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‘100 Most Influential People in Health Care’:

Dr. Hal Teitelbaum is nominatedMIDDLETOWN — Managing

Partner and CEO of Crystal RunHealthcare, Dr. Hal Teitelbaum, hasbeen nominated for ModernHealthcare’s “100 Most InfluentialPeople in Healthcare.”

Among the other nominees areprominent national figures includingPresident of the United States, BarackObama and Speaker of the House,John Boehner. Dr. Teitelbaum’s nomi-nation, along with such elite compa-ny, speaks volumes to his influence inhealthcare on the national stage.

“It is a great honor to be nominated,but most importantly, this recogni-tion is a tribute to the commitment ofour physicians and staff to trans-forming healthcare from a transac-tion-based system to a value-basedsystem of coordinated, comprehen-sive care,” said Dr. Teitelbaum, wholives in Bethel.

Dr. Teitelbaum is the Founder,Managing Partner and Chief Executive

Officer of Crystal Run Healthcare, apremier multi-specialty group med-ical practice. Dr. Teitelbaum complet-ed his training in Internal Medicine atNew York Hospital-Cornell MedicalCenter, and in Medical Oncology andHematology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

After beginning his career in full-time academic practice, Dr.Teitelbaum established a solo practicein Orange County in 1982. He estab-lished Crystal Run Healthcare in 1996and has served as its ManagingPartner and CEO since. Dr. Teitelbaumis a 1998 Honors graduate ofColumbia Business School, where heearned his MBA. He has also earnedhis Juris Doctor degree from ColumbiaLaw School, Class of 2012, where hewas a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

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itation in December 2012. CrystalRun was the first health care organi-zation in New York State and one ofthe first six nationally to achieveNCQA Level 2 ACO Accreditation.

Dr. Teitelbaum is a member of theMedical Group Manage-ment Association(MGMA); a member of theCEO Council of the Amer-ican Medical Group Asso-ciation (AMGA); a Mem-ber of the New York StateBar Association; a mem-ber with Advanced Stand-ing in the American Col-lege of Physician Execu-tives; a member of theMedical Society of theState of New York; and aMember of the AmericanMedical Association,among other professional

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in the Hudson Valley, and have con-tributed significantly to raising thebar in medical care throughout theregion by improving the access to andquality of health care.

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Sprout Dental expands pediatric dental careHONESDALE, PA — New York

State families won’t have to travel asfar to find quality pediatric dentalcare now that Sprout Dental inHonesdale has reached agreementswith New York State insuranceproviders including Dentaquest NY,Empire, Fidelis,and GHI.

Dr. KadyS c h l o e s s e r ,pediatric den-tist and ownerat Sprout Dentalsaid, “It’s not easyfinding child-centric, den-tal care in ourneck of thewoods, whether those woodsare in Pennsylvania or NewYork. We have New York familiesalready coming to see us, and oth-ers wanting to, but insurance hasalways been a concern. Now, formany families, it doesn’t have to be.”

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HARRIS — Catskill Regional Med-ical Group announced LorraineAllegro-Skinner, MD, has joined thePrimary Care team as a family carephysician.

With nearly 20years of experi-ence as a practic-ing Family Physi-cian, Dr. Allegro-Skinner mostrecently served asan attending fam-ily physician formedical practicesin the Hudson Val-ley region.

Dr. Allegro-Skin-ner completed herFamily MedicineResidency at Brown University inRhode Island and received her Doc-tor of Medicine from The MountSinai School of Medicine in NYC.She received a Bachelor of Science

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“Lorraine is a compassionate,highly skilled Family Physician, andwe are very excited to add her to ourgrowing Primary Care Team,” saidDr. Bruce Ellsweig, Medical Director,Primary Care and CommunityHealth of Catskill Regional MedialGroup. “Lorraine’s years of experi-ence providing quality healthcare tofamilies in our community will nodoubt help us in our mission ofimproving the healthcare of ourregion.”Catskill Regional Medical Group Primary Carehas offices in Harris, Callicoon and Livingston Manor.Same day appointments are available and walk-insare welcome. For more information or to make anappointment call 791-7828 or visit CatskillRe-gionalMedicalGroup.com

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MIDDLETOWN — MiddletownMedical conducted its firstCommunity Seminar onHereditary Cancer Risk Testinglast month a full house in Chester,and the presentation was met withmuch success.

Thanks to Dr. Jennifer Reich, apioneer in the field, those in atten-dance were treated to a slew ofhugely important information ofthis topic.

“The response from this seminarhas been overwhelming, and we’reso pleased to provide such invalu-able education to the communi-ty,” said Lori Marl, OperationsDirector.

Hereditary Cancer Risk Testingoffers people with a family or per-sonal history of breast, ovarian,colon and uterine cancers peaceof mind, as mutations or varia-tions in genes passed from parentto child can drastically raise the

risk of cancer (in some cases 100percent) – and knowing if you’re atrisk allows you to take action toreduce this risk in advance.

In fact, up to 10 percent of can-cers are due to factors that arepassed from one generation to thenext.

Dr. Reich practices InternalMedicine in Middletown Medical’sMiddletown and Chester loca-tions, and has long been a favoriteof patients. In 2008 and 2010 to2013, she won the Patient’s ChoiceAward, along with theCompassionate Doctor’s Awardfrom 2010-13. She is a graduate ofthe University of Florida’s College

of Medicine, and is Board Certifiedby the American Board of InternalMedicine (ABIM).

Middletown Medical is a multi-specialty physi-cians’ group dedicated to providing patientswith top quality, comprehensive care in a warmand caring environment. Opened in 1984,Middletown Medical now includes nine loca-tions throughout Orange and Sullivan counties(Middletown, Bloomingburg, Chester, Ellenville,Liberty, Monticello, Port Jervis, Warwick andWurtsboro), including Immediate Medical Care(Urgent Care walk-in services) at theMiddletown, Chester and Ellenville locations.Open seven days a week with no appointmentnecessary, please visitwww.MiddletownMedical.com for more informa-tion, or call 342-4774.

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Dr. Spina follows father’s chiropractic footstepsSTORY AND PHOTOS

BY MARGARET BRUETSCH

LIBERTY — Dr. Mark Spina, a chi-ropractor of 30 years, shares thesame office building that his fatheralso used.

Located at 21 Mill Street, Liberty, itis now home to Advanced Health &Medical and offers other servicesincluding pain relief and rehabilita-tion, evaluations, physical therapy,chiropractic care and nerve testing.

Advanced is made up of varioushealth care professionals includingMedical Director Dr. Avi Davachi,MD, Dr. Orsuville Cabatu, MD(physiatrist), Michelle Guanzon(physical therapist) and Dr. Spina.

Call 292-8810 or fax 295-9156.Dr. Spina recently sat down with

the Democrat for a Q&A.Q: Where did you go to school?A: I went to school at Life

Chiropractic College in Atlanta,Georgia.

Q: Why did you choose to be achiropractor?

A: My dad is a chiropractor and I

saw that he helped a lot of people.And I grew up with the viewpoint ofthe body should be healthy and nomedications and things like that. SoI sort of wanted to follow in his foot-steps.

Q: What does it offer that regularmedicine might not?

A: It’s like a hands-on approach towork on balancing the nerve sys-tem, and that nerve system controlsthe different parts of the body.

The nerve system is like the com-munication system of the body, andthe nerves are the wires that com-municate and do the communica-tion.

And what chiropractors do is try torealign the spine so that that propercommunication can take place anda body will normally heal and func-tion properly.

Q: Do you feel chiropractic hasbeen accepted within wider med-ical community?

A: For the most part yes.… it has alittle bit to go but it’s been more andmore accepted.

Dr. Mark Spina became a chiropractor hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps and hasbeen doing so for 30 years.

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ORMC honors physiciansMIDDLETOWN — Orange Regional

Medical Center recently hosted itsannual Physician Recognition AwardsDinner to honor Orange Regional’smedical staff for their commitment tomedical excellence. Special recogni-tion was given to Mark Stamm, MD ofEye Physicians of Orange County andKevin Trapp, MD of Crystal RunHealthcare for their outstanding lead-ership and medical achievements.

Dr. Stamm received the 2014 Life-time Achievement Award. This awardis given to physicians who have con-tinually improved the level of patientcare, whose professional body ofwork has served to elevate their pro-fession and who, through personalexample, have earned the respect oftheir peers and the community.

Dr. Stamm joined the Medical Staffat Orange Regional’s Arden Hill Cam-pus in May 1981 and the Horton Cam-pus in May 1984. He attended Med-ical School at the Albert Einstein Col-lege of Medicine, performed hisInternship at Westchester CountyMedical Center and completed hisResidency at SUNY Downstate Med-ical Center. He also served as chiefresident at the King's County Hospi-tal, Coney Island Hospital and LongIsland College Hospital.

Dr. Stamm is Board-certified inOphthalmology and is a member ofthe New York State OphthalmologicalSociety, the New York State MedicalSociety and the Orange County Med-ical Society.

Dr. Trapp is the recipient of the 2014Leadership Award. This award recog-nizes involvement in the develop-ment of new or enhanced medicalprograms, promotion of staff educa-tion within the physician’s field andprofessional excellence.

Dr. Trapp joined the Medical Staff atOrange Regional’s Arden Hill andHorton Campus in 2004 and serves asChairman of the Department ofOrthopaedics and Medical Director ofThe Bone and Joint Center. Hereceived his medical degree fromWeill Cornell Medical College of Cor-nell University and completed hisResidency at North Shore-LongIsland Jewish Health System where hewas awarded “Orthopedic Resident ofthe Year” for 1999-2000.

Dr. Trapp completed his Fellowshipin Adult Reconstructive Orthopedicsat The Hospital for Special Surgeryand has specialized training in jointreplacement, including revision ofthe hip and knee.

He is certified by the AmericanBoard of Orthopaedic Surgery inOrthopaedic Surgery. In 2009, Dr.Trapp was selected as an OrangeCounty Rising Star and in May 2010,he was selected by his peers and otherphysicians as one of the Top 101 Doc-tors in the Hudson Valley as pub-lished by Hudson Valley Magazine.

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Crystal Run Healthcare Community Seminar:

‘Getting Tomorrow’s Healthcare Today’ BY ANYA TIKKA

ROCK HILL — If there was onething to take away from the CrystalRun Community Health Seminar atRock Hill earlier this year, it was thathealth care is changing, like it or not.

Managing Partner and CEO HalTeitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, gave a slidepresentation to explain the changes tohealth care in general, what theAffordable Care Act means in practiceand what Crystal Run has to offer.

Joining Dr. Teitelbaum was panel ofhealthcare experts from Crystal Runincluding Chief Operating Officer Dr.Michelle A. Koury, Chief Medical andChief Medical Information Officer Dr.Gregory Spencer, as well as Co-ChiefClinical Transformation Officers Dr.Jonathan Nasser and Dr. Scott Hines..

Dr. Teitelbaum briefly described thehistory of the Affordable Care Act,popularly known as Obamacare,whose aim, he said, is to increase

quality while decreasing cost. “The country is broke. The quality

of health care is not good. You canhate or like Obamacare – but healthcare has to change,” he said, and

cited alarming statistics about thestate of health care in US.

“Life expectancy is below Australia,Japan, and Great Britain. We are num-ber 50 in the world in infant mortality,nine spots behind places like Cuba.This is because of problems withaccess to health care, although wehave the smartest people in the world.The first step of providing qualityhealth care is providing access,” hesaid. “We need to focus on individualsand prevention, and we need to stopthese unsustainable cost increases.”

One of the first things to do, is to askif the operation, procedure, screening,or x-ray is necessary, and if it’s going to“increase quality and length of life, it’stotally worth it. But if not, it’s a totalwaste," Dr. Teitelbaum explained,adding, “Frankly, when we do proce-dures, we put people at risk. We needto ask, if we don’t fix it, what wouldhappen? If the answer in your specificquestion is ‘nothing,’ why should we

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year-old cancer patient Jean Langefrom Damascus, PA, about the longterm availability of both care anddrugs under Obamacare, Teitelbaumsaid, “Yes, government has cut provi-sion for Medicare from the budget,about 700 billion dollars over the next10 years. Do we like it? No. But neitherDemocrats nor Republicans want tofund Medicare, the bill is too high.”

Obamacare’s basic approach is notrationing patients’ healthcare, butrationing payments to providers.

“I believe the government is doing itsbest to fund patients and taking fund-ing away from providers, which is pre-cisely why hospitals are upset, becausethey are going to be paid less,” Dr. Teit-elbaum said. “Recently, the Obamaadministration was making calls toreduce the availability of certain drugsunder Medicare. The truth of the mat-ter is, some brand name drugs likeNexium are a rip-off. They are chemi-cally identical with much less expen-sive drugs. The question to ask is, do wewant the manufacturer to get millionsor billions of dollars, or do we want toput that money into Medicare, cancer

patients, patients with heart disease?”Regarding Obamacare, Dr. Koury

had this to say: “The country’s econo-my has collapsed, and the cost ofhealth care is one of the contributingfactors. One of the ways to help theeconomy to recover is to better allo-cate our resources in health care.”

She cited that despite all the moneyspent in US, the country is behind incritical health care as shown in thepresentation compared to othercountries, so the high percentage ofGDP devoted to health care costs can-not be justified.

She continued, “It is my educatedopinion that in 25 to 30 years, mygrandkids are going to be learning intheir history class, hopefully in publicschools, that March 23, 2010 is a land-mark in US history, because… [of thepassage of] the Affordable Care Act.”

Dr. Teitelbaum talked about themuch-criticized websites and theirtroubled introductions.

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Because Obamacare requires bettercare, in some states where you hadinsurance that virtually paid for noth-ing when you got sick, the premiumsdid go up, but as a result you actually

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Chances for cure are much better inmany conditions if they are caughtearly.

Under Obamacare, you cannot beassigned to a different group by anunderlying condition in terms of risk.If you’re dying of cancer, you can stillbuy health insurance, Dr. Teitelbaumnoted.

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Ms. Sidorski-Nutt has experience indirect patient care and has strongclinical skills enhanced by her naturalability to build rapport with patientsand their families. She spent the lastnine years as an Oncology nurse atNyack Hospital. Ms. Sidorski-Nuttholds a Master of Science degree inNursing from Dominican College anda Bachelor of Science degree in Nurs-ing from SUNY New Paltz. She is cer-tified by the American Nurses Cre-dentialing Center.

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Hospital’s Cardiac RehabilitationCoordinator Nadine Greco, MS has anew title: President of the Tri-StateSociety for Cardiac and PulmonaryRehabilitation (TSSCVPR). Greco wasinstalled in May at the group’s state sym-posium in Somerset, Pennsylvania.Greco, who celebrated her unit’s 20thanniversary at the hospital last fall, isexcited about her new role.

“I really want to get more studentsinvolved in not only my field but in theSociety,” said Greco. “Professionally, Iam an exercise physiologist, and one ofmy goals is to increase our membershipwith students pursuing a degree inExercise Science and Cardiac andPulmonary Rehabilitation.” Greco notedthat the TSSCVPR membership is madeup of more nurses than exercise physiol-ogists.

Greco was born and raised inNortheast Pennsylvania. She completedher Bachelor’s degree and a Master of

Science Degree in Cardiac Rehabilita-tion and Primary Prevention at EastStroudsburg University. Greco went onto acquire a second Master of Sciencedegree in Foods and Nutrition fromMarywood University. She joined WayneMemorial Hospital in1992 and helpedfound the hospitals’ Cardiac Rehabilita-tion program.

The TSSCVPR, which encompassesPennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware,is an affiliate of the AmericanAssociation of Cardiovascular andPulmonary Rehabilitation.

Greco, along with other Tri-State mem-bers visited the Pennsylvania state capi-tal this past March. They were recog-nized by Senator Lisa Baker andRepresentative Sandy Major and theirfellow representatives during PulmonaryRehabilitation Week. The Wayne Countycommissioners continued their tradi-tion this year as well of proclaimingCardiac Rehabilitation Week duringFebruary (National Heart Month).

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Catskill Regional Medical Center announcedChristine Manza as Catskill Regional MedicalGroup’s Practice Manager. Manza joins CatskillRegional Medical Group from OMNI Medical Carewhere she held the position of Office Manager forthree years. As Office Manager, she oversaw thereception staff and managed Human Resourceduties. Ms. Manza also served as the Medical Billerfor OMNI Medical Care where she specialized inWorkers Compensation billing and C4 submission,including private and commercial billing. She has adegree in Business from Grace Institute. Committedto meeting the community’s growing need for out-patient care, Catskill Regional Medical Group pro-vides high quality primary care services, treatingpatients from newborns to senior citizens for acuteand chronic illnesses as well as preventative care. Ithas three locations: Catskill Regional MedicalCenter – 1st Floor Ambulatory Service Building,Harris; Livingston Manor Family Health Center – 36Pearl Street, Livingston Manor; and the CallicoonFamily Health Center – 8881 State Route 97,Callicoon. Same day appointments are availableand walk-ins are welcome. Appointments can bemade by calling 845-791-7828. To learn more, visitwww.crmcny.org/catskill-regional-medical-group.

Crystal Run Healthcare earns lab accreditationMIDDLETOWN — Crystal Run

Healthcare has received accredita-tion for its Electroencephalography(EEG) laboratory from the EEG

Laboratory Accreditation Board(LAB-EEG) of American Board ofRegistration ofElectroencephalographic andEvoked Potential Technologists(ABRET). This accreditation byABRET is valid for five years and con-firms Crystal Run Healthcare has metor exceeded strict technical stan-dards and verifies patients are receiv-ing the highest quality diagnostics.Crystal Run is the first and only EEGlaboratory accredited in New YorkState.

The EEG lab is an integral part ofthe practice’s Neurology division.“ABRET is the gold standard foraccrediting EEG laboratories and ameasure by which all labs should bejudged as they confirm that patientsare receiving the highest qualitydiagnostics. Crystal Run prides itselfon providing the highest quality careand ABRET’s accreditation is furthervalidation of just that,” said DavidJaeger, MD, PhD, Neurology DivisionLeader at Crystal Run Healthcare.

Crystal Run Healthcare is a premiermulti-specialty group practice, and isamong the fastest growing medicalpractices in the country.Visitwww.crystalrunhealthcare.com orcall 615-6832.

ORMC hosts July 24 hand problems seminarMIDDLETOWN — Orange Regional

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HONESDALE — Wayne MemorialCommunity Health Centers(WMCHC) welcomes Board CertifiedFamily Medicine Practitioner JamesG. Cruse, MD to the Honesdale Fami-ly Health Center. Dr. Cruse will offeroutpatient primary care services toadolescents and adults at the center’sStourbridge Medical and Profession-al Complex in Honesdale.

“Dr. Cruse has a long-standingcareer of serving patients within asmall-community setting,” statedFrederick Jackson, executive director,WMCHC. “It has been our good for-tune that he has chosen to relocatefrom Georgia after 16 years of prac-tice to now call Honesdale home.”

Dr. Cruse received a Doctor of Med-icine degree as well as completed hisinternship and residency in familymedicine at Emory University Schoolof Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Cruseis board-certified by the AmericanBoard of Family Practice.

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United Way plans Tent Sale July 19

MONTICELLO — On Saturday, July19, the United Way of Sullivan Coun-ty will host its Annual Hot SummerTent Sale on the premises of thebuilding at 33 Lakewood Avenue,Monticello. The event will take placeindoors and outdoors from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. and will offer a wide variety ofitems. An indoor boutique will fea-ture a selection of new and used bou-tique items, including jewelry,scarves, fragrances, handbags andholiday decorations. Shoppers willalso find a selection of brand-nameclothing, shoes, housewares, furnish-ings, and more at a fraction of retailprice. A separate outdoor garage salewill offer a potpourri of unique newand gently used items.

Raffle prizes will be drawn hourlystarting at noon. Shoppers and treas-ure seekers are invited to stop by tobrowse. Proceeds from the event willhelp support programs and servicesthat address critical needs in ourcommunity. The event will be heldrain or shine.

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MONGAUP VALLEY — Dr. JamieNoeth has been a practicing chiro-practor for 22 years, and has beenbased for 18 years at her Body, Mind& Spirit Wellness Center.

Located at 12 Plank Road, MongaupValley, it offers a variety of natural,holistic, homeopathic remedies to ill-ness and pain in the body.

The Center offers various treat-ments other than chiropracticincluding massage therapy, counsel-ing/psychotherapy, Yoga, homeopa-thy, vitamins and herbs and aro-matherapy products.

Other Body, Mind & Spirit healthcare professionals include LauraMiller, psychotherapist; SusanneSpring, personal Yoga coach; CarrieSabinsky, massage therapist; andBarbara Sush, office manager. Call582-7777.

The Democrat recently sat downwith Dr. Noeth for a Q&A.

Q: Where did you go to school?A: Actually, I’m a Monticello High

School graduate, [graduating] in1984. From there I went to AdelphiUniversity and I got my Bachelor’s intheir biology/pre-med program… in1988. And then from there I went toLife Chiropractic College in Atlanta,Georgia, and I graduated from therein 1992.

Q: Why did you choose to be a chi-ropractor?

A: Well, when I was a kid my momhad asthma, and she was in the hos-pital, on ventilators, she was on allkinds of asthma medication. And mydad was like “That’s it, I’m taking youto this chiropractor.” Within threemonths she was totally off the med-ication, asthma-free and a new per-son, so we started going for familymaintenance care.

Q: What does chiropractic offerthat regular medicine might not?

A: It’s more of a natural, drug-free,holistic approach. We try to findimbalances in the body before they

are full-blown diseases where theywould need to have surgery or med-ication. And our basic thing is wework with the spinal column and thenervous system, in that the nervoussystem controls every other systemin your body. So sometimes thingswill get out of alignment in your bodyand that will cause your nervous sys-tem to malfunction and if left therefor a period of time your body startsto malfunction. So it’s not alwayspain. Most people think if you have aback pain you go to the chiropractor.But only 10 percent of the nerves areactually pain nerves, so if you have apain nerve that’s being pinched you’llhave pain. The other 90 percent ofthe nerves in your body control howyour body functions. So if it’s press-ing on a function nerve, you wouldn’tnecessarily have pain but your body’snot going to function properly.

There are different types of chiro-practors, I’m a holistic chiropractor.In that we use other natural thingslike nutrition, herbs, homeopathyand acupressure and massage. Otherthings in addition to the chiropracticcare to get your body back into bal-

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Dr. Jamie Noeth is a Holistic Doctor ofChiropractic with a focus on natural ways tomake your body feel better.

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ance and functioning at its optimum.Q: Do you feel it’s been accepted

within the wider medical communi-ty?

A: As time goes on… natural health-care and alternative healthcare isactually surpassing traditional med-ical care in people’s first choice as faras dealing with something that hasgone awry in their body. More peopleare seeking natural cures, peopledon’t want to just take a drug to basi-cally hide or suppress their symp-toms. They want to get to the root ofthe problem. “Why isn’t my bodyworking? What’s wrong with me?” Somore and more people are choosingalternative health care and doctorsare actually being forced to recognizeit because it’s not going away. Andmore and more people are choosingalternative health care. They startedcovering chiropractic care throughinsurance companies in the ’80s, sothat’s 30 years ago. So it is being moreaccepted as far as being complemen-tary, not necessarily you have tochoose one or the other but a lot oftimes it’s good to have something thatcomplements each other.

The massage therapy room at Body, Mind &Spirit Wellness Center offers mood lightingto help patients relax.

Ellenville Regional Hospital’smedication safety hailed

ELLENVILLE — EllenvilleRegional Hospital was highlightedin early July by the Hospital Associ-ation of New York State(HANYS) under theirNYS Triple Aim cam-paign for their workin medication safety.

The hospital wasrecognized for pre-venting adversemedication incidentsthrough its innova-tive and integratedCommunity Medica-tion Safety Program. This programeducates community members,providers, and consumers on med-ication use, dosage, interactions,and disease management.

The hospital expanded clinicalpharmacy services through theCommunity Medication Safety Pro-

gram by collaborating with theAlbany College of Pharmacy, TheInstitute for Family Health,

Matthews Pharmacy, Sen-ior Housing located onthe hospital’s campus,and other local practi-tioners to enable effec-tive hands-off commu-nication with a com-prehensive standard-ized medication recon-ciliation document.

Thousands of com-munity members have

benefitted from this program andadverse medication incidents havebeen avoided.

This story illustrates how NewYork hospitals and health systemsare implementing new and innova-tive approaches to healthcaredelivery despite fiscal constraints.

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Health & Wellness July 2014