Southwest Maine Medical Center: Providing the finest medical care in southwest Maine
1/24/07
Press Release -- For immediate distribution to New England media.
Southwest Maine Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of its new "Betty Rizzo Restless Leg Syndrome Trauma Treatment Center."
The center, under construction since Spring 1993 and recently completed, will provide 100 beds for customers, employ two dozen full time MDs, two part time DOs, 40 nurses, and three support staff (all of whom consider themselves lucky indeed), and will offer Southwest Maine sufferers of the dread syndrome the very latest and most expensive in Restless Leg Syndrome treatment, rehab, and support.
Mrs. Rizzo, the "First Lady of American Community Theatre" and known to her family and employees as "America's Great Grandmother", was heard at the gala opening informing Rizzo staff, "Everybody is so overwhelmed by your hospitality and service, and so many of our customers in Southwest Maine have told me, you know, that this is going to work out very, very well for them. They are truly glad to have a modern treatment center for their legs."
Mission Statement for the Betty Rizzo Center:
(1) Collaborative delivery of integrated health care services to Restless Leg Syndrome Sufferers
(2) Promotion of Leg Health
(3) Education of caregivers in the principles and practices of healthcare for Legs
(4) Advancement of the knowledge and care of Legs through clinical research
(5) Treatment of and billing for complex medical and surgical syndromes in a tertiary care facility
A Brief Bio of Mrs. Rizzo
Betty was born to famed media mogul and philanthropist Marvin Pierce and his wife Penny in 1925 in Potato Bread, Maine. Mr. Pierce, the founder of "People" magazine, was a University of Cincinnati graduate (general ed program) who often told his family that "I'm fair, I tolerate children, and I adore 'People' magazine."
Young Betty attended public schools throughout her childhood, and met her future husband, Kelly Rizzo, in 1945. They were married in a beautiful ceremony at Hampton Beach, NH, and subsequently made their home in Bar Harbor, Maine. Mr. Rizzo made a fortune in the hospitality services field, and Mrs. Rizzo was able to devote herself to her children and community theatre. Now that her children are almost fully grown, Betty spends several hours per month promoting her favorite charities, among them the "Betty Rizzo Foundation", which promotes literacy in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Southwestern Maine, and the "Mrs. Betty Rizzo Foundation", which promotes literacy in West Texas, though much work remains to be accomplished in that area.
Caring for today's Restless Leg Syndrome Sufferers tomorrow.
At the Betty Rizzo Center we believe we hold Southwest Maine's future in our palms. We do almost everything possible to live up to that responsibility, and are proud to educate a new generation of doctors, nurses, and even support staff.
Press Release -- For immediate distribution to New England media.
Southwest Maine Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of its new "Betty Rizzo Restless Leg Syndrome Trauma Treatment Center."
The center, under construction since Spring 1993 and recently completed, will provide 100 beds for customers, employ two dozen full time MDs, two part time DOs, 40 nurses, and three support staff (all of whom consider themselves lucky indeed), and will offer Southwest Maine sufferers of the dread syndrome the very latest and most expensive in Restless Leg Syndrome treatment, rehab, and support.
Mrs. Rizzo, the "First Lady of American Community Theatre" and known to her family and employees as "America's Great Grandmother", was heard at the gala opening informing Rizzo staff, "Everybody is so overwhelmed by your hospitality and service, and so many of our customers in Southwest Maine have told me, you know, that this is going to work out very, very well for them. They are truly glad to have a modern treatment center for their legs."
Mission Statement for the Betty Rizzo Center:
(1) Collaborative delivery of integrated health care services to Restless Leg Syndrome Sufferers
(2) Promotion of Leg Health
(3) Education of caregivers in the principles and practices of healthcare for Legs
(4) Advancement of the knowledge and care of Legs through clinical research
(5) Treatment of and billing for complex medical and surgical syndromes in a tertiary care facility
A Brief Bio of Mrs. Rizzo
Betty was born to famed media mogul and philanthropist Marvin Pierce and his wife Penny in 1925 in Potato Bread, Maine. Mr. Pierce, the founder of "People" magazine, was a University of Cincinnati graduate (general ed program) who often told his family that "I'm fair, I tolerate children, and I adore 'People' magazine."
Young Betty attended public schools throughout her childhood, and met her future husband, Kelly Rizzo, in 1945. They were married in a beautiful ceremony at Hampton Beach, NH, and subsequently made their home in Bar Harbor, Maine. Mr. Rizzo made a fortune in the hospitality services field, and Mrs. Rizzo was able to devote herself to her children and community theatre. Now that her children are almost fully grown, Betty spends several hours per month promoting her favorite charities, among them the "Betty Rizzo Foundation", which promotes literacy in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Southwestern Maine, and the "Mrs. Betty Rizzo Foundation", which promotes literacy in West Texas, though much work remains to be accomplished in that area.
Caring for today's Restless Leg Syndrome Sufferers tomorrow.
At the Betty Rizzo Center we believe we hold Southwest Maine's future in our palms. We do almost everything possible to live up to that responsibility, and are proud to educate a new generation of doctors, nurses, and even support staff.
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