Each year, 3.6 million Americans do not obtain medical care due to transportation challenges. These issues include a lack of vehicle access, long distances and lengthy times to reach needed services, and transportation costs. Because it touches many aspects of a...
Adirondack Health has long sought to curtail the incidence of chronic disease in its community. When DSRIP funding became available from the AHI Performing Provider System to support innovative health care projects, the health system applied for and was awarded...
With funding support from the AHI Performing Provider System, the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc. has converted two mini-buses into mobile farmers’ markets. The mobile markets travel Monday through Friday to towns...
For 45 years, Mountain Lakes Services, headquartered in Port Henry, has provided a variety of supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. Covering the vast entirety of Essex County, the organization presently employs 596 staff members and operates an...
Tracy Lauzon is a community navigator employed by Community Connections of Franklin County. You won’t often find her at the Community Connections office, though. She is based full-time at The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center in...
People gravitate toward the familiar. It’s human nature. Clans, cliques, social circles…no matter what we call them, self-identified groups give their members a sense of comfort. It’s a comfort that their cohort relates to their struggles and successes without...
A new crisis prevention/emergency room diversion initiative recently implemented by the Mental Health Association in Essex County has shown early promise. Shelby Davis, Mobile Crisis Prevention Coordinator, has stepped in to help the organization’s care management...
Nearly $1.7 million has been awarded by the AHI Performing Provider System (AHI PPS) to partner organizations in the region to undertake innovative health care projects. Innovation funding, part of the state’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program’s...
Nearly 250 professionals attended Adirondack Health Institute’s 10th Annual Summit, Celebrating a Decade of Collaborative Excellence: Improving Health Outcomes, September 27 in Lake Placid. NYS DOH’s Gregory Allen provided a compelling keynote address,...
Nearly $5.2 million has been awarded by the AHI Performing Provider System (AHI PPS) to partner organizations in nine North Country New York counties to undertake innovative and transformative health care projects. Innovation and Transformation funding, two parts of...
