Fidelis Care Names George Bojalad Director, Human Resources

BUFFALO, NY (05/25/2012)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to announce that George Bojalad has been named Director, Human Resources. Mr. Bojalad serves as a resource to Fidelis Care's various departments with respect to policy interpretation, performance management and corrective action, grievances, investigations, development of policies and procedures, recruitment, and development and implementation of strategic employee relations initiatives. Mr. Bojalad is based out of Fidelis Care's Getzville office, and is responsible for serving the Western, Northeast and Central Regional offices.

Before joining Fidelis Care, Mr. Bojalad served as the Director of Human Resources for Life Technologies' Cell Systems Division. He has also held human resources positions with Amgen, Management Recruiters International, Russell-Stanley, Campbell Soup, and General Electric.

Mr. Bojalad earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Juniata College in Huntington, PA. He is a member of the Society for Human Resources Managers.

Raised in DuBois, PA, Mr. Bojalad moved to the Lockport area five years ago.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid Managed Care programs. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care, routine screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, and more. In addition, Fidelis Care also offers a variety of benefit options for seniors through Fidelis Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, Medicaid Advantage Plus, and Fidelis Care at Home programs, available in certain counties.

With 770,000 members in 59 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Members have access to more than 49,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Getzville (Erie County), Syracuse, Albany, and Rego Park (Queens), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.

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