Category: News

Wyoming County Community Health System awarded Hospital Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Wyoming County Community Health System (WCCHS) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. WCCHS underwent a rigorous, unannounced three-day onsite […]

September is Sepsis Awareness Month!

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Infection prevention is the only way to prevent sepsis. Although not all infections are preventable, we can significantly reduce the risk through infection prevention measures such as regular hand washing and isolating ourselves if we are […]

WCCHS Welcomes John Valvo, Urologist, to Our Medical Staff!

WCCHS is excited to announce the start of John Valvo, MD, Urologist. Dr. Valvo is a board-certified, fellowship-trained physician specializing in Urology services including but not limited to stone disease, urologic cancers, female and male incontinence, male infertility and male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Valvo is a native of Western New York and has more than […]

WCCHS Welcomes Hemant Kalia, Pain Medicine Specialist, to Our Medical Staff

Dr Kalia is a board-certified, fellowship-trained physician specializing in interventional pain medicine, providing epidural injections and nerve blocks for neck and back pain, radiofrequency ablation and spinal procedures for chronic pain, cancer pain management, and much more. He has more than 25 years of pain management experience in the Rochester and Buffalo areas and is […]

WCCHS Welcomes Anthony DiBenedetto, General Surgeon, to Our Medical Staff!

Dr. DiBenedetto is board-certified and specializes in general surgery, bariatrics and endoscopies, with additional training in laparoscopic banding, hernia repair, bowel, colon and rectal surgery, and much more! In his spare time Dr. DiBenedetto enjoys spending time with his family and also enjoys activities such as woodworking and boating. For more information about Dr. DiBenedetto […]