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Carthage Area Hospital nears closure of skilled-nursing unit
Most residents moved to other facilities within 3 weeks after closure announcement CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Just three weeks after announcing the planned closure of its skilled-nursing unit, Carthage Area Hospital said it had already moved 18 of the unit’s 23 residents to other facilities in both Jefferson and Lewis counties. As of July 7, five […]
Oswego Health formally opens new physical-therapy office on Route 104 in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health and the Greater Oswego and Fulton Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting event to formally open the health system’s new physical-therapy office inside the Lake Ontario Prompt Care Building. The organization’s sixth physical-therapy site is located at 300 State Route 104 in the city of Oswego. The new site
House of the Good Shepherd hires McKee as executive director
UTICA — The House of the Good Shepherd recently hired Brian McKee as its new executive director, effective July 10. He has more than 15 years of experience in human-services leadership for children and families in need in the Central New York community, according to a news release issued by The House. McKee previously served
Rome Hospital’s MRI department receives accreditation renewal
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has recently been awarded a renewal of its three-year accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services. “ACR accreditation acknowledges that our patients receive the best possible images, using the latest technology with the highest safety measures,” Sharon Carson, medical imaging

GEDDES, N.Y. — Christopher Community Inc. and the Centers at St. Camillus are co-developing the Harborbrook Apartments, a new $12.6 million project adjacent to the
Syracuse University names Prieto director of development for Office of Program Development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced that it has appointed Adrian Prieto as director of development for its Office of Program Development. The appointment, which
ConMed acquires ExoShape ACL product line from MedShape
UTICA, N.Y. — MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta–based orthopaedic devices maker, recently announced that it has sold its ExoShape ACL Fixation System to Utica–based surgical-device maker
Rome Memorial Hospital’s MRI department receives accreditation renewal
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has recently been awarded a renewal of its three-year accreditation by the American College of Radiology

NSF awards Syracuse University $4 million to recruit “underrepresented” STEM students
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $4 million in federal funding to “recruit and retain historically underrepresented minority students”

Schumer calls for federal government to implement laws to combat Lyme disease
SALINA, N.Y. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other tick-borne disease experts predict that this summer “could be one of the worst
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