Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 SYRACUSE, NY – Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is proud to announce its recognition by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers for New York state in 2025. The organization has been named to the list four previous times. The Health Plan ranked #19 … Read more

Excellus BCBS names seasoned upstate NY hospital leader Martin Stallone, MD, as executive vice president, chief healthcare services officer

Excellus BCBS names seasoned upstate NY hospital leader Martin Stallone, MD, as executive vice president, chief healthcare services officer Martin Stallone, MD, has been named executive vice president, chief healthcare services officer of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies. Stallone is currently CEO of Centralus Health. He will start his … Read more

St. Joseph’s Health Achieves SRC’s Center of Excellence Accreditation in Hernia Surgery

St. Joseph’s Health Achieves SRC’s Center of Excellence Accreditation in Hernia Surgery St. Joseph’s Health recently achieved accreditation from SRC as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery. This accreditation recognizes St. Joseph’s Health commitment to a high standard of delivering quality patient care and safety. Status as an accredited Center of Excellence means that … Read more

Slocum-Dickson Medical Group Welcomes Two Providers

Slocum-Dickson Medical Group Welcomes Two Providers New Hartford, NY: Slocum-Dickson Medical Group is excited to announce the addition of two highly skilled Nurse Practitioners, Lara Belfiore, FNP-C and Gina White, MSN, RN, FNP-BC. Lara Belfiore, FNP-C, holds a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Excelsior College and post masters certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner … Read more

St. Joseph’s Health and SOS Now Offering Mako SmartRobotics™ for Total Knee, Partial Knee, and Total Hip Replacement

St. Joseph’s Health and SOS Now Offering Mako SmartRobotics™ for Total Knee, Partial Knee, and Total Hip Replacement SYRACUSE, NY – St. Joseph’s Health, in collaboration with Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS), is now offering Mako SmartRobotics™ for Total Knee, Partial Knee, and Total Hip replacement. This transformative technology for joint replacement procedures allows surgeons to … Read more

Syracuse Community Health Celebrates Match Day as First Ambulatory Family Medicine Residency Program in Onondaga County

March 17th, 2025 Syracuse Community Health Celebrates Match Day as First Ambulatory Family Medicine Residency Program in Onondaga County ACGME Ambulatory Family Medicine Residency Program Set to Launch in July 2025, Welcomes First Class of Four Residents Syracuse, NY – Syracuse Community Health is proud to announce that it has been granted accreditation from the … Read more

St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes Dr. Megan Matott to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital’s Palliative Medicine Team

St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes Dr. Megan Matott to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital’s Palliative Medicine Team SYRACUSE, N.Y.— (February 25, 2025) St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to welcome Megan Matott, DO, back to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital – where she will practice palliative medicine. Dr. Matott received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Nazareth College … Read more

Hematology-Oncology Associates Appoints New CEO

East Syracuse, NY – Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY (HOA) has appointed Jennifer Pichoske, MS, EMBA, AOCNP as Chief Executive Officer. She succeeds Maryann Roefaro, MS, CEO since 2002, who has retired. A long-time member of the HOA family, Pichoske has filled progressively responsible leadership roles in the organization since 2012 when she became the Director … Read more

Forbes names Excellus BlueCross BlueShield #8 on list of best midsize employers in America

Forbes names Excellus BlueCross BlueShield #8 on list of best midsize employers in America Excellus BlueCross BlueShield was ranked #8 on the Forbes list of America’s Best Midsize Employers 2025. The Health Plan ranked #1 among midsize employers in New York state and among the insurance industry nationwide. This is the third consecutive year that … Read more

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield earns #1 in Medicare Advantage satisfaction from J.D. Power

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield earns #1 in Medicare Advantage satisfaction from J.D. Power Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has been recognized by J.D. Power, earning #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Medicare Advantage plans in New York, as well as Most Trusted and #1 Medicare Advantage Provider for Ease of Doing Business in New York. The recognition was published as a part of the J.D. … Read more