Palmesano To Meet With Kyle Bower In Hammondsport

Republican Assemblyman Phil Palmesano says, he’s going to be meeting with Hammondsport School Superintendent Kyle Bower, about the governor’s proposed budget cuts to Hammondsport Central.  "The cut to Hammondsport, is unbelievably significant," Palmesano tells WVIN.  "I'm going to continue to fight that, and I have a meeting scheduled with the Hammondsport School Superintendent," Palmesano said.  

 

County Statement About Corning Commmunity College

Corning Community College is looking at significant increases in a number of areas and expects to add courses and workforce programs this spring CCC Pres. William Mullaney told county legislators Monday.  New student enrollment will increase  by 14 percent, while non-degree student numbers are up by 35 percent, he said during his annual address to the county board.  Accelerated College Education (ACE) is up more than 100 percent with CPEP doubling its student goal, according to Mullaney.

Meeting local service and technical employment needs is a focus of the college, with new programs in manufacturing, automotive, optical and surgical technician training and a nursing scholarship through Corning, Inc. supporting those careers, he reported.  In addition, the school will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new Mechatronics Lab and Makerspace on March 21, Mullaney said.

CCC’s ARISE program has been named a model by the state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, he added.

Yet finances remain an issue for the school which continues to lobby with all other community colleges in the state in seeking equitable funding. “State operated” colleges are funded at nearly four times the amount, $19,136 per student, while community colleges receive $5,482 per student.

By state mandate, Steuben pays a total of $2.9 million for local students attending CCC and spends nearly $1 million for local students attending other community colleges.

 

STATEMENT FROM THE VA, ABOUT POSTCARDS MIXUP

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is sending letters to 46,677 Veterans notifying them of the potential disclosure of limited information that may have been sent to another VA patient. The Veteran Integrated Services Network (VISN) 1 had 22,351 letters mailed and VISN 2 had 24,326 letters mailed. No social security numbers or other identifying information were divulged in the mix-up, caused when Xerox Corporation, under contract to VA, experienced a printing error in December 2023.

 

The appointment notification postcards were generated by an application that converts information in a patient’s electronic health record to an easy-to-read format, then prints, seals, and mails the postcards. The event was reported on December 11, 2023.  

The event involved reminder notifications for appointments scheduled between December 11, 2023, through December 15, 2023.   The application printed postcards addressed to patients that contained appointment scheduling and reminders for other patients. This was due to a misalignment, or improper match, of the content with the name and address of the appointment postcard recipient. 

 

Again, no social security number or other identifying information was disclosed.  Veterans affected will receive a Privacy HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Notification Letter. Veterans who have questions or concerns about whether their personal information may have been involved can call and leave a message at 1-844-838-5433 between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Calls will be returned by the Privacy Officers at the local Medical Centers within two business days.

 

The Steuben County Sheriff's Office Gets A State Award

Last week, Sheriff Allard and Undersheriff McNelis, along with other members of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office and Steuben County Legislature, traveled to Albany, NY to attend the New York State Sheriff's Association 90th Annual Winter Training Conference. Sheriff Allard is proud to announce that at this conference, your Steuben County Sheriff's Office was awarded the Innovative Program Award by the Sheriffs' Association Institute, Inc. in recognition of the agency's development and implementation of

The Sheriff's EMT/Paramedic Program.