Adam J. Dimitri, Vice President of Retail Banking of Lake Shore Bank and Katie Reilly, Westfield Branch Manager present a $5,000 Small Business Recovery Grant to Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director, Patricia Gaughan DiPalma, to ensure the community hospital remains strong and prepared for the future.

WESTFIELD – Lake Shore Bank has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation through the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Small Business Recovery Grant Program, an initiative designed to support local organizations and economic resilience.

The grant will help fund vital equipment, services and resources that benefit patients, families and healthcare providers throughout the Chautauqua Region. Funding from the Small Business Recovery Grant Program is intended to assist organizations that play a critical role in the economic and social well-being of the community.

“Lake Shore Bank is committed to strengthening the regions we serve,” said Adam J. Dimitri, Vice President of Retail Banking of Lake Shore Bank. “We are proud to partner with the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation to help expand access to quality healthcare and support the well-being of residents. Investing in organizations like AHN Westfield Hospital helps ensure our local hospital remains strong and prepared for the future,” he continued.

“This grant helps ensure we can continue delivering high-quality care close to home,” said Hospital Administrator, Dr. Rodney J. Buchanan. “Grants like this directly impact our ability to support patients, families, and staff while meeting the evolving healthcare needs of our community.”

“We are grateful for Lake Shore Bank’s continued support,” said Patricia Gaughan DiPalma, Executive Director of the WMH Foundation. “This gift will help us advance our work in providing essential equipment and services that directly benefit those we serve. On behalf of the Foundation board, the Hospital Board, and the Auxiliary, we thank Lake Shore Bank for its ongoing commitment to our treasured hospital and its philanthropic mission.

The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of AHN Westfield Hospital a.k.a. Westfield Memorial Hospital, working closely with the hospital to provide financial support for the delivery of high-quality healthcare to our residents and beyond.

In addition to emergency care, the hospital provides an array of services, including ambulatory and short stay surgery, physical therapy, cardiac stress testing, imaging, MRI, women’s diagnostic services. As well as 3 D digital mammography, laboratory, nuclear medicine testing, wound and infusion clinics, and a specialty services suite that includes general surgery, digestive diseases, orthopedics, and cardiology clinic.

Telemedicine services for telecardiology, and telestroke are also available at the hospital. AHN Westfield Hospital also provides primary care services at the Chautauqua Institution during its nine-week summer season.

For those who would like to learn more about the hospital Foundation or how to give to the 2026 Annual Campaign, contact Ms. DiPalma at patricia.dipalma@ahn.org; call: 716-793-2338 or visit the foundation’s website at: www.westfieldhospitalfoundation.org.