Columbia Memorial Health Foundation Appoints Former Hospital CEO as Board Chair
HUDSON, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2025 — The Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) Foundation has appointed former CMH President and CEO Jay P. Cahalan chair of its Board of Trustees. Cahalan has served on the CMH Foundation’s board since 2018 and remained a member after his retirement as hospital CEO in 2022. He succeeds James J. Armstrong as board [...]
Columbia Memorial Health Foundation Appoints Spampinato to Board
The Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Columbia Memorial Health, has appointed Jonathan Spampinato of Hudson to its Board of Trustees. Spampinato is a senior manager for global sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a publicly traded Norwegian shipping company. Over the past 20 years, Spampinato has built communications strategies, activities, and teams for some of the world’s [...]
Columbia Memorial Health Unveils New MRI Technology
• Patients will benefit from enhanced imaging, improved comfort, and faster scans • The project was supported by community donors and a grant from HRBT Foundation HUDSON, N.Y., JULY 14, 2025 — Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) unveiled new, state-of-the-art medical imaging technology that promises an enhanced experience for patients at an event on Wednesday, July 9. The [...]
Columbia Memorial Health Raises $480,000 at Annual Ball
HUDSON, N.Y. June 11, 2025 – Hundreds of benefactors and friends joined together on June 7 to attend the Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) Foundation’s 37th Annual Ball at The Wire Event Center in Coxsackie, raising $480,000 to support CMH’s network of health care services in Columbia and Greene counties. The annual gala honored Mr. Kirk Kneller, chair [...]