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Schuyler Hospital to renovate imaging services using $500,000 grant from foundation
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital plans to renovate its imaging services, using a $500,000 grant it received from the Schuyler Health Foundation. Funds will go toward a new mammography suite, upgrading CT (computed tomography) services, and other department improvements. “This donation will go a long way toward updating and modernizing imaging services for our […]
Loretto to use $500K donation for training on electronic medical records
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto will use a donation of $500,000 to launch a new program to train its employees on an electronic-medical-record (EMR) system. The training program seeks to “promote digital inclusion with its employees,” per a news release about the training. The Parker family of Portland, Oregon donated the funding and is referring to
MAINE, N.Y. — Maine-Endwell Central School District announced that crews recently finished installing 6,240 solar panels on its property, which will now generate 100 percent of the district’s electricity. The system was fully activated by the power company NYSEG on March 23. The solar panels are located on 15 acres of district-owned property, adjacent to
Katko bill targets mental-health-care access for CNY minority communities
U.S. Reps. John Katko (R–Camillus) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D–N.J. 12) recently introduced a bill that works to promote access to mental-health care for minority communities in Central New York and across the country. The proposal is called Pursuing Equity in Mental Healthcare Act. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D–N.J.) introduced companion legislation in his chamber, Katko’s
Syracuse STEAM school boosted by $1.75M Amazon donation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which is preparing for operations in the Syracuse area, plans to donate $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming Syracuse STEAM school. STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The STEAM school will be housed at the downtown building that was previously home
Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new members to board
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz. Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and
Believe in Syracuse to launch mentorship program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Believe in Syracuse plans to launch a new mentorship program before May. The Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring program seeks to increase educational opportunities for students by helping them work on career skills, per a news release about the program. The initiative also seeks to boost college graduation rates throughout the
Application period opens for third year of Grow-NY business competition
The application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open for submissions. Grow-NY is a business competition that focuses on “enhancing the emerging
Tompkins County leads all New York counties on COVID vaccinations, but one
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nearly 54,300 people in Tompkins County, or 52.8 percent of all residents, have so far received at least one dose of a
Le Moyne to allow two guests per graduate at in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College announced that it will permit two guests per graduating student at its upcoming outdoor commencement ceremonies in May. But
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