Mohawk Valley Health System

Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, New York. The MVHS Medical Group has 16 primary care locations.

Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is the parent company of the Wynn Hospital, MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC) and Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County, Inc. MVHS serves the geographic area of Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties and is an integrated delivery system with 3,300 full-time equivalent employees and a combined operating budget of $648 million. The group also provides services in many specialty areas including women’s and children’s health; general, cardiothoracic, vascular, orthopedic and neurological surgery; advanced endoscopy, wound care, bariatric, cardiovascular, comprehensive stroke, cancer,
immune health, behavioral health, psychiatry and neurosciences, pulmonary critical care and urology. All of our locations accept all major insurances and have designated charity care programs to help provide for individuals without insurance.

02/27/2026

Check out our new Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Smith's interview with Mohawk Valley Living!

02/26/2026

Open heart surgery: When is it necessary? What does recovery look like?

Danielle Smith, MD, Cardiac surgeon at the Wynn Hospital, walks you through what patients and families should know about open heart surgery.

Learn more at mvhealthsystem.org.

We’ve moved! 🚚MVHS is excited to share that several medical offices have relocated to the state-of-the-art Medical Offic...
02/26/2026

We’ve moved! 🚚

MVHS is excited to share that several medical offices have relocated to the state-of-the-art Medical Office Building at 601 State Street in Utica.

The move includes the following offices formerly located at the St. Luke’s Campus Professional Office Building:
• Advanced Endoscopy Group
• Neuroendovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Services
• Surgical Group
• Trauma Group

The Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Group, formerly located at the St. Elizabeth’s Campus (Marian Medical Office Building), have also moved to this new location.

For more information, visit mvhealthsystem.org.

02/23/2026

🚩❤️ Are you ignoring early warning signs for your heart?

Danielle Smith, MD, shares what you can do now to help you avoid heart problems – and possibly a visit to the cardiologist – in your 60s and 70s.

Learn more at mvhealthsystem.org and look for more expert insight from Dr. Smith.

02/21/2026

We are so excited that Danielle Smith, MD, has joined MVHS as a Cardiac surgeon.

Get to know Dr. Smith and learn what she wants you to know as a patient!

We’re moving! 🚚MVHS is excited to share that several specialty provider offices will be relocating next week to the Medi...
02/20/2026

We’re moving! 🚚

MVHS is excited to share that several specialty provider offices will be relocating next week to the Medical Office Building at 601 State Street in Utica.

The move includes the following offices currently located at the St. Luke’s Campus Professional Office Building:
• MVHS Advanced Endoscopy Group
• MVHS Neuroendovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Services
• MVHS Surgical Group
• MVHS Trauma Group

The Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Group, currently located at the St. Elizabeth’s Campus (Marian Medical Office Building), will also be moving to this new location.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Julie Rajotte-Caron to the Mohawk Valley Health System Breast Care Center as a breast su...
02/20/2026

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Julie Rajotte-Caron to the Mohawk Valley Health System Breast Care Center as a breast surgeon.

Before earning her medical degree, Dr. Rajotte-Caron worked as a surgical assistant and also served as a registered nurse with the Canadian Armed Forces Disaster Assistance Response Team, providing care in the Philippines following the 2013 typhoon. She has also delivered humanitarian aid in El Salvador.

Dr. Rajotte-Caron earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and her Doctor of Medicine from Saint James School of Medicine. She completed her General Surgery training at Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, North Carolina, and is fluent in both English and French.

She is now accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, please call 315-624-5764.

Learn more at mvhealthsystem.org.

Last week, the Barbershop Quartet, Firestorm, visited our Radiation Oncology patients to help brighten their day. Firest...
02/19/2026

Last week, the Barbershop Quartet, Firestorm, visited our Radiation Oncology patients to help brighten their day. Firestorm has been visiting our Cancer Center for years, and we are so grateful that you took the time to serenade our patients! 💞 🎶

Samantha Gossin, RN, is a DAISY Award winner! Her nominator, a patient from the Sixth Floor - West at the Wynn Hospital,...
02/18/2026

Samantha Gossin, RN, is a DAISY Award winner!

Her nominator, a patient from the Sixth Floor - West at the Wynn Hospital, had this to say:

“Sam has been incredible outside of her extraordinary knowledge and expertise. It is obvious she is a wonderful person who cares deeply about her patients. She is extremely kind and it has been incredibly comforting knowing she has my best interest in mind. Sam does an incredible job of making her patients feel like they are her top priority. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way because I made friends with a couple of other patients who all had wonderful things to say about her.

I have a two-year-old daughter who was unable to come to my room to visit due to her age. This was the hardest part about being stuck in the hospital for me, and I could tell Sam was extremely empathetic. She recommended my daughter come to see me and Sam would bring me down to the lobby to visit her. She did this multiple times taking the time out of her busy day to ensure I could spend some time with my daughter. Samantha went above and beyond to ensure I was comfortable, happy, safe and taken care of. I have had nurses that are there just to do their job, but Sam makes it clear that she really cares and is passionate about what she does. She is an amazing nurse and person.”

Congratulations Samantha!

Jaida Demma, RN, is a DAISY Award winner! Her nominator, a patient on the Seventh Floor at the Wynn Hospital, had this t...
02/16/2026

Jaida Demma, RN, is a DAISY Award winner! Her nominator, a patient on the Seventh Floor at the Wynn Hospital, had this to say:

“She always comes in with a smile on her face and has a way of making her patients feel important and special. She goes out of her way to make her patients comfortable and gives them whatever happiness she can. Her soothing personality makes everyone feel better; she enters the room like a ray of sunshine. I am 81-years-old, she makes me feel important and noticed, she assesses my needs without me even having to ask. She's like a special friend or like a relative.

I came into the hospital kind of in an emergency. When I had to stay, I was slightly distressed because I had not packed a bag with essentials. She volunteered to take a list of what I would like and stopped and picked up things for me and brought them to me before her next shift in the morning – which she did. I came from a family of doctors, pharmacists and nurses. So I know an exceptional one when I met her. She demonstrates compassion. I have observed her with other patients and she is spot on. She deserves some recognition.”

Congratulations Jaida!

Thank you so much to our young friends at The Official Notre Dame Elementary School, Utica NY, who took the time to cele...
02/15/2026

Thank you so much to our young friends at The Official Notre Dame Elementary School, Utica NY, who took the time to celebrate their local community during Catholic Schools Week. 🤩

Our providers, nurses and staff are so appreciative of your thoughtfulness!

Kathryn Dickson, RN, is a DAISY Award winner! Kathryn is a nurse in the ICU at the Wynn Hospital. Her nominator had this...
02/14/2026

Kathryn Dickson, RN, is a DAISY Award winner!

Kathryn is a nurse in the ICU at the Wynn Hospital. Her nominator had this to say:

“I was orienting with Katie on 3E and we were taking care of a patient two days in a row with a complicated case. Our second day taking care of our patient we found out that our patient lived at home alone with no family in the surrounding area. The patient then told us that she had a cat at home, and the patient was very worried about her cat because there was no one to go and check on/take care of the cat. Katie spent hours of time beyond her regular nursing duties to help this patient get help for her cat. Katie was able to coordinate with the patient's family so that the patient's dad could pick up the cat and take care of it while the patient was in the hospital. Katie has such a big heart and takes care of her patients so meticulously, she deserves to be recognized. Everyone who works with Katie would say the same thing, she is an excellent nurse and overall a good person with a great heart.”

Congratulations Kathryn!

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Utica, NY
13502

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