BRMC Co-Sponsors Patient Appreciation Picnic

Eyad Al-Hattab (center), M.D., medical director of Oncology/Hematology at The Cancer Care Center in Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), is shown talking to cancer patient Julia Moore and her husband, Jim, of Bradford during Saturday’s second annual Patient Appreciation Picnic. It was held at the Bradford Township Lions Club on Irving Lane. The picnic was co-sponsored by BRMC’s Cancer Care Center, a regional clinical network member of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and Bradford Manor. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the patients and their families in the fight against cancer, said Dr. Al-Hattab. He credited BRMC’s Cancer Care Center secretary Kimberly Hatch and hospital volunteer Larry Saar with doing so much work to organize the event and solicit donations. More than 200 donations were given by local businesses for the picnic that has grown in attendance each year. It offered patients and their family members gift certificates, cash and also prizes to winners of various games held at the picnic. Additionally, there was a raffle for a gas grill. Dr. Al-Hattab said it was very heartening to see so many people attend the picnic. “It shows we’re all in this together,” he said. BRMC’s Cancer Care Center offers the region cancer care and hematology services to patients, up-to-date evaluation and treatment, chemotherapy, blood transfusions and bone marrow biopsies. For more information about BRMC’s Cancer Care Center, call 814-362-8425 or go online at www.brmc.com.
(Photo courtesy of BRMC)