Group of Local Quilters Does Something Wonderful for Elk Regional's Littlest Patients

Thanks to the generosity of local quilters, infants and young children who come to Elk Regional for care and need to be transferred to another hospital will be able to take comfort in the warmth of a hand-made quilt.

Tammy Cherry and Emily Snelick, the sisters-in-law who own Tangled Threads on Erie Avenue, recently presented 50 child-sized quilts to the Emergency Department and The Maternity Unit at Elk Regional Health Center. Local quilters spent the several months making the quilts as part of the “Cuddling Kids” project. Each child who receives a quilt at Elk Regional will be able to keep it.

From left are Jim Condon, RN, the Emergency Department nurse manager; Emily Snelick, an owner of Tangled Threads; Susan Straub, RN, of the Emergency Department; Tammy Cherry, an owner of Tangled Threads holding Gage Schneider; Maria Schneider holding Geno Schneider; Laura Lorenzo, RN, of the Maternity Unit; and Sara Myers, RN, the Maternity Unit nurse manager.

Elk Regional Gives Back to the Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department

Elk Regional Health System employees recently made a donation to the Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department. The donation was made through the Elk Regional Gives Back program, through which employees pay a small fee to wear jeans to work on some Fridays. Each quarter, the funds raised are collected and given to local non-profit organizations that serve residents of Elk and Cameron counties.

Presenting the check to Fred Maletto III, the Fire Department’s President and Captain, is Keith VanHorn, the Director of Facilities at Elk Regional Health Center. With them, from left, are Tony Cherry and George Wingard of the Health Center’s Maintenance Department and Thor Lehman, a Captain at the Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department.

Elk Regional Gives Back to the Ridgway Public Library

We are proud to have recently supported the Ridgway Public Library through our Elk Regional Gives Back program! "Elk Regional Gives Back" is part of our efforts to be a good corporate citizen and help make our area a better place to live, work, and play!

Through the Elk Regional Gives Back program, employees pay a small fee to wear jeans to work on some Fridays. Each quarter, the funds raised are collected and given to local non-profit organizations that serve residents of Elk and Cameron counties.

Presenting the check to Lann Yurchick, the Library Executive Director, are from left, Judy O’Rourke and Jean Wingard of the Health Center’s Women’s Imaging Center.

Register Today for Our Community Health Screening

Have you registered for our upcoming Community Health Screening? Hurry, the deadline to do so is April 10!

The Community Health Screening will be held April 13 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Ridgway YMCA! We're offering five inexpensive tests that will help you gauge your health and your risk for certain diseases, such as diabetes, colon-rectal cancer, prostate cancer and thyroid disease.

For details and registration information, check out the Events tab on our Facebook page or the Events Calendar on our Web site!

Let us help keep you safe and healthy!