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Syracuse hires Georgia assistant Fran Brown as new football head coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New Jersey native who works on the coaching staff of the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs will be the next
New York attorney general says data breach at Nevada firm impacts patients of Crouse Health
Patients of Northwell Health and Crouse Health are among nearly 9 million affected by a data breach at Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical-transcription company.
Helio Health awarded grant for James Street renovations, opens Rochester location
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health has plans for renovation work at its building at 518 James St. in Syracuse and will use a grant award
N.Y. workers’-compensation rate to decline in 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York expects employers statewide to save more than $50 million in 2024 with a reduced annual workers’-compensation assessment rate. The rate was set Nov. 1 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said. For 2024, the workers’-compensation assessment rate will be 9.2 percent of
Bassett Medical Center earns surgical safety designation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center has been named a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which represents more than 200,000 surgical nurses across the country. Bassett Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the nation to earn the designation as a Center of Excellence
Micron official keynotes SUNY Oswego Technology Fall Conference
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) official provided keynote remarks — discussing technology partnerships with area schools and more — at the 84th SUNY Oswego Technology Fall Conference held Oct. 26-27. Robert Simmons, head of social impact and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs at Micron Technology and the Micron Foundation,
Little Falls Hospital receives $18K donation for new EKG machine
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Little Falls Hospital has received an $18,127 donation from the Samuel S. Dale Trust that it used to purchase a new EKG unit for the hospital’s emergency department, according to a news release from parent organization Bassett Healthcare Network. “On behalf of our patients and our caregivers, Bassett Healthcare Network and
Ainsworth appointed to second term on HCCC board
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced that Mark M. Ainsworth of Herkimer was reappointed to a second term on the college’s board of trustees. He was appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul for a six-year term. Ainsworth was originally named to the board in 2015 by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Ainsworth is the owner
Nascentia Health names president of health plans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nascentia Health, one of Central New York’s largest home health care agencies, recently announced it has promoted Joseph Twardy to president of health plans and chief administrative officer. In his four-year tenure with Nascentia Health, he has played “a pivotal role in transforming” the health plan division, making it the highest-performing upstate
Former Utica School superintendent, board president charged with misuse of taxpayer funds
Karam and LaPolla were both charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and public corruption. Karam was also charged with additional counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, public
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