TouroCOM Middletown Honored with a “Pillars of the Community” Award from Cornerstone Family Healthcare
The College of Osteopathic Medicine was Celebrated for its Contributions to the Health and Well-Being of its Community
![Irina Gelman, MD (Orange County Health Commissioner), Cornerstone President/CEO Linda Muller (center), and Kenneth J Steier, DO, Executive Dean of TouroCOM](/media/touro-college/communications/images/press-releases/2019/cornerstone-gala-475x345.jpg)
MIDDLETOWN, NY – Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) in Middletown, NY received a “Pillars of the Community” award from Cornerstone Family Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare provider in the Hudson Valley. Dr. Kenneth J. Steier, Executive Dean of TouroCOM, accepted the award at Cornerstone Family Healthcare’s annual gala on November 2. Cornerstone Family Healthcare has been honoring outstanding individuals and institutions that support its philosophy that healthcare is a right and not a privilege for 20 years. The gala also raises funds to support Cornerstone Family Healthcare’s commitment to providing quality care to patients in Orange, Rockland, Ulster and Broome Counties in New York and in Pike County, PA.
“We are very honored to receive this amazing award from President and CEO Linda Muller and her team at Cornerstone Family Healthcare, which provides care to over 48,000 patients, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Kenneth J. Steier, DO, Executive Dean of TouroCOM. “Receiving this award aligns with our mission at TouroCOM, which is to train excellent physicians and improve the health care of our community.”
The Touro College and University System
Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,200 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has 30 campuses and locations in New York, California, Nevada, Berlin, Jerusalem and Moscow. New York Medical College; Touro University California and Touro University Nevada; Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division; as well as Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Ill. are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University System. For further information on Touro College, please go to: www.touro.edu/news