NNY Native Will See Patients at Carthage and Philadelphia Outpatient Clinics
Carthage Area Hospital is pleased to announce that Gabriella Haycock, DPT, has joined its Therapy Services Team as a physical therapist. She began seeing patients at Carthage Therapy Services, 1001 West St., in May.
Dr. Haycock will soon split her time between Carthage and the hospital’s Philadelphia Physical Therapy clinic, 32787 U.S. Route 11, seeing patients in Philadelphia two days a week and three days a week in Carthage. Her practice will focus on a wide range of physical therapy needs for patients of all ages. She especially enjoys working with the geriatric population.
Dr. Haycock is a Clayton native and a 2012 graduate of Thousand Islands High School. She earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy in May 2018 from Daemon College, Buffalo, and completed clinical internships with South Jeff Physical Therapy, Adams; Samaritan Summit Village, Watertown; Jefferson-Lewis BOCES, Watertown; and Carthage Area Hospital.
She said she was drawn to the field after having endured several sports injuries while a high school soccer player and cheerleader that resulted in “a lot of physical therapy.” Through that experience, she learned how physical therapists spend more “time one-on-one caring for patients” than many other clinical practitioners.
“Physical therapy patients generally have longer visit times so you get to work with them through their recovery and help them get back to the prior level of function they had,” she said. “I enjoy seeing a patient make that kind of progress and having a positive impact on them.”
The opportunity to join the team at Carthage Therapy Services followed a successful completion of her final nine-week clinical internship. Tracy Leonard, deputy director of the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, Watertown, connected Dr. Haycock with Carthage Therapy Services while she was seeking placement for an internship. Leonard is a longtime friend and mentor to Dr. Haycock, who attended MASH Camp during high school.
“I always knew I wanted to go pursue a career in the medical field,” Dr. Haycock said. “I’ve been interested in the sciences from a young age.”
She said she looks forward to developing her practice while “helping people get back to their best quality of life” and working with patients in the Carthage and Philadelphia areas.
Dr. Haycock is recently engaged to wed. Her fiancé, Robert Owens, works for the Community Action Planning Council, Watertown. She is the daughter of Dan and Alynda Haycock, Clayton. Outside of practice, she enjoys spending time with family, the outdoors and hiking with her fiancé. She is scheduled to complete her physical therapy boards in July.
Carthage Therapy Services sees patients Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on the main hospital campus, 1001 West St., Carthage. Obtain a referral from your doctor and call 315-493-1340 to schedule an appointment. Philadelphia Physical Therapy sees patients Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 32687 U.S. Route 11, Philadelphia. Obtain a referral from your doctor and call 315-642-0216 to schedule an appointment.
About Carthage Therapy Services
Carthage Therapy Services provides outpatient and specialty physical and occupational therapy services. A team of licensed physical and occupational therapists strive to deliver quality, compassionate and collaborative care while evaluating impairments and providing targeted interventions.
Carthage Therapy Services offers a wide range of services, including geriatric care with a Geriatric Certified Specialist; hand therapy with a Board-Certified Hand Therapist; sports injury rehabilitation; and pre- and post-surgical conditioning and rehabilitation, among other services.
Physical therapy is a safe non-opioid alternative for managing pain. Physical therapists are health care professionals with doctoral-level training. Therapists take an evidence-based practice approach to treatment, which incorporates cutting-edge assessments using standardized outcome-based measurements and functional interventions.
About Carthage Area Hospital
Carthage Area Hospital was established as a not-for-profit rural community hospital in 1965. It operates today as a fully accredited 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, serving approximately 83,000 residents in Jefferson, northern Lewis and southern St. Lawrence counties. The hospital formed a clinical affiliation with Crouse Health, Syracuse, in 2017.
The hospital also operates a network of community-based clinics, including its Philadelphia Medical Center, Family Health Center, Pediatric Clinic and Women’s Way to Wellness and provides a range of specialty care, including general surgery, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, neurosurgical care, physical and occupational therapy and behavioral health.