Veteran Healthcare Executive Paul Rosenfeld
Named Chief Operating Officer of
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
Bronx, NY, January 21, 2010 – Veteran healthcare executive Paul Rosenfeld is the new Chief Operating Officer of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS), announced the company’s President and CEO Michael Fassler. The appointment becomes effective March 1, 2010.
As Chief Operating Officer, Rosenfeld’s responsibilities include the overall management and direction of BAFHS skilled nursing facilities, network of home and community-based programs, including a licensed home care agency, long-term home healthcare program and seven adult day health care programs.
“Paul Rosenfeld brings an impressive and valuable breadth of experience to the Beth Abraham family,” states Fassler. “His track record of success and his innovative approach to management makes him the ideal choice to guide Beth Abraham’s growth, lead our program expansion initiatives and continue our commitment to provide high quality healthcare to people throughout the greater New York area.”
Rosenfeld joins the Beth Abraham family from St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center of New York where he served as senior vice president and executive director of its continuing care services. Among his previous professional achievements, Rosenfeld established a 72-bed neurobehavioral program at St. Elizabeth Ann’s Health Care and Rehabilitation Center as well as an AIDS Adult Day Health Care Center at the facility.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
Founded in 1920, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is a not-for-profit, continuing care organization established to care for poor, chronically ill and disabled adults of varying ages and backgrounds. In the forefront of continuing health care, Beth Abraham's services include four residential skilled nursing facilities, adult day health care, home care, AIDS home care and independent housing facilities for the elderly and disabled. Beth Abraham sponsors the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) through Comprehensive Care Management (CCM). Its world-renowned Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry on music and the brain and developing clinical treatments to benefit people of all ages. With more than 3,000 employees, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services serves nearly 6,000 people daily and remains committed to making life better for people. For more information on Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, please visit www.bethabe.org.
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Institute for Music and Neurologic Function Partners with
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to Offer
Groundbreaking Musical Experiences
Collaboration Brings World Renowned Talent and the Therapeutic Power of Live Music
to Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
BRONX, NY, January 20, 2010 – The world-renowned music therapy pioneers of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) and the gifted musicians of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall have joined forces to bring the restorative power of live music to the Beth Abraham community. The Musical Connections program consists of a dedicated cadre of Carnegie Hall’s top musical talent and brings diverse musical experiences to people who might otherwise be physically or medically excluded from the joy and benefits of musical interaction.
Launched as part of its 2009-2010 season, Musical Connections, a new Weill Music Institute program, aims to engage, connect, and involve audiences with limited access to live music through quality musical programming. A roster of first class musicians and ensembles bring diverse musical experiences to residents of New York City hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, senior centers, shelters and correctional facilities. Their skills and community engagement are deepened through a professional development program that has included a presentation about the groundbreaking therapeutic music experience and research at IMNF.
“Musical Connections offers active, musical experience that engage people in a creative way and lets them participate in the music making process,” explains IMNF Co-Founder and Executive Director Concetta Tomaino, D.A., MT-BC, LCAT. “The connection between Carnegie Hall and IMNF is truly a collaboration of art and science.”
Dr. Tomaino notes that an additional benefit of the program is the enhanced professional development opportunities for staff at facilities and venues that the Musical Connections troupe visits.
“While the performers may have minimal experience working with individuals with very specific healthcare challenges, this program offers a chance for them to become sensitized to the medical problems and cognitive challenges of people with various conditions and disabilities, whether they are brought on by stroke or trauma or as a result of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.”
As part of the Musical Connections program, Falu and her Indian classical ensemble will perform for and with registrants at the Margaret Tietz Adult Day Health Care Program in Queens for their celebration of India’s Republic Day on Tuesday, January 26 at 10:00a.m. The IMNF and the Margaret Tietz Adult Day Health Care Program are all members of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services. For additional information, please visit www.imnf.org or call 718-519-5840.
About the IMNF:
The IMNF is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, a national leader in providing residential, home and community-based long term care for chronically ill and disabled adults throughout the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1995, the IMNF is driven by 35 years of clinical observations on the actual effects of music on different types of physical and neurological trauma. Directed by renowned music therapist Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, with medical guidance from distinguished neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, its distinctive setting allows researchers to not only apply their theories, but to follow patient rehabilitation in the long term.
The Institute actively collaborates with researchers and practitioners at other leading organizations to advance world progress in understanding and applying the power of music to promote healing and wellness. Some of the Institute’s most promising research has been in the areas of music and language, memory, and recovery from nerve injury – leading to groundbreaking discoveries as to how music therapy can heal.
About the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
The Weill Music Institute creates broad-reaching music education and community programs that play a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Woven into the fabric of the Carnegie Hall concert season, these programs occur at Carnegie Hall as well as in schools and throughout neighborhoods, providing musical opportunities for everyone, from preschoolers to adults, new listeners to emerging professionals. With access to the world’s greatest artists and latest technologies, the Weill Music Institute is uniquely positioned to inspire the next generation of music lovers, to nurture tomorrow’s musical talent, and to shape the evolution of musical learning itself. The Weill Music Institute’s school and community programs annually serve over 115,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York metropolitan area and across the US, as well as 65,000 people around the world through its online and distance learning initiatives.
For more information, please visit: carnegiehall.org/exploreandlearn.
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