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A LEXIAN B ROTHERS OF THE S OUTHEAST ASPIRES TO PROVIDE
HOUSING , HEALTHCARE AND RELATED SERVICES THAT PROMOTE
AN OLDER ADULT ’ S ABILITY TO LIVE SAFELY , WITH MAXIMUM
INDEPENDENCE AND WITH A CONTINUED SENSE OF PURPOSE
IN THE RESIDENCE OF HIS OR HER CHOICE .
ANNUAL REPORT, 2005
A LEXIAN
BROTHERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
2 0 0 5 A NNUAL REPORT
Sixty-five years ago, the Alexian
Brothers began opening their
home on Signal Mountain to
care for the elderly of our area.
Their original ministry has grown
into a network of eleven
programs and facilities across
the region. As the vignettes in
this report illustrate, the
network is integrated and driven
by the values espoused by the
Alexian Brothers Worldwide. Yet
each component of the network
is a distinct community
possessing a “personality” that
is all its own. How could it be
otherwise, when the Brothers
minister to a population of older
adults of all races, religions,
temperaments, physical
conditions and socioeconomic
levels? In collaboration with
like-minded neighbors and
colleagues around the area, the
Alexian Brothers of the
Southeast are focused on
making our region into a place
that includes and welcomes
older adults as valued members
of the community and gives
them access to the varied things
they need for health, dignity and
quality of life.
Brother John Howard, CFA
A L ETTER
FROM
B ROTHER T HOMAS K EUSENKOTHEN , CFA
Dear Partners in
the Alexian Brothers
Mission,
T
he Alexian
Brothers believe
in the importance of partnership so deeply
that it is one of our five core values. We know
we can’t carry out our Mission alone, so we
collaborate with those who we believe share
our ministry. Throughout the history of the
Alexian Brothers Health System (ABHS), there
are many examples of partnerships we have
forged to accomplish a variety of goals. Most
recently…
• Through the generosity of Chattanoogans,
Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors completed
the first two of three phases of renovation at
the 10th and Newby building. This will enable
the Alexian Brothers to meet the needs of
seniors more efficiently and effectively
through programs and services.
• Working together, Memorial Health
System and Alexian Village of Tennessee have
developed a health clinic to bring a premiere
primary care presence to serve residents of
Alexian Village as well as the greater Signal
Mountain community.
• Alexian Brothers Community Services
(PACE) continues to provide services and
support to the frailest and poorest seniors in
Hamilton County through partnership with over
100 community providers of health, social and
residential services in Chattanooga.
Of course, one of the partners we
value most highly is you. Our partnership with
donors like you literally breathes life into the
rest of our values. With your help we are
fulfilling our healing Mission. Because of your
faith in our vision and generous and loyal
support, you have provided us with the
resources and strength we need to move
forward. Your support has enabled us to
create housing, healthcare and related
services for older adults. You have helped us
to develop programs that promote an older
adult’s ability to live safely and at maximum
independence, with a continued sense of
purpose, at the residence of his/her choice.
Whether you have given a one-time gift or
have committed to making an annual gift, you
can be confident that you have truly had a
positive influence on the lives of others. In
your own special way, you have the power to
heal. What a wonderful gift that is!
We are deeply grateful for your past
support and look forward to partnering with
you again in the year ahead because, as we all
know, it will take many hands to turn our
dreams into a reality. We’ve come so far
together, but we still have miles to go. Let’s
continue that fantastic journey!
May God bless you and your family,
Brother Thomas Keusenkothen, CFA
President & CEO
Alexian Brothers Health System
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REGIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS
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VALUES OF THE ALEXIAN BROTHERS
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MEETING NEEDS, MAKING AN IMPACT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY
A LEXIAN
BROTHERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
“County government’s goal is to
continue improving education,
expanding our economy and
generating jobs. Private sector
partners, such as the Alexian
Brothers, with their valuesdriven model, are the engines
that drive the local economy.
We support and encourage
them by providing conditions in
which their efforts can thrive.”
Claude Ramsey, Mayor
Hamilton County
A
“A city is but a reflection of the
dreams, goals and
achievements of its citizens.
Chattanooga is committed to
promoting collaboration among
neighborhoods, businesses and
residents to develop creative
tools for meeting community
needs, improving quality of life
and celebrating the diversities
that exist among us. We
support Alexian Brothers of the
Southeast in their shared
commitment to these goals.“
Ron Littlefield, Mayor
City of Chattanooga
s baby boomers age across America,
Hamilton County’s senior population
is swelling correspondingly. Between 1990
and 2000, for example, the numbers of
area residents aged 45-49 increased from
about 40,000 to about 60,000. Over the
next five to twenty years, these citizens will
require services and products related to
aging. The segment of seniors who are
financially stable represents tremendous
opportunity for the community with
businesses that cater to this market. Such
communities will attract more seniors who are in search of amenities that will add
quality to their lives. Inherent is also the community’s challenge of ensuring adequate
services for its less affluent older residents.
In their local ministry efforts, the Alexian Brothers of the Southeast are already
addressing both the opportunities and challenges of an aging population. Our
programs and facilities serve older adults whose health conditions range from frail to
independently hearty, and whose financial positions range from poverty to affluence.
Each of the ministries in the Brothers’ growing network is planned and implemented to
be sustainable. Each represents jobs and substantial investment in the community’s
economic infrastructure.
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A LEXIAN
B ROTHERS S ENIOR N EIGHBORS
Ripe and Ready for Life
“Chattanooga’s senior population does so much to add to
the quality of life here. There is so much talent in all media –
orchestral symphonic music, gospel, bluegrass,
theater and visual arts. It must be celebrated!”
Suzanne Carter,
Senior Neighbors Artistic Director
A
lexian Brothers Senior Neighbors is the first choice in our region for older
adults who want to become connected to or stay connected to the
community. At its program centers and activities throughout Hamilton County,
Senior Neighbors gives members access to an abundance of information,
referrals, health education and opportunities for leadership development; job or
volunteer training and placement; and experiences in sports, recreation, fine arts
and the performing arts.
Senior Neighbors’ vision of the vital, active older adult is embodied in
people like Suzanne Carter, who has
spent her life singing, teaching and
encouraging others to explore their
creativity. In 1987, Carter founded The
Ripe & Ready Players, Senior
Neighbors’ nationally known
improvisational theater group that
delights audiences with music and
drama drawn from the life experiences
of its older cast members.
In 2005, Carter seized the
Suzanne Carter
opportunity to focus attention even more publicly on the contributions of local
seniors to the performing arts. In collaboration with Chattanooga Theatre Centre,
she organized an Arts & Longevity Festival showcasing talented older performers
who prove that age does not diminish the creative process. The 2005 event was a
sell-out and promises to become an annual tradition.
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A LEXIAN
B ROTHERS CHOICES P ROGRAM
Assistance and More
An elderly Chattanooga resident recently suffered a fall that resulted in a fractured hip. With
no family in town, she found herself in need of short-term physical care and rehabilitative
therapy that would help her get back on her feet. Thankfully, she was able to use the
services of an in-home Certified Nursing Assistant from Choices for occasional personal care
and light housekeeping tasks around her home. As a Choices client, she could turn to the
Alexian Brothers network for help during the time when she needed more specialized
assistance. Choices facilitated her temporary move to Alexian Health Care Center, where
she settled in for the care and therapy she needed while she recuperated from her fall.
T
he entire Alexian Brothers network is built on a foundation of high quality health,
assistance, referral and transportation services designed to help older adults with the
business of daily living. Choices brings this wide array of fee-based services to any Hamilton
County resident who is 55 years of age or older and who needs help in order to keep living at
home.
The Choices client can obtain as little or as much help as is specifically needed. An
alternative to one-stop, single-service shopping is Choices’ unique Comprehensive Geriatric
Assessment that allows its interdisciplinary team of caregivers to design an overarching
service plan customized to a client’s individual health condition and outlook. Once having
undergone an Assessment or having taken advantage of any Choices service, an older
individual is automatically part of the Alexian Brothers “family.” He or she can rely on a
referral to another appropriate program or facility within the Alexian Brothers network as the
need for services and care changes.
L IVE
AT
HOME
“We want to stay in this home that we designed, built
and love. Live At Home is our plan for doing just that.”
Carroll Henley, retired architect
Feeling Secure in the
Place You Love Best
F
Carroll and Sue Henley (middle and right)
enroll as Live at Home’s 199th and 200th
members.
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rom its introduction in 2002, The Alexian Brothers
Live At Home Program™ has pioneered a new
model for healthy older adults who want the assurance
of continuing care as they age – but at home, where
many are happiest and most comfortable. Winner of the
Chattanooga Chamber’s prestigious and internationally
judged Spirit of Innovation award, Live At Home is at the
cutting edge of a trend toward more such programs
throughout the country. Membership in Live At Home
represents an attractive, more comprehensive
alternative to traditional long-term care insurance.
Live At Home offers wellness support while its members are healthy, along with regular
attention to health and the contractual guarantee for more intensive levels of support,
daily assistance and care if physical changes require it. In order to serve more people, the
program has expanded its resources and extended its availability beyond its Hamilton
County roots to neighboring areas of Signal Mountain in Sequatchie County and Elder
Mountain in Marion County.
During 2005, Live At Home welcomed its 199th and 200th enrollees: Sue and
Carroll Henley, who have lived in the same home on the scenic brow of Signal Mountain
for forty-five years. Carroll is retired from a successful career as an architect and is still a
partner in the Chattanooga architectural firm of Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson. He
designed and built the beloved home where he and his wife, Sue, face their future in
more comfort and security as Live At Home members.
A LEXIAN
COURT
Friends & Neighbors...Together Again
E
stablished in 2002 through a partnership of
Alexian Brothers of the Southeast and
Chattanooga
Long ago, a six year-old boy
Neighborhood
entered the first grade at St.
Enterprise, Alexian
Elmo Elementary School.
Court is a unique
Among his classmates was the community for older
boy who became his best
adults with modest
friend throughout their years
incomes. The Court
at the school. The two lost
blends seamlessly
touch when they finished
into the shady
school and went their separate vintage neighborhood
ways. Many years later, both
where it is located,
retired on a fixed income and combining thirty-one
needed to find a safe and
apartments housed
affordable place to live. Quite in the renovated St.
separately, both found
Elmo Elementary School with eight cottage-style duplexes
themselves back at St. Elmo
built on the grounds of the revitalized school building.
Elementary – reborn as
Common areas of the old building feature photos
picturesque Alexian Court –
and murals that hark back to its years as a school,
where they rekindled their
poignant reminders of shared experiences for residents
bond as friends and neighbors. like the two friends described in the vignette above.
Alexian Court also accommodates one of the five senior
centers operated throughout the region by Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors. There, several
days a week, Alexian Court residents and neighbors have access to social, wellness and
educational activities that promote fellowship, vitality and a sense of community.
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A LEXIAN
GROVE
INDEPENDENCE & SAFETY
As an Army Air Corps technical sergeant during World
War II, Julius “Zack” Zakrzewski was responsible for
inspecting B17 airplanes prior to missions. Zack
conducted his inspections with diligence and an unlit
cigar clenched firmly between his teeth. And every single
one went safely. No crew would depart unless Zack –
and his cigar – had been on the job.
Julius “Zack” Zakrzewski
M
any years later, Zack and his wife, Audrey, moved to Chattanooga to be near their
daughter, Cindy and her husband. Audrey passed away in 1999. When Cindy’s
husband grew ill in 2003 and needed more of her attention, Cindy suggested to her dad
that he might consider a retirement community for himself. Zack visited several
communities and fell in love with Alexian Grove, a scenic community featuring affordable
apartment-style housing along with amenities such as scheduled transportation and a
regular calendar of social and recreational activities. Today, he is a beloved fixture at the
Grove -- its resident “kidder,” according to staff.
Zack savors his independence and the company of his neighbors. He loves knowing
he has someone to call on in an emergency and a way to get to doctors’ appointments if
Cindy is unavailable. From his warplane inspection days, he knows the value in feeling safe.
Zack typifies the peace of mind Grove residents enjoy, knowing that the community and its
staff are ever on the lookout for their well being.
A LEXIAN
VILLAGE OF TENNESSEE
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
When resident Ed Gerbitz heard that personal training services would soon be available
through the Fitness Center at Alexian Village of Tennessee, he couldn’t wait to start taking
advantage of them. Always active, Ed knows the benefits of regular workouts and
particularly enjoys the Fitness Center’s indoor pool. “I’m a walking Chamber of Commerce
for fitness!” he smiles. Access to a personal trainer to help him design a program best
suited for his health and lifestyle made his workouts more appealing than ever.
A
lexian Village atop Signal Mountain is one of only two accredited continuing care
retirement communities in Tennessee, and home to more than 450 retirees from the
Chattanooga area and across the country. Residents’ lifetime use contracts give them the
home of their choice on the expansive Village grounds and the assurance of personal
assistance services and nursing care if ever needed. There’s access to something for every
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interest at the Village, where amenities include a chapel, business center, performance
hall, post office, art and craft studios, woodworking shop, game room, library, convenience
store, bank and several dining facilities.
The newest offering at Alexian Village is an expanded
Fitness Center that supports the Alexian Brothers’ holistic
approach to health. The Center offers indoor and outdoor
pools, exercise classes and facilities, and personal training
services. An on-site exercise physiologist conducts fitness
evaluations for residents who opt for personal training and,
with guidance from each individual’s physician, develops and
tracks progress in programs customized to their physical
condition, fitness goals and favorite solo or group activities.
Participants say that the good life at Alexian Village gets
even better with the fun, fitness and friendships found
through the Fitness Center.
Ed Gerbitz
Alta Krieger had happy memories in North Carolina where she
was living when she fell ill in 2004. Although she didn’t want
KEEPING LIFE MANAGEABLE to leave, she was urged by her daughter and granddaughter
on Signal Mountain to move closer to them. With their support
and help, Alta made the decision to move. Initially accommodated at Alexian Health Care
Center while she recuperated, she moved to Alexian Inn as soon as she was back on her feet.
Today she enjoys being near her family, as well as a renewed sense of health and fitness. She
exercises daily, swims in the campus pool, strolls the Inn’s grounds and enjoys time on its
hospitable porch with fellow residents.
A LEXIAN
INN
Alta Krieger and Bro. John Howard, CFA
Alta Krieger’s story illustrates a situation
that affects more and more families
today. As one generation grows older and
experiences the need for assistance,
younger family members living at a
distance – with families and
responsibilities of their own – find it hard
to be able to help. Alexian Brothers
provides a system of support that not only
gives local families options but that also
helps people like Mrs. Krieger regain
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health, quality of life and a measure of independence – close to the people she loves.
Alexian Inn, adjacent to Alexian Village and the Alexian Health Care Center on Signal
Mountain, is home to 32 older adults who need assisted living services. Housed in a
handsome stone building that in earlier days served as a mountain resort hotel, the Inn offers
beautiful surroundings, private rooms, three daily meals, help with grooming and dressing,
medication assistance from a licensed nurse, and laundry and housekeeping services. After
living in Chattanooga for two years, Alta Krieger can look back on the many happy hours she’s
spent at Alexian Inn making new friends, sharing old stories and building fond memories.
A LEXIAN
BROTHERS VALLEY RESIDENCE
SUPPORTING THOSE WHO NEED CARE & GIVE CARE
When Elton Smith suffered a stroke and lost
the use of his left side, his wife, Louise, was
teaching kindergarten. Thanks to the Adult
Day Program at Alexian Brothers Valley
Residence, Louise was able to keep
working, secure in the knowledge her
husband was cared for while she was with
her students. Later, after she retired, Louise
suffered a torn rotator cuff and required
surgery. Because of their experience with
Louise and Elton Smith
Valley Residence, the Smiths knew automatically where to turn for help while she
recuperated. Valley Residence’s Respite Care Program housed and cared for Elton until
Louise was well enough to resume her care-giving duties.
M
ost people know Alexian Brothers Valley Residence as the region’s first and still its
only assisted living community specifically for those with Alzheimer’s or other
memory loss. Indeed, forty-two men and women are in permanent residence there,
receiving housing, meals, essential care, and appropriate social and therapeutic
programming in a secure, loving and carefully structured environment.
What many people don’t know about Valley Residence is that it offers additional
programs as well, designed to support clients with memory loss as well as their regular
caregivers. Fee-based Respite Care and Adult Day Programs are available based on space
at the Residence. These services help families manage the challenges of living with a
memory-impaired family member by stepping in to take over while a caregiver works, runs
errands, travels, recovers from an illness or injury, or simply enjoys a much-needed rest.
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A LEXIAN
BROTHERS P A C E PROGRAM
THE BEAUTY OF LIFE
I was excited about my day of pampering.
I love to dress up and my appearance is very
important to me. The older I get, the more
people tell me I look like my mother.
And I like that because, you see, my mother
was beautiful. So I think I’m beautiful.
I can’t help it. That’s how I feel.
Marsha Hunter
PACE participant
Marsha Hunter
A
lexian Brothers Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a nursing home
alternative that has served over 750 frail older adults in Hamilton County. Two day
centers and a home care program and transportation services enrich the lives of its
participants, bringing them the social interaction, health care, medications, personal
assistance and other support they need to remain healthy living at home instead of in a more
expensive and often disorienting nursing home.
The PACE model of care uses a holistic approach to healthcare by promoting total
wellness of the body, mind and spirit. Emotionally, for example, people are happiest and
healthiest when they feel good about themselves. Among the many activities offered at the
PACE day center is a beauty shop. Marsha Hunter recently enjoyed a day of pampering . The
ladies’ makeover encompassed hair, nails, makeup and clothing. At her post-makeover
“reveal,” She received a sophisticated French roll hairstyle in a smart black and yellow suit.
She radiantly accepted the ovation she received from the PACE staff and her fellow
participants.
A LEXIAN
HEALTH CARE CENTER
A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE
In accordance with her Alexian Village lifetime care agreement, Vesta “Brownie” Darr
moved to Alexian Health Care Center from her home in the Village when she began to
need skilled nursing care. Her neighbor at the Health Care Center, Marion Moss, moved
there from her home in Chattanooga. When asked how they feel about being at the
Health Care Center, Mrs. Moss comments on the fun activities and good care. Mrs. Darr
says, “It’s wonderful place to be! You meet people from all walks of life.”
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F
or many, the term, “nursing home,” conjures up a mental image that is bleak and sterile.
The Alexian Brothers, with their emphasis on holism and wellness, know that such an
image does not have to reflect reality. The Alexian Health Care Center is located on the 6th and
7th floors of Alexian Village on Signal Mountain. It serves an average of 114 residents at any
given time, including those who need rehabilitation after an accident or illness, those who
need 24-hour supervision, and those who are near the end of life.
The Health Care Center staff prides itself on quality care and a dedication to
maintaining the dignity of every resident. The Center’s therapy staff provides speech,
occupational and physical therapy. Its restorative efforts include a maintenance walking
program and even a fine dining program. Group activities are regular for those able to
participate, and personal in-room activities are offered to residents too frail or ill to visit
common areas. As the comments of residents like Mrs. Darr and Moss indicate, Alexian
Health Care Center is succeeding in helping its residents remain engaged in life.
A LEXIAN
B ROTHERS OF THE
S OUTHEAST F OUNDATION
SUPPORTING THE MINISTRIES
I don’t think the greater community yet realizes the full extent of the work the Alexian
Brothers are doing right now for older adults at all financial levels. I want people to know
better how their ministries are impacting those in need. I am involved because of my
Kurt Schmissrauter
passion for their work.
Chair, Board of Directors
ABSE Foundation
T
he Alexian Brothers of the Southeast Foundation is a charitable “umbrella” entity
that funds the Brothers’ new ministry development and supports all of the
programs and facilities in their regional network. The Foundation is in its third year of a
giving campaign that enables individuals, corporations and other organizations to
participate directly in developing solutions to the challenges faced by our region’s older
population. The funds generated by the campaign will be used to create and expand
housing, nursing care, wellness and quality of life options for older adults. Generous
donors have responded to the Alexian Brothers/Chattanooga Partnership for Successful
Aging by contributing $5.2 million toward the $7 million campaign goal. During 2005, the
ABSE Foundation also established the Society of 1334 to recognize donors who make
the highly personal decision to provide for a planned gift through a will or trust to support
the Brothers’ work in the region.
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Alexian Brothers Health System
Combined Financial Summary
Year Ending December 31, 2005
Combined Operating Statement (in 000s)
2005
2004
$ 718,382
700,624
17,758
393
(35)
$ 18,116
$ 656,322
623,638
32,684
74
397
$ 33,155
$ 139,600
334,107
49,000
425,391
131,695
$1,079,793
$ 149, 257
297,612
69,050
372,193
132,352
$ 1,020,464
$ 131,160
83,751
$ 114,803
63,224
429,170
426,776
8,936
$ 1,079,793
414,369
418,427
9,641
$ 1,020,464
Charity care at cost
Unpaid cost of Medicaid & other public programs
Other programs for the poor & underserved
Total
Ministry for the broader community
Total Community Benefit
Unpaid Cost of Medicare
$ 6,484
13,514
601
$ 20,604
7,371
$ 27,975
725
$ 5,631
7,991
599
$ 14,221
6,052
$ 20,273
660
Total Community Benefit including Medicare
$ 28,700
$ 20,933
Net operating revenues
Operating expenses
Income from operations
Unrestricted contributions
Other (net)
Excess of Revenues over Expenses
Combined Balance Sheet
Assets
Current assets
Board-designated investments
Trustee-held investments
Land, buildings & equipment (net)
Other assets
Total Assets
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current liabilities
Resident accommodation fees payable
& other non-current liabilities
Long-term debt
Unrestricted net assets
Restricted net assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
Ministry for the Poor & Underserved
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Alexian Brothers of the Southeast
Combined Financial Summary
Year Ending December 31, 2005
Combined Operating Statement (in 000s)
Net operating revenues
Operating expenses
Income from operations
Unrestricted contributions
Other (net)
Excess of Revenues over Expenses
2005
2004
$ 35,031
31,384
3,647
271
(3)
$ 3,915
$ 31,959
29,140
2,819
124
13
$ 2,956
$ 2,604
12,397
442
37,683
4,812
$ 2,650
12,469
401
30,748
5,739
$ 57,938
$ 52,007
$ 4,079
26,667
$ 5,796
20,586
16,600
6,817
3,775
$ 57,938
18,128
3,176
4,321
$ 52,007
Combined Balance Sheet
Assets
Current assets
Board-designated investments
Trustee-held investments
Land, buildings & equipment (net)
Other assets
Total Assets
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current liabilities
Resident accommodation fees payable
& other non-current liabilities
Long-term debt
Unrestricted net assets
Restricted net assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
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Notes
•
Charity care represents the cost of services provided to patients who cannot afford health care services
due to inadequate resources and/or who are uninsured or underinsured.
•
Unpaid cost of Medicaid & other public programs represents the cost of providing services to beneficiaries
of public programs, including Medicaid and indigent care programs, in excess of governmental and
managed care contract payments.
•
Ministry for the broader community represents the cost of services provided for the general benefit of the
communities in which the Corporations operate. Many programs are targeted toward populations that may
be poor, but also include those areas that may need special health services and support. These programs
are not intended to be financially self-supporting.
•
Unpaid cost of Medicare represents the cost of providing services to primarily elderly beneficiaries of the
Medicare program, in excess of government and managed care contract payments.
CHARTER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF 1334
Mr. & Mrs. William Blessley
Mr. Clinton Blumer
Mr. William B. Bowen
Dr. & Mrs. C. Robert Clark
Mrs. Betty Davenport
Mrs. Betty Fillauer
Mrs. Norma Hubbuch
Mr. George Phelps
Ms. Donna Schriver
(left to right:) Robert Clark, Clint Blumer, Joanne Clark,
Bill Bowen, Betty Davenport, JoAnn Blessley, Bill Blessley,
Donna Schriver, and George Phelps.
Not pictured: Betty Fillauer and Norma Hubbuch.
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CORPORATE DONORS TO ABSE FOUNDATION
Ace Hardware
AmSouth Bank
BB&T – Huffaker & Trimble
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of TN
Broad Street United Methodist Church
Caldwell Foundation
Chattanooga Classic Golf Tournament
Mario C. & Grace B. Charles Foundation
Chazen Family Foundation
Citizens Tri-County Bank
Continuum Development Services
Katherine Cronin Estate
HAMICO, Inc.
First Tennessee Bank National Association
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
Karsten Estate
The Kennedy Foundation, Inc.
Krupp Funds Group
Maclellan Foundation
NONDECS Group
Olivet Baptist Church
RCR Building Corporation
Shumacker Witt Gaither & Whitaker, PC
Shade Tree A's
Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church
SMP Industries, Inc.
Star Linen & Supply
Pat St. Charles Company
Gordon Street Foundation
SunTrust Bank, Inc.
SunTrust Foundation of Chattanooga, Inc.
T & C Cabinets & Woodworks
Tucker Foundation
Waterhouse Public Relations
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Senior Neighbors members
Virginia and Richard Thurston
INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO ABSE FOUNDATION
Ms. Betty Aldington
Mrs. Carroll Allen
Mrs. Astrid L. Andrews
Anonymous
Mr. Glenn D. Baird
Ms. Helen S. Baldwin
Mr. Michael Banks
Mr. Ronald P. Barnes
Mr. Risoto Bekovich
Mr. & Mrs. Joachim Belli
Mrs. Lizbeth Bergquist
Mrs. Gayle Bernard
Ms. Frances J. Biddle
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Biga
Ms. Josephine A. Biga
Ms. Patricia Biga
Mr. Jerome Biga
Mr. & Mrs. David H. Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. John Black
Mr. Mrs. Joseph Blass
Father Camillus Blazak
Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Blessley
Mr. Lester M. Bliwise
Mr. Clinton M. Blumer
Mrs. Alexis G. Bogo
Ms. Sarah L. Bohrer
Mr. & Mrs. Travis H. Boles
Ms. Lucye P. Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E.
Brandenburg
Ms. Helen Rose Brell
Ms. Alice Brightwell
Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Brinski
Mr. & Mrs. Paul K. Brock, Jr.
Mr. William Brown
Ms. Judie Brown
Mr. Michael R. Buchanan
Ms. Laura S. Burbank
Mr. & Mrs. James Burkart
Mr. & Ms. Joseph W. Cade
Mr. & Mrs. Sebastian J.
Calanni
Mrs. Mary Brooks Carlton
Rev. Valerie B. Carnes
Ms. Martha Carruth
Ms. Ursula G. Carter
Ms. Amy S. Carver
Ms. Amy V. Carver
Ms. Denise M. Carver
Ms. Barbara B. Cash
Ms. Eugenia Castellanos
Mr. John A. Chandler
Ms. Viola Chaney
Ms. Frances F. Chappell
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Chazen
Mr. & Ms. Bernard Cheatham
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Cheely
Mr. & Mrs. Barton Close
Mr. George L. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Collignon
Mr. Charles Collins
Mrs. Doreen Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Combs
Mrs. Xenia Conway
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Cook
Mrs. Dolores Cooley
Mr. Walter F. Coughlin
Ms. Donna Crowe
Mr. Christopher E. Cyrul
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Daniels
Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Darby
Mrs. Elizabeth Davenport
Mr. Robert M. Davenport, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Davis, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. DeBoer
Mrs. Una DeBord
Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Decosimo
Mr. & Mrs. William H.
Derrickson
Mr.. & Mrs. Alan W. Derthick
Dr. & Mrs. Norman A.
Desbiens
Ms. Betty Diagle
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Dolan
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Donovan
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dooley
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Drake
Mrs. Audrey S. Duckett
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Duff, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James K. Dunbar
Mr. Ladd Duryea
Ms. Mary I. Egan
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Ellis
Ms. Mildred C. Failing
Ms. Martha O. Fanning
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Farmer
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd L. Farrell
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Filburn
Mrs. Carlton Fillauer
Ms. Charlotte Fleming
Ms. Marie Francis
Mr. Jerry C. Freeman
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne C. French
Dr. Tony Friddell
Mrs. Harriett Gagne
Mr. & Mrs. John Gaither
Dr. & Mrs. Rick Gallaher
Mr. Stephen Gardner
Ms. Barbara V. Garside
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Geren
Mr. James W. Giles
Mrs. Virginia Gilman
Mr. J. Timothy Godwin
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Goldman
Mr. Bruce B. Goodwin
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Goss
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Govan
Mrs. Criss Grant
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gilleland
Mr. & Mrs. Garry Grover
Ms. Vicki Guertin
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Haile, Jr.
Ms. Claire A. Hale
Mrs. Willie Hamilton
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin H. Hardison
Ms. Leslie Hargis
Mr. Richard W. Hartigan
Mrs. Robert Hellmann
Dr. & Mrs. John A. Hennessen
Ms. Dorothy Herrman
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Hill
Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Hill
Ms. Jenny C. Hill
Rev. Robert J. Hofstetter
Mr. Michael Holahan
Mr. & Mrs. Arvid Honkanen
Ms. Charlotte S. Hooker
Mr. & Mrs. James Howard
Rev. & Mrs. Flint Hubbard
Mrs. Norma B. Hubbuch
Miss Margaret C. Hubbuch
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene T. Hubbuch
Ms. Margaret E. Hudson
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Ms. Wanda H. Ingalls
Rev. Peter Iorio
Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Ireland
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Jackson
Mrs. Elaine Jackson
Mr. Donald K. Jensen
Mr. Paul Johnson, III, CPA
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Johnson
Mr. Rick Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Jones, III
Mr. & Mrs. Harold P. Kelley
Mr. Daniel Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. A. Vincent Keyes
Mr. Fletcher Kibler
Mr. & Mrs. Bennett L. Kight
Ms. Janella A. Kirk
Mr. Thomas Kitsmiller
Ms. Betty Kitsmiller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Klink
Mr. Robert C. Klose
Mr. Donald Kohl
Mr. Terrence Komp
Ms. Frances A. Kuhn
Col. & Mrs. Carl J. Lamberth
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lamberth
Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Landis
Ms. Donna H. Landry
Ms. Brenda Lawson
Mr. & Mrs. John Lee
Mr. L. W. Lee
Ms. Lisa D. Lee
Ms. Marguerite Lehmann
Ms. Marie Levine
Mrs. Lessie Mae Lewis
Mrs. Vicki Love
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A.
Lupton, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Lupton
Mr. & Ms. Jamie Mackay
Ms. Betty Maher
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Majoras
Ms. Mary W. Mann
Mr. Danny Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Martin
Ms. Martha Martin
Mr. David Masner
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Matthews, Jr.
Ms. Mary Clare McAbee
Mr. Frederick L. McClendon
Mr. & Mrs. Ray N. McCleskey
Mr. Andrew McGill
Mr. Steve McGraw
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Mr. & Mrs. J. R. McGuff
Ms. Ann McLachlan
Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Meadows
Mr. & Mrs. R. Larson Mick
Judge & Mrs. H. T. Milburn
Ms. Mashonda Miles
Mr. Robert L. Miller
Mrs. Alisia C. Mincke
Dr. F. B. Monroe
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight P. Montague
Mr. Willie Moon
Ms. Arlynn C. Moore
Mr. Kevin Mulhearn
Mrs. Amelia V. Munson
Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Murdock
Mr. Richard G. Murphy
Ms. Dorothy Nixon
Miss Jeanne M. Noel
Dr. & Mrs. Paul V. Nolan
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Novkov
Mr. Ronald Nudo
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Oakes
Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Olcott
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick B.
Ollett, Jr.
Mr. Daniel F. O’Neil
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Orlins
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip O’Steen
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Ott
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Parham
Mrs. Kay S. Parish
Ms. Nancy Patterson
Mr. Stewart Payne
Mr. Paul B. Payne
Ms. Dana B. Perry
Mrs. Mary Alice Peters
Mr. Joe L. Phifer
Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Pierce
Ms. Lee H. Pierce
Mr. Olllie P. Pitts, Jr.
Mrs. Lewis K. Porter, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. Portera
Ms. Elizabeth C. Potts
Ms. Leasha Price
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Prior
Mr. Tom Quillen
Mr. William D. Raider
Mrs. Jennie Lee Rankin
Ms. Diane Reed
Mrs. Paula Register
Mr. Vernon Renninger
Dr. & Mrs. John R.
Reynolds, MD
Mrs. Jo E. Reynolds, RN
Ms. Deloris Rissling
Ms. Christy C. Ritzhaupt
Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Roark
Ms. Betsy P. Roberts
Ms. Wilma M. Robertson
Ms. Terrie Ruff
Ms. Rhonda V. Ruggles
Mrs. Frieda A. Schilling
Ms. Ruth M. Schmits
Ms. Donna Schriver
Mrs. Mary Lou Scohier
Mr. Tinley J. Scott
Ms. Betty Severyn, MN, RN
Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Shartle
Mr. Larry O. Shealy
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Shirley
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Showalter
Mr. Charlton Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Smith, Jr.
Mr. Monty Smith
Rev. & Mrs. Harry D. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Soileau
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Soteres
Mr. John J. Spittler
Mr. & Mrs. Brendan J. Splaine
Mr. & Mrs. Normann Sprinz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael N.
St. Charles
Ms. Lynne St. Charles
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher
St. Charles
Mr. James Stacey
Mr. James H. Stancil
Dr. & Mrs. John B. Standridge
Mrs. Dorothy Steele
Mr. David Steele
Dr. & Mrs. W. Charles
Sternbergh, Jr.
Mr. Robert R. Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Suttles
Ms. Anne Swanson
Mr. Terry Taylor
Mr. Viston Taylor, MPH, FACHE
Mr. John A. Thackerson
Mrs. Bert Thedford
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Thivierge
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thurston
Ms. Maxine T. Tittsworth
Ms. Jean Traynor
Ms. Stella M. Trotter
Mr. & Mrs. Allen M. Upton
Ms. Therese Van Wickler
Ms. Carolyn Varnell
Mr. & Mrs. James Ventura
Mr. John P. Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Rayford Washington
Mrs. Georgia Wayland
Judge & Mrs. William Weber
Ms. Alison Wehunt
Mrs. Blair Weigel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Westerman
Ms. Martha S. Wey
Ms. Mary A. White
Mr. Robert White, II
Reverend & Mrs. James L. Wilbanks
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Wilgus
Mrs. Sarah L. Wilhite
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Willard
Ms. Betty Williams
Ms. Carmen M. Williams
Mr. Arch C. Willingham, IV
Mr. Harold S. Wilson
Mrs. Reba Wilson
Mrs. Frank W. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. David Windle
Dr. David Winkels
Mr. Thomas Winston
Ms. Blanche Witek
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. Wolfgang
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin P. Woodard
Mr. & Ms. Richard M. Yankee, Jr.
Ms. Marian W. York
Ms. Cyndi Young
These donor lists are current through
December 2005.
The Foundation is deeply grateful to
its contributors and makes every
effort to ensure the accuracy of the
information published. Please allow
us to correct any inadvertent error or
omission by contacting
Bill Bowen,
Executive Director,
ABSE Foundation,
at (423) 634-7992.
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ALEXIAN BROTHERS
OF THE SOUTHEAST
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brother Lawrence Krueger, CFA
Provincial, Alexian Brothers Health
System
Board Chairperson
Brother Thomas Keusenkothen, CFA
President & CEO, Alexian Brothers
Health System
Board Vice-chairperson
Kevin Mulhearn
CFO/COO, Alexian Brothers Elderly Services
Board Treasurer
Susan Showalter
Executive Assistant, ABSE Foundation
Board Secretary
Jeffrey Ott
CEO, Alexian Village of TN
Board Officer
ALEXIAN BROTHERS
OF THE SOUTHEAST
FOUNDATION BOARD
Viston Taylor
CEO, Alexian Brothers Community Services
Board Officer
C. Robert Clark, MD
Retired Phyisician
Brother James Classon, CFA
Rona Gary
Manager, Government Program
Communications. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of TN
Jane Harbaugh, PhD
Retired University Administrator
Charles Landis, DDS
Retired Dentist
Kurt Schmissrauter
Executive VP of Sales,
TPC Printing & Packaging
Board Chairman
Gary Chazen
Civic Volunteer
Investment Committee Chairman
Jim Kennedy, III
President, Kenco Group, Inc.
Keith Sanford
Executive VP, First Tennessee Bank
Brother Warren Longo, CFA
Alexis G. Bogo
Marketing Manager, Chattem, Inc.
Howard Roddy, MSEH
VP, Memorial Healthcare System
Barton Close
Partner, Close & Patton Financial Group
Betty Severyn, MN, RN
Civic Volunteer
Robert M. Davenport, Jr.
Project Manager, Trust for Public Land
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Timothy K. Ford
Executive VP, Private Client Services Group,
SunTrust Bank
John Germ
President, Campbell & Associates
Mai Bell Hurley
Civic Volunteer
John C. Parham
Civic Volunteer
Lee Patten
Civic Volunteer
Dana Perry
Attorney, Chambliss Bahner & Stophel
Rev. George Edward Schmidt, Jr.
Pastor, Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church
Frances Smith
Civic Volunteer
John R. Taylor, Sr.
President & Embalmer, Taylor Funeral Home
Brother Edward Walsh, CFA
Superior General, Congregation of Alexian Brothers
Robert White, II
Partner, Vision Homes, Inc.
Arch C. Willingham, IV
VP, T. U. Parks Construction, Inc.
ABSE F OUNDATION
PLANNED GIVING
ADVISTORY C OMMITTEE
Stella Anderson
First Tennessee Bank
Alan Cates
Shumacker Witt Gaither & Whitaker, PC
Stefanie Crowe
Bank of America
Ben Crownover, CPA
Johnson, Hickey & Murchison, PC
James A. Davis
Davis, Smith & Associates, Inc.
Bill Elliott
Joseph Decosimo & Company
Lois Killebrew
Mountain City Realty
Virginia C. Love
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &
Berkowitz, PC
Larson Mick
AmSouth Bank
Jerre B. Mosley
Patrick, Beard, Shulman & Jacoway
David C. Patten
Raymond James & Associates
Martin L. Pierce
Martin L. Pierce, Attorney at Law
Daniel J. Pinckard
The River City Group
Albert Secor
SunTrust Bank, Inc.
Lucy Waddell
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
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MISSION STATEMENT
HOW YOU CAN HELP
For more than 800 years, the
Donations to the Alexian
Alexian Brothers have cared for
Brothers of the Southeast will
the sick, the aged, the poor and
help expand the work of
the dying. The basic Judeo-
serving the older adults in our
Christian beliefs that inspired the
region who lack resources to
founders of this Catholic religious
provide for their own needs.
congregation sustain its ministry
If you are interested in helping
today. This heritage is espoused
or learning more, please
by the governance, management
contact:
and entire healthcare team of
Alexian Brothers Health System in
Bill Bowen
their mutual commitment to
Executive Director
promote the physical, mental,
Alexian Brothers of the
spiritual and social well-being of
Southeast Foundation
all individuals served through the
(423) 634-7992
Alexian Brothers healthcare
[email protected]
ministry.
Alexian Brothers of the Southeast Foundation
1000 Newby Street • Chattanooga, TN 37402 • (423) 634-7992 • www.AlexianBrothers.net