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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health says it is planning to implement staff furloughs, cut senior leader compensation, and redeploy staff to “address critical needs.”

MVHS opens respiratory triage tents outside St. Elizabeth, St. Luke’s campuses
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has opened two respiratory triage tents outside the emergency departments (ED) at its two

The Agency announces emergency loan fund for Southern Tier businesses amid coronavirus crisis
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency on Tuesday released details of an emergency loan fund for greater Binghamton–area businesses impacted by the ongoing coronavirus-related shutdown of

Centro bus driver tests positive for coronavirus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro announced that one of its drivers has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual last worked on Friday, March 27. The driver

FuzeHub opens Build4Scale NY fund for startups, manufacturers
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub announced it has launched a new grant fund as part of its Build4Scale NY initiative. It’s a program that helps inventors

3 hospitals among initial recipients of funding from Mohawk Valley nonprofit coronavirus relief fund
UTICA, N.Y. — Three Mohawk Valley hospitals are among those receiving $150,000 awarded to nonprofits in the first round of funding of the Mohawk Valley

State asks upstate hospitals to send medical staff to help downstate hospitals fight COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. — Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff from hospitals in upstate New York will likely soon be deployed to New York City–area hospitals

ITHACA, N.Y. — A hiring freeze, a salary freeze, and an “immediate” suspension of discretionary spending are among the elements of Cornell University’s plan to

Upstate Medical University consults with Wuhan, China doctors on handling COVID-19 pandemic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Saturday facilitated a video conference call with a team of doctors and hospital administrators in Wuhan, China “to

TEAM Tioga to gather information on how COVID-19 is impacting county businesses
OWEGO, N.Y. — Tioga County Economic Development & Planning — which has branded itself as TEAM Tioga — is conducting a 10-minute survey via email
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