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CVPH receives $5.1 million in state grants

Posted by Betty Little on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

September 29, 2009 03:28 am

PLATTSBURGH — CVPH Medical Center has received two state grants totaling slightly more than $5.1 million for infrastructure for the Adirondack Region Medical Home Pilot and to advance ambulatory cardiac care.

The grants were part of a total of $436 million awarded under the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law of New York State to further improvements to the state's health-care system.

To read more click HERE.

Little: Conflicting building codes a problem

Posted by Betty Little on Monday, November 16th, 2009

By Dayelin Roman droman@poststar.com | Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:35 pm

LAKE GEORGE -- State Sen. Elizabeth Little said the state Department of Health will stop enforcing its own set of building codes after complaints that those rules conflict with other state guidelines, and have forced otherwise compliant local motel and hotels to make costly and perhaps unnecessary repairs.

"There’s really no need for the Department of Health to get involved with building codes," Little said.

A more difficult sell

Posted by Betty Little on Monday, December 28th, 2009

By dayelin roman droman@poststar.com | Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:35 pm

BOLTON -- Andrew Genovese wants to sell his parents' condo but the state Health Department stands in the way.

The condo at The Sagamore resort sits off the main hotel building among a string of privately owned units.

To read more click HERE.

Senator Little Presents Resolution Proclaiming May Lupus Awareness Month

Senator Betty Little is pictured with (left) Upstate New York Lupus Alliance of America Executive Director Honi Kurzeja and (right) Janet Rucki, a dedicated volunteer for Lupus Alliance of America, in theWell of the State Legislative Office Building.

Senator Little was one of several speakers at a Lupus Awareness Day reception on Wednesday, April 28 to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on those afflicated and their families.

Local hospitals hit with state funding cuts

Posted by Betty Little on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

By MAURY THOMPSON thompson@poststar.com | Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:52 pm

Glens Falls Hospital will lose an estimated $739,000 in revenue under a new round of state budget cuts, according to a statewide industry organization.

Saratoga Hospital will lose an estimated $316,000, while Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga will lose an estimated $46,000, according to the Health Care Association of New York State.

AMC HOLDS OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW TUPPER LAKE SERVICES

Posted by Betty Little on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Senator Little pictured in the new AMC Tupper Lake Medical Office Building with Patrick Facteau and CEO Chandler Ralph.

New Health Center, Renovated Resident Wing, Dialysis Center, And New Physical Rehabilitation Services Featured

SARANAC LAKE – The public was invited to an Open House ceremony for a first-hand look at the improvements and new services Adirondack Medical Center has brought to the community of Tupper Lake and beyond.

In addition to a newly constructed health center and renovated residential space at its skilled nursing facility, AMC now offers dialysis treatment at AMC-Mercy, one of only a few long-term care facilities in the state to offer the life-saving treatment.