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Catholic Health Day at Coca-Cola Field took place on Thursday, August 5. The event included music, games and prizes at our pre-game tent party, in addition to a dinner of hamburgers and hot dogs, chips and a soft drink.
The Buffalo Bisons played against the Columbus Clippers and ended the game with a score of 11-4.
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During a recent recognition ceremony at Classics V, Kenmore Mercy Hospital paid tribute to it’s more than 300 volunteers.
In 2009, the hospital's volunteers served 68,514 hours. Of these hours, 24,363 come from auxiliary volunteers, 42,046 hours from hospital and nursing home volunteers, and 2,105 from students.
View photos from the Volunteer Recognition Ceremony.
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During the event, hospital leadership presented David Vogt, MD with the Doctor of Distinction Award. He was chosen by his colleagues for his outstanding clinical skills, strong commitment to our mission and values, and respectful treatment of patients and staff.
View photos from the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Associate Picnic.
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The most coveted trophies in all of sports – the Golden Bedpan – was won by the AthletiCare team in a ferocious battle during the final game of the 6th Annual Catholic Health Continuing Care Volleyball Tournament. The double elimination tournament resulted in a match between AthletiCare and the OLV Dietary team!
Kudos to all the players from our nursing homes, subacute rehabilitation facilities, and Partners In Rehab and AthletiCare rehabilitation locations who joined in the annual, friendly competition. Thanks to everyone at Father Baker Manor who were our illustrious hosts once again!
View photos from the Catholic Health Continuing Care Volleyball Tournament.
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On Friday, July 9, Catholic Health associates and their families enjoyed an evening at the Buffalo Zoo that featured live music, face painting, a magician, carousel rides, and food and drinks.
Associates were able to tour Rainforest Falls, a two-story exhibit that replicates the geology and ecology of Venezuela’s Canaima National Park. The exhibit is home to ocelots, free-flight birds, vampire bats, squirrel monkeys and more.
View photos from Catholic Health Day at the Buffalo Zoo.
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On Thursday, July 1, New York State Commissioner of Health, Richard F. Daines, MD, paid a visit to the new Mercy Hospital Emergency Center as part of his trip to Buffalo.
Dr. Daines met with hospital officials and toured the new facility. The Commissioner spent about an hour on the tour, talked with staff, and received an in-depth orientation on the Emergency Center’s operations.
View photos from the Commissioner's visit.
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Catholic Health’s team had a commanding presence at this year’s Gus Macker Tournament in downtown Buffalo. Winning three games and losing only one, the team came in third, winning the “Toilet Bowl” in the losers bracket and was presented with a trophy as a runner-up following the 3-on-3 corporate challenge on Friday night.
Comprising the five-person team was Catholic Health Chief Operating Officer Mark Sullivan, Vice President of Human Resources Legal Operations Joe Giglia, Jr., and Vice President of Strategic Redevelopment Aimee Gomlak, along with Marty Boryszak, director of Financial Services, Sisters Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, and Willie Hatten, Facilities associate at Nazareth Campus, Continuing Care.
All “stars” in their own right, each member brought some basketball notoriety to the squad. Sullivan, who currently coaches girls’ basketball and played throughout grammar and high school at Nativity and St. Francis respectively, hit a half-court shot in a fundraising contest on his 40th birthday while Gomlak played Division III at Plattsburgh State College and was team captain and Athlete of the Year in her senior year. Boryszak played for Canisius High School and was starting forward on the 1996 NYS Catholic State Championship Team while Hatten was the second leading scorer in Daemen College history.
As for Giglia, who currently plays in both a men’s league in Orchard Park and with former West Seneca East high school teammates, he was grateful to be able to compete in this year’s tourney. After being sidelined last year with a complete rupture of the distal bicep tendon following a painful collision while playing competitive hockey, his post-surgery prognosis was somewhat uncertain. Thanks to weeks of hand therapy, scar management and rehabilitation with Certified Hand Therapist Michelle Knoop of AthletiCare Orchard Park, he’s back playing and credits Knoop with giving him the opportunity.
Congratulations, CH Team!
View photos from the Gus Macker Corporate Challenge event.
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View photos from the Corporate Challenge event.
On June 5, for the second consecutive year, Catholic Health sponsored Electronic Waste Recycling Day.
Volunteers gave up their Saturday to collect tons of used PC's, monitors, televisions other unwanted electronic devices.
Also collected were several hundred pounds of food items for the Food Bank of Western New York.
View photos of the recycling event.
On Saturday, December 5, 2009, Catholic Health Home Care hosted its 11th Annual Breakfast with Santa. Over 50 children of Home Care associates participated in the morning event, which included a visit with Santa and some holiday craft making.
View photos of Home Care's Breakfast with Santa.
The Mercy Hospital Foundation's Autumnal event, featuring a private concert by Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) Music Director JoAnn Falletta, was held at the historic Roycroft Inn in East Aurora on November 13, 2009.
Several physicians, donors and friends of Mercy Hospital gathered for this signature event to raise funds and awareness for the hospital and its critically important programs for the residents of our community.
The concert featured JoAnn Falletta on guitar, her husband, Robert Alemany, on clarinet and BPO Concertmaster Michael Ludwig on violin.
On October 30, 2009, the patients at Partners In Rehab at McAuley Residence were treated to a "Spooktacular Thriller Event." The event featured dancing and a runway show of costumes modeled by associates, their children, and their dogs. A few of the patients and residents took to the runway also.
View photos of the McAuley Residence Spooktacular Thriller.
Cardiovascular SymposiumThe Catholic Health Cardiovascular Symposium was held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Nearly 200 physicians, nurses and health care professionals attended the free CME-accredited program to learn about the latest advancements in cardiovascular medicine and surgery.
Presenters included: John Bell-Thomson, M.D.; Aravind Herle, M.D.; Salvatore Calandra, M.D.; Henry Meltser, M.D.; Serrie Lico, M.D.; Irfan Khan, M.D.; Lee Guterman, M.D.; and Paul Anain, M.D.
View photos of the cardiovascular symposium.
In September 2009, Kenmore Mercy Hospital hosted a community pharmaceutical drop-off program for unused household medications. The successful event resulted in the collection and safe disposal of more than 600 pounds of pharmeaceuticals.
View photos of the pharmaceutical drop-off.
On August 21st, Continuing Care's Day of Caring took place at St. Leo the Great School. Associates throughout Rehab and Senior Services provided the elbow greese to get the school ready for the children.
View photos of Continuing Care's Day of Caring.
The calendar said August, but it felt more like October when over 100 Partners In Rehab & AthletiCare associates met at the Cheektowaga Town Park for their summer get-together.
View photos of the associate picnic.
A picnic was held for Kenmore Mercy Hospital employees on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
View photos of the Kenmore Mercy Hospital associate picnic.
In appreciation for all that the Catholic Health associates do to support our mission, Catholic Health sponsored a day at Fantasy Island on Saturday, July 18 for associates and their families.
Attendees enjoyed over 100 rides, in addition to shows, a petting zoo and a water park. A picnic lunch took place between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Over 1,350 event tickets were sold.
View photos of Catholic Health Day at Fantasy Island.
Friday, June 26th the AthletiCare Team played in the Gus Macker Corporate Challenge the night before the 3-on-3 games for the weekend competition. Thank you to Sherry Laettner, Employee Benefit Representative; Brian DeLuca, manager of AthletiCare-MACC; Jeff Sage, ATC Sports Outreach; Brian Wyles, Sr. Therapist Partners In Rehab - Transit Road; and Mark Sullivan, COO Catholic Health for representing us so well.
They lost to Coca-Cola, beat The Buffalo News, and lost in overtime to Wegmans!
AthletiCare's Sports Outreach team provided emergency care for the Gus Macker players throughout the weekend.
View photos of the Gus Macker Corporate Challenge.
"Meat Me Under The Tent" took on new meaning when St. Francis of Buffalo Foundation held their recent fundraiser. Although the rain came pouring down, the meat raffle was was a huge success!
The event was held on Thursday, June 11.
View photos of the St. Francis of Buffalo Meat Raffle.
Thank you to all who came out for a great night at the Corporate Challenge on June 4.
Catholic Health was well represented with 218 participants. The weather was great, so was the food. Our CFO, Jim Dunlop and Greg Pivarunas, an intern at Sisters Hospital, both placed among the top overall finishers.
Special thanks to AthletiCare for bringing their trainers out to help everyone race safely.
View photos of Corporate Challenge 2009.
In May 2009, The Green Team hosted a Catholic Health Electronics Recycling Day at the AppleTree Business Park. Associates brought their personal home electronic items for recycling and donated non-pershiable food items to the Food Bank of WNY.
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