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Spot a stroke F.A.S.T. Know the sudden signs. TIME TO CALL 911 TIME TO CALL 911 SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY ARM WEAKNESS ARM WEAKNESS FACE DROOPING FACE DROOPING Body language can tell you all sorts of things. Like someone is having a stroke. strokeassociation.org The Newburgh Elks headquarters at 356 Washington St., Newburgh, presented Premier Cares Foundation with a check for $250 at the Elks Annual Fall Festival and Fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 4. The check was presented to Premier Cares Foundation Board Member Ron Terry by John Guidice, Elks Chair and organizer of the Annual Fall Festival and Fundraiser. This donation will be used to assist residents in the Hudson Valley who are undergoing treatment for a urologic or digestive disease. Premier Cares Foundation also holds fundraising events through- out the year. Upcoming events include the Celebrity Chef Dinner with Jacques Torres — "Mr. Chocolate" himself — on Dec. 6 and also the fourth annual Challenge Your Colon Chili Festival held on March 15. For more information, visit premiercaresfoundation.org. On Oct. 13–14, Crystal Run Healthcare hosted its inaugural New York Regional ACO Summit. The event engaged more than 125 physicians and healthcare executives from throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for a two-day discussion of strategies, informed by the experience of ACO pioneers, including Crystal Run Healthcare. The audience of professionals, leaders and decision-makers included representatives of leading regional healthcare organizations, insur - ance providers, vendors, community organizations, healthcare policy organizations, legislators and media. The summit began with a plenary session led by Crystal Run Managing Partner and CEO Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA. Breakout sessions provided attendees with tips and tools necessary to succeed in an ever-changing and complex healthcare environment. The sum - mit concluded with a panel session of leaders from a cross-section of healthcare, government and policy organizations. The session outlined state and local issues and legal challenges to the ACA. ■ Crystal Run Healthcare's executive leadership team at the New York Regional ACO Summit: (L-R) Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, Managing Partner and CEO; Gregory Spencer, MD, FACP, Chief Medical and Chief Medical Information Officer; Michelle A. Koury, MD, Chief Operating Officer; Mary DeFreitas, Chief Human Resources Officer; Gaynor Rosenstein, CMPE, SVP of Operations; Christine Wise-Vazquez, SVP, Support Services; Erlene Washington, SVP, Finance and Accounting; Jonathan Nasser, MD, Co-chief Clinical Transformation Officer; Scott Hines, MD, Co-chief Clinical Transformation Officer; Donna McGregor, Chief Finance Officer; Douglas Sansted, Chief Legal Officer +++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL NEWS 1 4 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M