45% increase in mental health spending: It’s a start, officials say By DOUG SCHNEIDER Staff Reporter dschneider@cortlandstandard.com A good start, but not a …
Autumn Koekebacker, a Dryden High School sophomore and member of local anti-smoking group Reality Check, told Cortland Common Council members Tuesday night that most of her classmates vape …
Cortland health care providers want higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. A newly introduced state bill might be the solution. Health centers are reimbursed only 70% of the cost of care, show …
Cortland aims to complete in October a project begun decades ago to remove lead connections from water mains to homes, helping keep lead out of drinking water. Cortland Chief Water Systems …
Guthrie President and CEO Dr. Edmund Sabanegh has been named to the board of directors for the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, Guthrie announced this week. The …
Abby Maricle, manager of Main Street’s Daily Grind shop, isn’t worried about the city of Cortland imposing restrictions on tobacco sales. “It could be good for us,” …
Guthrie is expanding OB/GYN services into Ithaca, sending certified midwives from its Cortland clinic to Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor, the health-care organization has announced. The midwives will …
Cortland County welcomed its first baby of the year Monday as Ivy Chacon was born at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. Ivy, the daughter of Nichole and Pablo Chacon of Wyalusing, Pa., was born …
The city of Cortland is looking to restrict tobacco sales in the city, forbidding retailers from operating within 1,000 feet of schools or other youth organizations, like the YMCA. The Cortland …
Cortland County’s lead-poisoning rate is four times higher than the rest of the state; a nursing home was found deficient. Yet the county began efforts to expand naloxone availability and …
Physical fitness improvement is one of the most common resolutions for a new year. Developing a fitness plan and sticking with an exercise regime over the months ahead can be a challenge. A …
There’s no question about it—the pandemic separated people in a way they’ve never been separated before. Almost four years later, we’re still seeing the …
Regulars are leaving tabs open at the new drink place, because it’s easier than swiping a card for three drinks. It’s not a bar, though. It’s a nutrition club. Caitlinn Jones …
Through a fundraising campaign, 149 people in Cortland County will have $112,350 worth of debt abolished, courtesy of the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca and the national nonprofit RIP Medical Debt. …
Cortland County had 70 new cases of COVID-19 between Dec. 10 and 16 – a 32% increase in new cases from the previous week. It’s experiencing a sharp spike in flu cases, too, even as …
In 2019, Westley, a black lab, was guiding the CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind through the New York City Marathon. Now he spends his time guiding Cortland High School students to an emotionally …
Influenza cases have increased 44% in the past week in Tompkins County, and COVID-19 cases are up 47% in the past two weeks, reports Tompkins County Whole Health, the county’s public health …
Suzanne Osterhoudt admits she – and other Cortland County health officials – wait for lead paint to poison children before doing anything about it – not because they want to, but …
SYRACUSE — In a city with hundreds of children poisoned by lead paint each year, Onondaga County is struggling to spend millions of federal dollars available to fight the problem. Onondaga …
Read for yourself Here are the state Department of Health’s profile of Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, including complaints, citations and enforcement actions: …
Since forming in August the Tompkins County Sheriff’s mental health specialists, the department’s newest unit, has responded to more than 50 calls, diverting dozens from the criminal …
Snow tires? Check. Shovel? Check. New windshield wipers? Check. Now, don’t forget to take care of your mental health, too. Richard Borra, owner of O’Shea Tire & Service Center, …
Merideth Schlader of Summerhill said she learned a valuable lesson during the COVID-19 pandemic she’ll carry with her to the next one. “You have to make an effort to stay …
