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Cayuga Health using Rheonix same-day COVID-19 testing for faster results
ITHACA — Cayuga Health is working with Rheonix Inc. to provide same-day turnaround for COVID-19 test results. The organizations announced their partnership April 30, a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or FDA) had granted Rheonix emergency use authorization for its Rheonix COVID-19TM MDx assay. The “rapid” sample-to-answer test enables the “fully automated” […]
Oneida Health offering telehealth service for patient visits
ONEIDA — Oneida Health has implemented telehealth at all of its primary-care offices, its Quick Care locations, and many of its specialty practices throughout Madison and Oneida counties. The organization announced that it took the step to help meet the needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation, the public-health crisis has led

City of Binghamton, UHS, Rheonix team up on same-day COVID-19 testing
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton is working with United Health Services (UHS) and an Ithaca–area business on providing same-day COVID-19 test results. Binghamton

SBA says it’s still not too late for small businesses to get a PPP loan
The PPP loans are meant to help small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, by funding eight weeks of payroll and certain

Chemung Financial moves May 13 annual meeting from hotel to HQ
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, recently announced that it has moved its annual meeting of

WellNow Urgent Care begins COVID-19 testing at CNY offices
WellNow Urgent Care on Wednesday announced it is offering two types of COVID-19 testing at its Central New York facilities. They include molecular polymerase chain

Madison County warns residents of possible COVID-19 exposure at nine area businesses
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department says people who tested positive for COVID-19 have visited various stores throughout the county Members of the

Centro bus driver tests positive for coronavirus; here are the routes the operator drove
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro has reported that another one of its Syracuse bus drivers has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on April

Oneida Health Hospital to resume elective surgical procedures
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health announced Monday that it is resuming performing outpatient, elective procedures at its hospital. The hospital will have to validate that

New York reports lowest increase in daily infections since pandemic began
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York State on Monday reported 2,538 new coronavirus infections in the last day, a 0.8 percent increase in the state’s total,
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