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Upstate Medical students gain exposure to rural health care
OSWEGO, N.Y. — It’s no secret that it’s difficult attracting doctors to practice in rural areas. Though about 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities, less than 10 percent of physicians practice in these areas, according to a Stanford University Medicine rural health fact sheet entitled, “Healthcare Disparities & Barriers to Healthcare.” […]
Carthage Area Hospital nears closure of skilled-nursing unit
Most residents moved to other facilities within 3 weeks after closure announcement CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Just three weeks after announcing the planned closure of its skilled-nursing unit, Carthage Area Hospital said it had already moved 18 of the unit’s 23 residents to other facilities in both Jefferson and Lewis counties. As of July 7, five
Oswego Health formally opens new physical-therapy office on Route 104 in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health and the Greater Oswego and Fulton Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting event to formally open the health system’s new physical-therapy office inside the Lake Ontario Prompt Care Building. The organization’s sixth physical-therapy site is located at 300 State Route 104 in the city of Oswego. The new site
House of the Good Shepherd hires McKee as executive director
UTICA — The House of the Good Shepherd recently hired Brian McKee as its new executive director, effective July 10. He has more than 15 years of experience in human-services leadership for children and families in need in the Central New York community, according to a news release issued by The House. McKee previously served
Rome Hospital’s MRI department receives accreditation renewal
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has recently been awarded a renewal of its three-year accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services. “ACR accreditation acknowledges that our patients receive the best possible images, using the latest technology with the highest safety measures,” Sharon Carson, medical imaging
ConMed buys ExoShape ACL product line from MedShape
UTICA — MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta–based orthopaedic devices maker, announced on July 5 that it has sold its ExoShape ACL Fixation System to Utica–based surgical-device maker ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD). The acquisition, which closed on July 3, includes both the ExoShape Femoral and Tibial Soft Tissue Fasteners, used to fixate soft-tissue grafts in anterior cruciate
Pinnacle Holding Company names two new board members
SYRACUSE — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC announced it has appointed two new members to its board of directors — Dalton J. Axenfeld and Elizabeth N. Bartlett. Axenfeld currently serves as controller of Pinnacle Holding Company and oversees the financial reporting and accounting of the holding company and each subsidiary. He has more than five years
3 Tips For When Company Culture Goes Awry
Frequent fliers may look back on 2017 is the year those supposedly “friendly skies” turned into “chaotic clouds.” The list of airlines in trouble seemed to grow by the day, whether it was cancelled flights that led to near riots, prize rabbits dying in the cargo hold, or roughed-up passengers who declined to be bumped
Harris Beach names Jagel new CEO, replacing Spitz, now chairman
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Harris Beach PLLC, a Rochester–based law firm with an office in Syracuse, has named a new CEO. Christopher Jagel replaced James (Jim)
JMA Wireless completes $34 million Clay expansion, adding nearly 300 jobs
CLAY, N.Y. — JMA Wireless has finished a $34 million expansion at its headquarters in the town of Clay and added almost 300 jobs. The
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