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mounted computers, TVs and new equip- ment. The remainder of the emergency department will get redesigned next, with new equipment, mounted computers, new flooring, ceilings and counters, and repaint- ing. This work will not affect the continuity of care, and the department will remain fully operational throughout the renovation. Visitors and patients now have designated spaces in the parking garage connected to the hospital, providing direct access to the ER. The medical center has also increased the availability of its convenient and popular valet services. The original ER was designed for ap- proximately 55,000 visits annually. This year, it will treat more than 68,000 patients, according to projections. On Friday, Sept. 5, Crystal Run Healthcare held a dress-down day to help raise funds and awareness to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Employees throughout all of Crystal Run's more than 20 locations in Orange, Sullivan and Rockland Counties do - nated money and wore jeans in a fundraiser called "Dress Down for St. Jude." In total, the employees raised $2,339. All funds raised were donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during Thunder 102's radiothon on Sept. 19. Crystal Run Healthcare's Chief Operating Officer, Michelle A. Koury, MD, along with staff members Lauren Ramos, junior accountant in Middletown, Robin Mahnken, registered nurse in Liberty, and Mark Trocino, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, presented the check to Thunder 102's on-air hosts Paul Ciliberto, Michelle Semerano and Mike Sakell during the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids radiothon. In the past two years of the radiothon, employ - ee donations from Crystal Run have totaled nearly $5,000 for juvenile cancer research. Northern Dutchess Hospital's radiology department meets the highest standards of care for providing patients with breast ultra - sounds, according to the American College of Radiology. The hospital was recently awarded a three-year reaccreditation from the orga - nization and maintains its designation as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. The ac- crediting agency reviewed the radiology de- partment's personnel qualifications, imaging equipment and quality control procedures. The accrediting process includes evaluations by board-certified experts in the field. For more information, visit www.health- quest.org/MedicalImagingRadiology. Johnson at 845-333-2385 or visit www.ormc.org/art. ■ (L-R) Mike Sakell, on-air host at Thunder 102; Lauren Ramos, junior accountant at Crystal Run Healthcare; Michelle A. Koury, MD, Chief Operating Officer at Crystal Run Healthcare; Robin Mahnken, registered nurse at Crystal Run Healthcare; Paul Ciliberto, on-air host at Thunder 102; Michelle Semerano, on-air host at Thunder 102; and Mark Trocino, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Crystal Run Healthcare pose with the check donated by Crystal Run Healthcare to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during Thunder 102's Country Cares for St. Jude Kids radiothon. +++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL NEWS 1 8 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M