AMC Mercy-Uihlein Campaign Gets Healthy Boost

July 5th, 2007
     SARANAC LAKE - The AMC Mercy-Uihlein Campaign has received a significant boost thanks to the generosity of Robert and Sandra Friedman, Dorothy Treisman and the Kildare Club in Tupper Lake.
     This group of Tupper Lake summer residents has pledged $65,000 toward a campaign goal of $1.8 million. Their reason for giving is in grateful recognition of the health care services rendered to the members, guests, and employees of the Kildare Club.
     As of right now, approximately $1.2 million has been raised toward the campaign goal. Just recently, the employees and staff of AMC have surpassed their contribution goal of $60,000 well before the December deadline.
     In addition, an AMC "Golf for Mercy Tournament" is being held Thursday, August 23, at the Tupper Lake Country Club from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with one flight starting at noon plus a buffet dinner.
     The money being raised through this campaign is being used to defray the cost of $5.3 million capital improvement projects at AMC-Mercy and AMC-Uihlein.
     At AMC-Mercy, groundbreaking for the expansion and renovation work at that facility is tentatively scheduled to take place later this summer. For the capital improvement portion of the project, AMC will be renovating Mercy's building and infrastructure by adding three renal stations to not only accommodate nursing home residents, but also the general public in need of live-saving dialysis, expanding and renovating the Tupper Lake Health Center facilities within Mercy, relocating and expanding AMC rehabilitation services into Mercy, and installing a new communications system at AMC-Uihlein.
     To support this critical endeavor to ensure continued skilled nursing and health care in the Tri-Lakes, direct your donations to the AMC Foundation, P.O. Box 120, Saranac Lake, New York 12983. Make your checks payable to Adirondack Medical Center.  If you wish to donate stock or charge your donation to a credit card or enter a team in the golf tournament, call the AMC Foundation Office at 897-2370 or 897-2348.

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