NEW CARDIO CENTER, NAMED FOR SHERIFF “BUTCH” ANDERSON, OPENS IN CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE

Local dignitaries, community leaders, medical professionals and representatives from regional hospitals came to The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at River Valley (140 Main St., Poughkeepsie) Jan. 16 to mark The Grand Healthcare System’s opening of The Butch Anderson Cardiopulmonary Center.

The 12-bed center offers those who have experienced a heart attack, bypass surgery, cardiac or lung surgery, or various other heart or lung disease complications, the latest in medical, nursing and therapeutic technology, while focusing on the activities of living, such as walking, dressing, assistive eating and communication, according to a written release.

The center is named in honor of longtime Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson who underwent risky heart surgery at the age of 38 and credits the role rehabilitation played “in enabling him to get back on his feet and tackle life’s challenges.”