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GroverHermannExpandsPhysical Therapypage 2

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2H HEALTH SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT OCTOBER, 2013

Grover Hermann doublesPhysical Therapy unitto accommodate growth

BY FRED STABBERT IIICALLICOON – A dramatic in-

crease in the number of physicaltherapy patients has led to a hugeexpansion of the department at theGrover Hermann Division ofCatskill Regional Medical Center(CRMC).

Located on Route 97, just twomiles south of the hamlet ofCallicoon, Grover Hermann haslong serviced the Delaware Rivercorridor with patient rooms, a 24-hour emergency room and physicaland occupational therapy offerings.

But a steady – and ever-increas-ing – stream of physical therapypatients during the past year ledhospital officials to the decision todouble the size of the unit.

“We are basically rehabbing thePhysical Therapy Department inCallicoon,” CRMC Physical TherapyDirector John Palowski said. “Over

the past five years the departmenthas expanded and has expandedvery rapidly recently.”

“The department is now locatedin the old surgical suite so very littleremodeling was necessary. We dou-bled our size,” he said.

Callicoon Physical Therapy SiteManager Megan Eggleton said, “Wesee between 20 to 25 outpatientsand patients on a daily basis.

“Students can get dropped off infront of the hospital [for their visit],which works very well,” she said.“We have installed several newpieces of equipment, including a

new elliptical treadmill, which istechnically called a non-linear NuStep machine.

“A traction table will be deliveredsoon and we also have a combina-tion electric stimulator and ultrasound machine,” Eggleton said.“That is in addition to a portableelectric stimulation unit.”

Increased demand leads to department’s expansion

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Catskill Regional Medical Center staff werebusy earlier this month installing new equip-ment in the newly-expanded PhysicalTherapy Unit at Grover Hermann Division inCallicoon. Here Physical Therapy DirectorJohn Palowski works on the pulley system asTim Scheels, left, gets ready to attach theunit to the wall at the correct height.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY: Grover Hermann unit is growing by leaps and boundsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 2H

Eggleton said that part of thegrowth which Physical Therapy isexperiencing is from patients doingprehabilitation – or pre-operativeexercising.

Eggleton said many patientsrecover faster following surgery ifthey have built up their musclesbefore they go in.

In addition to having outpatientscome in for physical therapy, GroverHermann also offers a Bridge toHome service, which readiespatients to leave the hospital.

“We offer that service to many hos-pital, including Wayne Memorial,Wilson Memorial and hospitals inNew York City,” Eggleton said.

Palowski also credited some ofGrover Hermann’s recent demand toits convenience.

“People don’t want to travel morethan 15 minutes for a reoccurringappointment,” he said. “Grover Her-mann meets that need.”

“We have a lot of graduates,”Eggleton said of her Physical Thera-

py department. “And we also havesome repeat offenders – or alumnias we like to call them.”

Palowski also oversees physicaloccupation and speech therapy atboth campuses of CRMC.

“The occupational unit at GroverHermann is getting a facelift aswell,” he said. “Specifically the handtherapy side, which is a very intri-cate joint.

“When you have injuries, you needa specialist,” he said.

Erica Boyd is the OccupationalTherapist in Callicoon along withCertified Therapy Assistant BonnieSisco.

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On the CoverPhysical Therapists John Palowski andMegan Eggleton, left, help Office Man-ager Josie DeSimone try out the BOSUBalance Trainer while hanging onto theparallel bars.


The Occupational Unit atGrover Hermann isdesigned to help patientsreclaim the activities ofdaily living by increasingdexterity.


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All five Peck’s stores are hoping to breaklast year’s amount and are looking todonate over $10,000 worth of food.

On October 10–12 Peck’s is having athree-day sale, a great time to start yourdonations. Items that the food pantry isin need of are soup, tuna, peanut butter,jelly, pasta, sauce, canned fruit, boxedrice, canned meat and mac and cheese.

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During the influenza (flu) season,which generally runs from October 1through March 31 of the followingyear, Daley said Wayne MemorialHospital takes many steps to protectits patients, staff and visitors.

“Each year, the strains of influenzamay be different from the last year,which is why we urge people to bevaccinated annually,” she continued,“and, at the same time, we revisit ourvisitation rules and public informa-tion pieces, such as flyers and posters,to make sure we are addressing theright symptoms to keep our commu-nity safe.”

Wayne Memorial has campaignedheavily this year for all of its staff, par-ticularly its clinical staff, to be vacci-nated against the flu. And if they’re

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Wayne Memorial’s Employee HealthNurse Cindy Lazorack, RN, and thehospitals Director of Patient CareServices, Jim Pettinato, RN, would liketo see at least 90 percent of the staffvaccinated against the flu.

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On October 28, Catskill RegionalMedical Center, in conjunc-tion with the Sullivan County

Cancer Services Program, will cele-brate Breast Cancer Awareness Daywith an all-day event held at CatskillRegional Medical Center’s HarrisCampus, 68 Harris-Bushville Road inHarris, Administrative ServicesBuilding, 2nd Floor, Boardrooms A &B from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Breast Cancer Awareness Day drawsattention to breast cancer and theimportance of screenings and educa-tion.

Participants include CatskillRegional Oncology, Cancer Services,Radiology and Employee Health;

Cancer Services Program of SullivanCounty; American Cancer Society;Hudson Valley Cancer ResourceCenter; Ride 2 Survive; SullivanCounty Public Health; Fantasy Wigsand Hudson Health. Attendees willhave the opportunity to speak withhealthcare experts and representa-tives from local agencies.

Catskill Regional’s café will offer aspecial menu in honor of the day andraffles, prizes and giveaways will beoffered. In addition, those that pres-ent proof of their mammogram dur-ing the month of October, bring ascript from their doctor or scheduletheir appointment at the event willreceive a free gift.

According to the American CancerSociety, breast cancer is the mostcommon cancer among Americanwomen and approximately 1 in 8women in the United States willdevelop invasive breast cancer dur-ing their lifetime.

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Digital mammographyincorporates revolu-tionary imagingtechnology pro-viding incredi-bly sharpimages andlower radia-tion exposureassisting inthe early diag-nosis of breastcancer.

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Access Physical Therapy &Wellness invites the entireSullivan County community –

including prospective patients andtheir families, and fellow health careproviders – to a 5-8 p.m. open houseOct. 16 at the newest Access location inCatskill Professional Plaza, 39 OldMonticello Road, Ferndale.

Dr. Kiersten “Kiki” Flynn, a doctor ofphysical therapy, is the clinic director.Nicole Marcocci is the office’s cus-tomer service specialist. The clinic canbe reached by phone at 295-0101 or796-9850. To learn more about Accesson the web, visit www.accessptw.com.

Flynn has experience treating a widerange of musculoskeletal and move-ment disorders. She treats patients ofall ages, and has specific experiencetreating aging adults and those withorthopedic related injuries. Flynn

knew long before she became a doctorof physical therapy that she wanted tobe in the profession – since she was 9years old, in fact. “That’s when I decid-ed,” she said. “It’s never reallychanged.”

She loves the work because it’s abouthelping people achieve their goals andgain greater mobility and wellness. “Iget to spend more one-on-one timehelping people than just about anyoneelse in health care,” she said. “It’s awe-some.” An Orange County native, Flynnis an avid Yankees and Giants fan.

Access Physical Therapy & Wellnesstreats orthopedic and sports injuries;back and neck pain; post-surgicalrehab needs; arthritis and chronicpain; work injuries etc. “Our goal is tohave each patient complete therapywith relief of their symptoms,” saidFlynn. “We also want to give patients

an understanding of their condition,tips to stay healthy – and an improvedquality of life.”

Access Physical Therapy & Wellnessis a family-owned organization thatprovides quality physical therapy,occupational therapy and speech ther-apy services in 18 locations in fivestates, eight in Orange, Westchester

and Rockland counties. Access employees strive to raise

awareness about the benefits of physi-cal therapy. It is open weekdays 7a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays 8a.m.-noon.

It accepts most insurances – and newpatients can almost always be seenwithin 24 hours of calling Access.

Access Physical Therapy hostsOpen House Oct. 16

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Doctor of Physical Therapy Kiersten “Kiki” Flynn invites the Sullivan County community to a5-8 p.m. open house Oct. 16 at Access Physical Therapy & Wellness, 39 Old Monticello Road,Ferndale.


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Elias Fund recipient at ERHSteven L. Kelley, president and CEO of Ellenville Regional Hospital, left, and Patty Steinhoff, representativeof the Elias Family, right, awarded the Second Annual Elias Education Fund award to hospital employeeTaylor Briwa. Briwa, currently a Nursing Assistant, was awarded $500 from the fund to assist him as hepursues his AA in Nursing degree. In order to meet the award eligibility, Briwa was required to havereceived exemplary performance evaluations, an excellent attendance record, and excellent clinical skills.In addition, he was required to be pursuing education in healthcare or in a field related to his position atthe hospital. Hon. Ronald Elias was a long-term Ellenville Regional Hospital Board Member. His wife Franand his family established the Elias Education Fund in his memory to aide in the hospital’s mission of pro-viding quality healthcare in Ellenville and the surrounding communities.

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The course will be held on Satur-day, October 19 from noon– 6 p.m.at the Liberty Parks and Recreationbuilding. Course Fee is $75 (LibertyResidents), $85 (Non-Residents).

CPR/AED Recertification: To beeligible to participate in a reviewcourse, the participant must possessa current American Red Cross cer-tificate for the course being offered.Participant must provide proof ofcurrent certification upon registra-tion.

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Orange Regional MedicalCenter announced the open-ing of its new outpatient

Wound Healing Center located at theOrange Regional Medical Pavilion at75 Crystal Run Road, Suite 240 inMiddletown.

The Center is open Mondaythrough Friday from 8 a.m.–4 p.m.Led by Co-Medical DirectorsInocencia Carrano, DPM, CWS andCleveland Lewis, MD, it offers hyper-baric oxygen therapy and a team ofspecialized clinicians as well as themost advanced treatments and ther-apies for chronic and non-healingwounds.

“Orange Regional continuouslystrives to provide the best individu-alized care to those in our communi-ty,” says Vice President of Oncology

Services and Outpatient Operations,Sandra Iberger. “Our new WoundHealing Center supports our missionto improve the health of our commu-nity by meeting a growing unmetneed. The new center has state-of-the-art equipment and offersadvanced therapies so patients canget back to living their lives the waythey want.”

Orange Regional’s multidiscipli-nary team of specialists offer cus-tomized wound healing treatmentplans including hyperbaric oxygentherapy, graft applications and com-pression therapy. Its experiencedstaff treats diabetic wounds that areslow to heal or not healing; foot, legulcers and sores; surgical woundsthat have opened; skin grafts or sur-gical flaps that are not healing post-surgery; open wounds caused by

radiation therapy and bone infec-tion.

To learn more about the woundcare services offered at ORMC call333-7700 or visit www.ormc.org/WoundHealingCenter.

ORMC opens new wound healing center

The new Wound Healing Center at OrangeRegional is led by Medical DirectorCleveland Lewis, MD.

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Last month, Orange Regional Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemo-rate the opening of its Wound Healing Center. Hospital staff, vendors and patients were inattendance as Scott Batulis, Orange Regional’s President & CEO, thanked everyone whoworked to bring wound healing services to the community.


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Pediatric practice welcomes three new providersPediatric Practices of

Northeastern PA has expandedits walk-in hours and added

three new providers. Walk-in hours at the Honesdale

location, 1837 Fair Avenue, nowinclude weeknights from 6–7:30 p.m.and Saturday and Sundays from 9a.m.–noon.

At the Milford office, WestfallProfessional Plaza 396 Routes 6 and209, additional hours are Tuesdayevenings from 6–7:30 p.m.

NEW STAFF:Dr. Meredith

Hellstern is aBoard CertifiedPediatrician. Shewas born andraised in WestVirginia, andcompleted hermedical schooleducation atM a r s h a l lU n i v e r s i t y .During her train-

ing at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity in Richmond, VA, sheserved as Chief Resident during thepast year, caring for patients andteaching other pediatric residents.

She has a special interest in the careof adolescents and nutrition. Dr.Hellstern presently is practicing pri-marily in our Honesdale office but inthe upcoming months will be sched-uled in the Waymart office, too. In herspare time, she enjoys spending timewith her husband and dog, Lucky.

Carole L.Willson, CRNP isa Certified Reg-istered NurseP r a c t i t i o n e r .Carole receivedher Bachelor’sDegree in Nurs-ing from PennState and herMasters Degreein Nursing, Fam-ily Nurse Prac-titioner, from the

University of Scranton.

In addition to her work at PPNP, Carolealso works with The CommonwealthMedical College (TCMC) PediatricOutreach Group as a group advisor; andin conjunction with TCMC has coordi-nated the first Steamtown Health Fairheld at the Medical College in October ofthis past year, as well as the first “GivingTree” through the Medical College inconjunction with Marley’s Mission. AtPPNP, she sees patients in our Sterlingand Milford offices doing regular wellchild check ups, as well as caring forchildren with acute and/or chronic ill-nesses.

In her free time Carole enjoys gar-dening, painting and spending timewith her husband and their joinedfamily, which includes 15 grandchil-dren.

Patti Howell, CRNP is a CertifiedRegistered NursePractitioner. Pattiwas born andraised in Hones-dale and receivedher BachelorsDegree in Nurs-ing from Bing-hamton Uni-ver-sity and herNurse Prac-titioner Mastersdegree fromM i s e r i c o r d i a

University. Patti sees patients in our Honesdale

office and later this fall will be a keypart of our efforts to have early morn-ing office hours three days per week inthe Honesdale office beginning at 7:30a.m.

Patti’s special interests include thecare of children with asthma and obe-

sity. Patti enjoys spending time withher husband, four children, andfriends, attending her children’s activi-ties, running, and cooking.

To schedule an appointment with Dr.Hellstern or Patti in the Honesdaleoffice call 570-253-5838. To schedulean appointment with Dr. Hellstern inWaymart, call 570-488-9550. And toschedule an appointment with Carolecall the Sterling office at 570-689-7565or the Milford office at 570-296-4901.

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ELLENVILLE — Ellenville RegionalHospital (ERH) is honored that it hasonce again been selected by the StateEmployees Federated Appeal (SEFA)as one of their approved charitableorganizations.

SEFA is the only authorized solicita-tion of state employees in their work-places on behalf of approved charita-ble organizations. Through SEFA, stateemployees can support charities oftheir choice through a single pledge,easily paid through a payroll deduc-

tion. SEFA makes it easy for stateemployees to specify which organiza-tion will receive their contributions.

State employees continue to makeSEFA one of the largest and most suc-cessful state workplace philanthropicfundraisers in the United States. Con-tinuing a long-standing tradition ofselfless giving, in 2012, state employ-ees contributed $7 million for localand national charitable causes thathelp our communities, our neighborsand our world.

MIDDLETOWN — The Town of Wal-lkill Boys and Girls Club will host its20th Anniversary Gala – “GreatFutures Start Here” on Friday, Octo-ber 25 from 6–11 p.m. at the West HillsCountry Club, 121 Golf Hills Road,Middletown. Cost: $150 per ticket.$1250 per table of 10. Sponsorshipopportunities available.

Black Tie Optional. Social Hour at 6p.m. with butlered champagne, sig-

nature cocktails, citrus-scented min-eral waters, hot and cold gourmethors d'oeuvres and a specialty rawbar. Four-course dinner with dancingto a live orchestra starting at 7pm.

“From very modest beginnings, ourorganization has grown from a Satur-day morning basketball program to aregional movement serving morethan 3,000 youth year-round at 16sites in throughout Orange and Sulli-

van Counties,” read a pressrelease. “Please join us as wecelebrate our founders, loyalsupporters, notable members,alumni and staff, and 20 years ofaward winning accomplish-ments.”

One hundred percent of pro-ceeds go to Club kids. For infor-mation call 342-8833 or visithttp://www.bgcorange. org.

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