Cayuga Health System

Maguire Subaru of Ithaca recently donated blankets to the Cayuga Medical Center Foundation for patients undergoing cancer treatments. The donation is part of a partnership between Subaru and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as part of the Subaru Loves to Care Event. Since 2016, LLS and Subaru have supported cancer patients and their families with free resources such as blankets. Blankets not only provide emotional comfort for patients undergoing treatment, but also can manage physical effects as well. Often, chemotherapy can cause side effects that make patients feel cold. The cancer care kits, provided by the CMC Foundation, will also include self-care items not covered by insurance, such as soap, moisturizer, lip balm, and lotion. To learn more about the CMC Foundation, including how to donate, go to: https://lnkd.in/gju6YDdG

To close out Health Care Risk Management Week, Michelle Paltrowitz, Risk and Regulation Manager at Cayuga Health, shares insights on the dynamic nature of her role. From proactive work to team collaboration, the Risk Management department is driving positive change to help create a safer healthcare environment.

Cayuga Health had Rachel Dufrense speak on her role as an RN Risk Analyst during her staff feature for Health Care RiskManagement Week. Making sure staff are safe and prepared helps ensure our patients are safe too. Being able to talk through issues helps all parties be risk aware, and find solutions.

In one of today's videos celebrating Health Care Risk Management Week, Micah Notarpole speaks on how the active feedback from patients and visitors helps drive patient centered care.

Today, for Health Care Risk Management Week, Risk Analyst Abby Reich speaks on the importance of Safety Rounds. Finding areas of opportunity to improve in helps redefine "Risk" as a positive word.

Throughout Health Care Risk Management Week, we are highlighting members of our Risk Team. Program Manager Rob Longenberger speaks on the importance of keeping people safe- not just our patients but the community that we work with and along side of. Recognizing the hard work of our employees and the multi-team collaboration needed is something he is proud to be apart of.

Monday, Cayuga Health CEO and President Dr. Martin Stallone was awarded by the Baden-Powell Council of Scouting America with its 2024 Distinguished Citizen Award. The award honors individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to improving the lives of others and shaping the future of our community. Thank you, Dr. Stallone, for your tireless commitment ensuring Cayuga Health continues to serve and enhance the health of our local communities.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us at the Tompkins Chamber & Visit Ithaca Business After Hours event hosted at our new space, Cayuga Health at the Ithaca Mall. What a wonderful crowd! Special thanks to New York State Lea Webb and Assemblymember Anna Kelles for attending and for your kind remarks. Your support fuels our ongoing commitment to providing excellent healthcare to you, our community.

Join us in celebrating two of our team members, Chandorian Portis, Interim Senior Director of Nursing and Clinical Services, and Steve Waight, System Director of Human Resource Business Partners, on their graduation from Leadership Tompkins! Their dedication to growth is inspiring. We’re excited to witness the positive impact they’ll continue to make within our system and community!

We have released our 2023 Annual Report, a look back at the innovative developments and accomplishments throughout the year that allowed the health system to expand and evolve while increasing convenience and improving care. The report covers a wide variety of inventive programs that were implemented last year to improve the patient, employee, and visitor experience. These include opening Cayuga Park, a new 5-story medical office building on the waterfront; a unique new relationship with Schuyler Emergency Medical Services; and a partnership with Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services, which extends the integrated approach to care in our community. The Annual Report also highlights donor, patient and staff impacts. One poignant story tells the story behind a multi-year $1 million philanthropic commitment by Thomas Seaman to the Cayuga Cancer Center in loving memory of his wife, Jean Seaman. Another relays comprehensive, close-to-home treatment Watkins Glen-based Michael Bartone received for his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma within the Cayuga Health System. Read at cayugahealthmagazine.org