Emmy and Steve Liegelkis” by Wilma Bulkin Seigel, M.D.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fl – The Patricia R. Guerrieri Pavilion, which recently opened as the third and final phase of the Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women's Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, has opened the first exhibition in its gallery.

Portraits and Conversations: Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, an exhibition of works by Wilma Bulkin Siegel, M.D., brings together paintings and discussions the artist had with returning Gulf War veterans.  The exhibition will be on view now through June and admission is free.

"As a physician as well as an artist, I use my education and my painting to find ways of healing people," Dr. Siegel notes.  "In whatever role I play, I wish to have people think about their unique place as individuals living amongst each other."

The gallery space and the exhibitions it will host are another example of how the Patricia R. Guerrieri Pavilion addresses the physical and spiritual needs of women in the community with areas that include: community education rooms for groups varying in size from 10 to 150 people; a café and teaching kitchen; medical spa; lifestyle counseling rooms; volunteer office; and additional physician suites.

The $15 million Women's Center is funded entirely through philanthropy including a generous $4 million gift from the Guerrieri Family Foundation.  The 55,000-square-foot Women's Center offers offering advanced breast imaging including digital mammography, minimally invasive diagnostic procedures, stereotactic breast biopsy, bone density studies and ultrasonography.

The gallery is located in the Patricia R. Guerrieri Pavilion at the Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women's Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, 1000 NE 56th Street in Fort Lauderdale .  Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more information call: (954) 351-7800.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL:
 A member of Catholic Health East, Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. Since opening its doors in 1955, the 559-bed hospital has offered progressive services and programs to meet the evolving healthcare needs of Broward County. Today, Holy Cross has more than 600 physicians on staff representing more than 40 specialties and more than 3,000 employees. The hospital is fully accredited by the independent Joint Commission and its medical team has earned a reputation for excellence unsurpassed in the community. To learn more about Holy Cross, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.holy-cross.com/" www.holy-cross.com, "like" Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale on Facebook at  HYPERLINK "http://www.facebook.com/holycrossfl" www.facebook.com/holycrossfl or follow  HYPERLINK "http://www.twitter.com/holycrossfl" @holycrossfl on Twitter.

Brief: Portraits and Conversations: Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, an exhibition of works by Wilma Bulkin Siegel, M.D. bringing together paintings and discussions the artist had with returning Gulf War veterans, is on view at in the gallery at the Patricia R. Guerrieri Pavilion now through June.  Admission is free.  The gallery is located in the Patricia R. Guerrieri Pavilion at the Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women's Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, 1000 NE 56th Street in Fort Lauderdale.  Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more information call: (954) 351-7800.