St. Joseph's Hospital

Hospitals fear the unknown when it comes to the Affordable Care Act

Ellen Abbott — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:04 +0000

In a little more than six months, the Affordable Care Act will change the lay of the land for healthcare in this country. For hospitals, it continues changes that started a decade ago, says Richard Umbdenstock, the president of the American Hospital Association, who was in Syracuse Monday.

Local health experts promote workplace wellness programs

Ellen Abbott — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:34:00 +0000

Stickley, Audi and Co. could be a poster child for workplace wellness. The 900 employees at the Manlius furniture making company lost a collective 2,600 pounds during its last round of a Biggest Loser contest, inspired by the popular TV show.

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.

Central NYers travel to Vatican for canonization

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:46:55 +0000

Central New York will have its own saint when Mother Marianne Cope is canonized in the Vatican on Sunday, October 21.