From M*A*S*H to Bassett Full Immersion In Afghan War Prepared New Trauma Director By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com It was Christmas Day. “The Taliban likes to attack on holidays,” said Dr. Joon K. Shim, who arrived at Bassett Hospital Jan. 26 as a surgeon, as well as program director of the Columbia-Bassett Residency, training young doctors. She heard “a huge ‘kaboom’” – a mortar attack. “I was on the floor with my face to the ground. I thought…
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Bassett Announces 2-Day Vaccine Clinic On Weekend At Clark COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital has just announced a two-day clinic this weekend to administer 1,200 doses of anti-COVID vaccines the county Health Department received for people over 65. Vaccination clinics will be on Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7, at the Clark Sports Center. To make an appointment, click here soon as possible, as slots fill up quickly. Or call 1-833-697-4829…
IN MEMORIAM Thomas D. Parrotti, 72 May 12, 1948-Feb. 14, 2021 HAMDEN – Thomas Dominic Parrotti, 72, passed away following complications from COVID-19 at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. He was born on May 12, 1948 in Binghamton, and was raised there by his mother Dorothy “Dottie” (Chervenka) and Dominic Parrotti. After high school Thomas studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City. Thom worked in many professions over the years, including owning his own…
IN MEMORIAM: Linda Winsor, 69; Native Daughter Worked At Bassett, CCS BURLINGTON – Linda Winsor, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown and former resident of the Town of Burlington, passed away Saturday night, Feb. 6, 2021, at her home in Bloomfield, near Canandaigua, following a valiant battle with cancer. She was 69. Born March 14, 1951, at Bassett Hospital, Linda was a daughter of Mason E. and Wanda J. (Colburn) Tiffany. Raised in the Burlington area, she attended Edmeston Central School.…
BULLETIN 75% Of Moderna Vaccine Used, Hospital Reports COOPERSTOWN – 75 percent of Bassett Hospital’s supply of the Moderna vaccine has been administered to employees, spokesman Karen Huxtable-Hooker said this morning, up from 30 percent earlier this week. The Pfizer vaccine has also been administered to some employees, she said.…
2 Christmas Babies Welcomed At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Two Christmas babies arrived at Bassett Hospital today. The first was Arielle Ross, at 5:56 a.m., to Krista Matzel and Robert Ross of Sidney. It was mom’s due date, and she was right on time. Arielle is 19 inches long and 6 pounds, 5 ounces. She has a 7-year-old brother, Robert. “What a Christmas gift,” said dad Robert. “Baby and mom are doing great.” The second baby was born later in the…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Vaccines, Part II: They Arrive I wish I had the time, stamina, and column inches to write an article daily. That’s how fast the news is coming. Since last week, Pfizer has begun distribution and vaccinations around the nation, the Moderna vaccine has been approved and it will start distribution by the time you read this, with inoculations going into arms probably by Thursday the 24th. The 350 Tier One healthcare workers from Bassett Healthcare will…
VACCINES HERE By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Dr. Anush Patel, Bassett Hospital’s chief of medical oncology and radiology, expressed relief on receiving the first of his two Pfizer vaccinations. “This is the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. Patel was one of 350 Tier One Bassett employees who received the Pfizer vaccine last Saturday through Monday at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, and Faxton-St. Luke’s Campus, Utica. “People were overwhelmingly excited to receive the vaccine,”…
6 PIONEERS GET SHOTS It’s Beginning Of End Of Virus In Otsego County By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Six Tier One Bassett employees elected to receive the Moderna vaccine in Bassett Hospital’s Clark Auditorium this morning. Housekeeper Eddie Cook, among the six, was “excited and a little nervous” about receiving the vaccine. “If it helps stop the spread and will keep his wife safe,” he said, “I am happy to do it – I will be…
Bassett Hosts Webinar On COVID-19 Vaccine COOPERSTOWN – Dr. Charles Hyman, Infection Disease Specialist and Dr. Kelly Rudd, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, are speaking now on the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Rudd, Bassett hopes to begin using the Moderna vaccine – which they believe will be approved by the end of the week – with front-line healthcare workers by early January. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ZOOM …