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Source: Some COVID-19 safety tips to consider as you return to work

Source: The new COVID-19 subvariant is spreading in NY. So far, hospitalizations aren’t spiking | NCPR News

Hospital one of many options throughout the community  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/17/2022) – With the demand for COVID-19 testing in the community significantly declining, The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is transitioning its testing program to the Main Campus, located at 75 Beekman Street, beginning Saturday, March 26. COVID-19 testing currently taking […]

The New York Daily News published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. The full op-ed is below: Diagnosing Team Cuomo’s nursing home failures: The state comptroller explains his audit of the former governor’s COVID performance New York City just marked the two-year anniversary of the first confirmed death from COVID-19 […]

Source: Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors

The North Country Chamber of Commerce is welcoming news that Canada has decided to drop its current requirement of a negative antigen COVID test for vaccinated Americans to enter Canada at the land border and for vaccinated Canadians to return home even after short U.S. visits. “This is the major step we and so many […]

Centralized clinic to benefit patients and staff  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/16/2022) – Beginning Tuesday, March 22, outpatients at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Rehabilitation Services will have a newly renovated, centralized space to receive the care they need. The new facility, located in Suite 101 at 210 Cornelia Street, will serve […]

Source: University of Vermont Medical Center plans to build staff housing

Source: CVPH nurses call for ‘fair contract’ | News | pressrepublican.com

Audit Presents Timeline of State Health Department Underreporting of Nursing Home Deaths The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack […]

Source: CVPH can’t you see: This is a healthcare emergency | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | “It’s more and more frequent that patients are being held in the ER for over 72 hours sometimes waiting for beds upstairs, and most times it’s 15 to 20 patients we’re hol

Safety of patients, staff and visitors prompted lockdown  PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/15/2022) – Access to the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physician Hospital (CVPH) Main Campus has been restored and Medical Office Buildings at 206, 210 and 214 Cornelia St. reopened after the hospital and office buildings were locked down earlier today. The […]

Issued at 1:15 p.m. on March 15 PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/15/2022) – The following is a statement from Michelle LeBeau, RN, BS, MHRM, President of Alice Hyde Medical Center and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) regarding today’s temporary lockdown of the CVPH Main Campus:  “We are temporarily limiting access into our main campus while we care […]

Source: Champlain National Bank donates in memory of employee | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Champlain National Bank and its employees recently donated $5,000 to The Foundation of CVPH so they could purchase a new chair for the Infusion Center in memory of lon

Source: School officials say Stefanik spread misinformation and fueled confrontations over masks | NCPR News

Source: Vermont loosens COVID protocols

Annual race pushed back one week due to approaching snowstorm  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/11/2022) – Out of an abundance of caution with snow expected this weekend, Adirondack Coast Events and The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) have rescheduled the Shamrock Shuffle 5K to next Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m. The seventh annual race […]

Source: Cross-border trade poised for growth between U.S. and Canada, but travel remains down | NCPR News

Source: Travel mask mandate extended from March 18 to April 18 : NPR

Source: Replacing Newcomb’s physician assistant won’t be easy as Adirondacks face health care challenges | NCPR News

Source: State officials seek to resolve dispute threatening health coverage for 1,800 Vermonters – VTDigger

Source: Masks no longer recommended in all 62 NY counties, according to CDC – syracuse.com

Source: You can order free home Covid tests from the federal government again – syracuse.com

Source: Joy and anxiety as students remove masks across the North Country | NCPR News