Donor Report FY2011 - The Chester County Hospital

2011 | THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS2LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEODear Friends,011The Chester County Hospital relies onprivate support to help us providequality care to the community.Thank you to all of our generous contributors, our friends, foundationsand businesses that so generously supported The Chester CountyHospital during fiscal year 2011. This report includes donors who havecontributed $50 or more during fiscal year 2011; including gifts to theCapital Campaign, gifts for the Hospital's greatest areas of need, giftsdesignated to a specific purpose, donations made in memory or in honorof someone, United Way donations, and matching gifts from companymatching gift programs. The category of giving indicates the combineddollar amount that was donated between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.The report also includes a section for sponsors of fiscal year 2011 events.The Chester County Hospital was built through the philanthropic support ofa community that recognized a need to improve the availability of healthcareto its residents. All one has to do is walk through the Hospital’s original frontdoor and look down at the beautiful gold seal to be reminded of this.Pierre S. du Pont was so impressed withthe care which his friend and employeeLewes Mason received here, he donatedone million dollars (an extraordinarysum in 1924!) to construct our existingfacility in Mr. Mason’s memory. It wasimportant to Mr. du Pont that a systemof care was in place to serve those inthe community.table of contentsPresident'sMessage1Board Chairman'sMessage2Chairman'sSociety3FoundersSociety4HumanitarianSociety6$50–$99Donors14Volunteers& Volunteens20CappingSociety191892Society26TributeGifts27EventsSponsors30Financials38Boards,Leadership& Staff40Accreditations &Affiliations412011 donor report | the chester county hospital foundationour missionTo provide each patient andtheir family with an outstandingexperience, improve the healthof our community, and attract, retainand educate the best and brightesthealthcare professionals.our visionTo be the leading provider ofcare in the region and a nationalmodel for quality, service excellenceand fiscal stewardship.throughout my career, I have workedat many good hospitals, but they weremere destinations. There was nothingpersonal about them, no sense ofhistorical significance. They were so unlike what Ihave come to experience here. The founding fabricof The Chester County Hospital embodies everydonor, board member, trustee, physician, auxillian,volunteer and employee. A true commitment todeliver superior care to those who come to us andto build on our clinical mission is clearly in our DNA.The Chester County Hospital today is in a stageof medicine where new innovationscome out rapidly and all are capitallyintensive. To remain viable in a verycompetitive market place, we mustcontinue to invest in emergingtechnology aimed at improving thehealthcare of our patients.Through the generosity of anumber of loyal donors, theHospital launched its new RoboticsProgram when we acquired theda Vinci Si Surgical System inJune. This is the latest version ofrobotic technology and offers enhanced 3D, highdefinitionvision of the operative field, enabling usto provide cutting-edge surgery that results in lesspain to our patients and a quicker recovery time.The unwavering support of the Women’sAuxiliary resulted in the gift of the EclipseTreatment Planning System, medical technologythat is transforming the way patients with cancerreceive radiation oncology treatment. The PhillipsMatt Buffler, Clinical Managerin Respiratory Care Servicesdemonstrates the Neopuff Infant Resuscitator.1theWireless Monitoring System in our EmergencyDepartment and a new Fluoroscopy imagingdevice in Radiology were also donatedby our Auxiliary.Proceeds from our FORE Health Golf Invitational withSean O’Hair funded Neopuff Infant Resuscitatorsand neoBLUE® LED Phototherapy Lights for the wellbeingof our smallest patients who are cared for in ourLevel III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.These donations and the many more representedin this Report demonstrate a culture of sustainedphilanthropy that must continue and grow. Thissupport will further strengthenour vitality as a leading healthcareprovider and will enable us toimprove the health of our residentsso that they remain productive;are able to work and sustain theirfamilies; and can contribute to theongoing success of our community.We have many friends who liveand breathe The Chester CountyHospital. Their dedication gives uslife and fills me with a tremendousresponsibility to lead wisely.Buoyed by the examples of leadership that havepreceded me, it is a mantle I proudly and mosthumbly embrace.Sincerely,Michael J. Duncan, President and CEOThe Chester County Hospital and Health Systemchester county hospital foundation | 2011 donor report