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CONNECTIONS February 2020
An award-winning newsletter for Orange Regional Medical Center employees, physicians and volunteers
From the President & CEO I have been asked a number of questions regarding the recent organizational changes, so I thought I would take a moment to provide more clarity. When I started in 2006, I held two positions with the organization. I was President & CEO of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System and President & CEO of Orange Regional Medical Center. When we were a smaller organization, this made perfect sense. Since 2006, the System has grown substantially with the addition of Catskill Regional Medical Center in 2010, the construction and opening of the new Orange Regional Medical Center in 2011, the growth of our Medical Group now in eight locations, Urgent Care services in two locations, the addition of our five-story Outpatient Building in 2016 and more. We’ve earned significant designations such as that of a teaching hospital including Residency Programs, Magnet recognition, being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2018-2019, being among America’s 250 Best Hospitals in 2019-2020 by Healthgrades® and so many others. Additionally, ORMC has grown tremendously with great new programs like Level II Adult Trauma and substantial volume increases in both the inpatient and outpatient areas, to name a few. Due to our rapid growth and with future expansions on the horizon, it is time to separate the two positions. My position now is President & CEO of GHVHS (soon to be Garnet Health). In this role, my direct reports include the CEOs of ORMC and CRMC, the President of the Medical Group and all Corporate Departments with
the exception of IT. My office remains on the 2nd floor within the Administration Building. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as President & CEO of ORMC. I am extremely proud of all that we have accomplished together. As a team, we have exceeded all my expectations. I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to lead such a tremendous organization and an outstanding group of employees. I am excited to have appointed Brian Tew as the new President & CEO of ORMC and system leader for Ancillary & Support Services. He is a strong, calm and thoughtful leader and will do an outstanding job. Brian is responsible for all ORMC operations and strategy, the IT Department system-wide and will work directly with the President of the ORMC Foundation. Since Connections is an ORMC publication, next month Brian will debut his monthly CEO message. Finally, a special thank you to Marcy Manheim for a fantastic job helping me with my letters throughout the years, and to Lauren Kropf-Zuckerman as editor of Connections. Thanks also to the entire Marketing team for getting the newsletter out to our hospital family. Sincerely,
Scott Batulis, President & CEO Greater Hudson Valley Health System
Congratulations Yorline Elien 2019 BEE Employee of the Year Yorline Elien, Food and Nutrition Services, has been named the 2019 Employee of the Year. The Being Exceptional Everyday (BEE) Employee Recognition Program acknowledges the outstanding performance of Orange Regional’s staff for its positive impact on the quality of patient care services. Yorline received a check for $1500, a BEE gift basket, a certificate, lunch with her team and will be recognized at the Hospital’s Employee Awards Dinner in May during 2020 National Hospital Week. Patients, visitors and employees can nominate Orange Regional Medical Center staff members for a BEE Award. Send all nominations to BEEaward@ghvhs.org. For more information on Orange Regional Medical Center’s career opportunities and how to join our team, visit www.ormc.org/careers.