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WATERBURY
HOSPITAL HOLDS FACEBOOK “FAN” CONTEST
Hospital exceeds goal of registering 500 fans
WATERBURY –
Ruth Veneziano the office manager at Alliance Medical
Group, an affiliate of Waterbury Hospital, recently
became a “fan” of Waterbury Hospital on its brand new
Facebook page – then encouraged her daughter Emily, 17,
a senior at Sacred Heart High School, to do the same.
Her timing couldn’t have been more perfect, because as
Emily clicked the “Become a Fan” of Waterbury
Hospital icon while logged onto Facebook, she became the
hospital’s 500th fan.
Waterbury Hospital recently held a contest for its
employees to register as “fans” on its Facebook page,
offering a Valentine’s Day basket stuffed with thematic
goodies to the winner.
“We developed a hospital Facebook page as a way for both
our employees and our guests, visitors, patients and the
general public to keep abreast of what is going on at
Waterbury Hospital,” said Heather Tindall, Waterbury
Hospital’s Director of Public Relations, Media Relations
and Marketing. “Not only did we reach 500 “fans” with
our contest, but we’ve now actually exceeded 600
“fans.”” Tindall credits this response to the fact that
hospital employees encouraged their friends and family
to sign up. She concluded, “We are just ecstatic! The
response to this initiative and the enthusiasm of our
employees has been phenomenal.”
Tindall said that the hospital’s Facebook page contains
information on a wide array of topics ranging from the
dates and times of upcoming free educational
presentations, to registration information for the
hospital’s upcoming Pilates, Tai Chi and weight
lifting classes. Additionally, she said the page
contains current hospital-related medical and
technological updates, information on medical staff and
clinical offerings, photos of hospital events like the
hospital’s gala as well as photos of employees
recognized for awards or accomplishments, job postings
and much more.
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