FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT: Barbara Kram, Corporate Director, Marketing
OFFICE: (845) 475-9732
FAX: (845) 475-9740
bkram@health-quest.org 

Poughkeepsie, NY - April 25, 2011-  Join Health Quest and the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 12th to celebrate the opening of our newest Health Quest Medical Practice primary care location in Hopewell Junction.

The celebration will be held at the office, located at 942 Route 376 Suite 16, Wappingers Falls. Dr. Maura Sullivan, Dr. Lorraine Allegro-Skinner and Nurse Practitioner Carolyn Schulhoff will join in the formal ribbon cutting and open house from 4-5:30 pm. Please RSVP by May 6, 2011 by calling (845) 454-1700 x1000.

Health Quest Medical Practice (HQMP) is a multi-specialty medical group focused on delivering quality health care to the residents of the Hudson Valley. The Hopewell office will provide primary care to the community and is part of a practice dedicated to a standard of excellence through patient-centered care.

HQMP also offers access to specialists in Breast Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Perinatology as well as Family Practitioners in offices conveniently located throughout our region.

HQMP is unique, in that it is a system of hospitals and physicians working collaboratively to provide continuity of care no matter where you are treated. The extensive network, which includes Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center, represents the region's premier health care system. This special relationship of hospitals and physicians provides HQMP physicians with access to the latest technology, and their patients with the strength of Health Quest's collective resources, knowledge and compassion.

Health Quest is the Mid-Hudson Valley's largest healthcare system providing the highest quality care across a broad spectrum of services. Offering the full range of hospital services, pre-hospital emergency care, homecare and nursing home care, the Health Quest system provides immediate and caring service to the one million people who reside in the New York counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Putnam and northern Westchester.

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