How lucky are we? Another Winning Team - South Shore Hospital

VOLUME 17 • SUMMER 2011
News for Donors & Supporters
How lucky are we?
Another Winning Team
We New England sports fans know the thrill and fun of victory. Four of
our major sports teams have won their respective championships in recent
years. If you are reading this newsletter, it’s likely that you have been even
more directly part of another winning team, South Shore Hospital.
For our Hospital, there’s no single winning moment to celebrate. These
Thomas J. McCarthy
moments happen again and again, day-in and day-out, living out our
mission of healing, caring and comforting. And that’s not just coming from
me as Hospital Foundation Chairman of the Board. Recently, two well known independent organizations
have weighed in. US News & World Report ranked us as a Top 10 hospital in the Boston region. Ours
was the only non-academic hospital on this prestigious list. Also, Fitch Ratings, a financial rating agency,
affirmed its A-rating for South Shore Hospital. This third-party vote of financial stability is a credit to our
Hospital’s leadership and fiscal responsibility.
You can also see our winning team’s latest progress for yourself when you drive past the hospital on Route
18 in Weymouth. Construction fences and work herald the start of our new inpatient expansion.
Construction began in late June and will conclude in 2012. When completed, this $44 million expansion
will add 60 new, private inpatient rooms to our Emerson Building, helping us meet the needs of the
growing numbers of people choosing South Shore Hospital for their care. How’s that for a grand slam?
We would not have achieved any of this without those who depend on us for care and supporters who
trust us with their philanthropic investments. Won’t you please consider remaining part of this winning
effort by making a donation, or giving again? It’s easy. You can use the envelope in this newsletter,
or go online at southshorehospital.org. You could also donate your time as a volunteer in programs as
mentioned on page two. Thank you for being on our team.
Heisman-trophy winning quarterback Doug Flutie and South Shore Hospital
Charitable Foundation Campaign Director John Feeley
Eastern Bank Honors South Shore Hospital
as a “Community Quarterback”
Legendary Heisman-trophy winning quarterback Doug Flutie
joined South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation
representatives at a March 23 event. They honored recipients
of Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation’s generosity that
donated $25,000 to support South Shore Hospital’s mission
of healing, caring, and comforting. ■
■
Thomas J. McCarthy
Chairman of the Board, South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation
Managing Partner, KAF Financial Advisors
Emmy and Tony Award-Winning Actress Bebe Neuwirth
Headlines Moonlight & Miracles Gala
Broadway phenomenon and actress Bebe Neuwirth will perform at
South Shore Hospital’s premier charity Gala, on October 21. Neuwirth,
who played Lillith, the wife of Frasier Crane on both TV series Cheers and
Frasier, has starred in more than a dozen films and on Broadway in
Chicago, Sweet Charity and the Addams Family.
Moonlight & Miracles is the region’s most popular black-tie event
to support cancer care. Each year more than 650 people celebrate
this elegant evening with dinner and dancing. Last year’s gala raised
more than $500,000. ■
Charitable Golfers from ZurichDavis included (L-R) Robert Calway,
Joel Rosenhaus, Jeff Zegas and Steven Beloff
Golf Classic Raises $220,000
to Support Patient Care
More than 250 golfers hit the links at Pinehills Golf Club
in Plymouth for the 22nd Annual Friends of South Shore
Hospital Golf Classic on May 23. Participants and spouses
raised more than $220,000 after expenses to support
patient care. Fifty-four golfers also donated “Mulligan”
fees to join the Friends of South Shore Hospital.
Want to help? Join the Friends for $25 at
southshorehospital.org/friends or call (781) 624-4170. ■
(L-R) Top Row: Diane Scott, Suzanne Andrade, Denise
Teixeira, Dianne Panarelli-Miller
Bottom Row: Franny Andahazy, Jen Kelly, Bonnie Hobbs
Artists Fight Cancer with
Beauty – Original Works for
Moonlight & Miracles
Gala co-chairs Denise Teixeira and Suzanne Andrade join
artists from the Journey of Hope Art Project for a June 3
tour of the Cancer Center. The artists, led by Gala
Committee Member Jen Kelly, create original works that are
auctioned to support cancer care. Their creations are also
transformed into greeting cards available for purchase. ■
Sponsor or reserve
a table at
southshorehospital.org
or call
(781) 624-8169
SAVE THE DATE
October 21, 2011
Reserve space now for
this near sold-out event!
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VOLUME 17 • SUMMER 2011
News for Donors & Supporters
How lucky are we?
Another Winning Team
We New England sports fans know the thrill and fun of victory. Four of
our major sports teams have won their respective championships in recent
years. If you are reading this newsletter, it’s likely that you have been even
more directly part of another winning team, South Shore Hospital.
For our Hospital, there’s no single winning moment to celebrate. These
Thomas J. McCarthy
moments happen again and again, day-in and day-out, living out our
mission of healing, caring and comforting. And that’s not just coming from
me as Hospital Foundation Chairman of the Board. Recently, two well known independent organizations
have weighed in. US News & World Report ranked us as a Top 10 hospital in the Boston region. Ours
was the only non-academic hospital on this prestigious list. Also, Fitch Ratings, a financial rating agency,
affirmed its A-rating for South Shore Hospital. This third-party vote of financial stability is a credit to our
Hospital’s leadership and fiscal responsibility.
You can also see our winning team’s latest progress for yourself when you drive past the hospital on Route
18 in Weymouth. Construction fences and work herald the start of our new inpatient expansion.
Construction began in late June and will conclude in 2012. When completed, this $44 million expansion
will add 60 new, private inpatient rooms to our Emerson Building, helping us meet the needs of the
growing numbers of people choosing South Shore Hospital for their care. How’s that for a grand slam?
We would not have achieved any of this without those who depend on us for care and supporters who
trust us with their philanthropic investments. Won’t you please consider remaining part of this winning
effort by making a donation, or giving again? It’s easy. You can use the envelope in this newsletter,
or go online at southshorehospital.org. You could also donate your time as a volunteer in programs as
mentioned on page two. Thank you for being on our team.
Heisman-trophy winning quarterback Doug Flutie and South Shore Hospital
Charitable Foundation Campaign Director John Feeley
Eastern Bank Honors South Shore Hospital
as a “Community Quarterback”
Legendary Heisman-trophy winning quarterback Doug Flutie
joined South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation
representatives at a March 23 event. They honored recipients
of Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation’s generosity that
donated $25,000 to support South Shore Hospital’s mission
of healing, caring, and comforting. ■
■
Thomas J. McCarthy
Chairman of the Board, South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation
Managing Partner, KAF Financial Advisors
(L-R) Top Row: Diane Scott, Suzanne Andrade, Denise Teixeira, Dianne Panarelli-Miller
Bottom Row: Franny Andahazy, Jen Kelly, Bonnie Hobbs
Artists Fight
Cancer with
Beauty – Original
Works for
Moonlight &
Miracles
Gala co-chairs Denise Teixeira and
Suzanne Andrade join artists from the
Journey of Hope Art Project for a
June 3 tour of the Cancer Center.
The artists, led by Gala Committee
Member Jen Kelly, create original
works that are auctioned to support
cancer care. Their creations are also
transformed into greeting cards
available for purchase. ■
Charitable Golfers from ZurichDavis included (L-R) Robert Calway,
Joel Rosenhaus, Jeff Zegas and Steven Beloff
Golf Classic Raises $220,000
to Support Patient Care
More than 250 golfers hit the links at Pinehills Golf Club
in Plymouth for the 22nd Annual Friends of South Shore
Hospital Golf Classic on May 23. Participants and spouses
raised more than $220,000 after expenses to support
patient care. Fifty-four golfers also donated “Mulligan”
fees to join the Friends of South Shore Hospital.
Want to help? Join the Friends for $25 at
southshorehospital.org/friends or call (781) 624-4170. ■
SAVE THE DATE
October 21, 2011
Moonlight & Miracles Gala
Moonlight & Miracles is the region’s most popular black-tie event to support cancer care. Each year more
than 650 people celebrate this elegant evening with dinner and dancing. Last year’s gala raised more than
$500,000. ■
Sponsor or reserve
a table at
southshorehospital.org
or call
(781) 624-8169
Reserve space now for
this near sold-out event!
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2 CARING SUMMER 2011 Giving online is easy, just visit
southshorehospital.org
to donate now
?Want to help
but can’t give
the gift of time?
Set the Pace: A Road
Race for Heart Health
Raises Over $8,500 for
Cardiovascular Care
More than 170 runners and walkers turned out for the Second
Annual “Set the Pace: A Road Race for Heart Health” on
Saturday, May 21 at SouthField in Weymouth. The event raised
more than $8,500 to help purchase equipment for South Shore
Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program. If you were unable to
take part in the Road Race but wish to make a donation to help
cardiac patients, please call (781) 624-4170 or visit
southshorehospital.org. ■
Norwell Girl Donates Books for
Hospitalized Children
As part of a first communion
church public service project,
Madeline Aldoupolis, age 8,
decided she would like to share her
favorite children’s books with sick
children. This caring girl personally
delivered the gifts to South Shore
Hospital with her mom, Helen. ■
Front in Pink: Madeline Aldoupolis holds a copy
of popular children’s book Madeline.
Back L-R: South Shore Hospital Pediatrics
Operations Supervisor Melinda Murray and
Helen Garvey, Vice President of Rockland Trust
Company and Trustee of South Shore Hospital’s
Charitable Foundation.
Weymouth Girl Scouts Donate
Blankets for Frail Babies
Five Girl Scouts from Weymouth Troop 74338 and their leaders
recently visited our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to
deliver blankets they made to comfort our smallest patients. ■
Volunteering for
Hospice – A Call to
Help in Our Own Backyard
Consider learning more or
making a donation to support care
for Hospice patients and their
families. Call Heather Dwyer
(781) 624-8094 or e-mail her at
heather_dwyer@sshosp.org
Can you remember what it was like for you and members of your family after the death of someone
you dearly loved? Perhaps you are still struggling with a loss, or maybe you’re further along on your
journey and can now reflect on life lessons you’ve learned.
Facing a loved one’s death can be one of the most difficult challenges ever. What gets many of
us through such tough times is having someone willing to patiently and respectfully support us.
Often that special friend or clergy person, family member or bereavement volunteer makes
all the difference.
If you are thinking about learning new ways to extend support to bereaved families in your
community, then you’re invited to join our dedicated team of bereavement volunteers at Hospice
of the South Shore. Evening workshops are being offered to prepare volunteers to make a positive
difference for families after their loved ones have passed.
We’ll meet at South Shore Hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in July, 6-9 pm, starting
July 12. The sessions will be facilitated by Rob Zucker, Coordinator of the Hospice Bereavement
Program. Rob has oriented thousands
of volunteers, counselors, clergy, school personnel, social workers, nurses, first responders and
psychologists throughout the United States and Canada. He is the author of The Journey Through
Grief and Loss: Helping Yourself and Your Child When Grief Is Shared (St. Martin’s Press, 2009).
The sessions are free and there is no obligation to become a volunteer. All that is asked is heartfelt
desire to learn more about grief and to learn strategies for helping those in need.
For more information or to pre-register, call Rob Zucker at (781) 794-7336. ■
Governor Deval Patrick chats
with South Shore Hospital
President/CEO Richard Aubut
during a recent visit to the
Hospital to discuss payment
reform issues in Massachusetts.
Do Well By Doing Good...Tax
Benefits of Charitable Lead Trusts
Front row (L-R); Callie Walsh and Makayla Hawes. Middle row (L-R): Lila Cowgill,
Aley McGrath and Alison Ferbert. Back row (L-R): Cassie Collins, Amanda
Stackpole and Co-leader Denise Stackpole. Next to NICU Isolett (L-R): NICU Nurse
Julie Collas Co-Leader Eileen Collins and Nurse Manager Ellen Byrd
Many community-minded people
use “charitable lead trusts”
to do good while also
realizing tax benefits. The
charitable lead trust is
a stand-alone trust
created for a specified
term. The trust then
makes annual
payments to a charity
or multiple charities
during the term. After
the term expires, the
remaining trust assets are
distributed to named
non – charitable beneficiaries
who are usually the donor’s family.
The charitable lead trust strategy is great for
anyone who wants their consistent, annual
giving to provide additional tax benefits. In the
right interest rate environment, like now, a
charitable lead trust can help accomplish one
of two additional tax objectives
for the donor:
• Reduce estate taxes
on the future transfer
of assets to the next
generation; or
• Reduce income
taxes in a year
of unusual spiked
income by
accelerating future
charitable giving
deductions into the year
in which you need the
deduction most.
South Shore Hospital is eager to
help supporters understand the benefits
of legacy giving to the donor and patient
care. If you would like more information about
charitable lead trusts please contact
Donna Driscoll, Gift Planning Officer, at
(781) 624-8142 or e-mail and
donna_driscoll@sshosp.org. ■
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South Shore Hospital Honors
Electro Switch for Longtime
Corporate Generosity
C A N C E R
P A T I E N T S
Nancy Pearce
Nancy Pearce
South Shore Hospital President/CEO Richard Aubut and South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation Trustee
Betsy Sullivan (Managing Director, First Republic Bank) acknowledge Electro Switch Corporation
President/CEO Bob Pineau for this company’s generosity and support of our patients. Hospital leaders
unveiled a new plaque that will hang in the Cancer Center to honor the company. More than 30
Electro Switch employees attended a reception at the Cancer Center on May 10 honoring Electro Switch’s
long-time commitment to advancing our mission of healing, caring and comforting.
To learn more about corporate giving and call Michael Rogers at
(781) 624-8847 or e-mail him at michael_rogers@sshosp.org. ■
A Happy Camper Renewed:
Tom Hannaford
Tom Hannaford was looking forward to another great season at Camp
Quinebarge. The New Hampshire summer camp (www.campquinebarge.com) is
nestled on 75 acres of woods and trails on the shores of Lake Kanasatka. Tom had
been a camper there in 1963 and had such fond memories that two decades later
he bought the camp. At first, his summers were spent hiking, canoeing, and
teaching campers the joys of nature along the shores of Squam Lake, but then a
nagging knee injury started to slow down his active lifestyle. For three years his
knee hurt so badly that he was confined to his camp office, and required the use
of a golf cart to get around. No more bike rides, horseback riding, or hiking.
“I couldn’t trust my knee,” says Tom. “What if I had to run? There was a serious
question about whether it would work or buckle underneath me.”
When the pain and immobility became too much to bear, Tom visited
Dr. Michael Ayers at South Shore Orthopedics and scheduled knee replacement
surgery. Dr. Ayers and his team performed the surgery at South Shore Hospital
in May, with Tom recovering at his Weymouth home four days later. For Tom,
there was never a question about where he would go for care. “I never felt any
great need to go into Boston. South Shore Hospital is close to home. I know the
doctors – they are as competent and up to speed on the latest technologies as
anyone anywhere,” said Tom.
Three weeks after the surgery, Tom’s knee feels fine, albeit a little stiff. The
exercises he learned from the nurses at the South Shore Visiting Nurse Association
(VNA) will help loosen it up. “They did a very nice job,” he says of VNA. “They
were very conscientious. They showed me exercises to do, and chided me if I
didn’t do them.”
What’s Tom looking forward to most this summer? “Being able to sneak up on
my staff,” he says with a grin. “You could hear me coming from a mile away with
that golf cart. This year I hope to be able to walk freely through the camp to
observe the staff and campers, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.”
To make a donation to support orthopedic or home care programs that help
patients like Tom please visit southshorehospital.org or call (781) 624-8600. ■
Doing something you love for a
good cause. Sounds like a
win-win, right? Although that’s
how the story ends, it didn’t start
that way for Marshfield resident
Nancy Pearce.
Always one to eat right, exercise
(especially her favorite fitness workout
Zumba) and go for regular health
checkups, 50-year-old Nancy was shocked
to learn that she had Stage II breast
cancer. It had spread to a lymph node.
With no family history of cancer and
a recent negative mammogram, she had
a hard time believing the terrible news.
“I was in shock,” explained Nancy. “I don’t
think of myself as someone who could have
cancer. It was always other people who got
sick, not me.”
Not only was I able
to avoid the drive into Boston,
I was able to receive highly-specialized
care that was tailored specifically for me.
This whole experience has turned into
something really positive for me, Not
only did I receive top-notch care,
but I was able to do something
I love, to help others.
Fortunately, Nancy was referred to the Breast Care Center at South Shore
Hospital – offering world-class cancer care center close to her home.
“Not only was I able to avoid the drive into Boston, I was able to receive
highly-specialized care that was tailored specifically for me,” Nancy explained.
Treatment for Nancy consisted of lumpectomy surgery to remove the cancerous
tumor and twelve weeks of chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy.
“I missed a few Zumba classes when I had the surgery, so when I finally did
go back and saw my instructor Chrissy, I explained why I had been out for
so long. She felt bad and wanted to know if there was anything she could do
to help me, like raise money to pay for a wig since I would lose all my hair
during chemotherapy.”
While Nancy’s health insurance covered most of the cost of a wig, she
explained to Chrissy that there were plenty of women whose insurance
would not cover that kind of cancer-treatment expense. It was then that the
two women decided they would host a Zumbathon fundraiser and donate
the proceeds to South Shore Hospital’s Ronnie Fund.
The Ronnie Fund, created by South Shore Hospital Cancer Center
Boutique Patient Services and Product Liaison Pamela Lepore in memory
of her late husband Ronnie Luccio, helps cancer patients whose health
insurance doesn’t pay for wigs and other cancer-related products. More than
200 people showed up to the Zumbathon, raising more than $3,200 for the
Ronnie Fund.
“This whole experience has turned into something really positive for me,”
Nancy explained. “Not only did I receive top-notch care, but I was able to
do something I love, to help others.”
If you would like to donate to the Ronnie Fund and the South Shore
Hospital Journey of Hope campaign for cancer care, please contact
Gail Bork at (781) 624-8194 or gail_bork@sshosp.org. ■
CARING is published by South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation, which
is dedicated to generating support for South Shore Hospital, South Shore VNA,
and Hospice of the South Shore. Help support the Hospital’s mission of
healing, caring, and comforting by calling Executive Director
Kevin Courtney at (781) 624-8600 or
visiting southshorehospital.org.
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LITTLE PATIENT, BIG VISITOR: New England Patriots Mascot “Pat Patriot” visits six-year-old patient Bobby Sample
and his parents Mike and Sarah. “Pat” brightened the day of dozens of South Shore Hospital patients from six-months
to 83-years-old visiting patients as a gift from Energy USA Propane.
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Christmas in July
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or caregiver by
making a donation in
their name
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or call (781) 624-8600
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at the South
Shore Music
Circus
Benefiting
Home Care
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Growing Families
Family Fun Day
Hanover YMCA
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21 Moonlight &
Miracles Gala
to Benefit
Cancer Care
26 Friends of South
Shore Hospital Trip
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Overnight and Clambake
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Cohasset
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