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Cayuga Health using Rheonix same-day COVID-19 testing for faster results
ITHACA — Cayuga Health is working with Rheonix Inc. to provide same-day turnaround for COVID-19 test results. The organizations announced their partnership April 30, a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or FDA) had granted Rheonix emergency use authorization for its Rheonix COVID-19TM MDx assay. The “rapid” sample-to-answer test enables the “fully automated” […]
Oneida Health offering telehealth service for patient visits
ONEIDA — Oneida Health has implemented telehealth at all of its primary-care offices, its Quick Care locations, and many of its specialty practices throughout Madison and Oneida counties. The organization announced that it took the step to help meet the needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation, the public-health crisis has led
Upstate Medical University holds virtual commencement ceremony
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University on May 1 conducted its first-ever virtual commencement, conferring degrees on 419 students who graduated from Upstate’s four colleges. The event was originally set for May 3 at the SRC Arena on the Onondaga Community College campus, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, all large gatherings have been canceled, “necessitating the
Area hospitals ready to resume outpatient, elective surgical procedures
Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) on May 1 announced it is now ready to restart elective surgical procedures. In collaboration with its physicians, RMH says it redesigned workflows to test patients for COVID-19 before surgery. It is also designating separate entrances, elevators, units, and staff for patients’ “enhanced safety,” Mark Murphy, president and CEO of RMH,
Crouse receives financial boost with resumption of elective surgeries
SYRACUSE — Crouse Health has received a vital fiscal shot in the arm now that it has restarted elective surgeries. The Syracuse–based health system was slated to resume outpatient elective surgeries and procedures on May 7, now that the state has allowed them in our region and across much of upstate New York. Crouse had
Onondaga County COVID-19 death toll rises to 60 with 19 previously uncounted nursing-home deaths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The death toll from COVID-19 in Onondaga County jumped by nearly 50 percent to 60 on Thursday, after New York State informed
City of Binghamton, UHS, Rheonix team up on same-day COVID-19 testing
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton is working with United Health Services (UHS) and an Ithaca–area business on providing same-day COVID-19 test results. Binghamton
SBA says it’s still not too late for small businesses to get a PPP loan
The PPP loans are meant to help small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, by funding eight weeks of payroll and certain
Chemung Financial moves May 13 annual meeting from hotel to HQ
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, recently announced that it has moved its annual meeting of
WellNow Urgent Care begins COVID-19 testing at CNY offices
WellNow Urgent Care on Wednesday announced it is offering two types of COVID-19 testing at its Central New York facilities. They include molecular polymerase chain
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