Bassett Healthcare Network

With the calendar turning over to 2022, hope and joy spring forth with the announcement from Bassett Healthcare Network’s Birthing Center in Cooperstown of the first babies born in the new year.

As the COVID-19 virus transmission rate continues to be high in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties; and case numbers have been on the rise, some hospitals have had to suspend elective surgeries and procedures due to high capacity.

What started out as a simple desire by Oneonta's Dr. Carolyn Wolf-Gould, to better serve a population of people who are very underserved, those who are transgender, has turned into a model and nationally-known healthcare practice where transgender patients can receive the specialized care they need in a welcoming environment.

Senator Peter Oberacker who represents our 51st New York District has teamed up with the Senate Republican Conference in responding to the healthcare worker shortage by calling for a comprehensive legislative package

Bassett Healthcare Network just announced some changes in services that officials say are "temporary". These changes are now in effect and it's not known how long they will continue.

NY Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, joined in the march and rally. He has made his opinion about vaccinations clear from the beginning of the pandemic and maintains that no one should be forced to get it.

When I say that this is a deeply personal subject, I mean I am profoundly grateful to God and my medical team for getting me through it and that I do not wish this disease on anybody.

"This Week in Central New York" provides three interviews with guests from non-profit organizations and groups in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties

Bassett Healthcare Network raised the minimum wage for employees to $15 per hour.

Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) brought vaccinations to the area's farming community