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UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital's Community Pharmacy to Open Early 2027
UHS officials say a community pharmacy will open at the UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital early next year. According to officials, construction has already started on the pharmacy, which will be located at 6 Newton Avenue in space that was formerly used for diagnostic imaging services. It is expected to open in early 2027.
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Senator Webb to Host Community Health Resource Fair at County Office Building
New York State Senator Lea Webb (SD-52) will host a Community Health Resource Fair on Thursday, September 3, at the Cortland County Office Building Gymnasium, located at 60 Central Ave. in Cortland. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. The fair will bring together community health organizations...
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Atlanta nurse undergoes brain surgery days after unexpected discovery
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CareFirstNY Earns National Hospice Recognition
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WENY) — CareFirstNY is being nationally recognized for the quality of its hospice care, based directly on feedback from local families and caregivers. The Painted Post-based agency has been named a 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors Recipient. The recognition is based on surveys conducted from April through...
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Bright Spot: Clifton Springs Hospital employee retires after 54 years
Clifton Springs, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a bittersweet send-off for a longtime Clifton Springs Hospital employee. After 54 years of serving others as a cafeteria aide, Jorene DeClerck is retiring. Friends and colleagues celebrated DeClerck on her final day Friday as she prepared to begin her...
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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Earns Several A-Grade Recognitions
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center was one of four Guthrie hospitals to earn national recognition in the 2026–2027 Lown Institute Hospital Index, receiving A grades for social responsibility, equity, inclusivity and pay equity. The Lown Institute Hospital Index is an independent ranking that evaluates more than 2,700 hospitals nationwide using...
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Outpatient health clinic coming to Keuka
KEUKA PARK–U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer on Monday joined Keuka College leaders to cut the ribbon on the college’s new rural community outpatient clinic. The planned clinic will address a critical need in a county with limited health care resources by providing area residents with healthcare services including nursing care, occupational therapy, social work counseling, athletic training, physical therapy, and wellness coaching. The new clinic will also strengthen career pathways and help prepare the next generation of health care professionals to serve the region by giving Keuka College students hands-on clinical training opportunities. Schumer celebrated the opening of this community facility and pledged to keep fighting for more federal resources to strengthen rural health care access across the Finger Lakes region.
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Cayuga Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Heart Attack Care
Cayuga Medical Center is among just 71 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology’s 2026 NCDR Chest Pain–MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award, recognizing its sustained commitment to high-quality, guideline-based care for patients experiencing heart attacks. The Ithaca hospital, a member of Centralus Health, earned the...
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Auburn Hospital nurses picket over contract talks, pushing competitive LPN wages
AUBURN, NY — 150 registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) from Auburn Hospital, represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, held an informational picket on Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract. Union members are seeking an agreement they believe will help Auburn...
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Family sues BOCES, hospital after Corning teen's death
The family of Khloe Beckhorn filed a lawsuit Aug. 19 against Greater Southern Tier BOCES and Guthrie Corning Hospital following Beckhorn’s Oct. 6, 2025 death . At the time of her death, Beckhorn was a 17-year-old honors student at Corning-Painted Post High School in Corning, according to Christina Sonsire, senior partner at Elmira’s Ziff Law Firm and attorney for the Beckhorn family. On the morning of Oct. 6, Khloe Beckhorn took a bus from the high school to the GST BOCES Coopers Campus, where she was enrolled in a Culinary Arts course. Shortly after arriving at about 9:15 a.m., Beckhorn developed shortness of breath, dizziness, faintness, sweating, and blurred vision, Sonsire said. Classmates described her as pale and clearly very ill. Although Beckhorn told her instructor how she was feeling, she did not receive nursing care until approximately 11 a.m., Sonsire said. At that time, the BOCES nurse documented that Beckhorn was “short of breath, dizzy and faint” with altered vision and a markedly elevated blood pressure of 165/88. Sonsire said despite these symptoms, the BOCES nurse instructed Beckhorn to rest, drink fluids, and return to the high school by bus with the other students. Beckhorn’s condition continued to worsen,
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New rural community health clinic coming to Keuka College
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. (WENY) — Keuka College is taking big steps to bring healthcare to people in more rural communities. There are still a couple of months of construction left, but the Keuka College Community is ready to launch its Rural Community Outpatient Health Clinic. "This facility will change...