Practice manager added at ORMC
Beth Olsen has been appointed practice manager at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown.
Most recently she was the trauma registrar at Nyack Hospital where she was instrumental in preparing it for the American College of Surgeons site visit for Level 2 Trauma Center accreditation. Olsen also held the position of director of finance and office manager at OMNI Medical Care where she oversaw the billing department and assisted in the coordination of patient care. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from SUNY Cortlandt.
Orange County Partnership receives marketing awards
The Orange County Partnership recently received five awards for creative and innovative marketing.
Graphic Design USA recognized the partnership”™s in-house marketing staff, led by Marketing Director Sarah Brosnan, and contracted marketing agency, AJ Ross Creative Media, with two design awards that distinguish the organization among its peers for meeting challenges and developing the ultimate value of their marketing effort to the businesses affected.
The partnership”™s 2013 Business Retention and Expansion postcard received the Design and Marketing Award. The purpose of the BR&E program is to help businesses solve problems and meet challenges to encourage expansion leading to sustainable job growth.
The partnership was awarded another design award for its 2013 Annual Report, “The Power of Diversification.” The publication chronicled the diversity of business clusters that have evolved and expanded within Orange County, including distribution, health care, manufacturing and food and beverage.
In addition, the New York State Economic Development Council awarded the partnership its Best of Class Award Development Brochure and the Best of Class Award Printed and Electronic Newsletter in recognition of the organization”™s quarterly newsletter Resources & Results. The council also awarded a Certificate of Excellence in the Marketing and Promotional Materials competition for the Partnership”™s 2013 Annual Report.
Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of the partnership said, “The entire partnership team knows the importance of conveying a clear and concise message about the value of doing business in Orange County and the potential for growth here. Our marketing team excels in capturing the essence of that message.”
Santoro joins medical group
Kate Santoro, RN, FNP, has joined Orange Regional Medical Group”™s primary care team as a family nurse practitioner. She will work closely with Orange Regional Medical Group”™s board-certified physicians, nurses and certified medical assistants to meet the health care needs of families in the community. The group is located at 75 Crystal Run Road, Middletown.
Santoro is an experienced clinician with practice in primary care, pediatrics, family planning, emergency care and oncology. Prior to the medical group, Santoro cared for oncology patients at United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, later serving as an emergency nurse in the hospital”™s New York state-designated trauma, stroke and chest pain center.
Santoro holds a Master of Science degree as a family nurse practitioner, a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Binghamton University, where she graduated with honors.
“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Kate Santoro to our primary care team,” said Bruce Ellsweig, medical director, primary care and community health of Orange Regional Medical Group. “Kate is a highly skilled nurse practitioner who will be a great asset to our team as we work together to advance the health in our community.”
ORMC staffers earn awards
Pamela Murphy, M.D. and Angela Marchionni, RN, of Orange Regional Medical Center are recipients of the Orange County EMS Excellence Awards. Additionally, Murphy is the recipient of the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Excellence Awards.
Murphy was given the 2013 Orange County and Hudson Valley Regional Physician of Excellence Award. She was honored for her contributions to the EMS community as a physician and for her dedication, responsibility, professional behavior and special skill and insight in the pre-hospital environment. She is a strong advocate for all EMS providers both as a volunteer and in her career as a physician and is responsible for many positive changes within Orange County and Hudson Valley EMS. Murphy is the chairperson of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) that oversees EMS for the six counties that comprise the Hudson Valley Region. REMSCO is instrumental in developing protocols, implementing training programs and promoting high-quality, pre-hospital care throughout the region.
For the second consecutive year, Marchionni was awarded the 2013 Orange County EMS Educator of Excellence Award. Her outstanding teaching, educational administration, coordination and research, publication and research significantly improved the pre-hospital services. As Orange Regional”™s EMS Liaison, Marchionni has coordinated multiple continuing medical education (CME) programs that are invaluable to every EMT in both Orange and the surrounding counties. In 2013, she conducted a total of 20 classes that were attended by 1,109 people. She has also been a valuable asset to Goshen Volunteer Ambulance Corps (GOVAC), by helping to provide speakers for monthly training and CEM”™s sponsored by GOVAC.
Family Services welcomes board member
Poughkeepsie-based Family Services Inc. has appointed Amanda Moody, community and online organizer at Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley (PPMHV), as a member of the agency”™s board of directors.
Family Services CEO Brian Doyle said, “Amanda”™s involvement in the Family Services board enables her to represent the voices of our partner agencies and to highlight the needs of the Family Partnership Center”™s many programs and the people they serve.”
Moody began her work with PPMHV in the summer of 2012 as a public affairs and communications intern in Beacon, while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in women”™s studies at Vassar College. The Poughkeepsie resident has since graduated from Vassar in 2013, and has continued her work with PPMHV in Poughkeepsie both through her management of PPMHV”™s social media presence and campaigns and through her active participation in PPMHV”™s community organizing efforts.
In addition to her work at PPMHV, Moody has worked with the Catherine Street Community Center and the River Valley Repertory Theatre Co.
New leadership at health system
Janet Connery, Eugene Heppes and Kathleen Thornton have joined The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS) in Middletown, which is composed of Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center.
Connery has joined the human resources leadership team as director of labor and employee relations. She has more than 19 years of experience in academic and community hospitals specializing in labor and employee relations, contract negotiations, strategic planning and human resources operations. She was most recently a consultant in the human resources field and director of labor and employee relations at St. Luke”™s-Roosevelt Hospital Center/ Continuum Health System, for more than seven years.
Connery obtained her bachelor”™s degree from Seton Hall University and her Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers School of Law. She is a member of both the New York state and New Jersey bar associations and is also certified as a senior professional in human resources management.
Heppes is director of infrastructure and corporate information security officer. He is responsible for the information technology team at Orange Regional Medical Center and Catskill Regional Medical Center tech support, customer service desk, client server/network and telecom. His most recent experience was with Dragados as head of IT for North America.
Heppes received his Bachelor of Science degree from Nyack College and his Master of Science degree in information systems from the Stevens Institute of Technology, and has his IT certification in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification.
Thornton is director of applications, clinical focus. She is responsible for all clinical and physician applications. She joins the GHVHS from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
Thornton has more than 20 years experience as a registered nurse with a heavy operating room background in open heart, orthopedics and general surgery. She has been a clinical project manager for multiple facets of the operating room, care management, cardiology and even payer software solutions. From a nursing informatics perspective, Thornton has experience with workflow process, data collection, testing and implementation of various EMR applications.
Bank announces initiative
Greater Hudson Bank, based in Middletown and serving the Hudson Valley region, has announced the formation of an Ambassador Council that is made up of business and community leaders to share the benefits of working with a local bank that offers extraordinary personal service combined with state-of-the-art banking services to local businesses, not-for-profits and municipalities.
“The advantage of being a local community bank is that we are afforded the opportunity to work closely with our business customers and consequently understand their unique needs and financial concerns. We are very pleased to initiate this new council because our highly regarded ambassadors are centers of influence within their professions and will help us to continue to establish deep rooted relationships within our marketplace,” said Ed Lutz, president and CEO of Greater Hudson Bank.
The bank will also gain substantial insight on day-to-day issues in the local community and guidance from the council members. Consequently the result would help the bank to quickly respond by customizing additional products and/or services to cater to the evolving financial needs of the Hudson Valley.
“We are delighted with our founding Ambassador Council members whose names we will be releasing over the next few weeks,” stated Anthony Pili, vice president of strategic planning and Ambassador Council director at Greater Hudson Bank. “Our ambassadors represent the best of the best in Rockland, Westchester and Orange County and I look forward to their expertise and prominence to further our reputation as the premier bank for businesses, not-for-profits and municipalities in the Hudson Valley.”
ORMC’s rehab unit accredited
Orange Regional Medical Center”™s inpatient rehabilitation unit has received accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) through April 2017 and has demonstrated exemplary compliance during its participation in a recent survey.
CARF is an organization that surveys health care facilities internationally and promotes quality, value and optimal outcomes through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of patients. Participation in a CARF survey is voluntary.
Trees abound at Vassar
Vassar College”™s 1,000-acre campus in Poughkeepsie home to more than 1,500 trees, has received Tree Campus USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation.
The class of 1865 established the Vassar College Arboretum, which has expanded each year since the first class tree-planting ceremony in 1868. “Applying for Tree Campus USA designation through the Arbor Day Foundation was a great way to give legitimacy to our sustainable landscaping efforts and support the historic legacy of our trees,” said Alistair Hall, assistant for sustainability activities at Vassar.
“This designation is a nice complement to our holistic approach to landscaping on campus, which includes the creation of naturalized ”˜no-mow”™ areas, environmentally friendly lawn care products and annual inspection, pruning and maintenance of our trees” Hall said.
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