H ealth News geriatrics, hospice and palliative care, and internal medicine. He earned his medical degree and completed his internship at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. McCann completed his residency at Rochester General Hospital and began practicing there in 1987; among his achievements, he established a social and medical day
care program for older adults known as PACE that has since been replicated nationwide. Since joining Highland Hospital in 1999, McCann has led the development of the hospital’s nationally recognized geriatric medicine program, which has the largest number of geriatric medicine specialists in Upstate New York.
East House, MHA get funding for respite program East House and the Mental Health Association (MHA) of Rochester were awarded $500,000 from the Monroe County Office of Mental Health to
American Diabetes Association Awards Tour de Cure Rider with Night on the Town
Malehorn
The American Diabetes Association recently announced Rich Malehorn as the winner of the Night on the Town giveaway presented by East Avenue Inn & Suites. The winner was randomly selected from a pool of individuals who have raised over $200 for the 2015 Sage Rutty Tour de Cure. Prize details include a dinner for two at City Grill and one premium night stay at East Avenue Inn & Suites. The Sage Rutty Tour de Cure is the region’s
largest cycling event and the fifth largest in the nation. The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 and benefits diabetes education and research. By the end of 2014, the Sage Rutty Tour de Cure will have raised $1 million through the support of individuals and the business community. For more information, sponsorship opportunities, or to register for the 2015 Sage Rutty Tour de Cure, visit www.diabetes. org/RochesterTour or call 585.458.3040 x 3473.
establish a peer respite program in the spring of 2015. The first of its kind in the greater Rochester area, the peer respite program provides short-term care to individuals in crisis as an alternative to emergency room visits or inpatient care. “With fewer beds available at the Rochester Psychiatric Center and emergency rooms already experiencing overcrowding, programs such as this will become more important in our community,” said Greg Soehner, president and CEO of East House. “A manager will oversee the program, but the rest of the staff will be peers — individuals who have progressed in their own recovery and are willing to self-identify as peers and assist others. We are excited to offer this alternative.” The program will feature an eightbed respite facility, slated to open in April and located at 269 Alexander St. in Rochester and will serve individuals from six counties. “As the state transitions away from inpatient care, we will see more programs like this one,” said Pat Woods, executive director of the Mental Health Association. “Peers have played an important role at the MHA for many years. Peer respite is a promising model of care, and we look forward to utilizing our expertise in this area to establish this service in our community. ”
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