Hospital honors its veterans - Westfair Communications

From left: nurses Tisha D. Thompson and Seth Pasternak; Dr. Denis Sconzo; Kathy Andersen, nurse educator; Jeffrey Velazquez, engineering; Michael J. Fosina; Ronald C. Tocci; Gerard “Jerry” Mancuso, X-ray technician; Luis A. Martinez, operations manager, engineering; Joseph Kowalski, clinical engineering; and Dr. Michael Murray.

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville marked Veterans Day a day early with a special reception to honor its employees who are veterans and those who have immediate family who are on active duty or have previously served in the armed forces.

More than 30 employees attended the afternoon reception during which the employees told their stories and shared photos of themselves, as well as their loved ones, from the time when they served either here in the U.S. or overseas.

Michael Fosina, president of NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital thanked them all for their service and that of their family members, and presented them with commemorative pins and coins. Also attending was Commissioner Ronald C. Tocci, the director of Westchester County”™s Veterans Service Agency.