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CMH part of new health alliance | Greene County
ALBANY — Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson will join Albany Medical Center under the new Albany Med Health System, Medical Center President and CEO Dr. Dennis McKenna announced at a press conference Monday. The partnership will also include Saratoga Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital and the System’s Visiting Nurses, providing an extensive regional health care network …
Health care: M-Power opens Albion location | Top Story
ALBION — Wanting to help educate, inform and “eMpower” their clients, M-Power is expanding its services. After three years of serving the community, M-Power has opened a physical location at 13896 Telegraph Rd. in Albion. Officially opening its doors Friday, M-Power includes independent contractors and brokers specializing in Medicare. “Our process, let’s put it that …
Houghton council votes down mental health subcommittee | News, Sports, Jobs
Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Kevin Store, executive director of the Keweenaw Health Foundation, discusses mental health services in the area during Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting. HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council will not create a mental health subcommittee, but endorsed making the issue more prominent at future council meetings. The …
COVID-induced isolation has impacted mental health and substance use disorder | News, Sports, Jobs
EAGLE RIVER — Among the many topics discussed at the May 27 Mental Health Presentation in Eagle River was the significant spike in mental illness and substance abuse. In that regard, the Western Upper Peninsula is a microcosm of the nation as a whole. Jennifer Anderson, a state certified peer recovery coach with …
Eagle River Mental Health presentation points out areas of concern | News, Sports, Jobs
EAGLE RIVER — Leslie Griffith, outpatient program director at Copper Country Mental Health (CCMH) spoke at the the May 27 mental health presentation in Eagle River, outlining some major issues facing mental health, not only in the Upper Peninsula, but across the entire state. One of those issues is the availability of in-patient …
Bill outlines higher mental health standards | Local News
ALBANY — With spikes in suicide rates, depression and substance abuse, lawmakers and health leaders are pushing to amend the state Constitution to include greater protections for mental health services to mimic the safeguards in place for other health care. Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-Hudson/Poughkeepsie, and Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-New City, announced their bills outside the …
SUNY Geneseo named leader in mental health literacy | Lifestyles
SUNY Geneseo was recently named a “Campus Leader in Mental Health Literacy” by Kognito, a health simulation technology company. Geneseo was recognized as one of 17 school districts and institutions across K-12 and higher education who have “demonstrated unwavering commitment to supporting student mental health.” Since 2016, Geneseo has utilized Kognito At-Risk, an online interactive …
Whitmer mum on health chief’s resignation, sports ban | News, Sports, Jobs
IMichigan Office of the Governor via AP In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state Friday in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer announced Michigan restaurants and bars can reopen for indoor dining at 25% capacity but with a 10 p.m. curfew starting Feb. 1, and …
BREAKING: Sheriff’s Office identifies victims in apparent murder-suicide in Ridgeway | Top Story
RIDGEWAY – Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a house on North Gravel Road. Orleans County Sheriff Christopher Bourke said his deputies were called to 3153 North Gravel Rd. (Route 63) at 6:37 a.m. Thursday for a report of two apparently deceased people inside the house. The sheriff identified the couple this afternoon as …
BREAKING NEWS: City Deer Management Committee quits | News
BATAVIA — The City of Batavia Deer Committee’s five members resigned less than a minute into a meeting at City Hall this morning. The committee’s spokesman, Russ Nephew, said in a statement that he and committee members Samuel DiSalvo, Fred Gundell, Gus Galliford and Kent Klotzbach have quit. Nephew said the committee members “have been …
