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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today released the following statement following the announcement that Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone will permanently halt planned deliveries of babies in their Family Maternity Center. “Today’s announcement is devastating to North Country families, who will now be forced to drive an extra hour to have their babies. […]

Source: Malone’s birthing center will close | NCPR News

Source: Local health dept. urges caution amid spiking cases | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Parts of New York are again experiencing a jump in COVID-19 cases as the state saw an overall 26 percent increase last week, including spikes in several northern count

Source: New bill aims to combat fentanyl effects in schools | Sun Community News WASHINGTON, D.C. | The School Resource Officers Save Lives Act will help school districts to train and equip School Resource Officers, security personnel, and school nurses to combat

PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/25/2022) – The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Residency introduced the Family Medicine Residency Class of 2025 on Match Day, March 18. The six new members of the Residency will begin their training here in July.    Members of the CVPH Family Medicine Residency Class of […]

Resembles New York! Source: Vermont’s independent pharmacies are disappearing. A bill aimed at saving them just passed the House. – VTDigger

Source: As mobile sports wagering explodes in NY, bet on this: a spike in problem gambling – syracuse.com

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“The University of Vermont Health Network, the largest and most influential system in the state, asked regulators Friday for a 10% increase for two of its hospitals — UVM Medical Center in Burlington and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, which together expect a $44 million deficit this year. “ Source: Vermont hospitals, struggling to […]

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Source: Vermont nurse still battling long COVID over a year after initial illness

Source: Officials not expecting major Covid surge in NY despite new omicron version – syracuse.com

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Source: The new COVID-19 subvariant is spreading in NY. So far, hospitalizations aren’t spiking | NCPR News

Hospital one of many options throughout the community  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/17/2022) – With the demand for COVID-19 testing in the community significantly declining, The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is transitioning its testing program to the Main Campus, located at 75 Beekman Street, beginning Saturday, March 26. COVID-19 testing currently taking […]

The New York Daily News published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. The full op-ed is below: Diagnosing Team Cuomo’s nursing home failures: The state comptroller explains his audit of the former governor’s COVID performance New York City just marked the two-year anniversary of the first confirmed death from COVID-19 […]

Source: Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors

The North Country Chamber of Commerce is welcoming news that Canada has decided to drop its current requirement of a negative antigen COVID test for vaccinated Americans to enter Canada at the land border and for vaccinated Canadians to return home even after short U.S. visits. “This is the major step we and so many […]

Centralized clinic to benefit patients and staff  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/16/2022) – Beginning Tuesday, March 22, outpatients at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Rehabilitation Services will have a newly renovated, centralized space to receive the care they need. The new facility, located in Suite 101 at 210 Cornelia Street, will serve […]

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Audit Presents Timeline of State Health Department Underreporting of Nursing Home Deaths The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack […]

Source: CVPH can’t you see: This is a healthcare emergency | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | “It’s more and more frequent that patients are being held in the ER for over 72 hours sometimes waiting for beds upstairs, and most times it’s 15 to 20 patients we’re hol

Safety of patients, staff and visitors prompted lockdown  PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/15/2022) – Access to the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physician Hospital (CVPH) Main Campus has been restored and Medical Office Buildings at 206, 210 and 214 Cornelia St. reopened after the hospital and office buildings were locked down earlier today. The […]