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2020 Impact Report Contents A message from our CEO 2 2020 by the numbers 3 A message from the Foundation Chair 5 Annual Fund Donors 6 Matching Gifts 16 Gifts in Honor 16 Restricted Gifts 16 Gifts in Memory 17 The Stoltz Infectious Disease Testing Center 18 In-Kind Contributors 19 The Legacy of Harry A. Jacobs, Jr. 21 The Redfield Legacy Society 22 Page Two 2020 Impact Report A message from our CEO One Wednesday morning a few weeks ago, I arrived to find the main hallway on Adirondack Medical Center’s ground floor lined with hospital beds, pressed head to toe against the wall. Thankfully, the beds were empty, clean, and headed back to the North Country Community College nursing program across town, following an uneasy year of temporary reassignment. It was, without question, the most challenging year of my professional career. It was also, without question, the most inspiring. We never ended up needing those extra beds in the hallway. We never ended up needing to split a ventilator between two patients to keep them both breathing. We were never forced to choose which patients would keep breathing, because – at least here – COVID hospitalizations remained manageable. But it was nonetheless an exhausting fourteen months, with no letup in the evenings, or on weekends, or on holidays. It was constant, churning, high-stakes uncertainty. As dark as some of those days were, the outpouring of community support – the gestures large and small, anonymous and overt – helped our staff feel connected and appreciated, in a time of abrupt and sustained disconnection. The word “grateful” does not even begin to cover it. This summer, I will retire as president and CEO of Adirondack Health. It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of this organization for the past five years. And, based on what I witnessed during my time here, you (or rather, we) are in great hands. Thank you for putting your trust in Adirondack Health. Sylvia Getman President & CEO One Small Request for Our Community Consider a contribution to the Adirondack Throughout 2020, Adirondack Health was here to help provide fast and effective Health Foundation treatment for those affected by COVID-19. The Adirondack Health Foundation was this year. able to provide the hospital with state-of-the-art testing equiptment and new tools to fight the virus. We understand these are challenging times for all, but to contin- You can make your ue making these strides we request our community members’ continued support. tax-deductable gift online at: Please consider returning the enclosed envlope with a gift of any size. It will be adirondackhealth.org/donate or graciously accepted to strengthen the health of our community. by using the enclosed envelope. Page Three 2020 Impact Report 318,799 Meals 2020 by the numbers Served Total operating expenses: $124,915,158 Salary & Wages: 47% Purchased Services: 9% Utilities: 1% Fringe Benefits: 9% Leases & Rentals: 1% Supplies: 19% Interest: 1% Insurance: 1% Repairs & Maintenance: 1% Depreciation & Amortization: 1% Physicians Fees: 5% Other: 2% Adirondack Health Board of Trustees Jeannie Cross, chair Rebecca Leahy Ex-Officio Ernest Stretton, Ph.D., vice-chair Patricia Monroe, M.D. Kevin Brady, CFA, Adirondack Health Cheryl Maid, secretary/treasurer Randy Quayle, Ph.D. Foundation board chair Peter G. Beatty, Ph.D. Craig Sheldon, CPA Michael Bettmann, M.D. William Smith, M.D. Sylvia Getman, president & CEO Janet Bliss, Esq. Jessica Whitman Gerald Goldman Waguih Kirollos, M.D., medical staff Douglas L. Hoffman, CPA president Glenn Keet 196 Babies 318,799 Born Meals Served 64,580 Health & Dental Visits 136 New Foundation Donors 9,902 12,158 Emergency Patient Visits Days 96 Upgraded 70,786 Donors Outpatient Visits 3,846 2,270 Surgical Inpatient Procedures Admissions 732 Full-Time Employees 26,641 COVID-19 315 Tests In-Kind Donors A message from the Foundation Chair Dear Friends, 2020 was a year none of us will ever forget. For those affiliated with Adirondack Health, we will remember with pride how our small, rural hospital was able to navigate a pandemic through nimble planning, determined leadership, exceptional care-giving staff, and a supportive community. Adirondack We will be forever grateful for good friends from near and far who gave from their hearts and hands to bring light to Health even our darkest moments. Foundation In February, we partnered with the Scott Hamilton CARES Board of Trustees Foundation to raise funds through a Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer Frozen 5K on the Oval. $25,000 of funds raised stayed Kevin Brady, chair local to become the seed money to create the Merrill Oncology Center Travel Fund, which will assist Robert J. Beier, vice chair income-eligible cancer patients with travel expenses related to their care. Russel Cronin, treasurer Daniel F. Kelleher, secretary Just after the pandemic was declared, a Surfacide UV light machine, which kills germs and viruses such as COVID-19, was donated by a generous donor. Soon after that, a small army of quilters John S. Banta, Esq. and seamstresses came to the rescue by making facemasks, N-95 shields, and surgical caps by the Edward Bickford thousands when PPE was in severely short supply. Heather Bumsted Woodrow Gandy, M.D. Then, when face shields were impossible to buy, Northwood School, in partnership with local Joan H. Grabe schools, colleges and community members, began fabricating them using 3-D printers. Soon the Eileen K. Hayes Foundation office was flooded with an outpouring of contributions – everything from N-95 masks Edward Hixson, M.D. and Clorox wipes to 900 boxes of Girl Scout cookies and 100 pairs of sneakers for staff on their feet all day. Kelly Larkin, M.D. Nina Merrill So many gift certificates were purchased through programs coordinated by WSLP radio and the Mathew D. Norfolk, Esq. North Country Chamber of Commerce that 350 employees received one during a week-long Erin Perkins drawing celebration. In lieu of our annual Gala, there was a virtual alternative called Thankful & Nick Politi Grateful. Proceeds were shared with local businesses which normally donate Gala auction items by Edward Ughetta purchasing gift certificates (thanks to St. Agnes School for the terrific idea of giving back to those Peter Van Etten who normally give to us). Sarah Wilson In September, a collaboration with Trudeau Institute was formed to fund the creation of an infectious disease testing center at Adirondack Medical Center. Several leadership gifts and robust Ex-Officio community support funded the purchase of two Rheonix machines, renovation of space in the Jeannie Cross, Adirondack hospital’s lab department and, late in the year, funding for a Roche machine. Along the way, we Health board chair welcomed back 175 donors who had given to us in the past, but not recently, and celebrated 136 who donated for the first time. Sylvia Getman, Adirondack We closed 2020 with grateful hearts. Grateful our region was spared the worst of the pandemic. Health president & CEO Grateful our hospital and staff were ready, willing and able to treat COVID-19 patients. Grateful for the role Adirondack Health played in keeping our region safe and open for business. But, most Hannah Hanford, importantly, grateful for – and just a bit awestruck by – the generosity and caring of our donors. Adirondack Health You provided a ray of light during our darkest hours and we hope you know just how truly grateful Foundation executive we are – thank you from our hearts. Kevin Brady, Chair director Adirondack Health Foundation Page Six 2020 Impact Report Thank you to our 2020 Annual Fund donors Mount Skylight Dix Mountain Iroquois Peak $250,000 - $499,999 $50,000 - $99,999 $10,000 - $24,999 Tina and Kevin Fountain CDPHP Adirondack Foundation The Stoltz Family The Lack Family Fund - Caroline and Serge Lussi The McGowan Family Foundation Milton and Pamela Bickle Robert Merrill The Birdsong Family Casella Cloudsplitter Foundation Cloudsplitter Foundation Whiteface Mountain $100,000 - $249,999 - Maura and Glenn Keet Gray Peak H. Peter and Martha Donnelly Adirondack Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Susan and Woodrow Gandy - Joan Grabe Family Fund Dee Cornell The Hyde Family and Catherine and W. Scott McGraw Mr. and Mrs. James Schoff Hyde Fuel Company Connie and Craig Weatherup Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation J.M. McDonald Foundation Barrie and Deedee Wigmore - Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer Kinney Drugs Foundation Jerra and Paddy Spence Nina Merrill Our Healthcare Heroes COVID-19 has revived the world’s appreciation for our healthcare workers. When the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus first made its way to the United States, Adirondack Health officials made it a top priority to provide testing to the community. “Everyone is helping a neighbor...” Lisa Keegan, RN, BSN The first mobile clinic was held at Saranac Lake High School, but at the time, there was no guide on how to do things and nowhere to look for the answers. That didn’t stop our staff from stepping up. The mobile clinics later expanded to Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, Long Lake, AuSable Forks, Keene, Vermontville and Paul Smiths. At the same time, the COVID clinic at Adirondack Medical Center was seeing droves of patients. Mobile testing was a game-changer for our rural communites, and our healthcare heroes led the fight. Page Seven 2020 Impact Report Donald C. McGraw Foundation Robin and Buzz McGraw Giant Mountain Iroquois Peak Paul Patnode $1,000 - $2,499 $10,000 - $24,999 Sibyl and Randy Quayle Millennium Medical Imaging Rivkin Radler Adirondack Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Hyson Margaret J. Smith - Chester and Carol Clarridge Fund Premier Anesthesia Albert Wheeler Adirondack Foundation Lauren and John Roth - Evergreen Fund Saunders Foundation Adirondack Foundation Staritch Foundation - Jack and Fran Davis Family Fund Mount Colden Adirondack Foundation Anonymous $2,500 - $4,999 Drs.
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