Goodbye 2017 and Hello 2018!

A very happy and healthy New Year from all of us at ESS!

We will be closed Monday, 1/1 in observance of the holiday and will re-open Tuesday, 1/2.

Is your scope clean enough to kiss at midnight?!

While you probably won't be kissing it, it is extremely important to keep your endoscope clean and sanitized.

Give us a call at 845-277-1700 to learn more about the cleaning products we offer!

Habari Gani?

A very joyous first night of Kwanzaa from our family at ESS to yours!

Merry Christmas!

A very Merry Christmas from our family here at ESS to yours!

We will be closed Monday, 12/25 for the holiday, and will re-open Tuesday, 12/26.

Bumbles bounce!

Bumbles may bounce, but your scope shouldn't!

Has your scope taken a tumble?

Our service department repairs virtually all makes and models of endoscopes.

Give us a call at 845-277-1700 for more information!

Did you ask Santa for a new endoscopy system?

Don't wait for Santa to bring you a new system!

We have new AND refurbished equipment.

Give our sales elves a call at 845-277-1700 for more information!

Closed for Labor Day!

We will be closed Monday, 9/4/17

in observance of Labor Day.

Have a happy and safe Labor Day!

We will resume normal business

 hours Tuesday, 9/5/17.

4th of July

We will be closed Tuesday, July 4th

 in observance of the holiday.

Have a happy and safe holiday!

We will resume normal business hours Wednesday, July 5th.

Closed for Memorial Day

We will be closed

 Monday 5/29/17 

in observance of Memorial Day

We will resume normal business hours

 Tuesday, 5/30/17.

Joyous Kwanzaa!

Habari Gani?

A very joyous first night of Kwanzaa from our 

family here at Endoscopy Support Services to yours!

Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah Sameach!

Happy first night of Hanukkah from our family at

Endoscopy Support Services to yours!

A Festivus for the Rest of Us!

Happy Festivus!

Enjoy your holiday dinner of meatloaf followed by the Airing of the Grievances and Feats of Strength around your aluminum pole.

Please consider making a donation to The Human Fund.

Poinsettia Day!

It's Poinsettia Day!

"The plant's association with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettas. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Christmas celebrations. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus."

-Wikipedia

While these well-recognized symbols of Christmas are beautiful, don't forget to keep them away from your pets this holiday season, as they can be toxic if ingested!

Thanksgiving!

A Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving

 from our family at ESS to yours!

We will be closed
Thursday and Friday,

 November 24th and 25th 
in observance of the holiday. 

We will re-open Monday, November 28th.

"The first Thanksgiving was celebrated between the Pilgrims and the Indians in 1621. The first feast was a three day affair. Life for the early settlers was difficult. The fall harvest was time for celebration. It was also a time of prayer, thanking God for a good crop. The Pilgrims and the Indians created a huge feast including a wide variety of animals and fowl, as well as fruits and vegetables from the fall harvest. This early celebration was the start of today's holiday celebration. Like then, we celebrate with a huge feast.

Today, most of us enjoy Turkey with "all the trimmings". The "trimming" include a wide variety of foods that are a tradition of your family. Those traditional foods often replicate the foods at the first Thanksgiving feast. While others, are traditional ethnic or religious group recipes, or a special food item that your family always serves at Thanksgiving dinner. Then, to top it off, pumpkin pies, apple pies, and even mince meat pies are bountiful around the table.

Did you know? Potatoes were not part of the first Thanksgiving. Irish immigrants had not yet brought them to North America.

After the first Thanksgiving, the observance was sporadic and almost forgotten until the early 1800's. It was usually celebrated in late September or October. In 1941, Congress made it a national holiday and set the date as the fourth Thursday in November."

-Holiday Insights

Veteran's Day

"Veteran's Day honors all members of the Armed Forces who served this country valiantly, and in a very big way. They served and fought to protect us, to keep our country safe, and to preserve our way of life. Veterans gave their time, and risked their lives for you and me. In some cases, they made the ultimate sacrifice.

This holiday originally was called Armistice Day and was first celebrated in 1921. In 1954, President Eisenhower changed it to Veteran's Day, in honor of those who served and died from all wars. 

On November 11 at 11:11, 1921, U.S, France, and England each buried an unknown soldier in honor of those who died in World War I. This began the annual Armistice Day holiday. The time and day was picked because fighting ceased in WWI in 1918 on November 11 at 11:11. In keeping with this tradition, work stops on this day and time each year for a moment of silence."

-Holiday Insights

Daylight Savings!

It's Daylight Savings this weekend!

Don't forget to turn back your clocks 1 hour!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Columbus Day

We will be closed

Monday 10/10/16

in observance of Columbus Day.

We will re-open Tuesday 10/11/16 at 9 am.

"For decades and decades, American history books and school teaching, told us Christopher Columbus discovered America. What those books and teaching did not give credit to was the fact that Native Americans were already here. Native Americans truly discovered America. It also gave little mention to the fact that Nordic explorers had traveled down the eastern cost of Canada thousands of years earlier.

Today, we celebrate Columbus Day for what it accurately is. Columbus did discover the existence of the New World for Europeans who until then, believed the world was flat and ended somewhere in the Atlantic. And, the focus is more upon the discovery of the "New World", and less upon Columbus himself.

Did You Know? 

-Columbus Day is sometimes referred to as "Discoverer's Day".

-Columbus discovered America in 1492. He originally set sail on August 3, 1492, but had trouble with the ships, stopping at the Canary Islands for a month. The ships left the Canary Islands on September 3, 1492.

-He traveled with three ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria.

-While Columbus was Italian, he could not find funding in Italy, so he turned to the King of Spain. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella provided the funding.

-Christoper Columbus did not land on the U.S. mainland. He landed on an island in the Caribbean. While many believe he landed on San Salvador, there is still debate on which island he originally landed on."

Closed for Labor Day!

We will be closed

Monday, Sept. 5, 2016

in observance of Labor Day.

"Dedicated in honor of the worker, it is also appropriately called the "workingman's holiday." The holiday is dedicated to you in respect and appreciation for the work you do in or outside of the home, union or non-union, big company, small companies, or government. As long as you work somewhere at something, this holiday is for you!

The first Labor Day held was celebrated in New York City on September 5, 1882 and was started by the Central Labor Union in New York City. In 1884, it was moved to the first Monday in September, where it is celebrated today. Labor Day quickly became popular and one state after another voted it as a holiday. On June 28, 1894, the U.S. congress voted it a national holiday.

Labor Day is also viewed as the official end of summer. While the Fall Equinox is still a couple of weeks away, kids go back to school and summer vacations are over."

-Holiday Insights

National Ice Cream Day

It's National Ice Cream Day!

"When you get the urge for a snack on a hot, humid summer night, what's the first thing that comes to your mind? That's right... Ice Cream! Therefore, it's only fitting that ice cream be given it's own special day. On this day, we hope you enjoy an ice cream cone, a sundae, or a milk shake. Set the diet aside and splurge a little... have one of each!

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month. He also established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month.

Did you Know?

Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri is credited with inventing the ice cream cone. On July 23, 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis, he filled a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream to make the first ice cream cone."