State Mental Health Plan May Leave Ithaca Without Adequate Care

Published November 26, 2013

State mental health plan may leave Ithaca without adequate care
Over $ 1.3 billion per year is spent on OMH hospital treatment and care for 10,000 individuals, while $ 5.3 billion is spent on mental health care in the community for a population of more than 700,000 people.” The plan … “New York State expects access …
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State's closing nearby psychiatric hospitals worries families
Andrew Cuomo, 24 inpatient hospitals statewide would be consolidated into 15 regional “Centers of Excellence” while establishing more than two dozen outpatient-only service centers. The plan begins in 2014 and will be phased in over three years.
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NSF BioXFEL Research Center
This research builds on Western New York's rich legacy of expertise in X-ray crystallography, historically based within the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and UB's Department of Structural Biology.” SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher noted …
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