Oswego Health Receives $9.6 Million to Invest in Primary Care Expansion & Technology

by Contributor | February 22, 2023 4:23 pm

OSWEGO, NY – February 22, 2023, Since 1881, Oswego Health has been committed to providing safe, accessible, quality care throughout Central New York. Over the past decade, Oswego Health has focused on expansion of services making access to local healthcare a priority and recently was awarded $9.6 million in grant funding to further expand primary care services and improve clinical communication workflow.

As a result of two NYS Transformation grants, Oswego Health received $9 million to support primary care expansion and $600,000 to invest in an intelligent ecosystem that will directly connect staff and information needed while delivering patient care.

President & CEO, Michael C. Backus shares, “I am so thankful to Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature for supporting the transformation of healthcare in New York State. This money comes at a great time strategically as Oswego Health looks to expand services to better serve the needs of our community and support our nursing care teams technologically.”

Oswego Health currently has six primary care locations and employs seventeen primary care providers throughout Oswego County. Before applying for the grant, Oswego Health analyzed the community’s need for healthcare services by conducting a community needs survey. 79% of the respondents reported that they travel outside the county for healthcare services. The access to health care indicator reports the percentage of adults aged 18 and older self-report that they do not have at least one person who they think of as their doctor or health care provider. This indicator is relevant because access to regular primary care is important to obtaining preventive healthcare and avoiding unnecessary emergency department visits.

Utilizing the $600,000 grant, Vocera, the industry leading platform for clinical communication and workflow will be deployed throughout Oswego Hospital, Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness and Seneca Hill Manor. This clinical communication technology will optimize patient and staff safety and is proven to obtain a more complete picture of a patient’s situation faster.

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About Oswego Health:
The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 132-bed community Oswego Hospital, a 32-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community.  The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services, and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, and primary care. For more information about Oswego Health, please visit our website at  www.oswegohealth.org[1].

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