MCMS News

2011

A school loan forgiveness program designed to attract new primary care physicians to Rochester area has been created by area hospitals, an employer group and a health plan . Starting in 2012, $600,000 per year for the next four years will be available for loan relief to primary care doctors in return for a minimum of four years of service in Monroe and contiguous counties. More

Drug Shortage Emergency: The Medical Society of the State of New York has declared a state of emergency regarding the national shortage of life-saving and life-sustaining medicines that have impacted patients in New York. More

MSSNY Signs On to SGR Repeal Letter

Emergency Codes: Rochester health care systems will adopt “plain language” codes to communicate emergency situations in the their hospitals. These new codes will replace the traditional color codes that were used previously. More.