Oneida County holds eminent domain public hearing for downtown Utica hospital project
Four property owners refuse to sell in order for the city to build a 1,050 space parking garage to accompany the new MVHS hospital development.
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 12:23 AM
Posted By: Chelsea Sherrod
Currently four property owners in downtown Utica are defending their assets and have not reached a sales agreement with the health system for a public parking garage to accompany the new Mohawk Valley Health System hospital building and serve those visiting the Adirondack Bank Center and the city court.
Most of the land to complete this project has been acquired. Now, Oneida County is considering moving towards using New York s Eminent Domain Procedure Law to acquire the remaining land.
Griffo Asks Cuomo To Re-Examine COVID Vaccine Distribution
Senator Joseph Griffo says Governor Cuomo must re-examine and reconsider the manner in which the state has chosen to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.
Griffo says local public health departments across the state have proven they have the experience, ability and training to effectively oversee the vaccination distribution process.
He says Mohawk Valley Health System should not be further burdened by additional responsibilities related to distribution of the vaccine, especially when they’re stretched to the limits during the pandemic.
Griffo says he agrees with Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente that local public health departments can handle the vaccine protocols and distribution.
MVHS Begins Vaccinating Long-Term Care Residents And Staff
Mohawk Valley Health System became one of the first in the state to begin vaccinating residents and staff in its long-term care facility on Monday.
COVID-19 vaccines were administered to 100 residents and 100 staff members at the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
“The importance of the COVID vaccine to our vulnerable population cannot be overstated,” said Brandon Johnson, Executive Director of MVHS RNC. “This disease is especially risky to residents living in long-term care facilities, so having this vaccine provides hope that we are moving in the right direction to get past this pandemic.”
Calling it confusing and irresponsible, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente is questioning why Governor Cuomo would place the responsibility of vaccine distribution on the shoulders of already overburdened hospitals across the state.
Especially, he says, when county health department across New York are trained-in and specialize-in the logistics needed to execute mass public vaccinations, citing several successful Point of Distribution plans that were executed in recent years by county health departments, naming the SARS, Hep-A and the H1-N1 vaccines, among many others, as examples.
Picente repeatedly said that he did not lack faith in the ability of local hospitals like Mohawk Valley Health System to handle and distribute the vaccine, but said hospitals are often partners with the health department.
Utica nursing homes begin administering coronavirus vaccines to residents, staff
The Mohawk Valley has 32 nursing homes enrolled in the Federal Nursing Home Vaccination Program, and two of them have already started administering doses.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 5:58 PM
Posted By: WKTV
UTICA, N.Y. – The Mohawk Valley has 32 nursing homes enrolled in the Federal Nursing Home Vaccination Program, and two of them have already started administering doses.
Mohawk Valley Health System was one of the first in the state to begin giving vaccines this week, through a partnership with Walgreens.
A total of 100 residents and 100 staff members at the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, formerly St. Luke’s Home, received the shots on Monday.