MASS-VACCINATION CLINIC TO OPEN AT SUNY-O THURSDAY It Will Be Open 7 Days A Week, Aims To Give 1,000 Shots A Day By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network announced a few minutes ago that a COVID-19 mass-vaccination clinic will open Thursday at SUNY Oneonta’s Dewar Arena. It will be the first such clinic in the state operated by a healthcare network, along with nine new state-run sites announced by Governor Cuomo today. It will…
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BULLETIN BASSETT PLANS ONGOING CLINIC FOR COVID SHOTS COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network is partnering with New York State on an ongoing, mass-vaccination clinic to begin at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 18. The clinic will run 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, for 2-3 months, employees were told Monday. Check back for further details. CLICK FOR STATE’S ‘AM I ELIGIBLE’ SITE…
AllOTSEGO.com MINI-EDITORIAL ‘OneBassett’ Is Promising Idea; Let’s Get Behind It This mini-editorial is prompted by our next two editions’ editorials: This coming week, the topic is, of course, Christmas. The following week, Citizen of the Year. That means we would be unable to comment on “OneBassett,” an exciting innovation at the 5,200-employee Bassett Healthcare System, until the New Year. We all depend on Bassett, particularly in Otsego County on the mother ship, Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, and Fox Hospital in…
Fox Hospital President Promoted To Key Role On Bassett CEO’s Team Ibrahim Moves Up Joyner, Betrus, Purcell, Recruits Top Tech Executive From Integris COOPERSTOWN – The Bassett Health Network this morning announced four key promotions, including that of Fox Hospital President Jeff Joyner to network senior vice president/chief operating officer, as the new president/CEO, Tommy Ibrahim, here since July, begins to put his team in place. The other three key appointments are: Michael Thompson, as vice president/systems improvement. Most recently, he…
Bassett Opens 21st School-Based Clinic Seward, Clark Foundation Helped Float Clinic At GMU GILBERTSVILLE – Bassett Healthcare Network announced a few minutes ago it has opened a new school-based health center – its 21st – at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School, serving pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. The program is funded through grants obtained by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and a contribution by the Clark Foundation.…
Bassett Appoints Carpenter As 1st Chief Dental Officer COOPERSTOWN – Leah Carpenter, DMD, has been appointed Bassett Healthcare’s first chief dental officer, Dr. Steven Heneghan, chief clinical officer, announced yesterday. In the new role, she will be responsible for “quality oversight and integration of various dental programs offered in the region,” Heneghan said. Hopefully she’ll be able to bring down the cost of dental treatments as they are something that a lot of people struggle to afford. Choosing the perfect…
Bassett Explores Moving Birthing To Cooperstown Orthopedic ‘Center Of Excellence’ For Fox The Bassett Healthcare Network announced today it is considering ending labor and delivery services at Fox Hospital in Oneonta within a year, shifting them to the Cooperstown hospital. The network will also pursue an “orthopedic center of excellence” at Fox. READ TEXT OF BASSETT HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCEMENT The savings from the first step, and new revenues from the second are expected to improve Fox’s financial picture by $6 million a year, helping…