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Bethesda Volume XLX No. 1
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INSIDE: Bethesda’s Centers of Excellence In Orthopaedics, Heart and Robotics Offering State-of-the-Art Care Gift Giving that Benefits Bethesda and You!
Bethesda West Hospital Construction Advances
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Volume XLX No. 1 | Winter 2012
Foundation Board of Directors Mary J. Morrell, Chair Peter Blum, Vice Chair Deborah Sargeant, Secretary W. Howard Ellingsworth, Treasurer Brian G. Cheslack, Esq., Executive Committee Lewis J. Doctor, Executive Committee Fred W. Love, M.D., Executive Committee William M. Plum, Executive Committee Members at Large Marie Bedner Irene Stolfi Burns Peter Carney Leo N. Crowley Michael T.B. Dennis, MD Stacey M. Hallberg Ann Heilakka Herbert F. Kahlert Kenneth M. Kaleel Jan M. Kucera Kenneth T. Lassiter Steven Litinsky, MD, MBA Bruce H. Lynn Denis F. Mullane Michael M. Mullin III Stormet C. Norem Joan Orthwein Raymond Ripley, Jr. Margery Roberts Arnold B. Smith Warren L. Vodak Bettina Young FOuNDATION STAFF
WHILE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN A STATE OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE, Bethesda has become a center of innovation and care. So that we may continue to successfully serve the community’s healthcare needs well into the future, reflecting the medical advances and technology that our residents deserve, we look to enhance and expand our Centers of Excellence. With Bethesda’s expanding role as a leader in regional healthcare and the dramatic growth in the community we serve, Bethesda’s plans are rapidly progressing with the opening of Palm Beach County’s newest hospital to take place in early 2013. With community support, Bethesda will prepare for the future and ensure quality care for each and every resident in our community.
Our Challenge The Bethesda Hospital Foundation, which in 2012 is celebrating 65 years of service to the community, remains committed to raising awareness and raising funds to provide world-class healthcare in our community to our community hospital.
Our challenge is to: • Support and sustain our highly recognized Centers of Excellence • Provide the latest in technology and advanced medical treatments
Executive Director
Kay Harvey Major Gifts & Special Events Director
Amy Brand Public Relations & Annual Giving Director Publication Editor
Kristin Calder Development Associate
• Improve patient care
Celebrating
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• Support clinical and nursing staff
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• Prepare for the future with an all-new hospital in West Boynton Beach
How Can You Help?
Victoria Castellano Major Gifts Director
Marcie Hall Foundation Assistant
Connie Hoke Major & Planned Gifts Director Benefactors Society Director
John Landry
We need your help to continue... your support is vital to our ability to provide world-class healthcare to you and everyone in our community. Together we continue to strive to maintain that state of excellence for you. Just last year, Bethesda provided nearly $50 million in indigent care, helping care for community members regardless of their ability to pay. Also in the last year, the hospital helped bring nearly 3,000 babies into the world; cared for a record 60,000 patients in our Emergency Room and performed 9,100 surgical cases.
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Wendy Ramroop Donor Relations Coordinator
Linda Ruark Volume XLX No. 1, Winter 2012 The magazine of Bethesda Hospital Foundation Bethesda Hospital Foundation 2815 South Seacrest Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Phone 561-737-7733, ext. 4445 Fax: 561-735-7942 bethesdahospitalfoundation.org
Bethesda Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established for the benefit and support of Bethesda Memorial Hospital. Its purpose is to assist the Hospital in accomplishing its mission through the acquisition, management and disbursement of philanthropic assets, and by building support of the Hospital within the community.
We rely on your generosity, as you rely on us. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift today in the envelope enclosed – a gift of $500, $100, $50, $25 or higher. You may use a credit card, enclose a personal check or go online to BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org to make a donation. Donations from the community stay at Bethesda and your gift is 100% tax deductible. A gift to Bethesda is not just an investment in our community, it’s a choice to invest in life for you, your family and your neighbors. Through every stage of life, Bethesda remains committed to Caring for Our Community.
The Foundation would like to recognize new additions to our Board of Directors: Returning Board Member Ann Heilakka joins new board members Marie Bedner, Warren Vodak and Bettina Young on the 2011-2012 Board. About Bethesda
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B E T H E S DA H O S PI TA L FO U N DAT I O N
Patients at Bethesda’s Orthopaedic Institute benefit from a new micro-invasive procedure thanks to a Bethesda doctor – one of only five surgeons in the world, and the only one in Florida, to routinely perform this tissue-preserving procedure . . . here’s one grateful patient’s story: The day after the procedure, she was walking and practicing on the steps in the Orthopaedic Institute’s rehabilitation gym. One the second day, she was able to go home. “The hospital staff was awesome,” said Angela. “You can really tell everyone takes pride in what they do. I would definitely recommend Bethesda.” Dr. Grandic prescribed outpatient rehabilitation for Angela to help her regain strength and learn how to walk again without pain. Two weeks later, she was back at work, continuing down the road to recovery.
WEST BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT Angela Caldwell, age 48, had spent two years with severe hip and back pain hindering her from activities she enjoyed – it even hurt to walk and she had resorted to using a cane for assistance in getting around, which was minimal at best. She had seen several specialists in the area with no relief until a coworker recommended orthopaedic surgeon, Elvis Grandic, M.D. After meeting with Dr. Grandic, Angela was finally diagnosed with hip arthritis. This had been the root of her back pain and a hip replacement was recommended earlier this year. “I originally thought it was a spine issue,” Angela recalled, “but doctors confirmed that it was my hip. They said the joint looked like that of a 90-year-old.”
Dr. Grandic told Angela about a new micro-invasive hybrid procedure called the Superior Approach. Heavily involved in the development of the Superior Approach during his Fellowship-training, he is one of only five surgeons in the world, and the only one in Florida, to routinely perform this tissue-preserving procedure. “The biggest advantage is there is no cutting of muscle or tendon, and no dislocation of the hip joint during the procedure,” explains Dr. Grandic. “The prosthesis is assembled inside the body, like a ship in a bottle.” unique benefits of the Superior Approach include the ability of the surgeon to customize the procedure to each patient’s anatomy, select the most appropriate implant and preserve individual muscles. It requires a small incision above the hip, and eliminates the need to twist the hip into unnatural positions - a common element in all other hip techniques. This maximizes stability and promotes a rapid recovery. “The moment I met Dr. Grandic something clicked,” Angela said. “It was obvious he cares about his patients and really loves what he does.” After her surgery at the Bethesda Orthopaedic Institute, Angela immediately felt better. “The hip and incision area were tender, but I had immediate relief from the shooting pain I experienced from the bone-on-bone friction before surgery.” About Bethesda
Grateful Patient Angela Caldwell at her six-month follow-up appointment in November with orthopaedic surgeon Elvis Grandic, M.D. “I just had my six-month follow up and I feel great,” said Angela. “To think it hurt to walk before and now I’m dancing. This whole experience gave me my life back.” As a complement to our Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and outpatient rehabilitation programs, the Bethesda Orthopaedic Institute celebrated its first anniversary this past July. This 24-bed, all private room unit is located on the 4th floor of the hospital and provides a state-of-the-art facility for patients requiring back, hip, knee, hand, shoulder, foot or ankle surgery. Enhanced with a state-of-the-art rehabilitation gym and separate dining room, the Orthopaedic Institute is designed to help patients get back to living full and productive lives.
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ANOTHER SUCCESS IN OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEART HOSPITAL The muscles of his heart were weak and the surgical risk was higher than normal, says Dr. Carmichael. Bruce was scheduled for surgery immediately. Bruce says, “We knew we were in good hands and in the right place, but it was difficult for my wife, Betty, while I was in surgery. Dr. Carmichael and his entire team prayed with us and were such a comfort to both of us.” Dr. Carmichael recalls of the triple bypass surgery: on the operating table, we measured Bruce’s EF and were able to make a dramatic improvement increasing the EF from 25 to 45 percent. Then we did a maze heart surgery, a complex procedure to treat the atrial fibrillation. By creating multiple cuts into the upper part of Bruce’s atria in a maze-like pattern, we stitched together incisions to produce scars that would interfere with any stray electrical impulses that cause atrial fibrillation. In the midst of the surgery, Dr. Carmichael unexpectedly found an aneurism of an ascending aorta, which he repaired and then installed an epicardial pacemaker to resynchronize his heartbeat. Dr. Carmichael says that in most operating rooms a surgery of this type would take 6-8 hours, but because of Bethesda’s dedicated and skilled team, they completed Bruce’s surgery in only two hours. Bruce now has an improved quality and longevity of life. Bruce says looking back, “It was a piece of cake. The medical team was excellent and the staff was so caring during the few days I was in the hospital. It’s been more than a year after my surgery at Bethesda and I still feel wonderful. I’m like a new man.”
A COUPLE OF YEARS ago, Naples resident Bruce Folkerth, then age 71, suffered a stroke while vacationing on a Naples, FL resident and grateful patient Bruce private island off Folkerth with his wife Betty the west coast of Florida. Taken to the closest mainland hospital, he was treated and recovered there for 10 days. It was recommended that he see a cardiologist. Bruce’s prior heart history included a heart attack in 1977, which led to a single bypass surgery and a “redo” of that bypass seven years later. His cardiologist told him he needed to have another heart surgery. Bruce explored his options to find the right surgeon who could handle the severity of his case. Having met Bethesda Thoracic/Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael Carmichael, M.D., in a social setting, Bruce got in touch with Dr. Carmichael for an evaluation. Dr. Carmichael remembers: Bruce’s heart was quite weak. His ejection fraction (EF) calculation – how much blood is ejected out of the left ventricle, divided by the maximum volume remaining there when the heart is filling back up with blood between muscle contractions – was a dangerously low 25 percent compared to a normal EF of 55 percent. Bruce was experiencing atrial fibrillation, meaning his heart was beating irregularly, due to the low EF. He had an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death.
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Bethesda heart hospital THE BETHESDA HEART HOSPITAL is a 39-bed heart hospital with 16 private cardiac intensive care beds, 23 private cardiovascular telemetry patient rooms and a dedicated, separate entrance to provide comprehensive cardiovascular services all under one roof. The Bethesda Heart Hospital team includes nationally acclaimed, Board Certified cardiothoracic surgeons who lead Bethesda’s cardiovascular program: Michael J. Carmichael, M.D., Geoffrey M. Lynn, M.D., and Samantha E. Kwon, M.D. (see above). Together, these highly experienced surgeons have more than 43 years of experience, treating the most difficult cases, regardless of their severity. Adding to that experience are Bethesda’s dedicated, in-house cardiovascular anesthesiologists Ricardo L. Ayala, M.D. and Daniel B. Sullivan, D.O., whose sole focus is the care of Bethesda’s heart patients, from the operating room through recovery in the cardiovascular intensive care unit.
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In addition to a nationally renowned team of cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and clinical staff, the Bethesda Heart Hospital features a noninvasive cardiac testing lab, two cardiac catheterization labs, an electrophysiology lab, and two new open-heart operating suites. Adjacent to Bethesda Memorial Hospital’s Main Entrance, the Bethesda Heart Hospital has a separate dedicated entrance for visitors, as well as a dedicated Emergency Department elevator for patients being admitted directly to the Heart Hospital by emergency transport or air ambulance. Since the Bethesda Heart Hospital opened in 2008, our medical team has performed more than 830 open heart cases and 5,394 cardiac catheterizations. The Bethesda Heart Hospital continues to exceed national quality standards. In just three years, Bethesda has become nationally ranked for its high-quality outcomes by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the world’s foremost authority on measuring quality outcomes, recognized by 6,000 physicians worldwide.
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T ECH N O LO GY
BETHESDA UNVEILS ITS NEWEST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD’S MEDICAL CARE and Bethesda is dedicated to providing the highest level of healthcare by utilizing state-of-the-art procedures and equipment. Our commitment to the latest and greatest technology saves cost and ultimately lives. By combining computer-enhanced technology with our surgeon’s skill, a robotic system enables surgeons to perform precise, minimally invasive surgery in a manner never before experienced to enhance healing and promote well-being. Bethesda is integrating this technology into urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic and general surgery procedures performed with the da Vinci Surgical System. Earlier this year, Bethesda unveiled the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery and a new virtual-reality simulator – the first in Florida – to help surgeons at Bethesda to expand their surgical capabilities utilizing the da Vinci Si Surgical System, a state-of-the-art platform for minimally invasive surgery. The da Vinci Skills Simulator looks and feels like the real thing, but instead of using physical instruments, surgeons can explore the virtues of robotic surgery with virtual surgical needles and objects. The device contains a variety of exercises designed to give surgeons the opportunity to improve their proficiency with the da Vinci robotics system. Simulation in all forms is becoming an important part of the learning experience for surgical technology. By providing a controlled re-creation of critical steps in instrument control, simulation allows surgeons to practice their skills in a non-clinical environment that once required expensive models or cadavers for learning. The da Vinci Skills Simulator provides surgeons with objective feedback on their performance when they complete an exercise. Over time, surgeons can track their progress on the device and work to improve their skills before they use it on patients. “Having the da Vinci system offers so many opportunities for our physicians to provide the highest quality of care in minimally invasive surgery for their patients,” said Roger Kirk, Executive Vice President/COO of Bethesda Memorial Hospital. “Plus, as our medical residency program continues to grow, the new simulator will strengthen the skills of our upcoming surgeons preparing them with realtime, hands-on experiences,” Kirk added. The Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s Caring for Our Community Campaign includes a goal of $2.5 million to support this technology for the Bethesda community. Contact the Foundation to learn more about how you can be involved in supporting the Hospital’s Centers of Excellence including the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery.
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Dr. Frank Cirisano, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell, and Dr. Michael Carmichael at the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery unveiling event
Bethesda Day at Hunter’s Run Co-Chair Bruce Lynn, committee member Cynthia Lynn and Co-Chair Margery Roberts with Bethesda’s robotic surgical system, part of the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery. The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run event was the first group to step forward with a major gift of $100,000 to support Bethesda’s latest Center of Excellence.
Dr. Michael Carmichael using the robotic surgical system
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ROBERT B. HILL
BETHESDA’S CEO TO RETIRE AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BETHESDA Over the course of his 40 years of dedicated leadership, Mr. Hill has been a visionary who doubled the size of Bethesda Memorial Hospital to 401 beds by taking a community hospital and transforming it to become the most comprehensive medical facility in Palm Beach County. under his leadership, Bethesda opened the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, the Bethesda Heart Hospital, and finally, the development of Bethesda West Hospital, Palm Beach County’s newest hospital in 23 years. He was a founding member of the Voluntary Hospitals of America, as well as a long serving Board member of the Florida Hospital Association and member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. Mr. Hill has been very active in our community. He served as the chair of the Boynton Beach Visioning 20/20 Task Force. As a result of his steadfast vision, Bethesda Memorial Hospital and Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc. are well positioned to continue serving our community with quality medical excellence. Mr. Hill officially retires from his post February 17, 2012. “I have had the privilege of working with an extraordinary Board of Trustees, world class medical staff, generous volunteers and community supporters and the most caring and committed employees for my entire 40 years at one Hospital – Bethesda.” As Bethesda looks to the future, Bethesda’s Board of Trustees has announced that Roger Kirk will be the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda Memorial Hospital and Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc., effective February 18, 2012. Mr. Kirk brings outstanding leadership to his new position, serving as Bethesda’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the last 24 years.
PALM BEACH COUNTY’S longest-serving hospital CEO, Robert B. Hill, has announced his retirement after 40 years of service to Bethesda Healthcare System, with the last 27 years at the helm as Bethesda’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
THE RIPLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT BETHESDA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS A RECEPTION FOR PARENTS, children, staff and supporters was held in October to commemorate 20 years of The Clifford and Madeleine Ripley Early Learning Center at Bethesda. Founded in 1991 with the support of the Hospital, the Foundation and the late Clifford Ripley, who was
Foundation Chairman from 1989-1990, the Center provides childcare services for the employees and affiliates of the Hospital. The Center provides a progressive educational and developmental program in a warm nurturing environment for nearly 100 infants and children, ages 6 weeks to 5-years-old.
Regina Crafa, Bethesda Vice President, Human Resources, with Jan Jensen, Mr. Hill, Marla Miller, Ripley Early Learning Center Director, Madeleine Ripley and Christina Langan at the 20th Anniversary reception.
Mr. Hill read to the children of the Ripley Early Learning Center during a national reading day in October in which more than two million people in the U.S. read Llama Llama Red Pajama to children throughout the country.
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B E T H E S DA H O S PI TA L F O U N DAT I O N
“THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT” WILL BE PLAYING AT THE 57TH ANNUAL BETHESDA BALL PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for the 57th Annual Bethesda Ball, “Phantom of the Opera,” to be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at The Breakers, Palm Beach. Saturday night’s Ball will feature a performance by Broadway star Davis Gaines, who performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times on Broadway, in L.A. and in San Francisco. Hailed by The New Davis Gaines York Times as “the closest thing to a vocal Superman” and acclaimed by The New York Post as “a breathtaking concert artist,” Gaines will perform alongside Teri Bibb, who played Christine opposite Gaines on Broadway. Their Bethesda Ball song list will include: The Phantom of the Opera, Think of Me, All I Ask of You, The Music of the Night and Til I Hear You Sing, a solo from Love Never Dies” the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. You won’t want to miss this performance! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution raves that Davis Gaines has the best male voice Broadway has heard in decades and The L.A. Times acknowledges “there’s never much doubt about what to expect at a Davis Gaines concert: the juxtaposition of a boyish charm with a big, theater-filling voice, a dramatic way with a song and an always-intriguing musical program.” This Ball coincides with the 65th year of the Bethesda Hospital Foundation and we are thrilled to be recognizing Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sargeant III as the Ball Chairmen and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Devitt as Honorary Chairs for their years of service and philanthropy to Bethesda Memorial Hospital. Tickets are $350 per person and the proceeds of this year’s events will support the Foundation’s Caring for Our Community Campaign in support of the latest technological advancements. Revenues from the 57th Ball support Bethesda’s Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery, which includes a surgical robot and a first-in-the state simulator used for in-house training. This year’s Ball is more than just a gala. It’s an exciting weekend of events that will begin on Friday, March 2nd with a golf tournament at Breakers West. The cost is $250 per person and includes a round of golf and a cocktail reception following. Contact the Foundation for more information or visit our website: BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org. Members of the Ball Committee gathered at a kick-off luncheon at the Delray Beach Club in October hosted by the 2011 Bethesda Ball Chairman Jan Kucera.
Deborah and Harry Sargeant III
Betty and Fred Devitt, Jr.
Robert Hill, Bethesda President & CEO, Tandy Robinson, Roger Kirk, Bethesda Executive V.P., Stacey Hallberg and Kay Harvey, Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director
Bob and Gail Murphy with Jane Kucera and Dr. Bill Marrocco
Daniel and Sheree Funsch with Carla Martin and Bettina Young
Stephanie Morfogen, Nicole Mugavero, Susan Skinner, Renee Sperduto and Luane Venables
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PHILANTHROPY
PASSING ON PHILANTHROPY TO THE NEXT GENERATION
The 2011 Blum Scholarship candidates at a luncheon in their honor.
TWELVE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED as the recipients of the 2011 Blum Family Scholarship at Bethesda Memorial Hospital this summer thanks to the generosity of Bethesda Hospital Foundation Vice Chairman and philanthropist Peter Blum, former Foundation Chairman Dan Burns and his wife, Michele, of Linton Shell Gas Stations and the Hospital. Each of the students, all children of Bethesda Healthcare System employees, receive $5,000 toward a four-year college degree. In its 12th year, the program has grown each year and this year Mr. Blum also awarded the remaining 16 candidates with a $500 scholarship for their academic and community achievements. “Our scholarship program is a wonderful way for us to say thank you to the many dedicated employees of this great hospital who provide exceptional care to our community,” says Mr. Blum. “We are honored to help these outstanding students reach their potential,” he added.
All of the scholarship candidates and their parents were invited to a luncheon with guest of honor Mr. Blum. De-Vaughn Williams, a past Blum Scholarship recipient who is studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, spoke at the luncheon. He said publicly to 2010 Blum Scholarship Mr. Blum, “I greatly appreciate recipient De-Vaughn Williams what you are doing for the and Peter Blum employees of Bethesda especially during these times of economic challenges. I now want to give back to the community and make someone’s dreams of education a reality. I have great aspirations and have faith that I will one day become a successful man who will follow in your footsteps, becoming a philanthropist and giving back to the community.”
THE NEXT GENERATION SUPPORTING BETHESDA! BETHESDA NEXT, the Foundation’s young professionals group, is working toward a goal in their second year to raise $25,000 in funds to support the Children’s Center at Bethesda for a
Bethesda Next Committe members include Nathan Gates, Josh Weaver, Eileen Burns, Perry Diamond, Rebecca Andrews, Laurie Canzio, Carmela Rincon and Kari Hohner. Not pictured are Shaundelyn Degraffenreidt and Gina Genovese. About Bethesda
playroom renovation in the Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care unit. The 2011 fundraising events included “Lite Bites & Summer Nights,” in which area restaurants presented dinnerby-the-bite including Prime Catch, Jason’s Deli, Lucille’s Bad To The Bone BBQ, Village Tavern, Slainte Irish Pub, Ellie’s Diner, City Oyster and The Living Room, and a wine tasting provided by The Wine Cellar. This fall, the group hosted a “White Party,” presented with Vincent Van Gogh Vodkas, at The Promenade. The evening party featured the sounds of DJ Billy Gotti and was sponsored by Marketing Innovations, Cupcake Couture, Chez Gourmet, Blue Ivy Communications, Spill the Beans Design House and Themis Security. Up next is their second Mini-Masters miniature golf event set for February 1, 2012 at Putt’n Around in Delray Beach. The cost is $25 per person to play, which includes two drinks and golf. For more information visit BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org.
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FOUNDAT ION DONOR CLUB S AND SOCIET IES
OFFER BENEFICIAL WAYS TO SUPPORT BETHESDA
THE BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION has numerous donor clubs and societies in which donors may receive some special courtesies as gestures of thanks for their donation. Highlighted are three of our most popular donor recognition levels. For more information or to make a donation, please return the enclosed envelope in this issue or call 561-737-7733, ext. 84445
BENEFACTORS PAVILION SOCIETY – $10,000 Annually • Individuals and couples can be recognized at “Benefactors Society” level by donating $10,000 annually. • Complimentary stays in the private luxury wing known as the Benefactors Pavilion. • Nurse to patient ratio of one to three or four. • Expedited service in Emergency Department. • Access to the donor concierge for help with doctor referrals, appointments, etc. • Individuals can receive lifetime privileges by donating $50,000. (This can be “pledged” at $10,000 a year for 5 years.) • Couples can receive lifetime privileges by donating $75,000. (This can be “pledged” at $15,000 a year for 5 years.) • Couples can extend their privileges to include their parents, children**, children's spouses, and grandchildren** by adding $25,000 for each additional family member. • ** Children who are 17 years of age and under will be hospitalized in the pediatric dept. • Mother and newborn baby will be hospitalized in the Benefactor Suite in the Maternity Department.
AMBASSADORS CLUB – $1,000 Annually • Individuals and couples can be recognized as “Ambassadors” by donating $1,000 annually. • A Foundation representative visits the patient to make sure his/her needs are being met. • May receive 50% discount off private room rate. • Donors and their children are pre-registered for hospital services. FOUNDATION CLUB – $5,000 Annually • Individuals and couples can be recognized at “Foundation” Club level by donating $5,000 annually. • Complimentary upgrade to private Room. • If Foundation Vip is admitted, donor receives green ID bracelet, and a complimentary upgrade to a private room without having to pay any extra per diem out of pocket costs, depending on availability. • Foundation representative visits the patient to make sure his/her needs are being met. • If you have to use the Emergency Department, every effort is made to minimize your stay there. • Access to the donor “concierge” for help with doctor referrals, appointments, etc.
• All courtesies are extended on a non-guaranteed “first-come /first-served” basis depending on availability and are gestures of thanks for your donation. • Donations can be gifted by check, stocks, a grant from your Family Foundation or your donor advised fund with Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Community Foundation, etc.
DR. LOVE RECOGNIZED FOR 45 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BETHESDA his retirement in 1988. Prior to joining Bethesda’s team, Dr. Love completed 22 years of active duty as a commissioned officer in u.S. Public Health as a Navy Captain and Medical Director. Dr. Love’s efforts have helped Bethesda raise funds for numerous projects during the Foundation’s $100 million Community Challenge Campaign to support the hospital’s most ambitious expansion in its history including the creation of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine. He continues to serve as a vital part of our Caring for Our Community Campaign to maintain and support our Centers of Excellence including Bethesda West Hospital, in which Dr. Love serves on the new hospital’s campaign committee.
THE FOUNDATION recently honored Fred Love, M.D., Foundation Board Member and Hospital Board of Trustee for his 45 years of service to Bethesda Memorial Hospital and our community. Dr. Love was recognized at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Palm Beach County National Philanthropy Day Luncheon in November for his volunteer and fundraising efforts in support of Bethesda. Dr. Love was one of the first surgeons on the Medical Staff of Bethesda starting a private surgery practice in Delray Beach in 1966 that thrived until About Bethesda
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THE WOMEN OF GRACE LUNCHEON CELEBRATES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM AND THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF BETHESDA’S CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
Peggy Martin, Connie Siskowski, Linda Gunn, Michelle Donahue, Suzanne Boyd, Patty Jones, Pamela Avalos and Nilsa McKinney
THE 12TH ANNUAL Bethesda Hospital Foundation Women of Grace Luncheon was held in November at The Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan. The event benefited Bethesda’s Center for Women & Children and honored five women volunteers: Pamela Avalos – Alzheimer's Community Care, Linda Gunn – The Milagro Center, Peggy Martin – Women's Circle Inc. and Bethesda Hospital Foundation, Nilsa McKinney – Caring House Project Foundation and St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church & School and Connie Siskowski, Ph.D. – American Association of Caregiving Youth.
Women of Grace Title Sponsor, Wells Fargo representatives included Audrey Johnson, Susan McCormick and Dyana Barrett
Since its inception, the Women of Grace Luncheon has raised more than one million dollars and made a tremendous impact on Bethesda’s Center for Women & Children including supporting the creation of a new state-ofthe-art Maternity Birthing Care Center, which includes
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Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director Kay Harvey, Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert Hill, Richard and Helen DeVos, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell and Foundation Vice Chairman Peter Blum
Labor and Delivery, Post-Partum, Newborn Care, and Antepartum Care for Parenting Education, 20 private rooms/suites, a Nursing Station and a Parenting Education & Resource Center. For those who experience high-risk pregnancies, there is also an O-B triage area staffed by a Neonatologist, Nurse Practitioner and a Midwife. Bethesda helped bring nearly 3,000 babies into the world in the last year and was named the “Best Maternity Hospital In Palm Beach County” by South Florida Parenting Magazine. The skilled team in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care unit cared for more than 355 critically ill and premature infants, and our Pediatric Intensive Care unit team cared for more than 350 children. The Foundation recognizes and thanks our Women of Grace Co-chairs Michelle Donahue and Patty Jones, Mistress of Ceremonies Suzanne Boyd of CBS News 12, title sponsor Wells Fargo and The Magnolia Society, a special group of donors who help underwrite the Women of Grace luncheon in support of the Center for Women and Children. In eight years, the Magnolia Society has grown to 150 members who enjoy an annual membership tea, invitations to hospital receptions and a Women’s Wellness Symposium. The Foundation also extends our thanks to raffle donors Ocean Properties, Neiman Marcus and Private Jewelers as well as Tiffany & Co. and Atlas Party Rentals for sponsoring “The Tiffany Table” at the Luncheon. We thank additional sponsors including Mr. and Mrs. Rod Jones, Mrs. Ana Kenefick, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sargeant III, John and Amy Crompton, The Palm Beach Post, Boca Raton Magazine, Taplin, Canida and Habacht, LLC, Boca Raton Printing, Rugby America Productions, Eastern Metal Supply, Mouw Associates and Eleven Skin.
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CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
2011 Women of Grace Committee seated (L to R): Deborah Sargeant, Nilsa McKinney, Co-Chairmen Patty Jones and Michelle Donahue, Magnolia Society Chairmen Eileen Augustyn, Peggy Martin and Bettina Young, and Cristy Fimiani and Nicole Mugavero; Back Row (L to R:): Kelly Dubois, Stephanie Morfogen, Pam Weekes, Jacqueline Moroco Maloney, Lisa White, Sharon Manning, Molly MalloyCrawley, Jennifer Collins, Kari Shipley, Susie Roegiers, Tandy Robinson, Lisa Spada and Kimberly Trombly-Burmeister
MAGNOLIA SOCIETY TEA
Magnolia Society Chairs & Afternoon Tea Hosts: Peggy Martin, Eileen Augustyn, Bettina Young and Phyllis Spinner at the Bethesda Hospital Foundation's Magnolia Society Tea at the Delray Beach Club in support of the Women of Grace Luncheon benefitting Bethesda's Center for Women & Children.
Lisa White, Sylvie Bergeron, Stephanie Kahlert and Nancy Zarcadoolas
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“Kids’ Crown Award Winner” – South Florida Parenting magazine: “Best Maternity Hospital 2011 – Palm Beach County” “Best Pediatrics Department 2011 – Palm Beach County”
C H A R I TA B LE G I F T A N N U I T Y
MAKE A GIFT TO BETHESDA AND RECEIVE INCOME FOR LIFE ACT NOW BEFORE LOWER RATES GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2012! PLEASE CONSIDER A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNuITY as a way to support Bethesda Hospital Foundation and provide yourself with guaranteed income for life. Bethesda Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization licensed by the State of Florida to offer a Gift Annuity program. In the Gift Annuity method of donating, you make an upfront donation and we make a contract with you to pay you income for life at a fixed rate of return. The minimum Gift Annuity is $10,000. When you pass away the remainder goes to Bethesda’s charitable purposes. There are many advantages to the Annuity: 1. If your stocks are not providing income at a consistent level, you can transfer them to Bethesda Hospital Foundation and get the secure feeling of fixed lifetime income. 2. Your Gift Annuity donation is put into Bethesda’s pool of other Gift Annuities that has a special back-up reserve required by the State of Florida to guarantee the cash payments for your lifetime. 3. Your Gift Annuity donation qualifies you to take a tax deduction on the gift. The deduction is usually about half or less of the upfront gift because it subtracts the value of the funds you’re likely to get back in Annuity payments. 4. The older you are the more beneficial, as your age determines your rate of guaranteed fixed return. If you’re within six months of your next birthday you may qualify for that rate. 5. Your Gift Annuity income payments do not depend on whether the market goes up or down, but are a fixed rate. 6. Your annual Annuity payment is mostly tax-free but partially taxable depending on your age. (Once you outlive your actuarial life expectancy, the entire payment is taxable, however.) 7. Recognition in one of the VIP donor levels is offered depending on the tax-deductible value of the annuity:
EXAMPLE Katherine is an 83-year-old widow who is concerned about the economy and the way her stocks have gone down. She would like to make a donation to Bethesda because she is grateful for having a world-class hospital so close to her Florida residence, but she does not feel comfortable with an outright donation because she still needs income to live on. Katherine transfers $10,000 in stocks to the Bethesda Foundation. The Gift Annuity Agreement she signs with the Bethesda Foundation provides her with: • A contractually guaranteed rate of return of 8.0% on the $10,000. •Income for life of $800 a year paid out at $200.00 a quarter. (Of that amount, 78% would be tax-free and 22% ordinary income for 7.8 years.) • An estimated charitable tax deduction of $5,110 – about one-half the upfront donation. In addition, at the $10,000 amount, Katherine is recognized at the Benefactors Pavilion Society donor level for one year.
Age 90 + 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75
Rate 9.8% 9.5% 9.2% 8.9% 8.6% 8.4% 8.2% 8.0% 7.8% 7.7% 7.5% 7.3% 7.0% 6.8% 6.6% 6.5%
Bethesda Hospital Foundations uses as a guideline the rates set by the American Council on Gift Annuities (AGCA) acga-web.org
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$10,000 – 1-year recognition in the Benefactors Pavilion Society $25,000 – Foundation Club $50,000 – Individual lifetime recognition in the Benefactors Pavilion Society $75,000 – Couples lifetime recognition in the Benefactors Pavilion Society About Bethesda
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PRO-AM
2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT FOURSOMES ARE FILLING UP FAST!
TOU R NA M E N T
LPGA GREATS Beth Daniel and Meg Mallon will again host the Bethesda Hospital Foundation Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Monday, January 16, 2012 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). For the first time the event will be held at the prestigious Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach. Joining Ms. Daniel and Ms. Mallon to play are golf pros including Nancy Lopez, Bob Murphy, Christina Kim, Stacy Lewis, Jay Sigel, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Beth Bader, Nicole Hage, Leta Lindley, Michelle McGann, Kristy McPherson and Laura Diaz for a 9:00 a.m. breakfast and registration and 11:00 a.m. shotgun start followed by a cocktail reception and silent auction. The cost to play is $6,000 per foursome with the event benefiting Bethesda Memorial Hospital’s Centers of Excellence. The event is free to the public with $5 per car parking available at St. Thomas More Catholic Church near Pine Tree. A trolley shuttle driver will provide the free entrance tickets and transport the public from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Pine Tree Golf Club is celebrating their 50th anniversary and in 2012 the Bethesda Hospital Foundation will celebrate their 65th anniversary of caring for the community. The Foundation thanks Pro-Am Sponsors include BB&T, Siemens, Hook A Kid On Golf – Betty and Jerry Rich, Weekes & Callaway and Aramark.
Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert B. Hill, Pro-Am Hosts Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel and Bethesda Executive Vice President Roger Kirk at the 2011 Bethesda Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
Pros from the LPGA and Champions Tour with LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan, far left, at the 2011 Bethesda Hospital Foundation Pro-Am Tournament.
BETHESDA DAY AT HUNTERS RUN PLANS THEIR 11TH YEAR OF EVENTS AFTER A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY AND $2.6 MILLION RAISED TO SUPPORT BETHESDA Plans are underway for their big event of the year, the March 12th Bethesda Day at Hunters Run Golf Tournament and Reception.
IN THEIR 10TH YEAR supporting the Bethesda Hospital Foundation, the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run raised more than $268,000 to benefit Bethesda bringing their total contributions over the past decade to more than $2.6 million to benefit the Hospital’s Centers of Excellence, most recently the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery. The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run event was the first group to step forward with a major gift of $100,000 to support Bethesda’s latest Center of Excellence. The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run committee reaches its goal through various activities throughout the year, which this year include a golf tournament, swim-a-thon, bingo nights, a trip to the Hard Rock Casino, a raffle, general donations and their final event: a reception with 200 members and guests following their golf tournament. About Bethesda
In Memory of Seymour “Sy” Rothstein, an integral part of the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run committee for many years. The Foundation is grateful for his service and dedication to this event, our Hospital and our community. Sy, who passed away earlier this year, was a leader in the committee recognized in 2006 (Sy Rothstein, far left, with Bruce Lynn, Bethesda CEO Robert B. Hill and Margery Roberts) when the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run group reached the Beacon Society $1 million mark.
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FIRST OFFICIAL FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT BETHESDA WEST HOSPITAL
Marty Weissman, Robert B. Hill and Ken Lassiter
ABERDEEN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB with west Boynton Communities and the Aberdeen P.O.A., in conjunction with COBWRA, are hosting a golf tournament as the first official fundraiser to benefit Bethesda West Hospital. The first annual Bethesda Day Golf Tournament will be held at Aberdeen Golf and Country Club on December 10th, 2011. The Tournament will also honor Robert B. Hill, President/CEO of Bethesda Healthcare System, for his 40 years of service to Bethesda and the healthcare needs of our community. The Committee planning the event is comprised of representatives of various west Boynton and COBWRA communities. The committee hopes to have a great response in support of this event whether friends and neighbors participate as a sponsor, playing as an amateur or becoming a “Friend” of the event. The Tournament will start with a brunch reception at 10:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:00 p.m., and ending with an awards/cocktail reception after play. Individual player spots can be reserved for $250 and foursomes are $1,000. Thanks to sponsors including GL Homes, Campbell Properties, Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market, Solantic Walk In urgent Care, Weekes & Callaway, Ansca Homes, TSM Lawn Maintenance and Sherwood Buick. Opportunities of note include cash prizes of up to $50,000 or a Buick LaCrosse for a hole-in-one on certain
Bethesda Day at Aberdeen Committee includes (seated from left) Myrna Rosoff, Ruth Krawitz and Fran Peck; 2nd row seated: Arnie Rich and Al Wolfson; 3rd row standing: Mitch Rubin, Bruce Lynn, Lew Doctor, Bill Lazarus, Mel Olshan, Steven Ledewitz and Marshall Lowe. Not pictured are: Ken Lassiter, Marty Weissman, Steve Patz, Sally Diamond and Roxie Loewentheil.
holes and an auction to play that day with special guest Bucky Dent, former Major League Baseball player and manager, who earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978, and was voted the World Series MVP in 1978. Please contact the Foundation to get involved.
QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLF CELEBRATES 28TH YEAR PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for the 28th Annual Quail Ridge Golf & Country Club Day of Golf to be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 to benefit Bethesda’s Centers of Excellence including the Bethesda Heart Hospital and the Center for Radiation Oncology. The cost to play golf and attend the reception is $200. Over the years, this event has raised more than $3 million to support Bethesda. Thanks to the Quail Ridge Committee members: front row, L to R: Jan Perry-Bauman, Catherine McCloud, Kathy and Warren Vodak, Marie-Josee St. Jacques, Jack Murray and Monique Kennedy; back row, L to R: Charlie Bowie, Chip Misch,
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Jeff Davis, Larry Dew, Bette Wolff, Bob Geyer, Nancy Conley, Carl Bucks and Leo Crowley; Not pictured: Frank Wheat, Patricia Starshak and Honorary Chairman Christina Langan.
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B E T H E S D A W E S T U P D AT E
CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES ON PALM BEACH COUNTY’S NEWEST HOSPITAL
BETHESDA IS BUILDING Palm Beach County’s newest hospital – an all-new, 80-bed hospital to serve the western communities of South Palm Beach County. Located on the northeast corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard and u.S. 441, the hospital is designed to expand to a 400-bed hospital. Construction began in May 2010 and will be completed in early 2013. Bethesda West Hospital and Bethesda Memorial Hospital will share one medical staff with on-site physician offices at the new hospital scheduled to open in 2012. In addition, Bethesda West Hospital expects to have 300 fulltime employees and volunteers.
BETHESDA WEST HOSPITAL AT-A-GLANCE • A 24-hour Emergency Department with 18 treatment rooms • 70 all-private inpatient rooms • 10 critical care/intensive care rooms • 4 full service operating room suites for inpatient and outpatient surgery and 2 endoscopy suites • 8 post-anesthesia care areas • 22 ambulatory surgery preparation/recovery bays and 2 preoperative rooms • General Medical/Telemetry and Surgical services
Bethesda needs the help of the community to build and create the new hospital. Your support is vital to our ability to provide world-class healthcare to you and everyone in our community. Together we continue to strive to maintain a state of excellence for you. We rely on your generosity, as you rely on us. The Foundation has created many opportunities to honor our most generous contributors – or your friends or family members – for generations to come through naming opportunities of specific areas in Bethesda West Hospital. For more information, please contact the Foundation.
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• Full range of Imaging services including: MRI, CT, general radiography, ultrasound, mammography, and cardiac stress testing • Infusion services • Laboratory and inpatient pharmacy services • Respiratory therapy • Physical rehabilitation • Private chapel and healing garden • Conference facilities for family/public education • A full array of family support areas
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DATES TO REMEMBER December 10, 2011 BETHESDA DAY AT ABERDEEN
February 9, 2012 QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLF
West Boynton Communities and the Aberdeen P.O.A., in conjunction with COBWRA, are hosting a golf tournament to benefit Bethesda West Hospital. Aberdeen Golf & Country Club __________________________________________________________
Golf Tournament and Dinner Quail Ridge Country Club ________________________________________________________
January 16, 2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT
Join us for the weekend: Golf Tournament on Friday and the Bethesda Ball on Saturday. Breakers West ________________________________________________________
Join LPGA Greats Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon and Golf Pros at the Annual Pro-Am Pine Tree Golf & Country Club __________________________________________________________
February 1, 2012 BETHESDA NEXT MINI-MASTERS TOURNAMENT Join the Foundation’s young professionals for a fun night of miniature golf. Putt’n Around in Delray Beach ________________________________________________________
Register for events, make online donations and learn more about our community impact by visiting our new website: BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org
Act now before the end of 2011 Direct your IRA distribution to charities like Bethesda as a donation and avoid having to pay Income Tax on it. This option expires December 31, 2011. Did you know if you are 70 1/2 and older with an IRA you can donate up to $100,000 from your IRA and have it count as your required distribution under a temporary law that's set to expire at the end of the year? There are two other benefits as well, you avoid having that IRA distribution count toward your taxable income, and you can support your favorite charities like Bethesda Hospital.
March 2, 2012 BETHESDA BALL – GOLF TOURNAMENT
March 3, 2012 57TH ANNUAL BETHESDA BALL “The Phantom of the Opera” Davis Gaines, who performed the title role on Broadway, will entertain guests with a live band during a dinner dance. The Breakers ________________________________________________________
March 12, 2012 HUNTERS RUN DAY OF GOLF Golf Tournament, Activities and Dinner Reception Hunters Run
Call your IRA company to ask for details on how to make a "Qualified Charitable Distribution" to a “Qualified Charitable Organization.” Remember to ask to have the distribution made out directly to the name of the charity, for example, “Bethesda Hospital Foundation, Inc.” unfortunately, while these IRA Charity Rollovers make great outright donations, you can't use them to establish a Gift Annuity or a donor advised fund. This article is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be construed as legal or financial advice. Please consult your own financial advisor.