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Syracuse University renews contract of Chancellor Syverud
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s board of trustees announced it has renewed and extended the contract of Chancellor Kent Syverud until 2024. The contract extension
Crews complete work on $9 million flood-training center in Oriskany
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Training has started at the newly completed Swift Water Flood Training Center in Oriskany, where New York’s first responders conduct training for
Rome Memorial Hospital names Burmaster new clinical lab director
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has appointed medical technologist, Jessica Burmaster, as director of its laboratory services department. “Jessica’s 17 years of
People news: Geiss joins St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Mary Geiss, DO, has joined its St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care affiliate in Cicero. She will provide
Ithaca College appoints Costa as general counsel
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has named Guilherme Costa VP and general counsel. Costa has served for the past three years as the
Rome selects downtown projects for $10 million state award
ROME — Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo called it a “very proud day” in the city of Rome. She made the comment to open her remarks at the July 2 announcement of the 11 projects that will benefit from Rome’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award. “This is the culmination of part of our effort
Oswego Health finalizing plans for behavioral-health services center
OSWEGO — Oswego Health officials say plans are being finalized to turn a former grocery store into a modern 20-bed behavioral-health care facility. “Oswego Health’s new Behavioral Health Services facility will not only provide the many services that our patients need in an attractive facility specifically built to offer this specialized care, but it will
Grant seeks to improve health care for Utica–area refugees
UTICA — The Neighborhood Center Inc. of Utica will use a grant of more than $500,000 to help improve the health care of the local refugee population in Oneida County. The funding is among nearly $5 million in grants for 13 projects that the Syracuse–based Central New York Care Collaborative announced on July 2. With
Upstate Medical starts geriatrics department
SYRACUSE — Geriatrics, the branch of medicine that deals with the health and care of older adults, is the focus of a new clinical department at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. The creation of a department of geriatrics will bring additional funding for “enhanced” services, faculty positions and research, “all aimed at the care and
Schumer calls on SSA to boost funding for Syracuse field office
CICERO — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) is calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pour additional funding into the Syracuse field office to pay for additional staff and equipment. The Syracuse office has “the longest waits in New York,” said Schumer. “The Syracuse hearing office has a backlog of 9,000 claims.
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