LETTER from R. SCOTT DUNCAN In The Lap Of Luxury – At Bassett Hospital To the Editor: Who would have thought that you could find this magic red button at Bassett. The pain was excruciating. After two months I couldn’t take it anymore. I went to the emergency room. We arrived at 10 p.m. By 4 they took me up to my room. Whoops, no bed. Waited a little longer, finally some rest and pain killers. They put an object…
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Big Job At Bassett: Keeping Many Jobs Full By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sign on Melanie Craig’s desk reads, “I AM THE PATIENT.” Over a year, Craig, the Bassett Healthcare Network’s director of human resources and employee relations, will tell you, she and her staff – five recruiters and two employment assistants – are seeking to fill 250-300 jobs, full and part-time, not counting doctors. Even with that hiring challenge, it’s still competitive. Last year,…
TRUSTEES PLAN FEB. 24 VOTE Public Hearing Positive On Bassett 143-Car Lot James Connors, principal engineer at The Chazen Company, explains changes to the proposed Riverside Drive parking lot, including a three-way stop, expanded crosswalks and sidewalks, and a reduction in parking spaces from the original 170 to 143, eliminating the spots to ensure stability of the slope, during a public hearing at the Cooperstown Village Board this evening. The project, which will be gated employee parking, was met with generally…
New Year’s Baby Born To Sidney’s FitzGeralds COOPERSTOWN – Jessica and Jordin FitzGerald of Sidney had a special New Year’s Day – and New Decade – treat: Their baby boy, Jace FitzGerald, decided to make an entrance into this world a month ahead of his due date. He was born at the Bassett Birthing Center in Cooperstown 3:55 p.m Jan. 1, 2020. Jace joins a 4- year-old brother Julian at home. …
IN MEMORIAM: Betty Jo Chase, 69; Nurse’s Aide At Bassett Hospital RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Betty Jo Chase, 69, a native of Florida who served for many years as a nurse’s aide at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, passed away following a brief illness Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born Jan. 29, 1950, in Milton, Fla., Betty was one of nine children of Clarence and Leona (Mack) Richardson. Raised in Santa Rosa County, Fla., she graduated…
IN MEMORIAM Donald O. Pollock, M.D., 89; Half-Century Village Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Donald O. Pollock, M.D., who led a lifetime of service to others, including a distinguished and wide-ranging medical career with Bassett Hospital that spanned several decades, passed away peacefully in his home Sunday evening, Sept. 29, 2019, surrounded by family and listening to the final Red Sox game of the season. He was 89. He was born in 1930 in East Orange, N.J., the oldest son of J.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 Quilt Show Silver Jubilee QUILT SHOW – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Celebrate 25th year of the annual quilt show at Silver Jubilee. Features 300+ quilts from artists across the country with featured quilter Jim Bryden in Tudor style historic inn. Lunch available. Proceeds benefit roof project. Admission, $5/person. The Major’s Inn, 12 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. 607-783-2780 or visit www.themajorsinn.com…
2014 CONTROVERSY RECALLED Revised Zoning Law Would Allow Dorms By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – “I haven’t heard anything about a dorm?” said attorney Linden Summers, who lives at 1 Elk St., a half-block from Bassett Hospital, as this evening’s hour-long presentation and discussion on the village’s proposed revised zoning code neared an end. He recalled that five years ago, the Village Board’s effort to adopt a “hospital zone” to give Bassett flexibility collapsed over whether the…
HUDSON ON THE JOB K-9, Handler Join Bassett’s Security By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Hudson may just be a dog, but as part of Bassett Hospital’s first K-9 team, he has a lot of responsibilities. The hospital announced the new security team today. “The presence of a K-9 team is shown to be extremely effective in promoting safety,” said Harold Southworth, director of Public Safety and Transportation, who along with Andrew Zuk, manager of Security Operations,…
Research Into Retinal Damage Wins E. Donnall Thomas Award COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Konika Sharma, a Bassett Hospital internal medicine resident in her third year of training, earned the 2019 E. Donnall Thomas Research Day Outstanding Research Presentation award for a finding that could improve detection of damage to retinas caused by diabetes. Sharma addressed the question: “Is a hand-held non-mydriatic (no dilation required) fundus camera superior to the referred dilated eye exams for the screening and detection of diabetic retinopathy…
