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BUFFALO, NEW YORK \u2013 March 31, 2020 \u2013 As an institution with a strong emphasis on advanced health care education and related workforce development programs, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is now utilizing billboards originally directed towards enrollment events to thank local health care workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn living up to our City of Good Neighbors motto, we hope these messages will resonate with the nurses, doctors and others on the frontlines in the battle against the coronavirus as they are driving to and from work,\u201d said Dr. Bassam M. Deeb, president, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. \u201cThank you to our local health care workers, including many of our own graduates, who have heeded the call. Your lives of purpose exemplify the Sisters of Mercy promise, the foundation upon which Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ was built.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nearly 1,600 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ graduates are currently working at Western New York area hospitals, including approximately 660 at Catholic Health and more than 450 with Kaleida Health. This is in addition to hundreds of others employed in the local health care industry.<\/p>\n
Eleven billboards are now up through April 5 along major highways and roadways throughout Erie County.<\/p>\n
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\nFounded in 1958 in Buffalo, NY by the Sisters of Mercy, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is a private, career-oriented Catholic college that strives to empower students toward personal enrichment, dignity and self-worth through education. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ offers bachelor\u2019s degrees, associate degrees, certificates and workforce development programs in healthcare, business, hospitality and technology. Recognizing the individual needs of a diverse student body, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ provides life learning and development within a community-based environment, preparing students for service in the universal community. Visit www.staging.trocaire.edu<\/a> for more information and follow Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n