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Volume XLX No. 1 | Winter 2012

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Bethesda’sCenters of Excellence

In Orthopaedics,Heart and Robotics

OfferingState-of-the-Art Care

Gift Giving thatBenefits Bethesda

and You!

Bethesda West HospitalConstruction Advances

About Bethesda Winter 20122

FOuNDATION STAFF

Executive DirectorKay Harvey

Major Gifts & Special Events DirectorAmy Brand

Public Relations & Annual Giving DirectorPublication EditorKristin Calder

Development AssociateVictoria Castellano

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Volume XLX No. 1, Winter 2012The magazine of Bethesda Hospital Foundation

Bethesda Hospital Foundation2815 South Seacrest Blvd.Boynton Beach, FL 33435

Phone 561-737-7733, ext. 4445Fax: 561-735-7942

bethesdahospitalfoundation.org

Foundation Board of DirectorsMary J. Morrell, ChairPeter Blum, Vice Chair

Deborah Sargeant, SecretaryW. Howard Ellingsworth, Treasurer

Brian G. Cheslack, Esq., Executive Committee Lewis J. Doctor, Executive Committee

Fred W. Love, M.D., Executive Committee William M. Plum, Executive Committee

Members at Large Marie Bedner

Irene Stolfi BurnsPeter Carney

Leo N. CrowleyMichael T.B. Dennis, MD

Stacey M. HallbergAnn Heilakka

Herbert F. Kahlert Kenneth M. Kaleel

Jan M. KuceraKenneth T. Lassiter

Steven Litinsky, MD, MBABruce H. Lynn

Denis F. MullaneMichael M. Mullin III

Stormet C. NoremJoan Orthwein

Raymond Ripley, Jr.Margery RobertsArnold B. SmithWarren L. Vodak

Bettina Young

Volume XLX No. 1 | Winter 2012

Bethesda Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit

organization established for the benefit and support of

Bethesda Memorial Hospital. Its purpose is to assist the

Hospital in accomplishing its mission through the

acquisition, management and disbursement of

philanthropic assets, and by building

support of the Hospital within the community.

BethesdaABOUT

WHILE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN A STATE OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE, Bethesda has become acenter of innovation and care. So that we may continue to successfully serve the community’shealthcare needs well into the future, reflecting the medical advances and technology that ourresidents deserve, we look to enhance and expand our Centers of Excellence.

With Bethesda’s expanding role as a leader in regional healthcare and the dramatic growth in thecommunity we serve, Bethesda’s plans are rapidly progressing with the opening of Palm BeachCounty’s newest hospital to take place in early 2013. With community support, Bethesda willprepare for the future and ensure quality care for each and every resident in our community.

Our Challenge

The Bethesda Hospital Foundation, which in 2012 is celebrating 65 years of service to thecommunity, remains committed to raising awareness and raising funds to provide world-classhealthcare in our community to our community hospital.

Our challenge is to:• Support and sustain our highly recognized Centers of Excellence

• Provide the latest in technology and advanced medical treatments

• Improve patient care

• Support clinical and nursing staff

• Prepare for the future with an all-new hospital in West Boynton Beach

How Can You Help?

We need your help to continue... your support is vital to our ability to provide world-classhealthcare to you and everyone in our community. Together we continue to strive to maintain thatstate of excellence for you. Just last year, Bethesda provided nearly $50 million in indigent care,helping care for community members regardless of their ability to pay. Also in the last year, thehospital helped bring nearly 3,000 babies into the world; cared for a record 60,000 patients in ourEmergency Room and performed 9,100 surgical cases.

We rely on your generosity, as you rely on us. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift todayin the envelope enclosed – a gift of $500, $100, $50, $25 or higher. You may use a credit card,enclose a personal check or go online to BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org to make a donation.

Donations from the community stay at Bethesda and your gift is 100% tax deductible. A gift toBethesda is not just an investment in our community, it’s a choice to invest in life for you, yourfamily and your neighbors.

Through every stage of life, Bethesda remains committed to Caring for Our Community.

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The Foundation would like to recognize new additions to our Board of Directors:Returning Board Member Ann Heilakka joins new board members Marie Bedner,Warren Vodak and Bettina Young on the 2011-2012 Board.

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Celebrating


B E T H E S D A H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N

WEST BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENT Angela Caldwell, age 48,

had spent two years with severe hip and back pain

hindering her from activities she enjoyed – it even hurt to

walk and she had resorted to using a cane for assistance in

getting around, which was minimal at best. She had seen

several specialists in the area with no relief until a co-

worker recommended orthopaedic surgeon, Elvis Grandic, M.D.

After meeting with Dr. Grandic, Angela was finally

diagnosed with hip arthritis. This had been the root of her

back pain and a hip replacement was recommended earlier

this year.

“I originally thought it was a spine issue,” Angela

recalled, “but doctors confirmed that it was my hip. They

said the joint looked like that of a 90-year-old.”

Dr. Grandic told Angela about a

new micro-invasive hybrid procedure

called the Superior Approach. Heavily

involved in the development of the

Superior Approach during his

Fellowship-training, he is one of only

five surgeons in the world, and the

only one in Florida, to routinely

perform this tissue-preserving

procedure.

“The biggest advantage is there is no cutting of

muscle or tendon, and no dislocation of the hip joint during

the procedure,” explains Dr. Grandic. “The prosthesis is

assembled inside the body, like a ship in a bottle.”

unique benefits of the Superior Approach include

the ability of the surgeon to customize the procedure to each

patient’s anatomy, select the most appropriate implant and

preserve individual muscles. It requires a small incision

above the hip, and eliminates the need to twist the hip into

unnatural positions - a common element in all other hip

techniques. This maximizes stability and promotes a rapid

recovery.

“The moment I met Dr. Grandic something clicked,”

Angela said. “It was obvious he cares about his patients and

really loves what he does.”

After her surgery at the Bethesda Orthopaedic

Institute, Angela immediately felt better. “The hip and

incision area were tender, but I had immediate relief from

the shooting pain I experienced from the bone-on-bone

friction before surgery.”

The day after the procedure, she was walking and

practicing on the steps in the Orthopaedic Institute’s

rehabilitation gym. One the second day, she was able to

go home.

“The hospital staff was awesome,” said Angela.

“You can really tell everyone takes pride in what they do.

I would definitely recommend Bethesda.”

Dr. Grandic prescribed outpatient rehabilitation for

Angela to help her regain strength and learn how to walk

again without pain. Two weeks later, she was back at work,

continuing down the road to recovery.

“I just had my six-month follow up and I feel

great,” said Angela. “To think it hurt to walk before and

now I’m dancing. This whole experience gave me my

life back.”

As a complement to our Cornell Institute for

Rehabilitation Medicine and outpatient rehabilitation

programs, the Bethesda Orthopaedic Institute celebrated its

first anniversary this past July. This 24-bed, all private

room unit is located on the 4th floor of the hospital and

provides a state-of-the-art facility for patients requiring

back, hip, knee, hand, shoulder, foot or ankle surgery.

Enhanced with a state-of-the-art rehabilitation gym and

separate dining room, the Orthopaedic Institute is designed

to help patients get back to living full and productive lives.

Grateful Patient Angela Caldwell at her six-monthfollow-up appointment in November with orthopaedicsurgeon Elvis Grandic, M.D.

Patients at Bethesda’s Orthopaedic Institute benefit froma new micro-invasive procedure thanks to a Bethesda doctor –

one of only five surgeons in the world, and the only one in Florida,to routinely perform this tissue-preserving procedure . . .

here’s one grateful patient’s story:

The muscles of his heart were weak and the surgical

risk was higher than normal, says Dr. Carmichael. Bruce was

scheduled for surgery immediately.

Bruce says, “We knew we were in good hands and in the

right place, but it was difficult for my wife, Betty, while I was in

surgery. Dr. Carmichael and his entire team prayed with us and

were such a comfort to both of us.”

Dr. Carmichael recalls of the triple bypass surgery: on

the operating table, we measured Bruce’s EF and were able to

make a dramatic improvement increasing the EF from 25 to 45

percent. Then we did a maze heart surgery, a complex procedure

to treat the atrial fibrillation. By creating multiple cuts into the

upper part of Bruce’s atria in a maze-like pattern, we stitched

together incisions to produce scars that would interfere with any

stray electrical impulses that cause atrial fibrillation.

In the midst of the surgery, Dr. Carmichael

unexpectedly found an aneurism of an ascending aorta, which

he repaired and then installed an epicardial pacemaker to

resynchronize his heartbeat.

Dr. Carmichael says that in most operating rooms a

surgery of this type would take 6-8 hours, but because of

Bethesda’s dedicated and skilled team, they completed Bruce’s

surgery in only two hours.

Bruce now has an improved quality and longevity of life.

Bruce says looking back, “It was a piece of cake.

The medical team was excellent and the staff was so caring

during the few days I was in the hospital. It’s been more than

a year after my surgery at Bethesda and I still feel wonderful.

I’m like a new man.”

THE BETHESDA HEARTHOSPITAL is a 39-bed heart

hospital with 16 private cardiac intensive care beds, 23 private

cardiovascular telemetry patient rooms and a dedicated, separate

entrance to provide comprehensive cardiovascular services all

under one roof.

The Bethesda Heart Hospital team includes nationally

acclaimed, Board Certified cardiothoracic surgeons who lead

Bethesda’s cardiovascular program: Michael J. Carmichael, M.D.,

Geoffrey M. Lynn, M.D., and Samantha E. Kwon, M.D. (see above).

Together, these highly experienced surgeons have more than 43

years of experience, treating the most difficult cases, regardless of

their severity. Adding to that experience are Bethesda’s dedicated,

in-house cardiovascular anesthesiologists Ricardo L. Ayala, M.D. and

Daniel B. Sullivan, D.O., whose sole focus is the care of Bethesda’s

heart patients, from the operating room through recovery in the

cardiovascular intensive care unit.

In addition to a nationally renowned team of

cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and clinical staff, the

Bethesda Heart Hospital features a noninvasive cardiac testing

lab, two cardiac catheterization labs, an electrophysiology lab, and

two new open-heart operating suites. Adjacent to Bethesda

Memorial Hospital’s Main Entrance, the Bethesda Heart Hospital

has a separate dedicated entrance for visitors, as well as a

dedicated Emergency Department elevator for patients being

admitted directly to the Heart Hospital by emergency transport or

air ambulance.

Since the Bethesda Heart Hospital opened in 2008, our

medical team has performed more than 830 open heart cases and

5,394 cardiac catheterizations.

The Bethesda Heart Hospital continues to exceed

national quality standards. In just three years, Bethesda has

become nationally ranked for its high-quality outcomes by the

Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the world’s foremost authority

on measuring quality outcomes, recognized by 6,000 physicians

worldwide.

ANOTHER SUCCESS IN OUR NATIONALLYRECOGNIZED HEART HOSPITAL


Bethesda

heart

hospital update

A COUPLE OF YEARSago, Naples resident

Bruce Folkerth, then

age 71, suffered a

stroke while

vacationing on a

private island off

the west coast of

Florida. Taken to

the closest mainland hospital, he was treated and recovered there

for 10 days. It was recommended that he see a cardiologist.

Bruce’s prior heart history included a heart attack in

1977, which led to a single bypass surgery and a “redo” of that

bypass seven years later. His cardiologist told him he needed to

have another heart surgery.

Bruce explored his options to find the right surgeon who

could handle the severity of his case. Having met Bethesda

Thoracic/Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael Carmichael, M.D., in a

social setting, Bruce got in touch with Dr. Carmichael for an

evaluation.

Dr. Carmichael remembers: Bruce’s heart was quite

weak. His ejection fraction (EF) calculation – how much blood is

ejected out of the left ventricle, divided by the maximum volume

remaining there when the heart is filling back up with blood

between muscle contractions – was a dangerously low 25 percent

compared to a normal EF of 55 percent. Bruce was experiencing

atrial fibrillation, meaning his heart was beating irregularly, due

to the low EF. He had an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest

and sudden cardiac death.

Naples, FL resident andgrateful patient BruceFolkerth with his wife Betty

TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD’S MEDICAL CAREand Bethesda is dedicated to providing the highest level of

healthcare by utilizing state-of-the-art procedures and

equipment. Our commitment to the latest and greatest

technology saves cost and ultimately lives.

By combining computer-enhanced technology with

our surgeon’s skill, a robotic system enables surgeons to

perform precise, minimally invasive surgery in a manner

never before experienced to enhance healing and promote

well-being. Bethesda is integrating this technology into

urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic and general surgery

procedures performed with the da Vinci Surgical System.

Earlier this year, Bethesda unveiled the Center for

Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery and a new virtual-reality

simulator – the first in Florida – to help surgeons at Bethesda

to expand their surgical capabilities utilizing the da Vinci Si

Surgical System, a state-of-the-art platform for minimally

invasive surgery.

The da Vinci Skills Simulator looks and feels like

the real thing, but instead of using physical instruments,

surgeons can explore the virtues of robotic surgery with

virtual surgical needles and objects. The device contains a

variety of exercises designed to give surgeons the opportunity

to improve their proficiency with the da Vinci robotics system.

Simulation in all forms is becoming an important

part of the learning experience for surgical technology. By

providing a controlled re-creation of critical steps in

instrument control, simulation allows surgeons to practice

their skills in a non-clinical environment that once required

expensive models or cadavers for learning.

The da Vinci Skills Simulator provides surgeons with

objective feedback on their performance when they complete

an exercise. Over time, surgeons can track their progress on

the device and work to improve their skills before they use it

on patients.

“Having the da Vinci system offers so many

opportunities for our physicians to provide the highest quality

of care in minimally invasive surgery for their patients,” said

Roger Kirk, Executive Vice President/COO of Bethesda

Memorial Hospital. “Plus, as our medical residency program

continues to grow, the new simulator will strengthen the

skills of our upcoming surgeons preparing them with real-

time, hands-on experiences,” Kirk added.

The Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s Caring for Our

Community Campaign includes a goal of $2.5 million to

support this technology for the Bethesda community. Contact

the Foundation to learn more about how you can be involved

in supporting the Hospital’s Centers of Excellence including

the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery.

Bethesda Day at Hunter’s Run Co-Chair Bruce Lynn, committeemember Cynthia Lynn and Co-Chair Margery Roberts with Bethesda’srobotic surgical system, part of the Center for Minimally InvasiveRobotic Surgery. The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run event was the firstgroup to step forward with a major gift of $100,000 to supportBethesda’s latest Center of Excellence.

Dr. Michael Carmichael using the robotic surgical system

Dr. Frank Cirisano, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell, and Dr. MichaelCarmichael at the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgeryunveiling event

T E C H N O L O G Y

BETHESDA UNVEILS ITS NEWEST CENTER OF EXCELLENCEFOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY

5About Bethesda Winter 2012

R O B E R T B . H I L L

BETHESDA’S CEO TO RETIREAFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BETHESDA

THE RIPLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT BETHESDA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS


A RECEPTION FOR PARENTS, children, staff and supporters was

held in October to commemorate 20 years of The Clifford and

Madeleine Ripley Early Learning Center at Bethesda.

Founded in 1991 with the support of the Hospital,

the Foundation and the late Clifford Ripley, who was

Foundation Chairman from 1989-1990, the Center provides

childcare services for the employees and affiliates of the

Hospital. The Center provides a progressive educational and

developmental program in a warm nurturing environment for

nearly 100 infants and children, ages 6 weeks to 5-years-old.

Regina Crafa, Bethesda Vice President, Human Resources, with Jan Jensen,Mr. Hill, Marla Miller, Ripley Early Learning Center Director, MadeleineRipley and Christina Langan at the 20th Anniversary reception.

PALM BEACH COUNTY’S longest-serving hospital CEO, RobertB. Hill, has announced his retirement after 40 years of service

to Bethesda Healthcare System, with the last 27 years at the

helm as Bethesda’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Over the course of his 40 years of dedicated

leadership, Mr. Hill has been a visionary who doubled the

size of Bethesda Memorial Hospital to 401 beds by taking a

community hospital and transforming it to become the most

comprehensive medical facility in Palm Beach County. under

his leadership, Bethesda opened the Comprehensive Cancer

Center, the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, the

Bethesda Heart Hospital, and finally, the development of

Bethesda West Hospital, Palm Beach County’s newest

hospital in 23 years. He was a founding member of the

Voluntary Hospitals of America, as well as a long serving

Board member of the Florida Hospital Association and

member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. Mr.

Hill has been very active in our community. He served as the

chair of the Boynton Beach Visioning 20/20 Task Force. As a

result of his steadfast vision, Bethesda Memorial Hospital

and Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc. are well positioned to

continue serving our community with quality medical

excellence. Mr. Hill officially retires from his post February

17, 2012.

“I have had the privilege of working with an

extraordinary Board of Trustees, world class medical staff,

generous volunteers and community supporters and the most

caring and committed employees for my entire 40 years at

one Hospital – Bethesda.”

As Bethesda looks to the future, Bethesda’s Board of

Trustees has announced that Roger Kirk will be the new

President and Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda Memorial

Hospital and Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc., effective

February 18, 2012. Mr. Kirk brings outstanding leadership to

his new position, serving as Bethesda’s Executive Vice

President and Chief Operating Officer for the last 24 years.

Mr. Hill read to the children of the Ripley Early Learning Center during anational reading day in October in which more than two million people inthe U.S. read Llama Llama Red Pajama to children throughout the country.

B E T H E S D A H O S P I T A L F O U N D A T I O N

“THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT” WILL BE PLAYINGAT THE 57TH ANNUAL BETHESDA BALL

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for the 57th Annual

Bethesda Ball, “Phantom of the Opera,” to be

held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at The Breakers,

Palm Beach.

Saturday night’s Ball

will feature a performance by

Broadway star Davis Gaines,

who performed the title role

in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The

Phantom of the Opera more

than 2,000 times on

Broadway, in L.A. and in San

Francisco. Hailed by The New

York Times as “the closest

thing to a vocal Superman”

and acclaimed by The New York Post as “a

breathtaking concert artist,” Gaines will perform

alongside Teri Bibb, who played Christine opposite

Gaines on Broadway. Their Bethesda Ball song

list will include: The Phantom of the Opera, Think

of Me, All I Ask of You, The Music of the Night

and Til I Hear You Sing, a solo from Love Never

Dies” the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

You won’t want to miss this performance!

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution raves that

Davis Gaines has the best male voice Broadway

has heard in decades and The L.A. Times

acknowledges “there’s never much doubt about

what to expect at a Davis Gaines concert: the

juxtaposition of a boyish charm with a big,

theater-filling voice, a dramatic way with a song

and an always-intriguing musical program.”

This Ball coincides with the 65th year of

the Bethesda Hospital Foundation and we are

thrilled to be recognizing Mr. and Mrs. HarrySargeant III as the Ball Chairmen and Mr. and Mrs.Fred Devitt as Honorary Chairs for their years of

service and philanthropy to Bethesda Memorial

Hospital.

Tickets are $350 per person and the

proceeds of this year’s events will support the

Foundation’s Caring for Our Community

Campaign in support of the latest technological

advancements. Revenues from the 57th Ball

support Bethesda’s Center for Minimally Invasive

Robotic Surgery, which includes a surgical robot

and a first-in-the state simulator used for in-house

training.

This year’s Ball is more than just a gala.

It’s an exciting weekend of events that will begin

on Friday, March 2nd with a golf tournament at

Breakers West. The cost is $250 per person and

includes a round of golf and a cocktail reception

following. Contact the Foundation for more

information or visit our website:

BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org.

Members of the Ball Committee gathered

at a kick-off luncheon at the Delray Beach Club in

October hosted by the 2011 Bethesda Ball

Chairman Jan Kucera.


Deborah and Harry Sargeant III Betty and Fred Devitt, Jr.

Bob and Gail Murphy with Jane Kucera and Dr. Bill Marrocco

Daniel and Sheree Funsch with Carla Martin and Bettina Young

Stephanie Morfogen, Nicole Mugavero, Susan Skinner, Renee Sperduto and Luane Venables

Robert Hill, Bethesda President & CEO, Tandy Robinson, Roger Kirk, Bethesda Executive V.P.,Stacey Hallberg and Kay Harvey, Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director

Davis Gaines

P H I L A N T H R O P Y

PASSING ON PHILANTHROPY TO THE NEXT GENERATION

TWELVE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED as the recipients of the 2011

Blum Family Scholarship at Bethesda Memorial Hospital this

summer thanks to the generosity of Bethesda Hospital

Foundation Vice Chairman and philanthropist Peter Blum,

former Foundation Chairman Dan Burns and his wife, Michele,

of Linton Shell Gas Stations and the Hospital. Each of the

students, all children of Bethesda Healthcare System

employees, receive $5,000 toward a four-year college degree.

In its 12th year, the program has grown each year and

this year Mr. Blum also awarded the remaining 16 candidates

with a $500 scholarship for their academic and community

achievements.

“Our scholarship program is a wonderful way for us to

say thank you to the many dedicated employees of this great

hospital who provide exceptional care to our community,” says

Mr. Blum. “We are honored to help these outstanding students

reach their potential,” he added.

BETHESDA NEXT, the Foundation’s young professionals group, is

working toward a goal in their second year to raise $25,000 in

funds to support the Children’s Center at Bethesda for a

All of the scholarship

candidates and their parents

were invited to a luncheon with

guest of honor Mr. Blum.

De-Vaughn Williams, a past Blum

Scholarship recipient who is

studying Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology, spoke at the

luncheon. He said publicly to

Mr. Blum, “I greatly appreciate

what you are doing for the

employees of Bethesda especially

during these times of economic

challenges. I now want to give back to the community and

make someone’s dreams of education a reality. I have great

aspirations and have faith that I will one day become a

successful man who will follow in your footsteps, becoming a

philanthropist and giving back to the community.”


2010 Blum Scholarshiprecipient De-Vaughn Williamsand Peter Blum

The 2011 Blum Scholarship candidates at a luncheon in their honor.

Bethesda Next Committe members include Nathan Gates, Josh Weaver,Eileen Burns, Perry Diamond, Rebecca Andrews, Laurie Canzio,Carmela Rincon and Kari Hohner. Not pictured are ShaundelynDegraffenreidt and Gina Genovese.

THE NEXT GENERATION SUPPORTING BETHESDA!

playroom renovation in the Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive

Care unit. The 2011 fundraising events included “Lite Bites &

Summer Nights,” in which area restaurants presented dinner-

by-the-bite including Prime Catch, Jason’s Deli, Lucille’s Bad

To The Bone BBQ, Village Tavern, Slainte Irish Pub, Ellie’s

Diner, City Oyster and The Living Room, and a wine tasting

provided by The Wine Cellar. This fall, the group hosted a

“White Party,” presented with Vincent Van Gogh Vodkas, at

The Promenade. The evening party featured the sounds of DJ

Billy Gotti and was sponsored by Marketing Innovations,

Cupcake Couture, Chez Gourmet, Blue Ivy Communications,

Spill the Beans Design House and Themis Security. Up next

is their second Mini-Masters miniature golf event set

for February 1, 2012 at Putt’n Around in Delray Beach.

The cost is $25 per person to play, which includes two

drinks and golf. For more information visit

BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org.

F O U N D A T I O N D O N O R C L U B S A N D S O C I E T I E S

OFFER BENEFICIAL WAYS TO SUPPORT BETHESDA

THE BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION has numerous donor

clubs and societies in which donors may receive some special

courtesies as gestures of thanks for their donation.

Highlighted are three of our most popular donor

recognition levels. For more information or to make a

donation, please return the enclosed envelope in this issue

or call 561-737-7733, ext. 84445

AMBASSADORS CLUB – $1,000 Annually• Individuals and couples can be recognized as

“Ambassadors” by donating $1,000 annually.

• A Foundation representative visits the patient to make

sure his/her needs are being met.

• May receive 50% discount off private room rate.

• Donors and their children are pre-registered for

hospital services.

FOUNDATION CLUB – $5,000 Annually• Individuals and couples can be recognized at

“Foundation” Club level by donating $5,000 annually.

• Complimentary upgrade to private Room.

• If Foundation Vip is admitted, donor receives green ID

bracelet, and a complimentary upgrade to a private room

without having to pay any extra per diem out of pocket

costs, depending on availability.

• Foundation representative visits the patient to make sure

his/her needs are being met.

• If you have to use the Emergency Department,

every effort is made to minimize your stay there.

• Access to the donor “concierge” for help with doctor

referrals, appointments, etc.

BENEFACTORS PAVILION SOCIETY – $10,000 Annually• Individuals and couples can be recognized at

“Benefactors Society” level by donating $10,000 annually.

• Complimentary stays in the private luxury wing known

as the Benefactors Pavilion.

• Nurse to patient ratio of one to three or four.

• Expedited service in Emergency Department.

• Access to the donor concierge for help with doctor referrals,

appointments, etc.

• Individuals can receive lifetime privileges by donating

$50,000. (This can be “pledged” at $10,000 a year for

5 years.)

• Couples can receive lifetime privileges by donating

$75,000. (This can be “pledged” at $15,000 a year for

5 years.)

• Couples can extend their privileges to include their

parents, children**, children's spouses, and

grandchildren** by adding $25,000 for each additional

family member.

• ** Children who are 17 years of age and under will be

hospitalized in the pediatric dept.

• Mother and newborn baby will be hospitalized in the

Benefactor Suite in the Maternity Department.

• All courtesies are extended on a non-guaranteed “first-come

/first-served” basis depending on availability and are

gestures of thanks for your donation.

• Donations can be gifted by check, stocks, a grant from your

Family Foundation or your donor advised fund with

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Community Foundation, etc.

DR. LOVE RECOGNIZED FOR 45 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BETHESDATHE FOUNDATION recently honored FredLove, M.D., Foundation Board Member

and Hospital Board of Trustee for his

45 years of service to Bethesda Memorial

Hospital and our community. Dr. Love

was recognized at the Association of

Fundraising Professionals Palm Beach

County National Philanthropy Day

Luncheon in November for his volunteer

and fundraising efforts in support of

Bethesda. Dr. Love was one of the first

surgeons on the Medical Staff of Bethesda starting a private

surgery practice in Delray Beach in 1966 that thrived until


his retirement in 1988. Prior to joining Bethesda’s team, Dr.

Love completed 22 years of active duty as a commissioned

officer in u.S. Public Health as a Navy Captain and Medical

Director.

Dr. Love’s efforts have helped Bethesda raise funds

for numerous projects during the Foundation’s $100 million

Community Challenge Campaign to support the hospital’s

most ambitious expansion in its history including the creation

of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine.

He continues to serve as a vital part of our Caring for Our

Community Campaign to maintain and support our Centers

of Excellence including Bethesda West Hospital, in which

Dr. Love serves on the new hospital’s campaign committee.

THE WOMEN OF GRACE LUNCHEON CELEBRATESCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM AND THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH

AND SUCCESS OF BETHESDA’S CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN

THE 12TH ANNUAL Bethesda Hospital Foundation Women of

Grace Luncheon was held in November at The Ritz-Carlton in

Manalapan. The event benefited Bethesda’s Center for

Women & Children and honored five women volunteers:

Pamela Avalos – Alzheimer's Community Care, Linda Gunn –

The Milagro Center, Peggy Martin – Women's Circle Inc. and

Bethesda Hospital Foundation, Nilsa McKinney – Caring

House Project Foundation and St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic

Church & School and Connie Siskowski, Ph.D. – American

Association of Caregiving Youth.

Since its inception, the Women of Grace Luncheon

has raised more than one million dollars and made a

tremendous impact on Bethesda’s Center for Women &

Children including supporting the creation of a new state-of-

the-art Maternity Birthing Care Center, which includes

Labor and Delivery, Post-Partum, Newborn Care, and Ante-

partum Care for Parenting Education, 20 private

rooms/suites, a Nursing Station and a Parenting Education &

Resource Center. For those who experience high-risk

pregnancies, there is also an O-B triage area staffed by a

Neonatologist, Nurse Practitioner and a Midwife.

Bethesda helped bring nearly 3,000 babies into the

world in the last year and was named the “Best Maternity

Hospital In Palm Beach County” by South Florida Parenting

Magazine. The skilled team in the Level III Neonatal

Intensive Care unit cared for more than 355 critically ill and

premature infants, and our Pediatric Intensive Care unit

team cared for more than 350 children.

The Foundation recognizes and thanks our Women of

Grace Co-chairs Michelle Donahue and Patty Jones, Mistress of

Ceremonies Suzanne Boyd of CBS News 12, title sponsor Wells

Fargo and The Magnolia Society, a special group of donors

who help underwrite the Women of Grace luncheon in

support of the Center for Women and Children. In eight

years, the Magnolia Society has grown to 150 members who

enjoy an annual membership tea, invitations to hospital

receptions and a Women’s Wellness Symposium.

The Foundation also extends our thanks to raffle

donors Ocean Properties, Neiman Marcus and Private

Jewelers as well as Tiffany & Co. and Atlas Party Rentals for

sponsoring “The Tiffany Table” at the Luncheon. We thank

additional sponsors including Mr. and Mrs. Rod Jones, Mrs. AnaKenefick, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sargeant III, John and Amy Crompton,

The Palm Beach Post, Boca Raton Magazine, Taplin, Canida

and Habacht, LLC, Boca Raton Printing, Rugby America

Productions, Eastern Metal Supply, Mouw Associates and

Eleven Skin.


Peggy Martin, Connie Siskowski, Linda Gunn, Michelle Donahue,Suzanne Boyd, Patty Jones, Pamela Avalos and Nilsa McKinney

Women of Grace Title Sponsor, Wells Fargo representatives includedAudrey Johnson, Susan McCormick and Dyana Barrett

Bethesda Hospital Foundation Executive Director Kay Harvey,Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert Hill, Richard andHelen DeVos, Foundation Chairman Mary Morrell and Foundation ViceChairman Peter Blum

CARING FOR OURCOMMUNITY THROUGH

THE CENTER FORWOMEN & CHILDREN

MAGNOLIA SOCIETY TEA


“Kids’ Crown Award Winner” – South Florida Parenting magazine:“Best Maternity Hospital 2011 –

Palm Beach County”“Best Pediatrics Department 2011 –

Palm Beach County”

Lisa White, Sylvie Bergeron, Stephanie Kahlert and Nancy Zarcadoolas

Magnolia Society Chairs & Afternoon Tea Hosts: Peggy Martin,Eileen Augustyn, Bettina Young and Phyllis Spinner at theBethesda Hospital Foundation's Magnolia Society Tea at the DelrayBeach Club in support of the Women of Grace Luncheon benefittingBethesda's Center for Women & Children.

2011 Women of Grace Committee seated (L to R): Deborah Sargeant, Nilsa McKinney, Co-ChairmenPatty Jones and Michelle Donahue, Magnolia Society Chairmen Eileen Augustyn, Peggy Martin andBettina Young, and Cristy Fimiani and Nicole Mugavero; Back Row (L to R:): Kelly Dubois, StephanieMorfogen, Pam Weekes, Jacqueline Moroco Maloney, Lisa White, Sharon Manning, Molly Malloy-Crawley, Jennifer Collins, Kari Shipley, Susie Roegiers, Tandy Robinson, Lisa Spada and KimberlyTrombly-Burmeister

C H A R I T A B L E G I F T A N N U I T Y

MAKE A GIFT TO BETHESDAAND RECEIVE INCOME FOR LIFE

ACT NOW BEFORE LOWER RATES GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2012!

When you pass away the remainder goes to Bethesda’s

charitable purposes.

There are many advantages to the Annuity:

1. If your stocks are not providing income at a consistent

level, you can transfer them to Bethesda Hospital

Foundation and get the secure feeling of fixed lifetime

income.

2. Your Gift Annuity donation is put into Bethesda’s pool of

other Gift Annuities that has a special back-up reserve

required by the State of Florida to guarantee the cash

payments for your lifetime.

3. Your Gift Annuity donation qualifies you to take a tax

deduction on the gift. The deduction is usually about half

or less of the upfront gift because it subtracts the value of

the funds you’re likely to get back in Annuity payments.

4. The older you are the more beneficial, as your age

determines your rate of guaranteed fixed return. If you’re

within six months of your next birthday you may qualify

for that rate.

5. Your Gift Annuity income payments do not depend on

whether the market goes up or down, but are a fixed rate.

6. Your annual Annuity payment is mostly tax-free but

partially taxable depending on your age. (Once you outlive

your actuarial life expectancy, the entire payment is

taxable, however.)

7. Recognition in one of the VIP donor levels is offered

depending on the tax-deductible value of the annuity:

$10,000 – 1-year recognition in the

Benefactors Pavilion Society

$25,000 – Foundation Club

$50,000 – Individual lifetime recognition in the

Benefactors Pavilion Society

$75,000 – Couples lifetime recognition in the Benefactors

Pavilion Society

EXAMPLE

Katherine is an 83-year-old widow

who is concerned about the economy

and the way her stocks have gone

down. She would like to make a

donation to Bethesda because she is

grateful for having a world-class

hospital so close to her Florida

residence, but she does not feel

comfortable with an outright

donation because she still needs

income to live on.

Katherine transfers $10,000 in stocks

to the Bethesda Foundation. The Gift

Annuity Agreement she signs with the

Bethesda Foundation provides her

with:

• A contractually guaranteed rate of

return of 8.0% on the $10,000.

•Income for life of $800 a year paid

out at $200.00 a quarter. (Of that

amount, 78% would be tax-free and

22% ordinary income for 7.8 years.)

• An estimated charitable tax

deduction of $5,110 – about one-half

the upfront donation.

In addition, at the $10,000 amount,

Katherine is recognized at the

Benefactors Pavilion Society donor

level for one year.


GIFTANNUITYRATES

Age Rate90 + 9.8%89 9.5%88 9.2%87 8.9%86 8.6%85 8.4%84 8.2%83 8.0%82 7.8%81 7.7%80 7.5%79 7.3%78 7.0%77 6.8%76 6.6%75 6.5%

PLEASE CONSIDER A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNuITY as a way to support

Bethesda Hospital Foundation and provide yourself with guaranteed income for

life. Bethesda Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization licensed by the

State of Florida to offer a Gift Annuity program. In the Gift Annuity method of

donating, you make an upfront donation and we make a contract with you to pay

you income for life at a fixed rate of return. The minimum Gift Annuity is $10,000.

Bethesda HospitalFoundations uses asa guideline the ratesset by the AmericanCouncil on GiftAnnuities (AGCA) acga-web.org

Call 561-737-7733, ext. 85448 for your personalized rates.

2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENTFOURSOMES ARE FILLING UP FAST!

BETHESDA DAY AT HUNTERS RUN PLANS THEIR 11TH YEAR OF EVENTS AFTERA MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY AND $2.6 MILLION RAISED TO SUPPORT BETHESDA

LPGA GREATS Beth Daniel and Meg Mallon will again host

the Bethesda Hospital Foundation Pro-Am Golf

Tournament on Monday, January 16, 2012 (Martin Luther

King, Jr. Day). For the first time the event will be held at

the prestigious Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach.

Joining Ms. Daniel and Ms. Mallon to play are golf pros

including Nancy Lopez, Bob Murphy, Christina Kim, Stacy Lewis, JaySigel, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Beth Bader, Nicole Hage, LetaLindley, Michelle McGann, Kristy McPherson and Laura Diaz for a

9:00 a.m. breakfast and registration and 11:00 a.m. shotgun

start followed by a cocktail reception and silent auction.

The cost to play is $6,000 per foursome with the event

benefiting Bethesda Memorial Hospital’s Centers of Excellence.

The event is free to the public with $5 per car parking available

at St. Thomas More Catholic Church near Pine Tree. A trolley

shuttle driver will provide the free entrance tickets and

transport the public from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Pine Tree Golf Club is celebrating their 50th

anniversary and in 2012 the Bethesda Hospital Foundation

will celebrate their 65th anniversary of caring for the

community. The Foundation thanks Pro-Am Sponsors include

BB&T, Siemens, Hook A Kid On Golf – Betty and Jerry Rich,

Weekes & Callaway and Aramark.

IN THEIR 10TH YEAR supporting the Bethesda Hospital

Foundation, the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run raised more

than $268,000 to benefit Bethesda bringing their total

contributions over the past decade to more than $2.6 million

to benefit the Hospital’s Centers of Excellence, most recently

the Center for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery. The

Bethesda Day at Hunters Run event was the first group to

step forward with a major gift of $100,000 to support

Bethesda’s latest Center of Excellence.

The Bethesda Day at Hunters Run committee

reaches its goal through various activities throughout the

year, which this year include a golf tournament, swim-a-thon,

bingo nights, a trip to the Hard Rock Casino, a raffle, general

donations and their final event: a reception with 200

members and guests following their golf tournament.


Bethesda Healthcare System President & CEO Robert B. Hill, Pro-AmHosts Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel and Bethesda Executive VicePresident Roger Kirk at the 2011 Bethesda Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

Pros from the LPGA and Champions Tour with LPGA CommissionerMichael Whan, far left, at the 2011 Bethesda Hospital FoundationPro-Am Tournament.

PRO-AMTOURNAMENT

Plans are underway for their big event of the year,

the March 12th Bethesda Day at Hunters Run Golf

Tournament and Reception.

In Memory of Seymour “Sy” Rothstein, an integral part of

the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run committee for many

years. The Foundation is grateful for his service and

dedication to this event, our Hospital and our community.

Sy, who passed away earlier this year, was a leader in the

committee recognized in 2006 (Sy Rothstein, far left, with

Bruce Lynn, Bethesda CEO Robert B. Hill and MargeryRoberts) when the Bethesda Day at Hunters Run group

reached the Beacon Society $1 million mark.

ABERDEEN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB with west Boynton

Communities and the Aberdeen P.O.A., in conjunction with

COBWRA, are hosting a golf tournament as the first official

fundraiser to benefit Bethesda West Hospital.

The first annual Bethesda Day Golf Tournament

will be held at Aberdeen Golf and Country Club on

December 10th, 2011. The Tournament will also honor

Robert B. Hill, President/CEO of Bethesda Healthcare

System, for his 40 years of service to Bethesda and the

healthcare needs of our community.

The Committee planning the event is comprised of

representatives of various west Boynton and COBWRA

communities. The committee hopes to have a great response

in support of this event whether friends and neighbors

participate as a sponsor, playing as an amateur or becoming

a “Friend” of the event.

The Tournament will start with a brunch reception

at 10:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:00 p.m., and

ending with an awards/cocktail reception after play.

Individual player spots can be reserved for $250 and

foursomes are $1,000. Thanks to sponsors including GL

Homes, Campbell Properties, Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market,

Solantic Walk In urgent Care, Weekes & Callaway, Ansca

Homes, TSM Lawn Maintenance and Sherwood Buick.

Opportunities of note include cash prizes of up to

$50,000 or a Buick LaCrosse for a hole-in-one on certain

holes and an auction to play that day with special guest

Bucky Dent, former Major League Baseball player and

manager, who earned two World Series rings as the starting

shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978, and

was voted the World Series MVP in 1978. Please contact the

Foundation to get involved.

Bethesda Day at Aberdeen Committee includes (seated from left) MyrnaRosoff, Ruth Krawitz and Fran Peck; 2nd row seated: Arnie Rich and AlWolfson; 3rd row standing: Mitch Rubin, Bruce Lynn,Lew Doctor, Bill Lazarus, Mel Olshan, Steven Ledewitz andMarshall Lowe. Not pictured are: Ken Lassiter, Marty Weissman,Steve Patz, Sally Diamond and Roxie Loewentheil.

QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLFCELEBRATES 28TH YEAR

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for the 28th Annual Quail Ridge Golf

& Country Club Day of Golf to be held Thursday, February

9, 2012 to benefit Bethesda’s Centers of Excellence

including the Bethesda Heart Hospital and the Center for

Radiation Oncology. The cost to play golf and attend the

reception is $200. Over the years, this event has raised

more than $3 million to support Bethesda.

Thanks to the Quail Ridge Committee members:

front row, L to R: Jan Perry-Bauman, Catherine McCloud, Kathyand Warren Vodak, Marie-Josee St. Jacques, Jack Murray and

Monique Kennedy; back row, L to R: Charlie Bowie, Chip Misch,


Marty Weissman, Robert B. Hill and Ken Lassiter

FIRST OFFICIALFUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT

BETHESDA WEST HOSPITAL

Jeff Davis, Larry Dew, Bette Wolff, Bob Geyer, Nancy Conley,Carl Bucks and Leo Crowley; Not pictured: Frank Wheat,Patricia Starshak and Honorary Chairman Christina Langan.

B E T H E S D A W E S T U P D A T E

CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES ONPALM BEACH COUNTY’S NEWEST HOSPITAL

BETHESDA IS BUILDING Palm Beach County’s newest

hospital – an all-new, 80-bed hospital to serve the western

communities of South Palm Beach County. Located on the

northeast corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard and u.S. 441,

the hospital is designed to expand to a 400-bed hospital.

Construction began in May 2010 and will be completed in

early 2013.

Bethesda West Hospital and Bethesda Memorial

Hospital will share one medical staff with on-site physician

offices at the new hospital scheduled to open in 2012. In

addition, Bethesda West Hospital expects to have 300 full-

time employees and volunteers.

Bethesda needs the help of the community to build

and create the new hospital. Your support is vital to our

ability to provide world-class healthcare to you and

everyone in our community. Together we continue to strive

to maintain a state of excellence for you. We rely on your

generosity, as you rely on us.

The Foundation has created many opportunities to

honor our most generous contributors – or your friends or

family members – for generations to come through naming

opportunities of specific areas in Bethesda West Hospital.

For more information, please contact the Foundation.


BETHESDA WEST HOSPITALAT-A-GLANCE

• A 24-hour Emergency Department with 18 treatment rooms

• 70 all-private inpatient rooms

• 10 critical care/intensive care rooms

• 4 full service operating room suites for inpatient and

outpatient surgery and 2 endoscopy suites

• 8 post-anesthesia care areas

• 22 ambulatory surgery preparation/recovery bays

and 2 preoperative rooms

• General Medical/Telemetry and Surgical services

• Full range of Imaging services including: MRI, CT,

general radiography, ultrasound, mammography,

and cardiac stress testing

• Infusion services

• Laboratory and inpatient pharmacy services

• Respiratory therapy

• Physical rehabilitation

• Private chapel and healing garden

• Conference facilities for family/public education

• A full array of family support areas

2815 South Seacrest BoulevardBoynton Beach, Florida 33435

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PERMIT NO 1992

Direct your IRA distribution to charities like Bethesdaas a donation and avoid having to pay Income Tax on it.This option expires December 31, 2011.

Did you know if you are 70 1/2 and older with an IRA you can

donate up to $100,000 from your IRA and have it count as your

required distribution under a temporary law that's set to expire

at the end of the year?

There are two other benefits as well, you avoid having

that IRA distribution count toward your taxable income, and

you can support your favorite charities like Bethesda Hospital.

December 10, 2011 BETHESDA DAY AT ABERDEEN West Boynton Communities and the Aberdeen P.O.A., in

conjunction with COBWRA, are hosting a golf tournament

to benefit Bethesda West Hospital.

Aberdeen Golf & Country Club

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January 16, 2012 BETHESDA PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT Join LPGA Greats Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon and Golf Pros

at the Annual Pro-Am

Pine Tree Golf & Country Club

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February 1, 2012 BETHESDA NEXT MINI-MASTERS TOURNAMENTJoin the Foundation’s young professionals for a fun night

of miniature golf.

Putt’n Around in Delray Beach

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Call your IRA company to ask for details on how to

make a "Qualified Charitable Distribution" to a “Qualified

Charitable Organization.”

Remember to ask to have the distribution made out

directly to the name of the charity, for example, “Bethesda

Hospital Foundation, Inc.”

unfortunately, while these IRA Charity Rollovers

make great outright donations, you can't use them to establish

a Gift Annuity or a donor advised fund.

This article is provided for educational and

informational purposes only and is not intended and should

not be construed as legal or financial advice. Please consult

your own financial advisor.

Register for events, make online donations and learn moreabout our community impact by visiting our new website:BethesdaHospitalFoundation.org

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Act now before the end of 2011

February 9, 2012QUAIL RIDGE DAY OF GOLFGolf Tournament and Dinner

Quail Ridge Country Club

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March 2, 2012 BETHESDA BALL – GOLF TOURNAMENT Join us for the weekend: Golf Tournament on Friday and

the Bethesda Ball on Saturday.

Breakers West

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March 3, 2012 57TH ANNUAL BETHESDA BALL “The Phantom of the Opera” Davis Gaines, who performed

the title role on Broadway, will entertain guests with a

live band during a dinner dance.

The Breakers

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March 12, 2012 HUNTERS RUN DAY OF GOLF Golf Tournament, Activities and Dinner Reception

Hunters Run

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