{"id":3305,"date":"2017-10-25T17:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2017-10-25T17:43:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T17:43:09","slug":"medisys-team-deployed-to-puerto-rico-to-provide-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-team-deployed-to-puerto-rico-to-provide-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"MediSys Team Deployed to Puerto Rico to Provide Relief"},"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\/medisys-team-deployed-to-puerto-rico-to-provide-relief\/\" 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>The MediSys Health Network has deployed a team of medical personnel to Puerto Rico to help provide much-needed healthcare services to the areas devastated by Hurricane Maria. We are the first two Queens-based hospitals to send staff to the island.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3307\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DeployTeam.-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DeployTeam.-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DeployTeam.-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DeployTeam.-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DeployTeam.-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The 20-member volunteer team of largely bi-lingual employees, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and administrators were deployed on the morning of Tuesday, October 24<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing, the entire team met at Jamaica Hospital, where MediSys Health Network President and CEO, Bruce J. Flanz\u00a0 offered his support and appreciation to the group. The team was then escorted to JFK International Airport via a Port Authority bus, before boarding an 11:00 a.m. flight to Puerto Rico. \u00a0We are happy to announce that all 20 members arrived safely in Puerto Rico by mid afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The MediSys Health network has a long history of providing disaster relief to those in need. Some of our past relief efforts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hurricane Andrew \u2013 Homestead, Florida, 1992<\/li>\n<li>Northern Country Ice Storms \u2013 Watertown, NY, 1998<\/li>\n<li>World Trade Center Attacks (9\/11) \u2013 New York, NY, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane Katrina \u2013Louisiana &amp; Mississippi, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane Sandy \u2013 Far Rockaway, New York, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To fund this effort, the Network\u2019s Board of Trustees, medical staff and employees set a fundraising goal of $100,000. To date, roughly half of that goal has been achieved. \u00a0Staff can still make a donation to support our efforts one of two ways. You can make a secure online donation by going to either hospital\u2019s website and clicking on the \u201cHurricane Relief Efforts\u201d banner. You can also go to the Public Affairs Department and make a donation in person. Payments are accepted by check, cash, or credit card. All checks should be made out to \u201cThe MediSys Health Network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to monitor the team\u2019s activities and report back to our employees. Please look out for future updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareThe MediSys Health Network has deployed a team of medical personnel to Puerto Rico to help provide much-needed healthcare services to the areas devastated by Hurricane Maria. 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