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Cornell names Walsh interim dean of School of Hotel Administration
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced that it has named Kate Walsh interim dean of the School of Hotel Administration (SHA). Walsh will begin a

CenterState CEO board elects Fox as chairman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s board of directors has unanimously elected Jim Fox of O’Brien & Gere as its new chairman, Robert M. Simpson, president

A conversation with Crouse Hospital’s Kimberly Boynton
Kimberly Boynton is president and CEO of Syracuse–based Crouse Hospital, a private, not-for-profit hospital that has more than 500 licensed beds and 3,100 total employees’ system-wide. Boynton has been CEO since of Crouse since Jan. 1, 2014 and has worked for the organization since 1998. She lives in the Strathmore neighborhood of Syracuse with her

Cortland Surgical Center announces surgery numbers, equipment purchase
CORTLAND — The Cortland Surgical Center, an independent surgical center started in 2015, announced that it has already completed more than 1,000 surgeries. The center

Crouse designated Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care
SYRACUSE — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently announced that Crouse Hospital has been designated as one of the first hospitals in the U.S, to receive its
The List: Independent-Living Facilities
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CALEB RICHTER, a physician assistant, has joined Carthage Area Hospital’s Carthage Behavioral Health Clinic. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Roberts

F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse to continue work on citizens aging project with $25K grant
SYRACUSE — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a contract award of $25,000 for F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse and its partners to continue work on a project focused on aging in Central New York. F.O.C.U.S. announced its initial PCORI contract award of $15,000 in May 2015 at Upstate Medical University. The organization is working

NSF awards Upstate Medical nearly $200K in funding to fight Zika virus
The National Science Foundation has awarded Upstate Medical University a grant of nearly $200,000 to “treat, prevent and understand” the Zika virus. Researchers plan to share final data and conclusions as “rapidly and widely” as possible, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) said in a May 11 news release that Schumer’s office issued

MAS wins extension on Medicaid-transportation contract in Hudson Valley
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse–based firm will continue providing Medicaid-transportation services to the Hudson Valley region. The New York State Department of Health has extended its contract with Medical Answering Services, LLC (MAS) for an additional five years, Russ Maxwell, CEO of MAS, announced in a press conference May 12. “That saves 350 jobs right here
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