(West Islip, NY) “Operation Football” collected more than 80 footballs donated by staff at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center to send to soldiers in the 1st and 2nd brigades of the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army in Kandaher, Afghanistan. Past President NYS AMVETS Post 18 Frank DeMarco took care of shipping footballs to the troops.
Pictured (L-R): Hospital transporter Theresa Fackner, lead custodian Frank Albarella, telecommunications operator Francine Rico, concierge attendant Kathryn Birch, Operations Manager Anthony Anitra, Dawn Esposito, RN, program coordinator and special events coordinator Lorraine Marinaro.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
