Kingston, N.Y., – March 27, 2013 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce its slate of officers for the Board of Directors for 2013 - 2014: Chairperson, Kevin Ryan; Vice Chairperson, Cynthia Lowe, CPA; Treasurer, Craig Sickler, CPA; Secretary, Nancy S. Davenport, Esq. The bi-annual board leadership appointme [...]
Kingston, N.Y., – Oct. 1, 2012 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® introduced a professional practice model called “shared governance” at its first annual Nursing Seminar for staff from Benedictine, Kingston and Margaretville Hospitals on September 25. Shared governance is an organizational model where the majority of pat [...]
Kingston, N.Y., – July 31, 2012 - Two members of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, Leslie Tompkins, OTR/L, and Richard Van Norstrand, PT, recently earned Survivorship Training and Rehabilitation (STAR) program certification for being trained in internationally recognized best [...]
Kingston, N.Y. – May 4, 2012 – In the face of ongoing financial challenges, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is evaluating options necessary to reduce expenses and improve efficiency, including actively pursuing a single campus alternative in Kingston. The proposed changes will not affect the high quality of [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – April. 17, 2012 – The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center recently donated $83,449 to purchase a SonoSite Ultrasound device and a MUSE Electrocardiology Information System. The funds donated were raised through the Auxiliary’s annual Harvest Moon Ball events of 201 [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – March 7, 2012 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is pleased to announce Stephen D. Carson, RPA-C recently became among the first PAs in the nation to earn a new Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). C [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – Feb. 15, 2012 – Margaretville Hospital’s Radiology Department is once again offering Bone Density scanning, as part of a continuing commitment to invest in quality healthcare for the community.
The new machine is equipped with a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), so results can be read [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – Feb. 6, 2012 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is pleased to announce certified physician assistant Eileen King recently became one of the first PAs to earn a new specialty credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). King works in the recently expanded and r [...]
HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley®’s Margaretville Hospital campus has been named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the country.
The announcement was made during the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) 10th annual Critical Access Hospital Conference, which attracted 650 rural hospital [...]
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) presented its 2011 Auxiliary of the Year Award to the Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center (Small Hospital Category) during an October 25th luncheon at HANYS’ Annual Institute for Health Care Auxiliaries and Volunteer Leaders at [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – Oct 26, 2011 – The Margaretville Hospital campus of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley has received a $3,000 Multiplan Rural Health Outreach Grant to help fund its “Nutritional Wellness for Kids” program.
Pamela Buono, MS, RD, CDN, CDE, a Certified Diabetes Educator, will visit Margaretville Central [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – Oct. 25, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce its Margaretville Hospital campus has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with the national standards for health care quality and safety in laboratories. The accred [...]
Kingston, N.Y. – Oct. 13, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce its participation in National Healthcare Quality Week from Oct. 17 to 21. The week highlights the influence of healthcare quality professionals in achieving improved patient care outcomes and healthcare delivery systems. The National Ass [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – August 16, 2011 – The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center will honor Sue Adams and Lee Austin as its 2011 Citizens of the Year at its annual Harvest Moon Ball on Saturday, October 15 at the Hanah Mountain Resort in Margaretville. Ms. Adams and Mr. Austin both served [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – Aug. 4, 2011 – The Margaretville Hospital campus of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley held a free Open House event for the public on Thursday, August 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 42084 State Highway 28, Margaretville, N.Y.
Available tours included the new and improved Emergency Department, the radiolog [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – June 29, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is pleased to announce that Pat Delameter, the Manager of Emergency Medical Services at its Margaretville Hospital campus, received recognition as the Delaware County EMS Educator of the Year. She has worked with the Margaretville Hospital Ambulance Servic [...]
Margaretville, N.Y., – June 13, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley®’s Margaretville Hospital campus is saying goodbye to Dr. Humberto Abrahao, who served for 34 years as a General Surgeon and Family Practice Physician in the area.
Marilyn Donnelly, Margaretville Hospital’s Director of Nursing Services, said Dr. [...]
Margaretville, N.Y. – Apr. 20, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce a Spring Health Fair on Friday, Apr. 29 from 7 a.m. to noon at its Margaretville Hospital campus, 42084 Highway 28, Margaretville, N.Y.
Cholesterol screening will be available from 7 to 10 a.m., for which ten to twelve hours of [...]
Kingston, N.Y. – March 22, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® presented Thayer Case, LMSW with the second annual HealthAlliance Social Worker of the Year Award. Mr. Case is a social worker on the Mountainside Residential Care Center campus. In honor of Social Worker Month, HealthAlliance recognizes a social worker who b [...]
Kingston, N.Y. – Feb. 21, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce it is retaining the healthcare translation services of Cyracom, LLC. The company is exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Foundation for translating patient/provider conversations and medical documents in over 150 languages. The [...]
Margaretville, NY – Feb. 14, 2011 – Sandra A. Horan, RN has been named the executive director of Margaretville Hospital, effective immediately. Ms. Horan was appointed interim executive director on October 11, 2010.
Margaretville, NY – Feb. 11, 2011 – HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley® is pleased to announce that stress echocardiogram testing is once again available on its Margaretville Hospital campus, adding to an ever-expanding array of diagnostic imaging services offered there.
The new stress echocardiogram device was manufactured [...]
Margaretville, NY – Oct. 19, 2010 – A brand new CT scanner was delivered to Margaretville Hospital on October 15 and will be put into service by October 25. The GE 16-Slice BrightSpeed Elite Select Scanner includes upgraded software that provides images equivalent to those of a 50-slice scanner, among the most sophisticated avail [...]
Margaretville, NY – Sep. 21, 2010 – Margaretville Hospital has announced several exciting changes over the last few years in efforts to provide the highest quality health care to the community. Edmond Morache, executive director, Margaretville Hospital, has led the initiatives to build the new emergency department increasing the [...]
Margaretville, NY – Jul. 7, 2010 – Margaretville Hospital has put its first four-wheel-drive ambulance into service.
The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center raised $120,000 to purchase the 2010 Ford ambulance. The vehicle was delivered on June 18 and personnel then began the process of [...]
Margaretville, NY – May 20, 2010 – Margaretville Hospital is hosting an open house for its newly expanded Emergency Department on Friday, May 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Margaretville Hospital on Route 28 in Margaretville. Community members will have the opportunity to see the renovations that nearly doubled the Eme [...]
