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Lauren Candela-Katz
VP of Communications & Development
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lcandelakatz@hrhcare.org
Jeffrey Palmer
Public Relations & Development
914-524-4107 ext. 62015 jpalmer@hrhcare.org
HRHCare Employee Wins Planetree Award for Innovation in Patient Care
Peekskill, NY – HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.), a nonprofit, federally qualified healthcare system offering a range of medical services for underserved areas throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island, is proud to announce that it has presented dental patient representative Ruth Vega Samuel with the Planetree Innovation Award. This award is presented by the HRHCare Planetree Institute to exemplary employees who find new ways to advocate for patients and provide them with high quality and affordable healthcare.
Drawing upon her experience as a Certified Safety Professional, Ruth Vega Samuel helped to create a visual tool for low-literacy patients to facilitate understanding the Fit Kit process, a screening for colon cancer. This visual tool has greatly increased the willingness and ability of patients to use the Fit Kit process and has furthered HRHCare’s commitment to colon cancer screening and early cancer detection.
Planetree is the global leader in advancing patient-centered care solutions, integrating the technology of modern medicine with the healing dimensions of compassion, comfortable surroundings, shared knowledge and freedom to make educated choices. HRHCare has been an affiliate since 1996 and remains the only Federally Qualified Health Center to be a part of this alliance. The HRHCare Planetree Institute was established in 2012 and provides state-of-the-art training to prepare staff in delivering passionate and personalized care. The HRHCare Planetree Award honors employees who have been nominated by their colleagues for going above and beyond to provide individualized patient care and enhance healthcare services in their respective facility.
About HRHCare
HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.) is a nonprofit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center. Founded in 1975 to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, NY, HRHCare has grown to include:
- 27 health centers and mobile health systems delivering care throughout a 10 county region of New York to a culturally and racially diverse patient population of 112,000, with more than 450,000 patient visits annually.
- A full range of services including family/internal medicine, women’s health care, pediatrics, dentistry, behavioral health care, optometry, podiatry, and nutritional counseling.
- An innovative organization structure that works to improve the health of communities through a network of partnerships: with businesses, social service organizations, housing cooperatives, food banks, farm workers alliances and community organizations.
For full information: hrhcare1.wpengine.com or 1-844-HRH-CARE
