Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bassett Healthcare Network’s Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) recently received high praise when they received the Outstanding Clinical Practice Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives. “I think I speak for everyone on the team when I say this is deeply meaningful,” says Laura O’Shea, CNM at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. “The American [...]
Cooperstown, NY – In September and October, Internal Medicine and Transitional Year residents as well as Cardiology fellows at Bassett Medical Center participated in workshops at Fenimore Art Museum as part of Bassett’s newly reinstated Arts in Health program, which is fully funded through philanthropic donations. Studies, including one by Yale School of Medicine, have shown [...]
Cooperstown, NY – A ceremonial check for $4,000 was presented at the November 19 meeting of the Rotary Club of Cooperstown to support an innovative, first-in-the-region partnership between Bassett Healthcare Network’s Cancer Institute and the Cooperstown Food Pantry that delivers free, nutritious food to cancer patients in need across the region, relieving them of added [...]
Cooperstown, N.Y. – Arriving at a critical moment in the struggle for transgender rights, A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States takes an empathic approach to an embattled subject. Sweeping in scope and deeply personal in nature, this groundbreaking volume traces the development of transgender medicine across three centuries—centering the voices of transgender individuals, [...]
Cooperstown, N.Y. – In recognition of National Depression Screening Day, Bassett Medical Center will be providing free screenings to members of the public on October 10. What: Free and private screening with a Bassett psychotherapist in recognition of National Depression Screening Day. When: Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Outpatient [...]
Oneonta and Cooperstown, N.Y. – September is National Emergency Preparedness Month! Bassett Healthcare Network is holding two public events this month that can help people in the communities we serve stay safe during emergency situations. Citizen Preparedness Training Program - Oneonta - September 16 What: The NY Citizen Preparedness Training Program When: Monday, September 16, [...]
Fly Creek, N.Y. – Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH), a statewide organization for health and safety in the agricultural community, is expanding its services thanks to a $1.35 million investment through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. This is the organization’s first funding increase [...]
Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bassett Healthcare Network’s Birthing Center in Cooperstown welcomed four Leap Day babies on February 29. Caregivers and families celebrated at Bassett Medical Center during the special occasion – the chances of being born on Leap Day are just one in 1,461. The first baby, Savvy, a little girl, was born at 10:55 [...]
Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bassett Healthcare Network will be hosting three blood drives at different locations in the upcoming weeks. June 5: A.O. Fox Tri-Town Campus What: American Red Cross Blood Drive When: Monday, June 5, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Where: A.O. Fox Tri-Town Campus - Conference Room N-112 (43 Pearl Street West [...]
Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bassett Healthcare Network announced today that seven of its nursing leaders earned Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from Case Western Reserve University. This degree is recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing as the highest level of preparation for Clinical Nursing. Six of the cohort received their degrees on May 19, while [...]