NY Hospitals Brace for Staff ShortagesNY Hospitals Brace for Staff ShortagesHospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a looming statewide vaccine mandat could lead to staff shortages. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Nursing Home COVID Admissions Won't be InvestigatedNursing Home COVID Admissions Won't be InvestigatedThe Justice Department decides not to investigate whether some states violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients from hospitals.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
COVID Positive Tests at Willow Point/ Broome to Close Vax ClinicCOVID Positive Tests at Willow Point/ Broome to Close Vax ClinicThere is mixed news for Broome County in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
COVID Infections Persist at NYS Nursing HomesCOVID Infections Persist at NYS Nursing HomesIn spite of a big vaccination campaign, nursing homes in New York State are still reporting hundreds of infections a week. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Visitors Welcome at Willow PointVisitors Welcome at Willow PointAfter more than a year, people with loved ones at Willow Point Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Vestal will get to visit in person again. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
New York Nursing Home Visits to ReturnNew York Nursing Home Visits to ReturnNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo says nursing home visits are about to resume. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Grim COVID Milestones Passed in BroomeGrim COVID Milestones Passed in BroomeBroome County passes another couple of grim milestones in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
COVID Vaccines Come to Tioga CountyCOVID Vaccines Come to Tioga CountyTioga County reports it will hold its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic next week at the Owego UHS Primary Care Clinic. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Deadly Day for COVID in Southern TierDeadly Day for COVID in Southern TierAnother deadly day is being reported in the Southern Tier as the coronavirus pandemic drags on past 312 days.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Willow Point Gets First COVID VaccinesWillow Point Gets First COVID VaccinesBroome County is reporting the first COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at the county-run Willow Point Nursing Home.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte