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Connected. Committed. Compassionate. We Are a Community WE ARE A COMMUNITY Connected. Committed. Compassionate. We are a community. Part of a larger society. Sharing and giving back. Embracing 26 2006 • HIGHLIGHTS • 2006 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: GOING GREEN WITH DEIRDRE IMUS SPECIAL DELIVERY Eric and Kachana Wilder are the proud parents of Following the advice of Deirdre Imus, president and founder of the Deirdre Imus Environmental a healthy baby girl named Erica. Erica was the Center for Pediatric Oncology, one of the nation’s environmental leaders protecting children’s first baby born in The Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital, which is housed in The Sarkis and Siran health, New Jersey became the second to activate “Green Cleaning” at a statewide level to Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion. further the cause of indoor air quality. Governor Richard J. Codey signed Executive Order No. BIO-MEDICAL ETHICS SYMPOSIUM At the Eleventh Bio-Medical Ethics Symposium 76, requiring all state agencies and authorities to begin using environmentally friendly are, from left, Harold Perl, M.D., medical direc- tor of SIDS Center of New Jersey; Myrna M. cleaning products free of harmful chemicals. Gomez, administrative director of Consumer Affairs and Guest Services; Melvin Polkow, M.D., Depart- LEVERAGING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ment of Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care and chairman of The Bio-Medical Ethics Committee; Joseph Feldman, M.D., chairman of Emergency Medicine spoke at the World Research Group Deborah Tonnessen, RN, staff nurse in The Endoscopy Unit and panel member; Linda Farber- Healthcare Conference “Leveraging RFID for Hospitals.” The conference focused on helping Post, J.D., BSN, clinical bioethics consultant and panel member; Nancy R. Corcoran, vice president hospitals adapt to the expanding world of radio frequency identification. of Service Quality; Nancy Berlinger, Ph.D., M.Div., deputy director of The Hastings Center of Garrison, NY; Rabbi Marmorstein of New York City; Robert BABY BOOM! RECORD NUMBER OF BABIES BORN IN 2006 C. Cassidy, Ph.D., director of Bioethics and Social Congratulations, it’s a boy! Congratulations, it’s a girl! Let’s be more exacting. Congratulations Policy at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Schneider Children’s Hospital, and panel moder- to the parents of the 2,647 boys and the 2,420 girls who were born at Hackensack University ator; and Kathy O’Melia, Consumer Affairs rep- resentative and Bio-Medical Ethics Committee Medical Center in 2006. The stork visited the medical center a total of 5,067 times in 2006. member. Babies ranged in weight from 2 lbs. 12oz. to 11 lbs. 8oz. with 137 sets of twins and seven BABY BOOM sets of triplets among them. Congratulations to the families of the 2,647 boys and the 2,420 girls who were born at Hackensack University Medical Center in 2006. Manuel NATIONAL DOCTORS’ DAY Alvarez, M.D., chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, gets acquainted with HUMC celebrated National Doctors’ Day. The medical center distributed gifts to members the little ones who came to visit the new arrivals. of its medical and dental staff as well as residents to commemorate the day. DOCTORS’ DAY Angela Arrietta, operations manager of Medical Staff Services celebrates Doctors’ Day with William SHARING THE WARMTH D. Salerno, M.D., a member of the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Internal Medi- The Evening Star Quilt Guild of Belvidere, NJ, donated 22 handmade quilts to The Pediatric cine, chairman of the Medical Board, and a mem- ber of the HUMC Board of Trustees; and Louis V. Ambulatory Service at The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital. The quilts were created as Napolitano, M.D., a member of the Department part of The Evening Star Quilt Guild’s Community Quilt Project. of Family Medicine, president of the Medical and Dental Staff, and a member of the HUMC Board of Trustees. CANCER CENTER RESEARCH SHARING THE WARMTH Researchers at The Cancer Center at HUMC are among an elite group of scientists in the Sandra Keary, immediate-past-president of The Auxiliary, Peggy Liosi, president, The Auxiliary; and United States who are conducting clinical trials to test the effectiveness and safety of two prom- Anna Irizarry-Wood, MSW, LSW, licensed social worker, The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital ising new oral chemotherapeutic drugs to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). display some of the many beautiful quilts that were donated by The Evening Star Quilt Guild. The drugs – dasatinib and AMN107 – are the second generation of oral chemotherapeutic BEST OF YEAR AWARD agents against CML. Both work by turning off the abnormal protein produced by the The Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion is the recipient of Interior Design Philadelphia chromosome that causes the disease. Dasatinib and AMN107 are being stud- magazine’s Best of Year Award for Healthcare. ied in patients whose CML has not responded to Gleevec, the first-generation agent that has Celebrating the news are Deirdre Imus and Suzen L. Heeley, director, Design and Construction. revolutionized the treatment of CML since it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2001. Denotes photo 27 Collaborating 28 2006 • HIGHLIGHTS • 2006 TOP ROW: HUMC AND THE DAILY NEWS PROVIDED PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS PROSTATE SCREENINGS Ihor Sawczuk, M.D., chairman of the Department HUMC, in conjunction with The Daily News, provided nearly 2,700 men over age 40 with of Urology and chief of Urologic Oncology, a free prostate cancer testing. The medical center administered the Prostate Specific Antigen division of The Cancer Center is interviewed in Central Park during WABC-TV's Fight Against tests throughout Bergen, Hudson, and Essex counties as well as at The Adam Clayton Powell Prostate Cancer Run. State Office Building in Harlem and Citicorp in Manhattan. SPECIAL GRADUATION Staff and graduates from The Tomorrows Chil- dren’s Institute and The Tomorrows Children’s JOHN P. FERGUSON HONORED BY BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Fund at HUMC host a congratulatory ceremony John P. Ferguson, president and chief executive officer, was honored by Bergen Catholic High for high school graduates who have battled and continue to battle cancer, and/or other blood School as one of the leaders who has made significant contributions to the Bergen County disorders during their lives. community. Other honorees that day, associated with HUMC, included Douglas Avella, M.D., MIDDLE ROW: PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital; Mary Higgins Gerard A. Burns, M.D., chief, Section of Medical Clark, member, Board of Governors; J. Fletcher Creamer, member, Board of Governors; Frank Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine, and director, Medical Informatics, Department of Huttle, III, Esq., member, Board of Governors; Edward J. Ludwig, member, Board of Governors; Information Technology; receives his Outstanding and Joseph M. Sanzari, second vice chairman, Board of Governors. Physician of the Year Recognition Award from Charles A. Riccobono, M.D., chief quality officer, vice chairman of the Department of Internal MANUAL ALVAREZ, M.D., RECOGNIZED AT CONFERENCE Medicine, and division director of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, during the Physicians Recognition Manuel Alvarez, M.D., chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Donna A. Sanzari Evening. Women’s Hospital and medical correspondent for FOXNews Channel, was honored along CELEBRATING HUMC with former Governor and Senate President Richard J. and Mary Jo Codey at Postpartum Robin Ratliff, vice president, Planning and Christine Lee, director, Planning and Marketing Information Support International’s 20th Annual Conference, “Perinatal Mental Health: Community celebrate at the medical center’s Recognition Gala held at the New York Public Library. Solutions, Interventions, and Treatment Options.” DR. ALVAREZ RECOGNIZED Mary Jo and former Governor and Senate EPA RECOGNIZED THE DEIRDRE IMUS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER President Richard J. Codey; Manuel Alvarez, M.D., chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology and med- The regional office of The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized The Deirdre ical correspondent for FOXNews Channel; and Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® and HUMC for their contributions to Susan Stone, LCSW, president of Postpartum Support International at its 20th Annual environmental health with a Region 2 Quality Award. The EPA award highlighted recent Conference. “Green Building” efforts. BOTTOM ROW: FIRST ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT GOVERNOR SIGNED PRECEDENT-SETTING LEGISLATION AT HUMC Dante Implicito, M.D., chief of the Spine Surgery Section within the Department of Orthopaedic Governor Jon S. Corzine signed precedent-setting legislation (Senate Bill 213/Assembly Bill Surgery, visits with his patient Albert Koller. Dr. Implicito performed the first artificial spinal disc 1325) requiring healthcare professionals providing postnatal care to screen new mothers for replacement at the medical center. postpartum depression and healthcare professionals providing prenatal care to educate women GOVERNOR SIGNED BILL and their families about the disorder. The legislation will increase the likelihood that new moth- Alexis Menken, Ph.D., New Jersey coordinator for Postpartum Support International; Senate Presi- ers suffering from postpartum depression will get the appropriate treatment. The event encom- dent Richard J. Codey; Ilis Zimmerman, president and chief executive officer of The Northern New passed two firsts – the governor’s first public bill signing as well as the legislation being the first Jersey Maternal and Child Health Consortium; of its kind in the United States. Governor Jon S. Corzine; Senate President Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, who had suffered from the disorder; and Michael R. Petriella, M.D., vice chair- MICHAEL E. SHAPIRO, M.D., APPOINTED TO ETHICS COMMITTEE man of The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network announced the appointment of Michael E. Shapiro, M.D., chief of Transplantation and vice medical director of The NJ Organ and Tissue Sharing Network, as the vice chairman of its Ethics Committee.
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