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Gabrielle Argo

Bassett Halts Changes to Retiree Benefits

Our concerns were heard.” The relief must have been palpable as Bassett Healthcare Network retiree Jan McGrath listened to a voice mail left by Bassett President and Chief Executive Officer Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE late Friday afternoon, December 6. Only hours before, McGrath was one of more than two dozen Bassett Healthcare Network retirees who met on Thursday, December 5 to discuss unexpected changes to their Medicare Supplemental Plan, when words like “disappointed,” “betrayed,” “angry” and “shocked” were used over…
December 12, 2024

Body of Missing Man Found After Intensive Search

Body of Missing Man Found After Intensive Search COOPERSTOWN—The body of a missing Otego man was located following a large scale multi-agency search conducted on Friday, February 2 in and around the Village of Cooperstown. Authorities said Matthew V. Sisson had left Bassett Hospital around 7 a.m. on Friday, January 26 and had not been seen since.…
February 7, 2024

Bassett Healthcare forced to cut service because of worker shortages

Bassett Healthcare forced to cut service because of worker shortages By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Just one day after the vaccination mandate deadline, Bassett Healthcare was forced to cut services in certain areas because of a loss of staff members, Tuesday, Sept. 28. Bassett announced the changes Tuesday,  calling it a need to “redeploy staff temporarily” because of shortages. Services affected include outpatient laboratory draws, which are now by appointment only. Cooperstown Convenient Care has been forced to…
September 28, 2021

Bassett Healthcare has Sept. 27 deadline for employees to be vaccinated

Bassett Healthcare has Sept. 27, deadline for employees to be vaccinated By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — In response to the state government mandating vaccinations for all healthcare workers, Bassett Healthcare has given its employees a deadline of Monday, Sept. 27, in order to have the first dose of the vaccine. The mandate does not offer room for religious exemption but it does allow medical exemptions. An internal email, penned by Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, CEO of Bassett…
September 3, 2021

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.

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