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Northern Dutchess Hospital (NDH) has named Dawn Morrison the new Executive Director of the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation. Morrison has served as part of the NDH Foundation staff since 2010 a nd, prior to that, held leadersh ip p osit ion s at S out h l a nd s Foundation, Land Resource Consultants and Dawn Morrison the United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region, among others. As the new Executive Director of the NDH Foundation, Morrison will be charged with the task of raising funds, developing and carrying out major gift campaigns, cultivating donor relationships, and building brand awareness, along with managing the foundation staff and overseeing overall foundation operations. Employees of Crystal run Healthcare teamed up to raise money and awareness for the Hudson Valley Arthritis Walk held Saturday, May 4. Ten employee teams from Crystal Run Healthcare combined to raise $10,910 in donations for the walk. Including Crystal Run Healthcare's corporate sponsorship, a grand total of $15,910 was donated to the Arthritis Foundation, beneficiary of the Hudson Valley Arthritis Walk. The top three fundraising teams were Team Sami, captained by Crystal Run radiology technologist Cynthia Clemmons and her daughter, Sami Clemmons; Team Less Pain More Gain, captained by Crystal Run physiatrist and this year's medical honoree, Jonathan rudnick, Do; and Team Blister Sisters, captained by Crystal Run Employee Health Nurse Anna Perry. 24 | Mid Hudson MD News ■ mDNeWS.Com NEwS private practices, large health systems and health insurance plans. The RP-ROC reviews and gives final approval for NCQA survey tools, reviews accountable care organization surveys and will review the new Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition program. ■ Judy Canham, Clinical nurse Specialist, inpatient Mental Health/Behavioral Health Services, and Cathy regan, nurse Manager, Home Care Licensed Services agency, were among 22 nurses nominated for the Sister ann elizabeth award for nursing excellence. It is our pleasure to enhance our role as a resource to the local medical community, and we welcome your feedback. Please feel free to call our office at 914-967-6565. Your The Sister Ann Elizabeth Award for Nursing Excellence was presented to two Saint Francis Hospital nurses at an awards breakfast during National Nurses Week. Judy Canham, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Inpatient Mental Health/Behavioral Health Services, and Cathy regan, Nurse Manager, Home Care Licensed Services Agency, were among the 22 nurses nominated for the annual award. A nominating committee selected the recipients based on information contained in written nominations. Crystal run Healthcare's Co-Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Scott Hines, MD, has been appointed to the National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Recognition Program – Review Oversight Committee (RP-ROC). Dr. Hines, an endocrinologist at Crystal Run Healthcare, has been nominated by fellow medical professionals in the nation and has been approved and appointed by the Scott Hines, MD NCQA to serve on the committee, which is composed of physicians and other healthcare experts from views and opinions are important to us. share your news MD News IS now accepting submissions for our new Local news section, which highlights physicians, executives and organizations making news in our region. Submissions may include: + new appointments/ elected positions + new initiatives and partnerships + newly published research + awards and achievements + topics of local interest Please keep your submissions to 100 words. those greater than 100 words will not be considered due to space restrictions. Publication of submissions and/or headshots/photos is on a spaceavailable basis. Please email submissions and high-resolution images to Paula Slater at pslater.mdn@ verizon.net with the subject field "Local news."