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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ New York State Department of Labor Secretary Peter Rivera attended a ribbon-cutting at the new CV-Tech satellite campus off Rugar Street Oct. 24. Surrounded by business leaders from around the greater Plattsburgh area, Commissioner Rivera lauded CV-Tech for their expanded programs including the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute (PAI), their heavy equipment and diesel mechanics program, welding program, small engine program and marine technologies program. While Rivera toured the several newly dedicated buildings, he took time out to speak individually with students in the aeronautical and the welding programs. “I expect you in years to come to be working in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Nurse Practitioner opens primary care clinic By Shawn Ryan
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pire Blue Cross/Blue Shield.Ó She is working also to get credentialled with the MVP and Fidelis networks, along with others. She has established a waiting list for patients in those and other health care networks. The lag in establishing a full roster of patients has been beneficial for Facteau-Rabideau, giving her and several of her family members who she has enlisted to help her, time to refurbish the 2,400 square foot building she is turning into her offices. FacteauRabideau is leasing the former Verizon offices, next to McDonalds on Route 3 in Plattsburgh. Ò We bought all out equipment, like the tables and chairs, on
Jennifer Facteau-Rabideau (right) with Office Manager Carrie Fuller, at Facteau-Rabideau’s Route 3 office. The gentleman in the center was not a patient of Facteau-Rabideau.
PLATTSBURGH Ñ With primary care in short supply in the North Country, Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Facteau-Rabideau has recently opened a new adult primary care clinic in Plattsburgh. There are only about 200 nursemanaged clinics in the United States. Hers is the first such clinic in Plattsburgh. Facteau-Rabideau is enrolling patients, and working with several insurance companies to get credentialled to see their patients. Ò As of right now we can see Medicare patients, so while we do the paperwork we can at least see them,Ó she said. Ò Plus we can see Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, and we just got credentialled with Em-
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