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Foundationfocus the Official Publication of the TGH Foundation Spring 2010 FoundationFocus The official publication of the TGH Foundation Spring 2010 2010 Night at the Circus The Tampa General Hospital Foundation 19th SunTrust, our returning Three Ring Sponsor Special Thanks to all of our Annual Night at the Circus took place at and to the Lightning Foundation who was 2010 Night at the Circus Sponsors: the St. Petersburg Times Forum on Thursday, again our Patrons’ Party Sponsor. January 7, 2010. This year’s Ringling Bros. Andrea Gramling, our returning chair, Big Top Sponsor ® and Barnum & Bailey Circus was fantastic continued a great tradition of strong Don & Erika Wallace Family Foundation and funbelievable! leadership for the circus committee and Circus sponsorships to this event include helped raise awareness of the Tampa Three Ring Sponsor VIP tickets as well as a number of reserved General Hospital Foundation throughout the tickets to the circus performance. Some community. With her guidance, the event ticket packages also include tickets to the raised over $193,000 in net proceeds for the Patrons’ Party which precedes the circus. Face Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care painters, balloon twisters, a juggler and a DJ Unit, which is currently under construction. entertained both the adults and the children With the financial support of our sponsors, Patrons’ Party Sponsor at this year’s Patrons’ Party. The circus cast the TGH Foundation was able to donate even stopped by to dance and clown around 2000 tickets to local charities so children with the children. normally unable to attend would have We extend special thanks to the Don and a chance to experience the thrills of the Erika Wallace Family Foundation, who once Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus® – again served as our Big Top Sponsor, to The Greatest Show on Earth.® Gold High-Flyer Sponsors Bailey Family Foundation David A. Straz, Jr. Foundation Radiology Associates of Tampa/ Tower Imaging USF Department of Pediatrics Silver High-Flyer Sponsors Borrell Electric Co., Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Creative Recycling Florida Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology Kenneth Feld (second from left) with representatives from SunTrust, Donnie, Don, Lexi and Erika Wallace, our our Three Ring Sponsor – Jeff Dunn, Fred Dobbins and Dan Mahurin. Florida Pediatric Associates Big Top Sponsors, enjoy the Patrons’ Party LifeLink before heading to the circus. McNichols Co. & Family Morrison Healthcare Food Services Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Ruffolo Hooper & Associates, MD, PA William A. Gregory, Jr. Foundation, Inc. For more information about the TGH Foundation’s Special Events, please contact Shelton Jr., Damaris, Gabriela, Shelton Sr. and Carlos Special Events Manager, Lynn Fluharty 2010 Night at the Circus Committee. Quarles pose with the Ring Master. at (813) 844-7273. From the Chairman It always catches me by surprise when I run into someone who lives in our Planned Giving Corner: community and does not know about the specialized services provided at Charitable Bequests Tampa General, or the national recognition that TGH has received. I am happy to say that it happens much less often now than it did when I first Giving through your will can be a convenient started volunteering with the TGH Foundation. In this second edition of way to leave a lasting legacy. After providing Foundation Focus, you will read about just three of the special commendations for your loved ones, you may decide to make that the hospital has recently received. a charitable gift of a specific amount, a Everyone who has ever been a patient in a hospital knows from experience percentage of your estate, or all or part of the critical role that nurses play in your hospital stay. Read the article about TGH’s recertification as a what remains after family and/or friends have Magnet hospital for nursing and rest assured that as a patient you are being taken care of by some of been remembered. the best nurses in the nation. A charitable bequest enables you to keep Unfortunately, almost every one of you has had someone close to you who has suffered a stroke. The control of your assets during your lifetime good news is that a stroke does not always have to be fatal or debilitating. And even better news and make a gift to the Tampa General is that Tampa General has received Gold recognition from the American Heart Association and the Hospital Foundation at your death. You will American Stroke Association for implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke be entitled to an estate tax deduction for the patients receive treatment according to evidence-based guidelines. fair market value of the assets bequeathed We have all read about the increased incidence of diabetes. While this contributes to the national cost to TGH. Such a gift can often be arranged of health care, more importantly it impacts the health and quality of life for millions of people. Tampa with the simple additional of a codicil General has a team of professionals whose mission is to educate people about how to control this (amendment) to your existing will, or by disease. This team has received the prestigious Education Recognition Certificate from the American including language such as this: Diabetes Association (ADA) for TGH’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program. “I give and devise to the Tampa General These are just three examples of reasons why Tampa General should be your hospital of choice. Hospital Foundation, Inc. (TGH Foundation), located in Tampa, Florida, my entire residuary On behalf of all of our patients, physicians, employees and volunteers, thank you for supporting Tampa estate [or _____ percent of my residuary General Hospital and the TGH Foundation. All best wishes for a wonderful holiday season ahead. estate, or ____ dollars, or a specific item].” To ensure compliance with your wishes, John Touchton it is important to document your estate commitment with the foundation. Chairman, Tampa General Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees Tampa General Once The ANCC is the world’s largest and most in its findings based on its review of prestigious nurse credentialing organization, documentation and the site survey results. Again Awarded Elite and a subsidiary of the American Nurses Magnet Status “You received exemplary rankings in Association (ANA). The Magnet Award many areas including patient safety, recognizes hospitals that demonstrate interdisciplinary teamwork…collaboration excellence in nursing philosophy and and professional development,” stated practices, adherence to national standards Drenkard. “It’s not easy to keep up the high for improving patient care, leadership, and level of standards you have, so everyone… sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity. deserves a lot of credit.” The ANCC website states, “Recognizing TGH earned its first Magnet Award in 2005, quality patient care, nursing excellence, and which is good for four years. It places the innovations in professional nursing practice, hospital among the world’s elite when the Magnet Recognition Program provides it comes to quality nursing care – of the consumers with the ultimate benchmark to nation’s more than 5,800 hospitals, only measure the quality of care that they can 346 (less than six percent) have Magnet expect to receive.” designation. In October, a team of ANCC registered nurses visited Tampa General for a Magnet “You received exemplary site survey. Nearly six weeks later, Karen rankings in many areas including Tampa General has been unanimously Drenkard, director of the ANCC Magnet patient safety, interdisciplinary approved as a Magnet Hospital by the Recognition Program, informed the hospital teamwork…collaboration and American Nurses Credentialing Center that the commission was unanimous professional development.” (ANCC). 2 Take Action Now Against Diabetes Diabetes Is Big: About 24 million Americans Diabetes Is Controllable: People with Diabetes affects many more people than have diabetes – 1 million live in Florida. diabetes must take responsibility for their AIDS/HIV, yet it gets much less media What’s even more alarming is that another own care and take action. Diabetes is a coverage and research dollars. By spreading 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes, self-managed disease; much of the daily care the word, participating in research, a condition characterized by high blood is carried out by the person with diabetes. and making donations to your diabetes glucose that is approaching diabetic levels. People with diabetes need to eat properly, organizations, you can help find the cure. Diabetes Is Costly: Approximately $200 exercise daily, take their diabetes medications billion is spent on diabetes care each year, faithfully, monitor their blood sugar daily, according to the National Institutes of and see a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about diabetes on a regular Diabetes Program Health. And that cost is increasing by $8 Earns ADA Education billion each year. Approximately one out of basis. every five healthcare dollars is spent caring Individuals with diabetes must take action as Recognition for someone diagnosed with diabetes. part of a team. They need to see a certified Tampa General Hospital has earned a diabetes educator who can teach them to Diabetes Is Serious: Consider these prestigious Education Recognition Certificate self-manage their disease and assist them chilling facts: from the American Diabetes Association with lifestyle changes and a registered (ADA) for our Diabetes Self-Management • Diabetes is the leading cause of new dietitian to help them with meal planning. cases of blindness in adults, the leading Education Program. The Recognition was cause of kidney failure, and the leading They also need to visit their healthcare awarded on Nov. 28 and will be in effect for cause of lower extremity amputations. provider every three months for evaluation four years. and A1C and microalbumin tests. They need Education Recognition is presented to • Heart attacks and strokes are two-to to see an ophthalmologist for a dilated eye diabetes education programs that meet six-times higher among people with exam yearly and a podiatrist regularly for the ADA’s exacting national standards.
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