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Crouse Health completes first phase of $38 million emergency department project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has completed the first phase of construction on a $38 million project creating its new emergency-services department. Its infrastructure and
Bassett Healthcare Network takes mammography and cancer-screening program on the road
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced it is traveling throughout its service area and adjacent counties with its mobile mammography and cancer-screening program. The
Schumer asks Feds to implement laws that could help combat Lyme disease
SALINA, N.Y. — Congress in 2016 approved laws that will “significantly” increase research, vaccine development, and treatment strategies to help stamp out tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), during a Syracuse–area stop on July 7, urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “fully implement” the
Upstate Medical students gain exposure to rural health care
OSWEGO, N.Y. — It’s no secret that it’s difficult attracting doctors to practice in rural areas. Though about 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities, less than 10 percent of physicians practice in these areas, according to a Stanford University Medicine rural health fact sheet entitled, “Healthcare Disparities & Barriers to Healthcare.”
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
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