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CARS, Cayuga Health open new opioid treatment program in Cortland
CORTLAND — Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS), an affiliate of Cayuga Health, recently opened opioid treatment program services to local residents at the building at 6 Euclid Ave. in Cortland. CARS provides treatment options to assist with opiate-use disorder. Services include individual and group counseling, Hepatitis C treatment, and peer services. The CARS Cortland treatment […]

Upstate Medical University Arena to get nearly $3 million in interior improvements this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial is set for an interior renovation project that will begin this summer. Onondaga

MVHS and unions reach agreement to extend contract
UTICA, N.Y. — The United Food and Commercial Workers, District Union Local One (UFCW) and Communication Workers of America, District One Local 1126 (CWA) voted

MVHS and Slocum-Dickson partner on sharing medical information
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and Slocum-Dickson Medical Group (SDMG) have announced a partnership that will allow shared access to medical information

SUNY Oneonta, UB partner to help future Oneonta students pursue pharmacy degree
ONEONTA — Qualified students at SUNY Oneonta will have the chance to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology and a doctor of pharmacy degree in seven years, rather than eight. SUNY Oneonta forged an agreement with the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The collaborative 3+4 agreement guarantees space for qualified

In CNY stop, Hochul talks free adult tuition at community colleges
Also highlighted state’s $200M in funding for Upstate’s emergency dept. Gov. Kathy Hochul used a Jan. 29 visit to Onondaga County to discuss her plan to offer free community college tuition for adult learners aged 25 to 55 in New York. She also met with the leadership of Upstate Medical University to discuss the

Safe Schools Mohawk Valley donates to MVHS cancer center patients
UTICA — Safe Schools Mohawk Valley recently made a donation of hot-cocoa packets in handmade envelopes decorated with drawings and words of inspiration for patients at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Cancer Center. “The MVHS Cancer Center is extremely grateful to the children from Safe Schools Mohawk Valley for thinking of our patients in

Oneida Health Hospital joins Upstate University Hospital’s telestroke network
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida has joined the telestroke network at Upstate University Hospital’s comprehensive stroke center in Syracuse. Through its telestroke

Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded record amount last year
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded more than $15.7 million in grants, scholarships, and emergency relief funds in 2024,

United Way of Central New York president to retire at year’s end
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nancy Kern Eaton, who has served as president of the United Way of Central New York since 2017, plans to retire at the end of 2025. Under Eaton’s leadership, United Way of CNY expanded community awareness and the organization’s role as a “collaborative hub for human-service organizations and coalitions,” the organization said.
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