POTSDAM â Board Certified Emergency Medicine Specialist Rebecca Gilson, MD, has joined St. Lawrence Healthâs medical staff, and will be practicing at Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Gouverneur Hospital.
Dr. Gilson earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; and completed her Harvard-affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston.
âI love working in a down to earth, tight-knit community, and Iâm looking forward to providing emergency care in the North Country,â Dr. Gilson said in a press release from the hospital.
âI recently returned to New York after being gone for several years, and am so happy to be back,â she said. âI am excited to explore the outdoor activities of the area.â
GOUVERNEUR â During a private Open House ceremony Monday night, Gouverneur Hospital unveiled its new Outpatient Behavioral Health Services wing in the east side of the Hospital.
Gouverneur Hospital Board members Mark Brackett, Roger Cook, Andy Leonard, and Ted Totten; St. Lawrence Health Board Member Brian Gardam; Deputy Chief of Staff Logan Eddy from Senator Patricia A. Ritchieâs office; and Gouverneur Mayor Ronald McDougall were among those in attendance to learn about and view the new space.
Gouverneur Hospital CEO Eric Burch welcomed the guests and commented on all the successes the Hospital has seen come to fruition since it formally opened in January 2014. Some of the milestones include the completion of a $2.5 million renovation and expansion of the Emergency Department, upgrading Imaging Services with 3D mammography, and the relocation of Inpatient Detox services from Potsdam to Gouverneur.
WASHINGTON â The recently renamed Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation announced that a new corporate seal has been approved to replace the former Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation seal.
The SLSDC was renamed the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation by Congress as part of the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. This name change was led by U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, D-OH, and Senator Sherrod Brown, D-OH to acknowledge the Corporationâs long-standing contributions and importance to the Great Lakes region and its economy.
âThe new GLS corporate seal pays homage to the former SLSDC seal while depicting the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Great Lakes Seaway System stakeholders will quickly recognize and hopefully appreciate the new design as it becomes prevalent on the Seawayâs websites, publications, signage, and even the new GLS tugboats,â GLS Deputy Administrator Craig H. Middlebrook said.
POTSDAM — Three outstanding SUNY Potsdam seniors were recently among those honored with the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Chancellor Jim Malatras presented the awards in a virtual ceremony.
AKWESASNE — The Strong Roots Charitable Foundation and the Welcome Home Project has announced a new community initiative that will directly support the transition of returning community members from incarceration