R x T ra A publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital Aug. 13, 2012 Vol. 68 No. 30 Historical Markers Moved to Front Entrance Four large historical markers, list- ing philanthropic donors to Hartford Hospital from 1857-1870, have been moved to a display at the front en- trance. They had been located on the side of the small Dunham Operating Room building, the oldest building on the north campus (built in 1906, and now part of the Crane Building). The central tablet, located under a white marble circle with the “HH” logo, reads: “In grateful remembrance of all charitable persons whose united bene- factions have founded and sustained this institution. The larger donations are here- on recorded.” There is a descriptive panel in front which lists eight of the prominent donors named on the tablets and gives a brief description of each donor and his bequest to the hospi- tal: David Watkinson, Alonzo Beck- with, Ebenezer Flower, Chester Ad- ams, David Clark, Junius Morgan, Henry and Walter Keney, and James Goodwin Jr. The sign also includes remarks from Dr. George Hawley, one of the founders of the hospital, in 1859 at the dedication ceremony: “The citizens of Hartford have long felt that the sick and destitute were members of the human family, and demanded our sympathy and assistance. Not only have the rich, from their abundance, opened the benevolence of their hearts, but the poor have cast their mite into the treasury. “Most of our citizens of every class and condition in society have respond- ed to this call of charity in a manner which does honor to their benevolence. Their names will not only be recorded in the archives of this institution, but will be engraven on the hearts of the poor and afflicted, who are the yearly recipients of this bounty. When this generation shall have passed away, and these names shall have been forgotten, this building will stand for centuries, a living monument to their noble generosity.” The list of 60 donors on the tablets includes names like Tertius Wad- sworth, a wealthy merchant and businessman from Farmington; the Cheney Brothers from Manchester, the first successful silk manufactur- ers in the United States; and Hart- ford businessman David Watkinson, who loaned $16,739 to buy the land for the hospital, and upon his death in 1857 left the hospital its first be- quest of $40,000.
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RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital Aug. 13, 2012 Vol. 68 No. 30
Historical Markers Moved to Front EntranceFour large historical markers, list-ing philanthropic donors to Hartford Hospital from 1857-1870, have been moved to a display at the front en-trance. They had been located on the side of the small Dunham Operating Room building, the oldest building on the north campus (built in 1906, and now part of the Crane Building).
The central tablet, located under a white marble circle with the “HH” logo, reads: “In grateful remembrance of all charitable persons whose united bene-factions have founded and sustained this institution. The larger donations are here-on recorded.”
There is a descriptive panel in front which lists eight of the prominent donors named on the tablets and gives a brief description of each
donor and his bequest to the hospi-tal: David Watkinson, Alonzo Beck-with, Ebenezer Flower, Chester Ad-ams, David Clark, Junius Morgan, Henry and Walter Keney, and James Goodwin Jr. The sign also includes remarks from Dr. George Hawley, one of the founders of the hospital, in 1859 at the dedication ceremony:
“The citizens of Hartford have long felt that the sick and destitute were members of the human family, and demanded our sympathy and assistance. Not only have the rich, from their abundance, opened the benevolence of their hearts, but the poor have cast their mite into the treasury.
“Most of our citizens of every class and condition in society have respond-ed to this call of charity in a manner which does honor to their benevolence.
Their names will not only be recorded in the archives of this institution, but will be engraven on the hearts of the poor and afflicted, who are the yearly recipients of this bounty. When this generation shall have passed away, and these names shall have been forgotten, this building will stand for centuries, a living monument to their noble generosity.”
The list of 60 donors on the tablets includes names like Tertius Wad-sworth, a wealthy merchant and businessman from Farmington; the Cheney Brothers from Manchester, the first successful silk manufactur-ers in the United States; and Hart-ford businessman David Watkinson, who loaned $16,739 to buy the land for the hospital, and upon his death in 1857 left the hospital its first be-quest of $40,000.
For a second year in a row, Hartford Hospi-tal partnered with SINA REACH (Southside Insti-tute Neighborhood Al-liance Recognition Edu-cation Achievement and Community Health) to sponsor the Hartford public schools’ 21st An-nual Citywide Science Fair on May 16 at Hart-ford’s Anne Fisher STEM Magnet School.
SINA is a partnership be-tween Hartford Hospital, CCMC and Trinity College that works with the community to improve the economic, physical and social char-acteristics of this area of Hartford. SI-NA’s REACH Committee collaborates with Hartford schools.
Seven volunteers from Hartford Hos-pital served as judges for the science projects made by students from K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12. Volunteering to be judges were: Dr. Joseph Klimek, vice president of Physician Relations; Liz Roper, director of the Clinical Re-search Center; Rick Seip, Cardiology; Shirley Murrant, CLP chemistry man-ager; Damaris Rodriguez, unit leader in Women’s Health Nurturing Con-nections; Beth Anderson, post doc-toral fellow at Olin Neuropsychiatry
Research Center; and Kathleen Noy-es, Assessment Center clinician.
Hartford Hospital’s participation was coordinated by Cecilia Kozlows-ki, community relations special proj-ects and program coordinator, who is a SINA committee member.
“Being involved in the science fair was a great experience for me,” said Noyes. “I thoroughly enjoyed inter-acting with the children as they ex-plained their projects and what they had learned. Seeing that enthusi-asm for learning was a reward in it-self, and I actually learned from the displays.”
“It was wonderful to see so many young students interested in sci-
ence,” said Roper. “The projects were amazing - so-lar powered toy cars, the effect of vi-tamin drinks on pulse rates after exer-cise, an anal-ysis of the effect of eat-ing breakfast on memory - such great ideas. I look forward to judging again next year.”
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Hospital Staffers Volunteer as Judges in Science Fair
<Left: Liz Roper (at right of photo, with a student) was one of seven volunteers from Hartford Hospital who served as judges for the 21st annual Hartford citywide science fair.
Above and below: students enjoying the science fair.
Below left: Dr. Joseph Klimek (left) joined another volunteer judge in rating the stu-dent science projects.
Jen Johnson-MazonNeurosurgical ICURegistered Donor “I was inspired to become a registered donor while working in the NeuroSurgical ICU for the past 19
years: most importantly experiencing the joy seen by family members as a result of their gift of life.”
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August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which aims to educate minorities about the des-perate need for organ, eye and tis-sue donors within multicultural communities nationwide.
Minorities (including Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, American Indians, Pacif-ic Islanders and people of multira-cial decent) make up 56 percent of the people on the national organ transplant waiting list but 36 per-cent of the U.S. population.
Waiting List Candidates by Ethnicity
Every 10 minutes another patient is added to the waiting list, and 18 people die each day due to lack of organ donors.
Hartford Hospital encourages peo-ple from all racial and ethnic groups to become organ donors.
To register as a donor or for more information, please visit www.do-natelife.net.
August is Minority Organ Donor Awareness Month
Dr. Orlando Kirton Director, SurgeryRegistered Donor
To give the gift of life to others when your meaningful life has ended is unparalleled as a final contribu-
tion on this earth. There are so many who benefit from organ donation; and it is a human tragedy that individuals die daily while awaiting the availability of an organ for transplantation. I view designating myself as an organ donor a duty of world citizenship; from a moral, ethical, and hu-manitarian stand point.”
Memorial Softball TournamentSaturday, August 18
10 a.m. - All day
IOL Softball Field
Please join us for a fund raiser in memory of fallen security officers Greg Noble and David Livingston. Proceeds will go to creating a memorial in their honor. Open to staff and family members.
Cost is $20; food and drink is included.
Please register by August 13. Contact Officer Steven Garcia at 860-545-2147 or [email protected]
Dr. Subramani SeetharamaMedical Director, RehabilitationRegistered Donor
“As a physician, one encounters the trag-edy of death and dis-ability on one hand and the miracle of
life on the other. I became a registered do-nor because I believe it is simply the right thing to do. When you donate your organs you are donating life. As a Hindu I believe in the famous quote from the Bhagvad Gita: ‘Life itself is selfless giving, we’re not given this life just for our own amusement and pleasures.’”
Andrea Marques PAA Registered Donor
“After thinking about why I became a donor, I realized that: Giving= Saving Lives.”
Dr. Karyn Butler Director, Surgical Critical CareRegistered Donor
“I became an or-gan donor because saving just one life after my life has ended would be the most sig-
nificant gift that I could ever give and a way of saying ‘thank you’ to God for the opportunity to live a wonderful life.”
Donate Your Used Scrubs This WeekThe Nursing Profession-al Practice Council in-vites you to donate your gently used, clean scrubs to support students and health care workers in the Greater Hartford community. We will be collecting them this week in the cafeteria, Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 15, 16, and 17, from 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m. there will also be a collection box in the Donnelly lobby on those days. For more info, contact Mary Kate Parker, 860-545-5478.
Deadline for Award Nomi-nations WednesdayDeadline for nom-inations for the
“Making a Difference Together” Award is this Wednesday, Aug. 15. For more in-formation, visit http://intranet.harthosp.org/hh/docs/7435.
Part One of “Weight of the Nation” Thursday
The first part of “The Weight of the Na-tion,” the 4-part HBO documentary series confronting America’s obesity epidem-ic, will be shown this Thursday, Aug. 16 in JB-118. There will be two viewings - at 12-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. Part two will be shown next Thursday, Aug. 23 at the same times and place. Part three will be Aug. 30, and Part 4 will be shown Sept. 6 and 13. The series is presented by Diabetes LifeCare and Preventive Car-diology. The films were developed with the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention and the National Institutes of Health. You can register to attend the free film showings using HealthStream
(Course title: Weight of the Nation).
Car Raffle To Benefit Cancer CenterThe Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center has teamed up with Lite 100.5 WRCH to offer you a unique raffle item… a brand new 2012 Fiat 500 Lounge! Your $50 dona-tion to the Can-cer Center gives you the chance to win on October 29. You must buy your raffle ticket at one of these Saturday events:
Aug. 18: Sleepy’s in Manchester Aug. 25: Footprints in Newington Sept. 1: Middlebury Consignment Sept. 8: Somerset Square in Glastonbury Sept. 15: Wethersfield Shopping Center Sept. 22 and 29: TBA Oct. 6: International Hair Salon, Rocky Hill
Diabetes Support Group for Staff Meets Aug. 22Diabetes LifeCare is offering free month-ly support group sessions for employees living with diabetes. The next meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 22 in ERC room 123 from 12:15-12:45 p.m. At these sessions, you can meet and meet and talk to oth-er people going through the same expe-rience. August’s topic is “Getting support from others.” For more information, con-tact Beth Caffrey at 860-545-1941.
Macy’s Shop For a CauseHartford Hospital has partnered with Macy’s for the annual Shop for A Cause. Purchase a $5 shopping pass for exclu-sive savings in every Ma-cy’s store on Saturday, Aug. 25, and Hartford
Hospital gets 100% of the proceeds. You can enter to win a $500 Macy’s gift card. Contact Nicole Attardo, 860-545-1299 or [email protected].
Earth, Wind and Fire To Perform at Black & RedRock and Roll Hall of Fame band Earth, Wind & Fire, winner of eight Gram-my Awards and four American Music Awards, will perform at the 2013 Black & Red gala, which will be held Jan. 5, 2013 at The Bushnell and will benefit Hartford Hospital’s transplant program. We’ll have more information for you soon on tickets.
Martin Short Oct. 13: Buy Your Tickets NowLITE 100.5 WRCH and Hartford Hospital are proud to present Mar-tin Short Live at the 15th Annual Nite of Lite Laughter Saturday, Oct. 13 at The Bushnell. All proceeds benefit the Hel-en & Harry Gray Cancer Center. Tickets start at $37.50. Buy your tickets now at www.bushnell.org or call 860-987-5900.
Register Now For Nurse Executive SeminarThe Hospital Of Central Connecticut will host a nurse executive/nurse executive advanced certification review seminar at its New Britain General campus Nov. 1-2. It’s not too early to sign up, and all HHC nurses are invited. To register, visit http://www.cvent.com/d/8cq87x. For more info, contact Korey Roth at HOCC, [email protected], or (860) 224-5900, X2628.
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