Healthcare Desk
Coronavirus Update, March 12, 2020
Two local institutions have joined Cornell university and schools across the state in moving class instruction online this spring in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ithaca College has extended its spring break by a week and is temporarily moving classes to online instruction. School president Shirley Collado announced the news in a letter to students…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 11, 2020
It was announced yesterday that Cornell would move classes online after spring break to avoid further possible exposure to COVID-19. According to the University, Cornell undergraduate students are being asked to go home to their permanent residences at the start of spring break on March 28 and not return to campus thereafter. Vice President of…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, March 10, 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in New York, Cornell has announced that classes in Ithaca will move online after spring break to avoid further possible contact with the novel coronavirus. According to the university, effective tomorrow, all in-person, non-essential Cornell events with 100 or more people in place both on- and…
Read MoreDr. David Evelyn on Coronavirus Preparedness at Cayuga Medical [AUDIO]
WRFI contributor Mark Klohmann spoke with Dr. David Evelyn, Vice President for Medical Affairs at Cayuga Medical about the hospital’s readiness for the developing coronavirus epidemic. Photo: publicdomainpictures.net
Read MoreShawna Black talks Tompkins County Health — Why Merge Departments?
Shawna Black is a Tompkins county Legislator and chair of it’s Health and Human Services Committee. An important change may be coming to how Tompkins County organizes its health departments. There’s a recommendation to merge the county Departments of Public Health and Mental Health . Shawna Black was on the task force that made this…
Read MoreNew York Health Act – Rochester Hearing on October 10, 2019
New York state senators and assemblypersons convened in Rochester NY on October 10 for a hearing on the proposed New York Health Act Bill – S3577 and A5248. Twenty-Eight individuals and groups were scheduled to provide testimony and answer questions asked by the legislators. Lasting about nine hours, the audience and legislators heard a mix…
Read MoreUpcoming NY Healthcare Hearing in Rochester
The Health Committees in both houses of the New York legislature are considering an act to establish a single-payer healthcare insurance system for every resident in New York state. The two committees are hosting a public hearing in Rochester on Thursday, Oct 10. WRFI’s Health Desk reporter, Fred Balfour, interviewed Dr. Susan Soboroff, a retired…
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