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DECEMBER 2013 In 2012 David Eisenberg, MD, a surgical oncologist with the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, was diagnosed with lymphoma. His physician and colleague, Robert Siegel, MD, recommended an aggressive protocol: a series of chemotherapy treatments followed by a stem cell transplant. “This was obviously turning my world upside down,” Dr. Eisenberg said. “I met up with a former classmate of mine who was on the lymphoma service at Memorial [Sloan- Kettering (MSK) in New York]. We discussed alternative therapies to try to get a sense if there was anything better out there for me.” In the end, all agreed with Dr. Siegel’s recommendation. “I was thrilled,” Dr. Eisenberg said. “I wanted my care at Hartford Hospital. This was my home cancer unit, where I round every day—a brand new state-of-the-art facility, all private rooms, and the greatest nurses in the world.” After months of chemotherapy, Dr. Eisenberg was in remission and ready for the stem cell transplant, an advanced, high-risk therapy that Hartford Hospital did not offer. But, as Dr. Eisenberg recalls, “the transition [to MSK] was absolutely seamless.” Dr. Eisenberg’s experience is a perfect illustration of the transformational opportunities in cancer research and patient care that Hartford HealthCare (HHC) will provide as the founding partner in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Alliance. “I truly benefitted from the relationship between these two world-class institutions before the relationship was formalized,” he said at a news conference in September announcing the alliance. “I was able to do that in large part because of my professional relationships and my connections. But to think that now this relationship is open to all of our patients in our state, that everybody can get the same level of care that I had, is truly remarkable.” MSK, the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center, will offer patients throughout the Hartford HealthCare community access to cutting-edge clinical trials and standards of care. Hartford HealthCare, home to the nationally recognized Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, which houses talented and experienced medical specialists and support personnel in addition to the latest technology to provide state-of-the-art care, will offer MSK the opportunity to deliver its innovative treatments to a larger community of cancer patients. "Our presence in the cancer care community will increase significantly," says José Baselga, MD, physician-in-chief at MSK. “Hartford HealthCare hospitals have 6,000 new patients a year. We're talking about a significant volume of cancer patients." HHC partnered with MSK to build a first–of–its–kind relationship and is the founding member of the MSK Cancer Alliance. As Elliot Joseph, president and CEO of HHC, explained, “We have been building Hartford HealthCare to transform healthcare delivery in Connecticut. Part of that transformation is to make sure excellent care is close to home, in the communities we serve. We are building on the strengths of our current cancer programs—Hartford Hospital‘s Helen & Harry Gray Center, itself a nationally recognized cancer center; the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s George Bray Cancer Center; our cancer program at MidState Medical Center; our cancer center at Windham Hospital; and our cancer center at our newest partner, Backus Hospital in Norwich. We are moving from distinct cancer centers to one cancer program, a single standard of excellence.” Progress From left, Andrew Salner, MD, director, Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center; Wendy Perchick, chief of strategy and innovation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK); Elliot Joseph, president and chief executive officer, Hartford HealthCare (HHC); Craig B. Thompson, MD, president and chief executive officer, MSK; James Blazar, senior vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer, HHC; José Baselga, MD, physician-in-chief, MSK; Donna M. Handley, vice president of Cancer Institute Operations, HHC; and Victor Ribaudo, executive director of regional network and alliances, MSK. What’s inside... Meeting the Challenges of Success— Page 2 2014 Black & Red — Page 3 Philanthrophy at Work— Page 6 When It Comes to Groundbreaking Cancer Care, There’s No Place Like Home
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DECEMBER 2013

In 2012 David Eisenberg, MD, a surgical oncologist with the

Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, was diagnosed with

lymphoma. His physician and colleague, Robert Siegel, MD,

recommended an aggressive protocol: a series of

chemotherapy treatments followed by a stem cell transplant.

“This was obviously turning my world upside down,”

Dr. Eisenberg said. “I met up with a former classmate of mine

who was on the lymphoma service at Memorial [Sloan-

Kettering (MSK) in New York]. We discussed alternative

therapies to try to get a sense if there was anything better

out there for me.”

In the end, all agreed with Dr. Siegel’s recommendation.

“I was thrilled,” Dr. Eisenberg said. “I wanted my care at

Hartford Hospital. This was my home cancer unit, where

I round every day—a brand new state-of-the-art facility,

all private rooms, and the greatest nurses in the world.”

After months of chemotherapy, Dr. Eisenberg was in

remission and ready for the stem cell transplant, an advanced,

high-risk therapy that Hartford Hospital did not offer.

But, as Dr. Eisenberg recalls, “the transition [to MSK] was

absolutely seamless.”

Dr. Eisenberg’s experience is a perfectillustration of the transformational opportunities in cancer research andpatient care that Hartford HealthCare(HHC) will provide as the founding partner in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Alliance.

“I truly benefitted from the relationship between these

two world-class institutions before the relationship was

formalized,” he said at a news conference in September

announcing the alliance. “I was able to do that in large part

because of my professional relationships and my connections.

But to think that now this relationship is open to all of our

patients in our state, that everybody can get the same level of

care that I had, is truly remarkable.”

MSK, the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center,

will offer patients throughout the Hartford HealthCare

community access to cutting-edge clinical trials and standards

of care. Hartford HealthCare, home to the nationally

recognized Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, which houses

talented and experienced medical specialists and support

personnel in addition to the latest technology to provide

state-of-the-art care, will offer MSK the opportunity to deliver

its innovative treatments to a larger community of

cancer patients.

"Our presence in the cancer care community will increase

significantly," says José Baselga, MD, physician-in-chief at MSK.

“Hartford HealthCare hospitals have 6,000 new patients a year.

We're talking about a significant volume of cancer patients."

HHC partnered with MSK to build a first–of–its–kind

relationship and is the founding member of the MSK

Cancer Alliance.

As Elliot Joseph, president and CEO of HHC, explained,

“We have been building Hartford HealthCare to transform

healthcare delivery in Connecticut. Part of that transformation

is to make sure excellent care is close to home, in the

communities we serve. We are building on the strengths of our

current cancer programs—Hartford Hospital‘s Helen & Harry

Gray Center, itself a nationally recognized cancer center; the

Hospital of Central Connecticut’s George Bray Cancer Center;

our cancer program at MidState Medical Center; our cancer

center at Windham Hospital; and our cancer center at our

newest partner, Backus Hospital in Norwich. We are moving

from distinct cancer centers to one cancer program, a single

standard of excellence.”

Progress

From left, Andrew Salner, MD, director, Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center;

Wendy Perchick, chief of strategy and innovation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Cancer Center (MSK); Elliot Joseph, president and chief executive officer,

Hartford HealthCare (HHC); Craig B. Thompson, MD, president and chief

executive officer, MSK; James Blazar, senior vice president and chief strategy

and transformation officer, HHC; José Baselga, MD, physician-in-chief, MSK;

Donna M. Handley, vice president of Cancer Institute Operations, HHC; and

Victor Ribaudo, executive director of regional network and alliances, MSK.

What’s inside...Meeting the Challenges of Success— Page 2

2014 Black & Red — Page 3

Philanthrophy at Work— Page 6

When It Comes to Groundbreaking Cancer Care,There’s No Place Like Home

Stuart Markowitz, MD, is the new president of Hartford Hospital.

In a transition announced in September, he also became president

of Hartford HealthCare’s (HHC) newly formed Hartford Region,

which includes Hartford Hospital, Hartford HealthCare

Rehabilitation Network, and academics. The new leadership

structure and regional framework will allow HHC to sustain

consistent and systemwide quality, improve the patient

experience, and control costs.

Dr. Markowitz has been a leader at Hartford Hospital for

decades, serving as chief medical officer from January 2012, as

vice president of the medical staff for two years, and as the chair

and medical director of the Department of Radiology since 1995.

He also spent nearly 30 years in private practice.

Dr. Markowitz is Hartford Hospital’s first physician leader since

T. Stewart Hamilton, MD, stepped down in 1976.

“I hope to bring a slightly different flavor to this position,”

Dr. Markowitz said. “As a physician who has been in practice here

since 1985, I understand what happens at the bedside and the

challenges presented by clinical issues.”

Jeffrey Flaks, president and CEO of Hartford Hospital since

2011, steps into the newly created position of executive vice

president and chief operating officer of HHC.

“Hartford Hospital is in a very good place today, and there is no

doubt in my mind that it is because of our tremendous accom-

plishments during the tenure of Jeff Flaks,” Dr. Markowitz said.

John F. Greene Jr., MD, succeeds Dr. Markowitz as the chief

medical officer. His appointment as the new Hartford HealthCare

regional vice president of medical affairs for the Hartford Region

and Hartford Hospital was announced in October. Greene has

been part of the Hartford Hospital staff since beginning his

residency in 1983. He is board-certified in ob-gyn and has received

numerous awards and recognitions for his clinical, quality, and

teaching performance over the years. Most recently, he assumed

the position of chief medical officer at MidState Medical Center.

The leadership changes announced in September also include

the creation of a regional structure for HHC. In addition to the

Hartford Region, the network consists of

The Central Region, which includes MidState and the

Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC). Lucille Janatka,

HHC senior vice president and president and CEO of Mid-

State Medical Center, will become president for the Cen-

tral Region. She also retains oversight of VNA HealthCare

and Connecticut Senior Health Services. She will be the

chief executive of MidState and HOCC.

The East Region, which includes Backus and

Windham hospitals. David Whitehead is HHC senior vice

president and president of the East Region, making him

the chief executive of Backus and Windham hospitals. In

addition, he will assume oversight for Clinical Laboratory

Partners. He also will lead the system’s business and

ambulatory network development efforts, coordinating

systemwide focus and accountability on the growth of

HHC’s individual businesses. For the system’s business

and ambulatory network duties, Whitehead will report

directly to Elliot Joseph, president and CEO of Hartford

HealthCare.

The HHC Behavioral Health Network, which includes

the Institute of Living, Natchaug Hospital, the Rushford

Center, and other behavioral health affiliates. Steven

Larcen, PhD, is HHC senior vice president of the network.

In announcing the organizational and leadership restructuring,

Joseph said, “The structure consolidates resources and decision

making to generate the speed and flexibility we need to be able

to execute our essential strategies.”

Restructuring Positions HHC To Meet Challenges of Success

STUART MARKOWITZ, MD JEFFREY FLAKS JOHN F. GREENE, MD

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•••

HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROGRESS / DECEMBER 2013 3

The world-renowned Institute of Living (IOL) will be

showcased at Hartford Hospital’s 2014 Black & Red.

The gala, featuring entertainment by the pop band

Barenaked Ladies, is set for Saturday, January 25, 2014,

at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.

Funds raised through the gala will be used to

assist the IOL as it takes a lead role in responding to a

national call for increased access to mental health

treatment and mental health parity, especially for

adolescents and young adults.

After a series of mass shootings involving

individuals with mental illness, including the Sandy

Hook School tragedy in Newtown, Conn., Dr. Harold

Schwartz, psychiatrist-in-chief and vice president of behavioral

health at the IOL, was called to serve on Gov. Dannel Malloy’s

Sandy Hook Advisory Commission. Schwartz also assisted in

shaping President Barack Obama’s “national dialogue on

mental health.”

Hartford Hospital’s signature fund-raising event will

provide support to the IOL as it addresses the issue of access

to mental health treatment with critically needed research,

increased services, and education for those impacted by

mental illness.

Also on the IOL’s agenda is the Depression Initiative.

It is aimed at enabling people with depression, bipolar

disorder, or anxiety disorders to achieve full, functional

recovery. With innovative clinical and research programs,

the initiative seeks to advance the global medical community’s

understanding of these disorders and develop state-of-the-art

treatments tailored to each patient.

The IOL enjoys a national reputation for excellence and is

the product of a long and rich history. With nearly 200 years

of continuous service, it is recognized for its comprehensive

patient care, research, and education in the fields of

behavioral, psychiatric, and addiction disorders.

You can find more information about the

Institute of Living and the Depression Initiative at

www.harthosp.org/instituteofliving. For more information

about the Black & Red, contact Carla Burgess at

[email protected] or 860.545.1932.

The Marquee Entertainment: Barenaked LadiesKnown for light-hearted, comedic performances, the Canadian

pop band Barenaked Ladies (BNL) had its first commercial

release The Yellow Tape in 1991. The band caught America’s

attention in 1998 with its fifth album, Stunt, and the No. 1 hit

single "One Week"—as Rolling Stone calls it, “a deliberately

silly hybrid of pop and rap.”

The band is also known for the hits “The Old Apartment,”

“Pinch Me,” “If I Had $1000000,” “Brian Wilson,” as well as the

theme song for the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory. BNL has won

multiple Juno Awards and has been nominated for two

Grammy Awards.

The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan

(bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals),

Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals).

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, BNL released its

12th album, Grinning Streak, earlier this year.

Endowment to Aid Child and Adolescent Program

A generous gift from the Zachs family—Henry, Eric, Jessica,

and Judith— to Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living (IOL) will

establish the Zachs Endowment Research Fund for the Child

and Adolescent Psychiatry Program.

Judith Zachs was a social worker at the IOL and has deep

affection and regard for what the IOL does. Dr. Lisa Namerow,

a psychiatrist in the IOL’s Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Program, was also an instrumental inspiration for the gift,

which will fund, for perpetuity, research in child and

adolescent psychiatry.

2014 Black & Red Institute of Living in the Spotlight

4 HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROGRESS / DECEMBER 2013

Constance T. Manafort was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease

in the late ’80s, a disease that claimed the life of her mother at a

young age. When the disease worsened the function of her kidneys,

Connie and her children attended a transplant clinic sponsored by

Hartford Hospital to learn about the options available to her as her

kidneys began to fail. The dialysis process was discussed, as well as

the benefits of transplant.

After much discussion with her family, Connie began the testing

necessary to determine if she were eligible for a transplant. When it

was determined that she was a candidate, her daughter, Lynne

Romano, was tested to see if she could be a living donor for her mom.

Lynne was found to be an excellent match, and on August 29, 2007,

Matthew Brown, MD, and David Hull, MD, performed the transplant

with outstanding results. Connie's creatinine levels dropped

significantly, and the transplanted kidney functioned well.

“The pre-surgery and follow-up care our mom and Lynne received

from the doctors and the entire transplant team was exceptional,”

Ginny O’Connor, Connie’s daughter, says on behalf of the family.

“The doctors and Kim [Alleman, APRN,] and Gina [Rocca-Baixauli, RN,

post- transplant coordinator,] always addressed questions and

concerns with the utmost compassion. Mom never hesitated to

seek the advice of the transplant team and when she was diagnosed

with breast cancer in 2012 she consulted with them on her

treatment plan.”

Alleman recalls, “Connie was a delightful person who did her

best to take care of the gift that her daughter, Lynne, gave to her.

Her outlook was always positive and she truly appreciated the care

that the team gave to her. Her family was extremely important to

her and she always shared news with us at her visits. It was my

pleasure to have cared for her post transplant.”

In 2010 Connie was asked to serve on the Hartford Hospital

Transplant Program Advisory Board. Along with a great group of

patients and family members, she helped to develop the board’s

mission statement.

“When we were looking for patients to serve on the Patient

Advisory Board, we immediately thought of Connie because we knew

that she would have valuable input as we sought to improve the care

of our patients. Connie’s remarks were always candid and insightful,”

Alleman says.

It is with sincere gratitude and appreciation that the Manafort

family has donated to the Hartford Hospital Transplant Program in

memory of Constance T. Manafort, who passed away in September

2012.

Richard P. Garmany often spoke of the wonderful care he

received at Hartford Hospital, especially during his last few years

of life, says David Polk, advisor to the Richard P. Garmany Fund at

the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

“He developed some very strong friendships with his

physicians, including Dr. Andrew Salner, medical director of the

Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, and Dr. Steven Shichman,

medical director of the Tallwood Urology and Kidney Institute,”

Polk says. “Richard truly wanted to support all of the projects

that Dr. Shichman is involved in. Richard recognized the skills of

all of his caretakers at Hartford Hospital. We see the Tallwood

Institute as an extension of the skills and talents that already

exist within Hartford Hospital.”

The work that Dr. Shichman and his colleagues are doing at

the Tallwood Institute was a catalyst for an $80,000 grant from

the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for

Public Giving. The funds will support patient education and

outreach efforts, creating the Richard P. Garmany Urologic

Patient Care Program at the institute.

The patient care program will provide enhanced educational

materials for all patients coming to the Tallwood Institute. It will

also help fund the expansion of the prostate support group and

the creation of support groups for kidney and bladder cancer

patients. The grant will expand the community outreach

seminars, lectures, and assessment tools for patients

undergoing urologic and kidney cancer surgery and create a

survivorship program for patients who transition from active

treatment to survivorship. This support will also allow Hartford

Hospital to expand its outreach to primary care physicians by

creating the Richard P. Garmany Lecture Series for Primary Care

Physicians. And, to address the unique needs of patients with

bladder cancer, the hospital will create a new postoperative

patient assessment program for patients following surgery for

bladder cancer.

Hartford Hospital sees 30,000 urology patients annually.

Each year 700 patients are admitted with a primary diagnosis of

kidney disease. Additionally, prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer

comprise three of the six most common cancers treated at

Hartford Hospital.

The Tallwood Institute at Hartford Hospital is the area’s

only dedicated institute for urology and kidney disease.

With a reputation of excellence in patient care and

personalized coordinated care, the Tallwood Institute

combines comprehensive urology and kidney care with

sub-specializations all in one space.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community

foundation for the 29-town Greater Hartford region, dedicated to

improving the quality of life for area residents. In 2012 the

foundation awarded grants of more than $27 million to a broad

range of area nonprofit organizations.

Hartford Foundation Grant to Enhance Patient Education

Gift to Transplant Program Is Loving Tribute to Constance Manafort

Tallwood Urology& Kidney InstituteHartford Hospital

Standing in front of the plague placed in the doctors’ lounge in the TransplantDepartment in honor of Constance Manafort are members of the Manafort family and two members of the transplant team: from left, Sandra Manafort;Lucas Rosado; Elizabeth O'Connor; Andrew O'Connor; Nicholas Manafort; Carl Tata; Michael O'Connor; Ginny O'Connor; Matthew Brown, MD; AnneLally, MD; Randi Manafort; David Manafort; Joy Anello; Jolyn Manafort; Jim Manafort Jr.; Madelyn Manafort; Lynne Romano; Salvatore Romano;Maryssa Romano; and Vincent Romano.

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Magen David Adom Flight Paramedics Log Second Year of Training at CESIFor the second year, flight paramedics from Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, trained with

Hartford Hospital’s LIFE STAR crew at the Center for Education and Simulation Innovation (CESI). Two paramedics

arrived in August and spent two days refining skills, most notable in airway management and labor and delivery.

A generous donation from Henry Jacobs, MD, with OB/GYN Associates of West Hartford, made it possible for us

to continue to sponsor the program.

In June Hartford Hospital received the Connecticut–Israel Collaborative Award for our work training

members of Magen David Adom.

Gift Annuities Help for Generations to ComeMany Hartford Hospital donors have found a charitable gift annuity

to be a wonderful way to make a meaningful gift while enjoying

income and tax benefits that also help enhance their future financial

well-being. Henry and Barbara Smachetti are just such friends of

the hospital.

As members of the hospital’s 1854 Society, which recognizes

donors who have included Hartford Hospital in their estate plans,

the Smachetti’s found that a charitable gift annuity is a win-win

contribution. They receive a very competitive fixed income for their

lifetime, a charitable deduction, and a portion of the income is tax

free. At the same time, they are making a lasting commitment to

Hartford Hospital.Hartford Hospital.

If a charitable gift annuity sounds appealing, we would

welcome the opportunity to work with you. For more

information, please contact Carol Garlick, vice president,

philanthropy, at 860.545.4352 or [email protected].

Popular Charitable Giving Strategy StillAvailable through 2013If you are age 70½ or older, you can use

your IRA funds to provide meaningful

support for Hartford Hospital without

incurring any income tax liability on the

withdrawal through December 31, 2013.

This is a significant incentive made

possible by current federal legislation that allows an IRA

owner to be charitable and exclude up to $100,000 from

gross income, regardless of whether you itemize your

charitable deductions on your federal income tax return.

Contact your retirement plan administrator early to

ensure plenty of time to process the transfer—gifts must

be made by December 31, 2013, when the legislation is set

to expire.

For more information, call us at 860.545.2162

or visit us at www.harthosp.org/giving/plannedgiving

and click on IRA Charitable Rollover.

“We hope our contributions will help sustain thequality services we have experienced for the pastsixty years.” —Henry and Barbara Smachetti

6 HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROGRESS / DECEMBER 2013

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Pledge for Brain Tumor FundThe Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance pledged $100,000 to Hartford Hospital’s Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center in 2011 for

the Brain Tumor Fund. This year’s payment, presented in August, is the third $25,000 installment on the pledge. From left are:

Hillary Keller, social worker, Cancer Program; Robert Spillane, MD, Radiology; Ron Mairano, CTBTA Board of Directors treasurer;

Andrew Pace, CTBTA board vice president; Jennifer Pace, CTBTA board director; Stacey Mairano, CTBTA board director; Donna

Handley, vice president, Cancer Institute Operations; Susan Lemkuil, CTBTA board director; Alexandra Flowers, MD, neurology;

David Lemkuil, CTBTA board director; Jeffrey Flaks, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Hartford HealthCare;

Andrew Salner, MD, director, Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center and radiation oncology chief, Department of Radiation

Oncology; Tracey Gamer-Fanning, CTBTA board president; Kimberly Canning, CTBTA executive director; Mike Kolakowski,

president and CEO of KBE Building Corporation, a Premier Sponsor of the CTBTA; Allan Kleban, vice president of business

development, KBE Building Corporation; Dan Cloyd, director of marketing, Jefferson Radiology; Erin Williams, nurse navigator,

Cancer Program; Maria Grove, CTBTA board director; and Gregory Shimerm, CTBTA board director.

ERRACE Supports Cancer AwarenessA check from the 2012 bike/walk/run

organized by ERRACE (Everyone

Ride/Run Against Cancer Everyday)

was presented to Hartford Hospital's

Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center –

Avon in April. On hand for the

presentation are (l-r) Bill Thomson;

Doug Russell; Andrew Caputo, MD,

co-director of Hartford Hospital’s Hand

Surgery Service and executive director

of ERRACE; Andrew Salner, MD, direc-

tor of the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer

Center; Kim Thomson; and Robin

Bradshaw, executive director assistant

of ERRACE. ERRACE was created by a group of professionals to raise cancer awareness,

to raise funds for cancer research, and to inspire the community to be active

and health conscious.

HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROGRESS / DECEMBER 2013 7

Cancer Program’s Compassionate Care Inspires GiftIn October friends and family of Wayne Levesque presented Hartford

Hospital with a check from the proceeds of the 3rd Annual Wayne

Levesque Memorial Golf Tournament held in August at the

Pequabuck Golf Club in Terryville, Conn. At the presentation are

(l-r) Laurie Scarpo, oncology nurse; Andrew Salner, MD, director of

the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center; Lori Levesque, Wayne’s widow;

Glenn Michaelson, a friend; and Susan Dana, director of major gifts,

Fund Development.

Wayne’s family and friends established the tournament in 2011.

They were inspired by the great care he received from Jeffrey

Kamradt, MD; Salner; Rocco Orlando, MD; Evan Fox, MD; as well as

from Laurie Scarpo. Lori Levesque says Wayne’s family and friends

will always be tremendously grateful for the compassion

he received during his treatment at

Hartford Hospital.

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Golf for Life Benefits Transplant ProgramThe Golf for Life Kidney Cup Charity Golf Tournament donates 100 percent of its proceeds to the Hartford Hospital Transplant

Program Gift Fund and LifeChoice Donor Services. The tournament was established to celebrate the gift of organ donation in

honor of Donald Pisati’s experience. In 2010 Pisati was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that attacked both kidneys

and was placed on the kidney donation list. One year after being diagnosed, he received a kidney donation from his son,

Andrew Pisati. Through the amazing work of the staff at Hartford Hospital and the Hartford Hospital Transplant Program,

Pisati was given a second chance at life. To date the charity tournament has donated almost $20,000 to Hartford Hospital and

LifeChoice. At a check presentation

in July are Charles Zenzick III, RN,

BSN, kidney transplant coordinator;

Dan Madison, administrator

transplant; Cathy Yavinski, nurse

director general surgery and

transplant; Coleen Smart, living

donor transplant coordinator;

Donald Pisati, transplant

recipient; Andrew Pisati, kidney

donor; and Patricia Sheiner, MD,

surgical director transplantation.

Pumpkintown a Partner in Breast Care The Sandy Peszynski Breast Cancer Foundation helps

support Hartford Hospital’s Partnership for Breast

Care through the annual Pumpkintown U.S.A., a

popular attraction at Paul’s & Sandy’s Too garden

center in East Hampton, Conn. Set up every fall with

more than 50 life-size pumpkin-headed characters,

Pumpkintown U.S.A. attracts thousands of visitors

and donations. Sandy Peszynski’s husband and

children created the foundation in 2009 in her name

to help support local organizations that were essential

to her and her family during her 25-year battle

with breast cancer.

•••••••••

The Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center added a new

chapter to the long and illustrious history of the Institute of

Living (IOL) with the ribbon cutting for the Olin Center Annex

on October 30. Welcoming an audience of IOL friends and staff

members were Harold Schwartz, MD, psychiatrist-in-chief and

vice president for behavioral health, IOL; Jeffrey Flaks,

executive vice president and chief operating officer, Hartford

HealthCare; Stuart Markowitz, MD, senior vice president

and president for the Hartford Region, Hartford HealthCare;

and Godfrey Pearlson, MD, director, Olin Neuropsychiatry,

Hartford Hospital.

The research center was founded as the result of a bequest the

IOL received from a donor whose child was treated at the IOL

many years ago. Upon receipt of the gift, Dr. Schwartz began

planning with the IOL and Hartford Hospital leadership to

build and endow a brain research center. The plans included

refurbishing the Whitehall building, purchasing an Allegra

3-Tesla functional MRI and recruiting Dr. Pearlson, a psychiatry

professor at Yale University and Johns Hopkins, as director.

In 2010, the center was awarded a $3.2 million federal

building grant. The funds were used to create an additional

fMRI suite and expand research space. With these federal

dollars in place for the construction, showing full support of

the important work at the Olin Center, the hospital then

purchased a $2.2 million, next-generation, 3-Tesla, fast,

wide bore functional MRI scanner.

The center, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this past

year, employs as many as 55 staff members at any given time

and has been award almost $42 million in research funding. ed

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