The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

Details

Name :

The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

Address  :

One Atwell Road

Town  :

Cooperstown

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

13326

Phone  :

607 547 3456

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome to The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Wellknown as a regional referral center and area trauma center The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital is a 180bed acute care teaching facility located in Cooperstown New York The attending faculty is active in and collectively contributes to Bassetts residency programs in general surgery and internal medicine

At the Research Institute scientists team up with physicians and residents from a variety of disciplines to advance the latest in medical research Through this network of collaborative relationships where the latest principles of medicine and research are critically reviewed and applied in a rich learning environment Bassett seeks to sustain and improve the delivery of advanced health care services

Academic affiliations with several northeastern medical schools serve to enhance organizational learning at Bassett These affiliations include the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Dartmouth Medical School and Albany Medical College Bassett is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO
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