Rockville General Hospital with $25,000 gift

American Eagle Federal Credit Union recently celebrated its $25,000 gift to the Milestone’s Capital Campaign in support of Rockville General Hospital, an affiliate of Eastern Connecticut Health Network.  A ceremony was held at Rockville General Hospital’s Emergency Department, where one of the rooms is named in acknowledgement of American Eagle Federal Credit Union’s gift.

The generous gift of American Eagle Federal Credit Union helps Eastern Connecticut Health Network continue their commitment of providing quality healthcare in the community.  “American Eagle Federal Credit Union is pleased to provide financial support for the newly expanded Emergency Department at Rockville General Hospital,” said William J. Dokas, President & CEO at American Eagle Federal Credit Union.  “This donation is part of American Eagle’s commitment to improving the quality of life for the residents of the Tolland, Hartford, and Middlesex counties.”  Throughout the year, the Credit Union dedicates both monetary and personnel resources and focuses on education, basic human needs, and community development in the communities it serves.

ECHN is a not-for-profit health care system serving 19 towns in eastern Connecticut, through its network of affiliates that include Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, Woodlake at Tolland (a 100-bed nursing home and short-term rehabilitation facility), the ECHN Medical Building at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor, which houses the Women’s Center for Wellness, and ECHN Health Services Inc. (a series of medical practices owned and operated by ECHN). It is in partnership with Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut Inc., Connecticut Occupational Medicine Partners Inc., Ambulance Service of Manchester, Aetna Ambulance, Metro Wheelchair, and Saint Francis Care (which partners with ECHN on the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of the Hoffman Heart Institute of Connecticut at Rockville General Hospital), Community CancerCare Inc. (which provides radiation therapy services at The John A. DeQuattro Community Cancer Center in Manchester). ECHN is also affiliated with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Pictured left to right: (L-R) Robert Carroll, MD, Medical Director, ECHN Emergency Department, Peter Karl, ECHN President & CEO, William J. Dokas, American Eagle Federal Credit Union President and CEO and Dean Marchessault, Senior Vice President, American Eagle Federal Credit Union.