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FDNY Anchor Club Hosts Annual Cookout at Schervier Nursing Care Center

Bon Secours New York Health System’s Schervier Nursing Care Center, specializing in long-term  and rehabilitation care in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, hosted its Annual New York City Firefighters’ Anchor Club Cookout on Thursday, July 11, 2013. More than 350 residents and patients participated in the event in which local firefighters grilled up staple summer treats and enjoyed the entertainment. The Anchor Club Cookout has been an annual tradition for more than 30 years, connecting Schervier’s campus to the community and increasing engagement among its residents, patients and tenants with the dedicated firefighters of the community.

“The Anchor Club Cookout is highly anticipated by our residents and patients every summer,” said Carlos G. Beato, CEO of Bon Secours New York. “It provides a great opportunity for our campus to come together and truly enjoy each other’s company. I’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the FDNY Anchor Club, to Schervier’s Therapeutic Recreation Department, and all of our staff members and volunteers for another wonderful cookout.”

The New York City Fire Department’s Anchor Club is a community service group composed of working and retired firefighters from the 52nd Hose & Ladder Fire Company and other New York City fire companies. Each year they volunteer their time and cook a tasty barbecue luncheon for the entire Schervier campus. The firefighters help the residents in every way, transporting them outdoors, socializing with them, cooking and serving the food, delivering meals to bedsides for residents unable to make it outside, and helping to clean up after the event concludes.

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In addition to the FDNY Anchor Club, the cookout is made possible by Schervier’s departments of Therapeutic Recreation, Nursing, Food and Nutrition Department, Housekeeping, Social Services, Facilities Management, Pastoral Care and Security.

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To view the photo gallery from the cookout, visit http://on.fb.me/15Io4uj. For more information on Schervier Nursing Care Center and the services it provides, including short-term rehabilitation and long-term care in Riverdale, N.Y., visit www.scherviercares.org.

 

About Bon Secours New York Health System

Bon Secours New York Health System is part of Bon Secours Health System Inc., a not-for-profit Catholic health system headquartered in Marriottsville, Md.

Schervier Nursing Care Center is located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, and is part of Bon Secours New York Health System, whose mission is to bring compassion to health care and to be “good help to those in need.” Bon Secours New York’s mission is carried out through the services and programs of Schervier Nursing Care Center, Schervier Short-Term Rehabilitation in Riverdale, Schervier Respite Care, Schervier Center for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care, Schervier Home Care, Schervier Cardio/Pulmonary Sub-Acute Care, the Bon Secours Center for Research in Geriatric Care and the Schervier Apartments. Information about Schervier and Bon Secours New York may be obtained from the Admissions Office at 2975 Independence Avenue in Riverdale, by calling (718) 548-1700, and at www.scherviercares.org

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