Employees of Oswego Health are encouraging community members to join them on Friday, February 5th in supporting National Wear Red Day to increase awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of women.

As president of the medical staff, Dr. Satterlee will serve as the liaison between Oswego Health’s physicians, the Board, and the administration. She replaces Allison Duggan, M.D., who has been president for the past two years.

What started as a bogus post on the Internet, a Mexico family turned into a lesson on the importance of giving during this holiday season.

Ron and Amie Hadcock’s son, Jacob, began receiving Christmas cards in the mail in late November after a false post on the web said he was dying and all he wanted for Christmas was cards. Soon cards from throughout the world began appearing in the family’s mailbox, and to date more than 50,000 cards have been delivered to the house. Some of the cards contained money, all wished Jacob and his family a happy holiday.

On Monday, January 4th the Oswego Hospital will be closing its main entrance on West Sixth Street until early spring.

Teaching the class will be a certified smoking cessation instructor. Among the information covered will be how to recognize and address barriers, the components and importance of a quit plan, and available resources.

Dr. Ellie, who has more than 20 years of experience as an anesthesiologist, said he has been impressed with Oswego Hospital’s facilities and staff since his arrival several months ago.

Oswego Health’s Lifeline Services now offers cordless phones that have additional improvements making the emergency communication devices easier to use.

Lifeline allows seniors and others with medical conditions to live more independently, knowing that medical help is just a phone call away. Subscribers wear a small, simple to use device that if need be can be used to summon medical help.

Oswego Health’s lunchtime diabetes support group will expand upon its usual meeting topic to discuss Medicare Part D insurance options.

The meeting will be held from noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 in Oswego Hospital’s JPC conference room.

The Manor at Seneca Hill recently held a memorial service to honor residents who had passed away during the past year. Leading the service (pictured here) was The Rev. James Tschudy.

The Manor at Seneca Hill will host a memorial service on Sunday, November 22 for former residents who have passed away. The event will be held between 1 and 3 p.m., with a ceremony at 1:30 p.m.

Oswego Health’s digital mammography service offered at Fulton Medical Imaging, 522 S. Fourth Street, has been accredited by the prestigious American College of Radiology (ACR).

Oswego Health will provide free health screenings at the Community Health Fair to be held Saturday, November 21 at the Red Creek High School cafeteria.

“Dr. Duggan and I encourage women to have a mammogram and clinical breast exam each year,” said Dawn Holman, M.D. Women should also do a breast self exam each month. “The self exam is just as important as a mammogram and the clinical breast exam,” Dr. Allison Duggan said.

Oswego Health Physical Therapist Jason Pratt explains the proper computer work station set up, including the location of the key board and monitor to Elise Williams, of SUNY-Oswego’s maintenance department, during the college’s recent employee benefit, health and wellness fair.

Kevin Cullinan works the late shift as a new customer care representative at Oswego Hospital. His job is to help patients find their way to the emergency room or other areas of the hospital while construction is under way. That’s his job description anyway, but what he actually does, goes well beyond giving directions.

Parents: Get your social life back on track! Go out “guilt-free” and have fun knowing that your children are not just waiting for you by the TV — but are having fun too!

The story of the play concerns four affluent couples who gather for a dinner party celebrating their host’s tenth wedding anniversary. So, The Players plan to allow the audience to participate in the anniversary celebration by inviting patrons to attend a wine, and cheese, party before the curtain and sampling a anniversary cake at intermission.

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
While our Richland facility is closed until April, the society is still active with Friday afternoon hours at the Barclay Court House in Pulaski (2nd floor over DMV, 2pm until 5) or by appointment. We got off to a rocky start following our [...]