{"id":2889,"date":"2017-02-07T20:31:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T20:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2017-02-07T20:41:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T20:41:46","slug":"jamaica-hospital-volunteer-featured-as-ny1-news-queens-person-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-volunteer-featured-as-ny1-news-queens-person-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Hospital Volunteer Featured As NY1 News Queens Person of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-volunteer-featured-as-ny1-news-queens-person-of-the-week\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2890\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Margo-fund-raising-breast-cancer-IMG_0290-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Margo fund raising breast cancer IMG_0290\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Margo-fund-raising-breast-cancer-IMG_0290-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Margo-fund-raising-breast-cancer-IMG_0290-365x300.jpg 365w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Margo-fund-raising-breast-cancer-IMG_0290.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It came as no surprise when Jamaica Hospital Medical Center volunteer Marguerite Luizzo, fondly known as \u201cMargo,\u201d was selected as NY1 News\u2019, Queens Person of the Week. \u00a0The TV segment highlights individuals who make a difference in their communities by volunteering and helping others.\u00a0 \u00a0Luizzo has served as a volunteer at the hospital since 2012; her kindheartedness and positive attitude are some of the qualities that patients and staff have enjoyed over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Margo has had a knack for helping others for as long as she can remember. \u00a0\u201cAs a child, I was always the first to grab the mercurochrome bottle when my siblings got hurt and put the Band-Aids on,&#8221; Luizzo shared with reporters.\u00a0 She would continue to provide that special care to others for nearly 45 years throughout her professional career as a nurse.<\/p>\n<p>Luizzo retired from Jamaica Hospital in 2012 but she knew her duty to help others could not stop there. \u201cI like being around people and I just feel that we are put here to help one another,&#8221; she explained.\u00a0 \u00a0Never one to sit around; Margo decided that she would pursue a personal mission to provide community service in and around her Queens neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Margo devotes her time to the hospital by serving as a patient liaison for the Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU).\u00a0 Her duties include providing a supportive and caring environment for patients and their families. Her dedication and compassion are appreciated by all who have the pleasure of meeting her. Luizzo also serves as a comfort captain; training other volunteers to carry out their work efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to volunteering in Jamaica Hospital\u2019s ASU, Margo is also a co-leader for the hospital\u2019s MediSys Dream Believers Cancer Walk team and has helped raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research and the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Margo Luizzo for being featured as NY1 News,\u2019 Queens Person of the Week. It is an honor that is well deserved.\u00a0 Thank you for dedicating your time to the MediSys Health Network and in helping us to achieve our goal of providing quality care to the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH news clip here:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2889-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/QNSer-Marguerite-Luizzo-PKG-CC_22913265_1_18_44_23.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/QNSer-Marguerite-Luizzo-PKG-CC_22913265_1_18_44_23.mp4\">http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/QNSer-Marguerite-Luizzo-PKG-CC_22913265_1_18_44_23.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareIt came as no surprise when Jamaica Hospital Medical Center volunteer Marguerite Luizzo, fondly known as \u201cMargo,\u201d was selected as NY1 News\u2019, Queens Person of the Week. \u00a0The TV segment highlights individuals who make a difference in their communities by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-volunteer-featured-as-ny1-news-queens-person-of-the-week\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2889"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2894,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889\/revisions\/2894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}