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LOCAL NEWS Crystal Run Healthcare held a dress-down day to raise funds and awareness in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Employees throughout Crystal Run's locations in Orange, Sullivan and Rockland counties personally donated money and participated by wearing jeans for the fundraiser, Dress Down for St. Jude. Crystal Run employees raised a total of $2,366, which was donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during Thunder 102's radiothon on Sept. 18. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital whose mission is to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Discoveries made at St. Jude have entirely changed how the world treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threaten - ing diseases. On Oct. 20, Crystal Run Healthcare was joined by Alexander J. Gromack, Clarkstown Town Supervisor; Ed Day, Rockland County Executive; and Michael DiTullo, then-Pres - ident and CEO of the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, at a press conference to celebrate the groundbreak - ing for its new, 70,000-square-foot medical facility scheduled to open next summer at 2 Centerock Road in West Nyack. Nearly 150 guests representing area businesses and hospitals, as well as residents of Rockland County and local dignitaries, were present at the event. Orange Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce it has expanded its reach by opening a new primary care location in Monroe, New York. The beauti - ful and spacious new office provides increased accessibility to family health care for residents in Monroe and sur - rounding areas. The Monroe location is the latest addi - tion to Orange Regional Medical Center's network of care. Through the office, patients will have local access to ad - vanced primary medical treatment while maintaining a connection to the medical center's premier hospital facilities, leading technological equipment, critical health services and emergency care. The new office is conveniently located at 475 Route 17M in Monroe, near Stop and Shop. Orange Regional Medical Center is currently presenting a multimedia art exhibit, "Constant Companions: Contemporary Pet Portraits," featuring the work of Hudson Valley painters and textile artists. The exhibit space is located at 707 E. Main St., Middletown, on the ground floor gallery adjacent to the Conference Center, and the exhibit will remain on view through Jan. 8. "Constant Companions" celebrates the special relationships between people and their loyal, lovable animal friends. The exhibit features art capturing the characters and stories of domestic animals. Besides offering their owners unconditional affection, com - panionship and sometimes protection, pets — particularly service and therapy dogs — help people in many ways. Included in the display are quilts by Diane Fama, Carol Hausler, Jean Iannone and Barbara Winans, as well as exceptional portrait paintings by Laura Bolle, Carolyn Edlund, Cara Wood-Ginder, Dana Hawk, Nestor Madalengoitia, Lisa O'Gorman- Hofsommer and Stephanie Roth. "Constant Companions" is part of Orange Regional's Art Program, which features changing art exhibits. These exhibits are free and open to the pub - lic. For additional information about the Art Program, contact Orange Regional's Art Curator, Sarah Johnson, at 845-333-2385, or visit ormc.org/art for more information. Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville is on track to receive its seventh consecutive five-star quality rating from Medicare — the highest rating possible — based on the results of an unannounced (L–R) Mark Trocino, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Crystal Run Healthcare; Melissa Hellerer, RN at Crystal Run Healthcare; Michelle A. Koury, MD, Chief Operating Officer at Crystal Run Healthcare; and Paul Ciliberto and Michelle Semerano, on-air hosts with Thunder 102, pose for a picture 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. Posing for a picture before the ceremonial dirt toss at the West Nyack groundbreaking event on Oct. 20 are (L–R): Crystal Run Healthcare's Chief Clinical Transformation Officer Jonathan Nasser, MD; Councilman George Hoehmann; Clarkstown Town Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack; Councilwoman Shirley Lasker; Councilman Frank Borelli; Crystal Run Healthcare's Chief Operating Officer Michelle A. Koury, MD; Crystal Run Healthcare's Managing Partner and CEO Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA; Rockland County Executive Ed Day; then-President and CEO of the Rockland Economic Development Corporation Michael DiTullo; Crystal Run Healthcare physician Laura A. Nicoll, MD; and Crystal Run Healthcare's Chief Medical Officer Gregory A. Spencer, MD, FACP. Oil painting entitled "Emma" by Dana Hawk M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Mid Hudson | 2 1