Summer 2003 - Northeast Health

January 26, 2003
Northeast Health Foundation
2224 Burdett Avenue
Troy, NY
Attn: Gala Planners!
I wanted to write and thank you for the wonderful jewelry that I won as the winner of the “Million
Dollar Jewel Give Away.” I am an RN in Dr. Martin Echt’s office and he invited me to this wonderful party
as his guest. That would have been lovely enough, but to win the door prize really put a cap on my evening. I owe so much
to Northeast Health already - they gave me a scholarship to the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing when I was a home health
aide at the Eddy VNA and enabled me to become a nurse. Words alone cannot convey what I owe to this great organization!
By the way, even without the prize, I will repeat that it was a wonderful evening - the food was delicious, the band great
and Dr. Echt, as usual, really shone!!!
Deborah Buonanno
Capital Cardiology
Gala 2003 Benefits Our Hospitals
With more that 425 people in attendance, to provide the highest-quality patient care.
Gala 2003 was a tremendous success. The event We would like to thank our honorary committee
and our generous sponsors: Mohawk
was held on Saturday, January 18, at The
Desmond. Proceeds will be used to increase Ambulance Service; Upstate Emergency Physicians,
PC; Times Union; Albany Memorial
physician access to electronic medical records
and enhance patient safety at Albany Memorial Anesthesiologists, PC; Troy Anesthesiologists,
and Samaritan hospitals.
PC; Charter One Bank; Kiwi Foundation; BBL
The highlight of the evening was the presentation
of the 2003 Founders’ Awards to Herbert G. O’Connor, Yoquinto & Ryan, LLP; LaRhette
Construction Services; HUM Division of MLMIC;
Chorbajian, Riaz A. Mirza, MD, John Scarchilli and Manin Benefits Service Group; M&T Bank;
Martin P. Echt, MD. Their contributions of time and Pioneer Savings Bank; Capital Cardiology,
resources have supported our hospitals’ mission Associates, PC; Capital District Gastroenterology
& Liver Disease, PC - James H. Puleo, MD, and
James V. Puleo, II, MD; Capital Region Pathologists,
PC; Northeast Orthopaedics, LLP; Empire
Ambulance Service; CDPHP; Martin, Shudt,
Wallace, DiLorenzo & Johnson; Thuillex, Ford,
Gold & Johnson, LLP; ORD Financial Services;
Emergency Medicine Physicians; KPMG LLP;
Capital Radiology, LLP; SOFCO; Prime Care
Physicians, PC; Overton, Russell & Doerr; and
Albany Memorial Hospital and Samaritan
Hospital Medical Staffs.
Previous Founder’s Award recipient
Dr. David Strumpf and wife Rosemary,
Northeast Health COO & CMO,
Dr. Jim Reed and wife Risa, and
Karen Opalka and patient care
board member, Chet Opalka.
2003 Founders’ Award winners John Scarchilli,
Herbert G. Chorbajian, Martin P. Echt, MD,
and Riaz A. Mirza, MD.
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