AMH ER to offer ‘fast track' care
Auburn Memorial Hospital's emergency room is now offering a “fast track” for patients with minor injuries or illnesses.
The goal of the initiative is to reduce long waiting times in the emergency care unit by scheduling certified physician assistants or nurse practitioners to treat patients with minor injuries. The emergency room physicians will be freed up to focus on serious or critical cases.
A triage nurse will assess each patient to see if the fast track service is appropriate.
Before this effort, patients were treated according to the severity of their conditions, not their arrival times.
The fast track will be available seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
“Now, the fast track service will help us significantly shorten waiting times,” said Dr. A. James Ciaccio, director of the AMH Emergency Department in a release.“ We respect our patients' time, and we will continue our efforts to improve the service.”
Historian to give lecture, sign books
A historian who has edited two books about Louisa May Alcott, the author of “Little Women,” will give a lecture and book signing at the Women's Right National Historical Park 1 p.m. Friday, July 6.
Sarah Elbert has edited two books, “Louisa May Alcott on Race, Sex and Slavery” and “The American Prejudice Against Color: William G. Allen, Mary King, Louisa May Alcott.”
The talk is free to the public. Seating is limited so attendees are asked to come early.
The park is located at 136 Fall St., Seneca Falls. Fore more information, call 568-0024 or visit www.nps.gov/wori.
The Cayuga County Office of Tourism will be open Saturdays during the summer tourism season to help with travel ideas and itineraries.
The office will open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from July 7 to Aug. 25.
The office is also open 9 am. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is located at 131 Genesee St., Auburn.
The office can be contacted at 255-1658 or at (800) 499-9615.
Red Cross volunteer responds to flooding
The Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross has sent DSHR (Disaster Services Human Resources) Red Cross volunteer Charles “Mitch” Mitchell to Texas in response to the flooding emergency.
Mitchell is trained as a staff relations manager and will deal with day-to-day personnel issues with volunteers from across the nation as they arrive to assist the citizens of Texas.
He has gone on assignment three times to national disasters and locally serves on the board of the directors and as the chair of the Service Delivery Committee and chair of the Disaster Committee.
If you are interested in learning more about being a DSHR volunteer or other opportunities with the local Red Cross, contact the chapter at 252-9596 or e-mail chapter@ccredcross.org.
Weedsport school board to meet
The Weedsport Central School District Board of Education will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday July 9 at Weedsport Central School, 2821 E. Brutus St.
A special meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday July 21 at the same venue.
- From staff reports
The goal of the initiative is to reduce long waiting times in the emergency care unit by scheduling certified physician assistants or nurse practitioners to treat patients with minor injuries. The emergency room physicians will be freed up to focus on serious or critical cases.
A triage nurse will assess each patient to see if the fast track service is appropriate.
Before this effort, patients were treated according to the severity of their conditions, not their arrival times.
The fast track will be available seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
“Now, the fast track service will help us significantly shorten waiting times,” said Dr. A. James Ciaccio, director of the AMH Emergency Department in a release.“ We respect our patients' time, and we will continue our efforts to improve the service.”
Historian to give lecture, sign books
A historian who has edited two books about Louisa May Alcott, the author of “Little Women,” will give a lecture and book signing at the Women's Right National Historical Park 1 p.m. Friday, July 6.
Sarah Elbert has edited two books, “Louisa May Alcott on Race, Sex and Slavery” and “The American Prejudice Against Color: William G. Allen, Mary King, Louisa May Alcott.”
The talk is free to the public. Seating is limited so attendees are asked to come early.
The park is located at 136 Fall St., Seneca Falls. Fore more information, call 568-0024 or visit www.nps.gov/wori.
The Cayuga County Office of Tourism will be open Saturdays during the summer tourism season to help with travel ideas and itineraries.
The office will open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from July 7 to Aug. 25.
The office is also open 9 am. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is located at 131 Genesee St., Auburn.
The office can be contacted at 255-1658 or at (800) 499-9615.
Red Cross volunteer responds to flooding
The Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross has sent DSHR (Disaster Services Human Resources) Red Cross volunteer Charles “Mitch” Mitchell to Texas in response to the flooding emergency.
Mitchell is trained as a staff relations manager and will deal with day-to-day personnel issues with volunteers from across the nation as they arrive to assist the citizens of Texas.
He has gone on assignment three times to national disasters and locally serves on the board of the directors and as the chair of the Service Delivery Committee and chair of the Disaster Committee.
If you are interested in learning more about being a DSHR volunteer or other opportunities with the local Red Cross, contact the chapter at 252-9596 or e-mail chapter@ccredcross.org.
Weedsport school board to meet
The Weedsport Central School District Board of Education will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday July 9 at Weedsport Central School, 2821 E. Brutus St.
A special meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday July 21 at the same venue.
- From staff reports
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