OSWEGO — The 5th Annual Oswego Health Foundation Gala, themed “A Night of Glitz and Glamour,” attracted 282 attendees in a sold-out Nov. 2 event at the Lake Ontario Conference Center and raised more than $133,000 to support local health care and the Oswego Health Foundation Endowment Fund. During the program, Oswego Health presented three […]
OSWEGO — The 5th Annual Oswego Health Foundation Gala, themed “A Night of Glitz and Glamour,” attracted 282 attendees in a sold-out Nov. 2 event at the Lake Ontario Conference Center and raised more than $133,000 to support local health care and the Oswego Health Foundation Endowment Fund.
During the program, Oswego Health presented three prestigious awards: Community Partner, Physician of the Year, and Nurse of the Year.
The 2024 Community Partner Award was given to Oswego County Opportunities (OCO). As a private, nonprofit health & human-service agency and the county’s designated community action agency, OCO has been an integral part of the community since 1966, according to an Oswego Health release. OCO now serves about 15,000 people each year through more than 50 programs, including assistance for the homeless; education services for children, youth, and adults; reproductive health care for women and men; independence for those with disabilities; and more.
The 2024 Physician of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Mark Humphrey. Dr. Humphrey started at Oswego County Opportunities before transferring to Oswego Family Physicians in September 2001 (now Oswego PrimeCare) and has been caring for patients there ever since, per the release. Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Humphrey completed his family practice residency at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and his undergraduate degree at Clarkson University in Potsdam.
Linda Cole, RN, received the 2024 Oswego Health Nurse of the Year Award. She joined the Oswego Health team in 1991 as an LPN, caring for patients on the medical-surgical unit until 2000, when she transferred to its intensive care unit (ICU) to care for critically ill patients. In 2006, Cole graduated from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing as a registered nurse, and even after all these years, she still works in the ICU as a full-time night shift RN. Cole also serves as president of the Oswego Health Employee Fund.
