Rx For Good Health In The Community - Trinitas Hospital

Gary S. Horan Named toState Chamber of CommerceTrinitas Hospital President and CEO Gary S. Horan brings his depth of executive level experience from metropolitanarea medical centers and other board positions to his post as a newly-named member of the Board of Directors of the NewJersey Chamber of Commerce.Joan Verplanck, President of the New Jersey Chamber ofCommerce, described Mr. Horan as a “talented executive who hasdemonstrated top notch leadership abilities during his five years atthe helm of Trinitas Hospital,” adding that, “his proactiveapproach, and diverse background in the healthcare and businessfields meet our requirements for Board membership.”Prior to his leadership at Trinitas Hospital, Mr. Horan servedas President and CEO of Our Lady of Mercy Healthcare System,Inc., Bronx, New York, from 1990 to 2001. Previously, he servedas Vice President of Hospital Operations for New York UniversityMedical Center, and as Executive Vice President of St. Vincent’sMedical Center of Richmond, New York.Mr. Horan is President of the Board of Directors of theHospital Alliance of New Jersey. He is also Vice Chairman of theGary S. Horan, FACHE, President and CEO, in the TrinitasBoard of Governors of the Greater New York HospitalComprehensive Cancer Center.Association. He is a former Chairman of the Hospital Associationof New York State, which he has served as a Board member since 1995.Mr. Horan is a graduate of St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, with a degree in Economics. He also holds a Master’s Degreein Health Care Administration from The George Washington University, School of Government and Business, Departmentof Health Care Administration in Washington. DC. He was Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives andis a Fellow of that organization.page 3Cancer Center ExpandsServices with New Treatments5-day treatment offers “gift of time”Women with early stage breast cancer can now benefit from an innovative radiation therapy treatment that can becompleted in less than 20 percent of the time required for traditional treatments. Usually completed in five days,MammoSite © therapy, offered at the Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center, is considered the treatment of choice forthousands of women who would otherwise require up to six weeks of daily radiation therapy. Since only 60% of womeneligible for Breast Conservation Therapy (BCT) receive it instead of an invasive mastectomy, MammoSite © treatment isexpected to become a preferred treatment option with more women.“Often, patients say their lives are too busy and don’t have a lot of time for their treatment,” reports Dr. Eli Finkelstein,Chairman of Radiation Oncology, adding “Now we can offer many women an effective breast-sparing treatment option thatcan be delivered in the shortest amount of time. MammoSite © therapy gives women the gift of time and lets them get back totheir daily lives.”As an outpatient therapy, MammoSite © minimizes the effect of radiation to healthy tissue and reduces the potential forside effects. The procedure offers good to excellent cosmetic results for most women and no radiation remains in the woman’sbody between treatments or after the final treatment is over.