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Winter/Spring • 2011Yuletide Ball Raises Over$160,000 for Winthrop’sChild Life ProgramEach year during the December holiday season, friends and supportersof Winthrop-University Hospital gather for the Yuletide Ball, anelegant evening of dining, dancing and fundraising to benefit theHospital’s Child Life Program. The 2010 Yuletide Ball, graciously hostedby Garden City residents John and Liz Durand on December 11, 2010was a great success, raising over $160,000.The Yuletide Ball is a pivotal annual event that garners the community’s supportfor Winthrop’s unique Child Life Program, through which specially trained Child LifeSpecialists help children understand and cope with hospitalization. The caring and highlytrained staff use therapeutic play, arts and crafts, entertainment and other diversionsto ensure that the hospital experience is as stress-free as possible for children and theirfamilies. Child Life Specialists are available in the Pediatric Emergency Unit, the CancerCenter for Kids, the Pediatric Specialty Center and the Hospital’s Hagedorn PediatricInpatient Center.A vital program that servesthe full spectrum of inpatient,outpatient and emergency servicesat Winthrop, Child Life issupported in its entirety byphilan thropic contributions. ■16 Cornerstone2010 SponsorsMr. and Mrs. Charles M. StrainMr. and Mrs. J. Peter Coll, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Gage, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. McGlynnRiley Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cox, IIIMr. and Mrs. Timothy P. GallagherMr. and Mrs. J. Kevin GilganMr. and Mrs. Frank P. LiantonioLong Island Plastic Surgical Group, PCMr. and Mrs. John McMillinMr. and Mrs. O.J. Betz, Jr.William L. Edwards & Mary Ann Edwards FoundationGambardella Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Matthew HeslinMr. & Mrs. Gary PetropoulosMr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Rosato, Jr.Special Thanks to HostsMr. and Mrs. John Durand
Winthrop Honors Long-Time, BelovedPhysician with the Dedication of theDr. Martin Spatz Conference CenterIn recognition of a physician’s extraordinarybenevolence and to honor himfor his 47 years of service as part of theinstitution’s world-class medical staff,Winthrop-University Hospital hasrededicated and renamed its New LifeConference Center to the Dr. MartinSpatz Conference Center.The passion of Dr.Spatz’s professional life wasWinthrop (then known asNassau Hospital when Dr.Spatz first joined the MedicalStaff in 1947). In many ways,the late Dr. Spatz was a pioneerin the practice ofmedicine/surgery, especiallyurology, serving as Chief ofthe Division of Urology andActing Chairman of theDepartment of Urology for23 years. At his retirementdinner on August 31, 1994,Dr. Spatz remarked, “…Ihave seen the Hospital growfrom a 250-bed purely communityservice Hospital…toa 600-bed University CampusHospital – an academic institution –but still devoted to excellent communityservice. I continue to brag a little,especially today, that I am most happyto have been an active participant inthis development…it has resulted fromencouragement and guidance from aPresent at the dedication of the Dr. Martin Spatz Conference Centerwere Dr. Spatz’s nieces Carol Price (left) and Kathy Pierce (right), alongwith (second from left to right) Joseph Greensher, MD, Vice Chairmanof Winthrop’s Department of Pediatrics, and the Hospital’s SeniorPhysician Advisor, Leon Berg, long-time friend of Dr. Spatz, andJohn F. Collins, President & CEO of Winthrop.Winter/Spring • 2011most devoted Urological staff, thecooperation of our Administration andthe support of our Board of Directors.”Dr. Spatz’s dream was to have hisname associated with this extraordinaryinstitution in perpetuity, and as ofOctober 5, 2010, his dream was fulfilled.What’s more, ingratitude to Dr. Spatz for hispioneering efforts and exceptionaldedication to medicaleducation and excellence,the Board of Directors andsenior Administration atWinthrop established theMartin Spatz, MD, Awardfor Medical Excellence. Theinaugural award was presentedto Dr. Spatz at the firstannual Medical Staff ServiceAwards Dinner in 2002 andsince then, this prestigioushonor has been bestowedannually to a physicianwhose dedication and workhas raised the standard ofcare at Winthrop. ■Winthrop Announces Cardiac Affiliationwith Brookhaven Memorial HospitalWinthrop’s Institute for Heart Careand the Knapp Cardiac Care Center atBrookhaven Memorial Hospital haveentered into an affiliation agreementconcerning Brookhaven’s cardiaccatheterization laboratory. The newpartnership, under the expert leadershipof Anthony Gambino, MD,Winthrop’s Director of OutpatientCardiology Services, and RichardSchwartz, DO, Winthrop’s Directorof Cardiovascular Outreach, utilizesWinthrop’s expertise in cardiovascularcare and provides enhanced cardiac careand services to patients at the KnappCardiac Care Center at BrookhavenMemorial Hospital.“Winthrop-University Hospital ispleased to collaborate with BrookhavenMemorial Hospital to bring our comprehensivecardiac care services to those whowork and live in this community,” saidJohn F. Collins, Winthrop’s Presidentand Chief Executive Officer.Winthrop was recently cited byHealthGrades, the nation’s most trustedsource of healthcare provider information,for ranking in the top five percent in thenation for Overall Cardiac Services,Cardiology Services and Angioplasty/StentProcedures (2010 and 2011). ■Cornerstone 17
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