MEDIA RELEASE: NOV 26, 2018 ALBANY - Some individuals on Medicaid receiving treatment for opioid use disorder might have received unnecessary or dangerous opioid prescriptions outside of their treatment programs, according to an audit issued … [Read more...]
Comptroller’s Audit Says Department of Health Not Thoroughly Inspecting Nursing Home Equipment
ALBANY - The state Department of Health (DOH) should be doing more to insure that nursing homes are properly inspecting, maintaining and testing their medical equipment. That’s according to a recent audit by State Comptroller Thomas … [Read more...]
Health Officials Investigate Nearly Two Dozen Illnesses Connected to N. Main St. McDonalds
MAYVILLE - The investigation continues into what caused nearly two dozen people to fall ill after eating at the North Main Street McDonalds. According to the Chautauqua County Health Department, officials there are working with the State … [Read more...]
Cuomo Issues Executive Order Aimed at Protecting Patients with Preexisting Conditions
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is announcing new, first-in-the-nation measures that he says will ensure essential health services are protected and covered for all New Yorkers, regardless of efforts at the federal level to strip millions of Americans … [Read more...]
County Health Officials Warn Residents to Avoid Ticks
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Health Officials are advising the public about the presence of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in the County’s deer tick population. The New York State Department of Health conducts tick surveillance across the … [Read more...]
County Health Officials Release Report on Preserving and Protecting State Drinking Water Supplies
ALBANY - Concerns about public drinking water quality and contamination are rising in communities across New York State and the nation. In response, the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) recently released a report that addresses the … [Read more...]
Comptroller’s Audit Finds State Health Officials Aren’t Properly Enforcing Nursing Home Violations
ALBANY - The New York State Department of Health needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found. That’s according to an audit released Monday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The … [Read more...]
New York State Expands Zika Virus Testing to Include All Pregnant Women Who’ve Traveled to Infected Areas
ALBANY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday directed the New York State Department of Health to expand the free Zika virus testing program for all pregnant women who have traveled to areas where the infection is ongoing, regardless of whether they … [Read more...]
Jamestown, Six Other Communities to Use $1.25 Million in State Funding to Combat Obesity
JAMESTOWN - The New York State Department of health has selected the Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN) as one of 25 organizations statewide to help increase access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity in high need … [Read more...]
Cuomo Calls for New Regulations to Combat Synthetic Marijuana
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for stronger Health Department regulations to combat the sale of synthetic cannabinoids in New York State. The governor says the synthetic marijuana has resulted in a dramatic increase in hospital visits … [Read more...]
