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Deer River, NY · Health
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Village of Lowville passes resolution designating Search & Rescue as primary provider for medical services
LOWVILLE- A Village Resolution has passed that formally designates Lewis County Search & Rescue to be the primary provider of emergency medical services. Mayor Dan Salmon told Flack Broadcasting that the resolution passed 5-0 after Search & Rescue Chief of Operations, Joshua Levesque, addressed the village board during a meeting Wednesday night.
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NY EMS Agencies Support Bill to Boost Medicare Payments to EMS
Alex Gault – Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Bruce G. Wright, a paramedic and the president and CEO of Guilfoyle Ambulance Service in Watertown, has been asking federal and state lawmakers to do something about the low reimbursement rates paid to EMS providers for Medicare and Medicaid patients for more than 20 years. Now, one of the federal lawmakers that represents Watertown is backing a bipartisan bill that would fix the Medicare rates.
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New ambulance, new morale for town of Watertown
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The town of Watertown ambulance service has a new rig, thanks to a $50,000 state grant. State Assemblyman Scott Gray (R. - 116th District) visited the ambulance service Wednesday to announce the completion of the grant. The money went toward a new ambulance that cost $165,000.
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$50,000 grant coming to Watertown Ambulance Service
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) is set to present a $50,000 grant to the Watertown ambulance service on Wednesday, August 12, at 2 p.m. This funding is aimed at enhancing the town’s emergency response capabilities by providing first responders with more reliable vehicles, thereby improving their ability to reach residents quickly and deliver essential care in critical situations.
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Lowville Family Health Center opens expanded primary care suite
LOWVILLE, New York (WWNY) - North Country Family Health has opened a new primary care suite at its Lowville Family Health Center, converting a previously underutilized physical therapy facility into expanded clinical space. The renovation added four exam rooms on the lower level of the building and brought on two...
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Nurses, patients voice frustration at North Star cuts
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - After serving the area for nearly 70 years, North Country Orthopedic Group is set to close today. And pending state approval, an attached ambulatory surgery center may soon follow. Nurses and patients voiced their frustration Thursday night at a public hearing hosted by North Star...
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Clay day care center did not call 911 when child had allergic reaction, officials say
Clay, N.Y. - Employees of a large day care center in Clay did not call 911 when a child had an allergic reaction, according to state inspection records. That was one of a number of problems that caused the state to suspend the license for KinderCare Learning Center, 3787 Canvasback Dr. The day care center closed on July 15.
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New Orthopedic Surgeon welcomed to Lewis County Health System
LOWVILLE- Lewis County Health System is pleased to announce a new Orthopedic Surgeon who has joined the medical staff. Dr. Greg S. Keller, MD, FABOS, brings more than 26-years of experience to the table and looks forward to seeing patients here in the North Country. Dr. Keller specializes in shoulder...
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North Star Health Alliance’s orthopedic group closure heads to public hearing
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance will hold a public hearing July 30 in Watertown on its plan to close North Country Orthopaedic Group’s ASC, one of three hearings scheduled the week of July 28 on the bankrupt system’s broader closure plans, NBC affiliate WNYT reported July 20.