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Bassett relaxes emergency visit rules

Bassett relaxes emergency visit rules   Bassett Healthcare Network partially lifted visitation restrictions in its emergency departments across the region effective March 1, 2022.   This includes A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town Campus in Sidney, Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. Under the rules announced March 1, patients will be permitted to have one visitor with them during their time in the emergency department. The visitor…

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Bassett applauds booster mandate suspension

Bassett applauds new look at booster mandate for health workers Bassett Healthcare officials are pleased Governor Kathy Hochul suspended plans to enforce a booster mandate for health care workers slated to take effect February 21. “Bassett Healthcare Network recognizes that getting vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 is one of the most important things we can do to keep our patients, caregivers, and communities safe,” said Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President & CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network. “However, we, like many other…

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In-Patient Visitation Suspended Across Bassett Healthcare Network

In-Patient Visitation Suspended Across Bassett Healthcare Network Bassett Healthcare Network temporarily suspends visitation to inpatient units across all of its hospitals beginning January 19, 2021. Network officials say the community virus spread around Central New York remains high with the “extremely contagious Omicron variant,” leading to measures to protect the safety and health of its patients and staff. Bassett said its hospitals will consider extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis, including for end-of-life patients or those who are cognitively impaired.…

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Greetings, Friends (with apologies to The New Yorker)

Greetings, Friends (with apologies to The New Yorker) Greetings, Friends! The time is nigh To bid this Covid Year good-bye. We’ve had enough, we’ve played our parts Stayed home alone filling Amazon carts. And cleaning our closets and working online Making do with our WiFi that’s not always fine. We’ve said goodbye to some friends, to some relatives too Our families we’ve not seen, travel’s been so taboo. Goodbye ’21, au revoir, off you go Adios and kwaheri, arrivederci, adjo.…

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A.O. Fox Hospital to postpone elective procedures due to limited capacity

A.O. Fox Hospital to postpone elective procedures due to limited capacity Bassett Healthcare announced today that A.O. Fox hospital in Oneonta was placed on a list of hospitals with 90% occupancy and, as a result, will be delaying non-essential procedures for two weeks This move stems from an executive order enacted by the New York State Department of Health. Patients who are affected will be notified. Urgent procedures such as cancer treatment, trauma, and heart surgery will continue to be…

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STERNBERG: Neighbors Helping Neighbors Get Shots

LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Neighbors Helping Neighbors Get Shots This past weekend Bassett performed an amazing feat of vaccinating a large group of people, more than 1,100 over two days. The confirmation of vaccine availability only came though on Wednesday, March 3, leaving but two full days to prepare. Nevertheless, I visited on Sunday and it had the appearance of a military operation (which in a sense it was). The Bassett community, from Dr. Tommy Ibrahim on down should be…

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Edward F. Danielski, Jr., 89; Radiologist At Bassett, Fox

IN MEMORIAM Edward F. Danielski, Jr., 89; Radiologist At Bassett, Fox COOPERSTOWN – Edward F. Danielski, Jr., a radiologist at Bassett Hospital and later director of Fox Hospital’s radiology department, passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. The son of Edward Danielski Sr. and Jennie Danielski, Edward was born on July 12, 1930, in Greenfield, Mass. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Harvard College, cum laude, in 1953. He went to Columbia Medical School and served his…

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Bassett Vaccination Clinic For 300 Fills ‘Immediately’

Bassett Vaccination Clinic For 300 Fills ‘Immediately’ COOPERSTOWN – As anticipated, Bassett’s Saturday COVID vaccination clinic filled “immediately,” according to spokesman Karen Huxtable-Hooker. As soon at the posting appeared on bassett.org, all appointments were booked. “Hopefully we see additional supply of the COVID-19 vaccines coming to New York State and released to rural regions soon,” she said.…

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People Over 71 To Get Vaccine, Governor Says

People Over 75 To Get Vaccine, Governor Says Bassett Says Second Round Will Be Done In Pharmacies, Doctors’ Offices By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With the Bassett Healthcare Network reporting this evening that it has administered 80 percent of COVID-19 vaccines it  has received so far, Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon that the program is being expanded beyond 1A eligible New Yorkers to 1B. • 1B includes teachers and schools employees, police and firefighters (first responders),…

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Dolgeville Couple Parents To First Bassett Baby Of  ’21

Dolgeville Couple Parents To First Bassett Baby Of  ’21 By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has welcomed the area’s first baby of the new year.  ‘Allan Cotton, son of Mallory Diederichs and Scott Cotton of Dolgeville, was born – a week early –  at 9:31 a.m. New Year’s Day at Bassett Hospital. Allan weighs 9 pounds, 3 ounces and is 22 inches long. Allan has four siblings: Michael, 12, and Karman, 3, at home and…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.