IN MEMORIAM: Harvey Leventhal, 90; Retired Neurosurgeon ONEONTA – Harvey Leventhal, 90, a prominent neurosurgeon who retired to Cooperstown, died Tuesday, March 6 at Albany Medical Center. A full obituary is forthcoming.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harvey Leventhal, 90; Retired Neurosurgeon ONEONTA – Harvey Leventhal, 90, a prominent neurosurgeon who retired to Cooperstown, died Tuesday, March 6 at Albany Medical Center. A full obituary is forthcoming.…
$8M Scriven Grant Aims To Upgrade Patient Care Bassett To Buy Instruments, Equipment, More COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital today announced it has received an $8 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to upgrade patient-care equipment. The money will buy surgical instruments, patient-monitoring and patient exam tables, among other purchases including lab equipment which may include centrifuge technology to ensure the center is state of the art. It doesn’t just stop with centrifuge technology, there is plenty of other things that…
Bassett Nurse Arrested For Unlawful Surveillance COOPERSTOWN – A Bassett Hospital employee was arrested and charged with 12 counts of unlawful surveillance for allegedly installing a camera in a private, employees-only area of the facility. Police said Anderson W. Lee, 27, a registered nurse, installed an camera and recorded videos of fellow employees in a private area between Jan. 21 and 22.…
Isabella Marjorie Fancher First Bassett Baby of 2018…
IN MEMORIAM: Emily W. Thorn, 96; Worked At Cooperstown Academy, CCS HARTWICK – Emily Weir Thorn, 96, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown who worked at Cooperstown Central School and Bassett Hospital, passed away Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2017, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. She was born Aug. 19, 1921, in Adams to Bower F. and Clara (Cleaver) Weir. When Emily was only 2-years-old her mom died of tuberculosis. In 1925, the family moved to Fly Creek, where…
Maverick James Johnson 1,000th Baby At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Parents Paula Waffle, Eric Johnson and the staff at the Bassett Birthing Center welcomed Maverick James Johnson, the 1,000th baby born at the center in 2017, on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Maverick was born at 3:57 p.m. Tuesday, weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz, 21 inches long. Though born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, he was able to stay at the birthing center for the first few days of his…
Cooperstown Police Seek Larceny Suspect COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown police are looking for tips on a woman who allegedly stole a purse from the outpatient clinic building of Bassett Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The victim was sitting in the lobby near the pharmacy between 2:45-3:15 p.m. and left her purse on the bench. The suspect, described as a white female with dark hair, wearing a black coat and white pants, sat down next to the purse and took it when she…
IN MEMORIAM: Jacquelyn Mortensen, 86; Operated Carousel At Farmers’ Museum VAN HORNESVILLE – Jacquelyn P. Mortensen, 86, who operated the Empire State Carousel at The Farmers’ Museum for 25 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon Nov. 16, 2017, at her home on Summit Hill Road, with her family by her side. She was born on Aug. 24, 1931, in Hartford, Conn., a daughter of the late David and Anna Egenton Parsons. Jacquelyn was raised and educated in Hartford.…
Bassett Splits Duties Of CEO, President Dr. Brown Will Run Network; New Hospital President Sought COOPERSTOWN – The Bassett Healthcare Network today announced it is breaking off the responsibilities of Bassett Hospital president from those of network CEO after the network board adopted an “active parent” model of management on Jan. 1. Dr. Vance M. Brown, who has held both positions, said will remain as network CEO, and that Dr. William LeCates, medical director and VP of medical affairs, will…
Faso, LeCates Discuss Doing More For Veterans At Bassett…