Voorheesville veterinarian crowned Mother of the Year in Albany
Dr. Holly Cheever feels award is also for the animals she treats
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1of26Jesse Sommer explains why he nominated his mother, Holly Cheever of Voorheesville, as the 2021 Capital Region Mother of the Year during a ceremony at the Washington Park Lakehouse in Albany, NY, on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less
2of26Marshay Cherry explains why she nominated her mother, Dorothy Brewer-Everett of Schenectady, for 2021 Capital Region Mother of the Year during a ceremony at the Washington Park Lakehouse in Albany, NY, on Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less
Hospital staff vaccination rates vary across Capital Region, Mohawk Valley | The Daily Gazette
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ALBANY Hospital staff COVID vaccination rates range from 66% to 99% in the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley, underscoring the erratic nature of the population’s willingness to receive the vaccine.
Back in December, New York gave medical care providers top priority and preferred access to the very limited supply of vaccine when it was rolled out for public use.
A second surge of infections and hospitalizations was building to a peak in the state at the time, and the strategy was to immunize care providers first because they simultaneously would be among the most vulnerable to contracting the virus and among the most vital to protect from the virus while caring for a growing number of sick people.
COLONIE, N.Y. â Colonie Center hosted Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, Senator Neil Breslin, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, as well as area nurses to recognize the hard work that these front line workers have been doing during the pandemic, and always, on National Nurses Day.
The County Executive delivered a proclamation in recognition of the nurses.
âIn Albany County hospitals alone, there are over 6,000 nurses who work tirelessly to help the sick and the injured, and this doesnât account for the others serving at physiciansâ offices, schools, nursing homes and all across our community. They have volunteered as part of our Medical Reserve Corps,â McCoy stated.
Watch the Times Union 2021 Salute to Nurses
Watch the Times Union 2021 Salute to Nurses
Each year the Times Union recognizes 25 local nurses - 10 winners and 15 finalists - nominated by family, friends coworkers and others whose lives they ve impacted
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Nurses are often present at some of the most valuable points of human life – saving lives, healing, delivering babies, caring for the sick and dying. Especially during the current pandemic, no group deserves recognition more than nurses.
The annual Times Union Salute to Nurses program, presented by St. Peter’s Health Partners, shines a special spotlight on the nursing profession in the Capital Region. Each year, we recognize 25 local nurses – 10 winners and 15 finalists – nominated by family, friends, coworkers and others whose lives they ve impacted with their work.
Tonko supporting 4 area projects for federal money | The Daily Gazette
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Congressman Paul Tonko has pushed four projects in Schenectady and Montgomery counties forward to the House Appropriation Committee for funding consideration. The committee has the authority to provide federal funding for a handful of projects requested by members of Congress, with each representative allowed to push for up to 10 projects. Tonko is also requesting funding for other projects based in Saratoga and Albany counties.
In Schenectady County, Hometown Health Center is asking for $750,000 in federal funding which would cover a portion of a $5.5 million project it has planned in order to help provide dental services to underserved populations of Schenectady. Specifically, it would be used to develop a new facility to accommodate patients Hometown Health will be taking on as Ellis Medicine prepares to close its McClellan Street dental facility as part of an anticipated merger with