Generosity Is Strong Medicine Donor Report 2017-2018
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Generosity is Strong Medicine Donor Report 2017-2018 HolyokeHealth.com Mission Statement Table of Contents Our Mission at Valley Health Letter from the President ............................................................................... 1 Systems is to improve the Year in Review 2017 ........................................................................................ 2 health of all people in our community. We do that with All New Emergency Department .................................................................. 4 honesty, respect and dignity for our patients, visitors and staff. The 2017 ACE Awards Gala........................................................................... 6 We do that through expert and Year in Review 2018 ........................................................................................ 8 compassionate care, education and knowledge sharing, 125 Years of Caring for Our Community ...................................................10 community partnerships, fostering innovation and growth RVCC Golf Outing/Scottish Festival............................................................12 and by inspiring hope in all Supporting Hospice Life Care .....................................................................14 we touch. We do that by being good stewards of our resources Honorarium Gifts 2017-2018 ......................................................................15 and providing efficient and cost effective care to all. Memorial Gifts 2017-2018 ...........................................................................16 Vision Care. Community. Commitment. Campaign 2017-2018 .........................21 To be the Best Place for Care Donors 2017-2018 ........................................................................................22 and the Best Place to Work. Tree of Love 2017-2018 ...............................................................................28 Holyoke Hospital Volunteers 2017-2018 ...................................................33 Board Of Directors Valley Health Systems Holyoke Medical Center River Valley Counseling Center Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association Marc Joyce, Chair* Idelia Smith, Chair* Jeff Hayden, Chair* Eileen O’Leary-Sullivan, Chair* Spiros Hatiras, Ex-Officio* Robert Byrne, M.D., Ex-Officio* Rosemarie Ansel, President* William Rogalski, Vice Chair* Michael Koziol, Ex-Officio* Karen Ferroni, M.D., Ex-Officio, 2017 Derek Morris, Treasurer* Paul Silva, Treasurer & Secretary, 2017 Garry Bombardier, MD* Spiros Hatiras, Ex-Officio* Thomas O’Connor, Clerk* Michael Koziol, Treasurer & Secretary, 2018 Donald Graham* Michael Koziol, Ex-Officio* Spiros Hatiras, Ex-Officio* Jon Lumbra, Immediate Past Chair* Kathleen Hankel* Jennifer Mark, M.D, Ex-Officio, 2018 Sheila Goodwin* Paula Boss, Ex-Officio* Jeff Hayden* Marc Zerbe, Ex-Officio* Dave Griffin Jr., 2018 Spiros Hatiras, Ex-Officio* Eileen O’Leary-Sullivan* Shannon Gurek* Danny Hannoush* Carol Noga* Joseph Peters* Marc Joyce* Melissa Perry* Doris Ransford* Tricia Koss* Sean Powers, 2018 *Designates 2017 & 2018 Martin Schoenemann* Jon Lumbra* Janet Valley* Idelia Smith* Mary Jo Maydew* Anthony Soto* Michael Murphy* Michael Sullivan* Doris Ransford* President’s Message Dear Friends, The past two years have been busy for Valley Health Systems and I cannot thank you enough for your investment in our future! We experienced many highlights in 2017, such as being chosen Non-Profit of the Year by the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce, recieving four prestigious national and state awards for excellence and quality of stroke care, and seeing our 1000th patient in our Weight Management Program. Our most notable accomplishment, however, was opening our new Emergency Department. This state-of-the-art, 21,460 square foot facility features a new Center for Behavioral Health Services, 40 treatment areas, multi-patient trauma rooms, advance lifesaving equipment and a patient navigation service. As 2017 came to an end, Holyoke Medical Center entered its 125th year of caring for our community. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we held an Anniversary Gala on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The night began with a social hour and champagne toast, followed by a 7 course chef’s dinner & wine pairings. Guests enjoyed music from the O-Tones and bid on silent auction items in between socializing and dancing. At the evening’s close, each guest received a complimentary copy of Holyoke Medical Center: 125 Years of Caring for Our Community created in partnership with The Republican. Other notable accomplishments in 2018 include being selected as one of only 12 national Weight Management Programs to participate in the clinical study of the Elipse Balloon, offering walk-in services in our new Chicopee medical office, and becoming the only hospital in Massachusetts with ISO 9001 Certification. In closing, a lot has changed since our foundation in 1893, but we have not strayed from our commitment to growth and improvement. Hospitals continue to be challenged by the changes in our healthcare system, but we remain dedicated to our mission to serve the Pioneer Valley by providing the best possible care with compassion and love for what we do. The support we receive from the community helps us to keep pace with changing technology and the growing healthcare needs of our community. As we look ahead to the next 125 years, please know that your partnership is vital to the success of our organization. Thank you again for your generosity and designating Holyoke Medical Center as your charity of choice! Sincerely, Spiros Hatiras President & CEO 1 Year in Review 2017 January February • Opening of the • HMC begins offering TMS HMC Breast Health (Trans-cranial magnetic Center with the stimulation). welcome of Dr. • The Holyoke Medical Steven Schonholz. Center Oncology Department receives • RVCC accepts $10,000 check from “Lids for Love” donation the Glasgow Scottish of over 150 hats from 14-year-old Holyoke resident Festival. Cameron Boucher. March April May • Third consecutive • Capital • HMC is recognized as the Non-Profit of the “A” rating from Campaign Year by the Chicopee the Leapfrog officially Chamber of Commerce. Group for safety launches. and quality standards. • HMC opens new Westfield location at 94 North Elm Street, • HMC Wound Care Suite 102 for Breast Health Center Center is honored and OB/GYN. as a Healogics 2016 Center of Distinction. July • New Emergency June Department Opens. • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is held for • HMC hosts 20 the new Emergency Department. CareerPoint students • HMC Weight Management Program for summer job receives Comprehensive Center placements. accreditation from Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and • Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) receives four prestigious Quality Improvement Program. national and state awards for excellence in and quality of stroke care in Massachusetts: American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus, the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH): Defect-Free Care Award, Modified Rankin Scale greater than or equal to 85% Award, and Dysphagia Screening greater than or equal to 90% Award. 2 DONOR REPORT 2017-2018 August September • HMC receives • Construction begins 2017 CIO 100 on Memorial Drive Honoree Award for new Chicopee for Innovative Use Medical Center of Technology to location, which will reduce Emergency incorporate primary Department visits by care, specialty Behavioral Health physicians, CORE Patients by 25%. physical therapy, and laboratory blood draw services. • RVCC opens full-service, on-site pharmacy, located within the 303 • RVCC Annual Golf Beech Street outpatient location in Tournament. Holyoke. • Weight Management Program sees 1,000th patient, 18 months after opening the practice. October • New offices open above the November Emergency Department for Gastroenterology, General Surgery and • Holyoke VNA launches Weight Management Program. 20th Annual Light Up a Life and Gift Wrapping • HMC opens new Pain Management Fundraiser at the Holyoke Program. Mall, raising over $30,000 • 3rd Annual ACE Awards. annually. $3 December MILLION • Capital Campaign reaches $2.6 million dollars of its $3 million goal. $2 • TMS Program reaches 1,300 MILLION treatments provided. • HMC opens new Suboxone Clinic. $1 • RVCC Pharmacy Ribbon Cutting MILLION Ceremony. • Fourth consecutive “A” rating from the Leapfrog Group for safety and quality standards. 3 All-New Emergency Department More Space and Privacy and Advanced Technology Make Holyoke Medical Center’s New ED an Exceptional Community Resource. ON JULY 6, 2017, Holyoke patients’ vitals from the nursing Medical Center’s new Emergency station, a feature previously available Department opened. Growing from in only a few rooms. 7,000 square feet to more than The department now has X-ray 20,000 square feet, the new facility and CT scan facilities right in the added not only space, but state- department, with 24/7 staff for those of-the-art features as well. Located resources. This allows patients to be next to the main hospital entrance, assessed within the ED, with staff the ED entrance can be accessed available any time of the day or night. via Hospital Drive or Corser Street in Holyoke. Another huge benefit: The new department includes a separate The new ED was funded as part behavioral health unit. Previously, of the medical center’s