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For progress. For patients.® ® theBAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATIONtorch SPRING 2011 Hamilton’s influence Discovery Foundation grant supports skinny still beats within solution for one of nation’s fattest cities en’s HealtH magazine’s latest and the two limbs are joined directly to the small heart hospital list of the nation’s fattest cities intestine. This limits the amount of food a person aylor Health Care System includes Dallas at No. 4. But can eat and the amount of fat that is absorbed. Foundation is mourning the loss of research being conducted in the The RYGB procedure is helpful for people with board member and philanthropist Msame city could help fight the problem. mild obesity, but not for the severely obese. So the The Discovery Foundation Jack Hamilton, a great supporter and has pro- Roux limb was lengthened from 30 cen- Bfriend of the Foundation and Baylor Health Care vided a $200,000 grant that will help timeters to 150 centimeters to further System. Jack passed away on January 25th. fund a three-year study of a gastric bypass reduce fat absorption. “We will all miss our dear procedure that may help severely obese The “long-limb RYGB” has become the friend, Jack, who meant so people lose weight. operation of choice for severely obese peo- much to the Foundation as The research is being conducted by ple who cannot lose weight by dieting. John Fordtran, M.D., Joe Kuhn, well to each and every person and However, Baylor researchers recently M.D., Dr. John Fordtran he met,” said Foundation physicians on the medical staff at reported the results of a study that showed president Rowland K. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. long-limb RYGB did not significantly reduce intes- Robinson. “We are pleased to be able to provide funding for tinal absorption of ingested food calories. (Odstrcil, Easily recognizable with Jack Hamilton exciting research that has the potential to help so et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 92 David Winter, M.D., his bow tie and his wide smile, Jack loved Baylor. many,” said the president and (2010): 704-13). However, they found that in two He and his wife, Jane, frequently made gifts to chief executive officer of The Discovery Foundation. patients whose BP limbs were 70 to 75 centime- The Southwest Digestive Disease Foundation improve the quality of its care and advance ters, as opposed to the standard 40 centimeters, fat research. also made a $100,000 gift in 2009 to help fund absorption was decreased to the level that would Jack learned from personal experience about the Dr. Fordtran’s research. cause and sustain weight loss. effects of heart disease and the importance of car- “Without this support, we would not be able to The current study seeks to understand the effects diovascular care. In 1994, he underwent an angio- conduct this research,” Dr. Fordtran said. of inversely changing the lengths of the two limbs plasty. Shortly thereafter, he and Jane began mak- The Roux-en-Y bypass procedure (RYGB) on fat absorption. The study will enroll 20 severely ing donations in support of Baylor’s cardiovascular involves creating a small stomach pouch that obese patients. Half will receive the standard RYGB clinical research and education of new and estab- empties food into a narrow outlet called the Roux procedure (150 cm Roux limb and 40 cm BP limb), lished physicians. limb. Bile acids and pancreatic enzymes are and the other half will receive the experimental So when Baylor University Medical Center at secreted into a biliopancreatic limb (the BP limb), RYGB (110 cm Roux limb and 80 cm BP limb). Dallas announced that it was developing plans to build North Texas’ first hospital dedicated solely to heart and vascular patients, the Hamiltons pre- Swim Across America takes cancer fight to water sented the medical center with a major gift. Baylor wim Across America, Sammons Cancer Center at Dallas. Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular an organization dedicated to There will be options for partici- Hospital is named in their honor. raising money and awareness pants to raise money while swim- “Jack was a genuinely kind and thoughtful for cancer research, preven- ming a half-mile, mile or two-mile individual. The support he provided paved the Stion and treatment through swimming-related loop in open water. way for a hospital focused on heart and vascular events, is teaming up with Baylor University Medical A pre-swim event will include a youth swimming care to succeed,” said Nancy Vish, president of Center for its first Dallas-area event this summer. clinic and gold-medal Olympians visiting cancer Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. On June 11, SAA will hold an event at The patient families. The event also offers numerous “He was proud of the work accomplished by the Harbor complex on Lake Ray Hubbard in opportunities for corporate sponsorship. hospital and staff and took great pleasure in see- Rockwall, with proceeds supporting the Innovative For more information, contact Ellen Dearman at ing the awards and recognitions achieved by this Clinical Trials Center at Baylor Charles A. 214.820.7877 or [email protected]. hospital over the years.” Michael Taylor, senior vice president of oper- ations at Baylor, worked with the Hamiltons as the first president of the heart hospital. Continued on page 5 DEPARTMENTS NEWS, PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS Focus on Research ________________________ 2 Discovery Foundation funds gastric bypass study __ 1 Gift Planning _____________________________ 3 Hamilton’s influence still beats within heart hospital 1 President’s Letter _________________________ 5 Swim Across America takes cancer fight to water ___ 1 Chairman’s Letter __________________________ 7 Halls contribute time and resources to McKinney ___ 2 Peek leads the way at Baylor McKinney __________ 2 EVENTS Baylor, financial advisors strengthen ties _________ 3 Mark your Calendar ________________________ 6 Scholarships help advance nursing at Baylor ______ 3 It’s been a banner year for Foundation ___________ 4 PROFILES Rep. Pitts’ gift benefits Baylor Waxahachie ________ 5 Dr. Raymon Aggarwal _______________________ 6 Young patient receives Super Bowl tickets _________ 6 David Burgher _____________________________ 7 Coca-Cola Foundation funds anti-obesity program __ 6 Karen Key _______________________________ 8 How what you eat affects your health ___________ 7 Palliative care helps with end-of-life situations _____ 8 Physician sees results of Employee Giving Campaign 8 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75246 What’s Inside 214.820.3136 n [email protected] 2 s p r i n g 2 0 1 1 THE TO r CH Halls’ contributions of resources, time help Peek leads way at create lasting legacy in McKinney Baylor McKinney ecades before Jan Hall and is to give back to the church and to serve the her husband arrived in Collin community.” ommunity excitement is County, farsighted settlers had Jan has taken those early lessons to heart and building, and some of the fin- e s t a bl i she d firmly decided that Baylor was est area physicians are eagerly Dseveral fine communities a cause worthy of her signifi- awaiting the opening of Baylor that would eventually grow cant personal commitment. CMedical Center at McKinney in July 2012. and prosper. “I attended the ground- Before that can happen, however, Scott Inspired by the impact of breaking ceremony, and I Peek has a big job to do. McKinney’s pioneering knew I wanted to be a part of The president of this new hospital is Heard family, Jan, the chair- this hospital,” she said. actively recruiting and hiring the key mem- man of the community “Working with Baylor Health bers of his fundraising committee for Care System Foundation has le ader sh ip Baylor Medical Center at become my mission. Bryan tea m a nd McKinney, hopes to create a and I want this hospital to formalizing similar legacy. have advanced facilities and p h y s i c i a n Jan and Bryan Hall “The early settlers led by the latest in medical equip- engagement example,” Jan said. “The Heard family motivates ment so that Baylor can provide the best of care roles in criti- us to give so that future generations will experi- for the people of our community now and for gen- cal specialty ence a better place to call home. Collin County is erations to come. areas. He is so fortunate to have the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary “We have a dedicated committee made up of also working and the Heard Center for the Arts because of their some of McKinney’s finest citizens and volun- closely with commitment to future generations.” teers, and I feel honored to be working with them. Baylor Health Scott Peek “We are trying to bring awareness of Baylor to Care System the community and to encourage people so Foundation and continuing to meet “There is tremendous enthusiasm for the blessed to share their talents and resources with with civic and community leaders to culti- work of the hospital and the Foundation. the Foundation,” she said. “As the hospital con- vate support. We have a dedicated committee made up struction continues, the responses in McKinney “Baylor has served North Texas for more of some of McKinney’s finest citizens and the other communities in Collin County are than 100 years with a steadfast commit- and volunteers. I feel honored to be encouraging. There is tremendous enthusiasm for ment to serving patients through our working with them.” the work of the hospital and the Foundation.” Christian ministry of healing,” Scott said. Jan and her family have long been active in the “It is an honor and blessing to be able to – Jan Hall McKinney area, where they have lived for 23 years.

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