Trustees Elected for St. Barnabas Clinical Services
Gibsonia, Pa. - May 31, 2005 - A new board of trustees has recently been elected for
St. Barnabas Clinical Services Inc., the subsidiary corporation of St. Barnabas Health System
that operates St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St.
Barnabas.
St. Barnabas Nursing Home is a 172-bed skilled nursing facility in Richland Township Allegheny
County. Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas is a 91-bed skilled nursing facility in Valencia borough,
Butler County. The Arbors at St. Barnabas is a 96-bed assisted living facility in Valencia borough,
Butler County. Each facility operated by St. Barnabas Clinical Services Inc. is managed by a highly
trained staff credentialed in state-of-the-art nursing and assisted living care and includes on-site
rehabilitation therapy and a warm, elegant setting.
Elected as trustees for St. Barnabas Clinical Services Inc. during 2005 are:
- John Turnbull of Hampton Township, chairman. Turnbull worked in the insurance industry
for 35 years, retiring in 1999 as Vice President of Daniell-Sapp-Boorn Associates, an insurance brokerage
firm in Pittsburgh. A trustee of St. Barnabas Health System since 1989, he leads the PRESENTS FOR
PATIENTS® committee and has served on the St. Barnabas Charities Community Advisory Committee since
1980. Turnbull is a former deacon and an active volunteer at his church, Memorial Park Presbyterian.
He served in the Army Intelligence Corps from 1962 to 1965, which included 2˝ years of service in
Germany. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Thiel College.
- Karen Tabacchi of Penn Township, Butler County, president. Tabacchi is responsible
for overseeing the operations, personnel and administrative decisions of St. Barnabas Nursing
Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas. Tabacchi began her career at
St. Barnabas as a staff nurse in 1986. She has consistently moved up through the ranks, previously
serving as Floor Supervisor, Assistant Director of Nursing, Director of Nursing, Assistant Vice
President and Vice President. A registered nurse, she is a graduate of the Nursing School of
Allegheny Community College and holds a degree in business administration from LaRoche College.
- Brooks Bartlett of McCandless, treasurer. Bartlett attended West Virginia
University and was enrolled in its pre-physical therapy program; he completed his education
at the D.T. Watson School of Physical Therapy, affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.
He was the Director of Physical Therapy and Rehab at West Penn Hospital until 1989, when he
opened his own private practice. He is now semi-retired. Bartlett serves as chairman of the
St. Barnabas Charities Community Advisory Committee and is a member of the St. Barnabas Charitable
Golf Open committee. He is an officer and board member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Society, where
he is involved with its various activities. He also serves as president of the Triple Creek
Acres Improvement Association, a vacation community in the Laurel Mountains.
About St. Barnabas - St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind
in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational
setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and
residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas
and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home,
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean
Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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