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Volume XLX No. 1 | Winter 2012
InvestLifein
ABOUT
BethesdaINSIDE:
Bethesda’sCenters of Excellence
In Orthopaedics,Heart and Robotics
OfferingState-of-the-Art Care
Gift Giving thatBenefits Bethesda
and You!
Bethesda West HospitalConstruction Advances
About Bethesda Winter 20122
FOuNDATION STAFF
Executive DirectorKay Harvey
Major Gifts & Special Events DirectorAmy Brand
Public Relations & Annual Giving DirectorPublication EditorKristin Calder
Development AssociateVictoria Castellano
Major Gifts DirectorMarcie Hall
Foundation AssistantConnie Hoke
Major & Planned Gifts Director Benefactors Society Director
John Landry
Database and Research CoordinatorWendy Ramroop
Donor Relations CoordinatorLinda Ruark
Volume XLX No. 1, Winter 2012The magazine of Bethesda Hospital Foundation
Bethesda Hospital Foundation2815 South Seacrest Blvd.Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Phone 561-737-7733, ext. 4445Fax: 561-735-7942
bethesdahospitalfoundation.org
Foundation Board of DirectorsMary J. Morrell, ChairPeter Blum, Vice Chair
Deborah Sargeant, SecretaryW. 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 BurnsPeter Carney
Leo N. CrowleyMichael T.B. Dennis, MD
Stacey M. HallbergAnn Heilakka
Herbert F. Kahlert Kenneth M. Kaleel
Jan M. KuceraKenneth T. Lassiter
Steven Litinsky, MD, MBABruce H. Lynn
Denis F. MullaneMichael M. Mullin III
Stormet C. NoremJoan Orthwein
Raymond Ripley, Jr.Margery RobertsArnold B. SmithWarren L. Vodak
Bettina Young
Volume XLX No. 1 | Winter 2012
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.
BethesdaABOUT
WHILE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN A STATE OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE, Bethesda has become acenter of innovation and care. So that we may continue to successfully serve the community’shealthcare needs well into the future, reflecting the medical advances and technology that ourresidents 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 thecommunity we serve, Bethesda’s plans are rapidly progressing with the opening of Palm BeachCounty’s newest hospital to take place in early 2013. With community support, Bethesda willprepare 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 thecommunity, remains committed to raising awareness and raising funds to provide world-classhealthcare 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
• Improve patient care
• Support clinical and nursing staff
• Prepare for the future with an all-new hospital in West Boynton Beach
How Can You Help?
We need your help to continue... your support is vital to our ability to provide world-classhealthcare to you and everyone in our community. Together we continue to strive to maintain thatstate 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, thehospital helped bring nearly 3,000 babies into the world; cared for a record 60,000 patients in ourEmergency Room and performed 9,100 surgical cases.
We rely on your generosity, as you rely on us. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift todayin 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 toBethesda is not just an investment in our community, it’s a choice to invest in life for you, yourfamily and your neighbors.
Through every stage of life, Bethesda remains committed to Caring for Our Community.
CaringforOu r Commu nityCampaign
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.
65in 2012Years
Celebrating
About Bethesda Winter 20123
B E T H E S D A H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N
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 co-
worker 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.”
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.
“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.
Grateful Patient Angela Caldwell at her six-monthfollow-up appointment in November with orthopaedicsurgeon Elvis Grandic, M.D.
Patients at Bethesda’s Orthopaedic Institute benefit froma 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 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.”
THE BETHESDA HEARTHOSPITAL 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.
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.
ANOTHER SUCCESS IN OUR NATIONALLYRECOGNIZED HEART HOSPITAL
About Bethesda Winter 20124
Bethesda
heart
hospital update
A COUPLE OF YEARSago, Naples resident
Bruce Folkerth, then
age 71, suffered a
stroke while
vacationing on a
private island off
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.
Naples, FL resident andgrateful patient BruceFolkerth with his wife Betty
TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD’S MEDICAL CAREand 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 real-
time, 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.
Bethesda Day at Hunter’s Run Co-Chair Bruce Lynn, committeemember Cynthia Lynn and Co-Chair Margery Roberts with Bethesda’srobotic surgical system, part of the Center for Minimally InvasiveRobotic Surgery. The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run event was the firstgroup to step forward with a major gift of $100,000 to supportBethesda’s latest Center of Excellence.
Dr. Michael Carmichael using the robotic surgical system
Dr. Frank Cirisano, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell, and Dr. MichaelCarmichael at the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgeryunveiling event
T E C H N O L O G Y
BETHESDA UNVEILS ITS NEWEST CENTER OF EXCELLENCEFOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY
5About Bethesda Winter 2012
R O B E R T B . H I L L
BETHESDA’S CEO TO RETIREAFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BETHESDA
THE RIPLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT BETHESDA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
About Bethesda Winter 20126
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, MadeleineRipley and Christina Langan at the 20th Anniversary reception.
PALM BEACH COUNTY’S longest-serving hospital CEO, RobertB. 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.
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.
Mr. Hill read to the children of the Ripley Early Learning Center during anational reading day in October in which more than two million people inthe U.S. read Llama Llama Red Pajama to children throughout the country.
B E T H E S D A H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N
“THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT” WILL BE PLAYINGAT 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
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. HarrySargeant 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.
About Bethesda Winter 20127
Deborah and Harry Sargeant III Betty and Fred Devitt, Jr.
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
Robert Hill, Bethesda President & CEO, Tandy Robinson, Roger Kirk, Bethesda Executive V.P.,Stacey Hallberg and Kay Harvey, Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director
Davis Gaines
P H I L A N T H R O P Y
PASSING ON PHILANTHROPY TO THE NEXT GENERATION
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.
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
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
Mr. Blum, “I greatly appreciate
what you are doing for the
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.”
About Bethesda Winter 20128
2010 Blum Scholarshiprecipient De-Vaughn Williamsand Peter Blum
The 2011 Blum Scholarship candidates at a luncheon in their honor.
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 ShaundelynDegraffenreidt and Gina Genovese.
THE NEXT GENERATION SUPPORTING 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 dinner-
by-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.
F O U N D A T I O N D O N O R C L U B S A N D S O C I E T I E S
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
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.
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.
• 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 BETHESDATHE FOUNDATION recently honored FredLove, 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 Winter 20129
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 WOMEN OF GRACE LUNCHEON CELEBRATESCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM AND THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH
AND SUCCESS OF BETHESDA’S CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
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.
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-of-
the-art Maternity Birthing Care Center, which includes
Labor and Delivery, Post-Partum, Newborn Care, and Ante-
partum 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. AnaKenefick, 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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Peggy Martin, Connie Siskowski, Linda Gunn, Michelle Donahue,Suzanne Boyd, Patty Jones, Pamela Avalos and Nilsa McKinney
Women of Grace Title Sponsor, Wells Fargo representatives includedAudrey Johnson, Susan McCormick and Dyana Barrett
Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director Kay Harvey,Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert Hill, Richard andHelen DeVos, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell and Foundation ViceChairman Peter Blum
CARING FOR OURCOMMUNITY THROUGH
THE CENTER FORWOMEN & CHILDREN
MAGNOLIA SOCIETY TEA
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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”
Lisa White, Sylvie Bergeron, Stephanie Kahlert and Nancy Zarcadoolas
Magnolia Society Chairs & Afternoon Tea Hosts: Peggy Martin,Eileen Augustyn, Bettina Young and Phyllis Spinner at theBethesda Hospital Foundation's Magnolia Society Tea at the DelrayBeach Club in support of the Women of Grace Luncheon benefittingBethesda's Center for Women & Children.
2011 Women of Grace Committee seated (L to R): Deborah Sargeant, Nilsa McKinney, Co-ChairmenPatty Jones and Michelle Donahue, Magnolia Society Chairmen Eileen Augustyn, Peggy Martin andBettina Young, and Cristy Fimiani and Nicole Mugavero; Back Row (L to R:): Kelly Dubois, StephanieMorfogen, Pam Weekes, Jacqueline Moroco Maloney, Lisa White, Sharon Manning, Molly Malloy-Crawley, Jennifer Collins, Kari Shipley, Susie Roegiers, Tandy Robinson, Lisa Spada and KimberlyTrombly-Burmeister
C H A R I T A B L E G I F T A N N U I T Y
MAKE A GIFT TO BETHESDAAND RECEIVE INCOME FOR LIFE
ACT NOW BEFORE LOWER RATES GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2012!
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:
$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
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.
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GIFTANNUITYRATES
Age Rate90 + 9.8%89 9.5%88 9.2%87 8.9%86 8.6%85 8.4%84 8.2%83 8.0%82 7.8%81 7.7%80 7.5%79 7.3%78 7.0%77 6.8%76 6.6%75 6.5%
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.
Bethesda HospitalFoundations uses asa guideline the ratesset by the AmericanCouncil on GiftAnnuities (AGCA) acga-web.org
Call 561-737-7733, ext. 85448 for your personalized rates.
2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENTFOURSOMES ARE FILLING UP FAST!
BETHESDA DAY AT HUNTERS RUN PLANS THEIR 11TH YEAR OF EVENTS AFTERA MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY AND $2.6 MILLION RAISED TO SUPPORT BETHESDA
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, JaySigel, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Beth Bader, Nicole Hage, LetaLindley, 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.
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.
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Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert B. Hill, Pro-AmHosts Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel and Bethesda Executive VicePresident Roger Kirk at the 2011 Bethesda Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
Pros from the LPGA and Champions Tour with LPGA CommissionerMichael Whan, far left, at the 2011 Bethesda Hospital FoundationPro-Am Tournament.
PRO-AMTOURNAMENT
Plans are underway for their big event of the year,
the March 12th Bethesda Day at Hunters Run Golf
Tournament and Reception.
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 MargeryRoberts) when the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run group
reached the Beacon Society $1 million mark.
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
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.
Bethesda Day at Aberdeen Committee includes (seated from left) MyrnaRosoff, Ruth Krawitz and Fran Peck; 2nd row seated: Arnie Rich and AlWolfson; 3rd row standing: Mitch Rubin, Bruce Lynn,Lew Doctor, Bill Lazarus, Mel Olshan, Steven Ledewitz andMarshall Lowe. Not pictured are: Ken Lassiter, Marty Weissman,Steve Patz, Sally Diamond and Roxie Loewentheil.
QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLFCELEBRATES 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, Kathyand Warren Vodak, Marie-Josee St. Jacques, Jack Murray and
Monique Kennedy; back row, L to R: Charlie Bowie, Chip Misch,
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Marty Weissman, Robert B. Hill and Ken Lassiter
FIRST OFFICIALFUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT
BETHESDA WEST HOSPITAL
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.
B E T H E S D A W E S T U P D A T E
CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES ONPALM 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 full-
time employees and volunteers.
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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BETHESDA WEST HOSPITALAT-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
• 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
2815 South Seacrest BoulevardBoynton Beach, Florida 33435
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Direct your IRA distribution to charities like Bethesdaas 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.
December 10, 2011 BETHESDA DAY AT ABERDEEN 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
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January 16, 2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT Join LPGA Greats Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon and Golf Pros
at the Annual Pro-Am
Pine Tree Golf & Country Club
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February 1, 2012 BETHESDA NEXT MINI-MASTERS TOURNAMENTJoin the Foundation’s young professionals for a fun night
of miniature golf.
Putt’n Around in Delray Beach
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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.
Register for events, make online donations and learn moreabout our community impact by visiting our new website:BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Act now before the end of 2011
February 9, 2012QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLFGolf Tournament and Dinner
Quail Ridge Country Club
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March 2, 2012 BETHESDA BALL – GOLF TOURNAMENT Join us for the weekend: Golf Tournament on Friday and
the Bethesda Ball on Saturday.
Breakers West
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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
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March 12, 2012 HUNTERS RUN DAY OF GOLF Golf Tournament, Activities and Dinner Reception
Hunters Run