Garnet Health Welcomes New Director of Safety and Emergency Management

MIDDLETOWN, NY (Dec. 1, 2025) — Garnet Health is pleased to welcome Christopher Cammarata, who has joined the organization as the new director of safety and emergency management.

Cammarata is a seasoned emergency management professional with over 20 years of experience across local, county and federal government levels. He is a proven leader in strategic planning, policy development and program management within the emergency management field.

Throughout his career, Cammarata has demonstrated exceptional skill in cultivating cross-functional relationships, driving process improvements and ensuring operational excellence. He is widely recognized for his expertise in radiological emergency preparedness as well as in exercise design, development, evaluation and program management.

Cammarata will also be the Garnet Health safety and emergency management liaison to the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition (HEPC).

To learn more about Garnet Health or to join our team, visit garnethealth.org.

About Garnet Health 

Garnet Health is a New York State not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Middletown, New York, approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City. It is the corporate parent of Garnet Health Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills, Garnet Health Doctors, Garnet Health Urgent Care, Garnet Health Foundation and Garnet Health Foundation – Catskills. Providing healthcare to over 500,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, Garnet Health is dedicated to developing specialty services, medical programs and needed healthcare services that allow residents to remain close to home to receive quality care. Garnet Health employs more than 4,000 professionals and over 850 medical staff members. To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org.

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Deija Davis-Montes, BS

Marketing and Corporate Communications Specialist
Deija Davis-Montes is Garnet Health’s Marketing and Corporate Communications Specialist. She received her Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology.  Deija is passionate about nonprofit work, communication that creates impact, and helping organizations share their mission and vision with clarity and purpose.
Deija can be reached at (845) 333-2368 or dmontes@garnethealth.org