Contact:

Amy Massimo

Director, Public Affairs

(845) 348-2773

massimoa@nyackhospital.org

Nyack Hospital will host its Fourth Annual Trauma Conference - "Ouch, Boom, Wow" on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, at 8:00 am. 

Nyack, NY - November 10, 2008 - This conference offers a multidisciplinary approach to the discussion of complex issues and subjects that affect the care of the injured patient. The target audience for the conference includes Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, EMTs and other healthcare professionals. A faculty of well recognized local and national experts in all aspects of trauma care will provide the audience with their own unique perspectives on issues dealing with trauma care of the adult and pediatric patient, including manage­ment in the pre-hospital care setting, emergency room through discharge.  HVREMS CME/MC and NYSNA CEU's are available.

Registration begins at 7:15 am each day.  Please call 845.348.3061 or visit Nyack Hospital's Calendar of Events page at www.nyackhospital.org  for additional information, registration and fees.

Nyack Hospital

Nyack Hospital is a 375-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital located in Rockland County, NY.  Founded in 1895, it is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.nyackhospital.org.

Contact:

Melissa Weisstuch                               

Vice President, Marketing

(914) 681-2380          

mweisstuch@wphospital.org 

White Plains, NY - November 10, 2008 - White Plains Hospital Center has installed a new state-of-the-art high definition "visualization system" in its operating rooms.  The system includes upgraded cameras, monitors, light sources and scopes which are now used in minimally invasive orthopedic, general, and gynecological surgical procedures.

Contact:

Sheila Feliton Huck

Community Relations

(914) 597-2466

shuck@burke.org

White Plains, NY - November 5, 2008 - Claudine Bogosian, O.T. /L., M.H.A., assistant director of neuro-rehabilitation programs at The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, received the 2008 Wholeness of Life Award from the HealthCare Chaplaincy November 5.  Ms. Bogosian, an occupational therapist at Burke for the past 13 years, was honored for her "incredible dedication, professionalism and compassion as both an administrator and treating clinician."

The HealthCare Chaplaincy is a multifaith community of caregivers committed to excellence and leadership in pastoral care, education and research. 

Pictured above are, from left, Rev. Dr. John P. Bauman, Burke's health care chaplaincy clinician; Sandra Alexandrou, P.T., traumatic brain injury program director at Burke; Marlo Asencio, Burke's human resources administrator; Claudine Bogosian, O.T. /L., M.H.A., 2008 Burke Wholeness of Life Award honoree; Lisa Edelstein, O.T./L., spinal cord program director at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Louis Scenti, HealthCare Chaplaincy trustee; and Michael Guglielmo, director of pastoral care management for the HealthCare Chaplaincy.

Contact:

Maureen Curran Kleinman

Marketing and Communications

(201) 291-6310

mcurran@valleyhealth.com