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Sarah Sweeney has been named senior director of clinical operations for the Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York (VNA). In her new role, Sweeney will be responsible for the clinical and operational direction for nursing, rehabilitation, home health and other services.

Dr. Stephen Turkovich, chief medical officer at Oishei Children's Hospital, this morning joined WBEN's Susan Rose and Brian Mazurowski to discuss some ways Western New York schools can safely reopen in the fall.

Jaime Adkins, CPA, has been named director of audit for Kaleida Health, effective August 3, 2020. Adkins most recently served as Kaleida Health’s manager of internal audit since March 2019.

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute has once again been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report. The Kaleida Health facility ranks 1st in the Buffalo Metro Area and 16th in New York State, and earned a "High Performing" rating for nine adult conditions and procedures.

Kaleida Health's free monthly community education event – which has been on hold since the COVID-19 pandemic began – will resume on August 20 in a new virtual format on Facebook Live.

The DAISY Nurse Leader Award was established to recognize nurse managers/leaders who engage and motivate nurses, create an environment of trust and compassion, and serve as models of Leading with CARE. Nominations are now open through the end of September.

While Kaleida Health sites will not be collecting items for the Salvation Army School Supply Drive this year, everyone can still drop off school supply items to the Salvation Army to help children in need succeed in school.

Kaleida Health received approval from the New York State Department of Health on DeGraff’s hospital-sponsored Off-Campus Emergency Department (OCED) and regulatory change of the name DeGraff Memorial Hospital to DeGraff Medical Park.