MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital, a unit of Cayuga Health, has added new providers to its Specialty Clinic from Cayuga Hematology and Oncology Associates, part of the Cayuga Cancer Center.
Dr. Timothy Bael is returning to Montour Falls to see patients, while Hannah Potts, nurse practitioner, is new to the community, Cayuga Health announced. Oncology treatments are also being offered at Schuyler Hospital.
“I am pleased to be able to provide best practices in cancer care to both Montour Falls and Ithaca,” Bael, medical director for oncology services at Cayuga Health, said in a statement. “The program continues to grow at Schuyler Hospital and meet a need for patients to be cared for right in their own community.”
Based in Ithaca, the Cayuga Cancer Center is a three-time consecutive recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer, Cayuga Health said. This award acknowledges cancer programs that achieve excellence in providing the highest quality of care to cancer patients.
Cayuga Health has two hospitals — Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital —as well as a multi-specialty group, Cayuga Medical Associates. The health system employs more than 2,800 people in total.