The Auburn Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees was given good news at this morning’s meeting. An operating gain of $195,000 was posted for the month of October, 2007, raising the year-to-date gain to $1.1 Million dollars.

“This has been a very successful year,” stated John Baran, Chief Financial Officer. “We are currently exceeding the YTD budget by $600,000.”

According to Scott A. Berlucchi, President/Chief Executive Officer: “Our current success is directly attributable to an overall team effort on behalf of our Board, Medical Staff and Nursing leadership, and most of all our very dedicated employees. The Auburn community has asked for quality health care, close to home, and we have delivered. Our community has responded with their support. We are very grateful.”

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In other business, Richard “Rick” Emanuel, publisher of The Citizen, was elected to the Board of Trustees. He replaces Dr. Dennis Golladay.

Emanuel began his newspaper career as an advertising sales representative with The Leader, Corning, NY, a sister paper of The Citizen, in 1988. In 1998 he was named publisher of The Citizen and www.auburnpub.com. He has a passion for community journalism and The Citizen has received many local and national awards under his leadership.

He has been involved with many community organizations and currently serves as vice-president of the board of directors for the Cayuga County United Way, is board president of the Cayuga Community College Foundation and past-president of the Auburn Rotary Club. He has recently become Chair of the AMH Public Relations Advisory Committee.

His wife Kelly is a first-grade teacher in the Auburn School District. Rick and Kelly have two children and reside in Sennett.

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