PORT JERVIS, NY – (September 10) The theme was "Honoring the Military" and the tables were set in red, white and blue with colorful flower centerpieces crafted by a horticulture specialist and residents of St. Joseph's Place, a long-term care facility at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY.
Saturday afternoon, September 10, residents gathered with their families, staff and volunteers to enjoy the annual "Grandparents' Day" picnic.
Over 170 people attended the festive event and it was a great opportunity for generations of families to visit their loved ones and to enjoy a traditional end-of- summer celebration.
Welcoming speeches by Administrator Adele Coates and Recreation Director Kelly Fedrizzi were followed by an opening prayer.
The staff prepared lots of barbecue favorites and families and everyone enjoyed musical entertainment and good weather under a large tent in the patio outside of Bon Secours Community Hospital. But residents stated that most of all, they enjoyed getting together with their families and staff members for a fun afternoon.
All staff were on hand dressed in their USA and Military attire. And during the day residents were awarded prizes, for example, for the resident that had the most grandchildren. Bill Flood, with 38, easily won that contest. .
St. Joseph's Place long-term care at Bon Secours Community Hospital is a 46-bed skilled nursing facility that provides professional care in an interdisciplinary approach to meeting the medical, personal, spiritual and social needs of each of its residents.
Residents are encouraged to participate in a wide array of activities including gardening, games, music, arts and crafts, education, and fitness programs. They also enjoy group day trips and outings
to local restaurants. In addition, many local groups and organizations regularly visit St. Joseph's Place and help to keep residents involved and in touch with their community.
St. Joseph's Place is located on the first floor of Bon Secours Community Hospital, 160 E. Main St., providing residents with easy, ready access to the hospital's medical facilities and staff.
In addition to quality long term care services, St. Joseph's Place also offers long term and short term rehabilitation, tracheotomy care, head trauma care, respiratory care, and psychological services in a comfortable setting that residents can call "home."
About Bon Secours Community Hospital, a Member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network
For nearly a century, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York, has served the residents of Western Orange County, New York, Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Northern Sussex County, New Jersey, as the area's premier healthcare provider. The hospital serves its community with 122 beds for acute care and medical-surgical services, a 24-hour emergency department, long-term care and rehabilitation, a dedicated bariatric surgery unit, behavioral health, and outpatient services. For more information about Bon Secours Community Hospital and the services provided, visit www.bschs.bonsecours.com or follow the hospital at www.facebook.com/bschs and www.twitter.com/bschs
About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,500-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY, spanning seven hospitals and several campuses and locations in the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 10,000 people, with nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1 and Level 2 Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals and numerous health-related centers, programs and services, today WMCHealth is the leading and pre-eminent provider of integrated health in the Hudson Valley. For more
information about WMCHealth, visit www.WMCHealth.org
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Residents were awarded prizes for example, for the resident that had the most grandchildren. Bill Flood, with 38, easily won that contest.
Clockwise from left, Brad, Kara, Destiny, Bubbie and Michelle Flood with father and grandfather Bill Flood.