Archive for 'Heathcare News'
Thera-Pets announces new pole barn with ribbon-cutting celebration
Afternoon of fun includes a cookout, games, donkey trail, and more Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 28th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Youth News.
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New York food banks say cuts to SNAP will worsen state’s food insecurity
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Posted: May 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Assemblyman Jones recognies nine Women of Distinction including Peru’s Helen Nerska
Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) recognized nine women from across the North Country as Women of Distinction at his annual award ceremony Thursday evening. This year, the event was held at MHAB Life Skills Campus in Plattsburgh. Each year, Jones invites community members to nominate impactful women from across numerous categories to be recognized for […]
Posted: May 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Education News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Nurses at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital rally for better staffing standards
The primary concern centers around a shift in nurse-to-patient ratios within four medical-surgical units Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Patient care at risk with current staffing levels, CVPH nurses say
Stories like this and today’s PR editorial are two good reasons to buy or subscribe the Press-Republican. Our local daily newspaper is expensive, but, we, the North Country need it and should safeguard it. Click here for the Press-Republican story
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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North Country healthcare leaders warn Medicaid cuts would destabilize region
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Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Congressional News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Trump pressure on Israel to end ‘catastrophic’ Gaza blockade
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC Tuesday that 14,000 babies in Gaza are at risk of death in the next 48 hours without aid. Click here for the Vermont Public story
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Congressional News, Heathcare News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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FDA to limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
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Posted: May 20th, 2025 under Heathcare News, National History, National News, Political News.
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Heath Dept. cautions against using roadside spring water
Posted: May 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Gov. Hochul and NYS Health Commissioner issue statements on U.S. House Budget Bill as it relates to NY healthcare
Estimated Nearly $13.5 Billion Loss Annually For New Yorkers and Our Healthcare Economy Nearly 1.5 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Essential Plan or Medicaid Coverage And Become Uninsured Governor Hochul Demands Republican Members of Congress Oppose These Cuts and Protect Their Constituents Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the harmful effects of several […]
Posted: May 19th, 2025 under Heathcare News, National News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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A MAHA fight in NY: Liberals and conservatives join forces to regulate food additives
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Posted: May 14th, 2025 under Business News, Education News, Heathcare News, National History, Political News.
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Three Clinton Community College Students Named to Phi Theta Kappa All-New York Academic Team
Plattsburgh, N.Y. – Clinton Community College is proud to announce that three students have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-New York Academic Team, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and community service among students at New York’s two-year colleges. Hailee James, a Nursing student graduating this spring, has been recognized […]
Posted: May 9th, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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N.Y. is largest state with bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions
Schools will have individualized implementation plan Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 7th, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, National News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Excellus reaps 2024 profit even as operations lose $163M; see executive pay
Peru Gazette Warning: The Executive Pay is X-Rated Click here for Syracuse.com story
Posted: May 6th, 2025 under Business News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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New Colorectal Cancer Screening Event Could Save Lives
CVPH FitzPatrick Cancer Center offering education, free test kits PLATTSBURGH, NY (4/30/2025) – Patients across the North Country have a chance to get a leg up on the second-leading cause of death from cancer by attending a free screening and education session. The event, organized in partnership with the American Cancer Society and Cancer Services […]
Posted: April 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Clinton County Enters Tick Season
Clinton County, April 29, 2025. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reminds residents to be on the lookout for ticks. Ticks can spread diseases that make people and pets very sick. They are most often found in shady, moist areas at ground level. They cling to tall grass, brush and shrubs, usually no more than […]
Posted: April 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Market 32 and Price Chopper Offer Year-Round Drug Takeback Program
More than 8,800 pounds of medication returned to NY, MA, and VT pharmacies since program started B-roll and Photos Available at this Link SCHENECTADY, NY, April 25, 2025– This National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 26, 2025, Market 32 and Price Chopper are reminding guests that they don’t have to wait for a designated date […]
Posted: April 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Heathcare News, National News, Regional NY-VT News, Upstate New York.
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Grants Available to Strengthen Community Health
Child safety, adaptive cycling clinic previously funded by Foundation of CVPH PLATTSBURGH, NY (4/25/2025) – Managing diabetes, preventing hunger and promoting mental health are just some of the ways local groups can receive funding to strengthen the health of people across the North Country. Applications are now available for the Community Grants program offered by […]
Posted: April 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Peru Blood Drive Today
Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, April 21, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac […]
Posted: April 21st, 2025 under General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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60 MINUTES – NEWSMAKERS Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
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Posted: April 21st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National History, National News.
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Off-duty paramedics out on an anniversary dinner help save choking Central NY woman
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Posted: April 17th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Upstate New York.
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CVPH Blood Drive on Monday, April 21
Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, April 21, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac […]
Posted: April 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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A pedestrian’s death, a settlement and lingering questions
In September 2023, Chriss Zuckerman, a resident of a Howard Center residential facility, was killed by a car on Shelburne Road. Could her death have been avoided? Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 13th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Regional NY-VT News.
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1,700 pounds of Cabot butter recalled in New York, Vermont and 5 other states for possible fecal contamination
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Religious News.
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CVPH Community Forum Spotlights UVMH Network Workforce Development, Physician Recruitment Success
CVPH CEO Eappen, MD, said, “Our health system has recruited 90 physicians and 57 advanced practice providers, with a scheduled start date this fiscal year.” PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/10/2025) — Improving access to quality health care close to home by recruiting and supporting the region’s health care workforce was the primary focus of a Community Forum […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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