St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center Honors their Volunteers

John Mitty Thursday, April 25, 2013

Smithtown, NY 11787 – In recognition of National Volunteer Week, St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center in collaboration with St. Catherine of Siena Hospital Medical Center held an appreciation event to honor their volunteers. This event was attended by over 80 individuals who were thanked by the staff and administration for their time and dedication.

The Director of Volunteers, Heather Reynolds, expressed her gratitude to the volunteers, “Thank you for all your hard work, time and talent, all of us here at St. Catherine of Siena truly appreciate your efforts and support.”

Students of the hospital’s Healthcare Career Exploration and Internship Program crafted beautiful banners which displayed the theme “Coming together in unity to help the community.” Additionally, Nicole Heller of Cake Chaos by Nicole donated 100 beautifully decorated cupcakes for the event. As an added token of appreciation, the residents made napkins in the shape of flowers to fill with candy kisses to be given to each volunteer.   It was a day of giving back to these wonderful, selfless, generous individuals who give of their time to the residents and patients each day. 

St. Catherine of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 5-star rated long-term care facility of choice in northwestern Suffolk County, and is well known in the health care community throughout Suffolk and Nassau for its excellence and for the dedication of its staff and volunteers. Services include: 100 beds providing long-term care for the senior and chronically-impaired population, a  40-bed secure unit for residents challenged by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders, up to 100 beds for sub-acute care, including short-term orthopedic and medical rehabilitation, 24-hour nursing care, nutritional care planned by registered dieticians, licensed physical and occupational therapists, therapeutic recreation programs, geriatric social workers, pastoral care for residents of all faiths; and partnership with Good Shepherd Hospice to offer terminally-ill residents palliative care. For more information about the services at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center, please visit: http://chsli.org  or call 631-870-3444.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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