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NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AT ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH Julie Edmunds Smith, MBA, CPA, has been appointed Director of Finance at St. Joseph's Health. In this position, Smith is responsible for St. Joseph's Health accounting and financial operations, including general finance and repor ting, accounts payable, treasur y management, reimbursement, and capital management for the system, in addition to ensuring that repor ted results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. "Julie has tremendous experience and strong exper tise," says Meredith Price, Senior Vice President, Fiscal Affairs and Chief Financial Officer at St. Joseph's Health. "We are ver y pleased to be able to add her to the St. Joseph's leadership team." Smith brings to the position over 13 years of experience in the healthcare and higher education sectors. Most recently, she ser ved as a Senior Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Atlanta, where she managed the financial audits and repor ting for several large healthcare clients. An East Syracuse native and graduate of Le Moyne College, she received her MBA from the University of Phoenix. ST. JOSEPH'S ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF THE SISTER PATRICIA ANN AWARD St. Joseph's Health honored five employees with the institution's Sister Patricia Ann Award for Excellence at a special ceremony May 17 at the hospital. "The Sister Patricia Ann Award for Excellence is one of the most prestigious awards St. Joseph's offers," says Deborah Welch, Vice President for People and Chair for the awards committee. "Sister Patricia Ann devoted 41 years to St. Joseph's and was referred to as the 'hear t and soul' of the hospital. She was a brilliant and generous person who was honored by ever yone, and this award recognizes people who represent the ideals espoused by Sister Patricia Ann." This year there were three recipients, plus two Lifetime Achievement winners. Syracuse resident Barbara Ahlstrin, RN, who works in the emergency depar tment, is the nursing award recipient. Nutritional Ser vices employee Stephen Jackson, from Syracuse, is the employee recipient, and Mar yellen Lewis, MD, from Syracuse, a physician at Primar y Care Center West, is the physician recipient. Camillus resident Jacquelyn Gonza, RN, nursing unit 3-1, and Frank Smith Jr., from Fayetteville, CEO and President of Franciscan Companies, are the Lifetime Achievement recipients. This is the 29th anniversar y of the awards, which were established in memor y of Sister Patricia Ann Mulherin, a hospital administrator from 1969 to 1987. All awardees received plaques, and all nominees were named at the ceremony. ■ MEDICAL BRIEFS 1 6