People Over 75 To Get Vaccine, Governor Says Bassett Says Second Round Will Be Done In Pharmacies, Doctors’ Offices By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With the Bassett Healthcare Network reporting this evening that it has administered 80 percent of COVID-19 vaccines it has received so far, Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon that the program is being expanded beyond 1A eligible New Yorkers to 1B. • 1B includes teachers and schools employees, police and firefighters (first responders),…
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Dolgeville Couple Parents To First Bassett Baby Of ’21 By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has welcomed the area’s first baby of the new year. ‘Allan Cotton, son of Mallory Diederichs and Scott Cotton of Dolgeville, was born – a week early – at 9:31 a.m. New Year’s Day at Bassett Hospital. Allan weighs 9 pounds, 3 ounces and is 22 inches long. Allan has four siblings: Michael, 12, and Karman, 3, at home and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 Tour Art Exhibit By Lantern Light ART IN THE DARK – 6:30 p.m. Tour museums galleries of folk art & fine art by Lantern Light with guides. Learn some of the mysterious, melancholy, untold stories behind the pieces & discover secrets with ultra-violet light. Limited to 8/tour. Cost, $14/non-member. Masks, pre-registration required. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
Bassett, Fox Allowed To Do Elective Surgery COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Medical Center and Fox Hospital in Oneonta have been given the go-ahead to resume elective surgeries (outpatient) and non-urgent outpatient procedures, it was confirmed today. A news conference is planned at 10:30 a.m. next Tuesday, May 12, to outline plans for resumption of those services. Elective surgeries were put on hold after Governor Cuomo’s emergency declaration Friday, March 13, as Bassett and Fox reorganized to focus on the anticipated challenges…
Bassett: Fewer Testing Positive For Coronavirus 6 Percent Affirmative, Down From 10 Percent A Week Ago By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Things are heading in the right direction. Bassett Healthcare Network is seeing fewer positive tests for coronavirus in its eight-county region, Network spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker said today. “We have been seeing some numbers trend down,” she said in an email.…
Locals ‘Prioritized,’ Spokesman Says Bassett Ready If NYS Sends Patients Here Systems Adds 120 Beds, Raising Capacity To 300 By LIZZIE COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Could Bassett Healthcare Network see an influx of COVID-19 patients from downstate? It’s possible. In his briefing Friday, Governor Cuomo told reporters he is very concerned about finding hospital beds for all those who may be sickened by the Coronavirus. “We have lower numbers in Upstate, so we are coordinating the downstate need…
One Non-Local Patient Treated At Bassett 400 Called Hotline Over Weekend, 200+ More Connect Today Many Just Have Colds, Others Directed To Visit Testing Tents By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Hundreds of people had called Bassett Healthcare Network’s coronavirus hotline by this evening, according to hospital spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker. Four hundred called over the weekend after a 24-hour hotline, 607-547-5555, was announced Friday. And more 200 called today, Huxtable-Hooker said. One out-of-county patient infected with…
2 Virus Cases Surface Locally, Governor Reports Bassett Plans Press Briefing Today COOPERSTOWN – Governor Cuomo revealed yesterday that the coronavirus is surfacing locally, with one case each in Herkimer and Delaware counties. Locally, calls started coming last evening of one, perhaps two cases being treated at Bassett Hospital. However, the hospital is declining to confirm any cases. A press conference on the matter is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. today, and more details may be available at that time. Meanwhile,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Benefit Concert To Support Emergency Shelter Program PERFORMANCE – 7 – 10 p.m. Support Emergency Shelter program by Opportunities for Otsego while enjoying evening of music by Steve Fabrizio Band. Features light hors d’oeuvres, raffles, cash bar. Cost, $25 at door. B Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza Dr., Oneonta. 607-433-8000 or visit www.facebook.com/ofoinc/…
Drug Take-Back Yields 225 lbs. In Castoff Rxs COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital’s Drug Take-Back campaign in April yielded 225 pounds of unwanted, expired and unused prescription medicines that were dropped off at three locations, the hospital announced today. Drug Take-Back was designed to encourage people to clean out their medicine cabinets, and drop-off points were set up at Bassett in Coopertown, O’Connor Hospital in Delhi, and FoxCare Pharmacy in Oneonta.…