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St. Joseph’s Physicians appoints Julianne Duffy Himes COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Physicians has appointed Julianne Duffy Himes chief operating officer. As COO, she is responsible for day-to-day operations for the practice’s
Study: Proposed Obamacare rates average 12 percent higher for 2016
Rate filings for nearly 4,000 plans nationwide indicate Affordable Care Act premiums will be an average of 12 percent higher for 2016. That’s according
Health Foundation board re-elects Upstate Medical’s Wolff as chairman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has re-elected Dr. L. Thomas Wolff as chairman of its board of trustees.
SU, Upstate Medical alum named president-elect of AMA
Dr. Andrew Gurman, a graduate of Syracuse University (SU) and Upstate Medical University, is the new president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s
JPMorgan Chase awards OCC $220K grant for workforce-development program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has awarded Onondaga Community College (OCC) a grant of $220,000 to support the school’s workforce-development efforts.
Le Moyne adopts test-optional admissions policy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has adopted a test-optional admissions policy for prospective students applying to begin study in the Fall 2016 semester. The
N.J. medical-marijuana provider seeks to open dispensary location in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Empire State Compassionate Care (ESCC) plans to open a dispensary location for medical marijuana at 3057 Erie Blvd. East in DeWitt, should
Excellus names Reed regional president, Vercillo retiring from position
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) has named James Reed regional president of the health insurer’s Central New York region. Reed currently
Cornell JumpStart program is accepting applications for Fall 2015 projects
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) JumpStart program announced it has started accepting applications for projects that faculty and students will
Mohawk Valley Health System to cut 48 jobs after losing $1.7 million
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is cutting 48 jobs and making service changes at its two Utica hospitals this month after losing
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