Canonsburg General Hospital Welcomes Director of Environmental Services

Posted by Western PA Hospital News on Feb 16, 2012 in People | 0 comments

Lauren McKinley of Coraopolis was recently appointed the Director of Environmental Services at Canonsburg General Hospital. Ms. McKinley received her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, NY. She has previously worked as Assistant Director of Environmental and Linen Services with ARAMARK at Ohio Valley General Hospital. Ms. McKinley has experience with supervising teams of employees and works hard to reach customer service and quality goals.

LiveLikeLou.org Makes Gift of “Head Mice” Tools for Local ALS Patients

Posted by Western PA Hospital News on Feb 16, 2012 in People | 0 comments

LiveLikeLou.org is a donor advised fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. Neil Alexander recently spoke at The Pittsburgh Foundation Board Meeting and his remarks are available below

Neil Alexander at The Pittsburgh Foundation Board Meeting from The Pittsburgh Foundation on Vimeo.

PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® Creates Smiles and Raises Spirits for 28 years

Posted by Western PA Hospital News on Dec 7, 2011 in People | 0 comments

PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^®, a holiday program founded in 1984 by St. Barnabas President William V. Day. The program has granted gifts and holiday visits for more than 431,113 patients living in nursing home facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Tennessee and West Virginia. In 2010, 103 businesses, 29 churches, 23 schools, 33 organizations, and 110 scout troops participated in PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^® by adopting patients and visiting them over the holiday season.

Day created the program to ensure that long-term care residents are not forgotten during the holidays. He also wanted the program to encourage community members to visit their local long-term care facilities in order to witness acts of kindness and compassion. During its 27^th season, in 2010, PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^® celebrated a new record – 27,482 residents were offered gifts at 322 facilities throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Tennessee and West Virginia. The campaign matches interested donors with a patient at a nearby nursing facility. Donors are then sent their patient’s information, including his or her three gift wishes. Each donor is asked to purchase at least one of those items.

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