IN THIS ISSUE The Newsletter for Waterbury Hospital & its Network ...

2007
Waterbury Hospital
congratulates and welcomes
the following new employees
who joined the
hospital in January:
Brittney M. Arisco
Cynthia Baez
Munkwon K. Benedict
Genevieve L. Bowman
Courtney L. Chapman
Deirdre A. Chrostowski
Melanie A. Chua
Joanie M. Cover
Jennifer M. Famiglietti
Tonya E. Goodman
Rami M. Hamzi
Sean J. Johnston
Jamie M. McCann
Kimberly J. Morrone
Sarah A. Murray
Mario P. Nunez
Michelle M. Obbagy
Tammy L. Petersen
Lauren E. Pulaski
Linda M. Santiago
Glyshen Selmani
Ann Marie Thomas
Sarah A. Thomas
E. Brooke Trillo
Shaun R. Williams
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The Waterbury Hospital Auxiliary, a major fundraising arm for the hospital that
raises over $100,000 each year, welcomed new members and elected new officers
during its recent monthly meeting. Volunteer work and providing aid to the
hospital and community, has been the backbone of the Auxiliary, which was
founded in 1890. Members of the Auxiliary are pictured above: (Seated, left to
right) Norma Corbett, Marcia Morgan, Ginger Golymbieski, Sybil Smith, Nancy
Byrnes; (Middle row, left to right) Rosemary Garrettson, Pidge Bozzuto, Virginia
Paolino, Susan Metcalf (President), Alice Stankus, Zeena Garber; (Back row,
left to right) Virginia Baker, Joan Reed, Mary Calvo (Vice President), Donna
Duncan (Treasurer), Christine Pease (Secretary), and Linda Hamid.
John M. Keggi, MD and Robert E. Kennon, MD, recently performed Connecticut’s first
alternative to hip replacement surgery. The procedure, known as the Birmingham Hip
Resurfacing technique (BHR), took place at Waterbury Hospital and was performed
on Melinda Burbank, a 52-year old Westover School teacher. Melinda is pictured
above with Dr. Keggi during a recent post-op visit. “The BHR approach preserves
more of the patient’s natural bone structures and stability and reduces the post-operative
risks of dislocation and inaccurate leg length,” explained Dr. Keggi, Director of
Orthopaedics at Waterbury Hospital.” Dr. Keggi also said that hip resurfacing is a
great option for many young, active patients who suffer from hip pain. “People are
staying physically active much later in life; we’ve needed an alternative to total hip
replacement that allows for vigorous activity. Hip resurfacing provides that alternative.”
Dr. Keggi and Dr. Kennon were among the first surgeons in the U.S. to be
trained in the Birmingham hip in Birmingham, England.
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