April 9, 2008

Newburgh, NY –St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital continues to move forward with extensive renovations that enhance services, increase the number of private rooms, extend cardiac-patient monitoring capabilities and include hotel-like amenities, thanks to a $1 million donation from St. Luke’s Cornwall Health System Foundation. A beautiful new Center for Joint Replacement and renovated Pediatric Unit have received rave reviews from patients and families for comfort, soothing environment and upscale features including flat-screen televisions, warm finishes and breathtaking mountain or river views. Renovations to other floors are under way.

“Through the support of generous donors -- including individuals, businesses and foundations -- we are able to continue to enhance

health care in our community,” said John Smith Sr., Chairman of St. Luke’s Cornwall Health System Foundation. “This support provides the resources necessary for SLCH to provide leading-edge technology to enhance patient care, offer new programs and services and undertake building expansions and renovations.”

Generating revenues through community campaigns, special events, direct mail solicitations, planned giving programs, bequests and memorial donations, the Foundation plays a vital role in the evolution of SLCH as the region’s premier health care provider. The Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers from the community, who manage and disburse funds raised through these and other initiatives.

The Foundation has raised more than $5 million in the past three years to support the hospital’s 10-year Master Facilities Plan. Renovations continue, and groundbreaking is expected this spring for a comprehensive Cancer Treatment Center in Cornwall that will offer the latest advances in cancer care in a patient-focused environment.

For more information about giving opportunities and the St. Luke’s Cornwall Health System Foundation, contact Sue Sullivan, Vice President of Development and Government Affairs, Executive Director, Foundation, at 568-2580.