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— Michael Harlovic, President and CEO for Oswego Health
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Michael Harlovic President and CEO of Oswego Health
Through the years, Oswego Health has consistently embarked on major construction projects ensuring community members have the best facilities in which to receive their healthcare.
Jeff Coakley COO for Oswego Hospital & Oswego Health Executive Vice President Renato Mandanas, MD Chief Medical Officer Jason Santiago Vice President & COO, The Manor at Seneca Hill & Springside at Seneca Hill Valerie Favata Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer Margaret Glass Vice President of Ancillary Services and Privacy Officer Eric Campbell Chief Financial Officer Barry Ryle Chief Information Officer Marq Brown Vice President of Human Resources
COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING Marion Ciciarelli Senior Director of Communications Jennifer Martin Director of Marketing
This year, however, is unprecedented. After successfully recruiting two experienced and knowledgeable orthopedic surgeons to our community, we have constructed an orthopedic suite at the Fulton Medical Center that is unrivaled in the comforts and care it offers. This Spring, we also anticipate starting the transformation of the former Oswego Price Chopper on Cayuga Street into a state-of-the-art Behavioral Health Services (BHS) facility that will become the model for similar healthcare centers across the country. This BHS facility will be built specifically to offer inpatient and outpatient services, relocating them from a county building built decades ago. Our third project will update Oswego Hospital’s two medical/surgical floors to offer a hotel-like feel. Most of the rooms will be private, with their own full bathrooms, along with other comfort amenities. Readers can learn more about each of these projects in this edition of Inside Healthcare. We are making these improvements for the community so residents have the best care and facilities close to where they live and work.
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Elsewhere in this publication you can read about several new healthcare providers and services at Oswego Health.
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With this issue, you may have noticed our new logo and look. We spent many months developing this new brand with input from community members, our board of directors, physicians, and staff members. We hope you agree, our new brand offers a modern, fresh, right at home feel.
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Revolutionizing Orthopedic Care So You’ve Received ED Care, Now What? Meet Our New Providers Lakeside Heart Center Honors Local Family It’s Spring, Construction Season Foundation Staff Reorganizes
New Orthopedic Center to Open Oswego Health is revolutionizing its orthopedic service line, as it welcomes two exceptional orthopedic surgeons who have vast experience providing care at large orthopedic practices that covered level 1 and level 2 trauma centers.
Dr. Keller specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery, knee replacements and sports medicine care. He also provides fracture trauma care of the upper and lower extremities.
Bringing their orthopedic expertise to Oswego Health are the highly trained team of Michael Diaz, DO, and Greg Keller, MD. Both surgeons have more than 20 years of experience providing personalized and exceptional orthopedic care, which included performing more than 250 joint replacement surgeries annually. The two surgeons join fellow Orthopedic Surgeon John Ayres, MD.
He earned his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center and completed his residency training at the Albany Medical Center. Dr. Keller’s sports medicine fellowship was fulfilled at Arizona’s Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders, while his shoulder fellowship was completed at Maricopa Medical Center, also in Arizona.
The surgeons are providing services at the new Center for Orthopedic Care, that opened April 15th at the Fulton Medical Center. This Center enables area residents to receive the best orthopedic care and services locally, without traveling to neighboring Onondaga County. The development of the Center has been a longtime goal of Oswego Health, achieved with the recruitment of two outstanding orthopedic surgeons and an unmatched orthopedic suite. This previously unused space has been transformed into a well-appointed suite that has its own dedicated digital imaging equipment and features perhaps the most attractive orthopedic setting in which to receive orthopedic care in Central New York.
New Orthopedic Team Dr. Diaz, who has been providing local orthopedic care since December, had previously performed total joint replacements for knees and hips at the Bassett Healthcare system in Cooperstown. While at Bassett, he typically performed 250 total joint replacements each year. The orthopedic surgeon has also provided sports medicine care to a range of athletes, from members of professional and youth sport teams to weekend warriors. Dr. Diaz earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also completed his orthopedic surgery residency and internship.
Dr. Keller is an accomplished college athlete himself, and while attending Bucknell University was an East Coast Conference Shot Put and Discus Champion.
The highly-skilled new surgeons are already performing advanced surgeries not previously provided locally, allowing residents to be confident they can receive unprecedented orthopedic care locally. Both surgeons said they are excited to join Oswego Health and be a part of a health system that is putting unprecedented resources into its new Center for Orthopedic Care in order to meet the needs of the community. Dr. Ayres remains an integral part of Oswego Heath’s orthopedic team. He has been providing orthopedic services in our community for more than three years. He also has many years of experience providing excellent orthopedic care.
Orthopedic Services: u Complete joint replacement surgery with all pre and post-surgery appointments held locally. u True sports medicine services that assist local athletes and weekend warriors return to the field or gym. u Trauma and fracture coverage in Oswego Hospital’s Emergency Department. u An orthopedic team that listens and spends time with its patients.
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To meet the diverse medical needs of our ED patients, the physicians, nurses and other clinicians who provide care in this busy department are highly trained, professional and compassionate. The facilities and technology are the most modern available. Our ED patients are able to quickly and efficiently have their blood work and medical imaging testing completed that may be required for a diagnosis. If specialty care is necessary, staff members will assist in securing an in-department consultation. Oswego Health has relationships with local orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, ENTs, urologists and gastroenterologists, among others, who can provide care.
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This key hospital department is also often the gateway to the hospital for the sickest patients who are partnered with members of the Hospitalist team to ensure they receive any needed additional medical or surgical services. If hospitalization is required, our ED staff works closely with the Hospitalist staff to ensure a quick admission process. Like hospitals across the country, Oswego Hospital employs Hospitalists, a relatively new physician specialty that delivers care to hospital inpatients. At Oswego Hospital, Board-certified physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, create a team to provide care for patients that stay in the hospital. They oversee all aspects of a patient’s hospital care, including ordering tests and medications. Hospitalists keep a patient’s primary care physician apprised of all hospital care for seamless follow up care at home. The hospitalists are always in the hospital and can conveniently discuss aspects of their care with a patient and their family members. Members of the Hospitalist Team from left, Director Nosa Aigbe Lebarty, MD; Emergency Services Medical Director Wajeeh Sana, MD; Hospitalist Michael Alcasid, MD; and Hospitalist Marie Castillo-Alcasid, MD.
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Providing the Best Care Meet your new providers As Oswego Health continues to provide community members with the best, most modern healthcare services, right at home, the health system has recruited several knowledgeable and highly trained physicians and advanced care providers.
Duane Tull, MD Dr. Tull has nearly 20 years of surgery experience and is performing a range of services, including appendix, hernia, colon resections, and gallbladder surgeries, among others. He said the hospital’s size and facilities was what attracted him to practice locally. “I wanted a practice that offered the opportunity to perform a range of surgical services,” he said. He earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed his residency at the Christiana Care Health System. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Christiana Care is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. The system is continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. To contact Dr. Tull, please call General Surgery Associates, 315-342-6771.
Justin Fedor, DO Oswego Health has named Family Medicine Physician Justin Fedor, D.O., as the Medical Director for its urgent care centers in Central Square and Fulton.
Marilyn Buckley, NP Oswego Health’s Center for Weight Loss and Surgery welcomes Nurse Practitioner Marilyn Buckley to the practice. Buckley recently earned her nurse practitioner degree from the University of Colorado. Prior to earning her nurse practitioner degree she provided nursing care as a registered nurse for more than 17 years in a variety of settings in Colorado. A native of Albany, Buckley said she was not only attracted to the position, but to the area as well. “Coming from a large hospital setting, I am very much looking forward to working with the bariatric patients who are part of this program forever and developing relationships with them.”
Carrie Marlow, PA Providing care at Oswego Health’s cardiology department is experienced Physician Assistant Carrie Marlow. For the past 12 years, Marlow has delivered cardiology care in hospital critical care and private cardiology practice settings. She earned her physician assistant degree from Le Moyne College. Marlow is providing care at the Fulton PrimeCare location. For an appointment, please call 315-349-5752.
A native of the Liverpool area, Dr. Fedor earned his medical degree at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Old Westbury. He completed his family medicine residency and internship at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
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O.R. Nurses Excel Oswego Health’s Surgery Center has earned the prestigious CNOR Strong designation, signifying that the members of its surgical services nursing staff have demonstrated clinical knowledge, experience and judgment within their specialty, perioperative nursing. To earn CNOR Strong certification, at least 50 percent of the surgical nursing staff must have obtained the individual CNOR certification. “I am so pleased to announce that more than 95 percent of my staff has achieved their CNOR certification, said Oswego Health Surgical Services Director Shannon Campbell. “Making this even more special is that few, if any, surgical departments, regardless of their size, have a staff where a majority of the registered nurses earn this certification.” To be eligible for the prestigious individual certification, leading to the CNOR Strong designation, registered nurses must be currently working in perioperative nursing in the area of nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice. They are further required to have completed a minimum of two years and 2,400 hours of experience in perioperative nursing, with a minimum of 50 percent in the intraoperative setting. Once they achieve these requirements they sit for a 200question examination that covers nine related subject areas. CNOR certified nurses are committed to providing the highest quality care to their surgical patients and possess a greater confidence in their practice. They have mastered perioperative nursing standards and promote a culture of professionalism and improve patient outcomes.
From left are RN Nurse Educator Jody Wood; Lauren Miles, RN; Lorrie Galletta, RN; Brandi Leaf, RN; Cathy Bulger, RN; Karen D’Amico, RN; Director of the OR & Surgical Services Shannon Campbell, RN; Oswego Health Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer Valerie Favata; and Terri Lutz, RN. Absent from the photo were RoseMarie Rockwell, RN; and Theresa Trapasso, RN.
“I am very proud of Shannon and the ten nurses who have achieved this certification,” said Oswego Health Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Valerie Favata. “Our patients benefit as it signifies that the staff provides a higher level of care and possesses a deeper knowledge of evidenced-based practices.” The letters, CNOR are not an acronym, but rather indicate that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills that denote competency in the specialized field of perioperative nursing.
My Fantastic Outpatient Story. Right at Home. Fultonian Tom Brown recently underwent an outpatient procedure at Oswego Hospital. The former Fulton teacher and past Auxiliary President of A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital, said his care was “absolutely fantastic.” “Dr. Roy, my nurse, Erin Berrus, and the rest of the surgery team took a procedure that you can be nervous to undergo and made it easy,” Brown said. “I have great faith in Dr. Roy and his group. Today, all my physicians are associated with Oswego Health. It makes it easier and they’re all great. It’s been a positive experience and I’m very pleased.” 6 Oswego Health
Thank You, Boeheim Foundation Supporting womens health Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, Oswego Health has purchased advanced imaging technology that assists its breast care surgeon in delivering exceptional healthcare services. The equipment, a hand-held breast ultrasound, provides exceptional high-resolution images that are transmitted wirelessly to a smart device. “This wonderful technology extends Oswego Health’s excellent medical imaging services allowing me to view patient images in real time while the patient is in my office,” said Oswego Health Breast Surgeon Lisa Lai, MD. “I can also perform minor procedures in the office ensuring more timely and convenient patient care.” Dr. Lai provides a range of breast care services in suite 1300 of the Fulton Medical Office Building and Oswego Health’s Surgery Center. To make an appointment with Dr. Lai, please call 315-592-3939.
For more information on Oswego Health’s breast care services, including its Breast Care Navigator and related support groups, please visit oswegohealth.org.
The Oswego Health Foundation recently secured a $10,000 grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation for breast care technology. In the photo taken at Syracuse University’s Melo Center from left are Oswego Health President & CEO Michael Harlovic, Oswego Health Foundation Executive Director Margaret Barclay, Coach Jim Boeheim, Oswego Health Breast Surgeon Lisa Lai, MD; and Jeff Coakley, COO for Oswego Hospital & Oswego Health Executive Vice President.
Maternity Department Features New Bassinest™
That promotes the bonding experience New baby Bassinests at Oswego Health’s Maternity Center promote both that special bond between a mother and her newborn, as well as safe sleep. The ultra-modern and sleek-looking Bassinests are designed to keep baby within an easy reach of mom, enabling that precious and important early bonding experience. The new Bassinests slide right over a hospital bed and feature a retractable sidewall that easily lowers so mom can comfortably, and without having to get out of bed, reach her baby. The Bassinests easily spin around and there is storage for diapers and other supplies. Oswego Health Maternity Director Kimberly Spurling, RN, said the new Bassinests offer both comfort and safety. “It gives our moms more opportunity to be hands on,” she said. “This puts everything right at her fingertips.”
Naomi and Marshall Himes welcomed their new baby, Maverick who was born at Oswego Hospital April 20th.
For a tour of the maternity center or more information, please call 315-349-5572, or visit oswegohealth.org.
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Lakeside Heart Center A special place for the Stanards For the past 20 years the Lakeside Heart Center in Oswego was a special place for Barbara Stanard. At the age of 50, Barbara underwent her second open heart surgery as a result of a congenital heart condition known as atrial septal defect. Following the surgery, Barbara was referred to the cardiac rehabilitation program at Lakeside. The exercise program at Lakeside began the healing process for Barbara and helped to keep her heart healthy and build lifelong friends in the process.
Lakeside, located at 177 W. Fourth St., in Oswego, is accredited by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), signifying the facility offers the highest standards for cardiac rehabilitation. To learn more about the programs offered, please visit oswegohealth.org or call (315) 343-1378.
Oswego Health recently honored the memory of Barbara, who died in early 2018, with a ceremony recognizing her and her husband, Jerry, for the family’s generous donations to Lakeside over the years. Those donations provided outstanding equipment and services. “Barbara never permitted her medical issues to define who she was,” said her husband Jerry Stanard. “Lakeside provided the perfect environment to cultivate this strong belief and encourage her to keep healthy as long as possible. She developed relationships with others that shared similar medical struggles and found great comfort and joy in these friendships.” Oswego Hospital Chief Operating Officer & Oswego Health Executive Vice President Jeff Coakley thanked the Stanard family for utilizing health system services through the years. “Oswego Health and the Stanard family share a nice history,” he said. “I’m pleased that we are able to continue that history with this recognition of their years of support.”
A reception was recently held at Oswego Health’s Lakeside Heart Center to recognize the Stanard family for its support of the facility. From left, Oswego Health Foundation Executive Director Margaret Barclay, Bryan Stanard, Jerry Stanard, Kerrie Stanard Phillips, COO for Oswego Hospital & Oswego Health EVP Jeff Coakley; and Oswego Health President and CEO Michael Harlovic.
Auxiliary Makes Generous Donation The Oswego Health Auxiliary has made a generous donation to the health system which will support the installation of artwork throughout the healthcare provider’s facilities. The Auxiliary raised the donated funds from their annual fall bazaar and various other fund raisers. The Auxiliary always welcomes new members. Community members interested in joining the Auxiliary should call Dawn Smith at 315-349-5566.
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Seated in the photo from left, Linda McQueen, Auxiliary Secretary MaryLou Kritzman; Oswego Health President and CEO Michael Harlovic; Auxiliary President Julie Burns and Mary Margaret Restuccio. Standing are Marion Duplessis, Sheila Gurdziel, Pat Tripp, Donna Shortt, Oswego Health Auxiliary Volunteer/Clinical Support Coordinator Dawn Smith; Auxiliary Vice President Margaret Maniccia; Oswego Health Vice President of Human Resources Marq Brown; Terri Smith, Sue Benzing and Donna Tesoriero.
Construction Updates Behavioral Health Services Oswego Health is investing more than $25 million on projects that will provide major updates to key departments.
Oswego Hospital Third and Fourth Floors Oswego Hospital’s third and fourth floors will embrace a hotel-like feel as this medical/surgical unit also undergoes a major transformation later this year. The new unit will feature 48 beds, an increase from 42, including 40 well-appointed private rooms and four semi-private rooms. Each private room will feature its own bathroom with a shower, along with a warm, peaceful color scheme. There will be ample space for both family members and staff. Each floor will provide additional comfortable areas for family members to gather.
The health system anticipates starting its construction of a new Behavioral Health Services (BHS) facility in the upcoming weeks. Once completed, this facility is expected to become a model across the country for this specialty care offering high-quality behavioral health care in an attractive and well-maintained healthcare location that fits the neighborhood. The health system will renovate 42,000 square feet of the former Oswego Price Chopper store, located at 29 E. Cayuga Street. In addition to the 28 inpatient beds, patients will find a welcoming, soothing and healing environment that includes secure outdoor spaces, comfortable interior areas and a kitchen area. To assist those that utilize these services become healthier overall, primary care services will be available onsite. Services that are offered currently at the BHS Bunner Street location, such as the outpatient clinic and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team will be relocated to the new facility. Oswego Health has been providing behavioral health services since 1981 at its current Bunner Street location in Oswego, after it acquired the program from Oswego County. Since then, the health system has leased its BHS space from the county. Oswego Health is also relocating its Fulton Adult BHS office, to a new more comfortable and attractive location at the Fulton Medical Office Building. The entire project is expected to cost $17 million, which is being supported by a $13 million state grant.
The nurses’ station on both floors will be relocated from the center of each floor, to just off the elevator, allowing for more immediate access to the care staff and more security for patients. A smaller staff area will be located down the hall from the main nurses’ stations. Work on the project is expected to begin this summer and take 14 months. Cheryl Stilwell, RN, Director of Surgical/Medical Services, said her staff is looking forward to the start of the project. “The patients will love the privacy and having a quieter room will lead to better healing. It’s a proven fact. You need to get the proper sleep to heal. The staff and I are very much looking forward to delivering care in this improved environment.” The project is expected to cost $7.6 million. The renovation is one of five initiatives that the Oswego Health Foundation is soliciting support for and as the project progresses, there will be naming opportunities. Community members interested in supporting either project are encouraged to contact the Oswego Health Foundation office at 315-326-3473.
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The Manor Celebrates a Milestone 20 years ago it welcomed its first residents Oswego Health’s 4-star skilled nursing facility, The Manor at Seneca Hill, is celebrating a special milestone this year.
• Outstanding Veterans Administration surveys, multiple years.
It was 20 years ago that The Manor first opened its doors, welcoming area residents needing skilled nursing care. At the time, former longtime Oswego Health board member, Dee Heckethorn, was forward thinking in his vision for the Oswego Health brand. That vision included an expansion of a continuum of services for Oswego Health to target the growing need for senior care services in Oswego County. Dee Heckethorn, along with board members and leadership at the time, which included Jeff Coakley, current COO of Oswego Hospital & Executive Vice President for Oswego Health, designed and created the Seneca Hill Campus and The Manor.
• Implemented its own Certified Nursing Assistant program to ensure quality care is delivered, 2018.
The Manor’s roots stem from the former Extended Care Facility unit which had been located at Oswego Hospital. On March 1st, 1999 the patients from this unit were moved to The Manor, which was designed specifically for the care these individuals required. Since its opening 20 years ago, there have been many reasons to be proud of the care provided at The Manor. • 4 star quality rating (out of a possible 5-stars) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, multiple years.
• High satisfaction ratings by our residents and families. “The Manor has become a place where employees can enjoy coming to work,” said Oswego Health Vice President and The Manor’s Chief Operating Officer Jason Santiago. Our residents and families also choose The Manor as their primary choice for skilled nursing, rehab care and adult day program care because of the high quality of care their loved ones receive. That doesn’t happen without the commitment, dedication, and engagement of the employees over the years.” The Manor’s Jason Santiago is pictured with Rose Bush and her son-in-law, Michael Falise, at an event last summer.
• Outstanding Department of Health survey, 2018.
Springside looking forward to warmer weather and enjoying the beautiful gardens The residents of Springside at Seneca Hill are looking forward to the warmer months that will be filled with summertime activities that complement their carefree lifestyle. Summer brings a party on the patio where residents can enjoy an outdoor meal and entertainment alongside the beautiful garden plantings. There will also be a family and friends picnic and the yearly clambake. Springside has been offering an easy, safe, comfortable life for those aged 62 and older for nearly 20 years. The attractive facility offers several maintenance free living options, including one and two-bedroom apartments, as well as duplexes and cottage-style homes. There are many amenities from nightly meals prepared by an on-site chef, transportation to appointments and shopping, to free Wi-Fi. Pets are welcome too.
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To learn more or to arrange a tour, please call 315-343-5658. You may also visit oswegohealth.org to see just how you can begin enjoying this carefree lifestyle.
Foundation Staff Leads Growth The Oswego Health Foundation announces new leadership which is transforming and advancing the fundraising arm of the Oswego Health system.
Margaret Barclay Margaret Barclay has been promoted as the Foundation’s executive director. In her new role, Barclay will raise and manage philanthropic support allowing Oswego Health to fulfill its mission to provide accessible, quality care and improving the health of the residents in our community. She will oversee all aspects of the Foundation including the cultivation of major gifts, new donors and events. Prior to joining Oswego Health, Barclay held fund raising positions in the nonprofit and educational sectors. “We are pleased to have Margaret accept new responsibilities,” said Oswego Health Foundation Board Chair Barbara Bateman. “Members of the Foundation Board and I believe she is the right person to lead the Foundation as we continue to grow opportunities for the community to support local healthcare and our events.” Barclay leads a department that includes the director of business and community development and the development manager for annual giving, as well as oversees several Foundation committees comprised of community members. “I’m excited to be a part of a wonderful team that is working to raise awareness and support for all of the advanced services and programs offered by Oswego County’s healthcare leader, Oswego Health,” Barclay said.
Michele Hourigan Named as Oswego Health Foundation’s director of business and community development was Michele Hourigan. She will direct the Foundation’s special events including the annual golf tournament, Run for your Health 5K and yearly gala. In addition, Hourigan provides administrative leadership to the Foundation’s business relations committee as it builds relationships with local businesses. She previously worked as the human resource associate for Arc/Oswego Industries, where her duties included fundraising, events and membership cultivation.
Since joining the Foundation in late 2017, Hourigan has coordinated and grown events that have raised more than $275,000, which has been committed to supporting healthcare services right at home in Oswego County.
Tiffany Woodward Serving as the Foundation’s development manager for annual giving is Tiffany Woodward. She is responsible for cultivating support for the Foundation’s annual community giving appeal and the ‘We Are The First Step Campaign,’ which is an Oswego Health employee program. In 2018, Oswego Health employees pledged $50,000 toward the health system’s two upcoming construction projects, which include the renewal of the third and fourth floors of Oswego Hospital and a new Behavioral Health Services facility. She also assists with the development of other Foundation fundraising campaigns. In addition, she coordinates office functions and correspondence. Before joining Oswego Health, Woodward was employed as an annual fundraising assistant for the alumni and development office at SUNY Oswego, a position she held for four years. In recent months, the Foundation has received unprecedented support from several well-known organizations such as the Shineman Foundation, which is supporting local healthcare services with a $500,000 gift. This major gift is allowing the health system to construct a new stateof-the-art behavioral health services facility. The Foundation has also been supported by other significant gifts from Pathfinder Bank, Fastrac, Community Bank, Barb and John Sharkey and the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation. The Oswego Health Foundation, established in 2011, is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that supports healthcare initiatives of the Oswego Health system. For more information, please visit oswegohealth.org.
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New Logo Right at Home
Hopefully, you’ve noticed our new logo and look in this edition of Inside Healthcare. After significant thought and study, as well as input from many of you, our board of directors, physicians and staff, we are unveiling this new logo and look. The new brand launch coincides with our opening of the Center for Orthopedic Care. This new brand will be seen on our advertising, signage and correspondence materials. The entire roll out will take place over the next several months, so please be patient as we complete these brand updates across our entire health system.
As you know, Oswego Health has strived to recruit the best physicians and has consistently renewed its facilities to offer the most modern medicine and best technology. What better opportunity to unveil our new brand as Oswego Health announces its latest development, a new orthopedic service line, offering the best care and services in Central New York, right at home. We’d love to hear your comments about out new look by emailing dearoh@oswegohealth.org.