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EBRI: Consumer-driven health plan members growing more content
Satisfaction with consumer-driven health plans is trending up, even as contentment with traditional plans wanes. Those findings are part of a report from the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). They come from an analysis of the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey, as well as annual versions of that survey dating […]
$250K gift to support scholarships at OCC
SYRACUSE — A gift from Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) will help create new student scholarships at Onondaga Community College (OCC). SOS is giving the college
Construction kicks off on $15M Upstate Cord Blood Bank
ONONDAGA — The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is preparing to deal in blood — umbilical-cord blood. Upstate broke ground Sept. 17 on a $15 million construction project that will build a public umbilical-cord blood bank at its Community Campus in the town of Onondaga. The facility will be known as the
New labs, classroom open at SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego opened two new manufacturing laboratories in time for the fall semester. The 13,000-square-foot labs are
Energy management conference set for Ithaca College
ITHACA — Ithaca College will host its annual Educational Energy Day (EdEnergy) conference Oct. 1 at its Campus Center. The confab, held from 8 a.m.
Presbyterian Home receives $10,000 grant
NEW HARTFORD — The Utica National Group Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to Presbyterian Home in New Hartford for its telemedicine program. The funds will
Upstate Medical University beginning cord blood bank construction
ONONDAGA — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University marked the start of work on a public umbilical cord blood bank at
Welch Allyn restructuring to cost 45 jobs in CNY
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn will eliminate 45 jobs over three years at its Skaneateles Falls headquarters as it carries out a companywide restructuring, but the location will not bear the brunt of the corporation’s planned employment cuts. The medical-device manufacturer announced on Sept. 10 that it will reduce its work force by 10 percent
Syracuse-nonprofit-On-Point-for-College-expands-to-Utica
UTICA — Low-income, homeless, and other at-risk youth have new support on their side if going to college is a goal, now that On Point for College, Inc. has opened a location at 524 Elizabeth St. The Syracuse–based nonprofit hopes to send at least 50 Utica–area youth off to college by August 2013, says Executive
Upstate Medical University chair elected president of national association
SYRACUSE — The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) elected an Upstate Medical University professor as its president. Dr. Robert Kellman, a professor at the medical university and chairman of its Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, was elected president of the 2,700-member academy. AAFPRS is a professional society promoting high-quality facial
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