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Spring 2007 2006 HHighlightsighlights && A Magazine For Friends of MMilestonesilestones Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center Heart of the Matter Dear Friends of Le Bonheur, ith this issue of Le Bonheur magazine, we begin a new W tradition of recognizing the essential role played by our spe- cial donors. We deeply appreciate every individual, company and organization that has supported Le Bonheur this past calendar year. Their generosity helped fund countless projects, in particular the new Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center hospital and campus. Construction of this wonderful new complex will begin next spring, and will be completed by 2011. You will read the names of many of these special friends in the following pages in our 2006 Donor Report. This issue also shares the accomplishments, achievements and mile- stones of our medical staff and associates over the past year that have made incredible differences in the lives of countless children. The future is very bright for Le Bonheur and, in turn, for the 137,000- plus children from 47 states who came through our doors last year. The reason is simple: Le Bonheur provides superb diagnostics and medical treatment along with an extra large dose of loving care. So many wonderful things are underway. Groundbreaking for our LLarryarry WWoodardoodard aandnd AAnayanaya SScottcott new hospital and medical campus will take place. Additional out- standing physicians will be added to our medical staff. More parents will become aware of the excellent care that’s available at Le Bonheur. And, best of all, more children will be healed and go on to live lives full of promise. Many of you are aware, too, that Meri Armour joined our team as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Le Bonheur. She replaces former president Peggy Troy, who is now Chief Operating Officer at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. As an experienced nurse who has an MSN and an MBA, Meri brings a wealth of expertise and a passion for children’s issues. Meri relocated here from Cleveland, Ohio, where she most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, MacDonald Hospital for Women and Ireland Cancer Center. All three hospitals are part of the University Hospitals Health System/University Hospitals of Cleveland, which she joined in 1995. I hope you’ll soon have an opportunity to meet Meri. She is known for her communication skills, progressive leadership, successful fundraising and dynamic partner- ships with physicians and staff. Meri Armour So, as we approach the future guided by our new leader, we want to assure you, our valued friends, that the “new” Le Bonheur will be a highly sophisticated and comprehensive pediatric medical center ready to provide the highest level of medical excellence to the children. At the same time, we will offer specialized facilities and services for the family members of our young patients. Not only do we feel that the children deserve true excellence in their medical care, but we also feel a deep commit- ment to caring for our families. It’s amazing what can happen when we join together. Children get better or get well. Some even get a second chance at life itself. All of us at Le Bonheur thank you. Never can we say that enough. Sincerely, Larry Woodard, FAHP President, Le Bonheur Foundation A Common Thread of Exceptional Care Le Bonheur • Spring 2007 2 LE BONHEUR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS v David Stevens ÌiÌÃ Chairman > i Charles Burkett / Vice Chairman L Debbie Florendo Secretary Larry Spratlin Treasurer Steve West Assistant Secretary 2006 Year Around 2006 Donor Chris McLean Assistant Treasurer Donna A. Abney In Review 4 the Halls Report Meri Armour, M.S.N., M.B.A. Le Bonheur at forefront of To recognize our special Murray Beard Ron Belz family-centered care. 7 friends for their generosity. 9 Larry Bryan Robert H. Buckman Russell Chesney, M.D. Jill Crocker Glenna Flautt Debbie Florendo Susan Graf Gary Henley Hampton Holcomb Debbie Jones Gail Kimball William May, M.D., M.B.A. Larry Papasan Landon Pendergrass, M.D. Michael Pera Dominic Pileggi Kim Pitts Richard Robinson Peggy Troy, R.N., M.S.N. Jean Tuggle Ronald Walter Burnetta Williams Steven Wishnia Larry Woodard Meri Armour, M.S.N., M.B.A. President and CEO Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center For the Love Champions for Scrapbook & Larry Woodard President Le Bonheur Foundation of Le Bonheur Children Datebook Clint Trusty is backbone Le Bonheur Club and TWIGS Donors, patrons and Kini Kedigh Plumlee Editor of Special Care Unit. 25 significantly impact our kids. 26 fundraisers abound. 28 Le Bonheur Magazine Le Bonheur Foundation www.lebonheur.org Kelly Jackson Editorial Intern University of Memphis Amy Mathews On the cover: Art Director Le Bonheur, the magazine of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, is published three times a year for donors and Clockwise from lower left: Contemporary Media, Inc. friends of Le Bonheur. The purpose is to demonstrate how Le Bonheur carries out its mission of service to children and families. Comments are welcome. To share your comments about Le Bonheur magazine, please write to Austin Abbott, Matthew Le Bonheur Foundation, P.O. Box 42048, Memphis, TN 38174. Larry Kuzniewski Le Bonheur magazine is published in conjunction with Contemporary Media, Inc., publishers of Memphis Rhodes, Emalee Wilson, Photography magazine, Memphis Parent and The Memphis Flyer. For further information, call (901) 521-9000. For more Chelsey Ouyang and information about Le Bonheur or on how to give to Le Bonheur, visit our Web site at www.lebonheur.org or contact the Le Bonheur Foundation at (901) 287-6308. Carrington Carter PHOTO BY LARRY KUZNIEWSKI 3 22006006 YYearear IInn RRevieweview Counter clockwise from top right: Carrington Carter, Matthew Rhodes, Chelsey Ouyang, Colin Abbott Le Bonheur • Spring 2007 4 he 2006 Le Bonheur Children’s the present structure will be torn down and Association for the Education of Young Medical Center’s Year in Review construction of the new Le Bonheur will begin. Children (NAEYC), the nation’s leading is prepared exclusively for Groundbreaking for the new Le Bonheur hos- organization of early childhood professionals. our friends. In this year “at- pital is scheduled for early 2008. To earn NAEYC accreditation, a self-study a-glance,” you’ll learn about is conducted to determine how well the May numerous achievements, advancements and program meets the standards. After necessary T Le Bonheur’s Web site has a fresh plans for Le Bonheur’s future. With your improvements are made, the program is look, providing more up-to-date content, help and continued financial leadership then observed by independent, professional improved navigation and a new graphic during 2007 and beyond, our vision to validators and reviewed by a national panel. design. Log on to www.lebonheur.org to see become a top 10 children’s hospital can Programs are accredited for a five-year period. for yourself. become a reality. The Sleep Disorder Center passed July January reaccreditation and was granted status for Methodist Le Bonheur Associates came The Parent Resource Center opened to another five years by the American Academy together in a collective effort for the “Let’s parents and care givers of patients on the of Sleep Medicine. Pull Together” campaign and pledged more ground floor of the hospital, providing a June than $1.3 million toward the new hos- private location with computers for families Le Bonheur changed phone numbers to pital. This campaign was one of the largest to check emails or to research their child’s the 287 prefix, making the new main hos- employee campaigns of any children’s hos- diagnosis and treatment options. pital phone number 287-KIDS. pital in the country. February On June 15, Le Bonheur turned 54, cel- For the first time in a decade, pediatric car- Le Bonheur President and CEO Peggy ebrating over half a century treating children diology fellows began working at Le Bonheur. Troy assumed her new role as Chief of the region. The fellowship lasts three years and accepts Operating Officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Le Bonheur Early Intervention and two new fellows each year. When in full Healthcare. While Troy continued to lead Development (LEAD) in Jackson, Tenn., swing, there will be six pediatric cardiology Le Bonheur in the interim, a national search earned accreditation from the National fellows practicing at Le Bonheur. was begun to find her replacement. March Online registration became available for With your help and continued financial leadership patients who have procedures or appoint- during 2007 and beyond, our vision to become 2006 ments at Le Bonheur. This can now be done from any home or office computer, making a top 10 children’s hospital can become a reality. it extremely convenient to access at any time throughout the day or night. April The Surgical Brain Tumor Program at Le Bonheur led the nation in performing the highest volume of brain tumor surgeries. Le Bonheur’s second Catheterization Lab opened, offering the newest technology for patient care. The $1.5 million fluoroscopy unit was funded in part by a federal grant of nearly $1 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. CN, one of the largest railroads in North America, donated $1 million to Le Bonheur for child safety programs and building the new hospital. Le Bonheur took another step toward www.lebonheur.org expansion on April 27 with the groundbreaking of the new Memphis Mental Health Institute (MMHI). The new MMHI facility is part of an overall expansion of health care services in the Memphis Medical District and will enable the “new” Le Bonheur to be built on the former MMHI site.