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Oneida Indian Nation announces major Turning Stone project and rebranding initiative
VERONA, N.Y. — Big changes are on the way for the Oneida Indian Nation’s business enterprises including a new hotel and event spaces at Turning

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, TC3 expanding program to combat nursing shortage
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden are expanding a program to educate more nurses. In

ICS is changing its name to TechMD
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS — a technology management, and cybersecurity company headquartered in Endicott — announced it will consolidate its regional managed-technology brands into one

People news: Sherwood named CFO, CHRO at Fust Charles
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Officials hold groundbreaking for Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal, state, and local officials on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project that remains the subject

Mohawk Valley EDGE accepting proposals for St. Luke’s campus reuse
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE has opened a request for proposals (RFP) for the repurposing of the St. Luke’s campus once Mohawk Valley

Bond, Schoeneck & King elects new management committee chair
The Syracuse–based firm’s membership has elected Brian J. Butler as its chair, succeeding Kevin M. Bernstein who served as chair for two four-year terms, the

People news: BeerBoard hires sales-development executive
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BeerBoard — a Syracuse–based provider of technology solutions and alcohol management to restaurants, bars, and beer companies — announced it has appointed

MVHS residency program graduates 11 doctors, with five of them staying in the area to work
UTICA, N.Y. — Eleven doctors graduated on June 30 from the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, post-doctoral training program to 327. The program is an affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Program participants trained and provided care at the St. Elizabeth campus of
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UTICA, N.Y. — Eleven doctors graduated on June 30 from the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, post-doctoral training program to 327. The program is an affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS).
Program participants trained and provided care at the St. Elizabeth campus of MVHS, the Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center on Hobart Street, the Women’s Health Center, and at the Faxton and St. Luke’s campuses as affiliates of MVHS, according to Residency Program Director T. Eric Schackow.
Five of this year’s graduates will stay in the area to work, with four of those joining MVHS primary-care practices. Historically, half of the program’s graduates have settled in the upstate region to practice, adding to the primary-care workforce and helping to alleviate the area’s physician shortage.
The graduates are: Kwadwo Ansong, Victor Avila Macias, Jessica S. Baik, Mary Juliana Bapana, Benjamin Flinn, Pete Htwe, Angelina M. Nitto, Priscilla Merli Palomar, Ronald Siregar, Phyu Phyu Thwe, and Sun Koo Yoo.
Macias will work as an inpatient hospitalist for MVHS, Bapana will work in the MVHS Washington Mills Medical Office, Htwe will work in the MVHS East Utica Medical Office, and Thwe will practice primary care at MVHS Medical Group’s North Utica office. Meanwhile, Nitto will work in outpatient and school-based health in Oneonta.
A graduation ceremony and dinner were held at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro and several awards were presented.
The St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program started in 1975, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and by the American Osteopathic Association. It is affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse; University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine; and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Schuyler Health Foundation names two new board members, three officers
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation recently welcomed new board members, Dr. Joseph Mannino and Kathie Notarfonzo. Dr. Mannino recently retired from orthopedics medicine. He cared for Cayuga Health patients for more than 20 years. During his tenure, he took a strategic role in the early affiliation process as he cared for patients
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MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation recently welcomed new board members, Dr. Joseph Mannino and Kathie Notarfonzo.
Dr. Mannino recently retired from orthopedics medicine. He cared for Cayuga Health patients for more than 20 years. During his tenure, he took a strategic role in the early affiliation process as he cared for patients at Schuyler Hospital, as well as Cayuga Medical Center. Born and raised in Brooklyn and Queens, Mannino is a member of the Trumansburg community. He recently demonstrated his life-long commitment to service by signing up for the Army Reserve Corps.

Notarfonzo has been in the Watkins Glen area since the age of 11 and is a local business owner of Inner Peace Floats and Exercise Enterprise. Working for the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for 37 years, she is currently assistant regional director. Notarfonzo also serves on the Advisory Council for Catholic Charities, volunteers for M.R. Hess Homeworks, and participates in many local community fundraisers.
The Schuyler Health Foundation also appointed the following board officers: Brenda Warren-Fitch, as chair; Tom Phillips, as vice-chair; and Jerry Mickelson, as secretary/treasurer.
The Schuyler Health Foundation says its mission is to inspire philanthropy in its communities to support the highest quality and equitable health-care services at Schuyler Hospital and Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility.
Schuyler Hospital, part of Ithaca–based Cayuga Health, is a 16-bed critical access hospital, with a 120-bed skilled nursing facility attached. Schuyler Hospital’s main campus — overlooking Seneca Lake — is located in Montour Falls.
For more than 100 years, Schuyler Hospital has been the primary health-care provider in and around Schuyler County. It has evolved over the years into a network of providers, programs, and services that reaches throughout Schuyler County and into neighboring counties to meet the health-care needs of a population of over 32,000 residents.
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