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Member News Rochester, NY – Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is accepting applications for its 2024 Health Equity Innovation Awards, which provide funding to community-based organizations to support health and wellness programs that address racial and ethnic health disparities in upstate New York. The online application portal opened today, Thursday, September 5, 2024, and will close on…
Member News Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 4, 2024 – Maura Snyder has been appointed as Highland Hospital’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective Oct. 21, 2024, the hospital announced today. In this role, Snyder will be responsible for a range of duties, including overseeing patient-care services, clinical departments and ancillary-support services; facilitating the achievement of hospital goals…
Member News Appointments of Rijad Karabegovic to Commercial Cash Management Group Leader and Chris McCormick to Commercial Relationship Manager Complete Team Build-Out ROCHESTER, NY (September 4, 2024) – In an expansion of its team and its offerings, Tompkins Community Bank (Tompkins) has appointed Rijad Karabegovic to commercial cash management group leader and Chris McCormick to commercial relationship…
Member News Rochester, NY- August 29, 2024 – Lifetime Assistance, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its Employee Career Development Scholarship Program, designed to support the educational and professional development of its dedicated workforce. “As an organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we recognize the critical…
Member News ROCHESTER, NY, August 29, 2024-RochesterWorks announced today the completion of the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which had a total of 494 participants this year, the most youth enrolled since before the pandemic in 2018. Combined with the 285 participants in the City of Rochester’s Summer of Opportunity Program (SOOP), a total…
Member News Lions Eye Bank of the Northeast is proud to announce that this August, they set a record for placing 50 corneas in one week. This is a new record for the organization, responsible for saving sight for over 50 people in seven days. The Lions Eye Bank of the Northeast (LEBNE), a non-profit…
Member News Rochester, N.Y. – Mary Wilsch, M.D., has been appointed as Highland Hospital’s new Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the hospital announced today. Dr. Wilsch has practiced at Highland and Genesee Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology for more than a decade. Previously, she practiced with Rochester Gynecologic and Obstetric Associates before relocating to Syracuse. A…