People and businesses are leaving NYS for one reason the taxes are too high and keep going higher and to think a business would even consider opening a company in NYS is a fantasy dream.
Downtown is a money pit. And every 'smart' businesswom/man knows that. All any good business has to do is look at the 10 year history. .....
How many years have we been waiting for the Big House to open? How long has it been for the Burrito joint to open? How many years have we been waiting for the clothing store from Saratoga to open? When did Parisi's close? When is Super Steel leaving? What stores have closed on Jay Street? Why hasn't the 'Y' relocated yet? (still negotiating with the big G at Center City) How busy is Apertivo? Is Proctors making a profit? How much money is Planned Parenthood sucking from the system? How many parking garages/lots does the city have now? Has the crime rate gone down? How's the Bethesda house doing? Why is Scarbouroghs (across from Crane Street) leaving Rotterdam.
...........and the list goes on and on and on!
Hospitals, clinics alike are failing. What made anyone think that Hometown Health was going to make it on Hamiton Hill?Where did they think the money was going to come from?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
And all we hear from the current "leaders" is more BS about "renaissance". Most of what BT stated is in the last year alone. All of Metrograft's efforts have been a flop and waste of millions of taxpayer dollars. Parisi's Steakhouse closed permanently on Nov 1st. 5 businesses on Jay Street folded this year, including a health food store that got 2 separate County grants. Super Steel is closing by June 1st and 175 jobs are permanently lost.
SCHENECTADY Health facility upping medical staff Hometown gets stimulus grant BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter
Hometown Health on State Street will increase its medical staff to see more uninsured and under-insured patients this year with the help of federal stimulus money, according to a health center official. Hometown Health, Schenectady County’s only federally qualified health center, will receive a $375,000 grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, said Hometown spokesman Joe Gambino. “It will be used to preserve and create jobs and to see more patients who are uninsured,” Gambino said. “With the current economic environment with people losing jobs and health insurance, the health center fully expects to see an increased demand. We will bring providers on, meet that demand and serve the needs of the community.” Hometown will hire two physician’s assistants, a pediatrician, a family practice doctor and a nurse within the next four months with the stimulus money. The added staff will allow the center to handle an additional 2,000 “encounters” this year. An encounter is a visit by a patient. The new staff will join the center’s nine providers, consisting of physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Hometown currently employees 72 people. Hometown’s medical staff had more than 50,000 encounters with approximately 16,500 patients in 2008, Gambino said. During the first three months of this year, Hometown is already up 500 patients from the same period a year ago, he said. “There are number of factors contributing to the increase,” Gambino said. “People have lost their jobs and health insurance, or are looking for dental care,” he said. Hometown offers primary care, neonatal and pediatric care, obstetric and gynecological care, and podiatry. It is the only qualifi ed facility in Schenectady County with a presumptive eligibility program for children, Gambino said. Under the program, the center can provide temporary Medicaid services to children of low-income families. To keep coverage, families must follow through ............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar00901
And after the 'stimulus' monies are gone....where will they get the money to fill the gap?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
You! The State budget is an outrage-and the pathetic Gazetto states it was a "good budget". Then they wonder why everyone cancels it. Taxes and fees skyrocket and minor cuts in the increase rate of State spending-no real cuts.
Maybe Silva should come back? More popcorn jobs that will end when the federal pork does.
And after the 'stimulus' monies are gone....where will they get the money to fill the gap?
National health care/realID/real immigrant funding/law etc.......Charlotte is weaving her web....pay attention to all the strands and the flys getting caught up......
time is now for information/money change.........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Hometown Health names CEO Wednesday, August 12, 2009 By Ameerah Cetawayo (Contact) Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — After a year of having interim chief executive officers, State Street-based Hometown Health Centers has named an insider to take the reins of the provider of medical and dental care to the uninsured and underserved in Schenectady County. Joseph Gambino officially became CEO of the 40-year-old organization after unanimously being elected by the executive committee of the board of directors Thursday. The community health center, with 80 employees and an annual budget of more than $6 million, has struggled financially in the past but is doing better now. Gambino said that looking forward to 2010, the organization’s financial statements actually project a profit. “This is an organization that provides for the underserved in our community. It needs to survive. We’ve turned a corner financially, and I want to keep us on that path,” Gambino said. “There are just way too many people in this community who need the services provided by Hometown Health.” Gambino had served as interim CEO for the organization since late May, replacing Robert Bylancik, who served as interim CEO starting in August 2008 and retired in July. Bylancik became interim when John Silva resigned in July 2008 after leading the clinic for six years.................>>>>....................>>>>.............http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/aug/12/0812_hometown/
SCHENECTADY Health center getting $1.2M in grants BY MICHAEL GOOT Gazette Reporter
Hometown Health Centers has received $1.2 million in grants as part of the federal stimulus package, part of a wave of grants announced nationwide Wednesday. The Obama administration awarded a total of $851 million in funding to address immediate health center and equipment needs and increase health care access for Americans. The money is from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A total of $374,989 was awarded to accommodate increased patient demand and $825,645 for capital improvements at what was listed as “Schenectady Family Health Services” — the former name of Hometown. The federally qualified health center located at 1044 State St. serves the community’s poor, uninsured and under-insured. It is the primary care provider for more than 20,000 local residents. The center has a staff of 80 employees and an annual budget more than $6 million. Chief Executive Officer Joe Gambino could not be reached for comment on Wednesday evening. Metroplex Development Authority Chairman Ray Gillen said the county is happy that Hometown is getting this financial boost. “These centers are on the front line of health care,” he said. He added that county offi - cials have supported this facility and the Schenectady Free Clinic. Metroplex had loaned then-Schenectady Family Health Services $1.5 million to help with renovation of the new building. ......................>>>>.......................>>>>.......................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01304&AppName=1
SCHENECTADY Grant to cut health center debt load BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter
Hometown Health Center has received a $2.5 million grant from the state, which the facility on State Street will use to reduce debt and install an electronic record-keeping system. The federally qualifi ed health care system provides comprehensive medical care to people with little or no health insurance. It obtained the grant under the state’s Health Care Effi ciency and Affordability Law, which seeks to help facilities in financial distress and address unmet health care needs in New York. “It is a real game-changer for us. The grant allows us some fi nancial stability we have not seen in a real long time,” said Joseph Gambino, CEO of Hometown Health. “This $2.5 million grant will erase years of long-term debt, greatly improve our cash flow and strengthen Hometown’s future and its ability to care for children and families in Schenectady for generations to come.” Hometown will use most of the grant to pay down debt on its mortgage. It will use approximately $300,000 to purchase equipment and services toward the introduction of an electronic record-keeping system for patients. Gambino said the center owes a little less than $4 million on the mortgage. “With the grant, it will be more manageable. The objective is to not pay down what we owe. We are looking to restructure the debt, to realize a benefi t in cash flow,” he said. Gambino said the center will reinvest the extra money into patient services and operations. “It will help us buy equipment, bring in another provider or bring in staff where we are thin,” he said. Susan Savage, chairwoman of the Schenectady County Legislature, said Hometown Health plays a major role in providing health care to nearly 20,000 Schenectady County residents each year. “We fought hard for this funding as it will play a major role in securing the future of this important health care facility,” Savage said, indicating the role she and other county officials played in lobbying state officials to award the grant. ..........................>>>>..................................>>>>..............................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01101&AppName=1
How much money will need to be sunk into this before it's considered a lost cause? Or will it be a success each time the government decides to throw in some additional funds? It's successful because it's still on the radar of government? Then everything should be a success, since the government seems to need it's hands into everything.
So in dec 2009 they received $1.2M in stimulus money. So in nov 2010 they received $2.5M in NYS tax money.
There should be an annual audit done before they recieve ANY tax monies! IMHO
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
How much money will need to be sunk into this before it's considered a lost cause? Or will it be a success each time the government decides to throw in some additional funds? It's successful because it's still on the radar of government? Then everything should be a success, since the government seems to need it's hands into everything.
They are the example of national healthcare....it will be on life support for eternity
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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And all we hear from the current "leaders" is more BS about "renaissance". Most of what BT stated is in the last year alone. All of Metrograft's efforts have been a flop and waste of millions of taxpayer dollars. Parisi's Steakhouse closed permanently on Nov 1st. 5 businesses on Jay Street folded this year, including a health food store that got 2 separate County grants. Super Steel is closing by June 1st and 175 jobs are permanently lost. 
