Goldman Exec Puts His Talents to Good Use at Lifecare

Written by admin on November 10, 2010. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Volunteer improves care at Jewish Home with a better computer system By Sara Dover Working with Jewish Home Lifecare was meant to be, so it seems, said West Sider David Orelowitz. The VP of Goldman Sachs started volunteering at the not-for-profit elder care system by flipping burgers for a company-sponsored barbecue for Lifecare a few
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Helping Diabetics Control Their Lives and Sugar Levels

Written by admin on November 10, 2010. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Poverty is often an obstacle to maintaining a good diet By Gavin Aronsen For more than three decades—all of her adult life—Angela Schramm has worked in various roles at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. Schramm, a registered nurse and diabetes educator, has spent the past 20 of those years working near her
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From Hospital to Home

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

More than a decade ago, Dr. Brenda Matti was summoned to her first house call late in the afternoon. She packed up a nebulizer machine and inhalers and headed off to see the elderly woman who was having asthma trouble. “The nurse met me at the apartment before we went in,” she said. “The nurse
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Alzheimer’s Advocate

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Lou-Ellen Barkan knows better than most what an incredible resource Jed Levine is. Barkan, who’s been president and CEO of the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association since 2004, said she was immediately impressed by Levine’s breadth of knowledge of the disease. They have worked together for more than five years, and she
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