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Crouse Health Foundation names new board chair and members
SYRACUSE — The Crouse Health Foundation recently announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Fiorito, a member of the board’s executive committee, as the new foundation board chair. Fiorito, an architect and real-estate developer, is president of Partnership Properties and board chair of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, the foundation said in a release. He replaces […]

DiNapoli audit finds up to $1.5B in improper Medicaid payments to providers
ALBANY — Medicaid managed-care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in “improper and questionable” payments to health-care providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid, according to an audit that New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released on June 4. Generally, under federal and state law, providers are “supposed to be

Auburn Community Hospital, Upstate Cancer Center formally open new cancer center in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH), in partnership with the Upstate Cancer Center in Syracuse, on Wednesday formally opened a $15 million cancer center in Auburn. The treatment facility is called the Upstate Cancer Center at Auburn Community Hospital, which is located at the intersection of Lansing and North streets. The center includes radiation

UTICA, N.Y. —New York City–based VNS Health announced it has entered into an agreement with Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) to enroll former members of

MVHS to close its adult day health care program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it will shutter its adult day health care program on Friday, June 7. The health-care organization cited declining demand for the program as well as staffing challenges as the reasons behind the closure. The program had ceased operations during the pandemic, reopening in June 2023. According

Syracuse law firm combines with Buffalo–based firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CCBLaw — a Syracuse law firm known for its work with health care, business, and labor and employment clients — has combined with Buffalo–based Lippes Mathias LLP. Eleven attorneys (including two set to be admitted on June 17), along with eight staff members, have joined Lippes Mathias as part of the move,

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names chief nursing officer
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced it has recently appointed Gregory Hoffman-Fragale as its new chief nursing officer. He joined Finger Lakes Health in June 2023 as associate chief nursing officer. In February of this year, Hoffman-Fragale began serving as interim chief nursing officer. With more than 30 years of nursing-leadership experience,

AmeriCU Credit Union partners with Rome Health amid hospital expansion project
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has announced a partnership with Rome Health to support the enhancement of surgical services and critical-care facilities. The alliance will strengthen the availability of state-of-the-art surgical procedures and critical-care services, focusing on initiatives to acquire advanced medical equipment, enhance facilities, improve technology, and support specialized training for medical staff

Expanded and modernized UHS Wilson gets ready to open
JOHNSON CITY — After five long years of planning, including just over two years of construction, United Health Services (UHS) is expected to open its new six-story expansion and modernization at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City sometime in June. The $175 million Wilson Main Tower project, which broke ground in April 2022, adds

Binghamton Hope homes provide hope to struggling residents
JOHNSON CITY — For more than a year, the Binghamton Hope Foundation has helped make a difference in the lives of women in need by providing a free place for them to live while they recover from substance abuse or other issues. The foundation’s Women’s Hope Home, which opened a little over a year ago,
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