Gaylord’s Sports Association Honored with Veteran’s Humanitarian Award

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues, is being recognized by the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce with the Veteran’s Humanitarian Award.

 

This honor will be awarded to the Gaylord Hospital Sports Association on Wednesday, June 4th at the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce annual meeting to recognize the hospital’s outstanding support of our veterans of war.

 

“At Gaylord, we pride ourselves in supporting and encouraging veterans with disabilities to engage in adaptive sports and participate in our events exclusive to veterans,” said George Kyriacou, President & CEO at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare. “Being awarded the Veteran’s Humanitarian Award is a great honor and we will continue our efforts in providing our veterans with opportunities to attain healthy, active lives.”

 

The Sports Association offers adaptive sports and recreation programming such as golf, archery, waterskiing, kayaking, rock climbing, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, tennis, quad rugby, triathlon, curling, cycling and fishing.  Designated programming for veterans began with the Connecticut Wounded Warrior Project in 2009, and is now offered as their SAVES (Sports Association Veteran Event Series) program, providing programs exclusively for veterans with disabilities.

 

“It is well known that the Gaylord Hospital Sports Association has had an exemplary reputation since 1995 and I have had the privilege of volunteering and witnessing their efforts firsthand,” said Dee Prior Nesti, Executive Director, Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce. The Sports Association does a fantastic job supporting our veterans and they are very deserving of this award.”

 

About Gaylord Specialty Healthcare:

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut is a not-for profit long-term 137 bed acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues. Gaylord also operates outpatient therapy centers in Wallingford and North Haven, and sleep medicine centers in Glastonbury, Guilford, North Haven and Trumbull. For latest news or more information go to their website at www.gaylord.org.