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Oswego Health Services Center installs latest 3D mammography equipment with $50K state grant
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health recently used a $50,000 state grant to install mammography equipment at the Oswego Health Services Center in Oswego. New York

People news: MVHS Waterville office adds Schreck as nurse practitioner
WATERVILLE, N.Y. — Nicole Schreck, a family nurse practitioner, has joined the MVHS Waterville office in the Madison Street Business Park. She also has admitting

Le Moyne to start insurance, risk-management major with $7 million McNeil family donation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College will use a $7 million donation to launch a new undergraduate major in risk management and insurance. The major

Blanchfield named new Root Farm executive director
SAUQUOIT, N.Y. — Upstate Caring Partners, Inc. affiliate agencies announced they have named Peter Blanchfield as the new Root Farm executive director. A native of

Herkimer County HealthNet donates $4,000 to health-care transportation program
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet has donated $4,000 to the RIDE program of Herkimer County Catholic Charities in support of health-care transportation in rural
Five Star Urgent Care rebrands as WellNow Urgent Care
Five Star Urgent Care has rebranded and changed its name to WellNow Urgent Care. The organization describes itself as “one of New York’s fastest growing

SUNY Cortland master’s program in speech-language pathology is re-accredited
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland’s five-year-old master’s degree program in speech-language pathology has been re-accredited, the university recently announced. The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) voted in April to award SUNY Cortland full accreditation for its residential graduate program through Jan. 31, 2023, SUNY Cortland said in an Oct. 9 release.

Auburn Community Hospital completes project for cooler operating rooms, lower energy bills
AUBURN, N.Y. — Contractors have completed a project to install a new cooling system at Auburn Community Hospital, which reduces the health-care facility’s heating and

Loretto announces $11M project at three buildings to “expand and enhance” dementia care
The campaign’s goal is $5 million, Julie Sheedy, VP of marketing and the Foundation, said in an email response to a BJNN inquiry. Loretto is
MVCC, University at Albany sign transfer agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and the University at Albany have signed an articulation, or transfer, agreement. It represents the largest articulation
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