CNY hospitals among those receiving Doctors Across New York grants

The state Department of Health is giving grants to several hospitals and medical centers in Central New York to try to bring physicians to underserved regions.

The grants are part of the state’s Doctors Across New York initiative. That program aims to help train and place physicians in underserved communities.

Recipients of its loan repayment awards can receive up to $150,000 each in exchange for five-year commitments to communities. The state made loan repayment awards to physicians affiliated with E.J. Noble Hospital of Gouverneur, the State University of New York’s Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, and hospitals operated by Binghamton–based UHS.

It also awarded practice support grants, which can total up to $100,000 for two-year commitments. The state made those grants to Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, Auburn Community Hospital, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital of Plattsburgh, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center of Ogdensburg, Geneva General Hospital, Oneida Healthcare, Oswego Health, and Samaritan Medical Center of Watertown.

“Doctors Across New York is an innovative program that brings and keeps doctors in the communities that need them the most,” Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) President Daniel Sisto said in a news release. “We thank the Department of Health for their work implementing this successful program and congratulate our members on their awards.”

Many of the award recipients are members of HANYS, according to the statewide hospital and continuing-care association. Throughout the state, the Department of Health is making 48 Doctors Across New York grants.

Contact Seltzer at rseltzer@cnybj.com