RESILIENCE Calvary Hospital Annual Report THE MISSION OF CALVARY HOSPITAL is to care for the medical, emotional and spiritual needs of our adult patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. It is the only fully accredited acute care hospital in the U.S. devoted exclusively to the palliative care of adult patients. CONTENTS 2 Message from the Chairman of the Board and President 4 Resilience in 2020 WE CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT 8 Message from the OUR MISSION IN 2020, WITH Calvary Fund Chairman Calvary Fund Report THE CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, 9 14 Calvary Donors AND COMPASSION OF OUR 30 Financial Highlights ENTIRE CALVARY COMMUNITY. 32 Calvary Holding Company, Inc. Description of Organization and PAC Members 34 Calvary Hospital, Inc. Staff & Affiliations 37 Emerging Leaders 1 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT In the 121 years since We were determined to not let COVID-19 affect the quality of care wherever our patients and families were located. Calvary Hospital was founded, • Hundreds of our employees worked 12-hour days seven days a week for months on end, 2020 will stand out as the going far beyond the call of duty. • When other hospice care providers were reluctant to admit patients who might be most challenging year we COVID positive, our team – especially for Calvary@Home – willingly cared for them. have ever experienced. • When the NYS Department of Health decided that no visitors would be allowed, we quickly pivoted and found ways to use technology to keep our patients and families in touch. There are many words that • We redeployed staff as necessary to fill critical needs throughout the pandemic. can be used to describe last • We provided 42,660 complimentary meals to our staff, and provided spiritual and bereavement support. year. The one word that we Entering the second year of the pandemic, Calvary is more committed than ever to safety. feel best describes Calvary’s Here’s what we’re doing now to keep us all safe: • Screen every employee and visitor at our Bronx and Brooklyn campuses; experience: RESILIENCE. • Test all new patients for COVID-19 without any history of the virus in the past 90 days; • Provide our inpatient and Calvary@Home staff with enough PPE to safely care for patients; • Offer bereavement support groups remotely for all children, teens and adults; • To date, Calvary has administered 5,301 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, benefiting 2,683 employees and people from the community. In the more than three decades that we have each been affiliated with this great hospital, we have never witnessed more integrity, dedication, soul and sheer emotional strength than we did during this past year. 2 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT But what really helped us get through this pandemic were donors who were just as resilient. Donors like you provided Calvary with donations such as: 2,100 meals; 6,920 masks, 610 goggles and face shields; and 1,670 gowns and pairs of disposable gloves. We could go on and on. Your support was essential to making sure that the quality of patient care did not suffer. In an unprecedented year in which many non-profits were struggling, Calvary was able to raise more than $10.4 million – more than what we typically raise without a global pandemic to deal with! There are no words to describe our gratitude for your support during this time. We look forward to the day when life will get back to normal at Calvary. But until then, we have already begun working on several exciting initiatives: • A $1 million grant from the Mother Cabrini Foundation will allow us to launch the Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., MD (left) and Frank A. Calamari (right) Navigator Program. This will allow us to introduce palliative care earlier in people’s lives while they’re still seeking curative measures. • The launch of our CalvaryCare ® initiative, our $100 million capital campaign, will strengthen the Hospital for decades to come. We invite you to be part of these new initiatives. Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., MD Chairman, Calvary Hospital Board of Directors Until COVID-19 is no longer the healthcare crisis we’ve experienced, we are confident that our entire staff will continue rising to the challenge. We are very grateful for the generous support of our Hospital and Fund Boards, donors and volunteers, to our unwavering mission of caring for adults at the end of life. Frank A. Calamari Thank you for all that you have done and all that you will do for Calvary in the future. President and Chief Executive Officer 3 Throughout this challenging OUR year, our caregivers never skipped a beat — from CAREGIVING physicians, nurses, and TEAM NEVER Calvary Care Technicians, to chaplains and social work/ WAVERED family care practitioners. Our caregiving team: Worked every day for months; Whether our caregivers Kept patients and families in touch when visiting was not worked in the community, allowed in any hospital; or at the Bronx or Brooklyn campuses, Calvary salutes Comforted family members in the community after their loved our entire team for their ones died; and RESILIENCE. Worked double shifts at the Bronx or Brooklyn campuses so patients could get the care they needed and deserved. One of our hospice social workers called 30 funeral homes before finding one willing to pick up WE PROVIDED one of our patients. Spiritual & Bereavement To keep their own families safe Support from infection, some of our TO OUR STAFF employees even made alternative living arrangements once they were done with work. Calvary Hospital is blessed WE PROVIDED not only with excellent WE STAYED caregivers, but they are 42,660 TRUE TO also supported by hundreds MEALS of dedicated professionals TO OUR STAFF OUR MISSION in dozens of departments. Calvary employees perform many important roles: Calvary employees They process patient admissions and handle paperwork; are dedicated to staying true to our mission of They keep the facilities caring for patients running smoothly; at the end of life. They cook thousands of nutritious meals each month for all patients and staff; The Housekeeping team makes sure that our facilities are kept spotless; and Security ensures the safety of every person on-site. Calvary is grateful IN-KIND for the generous donations DONATIONS we received from our donors and supporters during the pandemic. 6,920 2,100 masks meals PPE 610 450 1,000 goggles & face shields mask extenders cups of coffee & donuts FOOD & BEVERAGES 870 800 70 gowns pairs of gloves pizza pies 6 250 75 cases of Pepsi 235 1 gift bags of Mary Kay beverages & snacks iPads Zoom license personal care products GIFTS OF COMFORT Hundreds of comments 60 250 on social media posts boxes of Girl Scout cookies phone chargers & adapters touting our dedicated staff CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 2 125 Dozens of thank you Mophie Powerstations pairs of fashion leggings notes to our staff 7 MESSAGE FROM THE CALVARY FUND CHAIRMAN In the face of crisis, we developed We are immensely grateful to the innovative ways to meet the emotional foundations, corporations, and Storrs needs of patients and families. Society leadership donors as well as the thousands of individuals and families Calvary’s mission is to lift the burden of who support Calvary Hospital every fear and anxiety from patients at the end year, including those who participate of life; this is what we do best. We will in our Golf Classic, Awards Gala, and continue to be resilient and keep the faith Attorney Conference. Dear Friends, that guides all Calvary staff, including the nurses, doctors, chaplains, and social workers. Again, thank you, Thank you to all who gave generously in 2020 to support Calvary Hospital. As a result, Calvary continues to pivot in ways that allow our programs to remain Last year was unlike any other year, and strong both fiscally and programmatically Carlos M. Hernandez Calvary Hospital remained committed while remaining true to our mission. Chairman, Calvary Fund, Inc. to its mission of non-abandonment. This pandemic illustrated for all of us While 2020 was a challenging year for the importance of care for patients and fundraising, in light of the pandemic we families dealing with a terminal illness. witnessed numerous individuals and The staff at Calvary Hospital continued foundations step up and increase their to perform acts of kindness and tender support or give more frequently. We continue mercies that characterize the extraordinary to remain optimistic that much of this care for which Calvary is legendary. generosity will continue in the years ahead. 2020 CALVARY FUND REPORT SALUTING OUR STRENGTH, Alan Menken, the Emmy, Grammy, 32ND ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC SUCCESS AND SUPPORTERS Oscar, and Tony award-winning composer On Monday, August 24, 2020, 60 Calvary Calvary supporters rallied against of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty & donors, including 11 first-time attendees, unprecedented challenges to protect the Beast, Aladdin, Broadway’s Little Shop gathered on the greens at Brae Burn our mission of non-abandonment and of Horrors, Sister Act, and much more. Country Club to ace the day in memory provide superlative end-of-life care to of Dennis E. Berberich. The ongoing Three distinguished honorees were patients and families in dire need. pandemic forced our golf enthusiasts to acknowledged for their commitment to curtail enjoyment of the usual lavish Thanks to the exceptional resilience of our Calvary. Khalil Barrage, Managing Director cocktail and dinner activities, but not donor family, more than $10.4 million of Invus, was awarded The Calvary Medal in their generosity in support of Calvary’s in contributions was raised in 2020. recognition of distinguished corporate and patients and families — $130,879 civic leadership.