BRIARCRIER
July 15, 2011, Friday at 12:00, Briarcliff Rec Dept, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club
TODAY IN HISTORY
1910 – The term Alzheimer’s disease was used in the book “Clinic Psychiatry” by a German psychiatrist to honor Alones Alzheimer who identified the condition.
Meeting Leader – Dean Dykeman
PLEDGE - Sy Yuter. PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter PRAYER – Reverend Dean Dykeman
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Venues being discussed for the future site of the Rotary Club. No date yet.
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Lena Cavanna, Director, Blythdale Children's Hospital
SUMMARY OF TALK
Blythdale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY is a national leader in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of children with life threatening and complicated medical needs. They treat patients from birth through age 19 regardless of economic status. Their nursing staff provides expert care in a 92 bed inpatient hospital, a day hospital program and outpatient programs. It is the only hospital in the state with an on-site pre K – 12 public school. Their work starts when a child’s stay at an acute care hospital ends. They provide individualized care and an unsurpassed therapeutic regimen. They have experience with traumatic brain injuries, burns, organ failure, pre and post transplant, brain tumors, feeding disorders, and much more. Their goal is to help the patients to return home. Blythedale brightens the lives of the patients and gives them back their future.
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
