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Children’s
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A Look Back in Time
down to
the core
Strength Training for Kids
profile:
sue brown,
A Visionary Nurse
Transforms Patient Care
celiac
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What Every Parent
Should Know
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PLUS:
Directory of
Pediatric Specialists
and Programs
A Magazine to Benefit the Pediatric Department
and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Greenwich Hospital
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4 Letter from the President
8 Greenwich Hospital Social
A year of Galas and Benefits
18 Profile: Sue Brown, RN, MS
A visionary nurse transforms patient care
22 Celiac Disease
What every parent should know
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26 Is Your Child at Risk for Addiction?
What signals to look for
30 Getting to the Core
Essential strength training for kids
36 Looking Back
The early days of children’s health services
44 Tender Beginnings
Programs and support services for families
52 Pediatric Directory
Our annual listing of affiliated pediatricians and specialists
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Cover
Photograph by: Bob Capazzo
Model: Will Bremer, on location
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The Magazine for Greenwich Hospital
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A message from the
PRESIDENT
Dear Friends,
We have instituted a culture
of compassion, customer
service and safety that
has earned us accolades
throughout the region.
As I prepare to retire from Greenwich Hospital after 26 years, it is inevitable that
the next few months will be a time of reflection over all our achievements. Indeed,
the Greenwich Hospital that serves our community today is much changed from
what it was a quarter of a century ago.
While we have remained steadfast in our commitment to provide the highest
quality of health care, over the years we have evolved from a small community
hospital into a beautiful, state-of-the art facility that offers world-class treatment
to residents from throughout Fairfield and Westchester counties and beyond.
What’s more, we have instituted a culture of compassion, customer service and
safety that has earned us accolades throughout the region. In a government survey,
patients ranked Greenwich Hospital highest in “overall rating” and “willingness
to recommend” among all acute care hospitals in the tri-state area. Thanks to our
affiliation with Yale New Haven Health, we have more resources and advanced
technology at our disposal to deliver the best diagnostics and treatments available
in medicine today.
Our services for expectant parents are a shining example of how we have
anticipated and excelled in meeting the needs of our community. At present,
Greenwich Hospital’s Maternity department is the destination of choice among
mothers-to-be in our area and the department’s patient satisfaction scores remain
consistently in the 99th percentile. Much of the credit for this success belongs
to Sue Brown, RN, MS, senior vice president of Patient Care Services and chief
nursing officer, who is profiled in this magazine. Sue had a vision of creating a
comprehensive service line so that new mothers and mothers-to-be would not have
to travel far to find advanced maternity care. Under Sue’s watch, which has been
even longer than mine, the number of births at Greenwich Hospital has tripled,
with 2,800 newborns expected in the coming year.
The well-being of infants and children is always in the forefront at Greenwich
Hospital. In this issue, parents can get greater insight into ways to support their
child’s health. Read how one family successfully copes with the hidden dangers of
celiac disease. Learn about warning signs of a child’s tendency toward addiction
and preventive measures that can be taken. Pair up with your child for some simple
exercises described here to increase core strength that are fun too. Finally, take a
look back to an era well before my time, to the early days of infant and pediatric
care at Greenwich Hospital and the fine work of your predecessors – the committed
donors and volunteers who made miracles possible here.
I am proud of all that has been accomplished during my tenure. But I never
could have succeeded without the help and support of our outstanding physicians,
nurses and staff and the continued generosity of individuals and businesses in
our community. It has been my honor to serve you.
Thank you.
FRANK A. CORVINO
PRESIDENT AND CEO, GREENWICH HOSPITAL
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congratulates Greenwich Hospital.
Yale New Haven Health System believes the sum is greater than all of its parts.
When individual organizations work well together with a common mission,
great things happen. This collaboration is what makes our community strong.
Jim Wright
Vice President
Cynthia Catterson
Editorial Director
Stephanie Dunn Ashley
Director, Special Events
Robin Loughman
Editorial Advisor
Raina Cheikin
Associate, Special Events
Kim Harke Sushon
Contributing Writer
Andrea Guido
Associate, Special Events
Advertising Sales
Brooke Bremer
Chair
Monica Danielsson Wood
Monica Garrido
Jenni Salinas
Jessica Schur
Jenny Schwartz Wilson
Greenwich Hospital Foundation Staff
Sue Bradshaw Financial Analyst
Sheila Cameron Senior Officer, Stewardship and Donor Relations
Teri Caruthers Annual Fund Officer/Systems Analyst
Cynthia Catterson Senior Communications Officer
Ginny Downer Database Coordinator
Jackie Hvolbeck Associate
Katia Michailidis Director, Major Gifts
Kathleen Minarik Director, Fund for Greenwich Hospital
John Strawbridge Foundation Officer
Kim Harke Sushon Web Specialist
The Magazine for Greenwich Hospital is a publication of Greenwich Hospital Foundation.
Greenwich Hospital Foundation would like to thank all our advertisers for their support.
All proceeds from this issue of The Magazine for Greenwich Hospital
benefit Pediatric Services and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Greenwich Hospital.
For more information about advertising opportunities, please contact us at:
Greenwich Hospital Foundation
35 River Road, Cos Cob, CT 06807
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A GENEROUS
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A Year of Galas
and Benefits
From glamour to grazing to mid-summer stargazing,
Greenwich Hospital holds three major fundraising events
each year with more than 1,300 guests from Fairfield
and Westchester counties in attendance. At Great Chefts
in March, we toasted three young local chefs while
supporters enjoyed a fabulous feast dished up by more
than 50 of the best chefs and beverage distributors from
our area. Last October’s Harvest Moon Gala was an elegant
evening that celebrated the richness of autumn and benefited
the vital services provided by the Emergency Department.
And in July at Under the Stars, guests enjoyed a delightful
summer evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing in support
of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Services.
2013 Harvest Moon Gala
Greenwich Hospital is blessed with dedicated volunteer
committee members who donate their time and talents
to make each event a resounding success. None of it
would be possible without their tireless efforts or the
support of individuals and businesses in our community
who generously provide sponsorship, gifts-in-kind and
advertising in this magazine to help ensure good health
for all our neighbors.
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Jessica Reardon, RN, Lauren O’Malley,
Frank Corvino and Mini Nunna
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2014 u nd er th e stars kic k-of f ev ents
Shop ‘n Share
Committee members held a meeting at STS Sail to Sable
in Greenwich on Monday, June 2 to kick off a week-long
Shop ‘n Share at the store, which donated 20 percent of
sales to the Under the Stars benefit.
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2 2 013 Under the Stars co-chair Mini Nunna
3 Jenny Schwartz
4 Co-chairs Brooke Bremer and Lauren O’Malley
5 STS owner and committee host Jen Stocker (far right) with two employees
6 Neonatal physicians, Under the Stars committee members and
former hospital patients
A Healthy Reunion
Former pediatric and NICU patients at Greenwich Hospital
gathered at Riverside Yacht Club in May for an annual
reunion that celebrates the Under the Stars event.
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2014 g reatc h efs
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Hail to the Chefs!
More than 350 guests turned out for the 29th annual Great
Chefs event, an evening of divine dining and dancing in
support of Community Health at Greenwich Hospital.
Mary Jane and Peter DaPuzzo of Riverside, CT chaired
this event which celebrated the achievements of Honored
Chefs Rui Correia of DOURO Restaurant Bar in Greenwich, Christian Petroni of Fortina Restaurant in Armonk
and Adam Truelove of Napa & Co., in Stamford. Chefs and
participants from more than 50 of the finest restaurants
and catering companies in Connecticut and New York
dished up their specialties for area residents who gathered
on Friday, March 7, at Westchester Country Club in Rye,
NY. Wine and beverage distributors were also on hand to
pour samples of their choice libations. Much gratitude goes
to Serendipity Magazine (main media sponsor) and other
event supporters: Acqua Panna, Broken Shed New Zealand
Vodka, DIRT Floral, Equinox, Greenwich Magazine/Moffly
Media, Hearst Media Services, Jose Maria da Fonseca,
NEBCO Insurance Services, Perrier, Roam, S. Pellegrino,
Saks Fifth Avenue Greenwich, SpikedSeltzer, and Whole
Foods Greenwich.
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1 Samantha Cleaves, Diane & Rick Viton, Amy Carbone and Candace Smoller
2Senator Richard Blumenthal, Maura and Frank Corvino
3Janet and Demetris Delos, MD, Jenni and Eric Salinas
4 Chip and Pam Olney, Anne and David Juge
5 Chefs Christian Petroni, Rui Correia and Adam Truelove
6Mary Jane DaPuzzo, Kathy Carley-Spanier and Peter DaPuzzo
7 Luis Carranza, Anshu Viyarthi and George Escobar — Le Penguin
8 Table design by Dirt Floral
9 Conor Horton, Francois Kwaku-Dongo and Andrew Thomas — eleven14 kitchen
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2 P eter DaPuzzo, Mary Jane DaPuzzo, Kathy Carley-Spanier, Frank Corvino
3 Janet Delos, Jenni Salinas, Jill Odice, Maria Hill
4 G ina and Bill Rosenberg
5 Darby Cartun, Daniel Suozzo
6 Tom Breuel, Glenn Sutton
7 Khaki Wennstrom, Lindsay Potter, Jen Danzi
8 Mario Leite, Souvannee Leite, Marina Marchese, Elizabeth Keyser
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2014 Great Chefs
Press Party
Fortina Restaurant in Armonk was the location for
the official 2014 Great Chefs kick-off event on Tuesday
afternoon, February 4, 2014. Greenwich Hospital officials,
Great Chefs co-chairs Mary Jane and Peter DaPuzzo, and
honorees Chefs Rui Correia, of DOURO Resaurant Bar,
Greenwich, CT, Christian Petroni of Fortina Restaurant,
Armonk, NY and Adam Truelove of Napa & Co.,
Stamford, CT celebrated the occasion with event sponsors,
participants, committee members and members of the
press. Proceeds from Great Chefs benefit Community
Health at Greenwich Hospital, which provides vital
outreach health services, health education programs
and support groups to residents of Fairfield and
Westchester counties.
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2013 h arv estm oon g ala
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Harvest Moon Gala
Hundreds of guests toasted the richness of autumn at
Greenwich Hospital’s 2013 Harvest Moon Gala to support
the vital services provided by the hospital’s Emergency
Department (ED). Vicki Leeds Tananbaum chaired a
volunteer committee to create this successful fundraising
event which was held on Saturday, October 19 at
Greenwich Country Club. During the program, State
Senator Scott Frantz was honored with The President’s
Award. After a mouthwatering meal, guests hit the
dance floor to the tunes of Alex Donner and his
Orchestra. Special thanks go to Gala sponsors Jane and
Alan Batkin, Shelley and Grant Behrman, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Burke, Icy and Scott Frantz, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor
Jones, Susan E. Lynch, Linda and Vincent McMahon,
Indra and Raj Nooyi, Mimi and Peter Santry, Marree
and John Townsend and Mrs. Gloria Van Norden
and corporate sponsors Anheuser-Busch, Deutsch Family
Wines & Spirits, Eder Brothers Fine Wines & Spirits, Nestlé
Waters North America, Warner Music Group, Zonin
Prosecco and Zyr Vodka.
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1 Jim and Aundrea Amine, Patty and Jeff Murphy
2Dan Mosley, Vicki Tananbaum, Scott Frantz and Frank Corvino
3Pat McLaughlin and Barbara Miller
4 Richard Blumenthal and Chris Davison, MD
5 Jack and Pixie Schmeltzer
6Lori Feldman and Jasmina Denner
7 Liz and Dave Boutry
8 Table design by Renny & Reed
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1 Katia Michailidis, Dinyar Wadia and Mary Rolla
2Peter and Mary Jane DaPuzzo
3Mimi and Don Kirk
4 Scott and Icy Frantz, Peter and Mimi Santry
5Dale Pinto, Carl and Irene Zelinsky and Myrna Haft
6Laurance and Missy Baschkin and Tiffany Burnette
7 Richard Richman and Ellen Schapps Richman
8 Scott Frantz, Vicki and Harold Tananbaum
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Honored Patrons
On a delightful October evening, benefactors, patrons
and sponsors of the 2013 Harvest Moon Gala gathered
at the lovely backcountry home of Mimi and Peter
Santry to celebrate the upcoming event. Chairwoman
Vicki Leeds Tananbaum thanked her committee for their
efforts and introduced State Senator Scott Frantz, the 2013
recipient of The President’s Award. Proceeds from the
Gala benefitted the Emergency Department at Greenwich
Hospital, which last year cared for patients on more than
43,500 occasions.
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Under the Stars 2013
Steady summer rain showers couldn’t dampen the spirits
of the 300 revelers from Fairfield and Westchester
counties who came out to Riverside Yacht Club
on Friday evening, July 12, 2013 to celebrate Greenwich
Hospital’s infant and children’s services departments.
Patricia Beirne, RN, MSN, program director of Women’s
and Children’s Health Services, was honored for her
43 years of service. Greenwich Hospital President
and CEO Frank A. Corvino was also recognized for
his 25 years at the helm. After an exciting evening
of cocktails, auctions and dinner, guests danced the
night away to the sounds of Night Market. Greenwich
residents Mini Nunna and Lauren O’Malley, and
Jessica Reardon of Norwalk co-chaired this successful
event. Special thanks go to sponsors: Laurel and Cliff
Asness, Mina and Stuart Bloom, Sonia and Paul Tudor
Jones II, the O’Malley family, Acqua Panna,
Perrier and S. Pelligrino, Broken Shed Premium New
Zealand Vodka, ENCON, Turner Broadcasting, Unitex
Textile Rental Service, Vineyard Vines and media
sponsors Serendipity Magazine, as well as CTC&G
(Connecticut Cottages and Gardens) and Greenwich Magazine.
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1 Jessica Reardon, RN, Lauren O’Malley, Frank Corvino and Mini Nunna
2 Senator Richard Blumenthal
3 Gideon Fountain and Pat Beirne, RN, MSN
4 David and Erin DePalma, Deb Wood RN and Brooke Bremer
5 S tylianos Theofanidis, MD, Hilary Feinstein, Elizabeth Siderides, MD and
Craig Feinstein
6 Eric Janssen, First Selectman Peter Tesei, Tim Oberweger and David Rabins
7 The O’Malley Family
8 Stuart and Mina Bloom
9 Table design by Renny & Reed
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Under the Stars 2013
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1 Mina Bloom, Jessica Reardon, RN, Pat Beirne, RN, MSN, Elizabeth Siderides, MD
and Stylianos Theofanidis, MD
2 Pat Beirne, RN, MSN and Frank Corvino
3 Mini Nunna and Jessica Reardon, RN
4 Carolyn Crabtree and Brenda Avery
5 J ohn and Suni Unger
6 Khaki Young, Kate DeCarlo and Brooke Labriola Shepard
7 Joanne Rosenthal, Lisa and Spike Lipschutz, MD
A Special Reception: More than 40 guests attended
a private cocktail reception at Polpo restaurant for
sponsors and patrons of our 2013 Under the Stars event to
benefit Pediatric Services and the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit at Greenwich Hospital. On hand were co-chairs,
Mini Nunna and Jessica Reardon, members of the volunteer committee and Patricia Beirne, RN, MSN, Program
Director, Women’s and Children’s Services, the event’s
honoree. Greenwich Hospital President and CEO,
Frank A. Corvino thanked the crowd for their generous
contributions in support of children’s health. Serendipity
Magazine sponsored the reception.
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Profile:
Sue Brown, RN, MS
Since the days of Florence Nightingale, visionary nurses
have been finding innovative ways to advance the nursing
profession and improve the lives of countless patients. One
such person is Sue Brown, RN, MS, Greenwich Hospital’s
senior vice president of Patient Care Services and chief of
nursing. Brown has dedicated almost forty years of her life
to ensuring that patients have the best possible experience
before, during and after their stay. She has been the driving
force in the development of numerous programs and
initiatives that have contributed to Greenwich Hospital’s
place as the premier regional healthcare provider that it
is today.
“I believe that if you are just working to maintain things,
you are moving backwards,” explained the petite, soft-spoken
Brown. “You always need to be looking toward the future
and anticipating how to meet the needs of your patients.”
With a nurturing management style that emphasizes
collaboration, Brown’s influence can be seen throughout the
hospital - in the certified Stroke Center and the new Bariatric
Surgery Program, in the accreditation of the Center for Joint
Replacement and Spine Institute by the Joint Commission,
and in the development of an innovative fall prevention
program, which recently received national attention, to name
just a few.
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Perhaps Brown’s greatest achievement, however, is in
the area closest to her heart; women and children’s health
services. This is where she spent much of her Greenwich
Hospital career before assuming her current position in
2007. With the support of hospital administration, Brown
has transformed the maternity, labor and delivery unit into
a multidisciplinary service line with state-of-the-art pre- and
post-natal care, educational programs and support groups
to offer mothers and infants a level of comprehensive care
unparalleled in our region.
“I wanted Greenwich Hospital to be able to offer the full
scope of services to our community so that mothers wouldn’t
have to travel all the way to the city to receive a high level of
maternity care,” Brown recalled.
Indeed, Greenwich Hospital’s maternity department
has become a destination of choice for mothers-to-be from
Westchester and Fairfield counties, with patient satisfaction
scores consistently in the 99th percentile. During Brown’s
tenure, the number of births at Greenwich Hospital has more
than tripled with nearly 2,800 births expected next year.
A trained obstetrics nurse who holds a Master’s degree
in perinatal nursing from Columbia University, one of
Brown’s first missions at Greenwich Hospital was to develop
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ARCHIVES
which has seen significant growth over the years. More
a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Back in the 1980s it
recently, Brown facilitated the development of Greenwich
was rare for community hospitals to have a NICU, but Sue
Fertility Center to serve women who need help with
had been the leader in developing a neonatal unit at her
conception. This joint venture has success rates for in vitro
previous job at a hospital in Florida, so she was well suited
fertilization that exceed the national average.
to the task.
“When I came here 15 years ago, Sue had a vision to build
With the help of pediatrician Arnold Korval, MD,
a full service center for mothers and their babies, starting
Greenwich Hospital’s first NICU took shape in a refurbished
from the ground up.
storage area outfitted with
I’m not sure we would
a single isolette, one baby
have the exceptional
warmer and oxygen. A
program we have today
few weeks later, a second
if it wasn’t for Sue,”
isolette was added, and
Dr. Bond said.
two more soon followed.
Brown’s vision for
Within the next few
maternity patients goes
months, it became clear
beyond
the
clinical,
that the demand for
however. She recognized
the NICU was greater
that new mothers often
than its capacity. Brown
need practical guidance
relinquished her adjacent
and emotional support.
office to open up the space
To this end, she and her
to allow for a total of
nursing staff developed
eight outfitted stations for
Tender Beginnings, a
critically-ill infants. Since
Sue Brown (far left) with staff in the early days of the NICU.
program which offers
that time, she has overmothers and mothersseen other expansions and
to-be a spectrum of support services from classes in birth
renovations in 2008 and 2014 to create a Level III-A NICU
preparation, baby care and feeding, to sibling classes,
that is recognized for its excellence in caring for babies as
postpartum programs and new mother support groups.
young as 26 gestational weeks. Today’s NICU can serve as
One postpartum program for which Brown is
many as 12 infants and has a new overflow division that can
particularly proud came about when hospital stays
accommodate as many as four additional beds. The staff has
for maternity patients were cut back to 48 hours after
grown from a single neonatal specialist and nurse to include
giving birth. She worried that the abbreviated stay didn’t
two full-time and one part-time neonatologists, nine neonatal
allow mothers to fully
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recover from the physical
neonatal nurses.
“I wanted Greenwich Hospital
ordeal of labor and
Stylianos Theofanidis,
to be able to offer the full scope
delivery or to familiarize
MD, the first neonatolof services to our community
themselves with baby care
ogist hired by Brown and
or master breastfeeding.
now the medical director
so that mothers wouldn’t have to
Her concern for new
of the unit, has witnessed
travel all the way to the city to
mothers
led
to
an
firsthand her ability to
receive a high level of care.”
innovative program that
anticipate a need and
encourages new mothers
execute the necessary
and their infants to make a return visit to the hospital free of
plans to meet it. “Sue has a vision and she knows how to
charge within two days of discharge. At that time they can
implement that vision to create something useful out of
meet with lactation consultants and mother-baby nurses
nothing. We are all so appreciative of her outstanding effort
who can offer assistance with breastfeeding, look for signs of
and dedication to the patients and the staff,” he said.
infection or address any other concerns they may have.
With the NICU up and running, Brown next went to
As devoted as Brown has been to the hospital’s patients,
work creating one of the only perinatology departments in
colleagues praise Brown for her caring and collaborative
the area for women with high risk pregnancies. She brought
in specialist Annette Bond, MD to head up the department,
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Jeanne VanSciver, nurse
management style. “She
“I would like to continue to find
manager for Maternity,
is a team builder who
ways we can improve what we
Labor and Delivery and
understands the dynamics of
do, and implement the programs
the NICU, also values
all the different departments.
that will make that happen.”
Brown’s leadership and
She can build a consensus
support. “Sue has always
and bring out the best in
impressed upon us the importance of bonding as a
everyone for the benefit of the patient and the hospital,”
team. When she leaves at night she tells us all to
observed Dr. Bond.
take care of each other and I think that says a lot about the
“She is like a mother to everybody here,” Dr. Theofanidis
work environment she’s created,” VanSciver said, adding,
added fondly.
“We always know she has our back in any situation.”
Nurses appreciate Brown as a friend and mentor who
While Brown is proud of her many accomplishments,
has empowered them to reach their greatest professional
she still wants to do more. In her expanded role as senior
potential. Pat Beirne, RN, MSN, who retired in May after
vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing
43 years at Greenwich Hospital, credits Brown for the
officer, Brown welcomes whatever challenges she can find,
achievements she made in her own career. “I remember the
such as enhancing the hospital’s geriatric services to meet
day when I first met Sue. She was the manager of labor and
the needs of the region’s increasing aging population.
delivery and I worked as a floater during the night shift.
“Healthcare is ever-changing and I want to grow and
She encouraged me to work days as soon as my family life
learn with it,” she explained. “I would like to continue to
permitted and she urged me to go back to school to get my
find ways we can improve what we do, and implement the
Master’s degree. I wouldn’t have advanced in my career the
programs that will make that happen.”
way I did without Sue’s positive reinforcement,” she said.
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Celiac Disease:
What You Don’t Know
May Hurt You
By all accounts, two-year-old
Riley Caney was a healthy child.
She had breezed through every
milestone and, like her older
brothers, Holden and Reed, ages
seven and nine, Riley was tall
for her age. A typical youngster,
Riley loved running around the
playground, playing with her
dolls and coloring pictures for
her mother.
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Then, a few weeks after her third birthday, Riley came
down with a stubborn stomach bug. At least that is what
her mother, Carolyn, and her pediatrician thought in the
beginning. But as Riley’s daily vomiting turned into weeks
of illness, Carolyn became increasingly concerned. The
pediatrician offered several possible causes, but nothing
seemed to ease Riley’s suffering.
When Riley’s skin suddenly took on an unhealthy yellow
tone, a family friend who was a physician advised Carolyn
to call Anthony Porto, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist
from the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Pediatric
Center at Greenwich Hospital.
Dr. Porto immediately ran a series of blood tests,
one of which indicated inflammation in Riley’s liver. A
recognized expert on celiac disease and a member of the
North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease,
Dr. Porto suspected the test results were an atypical
presentation of the disease. He confirmed the diagnosis
with an endoscopic biopsy.
“I was speechless,” recalled Carolyn of her reaction to
the finding. “Riley had always been a healthy child. How
could she have been living with an intestinal disease?”
Carolyn’s confusion was understandable, according to
Dr. Porto. “The most recognized sign of celiac disease is
intestinal distress, but for some people the only symptom
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may be short stature (low height for age) or a rash, and for
many others there are no symptoms at all,” he explained.
Indeed, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation, as
many as 2.5 million Americans are living with the disease
and don’t know it.
Family ties
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where the
ingestion of gluten – a protein found in wheat, barley
and rye – causes inflammation and damage to the small
intestine. It is a hereditary condition that is estimated to
affect 1 in 133 people in the United States.
Once a person is diagnosed with celiac disease, chances
are high that members of the immediate family – parent,
child, sibling – will also have it. Carolyn, her husband,
Lee, and two sons all underwent screening, and while
Carolyn and Lee tested positive for the gene, they were
negative for the disease. The boys, who like their sister
had seemed healthy and ranked in the 90th percentile
in height and weight on growth charts, were not as
lucky. Dr. Porto found that each boy had intestinal
damage from acute and chronic inflammation to their
villi, the hair-like protrusions that line the intestinal wall
and promote the absorption of nutrients. Subsequently,
it was discovered that a first cousin also suffers from
the disease.
Signs and Symptoms of
Celiac Disease
Symptoms of celiac disease vary from
person to person and some people
have no symptoms at all. They may occur
in the digestive system or in other parts
of the body.
Infants and children:
•Abdominal bloating and pain
•Chronic diarrhea
•Vomiting
•Constipation
•Weight loss
•Failure to thrive
•Irritability
•Delayed growth or short stature
•Dental enamel defects on permanent teeth
•Delayed puberty
Hidden dangers
Currently, the only treatment for celiac disease is diet
control. At a time when gluten-free diets seem like the
latest health craze, it is not a fad for people with celiac
disease. A gluten-free diet is their only defense against
developing other serious diseases including malnutrition,
osteoporosis, Type 1 diabetes, other autoimmune
disorders, neurological conditions, miscarriage, infertility,
liver diseases and intestinal cancers.
If the diagnosis is made at an early age, the intestinal
damage can be reversed through a gluten-free diet.
Improvement in symptoms may be noted as early as a
few weeks. Serious damage found in adulthood, however,
can take years to heal, if at all. The longer a person goes
untreated, the greater the chance of developing long term
complications, Dr. Porto noted.
Creating a safe, gluten-free world is an extremely
challenging endeavor, as Carolyn soon found out. Crosscontamination is a constant concern, as it can occur where
the food is processed, in the kitchen at a restaurant and
even at home. Gluten residue can be so insidious that
Dr. Porto recommends patients replace their toasters
Adults are less likely to have digestive symptoms,
but may have one or more of the following:
•Unexplained iron-deficiency, anemia
•Fatigue
•Bone or joint pain
•Arthritis
•Bone loss or osteoporosis
•Depression or anxiety
•Tingling numbness in hands and feet
•Seizures
•Missed menstrual periods
•Infertility or recurrent miscarriage
•Canker sores inside the mouth
•An itchy skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis
Source: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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and colanders. Gluten is also an unsuspected ingredient
in many everyday products such as some medicines,
vitamins, lipstick and play doh. Because of these and
other risks, vigilance is essential. Ingesting small amounts
of gluten, even crumbs from a cutting board, can trigger
damage to the small intestine.
For Carolyn, who is an avid cook and baker, it meant
tossing out the food in her pantry and reinventing favorite
family recipes using corn pasta to make macaroni and
cheese, for example, gluten-free panko crumbs for breaded
chicken, and gluten-free flour for brownies and chocolate
chip cookies. “There are so many foods that my children
can’t have, I do what I can to make everything taste good,”
she explained. She appears to have done so successfully.
“Other kids who come over can’t tell the difference. They
eat it all up.”
In addition to adhering to a strict diet, celiac patients
also require regular follow-up visits to their physicians to
monitor nutritional deficiencies, particularly fat soluble
vitamins A, D, E and K, and to assess for associated
conditions. They can also have a resistance to certain
vaccines, according to Dr. Porto.
More common
than thought?
It is uncertain whether the incidence of celiac disease
is on the rise or if the increase in diagnoses in the past
few years is the result of advances in genetic screening for
the disease. Carolyn remembered how alone she felt when
Riley was first diagnosed three years ago. “I reached out to
a mother from Reed’s kindergarten class five years earlier
because her child was the only one I’d ever heard of with
celiac,” she recalled.
These days, she said, “More and more people in
my town are being diagnosed.” Now she is an active
participant of a mothers support group and a larger
network of people who share experiences and insights
into living with the disease. “Learning how to live glutenfree is difficult. I love that I can be a resource for all these
people,” she said.
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Is Your
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Amid growing evidence that biological
and psychological factors play a role
in addiction, experts are realizing
that certain behaviors noticeable in
childhood may be able to predict who
is at risk. Parents who can identify the
warning signs and intervene early with
positive alternatives and professional
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Research suggests that even at an early age children
can exhibit conduct that may lead to addiction troubles in
adulthood. Long term, ongoing studies of 1,000 individuals
born in Dunedin, New Zealand between 1972 and 1973, for
instance, found that children with explosive temperaments,
combined with restlessness, impulsivity and a tendency
toward negative emotions such as anger and hostility,
were most at risk to addictions later in life. Children who
exhibited such “uncontrolled behavior” at the age of three
were three times more likely to develop problems with
drugs and alcohol than peers who were assessed to be welladjusted or shy and reserved at that age. This group was
also twice as likely as those with self-control to have turned
to gambling by the age of 30. These children also had
the greatest tendency to grow up with anxiety disorders,
depression and low self-esteem. The studies, which took
into account such factors as IQ, gender and socioeconomic
conditions, found that roughly ten percent of the children
observed had this temperament and boys were more likely
than girls to fall into this category.
However,
Greenwich
psychologist
Susan Freedland, PhD warned that parents
shouldn’t feel a false sense of relief just
because their preschooler does not act out.
“Overwhelming feelings of anxiousness,
depression, and low self-esteem can start
at any age,” she said. “Some kids don’t
verbalize, or they don’t feel they can turn to
their parents, peers or teachers for help with
their negative feelings. Sometimes it’s the
quiet kids who are at risk.”
Psychiatrist Jeremy Barowsky, MD,
director of Addiction Medicine at Greenwich
Hospital, explained that kids who have a
low threshold for stress or who suffer from
low self-esteem or other negative emotions
are vulnerable to addiction as an immediate,
quick fix because the addictive substance
or activity stimulates positive pathways in
the brain.
“People have a need for positive feelings
and positive rewards in their lives,” he
explained. “Kids who are in negative states
may turn to whatever they can to derive
pleasure, whether it’s video games, sex,
food or heroin.” Dr. Barowsky noted that the
reward center of the brain is closely tied to
memory, which in turn can create cravings
for pleasure when it is absent. Kids who
don’t otherwise have positive feelings or
experiences will return again and again to
the behaviors that can give that to them.
Parents should be concerned if their
child’s activity becomes a priority in
their lives that cuts them off from other
responsibilities or social engagement. For
instance, playing video games or spending
time on the computer for social reasons
is one thing, but if a child cannot tear
themselves away without distress, they may
be showing signs of addictive behavior.
“Parents should be concerned if their child
engages in an activity that interferes with
daily functioning or their ability to do
schoolwork or interact with others,” warned
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about
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or the world
around them.
Dr. Barowsky oversees a multidisciplinary
addiction treatment program at Greenwich
Hospital that addresses the psychological,
biological and behavioral elements of
addiction. He and other experts emphasize
that a key to treating maladaptive behaviors
is to address the underlying emotions that
lead to them. “Stress can create an emotional
imbalance that could lead to emotional
illness and addictive traits,” he noted.
According to specialists, it’s important
for parents to identify the warning signs for
addiction by paying attention to their child’s
actions and words. Parents should take note
if their child expresses feelings of being
overwhelmed or negativity about themselves
or the world around them. They should be
concerned also if the child is withdrawn
and doesn’t express any feelings at all.
And, a child who is compulsively organized
or highly inflexible may be feeling a lack of
control internally. Headaches or stomach
aches that are not part of an underlying
health problem may also be a signal that a
child is internalizing stress.
Professionals agree that teaching a child
positive ways to handle negative emotions is
the best defense against addictive behaviors.
Indeed, in the Dunedin study, many of
the children who were initially rated as
“uncontrolled” three year-olds managed to
learn positive coping skills over time and
grew up to be well-adjusted, productive
adults.
Dr. Freedland suggests that parents can
help their children by taking note of their
own behavior and reactions to negativity and
stress. “Parents can show kids constructive
ways of handling stress by setting examples,”
she pointed out. “Children pick up on their
parents’ stress as early as infancy. If a
parent turns to alcohol or some other kind
of escape to cope, chances are great that the
child will do the same.”
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The Core
of the Matter
Whether your child is a star athlete or a couch
potato, he or she can benefit from having strong
core muscles. Made up of the muscles around
the abdomen, pelvis, back and upper thighs, a
body’s core is the center of gravity that plays a
role in almost every activity in a child’s life, from
sitting and standing, to walking, running and
performing many of the repetitive maneuvers
required in sports.
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As adults, we know a strong core helps prevent back
pain, among other advantages. It has similar value for
kids. Maintaining a strong core can improve posture,
which is particularly important to self-esteem as they reach
adolescence, build mental discipline and help young athletes
avoid sports injuries.
According to orthopedic surgeon Paul Sethi, MD “Your
central core is where balance and strength comes from. Better
core strength reduces the abnormal stresses to other muscles
in the body.”
Maxine Braten, a physical therapist at Greenwich Hospital
added that a strong core that is developed in youth is easier
to maintain later in life. “If you achieve a dynamically stable
core earlier in your life, it will be a constant presence versus
later in life when it may be more difficult to achieve due to
age related changes in the musculoskeletal system.”
Kids who play sports should have no problem
incorporating a few core training exercises into their routine,
if their coaches don’t have them doing so already. To make
the time fun, experts recommend that parents do the
exercises with their children or make it into a game. See who
can hold the perfect plank position for the longest period of
time, for instance, or challenge your child to hold a position
longer and longer from one day to the next, or set a goal for
the number of repetitions they can do.
There are numerous core strengthening exercises and many variations of them. Following are a few basic exercises to help
your child get started.
1. Dead Bug
Lie flat on your back with your arms by your side and
legs bent at the knees with feet on the floor. Keeping your
abdominals tight, raise your left arm over your head as you
lift your right leg up toward your chest. Continue to keep
your abdominal muscles tight as you alternate with your
right arm and left leg. For a more challenging version of
this, begin with your hips and knees bent at 90° and do not
allow your foot to touch the floor during the exercise. An
advanced version of this exercise is to extend both legs out as
you raise both arms over your head. Do as many repetitions
as you can without losing the correct body positioning,
building up to three sets of ten.
2. Crunches
Lie flat on your back with your legs bent at the knees
and feet on the floor. Cross your arms over your chest.
With your eyes focused on the ceiling and engaging your
abdominals, lift your head and shoulder blades together off
the floor. Do not lead with your head or strain your neck.
For more challenge, as you lift your head and shoulders,
rotate to one side, return to the start position, then rotate to
the other side. Do as many repetitions as you can without
losing the correct body positioning. If possible, do three sets
of ten repetitions.
3. The Bridge
Lie flat on your back with your legs bent at the knees and
feet flat on the floor. Squeeze your buttocks and raise your
hips off the floor, keep your pelvis even, until your upper
body and upper thighs are straight in a diagonal position.
Hold for five seconds, then rest. Repeat ten times or until
you can no longer maintain the proper position. For greater
challenge, while in the bridge position, move your knees in
and out five times.
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4. Bird Dog
Create a table top with your body by placing your palms
and knees on the floor, shoulder and hip distance apart
respectively. Be sure to keep your abdominal muscles tight
so your stomach does not droop down. Extend your right
arm and opposite leg out to a comfortable position without
moving your trunk. Hold for a count of five and alternate
your arm and leg. Repeat ten times or for as long as you can
maintain the proper position.
5. Wall Squats
Standing, lean your back against the wall, keeping your
abdominal muscles tight. Your feet should be three steps
in front of your body, hip distance apart. Slowly lower your
buttocks until your knees are slightly bent. Your knees should
remain over your ankles, not in front of your toes. Hold for
a count of five, then return to the start position. Repeat as
many times as possible or until you can do it ten times for
3 sets. For a greater challenge, hold the squat for a count of
twenty, or longer.
6. Plank
Lie on the floor or a mat in the push up position with your
hands directly beneath your shoulders and palms of your
hands flat. Lower your forearms flat to the ground and curl
your toes under. Engage your abdominal muscles by pulling
your belly button in toward your spine. Straighten your body
to be as flat as a plank of wood. Be sure to keep your head
and neck neutral so that there is a straight line – don’t let
your head drop and don’t look up. Hold for as long as you
can without letting your stomach sag or buttocks lift up.
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Supporting
Children’s Health
A Look Back in Time
By Kim Harke Sushon
When guests gathered
at last year’s Under the
Stars event to raise
funds for Greenwich
Hospital’s smallest and
most vulnerable patients,
they were continuing a
tradition of philanthropy
stretching back more
than a century.
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The following year, she commended the efforts of
he earliest efforts to enhance children’s health
local church sewing societies, which were supplying
had more modest beginnings than a starlit
baby blankets. Procuring these and other supplies,
gala on Long Island Sound. Hospital board
in Dr. Hyde’s judgment, warranted the creation of a
minutes and annual reports tell of a continuous
dedicated committee. In 1925, Mrs. James W. Riley,
stream of support that started with humble
chairman of the Committee for the Babies’ Ward, oversaw
tasks performed for infants’ comfort and continued with
the purchasing of supplies and making of garments for
fundraising prowess that enabled the introduction of
the infants’ nursery.
modern medical interventions and equipment.
One of the most pressing requirements for the infant
While early donors were family friends of Greenwich
and children’s nursery, indeed for the hospital as a
Hospital’s founders, Dr. Harriet Hyde and her
whole, was to provide ample beds, including cribs for
husband, Dr. Fritz Carleton Hyde, it is their daughter,
the youngest patients. An early fundraising effort that
Elizabeth, who holds a cherished place in hospital
continued for decades was for endowing beds and cribs.
history as a lifelong volunteer and philanthropist.
The hospital’s 1910 annual report lists one perpetual
In childhood, Elizabeth “Beezie” Hyde, born in 1904,
endowment of a crib at $3,500 and an annual
held a fundraising fair with other children,
endowment of a crib for $200.
emptied hospital wastebaskets
By 1922, the donation required
and bathed babies.
to endow a crib was $5,000, a
Also during Beezie’s youth,
figure that held steady until the
records began to describe specific
early 1930s.
community
contributions
to
Members of the Committee
the work of caring for babies
for the Babies’ Ward paid
and children. In 1910, W.B.
membership dues, which, along
Tubby, chairman of the Hospital
with proceeds from the thrift
Committee, reported on the
shop overseen by the Women’s
generosity of Mrs. Edwin H.
Board, provided funds for
Baker for the establishment of
necessary supplies. The new
the children’s nursery. Prior to
Junior
Auxiliary
purchased
that, adult patients were expected
two washable rugs for the
to recuperate as the hospital’s
The hospital’s 1910
maternity ward in 1927. These
youngest patients wailed or
volunteers also contributed their
played among them.
annual report lists one
time and labor. Dr. Harriet Hyde,
Dr. Harriet Hyde must have
perpetual endowment
in the 1930 annual report, praised
had some of her young daughter’s
of a crib at $3,500
them for making and buying
playmates in mind when she
and
an
annual
“blankets, flannel petticoats,
acknowledged in the hospital’s
dresses and shirts.”
1911 Annual Report “the many
endowment of a crib
Decorating the wards and
children of Greenwich who have
for $200. By 1922,
rooms for the children and
added so much to the nursery
the donation required
maternity patients also fell to the
fund.”
Other
donors
were
to endow a crib
Women’s Board, and Dr. Hyde
also recognized for providing
took seriously the benefit that
was $5,000, a figure
handmade rompers and dresses
a pleasant environment added
for the nursery’s small patients.
that held steady until
to the patient experience. Junior
Outfitting newborns remained
the early 1930s.
Auxiliary
member
Charlotte
a community project, one to which
K. Gaston reported in 1932 that
the town’s children continued
“It was thought that much cheer would be
to lend their small hands. As chairman of the newly
added to the Children’s and Maternity Wards
formed Women’s Board, Dr. Hyde noted in a 1912 hospital
by placing curtains at the windows. Flowered chintz
Annual Report the contributions of a number of little
drapery was hung in the Maternity Ward, and gay chintz
girls who met during the winter to make baby sacks for
the nursery.
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with the nursery design theme – “The House That Jack
Built” – in the Children’s Ward.” Ms. Gaston also reported
that the Junior Auxiliary purchased a high chair for the
Children’s Ward.
One donation that perhaps signals a shift to equipment
purchased for direct patient care is the “much needed lamp
for the delivery room,” given by Mrs. Sherburne Prescott.
The Women’s Board operated in concert with the
medical staff and sought to respond to their needs with
the required financial support. The hospital Board
minutes of 1941 record the nascent movement toward
specialized care for premature infants as it reached
Greenwich Hospital:
“The doctors seem to agree that a premature nursery on
the maternity floor would be advisable provided it could
be located near the other nurseries and attended to by the
same nursing staff.”
The change was approved by the hospital’s Building
Committee, a victory that left open the question of how
to finance the required adjustments. At the time, the
Connecticut Department of Health mandated that maternity
patients be isolated from other patients. Money for the
alterations required to comply with this rule was provided
by the Community Chest, a centralized fundraising
organization that later became United Way of Greenwich.
The new accommodations passed state inspection in 1943.
It is unclear whether the Community Chest helped
fund the remodeling specifically for the specialized
nursery or whether additional fundraising was necessary.
In any event, the Women’s Board worked to complete the
project, and was noted as having furnished two of the
new rooms in 1942.
In late June of 1944, nearly three years to the day that
Greenwich doctors expressed the need for a “premature
nursery,” a baby born two months early was placed in
the Davidson Oxygen Incubator purchased by the
Women’s Board with proceeds from the thrift shop.
Little George Ebbert Hood, Jr., the “one pound premature
miracle,” brought global attention to Perryridge Road.
As science and medical practices progressed over
the next six decades, care for babies and older children
became increasingly effective. Specialized medical
intervention demanded equipment with greater levels of
sophistication.
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of today’s
Greenwich Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that bears
little resemblance to its earliest nurseries. An average of
8-10 critically ill infants receive care in the NICU every day.
The NICU boasts high-tech isolettes and Giraffe warmers
and is staffed by two full-time neonatologists, one parttime neonatologist, nine neonatal nurse practitioners and
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The efforts of donors are as crucial today as they ever
were. Visitors to the neonatal and pediatric units will
notice plaques on the walls and also on pieces of equipment. These acknowledgments recognize the generosity
of hospital donors and their ongoing commitment to the
care and well-being of its smallest patients.
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By Kim Harke Sushon
do,” said Norton. “Back then, nobody really expected these
The birth and survival of a one-pound baby is always
premature babies to live.”
noteworthy, but when George Ebbert Hood, Jr. arrived at
But George did live. If anything, his days in the incubator
Greenwich Hospital on June 25, 1944, it made international
would prove to be a symbolic start to a life in the service
headlines. He was one of the first babies to be treated
of others and inspiring them through his own resilience.
in the hospital’s new and only incubator, which was
According to his wife, Mary Lou Mills, George graduated
purchased with proceeds from the hospital’s thrift shop
from Stamford High and went on to college, among other
and donated by the Women’s Board.
accomplishments that included membership in the National
The New York Tribune heralded his arrival on the
Christian Counsellors Association. He also sang and played
front page, after which his progress was chronicled
the ukulele.
internationally. Greenwich Time
Music was part of George’s
followed the infant’s milestones
work with a youth group in
daily, alongside news of World
Stamford, and later as a lay
War II. At three days old, with
minister in Lyndonville, VT. He
an estimated weight gain of
worked with Northeast Kingdom
nearly a pound, little George was
Social Services and ran a group
described by the paper as “the
home for intellectually disabled
baby kept alive in an incubator.”
men, teaching them living skills.
Further, the local paper reported,
Born with a hereditary disease,
“he had not yet developed
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, (EDS)
fingernails” and that, according
George faced a lifetime of health
to the hospital, his condition
problems. For George, slight
was “good.”
bumps would often result in
Three days later, readers
stitches in his fragile skin. Joint
learned that despite the huge odds
problems and other health issues
against little George, the hospital
would continue to plague him
was now describing his condition
throughout adulthood. Yet, his
as “really good,” with physicians
family described his insistence
stating his “chances of survival
on making all that he could out of
improve hourly.”
life, continuing to educate himself
Though baby George continued
on diverse topics even toward the
to thrive from one day to the next,
Miracle baby George Hood above and upper left.
end of his life, when he lost the
it would be three months before
use
of
his
hands.
He
also
continued to encourage others.
his mother, Shirley Hood, was allowed to see her infant
“People would say that if they felt depressed, they would just
son, according to family members. George’s sister,
think of George,” said Norton.
Nancy Hood Norton, shared her mother’s memory that the
Norton was amazed to learn that the incubator was
attending nurse “didn’t know what to do with such a tiny
donated
by the Women’s Board: “My parents always said
baby – she went down to the drug store and bought doll
it was a good thing that machine was there, or George
clothes for him.”
wouldn’t have lived. And to think that these women
The forethought of the Women’s Board to donate
worked to buy it for someone else. Bless them for that – I got
an incubator to the hospital was indeed propitious for
a brother out of it, and he was a wonderful brother. He
premature infants such as George. Incubators were not
taught me about courage.”
standard in hospitals at the time and the medical science
George Ebbert Hood died in 2010 at the age of 66 from
for caring for preemies was in its own infancy. “I don’t
health complications.
think the physicians or nurses really knew what that
Davidson [oxygen incubator] machine would be able to
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY LOU MILLS
PHOTO COURTESY OF NANCY HOOD NORTON
From a Donated
Incubator
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TENDER
BEGINNINGS Classes and Events
TOURS
Greenwich Hospital offers many
wonderful programs and services
for young families and their children.
Courses are offered for moms, dads,
siblings and grandparents and are
taught by trained professionals in
the field. Some of these courses are
highlighted in the following pages.
For a complete listing of programs to
help you prepare for everything from
labor and delivery to caring
for your child, visit our website at
www.greenwichhospital.org.
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Adult Maternity Tours
Tour the birthing center. Offered periodically throughout
each month.
To register, please call 203-863-3655 or email
[email protected] for tour
dates and times. FREE.
Sibling Tours
Familiarize children with the nursery and postpartum
unit. Tours are offered once a month and are for children
2 ½ - 10 years old.
Call 203-863-3655 or email tenderbeginnings@
greenwichhospital.org for tour dates and times. FREE.
Prenatal Yoga
Find inspiration, comfort and wisdom in the practice
of prenatal yoga. These ancient teachings can help
you achieve mind/body/soul harmony as your body
prepares for pregnancy and beyond. A certified instructor
will teach you safe and effective yoga positions and
thoughtful meditations to create inner strength, a strong
body and a quiet mind. Physician clearance and consent
form required for participation.
[email protected]. Fee.
Grandparents Today
This 1½-hour discussion and informational session
introduces grandparents to their changing role and
relationship as parents and grandparents. They’ll
also learn about prenatal and infant care in today’s
world, plus car seats and essential infant safety and
baby care are addressed. For current and expecting
grandparents. Held quarterly.
CHILDBIRTH
PREPARATION CLASSES
Registration is required for all classes.
Please call 203-863-3655 or email
For First-Time Parents
These classes offer preparation for childbirth and
include a tour of the birthing center. Prospective parents
should start class 6-8 weeks prior to delivery date.
Options are two-session or one-session classes.
Please register early. To register, please call 203-863-3655
or email [email protected]. Fee.
Cesarean Section Class
This childbirth class prepares expectant parents who
are scheduled for a cesarean delivery. Topics include
preparing for delivery, relaxation techniques, cesarean
section room procedures, pain management, postpartum
recovery, and the role of the partner/support person.
BABY CARE AND FEEDING
Breastfeeding Class
A 2-hour class for expectant parents focusing on all
aspects of breastfeeding from delivery room to postpartum.
Explore breastfeeding issues such as establishing
good milk supply, nutrition and pumping. Taught by an
RN on our maternity staff who is credentialed as an
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
(IBCLC). Held monthly.
Baby Care Class for Parents
Essential learning for expectant parents including
feeding, bathing, cord care, sleep patterns and
proper car seat use. A 2-hour class held monthly.
Pediatrician 101
Get essential information on choosing a pediatrician,
the pediatrician’s role in your baby’s care, child
development phases and more.
A pediatrician and registered nurse will be available
to answer your questions. FREE. FOR KIDS
Sibling Class
A 1-hour class that helps big brothers and sisters
adjust to a new baby in the family. Includes a video
about siblings and a tour of the nursery and postpartum
unit. For children ages 3-10 and their parents.
[email protected]. FREE.
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Postpartum Visit
Mothers who deliver at Greenwich Hospital may return
48-72 hours after discharge for a mother/baby assessment.
The visit is with a registered nurse on our maternity staff
who is credentialed as an International Board Certified
Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Call 203-863-3569. FREE.
PARENTING PROGRAMS/
SUPPORT GROUPS
Pediatric Orientation
Tour of the hospital’s pediatric unit for school or
community groups or anyone anticipating the
hospitalization of a child. Short video included.
Monday through Friday, by appointment.
Call 203-863-3553. FREE.
AFTER THE BABY IS BORN
Mommy and Me Yoga
This hour-long class offers gentle exercises, meaningful
poses and thoughtful meditations in the traditions of
yoga. Strengthening, stretching, toning and balancing
techniques help achieve mind/body/soul harmony
during this often intense, emotional and glorious
postpartum period. Bond with your baby and
meet other moms, too. For new moms and their babies,
ages 6 weeks-9 months.
Postpartum Massage
Postpartum massage eases recovery from labor and birth
by alleviating muscle strain and soreness and promoting
healing. Nurturing touch and support to mothers during
the early postpartum period offers emotional relief, too.
Physician clearance required. Call 203-863-3222. Fee.
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Newborn Mothers Group
A 4-week course addressing the needs of the newborn
(under 4 months of age), and the physical and emotional
adjustments of parenthood. Designed for mothers who
recently have given birth. Topics include: Birth Experience:
Adjustment, Love and Sleep; How Do We Learn to
Become Parents? Who Was I Before I Became a Mother?;
and Self-Esteem — Mom and Baby. Led by a postpartum
registered nurse.
Tender Bridges for NICU Parents
A newborn’s stay in a neonatal intensive care unit can
be a stressful experience for families. Through our
“Tender Bridges” program, parents of babies in
Greenwich Hospital’s NICU can reach out to other parents
who have been in similar situations and can offer support.
If you would like to participate, either during or after
your baby’s stay, please call 203-863-3655 or email
[email protected]. FREE.
Parents Exchange
(parents of children ages 4 monthshigh school)
Parents Exchange offers a variety of parenting classes
and support groups that are divided according to the
age of your child, from 4 months through high school.
Build on your strengths and develop new insights
from other moms and dads facing similar experiences.
Participants have made lifelong friendships in this safe
and nurturing environment.
• Infant/Toddler (4-30 months)
• Early School Years (PreK-Grade 4)
• Later School Years (Grades 5-12)
Groups meet weekly for 1.5 hours, and are led by qualified
child development specialists over a 14-week semester.
Sponsored by Community Health at Greenwich Hospital.
Call 203-863-3794 for information and registration form,
plus schedule. Fee.
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Directory of Greenwich Hospital Affiliated
PEDIATRICIANS &
PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS
PEDIATRICIANS
Children’s Medical Group
of Greenwich
42 Sherwood Place
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-661-2440
www.cmggreenwichpediatricians.com
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Jeffrey Bobrowitz, MD
Loretta Cody, MD
David Hedrick, MD
Katherine Mini, MD
Steven Schiz, MD
Darien Pediatric Associates, LLC
106 Noroton Avenue
Darien, CT 06820 203-655-9741
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Greenwich Pediatric Associates
8 West End Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-637-3212
www.greenwichpediatrics.com
Alison Cass, MD
Amy Kappelman, MD
Natasha Khosla, MD
Arnold Korval, MD
Elizabeth Krowitz, MD
Gail Weiner, MD
In Town Pediatrics
150 Purchase Street
Rye, NY 10580 914-967-9000
Next Generation Pediatrics
57 Old Post Road #2
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-661-6430
Pediatric Associates,
PC – Northeast Medical Group
26 Rye Ridge Plaza
Rye Brook, NY 10573 914-251-1100
www.pediatricmds.com
Peter J. Acker, MD
Norman Berkowitz, MD
Lauren W. Carton, MD.
Caren Kurtz Goodman, MD
Mary G. Versfelt, MD
Kristen M. Woodard, MD
The Pediatric Center at
Greenwich Hospital
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3970
www.greenwichhospital.org/
children-pediatrics
Toni-Lyn Salvatore, MD
Medical Director
Riverside Pediatrics, LLP
35 River Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
203-629-5800
www.riversidepeds.com
Karen Beckman, MD
Henry M. Rascoff, MD
Valley Pediatrics of Greenwich
25 Valley Drive
Greenwich, CT 06831 203-622-4301
WESTMED Medical Group
210 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604 914-682-0731
1 Theall Road
Rye, NY 10580
914-848-8900
www.westmedgroup.com
Christine Blanco, MD
Barbara Coven, MD
Laura Macbeth, MD
Wendy Proskin, MD
Alicia Rieger, MD
Deborah M. Scheinthal, MD
Vito Sessa, MD
Mitchell Stevens, MD
PEDIATRIC
SUB SPECIALTIES
Adolescent Medicine
Greenwich Adolescent Medicine
239 Glenville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831 203-532-1919
Pediatric Cardiology
Adolescent Sports
Allison Levey, MD
Medicine
Michael Monaco, MD and
Orthopaedic and
Michael Snyder, MD
Neurosurgery Specialists
1500 Post Road
6 Greenwich Office Park
Darien, CT 06820 40 Valley Drive
203-662-0313
Greenwich, CT 06831
203-869-1145
Pediatric Dentistry
www.onsmd.com
Children’s Dentistry and
Orthodontics of Greenwich
1212 East Putnam Avenue
Gloria Cohen, MD
Riverside, CT 06878 Paul Sethi, MD
203-698-0794
Katherine Vadasdi, MD
Neonatology
Greenwich Neonatology
Associates, LLC
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3515
Modestus Lee, MD,
Stylianos Theofanidis, MD
Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group
42 Sherwood Place
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-422-5437
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Stacy Zarakiotis, DDS
Benjamin Tsang, MD
110 Fishing Trail
Stamford, CT 06905
203-968-3515
Sangeeta Sethi, DDS
5 Edgewood Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-861-7336
Orthodontics
Scott L. Kesselman, DDS
1171 East Putnam
Riverside, CT 06878 203-698-0045
Pediatric
Endocrinology
Yale-New Haven
Children’s Hospital Pediatric
Specialty Clinic
Greenwich Hospital Campus
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Myron Genel, MD
Angelica Badaru, MD
Pediatric
Anesthesiology
Greenwich Anesthesiology
Associates, PC
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-863-3390
Tiffany Denepitya-Balicki, MD
Jillian Marousek, MD
Elizabeth Ryan, MD
Pediatric
Gastroenterology
Mark Glassman, MD
148 East Avenue, Suite 2-N
Norwalk, CT 06851 203-853-7170
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Yale Lysosomal Disease Center
800 Howard Avenue
Yale Physician’s Bldg, 4th Floor
New Haven, CT 06519
203-785-3412
Yale-New Haven
Specialty Clinic
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Ninfa Candela, MD
Anthony F. Porto, MD
Yale Pediatric Gastroenterology
1 Park Street
West Pavilion, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06504
203-785-4081
Pediatric Hematology
and Oncology
Judith R. Marcus, MD
198 Trenor Drive
New Rochelle, NY 10804 914-684-0220
Pediatric Hepatology
Yale-New Haven
Specialty Clinic
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Udeme D. Ekong, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Fairfield County Pediatric Neurology
166 West Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06902
203-359-1790
Philip Overby, MD
755 North Broadway, Suite 540
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
203-358-0188
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Pediatric
Orthopedics
Yale-New Haven
Specialty Clinic
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Daniel Cooperman, MD
Peter Liebert
222 Westchester Avenue, Suite 308
White Plains, NY 10604
203-428-3533
Pediatric
Pulmonology
Hedi L. Leistner, MD
1241 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605 914-421-1500
FAMILY MEDICINE
Hossein Sadeghi, MD
32 Strawberry Court
Stamford, CT 06902
203-276-5949
Yale-New Haven
Specialty Clinic
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Pnina G. Weiss, MD
Ramneet Gill, MD
Pediatric
Rheumatology
Lisa F. Imundo, MD
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 212-305-9304
Pediatric Surgery
Yale-New Haven
Specialty Clinic
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830 203-863-3552
Doruk Ozpediz, MD
Emily Christoson-Lagay, MD
William Middlesworth, MD
Paul Zitsman, MD
688 White Plains Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583 914-722-6737
Micheline Giovani, MD
262 Purchase Street
Rye, NY 10580 914- 921-0524
Joseph Feuerstein, MD
32 Strawberry Hill Court
Stamford, CT 06902 203-276-4777
Philip Heinegg, MD
1890 Palmer Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538 914-315-1868
High Ridge Family Practice
30 Buxton Farms Road
Stamford, CT 06905
203-322-7070
WESTMED Medical Group
210 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604 914-682-0728
www.westmedgroup.com
Todd Friend, MD
Howard Yudin, MD
18 Rye Ridge Plaza
Rye Brook, NY 10573 914-251-1261
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Gratefully Acknowledges Under the Stars 2014
GIFTS-IN-KIND DONORS
and EVENT SPONSORS
Abigail Fox Designs
Action Art School
Action Arts - Old
Greenwich Karate
Jessica and James Adams
Ana Dean Jewelry
And Company LLC
Anonymous
Applausi Restaurant
Art by Emily R. Reynolds
The Arthur Murray Grande
Ballroom of Greenwich
Aux Délices Foods by
Debra Ponzek
Babo Botanicals
Baccarat - Greenwich
Boutique
Barcelona Wine Bar +
Restaurant
Beach House Café
Beautycounter,
Jeannie Hedge
Ben Larrabee Photography
Benefit Cosmetics
Mina and Stuart Bloom
Nekole Bloom
The Blues Jean Bar
Boxcar Cantina
Bradford Renaissance
Portraits
Bradley Fitness
Brooke and Lou Bremer
Chelsea Piers Connecticut
Cinco Powell
Classic Kids Photography
Danielle and Gregg Clark
CLAY Health Club & Spa
Coach
Coast Restaurant
Claudine Cohen and
David Rabins
Conair Corporation
Corbo’s Deli
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Cos Cob Liquor
COZY nail & spa
Cuisinart
Jen Danzi
Design Lighting By Marks
Donna and Graham Bailey
Dooney & Bourke
Dream Nails Greenwich
Dream Spa & Salon
Dreams from Spain
Eder Bros.
EHS Triathlon
Elevate Fitness LLC
Elite Island Resorts
Empire City Casino at
Yonkers Raceway
Fairytale Beginnings
Sarah Fantuzzo,
Family Tree Gallery
Farrow & Ball
Fortina Restaurant
Go Figure
Graham’s Kids Club
Grand Prix New York
Great Play
Greenwich Ballet Academy
Greenwich Dance Studio
Petite
Greenwich Magazine
Greenwich Medical
Skincare & Laser Spa
Greenwich Police
Department
Elizabeth and Eric Handler
Aryn and Jeremy Hellinger
Gary and Marilyn
Hellinger
Hickory & Tweed Ski and
Cyclery
Hoagland’s of Greenwich
Housewarmings
Indie Wineries
Innis Arden Golf Club
J. Hilburn
Jack Dog Studio
Jack Rabbits Gymnastics
Club, LLC
Jeffrey Shaw Photography
Kate Spade Greenwich
Kramer Portraits
La Prairie /
Brooke Labriola Shepard
April and Jonathan Larken
Left Brain Travel
Leigh and Chris Hansen
Katie Linhares
Lisa Coons Jewelry
Little Gym of Stamford
little pub
Live! with Kelly & Michael
Luggage Forward
Merle Norman Cosmetics
& Boutique New Canaan
Moët Hennessy
Music Together
My Exclusive Concierge
New York Jets
Nestlé Waters North
America
Noelle Spa for Beauty
& Wellness
Willow and Tim Oberweger
Okemo Mountain Resort
Old Oaks Country Club
Lauren and Tim O’Malley
Pamela Einarsen
Photography
Patricia Gourlay
Pirri Hair Group
Pure Barre
Ralph Lauren
Jessica Reardon
Regency Limousine, Inc.
ReNapoli Pizza Restaurant
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
The Ritz-Carlton,
Westchester
Riverside Yacht Club
ROAM
Rudy’s Executive
Transportation
Rye Brook Wine & Spirit Shop
Sail to Sable
Saks Fifth Avenue
Greenwich
Kimberly and John Salib
Jenni and Eric Salinas
Salon Stella
Sam’s Bar and Grill
School of Rock
Jessica and Adam Schur
Sebass Events
Serendipity Magazine
Brooke and Kyle Shepard
Robert Sherwin
Simon Pearce
Simply Gardens
Skin N.Y. Westchester
Smart Playrooms
Something Special Florist
Spa at Delamar
SpikedSeltzer
Stamford Museum &
Nature Center
Sweet Lisa’s Exquisite Cakes
Thos. Moser
Threads & Treads
Total Wine & More
Turner Broadcasting
Varmax
Vineyard Vines
Warren Tricomi Salon
Winston Flowers
Chrissy and Craig Woerz
YES Network
Chef Hunter Zampa
Zen Bronze
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The Morrissy Family is extremely grateful
to the doctors and nurses in
Greenwich Hospital’s NICU
for the wonderful care given to our sons!
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AA big
big thank
thank you
you to
to the
the nurses
nurses and
and
staff
at
Greenwich
Hospital.
staff at Greenwich Hospital.
Special
Special thanks
thanks to
to
Dr.
Cathy
Berzolla
for
Dr. Cathy Berzolla for taking
taking
such
good
care
of
me
such good care of me
and
and my
my mommy!
mommy!
Patrick
Patrick O’Malley
O’Malley
The
The Salib
Salib Family
Family
thanks
thanks the
the
Greenwich
Greenwich Hospital
Hospital
Pediatric
Pediatric Doctors,
Doctors,
Nurses
and
Nurses and Staff.
Staff.
We
We appreciate
appreciate all
all you
you do!
do!
John,
John, Kimberly,
Kimberly, Alex,
Alex,
William
William and
and Luke
Luke
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To the
To the
doctors and nurses at
doctors and nurses at
Greenwich Hospital Greenwich Hospital YOU are the stars!
YOU are the stars!
Thanks for taking such
Thanks for taking such
good care of our kids.
good care of our kids.
The Bremers
The Bremers
Thank you to the Pediatric
Thank you to the Pediatric
Department and Neonatal
Department and Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit at
Intensive Care Unit at
Greenwich Hospital.
Greenwich Hospital.
We are forever grateful!
We are forever grateful!
Jonathan, April,
Jonathan, April,
Ella and Jasper Larken
Ella and Jasper Larken
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Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich Hospital
Pediatrics.
Pediatrics.
Emily and Ella Piu
Emily and Ella Piu
“Hold My Hand and Lean On Me”
“Hold My Hand and Lean On Me”
-Cassandra Darden
-Cassandra Darden
Thank you to the doctors,
Thank you to the doctors,
nurses and staff who are always
nurses and staff who are always
there to lean on and who hold
there to lean on and who hold
countless hands.
countless hands.
Congratulations Sue Brown,
Congratulations Sue Brown,
you are an inspiration!
you are an inspiration!
Stephanie and Gary Ashley
Stephanie and Gary Ashley
Anneliese and Charlotte
Anneliese and Charlotte
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Congratulations “KIWI”
(Sue Brown)
We Are So Proud of You!
With Lots of Love,
Sarah and Evan
Jack
Gabriella and Sabrina
Benjamin and Isaac
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Thank You to the Pediatric Department and NICU
at Greenwich Hospital.
We feel lucky to have you all taking such wonderful care of
our community’s smallest residents.
The Salinas Family
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Brooke, Lauren and Jessica
Thank You for your dedication to Greenwich Hospital.
Your energy and enthusiasm make everything a success.
Bravo on a job well done!
Much love,
Mini Nunna
THANK YOU
To my co-chairs, Lauren and Brooke
and to the entire committee for their dedication throughout the
year in helping make this event the success that it is.
To the special events staff for their tireless, behind the
scenes work, day in and day out.
To the NICU and Pediatrics physicians, nurses and staff for their
dedication to our littlest patients, thank you!
and finally, to the numerous vendors, sponsors and supporters
for their continued generosity!
Jessica Reardon
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SAVE THE DATE
presents an evening
Benefiting the Pediatric Department
and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Friday, July 10, 2015
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For more information, please contact
the Greenwich Hospital Foundation
203-863-3865
[email protected]
Thank you!
To Jessica and Lauren, my amazing co-chairs:
For being such an incredible duo to work alongside. You are immensely
talented, creative and fun, and your dedication to Greenwich Hospital
is genuine and palpable.
To the committee:
For carving out time to share your talents, ideas, and resources to make this
event a tremendous success. You are a dynamic group with so many things
competing for your time, and we are infinitely appreciative of your
commitment to Under the Stars and Greenwich Hospital.
To the unsurpassed Foundation Staff:
Your boundless energy, creativity, organization and efforts are the glue
which holds everything together. You are truly a dream team!
Brooke Bremer
Thank you!
To my wonderful co chairs, Brooke and Jessica,
and the entire Under the Stars Committee,
it was such a pleasure to work with you and get to know you all better.
A huge thanks to the Greenwich Hospital Special Events Team and
Foundation staff for your dedication and hard work.
Thank you to our truly amazing NICU and Pediatric Department for your
constant effort, care and support.
Lastly, to our Sponsors, Supporters, and Vendors,
we could not have done this event without you!
Lauren O’Malley
Thank you!
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Bella Baby Photography...... ..........................................49
Mini Nunna..............................................................65
Bellini Baby & Teen Furniture ........................................48
NY Pediatric Dentistry.............................................40
BMW of Greenwich...............................Inside Front Cover
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Brooke Bremer...............................................................67
Lauren O’Malley......................................................67
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Gala for Greenwich Hospital 2014........Inside Back Cover
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Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary.........................................29
The Salinas Family..................................................64
Greenwich Hospital Maternity..........................Back Cover
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Venezia
2014
Gala for
Greenwich
Hospital
Saturday,
October 25th
Greenwich Country Club
Gala Chairs
Melanie Urick Baschkin and Nisha Hurst
Aundrea Amine, Regina Cholnoky, Susan Curtin,
Sabrina Forsythe, Elizabeth Galt, E.D. Hill, Alicia Joslin,
Anne Juge, Susan Lehman, Nancy Lynch, K athy Markby,
Dee Mayberry, Barbar a Miller, Giovanna Miller,
Sondr a Murphy, Sharon Phillips, Dale Pinto,
Nancy Shaw R aquet, Vicki Leeds Tananbaum,
Christina Vanderlip, Lydia West
Honoring Fr ank A. Corvino
President and CEO of Greenwich Hospital
with the Chairman’s Award
Benefiting Oncology Services
For more information, please contact
Greenwich Hospital Foundation 203-863-3865
or [email protected]
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