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Several hospitals statewide are slated to share nearly $300 million in emergency federal funding, including four in the Rochester metro area. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday announced the “safety net” funding, which will provide health care ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Lifetime Healthcare Cos. Inc. President and CEO Christopher Booth plans to retire on May 1, 2021. He will be succeeded by James Reed. the announcement is part of a planned succession for executive leadership of the ...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has allocated more than $7.6 million to recipients in New York state to increase their health workforce in rural and underserved communities. Nationally, HHS awarded ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield expects to spend at least $162 million on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization said this week. The health plan is directing more than $1 million in grants for testing supplies and personal protective equipment ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week instructed the state Department of Health to allow midwife-led birthing centers in New York for the first time. The DOH is now accepting Certificate of Need applications for midwifery birth centers as a result of ...

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Rochester Regional Health has launched a specialty pharmacy that will provide service to patients with chronic and complex conditions. Specialty medications are required to manage cancer, hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and other conditions, and monthly out-of-pocket costs can be $1,000 ...

The Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College is partnering with 2U, Inc., to offer an online master of science in nursing degree. Fisher Nursing Online will allow nursing students to choose from a variety of specializations as ...

The state Office of Mental Health has implemented a first-of-its-kind program to provide free six-week support and resilience group therapy sessions. The “Coping Circles” program will be provided by OMH via video or phone and facilitated by licensed mental health ...

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eHealth Technologies’ employee program, Caring Together, won a merit award in the 37th annual Healthcare Advertising Awards program. A collaboration of eHealth Technologies and Pittsford-based Red Purse Marketing, the program launched in October with a goal of increasing employee retention ...

KJT Group, a life sciences evidence-based consulting firm, has named Andrea Stoltz as vice president of research. She most recently was with LHK Partners Inc., where she served as director of custom research. Stoltz brings more than two decades of ...

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Lumentek Global already is bringing brighter light to area expressways and city streets. Now the firm would like to help people shine a potentially destructive light on the coronavirus. Lumentek Global, an LED lighting firm based in Henrietta, is preparing ...

Trillium Health Inc. plans to eliminate 33 jobs as a result of the recent economic upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit health center said Thursday. The cuts represent 12 percent of the agency’s workforce. “This is an ...

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New data from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield shows a spike in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one-third of those visits for mental health services. “The spike we’ve witnessed this year in the use of telehealth is directly related to ...

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The Finger Lakes Region is on target for a Friday implementation of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening, but hospitalization and new-case metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately determine whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives the go-ahead. “I think ...

Health care and entertainment are among the many sectors of the economy that will require financial help as Congress considers another round of emergency funding to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But legislators also may consider a legal ...