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Excellus selects eight CNY nonprofits for spring Community Health Awards
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) has chosen eight organizations for its spring Community Health Awards. More than 30 Central New York nonprofits had submitted applications,

Syracuse zoo welcomes birth of bison calf
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Thursday welcomed a baby bison. The mother bison, Sue, went into labor around 11 a.m. and the

Upstate University Hospital’s mammography van gets rolling
ONONDAGA — Upstate University Hospital will be making its mammography van available for breast-cancer screenings in eight counties beginning in June. The van is “aimed at ensuring easy access” to screenings in counties that include Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence, Upstate Medical University said in a May 7 news release.

Syracuse Heart Walk raises $600K for American Heart Association
ONONDAGA — Nearly 3,000 walkers and runners braved the cold conditions at the 2019 Syracuse Heart Walk, held on March 23 at the Onondaga Community College campus. The 35th anniversary event raised about $600,000, according to a news release from the Syracuse office of the American Heart Association (AHA). Pre-event activities were held inside the
Cazenovia College offers master’s in clinical mental-health counseling
It’s the college’s first graduate-degree program in its 195-year history CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia College is accepting applications for its first-ever master’s degree program, which provides instruction on clinical mental-health counseling. It represents the school’s first graduate-degree program in its 195-year history, the school said in an April 30 news release. Instruction on the degree program

Agreement allows RMH nurses to pursue SUNY Poly degrees to meet new state standards
ROME — Nurses at Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) can turn to SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) as an option for earning degrees to meet new state standards. RMH and SUNY Poly have announced an agreement to help RMH nurses pursue degrees to meet those requirements. The announcement comes two years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed
Enea takes over as Herkimer County HealthNet leader
HERKIMER — The woman who had been serving as a program coordinator for Herkimer County HealthNet is now serving as the organization’s executive director. The nonprofit on April 30 announced it had appointed Elyse Enea to succeed Dr. Thomas Curnow, who retired from HealthNet at the end of 2018. Herkimer County HealthNet offers programs to
Crouse North entity seeking permanent regional director
SYRACUSE — The recruitment process continues for a permanent regional director for Crouse North, an entity that Syracuse–based Crouse Health and three affiliate hospitals in Northern New York have established. It includes representatives from the leadership and board of directors of each hospital involved. They include Crouse Health, Carthage Area Hospital, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in
Little Falls warehouse property sold for $1.3 million to Mohawk Hospital Equipment
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — The approximately 100,000-square-foot industrial warehouse located at 25 Riverside Industrial Park in Little Falls was recently sold. Mohawk Hospital Equipment, Inc. (dba, Mohawk Healthcare), a distributor of medical equipment, purchased the property from 25 Riverside Industrial Parkway LLC in April for $1.3 million. Jeffrey D’Amore of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital on Tuesday introduced its mammography van, which is “aimed at ensuring easy access” to breast-cancer screenings for women in
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