Atrium Summer 2004 - Yale-New Haven Hospital

AUXILIARY
SUMMER 2004
Hostetter to speak
at Auxiliary 52 nd
annual meeting
The
nd
Auxiliary’s 52 annual
meeting will be held at the
New Haven Lawn Club on
Tuesday, October 5, at noon. Dr. Dr. Margaret Hostetter
Margaret Hostetter, Physician-in-Chief
of the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and Professor and
Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, will be the guest
speaker. Her topic will be “The Children’s Hospital Enters
Adolescence.”
Dr. Hostetter came to Yale-New Haven in 1998 as chief
of pediatric immunology. She founded the Yale International
Adoption Clinic, which provides comprehensive medical and
developmental evaluations of children adopted from abroad
and has doubled the size of this program. She became chief
of pediatrics in 2002. She is program director of the Pediatric
Scientist Development Program, a multi-million dollar
training program for pediatricians funded by the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Dr. Hostetter, the newly named Jean McLean Wallace
Professor of Pediatrics, is a specialist on pediatric infectious
diseases and in the evaluation of children adopted
internationally. She received her medical degree from Baylor
College of Medicine in Houston and postgraduate training at
Children’s Hospital in Boston.
The annual meeting will also include the election of
officers and the Toy Closets Awards.
Please call the Auxiliary office at (203) 688-5717 if you
would like to make an early reservation. Invitations will be
mailed in September.
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◆ Save the Date page 2
◆ Health Education Lectures page 3
◆ 11 th Annual Golf Outing page 3
◆ Shoreline Medical Center page 4
◆ ACE Unit page 4
◆ America’s Best Hospitals page 5
◆ New Cancer Unit page 5
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
Message from the President
Dear Friends,
This summer’s newsletter describes the
Auxiliary’s upcoming events which are for
you to enjoy. During the past nine months
since I became your president, I have learned a
great deal about Yale-New Haven Hospital and
the YNHH Auxiliary. We are fortunate to have
many experienced board members, as well as
quite a few new ones. Together, with their
dedication and fresh ideas, they keep our
organization vital and aware of the changing
needs of the greater New Haven community.
It takes devoted board members to make it
all happen: from brightening the dark evenings of winter with sparkling
white tree lights, to welcoming the summer with Friday noontime
concerts, Notes at Noon.
Our Atrium Gift Shop is thriving, and continues to help the
Auxiliary fund special projects which improve patient experience. This
convenient shop can offer you a plethora of gifts and cards (and even
clothing and accessories) for any occasion.
The Toy Closets Program and its Golf Outing Event, September 3,
2004, grows ever larger and is able to help meet special needs and bring
joy to pediatric patients.
We are extremely proud of our Health Education Program, which is
always up-to-the-minute with lectures on current health issues. We have
a full and very interesting schedule planned for you in this coming year,
and hope you will take advantage of it.
How many of you are aware that the Mammography Van was
purchased by the Auxiliary, or that our “Jamie Goes to the Hospital”
program involves board members who bring information, a wellequipped
medical bag, and a video to local school classrooms in an
effort to remove the fears of young children who might have a hospital
visit in the future?
It requires a group of dedicated Auxiliary members to provide all of
these programs. You do not have to be a board member to join a
committee or come to a meeting – just give our office a call (203-688-
5717). We welcome your ideas and your participation, and you, in turn,
will reap feelings of satisfaction and enjoyment.
For the second year, our annual meeting will take place in October.
Dr. Margaret Hostetter, the Physician-in-Chief of the Yale-New Haven
Children’s Hospital and the Jean McLean Wallace Professor of Pediatrics,
will be our guest lecturer at noon on Tuesday, October 5, at the New
Haven Lawn Club. We hope all of you will mark your calendars now,
and will come and enjoy the luncheon with us.
My wish for you now is for happy and pleasant days as we
approach the end of the summer,
Gloria D. Schoolfield

NOTES AT NOON
The TNT Jazz Band is
performing for the
Auxiliary’s popular
Notes at Noon in the
Hunter courtyard.
FOR THE TOY CLOSETS PROGRAM,
HELPING KIDS IS CHILD’S PLAY
The YNHH Auxiliary Toy Closets program keeps kids smiling by providing
toys to pediatric patients upon discharge from the hospital. Pictured (l-r),
Dolores O’Connell, chaplain, religious ministries, and Annie Garcia-Kaplan
of the YNHH Auxiliary restock the toy closet with a recent toy donation.
BREAST CENTER TOUR
Dr. Lannin, co-director of the Yale-New Haven Breast Center,
gives an exclusive tour of the breast center to the Auxilians.
The Auxiliary donated $250,000 towards the center. The tour
was conducted after the board of managers meeting, which
was also held at the breast center. (l-r): Dr. Lannin, Shirley
Pinette, Sylvia Greene, Geri Colavolpe, Marion Russell,
Gloria Schoolfield and Kathrine Neville.
SAVE THE DATE
Fri., Sep. 3: ◆ 11 th Annual Toy Closets Golf Outing
Lyman Orchards, Middlefield
Wed., Sep. 8: ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH-201
Wed., Sep. 15: ◆ Health Education Lecture: Dr. Robert Udelsman,
Chief of Surgery, “Minimally Invasive Surgery—New Directions,”
GB Lounge, noon
Wed., Sep. 29: ◆ YNHH Blood Drive, GB Lounge,
walk-in donors welcome
Tue., Oct. 5: ◆ Auxiliary Annual Meeting, New Haven Lawn Club,
Noon, Margaret Hostetter, M.D., Topic: “The Children’s Hospital
Enters Adolescence”
Mon., Oct. 25: ◆ Health Education Lecture: Lisa
Tartamella-Kimmel, Ambulatory Nutrition Coordinator, Topic:
“Battle of the Bulge”
Fri., Oct. 29: ◆ Women’s Heart Advantage conference, “Messages
from the Heart,” Trumbull Marriott, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call Tameca
Wilson for information, 688-2490
Sat., Oct. 30: ◆ 2004 YNHH Gala, Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford.
Call Catherine Giaccone for information, 688-8728
Wed., Nov. 10: ◆ Board of Managers meeting. CH-201
Wed., Dec. 1: ◆ YNHH Blood Drive, GB Lounge;
walk-in donors welcome
Wed., Oct. 13: ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH-201
Wed., Dec. 8 : ◆ Board of Managers meeting, CH 201
All Auxiliary Board of Managers meetings begin at 12 noon; lunch is provided.
Members of the Auxiliary and guests are also welcome to attend by calling 688-5717.
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HEALTH EDUCATION COMMITTEE
ready to kick off 10 th year of lectures
The Auxiliary’s Health Education Lecture Committee will
begin its 10 th consecutive year of noontime lectures. These
talks, which are free
and open to the public as
well as to Auxiliary
members, are usually on
the third Thursday of the
month in the first floor
lounge of the Grace
building, 25 Park Street
(the former Nursing
School building). Dessert
and beverage is provided
as well as free parking in
the Physicians Building
garage on Howard
Avenue.
“The committee is
able to take advantage of
the proximity and close
relationship of the
hospital and the Yale
University School of
Medicine, thereby providing us with the best minds that the world
of science and medicine has to offer,” said committee chair
Stephanie Jatlow. “We are most fortunate that the faculty and staff
are most generous with their time and knowledge.”
Dr. Robert Udelsman, chief and chairman of the department
of surgery, will kick off the 2004-05 lectures on September 15,
speaking about “Minimally Invasive Surgery – New
Developments.” On October 20, YNHH dietitian, Lisa Tartamella-
Kimmel, M.S., R.D. C.D.-N., will speak on “Nutrition – the Battle
of the Bulge.” In November, a members-only session will show
Auxilians how to navigate the Internet to learn about the better
Internet sites for medical information.
In 2005, the Grace Building will no longer be available, so
most likely, the health education lectures will be held in the
evening in the East Pavilion cafeteria.
Last year’s Auxiliary’s lectures were extremely well received.
In October, a panel including Drs. Ron Adelman, David Parke and
Dr. Bruce Shields, chairman and chief of ophthalmology, discussed
eye diseases, with an emphasis on macular degeneration.
Attendees learned about recent advances in treatment for eye
diseases and had “hands
on experience” with
demonstrations of low
vision equipment.
“Fibromyalgia, A
Painful Condition,” was
the subject of November’s
talk given by Dr. Janine
Evans, a YNHH
rheumatologist and
associate clinical professor
of Internal Medicine. This
condition, which often
includes debilitating pain,
has no complete cure and
no discernable cause.
Coincidentally, a number
of people who attended
the meeting were from a
support group whose
members suffer from
“Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,” a similar condition, and some
“networking” did take place.
Tucker Leary, vice-president of Yale-New Haven Hospital,
addressed the group in March. He explained the complicated and
controversial prescription drug benefits for seniors, which were
then about to be released.
The series concluded with Sally Shaywitz, M.D., professor of
pediatrics, who with her husband, Bennett, founded and co-direct
the Yale Center for Learning and Attention. She discussed her
findings about dyslexia in her recent book, “Overcoming Dyslexia,
A New and Complete Science Based on Reading at Any Level.”
Dr. Shaywitz described dyslexia as one of the most common
learning disabilities and disputed the common misconception that
boys suffer more from it, saying dyslexia occurs equally in both
males and females. She explained that the condition is often
accompanied by surprising abilities in problem solving, reasoning
and creative thinking, and called it “an island of weakness in a sea
of strengths.”
Tucker Leary, Vice President, Physician Development and
speaker at the March Auxiliary health lecture on “A Prescription
for Understanding Medicare’s New Drug Benefit,” is seen with
(l-r) Barbara Loucks, Alex Koontz and Stephanie Jatlow.
Kudos to an
outstanding
Health
Education
Committee!
Thank you for an
informative and
interesting year
of health
education
lectures –
Chair
STEPHANIE JATLOW
and members:
KAREN ANDERSON
PEGGY DEZINNO
JEAN LACAMERA
BARBARA LOUCKS
DEE MELIO
MARION RUSSELL
GLORIA SCHOOLFIELD
GAY STEINBACH
BEVERLY WEINBERG
JAN WEISWASSER
TAMECA WILSON
11 TH ANNUAL TOY CLOSETS GOLF OUTING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 3
The 11 th Annual Toy Closets Golf Outing will be held at the Lyman Orchards Golf Club in Middlefield, CT, on Friday,
September 3. The popular golf outing benefits the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Toy Closets Program, which is a
project of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary. The annual event is the major funding source for the Toy Closets Program.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. A continental breakfast, greens fee, cart rental, beverages on the
course, awards luncheon, gift and prizes are all included in the package.
“The 10 th Annual Toy Closets Golf Outing was a huge success,” said Debbie Klotzer. “With over 288 golfers for our 10 th
anniversary, we collected money to support funding for toys, recreational, educational, artistic and therapeutic activities. Each
golfer received a coffee mug which had their golf foursome picture on it.”
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YALE-NEW HAVEN SHORELINE MEDICAL CENTER OPENS IN GUILFORD
SHORELINE
MEDICAL
CENTER:
Auxiliary
President Gloria
Schoolfield and
other members
of the YNHH
Board of
Trustees were
among
dignitaries
assisting Joseph
Zaccagnino, as
he cut the
ribbon at the
new Yale-New
Haven Shoreline
Medical Center
in Guilford at
its formal
dedication.
The new Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center,
located at 111 Goose Lane, exit 59 off I-95, opened in
July. The 80,000 square-foot facility offers a wide range
of services, ranging from ambulatory surgery to pre-admission
services, laboratory and blood work services, radiology,
nuclear medicine and health education programs. The facility
includes three operating rooms, two endoscopy suites, a
linear accelerator, MRI and CT scan
capabilities, and radiation therapy for
cancer patients, as well as physician
offices.
An emergency room satellite also
operates on the site from 4 p.m. to
midnight on weekdays and noon to
midnight on weekends and holidays.
The Shoreline Medical Center will
also provide direct access to
emergency medical services (EMS) in
off-hours through direct
communication devices.
At the formal dedication on June
30, Joseph A. Zaccagnino, President
and CEO of Yale-New Haven
Hospital, said, “The Yale-New Haven
Shoreline Medical Center has been
designed to be an asset to the communities it will serve,
bringing advanced medicine in many forms to our patients
and their families.”
Members of the Auxiliary who would like a brochure
about the Shoreline Medical Center or a free box of
Shoreline note cards can call (203) 688-2000 or toll free
1-888-700-6543.
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL TO OPEN STATE’S FIRST
ACUTE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (ACE) UNIT
In June, Yale-
New Haven
Hospital opened
a new medical
unit expressly
designed to
provide enhanced
care for patients
65 years and older
with acute medical
needs. The ACE
(Acute Care for
the Elderly) unit at
Yale-New Haven
was Connecticut’s
first medical unit
to provide
interdisciplinary
care for people
over the age of 65 while serving as an educational model for
resident physicians, medical students, fellows, nurses and
attending physicians.
The 12-bed ACE unit is specifically designed to help
patients maintain physical and mental function and maximize
independence
during
hospitalization for
acute illness. An
interdisciplinary
team consisting of
nurses, physicians,
rehabilitative
services, social work
and pharmacy work
together to provides
comprehensive
services in all aspects
of patient care.
“Many complications
such as acute
confusion can be
prevented when
older adults are
cared for by a hospital staff with expertise in aging,” said Leo
Cooney, M.D., chief of geriatrics at YNHH. “This new unit
will be a model of inpatient care that seeks to prevent
complications and promote independence in hospitalized
older adults.”
Members of the ACE Unit staff celebrate the opening of the new unit with a
ribbon cutting. Shown are (l-r): Dr. Leo Cooney; Catherine Bursey; Jonathan
Harris, PCA; Marjorie Menze, L.P.N.; Gloria Wallace, R.N.; Margaret Drickamer,
M.D. (kneeling); Hattie Primus, EA; Judith Lyon, R.N.; Grace Jenq, M.D.; Patricia
Antonopoulos, B.A.; and Lisa Walke, M.D.
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ANN NYBERG
ANN NYBERG is one of the
new members of the
Auxiliary’s Board of Managers.
A journalist for 25 years,
Ann has served as both an
investigative and general
assignment reporter and has
extensive experience working
“live” in the field.
In January of 1998, Ann
traveled to Cuba to report on the historic visit of Pope John Paul
the II to the Communist country. In October of the same year,
Ann went to Rome and inside the Vatican to cover the Pontiff’s
20 th anniversary celebration. An Emmy nominated television
anchor/reporter; she has been voted Best News Anchor of the
Connecticut Magazine reader’s poll from 1998 through 2004.
Ann began her career immediately following graduation
from Purdue University with a degree in journalism. Her first
position in broadcasting was that of a reporter and anchor at
WSJTV in Indiana. After more than four years in the South
Bend/Elkhart market, Ann worked for two television stations in
Oklahoma, KKOCO-TV and KTVY. When an opportunity at Yale
was presented to her husband, a physician, and with her first
child on the way, Ann moved to the East Coast and continued her
work at WTNH-TV.
Involved with countless charitable organizations throughout
the state, Ann enjoys being a helping hand whenever it is needed.
In the summer of 1993, Ann founded the Toy Closets program at
Yale-New Children’s Hospital. One of the Auxiliary’s projects, the
program has collected hundreds of thousands of toys since its
inception, for the benefit of the Hospital’s young patients.
PROFILE
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AGAIN RANKS YNHH
AMONG AMERICA’S BEST HOSPITALS
U.S. News & World Report HAS RANKED YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AMONG THE
NATION’S TOP HOSPITALS, ACCORDING TO ITS ANNUAL “AMERICA’S BEST HOSPITALS”
ISSUE, PUBLISHED JULY 12, 2004.
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL was named in 12 of the 17 medical specialties evaluated,
including cancer, cardiology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, hormonal disorders,
kidney disease, otolaryngology, pediatrics, psychiatry, respiratory disease and urology. Of those, Yale-
New Haven’s geriatrics and psychiatry departments ranked among the nation’s top 10, while cancer,
cardiology, gastroenterology, gynecology, hormonal disorders, pediatrics and respiratory disease
specialties were all ranked among the top 25.
Yale-New Haven Hospital, named in 12 specialties, placed second among all New England
hospitals, ranking behind Massachusetts General, which was named in 14 specialties. Yale-New Haven
was also the only Connecticut hospital listed in the survey.
“Yale-New Haven Hospital and its medical staff and employees are very proud to serve Connecticut
and are honored to be recognized in the U.S. News & World Report survey,” said Joseph A. Zaccagnino,
president and CEO of Yale-New Haven Hospital. “We strive to provide the highest quality medical care and
are committed to ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for all who come to us for care.”
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOPES TO OPEN A NEW CANCER CENTER IN 2008
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL has initiated planning for
its most extensive facilities construction since the Children’s
Hospital more than a decade ago. The new facility, which will be
a fully integrated cancer center, will be located at the site of the
existing Grace Building. It will be the “North Pavilion/Yale-New
Haven Cancer Center” that was part of the YNHH facilities
masterplan developed in the 1980s.
The facility will increase the hospital’s number of inpatient
beds by about 112 and increase access to critical cancer services
for some of the hospital’s most acutely ill patients. As with
previous projects of this type, this plan incorporates a need for
more space – such as beds, ORs, diagnostic and treatment
services, which are needed to meet growing patient demand –
with the clinical needs of cancer patients.
To prepare for the potential construction of this new facility,
the hospital has proposed relocating mechanical functions, such
as the back-up data center, electrical service, fuel storage and
oxygen tanks and taking down the outdated, 60-year-old Grace
Building, which was originally the Grace-New Haven School of
Nursing’s dormitory and classrooms.
If the Hospital’s Board of Trustees approves the project at its
fall meeting, and city and state regulatory approvals are met, the
new cancer facility could open in late 2008.
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AUXILIARY
YNHH Gala scheduled for October 30 th
at Oakdale Theatre
NEWSLETTER
COMMITTEE
Editor:
Louise DiRuccio
Contributors:
Shweta David
Sylvia Greene
Stephanie Jatlow
Annie Garcia Kaplan
Debbie Klotzer
Nancy Parks Loader
Katie (Krauss) Murphy
Gloria Schoolfield
Maya Wainhaus
Oakdale Theatre will once again host Yale-New Haven
Hospital’s fall gala, which will be held on Saturday, October
30 this year. Co-chairs of the 2004 Gala are John and Judy
Lahey. This year’s event will benefit the hospital’s Maternal Special
Care Unit and Newborn Special Care Unit. Last year about 800
revelers enjoyed the
Gala, which was a
fundraiser for the Yale-
New Haven Children’s
Hospital in honor of its
10 th anniversary. For
more information, call
Catherine Giaccone at
688-8728.
Your table awaits!
Auxilian Annie Kaplan and
YNHH Chief Operating Officer
Marna Borgstrom enjoyed a
laugh at last year’s Gala.
Auxiliary E-mail:
auxil@ynhh.org
Auxiliary phone:
(203) 688-5717
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