Health Care & Education

Cook elected president of Le Moyne College Alumni Association board

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — John D. Cook, a partner with Barclay Damon LLP, has been elected president of the Le Moyne College Alumni Association board of directors. Read More

CEO Talk: A chat with Samaritan Medical Center’s Carman

In this edition, I speak with Thomas Carman, president and CEO of Samaritan Medical Center, located in Watertown. He has been Samaritan’s leader since April, 2004. The organization employs 2,220 peopl Read More

Seven area startups selected for Upstate Medical’s medical device innovation challenge

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it has selected seven startups with medical devices and service proposals to participate in what’s being called the “medical device innovation challenge.” Read More

AMA Study finds that practice owners are no longer the physician majority

Less than half of patient-care physicians had an ownership stake in their medical practice, according to a newly updated study on physician-practice arrangements by the American Medical Association (A Read More

Five Star Urgent Care opens clinic in Oneonta

ONEONTA, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care is now operating a clinic in Oneonta, representing the company’s 12th location statewide. Read More

People news: Learning Disabilities Association of CNY announces board of directors

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York (LDACNY) recently announced its 2017-2018 board of directors. Read More

Crouse Health completes first phase of $38 million emergency department project

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has completed the first phase of construction on a $38 million project creating its new emergency-services department. Read More

Bassett Healthcare Network takes mammography and cancer-screening program on the road

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced it is traveling throughout its service area and adjacent counties with its mobile mammography and cancer-screening program. Read More

Schumer asks Feds to implement laws that could help combat Lyme disease

SALINA — Congress in 2016 approved laws that will “significantly” increase research, vaccine development, and treatment strategies to help stamp out tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. Read More