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Avenue campuses, into one convenient location. The Broadway Campus is to be converted into a "medical village" — an innovative focal point for the area's outpatient healthcare and related needs — after patient care services at Broadway are relocated to the new Mary's Avenue site. The combined project, known as the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, is expected to cost $133.6 million. Some $88.8 million of the total will come from the state Capital Restructuring Financing Program, with the balance coming from WMCHealth, HealthAlliance and a capital fundraising campaign. Scott Batulis, President and CEO The Greater Hudson Valley Health System has approved a new name for the health system, which is the corporate parent of Catskill Regional Medical Center, Orange Regional Medical Center, Catskill Regional Medical Group, Orange Regional Medical Group and the Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation. The new system name is Garnet Health. "As a growing healthcare system and expanding medical group, we need a name that is simple and easy to explain to our patients and our community," says Scott Batulis, President and CEO. "The name was chosen after an extensive process conducted by branding exper ts Interbrand Health in conjunction with our marketing team, hospital and medical group leadership, and the Board of Directors. Interbrand is a worldwide company that has developed brands for many well-known national and international companies." To understand the brand objectives, Interbrand visited the health system's locations, held interviews with leaders and reviewed compet - itor brands. They discovered that above all, it is a health system that is inspired to go above and beyond to achieve excellence. Interbrand de - veloped a list of over 424 potential names. Then Interbrand researched whether there were any identical and phonetic equivalents, negative language or cultural associations, or other misleading connotations. Ultimately, eight legally reviewed names emerged, which were then discussed at the leadership and board level. With the goal of combating the opioid crisis and drug abuse within our community, Orange Regional Medical Center announces it has par tnered with NeighboRx Pharmacy to offer a safe way to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused prescription drugs. The community is now able to dispose of unwanted medi - cation in a secure medication disposal receptacle located inside the NeighboRx pharmacy in Orange Regional's Outpatient Building at 707 E. Main St. in Middletown, New York. Leftover medica - tions can be dropped off in the receptacle any time during pharmacy hours: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Acceptable items to dispose of include prescriptions (schedule II-V controlled and noncontrolled substances), prescription oint - ments, vitamins, prescription patches, pet medications, and over- t he-counter medications. Items that are not acceptable include needles, inhalers, aerosol cans, thermometers, lotions, liquids and hydrogen peroxide. Liquid medications and syringes will not be accepted as well. The National Prescription Drug Take Back effor t aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of pre - scription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Alan Schaffer, MD, Medical Director The Center for Sleep Medicine at Orange Regional Medical Center has once again received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The accreditation process is voluntary, and accreditation is achieved only when a sleep center is able to prove it meets or exceeds all standards for professional health care as designated by the AASM. This five-year accreditation encompasses all types of sleep testing, including in-center polysomnology, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance-of-wakefulness testing and home sleep apnea testing. The accreditation process included a detailed inspection of Orange Regional's sleep center facility and staff interviews, including an evalu - ation of testing procedures, patient contacts and physician training, as well as clearly stated goals for positively affecting the quality of medi - cal care in its community. n Medication disposal receptacle M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S M i D H u D S O N ■ 2 019 2 1