AdvancementSPRING 2012 Advancing Premier Regional Community Healthcare From a Patient’s Perspective: Cancer Care at CRMC page 3 Fighting Pediatric Obesity page 7 Q & A with Dr. John Lucas page 8 Donor Dinner and Announcement of Denim ‘N Diamonds Honorary Chair page 10 It is going to get exciting around here! Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is transforming from a hospital to a regional healthcare system. The Blueprint for the Future is taking shape every day and it’s nothing short of exciting. Exciting for our regional community and exciting for our donors. Each new phase of our future growth brings opportunities for those who value excellent and accessible healthcare and the Wyoming spirit of giving. Ted Adams, Executive Director 214 E. 23rd Street Cheyenne, WY 82001
[email protected] (307) 633-7645 Advancement Volume 15, Number 1 | Spring 2012 Table of Contents 2 MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION CHAIR 12 WAYS TO GIVE Tom Stuckey The Foundation appreciates gifts of all kinds 3 From A Patient’S Perspective: 13 From A Hospital to A Healthcare Cancer Care at CRMC System Gary Long Ted Adams 6 DONOR PROFILE 14 NEW FOUNDATION bOARD MEMbERS Hal and Marion Kissel Meyer, Waeckerlin and Winegar 7 Fighting Pediatric Obesity 15 2011 FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS CRMC’s Weight Loss Center 16 Contributions - 4th QUARTER 8 Q & A with DR. John Lucas Donations received October 1 - December 31, 2011 Update on Blueprint for the Future BC PHYSICIAN PROFILE 10 DONOR DINNER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF Dr. Dan Surdam, Emergency Medicine Physician DENIM ‘N DIAMONDS HONORARY CHAIR PUBLISHER CHEYENNE REGIONAL Emeritus Members Cheyenne Regional Medical Center MEDICAL CENTER James Harper, MD Foundation FOUNDATION BOARD OF Arline Cohen Harris DIRECTORS Brent Weigner, PhD CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tom Stuckey Chair Rebecca Grant John Balser Vice Chair Ex Officio Lynn Utzman-Nichols Carol Merrell Treasurer Susan Painter CORRESPONDENCE Carmalee Rose Secretary Executive Director Kat Nicholson Mark Anderson Ted Adams Andrea Cook DATA MANAGEMENT Robert J.