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Healthcare workers, community members rally against proposed downsize of Hudson hospital
Roughly 50 medical staff members gathered with residents outside the Columbia Memorial Health hospital to condemn the management's submitted proposal to downsize the complex from a main hospital to a critical access hospital.
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Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center file public health complaint amid contract negotiations
Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield have filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) over cuts to the hospital's patient transport services. The complaint alleges that reductions to the hospital's transportation services have put added stress on all departments, after hospital system Baystate Health...
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Queensbury town board votes to consolidate water districts
Queensbury residents who have had to drink bottled water for years due to PFAS exposure may soon get to use their taps again. In 2020, tests on well water in the Jenksinville Water District revealed around 150 homes were exposed to 1,4-dioxane as well as PFA – so-called “forever chemicals,” that have been linked to ill-health effects, including some forms of cancer.
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Scott defends decision not to give Brattleboro Memorial Hospital more money
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is defending his administration’s decision not to send additional funding to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital following the hospital’s announcement that it will close its birthing center. Scott’s team cites workforce shortages, declining birth rates and higher costs for care. The governor...
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Berkshire Health Systems Dedicates Fairview Hospital Laboratory to Gene Dellea
GREAT BARRINGTON — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) dedicated the renovated Fairview Hospital Laboratory to Eugene Dellea, the longtime former president of Fairview and the former Hillcrest Hospital, and a senior leader at BHS for decades. The Gene Dellea Laboratory at Fairview Hospital is designed to honor Dellea’s legacy of service to healthcare in Berkshire County.
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Daily Gazette healthcare reporter discusses future of Ellis Medicine
Last week, Ellis Medicine CEO Paul Milton announced that a proposed merger between the Schenectady hospital and St. Peter’s Health Partners would not move forward. Just days later, Albany Medical Center announced it would explore a future relationship with Ellis. Daily Gazette healthcare reporter Chad Arnold discussed the developments...
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Medical Monday 6/29/26: Podiatry with Dr. Douglas Tumen
Dr. Douglas Tumen of Hudson Valley Foot Associates joins us to take your foot health questions. Ray Graf hosts. Call at 2pm with your question. 1-800-348-2551. Email: voxpop@wamc.org. A very popular Medical Monday guest, Dr. Tumen has been practicing podiatry for more than 35 years. He's a graduate of the...
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Albany Med explores 'strategic affiliation' with Ellis Medicine
Albany, NY (WRGB) — The Albany Med health system is looking to partner with Ellis Medicine in Schenectady as the two hospital systems evaluate the future of healthcare in the Capital Region. On Monday, Albany Med CEO Dan Pickett said the hospital system is exploring what they call a...
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Albany hospital places expert peers in ER to fight addiction
One man in recovery we spoke with tried kratom after using opioids because it was so easily accessible. When he stopped taking that, he says the withdrawal was intense. “Body aches, like my whole entire body, I could not move. My whole body was sore. I could not sleep, hot flashes, sweating, cold, very painful,” […]