Write a commentThe Oswego County COVID-19 Fund, an affiliate fund of the Central New York Community Foundation, recently awarded Oswego Health with a grant in the amount of $15,000 to purchase a Rheonix Encompass MDx workstation which will enable the health system to complete in-house COVID-19 diagnostic testing to further support the community.
Support for this grant has been provided by the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, the United Way of Greater Oswego County and the Oswego County Community Foundation.
“Prior to the Rheonix machine we had no inhouse capabilities for testing as we had to collect samples and then wait on other labs to run them for us,” stated Duane Tull, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Oswego Health. “Thanks to this grant through the Oswego County COVID-19 Fund, we will have the ability to run multiple samples at a time on site, while decreasing the result timeframe from days to hours.”
### About Oswego Health:
The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a not-for-profit healthcare system that was established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 164-bed community Oswego Hospital, a 28-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, a retirement community. Oswego Health also has Health Services Centers located throughout Oswego County. For more information about Oswego Health, please visit our website www.oswegohealth.org.
