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St. John Fisher College and the Golisano Foundation announced on Tuesday a $5.8 million gift to the college from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano to create an institute dedicated to training nurses in the care of people with developmental disabilities. The ...

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A crystal ball prediction for what’s next for higher education in health care fields might simply say “More.” More demand for graduates. More interest from prospective students. More curriculum requirements for entry-level degrees into the profession. More responsibilities added to ...

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Work is underway on the new Fresenius Medical Care Outpatient Dialysis Facility in Batavia, with Empire Commercial Construction expected to finish the project in winter of 2019. Empire Commercial Construction, a retail-specific division of Penfield-based Taylor—The Builders, has previously completed ...

The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed four cases of equine infection with West Nile Virus, including one in Livingston County, and so is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals. “This is the time of year when the risk ...

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The University of Rochester School of Nursing is cutting the cost of tuition so nurses can more easily comply with new state legislation requiring a bachelor’s degree in nursing within 10 years of getting a nursing license. The RN to ...

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Rochester Regional Health’s new Riedman Health Center saw its official ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 18, with the facility slated to begin taking patients on Monday, July 30. Located at the site of a former Tops Friendly Market at the ...

Taylor, the regional commercial contractor based in Penfield, has partnered with the Pluta Foundation and Hanlon Architects on the design and construction of a medical office build-out on the second floor of the Pluta Cancer Center. Construction on the 6,000-square-foot ...

Thirty organizations in Upstate New York, including 14 in the Finger Lakes region, have come together to form a regional hub to coordinate the care of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals. One of six new Care Coordination Organizations (CCO) founded ...

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The figures describing the University of Rochester can seem staggering. $1.2 billion in annual payroll for 30,800 employees. $3.2 billion total pumped into the economy in the form of that payroll plus the wages of people whose jobs depend on ...

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One hundred local business and community leaders, dignitaries, funders and a half dozen children were on hand Monday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the YMCA of Greater Rochester’s new Pittsford facility. “Woohoo, we made it,” cheered George Romell, YMCA president ...

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The YMCA of Greater Rochester and University of Rochester Medicine have signed an 11-year agreement to collaborate on a range of health services that will be available at YMCA locations across the region. It is the only agreement of its ...

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A contribution of $22,813 to Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center during 2017 has earned the RE/MAX Realty Group the Top Children Miracle Network Office — Upstate award within the RE/MAX company. The RE/MAX Realty Group has ...

Two area hospitals, as well as three other area health care providers, have earned “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” status from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Strong Memorial Hospital and UR Medicine Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, along with HCR Home Care, ...

Let’s be honest, health care can be a real nuisance. Setting aside the cost, there’s the burden of scheduling appointments, visiting a doctor, waiting for a diagnosis and hopefully waiting by the phone for a checkup call that may never ...

Title Boxing Club is marking its grand opening by offering free classes Thursday evening and Friday morning at the Pittsford club. The first free class is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday and will be followed by a party and gym ...

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