When Christian Plaza ’14 MSN ’18 MBA ’18 FNP-C co-founded Cross Valley Health & Medicine P.C. in 2007, he and his husband, founder Dr. Paul I. Saladino, M.D., established the mission of providing care for diverse Hudson Valley communities.
On their 15th anniversary, Plaza announced that the practice would be expanding its medical services beyond Orange County to deliver primary care and medical services in-person through telemedicine to New York State residents.
The Orange County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting at their practice’s central location in Newburgh to commemorate this milestone, inviting members from Mount Saint Mary College, St. Luke’s Cornwall, Walden Savings Bank, the City of Newburgh, and Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union.
Over the years, the practice has also hosted an internship program that allows students to experience firsthand the daily operations of an independent multi-specialty telemedicine practice. The program, supervised by Mark Olsen ’20 MBA ’21, Program Manager, accepted three Mount students this year.
Plaza, Dr. Saladino, and Olsen are thankful for the support received from patients and community members over the years, and are looking forward to continuing engagement with Hudson Valley residents and forging new relationships.
In 2018, Plaza was the only Mount student to earn two master’s degrees simultaneously, in between working full time at Cross Valley.