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Lewis County General Hospital Recognized for 75 Years
of Membership in the American Hospital Association
Published: September 21, 2023
at 08:45 a.m.
By: Announcement from American Hospital Association
LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED
FOR 75 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
 The American Hospital Association (AHA)
announced that it has honored Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville,
N.Y., in appreciation for its 75 years of participation and leadership in
the AHA.
AHA Regional
Executive Michael Draine presented the award to Lewis County Health System
Chief Executive Officer Gerald Cayer on September 12.
“The American Hospital Association is proud to recognize Lewis County
General Hospital for 75 years of membership in the AHA and for their
continued commitment to serving their patients and communities,” said AHA
Regional Executive Michael Draine. “Lewis
County General Hospital has been a cornerstone of care in Lewis County and
other nearby communities. We thank their leaders, caregivers, and other
staff for their dedication to providing quality, convenient care.”
Lewis County General Hospital is a full-service 25-bed Critical Access
Hospital and part of the Lewis County Health System. The hospital shares its
main campus with Lewis County Hospice, a certified home health agency,
primary and specialty care clinics, and a 160-bed residential healthcare
facility. In 2022, Lewis County Health System broke ground on a 32-million-dollar
capital project that includes a new two-story surgical pavilion and the
modernization of the medical-surgical and CCU units at Lewis County General
Hospital.
The project is
the most comprehensive modernization of Lewis County General Hospital since
it opened to meet the healthcare needs of the Lewis County community in
1931.
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Photo – AHA Regional Executive Michael Draine presenting the 75th
Anniversary Membership award to LCHS Chief Executive Officer Gerald Cayer.
About the
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit
association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are
committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA advocates
on behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other
health care organizations, our clinician partners – including more than
270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and
the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership
groups. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides insight and education for health
care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and
trends. For more information, visit the AHA website at www.aha.org.
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