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SIAA Bronze Award goes to ECMC for Annual Report to the Community 2007-08
Only WNY Healthcare company/service provider to be recognized for this national honor
BUFFALO, NEW YORK; MAY 6, 2009-The Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation recently received notification from the Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA) that ECMC and its contracted graphic design firm Eberle-Sciandra won the organization's Bronze Award for the ECMC Corporation "Annual Report to the Community 2007-2008" during the Sixth Annual SIAA Awards.
SIAA recognizes the creativity and communication accomplishments of the service industry. It is the only advertising awards to specifically recognize the achievements of the service industry. Nearly 1,200 entries were received in this year's awards. A national panel of judges evaluated and rated entries in twelve groups and twenty-seven categories including: execution, creativity, quality, consumer appeal, and overall break through advertising content. The judges awarded 184 Gold Awards, 112 Silver Awards, as well as 83 Bronze Awards. More information about the SIAA and the awards is available at: www.siaawards.com
The vision for ECMC's "Annual Report to the Community 2007-08" was provided by ECMC Corporation senior vice president Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., Ph.D. ECMC Corporation director of public relations and communications Joseph B. Cirillo managed the project and functioned as editor and contributing writer. Designed by art director Joseph Sciandra and written by copywriter Philip Nyhuis of ECMC's contracted design firm Eberle-Sciandra (Buffalo, NY) , the report highlighted ECMC healthcare services by featuring patient stories/testimonials and medical staff members involved in their care and depicting clinical staff and patients with photographs by Bob Wagoner of Wagoner Photography (Elma, NY). The report was printed by United Graphics (Buffalo, NY).
The ECMC Corporation includes an advanced academic medical center (ECMC) with 550 inpatient beds and 136 skilled-nursing-home beds, on- and off-campus health centers, over 40 outpatient specialty care clinics and the Erie County Home, a skilled nursing facility. ECMC is the regional center for trauma, burn care, rehabilitation and is a major teaching facility for the State University of New York at Buffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the University. More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and customer service provided as a result of its Culture of Care.
NEWS CONTACT: Joe Cirillo: 716-898-4300 or jcirillo@ecmc.edu
