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Excellus hit with $1M state fine for denying contraceptive coverage
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Excellus Health Plans, Inc. $1 million for “wrongly” denying contraceptive coverage. A DFS investigation
St. Joseph’s Health has named JORDAN D. JENNINGS director for acute care coordination. He has significant experience in diverse health-care settings. Most recently, Jennings served
AMANDA SWEEZEY, RN, has been named nurse manager for Neuro/Peds at the St. Elizabeth Campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System. Sweezey is responsible for
Upstate Cerebral Palsy recently hired JAMES CARHART as VP of information services and DEBRA TORCHIA as VP of finance on its executive team. Carhart coordinates, directs, and designs operational

SUNY appoints Kristina Johnson as system’s 13th chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees has appointed Kristina Johnson as SUNY’s 13th chancellor. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor
Colgate forms new applied mathematics major
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University earlier this month announced it has made its applied mathematics minor into the university’s 55th major. The steady popularity of
People news: MVHS names Webster new nurse manager for St. Luke’s Campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Taylor Webster nurse manager for AC 2 at the St. Luke’s Campus.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges appoint alumnus Vincent as next president
GENEVA, N.Y. — Gregory Vincent, a 1983 graduate of Hobart and William Smith (HWS) Colleges, will become their next president. The schools’ board of trustees
Susan G. Komen awards nearly $20K grant to Crouse Health Foundation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health Foundation will use a grant of nearly $20,000 to encourage women in Syracuse and Onondaga County to seek breast-cancer education
The MOST nets more than $90,000 in TAP fundraiser
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) says it raised net proceeds of $90,000 for the museum with its
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