Crystal Run Healthcare And Its Employees Raise Nearly $20,000 For Hudson Valley Walk To Cure Arthritis

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Middletown, N.Y. – May 29, 2014 – Physicians and staff of Crystal Run Healthcare came together to fundraise for the 2014 Hudson Valley Walk to Cure Arthritis held on May 3rd at Thomas Bull Memorial Park. Eleven employee teams raised a total of $14,208 in donations to benefit the Walk. Including Crystal Run Healthcare’s corporate sponsorship, a grand total of $19,208 was donated to the New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, benefactor of the Walk to Cure Arthritis. The Funds raised support the Arthritis Foundation’s mission and their focus on three main areas including medical research, community education programs, and patient advocacy initiatives.

Crystal Run’s top three fund raising teams were Sami’s Arthritis Trapp, co-captained by 2014 Medical Honoree, Dr. Kevin Trapp, and Crystal Run radiology technologist, Cynthia Clemmons, Team Talk captained by HIM associate, Rachel Kashan, and team Arthritis Warriors captained by Physician Assistant, Jennifer Thornell.

Dr. Kevin Trapp, Crystal Run Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in joint replacement and reconstruction, served as the 2014 Medical Honoree for the Walk to Cure Arthritis. “ I have been a proponent and participant in the Arthritis Foundation and this walk since its inception here in Orange County. I was so honored to serve as the Medical Honoree, but the true honorees are Sharon Mitchell, Adult Honoree, Gina Marie D’Auria, Young Adult Honoree, and Lucas Pelfrey, Youth Honoree. I am humbled to be included in their company,” said Dr. Trapp.

Crystal Run Healthcare has been a corporate sponsor of the Hudson Valley Arthritis walk since 2006. Each year, in addition to Crystal Run’s corporate donation, employees from Crystal Run Healthcare form teams to raise awareness and funds to help fund vital research to find a cure for arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability.

--- Cutline: Crystal Run Healthcare’s Dr. Kevin Trapp and his team Sami’s Arthritis Trapp at the 2014 Hudson Valley Walk to Cure Arthritis.

About Crystal Run Healthcare: Crystal Run Healthcare is a premier multi-specialty group practice, and is among the fastest growing medical practices in the country. Crystal Run Healthcare includes over 300 providers, in over 40 medical specialties with 18 practice locations focusing on the healthcare needs of the mid-Hudson Valley and lower Catskill region. Crystal Run has a strong commitment to primary care, employing an outstanding group of physicians representing the specialties of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family Practice, Geriatrics and Pediatrics. The practice also includes unsurpassed sub-specialists in a wide variety of medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties. Crystal Run Healthcare offers fully accredited digital radiology and laboratory services and is a national leader in the use and advancement of electronic health records (EHR). Crystal Run Healthcare is accredited by The Joint Commission and is designated by the NCQA as a Level 3 Patient Centered-Medical Home. The practice was among the first 27 health care organizations in the nation to participate as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) effective April 2012. NCQA recognition of Crystal Run as an Early Adopter seeking ACO Accreditation in January 2012 culminated in December 2012 with Crystal Run Healthcare achieving NCQA Level 2 ACO Accreditation, the first such designation in New York. For more information about Crystal Run Healthcare visit www.crystalrunhealthcare.com, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook or call 845.615.6832.