Staff pictured (l to r): Rosemarie Dudas, RN; Paula Riportella; Claire Fazio; Nancy Bortinger, Director; Marcia Monaco; Ajita Kamath.
It's a Pearl of an Anniversary! Come Celebrate With Us! On Sunday, June 1, Vantage's Northern Valley Adult Day Health Center will celebrate its 30th Anniversary at the Assembly Steak House in Englewood Cliffs. Brunch buffet will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the cost is $30 per person. Please RSVP by contacting Deanna Dawicki at (201) 385-4400 ex. 3023. If you can not attend, but would like to send a donation, please make your check payable to Vantage Health System and mail to P.O. Box 120, Dumont, NJ 07628-0120 Attn: ADC Anniversary.
Vantage's Northern Valley Adult Day Health Center provides care and supervision for the frail elderly who live in 16 towns in the Northeast corner of Bergen County. Many of the participants of the center suffer from physical or cognitive problems, as well as social isolation due to their illness. Our participants gain physical strength and build back self-esteem through purposeful activities and stimulating projects.
When someone does an outstanding job I believe they need to be recognized for their efforts. Northern Valley Adult Day Health Center is an excellent program that ALWAYS goes above and beyond ones expectations. The staff should be commended for all their outstanding performances towards all the clientele. This Adult Day Program and staff is one of (if not the) best I have ever experienced. Thank you Vantage Health System for all you do.
-Quote from a recent Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
Dear Friends: As you can see from the facing article, we will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of our Northern Valley Adult Day Health Center on June 1st. I hope that you can join us in the celebration which will honor staff, volunteers, clients, and caregivers. Yet, as we celebrate the success of this program, we are cognizant of an upcoming tough budget year as the state budget faces unprecedented fiscal challenges. Unfortunately, the proposed freeze on spending will translate into cuts in funding and services and will affect not-for-profit organizations, such as Vantage, who contract with state government to provide much needed services to hundreds of thousands of New Jersey's most vulnerable residents. Individuals with mental illness will, once again, be short-changed with the proposed 2008 budget. Individuals on Medicaid are being asked to pay a co-pay for medications. Co-pays for these individuals with a mental illness are counter productive and could result in increased hospitalizations, costing the state more. Our mandate to serve all individuals in need of mental health or addiction treatment, regardless of ability to pay is hampered by no increase in funding. Here at Vantage we will continue to advocate for those we serve and increase our efforts to bring in new revenue through new programs, grants and fundraising. I ask for your support in our advocacy effort with our state legislators for the 2009 budget. Help us continue to help your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. Your voices and support can make a difference.
Thank You.
Sincerely,
Vicki Sidrow
Several of our programs are in need of the following new items… can you help us? If you would like further information or to make a donation, please call (201) 385-4400 ex. 3023
27” Color Televisions (2)
DVD Players (2)
Projector for a laptop (1)
Are you looking for a new way to promote your business while helping a good cause? Vantage’s newsletter reaches thousands of individuals twice a year who live in 25 municipalities in Bergen County, NJ. To explore this sponsorship opportunity, please call Deanna Dawicki at (201) 385-4400 ex. 3023.
Vantage Health System was recently awarded a gift from The Lillian P. Schenck Fund. Since the Fund’s inception, countless charities have benefited from the generosity of Lillian P. Schenck.
Pictured (l to r): Vicki Sidrow, President & CEO of Vantage Health System, Michael Brundage, Senior Vice President/Market Manager of PNC Bank, Susan Madden, Trustee, and Ethel Groudan, Vantage Board Secretary.
If you are cleaning out your closets and would like to donate blankets, sheets,
towels, hats, gloves, scarves, coats, etc., some of our clients are working
on a group project. To make a donation, contact Carolyn Jaime at (201) 567-0500
ex. 3256.
Does your company offer a matching gifts program? If so, your contribution may qualify and have double the impact for Vantage Health System.
“I would encourage our donors to check with their personnel office to see if their gift qualifies, and follow the directions for initiating a matching gift,” said Vicki Sidrow, president and CEO. “Some of our donors do take part in matching gift programs and we are extremely grateful for all of the donations we receive no matter how big or small.”
Each gift helps children with mental illness, adolescents with addictions, adults with mental illness, adults with developmental disabilities, and elders with Alzheimer’s Disease.
For more information, please call Deanna Dawicki at (201) 385-4400 ex. 3023.
Giving Envelope (please us the same from the last issue.)
For more than 50 years, Vantage Health System has provided affordable quality
care for our neighbors in Bergen County and beyond. Please consider sending
us a gift so that we may continue to serve those in need. No matter the size
of your donation, we are sincerely grateful for your support. Thank You.
Pictured (l to r): Susan DeAngelo, Vicki Sidrow, president & CEO, Vantage Health System, and Robert Montgomery, Teaneck Fire Chief.
Susan DeAngelo, director of Outpatient Services, was recently honored by the Township of Teaneck. She received special recognition for providing Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Services for the Fire Department after a fatal motor vehicle accident and rescue on Route 95 North back in August 2006.
What if Vantage Health System earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Vantage Health System as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
Dr. Amaro joined our medical staff earlier this year. She is working in our Englewood outpatient clinic where her bilingual language ability is especially helpful in serving our Spanish speaking clients. Dr. Amaro comes to Vantage from the Mental Health Clinic of Passaic where she was a staff psychiatrist. She also worked at St. Joseph’s Regional Hospital Center in Paterson and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City.
Dr. Amaro did her psychiatric residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and also did postdoctoral work at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York Psychiatric Institute.
“Vantage professionals are very welcoming and helpful,” said Dr. Amaro. “I look forward to working with this caring staff for many years to come. It’s a great joy and privilege to serve the community and make a difference in the lives of many.”
Dr. Gudapati joined Vantage Health System in the summer of 2006. Prior to working at Vantage, Dr. Gudapati was a staff psychiatrist at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Years before, he graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick and went on to medical school at Ross University in Dominica. Dr. Gudapati did his residency training at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Program. He is board certified in Psychiatry.
“The people here are very friendly and it’s my pleasure to serve the community,” said Dr. Gudapati. “I find my profession to be very rewarding and challenging at times. I also enjoy working in both locations, Dumont and Englewood, as I get to meet a lot of different people.”
Dr. Amaro and Dr. Gudapati join Vantage’s distinguished list of doctors: Paul Cusano, MD, Medical Director, Englewood; Sidney Heimbach, MD, Medical Director, Dumont; Arturo Archila, MD., Houshang Garakani, MD. , Andrea Nagy-Hallett, MD, Paul Schneck, M.D and Tulika Srivastava, M.D.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your noble organization for helping my family, especially my daughter…We learned a lot, and by this enlightenment, we were able to become more helpful, responsible, understanding, and loving to each other. From the bottom of our hearts, a million thanks to you…”
~Letter signed by several family members
Vantage’s Partnership for Caring program is a vital resource in Bergenfield, NJ serving hundreds of children and families. This unique early intervention program is designed for elementary and middle school age children who are identified by school personnel or the police, as at-risk of delinquent behavior. For more information, please call (201) 387-5486.
Vantage Health System’s 10th Annual Golf Outing
Monday, August 11, 2008
White Beeches Golf & Country Club, Haworth, NJ
Click here for more information - or call David Griffith: (201) 567-0500 extension 3259.
