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Effectively Communicating Your Health-Care Advantage
In the ever-changing industrial landscape that is health care, organizations across the board are looking for ways to differentiate themselves from other providers. One of

SUNY Oswego receives an additional $18 million for renovation of Tyler Hall
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use an additional $18 million in state funding to finish the renovation work at Tyler Hall, the school’s fine
People news: Infectious disease specialist Moses joins St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Joel E. Moses, M.D. has joined St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center as a specialist in infectious disease.

Utica College appoints its first woman president
UTICA, N.Y. — The woman who currently serves as executive VP and chief advancement officer at Utica College (UC) will be the first female to
Excellus awards eight CNY hospitals payments for quality improvements
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) has awarded 41 hospitals quality improvement payments, including eight hospitals in Central New York. Excellus awarded a total of $22.4
New York announces matching-grant funding for private colleges
Four Central New York colleges are among private institutions statewide that will use funding from a matching-grants program for projects on their campuses. The schools
Utica College to use $2.5 million in state matching funds for athletic-facility upgrades
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has awarded Utica College $2.5 million in matching state funds toward projects to improve the school’s athletic facilities. Utica
St. Joseph’s cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs are recertified
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health announced that its cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs were recently recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) through August 2018. Programs that are certified by AACVPR participate in its national registry. “Being part of the national registry allows us to compare our outcomes with other cardiac-pulmonary

Education-tech firm 2U assists SU’s iSchool on online graduate programs
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University (SU) School of Information Studies (iSchool) says it is working with 2U, an education-technology company, in offering three online graduate programs. The degree programs include Master of Science degrees in information management; library and information science; and library and information science: school media. Students can start taking the online course in
Price Chopper to test new telemedicine service at Fulton store
FULTON — Price Chopper recently announced that it would test a live, telemedicine service at its Fulton grocery store, in addition to three other stores across New York state and one in Vermont. Price Chopper partnered with Computerized Screening Inc. (CSI), a provider of in-store health stations, and Doctor on Demand, a video telemedicine provider,
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