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People news: Ithaca College names Younger executive director for government and community relations
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed Paula Younger as its new executive director for government and community relations. Younger has served since

Cazenovia College announces scholarship program for first-year students
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College plans to offer accepted first-year students merit scholarships totaling between $12,000 and $22,000 as it works to boost enrollment in
People news: Patel joins St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency program as faculty member
UTICA, N.Y. — Jatin Patel, M.D., has joined the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency program as a faculty member and has hospital privileges at St.
Cayuga Community College to use $55K in grant funding for student-emergency fund
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College will use donations totaling $55,000 to help students with “unforeseen financial hardships and emergencies.” Students can apply for grants
Greater Utica Chamber honors 2017 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA, N.Y. — First Source Federal Credit Union and the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory are among the five 2017 Business of the Year Award winners

CEO TALK: Crouse Health’s Boynton chats about affiliation with North Country hospitals
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health started affiliation discussions with hospitals in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties “independently” during the spring of 2017, says Kimberly Boynton, president and CEO of Syracuse–based Crouse Health. The hospitals included Carthage Area Hospital in Jefferson County, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County, and River Hospital in Alexandria
Health-Care Career Moves – December 2017
UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITYTAMMY L. AUSTIN-KETCH, clinical professor and assistant dean of the MS/DNP programs at the University of Buffalo’s (UB) School of Nursing, has been

Galanis to step down as president and CEO of Healthlink NY, take position in NYC
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Christina Galanis, president and CEO of HealthlinkNY with an office in Binghamton, plans to leave the position Dec. 31 to become president

MVHS names Furner facilities plant operations manager at St. Elizabeth campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named John Furner facilities plant operations manager at its St. Elizabeth Medical Center

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced that psychiatrist Vintee Narang, MD, has joined the staff of its Behavioral Health Services unit. Dr. Narang earned her
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