Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has earned a strong 4-star rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Commercial HMO/POS/PPO/EPO health plan, bolstered
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Excellus names new chief medical officer
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently announced that physician Tenbit Emiru has joined the organization and its parent company, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, as enterprise chief
Patient Tim Andrews, 67, surrounded by his doctors at Mass General Brigham in Boston
Pig Kidney Kept Man Alive For A Year While Awaiting A Human Organ Donation A genetically altered pig kidney helped keep a man
Fifth Annual Riders Wear Pink Returns Oct. 4
Goal is to raise $50,000 for breast cancer research and patient support The American Cancer Society’s Men Wear Pink of Central New York
Excellus Announces $10,000 Grants for Organizations
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) recently announced that several local community-based organizations will each receive a $10,000 grant through the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Alzheimer’s: 426,500
426,500: That’s the number of New Yorkers living with Alzheimer’s, according to a report just released The Alzheimer’s Association’s “2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts
Excellus BCBS Awards Grants to 26 Nonprofit Organizations
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has announced the recipients of its 2026 Health Equity Innovation Awards, an annual funding opportunity that supports nonprofit organizations working to
Community Memorial Hospital Has New CEO
Kathryn (Kate) Willbarger will be the next chief executive officer at Hamilton-based Community Memorial Hospital effective May 26. A healthcare executive with more than
Slocum-Dickson Surgeon First to Offer Innovative Jiffy Knee Replacement Surgery
Slocum-Dickson Medical Group announced that orthopedic surgeon John Sullivan now offers Jiffy Knee replacement surgery. According to the practice, he is the first and
Rome Health Selected for National Technical Assistance Program
Rome Health has been selected as one of eight hospitals nationwide to participate in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a federal initiative that provides


