More than three-quarters of New Yorkers think about protecting themselves or their families from COVID-19 as they go about their daily lives, according to a new report.

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St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center Inc. has named Jennifer Sahrle as its new executive director. She brings more than 15 years of health care experience to the role. “Jennifer has the heart and spirit to guide the mission of the center,” ...

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Rochester nonprofit His Branches Inc. has hired Mike Weston as its new executive director. Weston has served as the interim executive director since October 2020. He brings nearly two decades of academic and non-profit leadership experience to the role. His ...

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Rochester’s eHealth Technologies, a provider of medical record and image retrieval, has received several awards from the 38th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards program. The firm earned the following awards: • Gold – Employee Communications Program category – in partnership with ...

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Rochester Regional Health System President and CEO Eric Bieber M.D. plans to retire in July from the position he has held for more than six years. The Rochester Regional board of directors will conduct a national search to identify Bieber’s ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is offering Community Health Award grants totaling $150,000 to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York. The application period closes Friday, March 5. All nonprofit organizations in Excellus BCBS’ Rochester region can apply for ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is partnering with several health organizations to offer families support in caring for a newborn. ROC Family Connects will provide parents of newborns free telehealth visits with a registered nurse from the child’s primary care practice for ...

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The 14-county Finger Lakes Region is grappling with new challenges from rapidly changing technologies and skyrocketing data volumes, according to public health policy experts. More than 100 public health officials, researchers, business leaders and others from across the region recently ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will introduce two new health insurance plans and two new dental insurance plans for 2021 to help people who may be retired but too young for Medicare or who may have lost their coverage due to employment ...

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GRYT Health, a Rochester digital oncology company that empowers people to be in charge of their own health, will host the second annual Global Virtual Cancer Conference next month. The inaugural GVCC was the largest ever virtual cancer conference with ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will issue $17.6 million in medical premium refund credits to roughly 700 large group employer and union-sponsored plans that are prospectively rated as part of its comprehensive community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the health ...

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Cognivue Inc. has tapped a health sciences industry veteran as its chief medical officer and senior vice president. Fred Ma M.D. brings nearly four decades of experience to the role. His career spans global medical device and pharmaceutical development and ...

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Two local nonprofits will benefit from grants aimed at improving access to health care. UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, will award more than $1.3 million in Empowering Health grants to 14 community-based organizations in the state of New York to ...

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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 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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