Fly on the Wall

Congrats grads

At the graduation are, standing (from left): Monica Purdy, nurse apprentice program student liaison; apprentice Patty Swayne; Anne Edwards, member, hospital board of directors; Annie Norris, nurse apprentice program counselor; apprentices Anesha Hines, Miranda DeNardo, Alexandra Sarmiento, Samantha Farmer, Stacy Antwi, Kelly Worby and Candace Foster; Joan Carlin-Halpern, hospital director of nursing, maternal-child; and Daniel Blum, hospital senior vice president, business development. Seated (from left): apprentices Katherine Palacio, Jennifer Susana, Zanita Grose, Nathalie Gonzalez, Diana Franco, Daisy Vembenil and Jackie Flooks.

White Plains Hospital Center held its second annual graduation ceremony Aug. 17 for local and area high school and college students who are participating in the hospital’s nurse apprentice program. The program is intended to help address the nursing shortage by introducing students to all aspects of the profession.

Certificates were presented to a group of seven apprentices who recently completed the eight-week, summer work-study session. In addition, they joined eight apprentices from last’s year’s program in sharing their experiences about what they learned by visiting a number of clinical areas at the hospital.

“(The) program is proving to be very successful in helping us to identify students from the area who are eager to learn about the nursing profession in a unique blend of instruction and hands-on experience,” said Jon B. Schandler, hospital president and CEO. “The program takes on increased urgency because the nursing shortage is getting worse, not better.”

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On the Fly

Ann V. Athas is leaving her post as director of public relations for Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor after nearly 20 years.

Just about everyone at the Business Journal has worked with Ann from time to time over the years as she pitched stories on the hospital, arranged interviews and photo shoots with management, and accommodated our last-minute requests for comments.

Ann says she is retiring and relocating to Delaware, where she plans to launch a consulting business.

“I’m planning on keeping in touch,” Ann wrote in an e-mail announcing her plans. “Check out my Web site: www.inspirespeak.com.”

Good luck, Ann. You will be missed!

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The President of Ireland at Ballsbridge One of our reporters was on the fly in Ireland and caught these pix of the country’s President Mary Patricia McAleese at the Ballsbridge horse-jumping competition outside Dublin.

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Vigil in bronze

The Gold Star Mothers statue does its part for patriotism in Yonkers’ Larkin Square on a recent morning, while the engines of commerce rev on the nearby waterfront. The monument, which was unveiled last fall, is dedicated to the mothers of men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States.

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What’s in a name?

For the record, these new business names are listed in this week’s On the Record section.

Fifth most-interesting new business name:

Glimpses of Art By Nora, Brewster.

(What, no pondering?)

Fourth most-interesting new business name:

Left Over Brains, Kingston.

(We know someone who could use those.)

Third most-interesting new business name:

Let ‘Em Be Little, Putnam Valley.

(And then let ‘em eat cake.)

Second most-interesting new business name:

Life Force Coaching, Milton.

(It used to be just life coaching, but some people need a little more motivation.)

The most-interesting new business name:

Wicked Weddings Etc., Highland.

(Hopefully, with a wicked honeymoon to follow.)

 

 

 

 

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