health care

New health clinic founders want to give back to community

Tom Magnarelli — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:10:27 +0000

The grand opening of a new health clinic on Syracuse's South Side was held over the weekend. A group called the Muslim American Care and Compassion Alliance started the free clinic with the goal of treating preventable diseases in an under-served community.

Local governments will be graded on fiscal health

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:24:20 +0000

Municipalities and school districts in New York state will soon get graded on their fiscal health. A fiscal monitoring system run by the state comptroller's office will publicly identify local governments that may be heading towards a fiscal cliff.

Multi-sensory room gives children respite from hospital treatments

Ellen Abbott — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:32:48 +0000

In the midst of treatments, tubes and needles, there's a place for patients at the Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse to go and find some peace. A one-of-a-kind multi-sensory room takes kids away from the stress of a hospital setting.

Simple Admit tries to make those pre-op screenings a little easier

Ryan Delaney — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:05:03 +0000

You don't have to know the answer to every question. And a little cartoon dog named Sam will pop up to let you know if you messed something up.

A hospital invests not only in new buildings, but a neighborhood

Ryan Delaney — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:56:00 +0000

Construction cranes poke above the already looming structure of St. Joseph's Hospital on the north side of Syracuse. Women in hospital scrubs and men in reflective vests and hard hats walk past, but Dominic Robinson is facing the other direction.

Mercy flights grounded during Hurricane Sandy

Kate O'Connell — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:50:04 +0000

Mercy Flight Central, an upstate medical air service, shut down operations while hurricane Sandy blew over. Due to high wind warnings, they were not able to fly patients.

Poll: New Yorkers support health care law but feel costs will rise

Karen Dewitt — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:05:13 +0000

Most New Yorkers agree with the recent Supreme Court decision upholding President Obama’s health care reform, but most think the new law, when fully implemented, will cause health care costs to rise.

The future of the health care law

Daniel Robison — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:09:41 +0000

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act was the subject of a symposium in Buffalo Friday. Panelists agreed the high court's ruling does not guarantee the law's future.

During oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court, attorneys spent just 50 words on whether or not the health care law is a tax. That ended up being the crux of Justice John Roberts opinion to uphold the law.

The Affordable Care Act: Reaction from New York politicians and healthcare professionals

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:19:54 +0000

New York’s politicians and major health care providers are largely applauding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care law. Meanwhile, an Albany Law School expert says Chief Justice John Roberts may have been concerned about his legacy, and that was a factor in his decision.