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Nurse Gail Lautenschuetz draws a dose of coronavirus vaccine Feb. 25 at the North Country Community College gym in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Elizabeth Izzo) PLATTSBURGH Though mass vaccination sites in Plattsburgh and Potsdam are not currently booking first-dose appointments as far out as those in more populated areas, they are not closing. “We’re tracking supply and demand on a daily basis, and will continue to monitor those trends and make adjustments accordingly,” state Department of Health Public Information Officer Samantha Fuld told the Press-Republican. “We continue to take a multi-pronged, multi-faceted approach to breaking down barriers to access and empowering all New Yorkers to confidently make the decision to get vaccinated.”
Bob Ortmyer
(Photo provided) ELIZABETHTOWN The University of Vermont Health Network’s Elizabethtown Community Hospital announced Thursday the appointment of its new president, Bob Ortmyer. He will formally begin his role on July 12. Ortmyer has been with WellSpan Health System in York, Pennsylvania, for 30 years, serving in a number of leadership positions. In his current role as vice president and chief operating officer at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, he is responsible for a 141-bed acute care hospital within an eight-hospital system. “Bob has the right mix of experience and skills to lead ECH as it continues to thrive and grow,” Dr. John Brumsted, president and CEO of the UVM Health Network, said in a press release. “Equally as important, he shares the UVM Health Network’s commitment to ensuring outstanding health care is accessible and affordable for years to come in this region.”
South Burlington Location To Welcome Participants Next Month
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice Adult Day Program, which provides critical care and therapeutic services to the community, will reopen its South Burlington site on June 8, based on guidance from the state of Vermont.
Statewide, Adult Day Programs have been closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staffing and resource challenges are driving a slower-than-hoped reopening for these facilities across Vermont. Home Health & Hospice will focus its staff and resources in one location – Farrell Street in South Burlington.
The two other Adult Day Program sites operated by Home Health & Hospice in Colchester and Essex will remain closed until further notice, with the possibility of reopening them re-evaluated ongoing. This gradual approach is intended to work to ensure the long-term viability of this important program.
May 1, 2021 PLATTSBURGH The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month. Here are the opportunities to give blood in the greater Tri-Lakes area: ¯ Wednesday, May 5, Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad, 110 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 3 to 7 p.m. ¯ Tuesday, May 11, Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department, 1635 Route 3, Bloomingdale, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Thursday ¯ May 20, Holy Name Church hall, 10 Church St., AuSable Forks, 4 to 7 p.m., co-sponsored by AuSable Knights of Columbus. Blood donors are now registered electronically and should have their donor card or another form of identification with them to donate.