MARK YOUR CALENDARS NEWS FOR DONORS VISIT SOUTHSHOREHEALTH.ORG & SUPPORTERS FOR DETAILS Walk for Hospice…............. Saturday, March 24 ISSUE 35 WINTER 2018 ANNUAL DONOR RECOGNITION EDITION Evergreen Ceremony .............Saturday, April 7 NONPROFIT US POSTAGE Generating support for South Shore Health System, a charitable provider of health services to the 700,000 residents of Southeastern Massachusetts Boston Marathon .....................Monday, April 16 PAID PERMIT 268 Kickin’ Up Country ................... Saturday, May 5 BROCKTON MA 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth A YEAR OF GREAT TRANSFORMATION AND GRATITUDE Annual Golf Classic ...................Monday, May 21 Massachusetts 02190-2455 For South Shore residents living in our towns 20, 30, or 40 years introduced a single electronic health record to improve access to Set the Pace Road Race .......Saturday, June 9 from now, life will surely look and feel much different than it does timely health information, the most significant advancement in how Luminaria ................................. Thursday, June 14 today. Indeed, the incredible pace of change and progress make it we work in our organization’s history. impossible to know exactly what the future holds. However, I am Pan Mass Challenge ................................................. As you can see, 2017 truly was a year of great transformation. certain that those residents will look at the evolution of their local .......................Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4 & 5 And it would not have been possible without our wonderfully Health System and point with conviction to a watershed moment. generous donors. Croquet Classic ......................Saturday, Sept. 15 They will clearly see a period of time when the System began a Snell/Webster Memorial Golf ..Monday, Oct. 1 transformation to prepare itself for the future and to expand care This special Annual Donor Recognition edition of Caring lists and for patients and families whenever and wherever they need care. Moonlight & Miracles Gala .........Friday, Oct. 19 highlights our donors as a way to thank all who have given so They will look back to 2017. generously of their time, talents and treasure to help advance our Health System’s mission of healing, caring and comforting. We are South Shore Health System Foundation is For this was the year we publically launched the largest capital so grateful for all of the donors – every single name listed here grateful for the generosity of those featured campaign in our organization’s history, Mission Critical: The played an important role in making 2017 so successful and shaping in this newsletter, as well as those who wish to Campaign for Our 2nd Century, with a goal of raising at least $70 our future. remain anonymous. million by 2022, South Shore Hospital’s 100th anniversary. The campaign is off to a stellar start, as we are already half-way toward There is much to do and much to be excited about in 2018 and going Every effort has been made to ensure our goal. In fact, our Foundation raised over $14.8 million in fiscal forward, including building on the great start of Mission Critical the accuracy of our lists. Please let us know if year 2017, far and away an all-time record. over the next few years, until the campaign concludes in 2022. there have been any errors or omissions by I encourage all of you to stay engaged and involved and visit As our community continues to grow and age, we formally opened calling 781-624-8600. SouthShoreHealth.org/MissionCritical to learn more. I am grateful our brand new Richard and Joann Aubut Critical Care Unit (CCU), for your support and one day, those future South Shore residents the largest facilities component of Mission Critical. This state-of- will be as well. the-art CCU enables us to care for the sickest people in our region for generations to come. Not to be overshadowed, we are also now renovating the former Intensive Care Unit into a new Intermediate Care Unit, adding 24 needed beds to South Shore Hospital. Mission Critical will also raise funds for ongoing equipment and technology Christopher J. Flynn Chair of the Board TH needs, programs in our Home & Community Care division and other South Shore Health System Foundation 27 WALK FOR necessary programs within our health system. In addition, we also SET FOR HOSPICE OUR MISSION CRITICAL ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC SET MARCH 24 Mission Critical: The Campaign for Our 2nd Century, has a goal of FOR MAY 21ST raising $70 million by 2022, the year that marks the 100th The 27th annual Walk for Hospice is set for Saturday, March 24, 2018 There are still many ways to become involved in the 27th annual anniversary of our organization providing care on the South South Shore Health System will Last year, a record of 280 golfers between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., at South Shore Plaza in Braintree. Walk for Hospice: Shore. The campaign will address key areas in facilities, host the 29th annual Golf Classic enjoyed a day on the links at The Walk is a vital way to support Hospice of the South Shore. Each technology and programs that will enhance patient care for Sign up online at SouthShoreHealth.org/walk and form a team or on Monday, May 21 at beautiful Pinehills and more than $250,000 year, thousands of walkers comprising dozens of businesses and generations to come. register as an individual. Registration is free Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth. was raised, including funds to families, and all ages and generations, gather at South Shore Plaza Specifically, contributions to Mission Critical help advance the health This year, the Golf Classic will purchase a Vigileo Monitor for the Email your contacts for support to remember loved ones and thank their caregivers. and well-being of our patients, families, friends and neighbors, by: support South Shore Hospital’s Aubut Critical Care Unit. We are Organize an event and direct the funds you raise to the new Critical Care Unit (CCU). expecting to sell out this year and Providing advanced clinical care for critically ill and injured The money raised during the Walk for Hospice helps provide care Walk for Hospice The first part of this project, the you don’t want to miss out! to those who otherwise cannot afford it. Did you know, hospice patients. This includes: Ask your friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers to sponsor Richard and Joann Aubut Critical care can be provided in multiple settings – homes, skilled nursing » Construction of the new Aubut Critical Care Unit, which For any questions about the you. You can quickly raise $200 by asking 10 people for $20 Care Unit opened in October facilities, and assisted living facilities? opened last year; of 2017. There is still work to be Golf Classic, or if you would like Volunteer for community service; students are welcome » Renovating the former ICU into a new Intermediate Care Unit, done as the project continues to sponsor, or become involved, Last year alone Hospice of the South Shore: Become a corporate sponsor and inspire your employees to be adding 24 needed beds to South Shore Hospital, scheduled through the renovation of the please contact Angela Floro, for completion later this year. Cared for patients ranging from 5-102 years of age on your team existing CCU to become a 24- Manager, Special Events at » Purchasing the innovative technology and equipment today’s bed Intermediate Care Unit. afl[email protected] Provided services to 100 military veterans who fought To register your team visit: SouthShoreHealth.org/walk. If you’re patient care requires. or 781-624-8142, or visit for our country interested in sponsorship opportunities, or you would simply like Expanding our home and community care programs so more people SouthShoreHealth.org/golf. Helped alleviate the burden of the monthly cost of medications more information, please contact Angela Floro at 781-624-8142 or may be treated in the comfort of their own homes. for all patients, which averages $36,775 afl[email protected]. 2017 Golf Classic Please contact Jessica Symonds, Director of Major Gifts and Capital Continued to provide bereavement services for 13 months Committee. Left to Please use the hashtag #walkforhospice to connect with us on social Campaigns at 781-624-8847 or [email protected], or right: Matthew Havens, following a patient’s passing Eric McLaughlin, Harry media and help spread the word about this incredible event! visit SouthShoreHealth.org/MissionCritical to learn more. Bane, Frank Nelson, Peter Racicot, Helen Garvey, David Begley, RN, Brendan Dickinson, John Pacino, David Capelle, George Whitmore. THIS ISN’T HEALTH CARE AS YOU KNOW IT. THIS IS HEALTH CARE AS ONE. SOUTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM, 55 FOGG ROAD, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA 02190 781-624-8000 | SOUTHSHOREHEALTH.ORG | © 2018 DONOR PROFILE MACDONALD THE NEXT CHAPTER IN OUR COLLECTIVE STORY OUR ORGANIZATION TOOK A QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD IN 2017. FAMILY GIVES We are growing and evolving into a strong regional Health System of Weymouth, the hospital’s hometown for that is able to care for our patients and families wherever they almost 100 years. It is a tremendous honor that are and whenever they need care. The implementation of our Weymouth has entrusted us with the responsibility of a service that THE GIFT OF LIGHT Jim MacDonald, Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD, Carolyn electronic health record, the opening of the Aubut Critical Care has the potential to affect every community member in some way MacDonald, Allison MacDonald and Douglas Helm, MD. Unit and the ongoing construction of a new patient care unit at and we are enthusiastically planning for this July 1, 2018 transition. To honor her South Shore Health System Skytron surgical lighting – which will Carolyn’s husband, Jim, agreed. “The reason South Shore Hospital are perhaps the most tangible manifestations In addition, we have exciting plans to expand access to primary (SSHS) caregivers for the excellent breast be used in two operating suites in the Dr.