Marathon Team Raises Nearly $50,000 to Support Hudson Valley Patients

      A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees representing multiple healthcare professions across the region raised nearly $50,000 running in the TCS New York City Marathon in support of WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley.

      The team’s 11 members ran a combined total of 288.2 miles in support of the life-changing and lifesaving care provided at each of WMCHealth’s 10 Hudson Valley hospitals. Members who competed on this year’s team were: Warwick resident Kristin Jedziniak, RN at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital;

     Christopher Castro-Gonzalez, PrEP Specialist at Westchester Medical Center; Fabio Danisi, MD at MidHudson Regional Hospital; Angela Flesland, RN at Westchester Medical Center; Brittany Foote, RN at Westchester Medical Center; Brian Geiger, MSPT at Westchester Medical Center; Lisa Hirsch, MD at Good Samaritan Hospital; Michael Kim, MD at Westchester Medical Center; Luis Tatem, MD at Westchester Medical Center; Elizabeth Tilley, PhD at Westchester Medical Center; and Yurij Tsuvanyk, surgical technician at Mary’s Avenue Campus of Health Alliance Hospital.

Warwick resident Kristin Jedziniak ran in NYC Marathon in support of WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. Photo provided