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MMRI begins offering rapid COVID-19 tests
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica is now offering rapid COVID-19 tests. The New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved a limited-service laboratory registration for MMRI allowing the testing operations, MMRI said. The MMRI began operations at its testing site on Jan. 4. Those needing a test should make […]
State seeks to expand telehealth availability
New York State lawmakers will consider a bill to “expand and improve access to telehealth for all.” The proposal, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Jan. 10, was part of his State of the State address delivered the following day. At the same time, a survey from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield found that most adults in upstate
State Fair Expo Center, SUNY campuses serve as state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair Expo Center is among five state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites that started administering shots on Jan. 13 to those eligible individuals who had made appointments. Some campuses of the State University of New York will also soon serve as vaccination sites. State-run vaccination sites Besides the State Fair
Samaritan Health opens new orthopedic practice
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Medical Center on Jan. 4 opened a new specialty practice, called Samaritan Orthopedics. It is located in the Washington Summit complex at 22567 Summit Drive, Building II, in Watertown, per a Dec. 22 news release from Samaritan Health, the parent organization. Dr. Scott Mollison, who joined Samaritan Medical Center in 2018,
Oswego Health readies new mental health and wellness center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health is getting ready to open its Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness later this month. The health system has renovated 42,000 square feet of the former Oswego Price Chopper store location at 29 E. Cayuga St. in Oswego for the new mental health and wellness facility. It will include
VIEWPOINT: Medical-Insurance Planning for a Healthy Practice in 2021
With the coronavirus pandemic accelerating a shift towards telemedicine, 2020 [was] a year of tremendous change in the medical industry. 2021 will be no different, with the incoming Biden administration promising to shift the regulatory landscape. Insurers are still playing catch-up with these surprising developments. For practitioners, there are real and unsettling questions as to what
VIEWPOINT: Can Schools Finish the Year Normally?
COVID-19 cases are surging across the U.S., a harsh reality that students, parents, teachers, and staff feared would happen when many schools opened for fall sessions. As a result, schools throughout the nation have closed and shifted to remote learning in recent weeks. What will it take to return kids to the classroom and keep schools open?
FLH Medical, P.C. Clifton Springs Internal Medicine has a new office
CLIFTON SPRINGS — FLH Medical, P.C. Clifton Springs Internal Medicine, recently announced it has moved to a new office at 120 Clifton Springs Professional Office Park. The practice was previously located at 420 Clifton Springs Professional Office Park. This medical practice includes internal-medicine physicians Dr. Wilfredo Cruz and Dr. Reihaneh Derafsh and nurse practitioner Kelly
Cayuga Health opens 40,000-square-foot mass vaccination clinic in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health (CH) on Thursday said it’s opened a 40,000-square-foot mass vaccination clinic in the former Sears department store at The Shops
Rome Medical Practice to consolidate sites to support RMH as pandemic continues
ROME, N.Y. — Effective Jan. 18, Rome Medical Practice will temporarily consolidate two of its Rome locations to enable clinical and administrative staff to help
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