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PREVENTING SUICIDE: Coalition talks about different groups (podcast series)

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PREVENTING SUICIDE: Coalition talks about different groups (podcast series)
Suicide reaches far. Even in rural communities like those here in the Finger Lakes — the impact of suicide can be felt, like a ripple throughout the community. The Seneca County Suicide Prevention Coalition is a newly-formed entity working to bring awareness, and eliminate suicide completely. While there are a host of contributing factors that bring this type of issue... more

Union blasts Auburn Community Hospital over staffing, contract

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Union blasts Auburn Community Hospital over staffing, contract
For the past year and a half, Ken Spurgeon said, Auburn Community Hospital has been short-staffed. The vice chair of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Spurgeon has worked as a registered nurse at ACH for nearly 20 years. Now, he said, he is becoming increasingly concerned about staffing levels at the hospital. Spurgeon will be one of three ACH employees... more

Newark grad part of CDC’s ‘disease detectives’

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Newark grad part of CDC’s ‘disease detectives’
Sharon Sweet knew early on that Robyn Cree was something special. “The first thing I figured out is what a quality person she is,” said the retired Newark Central School District teacher, who lives in Penn Yan. Then there were Cree’s smarts. “She was one of those who was a little harder to challenge,” Sweet recalled. Cree, a 2005 graduate... more

Cuomo: Cayuga, other NY counties get $25M to fight opioid addiction

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Cuomo: Cayuga, other NY counties get M to fight opioid addiction
Sixteen New York counties, including Cayuga, will receive a share of more than $25 million in federal funding to combat opioid addiction, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. Treatment programs that serve the upstate New York counties will be awarded up to $16 million, according to the governor’s office. The grants include $1.8 million for Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare, which offers inpatient... more

Cayuga County considers joining opioids lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies

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Cayuga County considers joining opioids lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies
Cayuga County could join a multi-county lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies that sell opioids. County legislators at both Judicial and Public Safety and Government Operations Committees discussed the possibility Wednesday night, and ultimately decided to schedule a meeting with two New York City law firms spearheading the lawsuit. Cayuga County Attorney Fred Westphal said the lawsuit was originally filed by Nassau... more

Suicide Prevention in the FLX: Coalition talks suicide in podcast series (Part I)

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Suicide Prevention in the FLX: Coalition talks suicide in podcast series (Part I)
In Part II of FingerLakes1.com’s four part series, Sheriff Tim Luce and Kaitlyn Laskoski will join Josh Durso in-studio to talk about suicide prevention and law enforcement in Seneca County. The Inside the FLX special series was made in part by the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Seneca County, who is working to end stigmas around mental illness. The new date... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Seneca Falls officials talk substance abuse, upcoming Tall Cop program (podcast)

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INSIDE THE FLX: Seneca Falls officials talk substance abuse, upcoming Tall Cop program (podcast)
On a special edition of the Inside the FLX podcast representatives from the Seneca Falls Central School District, Seneca Falls Police Department and Generations Bank will be in to discuss substance abuse, and a program aimed at connecting with kids, parents and members of the community. The “Tall Cop Says Stop” program is set for Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from... more

Canandaigua couple turns overdose tragedy into hope for community

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Canandaigua couple turns overdose tragedy into hope for community
He was one of thousands addicted to heroin. Now, his parents are using their son’s story to help the growing number of local families feeling the same. “Devastated,” Suzanne Marinelli said. “Never thought this would happen to us. You can’t, you can’t imagine till it happens to you.” Suzanne and Jeff Marinelli fought a personal battle against heroin, and now... more

Pair of fatal opioid overdoses reported in last 10 days in Seneca County

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Pair of fatal opioid overdoses reported in last 10 days in Seneca County
Two more lives have been claimed in Seneca County by opioids in the last 10 days, according to Margaret Morse. Morse serves as the Director of Community Services in Seneca County and delivered an update to the Board of Supervisors about efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. “Painkillers were being prescribed like candy in the 90s,” she explained. Her theory,... more

THE MELISSA KILLELEAGH SHOW: Heidi Lyndaker on natural healing & Kimberly Kling of Joyful Roots (podcast)

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THE MELISSA KILLELEAGH SHOW: Heidi Lyndaker on natural healing & Kimberly Kling of Joyful Roots (podcast)
Meet Heidi Lyndaker, founder of Synergy Health & Fitness, talks about listening to your body and natural healing as an alternative to medication. Then, meet Kimberly Kling, owner of Joyful Roots, and see some of her unique inspiring art on this month’s edition of The Melissa Killeleagh Show on FingerLakes1.TV… . more

Seeing clearer: New imaging system comes to Auburn Community Hospital

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Seeing clearer: New imaging system comes to Auburn Community Hospital
Once or twice a week, Matthew Kasulke enters the operating room at Auburn Community Hospital, dressed in scrubs. The general surgeon performs between two and four surgeries a day, surgeries that tend to focus anywhere between the breast bone and the groin area. That could mean an appendix or gallbladder removal, breast surgery or colon surgery. Coming from medical school... more

Seeing clearer: New imaging system comes to Auburn Community Hospital

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Seeing clearer: New imaging system comes to Auburn Community Hospital
Once or twice a week, Matthew Kasulke enters the operating room at Auburn Community Hospital, dressed in scrubs. The general surgeon performs between two and four surgeries a day, surgeries that tend to focus anywhere between the breast bone and the groin area. That could mean an appendix or gallbladder removal, breast surgery or colon surgery. Coming from medical school... more

BLACK: Safety moment looks at stroke and better health

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BLACK: Safety moment looks at stroke and better health
Three quarters of stroke victims are 65 or over, so why does Seneca Meadows provide our employees instructions on recognizing a stroke? One of our own team members highlighted the importance of that instruction, a couple years ago, when he suffered a stroke at the age of 49. Thankfully, his daughter, a registered nurse, immediately recognized the signs and got... more

Partnership for Ontario Co. will see $122K as part of Gov. Cuomo’s $4M announcement

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Partnership for Ontario Co. will see 2K as part of Gov. Cuomo’s M announcement
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced funding for 26 state-approved Child Advocacy Centers to enhance services and provide assistance to children who are victims of crime. The centers are located across the state, but a few of those specifically located in the Finger Lakes will benefit from part of the total $4 million funding. The funding will be used to to... more

CNY Center for Autism opens in Auburn, but questions about it linger

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CNY Center for Autism opens in Auburn, but questions about it linger
The Central New York Center for Autism, which moved into its Auburn offices this month, is a new service provider for people with developmental disabilities identifying itself as a nonprofit organization. But as the center reaches out to the community to raise funds, its unsuccessful first attempt to open and uncertain status as a nonprofit service provider raise questions. Located... more
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