June 2009

Catholic Health Steps Up Visitor Control Measures: June 30, 2009 - With the recent surge of reported cases of people diagnosed with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus in Western New York, Catholic Health is tightening its restrictions on the age of visitors at its hospitals and nursing homes.
Kenmore Mercy Opens New Outpatient Entrance: June 22, 2009 - Kenmore Mercy celebrated the opening of its new outpatient entrance with a blessing and dedication ceremony on Wednesday, June 24 at 2 p.m.
Sisters Hospital is Seeking Volunteer Eucharistic Ministers: June 17, 2009 - If you are interested in volunteering your services as a Eucharistic Minister at Sisters Hospital, Main Street Campus, please call Lynn Overbeck, CAVS, the Director of Volunteer Services at 862-1106.
Catholic Health Hospitals Receive Security Grants: June 17, 2009 - Two Catholic Health hospitals were approved for grants totaling nearly $92,000 through a federal program designed for urban nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks.
St. Joseph Campus First in WNY to Use New SpyGlass Laser: June 15, 2009 - Dr. Ramesh Luther, a Gastroenterologist with Catholic Health and Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, is the first physician in Western New York to use the new SpyGlass Direct Visualization Laser Guide System to remove a gallstone from a patients’ bile duct.
Catholic Health Heart Surgery Program at Mercy Hospital Rated Among Best in Nation: June 15, 2009 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded the Mercy Hospital heart surgery program a “three-star” national quality rating, the highest category of quality achieved under the STS quality rating system.
Catholic Health Home Care Names VP of Operations: June 3, 2009 - Catholic Health Home Care has named Brian Przybysz, Vice President of Operations. Przybysz joined Catholic Health in 2000 and served as Director of Finance for its Home Care division since 2005.
Kenmore Mercy Hosts Program on Partial Knee Replacement Surgery: June 2, 2009 - Kenmore Mercy Hospital will host a free health information program, Partial Knee Replacement Made Simpler, on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7 p.m.