Bassett’s Edmeston Health Center Staff Honored as Pathfinder Village Community Heroes

Pathfinder Village recently honored Bassett Health Center Edmeston-Burlington as part of its Community Heroes and Programs of Excellence 2023 Family Day. Edmeston Health Center staff were recognized before gathered families, board members, and other stakeholders.

The awards acknowledge how individuals and programs have improved the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sustained and relevant person-centered services. Pathfinder Village, a livable residential community and services provider founded in 1980, has been a leader in defining best practices in the Down syndrome field for decades.

Bassett Healthcare Network’s first-ever community clinic opened in Edmeston in 1973. When it outgrew its original facility, the clinic relocated to Pathfinder Village’s Butler House in 1990. It moved again in 2015 to a contemporary and larger facility, named for Bassett’s past president and CEO, William F. Streck, MD, who also serves as chair of Pathfinder’s Board of Directors.

In presenting the award to Bassett staff members (Theresa Scrivener, Pamela Simmons, and Bonnie Conrow, LPN), Pathfinder Village CEO Paul Landers, M.Ed., said:

“It's hard to describe how important it is to have the clinic here given the complex needs of our individuals. Healthcare is best administered when there is familiarity between the clinician and the patient. Having this clinic here has given us a deep connection between the clinician and the patient. It’s the way medicine is meant to be delivered. Simply put, the health center is another tangible asset at Pathfinder that creates an environment where ‘each life may find meaning’.”

Pathfinder Village is an internationally respected open-access community and services provider in upstate New York and was founded in 1980 to provide people with Down syndrome and other disabilities an independent and fulfilling lifestyle. As it works to provide quality supports for individuals with intellectual disabilities, the Village also offers highly successful educational, day services, pre-vocational and outreach programs.