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Spring /Summer
2011
A PUBLICATION OF TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM
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Healing Takes More
Than Medicine
gospel singers
Babbie Mason and
Shirley Marchman
share their voices,
Stories and strength
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Fruits and VegGies
May Fight
Stroke
Read the latest
health news inside
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Message from the Ceo
How Does Your Garden Grow?
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t Tanner, we believe that a patient’s wellbeing encompasses more than just his or
her physical body. While medical science
enables our physicians to heal our patients’ bodies,
we never forget that our patients also have minds and
spirits that need to be nurtured and renewed — not
unlike the way you may tend your garden — in order to
regain balance and joy in life.
Tanner’s cancer patients and their families and
friends experienced our body, mind and
spirit approach to health care during two
events held during the last few months:
the second annual Celebration of Life
for cancer survivors and the Tanner
Medical Foundation’s first annual
Choirs for Cancer concert, which raised
funds to help area residents receive the
cancer care they need.
Those who attended Choirs for Cancer in
November vividly remember the emotional and
healing concert that so many in our community talked
about for months. For this issue, we interviewed two
of the concert performers — award-winning gospel
singer/songwriter Babbie Mason and Thomas Dorsey
Birthplace Choir member Shirley Marchman. Both
women live in our community and have been Tanner
patients. We think you’re going to be inspired by what
they have to say; the article starts on page 6.
On pages 4 and 5, we encourage you to familiarize
yourself with several new physicians at Tanner,
as well as the new Pre-Surgical Care Center (PSCC)
in Carrollton, located at 710 Dixie Street, across
from the hospital.
On page 10, you’ll learn about the success of the
21st annual Magnolia Ball, held on April 30 at the
Richards family estate in Carrollton. The money
raised during this Tanner Medical Foundation event
will help fund the current expansion of the Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton emergency department,
doubling its emergency treatment capacity. The
expansion also will add four new operating suites
to the hospital’s surgical services unit, allowing
the facility to provide care for an additional 4,000
patients a year in suites outfitted with state-of-theart, integrated technologies.
During this
expansion, which will
be ongoing through
2013, we encourage
Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
visitors to check
www.tanner.org for
the latest information
on how construction is
impacting traffic flow
around the campus.
Loy M. Howard
President and CEO
Currently, the
Tanner Health System
Clinic Avenue/Short
Stay entrance and
parking lot are closed, and emergency department
parking has relocated to the first floor of the Clinic
Avenue parking deck. As a courtesy to our patients
and visitors, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton
is providing free valet service at the Dixie Street
atrium and at the emergency department entrance.
Both parking decks are also open for free, selfserve parking.
Due to construction, changes have also
been necessary inside the hospital. Registration
services — including those for the hospital’s
laboratory, diagnostic imaging (including ultrasound,
CT, X-ray and MRI) and cardiopulmonary
departments — have been moved to the first floor of
the hospital on the Dixie Street side of the facility.
Patient Financial Services and the Lamplighter Gift
Shop also have relocated to the first floor.
Please enjoy this issue of Healthy Living.
We thank you for your continued support of
Tanner Health System.
Sincerely,
Loy M. Howard
President and CEO
Tanner Health System
Table of Contents
Tanner Medical Center, Inc.
Board of Directors
John H. Burson III, MD, Chairman
Steve Adams
Norman Banks
Larry Boggs
Jerry Clayton
Mary Covington
Daniel Jackson
Stephen Kahler, MD
Jeffrey Lindsey, DMD
Robert Pitts, MD
Nita Price
Cover
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Gospel singers Babbie Mason and Shirley Marchman believe in
Ex-Officio Members
Kevin McLaughlin, MD, Chief of Staff
Ben Camp, MD, Vice Chief of Staff
Loy M. Howard, President and CEO,
Tanner Health System
fighting cancer as a community.
Features
10 2011 Magnolia Ball
The 21st anniversary gala event
Tanner Medical Foundation, Inc.
Emeritus
Angie Barker
Denise L. Taylor, President and CEO
4 Health News You Can Use
15 Health Happenings
raises almost $500,000.
Healthy Living
a publication of Tanner Health System
Loy M. Howard
President and CEO
Denise L. Taylor
Chief Development Officer
Debbie Hollenstein
Vice President of Marketing
and Planning
Kelly Meigs
Assistant Director of Marketing
Healthy Living Editor
Tony Montcalm
Contributor
Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
705 Dixie Street
Carrollton, GA 30117
770.836.9666
Larry Steed, FACHE
Senior Vice President
Tanner Medical Center/
Villa Rica
601 Dallas Highway
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770.456.3000
Deborah Matthews, RN
Administrator
Higgins General Hospital
200 Allen Memorial Drive
Bremen, GA 30110
770.824.2000
Michael Alexander
Administrator
Willowbrooke at Tanner
20 Herrell Road
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770.836.9551
Wayne Senfeld, Ed.S, LPC
Administrator
Ronda Faries
Contributor
Kathy Mathis
Director of
Tanner Medical Foundation
Contributor
Shea Beckham
Photo Contributor
HEALTHY LIVING is published by Tanner Health System. The material in HEALTHY LIVING is not
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Board of Directors
Susan Fleck, Chair
Steve Adams
Wanda Calhoun
Lynn Clarke
Guyton Cochran
G. Woodfin (Woody) Cole
Mary Covington
Clarence Finleyson
James A. Gill Sr.
Robert G. (Bob) Harris Jr.
Loy M. Howard
Marilyn Hubbard
Barbara Kauffman
Trent North
Fred O’Neal
Randall Redding
Laura Richards
Thomas T. Richards
Richard Smith
Robert (Bobby) Stewart
Bob Stone
Gelon Wasdin
Dana Wynn
Departments
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Health News you can use
Tanner Welcomes 9 New Physicians
Frank Z. Brown Jr., MD, has joined the
Higgins General Hospital emergency
department. Dr. Brown is board-certified in
emergency medicine. He earned his medical
degree from the University of Southern
California School of Medicine in Los Angeles,
where he also completed his internship and
residency in emergency medicine.
Bruce Gould, MD, has joined Northwest
Georgia Oncology Centers. Dr. Gould is
board-certified in medical oncology and
internal medicine. He earned his medical
degree from Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia, Pa. He completed his internship
at the University of Texas Medical Branch in
Galveston and his residency at Duke
University Medical School in Durham, NC,
where he also completed a fellowship in
oncology/hematology.
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Kevin Jackson, DDS, has joined Young Smiles
Dentistry. He earned his degree in dentistry
at Meharry Medical School in Nashville, Tenn.
He completed an internship and residency
in pediatric dentistry at the University of
Tennessee Health Science Center in
Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Jackson is board-eligible.
Sonia Kamboj, MD, has joined the Center
for Allergy and Asthma of West Georgia.
Dr. Kamboj is board-certified in pediatrics
and is board-eligible in allergy and
immunology. She earned her medical degree
from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans,
La. She completed her internship at
Children’s National Medical Center in
Washington, DC, and her residency and a
fellowship in allergy and immunology at
Thomas Jefferson University/duPont
Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del.
Naren P. Logendra, MD, has joined the
Higgins General Hospital emergency
department. Board-certified in internal
medicine, he earned his medical degree from
Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Great
Neck, NY. He completed his internship and
residency in internal medicine at Long Island
Jewish Medical Center.
Jorge E. Rivera-Kolb, MD, has joined the
Higgins General Hospital emergency
department. Board-certified in emergency
medicine, he earned his medical degree from
the University Autonoma De Santo Domingo
in the Dominican Republic. He completed
his internship and residency in emergency
medicine at San Juan City Hospital in
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lindsey Roenigk, MD,
has joined West
Georgia Lung and
Sleep Medicine.
Board-certified in
internal medicine, she
earned her medical
degree from the Emory University School of
Medicine in Atlanta. She completed her
internship and residency in internal medicine
and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical
care medicine at the University of Alabama
in Birmingham.
Jon L. Stanford, MD,
FACS, has joined
Carrollton Surgical
Group, part of Tanner
Medical Group.
Board-certified in
general surgery,
he earned his medical
degree from the Ohio State University
College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, and
completed his internship and residency at
Washington Hospital Center in Washington,
DC. Dr. Stanford also completed a fellowship
in surgical critical care.
Robert W. Wetherington, MD, has joined
Skin Path Solutions. Board-certified in
pathology and dermatopathology, he earned
his medical degree from the Medical College
of Georgia in Augusta, where he also
completed his internship and residency.
He completed a fellowship in pathology at the
Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
Need a Doctor?
Tanner Health System has more
than 250 physicians for you to choose
from, and Tanner Medical Group has
more than 26 medical practices in
35 locations. To start your search, visit
www.tanner.org and choose “Find a
Doctor,” or call 770.214.CARE.
Health News you can use
Fruits, Vegetables Protect
Against Stroke
Eating fruits and green or yellow vegetables
daily may protect against stroke. A 48-year
study of 120,321 people found almostdaily consumption of green and yellow
vegetables reduced the risk for death
from stroke by 26 percent in both men
and women, compared with those who
ate no vegetables more than once a
week. Almost-daily fruit intake reduced
the risk by 35 percent in men and 25
percent in women.
Sunscreen Can
Protect Your Skin
With about a million new cases
reported annually, skin cancer is
the most common form of cancer.
Sunscreen extends the length of
time you can be outside before
your skin begins to redden. You
can judge the protectiveness of a
sunscreen by its sun-protection
factor (SPF) — the higher the
number, the more protection.
A Good Reason to
Grow Organic
Do you use fertilizers, pesticides or
herbicides when you garden?
Recent studies have pointed to a
possible link between these
chemicals and diseases such as
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and
Parkinson’s disease. Experts are
calling for more research, but the
home gardener should play it safe.
Make the most of the season’s bounty of fresh vegetables
with our free online recipes. Search for light summer
fare such as sandwiches and salads, or browse the
vegetarian category for simple, satisfying ways to get more produce
onto your family’s plates each day. Visit www.tanner.org and click on “Research
Your Health,” then select “Healthy Recipes” from the menu on the left.
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton
patients preparing for a surgical
services procedure (pre-op) or
receiving chemotherapy
treatments at the infusion center
now do so in a new location — the
Pre-Surgical Care Center, or PSCC,
located at 710 Dixie Street, across
the street from the hospital.
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Great Ideas for Greens
New Location,
Same Great
Pre-Surgical Care
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Healing
Takes More Than Medicine
Babbie Mason and Shirley Marchman believe
in fighting cancer as a community
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by Ronda Faries
During the grand finale at Choirs for Cancer, eight local choirs
joined Babbie Mason on stage.
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Bowdon resident and renowned gospel
singer Babbie Mason (left) and
Villa Rica city council member Shirley
Marchman (right) harmonize together
in Mason’s home. Both women find
strength in music, faith and community.
ospel great Babbie Mason
and Villa Rica native Shirley
Marchman are both confident,
strong, beautiful women who share a
love of gospel music, a deep faith in God,
a desire to help and inspire others, and
personal experiences with cancer.
The two women met briefly at Tanner
Medical Foundation’s first Choirs for
Cancer concert in November 2010. At the
time, they didn’t know how much they
had in common. When the two sat down
recently to chat over cups of steaming
coffee at Mason’s home in Bowdon, it
soon became clear that, in addition to
similar interests, they both have a lot to
say about cancer, health care and Tanner.
Marchman is well-known in Villa Rica,
where she serves on the city council and is
a member of Mt. Prospect Baptist Church
and the Thomas Dorsey Birthplace Choir,
which performed at Choirs for Cancer.
In a voice husky with emotion, Marchman
tells Mason that on the day of the concert
she received news that a recent breast
biopsy was positive for cancer.
Mason is a recent inductee into the
Christian Music Hall of Fame, an awardwinning gospel singer/songwriter and a
speaker who teaches songwriting at Lee
University in Cleveland, Tenn. She is
surprised to learn that such life-changing
news had been given to a participating
choir member just hours before the
Choirs for Cancer concert. “You mean that
very day?” she asks Marchman, who nods
in affirmation.
“I had to do a biopsy on the right side four
or five years ago, and it was benign. So this
time when I had to come back for a biopsy
just before the concert, it didn’t bother
me at first because I had gone through it
before,” says Marchman. “The day of the
concert was the day that they called me
and told me that it was cancerous.”
It never occurred to Marchman not to
sing in the concert with her choir.
“If you’re going to worry, don’t pray;
if you’re going to pray, don’t worry,” says
Marchman. “It was a personal night. We
have two members of the Thomas Dorsey
Birthplace Choir fighting cancer, plus
the choir director’s mother is a cancer
survivor. I said, ‘We’re going to be there;
we’re going to do this.’”
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You Can Help
Support Cancer
Patients
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Due to the difficult economy,
more cancer patients seeking
treatment at Tanner’s Roy
Richards, Sr. Cancer Center do
not have the resources to pay
for necessary medication and
cancer-fighting treatments.
To make a contribution to assist
these patients or to support the
second annual Choirs for Cancer
event on Nov. 17, 2011, visit
www.tannermedicalfoundation.org
or call 770.836.9871.
To learn more about Babbie
Mason and her music, visit
www.babbie.com. To stream live
episodes of “Babbie’s House,”
Mason’s talk show on marriage,
family, teenagers, health, music
and women’s issues in conjunction
with the Christian faith, which airs
Mondays at noon on WATC-TV in
Atlanta, visit www.watc.tv.
If you’re interested in joining or
learning more about the Thomas
Dorsey Birthplace Choir, visit
www.mtprospectbaptist.org.
Babbie Mason’s performance
during Choirs for Cancer
included two award-winning
songs that she penned.
Mason is in awe of the moxie Marchman
showed in deciding to sing that night.
Following her cancer diagnosis on the
day of the concert, Marchman returned to
the office of Raul Zunzunegui, MD, FACS,
with the Comprehensive Breast Care
Center in Carrollton, a Tanner Medical
Group practice. Dr. Zunzunegui explained
that her cancer was about the size of a pea
and hadn’t spread to the lymph nodes. It
had been caught relatively early because
Marchman gets an annual mammogram.
Marchman is doing well following
MammoSite RTS® treatment, which works
by delivering radiation from inside the
lumpectomy cavity (the space left after
the tumor is removed) to the surrounding
tissue, where cancer is most likely to recur.
Radiation therapy with MammoSite RTS
can be completed in just five days with two
treatments per day, allowing patients to get
back to their lives faster.
Mason has had her own cancer fears
to conquer.
“About three years ago, my oldest brother
was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My
family lives in Michigan, and here I am in
Georgia, far away from my loved ones,”
says Mason. “The first thing I thought was
that this is the first time, to my knowledge,
that cancer has ever struck a member of my
immediate family. This is unbelievable.
“I grew up in a generation where if
you were diagnosed with cancer, the
possibility was great that cancer would
win. But through my brother’s experience
with cancer, I found that I was more likely
to be fearful if I remained uninformed.
So I stayed in close contact with my family
and learned about the options that were
available,” Mason continues. “Armed with
knowledge, prayer and a whole lot of faith
in God, we were able to get through it. The
‘Big C’ is not so big that it consumes you.”
Mason’s brother is now cancer-free.
Her brother-in-law was not as fortunate
in his battle with cancer; he died of
stomach cancer 12 years ago. Both of those
experiences were part of what convinced
Mason to participate in Choirs for Cancer.
“In my estimation, Choirs for Cancer is
a powerful event. I’ve never been a part of
anything like it. Never. That night, when
those affected by cancer were asked to
stand, almost the whole room was standing
by the end of the exercise,” says Mason.
“In a very powerful way, it was a form of
validation, a point of recognition. It was
recognizing and honoring those who
fought or lost their lives to cancer and
their families who are still here, saying
‘your loved one is not forgotten.’ And even
though we didn’t know their names, that
moment honored their lives.”
Mason sings a line from “How Great Is
Our God,” and Marchman immediately
harmonizes, giving the impression that
a private concert is only a few seconds
away. Mason is emotional and passionate
Award-winning gospel
singer/songwriter Babbie
Mason sings in her home
recording studio.
there. For an entire week the hospital room
was home away from home. But it wasn’t at
all like we were in the way. Even the people
who brought the meals cared in a way that
really ministered to us. I started keeping
a mental note because it seemed that
everyone asked as they left my husband’s
room, ‘Can I get you anything else?’ These
acts of kindness went a long, long way.”
Marchman immediately agrees: “It’s
like you said, they are there to be of
service, and they’re doing it most of the
time above and beyond. After my surgery,
I sent a letter to [Tanner President
and CEO] Mr. Loy Howard to show my
appreciation. So many [employees] really
care and are there to be of service rather
than just being there to get a paycheck.”
“You sense that. They are doing their
job, but it becomes apparent that as they
are doing their job, they really do care,”
adds Mason. “I think Tanner recognizes
that healing is more than just medicine.
Healing includes the mind, body and
spirit. Tanner is concerned about the
whole person. The liberal way the Tanner
staff serves, along with quality care, makes
a world of difference when it comes to the
healing process. You can tell Tanner even
cares about things like the decor of the
hospital; the color schemes, the artwork
and furnishings all contribute to the way a
person feels in such a positive way.”
Mason also mentions Tanner’s recent
billboard campaign, which featured
photos of area residents such as cancer
survivor the Rev. Joe Neal of Carrollton.
“As I drove down the bypass to go to the
bank or the beauty supply store, I saw
this handsome man’s smiling face on the
Tanner billboard,” says Mason, referring
to Neal. “That face was not the face of
a doctor or nurse. That was the face of
a patient who was the recipient of care
from Tanner. That says so much about
how Tanner celebrates people. Everyone
has a story. And when you can say that
the people at the hospital know me and
acknowledge my story, that’s huge.”
Marchman agrees, but hopes women
in the community won’t become familiar
with Tanner because of an illness like
breast cancer. In fact, it’s become her
new mission. “I do announcements in
our church, and I say, ladies, please get
your mammograms! Four or five have told
me they plan to get one, but just haven’t
because they’re afraid it hurts. I said,
well, better to hurt for a little while than
to go through something that could have
been prevented earlier.
“And if you can’t afford a mammogram,
Tanner Medical Foundation’s mammogram
assistance fund will pay for it. That’s
going to help save somebody. You get
people’s attention with music, then you
can speak to them about cancer and
wellness,” says Marchman, smiling. “You
know, Babbie is famous. If you’re going to
have Babbie Mason there, people will just
have to come to hear this melodious voice
that she has.”
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as she continues to describe how Choirs
for Cancer affected her. It is why she
has already agreed to participate in the
second annual Choirs for Cancer concert
on Nov. 17, 2011.
“If we don’t look cancer in the face, it
will always intimidate us. On that stage,
in that room, there was a band of people
— a community — standing together and
saying to cancer, ‘You will not win. We
have the last say. We are bigger than you
and we are conquering you. We may not
win every battle, but we will win this
war.’ You know the old phrase that says
there’s strength in numbers? That night
we demonstrated that there’s strength in
numbers, and Tanner is standing together
with the community,” says Mason.
“Even before one word was spoken,
you could sense that something big was
in that room, and it was not cancer. It
was encouragement. It was strength.
It was power. It was confidence. You
could just see the excitement from the
audience,” she adds. “That night had
purpose. And when I reflect upon that
night, it gives me a great sense of strength
and encouragement. That’s why I think
it’s so important: because it makes the
community bigger than cancer.”
Mason’s personal experiences
with Tanner haven’t involved cancer.
Following an angiogram a few years ago,
her husband, Charles, was found to need
a stent, and he spent a couple days in
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Most
recently, after a stroke, he was a patient at
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, where
he saw Onaje Greene, MD, FACC, FASNC,
of Tanner Heart & Vascular Specialists, a
Tanner Medical Group practice.
“When my husband was in intensive
care, the entire Tanner staff was so
sensitive to our needs. The doctors,
nurses, technicians and those who took
care of my husband are all angels,” says
Mason. “I basically had to camp out there
at Tanner, eating there and even sleeping
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2011 Magn
21st Anniversary Magnolia Ball raises
The 21st annual Magnolia Ball, “The Bees Knees Bash,” was held on April 30 on the Richards family estate in
Carrollton. The community joined together to raise almost $500,000, which will assist with the construction
of a new emergency department and an expansion of surgical services at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
The new Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton emergency
department will double its treatment capacity and offer the
latest cutting-edge technologies to serve the emergency
healthcare needs of our growing community. The new surgical
services department will offer state-of-the-art, minimally
invasive surgical suites, equipped with the latest technology,
to help patients get back to their lives more quickly.
The 2011 Magnolia Ball co-chairs, Cathy Hightower and
Melanie New, directed the more than 200 volunteers who
helped in coordinating the event. Tanner Medical Foundation
would like to thank the sponsors, volunteers, auction donors,
reception hosts and Tanner team members who made the 21st
annual Magnolia Ball an extraordinary success.
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Gelon and Alice Jane Wasdin were selected as honorary chairs
for the 2011 Magnolia Ball in appreciation of their long-standing
commitment to Tanner Health System and their dedication to
improving the health of our community.
The 2011 Magnolia Ball Executive
Committee posed in a corner of the
auction tent that was decorated to
look like a Prohibition-era speakeasy.
From left: Lori Ingram, Melanie
New, Jim Gill, Cathy Hightower,
Ann Newman and Denise Taylor,
president and CEO of Tanner Medical
Foundation.
agnolia Ball
almost $500,000
Tanner Medical
Foundation and the
2011 Magnolia Ball
committee would
like to thank:
Primary Sponsorship
Mr. Steve Adams
Mr. Steve Adams’ Family and
Friends
Addison Smith Mechanical
Contractors, Inc.
Advantage Office Solutions /
Mark Camp
Norman and Glenda Banks
Richie and Ava Bland
John and Barbara Burson
Mrs. Jackie W. Carden / JHC
Outdoor Agency
Community & Southern Bank
Greenway Medical
Technologies, Inc.
Hospital Authority, City of
Bremen, County of Haralson
Tom and Cornelia Richards
Robins & Morton
Bob and Tish Stone
Tanner Heart & Vascular
Specialists
Gelon and Alice Jane Wasdin
Gold Sponsorship
Almon Funeral Home /
Mr. and Mrs. William Traylor
Barnes Van Lines
Brandall Lovvorn Drugs /
Turner Pharmacy
Carroll EMC
Carrollton Emergency
Physicians, P.C.
Dental Delegation /
MWC Construction
Dixie Converting Corporation
Fairfield Friends of Tanner
Friends of the Hospital
Friends of Tanner
Georgia Power Company
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
Mr. Rian and Dr. Elizabeth Gorey/
Dr. and Mrs. John Pezold
Grillo and Associates
Heartstrings
Dr. and Mrs. David G. Helton
Mr. and Mrs. Loy Howard
Jones Wynn Funeral Home /
Don-Rich Ford
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Kahler
Martin & Hightower / Ambucare
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip McGhee
Northwest Georgia Oncology
Centers, P.C.
Professional Park Medical Services
Mrs. Ruth Reeve
Robinson / Schulenburg / Miceli
Dene and Kathie Schoerner
The Sewell Companies / Intertex
Southern Therapy Services, Inc.
C.M. Tanner Grocery Co., Inc.
Walker Cadillac Buick GMC, Inc.
W.G. Wireless - Verizon Wireless
Dennis and Annette Jones /
West Georgia Electric
West Georgia Internal Medicine
West Georgia Lung and Sleep
Medicine, LLC
West Georgia Urology Associates
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Worthy
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Melanie New and Cathy Hightower,
co-chairs of the 2011 Magnolia Ball,
lean on an antique car that arriving
Magnolia Ball guests admired.
Platinum Sponsorship
Bank of North Georgia
TMG Carrollton Surgical Group
(Dr. Barden, Dr. Griffin,
Dr. Harris, Dr. Pope, Dr. Reeve,
Dr. Stanford)
Center for Allergy and Asthma
of West Georgia / Dr. and
Mrs. Eugene Hurwitz
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck Jr.
Jim and Cheryl Gill
Great Southern Agency, LLC
Mark and Laurie Gustafson
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hubbard
J. Smith Lanier & Company
Lakeview Farms, LLC
Rob and Patti Pitts
R.K. Redding Construction, Inc.
Greg and Angie Slappey
Systems & Methods, Inc.
Tisinger Vance, P.C. - Attorneys
at Law
United Community Bank
Thank You for Your Generous Support
Tanner Health System and Tanner Medical Foundation greatly appreciate the many generous gifts from our supporters.
Contributions to the Foundation benefit our community by providing a variety of healthcare capital improvements, programs
and services. We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions received from July 1, 2010, through Feb. 15, 2011. For
more information on giving opportunities, please call Tanner Medical Foundation at 770.836.9871 or visit the Foundation
online at www.tannermedicalfoundation.org.
TANNER MEDICAL
CENTER/CARROLLTON
Capital Improvement
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton
In memory of:

Ms. Kay Chree
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton

Mrs. Betty A. Jones
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton

Ms. Mildred F. Lovvorn
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton

Mrs. Mildred Marlowe
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Mrs. Becky Roberds
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton

Mr. James W. Toole
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton
In honor of:

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
TMC Auxiliary Carrollton

Mrs. DeNene G. Cofield
Ms. Sharman Holland
Surgical Services Managers
OR-ER Renovation-Expansion
In honor of:

Mrs. DeNene G. Cofield
Mrs. Kathy Mathis

THS Marketing and Public
Relations Department
Mrs. Kathy Mathis
Pediatrics Fund
Gift-in-Kind:
Chick-fil-A of Carrollton
Raymond L. Abernathy Family
& Dale Howard Nursing
Education Fund
R.L. Abernathy Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy A. Howard
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Suzanne Davis Fund
In memory of:

Ms. Marge Ginn
Mrs. Joyce Smith
In honor of:

Mrs. Sandra Weaver
Mrs. Nyla F. Cline
Tanner Breast Health –
Education Fund
Global Vision USA, Inc. d/b/a West Georgia Miche Bag
TMC/Carrollton Employee Activities Committee
In honor of:

Women of West Georgia
Bikers Battling Breast Cancer
Tanner Breast Health –
Mammogram Assistance Fund
A Cut Above Lawn Care
Aaron’s - Bremen
Ms. Katie Alford
Ms. Melissa P. Bailey
Bank of North Georgia
Ms. Tina E. Barron
Ms. Kenya T. Batey
Ms. Cynthia L. Bell
Ms. Ashley D. Benn
Ms. Patricia A. Binion
Ms. Suzanne N. Bonstein
Ms. Phyllis J. Boyett
Bremen Junior Woman’s Club
Ms. Donna Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown
Ms. Janean M. Bryan
Ms. Crystal G. Burdette
The Byrds and The Beads Handmade Jewelry
Mr. Christopher E. Cammon
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Camp
Ms. Melissa D. Camp
Carroll EMC
Carrollton Hydraulics
Carrollton Junior Woman’s Club
Mrs. Gabriela Carter
Ms. Toffee Causey
Ms. Margie F. Chambers
Charter Bank
Chick-fil-A of Carrollton
Chick-fil-A of Villa Rica
City of Bremen
City of Carrollton
City of Mount Zion
Ms. Vicki L. Clark
WGFC United U-14 Premier soccer team raised $700 to help Tanner Medical Foundation
provide mammograms for women who couldn’t otherwise afford the important screening.
Club Fitness
Ms. Lynn Cole
Ms. Diereshe G. Collins
Ms. Shannon D. Collins
Community & Southern Bank
Community & Southern Bank
- Villa Rica
Ms. Amanda T. Cooper
Ms. Phyllis Crowder
Crystal & Company Salon
Curves of Bremen
Cuttin Up -N- Stylin
Mr. Matt Davis
Mrs. Rebecca L. Davis
Ms. Kristy L. Devoe
Mr. Mickey Dickinson
Ms. Iris Y. Dortch
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doyal
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffry A. Dressander
Mr. and Mrs. Pete J. Drummond
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Duncan
Ms. Amber Eason
Mr. Larry D. Edwards Sr.
Mrs. Lucille Federer
Ms. Teresa L. Ferguson
First Georgia Banking Company
Ms. Rebecca J. Francis
Mrs. Jennifer K. Garbin
Ms. Helen Gass
Mrs. Brooke Gibbs
Mrs. Tekemkia Gilchrist
Mrs. Daffney W. Gray
Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Green
Mr. John Grey
Mrs. Paula Gross-Mobley
Ms. Cheryl A. Gruca
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hale
The Hangar
Ms. Billie A. Hannah
Mrs. Amy K. Harris
Mrs. Billi Sue Hartley
The Herb Shop
Ms. Melanie D. Hollenstein
Mrs. Mary Holland
Hope for the Journey, Inc.
Dr. Alyssia N. Howard
Ms. Gina H. Horton
Ms. Janis L. Hudgins
Ms. Debra Hytower
Ms. Paige Jenkins
Mrs. Nancy P. Johnson
Mrs. Rhonda Johnson
Mr. Matthew M. Jones
Juanitos Mexican Restaurant
Kathy’s Krew
Ms. Laren Keene
Ms. Jillian D. Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas R. Kidd
Ms. Cynthia N. Kilgore
Ms. K. Heather Kimsey
Mrs. Nicole S. Knight
Ms. Kelley Kuykendall
The Lion Golf Club
Little Tigers Academy, Inc.
Ms. Anya B. Looney
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Lovvorn
Mrs. Stacey Lowers
Main Street Carrollton, Inc.
Mrs. Charity Mathis
Mayfair Apartments
Mrs. Glenda McGatha
Dr. and Mrs. William L. McGee
Mrs. Martha M. Miller
Mrs. Lashawn Mims
Ms. Julie Moody
Mrs. Selinda Moran
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Moore
Ms. Beth Morris
Ms. Charlene Morris
Ms. Ethel S. Morris
Mrs. Pamela A. Nail
Ms. Lakyta L. Nation
The Nest
Mrs. Jodi Newbern
Ms. Ann A. Newman
Ms. Diana L. Nixon
OFS Fitel
Ms. Tamara K. Okerns
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Otwell
P J’s Buffalo Wings
Papou’s Pizza & Wings
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Parham
Ms. P. Regina Pate
Mr. Ricky Payton
Ms. Heather L. Pearson
Plates on the Square
The proceeds from “Recipes From Home: Breathe in the Goodness,” a cookbook created
by Robin McLendon, practice manager for Gastroenterology Associates in Villa Rica,
and her sister-in-law, Kim McLendon, retail/catering manager for Nutrition Services at
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, are helping Tanner Medical Foundation supply COPD
educational materials to the community. Front row, left to right: Danny Rutledge, Renee
McLendon-Rutledge, Robin McLendon, Annette Stephens and Rusty McLendon. Back row,
left to right: Richelle McLendon-McPherson, Kevin McPherson, Jeanette McLendon,
Ron McLendon, Randy McLendon and Kim McLendon.
Plaza Discount Pharmacy &
Home Care
Mrs. Linda S. Pollard
Ponder Group, LLC
Ms. Kindra G. Redmon
Ms. Malinda Richardson
Ms. Janelle Roberts
Mrs. Marcelle Robinson
Ms. Paula J. Robinson
Ms. Sheryl A. Rolling
Round 2 Consignment
Ms. Cristal A. Rush
Ms. Linda Sanders
Mr. Jeff Shelton
Ms. Hilary Singleton
Dr. and Mrs. Jason H. Smith
Mrs. Tara P. Smith
Ms. Gina P. Steed
Ms. Kelly H. Stephens
Ms. Lila C. Suiter
Tallapoosa Post Office
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin K. Tant
Mrs. Vicki E. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell L. Teal
Ms. Eileen A. Tibbetts
Ms. Brandi N. Tillman
Trader Jack Designs, LLC
The Upper Cut Hair Salon
Ms. Hope Vance
Village Ladies Shop
Rocio A. Vizurraga
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Walker
Wallace Farm and Pet Supply, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wasdin
Mr. Lee Washam
Wayne Davis Concrete Company
Wear Me Again, Inc.
Mr. Steve Wells
West Georgia Ambulance Service
Ms. Jody L. Wetzel
WGFC United Premier U-14
Mrs. Patty White
Ms. Joan E. Whitley
Ms. Erynne Williams
Mrs. Mildred F. Williamson
Ms. Cynthia L. Wilson
Mrs. Jean L. Wysner
Xpress Fitness
Ms. Kathy L. Young
In memory of:

Ms. Cindy Merritt
Michelle’s Academy of Dance

Ms. Mary Anne Nave
Bremen High School - Student
Government Club

Mr. Bruce Price
Wayne Davis Concrete Company

Mr. Ray Robinson
Mr. Lawrence Robinson

Ms. Ann Sohl
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sohl

Mr. John Weghorn
Wayne Davis Concrete Company

Ms. Deborah Willis
Mrs. Gloriajean Penny

Georgia West Imaging Staff
Mrs. Lacy A. Harber
Tanner Health System Radiology Staff
Mr. Randy D. Webb Jr.
Mrs. Mitzi Willingham
In honor of:

Ms. Amy Adams
Wayne Davis Concrete Company

Mrs. Wanda Calhoun
Ms. Katie Chewning

Ms. Kim R. Cash
Wayne Davis Concrete Company

Clients of European Body
Wrap & Spa
European Body Wrap & Spa

Ms. Edna Corbett
Mr. Lawrence Robinson

Georgia West Imaging Staff
Mrs. Lacy A. Harber
Tanner Health System Radiology Staff
Mr. Randy D. Webb Jr.
Mrs. Mitzi Willingham

Ms. Karen Holcombe
Ms. Sherry Williams

Ms. Apryl McCullough
The Pampered Chef - Mindy
Mussell Banks

Mrs. Nellie Jean McGuire
Community & Southern Bank Buchanan Office

Ms. Louise Meigs
Mr. Red Jones

Our dearest friends
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Pitts

Mrs. Mildred Robinson
Mr. Lawrence Robinson

Ms. Bonnie Stratton
Mrs. Millie Harris

Mrs. Janice Tant
Wayne Davis Concrete Company

Ms. Agnes Thompson
Mr. Lawrence Robinson
Tanner Heart & Vascular
Center Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Anderson
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Mr. Craig C. MacKay
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Richards
Dr. William E. Rogers
Schwab Charitable Fund
Ms. Barbara R. Tanner
West Georgia Pathology
Tanner Breast Health –
Patient Care Products
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Henderson
Larry and Venita Steed
In honor of:

Mrs. Venita Steed
Ms. Sharman Holland
Gift-in-Kind:
In memory of:

Mrs. Betina Garner
Mr. Guy Garner
In memory of:

Mr. Charles Braswell
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. James Browning
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Denson Butler
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. David Dever
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Mrs. Carol P. Fennell
Mr. Steven R. Odom
TMC/Carrollton Skilled Nursing
Facility Staff
Ms. Norma J. Warren

Mrs. Mignon Jones
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Robert Jones
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Gerald Minton
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Joe B. Moore
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Eugene Sherseth
Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Long

Mrs. Rita Sherseth
Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Long

Ms. Betty Singleton
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. William Smith
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Ms. Sabrina Snyder
Dr. William E. Rogers

Ms. Allie Sorrell
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
In honor of:

Emergency Department Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. O’Neill

Mrs. Marion “Callaway” Head
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Hospitalists
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. O’Neill

Mrs. Helen Kiser
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Ms. Barbara Prince
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Dr. William E. Rogers
Ms. Jacqulyne Crutchfield

Mrs. Floy Seale
Ms. Jacqulyne Crutchfield

Ms. Joyce V. Skinner
Ms. Jacqulyne Crutchfield

Mr. William Taylor
Dr. Onaje D. Greene

Third Floor Heart Wing Nurses
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. O’Neill

Ms. Gretchen Watson
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
W. Steve Worthy
Maternity Center
In memory of:

Master Logan Hancock
Ms. Karen M. Nuckolls

Ms. Emily W. Nisbet
Ed and Inge Grant
In honor of the birth of:

Master Carson D. Bowen
Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Coffee
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert W. Palmer

Miss Katherine C. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Malloy

Master Connor D. Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dailey

Miss Madeline D. Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dailey

Master Michael Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Griffin

Miss Maeci N. Hardegree
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hardegree

Miss Reese L. Hardeman
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Mullins

Miss Madeline F. Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Henderson

Master Luke M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Maddox

Miss Karoline F. Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Runels

Master Dawson B. McCorsley
Mrs. and Mr. Amanda McCorsley

Master Jacob L. Moss
Mr. Dwight L. Allen

Master James W. Moss
Mr. Dwight L. Allen

Miss Lilly K. Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert W. Palmer

Miss Kairi J. Rush
Mr. Joshua D. Rush

Master Tyler F. Sabo
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tatum

Master Evan B. Templeton
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brewer

Master Cooper W. Traylor
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Traylor

Master Carson R. Whitley
Mr. Ronnie G. Whitley

Master Easton C. Williams
Mr. Randy Buchanan

Miss Savannah L. Williams
Ms. Monica D. Edwards
Five Star Floor Covering
TANNER MEDICAL
CENTER/VILLA RICA
Capital Improvement
Gift-in-Kind:
Ms. Yolanda L. Montgomery
COPD Education Fund
Mrs. Robin M. McLendon
Maternity Center
In honor of:

Nursery Staff
Our 365 Newborn Photography
In honor of the birth of:

Miss Taylor M. Trent
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Trent

Master Nicholas K. R. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Young
HIGGINS GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Capital Improvement
Higgins General Hospital Auxiliary
Grant:
State of Georgia Department of Community Health
In honor of:

Emergency Department Nurses
Dr. and Mrs. Adesoji E. Oderinde
Intensive Care Unit
In memory of:

Mr. Willis L. Nelson
Ms. Tewanna Grizzard
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Terrell
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Tippins
Mr. Jack F. Witcher
WILLOWBROOKE at
TANNER
Equine Therapy Program
Citizens of Georgia Power Carrollton Chapter
In honor of:

Miss Jennifer Brandenburg
Mrs. Debbie L. Hollenstein

Friends of Miss Jennifer
Brandenburg
Miss Jennifer Brandenburg

THS Marketing and Public
Relations Department
Mrs. Gina M. Brandenburg
Expressive Art Therapy
Program
Carrollton Junior Woman’s Club
Central Elementary School
Mrs. Lynn Clarke
Ms. Marcy Glaze
Summer Music Camp
Ms. Jane Williams
Gift-in-Kind:
Summer Music Camp
Patient Care Products
Grant:
Carroll EMC
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Central Middle School coaches Ronna Bush (far left) and David Bush (center),
along with Carrollton Junior High coaches Amy Arp and Ellie Turner (far right),
helped their respective teams raise $2,000 for Tanner Medical Foundation’s
Mammogram Assistance Fund.

Mr. Nelson Stapler
Dr. William E. Rogers

Ms. Evelyn Sudduth
Dr. William E. Rogers

Ms. Mary Wilma Thompson
Dr. William E. Rogers

Dr. Wilbert Tutsch
Dr. William E. Rogers

Mr. Waymon Walton
Dr. William E. Rogers

Ms. Gladys V. Whitaker
Dr. William E. Rogers
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Sharon Stanford (right) of West Georgia Ambulance
presents a donation of $2,900, made by West Georgia
Ambulance employees in memory of a coworker, Ruby
Greene, to Tanner Medical Foundation President and
CEO Denise Taylor.
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TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM
Choirs for Cancer –
Cancer Patient Fund
Ms. Patti Aguilar
AirTran Airways
Ambassadors Caring for the Healthcare
of Tomorrow
AMVETS Post 99
Mrs. Susan K. Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Mrs. Carol Arrington
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. James Barnes
Ms. Sandra Bell
Mr. Anthony Berryhill
Mrs. Suzanne C. Bohannon
Mr. Calvis Boling
Mr. Ronald J. Bramble
Mrs. B.J. Brock
Mr. and Mrs. George Brockman
Reverend and Mrs. Alex Brookhuis
Ms. Nancy E. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Butler
Ms. Sara Calhoun
Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club
Carrollton Office Equipment
Mrs. Lynn Clarke
Mr. Larry M. Collins Jr.
Ms. Barbara Crawford
Ms. Mary S. Daniel
Mr. Steven Daniel
Ms. Lisa De Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Deese
Mr. Matt Del Mastro
Mr. Keith F. Driskell
Mrs. Sarah Dukes
Mrs. Patricia C. Eudy
Mr. Anthony Farris
First Baptist Church - Bremen
Clarence and Helen Finleyson
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Fleck
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Foster
Ms. Patti S. Gill
Mrs. Joan Y. Gladin
Mrs. Suzanne Graham
Ms. Martha W. Greer
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hamil Jr.
Ms. Joyce R. Hamil
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Helton
Ms. Jean Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. P.L. Holcomb III
Ms. Karen Holcombe
Mrs. Debbie L. Hollenstein
Loy and Nola Howard
Ms. Beverly C. Ives
J. Smith Lanier & Company
Ms. Ami Jarrett
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Jennings
Ms. Gay Kandt
Dr. and Mrs. Wilton Key
Ms. Melinda J. Kilgore
Ms. Rose D. Kiser
Mrs. Sylvia Lane
Ms. Kristae E. Lawler
The Lion Golf Club
Mr. and Mrs. Don Lively
Mrs. Cathy Lovvorn
Ms. Cindy Lovvorn
Mrs. Frances Mackay
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mathis
Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Matthews
Mrs. Ruth Mauk
Mr. Liam McCarthy
Mr. Patrick McCarthy
Mrs. Deloris Michael
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Middlebrooks
Ms. Bess Z. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Minor
Ms. Myra Morgan
Ms. Terri G. Morris
Mr. Joseph C. Mosley
Mountain View Baptist Church
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Newell
Ms. Ann A. Newman
Mr. Steven R. Odom
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. O’Neal
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Parkman
Performance Window Tinting, Inc.
Ms. Ann-Margaret Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Pierce
Ms. Christine R. Pineau
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Pitts
Ms. Laura C. Piver
Ms. Cathy Reams
Mrs. Ruth H. Reeve
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rhodes
Mrs. Ginger G. Robbins
Ms. Lisa L. Robinson
Ms. Shirley A. Robinson
Rocky Ford Baptist Church
Rotary Club of Carrollton, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schulenburg
Ms. Veva Shelnutt
Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Sherseth
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny L. Shields
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Skinner Sr.
Ms. Amanda Slay
Southwire Company
Mrs. Alice B. Steed
Mr. Gordon Steed
Mr. Max E. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. David Stiles
Ms. Laura E. Stover
Ms. Martha Striplin
Mr. Herb Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Swede Sullivan
Synchronet, Inc.
Thomas Dorsey Birthplace Choir
Mrs. Helen M. Threadgill
Mrs. Sarah W. Toole
Ms. Diane S. Trent
Ms. Edna W. Trewhitt
United Community Bank
Ms. Ruth Waller
Wal-Mart Bremen
Wal-Mart Carrollton
Wal-Mart Villa Rica
Ms. Angela White
Mrs. Peggy A.W. White
Mrs. Janet L. Whitt
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Williamson
Ms. Marianne Wilson
Ms. Leta J. Wingo
The WOLF Internet Radio
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Worthy
Mrs. Hellen K. Wortmann
In memory of:

Mrs. Audrey D. Albright
Mrs. Melba Y. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Johnson

Ms. Opal Anderson
Mr. Jim Jager

Mr. R.V. Bishop
Ms. Wanda Clayton

Ms. Kay Chree
Mrs. Mary J. Granstra

Mr. David Colvin
Ms. Deborah Todd

Mrs. Suzanne Davis
Mrs. Vicky J. Barnes
Mr. Tim Collier
Mr. Larry M. Collins Jr.
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Mr. John L. Reed
Mr. David Sorrells
TMC/Carrollton Commerical Team
Business Office
TMC/Carrollton Medicare Medicaid Team
Ms. Sherry D. Williamson
Ms. Laura A. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Don Yates

Mrs. Tammy Driskell
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Mrs. B.J. Brock
Mrs. Debbie Brock
Ms. Dawn Bush
Ms. Beverly Chaffin
Mrs. Linda L. Conner
Ms. Anne Craven-Markham
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Ms. Jill Dunagan
Ms. Barbara Gaither
Ms. Rhonda Harris
Ms. Kashaundra M. Jackson
Ms. Katherine H. Keene
Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Matthews
Ms. Belinda S. Mitchell
Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mitchell Jr.
Ms. Kristi M. Sons
Ms. Dian Stroud
Ms. Deborah Thames
Ms. Pamela D. Windsor

Ms. Clarissa Folmar
Dr. Karen A. Curtis

Ms. Kaye Hildebrand Lovins
Ms. Ruth L. Inman

Mr. Lipscomb Holcomb
Reverend and Mrs. William K.
Holcomb

Mrs. Rosemary Jarrell
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Jarrell IV

Mr. Joe M. Jordan
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Ms. Amber Lyle
Ms. Erin Lyle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Powers

Mr. Robert H. Lashley
Frank and Denise Taylor

Ms. Edie Livingston
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Piver

Mrs. Mary Jane Maddox
Mr. John B. Maddox

Mr. Joe McRae
Mr. Howard McRae

Mr. John Mead
Mrs. Lynn Kress

Ms. Jane Newbern
Mr. and Mrs. Gelon Wasdin

Mr. Warren Piver
Mr. Jay Evers
Mr. Alan Piver
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee Piver Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Piver

Mr. Ralph Qualls
Ms. Ronda Y. Faries

Ms. Kay Ragsdale
Mrs. Carol Arrington
Mrs. Patty G. Bell
Mrs. Tanya L. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Camp
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Ms. Amanda N. Haley
Mr. Tim McDonald
Ms. Patricia Phipps
Mr. and Mrs. Don Yates

Ms. Hazel Spake
Ms. Regina Vines

Mrs. Sarah D. Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sullivan

Mrs. Amelia W. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sullivan

Mr. Bub Teague
Ms. Pam Haynes

Mr. Charles Ray Teague
Mrs. Janet T. Daniels
Mrs. Kathy Ferguson
Ms. Pam Haynes
Dr. and Mrs. Lee Stringfellow

Ms. Norma Thomason
Mr. Ronny Thomason

Mr. James H. Vandiver
Anonymous
Mrs. Lynn T. Barrett
Mrs. Juanita A. Griffin
Ms. Linda Harris
Ms. Katy Threadgill
Mrs. Mary Vandiver

Ms. Doris Waddell
Mrs. Amy A. Waddell

Ms. Helen M. Waites
Ms. Bridgette L. Chapman

Mrs. Anne L. Webb
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Daniel

Dr. Whippersnapper
Anonymous

Mr. Don Wright
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
In honor of:

Ms. Patti Aguilar
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hamil Jr.

Mrs. Cristin M. Crawford
Ms. Susan Strickland

Mrs. Nicky Del Mastro
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Del Mastro
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tisinger Jr.

Friends and family with cancer
Taylor Cyr

Ms. Lori K. Goraczewski
Ms. Barbara White

Mr. Buddy Green
Ms. Jane W. Baker

Ms. Joyce R. Hamil
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hamil Jr.

Ms. Jane Harrison
Ms. Susan Mulkey

Mr. Herschel Hightower
Mr. David Ridgeway

Ms. Karen Holcombe
Ms. April Hale
Mrs. Donna Jones
Ms. Pat Lee
Ms. Deedee Patterson
Ms. Sharon Schumann
Ms. Tanya L. Workman

Mrs. Debbie L. Hollenstein
Mr. Stephen Bradley
Chris Arant, MD, FACC, with Tanner Heart &
Vascular Specialists, spoke about heart disease at
The Nest pajama party, a fundraiser for cardiac
services at Tanner.
Health Happenings
Gifts-in-Kind:
Gradick Communications, LLC
Times-Georgian
Capital Improvement
Bethel Baptist Church WMU
Reverend and Mrs. Alex Brookhuis
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Chalk
Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings
Opinionology, Inc.
Lee and Miriam Rhyne
Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Schulenburg
Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation
Ms. Jacqualine Warren
In memory of:

Mrs. Mary Ann J. Allen
Mr. Dwight L. Allen

Mr. Jame Dunlap
Ms. Susan K. Martin

Ms. Nadine Cofield
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Ms. Loretta C. Hadley
Ms. Susan K. Martin

Mrs. Margaret Heck
West Georgia Pathology

Mrs. Mignon Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Mr. Chuck Minor
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Ms. Margie H. Odom
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Dr. T.E. Reeve Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sullivan

Mr. James Secrest
Mrs. Barbara A. Secrest

Ms. Helene Seeman
Ms. Susan K. Martin

Mr. Eugene Sherseth
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hamrick Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Minor

Mr. Jearl Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Ms. Margaret Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings
In honor of:

Dr. John A. Arledge
Ms. Peggy J. Arledge

Ms. Matissha Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Mrs. Janet T. Daniels
Dr. and Mrs. B.E. “Bob” Powell

Dr. Evangelio Gonzalez
Ms. Barbara H. Caldwell
Ms. Linda B. Walker

Ms. Glenda Hammock
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Ms. Phyllis Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Mr. Scott Jackson
Mrs. Carol S. Crews

Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Jewell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton

Mr. and Mrs. Joe LaBruzzo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton

Ms. Elizabeth Olajubutu
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T. Jennings

Mrs. Ruth H. Reeve
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sullivan

Dr. and Mrs. Lee Stringfellow
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
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TMC/Carrollton Fourth Floor
Nurses
Ms. Tina Johnson
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TMC/Villa Rica Emergency
Department Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Hicks
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TMC/Villa Rica Intensive
Care Unit Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Hicks
Gifts-in-Kind:
Advantage Office Solutions
Mrs. Yvonne Davis
Ms. Karena Dobbs
West Georgia Aerial Lift, Inc.
Indigent Care
Dr. Sheila D. Best
In memory of:

Mr. Hollen Adair
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock

Ms. Evelyn Baskin
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
Ms. Linda Driver
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
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Mr. Doyl Grainger
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
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Mrs. Virginia Maxwell
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock

Mr. Joe B. Moore
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock

Ms. Wanda Place
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
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Mrs. Jeanette Smith
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
Roy Richards, Sr. Cancer
Center
Ms. Angie Barker
Col. and Mrs. James L. Brigman
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Miner
In memory of:

Mrs. Flora “Cuqui” M. Cahill
Dr. and Mrs. Michael M. Ogden
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Ms. Raenell “Nell” Fritts
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Free
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Tidwell III

Ms. Laura Gore
Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Gilbert

Mrs. Lois Hembree
Community & Southern Bank
Mr. John T. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Langston
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Owen
Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Smith

Mr. Stanley Isbill
Mr. Neil Halpern
Mr. Joe M. Jordan
Mr. Steven R. Odom
TMC/Carrollton Cardiopulmonary
Staff

Miss Angela B. Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J. Sanders

Mrs. Maureen “Bunnie” Turner
Mr. John B. Youn

Mrs. Pamela P. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Woodard
In honor of:

Ms. Cressie Lee Angel
Ms. Josephine Springer

Ms. Francis Farmer
Ms. Nancy Chism

Ms. Liz Hogle
AMVETS Post 99 - Ladies Auxiliary
Classes and Events
Tanner’s complete list of health education
opportunities is available at the “Classes and
Events” link on www.tanner.org. New classes and
events are added all the time, so check often!
Behavioral
Health
Relatives as Parents
Program (RAPP)
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
Cost: Free
Blood Drives
Save a Life. Give Blood.
Location: Various
Cost: Free
Cancer
Breast Cancer
Support Group
Location: Tanner Breast Health
in Carrollton
Cost: Free
Cancer Support Group
Location: Horizon Bay,
530 Northside Drive, Carrollton
Cost: Free
Look Good … Feel Better®
Location: Tanner Breast Health
in Carrollton
Cost: Free
Cardiovascular
CPR
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
Cost: $50
State of the Heart
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
Cost: Free
Diabetes
Diabetes Support Group
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
Cost: Free
Exercise
Stretch & Tone
Location: Tanner Health Source
Cost: Free
Maternity
Prenatal Classes
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica
Cost: Depends on class
Music Therapy
Harmony for Healing
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
Cost: Free
Safety
Safe Sitter
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica
Cost: $30
Register
today!
Are you interested
in any of the classes
or opportunities
you see here? For
complete details
and descriptions,
view the calendar at
www.tanner.org, or
call 770.214.CARE
to register.
Spring/Summer 2011 i www.tanner.org
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Mr. Howard Key
Ms. Clancy Caldwell

Mr. Jerry Latimer Sr.
Mrs. Joyce Latimer
Ms. Ashley Mathis
Mrs. Kathy Mathis

Ms. Elizabeth Mathis
Mrs. Kathy Mathis

Ms. Emily Mathis
Mrs. Kathy Mathis

Ms. Mary Ann McCarthy
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Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Gilet
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Richards

Ms. Susan A. Moore
Mrs. Carol S. Crews

Mr. Frederick E. O’Neal
Ms. Deborah Allen

Mr. Charles Pinkerton
Ms. Tammy Brown
Ms. Karen Cannady
Ms. Julie Strayton
Ms. Linda Volckmann

Mrs. Florence Pinkerton
Ms. Tammy Brown
Ms. Karen Cannady
Ms. Julie Strayton
Ms. Linda Volckmann

Mr. Warren Piver
Mr. James Bryant
Ms. Sarah McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Piver

Ms. Mary Reese
Ms. Jane W. Baker

Ms. Nancy S. Ross
Mrs. Suzanne Graham

Ms. Jesse Sanford
Mrs. Gina M. Brandenburg

Mr. Ralph Sims
Mrs. Kelli L. Weaver

Mr. Frank Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Grisham

Ms. Linda Venditti
Ms. Lisa S. Sanders

Mrs. Amy A. Waddell
Advantage Office Solutions
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Ms. Patty Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Camp
Ms. Marcy Edwards
Ms. Abigail J. Gay
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick V. Gebhard
Ms. Deb Price
Ms. Donna M. Thornton
Ms. Rachel A. Williams

Mrs. Kitty Wilks
Ms. Jane W. Baker

Ms. Peggy Wright
Ms. Vivian C. Barr
Mrs. Patty G. Bell
Mrs. Debbie Brock
Mrs. DeNene G. Cofield
Mrs. Carol S. Crews
Mrs. Terri H. Lee
Mrs. Linda H. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Sherseth
Mr. and Mrs. Don Yates

Tanner Health System Volunteers
Mrs. Sandra A. Harman

Tanner Medical Foundation Staff
Mrs. Kathy Mathis

THS Marketing and
Public Relations Department
Mrs. Kathy Mathis
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Because of you…
…and generations who came before, we all benefit from the same level of health care you’d
expect from much larger cities. It began with nickels, dimes and quarters collected to build
west Georgia’s first hospital. Over the 60 years since, we’ve saved hundreds of hearts, delivered
thousands of babies and been there for tens of thousands of people, providing cancer care,
surgical care, emergency care and more. But none of those services would be here without you.
Without those services, there’s a good chance many of our neighbors, friends and loved ones
wouldn’t be here, either. That’s what makes your support so important. And that’s the reason…
...we’re here.
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