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Whiting Pleasant Point
Meddybemps
Calais
Jonesport
Wesley Trescott Addison
Charlotte
Princeton
Northfield
Pembroke Milbridge Lubec Robbinston
Columbia
Dennysville
Machiasport Alexander Welshpool, NB
Bucks Harbor Machias Eastport
Gouldsboro
Cherryfield
Whitneyville
Harrington
East Machias
Campobello, NB Cutler Roque Bluffs
1,171 Admissions Baileyville
Columbia Falls 112 Babies
Jonesboro
Perry
Marshfield
Ellsworth
Centerville Beals
Steuben
33,855 Outpatient Registrations
74,805 Lab Tests
8,140 ER Visits
17,375 Diagnostic Imaging Exams
2,254 Inpatient & Outpatient Surgeries
Administrative & Management Staff
Wayne Dodwell
Angela Fochesato
Gwendolyn Jones, PT, MS
Nicole Shaw, RT(R) (M)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive Assistant
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Director of Clinical Services
Lynnette Parr
Larry Bossé
Dennis Keown, RN
Sheldon Skeate
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Maintenance & Housekeeping Manager
Outpatient Director
Information Services Manager
Michael Brigati, RN
Jane Brissette
Karen Young, RN, CNOR
Fredric Lapatinsky
Interim Chief Nursing Officer
Family First Coordinator
OR Manager
Director of Pharmacy
Ernestine Reisman
Jesse Burns, RN
Mary Look
Karen Theriault
Vice President Human Resources
Milbridge Medical Center Manager
Accounting Manager
Geraldine Bryant
Vicki Brown
Christopher Loughlin
Director of Health Information/
Compliance Officer
Vice President Long-term Care
Patient Financial Services Manager
Director of Support Services
Robin Popp
Laurie Hayward, RN
Janet Monaghan, CDM, DTR
Vice President Philanthropy &
Community Relations
Case Management Manager
Director of Nutrition Services
Susan Huber, RT(R)(M)
Jaclyn MacIntyre
Richard Oost, MT(HHS)
Imaging Manager
Lab Manager
Vice President Quality Improvement
Arlena Ryan, RN
Sunrise Care Facilty Director of Nursing
Kevin Woodward
Materials Management Manager
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A Message
from our Leadership
This past year was a very challenging year for our health system where we experienced some of life’s best and most difficult
moments. As an organization, we invest in our people through education and training so that they can perform at their
very best. At the same time, we are an organization of human beings and just when we believe that we are providing stateof-the-art medical care, life’s events remind us that we can always do better.
Late in the year, we had the opportunity to meet with many community members to share
information and discuss issues that concern us all. We deeply appreciate this dialogue and
plan to continue conversations with you on an on-going basis.
One issue that we can all agree on is that Down East Community Hospital plays such an
important role in our community. In addition to providing jobs for more than 225 people,
our organization enables thousands of Washington County residents to receive quality
healthcare, close to home.
Our organization has become even more determined to advance its quality, customer
service, facility and healthcare improvement agendas. On the quality and patient safety
front, our hospital earned two blue ribbons from the Maine Health Management Coalition,
was renewed as a Tier 1 provider in the State’s preferred provider list through Anthem, and
our National Quality Alliance Scores out performed the majority of Maine and U.S.
hospitals.
Down East Health System
Board of Trustees
Carl Aselton, MD
Eric Burke, MD, Secretary
John Driscoll
Debbie Getchell, Treasurer
Aziz Massaad, MD Vice Chair
Pamela Page, RN
Anna Phillips
David Rioux, DO
Walter Plaut, Chair
Paul Weston
Dona Emerson, Auxiliary representative
In today’s progressive healthcare environment, hospitals like ours must work hard to keep pace with advances in
technology that support the delivery of quality care. In 2008, new technology was acquired such as digital imaging
equipment, a centralized monitoring system and additional computer hardware and software upgrades that enabled us to
take one more step toward developing an Electronic Medical Record System. These new technologies will provide more
precise diagnostic images of patient organ functions, enhance patient vital signs monitoring capabilities, and more
complete electronic medical record information. A strong bottom line is what helps us improve the care we provide by
allowing us to upgrade our facilities, purchase new technologies and employ additional healthcare specialists. In these
tough economic times, it becomes even more critical to manage our finances responsibly so that our organization can
remain vital.
Of course, all of the good work achieved through our health system is only possible through the commitment of the
employees, physicians, volunteers and board members who contribute their time and talent to ensure outstanding care to
our patients. We care deeply for the people who work here and we are grateful to our community for the
privilege of being your hospital.
Sincerely,
David C. Rioux
Medical Staff President
Walter N. Plaut
Chairman of the Board
Wayne T. Dodwell
President & CEO
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Financial
Highlights
While approximately onethird of Maine hospitals lost
money from operations in
2007 and again in 2008,
Down East Community
Hospital continued its strong
financial performance.
Down East Community
Hospital is committed to
providing quality care for all
individuals regardless of their
ability to pay. In 2008, the
hospital provided $508,042 in
charity care, including
uncompensated care for the
uninsured and underinsured.
R
Down East Health System | Annual Report 2008
A Growing Organization
Net revenue (in millions)
Independent audit conducted by Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker (BDMP), Certified Public Accountants
*As with many other businesses
across the country, Down East
Community Hospital posted its
unrealized losses on its investments
as a result of the downturn in the
financial markets.
In 2008, we invested in our building and in equipment and technology that advance the
care provided. The hospital has been burdened by a leaky roof for years and last year a
roofing project that applied a ceramic coating to the roof has finally remedied the
problem. Our pharmacy was renovated to improve the work flow and meet all new
regulations that pertain to pharmaceutical services. The hospital invested in new
technology for the nursing units including a clinical monitoring system and also the
Point of Care system, which is the first step in electronic medial records. A new,
state-of-the-art echocardiogram system was purchased for our cardio-pulmonary
department to provide advanced diagnostics for cardiac patients.
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Down East
Community Hospital
Excellence in Service...
Our goal is to meet and exceed customer expectations for service, comfort, privacy and communication. In 2008, Down
East Community Hospital launched a concerted “Service Excellence” initiative in order to weave a strong customer service
ethic into our culture. We began to develop service standards that define the behaviors and attitudes our customers should
expect from our “workforce” which includes employees, physicians and our volunteers. This initiative will be on-going.
Down East
Community Hospital
Board of Trustees
Carl Aselton, MD
Eric Burke, MD -- Secretary
John Driscoll
Debbie Getchell -- Treasurer
Aziz Massaad, MD – Vice Chair
Walter Plaut -- Chair
David Rioux, DO
Paul Weston
Wayne Dodwell, President & CEO
Press Ganey is the nation’s leading company that measures patient satisfaction. Down East
Community Hospital is one of well over 1,900 acute care hospitals throughout the country
using Press Ganey to measure our patient’s perception of the quality of our service. Just one
year into our Service Excellence Initiative, our Press Ganey scores have improved
significantly, placing Down East Community Hospital in the top quartile of the hospitals
rated by Press Ganey.
Our Emergency Department staff worked as a team to dramatically improve their service
by implementing new systems and protocols. For instance, the Emergency Department’s
new goal is for a nurse or doctor to greet and briefly assess a patient within 30 minutes of
arrival in the department’s waiting room. This alone has received tremendous feedback
from our patients. Their hard work has paid off because at the beginning of 2008 they were
ranked 23rd out of 100 (100 being the best) and by the end of the year they achieved a
ranking of 76. This is a very impressive achievement.
Excel
Equally impressive is lab and radiology team’s improvement from a ranking of 32 at the
beginning of 2008 to an increased rank of 80 by the end of the year. Our lab and radiology
team members outperformed 80% of all other hospitals participating in Press Ganey
surveys.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, our Inpatient satisfaction scores also increased to the top quartile among all Press Ganey
Hospitals. Our Inpatient staff team outperformed 76% of the 1,780 hospitals participating in the Press Ganey’s Inpatient
Satisfaction rating program. Service excellence and team work are contributing to increased patient satisfaction and we are
inspired to continue reaching loftier heights in the months to come.
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Quality & Patient Safety
Quality of care and patient safety is at the forefront of everything we do at Down East Community Hospital. We recognize
that health care must be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely and efficient. We constantly measure and monitor the care
we provide internally through our Quality Improvement Committee which meets monthly. Additionally we participate in
several external monitoring programs.
For example, Down East Community Hospital participates in the Hospital Compare program with the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS evaluates hospitals nationwide, rating each facility on a set of standards in four
major areas: surgical care, heart attack, pneumonia and heart failure. In evaluating how hospitals rate in the four major
service areas, Hospital Compare considers each facility’s performance against 24 “measures.” In 2008, Down East
Community Hospital outperformed hospitals nationwide in 90 percent of the categories in which all hospitals are rated.
Specifically:
According to “Hospital Compare”
(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov):
• DECH ranked above the national average
in 19 of the 21measures.
• DECH ranked above or equal to state
average in 18 of the 21 measures.
• DECH was the top performer in 8 out of
the 21 measures.
* Hospitals are evaluated in a total of 24 measures over four service areas. Like many
hospitals in the area, DECH was not scored in three of these categories because of
low volumes, so those scores are not included in the comparisons. For more
information, visit www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
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A key aspect of patient safety is ensuring that
the processes we follow in dispensing
medications to our patients are safe and error
free. In 2008, Down East Community
Hospital received both planning and
implementation grants from the Maine Health
Access Foundation to implement new patient
safety initiatives around medication
dispensing.
Down East Community Hospital implemented
the Point of Care (POC) system in November.
This system is the clinical electronic medical
record that allows nursing and allied health
professionals to document patient notes at the
bedside using a computer. This has had a
positive impact on patient care and nursing.
In particular, the system’s medication
management safety features are of tremendous
benefit to our patients.
“DECH has some of the best doctors
in the State!”
“Nurses were compassionate
and highly professional!”
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A Patient’s Story
Confi
Chris Rudd - “ ...my confidence and faith in the ability of this hospital to heal me did not waver.”
“It was the start of what I thought was a typical day for me,” relates Chris Rudd of Machias. Chris, a career woman who
directs two childcare centers in Machias, got out of bed, hit the treadmill, had breakfast and went off to work. But at
about 9 A.M., she felt a wave of aches and chills come over her as if she were getting the flu. By mid-morning she felt
worse and left work.
As Chris drove home, her teeth chattered uncontrollably. As soon as she walked into her house, she went straight to
bed. Chris knew she should eat and drink something, but every time she tried to get up, she just could not. Finally, she
got out of bed to take pain reliever for her aches but started to hyperventilate from the pressure in her chest.
At around 5 P.M., Chris called her husband, Paul, and told him she thought he should come home.
Paul took one look at her and immediately called their physician’s office. Paul was told to get
Chris to the Emergency Department immediately.
Chris was so sick that she does not remember her ride to the hospital, “But what I do remember
is the great experience I had as a patient at Down East Community Hospital.”
Immediately upon arrival at the ED, she was taken into a room and connected to an EKG to rule
out a heart attack. A heart attack was discounted, yet her symptoms were severe and atypical; her
white blood cell count was not elevated nor did she have a fever.
Having had bronchitis and pneumonia before, Chris explained that her symptoms seemed
to somewhat mirror those two illnesses. With that, a chest x-ray was ordered that showed
her lungs were full of pneumonia. A blood test revealed that the pneumonia was in her
blood as well.
It took several days to identify the bacteria causing the illness. The hospital worked
with the lab in Bangor and even the Center for Disease Control (CDC) so that
ultimately the right treatment could be administered.
During this time, Chris remembers her family and friends asking her if perhaps she
should go to Bangor for treatment. “I told them absolutely not. There was nothing they
could do in Bangor that was not already being done here. I also knew that it would be a
far easier road for me if I was in my own community rather than being 90 miles away
from my family and friends.”
This was the sickest Chris had ever been, “yet my confidence and faith in the ability of
this hospital to heal me did not waver. I had a great team giving me the best care
possible.”
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Community
Benefit
The impact we have as a Health System goes beyond the
traditional roles of the diagnosis and treatment of our
patients. In addition to being a healthcare provider, we are
a major employer, driver of the local economy, educator,
charitable organization and community advocate.
Chris appreciated the thorough diagnostic approach of Down
East Community Hospital physicians. “I have had many
experiences over the years with the physicians and I feel they
don’t just look at the surface. They leave no stone unturned to
find the underlying cause of a condition.”
Medical
$536,559
During her twelve-day hospitalization, Chris encountered
employees from many different departments and was equally
impressed with them all. “The Cardiopulmonary clinicians
were attentive, knowledgeable and answered all of my questions.
The phlebotomists from the lab were wonderful, considering I
am not an easy draw!” From housekeeping, to the lab, to
imaging and case management, she has all good things to say
about them all.
Chris was awed by the way everyone did whatever they could
to make her feel comfortable. “The nurses have a deep
appreciation for the fact that having your family and friends
around you is an important part of healing. They were friendly
to my visitors and yet they were respectful of my privacy by
asking visitors to step out of the room during treatment if I so
chose.”
Reflecting back on her experience, Chris has nothing but the
best to say about her care. “At Down East Community Hospital,
you are not just a patient, you are a person. I cannot imagine
what we would do in this community without this hospital.”
Education
$7,558
Donations
$40,198
Total: $584,315
Reaching out in 2008
• Free flu shots, cholesterol and glucose screenings were
provided to over 800 community members at the hospital’s
annual free Health Fair and Flu Shot Clinic
• Free Diabetes and Gastric Bypass Support Groups were
provided throughout the year
• As a resource for the community, www.dech.org was
redesigned and won a “Best of the Web” Award from QHR
• Over 100 community members attended question and
answer breakfasts with hospital leadership
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Medical
Staff
Active, Courtesy &
Affiliate Medical Staff
Anesthesiology
Leonid Brodsky, MD
Rita Ten, MD
President-David Rioux, DO
Vice-President-Kara Dwight, DO
Secretary/Treasurer-Leonid Brodsky, MD
Critical Care
Chitra Lal, MD
List Of Service Chiefs (as of April 20, 2009)
Kristzina Morin, DO
Chief of ER Services
Peter Morningstar, MD
Chief of Pediatric Services
Kara Dwight, DO
Chief of Obstetric Services
Victor Parisien, MD
Chief of Surgical Services (interim)
Cynthia Sammis, MD
Chief of Medicine Services
James Rohan, MD
Chief of Radiology Services
In 2008 the following physicians joined the Active Staff:
Theron C. Mock, Jr., MD,
General Surgery
Victor Parisien, MD,
Orthopedics
Emergency Medicine
Mark Kaplan, DO
Karl Liebermann, DO
Kristzina Morin, DO
Pediatrics
Peter Morningstar, MD
Alfred Wakeman, PA-C
Podiatry
Nima Moghaddas, DPM
Family Practice
Robert Abrams, MD
Julia Arnold, MD
Carl Aselton, MD
John Gaddis, DO
David Rioux, DO
Cynthia L. Sammis, MD
Steven Weisberger, DO
Pulmonology
Chitra Lal, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Edward Khalil, MD
Sleep Medicine
Chitra Lal, MD
Infectious Disease
Imad Durra, MD
Surgery, Colorectal
Aziz Massaad, MD
Internal Medicine
Edward Khalil, MD
Rabee Kiwan, MD
Myo Naing, MD
Edwin Tan, MD
Surgery, General
Rochelle Loeb, PA-C
Aziz Massaad, MD
Charles McHugh, MD
Theron C. Mock, Jr., MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Kara Dwight, DO
Christian Inegbenijie, MD
Urology
Dhanvant Rathod, MD
Ophthamology
Timber Gorman, MD
Lawrence Piazza, MD
Walter Muth, MD
Orthopedic Medicine
Victor Parisien, MD
F. James Whalen, MD
James Rohan, MD,
Radiology
Pathology
Jay Ye, MD
Mayur Movalia, MD
Chung Shum, MD
Pain Management
Rita Ten, MD
Radiology
Edward Barrera, MD
Karen Krigman, MD
James Rohan, MD
William Walklett, MD
Women’s Health
Christine Kuhni, WHNP
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Sunrise
Care Facility
The
As the new administrator of Sunrise Care Facility, I feel privileged to be a part of a
nursing home that has served the community for over 40 years. The majority of our
residents grew up together, raised their children together and are now able to spend
time with one another again. We have three residents that we call our "Golden
Girls" who love telling tales of their younger days. This familiarity contributes to
the home-like atmosphere that we are known for.
We are particularly proud that our nursing home was rated a “5 Star” Facility by
the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). Out of 112 nursing
facilities throughout the state, Sunrise was one of 26 that received the distinction of
this highest rating. These scores are based on three years of inspections.
In 2008, we received grants from the Maine Community Foundation and the Davis
Family Foundation to assist in funding the cost of a new whirlpool bathing system.
Our residents can now enjoy the therapeutic and healing benefits of the whirlpool.
Additionally, we acquired new furniture in our common areas for our residents.
The Sunrise Care Facility Activity Department was busy last year with various
shopping trips and outings to restaurants. Additionally, we again provided
backpacks filled with school supplies to the Beals, Jonesport and Addison
elementary schools. On the 4th of July, we hosted the children’s mini parade in our
parking lot and the residents voted on the best overall float!
We have much to be proud of at Sunrise and we remain grateful for the support of
Down East Community Hospital and our community.
Geri Bryant
Vice President, Long-term Care
Administrator
Sunrise Care Facility
Board of Trustees
Eric Burke, MD – Secretary
John Driscoll
Debbie Getchell – Treasurer
Aziz Masaad, MD – Vice Chair
Pamela Page, RN
Anna Phillips
Walter Plaut – Chair
Geraldine Bryant, Administrator
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Our
Volunteers
Sharon Hext, joined DECH as the
Volunteer Coordinator
Caring and compassionate
community members donated
over 700 volunteer hours after
the launch of the Volunteer
Services Department in April
Since April of last year, the community has been invited to participate more fully in the life of
Down East Community Hospital with the launching of our formalized volunteer program.
Volunteers, found in all corners of the hospital, are adding a very important dimension to the
care we provide by assisting our patients and families as well as our clinical and administrative
staff. Our volunteers, aged 14 and up, work days, after school, nights or on weekends; whatever
suits their schedule and our needs.
Volunteer Coordinator Sharon Hext remarks, “while they receive no pay, we hope our
volunteers are collecting paychecks of the heart from the important contributions they are
making in the lives of our employees, patients and visitors.”
Genero
Pastoral
Care
Upon completion of the hospital’s beautiful Chapel, built with the strong support of the Down
East Community, the hospital initiated a Pastoral Care Program and hired its first Pastoral Care
Coordinator, Reverend Bonnie Haase.
The Reverend Bonnie L. Haase,
joined DECH as the Pastoral Care
Coordinator
Down East Community Hospital recognizes that pastoral care is an integral part of the
healthcare team. Pastoral care offers benefits to four parts of the healthcare system: patients and
their families, healthcare staff, the healthcare institution and the community at large. Whether it
is a tragedy, a surgery or other illness, pastoral care provides a caring and compassionate
presence to patients and their families. This much needed element of spiritual healing adds to
the overall physical and emotional health of patients and their families. At the same time,
pastoral care offers support to hospital staff in stressful times. Pastoral Care providers respond
to concerns in unique ways, drawing on the historic traditions of spirituality that contribute to
the healing of body, mind, heart and soul.
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The
Down East
Health Trust
Gratitude for Giving! Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the gifts of our
generous donors during 2008.
• With funds raised through the Down East Health Trust, a new, state-of-the-art
echocardiogram was added to the Cardiopulmonary Department
• At the Light A Life celebration on December 4, 2008, The Robertson Building was dedicated
in memory of Dr. Donald M. Robertson
sity
Down East Health Trust
Board of Trustees
Ora Aselton
Eric Burke, MD -- Secretary
Wayne Dodwell
John Driscoll
Edward Hennessey
Blaine Jones
Leona MacBride
Aziz Massaad, MD – Vice Chair
Anna Phillips -- Treasurer
Walther Plaut -- Chair
Joel Pratt
Susan West
Executive Director, Robin Popp
• DECH received a grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation for a medication
safety planning and implementation grant and a grant for pediatric sedation dentistry.
Our Donors
With generous hearts and open arms, our donors in 2008 gave of their time, talent, and charitable support.
Businesses & Organizations Down East Community Hospital
A 2 Z Variety
A. A.
American Legion,
Stuart Green Post #65
Axiom Technologies, LLC
Bangor Savings Bank
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Bluebird Motel, Inc.
Bold Coast Realty
C. F. G. and Electric Company
C.E.S. Inc.
Cleaning Wizard
Coastline Plumbing & Heating
Coffins True Value
CTC
Davis Family Foundation
Dead River
Auxiliary
Down East Community Hospital
Medical Staff
Downeast Quilting & Interiors
Due East
Eastland Realty
Eastport Healthcare, Inc.
EBS Building Supplies
Evergreen Realty
Fundy Bay Printing
Guptill's Logging Supply
Hallowell & MacMannis, O.D., P.A.
Hannaford Bros. Co
Hanscom Construction
Heathside Builders
Hing Garden Restaurant Inc
Huntley Auto
Inland Lobster
Iossa Real Estate Agency
J. L. Huntley
Johnson's Town Line
Junior's
Kozak & Gayer, PA
L.P. Mallar & Sons, Inc.
Lubec Hardware
Lyons Market
Machias Bay Area
Chamber of Commerce
Machias Dental
Machias Friendly Pharmacy
Machias Medical Associates
Machias Motor Inn
Machias Savings Bank
Machias Valley Rotary Club
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Health Access Foundation
Maine Medical Center
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McFadden's Variety Store
Monica's Chocolates
Mungy Gear
Murphy's Village Restaurant
Northeast Delta Dental
Northern Tides, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual
Paper Talks
Passamaquoddy Development
& Supply Co.
Anonymous
Puffin Pines Country Gift Store
Quiznos
R.H. Foster, LLC
Rainmaker Soap
Regional Medical Center at Lubec
REMAX
Rhoades Building Products
Schoodic Insurance Services
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Sears
Sunrise Realty
Sunset Point Capmground
Suprtek, Inc
The Office
The Varney Agency
The Whiting Store
Tom's Mini-Mart, Inc
W K Construction & Sons
Walls TV & Appliance
Washington Academy
Whitney’s Toolshed
Wilcox Energies, Co
Donors
Etta Abrahams
Joel and Kay Albee
William and Linda Albee
Jeanine Allen
Anna Phillips and Gerald Anderson
Drs. Aziz Massaad and Rita Ten
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Aselton
John and Valdine Atwood
Hazel Avery
Norman and Adair Bagley
Merton and Lita Bagley
Harold and Peggy Bailey
Pauline Bailey
Curtis and Gloria Beal
Harry and Zona Beal, Sr
Robert Beal
David and Nancy Bean
Nancy Begley
Charles and Elin Bennett
Seymour and Emilia Benstock
Mary Beth Blanchard
Gloria Bodman
Larry and Linda Bosse and Family
Carolyn Bourdeau
Leonard and Mabel Bowles
Helen Boyden
Kenneth Bradley
Vernon and Jane Brissette
Dr. And Mrs. Leonid Brodsky
Vicki Brown
Eric Burke, MD
Judy Carpenter
Robert and Joan Carter
Gerald and Ida Cates
Richard and Ruth Chaffey
Bernard and Virginia Cheney
Rowland and Gwendolyn Clark
Jimmy and Elisabeth Clark
Marian Coffin
Gregory and Marcia Coffin
Guy and Linda Cox
Hartley and Linnie Crane
Bruce and Janet Crowley
Ralph and Margret Dare
Randy and Jeanne Day
Valarie Day
Charles Dinsmore
Wayne Dodwell
Audrey Donovan
Charles Dorr, DDS
David and Carol Dowley
Carlton Dowling
Ruth Doyle
John and Jean Driscoll
John and B. Cheney Edwards
Arthur and Dona Emerson
Elizabeth Faraci, RN
Betsy Fitzgerald
Irene Fitzgerald-Dearborn
Muriel Flaherty
Angela Fochesato
David and Linda Frank
Lewis and Brenda Frey
Dorothy Gaddis
Gordon and Jeanne Garnett
Joan Gatcomb
William and Rogette Goodhue
Elizabeth Grant
Larry and Madeline Grierson
Clayton and Merrilyn Hall
Raymond and Lillian Hanscom
John and Judy Harding
Ms. Thayes Harmon
Denise Harris
Colon Haskell, Sr.
Edward Hawes
Ivan Hawkins
Laurie Hayward
Jane Hinson
Ray and Evelyn Hittson
Jason and Julie Hixson
Scott and Susan Huber
Purcell and Hazel Huckins
Marilyn Hughes
Pierre and Melissa Huntress
Sheila Ihle
Kenneth and Doris Ingalls
Almond Jellison
Annalisa Jeyte
Gail Johnson
Greg and Kim Johnson
Gwendolyn Jones
Blaine and Dori Jones
Mark and Iza Kaplan
Lewis and Emma Kirby
Thornton and Kathryn Land
Roger and Lea Lane
Heidi Leighton
Ruth Leubecker
Charles and Harriet Lightner
James and Judith Limewood
Rene and Gary Lincoln
Madeline Lookabaugh
Leona MacBride
Jackie MacIntyre
Claudia Mahlman
William and Linda Mallar
Barbara Manchester
Colon and Constance Marston
Patrick and Gail McCarthy
Ernestine McKinnon
Mary McNeil
Richard and Joan Meserve, Sr.
Joan Miller
Dale Miller
Bonnie Milliken
Janet Monaghan
Chuck Monroe
Louise Moore
Marilyn Murdock
Bernice Murphy
Anthony Newcomb
Clyde and Barbara Noyes
Peter and Marilyn Oswald
Alfred Paradis
Christopher and Lynnette Parr
Edward and Esther Pellon
Connie Pennell
Wayne and Gail Peters
Jacqueline Pettegrow
Nikki Phinney
Peggy Pineo
Walter and Beryl Plaut, Sr.
Walter and Suzanne Plaut, Jr.
Edwin and Marilyn Plissey
Robin Popp
James Powell
Joel and Hope Pratt, Sr.
Steve Rankin
Dhanvant and Theresa Rathod
Barry and Diane Raymond
Jonathan and Ernestine Reisman
Daniel and Laurie Riley
Eileen Robinson
Clara Ross
Leonard Ross, Jr.
Patti Sansing
Henry Sauer
Peter Sawyer
John and Pamela Sawyer
Marilyn Schoppee
Robert Simpson, RN
Sheldon and Nancy Skeate
Robert and Elmere Sloan
Larry and Arline Smith
Gladys Stanhope
Melvin and Joan Stephens
John Stoneham
Foye and Elizabeth Terrell
Karen Theriault
Elizabeth Tibbetts
Robert Tracy
Millard and Millie Urquhart, Jr.
Joe Vaillancourt
Helen Vose
Joseph and Joan Waag
Patricia Warner
David and Britt Warner
Alan and Louise Watts
Blair and Susan West
Tamara Wilder
Stephanie Wolverton
Kevin Woodward
Karen Young
In Memory
Sara Lund (2)
Light A Life gifts were
given “In Memory of”:
Phyllis Albee
Nancy W. Allen
Terry Lee Alley
Lizzie and Ashton Alley (2)
Gilbert A. Alley
Alfred R. Andrews, Sr.
Ray R. Armstrong
Marion Barton
Hillson and Ruth Beal (2)
Ruth Beal
David Bean
Art and Barbara Beaty
John "Jack" Begley
Ivan and Helen Berry
Clarence and Delena Berry
Charles E. Bodman, Jr.
Mabel Bowles
Doris Bridgham
Gloria Bridgham
Abel Brissette
Allegra and John Brown
Edith and Cecil Bryant
Erwin L. Caler
Oliver Carey
Marlene H. Chandler
Arnold Chick
Donald Coffin (2)
Floyd Colbeth
Calvin F. Congelosi
Ella Conley
Lucy Copp
Sherlie Corbett
Angeline H. Cox
Tracey May Cunningham
Leon Davis
Nancy Davis
Emery Davis
DECH Employees (78' - Present)
Tony Dennison
Mrs. H. Clifford DeShon
Mr. H. Clifford DeShon
Mr. Howard C. DeShon
James Dewar
Thomas G. Dodwell
Lawrence C. Dorr
Donald and Susan Doyle
Glendon Duclos
Joe and Helen Dungan
Jean Edwards
Dan and Georgie Elsmore
Robert Faraci
Sean Faraci
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Farley
Ruth C. Farris
Conant Feeney
Dana Fickett (3)
Patrick Flaherty
Maurice & Hazel Foss
Emma P. Foss
Arthur Foss
Eva B. Frost
Leslie O. Frost
Ralph Gaddis
Wyatt Gaddis
William Gardner
Robert T. Gardner
FranK E. and Eliza Gatcomb
Catherine Gatcomb Whitney
Carroll Gatcomb, Jr.
Bobby Gay
Marjorie Geier
Mrs. Gidley
Jon Gier
Loretta Gillen
Marianne Grant
Russell M. Grant
Mary Granzen
Al Granzen
Laura and Charles Hall
Frank Hall, Sr.
Gilbert E. Hanson
Charles E. Harmon
Carl Harmon, Sr.
George J. Harrington
Warren Harvey
Delvine E. Haskell
Edward M. Hawes
Janet L. Hawes
Phyllis Hayward
Milton Hayward
Down East Health System | Annual Report 2008
Pastor Henderson
John Hittson
John Holland
Bill and Laura Holmes
Mark Hoyt
Edward Huckins
Goldie Hudleson
Shirley Hunnewell
Thelma Hunnewell
Emily Huntley
Louise Huntley
Ardith and Leonard Hurlbert
Hollis P. Ingalls
Aunt Kay Johnson
Donald Jones
Doris Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. William Keegan
Robert Kilton
Keith Kilton
Kevin Wayne Kilton
Michael Lewis Kirby (2)
Thornton C. Land
John E. Larsen, Sr.
Dr. Karl Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Lightner
Charles Lookabaugh
Dale Lowe
Horatio & Annie Lund
Dr. Robert G. MacBride (3)
Ralph and Ella MacKenzie
Timothy Mallar
Lowell and Dot Mallar
Evelyn J. Mallory
Edna L. Mallory
Kenneth Manchester
Robert Mann
Hanna Marshall
Gerry Marshall
Orrin and Nettie Marston and Family
Pauline Martin
Leola McAtee
Margaret McCamphell
Donald A. McKinnon
Dean McLaughlin
Sheridan and Winnie McLean
John McLean
Papa Rod McMullen
Ida Medeiros
Frances Medeiros
Dr. and Mrs. W. Roy Mickey
Phyllis Monaghan
Russell Morris
Duddy and Jayne Ann Morse
Ruth Myers Glisson
My Dogs
Margaret G. Nalle
Angela Niosi
Evelyn Noyes
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ochs
Louie O'Korn
Bette Parker
Bill Parker
Obed Peabody
Clara Peabody
Clifford E. Pennell (2)
Austin L. Pennell
Blanche M. Pennell
Philip Pennell
Avis Pettegrow
Irving Pettegrow
Gilbert H. Pettegrow
Capt. Jean Pierre Philippin
Sarah B. Phinney
Sharon Popp
Lindsay Portrie Strout
June Pottle
Leo Pound
Irene Pound
Ethel Pound
Liz Reed
Armand Rerland
Donald M. Robertson, M.D. (6)
Eric James Robinson
Maxine Rodick
Phyllis W. Rogers
Lucy Russell
Sonja D. Sawyer (2)
Jan and Bob Schlenz
Kurt Schoewe
Julian C. Schoppee
Kenneth P. Schoppee
F. Eugene "Bud" Schoppee
Jim and Ruth Schoppee and Family
Elaine Schoppee Plante
Raymond F. Shaw II
George Simpson Murdock
Dorothy Simpson Murdock
Leonard Sprague
Myrtle Sprague
Arnold and Ruth Sprague
Francis Eugene Stanhope
Heather Stuart
Coral Surles
Kathleen Tarbell
Dorough Taylor
Dick and Hazel Temple
Richard Hayes Temple
Dixie Theriault
George W. Thurston
Mr. Dorrence B. Tibbetts
Mr. and Mrs. WillardTownsend
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Trafton
Richard W. Treat (Dicky)
Millard and Nellie Urquhart, Sr.
Joel L. Vane
Vera Vane
Edwin Varney
Betty Varney (2)
Wayne A. Watts
Hazel Watts
Orrin and Bea White
Laurence N. White
Vance Michael White
Vergie Whitney
Burton & Dorothy Wilcox (3)
Tom Wolverton
Constance Wood
Ralph L. Wood
Joseph Craig Wood
Light A Life gifts were
given “In Honor of”:
All Members of Our Armed Services
Harry and Zona Beal
Board of Trustees (2)
Hazen and Vera Cammie
Cardiac Rehab & Oncology
Nursing Staff
Clinical Services Departments
Marian Coffin
Maxine Colbeth
Brandon Colbeth
Dakota Colbeth
Debbie Davis
Doris Dearborn
DECH Staff (3)
Wayne Dodwell
Virginia M. Dodwell
Peter Dodwell
Julia Dodwell
Ric Duhaime
ER Nursing Staff
Bruce Fitzgerald
Joan Fitzgerald
Eric Fochesato
Nancy Forrester
Bonnie Haas
Sharon Hext
Julie Hixson
Wayne Ingalls
Cooper Jones
Jenna Koehne
Megan Lincoln
Dr. Aziz Massaad
Med Surg Peds Nursing Staff
Janet Monaghan (2)
Anna Myers
Jeff Naylon
OBS Nursing Staff
OR and ASU Nursing Staff
Patient Access Staff
15
Patient Financial Services
Cecile May Philippin
Colin Ryan Phinney
Walter Plaut
Bob and Vange Popp
Diane Raymond, CNO
Asher Reisman
Avram Reisman
Jon Reisman
Matt Renshaw
Dr. David Rioux
Catherine Rioux
Lauren Rioux
Brenton Rioux
Ida Rioux
Donald Rioux
Donald and Mary Robertson
Pam and John Sawyer and Family
Zach Severance
Maddie Severance
Beth Snyder
Carole Ann Sprague
Milton W. Stanhope
Marjorie and Robert Stark
Lance Stuart
Patty Swanson
Pat Ward
Susan and Blair West
Thank
you
for your
generosity
These donations were received between January 1, 2008 and
December 31, 2008. We have made every effort to ensure the
accuracy of this list of donors. If we have inadvertently omitted,
misspelled or incorrectly listed a name, we offer our most sincere
apologies. Please call the Down East Health Trust at (207) 255-0274
so that we may correct our records.
Please note that due to space limitations, gifts under $25 are not
listed. However, please know that each gift received is equally
important to our mission, and we express our most heartfelt
gratitude to our 148 donors in the under $25 category.