March births at Glens Falls Hospital included:
A son, James V., to Amanda & James Drexel of Hebron, Wednesday, March 13, 7:07 am. 9 pounds 13 ounces, 20-3/4 inches. Maternal grandparent: Charlene Porlier of Hudson Falls. Paternal grandparents: James Drexel & Janine Remarque of Queensbury.
A son, Tadgh Pheonyx, to Tadgh & Tabi of Bolton Landing, Thursday, March 14, 2:58 am. 7 pounds 2 ounces, 19 inches. Maternal …
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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
OrthoNY, a Capital District medical practice, is Glens Falls Hospital’s new provider of orthopedic care, succeeding the hospital- owned Orthopedic Specialists, which it acquired as North Country Sports Medicine five years ago.
Dr. Andre Johnson and Dr. Adam Brod, the two remaining physicians in Orthopedic Specialists, have joined the OrthoNY practice.
Dr. Sean Kennedy, vice-president of the hospital’s Physician Network, told The Chronicle, “Due to …
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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
Paul Scimeca, 59, has been Interim CEO of Glens Falls Hospital since Jan. 1. We decided to check in to see how he’s doing and what he’s thinking.
He’s new to the job but not to the hospital, where he’s worked for 32 years.
He praised the hospital’s personnel — “I am extraordinarily proud of how well, no matter what the challenge is, we take …
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Twenty months on, Glens Falls Hospital’s Covid hospitalizations equal or surpass the highest of the pandemic. Tuesday’s count was 44 admissions, seven in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Most chilling, “just between November 10 and 16,” Glens Falls Hospital had four
Covid fatalities, reports Hillary Alycon, the hospital’s Director of Infection Prevention. “That’s consistent, every week.”
Beyond Covid, hospitalizations are up in general, while …
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Dianne Shugrue, 63, who has headed Glens Falls Hospital for the past eight years, will retire at the end of December.
“I feel like I’m leaving the hospital in a really good spot,” Ms. Shugrue told The Chronicle Tuesday.
The hospital’s affiliation with Albany Medical Center took effect last year.
“It’s really going well. I feel that the hospital’s well-positioned to be able to continue …
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