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Douglas Hastings

Hanft Elected to Lead BHN Board of Directors

“We are incredibly grateful to Doug for his steadfast voice of reason, dedication, and the countless ways he worked with leaders across our organization and beyond as Bassett Healthcare Network came through challenges over the past few years,” said Thompson. “Our board and executive teams have evolved positively under Doug’s leadership and Bassett is well-positioned to continue the critical initiatives we have in place to thrive as a healthcare provider.”…
July 18, 2025

Bassett Receives $17M in FEMA Reimbursements

The $17 million in COVID-19 reimbursement funding from the federal government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency follows an earlier FEMA distribution of $6 million. Providing that money, said Schumer, is both an act of thanks for Bassett Healthcare’s role during the “darkest days of the pandemic,” and a boost for the future in helping Bassett close budget gaps caused by the unexpected and additional spending that was necessary in order to serve its rural community following the arrival of COVID.…
August 22, 2024

Retired D.C. Lawyer Elected Bassett Network Board Chair

Hastings Has Home On Otsego Lake Retired D.C. Lawyer Elected Bassett Network Board Chair COOPERTOWN – The Bassett Healthcare Network Board of Directors elected Douglas Hastings, retired chairman of a Washington D.C. law firm specializing in health-care law, as its new chairman during the annual meeting Tuesday in Cooperstown, the hospital system announced today. Hastings succeeds Ralph H. Meyer, former Guthrie Health System CEO, who has completed his term as chair, but will remain on the network board. Hastings, a…
July 18, 2019

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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