MVHS CEO discusses staffing, PPE issues as COVID-19 cases rise
UTICA, N.Y. — The president and CEO of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) in Utica says its hospitals are dealing with staffing challenges as the pandemic continues and COVID-19 cases have been on the rise throughout the region. Read More
Helio Health to use $400K in federal funding to expand behavioral-health training
SYRACUSE — Helio Health, Inc. will use a federal grant of more than $414,000 to improve its Join It, Live It, Be It program. The program creates training opportunities for Central New Yorkers seeking Read More
MVHS announces jobs cuts, other moves in plan to deal with pandemic financial losses
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is eliminating a “number” of positions as of Thursday, extending furloughs for two months, service consolidation, and the closure of Faxton Urgent Care as it deals with financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Cayuga Health shifts to appointment-only testing at COVID-19 sampling center at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health officials are now requiring scheduled appointments and advance registration for testing at the COVID-19 mass sampling center in the Ithaca Mall parking lot. Read More
All three of Good Shepherd Communities’ campuses have purchased LytBots and installed new photohydroionization air purification systems, both of which are described as “new, highly innovative lines of defense and attack against pathogens” and the fight against COVID-19. Read More
Oswego Industries to produce medical gowns for Oswego Health
OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced it has recently entered into a contract with Oswego Industries to have 1,000 medical gowns produced per month through 2020. Read More
St. Joseph’s Health offering cord-blood donation program to expectant mothers
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health Hospital says it is now giving expectant mothers the chance to voluntarily donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood to the Upstate Cord Blood Bank at Upstate Medical University. Read More
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced that the medical staffs of Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) and St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) plan to merge. Read More
HealthWear Rental works on expansion
ENDICOTT — HealthWear Rental, Inc. — which supplies and launders medical and massage linens, patient gowns, medical uniforms, lab coats, and more — is preparing to relocate and double the size of its production facility. Read More
Oswego Health names Avery board chair and Alberts vice chair
OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced that its board of directors recently elected Atom Avery as the new board chair and Ed Alberts as the new vice chair. Both Avery and Alberts will serve two-year terms Read More
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