SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning, a group of employees from Bankers Healthcare Group, a leading provider of financing solutions for healthcare professionals, delivered a $2,500 dollar donation to Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. They spent over $2,000 dollars on brand new gifts and presented the remaining balance in the form of a check.
Since donors typically focus their efforts on school-age children, BHG organized their shopping list to target babies ages 0-2 and teenagers ages 13-19. Gifts included bath sets, clothing, baby toys and supplies, young adult novels, journals, new movie releases, even portable DVD players.
"We're excited to encourage these kids—not just by giving a gift, but by demonstrating that there are so many people who recognize their courage and who want to lift them up," said BHG Chief Marketing Officer Chris Panebianco.
The gifts will benefit Golisano's Child Life Program. This program works to meet the developmental, educational and emotional needs unique to children. "Child life programs are an integral part of any good pediatric hospital," said Suzanne Karl, certified child life specialist at Golisano. "Our job is to work with families and the entire interdisciplinary team at Golisano to help children have a positive healthcare experience—to make sure that they understand things from a developmental perspective."
"As a company that works exclusively with healthcare professionals, we're passionate about what they do," said BHG CEO and Co-founder Albert Crawford. "We're truly fortunate to have such a wonderful children's hospital in our community."
This year, BHG has donated over $88,000 to various charities, including health-related organizations such as the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Alzheimer's Association, ALS Association (watch BHG take the ice bucket challenge) and the Movember Foundation for men's health awareness.
About Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital
Golisano Children's Hospital offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care for pediatric patients. Our dedicated pediatric staff care for patients, in an inpatient setting, that consists of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgical Unit, hematology/oncology, the only pediatric intensive care unit in a 17-county referral area, and the only dedicated pediatric Emergency Department between Rochester and Vermont. As the region's only Level I trauma and burn center, Upstate offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth to 19 years of age.
About Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc.
Since 2001, Bankers Healthcare Group has been committed to providing hassle-free financing solutions for healthcare professionals, allowing them to remain focused on delivering high quality care. BHG has provided more than $1 billion in funding to thousands of satisfied customers nationwide. Inc. has recognized the company nine times for growth and job creation. For additional information, please visit www.bhg-inc.com or follow @BHGstat on Twitter.
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