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Jan 134 min read
Community Health Workers Integrate into Rural Healthcare Practices
New 3-year grant improves healthcare system for high-needs individuals WATERTOWN, NY - Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization...
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Jan 74 min read
Scrubs Clubs Provide Fun, Hands-on Learning Experiences to Area Youth
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization brings new healthcare career development to Watertown Central School District students...
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Oct 14, 20242 min read
Diagnostic Imaging Streamlined with New Image Sharing Collaborative
Over 10,000 medical images and records shared since January October 15, 2024 - Diagnostic imaging is now easier in the North Country,...
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Sep 28, 20243 min read
FDRHPO Releases Findings From the 2024 Community Health Survey
September 29, 2024 – The 9th Annual Community Health Survey of Adult Residents in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties has been...
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Sep 24, 20243 min read
2024 North Country Community Health Heroes Announced
Individuals from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to be honored at Community Health Hero Award luncheon September 25, 2024...
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Aug 5, 20244 min read
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization EMS Program Agency Brings New Telehealth Communication Platform to North Country
New patient information portal saves time, lives, and money for regional emergency services WATERTOWN, NY ---- Emergency Medical Services...
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May 11, 20242 min read
NNY360.com: MASH Camps offered at area hospitals this summer
WATERTOWN — Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization’s (FDRHPO) Health Workforce MASH Camp is back this summer and is offering a...
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May 8, 20242 min read
InformNNY: FDHRPO opens applications for summer MASH camps
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization’s Health Workforce MASH Camp if offering students a unique...
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May 2, 20243 min read
NNY360.com: North country REMSCO and FDRHPO 2024 EMS Spring Fling awards and honors announced
WATERTOWN — The Annual North Country REMSCO’s Spring Fling Conference was held April 11 to 12 at the Edgewood Resort in Alexandra Bay....
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Apr 30, 20242 min read
Spectrum News: New York EMS crews use escape room for North Country training
Emergency medical responders from across New York state recently visited the North Country for a conference known as Spring Fling. It’s a...
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Apr 7, 20241 min read
InformNNY: The 23rd Annual Spring Fling EMS Conference
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. (WWTI) — The North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council and the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning...
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Apr 1, 20241 min read
InformNNY: FDRHPO teams up with Upstate Mobile Mammography once again
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization has teamed up with Upstate Mobile Mammography to bring the...
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
Morning Checkup: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Steven Lyndaker is medical director for the Fort Drum...
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Mar 18, 20242 min read
Spectrum News: Health organizations look to get students interested in health care field
As hospitals across the state, especially in rural areas, continue to battle a physician shortage, no stone has been left unturned in...
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Mar 17, 20242 min read
NNY360.com: Thermometers donated to pediatric health centers
WATERTOWN — Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization and the North Country Initiative recently donated 1,296 thermometers to six...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
InformNNY: FDRHPO, North Country Imitative donate thermometers to regional pediatric health centers
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization and North Country Initiative recently donated nearly 1,300...
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Mar 4, 20243 min read
InformNNY: FDRHPO receives grant making healthcare more accessible
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization recently received grant funding from Exact Sciences, a leading...
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Feb 28, 20242 min read
Defense Visiual Information Distribution Service: DHN East director visits “North Country”
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Raney, director for Defense Health Network East, visited local commands and community health care leaders at...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read
WWNY TV: Local hospitals welcome students for MASH Camp
CARTHAGE, New York (WWNY) - While schools are on winter break, local hospitals have turned into high school classrooms. It’s a camp where...
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Feb 22, 20244 min read
NNY360.com: Students get hands-on experience through MASH Camp
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Students from across the tri-county area like Madelyn G. Morgan, a sophomore at Indian River High School, got a chance...
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