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Category Archives: Health & Wellness

Health Commissioner Stops In Area On Tour To Discuss Health Care Delivery Challenges

Posted onNovember 14, 2022

State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett completed a two-day, seven-county tour of communities in the North Country, where she met hospital leadership, healthcare workers, behavioral health and substance abuse providers, regional conveners, as well as long-term care, public health, and primary care leaders, who make up the region’s frontline health workers. 

The tour included stops at Adirondack Health Institute and Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, the Fort Hudson Health System in Hudson Falls and Hudson Headwaters Health Network in Queensbury.

The visit to the North Country was the latest in a series of tours the commissioner has made as she travels the state to engage the state’s health delivery system and discuss local challenges.

“It’s difficult to deny the breathtaking beauty of New York’s North Country, but it’s also obvious that we face challenges in strengthening the region’s health system and making sure everyone has equitable access to high-quality and afford health care,” Bassett said. “By focusing on opportunities to collaborate with regional health care providers and institutions of higher education, the Department is prepared to do its part to help to build pipelines of qualified workers and bring the next generation of medical professionals to this beautiful area of New York state.”

The commissioner often heard at stops throughout the North Country about the unique challenges of creating a strong health system in a sprawling rural region. Efforts to recruit and retain the health workforce, lack of affordable housing, problems with transportation, and even the limitations of cellular phone coverage and broadband access are issues facing the North Country.

Bassett was accompanied by the Department’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eugene Heslin, who has been with the Department since 2017, and was appointed to Bassett’s leadership cabinet in July as part of the commissioner’s initiative to enhance the department’s talent, workflow and collaboration, the integration of new systems, and increase diversity as part of its overall mission to build a healthier, more equitable New York. 

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Hudson Headwaters Completes Renovation Of Glens Falls Facility For Enhanced Services

Posted onNovember 14, 2022
Renovations at this Hudson Headwaters facility at 100 Broad St., Glens Falls, include a redesigned triage area so nursing staff may more efficiently assess patient needs.
Courtesy Hudson Headwaters

Hudson Headwaters Health Network has completed renovations to its Broad Street Health Center in Glens Falls. 

The updated facility offers urgent care services seven days a week, with no appointment necessary, for health concerns that arise suddenly but are not life-threatening. For further convenience, the center offers laboratory and X-ray services on-site, and lists estimated wait times on the Hudson Headwaters website.

“Not a day has gone by where a patient hasn’t commented on how appreciative they are of the transformation,” said Patti Hammond, executive vice president/chief operations officer. “Every renovation has been made with thoughtful consideration to our patients and our community. These enhancements further our mission to provide accessible, high-quality health care for everyone, regardless of income or insurance, while also contributing to Glens Falls’ wider revitalization efforts.”

Renovations include an expanded waiting room with updated lighting and new artwork throughout the center. 

Thirteen urgent care exam rooms have also been redone and updated. The triage area has been redesigned so nursing staff may more efficiently assess patient needs. New features include a fully equipped treatment room and a new changing room in the medical imaging area. Amenities have been added for patients’ comfort including complimentary bottled water, free Wi-Fi connectivity and multi-device charging stations.

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SUNY Adirondack Creates New Health, Wellness Office; Names Staff Of Four

Posted onNovember 14, 2022

SUNY Adirondack has developed a new on-campus health and wellness office to further meet the needs of students.

As part of that development, the college named Lori Prock as director of health and wellness; Tobey Gifford and Kyle Esposito as wellness coordinators; and Deb Neal as its nurse.

“We are excited to add to existing health initiatives on campus to ensure we are caring for our students’ well-being in a holistic way,” said Kathryn O’Sick, dean for Student Affairs. “Lori, Tobey, Kyle and Debbie each bring years of experience in their respective fields, and are passionate about helping people be their healthiest, happiest selves.”

The office is possible with funds designated to the college through the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a portion of which SUNY dictates must be designated to support the mental health and wellness of students. 

Prock was most recently emergency preparedness coordinator for Saratoga County. She previously served as health educator and senior health educator for that county’s Department of Public Health. 

She started her career as a substitute teacher, then worked for OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). She earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from The College of Saint Rose and a master’s degree in Health Education from Sage Colleges. 

“We will look at the six pillars of health—physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual and occupational—and how we can address all of them to better meet the needs of students,” Prock said.

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New Owner Of Hot Yoga Queensbury Hopes To Bring Back Retreats And Special Events

Posted onNovember 14, 2022
Serena Smith is the new owner of Hot Yoga Queensbury, located at 118 Quaker Road. She has been teaching there for years and has owned other businesses.

By Andrea Harwood

Hot Yoga Queensbury, located at 118 Quaker Road in Queensbury, is under new ownership.

Serena Smith has been teaching at the Hot Yoga studio for years. In a conversation, former owner Stephanie Angelucci brought up the idea of Smith purchasing the studio. After much thought, she decided to move forward with the purchase.

“Movement has always been a passion for me. It’s exciting to make it a career. I feel honored that I get to do it every day. What an opportunity it is for me to help others move every day,” said Smith.

“I’ve owned other businesses before, and the best part is always being part of the community,” she said. “I’m looking forward to that again.”

Smith owned and operated Taps Tavern in Poultney, Vt., for over 10 years. She has been a chef for 27 years. She also owned a café. 

Her first job was in a Pizza Hut restaurant, and she’s been cooking ever since. Smith sold her café many years ago, and the restaurant about a year and a half ago. After cooking and running restaurants and food trucks her entire life, she was looking for change.

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Kettlebell Workouts Helped Ryan Carpenter Lose Weight And Open A Fitness Business

Posted onNovember 14, 2021
Ryan Carpenter is the owner and founder of Simple Strength and Conditioning, a kettlebell gym that he says has given him direction both physically and mentally.
Courtesy Simple Strength and Conditioning

by Jennifer Farnsworth

For Ryan Carpenter, the kettlebell is more than a fitness tool. As the owner and founder of Simple Strength and Conditioning, a kettlebell gym, Carpenter has found that it has given him direction both physically and mentally.

The former U.S. Marine said his fitness operation, at 110 Main Street, Midtown Plaza in South Glens Falls, has been met by the public with an enthusiasm that helps to keep him inspired and driven.

He said when he left active duty with the Marines he struggled to connect with a fitness program. When he found himself making poor nutritional decisions, he decided it was time to focus on his fitness and his diet. It was during that time that he found the kettlebell.

“I started in 2015. I was 335 pounds … I knew I needed to change, so I started slowly by just refining my diet and doing easy simple workouts. As I started to lose weight, I branched out with my workouts and was introduced to kettlebells,” said Carpenter.

Carpenter credits his mentor Chris Abbott,  a gym owner who he said gave him the opportunity to become a coach and prepared him for certification. Once COVID hit, Abbot had to close his gym, Kettlebellworks, and it was then that Carpenter made the decision to open a location in South Glens Falls. Since first opening in July, Carpenter, a Strong First certified trainer, said he has worked with people from all different backgrounds, something he loves doing.

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Business Report: We Are Regenerative Machines

Posted onNovember 14, 2021

By Mary Beth McCue, RD, CDN, IFNCP

Being conscious of choosing healthy lifestyle practices has probably never been as critical as it is today. Eating “clean” is commonly promoted in mainstream media; but what does this mean and why is it important?

Eating organically raised foods, free of contaminant’s and pharmaceuticals is foundational for “clean eating”. Based on the science published on sustainable farming, and on regenerative, holistic medicine; eating clean foods may be the most critical lifestyle choice for people to live their healthiest and most successful life.

Like integrative and functional medicine, the organics industry is mainly consumer driven and in rapid growth. Humans are literally at the verge of new life everyday, at every meal and every thought. How is this so ? Our choices determine the state of potential new life, renewed health, because our cells are constantly turning over and renewing. What we feed ourselves will determine “everything”.

No matter what personal health challenges or goals one has, eating clean needs to be part of the ongoing process. The most nutritionally dense, safe, toxin-free foods that support the lowering of inflammation and stress in the body PLUS support a healthy immune and digestive system come from clean foods.

These factors are all focal points for maintaining health, and vitality.and are critical to the recover from any chronic condition from losing weight (toxins store and hold in fat stores), to those with anxiety/depression, cardiovascular, immune, diabetes, GI conditions and more.

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Mental Health Experts Say COVID-19 Has Added Significantly To Patient Caseloads

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 15, 2021

By Christine Graf

Local mental health practitioners are struggling to meet the tremendous demand for services that has been triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The need encompasses all age groups, and pediatric health experts have labeled the mental health crisis among children as a national emergency.

Licensed psychologist Dr. Debra Pietrangelo, founder of True North in Glens Falls,  has been practicing for more than thirty-five years and describes the current need for mental health services as “unbelievable.”

“We are turning people away every day,” she said. “Sometimes 20 to 30 a day. We’ve always had to turn people away, but it’s worse than ever before. I have ten clinicians, and wish I had space for more. There are not enough practitioners out there to meet the need.”

According to Dr. Erin Christopher-Sisk, Ph.D., founder and clinical director of ECS Psychological Services in Saratoga Springs, the need has never been greater.

“In my almost 20 years of being in practice, I have  never seen the volume of need that we see and have seen over the past year-and-a-half. Every provider I know is booked solid. Our mission has always been to keep up with needs of community, so we just continued to try to hire therapists and expand staff. We were at  seven or eight full-time staff members before the pandemic, and we are now at 20.”

The need is so great that Dr. Catherine Ushchak opened a private practice in Saratoga Springs in August. Although new to private practice, she has been practicing as a general psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatrist for 25 years. Many of her school-aged patients have had difficulty returning to in-person learning.

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Plattsburgh Group Will Operate Behavioral Health Unit Within Glens Falls Hospital

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 13, 2020

Behavioral Health Services North (BHSN) has received endorsement from Glens Falls Hospital and the Warren/Washington Community Service Board to move forward with becoming the provider for outpatient substance abuse, mental health treatment and child and family services for the Glens Falls region.
Based out of Plattsburgh, BHSN operates 23 programs ranging from behavioral health for adults and children, residential services, care management, and various social programs and is also a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) designee through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
CCBHCs provide a comprehensive collection of services that create access, stabilize people in crisis, and provide the needed treatment and recovery support services for those with mental and substance use disorders. In harmony with the CCBHC model, BHSN’s care approach focuses on access, care coordination, quantified health outcomes, and treating the whole person, officials said.

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Acupuncture Practitioners Say Treating For Depression During Pandemic Is On The Rise

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 13, 2020
Katherine “Kat” MacKenzie is the owner of Acupuncture Nirvana in Glens Falls.
Courtesy Acupuncture Nirvana

By Christine Graf
After being deemed non-essential and forced to close at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, acupuncturists were permitted to reopen in June. During the closure, the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY) pushed for the governor to grant the profession essential status.
“We were closed for two-and-a-half months, and then we were granted essential status,” said Katherine “Kat” MacKenzie, licensed acupuncturist and owner of Acupuncture Nirvana in Glens Falls. “We fought for it and got it. We have a very strong association (ASNY), and they went after it and they won.”

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Saratoga Hospital Offering Occupational Medicine Services At Queensbury Location

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 13, 2020
This is the lobby at Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Occupational Medicine in Queensbury, which now has medicine services to help area businesses maintain safe, healthy environments.
Courtesy Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital now offers comprehensive occupational medicine services in Queensbury to help area businesses maintain safe, healthy environments for employees and clients.
Services are provided by Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Occupational Medicine, 959 Route 9, Queensbury.
Members of the practice are experts in preventing, diagnosing and treating workplace injuries, helping businesses comply with regulatory requirements and ensuring safe work environments.

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