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Upstate Medical to use $2.35M state grant for Alzheimer’s efforts
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University will use a state grant of up to $2.35 million over five years to expand its work on diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. The award from the New York State Department of Health also includes Upstate Medical’s designation as a “center of excellence” for Alzheimer’s disease, the medical school said in a […]
SU launches competition to select design firm for National Veterans Resource Complex
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) is working to select a firm to “conceptualize, design, and construct” the new National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). SU in December announced the launch of an international design competition to select the firm. The university has formed a selection committee that includes faculty, staff, students, and design professionals to make
Laboratory Alliance: lab careers available for science-minded students
SALINA — Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, LLC is concerned about what it calls an “alarming national shortage” in the medical technology or laboratory workforce. “I call it a silent crisis because nobody really knows what medical technology is,” says Barbara Guiffrida, VP of human resources at Laboratory Alliance. A medical technologist or a
Mohawk Valley Health System to consolidate urgent-care services at Faxton Urgent Care
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) plans to consolidate all urgent-care services at Faxton Urgent Care at 1676 Sunset Ave. in Utica. MVHS
EBRI: Consumer-driven health plans impact attention to costs, behavior
People who have consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) appear to pay more attention to their health costs and behavior. That’s according to new research that the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released last month. EBRI works to contribute to, encourage, and enhance the development of sound employee-benefit programs and sound public policy through objective
“A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” ~ Karen Lamb Several of my columns in 2015 focused on a continued emphasis on revolutionary federal and state health-care reform initiatives. In these columns, you have read about the objectives related to continued reforms of the state Medicaid and federal Medicare programs.
Herkimer County HealthNet names Curnow as new executive director
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet announced it has appointed Dr. Thomas C. Curnow as executive director. He has more than 30 years of administrative
People news: Upstate Medical University makes staff appointments
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced the following recent staff appointments. Palma Cassano has been named business manager for perioperative services and the Family
Five Star Urgent Care unit acquires Industrial Medical Associates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five Star Occ Med, a division of Five Star Urgent Care, announced it has acquired Syracuse–based Industrial Medical Associates (IMA), an occupational
People news: Upstate Medical names Furtney as associate administrator of ambulatory services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has named Susan Furtney as associate administrator for ambulatory services. She most recently served as the executive director of
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