dr. kent hall

Hospitals across New York are reporting a concerning surge in COVID-19 patients, signaling the state is in the midst of a summer wave.

The Chief Physician Executive at MVHS's Wynn Hospital says he'll be leaving the group early next year. Dr. Kent Hall, who's been practicing medicine since the early 1980s, says he'll retire at the end of January 2024. Hall has been instrumental in the opening of the new Wynn Hospital in Utica, and has guided the medical team at MVHS through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent move into the new downtown Utica facility.

Is there a clear reason for the wider-spread transmission in the Empire State?

Results from a recent study are suggesting that a person's blood type might be less susceptible to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Do people die because of COVID-19 even though they don't ever have the virus?  The answer is yes, and Dr. Kent Hall of Mohawk Valley Hospital Systems (MVHS) calls it collateral damage. A recent call into the the Keeler Show on WIBX revealed a death that occurred at a local store in which a woman collapsed and required medical attention...

Is it possible for a person to catch the flu and COVID-19 coronavirus at the same time? We posed that question to the Chief Physician Executive at Mohawk Valley Health Systems and were surprised by his answer.