MDNews - Central New York

INTERNIST ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK (IACNY) HAS ALIGNED WITH CROUSE HOSPITAL TO INTEGRATE PATIENT CARE IN THE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. A FTER HALF A century of serving patients in Central New York, IACNY is still building on its legacy. The practice consists of nearly 20 board-certified internal medicine physicians, as well as six nurse practitioners and physician assistants. With a catchment area extending from Cazenovia, Auburn and Binghamton to the Canadian border, IACNY attracts patients from a broad area of Central New York and much of the Southern Tier. The largest internal medicine practice in the area, IACNY cares for more than 60,000 patients annually. Patients and referring physicians are attracted by IACNY's reputation for excellent patient care, as well as ancillary services not always found in internal medi- cine practices, including sleep medicine, laboratory services, sports medicine and opportunities to participate in research studies. Other services include diabetes management, nutrition education, and osteoporosis prevention and treatment. IACNY physicians treat many condi- tions that impact the whole patient, often for many years. To provide special care to patients with diabetes, for example, IACNY employs a diabetes educator, a nutritionist and an endocrinologist to help Internist Associates of Central New York and Crouse Hospital By Jennifer Webster Building Bridges to Patient Care: Seth Kronenberg, MD, board-certified internal medicine physician with IACNY, Chief Physician Integration Officer at Crouse Hospital, and President of Crouse Medical Practice 1 0 | Central New York MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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