CONNECTIONS November 2018
An award-winning newsletter for Orange Regional Medical Center employees, physicians and volunteers
From The President & CEO
During this holiday season, I am especially thankful for everyone at Orange Regional who goes above and beyond to provide the highest possible quality care for our patients. We recently dealt with a serious problem that affected our sterilization equipment. When the situation was discovered, we immediately took all actions to ensure that patients were safe and unaffected. Stopping the sterilization process at Orange Regional limited our surgery schedule and caused some concern, but we made the right decisions for the right reasons; which is part of our values and our ethical culture. I am very proud of how we handled this complex problem and all the people who worked tirelessly to keep us going at limited capacity and ultimately back to full steam. We are very grateful for the excellent cooperation and understanding we received from our patients and surgeons who had to reschedule surgery. We greatly appreciate Catskill Regional Medical Center and their Sterilization Department for helping us maintain a limited surgery schedule. And, a very special thank you and shout-out goes to leaders and staff of the Sterilization, Perioperative and Facilities Departments. Many worked day and night, including weekends, until our sterilization process was working to perfection. I think this was a great reminder of the awesome responsibility we have to care for patients and the complexity and skill required from all people throughout the organization to get it done. Happy Holidays to you and your families! Sincerely, Scott Batulis, President & CEO
New Breast Biopsy Technology At Ray W. Moody, MD Breast Center Orange Regional recently hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate new technology for our Ray W. Moody, MD Breast Center donated by the Orange Regional Foundation. Their generous donation funded the purchase of the Affirm Prone Biopsy System, the Brevera Breast Biopsy System and the Savi Scout Wire Free Localization technology for lumpectomy/biopsy. Thank you to our Foundation for this incredible donation! This allows Orange Regional to continue to offer state-of-the-art technology to our patients!