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Shineman Foundation awards more than $272K to regional nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced it has awarded grants to 11 Oswego County not-for-profit organizations in its first grant round of 2023 at its April board meeting. The projects encompass a range of focus areas, including health and human services, respite care, education and workforce development, and the arts. The foundation […]

Whitman School to launch business and mental-health initiative with donation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management this fall will start a new program that seeks to support students’ personal and professional development “at the intersection of business and mental health.” Syracuse is using a donation of $500,000 from 1991 graduates David and Dina Nass. David Nass is a graduate of

Oswego Health adds gastroenterologist Ali
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health recently added experienced gastroenterologist Mohammad Fahad Ali, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Ali joins the Center for Gastroenterology & Metabolic Diseases, which is located in Suite 400 of the Seneca Hill Health Services Center at 105 County Route 45A, Oswego. In addition, Ali will serve as director of endoscopy

Upstate to be extension campus of SUNY College of Optometry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s an effort by two SUNY campuses to increase the number of eye doctors in Central New York and Western New York. SUNY Upstate Medical University is planning to become an optometry campus extension program of the SUNY College of Optometry in New York City. The partnership creates an optometry campus extension

Landsberg begins role as Crouse Health chief medical officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Described as a “long-time member” of the Crouse Health staff, Dr. David Landsberg is now serving as the health-care provider’s chief medical officer. He assumes the duties that Dr. Seth Kronenberg previously performed, prior to his appointment as president and CEO of the health system. In this senior leadership role, Landsberg will

Bassett selected for skin-cancer treatment clinical trial
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network has been selected as a clinical-trial site for Alpha DaRT, an investigational treatment for recurrent skin cancers. Bassett Cancer Institute received regulatory approval to conduct the trial. “We are proud to be chosen as the first clinical-trial site for Alpha DaRT statewide outside of New York City,” Dr. Timothy

Health Foundation awards $75K grants to six rural health networks
“Rural health networks are the backbone of community health across much of New York State, relying on their collective strength to effectively meet the needs of the people they serve. Even as they carry out that important work, they have faced highly disruptive reductions in funding over the past several years,” Cheryl Smith Fisher, chair

Loretto appoints director of nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto recently announced that it has appointed Aderonke (Ade) Alao as director of nursing for Loretto Health & Rehabilitation. Alao joined Loretto as a nurse manager in July 2014 and has been serving as an assistant director of nursing since January 2019. She brings more than 15 years of progressive nursing experience

Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services is now part of Cayuga Health
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (C.A.R.S.) is now operating as an affiliate of Cayuga Health. The organizations finalized the affiliation on March 1, a process that started in April 2021, Cayuga Health said in its announcement. “We are excited to officially welcome Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services to the Cayuga Health family,” said Dr.

Upstate Medical names new chair of department of medicine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A doctor who has been a professor of medicine at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine will soon lead the department of medicine at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. The medical school has named Dr. Cynthia Taub the Edward C. Reifenstein Professor of Medicine and chair of the department of medicine. Dr.
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