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Helios Care Names Joan MacDonald as New President and CEO

“The search for our next CEO was thorough and rigorous,” said Dr. James Dalton, chair of the Helios Care Board. “We are grateful for the valuable input provided by our staff through their leaders, which played a key role in our decision. Joan emerged as the top candidate from a highly competitive pool, and we are confident she will lead Helios Care with skill, compassion, and vision.”…
May 1, 2025

Golf Tournament Supports Helios Care Work, Services

The Lucky Duck Golf Tournament began 18 years ago as a friends tournament, and has evolved into a significant community-wide fundraising event supporting many local charities and nonprofit organizations. Throughout the years, the money raised from this tournament has been used to help fix roofs on houses, support transportation costs for families in need, and more.…
August 22, 2024

Chip in Fore Hospice Golf Tournament a Huge Success

The Chip in Fore Hospice Tournament is one of Helios Care’s annual fundraisers that raises unrestricted funds for patients and their families’ needed services. This year, the tournament was held at the Cobleskill Golf and Country Club and catered by the D&H 1929 Grill.…
November 8, 2023

Local Motorcycle Club Raises Funds for Helios Care

On Friday, August 25, members of the Hudson Highlands Retread Motorcycle Club presented Helios Care with a check for $2,000.00. The club supports Helios Care every year through fundraising efforts by its members. This year, the group held a basket raffle in June and had donation baskets at several club events throughout the year, and donated the proceeds.…
August 31, 2023

News from the Noteworthy: Examining the ‘Good Death,’ End-of-Life Needs

News from the Noteworthy from Helios Care Examining the ‘Good Death,’ End-of-Life Needs What does it mean to have “a good death?” This isn’t a question many of us proactively ask ourselves. In fact, most people don’t really like to talk about endings, let alone dying. As a culture, we are often uncomfortable using the words “dying” or “died,” often substituting phrases like “passed away” or “lost.” So it makes sense that reflecting on what we and our loved ones…
August 3, 2023

News from the Noteworthy: Hospice Nurses Are Innovators in a Changing Field

News from the Noteworthy by Helios Care Hospice Nurses Are Innovators in a Changing Field As we close out National Nurses Week, I would like to recognize a very special discipline of nursing, hospice nurses. While all nurses are special—I know, I’m married to one—I think hospice nurses are special in many unique ways.I often tout that Helios Care has innovation in our DNA, and that is because of the way our nurses approach each and every day. Not unlike…
May 18, 2023

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

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