STAMFORD HOSPITAL NAMED ‘MOST WIRED’ STAMFORD DAR HANDS OUT COMMUNITY AWARDS
Stamford Health was recognized as one of healthcare’s most wired hospitals and systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
The independent health care system was touted as a leader in information technology. Stamford Health is only one of seven Connecticut hospitals to receive the award.
CHIME, the professional organization for chief information officers and other health care IT leaders, awards the most wired recognition to hospitals and health systems that use health care information technology to improve the delivery of care to patients. More than 640 surveys from more than 2,100 hospitals were submitted for consideration.
“This award highlights our dedication to incorporating leading-edge technologies in order to deliver transparent and high-quality care for our patients,” said Steven Sakovits, vice president of information services and chief information officer at Stamford Health. “Information Services works closely with our physicians, nurses and leadership teams to expand our IT capabilities that also support the patient experience, such as our mobile apps that enable online appointment scheduling, patient portals and patient kiosks.”
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The Stamford Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently held its annual Outstanding Community Awards ceremony to honor the civic contributions of seven residents.
Outstanding Conservation Awards were given to William Herrera, a Westhill School junior who was awarded for his dedication and volunteer work at Sound Waters, and to the Scalzi Riverwalk Nature Preserve. Concerned about the neglected Scalzi Park, volunteers spent the last nine years redesigning the park and keeping it clean.
The Outstanding Community Service Award was given to Tommy Alverez for his leadership and dedication in Stamford Boy Scout Troop 9 and with Kids Helping Kids. Alverez, a junior assistant scout master, plans and runs events for the younger students and has spent more than 100 hours service with Kids Helping Kids, the release said.
The Outstanding Historic Preservation Award was given to Christine Varner for volunteer work at the Stamford Historical Society and her dedication to historic preservation. Varner has been involved since 1997 when she researched the city’s Potters Field Cemetery trying to identify who was buried there, according to the release. She has been volunteering for three years at the Stamford Historical Society.
The Outstanding Veteran Volunteer Award was given to Sharad Samy for assisting other local veterans. Samy served as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1997 to 2008.
The D.A.R Good Citizen Award was given to two Stamford residents, Alyssa Goldberg from Westhill High School and Isabella Sorial from Stamford High School, according to the release. The award is given to outstanding seniors who excel in academics, leadership, service, dependability and patriotism, in their homes, schools and communities.
STAMFORD SCHOOLS RECEIVE FUNDING FOR CODING PROGRAM
Stamford High School’s media center received $500 from the American Library Association to help plan and implement coding activities during Computer Science Education (CS Ed) Week 2018 and beyond. Stamford High School is one of 250 public and school libraries nationwide to receive the funding from Libraries Ready to Code, an initiative of the American Library Association sponsored by Google.
“I love that there is an Hour of Code and that we have the ability to work with teachers and students to expose them to this skill,” SHS media specialist Mary Raphael George said.
According to the organization, the 250 libraries selected for CS Ed Week funding will each host activities based on Google’s free CS First curriculum, which uses video-based instruction to introduce computer science to kids through block-based coding.
STAMFORD MAN CHARGED IN STREET ROBBERY
Just hours after an arrest warrant was signed for a city man who police say committed an armed street robbery last year, officers spotted the suspect and took him into custody without incident.
William Eswardo LorenzoGomez has been charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree larceny. A judge ordered him held on a $100,000 court appearance bond.
Lt. Tom Scanlon said the charges stem from an Octo- ber 2017 incident when a man was struck in the head and robbed while walking near the corner of West Main and Liberty streets.
The man fell to the ground and two robbers rifled through his pockets and took a cellphone and about $500 in cash, police said.
Scanlon said police identified the suspect as LorenzoGomez who was arrested in September for burglary.
Scanlon said the victim identified Lorenzo-Gomez as one of the two men who robbed him.
Scanlon said LorenzoGomez was arrested when he was spotted Friday night near the corner of Stillwater Avenue and Alden Street.
RESTAURANT OFFERS FREE COFFEE FOR CLOTHING DONATION
A Stamford restaurant is offering a free coffee in exchange for a donation to a Fairfield County nonprofit.
The Wedge Inn restaurant, at 885 Summer St., will accept donations through Dec. 18 that the owners said will go to Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County, an organization that provides new and quality used clothing to lowincome or in-crisis schoolage children.
Brittney and Richard Lucherini, who own The Wedge Inn, said they wanted to help people in need in the community.
This holiday season, the Lucherinis decided they would collect donations for Clothes To Kids. Through Dec. 18, the restaurant is collecting new winter hats, gloves, socks, underwear and gently used or new winter coats for children.
Donations can be dropped off at the restaurant. For every donation, the restaurant will give the person who donates a free small coffee.
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