In the year that Karen Kasarda started working as a nurse at St. Joseph’s Health, “Home Improvement” was on TV, Motorola introduced the first
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Ryan Kasarda: Like Mother, Like Son
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Like many nurses, Ryan Kasarda of Cicero became interested in the profession as a young person because of knowing a
Nursing Shortage: Attracting Nurses to the Bedside
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant The pandemic exacerbated the longstanding shortage of bedside nurses. Tougher conditions, supply scarcity, employee illnesses and many sicker patients prompted
Q & A with Tricia Peter-Clark
President and CEO of ConnextCare discusses further expanding the organization. It provides primary, dental and mental care and plans to increase its presence in
Abigail Tillman, M.D.
St. Joe’s primary care physician: To successfully treat patients ‘you really have to take into account the whole person’ Q: How did you come
New CEO: “Crouse is Here to Stay”
Physician Seth Kronenberg, who served as Crouse’s chief medical officer and chief operating officer, is elevated to president and chief executive officer By Norah
Syracuse Hemporium Opens Second Location in Solvay
Jim Charon, owner of Syracuse Hemporium, announced that he has opened a second location of his store at 1413 Milton Ave, Solvay, inside C.C.’s
NP joins Oswego Health’s Fulton PrimeCare
Oswego Health has anew family nurse practitioner, Shawnna Nye, as a new provider at Fulton PrimeCare. Nye earned her Master of Science in Nursing
Doctor joins St. Joe’s cardiovascular team
St. Joseph’s Health has gained a new cardiologist Michael C. Hoban to St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute. In his new role, he joins a
Kelli Lasher named sales director at Excellus
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has named Kelli Lasher regional director of sales in the company’s Central New York and Utica/North Country regions. In this new





