Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our newest Medical Oncology/Hematology physician, Natalie Hartigan, D.O.! A native of Central New York, Dr. Hartigan is board-certified in Internal Medicine, and completed her hematology/oncology fellowship at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. She will be seeing patients in our Brittonfield office. To learn more about Dr. Hartigan click here: https://lnkd.in/g9ynt87c

Two weeks ago HOA Senior Leaders (circled in yellow) - Jennifer Dzialak - Pichoske MS, EMBA, AOCNP and Jonas Congelli - joined fellow Community Oncology Alliance advocates to urge lawmakers to advance robust pharmacy benefit manager reform, repeal the Stark Drug Delivery Ruling and discuss 340B Hospital Abuse. They also had the opportunity to share our thanks for government leaders' efforts to advance?H.R. 5526, the bipartisan?Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act. "We are beyond grateful that these lawmakers took the time to listen to what is important for us to keep sacred in order to provide the highest quality cancer care in Central New York," stated Pichoske. "In particular we want to thank the following individuals: Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09-R), The House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Staff, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25-D), Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23-R), Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03-R), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12-R), Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25-D); Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01-D), The House Ways and Means Committee Republican Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis (NC-R), Rep. Carol Miller (WV-01-R), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-I), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-01-R), The House Energy Commerce Committee Democratic Staff, The House Budget Committee Republican Staff and Rep. james comer (KY-01-R)." #PBMAbuse #340BAbuse #StarkLaw #CommunityOncology #HR5526 #CancerCare https://lnkd.in/gRSjD3iE

It's National Physician Assistant Awareness Week, and we are celebrating our fantastic team of talented PAs! They all work hard managing the cancer and blood disorders' journeys of our patients and their families. They are smart, talented, caring and dedicated. We could not be more grateful for them. If you know one of our PAs, please join us in saying THANK YOU!

While lung cancer causes more deaths than other cancers, it is highly curable when caught early! The way to diagnose lung cancer early in smokers is with a lung cancer screening - a low-dose CT scan that takes about a minute. To draw attention to this valuable test, we are again offering free lung cancer screenings for current and former heavy smokers between ages 50-80. Year after year people tell us that having the screening at no cost and on a Saturday, is what motivates them to finally get tested. So, we keep doing it. We appreciate if you could please help us to spread the word about this valuable community service offered in conjunction with CRA Imaging. Thank you!

Our Cancer Care Centers rely heavily on the skill and compassion of our oncology pharmacy experts like our Director, Nick Bouchard, PharmD. In this month's Advocacy Chat from Community Oncology Alliance host Rose Gerber, MS, will be joined by Judy Alberto, MHA, RPh, BCOP, and Lisa Sowinski-Raff, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS, BCOP, to discuss a pharmacist's day-to-day in a community oncology cancer practice. Attendees will learn how pharmacists ensure patients receive the most effective treatment with minimal side effects and advocate for patients by working to lower prescription costs.lease register here: https://lnkd.in/eCTKHhds...

Thank you to In Good Health CNY for this article about our new cancer center and the overall environment of HOA - a private practice serving the Central New York community since 1982! When you read the comments from our CEO Maryann Roefaro it's clear that our commitment to our patients and our employees is key to our success. “It takes a village, a lot of people and infrastructure to do a good job. It’s not just about physical — it’s physical emotional and spiritual. We want to do a good job and we want to do it for the person in their entirety. It’s not just about treating the cancer — it’s about treating the person,” Roefaro said. https://lnkd.in/em8yrWHb

It may be Fall (as evidenced by the pumpkin shirt), but that didn’t stop our Brittonfield employees from having some old-fashioned Summer ice cream fun today. Thank you to our friends from AmeriCU Credit Union for treating us! We really appreciate your support - in more ways than one. Special thanks to Charlie Noel.

Our CEO Maryann Roefaro and Board President, Tarek Sousou, MD were on Bridge Street on NewsChannel 9 yesterday morning talking about the importance of community oncology practices like HOA and our new Camillus Cancer Center! Watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/e5WwEgfV And, if you want to attend our Open House at the new Camillus location on Thursday, October 17, 4-7 p.m. RSVP to [email protected] or call 315.472.7504, ext 1303. Our Camillus office is at 5490 Cobbler Way, Camillus, NY 13031.

As we quickly approach elections please consider how your representatives stand on #drugshortages. #ASCOadvocacy #CommunityOncology

We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new Comprehensive Cancer Center in Camillus today! Located at 5490 Cobbler Way, the new center is 21,000 square feet and offers medical and radiation care for cancer, care for blood disorders, and a plethora of cancer-related services - like nutrition, social work and cancer survivorship. All of these ancillary services are important to our mission of caring for the whole patient. To learn more. click here: https://lnkd.in/e3ezvw59 Pictured below are an exterior shot of the new center, a group photo of our senior leaders with our team of cancer care physicians. From l to r are: Jennifer Dzialak - Pichoske MS, EMBA, AOCNP, Chief Operating Officer, @Cherie Tan, M.D., Olga Kligerman, D. O., Stefania Morbidini, M.D., Steven Duffy, M.D. and Maryann Roefaro, Chief Executive Officer. Everyone interested in touring the new center and learning more is welcome to attend our Community Open House on Thursday, October 17, from 4-7 p.m. We are asking people to register at [email protected] or call 315-472-7504, ext 1303.