Morgan Heart Hospital Celebrates 5th Anniversary!
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Morgan Heart Hospital Celebrates 5th Anniversary!
Winter 2011/2012 In Th • Gol is Iss den ue Flam e Ph ilant M o rg hrop y Aw ard • Hos an H pital ea r t ity S Hosp ital C ervic es Pr o eleb gram ra t e s 5th A nniv ers a • Ne w Gr atefu l Pat ient ry! Prog ram 2011 Board Members Nancy M. Ridenour Chairman James S. Watrous Vice Chairman Doug R. Birch Treasurer Roz J. Doyle Secretary Roberto M. Bellini, MD Brett M. Blumencranz Michael E. Connor Earle S. Cooper Ruth L. duPont Lisa O. Etheridge Bruce E. Fyfe Steve I. Haire, MD Zena Lansky, MD F. Bruce Lauer Shirley I. Long Kevin C. Mason Mary Ann McArthur Sandra P. Miller Judy A. Mitchell Thomas C. Nash II Paul L. Phillips, MD Mark H. Smitherman, MD Parker J. Stafford Marsha M. Starkey Glenn D. Waters Emeritus Dan W. Carlisle Carroll W. Cheek Gladys Douglas Hackworth Ex-Officio Steven L. Cass Chair, Corporate Associates Colleen Dauterman Chair, Financial Counseling Services Letter From the Chairman: MILESTONES If you’ve ever been up North during the fall, you know how the vibrant colors of the changing leaves and the crisp air can make you feel exhilarated and energetic – that’s exactly how I’ve felt during my first year as chairman for Morton Plant Mease Foundation. The changes and milestones we have celebrated this fall reflect the ever-changing, growing community needs in health care and a resounding demonstration of generosity to answer those needs. For example, since 1986, our donors have made gifts in support of the increased health care services delivered by Mease Countryside Hospital. What began as a satellite clinic on McMullen Booth Road has been transformed over 25 years to a busy hospital campus and a community fixture in health care, with Centers of Excellence in Heart, General Surgery, Cancer, Orthopedics and Women and Children’s services. You deserve a congratulatory round of applause for the role you have played in creating this effective community resource. Congratulations are also in order for your support of the award-winning Morgan Heart Hospital at Morton Plant. It’s hard to believe that only five years ago we witnessed the single largest expansion to ever occur on the Morton Plant Hospital campus. As demand for superior cardiac care continues, we are eager to move forward with the construction of a new Hybrid cardiac surgical suite at Morgan Heart Hospital. Upon completion, Morgan Heart Hospital will be the first and only hospital in the Tampa Bay area with the cuttingedge capabilities this new addition will provide. While we celebrate milestones like these, along with others such as the expansion and new cath lab at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital and the grand opening of the Axelrod Pavilion at Morton Plant Hospital, please recognize that we are not really celebrating buildings and equipment and campus footprints. The cause for our excitement is the knowledge of what these facilities allow us to bring to our patients – benefits like more space to treat more patients sooner, better technology for minimally invasive procedures, shorter hospital stays, better patient experiences, and many comfortable family areas. Of course, your gifts continue to make our high standards in patient care a reality. Your gifts also help us earn national recognition and maintain local patient satisfaction, and help us attract the best physicians who can then deliver the best care available in Pinellas and Pasco counties. If you are planning to make a year-end gift before December 31, 2011, we hope you will remember the responsible and effective ways we reinvest your generosity right back into the community. You are instrumental in bringing good health to your family, friends and neighbors, and I look forward to celebrating more milestones in exceptional health care with you in the future. Many thanks for your generosity and compassion. Nancy M. Ridenour Morton Plant Mease Foundation Chairman William R. Francisco Chair, Arbor Vitae Society Wells Fargo Helps Grant Aspiring Nurses’ Dreams James M. Harrison Co-chair, Skip Cline Society Claire Hoagland President, Auxiliary of Mease Health Care Andrew J. Lynn Chair, Donald Roebling Society Mark H. Thirey President, Morton Plant Caring Partners Foundation Mission: To inspire people to improve the health of the community through their support of Morton Plant Mease Foundation. 2 T H E C I R C L e Special thanks to Wells Fargo for their generous grant in support of Morton Plant Mease’s Dr. George Morris Earn As You Learn (GMEAYL) program. This innovative program helps to alleviate the potential nursing shortage by providing nurses an hourly “stipend,” which acts as a salary for nursing students to ease pressures created by the need to work full-time, attend school and provide for their families. Thanks to the philanthropic support from individuals and corporations like Wells Fargo, GMEAYL has allowed team members the opportunity, for more than a decade, to pursue their dream of becoming a nurse by providing the resources and tools to excel. From left to right: Brett Blumencranz, MPM Foundation board member, Debra Faulk, Wells Fargo Community Affairs Officer, and Nancy Ridenour, MPM Foundation chairman. N E W S L E T T E R Morton Plant Ho spital 300 Pinellas St. Clearwater, FL 33 756 e Hospital Mease Countrysid oth Road Bo llen Mu Mc 3231 695 34 Safety Harbor, FL A few months ag sband was taken Last month my hu side’s ER after a to Mease Country re. He was already ulted in a hip fractu res t and fall at home tha ltitude of ailments dition from a mu ally ntu in a weakened con eve s wa He tset. k good from the ou ” to things did not loo bed r “ai an ed eiv Tower where he rec re moved to Shaffer back where a pressu the hip and lower off re ssu g win take the pre allo sw h lty wit experienced difficu sore developed. He ed. ert ins e tub and had a feeding .” I spoke to the whispered “help me I.V. One afternoon he that all except the R order and asked doctor about a DN where him for m roo rse found a quiet ly be removed. His nu small TV. I am tru was playing on a sic mu ng d an sb soft, soothi hu my d over nurse that looke some grateful for the get to me ho nt . About 10pm, I we been on his last night s sad to have not told the nurse I wa I en Wh tI tha rest myself. d sai he t breath, sband drew his las room there when my hu the of t ou d lke re all night and wa y could have been the just wait until the – sometimes people tes nu mi to d for just a few an me g words for re very comfortin ssed are alone. Those we community is ble r Ou ht. nig l tfu a res know that he had tal. to have this hospi After our exten ded visit(s) to Mo rton Plant, we fel to write to you t compelled and express our gra titude and appr From the min eciation. ute my wife wa s admitted un minute our ne til the w family head ed home, we extraordinar received y care from ea ch of the staff th encountered. at we P atients o, my nt wife was admitted to Mo rton Plant with early cont ractions. The fol lowing evening she delivered ou , at 10:48pm, r son. He then sp ent another 18 NICU before his days in the homecoming. 32-week pregna G ratef u l Grateful Patients Letters After our little gu y made his entra nce, our journey down the hall to moved the NICU. We we re overwhelmed least. But after to say the many calming words from docto we knew our so rs and nurses, n was in good ha nds. Even thou only in the NICU gh he was for 18 days, it fel t like an eternity able to take our not being baby home. Bu t with each visit, calmed and rea we were ssured with the care and love he from your staff. was receiving We are very gra teful for your “h ospital”ity! pital Morton Plant North Bay Hos 6600 Madison St. New Port Richey, FL 34652 Mease Dunedin Hospital 601 Main St. Dunedin, FL 34 698 My boyfriend’s father was admitted to Mease Dunedin Hospita l in very serious conditio n. He had experie nced some unex bleeding, and wh plained GI ile in the hospita l, subsequently heart attacks. He su ffered two was in intensive care for almost and was then tra two weeks nsferred to the Telemetry floor. and the family He was very ill grew quite conc erned. I would like to co mmend the car egivers on both their superb car floors for e and treatment. Th e nurses, aides, therapists, physi respiratory cal therapists an d just every perso encountered, we n we re all fantastic, and several of th beyond the call em went of duty to care for him and his fam I am a nurse in ily. Connecticut an d was quite im with the exce pressed llent care he received. No on made us feel th e ever at we were in th e way while visitin and we always go g t smiles from ev eryone. All in all, a terrib le, horrible expe rience was made much bette r by the terrific sta ff of your hospital. We would like to th an k everyone and co mmend them on the jobs they do. itted to My sister was recently adm pital Hos Bay h Nort t Morton Plan ting and was there for 16 days figh that I have never in all is say can a serious illness. All I nal, caring people! The of my years seen such professio , surgery staff, respiratory staff nurses, transporters, LPNs, . zing ama PT staff, etc., were truly s and caring, even when they Every person was courteou y one of them should be were very busy. Each and ever r’s time there so much siste my e rewarded as they mad so important and smiles more bearable. Smiles are . tion was ever brushed over are what we got! No ques cared. truly they and them to nt Everything was importa only seem to complain, So, in a world where people the team at Morton Plant I would like to compliment IC! TAST FAN North Bay. They were A Special Thanks To You We appreciate all of our patients and families who take the time to provide thanks to our dedicated team members at each of our hospitals. If you’d like to make a tribute gift in a special caretakers name, please contact Director of Annual Giving for Morton Plant Mease Foundation at (727) 725-6116, or visit our Web site at MPMFoundation.org. winter 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2 3 y ears fi v e cele b rating h o spital H eart M o rgan Award-Winning Cardiovascular Morgan Heart Hospital Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary commitment to improving the health of the community through the gifts of “time, talent and treasure.” In the single largest expansion in its history, Morton Plant Hospital opened the new Morgan Heart Hospital admitted its first Morgan Heart Hospital surgical patient on November 13, 2006. in November 2006, thanks to a lead gift by the Larry Morgan family and the generosity of our community. For well over a decade, Morton Plant has been recognized as a nationally ranked heart program. In fact, Morton Plant is proud to hold the distinction as the only hospital in the country to be recognized 13 times as a top hospital for heart care, after Thomson Reuters selected Morton Plant in its annual study identifying the 2012 top 50 U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular services. As a national leader in cardiovascular health, Morgan Heart Hospital features four surgical suites, four cardiac catheterization labs, two cardiac electrophysiology suites and 90 patient rooms. Each year, nearly 700 open-heart surgeries, 2,500 interventional procedures and 2,300 diagnostic services are performed at Morton Plant. Paul Phillips, MD, is a cardiologist and managing partner at Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants. In November, we commemorated the 5th anniversary of Morgan Heart Hospital with a special event that was highlighted with the announcement of the Dr. Paul L. Phillips Chair for cardiology. This new $1 million fund-raising effort will help advance Morton Plant Mease’s award-winning cardiac services while recognizing Dr. Phillips’ excellence to the hospitals and community. For more information on how you can become involved, please contact Amanda Fisher, Vice President of Development, at (727) 725-6368. We are proud to announce that this year’s recipient is benefactor Larry Morgan. More than five years ago, Larry Morgan and his family’s $5 million lead gift to name the Morgan Heart Hospital was the Foundation’s largest gift and revolutionized Morton Plant Mease’s cardiovascular care. Larry gained his work ethic and many fond memories while being raised on a farm. After putting himself through college at the University of Missouri, Larry went to work for the Firestone Corporation. The family relocated to Florida, where Larry bought a tire and auto business from Don Olson; to this day, the two still share great admiration for one another. The company grew to more than 600 stores and 7,500 employees. One of the challenges was finding affordable health care for these valued employees. Larry Morgan serves on the Board of Directors at Morton Plant Mease. He is also the chairman of BayCare Health System Board of Directors, which is the second largest employer in the Tampa Bay area with more than 18,500 employees across 10 hospitals and 70 outpatient facilities. Operating Room of the Future Combines Expertise and Technology With the demand for lifesaving cardiovascular services expected to grow significantly, the Foundation will once again be looking for the community’s support to help advance superior cardiac care. Scheduled to open early next year, a state-of-the-art Hybrid operating room suite will be featured at Morgan Heart Hospital, which includes advanced cardiac surgical equipment and complete radiology imaging in a single operating room. This new Hybrid will allow surgeons to perform combined open, minimally invasive, image-guided and/or catheter-based procedures in the same OR at the same operative setting. Larry Morgan Honored With Foundation’s Most Prestigious Award On February 1, 2012, Morton Plant Mease Foundation will hold its Annual Meeting at Clearwater Beach’s Sheraton Sand Key Resort where a special part of the evening is dedicated to the Golden Flame Philanthropy Award. Established in 1987, the award is presented to community leaders who exemplify the spirit of philanthropy by their 4 T H E C I R C L e N E W S L E T T E R Larry Morgan will be presented with the Golden Flame Philanthropy Award at the Annual Meeting on February 1, 2012. The new Hybrid OR will create the optimal setting for cardiologists and surgeons to work synergistically, while directly benefiting patient care. The Hybrid OR is not just the combination of equipment and technology, but rather it is the embodiment of a collaborative working environment in the best interest of the patient. Morton Plant Mease has challenged the Foundation to raise $1 million to support this innovative project. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded Morton Plant Hospital’s heart surgery program its prestigious overall three-star rating, the highest designation given to hospitals by STS. Morton Plant is one of only 13 percent of more than 1,000 hospitals with a cardiac surgery program to receive a three-star rating. The STS rating is the gold standard in the health care industry for interpreting and acknowledging reliable, accurate clinical results for heart surgery programs. Morton Plant Hospital’s overall cardiac surgery performance was in the highest quality tier, thereby achieving an STS three-star rating. Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Earns Certification Morton Plant Mease is proud to announce the certification of its Cardiac Rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Morton Plant Mease was recognized for its commitment to improving quality of life by enhancing standards of care. This is the 12th consecutive recertification for the Morton Plant Mease program, which is the largest program of its kind in the area. Cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation programs are designed to help people with cardiovascular problems (heart attacks, coronary Certified AACVPR programs are artery bypass graft recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary surgery, etc.) and rehabilitation. pulmonary problems (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory symptoms, etc.) recover faster and improve their quality of life. Both programs include supervised exercise, education, counseling and support for patients and their families. o pens Dr. John Ofenloch, medical director of Morton Plant’s heart surgery program, credits teamwork between physicians and the patient care team for the STS ranking. Morton Plant North Bay Hospital continues to focus on expansion plans to better serve the health needs of the West Pasco community. The latest is a new cardiovascular center that The cardiovascular center provides diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, provides the most angioplasties and treatments for advanced imaging equipment for cardiac peripheral vascular disease. care diagnostics and interventions, including elective and emergency heart catheterizations and angioplasties. Located on the first floor of the hospital’s Starkey Medical Tower, the cardiovascular center is centrally aligned with the emergency department to provide enhanced access and better flow for physicians and patients. center “Because this reflects the clinical outcomes of our peers – heart surgeons from across the United States – this designation is especially meaningful,” said Morton Plant Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. John Ofenloch. “The STS three-star rating acknowledges our quality and dedication to heart care.” Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Opens New Cardiovascular Center car d i o v asc u lar Heart Surgery Program Earns Top Honor N ew Care That’s State-of-the-Heart “Our new cardiovascular center’s location right next to the ER is helpful for treating emergency patients,” said Dr. Peter Rossi, cardiologist and Morton Plant North Bay Hospital cardiovascular section chairman. “For emergency patients experiencing a heart attack, restoring blood flow to the heart is a key part of the treatment.” Morton Plant North Bay’s Cardiac Services features all digital cardiac catheterization labs, an electrocardiogram/ echocardiogram (EKG/ECHO) unit to test for heart abnormalities and cardiac stress testing lab that includes nuclear medicine testing. The hospital started performing emergency and elective angioplasty procedures in 2010. “With our new cardiovascular center, we have expanded the number of rooms and are increasing access to potentially lifesaving heart procedures,” said Hal Ziecheck, Morton Plant North Bay’s chief operating officer. “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women and our priority is to ensure we have the space and latest technology to diagnose and provide quality heart care to our patients.” The Morton Plant North Bay Hospital chapter of Women in Philanthropy is recognized for their support outside of the new cardiovascular center. winter 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2 5 Up d ates H o spital Updates to the Hospitals of Morton Morton Plant Hospital Delivers Twin Babies Believed to be One-in-Five Million Chance Mease Countryside Hospital Receives Baby-Friendly Status Thought to be a one-in-five million chance, a mom delivered two babies from two separate uteruses at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. Andreea Barbosa, 24, of Clearwater, and husband, Miguel Barbosa, welcomed fraternal twins, Nathan and Natalie Barbosa, on September 15, 2011. Mease Countryside Hospital has been designated as the 109th “Baby-Friendly” Hospital in the United States and 3rd in the state of Florida by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Approximately 80 percent of new mothers at Mease Countryside Hospital this year Nations Children’s chose breastfeeding. Fund (UNICEF). In order to achieve “Baby-Friendly” designation, the hospital demonstrated its ability to offer breastfeeding mothers the information, skills and support needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. “I was shocked to learn I had a baby in each uterus,” said Mrs. Barbosa, who has a 2-year-old daughter at home. “But my husband and I are just so happy that they are here and healthy.” Barbosa has a rare condition called uterus didelphys, or double uterus, which affects about one in 2,000 women worldwide. Although this rare condition can cause infertility, miscarriage or premature birth for many women, Barbosa delivered her healthy baby boy and girl at 36 weeks by cesarean section. Baby Nathan was delivered first and weighed in at 5 lbs, 8 oz. Two minutes later, his sister Natalie arrived, weighing 5 lbs, 10 oz. There have only been about 100 known cases worldwide of women with uterus didelphys being pregnant in both uteruses at the same time. Because the Twins Nathan (5 lbs, 8 oz) and Natalie condition is so rare, (5 lbs, 10 oz) were born two minutes apart. various statistics on the incidents of the unusual pregnancies have been documented. The most recent involved a woman in India who delivered twins in separate uteruses on July 29. Barbosa’s doctor, Patricia St. John, MD, an OB/GYN at Morton Plant Hospital, said that her patient knew the risks that were involved with her pregnancy. “We were thrilled to work with the family and guide them through this unique pregnancy and delivery,” said Dr. St. John. “Because we were aware of her condition, we were able to take special precautions to ensure that mother and babies would be healthy.” Uterus didelphys develops in the female fetus before birth and occurs when the two tubes that normally fuse together to form the uterus, fail to form, developing into two separate cavities. In some cases, the double uterus is never diagnosed and some women don’t realize they have the condition even during pregnancy and childbirth. Symptoms include unusual pain before or during a period and abnormal bleeding during a period. 6 T H E C I R C L e N E W S L E T T E R Morton Plant Offers NASA Anti-Gravity Technology Using technology first developed by NASA, patients and local athletes are able to take advantage of the AlterG “antigravity” treadmill at Morton Plant Hospital, the only facility in the Tampa Bay area offering the system. The AlterG differs from other fitness and therapeutic equipment by applying a lifting force to the body. This reduces weight on the lower extremities, offering a number of benefits. For athletes, it allows them to train longer, minimize stress on the joints and exercise at a higher level of intensity. For medical patients, the benefits are numerous, including helping patients who suffer from arthritis, lower extremity fractures, knee replacement surgery, joint problems, neurological and balance disorders, and many other conditions. Appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 7:15am to 5:15pm. Users can choose from Morton Plant is the only facility in three membership plans: the Tampa Bay area, and the only hospital system in the state, offering 45-minute sessions three the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill®. times a week, $100 per month; 90-minute sessions four times a week, $200 per month; or a 10-session card for $250, to be used within 90 days of purchase. To schedule an appointment, call (727) 461-8053. Primary Care Earns National Recognition for PatientCentered Care Mease Countryside Hospital Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary Up d ates Less than a year after its first office earned the designation, all 40 Morton Plant Mease Primary Care physician offices have been nationally recognized for their commitment to patientcentered care. Morton Plant Mease Primary Care offices were recognized as Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Homes by the Physician Practice Connection – Patient-Centered Medical Home (PPCPCMH) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Level 3 is the highest attainable level of recognition. H o spital Plant Mease Health Care Kerry Kaplan, MD, center, with wife Debra Kaplan, MD, family and Stephen H. Jacobs, MD, president of Morton Plant Mease Primary Care, right. Robert Entel, MD, father Irwin Entel, MD, and his family celebrated the unveiling of the newly named Entel Outpatient Surgery Center on the Mease Countryside Hospital campus. The concept of the Patient-Centered Medical Home identifies practices that promote partnerships between individual patients and their personal physicians. Each patient’s care is tended to by a physician-led care team, who focuses on coordinating all the patient’s health care needs and treatments. In October, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Mease Countryside Hospital with a small, yet energized group of campaign volunteers and donors. In those 25 years, the community has watched the hospital grow from one tower to a comprehensive campus featuring a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, a growing pediatrics program that has partnered with St. Joseph’s Children’s, the only Level III neonatal unit in north Pinellas and western Pasco counties, as well as many other nationally accredited health programs. Morton Plant Mease Primary Care was also recognized for its commitment to improving patient care by winning the overall Quality Award at the sixth annual BayCare Quality Sharing Day. Quality Sharing Day celebrates BayCare’s commitment to Quality and provides a venue for team members to highlight their best practices and performance improvements within the health system. During the event, Benefactors such as Joni Shaffer and Bill and Bobby Jacobsen were recognized for their gifts to Mease Countryside and the new Entel Outpatient Surgery Center was unveiled. Dr. Steve Jacobs also announced a new million dollar fund-raising effort – the Dr. Kerry Kaplan Chair for Cardiology, which will fund excellence in cardiac services throughout the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease. Kerry J. Kaplan, MD, FACC, is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and is a founding member of the Heart & Vascular Institute of Florida. For more information on Mease Countryside or the Dr. Kerry Kaplan Chair, please contact Amanda Fisher at (727) 461-8636 or e-mail [email protected]. Team Member Campaign Exceeds Goal Morton Plant Mease Primary Care won the overall Quality Award at the annual BayCare Quality Sharing Day. This year’s Caring for Our Community Campaign, “Caring and Sharing Go Hand in Hand,” celebrated Morton Plant Mease’s commitment to giving back to their workplace and community by exceeding the campaign goal of $375,000. Over the past decade, the team members of Morton Plant Mease have contributed more than $3 million, recognizing them collectively as Benefactors to MPM Foundation. Caring for Our Community is an annual campaign in which the hospital’s team members, volunteers and medical staff have the opportunity to support Morton Plant Mease Foundation, the United Way of Tampa Bay and/or the Family Care Fund. The Family Care Fund provides financial support to team members who have experienced an unexpected emergency. winter 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2 7 o pens pa v ili o n A x elr o d Raising the Bar for Comprehensive Morton Plant Hospital’s Axelrod Pavilion Opens Extraordinary Philanthropist Leads the Fight Against Cancer Upon entering the two-story atrium of Morton Plant Hospital’s new Axelrod Pavilion, it is easy to see how the use of such design elements as natural light, warm wood tones, rock walls and bamboo are intended to create a center of healing and comfort. Having survived three battles with cancer over four decades, Shirley Axelrod wanted to give back. Having lost her mother and only brother to cancer, she knew that, “when someone gets cancer, their entire Shirley Axelrod, center, her son Stephen Lewis, family gets cancer.” and Linda Kastner, daughter of the late Harvey Her passion for Axelrod. helping find a cure and to providing support for patients and families led her to Morton Plant Mease in 2006 when she made a lead gift of $3.5 million to name the Shirley and Harvey Axelrod Pavilion. The new Axelrod Pavilion brings a multitude of services together under one roof, including a comprehensive array of cancer services and the Carlisle Imaging Center. Patients can receive breast diagnostic services at the Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center, see our nationally recognized breast surgical oncologists Dr. Peter Blumencranz and Dr. Kathleen Allen, or access vital support services and the Evelyn R. Simmers Oncology Resource Library – without ever leaving the building. The Axelrod Pavilion is named for Shirley and the late Harvey Axelrod in recognition of Mrs. Axelrod’s generous investment in Morton Plant Mease. “We deeply appreciate Mrs. Axelrod for her vision and commitment in helping us create a medical space that balances advanced medical technology in a setting designed to promote comfort and healing for our patients,” said Kris Hoce, chief operating officer, Morton Plant Hospital. Peter W. Blumencranz, MD, FACS, and Kathleen Allen, MD, FACS, from the Comprehensive Breast Care Center of Tampa Bay. To learn more about the Axelrod Pavilion and how you can get involved in the Campaign to Transform Cancer Care, please contact Ernestine Bean, Vice President of Development, at (727) 461-8644 or e-mail ernestine.bean@ baycare.org. But it isn’t all about money with Shirley. Admittedly older than she looks, the former model and owner of the wellknown New York night spot The Living Room, gave back by providing her time as a volunteer in the cancer “wards” of New York Hospital. By day she was holding the hands of anxious, suffering patients, while at night she was among the cigarette-smoking social crowd at her supper club. After moving to Florida with her late husband Harvey, she has remained engaged in her battle to stay ever vigilant and to stay healthy and cancer free, working out at the CheekPowell Wellness Center, which she calls “the club.” By sharing her wealth with the greater Tampa Bay community, which also includes major gifts to Moffitt Cancer Center and the Sun Coast Hospital Foundation, she has set an example for other philanthropists to follow. Passionate and compassionate, she is a rare combination of worldly, savvy and genuine caring – a force with which to be reckoned for all the right reasons. Shirley Axelrod cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the Axelrod Pavilion. 8 T H E C I R C L e N E W S L E T T E R Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnostic Services Expand • S usan Cheek Needler Breast Center at Morton Plant Mease Outpatient Center, located at 2102 Trinity Oaks Boulevard, Trinity, FL 34655. Dr. Barbara Bourland with Carroll and The Susan Cheek Needler Mabel Cheek in front of a photo of Breast Center inside the Susan Cheek Needler. recently opened Axelrod Pavilion is the first health center in the Tampa Bay area to offer the Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera. The Dilon 6800 is a high-resolution, compact gamma camera, optimized to perform Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), also known as Molecular Breast Imaging. BSGI is a complementary diagnostic tool that helps detect breast cancer after a mammogram screening requiring a follow up, and helps detect early stage cancers even in dense breast tissue. • 2,000 American men are exp ected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, with about 400 deaths. • A 2% annual decrease in the U.S. breast cancer death rate since 1990 is attr ibuted to awareness, early detection and treatment advances. • There are 2.5 million Americ an women who are breast cancer survivors. • Breast cancer ranks #2 among the deadliest cancers in American women; #1 is lung cancer. • The median age of U.S. women newly diagnosed with breast cancer sinc e 1990 is 61. • One in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime. e x pan d The new Susan Cheek Needler Breast Centers offer diagnostic services in tranquil women-centered environments featuring amenities such as women-only changing rooms and private waiting areas. With the help of a donation from Carroll and Mabel Cheek, the first Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center opened in 2002 at Morton Plant Hospital. The Cheek family honored the memory of their daughter and her desire to promote breast cancer research and early detection. •4 0,000 American women are expected to die this year from breast cancer. ser v ices “Providing results to patients in the shortest time frame possible eases the stresses associated with breast cancer diagnosis,” said Barbara Bourland, MD, medical director of the Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center. “Our goal is to decrease the diagnostic time from weeks to days with leading medical technology including breast MRI, nonsurgical biopsies and computer-aided detection.” • 207,000 women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with invasive brea st cancer this year. d iagn o stic • S usan Cheek Needler Breast Center at Mease Countryside Hospital, located in the Medical Arts Building, 1840 Mease Drive, Safety Harbor, FL 34695. Do You Know the Numbers ? cancer As part of its commitment to providing advanced and comprehensive breast imaging and diagnostic services, Morton Plant Mease expanded its breast cancer diagnostic services and opened two new Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center locations: Breast Cancer Care at Morton Plant Mease • There is an average one in 23 3 chance of a woman age 30-39 being diagnos ed with breast cancer. • There is an average one in 69 chance of a woman age 40-49 being diag nosed with breast cancer. • There is an average one in 42 chance of a woman age 50-59 being diag nosed with breast cancer. • There is an average one in 29 chance of a woman age 60-69 being diag nosed with breast cancer. • The American Cancer Society reco mmends women with average risk start ann ual mammograms at age 40. • The National Cancer Institute spen $599.5 million in 2009 on t breast cancer research, the most spent on any major cancer. Source: The American Cancer Society - Canc er.org Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera winter 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2 9 N ews F o u n d ati o n MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION NEWS AND UPDATES Pitch for Pink Helps Strike Out Breast Cancer More Than 600 Participate in Prostate Cancer Awareness Race Thank you to everyone who participated in the 6th annual Pitch for Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Night at Bright House Field. More than 4,000 fans cheered the Clearwater Threshers to a victory over breast cancer, which featured Threshers players outfitted in pink jerseys, auction prizes and a memorable breast cancer survivor walk around the field before the game. Proceeds from the event benefited local breast health services and programs of Morton Plant Mease. Thank you to the Clearwater Threshers for their continued support and tremendous contributions to this cause. More than 600 competitors took part in the second annual Morton Plant Mease Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Race, a familyThe course took runners through surrounding friendly 5K Belleair and Clearwater waterfront run/walk that neighborhoods, and featured a Kids Dash kicked off at for children age 10 and under. Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. Presented by Urology Specialists of West Florida, the race benefited Morton Plant Mease community screenings and education services, and assists prostate cancer patients who may not have the resources for treatment. MaryAnn Cagen, a breast cancer survivor, sang the National Anthem. Hospitality Services Program Is Our Way of Saying “Thank You” Our Hospitality Services program was established as an additional way to thank those whose gifts support our efforts to improve the health of our community. While all of our patients receive the same excellent health care, this program offers our most generous donors with personalized attention from the Foundation through concierge-type, non-medical services. As a member of one of our Chairman’s Societies, you receive a distinctive membership card with information about how to contact a Hospitality Services liaison. Services include providing you or an immediate family member with personal assistance during an emergency situation, making a physician appointment or inquiring about the availability of a private room. Upon admission, members are identified in the hospital’s record system as a Foundation friend. The Foundation is notified of your admission and a representative will visit to ensure your peace of mind. For more information, please call the Foundation at (727) 462-7036. Skip Cline Society Supports Pediatric Services The Skip Cline Society continues its mission to support pediatric services at the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease in two ways. The group recently donated a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) baby simulator for the nurses and physicians at Mease Countryside and Morton Plant hospitals. The conference room at the new St. Joseph’s Children’s Specialty Center at Mease Countryside Hospital has also been named the Skip Cline Society Education Conference Room to commemorate their philanthropic support. Named in memory of Harry Sykes “Skip” Cline Jr., members of the Skip Cline Society, ages 21-45, contribute $500 annually to help advance pediatric services at Morton Plant Mease. The group also organizes signature annual events such as the lobster bake “Claws for a Cause,” the family-friendly “Seawall Rodeo” fishing tournament, and holiday party. To learn more about the Skip Cline Society, please contact Vasilea Kaplanis, development associate, at (727) 725-6307 or e-mail vasilea.kaplanis@ Harry and Janie Cline in front of the Skip baycare.org. Cline Society Education Conference Room that is used for community health events and children’s educational seminars. 10 T H E C I R C L e N E W S L E T T E R A Charitable Gift Annuity is an irrevocable commitment to Morton Plant Mease Foundation, and is a general obligation of the Foundation – backed by all our assets. A donor transfers money, stock or property to Morton Plant Mease Foundation and receives a guaranteed fixed income for one or two lives, to start either immediately or at a later date chosen by the donor. The combination of partially tax-free income and the initial charitable deduction makes this arrangement quite attractive. The minimum gift to set up a Charitable Gift Annuity is $10,000. Morton Plant Mease Foundation is happy to provide gift illustrations for you that demonstrate tax savings on capital gains, charitable deductions and guaranteed life income with tax-free return of principal in many instances. It takes only a minute to give us the information we need to prepare a personalized gift annuity proposal for you. There is no cost or obligation and your inquiry will be treated in complete confidence. As with any charitable gift agreement, we encourage you to consult with your financial advisor as well. Each individual has very personal reasons for giving. If you would like more information on a Charitable Gift Annuity with the Foundation, please contact Marty Matula, Executive Vice President, at (727) 461-8642, or e-mail [email protected]. Please note that the Charitable Gift Annuity rates will once again be going Charitable Gift Annuity Rates down on January 1, One Life Two Lives 2012. Age Rate Age Rate 66 5.4% 66/70 4.9% 75 6.5% 75/80 5.9% 80 7.5% 85/87 7.6% 90+ 9.8% 88/90 8.5% Celebrating 25 Years of Outstanding Service Special congratulations to Marty Matula, executive vice president, for her 25 years of service to Morton Plant Mease Foundation, which includes launching our Planned Giving program in 1988. Marty spent eight years as a member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and two years as Dean of the Planned Giving curriculum of the Institute of Healthcare Philanthropy while at MPM Foundation. During these years, she is credited with raising more than $100 million in support of the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease – including the largest health care charitable gift annuity in the nation at Marty Matula was recently that time. Marty also established the recognized for her 25 years of Adler Society, Financial Counseling service with a special trophy Services (FCS), Honorary Physicians from Foundation Benefactor program and Care Coordination program. and friend, Dr. Zena Lansky. P L A N N I N G You’ve heard the old adage that it’s better to give than to receive. But with a Charitable Gift Annuity, you help yourself at the same time you are advancing superior health care at the not-for-profit hospitals of Morton Plant Mease. You can increase your income, save taxes and advance your legacy by establishing a Charitable Gift Annuity. E S T A T E Establish Your Legacy With the Ultimate Philanthropic Investment A Special Gift With a Lasting Impact Just one of the many individuals impacted by Marty Matula’s career is Joe Wiessinger. Joe reached out to Marty for a fitting naming opportunity to honor and memorialize his mother and father with a gift to Morton Plant Mease. His father, Dr. Russell Wiessinger, was an anesthesiologist in Ohio who had a particular interest in medicine. His mother, Ann Wiessinger, was an officer for many years in the women’s auxiliary to the Ohio State Medical Association. Joe Wiessinger made a planned gift to With Marty’s encouragement, Joe name Morton Plant’s medical library in made a planned gift to name the memory of his parents Dr. Russell and Ann Wiessinger. medical library at Morton Plant Hospital in memory of his father’s life work and mother’s dedication, in hopes that others would follow by honoring their loved ones. But maybe most important, according to Mr. Wiessinger, “it just felt good to give back to the community at large through the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease because of the hospital’s constant presence in our community.” Dr. Russell and Ann Wiessinger We ask that you please consider including Morton Plant Mease Foundation in your will or trust, and when you do, please tell us so that we may thank you. winter 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2 11 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID Tampa, FL PERMIT No. 3443 M P M F OU N D A T I O N . O R G 1200 Druid Road S., Clearwater, FL 33756-1926 Pay It Forward By Giving Back Every day at the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease, babies are born, bones are set, cuts are stitched, people are scanned by CTs and MRIs and blood is tested. Lives are saved. or any other caregiver who provided extraordinary service, dedication and care to the needs of you, your family and friends. The individual you choose to recognize will receive a special card and Certificate of Appreciation. The doctors, nurses and caregivers are the life force behind our nationally recognized care. What better way to show your appreciation this holiday season than giving a gift in honor of those who made a difference to you. We are now offering you a way to recognize the stellar members of our health care team through the “Grateful Patient” program. As a grateful patient, you can honor a physician, nurse, housekeeper, dietitian, laboratory technician, transporter, physical therapist During the holidays, please consider making a gift that will not only touch the life of the person you choose to honor, but may also save the lives of people whom you may never know who rely on the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease. For more information on the Grateful Patient Program, please contact Patty Sutton, Director of Annual Giving, at (727) 725-6116 or [email protected]. Scan this code with your smart phone to read more about our Grateful Patient Program. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION, FLORIDA REGISTRATION #CH321, RECEIVES 100% OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DOES NOT USE PROFESSIONAL FUND-RAISING SOLICITORS. Please write to us at our address if you wish to have your name removed from the list to receive fund-raising requests supporting the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care and their affiliates. 1200 Druid Road S., Clearwater, FL 33756 • 1840 Mease Drive, Suite 403-B, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 | (727) 462-7036 | [email protected] | MPMFoundation.org BC112181-1111
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