Otolaryngology - United Health Services in Johnson City, NY

United Health Services is a family of health services organizations that exists to improve the health of the communities we serve by developing and maintaining a comprehensive and cost-effective health care system. We are a not-for-profit organization, operated for the public benefit. Formed in 1981 through the consolidation of three community hospitals, United Health Services today has an annual budget of $677 million and employs more than 5,000 people. As a teaching hospital of Upstate Medical University, UHS trains over 70 physicians per year in residency and fellowship programs.

Each of the six member organizations that are part of United Health Services is owned by the community it serves, and each organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors composed of local citizens. The system’s member organizations are:

• United Health Services Hospitals
   - UHS Wilson Medical Center
   - UHS Binghamton General Hospital
• UHS Medical Group
• UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital
• UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
• UHS Senior Living Center at Ideal
• UHS Home Care 

Teaching opportunities are available with the UHS Family Practice and Internal Medicine residents, Geriatrics and Sports Medicine fellows, transitional year students, as well as 3rd and 4th year medical students on rotation from Upstate Medical University.

Wilson Medical Center is a 296-bed teaching hospital providing a full range of medical-surgical services, including cardiology, emergency medicine, neonatology, nephrology, maternity care, pediatrics, perinatology, pulmonary medicine, neuroscience, ophthalmology, and renal dialysis.

In addition to providing the traditional services typically found at a community hospital, Wilson Medical Center is the gateway to high-intensity acute care and high-technology diagnostics at United Health Services Hospitals. These services are available at the Decker Center for Advanced Medical Treatment, one of the newest United Health Services facilities.

Wilson is a regional referral center for the advanced practice of emergency medicine, neurosurgery and newborn intensive care. It also is the United Health Services site for the practice of open-heart surgery and other advanced cardiac procedures.

Greater Binghamton is situated between the Catskills and the Finger Lakes in the Southern Tier of upstate New York.  Broome County combines small-town charm with the cultural attractions of a major city. The birthplace of IBM and Link flight simulators, it is home to Binghamton University, the premier public university in the Northeast.

The “Triple Cities” of Binghamton, Johnson City and Endicott form the centerpiece of the region, which consistently receives high quality-of-life ratings from national surveys, and is especially noteworthy for its proud and diverse ethnic heritage.

Broome County and its surrounding communities are home to many cultural, sports and recreational events and facilities. including the Roberson Museum and Science Center, Kopernik Observatory, Link Planetarium, Forum and Anderson Center performing arts facilities, minor-league baseball and hockey franchises, the PGA ChampionTour’s annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Golf Tournament and some of the top golf courses, ski resorts and trout streams in the Northeast. Nearby are the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and the Corning Glass Center, and the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.

A delightful variety of housing options are available, in settings ranging from suburban to small-town to distinctly rural, all within an easy commute. Home prices are extremely affordable compared to other East Coast urban markets, and the area is known for its low crime rate, clean environment and "high quality of community life.” Families can choose from many educational options, as the region abounds in academically excellent parochial and public schools. Along with Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, there is a wide array of other colleges close by, including Cornell and Syracuse Universities.

Centrally located at the hub of three interstate highways, with convenient access to Pennsylvania, New York City, Syracuse, the Adirondacks and Canada, the area is also served by major airlines at the Binghamton Regional Airport.