Atrium Fall 2003 - Yale-New Haven Hospital

AUXILIARY
Annual Meeting
of the Auxiliary
The Auxiliary Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday,
October 1, at the New Haven Lawn Club. A social hour
will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon, a
short business meeting, guest speaker and closing remarks.
The guest speaker will be Richard L. Edelson, M.D., the
newly appointed Director of the Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Edelson
has been Chief and Chair of the department of Dermatology at
Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale University since 1986. Dr.
Edelson, a professor of Dermatology at Yale, has also served as
Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs at Yale since 2000. He will be
talking on “Outsmarting Cancer Cells by Learning the Language
They Speak.”
Dr. Edelson is internationally acclaimed for his
fundamental contributions to the study of Cutaneous T-Cell
Lymphoma (CTCL), a disease caused by malignant T
lymphocytes that affects the skin. Dr. Edelson and his research
team were the first to successfully use anti-T-cell antibodies in
the treatment of a lymphoma. Along with his research team, Dr.
Edelson devised and implemented the first FDA approved
selective immunotherapy for any cancer, a treatment now
referred to as transimmunization. Transimmunization has been
administered worldwide to patients with Cutaneous T-Cell
Lymphoma and to patients with graft versus host disease. This
treatment has proven to be a remarkably safe and clinically
effective cellular “vaccine” for TCL patients. Transimmunization
is one of the most impressive examples that immunotherapy of
advanced cancer is possible.
The meeting will also include the election of officers and the
Board of Managers [see sidebar]. Channel 8’s Ann Nyberg will
present the annual Toy Closet awards to four recipients: Mr. Philip
Stark; the Turner Construction Company Inc.; the Toy Closets Golf
Outing Committee; and the U.S. District Court in New Haven.
Call the Auxiliary Office at (203) 688-5717, for additional
information. Please respond by Wednesday, September 24.
Luncheon choices include: lemon sole, roasted chicken breast
or veal. Make checks payable to YNHH Auxiliary with your
choice of entrée, mail to 20 York Street, SP-1-248A, New Haven,
CT 06510.
FALL 2003
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS
2003-2004
President Gloria Schoolfield
First Vice President Kathrine Neville
Second Vice President Marion Russell
Treasurer Eleanor Jones
Recording Secretary Ann Pfisterer
Corresponding Secretary Barbara Loucks
Gift Shop Co-Chairs Lynne Bradstreet
Sylvia Greene
Toy Closet Co-Chairs Annie Garcia Kaplan
Marjan Wackers
Projects Co-Chairs Leatrice Molloy (ex-officio)
Sharon Shields
PROPOSED BOARD OF MANAGERS
2004 2005 2006
Stephanie Jatlow Karen Anderson Eileen Coppola
Wendy O’Brien Lyn Belt Michella DeLucia
Ingrid Parri Geri Colavolpe Louise DiRuccio
Katherine Patrick Betty Fearon Arlette Miller
Gay Steinbach Carolyn Gould Ann Nyberg
Lily Wu Debbie Klotzer Bev Weinberg
INSIDE
The Atrium
Dr. Richard Edelson
◆ 50 th Anniversary Evening page 2
◆ Save the Date page 3
◆ Jamie Goes to the Hospital page 4
◆ Profiles page 5
◆ New Archivist page 6

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Gay Steinbach, Debbie Woodworth and Elizabeth
Curran enjoyed the festivities at the 50th anniversary.
At the reception, Auxilians got the chance to chat with
President Zaccagnino, including (l-r) Lynn Belt, Ann
Pfisterer and Lynne Bradstreet and Louise DiRuccio.
Former Auxiliary presidents posing in fashionable
1950s hats, include (l to r): Sharon Shields, Barbara
Loucks, Betty Fearon, Stephanie Jatlow, Janet
Hammond, Annie Garcia Kaplan and Marion Russell.
Registering for the 50th anniversary reception are
(l to r) Brian Condon, Dr. Donald Lannin, Vine
Samuels and Pascale Millien-Faustin.
The proud moment of
presenting a $250,000 gift
to the Yale-New Haven
Breast Center arrived.
(l to r) Auxiliary President
Marion Russell, Gloria
Schoolfield, President
Joseph Zaccagnino,
Dr. Carol Lee and
Dr. Donald Lannin.
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Auxiliary hosts a golden evening
The Yale-New Haven Breast Center was the beneficiary of a $250,000 gift from the
Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary, in recognition of the Auxiliary’s 50th
anniversary. President Marion Russell made the presentation to Hospital President
Joseph Zaccagnino and the Breast Center’s co-directors, Drs. Donald Lannin and Carol Lee
at an anniversary reception, held on April 30, at the New Haven Lawn Club. The
contribution is the latest in a tradition of support for breast health by the Auxiliary.
President Zaccagnino observed that the gift is “but one more example of the
Auxiliary’s commitment to enhancing patient care at Yale-New Haven Hospital.” He noted
that “for the past 50 years, the Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary has served as hospital
ambassadors ... the eyes, ears and voice of Yale-New Haven.”
A history in the commemorative program book distributed at the anniversary
festivities traced the origins of an official volunteer organization at the Hospital to “The
Board of Lady Visitors,” established by the General Hospital Society of Connecticut in the
1880s and composed of “socially prominent women and local homemakers.” Today’s
active Auxiliary, however, was founded in 1952 by Dr. Albert Snoke, the Hospital director,
as the “Women’s Auxiliary of Grace-New Haven Community Hospital.”
It was that milestone that Auxiliary members and their guests, as well as Hospital
administration and community leaders, gathered to celebrate on April 30. Following a
welcome by Auxiliary President Marion Russell, anniversary event co-chairpersons Ingrid
Parri and Annie Garcia Kaplan, Ed.D., recognized past presidents of the organization for
their outstanding service during the past five decades.
In addition, Hospital archivist, Bethany Hipple, organized cubes displaying artifacts
and materials, illustrating Auxiliary activities from previous years. Photographs of the 23
past leaders were displayed throughout the Lawn Club’s ballroom, but among those
present were Mrs. Richard E. (Betty) Fearon, President 1984-86; Mrs. Graeme (Janet)
Hammond, President, 1989-91; Mrs. Peter (Stephanie) Jatlow, President 1995-97; Mrs.
Carleton F. (Barbara) Loucks, President, 1997-99; Annie Garcia Kaplan, President 1999-
2000; Mrs. M. Bruce (Sharon) Shields, President 2000-2001; and current President Mrs.
Edgar L. (Marion) Russell. Many of those women honored wore vintage hats, reflecting the
style in vogue, during the 1950s.
All those members and guests in attendance had the opportunity to enjoy an hors
d’oeuvres buffet, greet old and new friends and share memories of past Auxiliary
accomplishments – a welcome change from the usually hectic schedules of today’s active
and hard-working Officers, Board of Managers and Auxilians.
Members of the committee who made the event possible were: Karen Anderson,
Lynne Bradstreet, Betty Fearon, Sylvia Greene, Bethany Hipple, Annie Garcia Kaplan (cochair),
Stephanie Jatlow, Ellie Jones, Katie Krauss, Barbara Loucks, Ingrid Parri (co-chair),
Ann Pfisterer, Marion Russell, Janice Ronkowitz, Gloria Schoolfield, Gay Steinbach,
Beverly Weinberg, Tameca Wilson and Deborah Woodworth. The Program Book
Committee included: Betty Fearon (chair), Louise DiRuccio, Ellie Jones, Katie Krauss and
Tameca Wilson. A special thanks goes out to Fitzgerald’s Florist, who provided the floral
arrangements that graced the Lawn Club.

Dear Auxilians,
Here we are halfway through
summer, looking forward to our
fall activities. Whoever said
“summer is a time to slow down”
obviously wasn’t involved with the
Auxiliary! This has been an unusually busy time, mostly
because of our plans to move into our new headquarters. By
the time you get this letter, I hope we will be settled and you
must all visit us – we are located on the first floor of the
Children’s Hospital, near the entrance. We have a new office,
conference room and Toy Closets space, and are pleased
with the higher visibility this location gives us.
I am sorry to have to tell you that Janice Ronkowitz,
our Administrative Assistant, left us August 22! She and her
family are moving away from CT and we certainly wish
them well. Janice has been with us for a long time and has
been an invaluable help to all of us. She will be hard to
replace and we will all miss her.
The past six months have been full of activities,
highlighted by the very successful 50th anniversary party in
April, and our Health Education lecture series. Our Notes at
Noon series had to contend with several rained-out Fridays
but managed to survive. Now we look forward to the Toy
Closets Golf Outing and 10th Anniversary, followed by the
Annual Meeting on Oct. 1.
As hard as it is for me to realize this, Oct. 1 will be the
end of my two years as your president. It has been a busy
but rewarding time for me and I have been fortunate to have
such great support from the Board and Executive
Committee. In October, I will hand the gavel over to our
new president, Gloria Schoolfield! I know you will all join
me in welcoming her!
Sincerely,
Marion Russell
MESSAGE
FROM
THE PRESIDENT
All Auxiliary Board meetings begin at 12 noon and lunch
is provided. Members of the Auxiliary and guests are
also welcome to attend by calling 688-5717.
Tue. Sep. 23: ◆ “Matters of the Heart” Women’s Heart Advantage
conference, Aleia’s Restaurant, Old Saybrook, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Call 688-2488 for information or to register.
Wed. Oct. 1: ◆ Auxiliary Annual Meeting, New Haven Lawn Club.
Call 688-5717 to make a reservation
Atrium Gift Shop display case
graces renovated corridor
The Atrium Gift Shop display
case has returned to the newly
renovated second-floor walkway
between the South Pavilion and
the New Haven Unit. The display
case features items from the
Atrium Gift Shop, which is the
Auxiliary’s largest source of
revenue, with proceeds generated
from sales donated back to the
hospital to benefit programs,
services, patients and staff. The
new management partnership
with the Dallas-based Lori’s Gift
Shops, initiated last fall, has been
working well. The Auxiliary
continues to retain responsibility
and authority over the Gift Shop.
Wed. Oct. 8: ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH-201
Wed. Oct. 16: ◆ Health Education lecture; Dr. Bruce Shields to
discuss macular degeneration, GB Lounge, noon
Wed. Nov. 12: ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH-201
Wed. Dec. 3: ◆ YNHH Blood Drive, GB Lounge;
walk-in donors welcome
Bev Weinberg receives
national Hadassah award
Auxilian Beverly Kahan
Weinberg was honored
with the Hadassah
National Leadership
Award at the recent
installation dinner for the
Wepawaug-Connecticut
Valley, West Rock Chapter
of Hadassah, held at the
Oak Lane Country Club.
Wed. Dec. 10: ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH-201
SAVE THE DATE
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Jamie
goes to the
Hospital
For many years Yale-New
Haven Hospital’s Auxiliary
has sponsored a program
called “Jamie goes to the Hospital.”
This program introduces first
graders to hospitals in a nonthreatening
way. The program
uses a video, a doll named Jamie
and interactive activity for the
children. At the end of the session,
each child gets a coloring book.
The presentation lasts about an hour, and is
conducted by trained Yale-New Haven Hospital
volunteers from the community, as well as members of
the YNHH Auxiliary. Many volunteers have, or have had,
elementary school-aged children who understand the
importance of a proper introduction to the hospital for
children. The goal is to visit every first grade classroom in
the greater New Haven area once a year.
“Visiting the hospital can be frightening for children,
and their experience is made easier through play and
group activities,” said Beverly Weinberg, who is an
Auxiliary member who volunteers for Jamie program.
“Jamie is a fun program and very rewarding too! Children
need to know about the hospital so it doesn’t frighten
them. These kids are amazed and intrigued with Jamie.”
Because she finds it so enjoyable and personally rewarding,
Weinberg encourages other members of the Auxiliary to consider
Bev Weinberg “comforts” Jamie while presenting “Jamie Goes to the Hospital”
to a class of first graders.
volunteering with the Jamie program. To find out more about the
Jamie program, please contact Yale-New Haven Hospital Volunteer
Office, 203-688-2297 or Auxiliary Office, 203-688-5717. You may
also contact us by email: AUXIL@ynhh.org.
Birthday girl supports Toy Closets
Molly Teplitzky, a third-grade student at Ezra
Academy in Woodbridge, celebrated her birthday
and asked her friends to bring an unwrapped toy
to donate to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital
Toy Closets. She and her family recently delivered
the toys to the Children’s Hospital. From left to
right are: Robert Serow, vice president of
Development at Yale-New Haven Hospital; Molly;
Molly’s 6-year-old brother, Jacob; her mother
Robyn Teplitzky; Janice Ronkowitz, Auxiliary
administrative assistant; and Molly’s father Jeffrey
Teplitzky, a board member of the Friends of the
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.

Carolyn P. Gould
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concerts were victims of the rainy spring. The bad
An attorney with the firm of Mulvey, Oliver, Gould & Crotta in New Haven,
Carolyn is a member of the American Bar Association, New Haven County Bar
Association and the Connecticut Bar Association, for which she serves as a member of
the Estates and Probate Section Executive Committee and the Elderlaw Section Executive
Committee. She is also a former editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Bar Journal.
A fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Ms. Gould serves as
the Connecticut state chair for that organization and is also a member of its Board of
Editors and State Laws Committee. In addition, she is a fact finder and arbitrator for the
Superior Court in New Haven.
An honors graduate of Wellesley College, Carolyn holds a J.D. degree, with honors,
from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is a former warden and clerk of
Trinity Church-on-the-Green, New Haven, and current treasurer of Trinity Home Board,
which supports the needs of older citizens.
In her very little free time, Carolyn is an avid concertgoer, particularly enjoying
chamber music. A supporter of the fine and performing arts, she is a sustaining member
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and a subscriber to the New York City Ballet and
New York Philharmonic.
Carolyn and husband Leroy have resided in North Haven for 39 years. They have
three daughters and three grandchildren.
Katherine Patrick
Notes at Noon dodges the rain
One of the Auxiliary’s ongoing activities was not so
ongoing this year. Two of the five Notes at Noon
weather did not dampen the Auxiliary’s enthusiasm
and it was possible to reschedule the postponed
concerts to later in the season. The Auxiliary has
presented these free concerts for hospital employees
and friends since 1982. Notes at Noon are emceed by
hospital administrators and held in the hospital
court-yard on York Street. Music varies from rock to
folk, from country to jazz. Among the 2003
entertainers was High Lonesome Plains, which
included YNHH nurse Ian Alsgard (sitting at far left).
A financial services professional, Ms. Patrick has held various administrative
positions in credit unions. For the past 13 years, prior to her retirement, Katherine
served as Chief Executive Officer of Bristol Group, FCU, whose membership was
composed of employees of a subsidiary of General Motors.
As CEO, Ms. Patrick, along with Bristol Group’s Board of Directors, incorporated
community service as a part of the corporate responsibility of the credit union. To that
end, she personally “gave back” to the Bristol community, as a volunteer for such
organizations as the Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Central Connecticut and the
Bristol Boys and Girls Club. In addition, she played an active role in several of the fundraising
campaigns for Bristol Hospital.
Enthusiastic travelers, Katherine and her husband have four grown daughters and
nine grandchildren, from 21 years to 6 months of age. In her retirement, she looks
forward to dedicating her time to volunteer service in the community where she lives.
PROFILES page
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(l-r): Gloria
Schoolfield and
Marion Russell
(President) of
the Auxiliary
help bring some
Toy Closets
items to the new
Auxiliary office
which is in
Children’s
Hospital near
the pediatric
admitting area.
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The Auxiliary office is
moving to a new location
The Auxiliary office is moving to a new location in the
West Pavilion (Children’s Hospital), first floor, next to
the admitting waiting room. For the past 10 years, the
Auxiliary office was located in the South Pavilion on the first
floor next door to the mobile lithotripsy dock.
Because the Auxiliary office was within the Emergency
Department (ED) perimeter, it required security access for
people to come and go. However, the adult ED needed to
expand. An additional internal observation unit is being
added in the ED, which allows intoxicated patients a place to
recover and be isolated from other patients and families.
The Auxiliary’s Toy Closets storage room has already been
moved to the Clinic Building, which provides a central
receiving area and greater storage area.
“We are very excited about the move to the new Auxiliary office,” said Marion Russell, Auxiliary President. “This
office will provide greater accessibility and more visibility, plus we are thrilled to have more storage space for our
Toy Closets program.”
Auxiliary will miss
Janice Ronkowitz
In August, the Auxiliary
bid farewell to its
administrative assistant
Janice Ronkowitz, who
moved with her family
to Florida. Janice has
served the Auxiliary,
its membership and
its programs with
enthusiasm and
dedication since
1997.
Health education lectures
continue to inform
Suchitra Krishnan Sarin
(left), professor of Psychology
at Yale, and Gloria
Schoolfield, Vice President of
the Auxiliary, are shown
discussing issues related to
alcohol and tobacco after the
conference on “Significant
Issues in Health Care.” The
lecture was on “Addiction to
Alcohol and Tobacco: A
Women’s Issue” and was
sponsored by the Auxiliary.
BETHANY HIPPLE NAMED ARCHIVIST
In l997, the
Hospital
Archives
Project was
started and
the Auxiliary
donated
$66,000 as
seed money.
Today,
part-time
archivist
Bethany Hipple
Archivist Bethany Hipple at the
entrance to the archive repository.
solicits, catalogs and preserves material to add to the collection.
She reports that the history of the Auxiliary is the most complete
in the archives. (Patient, staff and financial records are not in the
archives, but stored elsewhere.) There is an extensive collection
of photographs dating back to the 19th century.
A visit to Bethany’s climate-controlled office in the basement
of the Clinic Building finds material stored in acid-free cardboard
boxes with no metal paper clips or staples and no rubber bands.
Bethany’s interest in medical history began when she was a
young girl. Born in Illinois, Bethany attended high school in
Oklahoma and moved to Massachusetts in her senior year. She
received a B.A. in Medical Anthropology from the University of
Massachusetts and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia,
specializing in the history of medicine and public health. Fluent
in German, Bethany also did field work in Germany.
Bethany is married to an engineer and they live in Milford.
When she has some free time, Bethany likes to read and bike
ride. She says she likes YNHH with its many services and very
helpful and friendly people.

Flowers return to patient balconies
The former “play porches” have given way to new
balconies. The Orange Garden Club and the Spring Glen
Garden Club have led the list of clubs participating in
adorning the balconies.
The Orange Garden Club represented by Caroline Dirsa
and Maryellen Bespuda recently transformed the General
Cardiac Care Unit on the 5th floor with an array of color.
Moonglories, which are climbers, frame the trellises so that at
night the moonglories bloom white and stay opened until ten
a.m. the next morning. Another climber, mandevilla, adds
magenta-colored tones. Vergatta contributes green and white to
the array. Lovely pink shades provided by Delosperma, nicknamed
“hinky, dinky, pinky,” complete the trellis arrangement.
Clip
and Return:
Please send in your tax-deductible YNHH
Auxiliary dues. Your dues support our
educational programs, special Hospital events
and services, our Toy Closets program and
more. Thank you!
Become a member of the YNHH Auxiliary
OR Renew your membership
NAME: ______________________________________
STREET:______________________________________
TOWN: ______________________________________
PHONE:______________________________________
Flowers and plants return to the patient care units
thanks to efforts of the Auxiliary’s Pediatric Garden
Committee and local garden clubs, including (l to r)
Auxilians Ingrid Parri, Louise DiRuccio and Kathrine
Neville and Orange Garden Club members Mayellen
Bespuda and Catherine Dirsa.
The Spring Glen Garden Club, represented by Jane Sibley,
Civic Beautification and Community Relations chairperson,
provided the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with three beautiful
purple verbena hanging baskets.
The plants are sure to spend a happy life considering all
the fertilizer and rich soil provided by co-chairs Kathrine
Neville and Ingrid Parri.
Dues: ❑ $25 per year (General)
❑ $50 (Patron)
❑ $100 (Benefactor)
❑ Other (Donation)
Clip and Return Form to:
YNHH Auxiliary Office
20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510
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AUXILIARY
NEWSLETTER
COMMITTEE
Editor:
Louise DiRuccio
Contributors:
Shweta David
Louise DiRuccio
Sylvia Greene
Katie Krauss
Nancy Parks Loader
Barbara Loucks
Janice Ronkowitz
Marion Russell
Bev Weinberg
Auxiliary E-mail:
auxil@ynhh.org
Auxiliary phone:
(203) 688-5717
Yale-New Haven
Hospital is an
EEO/AAP employer
www.ynhh.org
Committees:
20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510-3202
____Toy Closets – receive toys, sort them and stock the
closets on Pediatric Units.
____Jamie Goes to the Hospital – go to elementary
schools in Greater New Haven area and present
program. Training provided.
____Health Education – work on planning and
implementing health education lectures and other
projects in the community.
____Gift Shop – meets monthly with Gift Shop managers
to help oversee Gift Shop. Members may or may not
volunteer to work in the shop.
____Newsletter – suggest or write articles, send
pictures, etc.
Toy Closets Golf Outing ready
to tee off on September 12
The 10th Annual Toy Closets Golf
Outing is scheduled for Friday,
September 13, at Lyman Orchards
Golf Course, in Middlesex, CT, with
registration at 7 a.m. and shotgun at
8:30 a.m. The Outing is the largest
source of funding for the Toy Closets
program, which provides age
appropriate toys and gifts for
pediatric patients discharged from
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.
We Need Your Help!!
As members of the Auxiliary, you can help us as we enter our second half-century. Here is a list of our committees
and special events. Some of these activities are one-time only and some continue throughout the year. We always
have a need for volunteer help. Look them over and check off ones that might be of interest to you, then fill out the
information at the bottom. You can always call the Auxiliary office at (203) 688-5717 for more information. Return
form to YNHH Auxiliary, SP1-248A, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510-3202. Thanks!
Special Events Committees:
____Holiday Tree Lighting – in late Nov. or Dec.
____Secretaries Day – deliver gifts to areas in hospital.
Takes place on April 23.
____Annual Meeting – help with planning, etc.
____50th Anniversary event in spring 2003 – help with all
aspects.
Please fill out the following information:
Name __________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
______________________________________________
Phone__________________________________________
E-mail __________________________________________
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