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Oneonta, N.Y., Thursday, January 2, 2025
Volume 17, No. 10
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Bassett Healthcare Continues To Add Practitioners Across Network
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OTSEGO COUNTY ince September, Bassett Healthcare Network has welcomed 32 new practitioners. The latest group of new recruits includes an attending physician, three physician assistants and a trio of nurse practitioners. Michael Rosenthal, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician with internal medicine at Bassett Medical Center (1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown). Dr. Rosenthal provides comprehensive medical care to patients, ages 18 years and older, including physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, prescriptions, specialty referrals, and more. He is currently welcoming
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new patients at Bassett Medical Center. Dr. Rosenthal earned his medical degree at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey. His residency took place at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is board-certified by the
American Board of Family Medicine. Zachary Arnold, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with emergency and trauma services at various network locations. Arnold provides care to patients of all ages, including diagnosis and treatment of very serious illness and injury, as part of the Emergency Medicine Team. Arnold earned his master’s degree as a physician assistant from Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. He is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Autumn Childers, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with
emergency and trauma services at various network locations. Childers provides care to patients of all ages, including diagnosis and treatment of very serious illness and injury, as part of the Emergency Medicine Team. Childers earned her master’s degree as a physician assistant from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Rutu Patel, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with digestive diseases at Bassett Medical Center (1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown). Patel provides comprehensive medical care
to patients 18 years and older, including physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, prescriptions, specialty referrals, and more. Patel earned her master’s degree as a physician assistant from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, New Jersey. She is board-certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Stephen Adkisson, FNP, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a family nurse practitioner with family medicine at Bassett Health Center Clinton (34 Chenango Avenue North, Clinton). Adkisson provides comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, including physical exams, diagnosis and
treatment of illnesses, prescriptions, specialty referrals, and more. He is currently welcoming new patients at Bassett Health Center Clinton. Adkisson earned his master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner from Utica University in Utica. He is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Allison Taranto, FNP, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a family nurse practitioner with family medicine at Bassett Health Center Sherburne (20 Chapel Street, Sherburne). Allison provides comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, including physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, Continued on page 3
Otsego Outdoors Announces Its Winter Octet Challenge
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OTSEGO COUNTY hink winter means spending time inside? For many, it means spending more time outside. Otsego Outdoors, a collaborative program of Otsego 2000, Otsego Land Trust, the Otsego County Conservation Association and the Butternut Valley Alliance, has offered 15 seasonal Octet Challenges since February 2021. “The Winter Octet Challenges are our most popular,” said Peg Odell, program and communications manager of Otsego 2000. “Some people love the snow and year-round recreation. And for others, when cabin fever hits, they are looking for something to do and get some exercise and fresh air. People tell us the Otsego Octet Challenges are a great motivator.” Otsego Outdoors started the Otsego
Octet Challenges to connect people with year-round opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in and near Otsego County. The Otsego Outdoors Winter Octet Challenge runs through March 19, 2025. For the Winter Octet challenge, participants can choose eight of the 13 featured trails at state parks (Glimmerglass, Gilbert Lake, Robert V. Riddell, and Betty and Wilbur Davis), state forests (Arnold Lake, Goodyear Lake Waterway Access, Texas Schoolhouse), an Otsego Land Trust property (Parslow Road Conservation Area), a town park (Fortin Park), private property open to the public (Clark Tower Trail, the Silas Lane Loop, part of the Oneonta Photo courtesy of Otsego Outdoors Susquehanna Greenway, and the Wilber Octeters pause for a photo at Clark Tower during last year’s Winter Octet Challenge. After completing eight of Lake Trail). Also included is the Rogers the activities, participants receive a special embroidered Environmental Education Center in Winter Octet patch and a waterproof sticker. Continued on page 3
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