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Health-Care Career News – June 2019
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITALAMY CARISSIMO-HARRIS has joined Rome Memorial Hospital as director of relationship-based care. She has 25 years of nursing experience, including 20 years at

CEO Coyle discusses need for Liberty Resources’ new health center in Fulton
FULTON, N.Y. — The top official at Syracuse–based Liberty Resources says Oswego County has a “disproportionate” share of poverty, Medicaid population, and need for behavioral-health services. “Suicide was actually, the last time it was evaluated, the number one reason for death in Oswego County, says Carl Coyle, CEO of Liberty Resources, a nonprofit provider of

Syracuse University Athletics signs new contract with Nike
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced that it has inked a new multi-year agreement with Nike (NYSE: NKE) that will keep Syracuse athletes wearing Nike

Syracuse football adds 6,800 new season ticket holders
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Orange football fans have purchased 6,800 new season tickets for the upcoming gridiron season, Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack

People news: Seeger returns to Oswego Health to deliver care at Behavioral Health Services unit
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced that Carol Seeger has returned to the health system to deliver care at its Behavioral Health Services (BHS) facility.

MVP Health Care taps COO Del Vecchio as CEO
The Schenectady–based health insurer has named Christopher Del Vecchio to the role, per a June 12 news release. The announcement follows the resignation of current CEO Denise Gonick, which MVP announced June 6. Del Vecchio began working for MVP Health Care in 2014 as executive VP of strategy and innovation. In that role, he was

Carthage Area Hospital begins construction on new hospital site
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Crews have started construction on the first phase of Carthage Area Hospital’s $45 million new hospital and health-clinic project. The work started during the first week of June, the hospital announced. The effort started with crews building a new road to town specifications, which will provide future access to the new campus.
Broome County hotel occupancy rate edges down in April
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed slightly fewer guests in April than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county dipped 0.3 percent to 58.7 percent in April from 58.9 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a

Tech Garden tenant Density is first to use new hardware center
SYRACUSE — Tech Garden tenant Density Inc. is the first firm to use the facility’s new hardware center, which can accommodate light assembly activity. The firm builds an anonymous workplace-analytics product to count foot traffic in and out of businesses, CenterState CEO said in a news release. The firm was founded in Syracuse in 2014

Air Innovations recognized with export award
CICERO — Exporting is a big part of business for a Cicero firm and the federal government is taking notice. Air Innovations is among the 48 companies that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recognized with a 2019 Presidential Award for Export Achievement, also known as the President’s “E” Award for Exports. Ross honored the
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