Category Archives: Healthcare

The board of directors of the Adirondack Balloon Festival has announced the cancelation   of this year’s event due to restrictions involving the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board “is disappointed” to lose the popular festival that was slated for Sept. 17- 20, it said in a new release.

“The most important part in planning in an event of this magnitude is safety. Safety is not only for our balloon pilots, but also includes our spectators, law enforcement, public works, fire and rescue staff, vendors, volunteers, musical acts, and our landowners in the region,” said Mark Donahue, board president.

Adirondack Health Institute was awarded a five-year grant by the state Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control to support the reduction and prevention of tobacco use in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties.
Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities (ATFC) will engage and educate community leaders and members, leverage resources, and mobilize organizations to advance local tobacco control efforts.

Saratoga Hospital recently invested about $2 million in robot-assisted surgical technology to give patients increased access to the most advanced minimally invasive surgeries.
Funds were used to purchase the latest-generation surgical robot—the da Vinci Xi—as a second robotic system at the hospital, as well as to upgrade the hospital’s existing robotic system to the newest technology.

by Christine Graf
Saratoga Springs healthcare technology company Davin Workforce Solutions is preparing for the nationwide launch of their newly-developed software.
The software was designed to help healthcare organizations and nursing schools manage and streamline the credentialing of their clinical staff and students. It allows customers to securely store documents on its cloud-based servers.

By Susan E. Campbell
Hemp and its plant oil extract, cannabidiol, or CBD, are becoming popular for people to invest in. One local business, Saratoga CBD Co., has located in Saratoga Springs.
The owner is Ella DiPietro, once a stay-at-home mom with experience in sales and degrees in sports management and nutrition.

(Story Updated 9-20-2017 from June 2017 Print Issue)

By Maureen Werther

Richard L. Dennis, DMD, FAGD, of Saratoga Smiles dental practice on 176 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, began implementing a new orthodontic alignment program less than one year ago, and it is rapidly gaining in popularity.

The treatment program is an adult orthodontic aesthetic treatment that has proven effective in straightening teeth and improving overall appearance. While it shares certain similarities with traditional orthodontic procedures, it is less invasive and it uses tooth-colored wires and resin brackets.

Like traditional orthodontics, patients in the Six Month Smiles program see Dr. Dennis every few weeks to change the wires and gauges. Unlike the Invisalign treatment, which has been around for several years and takes much longer to work, Six Month Smiles is true to its name, usually taking between six to eight months.

The other notable difference between Six Month Smiles and traditional orthodontic or Invisalign treatments is cost.

“This procedure costs about half of traditional orthodontics,” said dental hygienist Rachel Lyons, who has been with the practice for nearly ten years. She added that a typical Six Month Smiles treatment program usually costs about $3,400.00.