SARANAC LAKE — Cheick Mariko has joined the Heart Network’s staff, taking the position of project coordinator for the Health Systems for a Tobacco Free New York program. In his new position, Mariko will work with medical and behavioral health organizations in Clinton, Essex, Franklin ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — The University of Vermont Health Network’s Elizabethtown Community Hospital has launched the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national nurse recognition program. The announcement was made as part of the hospital’s National Nurses Week celebration. The nonprofit ...

LAKE PLACID — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is recruiting new volunteers and has scheduled a Friendship Volunteer Training Program in Saranac Lake on the mornings of May 18 and May 19. Both mornings are required to complete the training. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — The University of Vermont Health Network’s Elizabethtown Community Hospital announced Thursday the appointment of its new president, Bob Ortmyer. He will formally begin his role on July 12. Ortmyer has been with WellSpan Health System in York, Pennsylvania, for 30 ...

ALBANY — Nursing homes in New York will have to provide a minimum level of staffing under a new bill that the Democratic-led Legislature planned to pass Tuesday. New York will require nursing homes to provide a daily average of 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident, and post information ...