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Sylvia Getman speaks at a coronavirus press conference in March 2020, before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended wearing masks to limit the spread of the virus.
(Enterprise photo â Elizabeth Izzo) SARANAC LAKE The last year of Adirondack Health CEO and President Sylvia Getman’s 30-year career has been marked by the largest health care emergency in decades. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the importance of the health care organization’s role in the community, and at the same time increased the stress and long hours of her job. Getman said this all played a role in her decision to retire this summer.