HAMILTON, N.Y. — Hamilton Orthopaedics, Spine & Sports Medicine, which has offices in Hamilton and New Hartford, is now an official partner of Oneida Health. Under this partnership, Hamilton surgeons Rudolph Buckley and Russell LaFrance will perform hospital-based surgical procedures at Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida, the practice announced. “Hamilton Orthopaedics and Oneida Health have […]
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Hamilton Orthopaedics, Spine & Sports Medicine, which has offices in Hamilton and New Hartford, is now an official partner of Oneida Health. Under this partnership, Hamilton surgeons Rudolph Buckley and Russell LaFrance will perform hospital-based surgical procedures at Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida, the practice announced. “Hamilton Orthopaedics and Oneida Health have had a collaborative relationship for years focused on providing high-quality orthopedic services to patients in central New York,” Buckley said in a statement. “Our new partnership will provide a centralized location for Hamilton Orthopaedics patients to receive the high level of quality hospital-based surgical care they are accustomed to in a state-of-the-art OR at Oneida Health.” Before this agreement, Buckley and LaFrance performed surgical services at multiple health-care locations in Chenango, Madison, and Oneida counties. “There are many patient care and logistical advantages to providing hospital-based surgical care in a centralized location,” LaFrance said. “Together, we can create an efficient, cohesive team focused on the continuous growth of surgical outcomes and recovery for patients of Hamilton Orthopaedics through enhanced continuity of care.” Hamilton Orthopaedics will continue to maintain and operate its outpatient offices, and Oneida Health will continue to operate its own Oneida Health Orthopedics in Oneida. The community has needed increased access to orthopedic services for many years, Oneida Health President/CEO Felissa Koernig said. “The opportunity to partner with two locally renowned orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Buckley and Dr. LaFrance, and to bring their surgical services to Oneida only elevates the high level of orthopedic surgery Oneida Health already provides through Dr. Khalid and our Oneida Health orthopedics team. With the development of this partnership and future growth, Oneida will soon become a destination for orthopedic surgical services throughout CNY.”