Press Releases

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April 2008
Belmont Park to Host Annual Walk for St. Mary’s Kids and Family Fun Day in Effort to Raise Awareness for Region’s Most Seriously Ill and Injured Children

December 2007
December 3, 2007 -  St. Mary’s Tribute Dinner and Event Honoree Vincent Riso Raise $580,000

November 2007
November 27, 2007 -  St. Mary’s Honored for Pioneering Home Care

August 2007
August 23, 2007 - St. Mary's Feeding Program Featured in the New York Times

July 2007
July, 2007 - The Children of St. Mary's Take to the Sea - Annual LaGuardia Airport Kiwanis Club Fishing Trip

July, 2007 - St. Mary's Hospital for Children Receives $38,000 Grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area

July 5, 2007 - The Sweet Smell of Community Service: Students at I.S. 59 Host a 3-Day Bake Sale to Help the Children at St. Mary's

June 2007
June 29, 2007 - Thousands Support the Walk for St. Mary's Kids and Family Fun Day

June 22, 2007 - Gunfighters Motorcycle Club Brings an Early Christmas to St. Mary's

June 20, 2007 - St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children Recognized for Comprehensive, Life-Affirming Palliative Program

May 2007
May 23, 2007 - Volunteers Bring Spring Flowers to the St. Mary's Grounds

May 22, 2007 - Miracle Child Returns Home - Gunshot Survivor John Henry Romano Grand Marshall of June 10 Walk for St. Mary’s Kids

May 18, 2007 - St. Mary's Gets Dramatic with the I.M.P.A.C.T. Theater Group

May 7, 2007 - 15,000 Children Sing to Lift the Spirit of One St. Mary's Patient

May 7, 2007 - The New York Dragons Bring Some Fire to St. Mary’s

March 2007
March 25, 2007 - St. Mary's in the New York Times: A Temporary Home for a Young Iraqi Girl

December 2006
December 19, 2006 - New York Jets and Sesame Street’s Elmo Bring Holiday Cheer to St. Mary’s

December 14, 2006 - Community Board 11 and St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children Distribute Flu Vaccines

December 14, 2006 - Friends, Neighbors and Businesses Deliver Toys, Songs and Cheer to St. Mary’s For the Holidays

November 2006
November 30, 2006 - St. Mary’s 2006 Tribute Dinner Becomes Most Successful in the Healthcare System’s History

November 21, 2006 - Successful Music Therapy Program is One of St. Mary’s Innovative Complementary Care Initiatives

November 16, 2006 - Fred Badger Receives NYAHSA’s Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Award

October 2006
October 26, 2006 - Jan Mittan Joins St. Mary’s Foundation for Children as VP, Development

October 25, 2006 - Neil Sedaka in Concert December 2 for St. Mary’s

October 20, 2006 - St. Mary’s Volunteer John Bohan Honored With a Community Impact Award

October 17, 2006 - Angels on the Bay Makes a Significant Donation to St. Mary’s Respiratory Program

October 11, 2006 - Demand Grows for Child Car Seat Fitting Station

October 2, 2006 - Wall Street Journal Article Connects Premature Birth and Infant Deaths

July 2006
July 31, 2006 - USPS Unveils AMBER Alert Commemorative Stamp at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children

July 19, 2006 - St. Mary's Receives a $25,000 Grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of New York

July 6, 2006 - St. Mary's “Everyday Miracles” Receives Two Telly Awards for Excellence

May 2006
May 16, 2006 - St. Mary's Hospital for Children Receives a $200,000 Grant for the 2006 New York State Department of Health Resident Safety Award

March 2006
March 12, 2006 - Documentary on the Founders of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children Awarded Emmy®

January 2006
January 10, 2006 - St Mary’s Improves Care and Quality of Life with New, State-of-the Art Monitoring System for Premature Infants and Children with Serious Illnesses


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