Honorees included esteemed physician Walter E. Woodley, MD, community champion Jane Struzzieri, and HealthAlliance Hospital Behavioral Health Emergency Department Team

KINGSTON, N.Y. (May 28, 2024) — The 2024 HealthAlliance Hospital Honors event was held this month at Diamond Mills in Saugerties. More than 200 people attended the event, with proceeds from this year’s Gala supporting trauma care and behavioral health services at HealthAlliance Hospital.

The event honored physician exemplar Walter E. Woodley, MD, community champion Jane Struzzieri, and the Behavioral Health Emergency Department Team at HealthAlliance Hospital.

Josh Ratner, Chief Executive Officer of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley along with Chief Medical Officer Michael Doyle, MD, spoke at the Gala event, which was emceed by HealthAlliance Foundation Board member and longtime supporter of HealthAlliance Hospital Marisa Perez.

Logan Atchinson also spoke about their firsthand experience with behavioral health emergency services and the profound impact it had on their life. Princess George, Nursing Director of Emergency and Critical Care Services and Rebecca Cohen, Network Director for Crisis Care and Patient Placement, accepted the award on behalf of the Behavioral Health Emergency Department Team.

“The recognition of distinguished individuals such as Dr. Woodley, Ms.Struzzieri, and the Behavioral Health Emergency Department Team, highlights the importance of acknowledging those who make a difference at HealthAlliance Hospital and in the lives of community members who utilize our services,” said Ratner. “The support of corporate and event sponsors was also crucial, as it demonstrated the strong partnership between HealthAlliance Hospital and our local business partners. Such collaborations are essential for the advancement of healthcare services and the well-being of the community.”

Sponsors of this year’s gala included:

Corporate sponsors: Boston Children’s Health Physicians; Compass One Healthcare; Garfunkel Wild, P.C.; Gross & Edelstein, LLP; Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP; New York Medical College; The Premier Collection; ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.; TD Bank; Tompkins Community Bank; Unitex Textile Rental Services; Veolia; Vizient; and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP.

Event sponsors: Dr. and Somak Bhitiyakul, Bruderhof Community, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, HealthAlliance Medical Staff, JL Bridgeview Construction Co. Inc., Local 21 Plumbers and Steamfitters, Naccarato Insurance, Sholes & Miller PLLC, Ulster Savings Bank, Waterside Spa and YMI Group.

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced the award of a $25,000 donation from Westchester Parks Foundation that was raised this past December at Westchester’s Winter Wonderland Drive Thru Light Holiday Extravaganza. The donation will be used to support the lifesaving and life-changing pediatric services offered to children and their families by Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. 

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is the children’s hospital for New York’s Hudson Valley region and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Located in Valhalla, NY, this 136-bed advanced pediatrics facility cares for the region’s most seriously ill and injured children including those in need of cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, hematology and oncology treatments, organ transplants and other specialty pediatric services. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is also home to the area’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Level I pediatric trauma and burn care programs and its Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services are available at WMCHealth’s MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The successful auction, held at MTC Community Room, featured artwork by local artists

MARGARETVILLE, N.Y. (May 21, 2024) – More than 100 people attended Margaretville Hospital’s Fourth Annual Art Auction, held on Saturday, May 18 at the MTC Community Room in Margaretville. The event – which featured art by Patrice Lorenz, Christie Scheele, Michael Reichman, Judy Howie-Coury, Hunt Slonem and other local artists – was a huge success. Attendees were able to preview the artwork both online and at a preview reception held at River Rock Events in Delhi.

Proceeds from the Margaretville Hospital art auction will support the Margaretville Hospital Heliport Project. Currently, when Margaretville Hospital patients need to be transported by helicopter to another facility, transport helicopters are called and land in a space roughly half a mile from the hospital, with patients shuttled by ambulance to the landing zone.

The construction of a Margaretville Hospital heliport will reduce the time it takes to get patients who need critical care to a higher acuity medical center. The heliport will also help preserve first responder resources, minimize the number of clinical personnel needed for transport, reduce risk associated with patient transfers, and increase access to trauma care specialists.

Sponsors of the event included:

Arkville Veterinary Care, BEAR Architects, Catskill Dream Team, Coldwell Banker – Timberland Properties, Delaware Bulldozing Corp, HomeGoods – The Kitchen Cheetah, Margaretville Telephone Company, Diana Mason, Peekamoose Restaurant, Phoenicia Diner, Richard A. Siegel & Polly de Mille, Sluiter Agency, and Wadler Bros. Inc.