{"id":37673,"date":"2022-07-11T13:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=37673"},"modified":"2022-07-11T13:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:55:28","slug":"pepsi-pledges-up-to-455000-over-10-years-to-support-programs-at-saratoga-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/07\/pepsi-pledges-up-to-455000-over-10-years-to-support-programs-at-saratoga-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepsi Pledges Up To $455,000 Over 10 Years To Support Programs At Saratoga Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pepsi Beverages Co. recently pledged up to $455,000 to support key Saratoga Hospital initiatives, including programs that provide affordable care for the underserved, services to prevent and treat substance misuse, and nursing education.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>\u201cPepsi has long been a wonderful partner to Saratoga Hospital and our community,\u201d said Mary Solomons, executive director of Saratoga Hospital Foundation. \u201cThousands of patients each year benefit from programs that Pepsi\u2019s generosity helps make possible.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The 10-year pledge continues Pepsi\u2019s traditional support for two annual Saratoga Hospital fundraisers: The Gala, which benefits the hospital\u2019s Saratoga Community Health Center, and the Golf Invitational for the hospital\u2019s nursing scholarship program.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>Funds also are earmarked for the hospital\u2019s Interdisciplinary Opioid Management Program, which seeks to reduce the use of opioids for chronic pain relief. The innovative program integrates pain management clinical pharmacists and a substance abuse counselor in primary care practices to manage opioid use and provide monitoring, screening and education services.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>To help address future healthcare concerns, the Pepsi gift also includes funds that can be allocated to meet new needs as they arise.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe are extremely grateful for Pepsi\u2019s flexibility, foresight and generosity,\u201d Solomons said, \u201cand for their impact on our patients and the health of our community as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pepsi Beverages Co. recently pledged up to $455,000 to support key Saratoga Hospital initiatives, including programs that provide affordable care for the underserved, services to prevent and treat substance misuse, and nursing education. \u00a0\u201cPepsi has long been a wonderful partner to Saratoga Hospital and our community,\u201d said Mary Solomons, executive director of Saratoga Hospital Foundation. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\n