We at UHS are proud of our partnership with Binghamton University and the many benefits the relationship yields for the people of the Southern Tier. The launch of the Binghamton Brain and Body Imaging Research Center, profiled in this issue of Stay Healthy, is the latest example of our exceptional collaboration in action.
The center features the region’s most powerful magnetic resonance imaging machine. The community will benefit immediately from a diagnostic option available for the first time in New York’s Southern Tier. And the center will make both of our organizations more competitive in attracting and retaining practicing physicians and research-active faculty. We appreciate the work of everyone on both of our dedicated teams in making this major new resource possible.
The center’s opening occurs alongside UHS’ ongoing collaboration with the University in other areas, particularly Johnson City. One only has to look at the skyline-changing construction of the new Wilson Main Tower and the educational opportunities of Binghamton University’s nursing and pharmaceutical schools to understand the impact our two organizations are having on upstate New York. These developments call attention to the world-class medical care available right here in our own community.
The new MRI center will be a truly lifesaving innovation. As we worked with Binghamton University to launch the facility this summer, we recognized its importance as the next step in our cooperative journey of learning and healing. We look forward to walking side-by-side with the University as we take patient care and clinical research to a higher level.
John M. Carrigg
President & CEO of UHS
