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An extensive renovation project continues at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. President of Fox Hospital John Remilard says the patient rooms are in need of modernization and the rooms are being configured for one patient per room.

Nurses from around the state were in Albany on Wednesday for a rally and to lobby for bills that would mandate lower staffing ratios and regulations they say would improve patient safety and reduce injuries.

If you're well past the days of high school sports but continue to stay active, there's a chance you can still get hurt.

Cooperstown, NY – Twenty-three Bassett Healthcare Network primary care centers recently received word they’ve achieved recognition as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Cooperstown, NY – Millions of people in this country suffer from pain associated with chronic wounds that won’t heal. And until now many patients in the nine county region Bassett serves had to travel long distances to find a comprehensive wound care center.

State Senator James Seward announced Friday that the 2013-2014 state budget includes, at his insistence, $150,000 to establish a Bassett Healthcare Network school-based health center at Richfield Springs Central School.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah, was joined by New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and representatives from leading health care and community organizations in Manhattan to officially launch a statewide, five-year plan to improve the health and quality of life for all New Yorkers.

NBC News is reporting that a federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the "morning-after pill" available to girls of all ages without a prescription.

A report released Tuesday says that in 2014 approximately 1.5 million New Yorkers will be eligible for premium tax credits that will help them pay for health coverage. According to the report by Families USA, a national health consumer organization, most of those eligible for the premium tax credits will be in working families and have incomes between, $47,100 and $94,200 for a family of four. Rea

With the Oneonta Heart Run and Walk for the American Heart Association coming up this Saturday, it is a good time to talk about achieving heart health. Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Bassett Medical Center Dr. Robert Lancey talks about the up-close cardiac surgery program, which teaches middle school students about the importance of living healthy lives.