Center opens urgent-care location
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Community Health Center (SCHC) on Tuesday announced the opening of an urgent-care center at its 819 S. Salina St. location in

Oswego Health to use $25K grant to pay for renovations to Oswego Hospital’s third, fourth floors
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health will use a $25,000 grant from Stewart’s Shops and the Dake family to help fund renovations to the third and

Onondaga County reports seven COVID deaths for second straight weekend
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County had seven COVID-19 deaths for the three-day weekend from Saturday to Monday, according to County Executive Ryan McMahon. “We had

Clarkson University to host inaugural technology showcase and competition Tuesday at Turning Stone
VERONA, N.Y. — Clarkson University will host its inaugural technology showcase and competition on Tuesday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Turning Stone

Oneida County announces plan to administer COVID-19 vaccine to kids aged 5-11
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Health Department will start administering COVID-19 vaccine to kids aged 5-11 beginning Tuesday at its Utica Health Clinic. The

People news: MVHS adds new radiation oncologist to cancer center
UTICA, N.Y. — Dr. Hsin Kwung Li has recently joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Cancer Center as a radiation oncologist, where he provides

McMahon outlines vaccination plan for kids ages 5-11
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Parents of children ages 5 to 11 who want to get their kids a COVID-19 vaccination will have a few options for

Syracuse University alum and wife donate $30 million for school’s IVMF
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Daniel D’Aniello, a Syracuse University (SU) graduate and life trustee, and wife, Gayle, have donated $30 million to SU’s Institute for Veterans

SUNY Morrisville formally opens new $16 million ACET Center
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville recently formally opened its new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The university held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 30,000-square-foot applied-learning technology building on Oct. 21. This semester, students started taking classes at the ACET Center. The building will bolster the renewable energy, agricultural engineering,

Excellus appoints Rigas as general counsel, senior VP
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has appointed Brenda Rigas as its general counsel and senior VP. Rigas has been the primary legal support for compliance and regulatory affairs at the health insurer over the past 14 years. She has managed the organization’s response to “various high-profile matters,” Excellus said. “Brenda has been managing the
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