With No Cases In 10 Days, Bassett Looks Past Virus Hospital Aims To Restore ‘Full Range Of Healthcare Services’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – “We’re looking forward to resuming our profession: taking care of our community,” Bassett Healthcare CEO Bill Streck declared at a press conference that may bookend Otsego County’s coronavirus era. At the first bookend, a March 13 press conference, Streck and Drs. Bill LeCates, hospital president; Steve Heneghan, chief clinical officer, and Charles Hyman,…
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BASSETT SAYS CORONAVIRUS HAS ARRIVED Particulars Few, As Streck, LeCates Cite Confidentiality By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network has confirmed that its doctors have treated one person with the new coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference today at Bassett Hall, Bassett officials would not say which of the nearly 30 Bassett facilities the patient had been taken to or whether the patient was still inside the facility. Bassett Hospital President Bill LeCates would say…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Describes Local Impact Of ACA Reform In today’s weekly report, “Morning Headlines,” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports on former Bassett Healthcare president/CEO Bill Streck’s PowerPoint for HANYS, the state’s Hospital Association, premiered last week in Cooperstown’s Templeton Hall, that describes what the local impacts will be. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK’S REPORT…
State Hospital Association Honors Streck With 2014 ‘Distinguished Service Award The Healthcare Association of New York State today presented Bassett Healthcare President/CEO William F. Streck with HANYS’ 2014 Distinguished Service Award at the annual conference at The Sagamore on Lake George. HASNY President Dennis Whalen said Streck “has redefined the role of a rural hospital by embracing new models for effective, efficient, and sustainable patient-centered care, while also significantly expanding access. From the board to the bedside, and from Albany…
Vance Brown On Bassett Campus For 2-Week Transition With Streck…
Steady Stream Of Well Wishers Bid Dr. Bill Streck Fond Farewell Bassett President/CEO Bill Streck, who is retiring July 1 after 30 years at the helm of what has grown into a nine-county medical system, greets Oneonta businessmen Tom Armao, left, Country Club Automotive, and Bob Harlem, Oneonta Block, at the last of three receptions today under a tent on the Bassett Hospital veranda in Cooperstown. Streck’s successor, Dr. Vance Brown, arrives on site Monday for a two-week transition.…
Receptions Planned To Honor Bassett’s Bill Streck COOPERSTOWN – The Bassett Healthcare Network is planning three public receptions Friday, June 13, for people to join in saluting President/CEO Bill Streck, who is retiring July 1 after three decades building the eight-county system he leads. The receptions will take place in Cooperstown on Bassett Hospital’s terrace, 7:30-9 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. “Without Bill there would be no network,” said Dr. Thomas Q. Morris, who chairs the board of trustees. Streck…