Little Company of Mary Annual Report

The Lives We Touch L I T T L E C O M PA N Y O F M A R Y H O S P I TA L A N D H E A L T H C A R E C E N T E R S A N N U A L R E P O R T O N P H I LA N T H R O P Y 2 0 0 6

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veryone who passes through the doors of Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers is touched in some way by the compassion, love, commitment and capability of our employees and volunteers.

We are dedicated to a very special mission—life. We help to

bring it into the world . . . we help to maintain it . . . we help to make it better . . . and we help to prolong it when possible.

We believe it is a sacred calling and we are proud to serve.

Thank you to all the people who have helped us throughout the year. You have helped us grow and excel as we continue to care for our community . . . now more than 77 years.

The stories told within these pages highlight just a few of the people who journey with us and who have enhanced our ministry through their generous support in fiscal year 2006.

We hope you see yourself in these pages . . . helping, serving, giving. None of this would be possible without your continued support and friendship.Thank you for the lives you have touched.

In His Peace,

Chairperson, Board of Directors

Dennis A. Reilly President and CEO

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here is perhaps no clearer, more direct way to “love thy neighbor” than to help someone who is weakened by illness.

Our donors and volunteers represent diverse cultures, age groups, abilities and life experiences, but they all represent the best of our community.

Many individuals volunteer their time because they feel strongly about doing something for those in need. Our senior volunteers share their own rich life experiences while our youth volunteers donate their energy and enthusiasm as they look ahead to futures filled with promise.We even have animal volunteers, pets that come with their owners to share their unbridled passion for a scratch behind the ears and a pat on the head.

Our “walkers for breast cancer” are people who take matters into their own hands. Instead of just saying,“Isn’t that terrible, people are dying of breast cancer”, they call on friends and neighbors for sponsorships, get out their walking shoes and join hundreds of others to make a statement and make a difference on that special day.

Our financial donors—including many of our own employees—are people who have themselves been rewarded by life. But in return, they choose to share those rewards with others through their gifts of life-saving equipment, facilities and funds.

Whether they give their time, their treasure or their love, our volunteers and donors are working to enhance the quality of care at Little Company of Mary and the quality of life in our community.

The Lives We Touch Through Faith & Charity

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Comprehensive Breast Health Center

A HOLISTIC ATTITUDE “Most of the time, I have the privilege of giving my patients a very positive scenario. Today, breast cancer is a highly curable disease, and in the big picture, their lives should not be affected by it.”—Dr. Olga Ivanov Dr. Olga Ivanov pictured left with Breast Cancer Survivor, Mary O’Connell

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Dr. Ivanov Dr. Olga Ivanov is an internationally respected breast surgeon. She holds the distinction of being the only fellowship-trained female breast surgeon in the southwest Chicago area.

Her patient responsibilities at Little Company of Mary would easily fill anyone’s calendar, yet the doctor still manages to schedule working trips to her native Ukraine, where she teaches surgeons the minimally invasive techniques used in the U.S. Despite all these accomplishments and commitments, Dr. Ivanov insists she chose the easy path. “Most of the time, I have the privilege of giving my patients a very positive scenario.Today, breast cancer is a highly curable disease, and in the big picture, their lives should not be affected by it.This isn’t true for most cancers. So, I usually get to be the bearer of good news and delivering good news is easy!”

THE BEVERLY BREAST CANCER WALK Tears and laughter, joy and sorrow …

As a breast surgeon and a woman, Dr. Ivanov also finds it easy to empathize with her

it’s a celebration of life and a day of

patients’ needs and fears. She understands that the breast is intimately tied to a woman’s sense of femininity. Although her first goal in surgery is to remove the cancer, she also

remembrance! Each year the Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk attracts

strives for maximum breast conservation, with tiny, aesthetically pleasing scars and breast symmetry. As Dr. Ivanov explains, “Many years after I treat a patient—when she can say she’s a breast cancer survivor—I want her to look in the mirror without seeing any

more women, men, families, and friends to come out on Mother’s Day to raise funds for the Integrated Therapy

physical scars. I don’t want my patient to see anything that makes her look back—

Department (ITD) at Little Company

only forward.”

of Mary’s Cancer Center. The walk supports ITD’s mission is to provide

Dr. Ivanov’s patients see her as a skilled, respected breast surgeon, and often it isn’t until

free educational programs, support

years later that they recognize her other great talent, which is her gentle way of nudging

groups and services to the community’s

patients toward a positive outlook. Although the doctor admits that attitude is something

cancer patients and survivors.

intangible, immeasurable, and not yet quantified by scientists, she truly believes in its power. “The trick in beating cancer of any sort is attitude! If a patient understands what

What started with only 30 people seven

I’m saying—that it will be okay and we can take care of this problem together—

years ago has grown into an event that

most of the time the patient does pretty darn good. If, however, a patient gives up at the

draws the entire community together,

beginning, it’s going to be a great challenge to beat that cancer.”

creates vital awareness, and involves over 5,000 walkers who raised more than

To instill in every patient a positive mindset, Dr. Ivanov spends hours coaching and

$150,000 this year.

educating and encouraging her patients. “Once we achieve a positive outlook, my expertise, the drugs, the surgical techniques, the therapies, they all have a clear path

Through their tireless efforts the

to do their jobs.”

walk leadership team, Carol Moriarty, Lisa O’Brien, Nancy Mulcahy,

In the final analysis, it’s a pretty safe bet that breast cancer patients do not agree with

Margie Sweeney, Maureen Mulryan and

Dr. Ivanov’s assessment that her job is easy. Eventually though, patients come around.

Colleen Carol have influenced thousands

After making their journey through surgery with Dr. Ivanov, and after the doctor’s

of others to follow their lead including

administered her encouraging prescription for a positive mindset, things do get easier—

the event’s generous sponsor,

especially as they cross over from breast cancer patient to breast cancer survivor!

Beverly Bank and Trust.

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FAYE’S LIGHT Why would a cancer patient be going to a hospital for a massage, a facial and a pedicure?

It’s the brainchild of Vicky Weis a former spa owner who lost her own mother, Faye, to cancer in 1995.Vicky realized while caring for her, that the healing touch was an important part of her mother’s care that wasn’t available in most hospital settings.

Through pampering spa and holistic treatments that may include massage, pedicures, Reiki, facials, aromatherapy and others—cancer patients can feel reinvigorated, cared for, and loved during the challenge of living with illness and chemotherapy.

Faye’s Light is a service offered four days a month as an adjunct to the Integrative Therapy Department. It is free to anyone in the community who is dealing with cancer and entirely funded by donations.

According to Vicky, “When this started, I was simply donating my own time because I Vicky Weis (left) and Rosemary Morris Rosemary Morris is a supporter of Little Company’s Comprehensive Breast Health Center through the Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation

wanted to give something back. But as I realized how great the need was, I began organizing volunteers and raising money.”

Faye’s Light benefits the patient in mind, body, and spirit and creates a wonderful sense of community. As patients wait for their next spa service, they share their journeys, allowing therapists and fellow patients the opportunity to better understand what they are going through. It allows patients to escape from the fear and anxiety of their disease—if only for an hour or two every week.

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FOUNDATION & AUXILIARY EVENTS Thanks to the involvement of countless volunteers and benefactors who are dedicated to our ministry, Little Company of Mary offers a number of events that bring the community and our hospital together to benefit various programs and services for the patients we serve.

IN GOOD COMPANY We hope you can join us to see how we

REFLECTIONS

have transformed the LCM Auxiliary Reflections into an exciting evening filled with shopping, demonstrations, informal modeling, food, drinks and friends. Mark

The Auxiliary held its 36th Reflections

your calendar to attend this upbeat event

dinner and fashion show at Georgios in

on April 26, for the community and help

Orland Park on April 6th. A “Passion

embrace our effort to raise funds for

for Fashion” was a great success thanks

LCM’s Maternity Services.

to our chairperson Mari-ellyn Morreale assisted by co-chair Salli Lizcano and

Reflections models left to right:

Elizabeth Morreale. The evening featured

Paige Pedigo, Saint Xavier University;

models from local organizations and

Kathryn Jurczak, LCM Emergency Department; Karen Nichols, LCM Emergency Department;

parishes as well as entertainment by the

Dina Regan, Most Holy Redeemer;

Chicago Ballet. The proceeds went

Dr. Nichole Butler, Women’s Healthcare of Illinois;

towards fulfilling the Auxilliary’s pledge

and Amber Krause, Moraine Valley Community College Nursing Program.

to Maternity Services.

GOLF OUTING 2006

On September 8th, the Foundation sponsored its annual Golf Outing chaired

by Dan McKeown and Pat Cahill. The outing was held at Green Garden Country Club to raise funds for Little Company of Mary’s Maternity Services.

Willie Winters, Pat Cahill, Alain Binette, & Sandy Brandon

Rich Gartelmann, Bob Bresnahan, Mary Mesch and Michael Cava

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The Crystal HEart Ball Passionate dedication The Field Museum set the scene for Little Company of Mary’s annual Crystal Heart Ball, where its magnificent copper and fiery red presence reflected the museum’s Pompeii exhibit as well as our passionate dedication to caring for our community.

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Pictured: Fred and Kathy Berglund, John and Nora Hanlon, M.D., Dennis Reilly and Sister Kathleen McIntyre, LCM

Pictured from left: Maureen Sheilds, Sister Kathleen McIntyre, LCM, Mary Grimm receiving the award on behalf of the Maternal Child Nursing Staff

More than 800 guests came together at The Field Museum for our 16th Annual Crystal Heart Ball, chaired by Nora and John Hanlon, M.D., and co-chaired by Fred and Kathy Berglund. In addition to fine food and music, this memorable evening gave us a remarkable venue to celebrate individuals for outstanding accomplishments and service.

Maureen Shields received The Sister Nancy Boyle Award for Excellence.

Our Maternal Child Nursing staff, The 2005 All Stars, received the Mary Potter Humanitarian Award.

And the Crystal Heart Ball committee selected the Little Company Maternal Child Services to receive the generosity of our guests.

Maternal Child Nursing Staff

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CUDDLERS A Touching Experience for All The Cuddling Program, now in its 21st year at Little Company of Mary, is part of the Marist High School Senior Service Program, with the senior year religion class.

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Pictured from left: Rob Weinstein, Nikkie White, James Reed, Caitlan Collins, Kevin Reilly, Megan Reilly, Zac Ventress

Clinically speaking, the human skin includes more than four million sensory receptors that receive information related to touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.This information moves to the brain for processing and reaction. On an emotional and far more enjoyable level, we humans love to touch and be touched by other humans. Even the simplest hug can produce a profoundly nurturing contentment.The Marist High School Cuddling Volunteers, who visit the Little Company of Mary nursery daily to hold and pamper newborns, know all about the power of touch.

The Cuddling Program, now in its 21st year at Little Company of Mary, is part of the Marist High School Senior Service Program, with the senior year religion class. Each day, students in the Senior Service Program drive to the Hospital, sign in, and head off to their assigned area, with student assignments rotating each quarter. Student arrival and departure times are staggered, Monday through Friday, 8AM to 2PM. “The Cuddling Program is enormously valuable for everyone involved,” says Carol Martinez, Little Company of Mary Hospital Manager of Volunteer Resources. “The students are an enormous help to the nursery nursing staff. As for the babies, it’s impossible to touch and soothe them too much.They are used to being enveloped in warmth while inside the womb, so cuddling these infants is a comforting and familiar feeling for them. From the students’ perspective, this is a wonderful way to see first hand how life begins, and how a simple touch brings such comfort.”

The Cuddling Program, Martinez adds, is an annual favorite. “At the end of the school year, we ask for student feedback. And every year we get the same response—the Cuddle Program and the Adult Day Center Program are the two favorites.These areas seem to really fulfill the students’ need to give and share.”

There’s no denying that the student cuddlers give invaluable comfort to the Hospital’s youngest patients, but a quick description of the students’ responsibilities explains why this is an annual favorite—and an enviable job to have. “The students come into the

“The Marist student volunteers experience a range of life experiences throughout their senior service year here at Little Company, from cuddling our tiniest newborns in the nursery to working with our elderly seniors in our Adult Day Center.”

— Carol L. Martinez Manager Volunteer Resources Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers

nursery scrubbed and wearing appropriate sterile garments, then they sit comfortably in a rocking chair,” Martinez explains.“A nurse hands each student an infant and they quietly rock the baby. You can see them relax and let go of school pressures.They sit and rock and give all they have to this little baby.”

So, while cuddling may not be a scientific word found in scholarly medical journals, the results for cuddler and “cuddlee” are undeniably real. Those four million sensory receptors in baby and student are busy sending calm, tranquil messages to respective brains—and life is wonderful.

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The Lives We Touch Through SERVICE

Building a Healthier Community— One Day at a Time Joan Murphy Director of Community Health

LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTERS

Joan Murphy’s first career at Little

D

uring fiscal year 2006, Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers (Little Company of Mary) continued the tradition of community

Company of Mary was in critical care nursing, until one day a light bulb

service begun by our founders and sponsors, the Sisters of the Little Company

went on. Many of the patients she saw

of Mary. The Sisters believe that men and women are created with human

coming in and out of ICU might have

needs, which include the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of health.

prevented their medical crisis had

Little Company of Mary continually strives to be an extension of Christ’s

they made a few lifestyle changes.This

mission of loving mercy by ministering to those multifaceted health needs.

realization grew into a passion, and eventually the hospital asked Joan to

Over the past year, Little Company of Mary continued to provide health care

move in the direction of wellness.

access to the community by offering programs for health improvement to populations at risk, exercising appropriate stewardship over its resources and

Today Joan remains passionate about

supporting community organizations sharing similar goals. Highlights of the

wellness, now serving as Little Company

2006 community benefit endeavors include:

of Mary’s Director of Community Health.

She works out of the Hospital’s two

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Providing more than $12.9MM of uncompensated care to those covered

Health Education Centers, one within the

by government-sponsored indigent health care.

Hospital itself and one in the Westfield Chicago Ridge Mall. At both Centers,

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Providing nearly $2.5MM of charity care to patients who were unable to pay all or a portion of their hospital bills.

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programs dedicated to preventing disease

indigent healthcare recipients in our Obstetrics Clinic.

through healthy living.

Providing primary and specialty care to older adults in our

Guiding patients toward healthy physical, emotional, and spiritual habits is

Providing health education and promotion to the participants in

important to Joan, and making these

our community health programs by reaching 48,394 participants to

habits obtainable is top priority. “When I

our FY 2006 programs.

hear someone say ‘I can do that!’ I know

Providing a myriad of additional community benefits through programs such as Meals On Wheels, Cancer Education and Wellness, Physician Match (physician referral service) and Mission Driven Services.

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find educational classes and screening

Providing pre-natal and obstetrical care to government-sponsored

Washington Heights medical facility, called the Halsted Medical Center.

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Chicago’s Southwest community members

this person is headed for a healthier life.

And I know it’s been a good day.”

DIABETES CENTER Knowledge is Power The Little Company of Mary Diabetes Center is all about education, providing outpatients in the community with valuable insight into treatments, nutrition, fitness, medications, and glucose monitoring.There’s also ample opportunity for family members to receive the support they need. It all comes down to helping diabetics manage this remarkably manageable disease.

Debbie Murray, R.N. Coordinator of the Diabetes Center

One of the Center’s powerful educational tools is their annual Diabetes Fest, directed by Debbie Murray, R.N. Coordinator of the Diabetes Center. While managing the Fest is in her job description, Murray is also passionately connected to the event.

“My mother died at 50 from complications connected to diabetes and thankfully, stories like hers don’t have to happen any more.That’s how far we’ve come! When you combine today’s medications with proper nutrition and a good exercise plan, you can postpone or minimize the disease’s effects.

But for this to happen, we have to get the word out. Patients play a big part in this disease.When they make informed decisions, diabetes is absolutely manageable.”

And the Diabetes Center does get the word out—especially during the Fest. Held in November, during National Diabetes Month, entrance is free and fest participants include pertinent Little Company of Mary Hospital departments as well as outside vendors, such as insulin makers, glucose meter companies, insulin pump manufacturers, insurance companies, health equipment companies, and even Wal-Mart, a major prescription resource. Outside vendors pay a fee to participate, and the money helps support Center patients without the financial means to cover individualized education.

Ammar Bayrakdar, M.D. Medical Director of the Diabetes Center

Is it worth all the effort to pull this annual event together? Murray responds with a resounding absolutely! “When people understand how diabetes affects the body and what lifestyle changes they should make, the positive results are huge! Knowing how to control the disease empowers the patient. It puts the patient in charge instead of the disease.

Also, an informed patient learns that this is not the debilitating disease our parents suffered through. Once fear is removed, the door swings open for intelligent action.”

In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are 14 million diagnosed people living with diabetes and 6 million people are undiagnosed. Can the Little Company of Mary Diabetes Center educate all 20 million people? If Murray gets her way, they will!

“Education is vital! I participate in as many health fairs as possible—because that’s how you reach people. Here at the hospital, we’re determined to reach as many people as we can!”

“The daVinci surgical robot has revolutionized not only prostatic surgery, but surgical technique in general…Having performed thousands of surgical procedures over the last fifteen years, I can confidently say that I have never seen the anatomy more clearly than I do when I perform a daVinci prostatectomy. This translates into quicker recovery times, and drastically reduced incontinence and impotence rates. The fact that Little Company of Mary has embraced this technology now has allowed me to offer state-of-the-art surgical care right here in the community.”

— Robert A. Bonzani, M.D. Little Company of Mary Urologist

daVINCI The Picture of Health Little Company of Mary acquired the daVinci® Surgical System in 2005 and after successfully performing 58 procedures in 2006, Hospital staff and patients agree: reality far exceeds expectation.

The system, which unites state-of-the-art robotic technology with groundbreaking computer innovation, allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through dime-size incisions. Used exclusively in 2006 for prostate cancer treatment and in particular for prostate removal, Little Company of Mary expanded daVinci procedures to include gynecological myomectomies, or removal of uterine fibroids, as well as some hysterectomy applications.

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THE LIVES WE TOUCH THROUGH SERVICE

ENDOSCOPY At the Center OF MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT The Center stands for real people as much as it does progressive medical treatment.

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Pictured: Rogelio Silva, M.D., Talal Sunbulli, M.D., Samir Patel, M.D., Stanley Polit, M.D., Jane Sullivan, RN, Vice President, Patient Care Services

Michael D’Astice, M.D.

The Little Company of Mary Endoscopy Center officially opened its doors in summer 2006, following three years of planning, research, and construction.The result is a state-of-the-art facility that sets the precedent in cutting edge diagnostic tools and treatments for conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, motility problems, as well as routine colonoscopies.What’s amazing, however, is how the Center manages to maintain a comfortable, soothing, high-touch environment amidst all this high-tech.

Perhaps this most welcome outcome occurs because the Center stands for real people as much as it does progressive medical treatment. Center physicians and nurses helped design the facility. After all, they have the double advantage of understanding innovative technology as well as how patients feel about endoscopic procedures.

A significant portion of the funding for the new Center came from Little Company of Mary’s Employee Giving Campaign.Through this program, Hospital employees make donations to raise funds for valuable medical services. Hospital employees stepped up in a big way, pledging more than $100,000 for the Center. On an even grander scale, these generous employees ultimately improved the southwest Chicago community’s access to

“We continuously review the Center’s status, always watching for improvements in technology and equipment. It’s a very exciting time to be in health care.”

innovative procedures.

“Much of the Center is designed to help patients relax,” says Jane Sullivan, RN,Vice President of Little Company of Mary’s Patient Care Services. Among the many convenient details is the Center’s location—close to it’s own designated parking area.

— Jane Sullivan, RN Vice President Patient Care Services Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers

This means no more navigating hospital corridors to find the Endoscopy Lab. Increasing the number of patient procedure rooms from three to six is another significant update that translates to faster service so that our patients are on their way in a reasonable time period.

The Endoscopy Center provides plenty of unexpected amenities, such as wireless Internet access for laptops.As Sullivan explains, the reception area’s little extras are for patients as well as family members.“Our patients need a ride home after their procedure, so someone comes with them and we really want to make their experience a pleasant one as well.”

Although we believe we have the best current medical and technological advances possible, research into improvements is already underway. “It’s hard to believe, but just thirty years ago many of the painless outpatient procedures we perform today required an operation and an extended hospital stay.” Sullivan explains. “We continuously review the Center’s status, always watching for improvements in technology and equipment.

It’s a very exciting time to be in health care.”

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THE LIVES WE TOUCH THROUGH HEALING

W

hen someone’s health is challenged by disease or other circumstances, the patient wants to know that smart, highly trained individuals are prepared to help them using state-of-the-art equipment, medicines and technology.

However, it is vital to the healing process that everything possible is done to protect the patient’s physical and emotional comfort as well.

At Little Company of Mary, healing is our mission. However, healing is incomplete unless the patient is feeling well!

Concern for every aspect of a patient’s well-being has been one of our hallmarks for more than 77 years. In our practice of medicine, we understand that healing is not just about fixing what is wrong with the body, it involves the experience of the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. In line with this understanding is our theme and goal for the future—In Pursuit of Pain-Free Health Care.

While most medical procedures are accompanied by a certain level of discomfort, new technologies, treatments, and ways of caring for individuals are helping to minimize pain.What’s more, by simplifying treatments, providing for more outpatient procedures, increasing access to our facilities, streamlining billing procedures, and increasing the home-like comforts of all our facilities, we make access to care easier, more comfortable and more convenient.

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“Our team supports the primary physician’s plan of care by making the patient as comfortable as possible at all stages of illness. In addition, we spend a lot of time helping patients and their families make very difficult and complex decisions about what level of care the patients want and need.”

—Kimberly Battle-Miller, MD Medical Director of Palliative Care

THE POWER OF PALLIATIVE CARE Palliative care is an interdisciplinary program that aims to prevent

relationship with the staff that makes them feel more

and relieve suffering as well as to improve the quality of life for

comfortable during trying circumstances.Their families get to

patients with chronic disease and/or life-threatening illness.

know and trust our team, making it easier to talk about treatment options and plan for appropriate discharge.”

The Palliative Care Service at Little Company of Mary Hospital, one of the first few in the area, has been operational since June

The rooms are decorated to provide a home-like setting with

2006 and has already served more than 50 patients and their

music, artwork, a library, a kitchenette and sleeper sofas to help

families. Palliative care combines a variety of resources and

make family members, who may stay extended hours, as

personnel, including new Medical Director of Palliative Care,

comfortable as possible.

Dr. Kimberly Battle-Miller, Lisa Pendergast, R.N., a nursing specialist, two dedicated social workers Maureen Murphy and

While Dr. Miller and Nurse Pendergast provide pain

Nancy Doherty, and a chaplain, Jo Ellen Skrip. Together they form

management, medical care, and explain treatment options,

a coordinated team that functions to serve patients and their

the social workers and chaplain work closely with patients

families within a six-bed unit in the 3 North Pavillion and

and their families to provide spiritual and emotional comfort

throughout the hospital as requested by the family or the

and guidance. They support the medical team with resources

Primary Care Physician.

to help individuals understand and communicate long-term health care wishes.

According to Dr. Kimberly Battle-Miller, “Patients with chronic illnesses who utilize the Palliative Care Service develop a

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ANGIOPLASTY Getting to the heart of the matter A relationship of trust is established. As a cardiologist, Dr. Rowan refers to this as continuity of care. The patient simply calls it a blessing.

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When Little Company of Mary Hospital cardiologist Daniel A. Rowan, D.O., Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, establishes that a patient has blocked or narrowed arteries, he typically recommends angioplasty, a medical procedure to open the arteries and promote heart health. After a battery of preliminary diagnostic tests followed by one-on-one consultations with the doctor, the patient enters surgery feeling safe in Dr. Rowan’s care. A relationship of trust is established. As a cardiologist, Dr. Rowan refers to this as continuity of care.The patient simply calls it a blessing.

Although this scenario makes perfect sense, it wasn’t always so. Seven years ago Dr. Rowan could diagnose a patient’s need for angioplasty but could not perform the procedure. Only hospitals with onsite, specialized heart surgery capabilities could perform angioplasties, which precluded most community hospitals.This meant that Dr. Rowan’s patients were transferred to another hospital, facing unfamiliar hospital personnel as well as repeat testing.

Today, Dr. Rowan performs angioplasties because he jumped on the chance to involve and

“It’s an honor to participate in C-PORT...

lead Little Company of Mary in an extraordinary program initiated by Johns Hopkins

I owe a lot to Ann Miller R.N., the study

University and conducted by Hopkins’ Cardiovascular Patient Outcomes Research Team,

nurse coordinator, our cardiac cath lab

or C-PORT. The program, started in 2000, eventually established that smaller community

staff and most importantly, our patients.

hospitals without onsite heart surgery capabilities can effectively perform emergency

Breaking new ground isn’t always easy,

angioplasties. In April 2006, C-PORT expanded the study to include elective angioplasty.

but we did it. And we did it successfully.”

Dr. Rowan and his team successfully performed the study’s first elective angioplasty.

That patient was 70-year old Father William Kenneally, Pastor of St. Gertrude’s Parish in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.“Father Kenneally’s condition had progressed to a 70 percent blockage,” Dr. Rowan recalls.“While it had not yet reached an emergency level, it

— Daniel A. Rowan, D.O. Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers

was still a major concern.”

“Dr. Rowan advised me that this procedure was a good option,” says Father Kenneally.

“And being part of a major project like this appealed to me.”

Because of C-PORT, Dr. Rowan and Father Kenneally ended as they began—together.

Doctor and patient moved from diagnosis, through surgery, and on to Father Kenneally’s recovery.

Dr. Rowan also feels that discontinuing the transfer policy will bring decreased patient expenses.“Whenever anyone is transferred, there are costs—an ambulance, new doctors, and duplicate testing to get these new doctors onboard.Whether this means an additional co-payment or out-of-pocket expenses for uncovered costs, it’s money owed.Without having to transfer patients, there will be a savings.”

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THE BARIATRIC SURGERY Center Celebrating living well Bariatric surgery is only one part of a life-changing experience at the Bariatric Surgery Center that includes nutrition, fitness and mental health support programs.

Father Tom McCarthy, O.S.A.

Father Tom McCarthy, O.S.A.

Delores Crouch

Delores Crouch

before surgery

after surgery

before surgery

after surgery

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There are few more visual examples of the Lives We Touch than the “before and after” pictures of our Bariatric Surgery Center patients. Each year in March we celebrate these transformations at the Living Well Celebration, an event that honors all Little Company of Mary weight loss patients and their success stories.

Just imagine how our patients’ lives change as they lose an average of 70 to 80 percent of their excess weight within the first 18 months after surgery.

Since opening in November 2001, when the Little Company of Mary team performed the first gastric bypass operation in Chicago’s Southwest suburbs, the Center has performed more than 600 gastric bypass operations. Since that time patients have come to us from throughout Illinois and Indiana and from as far away as Florida and Arizona.

“There are two things patients want to know,” says Little Company of Mary’s Midwest Bariatric Institute Medical Director Gerald Cahill, M.D.,“does it work and is it safe?”

While the Center’s weight loss success rate has been impressive, the most important

“There are two things patients want to

statistic is its outstanding safety record.

know… does it work and is it safe?”

In 2006, the Little Company of Mary program was named a Center of Excellence by the

— Gerald Cahill, MD Medical Director Little Company of Mary’s Midwest Bariatric Institute

American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). To earn this designation, our program underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program’s surgical processes were closely evaluated including data on patient health outcomes. Only programs that provide top-quality care to ensure the efficacy of the procedure to the best of their ability for each patient meet ASBS standards.

“We see surgery as a tool in a much

The bariatric team demonstrates excellence every day by offering one of the most comprehensive pre-surgical education programs as well as a successful post-operative support system that includes nutrition counseling under the direction of Dr. Cahill and Little Company of Mary Program Director,Tony Romeo, R.N.

more comprehensive weight loss process.

In addition to the surgery, we teach our patients how to eat to maintain their weight loss, and we provide social support groups.”

According to Mr. Romeo,“People who undergo the surgery within a month of each other tend to have a lot in common because they are going through similar experiences. It really helps when they can get together and share their thoughts and feelings.”

— Tony Romeo, R.N. Bariatric Institute Program Director Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers

Bariatric surgery is only one part of a life-changing experience at the Bariatric Surgery Center that includes nutrition, fitness and mental health support programs.

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DONORS

To the people whose names appear on the following pages, we offer our sincere thanks for your generous financial support.

Little Company or Mary regrets any misspelling or omissions of donors. Any errors are unintentional.

FISCAL YEAR 2006 / July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 $100,000+ Anonymous

$20,000-99,999

Berglund Construction Company Catherine Tolliver Foundation Edmond & Alice Opler Foundation Evergreen Anesthesia & Pain Management Services, Inc. Fifth Third Bank, Evergreen Park Gale I. Gran Trust Estate of Lillian M. Gorman J.P. Morgan Chase Bank LCMH Medical Staff Office Purdy Foundation Standard Bank & Trust Company

$10,000-19,999

Beverly Bank and Trust Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hallenbeck Dr. and Mrs. John P. Hanlon Dr. and Mrs.William S. O’Reilly Radiology Imaging Specialists, Ltd. Renaissance Medical Group

$1,000-9,999

Anonymous Abraxis Oncology Adlai Stevenson School Basel I. Al-Aswad, M.D. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc. Anderson, Rasor and Partners, L.L.P. Dr. Calliope Andricacou and Dr. Soterios Polychronopoulos Dr. and Mrs. Kent F.W. Armbruster Subash C. Arora, M.D. Ms. Mary Babor Barnard School Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barrett Mr.William T. Barry

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Mrs. Anne Bartolotta Baxter Healthcare Corporation Ammar Bayrakdar, M.D. Beverly Ridge Lions Club Dr. and Mrs. Kidanu J. Birhanu Block Electric Company Drs. Ronald and Sheila Bonaguro Robert M. Bonaminio, D.O. Brentwood Subacute Healthcare Center Mr. and Mrs.Thomas F. Bridgman State Representative James D. Brosnahan Mr. Joseph L. Burger Norma V. Cadayona, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Capron Cardinal Health Consulting & Serv.

Cardiovascular Consultants Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Carroll Mrs. Julie Beall Cassidy Mrs. Helen Cava Mr. Michael T. Cava Cernivivo & Fasciana Dr. and Mrs. Basil G. Chronis Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Clifford Committee to Elect Ginger A. Rugai Cook County Public Defenders Office Courage Program Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cronin Mr. and Mrs. George J. Cullen Cupid Candies Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Day Mr. and Mrs. James P. Dignan Ms. Sandie Sleeman Doherty Dr. and Mrs. Steven F. Domiano Driehaus Capital Management, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Evergreen Emergency Services Evergreen Healthcare Center, L.L.C. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Faber, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Fahey Dr. and Mrs. Brian P. Farrell Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Filosa Kenneth Finkelstein, D.O. Florida Plastics International, Inc. Lourdes D. Floro, M.D. For Julie Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Freyer Friends of John Somerville Dr. and Mrs. Irving L. Fuld Joseph T. Gallagher, M.D. Gas City, Ltd. Robert M. Gasior, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Darrien L. Gaston John F. Grady, D.P.M. Great Lakes Trust Company Dr. and Mrs.Travis K. Haldeman Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Hamburger Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Harrigan Father Daniel J. Hartigan, OSA Ms. Ann M. Haskins Hawkinson Ford Company Hayward HVAC Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Heenan R. Glenn Hessel, M.D. Hollister Incorporated Dr. and Mrs. Kuhn Hong Huizenga Holdings ICS Collection Service Illinois Urogynecology, Ltd. Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Jagodzinski Mr. and Mrs. James F. Jennings Dr. and Mrs. Corbin R. Johnson Ajita V. Kasbekar, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Kavanaugh Kellogg Elementary School A. Haye Khan, M.D. Irene Kuras Checchia, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Lambur Ernesto O. Languido, M.D. LCMH Human Resources

LCMH Nurses Alumni Association LCMH OB/GYN Department LCMH Pediatric Department Mr. and Mrs. Sean W. Lowry Dr. and Mrs. Bennett Y. Lum M & J Kennelly Foundation Malcolm S. Gerald & Assoc.

Marist High School Marquette Bank Marsh USA, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Danilo J. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. May Mr. James McDonald Mr. and Mrs.William F. McKeown Drs. Evan and Rima McLeod Mesirow Financial Metro Rehab Services, Inc. Midwest Bariatric Institute Mr.Walter Mikaitis Dr. and Mrs. James C. Miller Dr. and Mrs. George S. Miz Dr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Morreale Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mularczyk Mrs. Joan E. Murphy Mrs. Margaret M. Murphy Mrs. Arlene Neary Estate of L. Nejdl, M.D. Nestle USA Northstar Metal Products, Inc. Oak Lawn Rotary Club Mr. and Mrs. Chess C. Obermeier O’Malley & Assoc.

Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. O’Reilly O’Reilly Medical Consultants, S.C. Otis Elevator Company Estate of Virginia E. Pape Dr. and Mrs. Evans Pappas Andrew A. Perez, M.D. PFB Architects LLC Chicago Plass Appliances and Electronics

DONORS Stanley A. Polit, M.D. Mr. John F. Power Prospect Federal Savings Bank Timothy D. Putnam, M.D. Quality Medical Staffing, Inc. Querrey & Harrow Dr. and Mrs.Thomas J. Quinn Dr. and Mrs. Gene E. Quirini Radiation Oncology, S.C. Bhagavatula Ramakrishna, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rehder Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Reilly Wilfredo Rendon, M.D. Retina / Vitreous Associates, P.C Ms. Beryl Richardson Emery D. Robert, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. David J. Roth Drs. Daniel and Susan Rowan Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ruther Saint Xavier University Drs. Anne and Keith Schaible Samir K. Shah, M.D. Sheffner Jewelers Ms. Joan Shepherd

FISCAL YEAR 2006 / July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Mr. and Mrs.Thomas C. Shields Ms. Patricia Somers Cronin Sosin Lawler & Arnold, LLC Southtown Health Foods St. Barnabas Women’s Club St. Germaine Parish St. Germaine Women’s Club Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Sterns Dr. and Mrs.Tenkasi V. Subramanian Dr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan Krishna Sunkara, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Herme O. Sylora The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Dhruva R.Tilwalli, M.D. Trace Ambulance Service, Inc. VOA Associates Incorporated Dr. and Mrs. Earl Vondrasek Dr. and Mrs. Farhad Vossoughi Mr. Don E.Wade CFP Wal-Mart Foundation

Mrs. Anne Warpinski Dr. and Mrs. Frederick E.Wohlberg Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wojcicki Women’s Healthcare Affiliates Nasser Zakieh, M.D. Mrs. Mary Lou Zidek

$100-999

Anonymous 19th Ward Democratic Organization Ms. Mary Abbott Ms. Rose Abriani Mr. and Mrs. Jose J. Acosta Mrs. Maria A. Adamonis Aesthetica Chicago, LLC Ms. Linda M. Aguilera Ms. Rosemary Aguirre Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Ahmann Ms. Kathryn A. Ainslie Ms. Kristin Aleman Ms. Lucille J. Allen All-Tech Decorating

American Chartered Bank American Courier Service, Inc. Mr. John R. Anderson Mr. Roland L. Anderson Ms. Nancy A. Andrasco Ms. Sally Andrasco Andrews Printing Mr. and Mrs.William J. Anicich Mr. Michael Ansani Ms. Arlene A. Arethas Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Arnold Aronson Furniture and Appliances Artlynn Photography Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Arvesen Asklepios Medical Group, Ltd. Assist 2 Sell Real Estate Mr. Michael P. Atkins Ms. Margaret Avorio B. Braun Medical, Inc. Suguna Babu, M.D. Ms. Denise P. Baer The Bag Lady Ms. Carol Bailey Ms. Denise L. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. John Balicki Mr. Michael Ball Ballyea Jewelry Designs Mr. Paul Balnius Mrs. Roberta R. Bannon Mr. Patrick R. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Barron Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barry Ms. Erin M. Barry Clair Mr. Edward M. Bartel Ms. Jackie Bartolini Ms. Linda Basinski Mr. John Bauer Mr. and Mrs.Terry W. Bayless Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Beauregard Mrs. Sandra D. Beck Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Bedell Belgravia Group Ltd. Belhaven Health Care & Retirement Center Mrs.Virginia Belisle Bellissimo, Inc. Ms.Therese M. Berger

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DONORS Ms. Patricia Bernier Mrs. Margaret Bertling Beverly Area Planning Association Beverly Bodyworks Beverly Country Club Beverly Hills Car Wash, Inc Beverly Ritz Catering Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bickham Ms. Rosemary Bilecki Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Blaeser, Jr. Ms. Peggy Blomenberg Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Bonner Ms. Nina Boonstra Ms. Mary Jo Borbely Mr. and Mrs. James E. Boss Boss Formalwear Ms. Joanne M. Bowen Ms. Maryann K. Bowen Mrs. Marie M. Boyce Mr. and Mrs. Mike Boyce

FISCAL YEAR 2006 / July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Mrs. Anne Boyle Mr. James Boyle Ms. Mary Ann Boyle Mr. Ralph Bozenda Bracken Box, Inc Ms. Michele Brady Kowalski Mr. and Mrs.Vito Brancato Mr. Michael K. Brannigan Mr. and Mrs.William D. Brejcha Mrs. Aurelia Bremer Mr. John P. Brennan Mrs. Helen Brett Ms. Nancy Brettman Mr. John Bridges Ms. Davelle Brinker Mr. Joseph Broad and Ms. Heidi Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Broderick Mr. and Mrs. Sean Broderick Ms. Karen Broderick Bronson & Bratton, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Brown

PHYSICIAN’S CIRCLE 2005-2006

Basel I. Al-Aswad, M.D. Ammar Bayrakdar, M.D. Kidanu J. Birhanu, M.D. Piyush C. Buch, M.D. Norma V. Cadayona, M.D. Michael E. Carroll,M.D., S.C. Basil G. Chronis, M.D. Steven F. Domiano, M.D. Brian P Farrell, M.D. Richard M. Farrell, M.D. Lourdes D. Floro, M.D. Irving L. Fuld, M.D. Darrien L. Gaston, M.D. John F. Grady, D.P.M. Travis K. Haldeman, D.O. Ronald K. Hamburger, M.D. Kuhn Hong, M.D. John J. Hurley, M.D. Benjamin A. Jagodzinski, M.D.

Ms. Marianne Brown Mrs. Kathy Bryant Ms. Patricia Buck Ms. Eileen T. Buckley Bud’s Ambulance Service Ms. Patricia C. Bugos Mrs. Kathryn S. Burke Mrs. Mary C. Burke Mrs. Mary Margaret Burke Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burke Mr. and Mrs. James E. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Burns Mr. James Burton Ms. Marion Butler Mr. and Mrs. James A. Byrne Ms. Katharine Byrne Mr. and Mrs. John J. Byrne Byrne Builders Ms. Lynn Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Cahill Ms. Mary J. Cahillane Ms. Kimberly Calandra

Corbin R. Johnson, M.D. Chuang S. Kiang, M.D. Irene Kuras Checchia, M.D. James A. Lambur, M.D. Ernesto O. Languido, M.D. Bennett Y. Lum, M.D. Danilo J. Martinez, M.D. Evan G. McLeod, M.D. James C. Miller, M.D. George S. Miz, M.D. Joseph W. Mularczyk, M.D. Daniel J. O’Reilly, M.D. Evans Pappas, M.D. Stanley A. Polit, M.D. Soterios Polychronopoulos, M.D. Timothy D. Putnam, M.D. Thomas J. Quinn, M.D. Gene E. Quirini, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Callaghan Ms. Debbi Callahan Ms. Emily Callahan Ms. Barbara Camer Ms. Mary A. Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Cardinal Cardinal Building Maintenance, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Cardona Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carey Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Carey Mr. John W. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Carroll Ms. Jeannine Carrozza Ms. Betty A. Carsten Ms. Ellyn M. Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Casey Mr. and Mrs.Thomas R. Casey III Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc Ms. Sherry Cauley Mrs. Kathryn M. Cavanaugh

Wilfredo Rendon, M.D. Emery D. Robert, M.D. David J. Roth, M.D. Daniel A. Rowan, D.O. Samir K. Shah, M.D. Tenkasi V. Subramanian, M.D. Christopher J. Sullivan, M.D. Krishna Sunkara, M.D. Herme O. Sylora, M.D. Dhruva R.Tilwalli, M.D. Earl Vondrasek, M.D. Farhad Vossoughi, M.D. Frederick E.Wohlberg, M.D. Nasser Zakieh, M.D.

DONORS Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caveney Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cecchi Mr. Roman L. Celeski Century 21 Driscoll Realty Century Business Services, Inc. Century Ear, Nose,Throat, Head & Neck Surgery Ms. Donna Cerf Mr. and Mrs.Vincent E. Cesaro Jr. Mrs. Mary Ellen Chambers Mr. and Mrs.William Chaveriat Chicago Chamber of Commerce Chicago Fire Alarm Office Chicago Fire Department Engine 50,Truck 18, Amb 1 Chicago Fire Department Engine 64,Truck 31, Amb 27 Chicago Fire Department Engine 92,Truck 45, Amb 17 Chicago Fire Department Local 2 Stewards Chicago Lock Box LLC Chicago Sports Bar Ms. Jacquelyn Chirillo Ms. Nancy Christakes Monica M. Christmas, M.D. Robert D. Christopher, D.D.S. Nancy R. Church, M.D. Citizens for Maloney Citizens for Michael F. Sheahan Mr. Bernard Citron City of Chicago Fire Department Civiltech Engineering Inc Ms. Sally T. Clair Mr. and Mrs. George J. Clancy Ms. Mary Patt Clancy Ms. Betty Clark Ms. Judith Clark Mr. and Mrs. Randall F. Clark Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke Class Mate Mr. Randy L. Clements Mrs. Mary Ellen Clifford Mr. Brian L. Coffey Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coffey, III Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Coffey Ms.Tamra L. Cohen Coin Cafe, Inc. Ms. Claudia Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Coleman Ms.Theresa Coleman

Mr. Frank Kee Colen Ms. Mary Kay Collins Ms. Joan Colon Columbian Agency Mrs. Breda Condon Mr. and Mrs. John E. Connors Mr. Robert Connors Mrs. Karen Conroy Mr. Edward J. Conway Ms.Toni Conway Mr. and Mrs. David Conwill Ms. Kathleen A. Conwill Ms. Loretto Coogan Ms. Clare Cooke Mr.Thomas Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Corboy Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Corcoran Ms. Mary G. Corcoran Corrigan’s Pub Council of Residential Specialists Mr. and Mrs. John Courts Ms. Glee E. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cozzie Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Cozzie CPM Corporation Ms. Laura Crane Ms. Bernie Crean Ms. Kathleen Creed Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Cronin Ms. Cathy Cronin Crossbow Industrial Water Ms. Patricia Cullen Ms. Mary A. Cullina Mr.Wilburn H. Curry Curves of Evergreen Park Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Cusack C-V Custom Counter Tops and Cabinets, Inc Ms. Marion Cypser Mrs. Cynthia Cyrankowski Ms. Barbara Daly Dance Gallery Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dansart Ms. Joan Davis Mr. John M. Deady Mr. and Mrs. Jim DeBow Ms. Nancy DeDona Ms. Elizabeth Deering Ms. Judith A. Delisi Ms.Yvonne DelPrincipe Ms. Gina T. Demes

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Dempsey Mr. James Denvir Melissa M. DeSantis, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edward desLauriers Desoto House Mr. and Mrs. August Deuser Ms. Ellen Devoy Mr.Terry Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Dietz Ms. Mary Jo Dineen Mr. and Mrs.Tom Dineen Ms. JoAngela Dismukes Ms. Karen Dobesh Mr.William Dodge Mr. James Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Michael Doherty Ms. Susan Domagalski Mr. and Mrs.Thomas S. Dombro, C.L.U. Ms. Eileen T. Donahue Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Donley Donnellan Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donnelly Ms. Maureen Donohoe Ms. Jeanne T. Dougherty Ms. Marianne P. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dowd Ms. Irene M. Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Martin Doyle Mr. and Mrs.William M. Doyle Mr.William T. Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Drenovsky Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Dressel Mrs. Mary Ann Driscoll Mrs. Rita Driscoll Mrs. Margaret Duddleston Mrs. Joan P. Duffy Ms. Kathleen Duffy Mrs. Patricia A. Duffy Mrs. Barbara J. Duggan Ms. Jacqueline R. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. James Durkin Ms. Susan C. Dyer Ms. Francis A. Earley Mr. and Mrs. James J. Earley Mrs. Margaret G. Earley Ms. Laura Earner Ms. Louise Eck Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Edgeworth

HOW TO LEAVE A LEGACY If you are considering making a gift to Little Company of Mary in your will, you can use the following language: In grateful appreciation of (e.g. care received), I give a percentage or specified amount to Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation, 2800 West 95th Street, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805, to be used for mission-driven services, charity care, endowment or its exempt purposes.

For more information, please contact Mary Jo May, Executive Director of the LCMH Foundation, at (708) 229-5022 or mmay@lcmh.org

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DONORS Ms. Nancy Edwards Ms. Eileen M. Egan Mrs.Therese Eggert Mr. Jose V. Eguiguren Ms. Carol Ehler Ms. Mary Ehmig Mr. and Mrs.Wayne A. Eier & Family Ms. Christine Elmore Drs. John and Denise Elser Engine Company 120 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Enright Ms. Mary Ann Enright ESB Electrical Contractors Ms. Andrea V. Evans Dr.Thelma M. Evans and Mr.Timothy Evans Evergreen Community Bank Evergreen Oak Electric Crest Lighting Evergreen Park Rotary Club Exclamations Exhibit Enterprises, Inc. Ms.Teresa Fagan Ms. Hallie Fahey Mr. and Mrs.Thomas V. Falloon Ms. Brenda Falzone Ms. Lana Fenyes Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Ferrara Fettes, Love & Sieben Ms. Denise K. Filan Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Finan Mr. Francis J. Finn Ms. Kathleen Fisher Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzgerald Mr. John M. Fitzgerald Ms. Bonnie L. Flannery

FISCAL YEAR 2006 / July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fleming Mr. Michael Fleming Food & Paper Supply Co. Mr. and Mrs. Curt Foody Ms. Karin M. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Richard Franco, Sr. Ms. Susan B. Frangella Frank Ross Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Frasor Ms. Beverly Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Freeberg Friends of Kevin Joyce FujiFilm Medical Systems USA, Inc. Ms. Kathleen Furlong G & S Mechanical Gaelic Fire Brigade Mr. and Mrs.William D. Gainer Mr. James Galbraith Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Gallagher Ms. Jacqueline L. Gallagher Mr. James J. Gallagher Mrs. Carolyn Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Galvin Ms. Claudia Garcia Mr.William T. Garmes Ms. Dorothy M. Garofalo Ms. Helen Gartelmann Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Garvey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Garvey Pablo A. Garzon, M.D. Mrs. Susan Gehrig-Cardona Ms. Patricia Gelezauskas Gem Electric Supply Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gentleman Mr. John J. George

Georgios Banquets, Comfort Inn & Conference Centre Ms. Rita Glass Mr. and Mrs. Neil Glynn Ms. Linda Goddard Bishop Raymond E. Goedert Mr. and Mrs. Steven Golden Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A. Goldrick Mrs. Catherine Gorman Gorman Construction Co., Inc. Kathleen A. Gorman-Kyler, D.D.S. Ms. Deborah Gory Mr. and Mrs. John M. Goulding Ms. Sue Grady Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Grant Ms. Maureen E. Grant-Mulryan Mrs. Helen D. Grebliunas Mr. Cyril J. Greenan Mr. Daniel Grimm Mr. and Mrs.Tom Grimm Mr.Thomas P. Grimm Ms. Joan M. Groos Mr. and Mrs. Larry Grose Ms. Carole Grunauer Ms. Jo M. Gubernat Mrs. Anne Marie Gulley Ms. Mary Lou Gutrich H & R Johnson Bros., Inc. Mrs. Laurel Habschmidt Mr. Joe Haffner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hager Ms. Jennifer A. Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Hahn Ms. Denise D. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Halicki Ms. Ann T. Halleran Ms. Karen J. Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas W. Hanrahan Hansen’s Villa Ms. Gloria Harnedy Harrigan Brothers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Harshbarger Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hart Mrs. Ann Hartnett Mr. and Mrs. Liam A. Hartnett Mrs. Margaret Hassan Mrs. Kathleen Haupt Ms. Mary Lee Hausner Mrs. Katie Hayes Mr. Richard Hazlett Health Newsletters Direct Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Healy Mr. and Mrs.William Healy Heartland Medical Group S.C Ms. Caroline Hecker Ms. Kathy Heffernan Dr. and Mrs. David L. Hegg Mr. Steven Hein Ms. Hannah M. Heinz Mr. and Mrs.William Heise Ms. Dorothy Heisler Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Heisterman Ms. Cheri Heramb Herman Miller, Inc Mrs. Judith A. Hernandez Mr. Ron Herzberg Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heywood Ms. Jean M. Hickey Mrs. Deborah L. Hill Ms. Felicia Hill Hiro Real Estate Co.

VENERABLE MARY POTTER SOCIETY Anonymous Mr. and Mrs.Thomas F. Bridgman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Capron Mrs. Julie Beall Cassidy Mrs. Helen Cava Mr. Michael T. Cava Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Clifford Mr. and Mrs. George J. Cullen

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Ms. Sandie Sleeman Doherty Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Fahey Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Filosa Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hallenbeck Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Harrigan Father Daniel J. Hartigan, OSA Mr. Steven Hein Mr. and Mrs. David J. Kavanaugh

Mrs. Carrie A. Kelley Mr. Lawrence P. Kelley Mr. John F. Power Ms. Patricia Somers Cronin Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Sterns Mrs. Mary Lou Zidek

DONORS Mr. Carl H. Hoefler Mrs. Eileen T. Hofstad Mr. and Mrs. George Hoglund Ms. Kathleen Holst Mr. and Mrs. John C. Holt Ms. Lillian M. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Horrell Ms. Erin Hosty Mr. and Mrs.Terry Hotchkiss Mr. Mike Houlihan Mr. Patrick J. Houlihan Ms. Andrea Hovey Ms. Linda Howard-Lawson Ms. Linda M. Howell Mrs. Norine Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hughes Ms. Jessica Hughesdon Mrs. Eileen M. Hunt Mrs. Barbara Hurley Dr. and Mrs. John J. Hurley Ms. Kathleen Hurley Mrs. Laureen A. Hurley Mrs. Florence C. Hyland Ms. Mary Ann Hyzny IBM International Foundation Sister Patricia Illing Initial Electronics, Inc. Inspired Designs International Home Improvements Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Inzinga Ms. Phylis A. Isaacs J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation The J. Spencer Miller Corporation Ms.Tamra Jakubowski Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Janssen Mr. and Mrs. James M. Jarosz Mr. George H. Jenkins Jr. Mr.William G. Jennings Ms. Barbara Jepsen Ms. Helen Jeter Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Jilek John G. Shedd Aquarium John V. McInerney Obstetrics and Gynecology Ms. Catrina N. Johnson Ms. Dorothy J. Johnson Ms. Susan Johnson Johnson & Johnson Johnson Floor Company, Inc.

Ms. Helen R. Jones Ms. Melanie Jonota Ms. Connie Jordan Mr. Ronald Jordan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Joyce Mr. and Mrs. James F. Joyce Mr. James Joyce Ms. Kathryn A. Joyce Ms. Marlene Jurczak Ms. Janet Kaberna Ms. Debra Kacor Ms. Claudia Kaczmark Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kalisz Mr. Robert Kartheiser Ms. Catherine Katzenberger Lt. Dennis C. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kelleher Mrs. Pamela Keller Mr. Mark J. Kellerman Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Bergerson Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly Mrs. Janet L. Kelly Ms. Linda B. Kelly Ms. Mary Ann Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kelly Kelly Nissan, Inc. Ms. Margaret Kelmar Kelso-Burnett Company Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kennedy Mrs. Lorraine B. Kennedy Ms. Patricia C. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kennedy Ms. Mary Kettering Ms. Marlo Keyser Mr.William Keyser Dr. and Mrs. Mitch Khan M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kourosh Khani Dr. and Mrs. Chuang S. Kiang Mrs. Marion Kienzle Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Kierscht Mrs. Mariellen O’Donnell Kill Kimberly Bond Boutique, LTD Mr. and Mrs.Timothy G. King Kinsella Landscape, Inc. Mr. Ronald J. Kint Ms. Elisabeth Kiss Ms. Barbara C. Klabacha Mr. Rich Klawiter Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Klein Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Kleist

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kline KMSEF, LLC Mrs. Nancy V. Knaus Ms. Joan T. Knight Mrs. Deborah Knightly Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Knightly Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knights Ms. Joan F. Knopp Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kolenda Philip D. Kooiker, M.D. Mr. August Korthauer Mr. Robert A. Kossuth Ms. Anne Kranz Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Krasowski Mrs. Carol Krause Ms. Angela Kreske Mr. Edward F. Krnak Mr. and Mrs. John Kronenberger Mr. and Mrs. Rob Krug Ms. Mary Kubik Ms. Rose M. Kubush Ms. Nancy A. Kuhl Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Kun Mr. Irving W. Labahn Mrs. Adrienne LaBarbara Lagen’s Supermarket, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Lagoni Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Lally Mrs. Mary Jo Lambert Ms. Barbra LaMorte Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. Langford Ms. Elizabeth Lanigan Mr.Terrence M. Lanigan Ms. Christina Lapinska Mrs. Susan M. Laski Ms. Karen Laurencell Ms. Jill Lauricella Law Offices of Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, P.C. Mrs. Catherine A. Lawler Reverend Dale Lawson, Sr. Ms. Lorraine Lazzara Ms. Karen LeBeau Ms. Barbara Ledebuhr Mr. Samuel Levin Mr. Robert J. Lewandowski Ms. Ruth Leyden James C. Liang, M.D. Lili of Trieste Lions Club of Evergreen Park

Lismany Builders, Inc. Ms. Michelle Litak Ms. Roberta Lombardo Ms. Dawn Longmore Ms. Maria G. Lopez Ms. Rita T. LoPresti Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lorenz Mrs. Nanci Losacco Skerrett and Mr. Edward F. Skerrett Mrs. Kathleen Lowery Lowery Tile Company Mr. and Mrs. Remo Lucci Dr. Dolores Lullinski-Dybalski and Mr. Jack N. Dybalski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lusk Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Lynch Mr. Lawrence Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lyons Lyons Electric Company Mr. Michael Macander Ms. Caryl Mack Mr.William Magnuson Mrs. Mary T. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Mahoney Ms. Shirley J. Makinney Ms. Mary Kay Malas Mrs. Mary Ann Mallo Ms. Pamela A. Mallo Ms. Chris Malloy Mr. and Mrs. James Malone Senator and Mrs. Edward Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Maloney Ms. Susan Maloney Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. Maloney Mr. and Mrs. James J. Malooly Ms. Diane Malsom Mrs. Mary Mangan Ms.Valerie Mannion Manor Care Health Services Ms. Christine Mansell Walsh Mario’s Catering & Event Planning Mr. Edward Markel Dr. and Mrs. Silvio Marra Mr. Donn G. Marshall Marshall Erdman & Associates Mr. Joseph M. Marth Mr. Kirven J. Martin, Jr. Mrs. Rita M. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Martin

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DONORS Ms. Erica Masaitis-Brunell Mr.William Masterson Mr. Mark Mathewson Mr. and Mrs. John E. May Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mayer Ms. Judy Mayhew Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Mazzuca Mr. Gerald J. McCallum Ms. Patricia A. McCann Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. McCarthy Mr. John T. McCarthy Ms. Maureen McCarthy T.T. McCarthy Mr.Thomas E. McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. James McCord Mrs. Barbara McCrory Mr. and Mrs. James F. McEldowney Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGann McGarry’s Boxing Club Ms. Kathleen McGee Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. McGovern Mr. and Mrs. John J. McGowan Ms. Sarah C. McGrath Mr.Thomas McGuire Mr. and Mrs. James McHale Ms. Anne T. McIlvain Ms. Mary P. McIlvain Ms. Sharon McIlvain Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. McIntyre Mrs. Susan McIntyre Hoover Mr. and Mrs. James McKeever Ms. Catherine M. McKendry Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. McKenna Ms.Willie Mae McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. McLaughlin Mrs. Mary McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. McLoughlin Mrs. Marguerite A. McMahon Ms. Mary Margaret McMahon Mrs. Sharon M. McMahon

FISCAL YEAR 2006 / July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Mr. and Mrs.Terrence G. McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Brian McNamara Ms. Colleen A. McNamara Ms. Rita McNicholas Ms. Eileen McNichols Ms. Cheryl McNulty Mr. and Mrs. Girard J. McSwain Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Meade Mechanical Inc Mrs. Lillian Meck Med 3000 Ms. Karen Meehan Ms. Nikki Meers-Berg Meg Oliver Designs Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mehalek Ms.Therese Melaniphy Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Meller Mr. Jonathan Meltzer Mrs. Rosemary Memmesheimer Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Meneghini Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Menke Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc Ms. Jocelyn A. Mesina Mrs.Theresa M. Messerle Mrs. Margaret C. Messino Ms. Connie J. Metzen Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Meyer Ms. Karen M. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Meyer Ms. Lisa Micetich Ms. Cheryl Z. Michalek Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Michel Ms. Ruthann Michel Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Midwest Primary Care, S.C. Midwest Siding Supply, Inc Midwest Urology / Associated Urological Specialists, L.L.C. Milano’s Pizza and Specialties, Inc. Mrs. Andrea M. Miller Mrs. Ann Miller

THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS A PUBLICATION OF THE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Ms. Christine Miller Mr. Chuck Miller Mrs. Joanne L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller Ms. Sandra E. Miller Mr. and Mrs.Ted Miller Ms. Audrey Minervino Mr. Gerald J. Mitchell Ms. Deborah Miyashiro Mr. Roy Mize Ms. Bernadette Molloy Mr. and Mrs. Jim Molloy Molloy & Associates Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Molnar Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Montag Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Montgomery Ms. Jennifer Moody Mr. and Mrs. John W. Moore Ms. Kimberly Moore Ms. Marie E. Moore Ms. Mary F. Moore Ms. Lina B. Mooth Ms. Laura B. Mora Moraine Valley Community College Mrs. Catherine Moran Mr. and Mrs. James Moran Ms. Karen R. Moran Ms. Kathleen M. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Moriarty Morrison’s Ethan Allen Ms. Jeanne Mortensen Most Holy Redeemer School Most Holy Redeemer Women’s Guild Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Moster Mother McAuley High School Mothers Club Mt. Carmel High School Ms. Angelique Muhammad Ms. Colleen S. Mulcahy

Mr. and Mrs.Tom Mulcahy Ms. Donna Mulchrone Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Mulchrone Ms. Shelley Mulchrone Ms. Rose A. Mulhern Ms. Susan Mulrenin Ms. Pat Mungovan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Muntner Ms. Mary Murino Mrs. Eileen L. Murphy Ms. Elizabeth J. Murphy Mrs. Kristine Murphy Ms. Maureen Murphy Ms. Rosemarie Murphy The Honorable Sheila M. Murphy and Mr. Patrick C. Racey Mrs.Virginia Murphy Mr. and Mrs.William J. Murphy Ms. Christine M. Murray Ms. Deborah Murray Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Murray Mr. and Mrs. John P. Murray Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Murray Ms.Vida Musielak My Sister’s Knits Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Nagy National City Bank Neighbors On Fairfield Ms. Patricia A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nelson Mr.William G. Ness Ms. Nancy Neumann Newcomb Marketing Solutions Mr. and Mrs.Timothy Newton Ms. Colleen C. Nichols Mrs. Laverne Nichols Ms. Joanne Nicholson Nino’s Pizza, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Noble Mr. and Mrs.William M. Nolan Mr. and Mrs.Thomas D. Noonan Mrs. Betty J. Norris

Sister Kathleen McIntyre, L.C.M., Chairperson, Board of Directors Dennis Reilly, President and CEO Mary Jo May, Executive Director, LCMH Foundation Anne Cullen, Special Events and Auxilary Coordinator Mary Cronin, Records and Stewardship Coordinator Ann Hartnett, Major Gifts Coordinator

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Patricia Morley, Associate Director

DONORS Mr. and Mrs. James E. Norris Northgate Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Novotny, Sr. Mr. Raymond E. Novy Mrs. Mary Kay Nowicki Nowoc’s White Hen Pantry Oak Lawn Fire Dept. Club, Inc. Oak Lawn Restaurant, Inc. Ms. Brigid Oakes Ms. Janice O’Brien Occu-Sport Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. O’Connell Ms. Geraldine L. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor Ms. Noreen O’Connor Ms. Patricia O’Connor Ms. Regina O’Connor ODB Enterprises, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jack O’Donnell Mr. Francis J. O’Donovan Ms. Linda O’Keefe Ms. Lisa O’Keefe Ms. Nancy A. Olsen Olympic Logistics Services Olympic Maintenance, Inc. Mrs. Carole O’Malley Mr. James A. O’Malley Mr. Patrick J. O’Malley Mr. and Mrs.Timothy P. O’Malley Mr.William T. O’Neill Ms. Patricia O’Neill-Buscemi Mrs. Geraldine S. O’Reilly Ms. Mary M. Oreluk Ms. Christine Orozco Mrs. Elaine Orzech Ms. Margaret A. O’Sullivan Pacor Mortgage Corporation Ms. Kim Pakula Palermo Pizza Inc. Papa Joe’s Restaurant Pappys Park Cleaners Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker Parkview Carpentry Inc Parkview Orthopaedic Group Mr. Joseph Parra, Jr. Mr.Thomas Parsons Ms. Priscilla Parus Dr. and Mrs.Thomas S. Patricoski Ms. Katherine J. Pattison

Mr. and Mrs. Stan J. Pavilonis Jr. Ms.Tammi Pavilonis Mr. and Ms. Ronald Pawlowski Mrs. Jo Anne Pehr Ms. Corene E. Peloquin Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pendergast Ms. Lisa M. Pendergast Ms. Dorice Pepin Mr. Bill Perakis Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Perez Ms. Beth Pergande Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Peterein Mrs. Marie J. Peterlin Mr. and Mrs. Dale Peterson Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A. Peterson Ms. Joanne C. Petkus Petkus Lemont Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Petrasek Mr. Bill Petschinsky Ms. Melissa Petschinsky Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pfingstler Mr. and Mrs. David A. Piech Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. Pierce Mr. John Pikarski Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Piper, Jr. Mrs. Sharon Pisoni Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Pizzo Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Platt Mr. and Mrs. Eric Plessinger Mr. John Plumpe Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pocius Ms. Marcia L. Poczworowski Pollard Brothers Manufacturing Company Pop’s Italian Beef and Ribs Mr. and Mrs.William P. Porcelli Ms. Jean Porn Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powers Mr. and Mrs. John J. Powers Mr. Richard J. Powers Mr.Thomas Powers Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pozycinski Ms. Mary Alice Prendergast Mrs. Maureen Prendergast Mr. Richard F. Prendergast Ms. Kristyn Prodoehl Prudential Biros Real Estate Mr. and Mrs. James Quick Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. James A. Rabbitt

Ms. Deanna Rabideaux Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Racey Mr.Thomas Raddatz Hareth M. Raddawi, M.D. Rainbow Cones Ms. Katherine E. Raleigh Mr. Michael O. Ramsden Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Michalek Ms. Nancy M. Reardon Ms. Sharon M. Recchia Ms. Sue Reed Mr. and Mrs.Thomas J. Reid Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Reif Mr. and Mrs. James W. Reilly Ms. Janice Reitz Respironics Inc. Retina Associates Ms. Joanne Ricchiuto Richard M. Daley Campaign Committee Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Richardson Mr. Edward A. Richert Mrs. Barbara Rickert Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rickert Mrs. Sharon M. Riemersma Mrs. Marian T. Riordan Riordan & Scully Insurance The Ritz-Carlton Chicago Ms. Janice M. Roche Ms. Eileen Rohan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rohan Mr. and Mrs.Thomas S. Rohan Ms. Anne M. Roher Mr. and Mrs. Paul Romano Ms. Jennifer L. Ronspies Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A. Rosielllo Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Rosinski Round Town Construction Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Rourke

Drs. Susan and Daniel Rowan Ms. Julia E. Ruchala Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Ruff Mrs. Marie McFadden Ruff Ms. Lilian G. Rupisan Mrs. Marion Ruzich Ms. Darlene M. Ryan Ms. Ellie Ryan Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ryan Ms. Jane Ryan Ryan Meat Company Ms. Mary Ryan-Gallik Mr. John M. Ryczek,Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rylko S & T Provisions Co., Inc. Ms. Maura Saas Mrs. Julie A. Sabatini Mr. and Mrs. Salvador Salud Mr. and Mrs. Donald Salzman Mr. and Mrs. John B. Salzman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sampson Ms. Maureen Sanchez Sanofi-aventis Mr. and Mrs. George V. Sapienza Ms. Joan T. Savage Ms. Mary Louise Scalia Mrs. Mary Scalise Mrs. Maureen Scanlon Mrs. Patricia L. Scannell Dr. and Mrs. Louis F. Scaramella Ms. Kim Scarnavack Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Schaffer Mr. Douglas C. Scheel Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Schiemann Ms. Ann M. Schmid Ms. Bonnie Schmidt Mrs. Lynne Schmidt Ms. Margaret A. Schneider

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DONORS Mrs. Loretto M. Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. John Schroll Mrs. Janet Schultz Ms. Kathleen M. Schultz Ms. Patricia Schultz Mrs. Catherine M. Schumacher Ms. Maureen Sebok Ms. Marge Sedlak Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Mrs. Colleen J. Seiter Reverend Joseph W. Seitz Mr.Todd A. Selke Ms. Janet Seper Mr. and Mrs.Timothy Shanahan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Shaw Mr. and Mrs.Timothy Shea Ms. Karen Shemanski Mr.Yau L. Shen Mr. and Mrs. Neil Shere Ms. Dorothy Sherry Mrs. Kathleen A. Shields Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shields Mrs. Nicoline Shields Mr. Michael J. Shine Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Shobe Ms. Mary Shumsky Ms. Mary Silder Mrs. Anne M. Sims Ms. Kim Siroky Sisters of Mercy Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mr.Thomas A. Skalitzky Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Skarzynski Skip’s New Evergreen Restaurant James F. Skomurski, M.D. Mr. Robert Elston and Dr. Patricia E. Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Small Mr. James Smat and Family David J. Smith, M.D. Ms. Joan E. Smith Ms. Margaret Smith Trustee and Mrs. Norbert Smith Ms. Margaret Smitzin Ms. Kathleen E. Snorewicz Ms. Rita Soder Brice Solution 3 Graphics Mr. Steven I. Song

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Mr. Frank Sorich Ms. Margaret Sosnowski South Side Irish Parade Committee Southtown Paint and Wallpaper Company Southwest Airlines Company Southwest Nephrology Associates, S.C. Southwest Physicians Group Southwest Urology Associates, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Spagnoli St. Barnabas Catholic School St. Bede’s Women’s Guild St. Bernadette’s Church St. John Fisher Church St. John Fisher Women’s Club Standard Textile Company, Inc Ms. Mary A. Stapleton Ms. Lisa M. Starcevich Dr. and Mrs. Charalambos Stavrakos Mr. and Mrs. David J. Stein Ms. Janice Stewart Ms. Kathleen Strand Ms. Dorothy Straughter Ms. Janet Strimel Ms. Gwen Strutzenberg Ms. Jeanette Sublett Suburban Bank & Trust Ms.Vanessa F. Suchecki Suds Factory Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Sullivan Mr. Lawrence J. Sullivan Mrs. Marian Q. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Sutkus Ms. Kathleen Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Mr. Patrick Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sweeney Ms. Paulette Swierk Ms. Martha H. Swift Ms. Nancy J. Swistowicz Sysco Food Services Mr. and Mrs. Steven Szalko Mrs. Celine T. Szykowny

T.F. Boland & Sons Decorating, Inc. Mr. and Mrs.Tallon Ms. Margaret Tansey Ms. Linda J.Temple Ms. Janet Terra Thomas W Dower Foundation Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W.Thorsen Tibor Machine Products Timberwolf Carpentry Inc. Ms. Darlene M.Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Richard M.Todd Mr. James G.Togher Mr. and Mrs. James E. Tomaszewski Mr. Michael A.Toolis and Ms.Theresa Mintle Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P.Toomey Total Computer Supplies, Inc. Ms. Marlene Towers Town Liquors/ Armanetti Beverage Mart TR Communications, Inc. Ms. Jean Traynere Ms. Cozette L.Trela Trinity Gift Shoppe & Boutique Ms. Susan Trunk Ms. Erika V.Turckes Mrs. Elizabeth Tuscher U.S. Equities Asset Management, LLC

Ungaretti & Harris United Building Maintenance, Inc United Home Owners of Evergreen Park United States Fire Protection, Inc. University of Chicago Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Urbon Ms. Cecil N. Uy Dr. and Mrs. James P.Valek Mrs. Mary Jo Valenti Mrs. Margaret M.Valentine Vallance Appraisal Co Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Van Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vandeveld Ms. Maria L.Velazquez Mr. and Mrs. Howard R.Verduin Village of Evergreen Park Mr. Alan E.Villani Mr. and Mrs. Alan F.Villani Ms. Marie Vitro Ms. Majda Vladic Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A.Vlosak Ms. Joy E.Vogeltanz Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Voris Mr. John J.Vosicky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wade Ms. Dorothy J.Wagner Waldo Cooney’s Pizza Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.Walsh Mr. and Mrs.William J.Walsh

Walt Disney World Co. Ms. Mary F.Ward-Mayster Deacon Rich Warfield Mr. James B.Waters Jr. Ms. Sandra Watson-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward A.Weaver Webb Ford on 95th Street Ms. Lynelle M.Weber Ms. Bonnie Webster Mr. Michael Weise Mr.William J.Welsh Ms. Loretta H.Wendt Western Oil Enterprises, Ltd. Ms. Bette Westlove Mrs. Maureen Weybright-Claich Mrs. Suzanne M.Whalen Ms. Darlene White Mr. and Mrs. Donald L.White Ms. Kathleen Whooley Mrs. Patricia Wilczynski Mr. Marc Wilkow Mrs. Barbara E.Williamson Ms. Janet Wilschke Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Gaines D.Wilson Windy City Silkscreening Inc Mr. and Mrs.William J.Winters Ms. Irene J.Wnek Dr. Denise Wojciechowski-Mitchell Ms. Jacqueline Wojcik Women’s Auxiliary of the Beverly Country Club Pauline Wong-Hugh, M.D. Mr.Thomas J.Wren Ms. Maureen Wright Mr.Thomas R.Wynne Kevin J.Wysocki, D.D.S. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Yakutis Ms. Barbara Yamich Mr. and Mrs. Michael S.Yurkovic Ms. Maureen Zaleski Zapatista Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Zawaski Ms. Joan Zielinski Todd M. Zimmerman, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zollner David L. Zumerchik, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Zwick

2006 FOUNDATION BOARD Mr. Thomas Bridgman, Chair

Basel I. Al-Aswad, M.D. Calliope Andricacou, M.D. Ms. Marcia Schneider Batsakis Mrs. Anne Boyle Mr.Thomas F. Bridgman, Chairperson

Carrie Kelly

Auxilliary Chairperson

Sister Kathleen McIntyre, L.C.M., President Mr. Martin J. McLaughlin Mrs. Mari-ellyn Morreale The Honorable Sheila Murphy Mr. Michael K. O’Malley

Sister M. Joseph Casey L.C.M.

Mr. Steven F. Rosenbaum

Mr. Michael T. Cava

David J. Roth, M.D.

Mr.Thomas G. Clifford

Alderman Ginger A. Rugai

Ms. Sandie Sleeman Doherty

Mr.Thomas Schaffer

Mrs. Mary Ellen Fahey

Mr. Patrick Sheahan

Brian P. Farrell, M.D.

Patricia E. Sloan, EdD, RN, FAAN

Richard M. Farrell, M.D.

Mr. Michael B. Stillman

Lourdes D. Floro, M.D.

Mr. Michael A.Toolis

Irving L. Fuld, M.D.

Sister Sharon Ann Walsh, L.C.M.

Mr. Daniel F. Gallagher

Mr.William J.Winters

Mr. Neil Glynn

Mrs. Marilyn Wohlberg

Mr. Stephen M. Hallenbeck

Mr. Paul Wojcicki

Mr. Richard J. Harrigan

Mrs. Sheila Lowry Yakutis

Sister Margaret Christina Hoban, L.C.M.

Mrs. Mary Lou Zidek

Ms. Nancy Rita Kaz Mrs. Carrie A. Kelley James A. K. Lambur, M.D. Mrs. Martha McNicholas Lowry Senator Edward Maloney

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OUR MISSION/CORE VALUES In solidarity with the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, we are entrusted to serve the community through our ministry of Catholic health care. We are the empowered laity – the Greater Company of Mary. Rooted in a deep heritage of prayerful support of the sick and dying, we strive to enhance the sacredness of life and human dignity.

We continually strive to live our Core Values Professionalism COMPASSION Quality RESPONSIBILITY This core value expresses our commitment to deliver quality, respectful care with personal pride.This gives individuals the opportunity to demonstrate Little Company’s standards of excellence through their appearance, attitude and actions.

This core value states our commitment to create an environment with respect for all.We show this through listening to our patients, assisting their families, encouraging our co-workers and supporting our physicians and leaders.

This core value states our commitment to meet or exceed our standards of service, promoting the highest level of safety throughout our organization.

We demonstrate this through Performance Improvement activities and our strong commitment to “Spirited Service.”

This core value states our commitment to stewardship.We show this by wisely caring for and sharing human, environmental and financial resources held in our trust.