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Health care in transition
April 6, 2013 SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Health administrators and doctors spoke openly for the first time Thursday about their plan to convert the 24-hour-a-day emergency department at Adirondack Medical... more »» 
North Elba board withholds judgment on possible ER closure
April 3, 2013 LAKE PLACID — The North Elba town board won’t take a stance on the possible closure of the Adirondack Health’s Lake Placid emergency room until hospital officials have met publicly with local leader... more »»
Sunmount man guilty of attempted strangulation
April 3, 2013 MALONE — A Sunmount resident accused of strangling an employee of the Tupper Lake developmental disabilities facility pleaded guilty to an attempted strangulation charge in Franklin County Court... more »»
Adirondack Health earns Gold Seal for quality, patient safety
March 28, 2013 SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Health has been recognized for its commitment to high national standards for healthcare quality and patient safety in hospitals by earning the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal... more »»
Worker sues NY over disabled care, retaliation
March 27, 2013 ALBANY — Officials ignored complaints workers were abusing residents of state-owned homes for the disabled in New York, then retaliated against an employee who went public with his claims, according... more »»
NY group home worker's sex abuse case upheld
March 27, 2013 ALBANY — New York's highest court on Tuesday upheld a group home worker's sex assault conviction, concluding his rights against illegal search weren't violated when police belatedly found a deleted... more »» 
Tupper Lake girl makes bracelets to fight cancer
March 27, 2013 TUPPER LAKE — A local girl is hard at work fighting cancer, one bracelet at a time. more »» 
Signing ER support
March 25, 2013 LAKE PLACID — An emergency room nurse who works for Adirondack Health spent her day off Saturday collecting signatures on petitions in support of keeping open the emergency department at Adirondack... more »» 
Owens tries to patch gap in new health law
March 23, 2013 U.S. Rep. Bill Owens introduced a bill this week that would let children up to age 26 take advantage of their parents’ Health Savings Accounts. more »» 
Hospital lays off 18 more; no decision yet on Lake Placid ER
March 22, 2013 Adirondack Health is laying off 18 more full-time employees and reducing the hours of another 15 full- and part-time workers in response to a loss of more than $1.7 million in revenue. more »»
Franklin Co. nursing home project jumps final hurdle
March 22, 2013 MALONE — Plans for the Franklin County Nursing Home’s services to be transferred to Alice Hyde Medical Center have overcome the last hurdle needed before construction can begin. more »» 
Adirondack Health lays off 18 more employees (update)
March 21, 2013 Adirondack Health is laying off 18 more full-time employees and reducing the hours of another 15 full- and part-time workers in response to a loss of more than $1.7 million in revenue. more »»
Essex County, Bronx-based organization sign nursing home contract
March 20, 2013 ELIZABETHTOWN — A contract of sale for the Horace Nye Nursing Home has been signed. more »»
Tupper Lake Relay for Life holds info session
March 20, 2013 TUPPER LAKE — The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Tupper Lake will hold a kick-off meeting next week as the official start of the 2013 fundraiser. more »» 
Tales of Willowbrook
March 19, 2013 PAUL SMITHS — Susan Delehanty clearly remembers waiting on the tarmac at Adirondack Regional Airport as a charter plane packed with the first group of people with developmental disabilities landed... more »»
Willowbrook in mind as cuts loom for disabled people's services
March 19, 2013 PAUL SMITHS — Officials said it was coincidental that an exhibit about Willowbrook State School opened now, as developmental disabilities services organizations are looking at state aid cuts, but... more »»
‘Remembering Willowbrook’ opens at Paul Smith’s College VIC
March 14, 2013 PAUL SMITHS — The Paul Smith’s College VIC will host the exhibit, “Remembering Willowbrook,” beginning Monday through March 29. There will be an opening ceremony at 2 p.m. more »»
Saranac Lake chamber’s Ice-Out Raffle under way
March 14, 2013 SARANAC LAKE — The annual Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Ice-Out Raffle is under way with the chamber’s giant pink chair on the ice in Pontiac Ba. more »» 
Cuts for the disabled may be restored
March 13, 2013 Lawmakers hope to avert a potentially devastating cut to agencies that provide services for people with developmental disabilitie. more »» |
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