PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER’S ANNUAL DINNER AND BALL

The orchestra played a moving rendition of “Celebration” to the delight of some 500 guests who packed the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich Saturday evening.

L-R from Top to Bottom: • PHC executive Anita Minella (left) congratulates Nancy Dill while George Bory looks on. • Nancy Dill receives applause from Donna McGregor and Michael Weber when announced as the 2009 honoree. • Joseph Minella of Pawling, a retired educator in the Carmel School District, enjoys the evening with his daughter, Tina Bory. • Dr. Mitchell Cohn thanks Keiren Farquhar and the large audience for his recognition. • Putnam Deputy Commissioner of Health Loretta Molinari and her husband, Charles Gonzalez, are guests. • Paul Camarda and his wife Marilyn dance up a storm. • District Attorney Adam Levy and his wife Lori are among an impressive list of guests at the affair. • Putnam Hospital Center President Donna McGregor and Dr. Janusz Rudnicki, President of the PHC Medical Staff, enjoy the evening. • (Below) Dr. Lyda Rojas (L) chats with the President of the Board of PHC, Keiren Farquhar. Those attending the gala celebrated Putnam Hospital Center’s 45th annual Dinner and Ball, which was the most-attended ever as guests honored Nancy Dill and Dr. Mitchell Cohn for their service to the hospital.

Dill, a career businesswoman, volunteers her efforts in a variety of venues for the hospital, as well as serving on the Putnam County Prayer Fellowship Committee and numerous other organizations.

Dr. Cohn, who has been associated with the hospital for the past 20 years, was described by PHC Chairman of the Board of Directors Keiren Farquhar as an “integral part of the development of the hospital’s talented and respected medical staff.”

The hospital’s President and CEO, Donna McGregor, told the gathering that despite the poor economy, “Putnam Hospital Center remains profitable, which allows us to reinvest in new services, technology, and stateof the-art equipment.”

Michael Weber, President and CEO of Health Quest, the parent corporation

of Putnam Hospital Center, also praised the organization for its accomplishments over the past year: “The hospital has seen its patient satisfaction scores continue to climb in outpatient and inpatient care. Emergency and ambulatory surgery satisfaction has reached all time highs. PHC even made the New York State Honor Roll for quality care.