Oswego Hospital medical staff appoints new leadership

OSWEGO — The medical staff at Oswego Hospital recently appointed new leadership for 2024-2025, including Michael Alcasid, MD, as president and David Bass, DO, as VP. Alcasid in 1998 started as a staff physician at Oswego Hospital while also working as a primary care physician for Oswego County Opportunities. In 2008, he transitioned to being a hospitalist, a position he’s held ever since. Dr. Alcasid has held various leadership positions including chairman of the ICU Committee from 2008-2017, QICA/QAPI chairman from 2016-2018, chief of medicine service from 2012-2016, and hospitalist director from 2008-2018. He’s also previously served as VP of the medical staff from 2016-2018, as well as president from 2018-2020. As the newly elected president of the medical staff, Alcasid will also serve as chair of the Medical Executive Committee and as a member of the Oswego Health board of directors. In this role, he is responsible for communicating and representing the opinions and concerns of the medical staff and its members on organizational and specific matters affecting hospital operations to the board. He will also oversee compliance on the part of the medical staff with the procedural safeguards and rights of its members in all stages of the hospital’s credentialing process, Oswego Health said in a release.

Since 2020, Bass has provided cardiovascular care with the Center of Cardiology at Oswego Health Medical Practice. Board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, he earned his medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, Bass completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the Nassau University Medical Center. Dr. Bass has extensive cardiovascular experience throughout New York state, including being a noninvasive cardiologist at Canton Potsdam Hospital. As VP of the medical staff, Dr. Bass will chair the Oswego Health Quality Assurance and Process Improvement Committee and will serve as a member of the Medical Executive Committee, Oswego Health said. The medical staff at Oswego Hospital includes 270-plus providers representing multiple specialty services across Central New York.