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Onondaga County Health Commissioner Gupta discusses coronavirus spread prevention
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department is working on several areas as it deals with the evolving situation with the coronavirus. The department

People news: Nash named medical director of St. Joseph’s cardiac program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently announced it has appointed Dr. Stephen Nash as medical director of its cardiac rehabilitation program. In this role,

Cuomo signs $40M emergency-management authorization for coronavirus response
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law a $40 million emergency-management authorization for New York’s novel coronavirus response. The funding will

OCC, Keuka College sign agreement for bachelor’s degree in social work at OCC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Officials with Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Keuka College on Monday signed a dual admission and general transfer agreement for students who

Crouse Health to host nurse-recruitment event on Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health this weekend will host a nursing-recruitment event to fill open positions in several clinical areas. It’s set for Saturday, March

Oswego Hospital expects surgical-unit renovation to wrap up by year-end
OSWEGO — Construction crews have started work on a $7.6 million project to renovate Oswego Hospital’s surgical unit, an effort that the hospital projects will finish before the end of the year. The project involves three phases and targets the facility’s third and fourth floors, Oswego Health announced. Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse is doing

Former U.S. AG Lynch to lead independent review of SU’s Department of Public Safety
SYRACUSE — A former U.S. Attorney General (AG) will lead an independent review of Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) in the wake of the department’s interactions with students protesting the university’s handling of racist incidents on campus. Syracuse University has hired Loretta Lynch, who was the nation’s 83rd AG — serving from April

Excellus’ net income rose 14 percent in 2019 to $171 million
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of nearly $171 million, on $6 billion in premium revenue,

People news: Sarafin promoted to director of affiliate relations at Upstate Caring Partners
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Caring Partners, Inc. announced it has recently promoted Melanie Sarafin to director of affiliate relations. She previously served as the assistant

M&T Bank donates $100,000 to OCC’s applied learning program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) has donated $100,000 over five years to support the applied learning program of Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) career
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