Groundbreaking Partnership Connects Patients in Rural Central New York with Advanced Care in Manhattan
Bassett Medical Center in Central New York today announced the expansion of its digital health capabilities to include cardiovascular clinical services in a groundbreaking initiative with Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Through digital technology, Bassett patients can connect directly with a variety of cardiovascular specialists in Manhattan. This innovative partnership builds on her 90-year partnership with Columbia as a teaching hospital and medical college campus and Bassett.
This initiative puts Bassett and Colombia at the forefront of advancing rural and digital healthcare. Doctors in Columbia are seeing Bassett’s patients from their downstate offices, assisted by nurses in Bassett’s office. This includes health screenings using live video and electronic stethoscopes, allowing doctors to remotely listen to heart and lung sounds.
Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network, said: “Bassett is committed to continuously expanding its digital health capabilities into clinical services such as cardiovascular care.”
“We are extremely proud to have continued to partner with Bassett in providing cutting-edge, compassionate care to the people of upstate New York,” said Katrina M. Armstrong, MD, said. “Generations of our students have had access to unique clinical experiences that will forever shape their approach as physicians, and today’s announcement will expand that opportunity.”
Dr. Michael Holmes, chief of cardiology at Bassett Medical Center, said: “Columbia’s unique relationship between its nationally renowned cardiac programs and universities and its exceptional rural hospitals brings the full spectrum of high-quality cardiac specialties to Bassett’s patient population in downtown New York, where Bassett We help recruit and teach physician leaders in clinical care, and research.”
The expansion program is led by Tommy Ibrahim, Ph.D., Michael Holmes, Ph.D., Nick Homma, Ph.D., Associate Chief and Chief Medical Officer of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Cheryl Gelder-Kogan, Interim Director of Cardiovascular Services. increase. Column at Bassett Medical Center.
“Working with visionaries produces extraordinary results,” says Dr. Homma. “Dr. Ibrahim and the talented team at Bassett Medical Center are dedicated to providing patients with world-class physicians through innovative digital healthcare strategies.”
“Columbia and Bassett practitioners have regular formal discussions to ensure quality commitment and oversight of shared services,” Dr. Holmes adds. “As we continue to build our collaboration and work to optimize and improve the patient experience, a major statistical review related to national benchmarks and quality indicators will bring Bassett and Colombia together. will advance to
Already underway, this innovative program is set to expand to five days a week, with physicians likely to switch clinical settings in both Cooperstown’s Bassett and Columbia.
Bassett Medical Center offers a three-year cardiology training program for medical students. Columbia-Bassett Cardiac Fellows spend up to two months a year rotating in Columbia specifically to round out their experience in advanced heart failure, left ventricular assist devices, and heart transplants. Fellows are primarily based at Bassett’s Cooperstown campus and have the opportunity to complete a major rotation at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
