ONE OF 53 HOSPITALS WORLDWIDE TO ACHIEVE LANTERN AWARD

White Plains Hospital has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) 2023 Lantern Award.

the hospital is one of seven in New York and 53 in the world to achieve this three-year designation this year, which recognizes emergency departments and specifically emergency department nurses, who demonstrate exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.

The hospital has the busiest emergency department in Westchester County, with nearly 75,000 patient visits annually.

White Plains, NY: July 24, 2023 –Burke Rehabilitation announced Nancy Curtis Patota will serve as its new Chief Development and Marketing Officer. Ms. Patota is an accomplished senior development professional with leadership experience in the nonprofit, higher education, retail, marketing and human services sectors.

“We are proud to welcome Nancy Patota, who brings notable expertise in resource development, including fundraising at all levels,” said Burke Rehabilitation’s Executive Director Scott Edelman, MBA, CPA, CFE.

“She has a record of success that demonstrates her strength in global thinking, problem solving, collaboration and leading teams that exceed expectations.”

Prior to joining Burke, Nancy Patota served as The Arc Westchester Foundation Executive Director since 2014, where she was responsible for directing fundraising and development efforts. Her accomplishments included tripling the Foundation’s annual revenue and raising more than $20 million as well as recruiting seven new Board members with diverse talents and backgrounds. Ms. Patota’s prior positions include serving as Iona University’s Assistant VP, Advancement Services, Prospect Strategy & Budgets and human resource management roles at CMG Communications and Macy’s.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Burke Rehabilitation, which is such a renowned leader in providing the highest quality medical care and rehabilitation services,” said Nancy Patota. “Burke’s core values are ones I wholeheartedly share: compassion, respect, accountability and service excellence. Burke has embodied these qualities for more than a century—and I look forward to helping them continue to advance the field of rehabilitation and enhance the patient experience while increasing awareness and engagement.”

Nancy Patota was an Adjunct Professor in Iona University’s MBA program for 16 years and is a frequent guest lecturer at professional development programs. She holds an MBA from Iona University, where she was awarded the John G. Hagan Award for Academic Excellence. She was also the co-author of a cover story for The Journal of American Academy of Business on “Leveraging

Generational Differences for Productivity Gains.”

Her many accolades include the 914Inc.’s Women in Business Award, Iona University’s Brother Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business and the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award. She is a member of the Business Council of Westchester’s Non-Profit Council and United Way’s Non-Profit Summit Planning Committee. Ms. Patota is a resident of Rye, NY, where she served on the Board of Architectural Review.

Burke Rehabilitation is a not-for-profit healthcare organization devoted solely to acute physical rehabilitation. Its main campus is located in White Plains, NY. Founded in 1915 through an endowment from philanthropist John Masterson Burke, it has been a member of the Montefiore Health System since 2016. Burke operates the only hospital in Westchester County dedicated solely to adult and adolescent rehabilitation medicine. Burke also offers therapeutic care in locations throughout Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and the Bronx for those who have experienced injuries, surgery, or chronic conditions, from the simple to the very complex. For additional information, please visit burke.org.