The Templeton Foundation announced today that it has applied for the issuance of a Special Use Permit from the Village of Cooperstown for its multi-residential project on Averill Road in the village.…
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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently awarded Bassett Medical Center a $5,000.00 Health and Wellness Award to support the Bob Simon and Loretta Anagnost Cancer Patient Assistance Program. Since its inception in 2004, this program has helped thousands of patients who are battling cancer with prescription drug costs, lodging at the…
According to attorney Matthew E. Hamlin, geotechnical testing of the Templeton Foundation’s Averill Road property has been completed.…
Bassett at 100 by Dr. Tommy Ibrahim How Bassett Will Survive and Thrive Dear Friends, Neighbors and Colleagues, As you are almost certainly aware, these are difficult times for health systems nationwide. For over a decade there has been a growing shortage of medical caregivers. Due to burnout following the COVID-19 pandemic, even more people have left clinical professions, and this is now a dire situation. The shortage is national and is especially pronounced in rural areas. The need for…
In Memoriam Stephen L. Sheldon, 67 July 1, 1955 – May 17, 2023 HARTWICK—Stephen Lee Sheldon, a lifelong area resident, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 67. Born July 1, 1955 in Cooperstown, Steve was one of four sons of William Lee and Grace Patricia (Davidson) Sheldon. He attended Cooperstown Central School and graduated with the Class of 1973. On November 10, 1979, he was joined in marriage to Jane Marie Morris…
Colorectal Cancer Screening Works Don’t Delay Your Colonoscopy or FIT Test By DR. CARMINE CATALANO All doctors must occasionally have conversations with their patients about unpleasant things, but I think my field might take the cake. As a gastroenterologist, I have to routinely ask patients for colonoscopies and stool samples to screen for deadly disease. It may seem scary, unpleasant and gross—but I love what I do. I love helping people through routine processes that literally save lives. March…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Comedy Show At SUNY Oneonta COMEDY—9-10 p.m. Enjoy a fun show with the quick-witted Derrick Knopsnyder, who encourages audience participation and will keep you engaged and laughing throughout the night! Tickets, $6/person. Hunt Union Waterfront, SUNY Oneonta. (607) 436-3012 or visit https://connect.oneonta.edu/organization/activities BLOOD DRIVE—12:30-5:30 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Bassett Medical Center, 1 Atwell Drive, Cooperstown. Register at redcrossblood.org/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red…
Bassett at 100 Bassett Advancing Healthcare in Central New York and Beyond Dear friends, neighbors and colleagues, At Bassett, we are welcoming 2023 with a renewed energy and refreshed perspective. As we look at the year ahead, we are incredibly optimistic for the future of healthcare in our region. The new year will inevitably bring challenges—this is the case for all hospitals and health systems right now. But Bassett caregivers are adaptable and embrace each new opportunity with determination and…
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Editorial Bassett: A Beginning Over 150 years ago, in 1867, Susan Fenimore Cooper—the visionary daughter of our illustrious James Fenimore Cooper—founded the Thanksgiving Hospital, the first such hospital in the Village of Cooperstown and, so it’s told, in the state. Dedicated to the “weak and suffering among the population of Otsego County and the adjoining counties,” it had 16 beds. At the time Cooperstown was a small rural community with 1,600 people. Established in appreciation of the end of the…
