Piedmont Profiles Magazine - Summer 2009 by Piedmont Healthcare

Staying Healthy: Best Medicine for You and Your Wallet

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SPRING/SUMMER 2009 VOLUME 19, NO. 2

A publication of Piedmont Healthcare

WORLD-FIRST AT PIEDMONT SAVES HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT

Also Inside:

Organ Donation Saves Four Lives

Consider Nursing as a Second Career

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The Economy, Hospitals and You PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE Chairman of the Board: Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. President & CEO: R. Timothy Stack PIEDMONT HOSPITAL Chairman of the Board: William A. Blincoe, M.D. President & CEO: Robert W. Maynard Philanthropy Board Chair: Mrs. Dameron (Jane) Black PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL Chairman of the Board: Frank N. Cole, M.D. President & CEO: W. Darrell Cutts PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL Chairman of the Board: Gregory A. Hurst President & CEO: Mike Robertson PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL Chairman of the Board: Gregory A. Hurst President & CEO: G. Michael Bass Philanthropy Board Chair: Littleton Glover PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE Chairman of the Board, President & CEO: Michele M. Molden PIEDMONT MEDICAL CARE CORPORATION Chairman of the Board: Ronnie Brownsworth, M.D. President & CEO: Berney Crane PIEDMONT CLINIC Chairman of the Board: Quentin Pirkle, M.D. President & CEO: Ronnie Brownsworth, M.D. VP, Philanthropy: Mendal A. Bouknight VP, Marketing & PR: Nina Montanaro Director, PR: Diana Lewis Editor: Derek Toomey Contributing Editor: Neil Keener Graphic Design: Fusion Designworks

I don’t have to tell you how the recession is touching America, Georgia or Atlanta. We hear about it every day in the news. A cure for our ailing economy can’t come soon enough. At Piedmont Healthcare, we’ve had to tighten budgets to keep the hospitals in our not-for-profit system strong. But rest assured, we have not sacrificed quality of care – that remains our No. 1 priority at Piedmont. In our ongoing mission to provide you with the perfect balance between health and care and to empower you to take charge of your healthcare, we’re sharing some important information in this issue of Piedmont Profiles that can help keep you and your wallet healthy in these tough economic times. Not everyone has extra money to spend on healthcare today, but there are simple, cost-effective and sometimes free options you have to maintain your health. You can read more in the article on page 24. In addition to your health, the health of Georgia hospitals is a concern when money is tight. I am fortunate and honored to serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) this year. GHA is the state’s largest trade organization of hospitals and health systems providing education, research and risk management services to its 174 hospital and health system members. It also represents and advocates health policy issues benefiting Georgia’s citizens before the state legislature and U.S. Congress, as well as before regulatory bodies. I look forward to continuing GHA’s influential work to strengthen Georgia hospitals and improve healthcare in our state, despite the immense challenges we face. It is my passion to work toward improving quality and access to care for all Georgians. My new GHA role gives me a wonderful opportunity to make strides in this area. Part of our Piedmont Promise is to alleviate your fear when it comes to healthcare. I only wish I also could alleviate your fear about the economy. But I am optimistic about the future – of Georgia and America. We are a resilient state and nation, and I believe we will not only weather this storm, but also be stronger for it. Sincerely,

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Repairing a Broken Heart with World-First Treatment. Surviving the Unsurvivable.

Piedmont in Your Community.

Piedmont Hospital News

Piedmont Physicians Group News Piedmont Heart Institute News

Combination of heart devices saves heart transplant patient.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital News

Piedmont Newnan Hospital News

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital News

The Perfect Match:

Piedmont performs first-ever Georgia paired organ donation.

Tragedy Turns to Hope:

24 Best friends linked forever to Georgia’s first paired organ donation.

Piedmont Mountainside organ procurement saves four lives.

Take Charge of Your Health:

Staying healthy is best medicine for you and your wallet.

Piedmont Philanthropy News and Giving piedmont.org

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By Tricia Molloy

WorldFirst at Piedmont Saves Heart Transplant Patient Y “I went into the hospital on December 16 and woke up a week later. I had no idea I had been there that long,” says Michael Gilmore, who spent Christmas, his birthday and his son’s birthday at Piedmont over the course of a month-long stay...

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Lithonia resident Michael Gilmore became the first heart transplant patient in the world to receive simultaneous treatment with two ventricular assist devices, according to the device manufacturers. The procedure took place at Piedmont Hospital in December 2008 when 36-yearold Gilmore was admitted for allograft (heart) rejection and cardiac shock following a September 2006 heart transplant. Piedmont’s dedicated cardiovascular team provided a unique bridge to recovery using ventricular assist devices to temporarily reduce the workload of Gilmore’s heart. The procedure was led by transplant cardiologist Nirav Raval, M.D., and assisted by Vivek Rajagopal, M.D. “The team concept at Piedmont Heart Institute is what led to our success,” Dr. Raval says. “We drew upon the talents and expertise of everyone to save this patient’s life. I have the transplant knowledge. Dr. Rajagopal is an expert on inserting the devices. Our physician assistant, Gregg Steahr, and his critical care service provided the 24/7 attention Mr. Gilmore needed.”

Michael Gilmore

Dr. Rajagopal first inserted an Abiomed Impella 2.5 partial ventricular assist device, known as “the world’s smallest heart pump,” to divert blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and the rest of the body, allowing the ventricle to rest. However, because of additional right

ventricle failure, he also inserted a second device, a CardiacAssist TandemHeart ventricular assist system, to redirect blood to an external pump and back to the pulmonary artery. Together, the two devices rested the patient’s left and right ventricles for approximately two weeks while life-saving anti-rejection medicine targeted lymphocytes that were causing the rejection of his transplanted heart. “Advances in technology have given our patients and cardiologists the precious gift of time,” notes Dr. Rajagopal. “When the heart is completely failing, we can bring our patients back from the brink of death and give them a chance to recover.” Speaking of the medical significance of Gilmore’s

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experience, Dr. Raval adds, “This procedure clearly saved his life and should be considered a viable option for others who suffer from the same condition.” Gilmore has high praise for the entire Piedmont team, but singles out the nursing staff in particular. “When I was down and didn’t feel like talking, they would come in and ask me about my family and my kids,” he says. “They reminded me that I had a life to get back home to. Everyone worked so hard to keep me going and get me up and out of there.” In February, he went back to visit the nurses who had cared for him. “They were so happy and surprised to see me come walking in. I’m doing well and feeling good. I wouldn’t want to wish my experience on anyone. But, looking back on it, I feel like I had a purpose.”

“This procedure clearly saved his life and should be considered a viable option for others who suffer from the same condition.” ~ NIRAV RAVAL, M.D.

SURVIVING THE UNSURVIVABLE WITH HELP OF PIEDMONT'S ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

By Jeff Silver

Tom Dix, 50, had just returned from an afternoon walk with

cardiologist Vivek Rajagopal, M.D., who was scheduled to be

his wife, Dana, when he went into cardiac arrest at their

in the lab to treat another patient, was on hand to propose

Peachtree City home. Two hours later, he was in the cardiac

the use of the TandemHeart, giving Dix’s left ventricle heart

ing of his son and two stepchildren, finds it difficult to talk

catheterization lab at Piedmont Hospital being treated with

chamber a chance to rest and recover.

about the experience without becoming emotional. “I’m

a CardiacAssist TandemHeart. His wife’s nursing background,

Tom Dix is well aware of just how lucky he is and, think-

inordinately blessed to have my wife who immediately knew

the skills of emergency responders, Piedmont Fayette

that began with CPR, rapid onset of cardiac shock and the

how to take care of me and a physician as skilled and

Hospital, Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians, the Fuqua

availability of the TandemHeart, which Dr. Rajagopal intro-

extraordinarily caring as Dr Rajagopal,” he says.

Heart Center of Atlanta at Piedmont Hospital and more than

duced at Piedmont in February 2008 – all aligned perfectly

a little luck saved his life.

to make Dix’s survival possible.

At 4 p.m. on January 19, 2009, Dana Dix, a registered

The unusual circumstances – the continuum of care

condition from well below 50 percent to more than 70 percent.

“It was just chance that I happened to be there to

His wife, Dana, agreed, adding high praise for Gregg Steahr, physician assistant and chief of Piedmont’s critical care medicine program. “They gave us more than just

nurse, began performing CPR on her husband until Peachtree

suggest using the TandemHeart. But without all of those

medical treatment and information. On many days, they

City emergency responders arrived. After arresting in route

particulars coming together as they did, all indications are

gave us hope when we felt like there wasn’t any,” she says.

to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Dix was stabilized and flown via

that Mr. Dix would not have survived,” says Dr. Rajagopal,

LifeFlight to Piedmont Hospital, where Victor Corrigan, M.D.,

who joined Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians last year

He continues to recover at home in the Peachtree City

opened Dix’s blocked artery with a stent in the cath lab.

after practicing at the Cleveland Clinic. He estimates that

Centennial subdivision, where CPR training will be conducted

But, Dix remained in cardiac shock. By chance, interventional

the TandemHeart increases survival for patients in Dix’s

on April 26 as a result of Dix's experience.

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Dix was discharged from Piedmont Hospital on February 11.

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HEALTHY HEART FAIR

DAY OF DANCE FOR HEALTH Nearly 300 guests, vendors and volunteers took part in Piedmont Hospital’s Day of Dance for Health on February 28 at North Atlanta High School. The Spirit of Women® event brought families together for a day of fun, education, health screenings, discussions with physicians, dance instruction and demonstrations, door prizes, cooking demonstrations and more!

Piedmont is Atlanta’s exclusive Spirit of Women hospital. Stay tuned for details on Spirit Girls’ Night Out coming up in the fall of 2009. To become a member of the Spirit of Women Rewards Program, visit piedmonthospital.org/spiritofwomen. In recognition of American Heart Month in February, Piedmont Fayette Hospital hosted “Protect your Heart: It’s the Rhythm of Life,” a free Healthy Heart Fair to educate the community on the risks of heart disease. More than 250 community members and over 50 volunteers took part in the event, which offered a variety of health screenings and educational materials covering all aspects of a healthy heart.

DISCUSSION WITH THE DOCTOR

Piedmont Newnan Hospital President and CEO Michael Bass (at podium) welcomes the community to a recent Dessert and Discussion on lung cancer featuring (l–r): Frank Powell, M.D., general surgeon; Vijay Patel, M.D., pulmonologist; Tim Baker, M.D., radiologist; and Vasily Assikis, M.D., oncologist.

ELLIJAY HEALTH FAIR More than 140 people took advantage of health screenings in February at the Gilmer County Bank Conference Center in Ellijay. The health fair was sponsored by Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Gilmer County Bank and Laurel Medical Center.

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PIEDMONT HOSPITAL

PIEDMONT HOSPITAL Piedmont Hospital is a 481-bed acute-care facility in the north Atlanta community of Buckhead. Piedmont Hospital offers all major medical, surgical and diagnostic services and was named Best in Atlanta for Overall Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery (2008 and 2009) by HealthGrades® (a leading healthcare ratings company). Piedmont is one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals for five consecutive years in the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. For more information, visit piedmonthospital.org.

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NURSING: A SECOND CAREER AND SECOND LIFE By Laura Hudgens, RN, BSN Editor’s note: After using her journalism degree in a number of jobs after college, Laura Hudgens chose nursing as a second career. Now a nurse in Piedmont Hospital’s Emergency Department, she shares what drew her to nursing in her own words.

May is Stroke Awareness Month and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Piedmont Hospital is offering the following free screenings to the community. Call 1-866-900-4321 to register.

Stroke Screening Saturday, May 2, 8 a.m. to noon Near Richard H. Rich Auditorium 77 Building, Level M Piedmont Hospital

Skin Cancer Screening and Stroke Screening Saturday, May 16, 8 a.m. to noon Transplant Clinic 77 Building, Fifth floor Piedmont Hospital

As the lingo states, I am a second-career nurse. But, as I

in books and online. It was almost like a switch was flipped,

see it, it’s more than a second career – nursing is offering a

and I knew I was meant to be a nurse.

second life. Having graduated in 1991 from the University of

My path since that summer just five years ago has been

Georgia with a bachelor of arts in journalism, I embarked on

challenging, but I have been extremely fortunate in the edu-

a variety of jobs and projects pursuing many interests in my

cation and encouragement I have received. As a student at

quest to find my place. I served in roles in management,

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, my

production, marketing and advertising. I loved some jobs and

work experience and maturity as well as my communication

loathed others, but the reality

and organizational skills

was that I had not found a

served me well. With

position with true purpose.

prompting from faculty, I took on leadership

One summer I picked

STROKE WARNING SIGNS

SKIN CANCER WARNING SIGNS

up a short book called How

A stroke is commonly called a “brain attack” cutting off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Stroke can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of race, sex or age.

The most important warning sign for melanoma is any change in size, shape or color of a mole or other skin growth, such as a birthmark. Watch for changes that occur over a period of weeks to a month. Use the American Cancer Society’s ABCD rule to evaluate skin changes, and call your health professional if you have any of the following changes.

to Find the Work You Love

organizations and was

by Lawrence G. Bolt. The

able to use my publica-

paperback prompted me to

tion talents to the

ask questions of myself about

benefit of nurses.

what was really important to

Through the Center for

me. It also highlighted the

Health and Learning, a

satisfaction that many find

partnership between

when working in the service

Mercer University and

of others. Thoughts washed

Piedmont Healthcare,

over me of how much I

I, along with many

value caring for people, of

classmates, became a

Warning signs include: • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg – especially on one side of the body. • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding. • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination. • Sudden severe headache with no known cause. Act FAST This simple test will help you detect stroke symptoms and act FAST: F = FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?

A = ARM: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S = SPEECH: Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Does the speech sound slurred or strange?

A is for asymmetry: one half of the mole or skin growth doesn’t match the other half. B is for border irregularity: the edges are ragged, notched or blurred.

C is for color: the pigmentation is not uniform. Shades of tan, brown and black are present. Dashes of red, white and blue add to the patchy appearance. Changes in color distribution, especially the spread of color from the edge of a mole into the surrounding skin, also are an early sign of melanoma. D is for diameter: the mole or skin growth is larger than 6mm or about the size of a pencil eraser. Any growth of a mole should be of concern.

T = TIME: If you observe any of these signs, it’s time to call 911 or get to the nearest stroke center or hospital.

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my empathy for the human condition, of my interest in science and technology, and of my craving to learn new

“It was almost like a switch was flipped, and I knew I was meant to be a nurse.”

~ LAURA HUDGENS, RN, BSN

information and skills all the time.

roles in professional

Piedmont Nursing Scholar with clinical training and nurse residency at Piedmont Hospital. Now, as a nurse

While I had considered nursing as a career option in the

in the Emergency Department at Piedmont Hospital, my

past, it seemed incongruent with the investment I had made

time-management and multi-tasking skills from my “past life”

in building my resume in my “past life.” Finding myself at

save me on a day-to-day basis. Nursing really is a type of

this crossroads, however, my soul-searching and research led

project management and, in that respect, is an extension of

me to nursing. As part of my research, I took advantage of

what I have always done. I would encourage anyone who

the Shadow a Nurse program at Piedmont Hospital, where I

finds themselves at a career crossroads to consider becoming

spent a few hours with a nurse in the cardiac care unit. The

a nurse. Nursing is a profession where you can build on your

time I spent reinforced the positive information I was finding

past and create a future with limitless potential.

If you are interested in nursing as a second career, call 404-605-4128 or visit piedmonthospital.org or mercer.edu.

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PIEDMONT HOSPITAL CELEBRATES 2,000 TH TRANSPLANT RUTH JACKSON HAD SUFFERED FROM POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE SINCE SHE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN . B ORN AT P IEDMONT IN 1949, THE ATLANTA WOMAN RETURNED THIS PAST T HANKSGIVING FOR A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE WITH A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. Jackson’s was the 2,000th transplant performed at Piedmont Hospital, which celebrated the milestone on November 28, 2008. “While these might seem like just numbers and dates, they represent lives saved and new beginnings through the miracle of transplantation,” says John Whelchel, M.D., who performed Jackson’s transplant. “And, we can’t forget that every one of the transplants performed by the Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services team is linked to a gift of compassion and generosity by an organ donor and their family.” Jackson received a kidney from her husband’s sister, Jane Barringer, who lives in Dunwoody. When Barringer found out that her sister-in-law might need a kidney transplant, she immediately signed up to be tested. She was a match from the beginning. “I wanted to be tested and donate my kidney, because it was a way that I could help,” says Barringer. “It was the right thing to do, and I wanted to do something to help the whole family.” Barringer also was worried about Jackson’s 18-year-old son who has autism. Barringer says she wanted to make sure that Jackson was around for a long time to care for her son. “Jane made up her mind she was going through with the donation no matter what,” says Jackson. “I was

afraid for Jane, but the testing was so thorough that it set my mind at ease.” Jackson was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease 30 years ago by Piedmont nephrologist Jerry Cooper, M.D., and knew she would have to have a kidney transplant at some point. She credits Dr. Cooper with keeping her healthy for so long. “For many years, it was a matter of maintaining a healthy weight and exercise regimen, and I did everything I could through a strict diet and exercising,” says Jackson. “Dr. Cooper says my disease would manifest itself in my 50s, and he was right. The disease started taking its toll beginning in 2006.” “Ruth Jackson was the ideal patient, because she was an informed patient and really took good care of herself,” according to Dr. Cooper. “It has been an honor and a privilege to care for Ruth and to help make her life better. Courageous patients like her are an inspiration to all of us.” Because of the progression of her kidney disease, Jackson required dialysis beginning in 2008. However, due to her family and medical circumstances, her best option was to receive a kidney transplant. While

Kidney recipient Ruth Jackson, left, with her sister-in-law, Jane Barringer.

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Jackson didn’t have to wait long since she had a family donor willing to donate, many throughout the country do have to wait. Currently, there are more than 2,700 Georgians on the transplant waiting list; nearly 2,370 are awaiting a kidney transplant and more than 200 are awaiting a liver transplant. Nationally, more than 100,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. “The need for donors far outweighs the supply, so we encourage all individuals to discuss donation with their family members and friends,” says Mark Johnson, M.D., who performed Barringer’s kidney

donor surgery. “We are pleased that more people are considering being living donors themselves because it is a very safe option and results in great outcomes for many individuals awaiting a transplant.” Piedmont Hospital has one of the shortest kidney transplant wait times in the region with an average of 26.7 months, while the national average wait time is 41.6 months. Piedmont’s one-year patient survival rate after kidney transplant is 98 percent and remains better than the national average and the majority of programs in Georgia and the surrounding states. “The Piedmont Hospital transplant team is fabulous,” says Jackson.

“I wanted to be tested and donate my kidney, because it was a way that I could help.”

~ JANE BARRINGER

“Everyone has been positive, informative, professional and caring.” Jackson says when she woke up from the surgery, she felt different from the very start. Within 24 hours her toxin levels had been reduced by half, and within 48 hours they were normal. “Life is 180 degrees different, and it is wonderful. I feel now like I felt about five to six years ago. It’s as if the last few years have been taken away,” says Jackson. “Kidney disease

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is very gradual, and you don’t realize that you and your family are increasingly compensating for the illness.” Jackson and her husband, who have been married for 37 years, want to celebrate their anniversary in October by resuming one of their favorite family activities, hiking. They have hiked the Grand Canyon and Yosemite with their son. For now, Jackson is slowly building up her strength and stamina. “I am so grateful and fortunate. I will be here for my son who is making progress. But, it will take longer for him to function in the world,” she says. “This gives us more time together. I’m here for him because of Jane’s wonderful gift.”

TRANSPLANT PATIENT IN TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE Alpharetta resident and double liver transplant recipient, Lauren Donkar, had the “ride of a lifetime” in the New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Lauren was chosen to ride on the “Stars of Life” float, along with four other winners of a national essay contest, after telling the story of how her life has been transformed by transplantation. “I wouldn’t be alive today if I didn’t have a liver transplant,” says Lauren, whose cover story was featured in the Fall 2008 issue of Piedmont Profiles magazine. “It’s a shocking reality, but that’s why I look at life differently now.” The fall of 2006 was supposed to be the happiest time in her life – she was expecting her first child. But as her due date edged closer, Lauren developed preeclampsia and needed an emergency c-section. Her daughter, Allie, was born healthy, but 12 hours later, Lauren’s liver ruptured. She spent a month in a coma and ultimately needed two liver transplants to survive. Today, Lauren is an active mom and works part time as a pediatric nurse practitioner. This past summer, she participated in the National Kidney Foundation’s 2008 U.S. Transplant Games in Pittsburgh, Penn., winning a silver medal in women’s tennis and competing in the 5K race. In addition, Lauren, her husband, Nick, and their friends help others in need of transplants through the Chipping in for Life golf tournament benefitting Transplant Services at Piedmont Hospital and the Georgia Transplant Foundation. For more information, visit chippinginforlife.org.

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Lauren Donkar on the “Stars of Life” float.

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PIEDMONT HOSPITAL

PIEDMONT PHYSICIANS GROUP The Piedmont Physicians Group (PPG) has more than 100 primary care physicians in more than 30 offices throughout metro Atlanta. A member of Piedmont Healthcare, the PPG is governed by the Piedmont Medical Care Corporation and was named a Better Performer for the sixth consecutive year by the Medical Group Management Association for superior operational service compared with similar medical group practices nationwide.

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UNDERSTANDING PRE-DIABETES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES

Piedmont Outpatient Center at Piedmont West Medical Office Park on Howell Mill Road at Interstate 75

By Jorge Amador, M.D., Family Practice Piedmont Physicians at Newnan Crossing East 678-633-3200

will be fully operational by May 2009. The center includes radiation oncology, imaging services and the Piedmont Cancer Center. Piedmont is leasing more than 91,000 square feet at the office park, which also will feature restaurants,

Philips Gemini Tru-Flight PET/CT scanner

retail space and 24-hour security.

Radiology Services at Piedmont Acquires Advanced Scanner In January, Piedmont Radiology Services began offering the Philips Gemini TF PET/CT scanner at Piedmont Outpatient Center. It sets a new benchmark in image quality for oncology and neurology PET/CT procedures. The Gemini TF with Tru-Flight opens the pathway to molecular imaging applications. The Tru-Flight technology enhances image resolution by reducing “noise” or distortion in the PET images, providing superb image quality and increased sensitivity. In addition to the new PET/CT scanner, the Piedmont Outpatient Center offers a number of convenient, advanced medical imaging and radiation oncology services including: • DEXA (bone density)

• Diagnostic Radiology

• MRI

• Nuclear Medicine

• Radiation Therapy

• Ultrasound

• Mammography (July 2009) For directions and more information about the location, visit piedmonthospital.org/piedmontoutpatientcenter or piedmontwest.com.

PIEDMONT HOSPITAL HONORED FOR NEXT-GENERATION CLINICAL CARE Piedmont Hospital recently accepted

life-saving intelligence at the point of

W. Maynard, president and CEO of

the Next-Generation Clinical Care

care.” The award is given by Health

Piedmont Hospital. “This national

Award for being named the healthcare

Data Management, the premier media

recognition honors our efforts to provide

provider in the nation making the best

company in healthcare IT, as part of the

the best quality patient care.”

use of clinical data tools “to provide

company’s second annual Editors’ Choice Awards. “We are pleased Piedmont Hospital

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According to Health Data Management, next-generation systems expand the capabilities of hospitals and

was recognized for our continued

group practices to support clinicians

commitment to quality initiatives that

and improve patient safety by capturing

employ our IT resources,” says Robert

and analyzing clinical data.

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WHAT IS DIABETES?

Before we can define diabetes, we must talk about glucose and insulin. Glucose is the sugar that your body uses as its primary source of energy to perform all of its functions like moving, breathing, heart contractions and even thinking. But first, glucose must be allowed to enter the cells. For that to happen, your body needs insulin. Diabetes occurs when your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it properly. It is a disease in which blood sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal. High blood sugar (diabetes) is the leading cause of blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t produce any insulin. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t make enough insulin to meet your daily needs, combined with the fact that the body’s cells don’t use insulin correctly. Type 2 diabetes occurs in nearly 95 percent of people with diabetes. Before people develop Type 2 diabetes, they usually go through a pre-diabetic stage. Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) are the two kinds of pre-diabetes. In people with IGT and IFG, blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diabetes. People with pre-diabetes have a high risk of getting diabetes. They also are more likely to have a heart attack. A blood test can determine if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Diabetes Risk Factors • Being overweight or obese • Having a parent or sibling with diabetes • Being diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy or having a baby that weighed more than nine pounds at birth • Being African American, Native American, Latin American or Asian/Pacific Islander • Having high blood pressure (above 140/90 mm hg) • Having high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level (good cholesterol) less than 40 mg per dl (for men) or less than 50 mg per dl (for women), or your triglyceride level is higher than 150 mg per dl Preventing Diabetes Making changes in your lifestyle, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program research study, can lower your risk of developing diabetes. If you are overweight, losing 5 to 7 percent of your total body weight can help. Losing weight also will lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Exercise of any kind also can lower your risk. Your exercise routine should include 30 minutes of moderate physical activity at least five times a week. Be sure to stay at an exercise level that your doctor says is safe for you. Following a healthy diet also can help. Eat foods like salads, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, beans, poultry and other meats. Don’t eat a lot of white sugar, honey or molasses. Eat foods made with whole grains instead of white flour. Less than 30 percent of your total daily calories should come from fat. Less than 10 percent of your daily calories should come from saturated fat. Carbohydrates should make up 50 to 60 percent of your total daily calories. Your diet should include at least 20 grams of fiber per day. Your doctor might refer you to a dietitian or diabetic educator for help in changing your eating habits. For more information on diabetes, talk to your family doctor. you also may call Piedmont Hospital’s Diabetes Resource Center at 404-605-3823, Piedmont Fayette’s diabetes educator at 770-719-6621, Piedmont Mountainside’s diabetes educator at 706-301-5348 or Piedmont Newnan’s diabetes educator at 770-304-4088. For a physician referral, call 1-866-900-4321. To browse our physician directory or for more information about Piedmont Physicians Group, visit piedmontphysicians.org.

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PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE

The Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) – the first integrated cardiovascular healthcare delivery program affiliated with a community health system in greater Atlanta – offers a continuum of patient care, including primary and secondary prevention, outpatient and inpatient cardiovascular care, and appropriate quality measures and metrics to demonstrate enhanced outcomes. Headquartered on the campus of Piedmont Hospital, PHI combines over 60 cardiologists in more than 30 locations in the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians, and the 162-bed Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta to propel new programs in cardiovascular research, education and excellence in prevention, arrhythmias, coronary and vascular intervention, stroke and cardiac imaging. For more information, visit piedmontheart.org.

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Looking for a meaningful gift for friends and family? Then consider one of three heart-health packages offered by the Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI). According to statistics from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 50 percent of men and 64 percent of women who die suddenly from coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms of the disease. Piedmont Heart Institute physicians realize that screenings should be individualized to each person’s specific needs. For this reason, three packages are available: CT CORONARY CALCIUM SCAN The CT (computed tomography) coronary calcium scan is a quick and painless method for the detection and risk assessment of coronary artery disease. Your loved one will receive

GO ONLINE TO LEARN YOUR HEART DISEASE RISK Piedmont Heart Institute Offers HEARTaware Have you ever wondered about your heart disease risk, but felt too intimidated to ask your doctor? A new program is now available to help and may even save your life. HEARTaware™, a seven-minute, online risk evaluation, is now available for free at piedmontheart.org. The cardiovascular evaluation enables visitors to assess and identify their potential risk of heart disease and learn about other health concerns. This is the first time that online screening for individuals with no heart disease symptoms is widely available to Atlanta area residents. “HEARTaware can help reduce the effects of cardiovascular disease in our community through early detection and education,” says Joseph I. Miller III, M.D., cardiologist with Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians. “This easy-to-use tool will prove invaluable to individuals who don’t even realize they are at risk. Once they complete this simple online screening tool, they can take the results to their physician to discuss a plan of action if one is needed.” Those who choose to have a more in-depth assessment through Piedmont’s Heart Health Advantage will learn ways to reduce and control risk factors with lifestyle changes and medical intervention, when necessary, to prevent heart attacks. The HEARTaware assessment evaluates several factors, including overall health and family history. Once the assessment is completed, each participant is provided with a customized confidential report that explains their specific risk factors for developing heart disease, as well as recommendations for lifestyle modifications to reduce those risks.

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If the online evaluation indicates significant risk for cardiovascular disease, participants may choose to be contacted by a Piedmont Heart Institute cardiac nurse who will offer a free consultation and screenings to further assess cardiac risk. Free screenings include blood pressure measurement in arms and ankles for peripheral vascular disease; height and weight measurement for body mass index; and cholesterol screening. The cardiac nurse may recommend a follow-up visit with a physician or cardiologist and can provide assistance in referring to a physician if necessary. Information about CT coronary calcium scoring also may be made available to individuals deemed at high risk. CT coronary calcium scoring is a non-invasive test that uses computed tomography (CT) to check for calcium buildup in the coronary arteries of the heart. It can detect early-stage heart disease. Piedmont offers the calcium scoring for $125. In the last quarter of 2008, 678 people completed the HEARTaware questionnaire; 221 people were found to be at risk for cardiac disease; 122 people accepted the offer for free screening. For more information about HEARTaware, part of the Piedmont Heart Health Advantage, a predictive and preventive service of the Piedmont Heart Institute, call Piedmont Heart Health Advantage at 404-605-5222 or visit piedmontheart.org.

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a CT scan of his/her heart with Piedmont’s Aquilion® ONE Dynamic Volume CT Scanner, the latest technology in CT scanning for heart disease. The scan detects calcium levels in the coronary arteries, a risk factor for heart disease. This package also includes an evaluation of the scan images by a cardiologist. A generated report of the findings can be sent to your personal physician. Price: $125. CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTATION AND ADVANCED LIPID TEST, WITH GENETIC SCREENING A cardiovascular consultation includes an assessment of current health status, as well as an assessment of your genetic predisposition to heart disease. In addition to a thorough family history, genetic testing will be performed for DNA markers for cholesterol, inflammation, high blood pressure and blood clotting. This is a new way of testing for early-stage heart disease and silent heart disease. Price: $425. CT CORONARY CALCIUM SCAN, CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTATION AND ADVANCED LIPID TESTING, WITH GENETIC SCREENING This is a combination of the two services described above. These services are part of Piedmont Heart Institute’s patented program called iCARE, focused on individualized prevention and treatment of heart disease and early detection. Price: $550. For more information, visit piedmontheart.org or call Piedmont Heart Health Advantage at 404-605-5222.

PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE PHYSICIANS LOCATIONS Piedmont Heart Institute has more than 60 cardiovascular specialists in over 30 locations. For addresses, phone numbers and physicians, visit piedmontheart.org. For a physician referral, call 1-877-900-1207. Atlanta: Piedmont Hospital campus in Buckhead and Vinings North Metro Atlanta: Perimeter, Roswell and Sandy Springs West Georgia: Cobb, East Cobb, Marietta, Douglasville, Bremen, Dallas and Carrollton North Georgia: Canton, Jasper, Ellijay, Blue Ridge/Fannin, Blue Ridge/Riverstone and Blairsville East Georgia: Rockdale, Monticello, Lake Oconee and Eatonton South Metro: College Park, Fayetteville, Yorktown and Sharpsburg

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PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL Piedmont Fayette Hospital, a 143-bed, acute-care community hospital in Fayetteville, is one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals for four consecutive years. For more information, visit fayettehospital.org.

ONCOLOGY SERVICES MOVING FORWARD Despite the economic challenges facing Georgia’s healthcare providers, Piedmont Fayette Hospital continues to move forward with plans to enhance its oncology services and develop a comprehensive cancer center to serve the local communities. The hospital will purchase a linear accelerator for radiation therapy that would be the centerpiece for centralized oncology services. A linear accelerator uses microwave technology to provide external beam radiation treatments for cancer patients, targeting a uniform dose of high-energy X-ray at the patient’s tumor. In addition, Piedmont Fayette is poised to begin offering seed implants for prostate cancer patients. Seed implants are a form of radiation therapy that are placed in the body and allow a high dose of radiation to be delivered to the prostate with less damage to surrounding tissues. The procedure can be more convenient than external radiation, which can require weeks of daily treatments. The hospital also plans to develop a cancer wellness program that will include nutritional counseling and support groups. The hospital is in the process of surveying cancer survivors for input on the services most needed through a cancer wellness program. The wellness program will help link cancer patients to other services in the community as well.

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CORONARY CTA PART OF ADVANCED CARE A s other hospitals around Georgia are just beginning to offer advanced coronary CTA (computed tomography angiogram), Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s expertise in the high-tech heart imaging test helps explain the hospital’s reputation for bringing advanced medicine to Fayette County. Coronary CTA is a non-invasive heart imaging test that can detect fatty or calcium deposits that have built up in the coronary arteries. It also can help prevent possible heart attacks by detecting heart muscle disease early. The test is actually upgraded software for Piedmont Fayette’s 64slice CT (computed tomography) scanner. Piedmont Fayette was the first in Georgia to use the scanner. Less invasive than other procedures, coronary CTA requires less recovery time and can be covered by Medicare for qualifying patients. An iodinecontaining contract dye is injected to ensure the best quality imaging. As X-rays pass through the body, special detectors in the CT scanner reveal any damage to coronary arteries. A physician should be consulted to determine if a coronary CTA is the best diagnostic approach for a patient. For more information on the procedure, visit fayettehospital.org. Coronary CTA also is available at Piedmont Hospital (piedmonthospital.org) and Piedmont Newnan Hospital (piedmontnewnan.org).

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AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP HONORS SPIRIT OF ‘MISS GERALDINE’ No one’s roots reached deeper into Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s history than those of Geraldine Adams Stinchcomb. As a small girl growing up in Fayette County, Stinchcomb played in the very fields where Piedmont Fayette Hospital now stands. She entered healthcare at a time when Fayette County had only one doctor. She was the county’s first public health nurse. And, when demand for a hospital grew, Stinchcomb was volunteering before the doors were open. “The people of Fayette County felt a great need for a hospital in this area,” she once reminisced before a

“Miss Geraldine” Stinchcomb, left, with “Miss Janice” Cole when the two Auxiliary volunteers were honored as recipients of the 2004 Spirit of Volunteerism Award.

“Our hospital is one of the best things to happen for Fayette County; it's our pride and joy.”

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group of community leaders and hospital staff. “Our hospital is one of the best things to happen for Fayette County; it’s our pride and joy.” Stinchcomb died in 2008, leaving a legacy of tireless service not only for Piedmont Fayette, but also for her community. To honor her dedication, many generous donations were made to the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Program in memory of Geraldine Adams Stinchcomb or “Miss Geraldine” as she was known. The scholarship is for Fayette County residents pursuing health-related degrees at a Georgia university or college. Most of Stinchcomb’s life was dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of Fayette County residents. She graduated from the Piedmont

Hospital School of Nursing in 1940. After starting her nursing career at Piedmont Hospital, she returned to Fayette County to work for the area’s local doctor. World War II had been over just a few years when Fayette experienced an outbreak of diphtheria. Stinchcomb helped set up clinics across the county as part of a countywide immunization program. In 1949, she opened the Fayette County Health Department and became the county’s first public health nurse. In those days before disposable equipment, Stinchcomb often found herself sterilizing her medical instruments in boiling water atop old wood stoves in one-room schoolhouses. As she made her rounds from school to school, she soon earned the nickname “Shot Lady.”

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Stinchcomb was involved at Piedmont Fayette from the beginning. She joined the Auxiliary before the hospital was opened. On opening day, September 17, 1997, Stinchcomb was greeting people at the front information desk. In all, she logged over 1,500 hours as a Piedmont Fayette Hospital volunteer and received the Auxiliary’s Angel Award for her dedication. The work of “Miss Geraldine,” and her dear friend “Miss Janice” Cole, on a project with Piedmont Fayette’s blood lab, was vital to the hospital receiving a Quality Patient Safety Award from the State of Georgia. Stinchcomb’s many years of service are only part of her family’s healthcare legacy in Fayette County. Stinchcomb’s daughter, Harriett Hazelton, followed in her mother’s footsteps. Hazelton just recently retired after 22 years with the Fayette County Health Department as a public health supervisor. An outpouring of memorial gifts in Stinchcomb’s honor will ensure that the next generation of students in the medical field will benefit from a life that was spent ensuring the health of Fayette County. “There was no one like Geraldine,” says Diane Sartini, president of the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary. “She gave tirelessly to this hospital from the first day. We are pleased to honor her dedication through this scholarship.” For more information about the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary volunteers or how to contribute to the scholarship program, call the Auxiliary office at 770-719-7098, or log on to fayettehospital.org. PIEDMONT

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PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL Piedmont Newnan Hospital is a 143-bed, acute-care community hospital in Newnan offering 24-hour emergency services, women’s services including OB, and general medical, surgical, diagnostic and rehabilitation services. For more information, visit piedmontnewnan.org.

PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL WELLNESS CENTER Located in the heart of downtown Newnan at 26 West Court Square, the Piedmont Newnan Wellness Center is a full fitness facility open to anyone, whether you’re an athlete, fitness buff, senior citizen, arthritis patient or just someone who needs that extra push. The center offers a variety of exercise programs and equipment to meet the needs of members, including: • Cardiovascular equipment such as ellipticals, treadmills, arc trainers, stair masters and more.

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Piedmont Newnan Hospital recently celebrated the opening of its new Sleep Center, located in Sharpsburg, with a ribbon-cutting and open house co-hosted by the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce. Newnan and surrounding area residents now have the convenience of a full-service outpatient sleep lab where physicians specializing in sleep medicine provide consultation and reading services onsite. The expanded six-bed facility offers diagnosis, treatment, assessment and follow-up services for sleep disorders. The center is located at 20 Francis Way, Suite 150, in Sharpsburg. For more information, call the Sleep Center at 770-254-3289 or visit piedmontnewnan.org.

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RACHT JOINS PNH Edward M. Racht, M.D., has been appointed vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Dr. Racht graduated from Emory University with a bachelor’s degree in biology and obtained his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine. After completing a residency program in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, he held teaching positions there until moving to Austin, Texas, to become medical director of the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services System.

PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, a 42-bed community hospital in Jasper and one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals (2008), received the 2007 Press Ganey Compass Award for improvement in patient satisfaction and was named 2006 Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals. For more information, visit piedmontmountainsidehospital.org.

• Strength training with Free Motion and Cybex machines, as well as free weights and dumbbells. • Personal trainers and a great staff to help you begin your fitness program. • Group exercise classes for all levels of fitness.

MIKE ROBERTSON NAMED CEO After serving as interim CEO since July 2008, Mike Robertson has been

about his permanent role as CEO,” says Gregory A. Hurst,

named president and chief executive

and executive vice president/COO for Piedmont Healthcare.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.

officer of Piedmont Mountainside

“His healthcare experience, years at Piedmont Mountainside

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Hospital. Previously, Robertson was vice

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of our team and a tremendous asset to those we serve.”

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Mountainside, overseeing clinical and

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Mountainside in July 2002.

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The Wellness Center is open on the following days:

For more information, call 770-254-3550 or visit piedmontnewnan.org.

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First Paired Donation in Georgia Takes Place at Piedmont Hospital ORGAN SWAPPING

Touches Families in Georgia and New York

MARIE JOHNSON OF GRANTVILLE, GA., DIDN’T THINK SHE WAS DOING ANYTHING HEROIC WHEN SHE OFFERED TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR FOR HER BEST FRIEND,

BARBARA A LLEN OF NEWNAN. BARBARA HAD BEEN ON THE ORGAN DONOR WAITING LIST FOR TWO YEARS, AND MARIE SIMPLY WANTED TO HELP. The two met as teenagers when their military families were stationed in Turkey. Then, years later in 1993, they discovered each other again, this time at a local recreation center where their sons happened to be on the same wrestling team. They have been best friends since. Barbara had been in a car accident in 1984 and her kidneys were damaged. She had a kidney transplant in 1990 from her sister that lasted 16 years. Unfortunately, she developed antibodies rejecting the kidney, and none of her family members could donate. So her best friend was tested in hopes of matching. After Piedmont Hospital transplant coordinator Cheryl Manley told Barbara and Marie, both 48 years old, that they were not a match, she asked if they would be interested in a paired donation. While most living kidney donors donate to people they know, paired donation allows them to swap organs with unknown donors to create a compatible match. Creating a domino effect, one donor swaps with someone else who also wants to be a donor, allowing two individuals to receive a transplant. In this case, it took less than three months for the two of them to find a match. On Friday, October 10, 2008, two kidney transplants occurred. At Piedmont Hospital, Barbara Allen received a kidney from 43year-old Juan Ramirez, who had attempted unsuccessfully to

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“At Piedmont, the entire transplant team is excited about the chances to get more people off the waiting lists and back to a normal lifestyle through paired donation.” ~ JOHN D. WHELCHEL, M.D. become a donor for his sister, 46-year-old Daisy Ramirez. Daisy is a resident of Queens, New York, and Juan lives in Brooklyn, New York. At a hospital in Philadelphia, Daisy Ramirez, whose kidneys started failing in 1992 and who had been on the waiting list for more than a year, received a kidney from Marie Johnson. In both cases, neither recipient had met or known her donor previously. All four later met via webcam. “The United Network of Organ Sharing reported this year that a new threshold was exceeded. For the first time, 100,000 people are on the organ donor waiting list and the majority, over 76,000, are waiting for a new kidney from a deceased donor,” says John D. Whelchel, M.D., former chairman of Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services, which experienced phenomenal growth during the past fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Transplants increased 15.3 percent over the prior fiscal year with 218 total transplants performed in FY2008. Liver transplantation increased 37.5 percent over the prior fiscal year. The program’s outcomes (graft and patient survival) continue to be among the best in the nation, and Piedmont’s percentage of living donor transplants continues to exceed those of the region. “The new paired donation option allows us to help more transplant candidates across the country,” Dr. Whelchel adds. “In addition, a kidney from a live donor has a longer life than that from a cadaver donor. At Piedmont, the entire transplant team is excited about the chances to get more people off the waiting lists and back to a normal lifestyle through paired donation.” Barbara Allen, organ recipient

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Piedmont Mountainside Procures Organs for First Time

Donor Saves Four Lives

Trae Cagle, lower left, pictured with his parents Terri and Steve, his sister Amie and baby brother Matthew. Trae died in March 2008.

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IT’S THE NIGHTMARE EVERY PARENT FEARS.

On a Saturday morning in March 2008, 20-year-old Trae Cagle was shot in the neck and rushed to Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, where he was declared brain dead. “I remember thinking that this young man’s life was just starting, but now he was beyond our help,” says Barry Weaver, the hospital’s house supervisor. “His mom and dad were my age, and I have a son about his age. It was very emotional. The kindness and professionalism shown by the Piedmont staff to the family was extraordinary. We are like a family, and we strive to treat others like family, too.” “If it hadn’t been so foggy that morning, Trae might have been transported to another hospital,” says his mother, Terri Cagle. “I know God put that fog there so we would be at Piedmont Mountainside. This was the worst day of my life, but I will never forget the awesome care and kindness we received. The staff was wonderful. The Emergency Department doctor on duty, Nicole Higgs, cried with me. I remember a nurse – I found out her name is Josie Thomas – giving me a big hug and telling me, ‘Don’t worry, I’m going to take care of your baby all night long.’” The Cagle family decided to donate Trae’s organs through LifeLink, a non-profit organization that recovers organs and tissue for transplants. Piedmont Mountainside and the crew on duty had never participated in a procurement of organs. Weaver met with the LifeLink representatives and the medical professionals on duty to prepare for the procedure. The team consisted of three surgeons, two surgical technologists, a clinical nurse coordinator, operating charge nurse Allura Allen and anesthesiologist Rosemarie Spillane, M.D. Dr. Spillane’s job was not to administer anesthesia, but instead to assist the surgeons with lung ventilation and collapse as necessary. “The LifeLink people couldn’t believe that this was our first time,” says Allen. “They said we went out of our way to accommodate them and the donor’s family. We were just acting the way we always do.” While the surgeons recovered the patient’s organs, the recipients were notified and prepped for surgery. The organs were transported to the airport five minutes away where a helicopter was waiting. Timing was critical since

organs need to be transplanted anywhere from four to 12 hours after being recovered. One kidney and the pancreas went to a 38-year-old Georgia woman with diabetes. Another kidney went to a 15-year-old student from Georgia who had suffered kidney failure. The liver was transplanted into a 50-year-old Florida man after the first transplant failed. A 35-year-old man from Georgia with heart disease received the heart. All patients are doing well. Allen was overcome with so many mixed emotions that night. “I felt tremendous sadness for the young man and his family, and such joy knowing so many recipients would live because of this tragedy. As a nurse, I pledge to help people and increase the quality of their lives. In the operating room, we often perform surgeries to prolong life and, in this case, I still did that. Except this time, it wasn’t for the patient on the table. It was for people I’ve never met. I’ve always been an organ donation advocate. My husband had been against it, for him and for me. This experience changed his mind.” “There was nothing I could have done to save my son,” Cagle says. “I know his death was not in vain. I wrote to all the recipients last year. I wanted them to know my son, that my first born was a hero. I received a letter back from the man who received Trae’s heart. He’s married with two toddlers and had been sick for some time. He wrote, in part, ‘Because of your kindness, I was given my life back and even more. Because now I appreciate each and every moment I have. I can hug my wife, kiss my girls, hang out with my friends and family, and attend church. I love you without even knowing you.’” “Trae was a very loving boy. He played football and baseball and was very popular. He had so many friends and he always hugged his friends. His friends keep in touch with me, and they keep hugging each other, in honor of Trae.” To learn more about organ donation, visit donatelife.net. For more information on Transplant Services at Piedmont Hospital, visit piedmonttransplant.org.

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Staying Healthy IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES By Wendy Alpine

When JOHN COUEY turned 59, he took stock of his life. He lost his job after 12 years and started a new career as a business owner and consultant. On New Year’s Eve, the Stockbridge resident made a resolution that December 31 would be the perfect time to get his annual physical – every year. 24

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“It’s an unusual way to spend the holiday, but I’ll never forget to have my annual checkup,” he says. Couey, an avid golfer, is relatively healthy, though at his age, he is concerned about heart disease and prostate and colon cancer. “I have 14-year-old and 16-year-old daughters, and I’m more concerned about them than myself,” Couey says. “I love them so much, and I want to be there for them as long as I can.” Couey is not alone. For many people, staying healthy remains not only the best way to avoid costly healthcare bills, but also to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle. While the economy is causing a strain on many families, with some people forced to choose between buying groceries or buying medicines, it is important to keep in mind that your health is one of your most important assets. Once you lose it, not only is it hard to get back, it’s also more expensive to get back. And with all of the stresses of today’s economic situation, staying healthy can help you weather the ups and downs and ~ ALAN PERRY, M.D. better cope with these uncertain times, experts say.

“The old adage that ‘prevention is worth a pound of cure’ still applies today.”

According to a recent survey, 55 percent of people say they are taking better care of their health because of the economy, compared to 41 percent who say they are taking worse care. Of those taking better care, 60 percent say they are exercising more and eating healthier.

Commitment to Prevention

Couey has been a patient of Alan Perry, M.D., of Piedmont Physicians in Atlantic Station, for the past 10 years and has a strong allegiance to Piedmont Hospital. Both his daughters were born at Piedmont, and both he and his wife have been Piedmont patients. Dr. Perry said Couey is a great example of a patient who is proactive and understands the importance of prevention. “The old adage that ‘prevention is worth a pound of cure’ still applies today,” Dr. Perry says. “People can make simple changes to stay healthy, such as eating right, exercising regularly, getting annual physicals and getting screened for preventable diseases.” Dr. Perry suggests simple, no-cost ways to stay healthy, including hand-washing to prevent infection; monthly blood pressure checks, which can be done for free at places such as supermarkets or pharmacies; monitoring changes in bowel habits such as checking for blood in the stool; watching for unusual weight gain or weight loss; keeping track of non-prescription and prescription medications, and monthly breast self-exams for women.

Dr. Perry also recommends the following preventive measures:

• Women over 40 should get a mammogram every one to two years and a Pap smear every two to three years if they have had three normal Pap tests for three years in a row. Those over 50 should undergo a colonoscopy, unless there is a family history, which would require earlier testing.

• Men 40 and over need a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer and also should undergo a colonoscopy at age 50.

• Men and women should have a baseline electrocardiogram (EKG) at 40, unless they have a family history of heart disease.

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Importance of Annual Check-Ups

At the annual physical, the doctor will listen to the heart and lungs, check blood pressure and pulse, and check the ears, nose and throat, the carotid arteries and abdomen. It’s also a good idea to have the thyroid checked and to have a complete body check for moles to prevent skin cancer. Dr. Perry also recommends a daily multi-vitamin and to check with your physician if you are taking other vitamins or dietary supplements, as they could interfere with prescription medications. Additionally, he recommends a coated 81-milligram aspirin for men and women over 40 to prevent heart disease. While some doctors say you can stretch some medical visits, there are three areas of healthcare you must attend to, not only for your well-being, but to avoid more costly chronic care later. Following are three must-do habits and suggestions on how to get help paying for care.

1. Take Your Medicine – More than one third of people in a recent survey reported that they were splitting pills, skipping doses of medicine or not filling prescriptions. “If you have a chronic disease such as high blood pressure, diabetes or asthma, it is critical to take your medicines,” Dr. Perry says. “It’s important to continue taking your medicines so you can avoid more costly health problems.” Even minor illnesses such as strep throat or an ear infection can turn into a serious problem if left untreated. Tip: If you’re having trouble paying for your medicine, talk to your physician immediately. He or she may be able to switch you to a less expensive alternative or a generic version of the drug you’re now taking. Your doctor also may be able to help you enroll in a prescription drug aid program such as the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a coalition of pharmaceutical companies and healthcare advocates, according to a national consumer advocacy group. Another good source for help with finding affordable prescriptions (and all types of medical financial assistance) is MedlinePlus, a Web site backed by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

2. Pay Attention to Your Symptoms – When you have symptoms or start to feel sick, it’s time to get checked, says Dr. Perry. Skipping tests and treatments won’t solve the problem. If you end up needing a diagnostic test, like a CT scan or MRI, there may be ways to get it done at a reduced cost. Tip: Ask your doctor about free screening programs and low-cost clinics in your community that can provide an affordable test. If your test or treatment is related to a specific disease, search the Web site for the association or foundation that specializes in that illness. These organizations often provide resources for financial assistance to patients in need.

3. Be Aware of Your Mood and Stress Level – Feeling out of control financially can lead to unhealthy habits, but this is not the time to smoke or drink more, Dr. Perry advises.

Tip: Continue to eat healthy foods, exercise regularly and get enough sleep. “All three of these low-cost activities have proven health benefits,” Dr. Perry says. “Living a healthy life may help you relieve some of the stress you’re feeling about your finances.”

John Couey already has his goals in mind for the coming year for a healthy lifestyle. In addition to daily swimming, he is committed to eating healthier and losing weight. “I want to maintain my blood pressure, get my cholesterol down to 180 and get my weight down to 190 pounds,” he says. “I can do it, as long as I cut down on my fast food and soda.”

PIEDMONT PHILANTHROPY Piedmont Philanthropy, established in 1976 as the Piedmont Hospital Foundation, is comprised of volunteer boards and professional staff devoted to enabling private support to be a distinct strategic advantage for Piedmont Healthcare. Through philanthropy, Piedmont’s ability to deliver on the promise of the perfect balance between health and care is realized. For more information, visit piedmont.org.

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PIEDMONT BALL BENEFITS NICU Proceeds from the 2009 Piedmont Ball held in January at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta will benefit the Jan and John Portman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Piedmont Hospital. This is the 52nd Ball organized by The Woman’s Auxiliary of Piedmont Hospital. Pictured left to right are: William A. Blincoe, M.D., and Marti Blincoe, ball co-chair; Peggy Suarez, ball co-chair, and Ramon A. Suarez, M.D.; and BeLinda Parks, Auxiliary President, and A. Lee Parks Jr.

PIEDMONT EMPLOYEES SAY “COUNT ME IN” When asked to make a donation to help the community, fellow employees and Piedmont patients, some 1,200 employees of Piedmont Hospital, Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Piedmont Heart Institute and Piedmont Medical Care Corporation said “Count Me In.” Count Me In is Piedmont’s annual employee giving program, which was co-chaired by Debi Hueter, director of managed care for Piedmont Healthcare, and Michael Burnett, chief operating officer for Piedmont Fayette. More than $220,000 was raised the first year, surpassing the $175,000 goal. Contributions go to areas of greatest impact at Piedmont Hospital and Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Employees also could choose to donate to community services through United Way, to help staff whose families need support through the Sharing Club, or to selected direct funds within Piedmont, with a cash or payroll deduction contribution. With leadership from Lyman Parsons, director of annual giving, and Mark Walker, senior director of

Pictured (l–r), seated: Michael Burnett, campaign co-chair and chief operating officer for Piedmont Fayette Hospital; and Debi Hueter, campaign co-chair and director of managed care for Piedmont Healthcare; standing, Lyman Parsons, director of annual giving for Piedmont Healthcare; and Mark Walker, senior director of development for Piedmont Healthcare.

development, 140 employee ambassadors were recruited to help make the campaign a success. Employees were involved in choosing the Count Me In name and graphic, and supporters were used in the campaign video.

PIEDMONT NEWNAN EMPLOYEES MAKE MAGIC More than 185 employees and Auxilians have contributed more than $136,000 to the MAGIC employee giving campaign at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. MAGIC, which stands for making all gifts impact care, is part of a larger fundraising partnership with the community to deliver and improve healthcare in the region.

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PALLIATIVE CARE HELPS FAMILIES SAY GOODBYE By Judy Stanton

Deanna Richardson, RN, consults with Tim Lavelle, while his son, Jace, plays nearby.

When you’re in your 30s and married for eight years with a new baby boy, end-of-life planning is not high on your priority list. So, when cancer strikes, you fight back. That’s what Cathleen and Tim Lavelle did for nearly 18 months. They did surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, PET scans, chemo cocktails and adjunctive radiochemotherapy. “We were in curative mode,” says Tim. “I was Cathy’s cheerleader. Her champion. I gave her hope. We agreed to do whatever it took to give her more time.” But, sadly, Cathy’s time was running out. The cancer that started in her uterus was spreading to her lymph nodes, chest, abdomen and pelvis. After 17 months, doctors finally advised them to stop fighting and help Cathy be at peace.

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When Deanna Richardson, RN, family nurse practitioner and manager of palliative care at Piedmont Hospital, talked to Tim, he didn’t know what palliative care was. He was emotionally jarred and drained. He wasn’t thinking clearly. But he really needed help. Cathy’s parents were minding the couple’s two-year-old son, Jace. And Tim’s employer allowed him to work a very flexible schedule. But nothing prepared him for this major life change. Deanna helped educate Tim about the process. She supported him in making important decisions, such as how to give Cathy meaningful time with Jace and how to choose a hospice facility. She made sure that medications were ordered to manage Cathy’s pain and keep her comfortable. When Cathy wanted to go home, Deanna

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arranged for the necessary medical equipment. She made sure that advanced directives and a living will were in place. Cathy never made it home. Now, looking back, Tim says that palliative care helped make that end-of-life experience beautiful. “Our families were here and everyone spent time with her. Cathy was at peace with her life. With the support of palliative care, I was not bogged down with details and paper work. The transition to hospice was transparent,” Tim says. “I was able to focus on spending quality time with Cathy.” “And they didn’t forget about me. Deanna’s periodic calls in the months following Cathy’s death meant so much to me. There aren’t a lot of people my age with whom I could share this experience and truly connect. Deanna assured me that my feelings were normal. She supported me on my healing journey. Her care and compassion were very comforting,” Tim says. “Palliative care is often equated with hospice or endof-life care, because it is aimed at aggressively managing symptoms and assuring comfort versus treatment toward a cure,” says Deanna. She has helped families deal with their loved one’s new physical limitations, pain control, and chronic disease, whether from cancer, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, a neurological disorder or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She also has helped resolve family conflicts and legal issues stemming from the patient’s plan of care. “Our goal is to minimize suffering and discomfort for patients and their loved ones dealing with actively deteriorating disease,” adds William Jonas, M.D., oncologist and medical director of palliative care. “For patients who have conditions that will potentially decline, the goal is to decrease their stressors by preparing them with advanced care discussions to help determine and document endof-life care choices, and to achieve their best possible quality of life.”

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Available at both Piedmont Hospital and Piedmont Fayette Hospital, palliative care also can provide spiritual resources, offer bereavement support for acute-care hospital employees, and refer families to social services in the community. For information about palliative care at Piedmont Hospital, contact Deanna Richardson at 404-605-2493 or deanna.richardson@piedmont.org. For information about palliative care at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, contact Diane Ranna at 770-719-7295 or diane.ranna@piedmont.org.

HELP US MEET THE CHALLENGE Piedmont Hospital has been issued a challenge. An anonymous Atlanta Foundation has awarded the hospital a challenge grant of $150,000 to help fund additional staff and educational materials for palliative care. However, the money is contingent on the hospital raising matching funds. In the two years since its implementation, more than 900 patients have been referred for palliative care; 558 of those patients have received services. Adding a second palliative care nurse practitioner would double the number of patients who could receive palliative care; increase education for Piedmont clinical staff so that patients would be referred earlier; and would enable more intensive training of consulting staff. A fully-staffed palliative care program can result in healthcare cost savings. For information on donations to Piedmont Hospital’s Palliative Care Fund, contact Mendal Bouknight, vice president of philanthropy for Piedmont Healthcare, at 404-605-3092 or mendal.bouknight@piedmont.org.

“The word ‘life,’ for people who have had to fight for it, means something deeper.” ~ TIM LAVELLE piedmont.org

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ATLANTA FAMILY ESTABLISHES GALAMBOS LIVER DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT FUND FOR PATIENTS By Judy Stanton

Liver transplant patients at Piedmont Hospital will benefit from a donation from the Scott Hudgens Family Foundation which makes possible new technology and financial support needed to secure matching funds from the Georgia Transplant Fund. The Hudgens family is native to Atlanta. The late Scott Hudgens developed homes; parks, including Centennial Olympic Park; and shopping centers, including malls at Greenbriar, Town Center, Gwinnett Place and the Mall of Georgia. His philanthropy is recognized by buildings named in his honor, including a Center for Skilled Nursing in Suwanee, the Early Education Center at Gwinnett Technical College and a park in Duluth. The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation learned about liver disease when their daughter, Marcia, suffered a severe liver ailment. Although it took some time to get her illness under control, in many ways, she was fortunate. Her condition did not require a liver transplant. Her family had good insurance and could afford treatment. And she was treated by a specialist in liver disease, Michael R. Galambos, M.D., a gastroenterologist who practices at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper. Even though it has been more than a decade since her illness, Marcia Hudgens Dugan has not forgotten what a difference Dr. Galambos’ treatment has made in her life.

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The Hudgens Foundation made a sizable donation to the American Liver Foundation, but she wanted to support Piedmont Hospital in promoting community awareness and help others suffering from liver disease. The Galambos Liver Disease and Transplant Fund for Patients established by the Hudgens Family Foundation honors the trust and devotion that Michael R. Galambos, M.D., and his father, John T. Galambos, M.D., embody with their

David Peardon of Talking Rock, outside Jasper in Pickens County, is just one. He had end-stage liver disease which could only be treated by a liver transplant. His illness forced him to quit work, so he didn’t have insurance. He was able to secure coverage from Medicaid, but before he could have a transplant, he needed to have money in the bank to help cover the cost of very expensive anti-rejection medications which would be required for the rest of his life.

“This fund will be incredibly helpful for many patients who don’t have the resources to apply for Georgia Transplant Foundation matching funds.” ~ ARIETTA MANEY, LMSW patients. Dr. John Galambos, 87, is a retired physician who pioneered liver transplant services in Atlanta. The gift will be used to secure muchneeded technology to meet the needs of an expanding patient population at Piedmont Hospital and to help individuals who do not have the financial means to secure matching grants for expensive post-surgical medications, which is required before being placed on Piedmont Hospital’s liver transplant waiting list. Dr. Galambos is acutely aware of the need. He sees many patients in advanced stages of the disease who have to postpone surgery until they can raise funds needed to get a matching donation from the Georgia Transplant Foundation.

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So, fundraising became his job. “It took about a year and involved a lot of paperwork to get city, county and state permits; make contacts; and put plans into action,” Peardon says. “I did it all on my own.” Peardon organized his own bake sales, spaghetti dinners, raffles and neighborhood coin banks, and raised close to $10,000 in about a year. Money he raised qualified him to receive matching transplant assistance funds and got his name on the list for a liver transplant at Piedmont Hospital. On October 22, 2007, Peardon got a call at 3 a.m. that a liver was available for him. The transplant has given him a new lease on life. In fact, at age 52, he’s reconnected with his high school sweetheart, whom he plans to marry in June.

MARK E. SILVERMAN, M.D., MEMORIALIZED

According to Arietta Maney, LMSW, one of Piedmont Hospital’s transplant social workers, the medications required to keep the liver functioning after the transplant can cost $3,000 to $4,000 per month. So, even insured patients whose plan requires a co-payment for medications may still have to cover a $500 to $600 monthly bill. “Patients requiring a liver transplant are often in a life-or-death situation. Their entire family is impacted. I evaluate their ability to support the patient’s needs, both before and after the transplant. The struggle to raise money before they can be placed on the transplant list adds to everyone’s stress,” Maney says. “This fund will be incredibly helpful for many patients who don’t have the resources to apply for Georgia Transplant Foundation matching funds.” Since performing the first liver transplant at Piedmont Hospital in 2005, more than 200 people have had the life-saving procedure at the hospital. Piedmont is one of only two liver transplant programs in Georgia, enabling more Georgians to stay closer to home for transplant services. While the numbers of patients served has grown, so has the number of people waiting for a transplant. In fact, over the past decade, the waiting list has increased nearly nine-fold. More than 250 Georgians currently are on a liver transplant waiting list. For more information on Transplant Services at Piedmont Hospital, visit piedmonttransplant.org.

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Mark E. Silverman, M.D., left a lasting legacy to Piedmont Hospital when he passed away on November 12, 2008. His leadership provided the foundation for the Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta at Piedmont Hospital. His standards of excellence and passion for teaching live on in the Piedmont Heart Institute. He touched the lives of hundreds of patients, nursing and physician colleagues, hospital leaders and employees, as well as students, residents and cardiology fellows. He invested in his vision for Piedmont Hospital by establishing the Medical Scholars Fund in 1993. Dr. and Mrs. Silverman established the fund from their own resources, with matching support from his patients, friends and colleagues. Shortly before his death, Dr. Silverman, as well as his wife, Diana, and the Piedmont Hospital Board, agreed that a chair in cardiology and education would be the most appropriate use of the fund. Recently, Piedmont announced that the Medical Scholars Fund will provide a $2 million foundation toward a $5 million goal to create Piedmont Hospital’s first Distinguished Endowed Chair. It will be named The Mark E. Silverman Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Education in his honor. This effort has been endorsed by a committee of friends of Dr. Silverman and Piedmont, including: Stephen M.

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Berman; Dorothy C. Fuqua; Joyce L. Shlesinger; Kenneth G. Taylor, M.D.; and Charles W. Wickliffe, M.D. “It is our desire to achieve Dr. Silverman’s vision for Piedmont Hospital,” says Bruce Cassidy, M.D., Chair, Piedmont Healthcare Board of Directors. “The outpouring of memorial gifts from family, friends, patients and colleagues and former students is evidence of the degree to which Dr. Silverman’s commitment and compassion touched every member of the Piedmont family.” Dr. Silverman joined Piedmont Hospital in 1970 as director of its four-bed coronary care unit. He had a unique role as a member of the Emory University School of Medicine faculty based at Piedmont Hospital. He was a prolific author and well-known medical historian; a respected teacher and beloved mentor; a passionate supporter of medical, patient and community education; and a generous philanthropist. He was inspired by the late William Osler, M.D., who wrote, “No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.” That was Dr. Mark Silverman. For information on donating to The Mark E. Silverman Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Education, contact Jack Gilbert, director of major gifts, at john.gilbert@piedmont.org or 404-605-3492.

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In Recognition: Gifts and Pledges received October 2008 through December 31, 2008

Piedmont Hospital has served Atlanta and the surrounding community since 1905. It is only through the generosity of our friends that we are able to maintain our tradition of superior care and services. Piedmont Hospital owes much to those who have given so generously throughout the years. Each gift, large and small, is for the exclusive benefit of Piedmont Hospital and ultimately our patients.

In Memoriam James E. Averett Jr., M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Brewer Jr. Mrs. James E. Clark Mrs. Robert W. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Jean A. Mori Dr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Marie Clarke for the Jan and John Portman Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Parker Mrs. Frances Cleveland for the Oncology Action Fund Ms. Lucile L. Elkins Ms. Anne Morgan Moore Colgin for the Doris Shaheen Breast Health Center Mrs. Genie Driskill and Mr. Woody Driskill Mrs. Ann Marie G. Walsh and Mr. Frank Ogden Walsh III F. James Funk Jr., M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Brewer Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost Jr. The mother of Gail Battle Mrs. Katherine Reed Mr. George Alton Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Shouky Shaheen The Woman’s Auxiliary of Piedmont Hospital Ms. Fannie B. Jones for the Sixty Plus Fund Mrs. Betty S. Van Gerpen Ms. Veronica E. Kane for the Piedmont Heart Institute Cynthia and Timothy D. Armbruster Mrs. T. Lewis Campbell Mr. and Mrs. James F. Davis Mr. David H. Geisler Ms. Florence Gimson Mr. Donald F. Kane Mr. George Meadows Ms. Mariam H. Moss

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Mr. and Mrs. Orvis A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Sweet Ms. Jane L. Litsinger for Rehabilitation Services Mr. and Mrs. William F. Morgan Sanford J. Matthews Sr., M.D. Equifax, Inc. Mrs. Dinah H. Watson Ms. Pamela A. Medland Ms. Patsy A. Dodd Mr. John O. Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Brewer Jr. Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Shouky Shaheen Dr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Jr. George Motchan, M.D., for the Motchan Photography Fund Dr. and Mrs. William A. Barber Dr. and Mrs. Alan I. Freedman Mrs. Nancy L. Lawler Mr. Daniel T. McGlyn Mrs. Lois T. Motchan Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Schwartz Infant Tyler Anthony Parillo for the Jan and John Portman Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mr. James Fellers Mr. Larry Hawley iStar Financial, Inc. Ms. Carolyn Jafolis Mrs. Peggy Jonson Ms. Kellye W. Lloyd Ms. Karan E. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Todd Miller Mr. A.R. Papandrea Mrs. Sherry H. Patton Ms. Nancy S. Williams Mark E. Silverman, M.D. Aleta Aaron, M.S.W., A.C.S.W. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Abes Dr. and Mrs. Joel Adler Delores and Harold Arnovitz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Asher

Atlanta Women’s Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Axelrod Dr. and Mrs. W. Perry Ballard III Mr. Keenan L. Bellinger Mr. and Mrs. Leo Benatar Sylvia and Sam Berkowitz Dr. and Mrs. Allan C. Bleich Mr. and Mrs. Hershel M. Bloom Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Blumenthal Ms. Debbie LePage and Mr. Mendal A. Bouknight Dr. and Mrs. Lester M. Breen Dr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Brewer Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Howard L. Briliant Dr. and Mrs. John D. Cantwell Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. Chatham Valley Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Claiborne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Coan Dr. and Mrs. Howard J. Cohen Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon B. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Cook Cooper Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Julie Craver-Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crow Dr. and Mrs. Dave M. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Dinerman Mr. and Mrs. William M. Durrett Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Egan Mr. and Mrs. Stuart E. Eizenstat Diane Erdeljac, PHSN Alumni Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Fagin Dr. and Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin Mr. and Mrs. Stanford B. Firestone Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Flamm Jr. Dr. and Mrs. R.S. Franco Dr. and Mrs. Milton H. Freedman Ms. Ellie A. Freund Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Froelich Dr. and Mrs. John C. Garrett Drs. Anne H. Gaston and J. Harper Gaston Mr. Jonathan Golden Dr. and Mrs. Terry D. Golden Mrs. Beth Goldstein and Mr. Adam Goldstein Mr. Elliott Goldstein Ms. Naomi Goldstein

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goldwin Mrs. Sandra K. Goodman and Dr. Lloyd S. Goodman Mr. David N. Gordon Mrs. Harriet W. Greenblatt Mr. John T. Guy Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Morris N. Habit Mrs. John R. Hall Ms. Diane Hecht Hamburger and Mr. G. Marc Hamburger Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hays Jr. Charles A. Henderson, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Herd Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Horwitz John Willis Hurst Sr., M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Louis H. Jacobs Ms. Leslie Jaggers Dr. and Mrs. William H. Jarrett II Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kanfer Sally and Phil Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Z. Kay Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kiser Carol A. Klingenberg, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kolodkin Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Kopelman Steve Kutner and Jeanney M. Kutner, Esq. Mrs. Mildred M. Kwatinetz and Mr. Martin K. Kwatinetz Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Leven Mr. and Mrs. Noah A. Levine Mr. S. Jarvin Levison Mr. and Mrs. Bertram L. Levy Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Liebmann Lubo Fund, Inc. Ms. Martha Jane Matthews, PHSN Alumni and Mr. Lou Matt Mr. and Mrs. David N. Minkin Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Minsk Mrs. John B. Mobley Ms. Nina Montanaro Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Nathan Northside Hospital Lee Brian Padove, M.D., and Linda Harris Padove

Mr. William A. Parker Jr. Peachtree Allergy and Asthma Clinic, P.C. Peachtree-Piedmont Associates, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Perkins Susan S. Perlstein, M.D. Piedmont Physicians Group Dr. and Mrs. Quentin R. Pirkle Jr. Mrs. Barbara C. Planer and Mr. Richard W. Planer Mr. and Mrs. Ted Plomgren Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Pollock Mr. Thomas G. Preacher Pritchett and Hull Associates, Inc. Dr. Robin Pyburn and Mr. Jack H. Pyburn Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rolnick Drs. M. Blake, Caldwell and Joel Rosenstock Ms. Fay L. Ruben Mr. Leonard Salzberg Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwob Mr. and Mrs. Shouky Shaheen Mr. and Mrs. Joshua D. Shubin Dr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Jr. Ms. Kate S. Stillman Mrs. Muriel S. Stillman Dr. and Mrs. Gary Stolovitz Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Stoy Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Al Strada Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Sugarman Ms. Martha B. Surles Gerald R. Sutterfield and Carol Gibson Sutterfield, PHSN Alumni The J.B. Fuqua Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd F. Timberlake Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trauner Ms. Linda R. Tucker Mr. Norman Unger Dr. and Mrs. Paul B. Weinberg Dr. and Mrs. William G. Whitaker III Mr. Thomas A. Wiley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Williams Mrs. Robert T. Willingham Jr. Mrs. Gene Mack Winburn Mr. Jarrod Winter Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolfson Sheila and Merrill Wynne Mrs. James T. Yerta Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Zaban Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Zier Mrs. Susan E. Zweig and Dr. Arnold Zweig The Woman’s Auxiliary of Piedmont Hospital Mark Silverman, M.D., for the Silverman-Cambre Nursing Education Fund Piedmont Surgical Management Company

Mr. Alex W. Smith III Alex and Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Mr. Alex W. Smith III for the Harp Fund Alex and Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Dana Smith for the Doug and Dana Smith Cancer Assistance Fund Mr. and Mrs. Bret A. Almassy Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Inc. Ms. Allison G. Bittel Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Charlesworth Mrs. Leslie B. Claxton and Mr. A. Robert Claxton Ms. Susanne S. Clearman Ms. Monica Davis Ms. Lisa Dunavin Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Goodwin Ms. Shirley R. Goodwin Ms. Heather A. Gulesserian Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Harber Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harris Charles A. Henderson, M.D. Mr. James H. Hopkins Mr. Tommy M. Hughes Jr. Ms. Cynthia Jedlinsky Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Koontz Mr. Daniel Levison Maverick Commercial Real Estate Andi May Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mitchell Nazareth Presbyterian Church Network For Good Ms. Paula Patterson Mr. and Mrs. David A. Payne Mr. Robert Rakusin Mr. A. Richard Rider Mrs. Jane A. Ridings Ms. Karen B. Simons Ms. Margaret K. Smith Mr. William Douglass Smith Mr. and Mrs. William J. Tidwell Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthew Tuck Mrs. Ann-Marie G. Walsh and Mr. Frank Ogden Walsh III Mr. George G. Watson Jr. Mr. Edmund S. Smith for the Doris Shaheen Breast Health Center Mrs. Katherine S. Brissette Mrs. Mildred Taylor Mrs. Shouky Shaheen Mrs. Mildred Taylor for the Doris Shaheen Breast Health Center Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Skidmore III Mr. James Thrash Dr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Jr.

Carroll and Emma Jean Wilson for the Doug and Dana Smith Cancer Assistance Fund Dr. Colleen Vasconcellos

Ms. Kathryn Heath and Mr. Tom Webb for the Cancer Wellness Fund Anne and Dick Goodsell

The Woman’s Auxiliary of Piedmont Hospital has made memorial gifts to the following Mrs. Margaret J. Avery Mr. Douglas Edwards Mr. William Lee Hale Jr. Mr. George Alton Hodges Mr. Nathaniel R. Johnson Mrs. James B. Miller Jr. Mrs. Elma E. Tienhaara

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Horine for the Doug and Dana Smith Cancer Assistance Fund Mr. Forrest L. Adair III

Piedmont Hospital Gifts Honoring

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Albright for the Cancer Wellness Fund Anne and Dick Goodsell H. Pierce Allgood, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Jr. Ms. Melissa Carter for the Melissa Carter Transplant Fund Anonymous Ms. Claire H. Barnett Ms. Shelly M. Fondren Nancy G’s Café, LLC Ms. Jennifer H. Newell Mr. Lewis B. Perkins Ms. Leisa H. Rowe The Bert Show, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Chambers for the Cancer Wellness Fund Anne and Dick Goodsell Mrs. J. Burton Cousar for the Endowed Chair in Transplant Services Mr. Robert S. Beauchamp Sr. Mrs. Lane Cook Ms. Gay M. Kattel Ms. Eleanor S. Lee Ms. Joyce B. Mayfield Mr. and Mrs. D. Raymond Riddle Sr. Ms. Marilyn J. Rowland

Mr. Nathan Kaufman Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives Thomas Manion for the Jan and John Portman Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Manion Mrs. Nancy L. Morrison for the Sixty Plus Fund Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Herd The Nursing Staff at Piedmont Hospital Ms. Robbie B. Moody The Orthopaedic Service Line, Women’s Services, Waters Pavilion, Oncology and the IV Team Mr. Tony Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rester for the Cancer Wellness Fund Anne and Dick Goodsell Ms. Anita Richards for the Sixty Plus Fund Mrs. Hazel E. Wilson William Michael Scaljon, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hays Jr. Mrs. Shouky Shaheen Mr. and Mrs. Horst Schulze Ramon A. Suarez, M.D. Equifax, Inc. Mrs. Dinah H. Watson Mr. and Mrs. David Watkins for the Cancer Wellness Fund Anne and Dick Goodsell

Peter Diaz, M.D. Equifax, Inc. Mrs. Dinah H. Wilson

Nancy Weiner, M.D. Equifax, Inc. Mrs. Dinah H. Watson

Mr. John M. Doe for the Endowed Chair in Transplant Services Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Gottschalk

Dr. and Mrs. William G. Whitaker III Dr. and Mrs. F. Thomas Daly Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. John P. Gott Ms. Lela S. Low

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilson Anne and Dick Goodsell

Brenda Gunter, R.N. for the Nursing Education Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Owens Jr.

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Cancer Wellness Fund Ms. Edna Bacon Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Continuing Medical Education Library Fund Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Novo Nordisk, Inc. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. Toshiba American Medical Systems, Inc. Doug and Dana Smith Cancer Assistance Fund Charles A. Henderson, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mixson David T. Watson Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund Dr. and Mrs. David T. Watson Doris Shaheen Breast Health Center Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central, Inc. Mr. Michael J. Peterson Ms. Catherine K. Thomas Doris Shaheen Emergency Relief Fund The David and Linda Shaheen Foundation

Emergency Department Anonymous Nell Warren and William Simpson Elkin Foundation Sartain Lanier Family Endowment The Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Galambos Liver Transplant Fund The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Jan and John Portman Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Fund Ms. Kay Bell Ms. Renee H. Boal Ms. Susanne J. Bogo Ms. Selinda L. Boyd Ms. Teresa A. Brewer Mr. Jeffrie M. Brown Ms. Yvonne Bryant Ms. Emma L. Burney Ms. Susan D. Campagna Ms. Noelle D. Chamness Ms. Tammie E. Charlton Ms. Catherine T. Conners Ms. Laurie K. Conrad Ms. Lara M. Couch Ms. Stimie D. Crowe Ms. Clarissa C. Curtis

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Mr. Derrick S. Daehler Ms. Linda G. Daniel Ms. Rachel G. Day Ms. Portia C. Dennis Ms. Keri J. Drayton Ms. Ester M. Ebere Mr. Lloyd Ferguson Ms. Helen D. Fernandez Ms. Michelle M. Fisher Mr. Richard G. Fortune Ms. Deidra L. Garrett Ms. Tillata C. Gibson Mr. Larry Hawley Ms. Cynthia H. Henderson Ms. Pamela S. Hutchins Ms. Caral Iserhienrhien Ms. Gloria C. Johnston Ms. Anne M. Jones Ms. Jacqueline A. Jones Ms. Janet H. Keen Ms. Barbara E. Kelly Ms. Linda D. Kennedy Ms. Mary A. Kepner Ms. Kimberly E. Knighten Ms. Renee C. Kuglar Ms. Amy I. Labate Ms. Macrina Z. Lachica Ms. Jo A. Lenyk Mrs. Vegletta E. Lewis-Cook Ms. Trunita C. Long Ms. Joy D. Lovelace Ms. Christine R. Macewen Mr. Gregory J. Maguire Ms. Glenda D. McLean Ms. M. Dianne Miller Ms. Mary E. Morgan Ms. Christine J. Peter-McNeil Ms. Hannah V. Oliver Ms. Susan E. Osborn Ms. Alice W. Peterson Ms. Rondelle T. Peterson Ms. Janice A. Phipps Ms. Wanda J. Pittman Mr. and Mrs. John C. Portman Jr. Ms. Whitney L. Pozgar Ms. Susan K. Price Mr. Charles J. Reid Ms. Ellana F. Richardson Ms. Andrea D. Santos Ms. Lisa D. Satterwhite Ms. Terri A. Saunders Ms. Sandra M. Silas Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Simmons Ms. Cheryl E. Steadham Ms. Annette Stokley Ms. Sharon D. Strickland Ms. Sharon M. Stringer Ms. Frances C. Sweet Ms. Lizzie R. Tolbert Ms. Thuytrang T. Tran Ms. Rebecca B. Vandiver Ms. Amanda E. Wall Ms. Lisa A. Walters Ms. Sandra L. Wiggs

Ms. Katrina L. Williams Ms. Javonn C. Wright Lauren Donkar Fund for Transplant Services Chipping in for Life Library Action Fund Ms. Erin W. Brennan Ms. Lori E. Clifford Ms. Marie Coker Ms. Debra J. Harris Ms. Brenda Kelly Ms. Nancy M. Kovach Ms. Deborah S. Mathews Ms. Shelina K. Merali Ms. Karen K. Powers Ms. Minna R. Prince Ms. Melissa A. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Skidmore III Ms. Stacie D. Waddel Ms. Mineka L. Williams Mr. Powell Woodberry Jr. Ms. Delia C. Yates Komen Diagnostic Mammogram/Ultrasound Susan G. Komen for the Cure Komen Genetic Testing Susan G. Komen for the Cure Melissa Carter Transplant Fund Anonymous Mrs. Angela Baker Ms. English Benning Ms. Carol Bitner Bovis Lend Lease, Inc. Mr. Scott Bryant Mr. Bill Caputi Ms. Melissa Carter Ms. Brandi Clark Mr. Roger Drury Mr. Keith Duprey Mr. Stephen Holbrook Ms. Helen Ingebritsen Mr. James A. Jaeschke Mr. John Klein Moc Ly Mr. Sean MacDonald Ms. Sharon M. Pritchett Ms. Dana Reynolds Ms. Louise Robinson Ms. Genevieve Rupley Ms. Ann Seay Mr. Mark Tubesing Mr. Ronald Vettraino Ms. D.B. Willis Ms. Samantha Young Motchan Photography Fund Ms. Michele D. Balos Julia D. Black, PHSN Alumni Ms. Mary B. Bower Ms. Sharman B. Caye Charlotte M. Dorsey, PHSN Alumni

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Nursing Education Endowment Fund Anonymous Ms. Anisha S. Abdul Ali Ms. Leny R. Banito Ms. Bridget P. Barnes Ms. Alicia B. Brown Ms. Kelli A. Buckley Mr. Linus R. Buford Ms. Patricia Chandler-Smith Ms. Virginia H. Chester Ms. Susan D. Ciesla Ms. Michelle A. Clarke Laura Clegg, RN Mr. Daniel J. Coleman Ms. Jacqueline G. Crittenden Ms. Nadine S. Cushen Ms. Christina Davis Ms. Eden Q. Dehitta Mr. Aldrin R. Deleon Ms. Vida J. Dempsey Ms. Helen D. Fernandez Mrs. David Flanagan Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Ms. Catherine B. Gabor Ms. Bonnie L. George Ms. Sandra P. Girard Ms. Sasha S. Gofman Ms Norman Joyce Walker Gordon Ms. Joann Gorrell Ms. Kristine K. Harmon Mr. Randall T. Heitzman Ms. Carol A. Jankowski Ms. Barbara H. Johnson Ms. Carol C. Johnson Ms. Dana C. Johnson Ms. Lacretia Johnson Ms. Natacha P. Jones Ms. Bridget T. Kayser Ms. Elizabeth King Ms. Renee S. King Ms. Annette R. Klein Ms. Macrina Z. Lachica Ms. Sharron S. Laneaux Ms. Nanda Lerchbaum-Nwokocha Ms. Suzanne Liang Ms. Marci R. Litwa Ms. Shelina K. Merali Ms. Claudia Miller Ms. Vanessa D. Mister Ms. Patricia J. Moody Ms. May Ellen B. Nelms Ms. Priscilla C. Ocampo Ms. Susan E. Osborne Ms. Onome O. Oyakhire Ms. Loretta Parison Ms. Teresa M. Piersol Ms. Whitney L. Pozgar Ms. Mary C. Ransbotham Mr. Robert S. Ransbotham Ms. Pamela A. Redman Mr. Hildred B. Robinson Ms. Taesha N. Robinson Ms. Mary E. Rogers

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Ms. Anna R. Holiday Ms. Mechelle L. Hucaluk Ms. Nona B. Ivory Ms. Leslie Jaggers Mr. and Mrs. David L. Jarvis Ms. Lacretia Johnson Ms. Anne M. Jones Ms. Catherine H. Jones Mr. Westley J. Jones Ms. Kimberly E. Knighten Dr. and Mrs. William D. Knopf Ms. Debra W. Lacroix Mr. Curtis E. Leblanc Ms. Joy D. Lovelace Mr. Berry S. Lovering Ms. Dolores A. Martin-Montero Ms. Leslie C. Masten Ms. Jennie B. Mattia Ms. Paula J. McCullough Ms. Rita K. McElwaney

Ms. Glenda D. Mclean Ms. Shelina K. Merali Mr. and Mrs. Jack Molden Ms. Maryellen B. Nelms Ms. Carla M. Novela Ms. Rondelle T. Peterson Ms. Janice A. Phipps Ms. Denise L. Roberts Ms. Nemia M. Ruffes Ms. Andrea D. Santos Ms. Kathie C. Shemwell Ms. Sandra M. Silas Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Simmons Ms. Carmenlita Smith Ms. Margaret C. Spratlin Mr. Aaron E. Stein Ms. Annette Stokley Ms. Leslie S. Swain Ms. Gena V. Thompson Ms. Thuytrang T. Tran

Ms. Beatrice R. Tsai Ms. Rhonda J. Vandergriff Ms. Jessica B. Weatherford Ms. Gloria Y. Wideman Mr. Lenox Williams Mr. Randy L. Williams Ms. Javonn C. Wright Ms. Kelly A. Young Transplant Services Endowed Chair Mr. and Mrs. J. Burton Cousar Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Gottschalk The Pattillo Family Foundation Mrs. Judith L. Snyder Transplant Continuing Medical Education Fund Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Genzyme Roche Laboratories, Inc.

Charitable Gift Annuity Anonymous

Estate Gifts

Harris Fund Estate of Lucy Claire Harris Veach Cancer Fund Estate of Mrs. J.M. Veach

Matching Gifts

Bank of America Foundation Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Piedmont Fayette Hospital

In Recognition: Gifts and Pledges received October 2008 through December 31, 2008

Piedmont Fayette Hospital proudly cares for and serves the citizens of Fayette County and the surrounding communities. It is through the generosity of our friends that we are able to offer the “personal touch” to superior care and services. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the hospital, as each gift is for the exclusive benefit of Piedmont Fayette Hospital and enhances our ability to serve our patients and community.

General Contributions Piedmont Fayette Hospital Mr. William A. Davis Mr. Heinrich Hegetschweiler Piedmont Fayette Hospital (Annual Fund) Mr. Marshall Bailey Ms. Cora Boddie Mr. Kenneth Burwell Mr. Lewis Butler Ms. Yolanda Clements Ms. Nancy Cochran Ms. Loretta Combs Ms. Nancy Copeland Mr. Mitchell Dedona Ms. Fiona Dennis Mr. Harry Fadigan Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Geiger Mr. and Mrs. Mack Godfrey Mr. Larry Hellen Ms. Mary Hill Ms. Joan Hill Mr. Stephen Hise Ms. Ruby Howell Ms. Cheryl Huebecker Ms. Gracie Hunn Mr. Anthony Iaquinto

Ms. Anna Insolia Ms. Janet James Ms. Brenda James Mr. Joseph Jester Ms. Ruthie Johnson Ms. Carmen Johnson Ms. Lisa Johnston Ms. Betty Joiner Ms. Mary Jones Ms. Paulette Kaufer Ms. Tela Kayne Ms. Denise Kell Mr. Theodore Key Ms. Sandra Kidd Mr. Winfred Kirk Ms. Sandra Lacey Mr. Ennis Laney Ms. Evelyn Langley Ms. Marie Lee Mr. Willie Lewis Ms. Evelyn Lingerfelt Ms. Angela Lyles Ms. Patty Mack Mr. Eugene Mahathey Mr. Richard Mann Mr. James Martin Ms. Linda Martin Ms. Donna Mayfield Ms. Nancy Merritt Ms. Anna Millhorn

Mr. Joe Moore Ms. Amanda Moran Ms. Sebrena Moss-White Ms. Jennifer Muniz Ms. Jennifer Murai Ms. Carole Newell Ms. Esther Newman Ms. Delores Norton Ms. Michiyo Numata Ms. Loetta O’Neal Ms. Julia Owsley-Brown Mr. Kenneth Parmer Ms. Virginia Perry Ms. Martha Perry Ms. Cheryl Peterson Ms. Barbara Phillips Ms. Lindsay Pope Ms. Rebecca Porter Mr. Thomas Proctor Mr. Ralph Quamme Mr. Edwin Quinones Ms. Vera Raglin Mr. William Ramey Ms. Ellen Rea Ms. Amelia Register Mr. Charles Reid Ms. Gloria Richardson Ms. Dorothy Robinson Mr. Charles Robinson Ms. Martha Robinson

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Ms. Judith Rogers Ms. Tammeca Rowe Mr. William Rowe Ms. Granville Scales Mr. Donald Schuchmann Mr. and Mrs. L. Jerry Seeber Ms. Melba Shorter Ms. Delores Simmons Ms. Tina Sims Ms. Barbara Small Ms. Lynda Thomas Ms. Peggy Wilkinson Piedmont Fayette Hospital Count Me In Mr. Edward M. Adams Ms. Frances Arnold Mr. Richard C. Atkins Ms. Susan S. Baker Ms. Elizabeth B. Barfield Ms. Denise L. Bennett Ms. Sandra Biles Mr. Corey Blackmon Ms. Mary S. Blair Ms. Beverly D. Blakely Ms. Ruth M. Bohannon Ms. Natalie B. Bonner Ms. Debbie LePage and Mr. Mendal A. Bouknight Ms. Colleen A. Bridier

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giving Mr. Darius D. Brooks Mr. James M. Burnett Ms. Carol M. Busse Ms. Donna L. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell Ms. Vanessa F. Cavalheiro Ms. Gwendolyn Y. Christian Ms. Becky L. Cirillo Ms. Denise S. Claburn Ms. Heather T. Click Mr. Tracey Coker Mr. James D. Coleman Mr. Kevin M. Coleman Ms. Karen A. Cornell Ms. Sandra M. Courtois Ms. Catherine C. Crisler Ms. India L. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. W. Darrell Cutts Ms. Linda L. Daehler Ms. Abigail M. Davis Ms. Judith W. Davis Ms. Shannon M. Deaton Ms. Ryan Duffy Ms. Cheryl A. Edwards Ms. Jacqueline C. Edwards Ms. Joan E. Ernst Ms. Jill M. Fenimore Ms. Suzann S. Findley Ms. Alice W. Fritz Ms. Teranza V. Goodin Ms. Julie M. Grebeck Mr. Bryan E. Griffith Ms. Aileen R. Hamby Mr. Brian L. Hamilton Ms. Caren D. Hamilton Ms. Teresa L. Handley Ms. Marci L. Hanson Mr. Jerry L. Harris Ms. Susan B. Hartsfield Ms. Christine M. Hatten Ms. Carol R. Hayes Ms. Margot G. Hedenstrom Ms. Monica L. Heggood Ms. Miranda M. Henry

Ms. Alva D. Hester Ms. Ann Hewell-Wormer Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Hurst Ms. Patricia N. Ingram Ms. Cynthia A. Irvin Ms. Teresa R. Ivey Ms. Linda Y. James Ms. Vickie A. Jeffries Ms. Felicia Johnson-Nwaiji Mr. Robert B. Johnston Ms. Patricia K. Jones Ms. Sharon L. Jones Ms. Shana D. Keaton Ms. Leah V. Keith Ms. Kathleen M. Kessler Ms. Renee S. King Mr. George A. Leslie Ms. Marsha Leslie Ms. Shinae K. Lewis Ms. Judith M. Long Mr. David B. Ludecke Ms. Rhonda J. Manos Ms. Rachael L. Maynard Ms. Cynthia M. McCrary Ms. Kathleen M. McElwee Ms. Mary E. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. John G. Miles Ms. Nina Montanaro Ms. Karen Montez Ms. Mary K. Morales Ms. Lisa G. Morgan Ms. Elizabeth M. Morton Ms. Miasha K. Moss Ms. Alice A. Muetzel Ms. Marsha B. Mullins Ms. Patricia W. Myers-Kingston Ms. Ellen Nichol Mr. Thomas J. Oberst Ms. Lynne H. Parkinson Ms. Barbara A. Peace Ms. Tonya F. Pearson Ms. Camella S. Price Ms. Susan B. Rainwater Ms. Lari A. Rampy

Ms. Loren M. Reid Ms. Ann E. Reuter Ms. Jean Rivas Ms. Ruth E. Rivera Ms. Christina R. Robbins Ms. Stefani T. Robbins Ms. Denise L. Roberts Ms. Taesha N. Robinson Ms. Anita J. Russell Mrs. Charles Sanford Ms. Sonya E. Sartain Mr. Ken Schwartz Mr. Marlin P. Seay II Ms. Lori S. Shepherd Ms. Cindy L. Shick Ms. Sandra K. Simkins Ms. Harvelyn D. Smith Ms. Lisa M. Smith Ms. Susan T. Sorci Ms. Rosalie Sorensen Ms. Mary Elizabeth S. Sprague Ms. Denise A. Stanley Ms. Sheri A. Stille Ms. Aleia C. Stokes Ms. Patricia Stroud Mr. Manuel Ronald Uy Mr. Benjamin M. Van Devender Ms. Patricia J. Vining Mr. Jeffrey S. Waddell Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark Walker Ms. Lisa A. Walters Ms. Cynthia D. Willingham Mr. Frederick E. Willms Ms. Peggy R. Wood Mr. Gregory J. Woods Ms. Barbara E. Woodward Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary for the Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jordan

In Honor

Ms. Jennifer Campbell Ms. Danielle Schwind

In Memoriam Dr. Thomas N. Davis Mr. William A. Davis

Mr. R.W. (Rashe) Stephens in honor of the Intensive Care Unit Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Contant Mr. Robert C. Forte Norfolk Southern Foundation Mrs. Maude Sharp Pye Turk Family Revocable Living Trust Mr. and Mrs. John J. Yeosock Mrs. Geraldine Stinchcomb for the PFH Auxiliary for the Scholarship Fund Mr. Richard Anderson Mrs. Maredith Buco Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burnett Ms. Joy Butler Mr. and Mrs. Burnie Carden Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Cutts Mr. Robert Epstein Ms. Jackie Fraser Ms. Diana Gaskins Dr. Sara Goza Mr. and Mrs. Jack Green Mr. Grey Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris Ms. Caralie Hart Ms. Leann McCall Ms. Rita McElwaney Ms. Bonnie Miles Mrs. Dorothy Mitchell Mrs. Frances Reeves Mrs. Roy Ann Smith Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thomas

Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary for the Courtesy Cart Mr. John Miles

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital

In Recognition: Gifts and Pledges received October 2008 through December 31, 2008

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital proudly cares for and serves the citizens of Pickens County and the surrounding communities. It is through the generosity of our friends that we are able to offer the “personal touch” to superior care and services. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the hospital, as each gift is for the exclusive benefit of Piedmont Mountainside Hospital and enhances our ability to serve our patients and community.

General Contributions Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Hurst Ms. Paulette McKenzie

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Piedmont Newnan Hospital

In Recognition: Gifts and Pledges received October 2008 through December 31, 2008

Piedmont Newnan Hospital is the provider of healthcare for one of the fastest growing communities in the state of Georgia. Employees and volunteers have shown their commitment to the Hospital by pledging more than $180,000 to the MAGIC (Making All Gifts Impact Care) campaign. MAGIC is part of a larger fundraising partnership with the community to deliver and to improve healthcare in our region.

General Contributions Piedmont Newnan Hospital (Annual Fund) Ms. Ernestine Adaway Ms. Kisha L. Alexander Mr. Allen Alexander Mr. Kenneth S. Allen Ms. Maaza R. Amey Ms. Raycine Amey Ms. Merlissa Andrews Mr. George M. Anglin Ms. Barbara A. Ankrom Ms. Isabella Appling Ms. Barbara E. Ayers Mr. Howard O. Bailey Mr. Larry J. Barber Ms. Geneva V. Barnes Ms. Rose M. Barnhart Ms. Joan S. Barrett Mr. Bobbie J. Berry Ms. Gloria A. Bingham Mr. Leno J. Blandenburg Ms. Mary A. Bolling Ms. Janet Boother Mr. Calvin M. Boyd Ms. Magilene S. Bradley Ms. Mattie C. Bradshaw Ms. Shirley Britt Mr. Nathan K. Brogan Mr. Gerald I. Brook Mr. Howard O. Brown Ms. Martha A. Brown Mr. Sam J. Brown Mr. Nelson Brown Mr. Leon J. Buchannan Mr. Steven Burnes Ms. Carole Busby Mr. Jack S. Bushong Ms. Patricia Byrne Ms. Hazel M. Calhoun Mr. Sam O. Candler Mr. Tommie R. Carlyle Mr. William Carman Ms. Janet E. Carr Ms. Sarah J. Cheaves Mr. Gene Chester Mr. Dennis R. Chilton

Mr. David Christian Ms. Deanne H. Clark Mr. Raymond Clay Ms. Mary E. Clayton Ms. Carolyn Combs Mr. Wyvis Cook Ms. Bobbie A. Danley Ms. Carolyn M. Davis Mr. Kevin M. Dennis Ms. Vantalyn J. Dickson-Smith Mr. Robert M. Dobos Ms. Verneda A. Dowdell Mr. Winston C. Dowdell Mr. Walter H. Drake Ms. Kimberly S. Dutton Ms. Cindy L. Eaton Mr. Earl E. Eberlin Ms. Polly A. Echols Ms. Joyce Y. Edmonson Ms. Deanna N. Eiland Ms. Bobbie A. Elorn Mr. and Mrs. Larry English Ms. Sarah W. Estes Ms. Christine Y. Evans Ms. Connie E. Evans Mr. Terry Farmer Ms. Teresa F. Feckoury Mr. J. D. Ferguson Ms. Lucille Floyd Mr. Octave J. Folse Ms. Laura L. Ford Ms. Thelma Ford Mr. Johnny B. Forsyth Ms. Martha E. Fowler Mr. Kerry Francis Ms. Nancy C. Freeman Mr. Sammie R. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Steven Frey Ms. Joan R. Galaida Ms. Margie A. Gamble Mr. Charles E. Gardner Mr. Lawrence C. Garmon Ms. Barbara W. Gates Mr. Wayne L. Gay Ms. Virginia Gay Ms. Genell M. Geter Ms. Nettie M. Gibbs Mr. Frederick E. Gilbert Ms. Johanna M. Glatz

Ms. Cleo Gordon Ms. Vickie Gray Mr. Charles A. Gregory Ms. Adrienne Griffin Ms. Eileen B. Halligan Mr. Christopher H. Hallman Mr. Donald Hammett Ms. Ruby W. Hammond Ms. Donna J. Haney Ms. Susan C. Harbin Mr. Norman Hardy Mr. J.T. Hardy Ms. Brenda Harless Ms. Norma B. Harris Ms. Patricia C. Harris Mr. J.T. Haynes Ms. Patricia Head Ms. Leila W. Headley Ms. Joan L. Heidman Mr. Willie J. Henderson Mr. Windell L. Henry Mr. Jimmie E. Herring Ms. Barbara Higgins Mr. John D. Hill Ms. Rapheal Hill Mr. Paul J. Hill Ms. Clara J. Hinton Ms. Stephanie R. Hinton Ms. Cindy D. Holland Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Holloway Ms. Eugenia J. Holloway Ms. Louise Holloway Ms. Tracey F. Holman Ms. Rose J. Hopper Mr. Charles R. Horsley Mr. Wayne Horton Mr. Leroy W. Hotaling Ms. Tonya D. Houston Ms. Omita P. Howard Ms. Sandra C. Jeffries Mr. Harry E. Jenkins Ms. Teyanna S. Keeler Mr. John W. Keith Mr. Paul J. Kelley Ms. Linda D. Kent Ms. Beverly LaJoie Mr. Peter Lawler Mr. Sean C. Ligon Ms. Sue Livingston

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Ms. Betty J. Marmon Mr. Robert L. McCullough Mr. James L. McEachern Mr. Curtis McKinney Mr. Dudley Meier Mr. Jerrell D. Melear Mr. James Metzger Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moat Mr. Eugene H. Moore Mr. John O’Connor Mr. Emory Palmer Ms. Bertha M. Parmer Ms. Courtney D. Reece Ms. Alice P. Root Mr. Brad Sears Ms. Brenda Seegar Mr. Andrew Sharp Mr. Robert Smith Ms. Beverly A. Smith Ms. Martha Smith Ms. Betty S. Spivey Ms. Cynthia A. Stephens Mr. James R. Stover Ms. Barbara S. Thompson Ms. Louise Thornton Mr. Lonnie H. Turner Ms. Florene B. Wade Ms. Marlys A. Walker Ms. Julia M. Walker Ms. Sandra M. Williamson Ms. Betty S. Wilson Piedmont Newnan Hospital Employee Giving (Annual Fund) Donnia Bolton Barbara Haskew Shronda Majolagbe

In Memoriam

Mr. Richard Borregine Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary Mr. Edmund Fahl Ms. Debbie LePage and Mr. Mendal A. Bouknight

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Celebration of Love Tree

Thank you for your contributions to the Celebration of Love Tree in honor or memory of family and friends. Your generosity resulted in more than $20,000 for educational materials for Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Hospital.

~ Joan Christopher & Alice Quintus, Celebration of Love Tree Co-Chairmen

The Lovely Forty-Foot Tree donated by

Lila McKain and Leland E. Holley Lynne Holley

Nell Nugent Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D.

Tina Smith, my mother Teresa S. Waters

Mary Zorn Bates, LCSW Dr. Jody D. Iodice

Dr. George A. Holloway Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harold R. Gertner Jr.

Vernon Nugent Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D.

Mrs. Lenora Smithers Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

James Houser Eileen Houser

Phillip J. Parker Ruth B. Williams

Special Friend Dr. Nancy H. and Mr. Timothy Cook

Henry Huettner Mrs. Henry Huettner

Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Phelps, our parents Mr. and Mrs. Drury L. Lyle

George M. Stephens Wyona Stephens Patrie

Sheila Bonner Mrs. Henry Huettner Ronnie Kessenich Nora Khoury Beverly and John O. Mitchell BeLinda Parks

Louise and Charles Kloepfer Dorothy and Fred Gakstatter

Howell Rusk Dodson Architects

The Lovely Entrance Tree in front of the Hospital donated by

Greg Kuhn R. Timothy Stack Family

Dr. Susan McGhee, Mr. and Mrs. Richard McGhee and Mr. and Mrs. John M. McGhee in memory of their mother Eva McGhee

Louie P. Lathem Nancy M. Lathem

The Top of the Tree sponsored by

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lyle, our parents Mr. and Mrs. Drury L. Lyle

The Piedmont Hospital Foundation Board in memory of John T. Akin, M.D., Sam Ayoub, Sartain Lanier, William L. Paullin Jr., M.D., John H. Ridley, M.D., Carter Smith Sr., M.D., and Charles F. Stone Jr., M.D.

The Lighted Entrance Trees

Jane and Dameron Black in memory of Emory Cocke Black Joan and Greg Christopher in honor of Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Hospital Mr. and Mrs. James C. Edenfield in memory of our parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Edenfield Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hill Thacker Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Johnson in honor of our Children, Grandchildren and great grandchildren

Gayle Martin Carole Pittard

Memorials

Cecil Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Greg Christopher

Emma Aiken Eula Clay Adams

Clara Mae Clark Marilyn C. Head

Kristie Aiken Eula Clay Adams William N. Ainsworth III, M.D., my brother Mary Ainsworth Mitchell Elizabeth Ann Arnall Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Arnall Eleanor Avard Margaret N. Saul Mrs. Nina Baker Evelyn and Hinson McAuliffe

Mrs. J. Erskine Love Jr. and Family in memory of Marguerite Love

Mrs. Hazel Bankston Eula Clay Adams

Susan W. Mathis in honor of Lisa and E. H. Avery

Miss Miriam Baxter Rosemary and Charles Josey

Doris B. Shaheen in honor of Physicians, Administration and Staff of Piedmont Hospital

Emory Cocke Black Sue and George Missbach

Mrs. J. Lucian Smith in memory of J. Lucian Smith Martha C. Woods in memory of Rev. Edward Watson

Phillip R. Bonner The Phil Bonner family Lynne Holley Mrs. Doris B. Brown Judy Stroup James A. Cassidy Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. Mr. Buddy Cawthon Lynne Holley

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Kathleen M. Markillie Mrs. Miguel J. Cortez

James Edward Clark, M.D. Mrs. Carol J. Clark James Edward Clark, M.D., my brother Rosemary and Charles Josey

Mrs. King Farish The Phil Bonner family Lynne Holley Francis W. Fitzhugh Jr., M.D. Lynne Holley Lois and Jay Gillett Sue and George Missbach George G. Grant Lynne Holley

Alice M. Clayton, my grandmother Bette Heaberlin

John Patrick Green Lora Schnorf

Keith Cochran Dr. and Mrs. Willie Cochran Jr.

Carroll C. Grinnell Cynthia S. Grinnell

Myrtha Collazo Adi Collazo

Virginia Betsy and Reg Haid

T. Harvey Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Avery Thelma and William P. Maynard Kathy and Robert W. Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. McCann Frances and Bob McCann FloFlo McDonnell Betsi McLure Eva McGhee BeLinda Parks James H. McGuire Louise M. McGuire Martha A. Meyer Susan and Jack Goger

Mr. and Mrs. George Connell Frances and Bob McCann

John R. Hall Margaret T. Hall

Karina Miller Carol and Peter Abreu Linda Tucker

Mrs. Ella Cook Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

Ernest C. Harris Jr. Mrs. Ernest C. Harris Jr.

J. Warren Mitchell Jr., my husband Mary Ainsworth Mitchell

Fred Cook Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

Joseph Elliott Haskins Sue and George Missbach

John O. Mitchell Linda Tucker

Gordon F. Cook Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

Bessie M. Hickam Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

Benny D’Amico Marti and Bill Blincoe Linda Tucker

George Hickam Nancy H. Cook, M.D.

My “angel” cats: Mr. Sunshine, Bobby, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Livingston and Clark Gable II Linda Tucker

Wayne A. Davis Sr. Carole Pittard Emily Frances Fallon Dr. and Mrs. Steven D. Wray

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Louis Hochgelerent Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. Palmyra Hochgelerent Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D.

Dr. Elizabeth W. Nugent Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D. Michael Nugent Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D.

Stefan Quintus Alice Quintus

Sarah Pino Suarez Peggy and Ramon Suarez, M.D.

John Ramsey, M.D. Dr. Nancy H. and Mr. Timothy G. Cook

Ellen M. Talley Lynne Holley

Margaret M. Redman Kathy and Robert Maynard Norma Robertson and Judith Weil, our mothers Carole and Richard Weil

Charlie Thompson Lynn Barksdale Pattie Thompson Lynn Barksdale Elma Tienhaara, my mother Linda Weatherwax

Donna Roeder Pam Specht Gloria and Edward Roeder Pam Specht E. Paul Rogers Jr. Beth, Andy and John Abernathy Mae T. Roper Karen W. Roper Doris B. Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Greg Christopher Dr. and Mrs. H. Cliff Sauls Laura Wallace Ray D. Schmickel, M.D. Leigh Anne S. Cooper Gladys and Arthur Schneizer Peggy and Ramon Suarez, M.D. Peggy Schwall Betsi McLure Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Shackelford Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shackelford Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw Laura Wallace

Alvena and George Tucker, my parents Linda Tucker Virginia Brooks Tucker, my stepmother Linda Tucker Linda Underwood Jane and Dave Apple Dr. William G. Whitaker Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harold R. Gertner Jr. Dr. and Mrs. W.A. Wilkes Drs. Deborah and Joseph Wilkes Joe D. Wynn Dolly Wynn Brooks

Honorariums

All those serving on The 2009 Piedmont Ball Committees Dr. and Mrs. William A. Blincoe W. Perry Ballard III, M.D. Ronnie Kessenich William Barber, M.D. Monica and Walter James

Virginia Dunlap Shelton Gail and David Watson

Randy Barfield, M.D. Monica and Walter James

Dr. Mark Silverman Gail and David Watson Candy Simmons B.J. Erb, M.D., Mary, Shannon and Carolyn E. Dale Smith Mrs. E. Dale Smith

John David Stuart Dr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Stuart

Blair Barksdale Lynn Barksdale Flynt Barksdale Lynn Barksdale Claudia and John Barnes Sheila Bonner

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Miss Alexis Bowcock Miss Lyndsey Bowcock, our granddaughters Rosemary and Charles Josey Linda Britton, M.D. Lynne Holley Master Miller M. Byce Aunt Sue and Uncle George Missbach Julia Cassidy Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D., and Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D. Joan Christopher Sheila Bonner Fran Curtiss Dr. and Mrs. John C. Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Brown Dennis Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hays Jr. Michelle Emrich, M.D. Lynne Holley Miss Emory Gillett Aunt Sue and Uncle George Missbach Miss Haley Gillett Aunt Sue and Uncle George Missbach Master Jackson Gillett Aunt Sue and Uncle George Missbach Mary Nell Graham Carolyn Helmer Mrs. George G. Grant Lynne Holley Margaret Hall Ronnie Kessenich Cynthia Hammond Penny and Harry Sanders Kathy and Dale Harman Sue and George Missbach Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hays Jr. Mrs. Henry Huettner Master Jason Hickman Master Logan Hickman, our grandsons Rosemary and Charles Josey

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William Mitchell Jr., M.D. Ronnie Kessenich

Mrs. Henry Huettner Mr. and Mrs. Willliam G. Hays Jr. Patricia Huettner Mrs. Henry Huettner John Hurst, M.D. Monica and Walter James James Ingvoldstad, M.D. Monica and Walter James Mrs. Josephine Iodice Dr. Jody D. Iodice

John David Mullins, M.D. Ronnie Kessenich Mrs. Margaret Nichols Monica and Walter James Our grandchildren Gail and David Watson Our grandchildren Linda and Doug Weatherwax BeLinda and Lee Parks Susan and Jack Goger

Mike Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Grady M. Jackson

BeLinda Parks Rosemary and Charles Josey Nora Khoury

Nancy Johnson Ronnie Kessenich

Courtney Parks BeLinda Parks

Elaine Gerke-Jolliff, LCSW Dr. Jody D. Iodice

Lauren Parks BeLinda Parks

Rosemary Josey Jan Bloom Ronnie Kessenich Nora Khoury

Lee Parks BeLinda Parks

Robin Pyburn, M.D. Lynne Holley

Lee Kelley, M.D. Monica and Walter James Peter G. Kessenich Sr. Ronnie Kessenich Peter G. Kessenich Jr. Ronnie Kessenich Veronica L. Kessenich Ronnie Kessenich Nora Khoury Rosemary and Charles Josey Vivian Kleinkopf Penny and Harry Sanders Ash Lahiji, M.D. Monica and Walter James Mrs. T. Harvey Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Avery Mrs. Phillip R. Bonner Pat Meadors, M.D. Sheila Bonner

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hays Jr. Mrs. Henry Huettner

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We’re leading the way for the future of hear t care, and many of the nation’s best cardiologists are coming with us. With more than 60 hear t doctors, Piedmont Hear t Institute Physicians is one of the largest integrated groups of cardiovascular specialists in the Southeast. We’ve brought together some

Penelope Williams Dr. Jody D. Iodice

Ruth Perry Jan Bloom

Dale Keith, RN Ronnie Kessenich

The Woman’s Auxiliary Medical Advisors: William A. Blincoe, M.D. Barbara N. Croft, M.D. Deborah S. Lee, M.D. Harry M. McFarling III, M.D. James H. Milsap Jr., M.D. Ramon A. Suaraez, M.D. N. Spencer Welch, M.D. BeLinda Parks

Mr. John A. Wallace Mrs. John A. Wallace

Ms. Reba Pearson Monica and Walter James

Neil Keener Mary and Tim Stack

The Woman’s Auxiliary Executive Committee and Board BeLinda Parks

Mrs. Allene Smith Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Avery

of the brightest minds in hear t care to work closely with one another, to share ideas, to save lives. Our latest innovation is Piedmont Hear t Health Advantage, a unique prevention center created to help you

Randy Yanda, M.D. Monica and Walter James

find out early if you’re at risk for hear t disease. It’s just one of the ways we’re pushing the boundaries.

Jon York, M.D. Monica and Walter James Gifts Fran Curtiss Mary Davidson Ruth L. Dickinson Jennifer Durchin Dr. Shirley Fisher Arleen and Terry Golden Jacquelyn J. Hahne Maxine C. Horne Katrina V. Mabon Jill S. Morgan Piedmont Pathology Group: Mark H. DuPuis, M.D. Lynn E. Ezell, M.D. Bruce F. Walker, M.D. Bradley S. Butler, M.D. Jeanette Cheng, M.D. Dean Joelson, M.D. Irina Rufforny, M.D. Tamela M. Snyder, M.D. Piedmont Vascular Associates, P.C.: Patrick Battey, M.D. Eyal Ben-Arie, M.D. Robert Powers, M.D. Ambassador and Mrs. William B. Schwarts Jr. Doris Shelton Mrs. W. E. Sweetin Connie Voccio Deborah and Chip Williams

Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Willliam G. Hays Jr.

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