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Cayuga Health is moving some services to its new location at the The Shops at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health plans to move some of its services to a new location at the The Shops at Ithaca Mall. The organization’s
Bassett removes interim tag from CEO Thompson
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network’s board of directors has named Staci Thompson as the next president and CEO of the organization, making permanent a

Excellus posts 2023 net loss of $23M after rise in insurance usage
ROCHESTER — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield reported a net loss of more than $23 million for 2023, which it primarily attributed to a $271 million increase in medical benefits paid last year. Excellus, like other health insurers nationwide, continues to “experience increases in utilization and costs” for health-care services and prescription drugs. “We’re a company that

Seven CNAs graduate from paid training program at The Manor at Seneca Hill
OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced that seven certified nursing assistants (CNAs) have graduated from the organization’s on-the-job training and paid-certification program at The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled-nursing facility. Employees at the Manor can take advantage of a five-week, hands-on training program at the facility to advance their careers as CNAs, Oswego Health
Utica gynecology practice joins Community Memorial in Hamilton
HAMILTON — The Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) network announced on Feb. 27 that it is continuing to grow through its acquisition of a private gynecology practice in Utica. Dr. Scott Beattie and his team from Medical Arts Gynecology and Infertility, P.C. have joined with CMH and will provide women’s health services from an existing office

Cayuga Medical Center to install new generators
Using over $10 million in federal money for the effort ITHACA — Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca will use more than $10 million in federal funding to help pay for the installation of two 2,000-kilowatt emergency generators. The money will also help fund a 20,000-gallon underground storage tank and the construction of a
Cayuga Health, Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County announce affiliation
ITHACA, N.Y. — Officials from Cayuga Health and Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County (VNS) announced that the two organizations have affiliated, effective
Moylan named dean of Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College has appointed Christina Moylan dean of its School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, effective March 1. She has served

Bassett Healthcare Network extends sign-on bonus program
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that it is extending an organization-wide sign-on bonus program to help recruit new nurses and other staff members.
People news: UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health adds primary care physician
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced that Jennifer Mungari, M.D. has joined the medical staff of Geneva General Hospital. She will be
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