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NY Guard member from Allegany County moves on in Best Warrior New York Army National Guard Spc. Christian Habecker, a Houghton resident, was a winner in the annual Best Warrior Competition held April 7-11 at the Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Habecker, a member of Bravo Troop of the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, based at the Jamestown Armory, took first place in the junior enlisted soldier category. He will now represent New York at a regional competition for soldiers from New England, New York, and New Jersey, scheduled
from May 19-23 at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, New Hampshire. Staff Sgt. Alejandro Sanchez Mendez, a Brooklyn resident, won in the non-commissioned officers category. Habecker, 21, enlisted in the New York Guard in 2023 and works as a powerline tree trimmer in civilian life. During his time in service, he has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal three times and the New York National Guard Recruiting Medal. He also completed
the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry “Spur Ride,” which tests a soldier’s command of cavalry scout skills. The annual event brought together eight soldiers, including two from Sweden, who competed in rigorous events designed to test their readiness, resilience and core soldiering skills. Throughout the event, participants tackled day and night land navigation, a simulated weapons qualification course, a multi-event firing range, and a taskbased round-robin cov-
Photo provided Spc. Christian Habecker receives an Army Achievement Award from Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris in recognition of his win in the annual Best Warrior competition.
Christian Habecker continued on PAGE 3
Jones Memorial Hospital chief talks more expansion, maintaining funding resources BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVLLE — Jim Helms, president and CEO of Jones Memorial Hospital, is looking to the future with an eye on more satellite clinics and expanding the emergency department. JMH completed a multimillion-dollar renovation project in 2024, which included the installation of state-of-the-art medical imaging equipment, an increase in the number of operating rooms and
Jim Helms
the creation of a medical village on the third floor to consolidate medical services. JMH is the second
“Our goal is to be the No. 1 face of healthcare in the region.” JMH serves Allegany County as well as eastern Cattaraugus County and western Steuben County. It also serves the northern tier of Pennsylvania. It is the largest primary care hospital in the area, with clinics in Alfred, Andover, Bolivar and Belvidere and specialized clinics in Olean and Hornell. JMH, in existence for more than 104 years, is
largest employer in the county, second only to Allegany County government’s collective offices and departments. Since December, it has increased its number of employees from 535 to 560 — of that number, 455 are medical staff. “Our vision is to be the leading hospital of choice in the region for patients, associates and medical safety,” Helms said during the Tuesdays with Grace luncheon at Grace United Church earlier in April.
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clinics offering patient services closer to home. “Between 85% and 90 % of our revenue comes from outpatient services,” he said. JMH opened in Wellsville in 1921. In the 1950s, the hospital expanded around the initial building, the home of William and Gertrude Jones. (Which is why the front of the hospital is curved, Helms noted.) After the flood of Jones Memorial Hospital continued on PAGE 6
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affiliated with St. James Hospital in Hornell and Noyesville Memorial Hospital in Dansville — with all three under the umbrella of University of Rochester Medicine. “We’re not looking at just Wellsville,” Helms emphasized. “Now our emphasis is on outpatient care. We want to meet patient’s needs before they have to come to the hospital.” He said the administration is continuing to look at smaller communities in which to open
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