Autumn Ball benefits nursing unit renovations Mercy Hospital Foundation’s 6th Annual Autumn Ball raised over $100,000 for patient care unit renovations at the hospital.
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Dr. Stephen W. Downing, MD, FACC, FACS, associate chairman of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, was recognized with the Physician of Distinction Award, and Kathleen Guarino, RN, MS, NP, Mercy’s VP of Patient Care Services Mercy President & CEO C.J. Urlaub and his wife Susan, left, enjoy the Autumn Ball with Event and chief nursing officer received Chairs Arthur and Audrey Russ. the Nurse of Distinction Award. guse and Emily Guggenmos of WIVBMore than 250 guests attended the TV News 4. event that was held on November 7 at the Orchard Park Country Club. Proceeds from the Autumn Ball, Chairing this premier fundraising which raised $119,651 gross with a event for the hospital were Arthur net of $100,335, will fund renovaand Audrey Russ. They were joined tions to the Mercy Stroke Center by Celebrity Event Emcees Lou Ranursing station and patient rooms.
Mercy Nursing Facility ranked in top 10% of nation The Mercy Nursing Facility (MNF) at OLV has been ranked in the top 10% of the nation for customer service among long term care facilities by My InnerView—the long term care arm of the National Research Corporation (NRC) Picker. The MNF received the Excellence in Action Award for the third year in a row and this distinction places the facility in the 97th percentile nationally.
Celebrating the award are, from left: Sally Smith, Director of Nursing; Kathy Dyson, RCC; Dionne Davis; Chris Trost, LPN; Beth Gould, RCC; Colleen Graham, Director of Social Work; Nicole Merkel, CNA; and Pat O’Connor, Executive Director.
East Aurora center hosts chamber business mixer The Mercy Diagnostic Center at East Aurora recently hosted a Business Mixer for the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce. The event, which featured tours of the facility, wellness seminars and chair massages, was designed to bring awareness of the services provided at the facility.
Located at 94 Olean Street in East Aurora, the center offers physical therapy and sports rehab through Catholic Health’s Partners in Rehab, a full-service lab draw station, and The Mercy Diagnostic Center at East Aurora hosted a Business Mixer for members of the imaging services including x-ray, ultrasound, and digital mammography. East Aurora Chamber of Commerce in October. In addition to tours of the facility, the event featured seminars on back safety and women’s wellness related to breast health. Attendees also enjoyed chair massages provided by Partners in Rehab staff and a reception catered by the Roycroft Inn.
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The center is open Monday through Friday. Partners in Rehab has early morning and evening hours available. For more info, call 655-2525.
NYS Assemblyman Mickey Kearns, at right, presented a special award to Mercy Hospital President & CEO C.J. Urlaub for his support of the South Buffalo community’s 49 Buffum House Restoration Project. Several community leaders and volunteers involved in the project gathered at the Cazenovia Resource Center for the awards reception.
Mercy Hospital welcomes Tony Polito, RN, BSN, as the Director of Perioperative Services. Prior to joining Catholic Health, Tony served as the Director of Perioperative Services at Arnot Health in Elmira, NY, and worked at Kaleida Health from Tony Polito 2002-2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Rochester and a B.S.N. from Southern New Hampshire University. Laura Thornsberry, RN, BSN, has been named the nurse manager of the Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU), Post Ambulatory Care Unit (PACU) and the Day Procedure Unit (DPU). She previously worked at Kaleida Health and served 12 Laura years as a clinical coordinator Thornsberry in cardiac care at a North Carolina hospital system. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Western Governors University in Utah. A warm welcome goes out to Darby Hardy, RN, BSN, nurse manager of the Mercy Procedure Unit (MPU), GI & Dialysis Access Center (DAC). She previously served as the charge nurse for the MPU since 2013. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Jacksonville University in Florida.
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