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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...
May 12, 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...
May 9, 20242 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....
May 3, 20243 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...
May 1, 20242 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...
Apr 8, 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...
Apr 2, 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...
Mar 20, 20241 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...
Mar 19, 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...
Mar 18, 20242 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...
Mar 15, 20241 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...
Mar 4, 20243 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...
Feb 28, 20242 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...
Feb 22, 20241 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...
Feb 22, 20244 min read


NNY360.com: Fort Drum EMS Day set for March 2
WATERTOWN — The North Country EMS Program Agency, along with Fort Drum’s Bridgewater-Vaccaro Medical Simulation Training Center, will be...
Feb 19, 20241 min read


InformNNY: North Country Regional Medical Services Council seeks nominations for the NYS Bureau of EMS
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) is seeking nominations for the annual...
Feb 12, 20242 min read


NNY360: Nominations sought for emergency medical services awards
WATERTOWN — The North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) is seeking nominations for the annual New York State...
Feb 12, 20242 min read


Morning Checkup: 'Healthy Habit' Campaign
On Dec. 6, 2023 WWNY TV7 conducted an interview with Joanna Loomis, who is deputy director of North Country Initiative at the Fort Drum...
Feb 2, 20241 min read


WWNY TV: Jefferson County Public Health receives donation
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization recently donated 50 pulse oximeters to help with...
Jan 25, 20241 min read


2023 Community Health Hero Awards
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners are pleased to introduce the...
Nov 20, 20235 min read
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