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Cayuga Center for Neuroscience
expands health care in our region
A
fter five years of fruitful collaboration
with the University of Rochester Medical
Center (URMC) and lots of hard work by
a team of committed health care professionals at UR Medicine, I am pleased to
announce the establishment of the Cayuga
Center for Neuroscience, a new program
of Cayuga Health System. This center of
excellence is the latest example of the
many ways in which Cayuga Health
System expands and enriches health care
services across the Finger Lakes region.
The goal of this important initiative has
been to coordinate the multiple specialties required to meet the wide-ranging needs of patients
with neurological illnesses and injuries. Through our clinical
relationship with UR Medicine in Rochester we are providing excellent care at the local level, while also providing
ready access to a higher level of care for those patients
who require it. For 2016-17 U.S. News & World Report
ranked UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital among the
nation’s top 50 hospitals for neurological care, so we are
very excited about this clinical relationship. Patients served
by Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital will reap
the benefits of an integrated system in which they move
seamlessly to the most appropriate level of care.
Comprehensive neuroscience programs like ours are
not typically found in communities of our size. However,
our well-established relationship with UR Medicine has
enabled us to jointly recruit highly sought-after specialists
who have advanced fellowship training in a variety of subspecialties. A recent example of this strategic relationship is
the recruitment of neurologist Dr. Deana Bonno, who has
a dual appointment on the medical staffs of UR Medicine
and Cayuga Health System. She is board certified in both
neurology and epilepsy, and she is heading up our new
inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. This is a common illness
that, for some patients, is difficult to properly diagnose and
treat. Our new ability to help these patients has proven to
be very rewarding for families and caregivers alike.
Putting the pieces together
In the pages of this annual report, we provide in-depth
information about the breadth of services available through
the Cayuga Center for Neuroscience. This new center of
expertise has evolved both by collaborating with leading
practitioners in the field and by building on our successful programs in neurology, neurosurgery, pain medicine,
physiatry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and
speech therapy. The neurologists and neurosurgeons
from Cayuga Health System and UR Medicine work
extremely closely, and we will continue to expand neurological services as our clinical relationships grow, which
they undoubtedly will.
This neuroscience collaboration serves our patients
first and foremost; however, it also supports the efforts
of our hospitals and doctors to thrive and grow. Through
this relationship, Cayuga Health System raises the level of
local services available to our patients. And by referring
our most complex patients to UR Medicine’s Strong
Memorial Hospital, those subspecialists can concentrate
their efforts on taking care of the sickest patients for
which their subspecialty training has prepared them.
Similar clinical relationships with Roswell Park Cancer
Institute in Buffalo, and the Sands-Constellation Heart
Institute at the Rochester Regional Health System have
proven highly successful in Cayuga Health System’s
treatment of patients with cancer and cardiac conditions.
We are experienced at building these clinical relationships, and we are very eager to see what the future
holds with URMC.
Several other neuroscience initiatives are in the works.
We are in the planning stages of bringing tele-stroke
services on line at Cayuga Medical Center. This capability
would provide our neurologists with a clearer and more
detailed degree of real-time consultation with their
colleagues at UR Medicine. We are also actively recruiting
for a neurosurgeon with expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery. Finally, we are moving ahead in the
development of a spine specialty program to address the
needs of people with back and neck problems. Chronic
back pain is one of the leading causes for missed workdays in this country. We are designing a program specifically to provide the relief people with back and neck pain
need to improve their quality of life.
The year 2016 was busy and rewarding! The talented
doctors and allied health-care professionals of Cayuga
Health System are already looking ahead to more innovative change and growth in the year to come.
John R. Rudd, President and CEO
Cayuga Health System, Cayuga Medical Center
Providing health care for today, while
planning for the needs of tomorrow
Two key questions are on the minds of the Cayuga
Health System board of directors at our monthly
meetings: How well are Cayuga Medical Center and
Schuyler Hospital meeting the health care needs of
our communities, and how will they improve their
performances for the future? The answers to those
questions are critically important for advancing
the hospitals’ missions of delivering high-quality
care every day in our communities and providing
everyone with the appropriate medical care at every
stage of their lives.
Those high goals are important objectives for
our region and its future. Assuring high-quality,
local health care supports our families, encourages
business investment and economic development,
creates and retains jobs, and attracts talented
newcomers to our communities. Our hospitals have
made significant improvements and added new
services in recent years, but we have more to do.
We know our communities have rising expectations
on the quality and range of locally available health
care services, and the high level of care we provide
today must become even better in the future.
Over the years, Cayuga Medical Center and
Schuyler Hospital made strategic choices to deliver
and expand local health care programs when other
small- and medium-sized hospitals were reducing
services. When we combined our efforts in 2014 as
partners in the Cayuga Health System, our decision
to serve the needs of both communities led to the
expansion of existing local centers for excellence
and the development of new ones. Those centers
serve both hospitals with a growing number of
specialty health care programs for cancer, heart
disease, neurologic illnesses, stroke, orthopedics
and sports medicine, surgical and wound care, and
newborn and pediatric care.
While we developed sophisticated local treatment programs, we recognized that some critically
ill patients require advanced levels of care available
at major medical centers. Our mission of providing
care for people at every stage of their lives or illness
has led to a series of collaborative relationships
with the University of Rochester Medical Center, UR
Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, the Mayo
Medical Laboratories in Minnesota, Weill Cornell
Medicine in New York, and the Roswell Park Cancer
Institute in Buffalo. These connections offer specialized care and major benefits for local residents.
The advanced care available in these hospitals is an
extension of the care provided at our hospitals. Often a
patient’s diagnostic work and follow-up care occur locally and local physicians remain involved in the patient’s
care while also being part of the medical teams at these
major medical centers. Those relationships have brought
insights from new research and access to a network
of medical specialists and health scientists to improve
treatment plans for patients at Cayuga Medical Center
and Schuyler Hospital. That raises the quality of local
care today and sets the direction for improving care in
the future.
The importance of meeting local community health
needs while developing advanced medical programs for
the region was part of the earliest discussions between
Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital, and this
consensus led to the Cayuga Health System. After four
years of closely working together, our two hospitals and
the Cayuga Health System boards of directors reflect the
people of our two communities. Today, the boards comprise local residents, physicians, leaders from government, businesses, and non-profit agencies. Our boards
focus on the health care needs of each community and
how well each hospital is meeting those needs.
Larry Baum, Chairman
Cayuga Health System Board of Directors
Cayuga Medical Center Board of Directors
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Cayuga Health System
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Senior Leadership Team
Cayuga Health System
John B. Rudd, President and CEO
Jim Watson, Vice President
John Collett, Chief Financial Officer
Deanna Jacobs, a senior
electroencephalogram
technician, prepares a
patient for evaluation in
Cayuga Medical Center’s
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
Senior Leadership Team
Cayuga Medical Center
John B. Rudd, President and CEO
John Collett, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Lloyd A. Darlow, MD, Vice President,
Clinical Integration
Ellen Dugan, Vice President, Service Lines
David Evelyn, MD, Vice President,
Medical Affairs
Debra Raupers, Vice President,
Patient Services
Brian Forrest, Vice President, Human Resources
John W. Turner, Vice President, Public Relations
Tony Votaw, Vice President
Executive Team
Schuyler Hospital
Jim Watson, President and CEO
Amy Castle, Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President of Finance
Michael Eisman, MD, Director,
Medical Staff
Deborah Bailey, Executive Director,
Clinical Operations and Outcomes,
Compliance Officer
Michelle Benjamin, Executive Director,
Schuyler Health Foundation
and Community Relations
Bill Kouwe, Administrator, Seneca View
Kim Nagle, Director, Human Resources
Matt Rouff, Administrator of Provider Services
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CONTENTS
4 The Most Important Connections: Expanding Neurological Care
Cayuga Health System’s hospitals offer sophisticated care in a growing number of
neuroscience programs to diagnose and treat neurological disease.
6 Local Epilepsy Care Connects to UR Medicine
When local patients need the most advanced neurological care, a collaboration between
Cayuga Health System and UR Medicine in Rochester provides the seamless connection.
8 A Diagnosis, At Last
Advanced diagnostic testing showed epilepsy was causing the
blackouts that Aleisha Wilson had for decades.
10 Neurosciences in Cayuga Health System
New Cayuga Center for Neurosciences brings comprehensive neurological care
to the southern Finger Lakes region.
12 Back on His Feet
Cayuga Center for Wound Healing gets Ken Maycumber back to his job at Ithaca College.
Annual Report for 2016
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16
18
20
26
27
2016 Timeline: A Year of Successes
Giving Back: Cayuga Health System hospitals support their communities
2016 Financial Report
Cayuga Health System’s 2016 Donors
Welcome New Practitioners
Medical and Dental Staff in Cayuga Health System
30 News and Updates
31 November Splendor
Fundraiser nets $32,000 for Schuyler Hospital and Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility.
32 Getting Pain Under Control
Ithaca Center for Pain Management uses a team approach to get pain under control.
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Technicians place electrodes
on Eddie Porter’s head as he prepares
for his evaluation earlier this year
in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
at Cayuga Medical Center.
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The most important
A
Connections
bout 45 miles of nerves course
through our bodies allowing our brains to
control muscles, to perceive the world, and
to experience our deepest emotions. Disrupt
the neural circuitry by disease or injury,
and it becomes more difficult to see, grasp,
and share our lives
with others.
The separation
can be abrupt with
a stroke when the
brain can no longer
command muscles
to raise an arm or a
mouth to speak. Other
times the disconnect
is subtle. Years can pass as dementia claims
memory, or a tingling sensation in feet and
hands progresses to profound numbness and
movement disorders as peripheral nerves fail
from diseases such as diabetes and multiple
sclerosis. Nerve disorders seep into every
phase of life, although the very young and
very old are affected most often. Those in
their middle years more often find themselves
as caregivers for children and parents rather
than patients.
The need for neurological care has been
increasing in our region, and the Cayuga
Health System’s Cayuga Medical Center and
Schuyler Hospital have
added sophisticated diagnostics and treatments for
nervous system diseases
and conditions. Patients
now find local care for
epilepsy, stroke, persistent pain, and neurosurgery to treat brain tumors
and spinal defects. When
patients need the highest levels of care, a
collaboration connects the local hospitals to
UR Medicine and the University of Rochester,
the region’s largest neuroscience medical
center and research program.
Those connections to local and advanced
care are keeping our patients connected to the
most important parts of their lives.
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Local Epilepsy Care
connects highest-need patients to UR Medicine
T
he new epilepsy program at Cayuga Medical Center has established an important link with UR
Medicine to care for patients needing the most complex epilepsy treatments. The Strong Epilepsy Center
at the Rochester medical center is a Level 4 program,
the highest level of care recognized by the National
Association of Epilepsy Centers. The Rochester center
opened in 1989 and is one of four Level 4 programs in
upstate, and its 47 physicians, neuroscientists, technicians, nurses, and support staff provide care for about
600 patients annually.
The connections from Cayuga Medical Center’s
epilepsy program to UR Medicine grew from the
ground up. Neurologist Deana Bonno, MD, who directs
Cayuga Medical Center’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit,
completed her residency in neurology and a fellowship
in epilepsy/clinical neurophysiology at the University
of Rochester before coming to Ithaca. She is also an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University
of Rochester. The Ithaca EMU uses the same monitoring equipment and software used at UR Medicine,
which allows Dr. Bonno to rapidly exchange patient
monitoring data for consultations with specialists at
the Strong Epilepsy Center. A video link connects her
and other neurologists to a conference room for semimonthly meetings with a dozen UR Medicine neuroscience specialists. During a conference, a digital projector displays brain wave studies and medical records on
a wall-size screen, while a physician presents a case,
proposes a treatment and defends the plan as other
neuroscientists raise questions.
“It’s all very collegial, and we review every major
case. We closely examine cases where brain surgery is
being considered. A patient gets only one chance with
brain surgery, so our entire team must agree that surgery will provide the most benefit for the patient with
the least risk,” says Dr. Michel Berg, the chief of UR
Medicine’s epilepsy program, where he began seeing
patients in 1993.
Medications control seizures in about 70 percent
of people with epilepsy, and surgery is used in about
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10 percent of the cases. Low-carbohydrate
diets and implantable pacemaker-like
devices that use an electrical pulse to halt
a seizure are also used to treat the disease.
Some children with epilepsy may outgrow
their condition with age. About 2 million
Americans have epilepsy and about 4 percent of the U.S. population will develop a
seizure disorder during their lives, with most
cases occurring in young children and adults
65 and older.
The collaboration between the epilepsy
programs at Cayuga Medical Center and
UR Medicine is part of a growing partnership for the neurology programs at both
hospitals. As the Cayuga Medical Center’s
epilepsy program grows, it is expected to
become a Level 3 Center and provide a range
of specialized neuro-diagnostic monitoring,
neuropsychological, psychosocial and medical services. Level 3 Centers are required to
affiliate with a Level 4 Center such as at UR
Medicine, where complex brain surgeries
and extensive medical and psychological
care are provided. Patients at the Cayuga
Medical Center epilepsy unit who need
surgery would have their operations in
Rochester and follow-up care in Ithaca.
Dr. Michel Berg, the chief of UR
Medicine’s epilepsy program in
Rochester, discusses the scope of the
Strong Epilepsy Center’s program
that includes advanced monitoring
of patients and a variety of treatments, including brain surgery. At
right, James Williams explains to his
daughter, Merida, how Buffie Scott,
an electroencephalogram technician,
is preparing him for an evaluation
at Cayuga Medical Center’s Epilepsy
Monitoring Unit.
Expanding local services for advanced neurological care
Rapid changes in neuroscience and digital technology play
important roles in improving neurological care at Cayuga Health
System’s hospitals and building a seamless connection for local
patients needing advanced care at UR Medicine in Rochester.
“The sub-specialties in neurology have grown rapidly in the last
20 years and are improving patient outcomes in complex areas of
care,” says Dr. Richard L. Barbano, MD, PhD. and associate chair of
Community Outreach and Regional Development at UR Medicine.
However, the most sophisticated neurological care is provided at
major medical centers and not easily accessible to patients living far
away from those programs. Upgrades in digital technology now allow
Cayuga Health System hospitals to build a
network of partnerships linking local health
care to major research and teaching hospitals,
such as UR Medicine.
“When Cayuga Health System’s strong
general neurology program is combined
with access to the broad range of neuroscience research, training, and sub-specialties
in Rochester, patients with complicated
neurological conditions receive the highest
level of care,” Dr. Barbano says.
Richard L. Barbano,
With the tap of a computer key, diagnostic
MD, PhD
information flashes between the Cayuga
Health System’s hospitals and UR Medicine. Local physicians connect
through real-time video links with specialists and medical researchers
in Rochester to review patient data and treatment plans.
“The goal of the collaboration is to provide patients with the right
care, at the right time, and in the right place,” says Dr. Barbano.
“Some very complicated cases should come to UR Medicine, but we
want the majority of care provided in the local community where it
is convenient to the patient,” he says.
The Cayuga Center for Neuroscience provides sophisticated programs in neurologic care to patients at the Cayuga Medical Center,
Schuyler Hospital and our Cortland Convenient Care. Among the
areas for local neurological care:
The Cayuga Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Center. The center is the
only long-term unit of its kind in the Southern Tier region to provide
inpatient evaluations to assess brain activity and provide epilepsy
treatment.
The Ithaca Center for Pain Management. Pain related to surgical recovery, cancer treatment, migraine headache, and neck and back injuries
are treated at the center. See page 32 for an article on the center.
Spine Care. Surgeons from Neurosurgery of Cayuga Medical Associates,
specialists at The Ithaca Center for Pain Management, physiatrists,
and Cayuga Wellness Center physical therapists use a multi-discipline
approach for back and spine care.
Neurosurgery. Specialized surgical treatment for patients with
cerebrovascular hemorrhage and aneurysms, head injuries, spinal
and neck problems, central nervous system tumors, and congenital
abnormalities are offered at Cayuga Medical Center.
Stroke Center. Emergency physicians, nurses, neurologists, radiologists,
neurosurgeons, and intensivists are all trained in the diagnosis and
treatment of stroke in a program that is certified by the New York
State Department of Health and the American Stroke Association.
Neurodiagnostic Services. Inpatient and outpatient tests evaluate a
variety of disorders associated with the brain and the nervous system.
For more information on the neuroscience program at the
Cayuga Health System, go to cayugamed.org.
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A
llleisha Wilson was checking on a
patient in a Cortland County nursing facility
when she blacked out and collapsed during her
overnight shift in 2007. A nurse found Aleisha
just as she awoke from what she had called one
of her “spells,” which she had kept confidential for many years. As a single mom, her job,
driver’s license, and car were crucial to providing for four children. Now her secret was out,
and in quick order she lost her job, surrendered
her driver’s license, and gave away her Pontiac
Grand Am. She spent the next 10 years applying
for disability and public assistance benefits,
raising three children to adulthood, getting her
youngest ready to graduate high school this
June, and seeing dozens of doctors about her
spells. She now spends her days in a carefully
organized Cortland apartment watching TV,
playing with her black-and-white cat, Roscoe,
visiting family, shopping, and having fewer
worries about her spells that had become daily
concerns.
Her blackouts were diagnosed as epilepsy
last summer at Cayuga Medical Center, where
Dr. Deana Bonno had recently arrived to direct
the new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, or EMU.
Until it opened last June, no EMU existed in
A Diagnosis at last
Aleisha Wilson’s blackouts went undiagnosed for
five decades until Cayuga Medical Center’s new
epilepsy unit found the cause and a treatment.
the Southern Tier. The nearest epilepsy centers were in Syracuse, Buffalo, and Rochester,
where Dr. Bonno worked at the Strong Epilepsy
Center. Aleisha spent three days at the EMU
with 25 electrodes glued to her head while
monitors traced her brain’s electrical activity.
While examining hours of monitoring records,
Dr. Bonno saw the signature bursts of brain
activity indicating an epileptic seizure. After five
decades, Aleisha finally got the answer to what
was causing her blackouts and sudden falls.
Difficult to diagnose
Without long-term brain wave monitoring,
epilepsy can be difficult to diagnose because
infections, stress, concussions, and drug
interactions, among other conditions, can
cause seizure-like episodes. Epilepsy can
be difficult to detect because many seizures
last just a few seconds and go unnoticed by
people having them and by those around
them. That was the case with Aleisha,
who recalls her mother describing the first
blackout spell Aleisha had when she was
about two. That day had been particularly
hot when her alarmed mother saw Aleisha’s
blue-green eyes roll up and stare blankly for
several seconds, while the youngster did not
respond to her name. A rush to the hospital
found Aleisha had a mild fever, but no serious illness was detected.
“My mom said the doctor thought I had
a viral infection and that had caused my
blackout,” Aleisha recalls. “He sent us
home, told my mother to check my temperature regularly, and if I did not improve
in a few days to come back. The next day,
I was fine.”
The blackouts continued during her
childhood, sometimes as often as a few each
week. Most were short and mild, allowing
Aleisha to recall some of what she saw or
heard when her mind blanked. Other blackouts were more severe, and she could recall
nothing from them. Aleisha remembers she
often felt overheated just before a spell, and
a cool, damp towel on her forehead followed
by a short rest was all she needed to recover
and go on her way.
“I just learned to accept the spells as part
of life,” she says. “I remember going shopping for my senior prom dress and having a
spell. I went blank and fell to the sidewalk.
A few minutes later, I was fine and went into
the store to pick out my dress.”
After marriage and a first child, Aleisha’s
spells worsened, and she drove to medical appointments across central New York
and the Southern Tier to find treatment. If
she sensed a blackout coming while she
was driving, she’d pull over and wait for
the spell to pass. The choice now frightens
her for the danger she risked, for herself
and others. Following several deaths in
the family, including her husband, the
frequency of her spells increased. She says
her physicians concluded the added stress
of those life-changing events was triggering her blackouts. Her medications were
changed, but relief was temporary and the
new drugs affected her sleep and appetite. A
brain wave study to see if she had epilepsy
was her next diagnostic test. Brain wave
tests, also called electroencephalograms or
EEGs, are considered the gold standard for
diagnosing epilepsy. However, a definitive
diagnosis often requires days of inpatient
monitoring and a controlled reduction of
medications, which may provoke a seizure.
Before having long-term monitoring at
Cayuga Medical Center, Aleisha had shortterm and outpatient monitoring that did not
detect her epilepsy.
Care at Cayuga Medical
The long-term epilepsy monitoring at
Cayuga Medical Center begins with Deanna
Jacobs and Buffie Scott preparing a patient.
The two EEG technicians, with nearly
30 years of training, keep up a soothing
conversation, explaining to a patient what
is happening as they attach 25 electrodes
across the head and two cardiac monitors
to the chest. When they are done, a rainbow
dreadlock of wires hangs down the back of
the patient’s head. In testing that can last
up to seven days, the patient is tethered to
a 25-foot-long connector that feeds into a
computer to display and record brain wave
activity. While the lines ripple across a
computer screen, a video camera simultaneously records the patient’s every move. The
parallel records allow the technicians and
Dr. Bonno to see what a patient may have
been doing when the EEG detects a seizure.
“Sometimes the patient’s eyes appear
forced to look in one direction, and the head
may turn forcefully. These movements can
tell us what areas of the brain are causing
the seizure,” Dr. Bonno says.
In Aleisha’s case, monitoring was completed in just three days – a goal many EMU
patients might aim to achieve because no
showers are allowed when the wires are attached to their heads. While patients are in
one of the unit’s two private rooms, nurses
trained in epilepsy care make regular checks
and use a desk station monitor to watch
over patients and respond to an alarm when
a patient activates an alert. When the unit
expands later this year, it will accommodate
Dr. Deana Bonno directs Cayuga
Medical Center’s Epilepsy Monitoring
Unit that opened last summer. It is
the only long-term monitoring unit in
the Southern Tier region.
up to three patients for monitoring each
month. During the patient’s stay, family and
friends drop by to chat, share a meal, play
cards, or watch a video. For an adult, a
relative or friend may stay overnight to
sound an alert if the patient has a seizure.
For a child, an adult must stay for the entire
monitoring period.
Aleisha’s test results showed that her
epilepsy could be treated with medication.
Her blackouts began decreasing shortly after
starting the prescription Dr. Bonno ordered.
Adjusting the dosage to find the correct
level of drug for each patient, while keeping
side effects to a minimum, can take several
weeks. Since her last dosage adjustment in
January, Aleisha hasn’t had a seizure. That’s
reduced her anxiety and calmed Roscoe,
whom she says would alert her to an impending seizure by his meowing and pacing.
Those blackout-free months marked the first
in nearly 50 years, she says, that a spell did
not occur every few days.
“It is terrifying to live like that and know
that today is a good day, but tomorrow could
be very bad,” Aleisha says. “I’ve taken hard
falls, broken bones, burned my hand twice
in boiling water and did not realized I was
injured until I woke up from a blackout.”
“I’ve got more hope now,” she says,
“and I’ve told Dr. Bonno that it took me
years to find her, and now I am always going
to be her patient.”
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Neurosciences in the Cayuga Health System
A team of specialists and therapists at the Cayuga Center for Neuroscience at Cayuga Health
System provides neurological care at Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital. The physicians
and surgeons in those programs have advanced training in their fields and board certifications from
national accrediting agencies. In addition to seeing patients at the two hospitals, the physicians
have office hours in their medical offices in Ithaca, Cortland, and Montour Falls.
NEUROLOGY
Neurologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and
treating disorders of the central nervous system, comprising
the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves. In addition to their
outpatient practice, they all work closely with a multidisciplinary team of colleagues at Cayuga Medical Center in several
programs, including the Ithaca Center for Pain Management,
the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and the Stroke Center, which
holds a special designation from the New York State Department of Health for the treatment of strokes.
James Gaffney, MD
Deana Bonno, MD
Dr. Gaffney sees patients at both of our Ithaca locations
and at our Cortland office.
Certification: Board certified in
Neurology
Medical School: University of
Connecticut School of Medicine
(Farmington, CT)
Residency: UR Medicine - Neurology
(Rochester, NY)
Fellowship: University of Rochester Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (Rochester, NY)
Dr. Bonno sees patients at our two locations in Ithaca. She is
the medical director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cayuga
Medical Center.
Susan R. Cowdery, MD
Certification: Board certified in
Neurology
Medical School: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine (Montreal, Quebec)
Internship: Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania - Internal Medicine
(Philadelphia, PA)
Residency: Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania - Neurology (Philadelphia, PA)
Fellowship: University of Rochester - Neurophysiology
(Rochester, NY)
Dr. Cowdery sees patients at both of our Ithaca locations
and at our Cortland office. Dr. Cowdery serves as the Stroke
Center’s medical director.
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Certification: Board certified in Neurology
Medical School: New York Medical College
(Valhalla, NY)
Internship: St. Mary’s Health Center Internal Medicine (St. Louis, MO)
Residency: University of Rochester School
of Medicine and Dentistry - Neurology
(Rochester, NY)
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospital - Neuromuscular
Disease (Madison, WI)
David Halpert, MD
Certification: Board certified in Neurology
with special qualification in child neurology
Medical School: Stanford University School
of Medicine (Stanford, CA)
Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital Pediatrics (New Haven, CT)
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital Pediatrics (New Haven, CT); Stanford
University Medical Center - Pediatric Neurology (Stanford, CA)
Dr. Halpert sees patients at our two locations in Ithaca.
Jody Stackman, MD
Certification: Board certified in Neurology
Medical School: Pennsylvania State
University Hospital (Hershey, PA)
Internship: Albany Medical College Internal Medicine (Albany, NY)
Residency: Albany Medical College Internal Medicine (Albany, NY);
University of Virginia Medical Center Neurology (Charlottesville, VA)
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center - Epilepsy and
Clinical Electrophysiology (Charlottesville, VA)
Dr. Stackman sees patients in Ithaca at our 8 Brentwood Drive
location as well as at our Cortland office.
NEUROSURGERY
OUR LOCATIONS:
Local care for a variety of brain and spine conditions is regularly provided by the neurosurgery program at the Cayuga Health System’s hospitals, and its clinical relationship with
the UR Medicine in Rochester links patients to specialty neurosurgical treatment teams.
Upper and lower spinal conditions such as stenosis, sciatica, and herniated disks are
among the most common reasons patients come to Neurosurgery of Cayuga Medical
Associates, explains Dr. James C. Metcalf, Jr., a board-certified neurosurgeon with more
than 30 years of surgical experience. Often those conditions result in back and neck pain
that can be relieved by surgery that is performed at Cayuga Medical Center. Other conditions including brain and spinal tumors, spinal fusions and fractures, and head injuries are
also treated locally. Expanded office locations now allow for outpatient appointments in
Ithaca, Cortland, and Montour Falls.
In addition to seeing patients locally, Dr. Metcalf is also an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His association with UR Medicine, the
university’s health delivery network, provides a higher level of clinical support, an important
connection for patients in the Ithaca area who need advanced neurosurgical care.
“When a patient has an unusual condition that requires highly specialized care, I
know exactly which surgeon to call at UR Medicine,” Dr. Metcalf explains. Digital links
between the two medical centers allow patient information, test results, and imaging to
be uploaded from Cayuga Medical Center to Rochester in minutes. A specialist’s evaluation
is frequently ready in a few hours so treatment plans can be reviewed by the local neurosurgeon and patient. If treatment is done in Rochester, the patient’s follow-up care is often
done locally and involves Dr. Metcalf, the UR Medicine surgeons, and the patient’s primary
care physician.
“Our vision is to provide world class neurosurgical care to the
two million people who live in central and western New York,”
says Dr. Webster H. Pilcher, MD, PhD., chairman of neurosurgery
at the University of Rochester Medical Center. “When a patient
goes to Cayuga Medical Center or Schuyler Hospital and needs
advanced care, they have a portal to the region’s largest neuromedicine program.”
At the University of Rochester Medical Center, neuroscience is
the single largest research area with over $7.9 million in annual
Webster H. Pilcher,
funding, ranking it fifth in the nation. UR Medicine’s neurosurgery program includes 12 specialties, and it has connections with MD, PhD
clinics and hospitals in 13 counties in central New York and the
Southern Tier. URMC’s neurology and neurosurgery specialty is the only one in upstate New
York listed in US News and World Report in 2016 and for the five previous consecutive
years—notably, it received “best” marks in patient services and advanced technologies, two
important factors in its high success rate.
Medical Office Building
201 Dates Drive, Suite 301
(next to Cayuga Medical Center)
Ithaca
Local neurosurgery expands treatment choices
8 Brentwood Drive
Ithaca
1122 Commons Avenue
Cortland
September Hill
250 Steuben Street
(next to Schuyler Hospital)
Montour Falls
FOR APPOINTMENTS:
Neurosurgery of Cayuga Medical Associates
James C. Metcalf, Jr., MD
Certification: American Board of
Neurological Surgery
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
(Augusta, GA)
Internship: National Naval Medical Center Surgery (Bethesda, MD)
Residency: University of Tennessee Neurological Surgery (Memphis, TN)
Dr. Metcalf sees patients at Cayuga Medical Center for surgical procedures
and as outpatients at Cayuga Medical Associates offices at 8 Brentwood Drive
in Ithaca, and at our Cortland and Montour Falls offices.
(Neurology)
Cayuga Neurologic Services of
Cayuga Medical Associates
(607) 273-6757
(Neurosurgery)
Neurosurgery of
Cayuga Medical Associates
(607) 269-0033
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Back on his feet
Getting care at the Cayuga Center
for Wound Healing
12 Spring 2017 / Cayuga Health
Late last summer, Ken Maycumber was stepping off a ladder
after repairing an exit sign at Ithaca College when his work
boot slipped off a rung, sending him for a spill. Pain flashed
through his chest when he hit the ground, and he thought he
had snapped a rib. Then he felt the pain in his right ankle, where
a tear had ripped across a portion of his Achilles tendon. The next
morning his ankle was swollen and throbbing with an injury that
would take 14 months to heal.
H
is workplace injury was covered by workers’
compensation insurance, and his early treatment
involved using an orthopedic boot to stabilize the
injured foot. After a few months with the injury
still causing pain, his workers’ compensation insurer
sent Ken to an out-of-town surgeon to repair the
tendon. When that surgery did not fully heal, a second
out-of-town surgeon applied a skin graft to the wound
last May. Within a few weeks, it was apparent that
graft was failing and 10 months after his fall, Ken
was still injured and unable to work. A relative who
had success with the Cayuga Center for Wound
Healing urged Ken to make an appointment. A few
days later, Ken was at the Cayuga Medical Center
wound care center to see Dr. James Winkler. His
examination found complications from the previous
surgery were contributing to a serious infection in
Ken’s lower right leg. Treatment had to start quickly,
and Dr. Winkler recommended Ken use hyperbaric
oxygen therapy, or HBOT.
Treatments at the Cayuga Center
for Wound Healing
Patients having HBOT at the Cayuga Center for Wound
Healing spend about two hours in clear chambers
where 100 percent oxygen is delivered at up to twice
normal atmospheric pressure. The therapy accelerates
healing while also reducing the bacteria that infect
wounds. For some patients, like Ken, the first treatment in an enclosed space can be an anxious time.
Many patients quickly adapt to the chamber’s confinement, and a mild anti-anxiety medication is available
for others. During the treatment, patients lie inside the
chamber and may watch television, listen to music, or
take a nap. Every 30 minutes, patients breathe regular
air for five minutes and return to 100 percent oxygen
for another 30 minutes until their session ends. Treatments are scheduled for five days each week and run
for six to 12 weeks. For Ken, who lives in Newfield, his
wound was completely healed with 35 HBOT sessions,
and last October he returned to his job as an electrician
in Ithaca College’s maintenance department.
“I owe a lot to the wound
care team, Ithaca College,
and the workers’ comp
group for my recovery,”
Ken says. “They made it all
possible and easy for me to
be where I am today.”
The Cayuga Center for
James Winkler, MD
Wound Healing has had
significant success in healing difficult wounds, and recently earned a top honor
for its 2016 achievements at both Cayuga Medical
Center and Schuyler Hospital, where it operates.
The two were named Centers of Distinction for
attaining wound healing rates of at least 91 percent
and even higher satisfaction ratings by patients for
the care they received.
“We are committed to providing excellent wound
care for our patients and community. Last year, we
treated more than 363 patients at Cayuga Medical
Center, some of whom have suffered non-healing
wounds for years before receiving treatment here,”
says Julie Steele, who directs the Cayuga Center for
Wound Healing.
In addition to HBOT, the center uses specialized
treatments to improve healing, including application
of cellular-based or skin substitutes, advanced
anti-microbial dressings, negative pressure wound
therapy, offloading, and surgical debridement of
non-viable tissue. The physicians, surgeons, nurse
practitioner and nurses in the program all have
advanced training in wound care and years of experience in helping patients heal wounds that have
resisted other types of care.
Getting care
To make an appointment at the Cayuga Center for
Wound Healing at either Cayuga Medical Center or
Schuyler Hospital, call (607) 274-4203.
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2016 Annual Report:
A YEAR OF SUCCESS
Cayuga Medical Center, Island Health & Fitness,
and Rasa Spa change the name for their
building at 310 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca to
“The Cayuga Wellness Center; your complete
wellness destination,” marking 10 years of
comprehensive growth.
Cayuga Wellness Center and
Cayuga Medical Center receive
the American Heart Association’s
Workplace Fit-Friendly Gold Level
Award.
Surgeons Jonathan Cryer, MD, and
Ashu Ruparelia, MD, from Cayuga Ear,
Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery
begin seeing patients and performing
procedures at Schuyler Hospital’s
Specialty Clinic.
Primary-care
providers begin
seeing patients
at Dundee
Primary Care
Center in
September.
Dorothy S.
Elizabeth, PA,
becomes
primary
provider at
Dundee in
October.
Charles Garbo, MD, and
Marguerite Sterling, RN, are
honored as the 2016 recipients
of the Louis Munchmeyer
Award for Excellence at the
Cayuga Medical Center.
Physicians at the Cayuga Cancer
Center link to a comprehensive
information platform developed
at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
in Buffalo to develop optimal
treatment plans for patients.
14 Spring 2017 / Cayuga Health
Schuyler Hospital receives the Gold Seal of
Approval for its reaccreditation by The Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, for demonstrating continuous compliance with performance standards
in providing safe and effective patient care.
Residents of the Seneca View Skilled Nursing
Facility enjoy new, enlarged living room spaces
as renovations are completed.
The annual Celebration of Life Reunion for 150 local
cancer survivors and their guests provides an afternoon of delicious food, uplifting speakers, and helpful
information about local resources.
Montour Falls
Primary Care
Center and
Walk-in Clinic
reopen after
major renovations
at their
230 Steuben St.
offices adjacent to
Schuyler Hospital.
Surgical Associates of
Ithaca joins Cayuga
Medical Associates.
New handicap ramp,
steps installed at Ovid
Primary Care; new roof
and siding projects
completed in fall.
Cardiologists Qutaybeh S. Maghaydah, MD;
Amit Singh, MD; and Brian Marino, DO, of
the Cayuga Heart Institute begin seeing
patients at 6 Euclid Avenue, Cortland.
Cayuga Medical Center
receives a three-year
renewal on its Gold
Seal of Approval
accreditation from
The Joint Commission
on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations.
Dr. Timothy Bael, MD,
becomes director of the
Cayuga Cancer Center.
Dr. Bael joined the
medical staff at Cayuga
Medical Center in 2005.
Cayuga Medical Center opens
offices for the Cayuga Cancer
Center at 6 Euclid Avenue,
Cortland, where patients get
access to high-level cancer treatment from
board-certified cancer physicians Dr. Julie
Campbell, MD, and Dr. Timothy Bael, MD.
Cayuga Medical Center
Foundation’s Fall Gala
raises $110,000 to
benefit the new Cayuga
Medical Center Epilepsy
Monitoring Unit.
Cayuga Birthplace earns LEED
certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council for environmentally
friendly design and construction
methods used in its multi-milliondollar renovation.
Schuyler Health Foundation’s
November Splendor dinnerdance raises a record $32,000 for
Schuyler Hospital and Seneca
View, with 260 people attending the annual event.
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GIVING BACK
Cayuga Health System staff and physicians play active roles in
their Tompkins, Schuyler, and Cortland county communities.
In 2016 we supported efforts to promote the health and wellness of our neighbors and the philanthropic activities that are
part of our mission. Our caregivers donated money and time to
many community events shown on these pages, including the
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, The Cancer Resource
Center of the Finger Lakes, the Cayuga Lake Triathlon, the
Ride for Heart Health, the AIDS Ride for Life, the Montour Falls
Fireman’s Festival, and the Arc Grand Prix Run at Watkins Glen
International, among others. Together, we build connections
that make our communities better places to live and work.
If you would like to learn more about ways to build your
own community connections by volunteering at Cayuga
Medical Center or Schuyler Hospital, please visit our websites
at cayugamed.org and schuylerhospital.org.
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TO OUR
COMMUNITIES
FINANCIAL REPORT 2016
CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER
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3%
13%
9%
2%
3%
Net Revenue by
Clinical Service Area
(year ending December 31)
3%
18%
14%
3%
5%
6%
21%
1%
■ Medical
■ Surgical and Endoscopy
■ Obstetrical and Newborn
■ Psychiatric
■ Rehabilitation
■ Laboratory
■ Imaging
■ Emergency and Urgent Care
■ Oncology
■ Cardiac Services
■ Pharmacy
■ Other Outpatient
1%
25%
22%
Net Revenue by
Financial Class
(year ending December 31)
10%
■ Medicare
■ Medicaid
■ Blue Cross
■ Commercial
■ Workers’ Comp
and No Fault
■ Self Pay
41%
7%
1%
5%
Expenses by Classification
(year ending December 31)
52%
16%
19%
18 Spring 2017 / Cayuga Health
■ Employee Related
(Salaries and Benefits)
■ Supplies
■ Professional and Contracted
■ Fixed and Other Direct
■ Depreciation
■ Interest
SCHUYLER HOSPITAL
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6%
5%
24%
6%
Net Revenue by
Clinical Service Area
(year ending December 31)
12%
10%
12%
12%
4%
3%
2%
7%
■ Medical
■ Surgical and Endoscopy
■ Rehabilitation
■ Laboratory
■ Imaging
■ Emergency and Urgent Care
■ Pharmacy
■ Other Outpatient
■ Clinic
■ Physician
■ Skilled Nursing Facility
4%
6%
Net Revenue by
Financial Class
(year ending December 31)
38%
14%
■ Medicare
■ Medicaid
■ Blue Cross
■ Commercial
■ Workers’ Comp
and No Fault
■ Self Pay
35%
5%
5%
13%
Expenses by Classification
(year ending December 31)
69%
8%
■ Employee Related
(Salaries and Benefits)
■ Supplies
■ Professional and
Contracted
■ Fixed and Other Direct
■ Depreciation
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Support from our Community makes us STRONGER!
On the following pages are names of donors to the Cayuga Medical Center
Foundation, Cayuga Medical Center, Schuyler Health Foundation, and Schuyler
Hospital. These gifts were received from January 1, 2016 through January 15, 2017.
We appreciate the support from our grateful patients, physicians, employees, loyal
community members and businesses, and also new 2016 donors.
We are proud to provide the highest quality care for the Finger Lakes Region,
which the Cayuga Health System serves.
CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER DONORS
$10,000 to $100,000
Triad Foundation, Inc.
Cayuga Anesthesia Assoc. of Ithaca, LLP
Dr. Donald Bluh
Dr. Mattison Burt
Dr. Joseph Bylebyl
Dr. David G. Fellows
Dr. Christina I. Klufas
Dr. Stephen Meyer
Dr. Robert Mitchell
Dr. J. Russell Norton
Dr. Anthony Sanito
Dr. Jacob Smith
Dr. Thomas M. Toal
Dr. Qi Zhang
Ithaca Sertoma Club
Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County
Dr. Joseph and Cynthia Mannino
Marvin and Annette Lee Foundation, Inc.
Medical Staff of Cayuga Medical Center
$4,000 to $9,999
Cayuga Emergency Physicians(TSG Resources Corporate)
Robert and Vanne Cowie
Chili 5K
Cymetrix
HOLT Architects, P.C.
Philip Aubin and Emily Mallar
Ride For Heart Health
John Rudd and Beverly Chin
The Francis J. and Dororthy G. Van Bortel Fund
Tompkins Trust Company
Vector Magnetics Fund of Community
Foundation of Tompkins
Philip White
$2,000 to $3,999
Anonymous
Robert Abrams
Bangs Ambulance Service
James Bold and Allison Hogue
BorgWarner Morse TEC
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Buttermilk Falls Pediatrics
Dr. Jessica Casey
Dr. John Lambert III
Dr. Janusz Sendek
Dr. Amit Shrivastava
C.S.P. Management, LLC
CFCU Community Credit Union
Tom and Loren Colbert
Conway Construction
Cornell Business & Technology Park
Drs. David Evelyn and Jennifer Weinraub
Excellus Health Plan, Inc.
Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca
Dr. Peter Brennan
Dr. Brent Lemberg
Dr. Steve Rogers
Harris Beach, PLLC
Janice and John Hertel
Dr. Kim Hwang and Debora Huber-Hwang
Chris and Elsa Hyde
Carol Kammen
Katherine Maguire Davis
Maguire Family of Dealerships
Martin’s Point - US Family Health Plan
Dr. Anthony and Amelia Massi
Merrill Lynch/Julia Gorman
Gail Mott
Realty USA
Sciarabba Walker & Co. LLP
The Computing Center
Tompkins Insurance Agency
University of Rochester
Tony and Polly Votaw
Warren Real Estate of Ithaca
Amy and Stephen Yale-Loehr
$900 to $1,999
Phyllis Allen
Richard and Maryanne Banks
David and Joy Barr
Dr. Malcolm Brand
Liese Bronfenbrenner
David and Lisa Burns
James and Terry Byrnes Alice
Colby-Hall
John and Kelly Collett
Nellie Corson
Ellen and Patrick Dugan
Elmira Savings Bank
John Gaetano
Donald and Iris Greenberg Robert
Holloway
Mark and Marcie Kreydt
Tom and Lisa LiVigne
Dr. Douglas MacQueen Medavera
Dr. James and Holly Metcalf
Jon Minikes and Susan Backstrom
Margaret Munchmeyer
Alan and Nancy Pedersen
Precision Filters
Anthony and Beth Prudence
Andrew and Rosemary Sciarabba
Thomas Smith and Mary Burton
Lauren and Julia Stiles
John W. Turner
Brian and Christine Wilbur
$500 to $899
Kraig and Dolores Adler
Judith and Neil Ashcroft
Natalie Baker
Larry and Trudy Baum
James and Deborah Bilinski
Ronald and Linda Bors
Dr. Peter and Beth Brennan
Anntoinette Burger
Cayuga Radio Group
Barbara Collyer
G. Walton and Jean Cottrell
Linda Crumb
Dr. Srisatish Devapatla and
Madhavi Lekkala
Dr. Dirk Dugan
Elizabeth and Lisa Earle
Anton and Joan Egner
Thomas Evans
Martha Ferger
Joseph and Sherry Fitzgerald
Brian Forrest
Dr. Charles and Linda Garbo
James Haight
Drs. Sami Husseini and
Catherine Husa
Michael Judd
Rick Kidwell
Jack and Barbara Lewis
Dr. Jonathan and Ivy Mauser
Brian McAree and Kris Corda
Daniel and Jean McPheeters
Bobby and Karen Meador
Dr. Viola and Gerry Monaghan
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Inc.
Dr. Andrew Morpurgo
Christina Morse
Katrina Ness
Tina Nestrick
Neil and Lisa Olver
Jane Peck
Loretta Ramstad
Dr. Stephanie Roach
Jean Robinson
Carolyn Sampson
Thomas Scott
Dr. Walter Silbert
Marjorie Smart
Smith Allergy and Asthma
Associates
Stephen and Arden Snyder
Dr. Martin and Ami Stallone
David Stinson
Robert and Pamela Swieringa
Drs. Lynn Swisher and
John Hermanson
Therm, Incorporated
William and Dr. Melissa Thibault
Amy Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Toth
Charles and Jane Walcott
$100 to $499
Anonymous
Karen Adams
Pete Akins and Connie Ged
Jonathan Albanese
Richard Allmendinger and Teresa
Jordan
Karen Ames
Karen Armstrong
Drs. Timothy Bael and
Sandra Thananart
Robert Balluffi
Tim Bangs
Gladys L. Barber
J. Robert and Nancy Barlow
Ewan and Jacki Barr
Bernard and Linda Beins
William and Nancy Bellamy
Francis Benedict
Tim and Michelle Benjamin
Mary Berens and Paul Feeny
Martin Berlinrood
Mary Besemer
Brad and Elizabeth Bilinski
Michael and Joyce Billing
Wendy Blanchard
Arthur and Donna Bloom Carl
and Suzanne Blowers Ronna
Blum
Frank Bonamie
Dr. Timothy and Lisa Bonniwell
Adam Brickey
Carman and Sandra Brink Hill
Fund of the Community
Foundation
Sue Brower
Daniel and Eve Brown
Cindy Brown
Janine Brown
Jill Burlington and Martin Lasskorn
Dr. Julie Campbell
Kevin Cartmill
Susan Cary
Amy Castle
Cayuga Landscape
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Chanko
Stephen and Lorraine Chase
Roberta Chiesa
Charles and Diane Childs
Fred and Patty Ciaschi
Alton and Donna Clark
Kenneth Clarke
Richard Clink
Shaun Cobb
Communique’ Design & Marketing, Inc.
John and Joan Conners
J. Lewis and Judith Cooper
Lori Cornell
Corning Incorporated Foundation Jane
Crawford
Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending
Account Program/William Currie
Noel Daniel
Leslie and Cody Danks Burke
Richard Dann
Nicholas and Sophia Darling
Dr. Lloyd Darlow
David S. Mooney State Farm
Insurance Companies
Harry and Erika De Gorter
Anthony and Judy DeLaurentiis
Garth and Whitney Dennis
Noel and Janet Desch
Roy and Frances Dexheimer
Amy Dickinson
Ruediger and Christine Dieckmann
DiMarco, Abius & Pascarella, CPA PC
Dr. Benjamin Donohue
Clover Drinkwater
Dryden Family Medicine
David and Barbara Dubow
Henrik and Sally Dullea
Katherine D. Durant
James Durkee
Warren Eddy
Ronald and Randy Ann Ehrenberg
F. Olivers
Richard and Lisa Farr
Christine Feely
Dr. Howard and Rosalind Feinstein
Dr. David Feldshuh and
Martha Frommelt
Richmond and Nancy Fenn
Frank and Maura Fetsko
First National Bank of Dryden
First Presbyterian Church
William Fischbach
Frank and Gail Flannery
Steve and Carla Fontana
Connie Frank
Franziska Racker Centers
Craig and Nina Fuehrer
Dr. James Gaffney
Suzanne Gain
Kristina Gambitta
Amy Gecan
Dr. Henry and Suokmee Gerson
William Ghiorse
Graham Gillespie
Patricia A. Gillette, RN
Rabbi Scott Glass
Marion Gnadt
James Goetz
Joseph and Gail Goldman
Barbara Goodwin
Anonymous
Daniel and Karen Governanti
Bradley and Mary Grainger
William Griffin
Bradley and Juanita Griffin
Brian Grimes
Kevin Griswold
Robert and Wilma Habel
Sandra Hagin
Dr. Shern Hart
Gregory and Beverly Hartz
Robert Hazleton
Esther Heichel
John and Holly Heitzman
Diana Hewitt
Matthew Hill
Dr. Roald and Eva Hoffmann
Rachel Hogancamp
David Holmberg and
Kathryn March
Terrance Holmes
Mary Honcharik
Robert T. Horn, MD
Imonee House
Stephen Hoyt
Lorraine L. Hufford
Rachael Hutchinson
David and Amy Iles
Inlet Glass & Mirrors, Inc.
Dr. Philip Iorio
Deanna Jacobs
Dr. Andre and Jean Jagendorf
Dr. Lucia Jander
Ralph and Rhoda Janis
David Jensen
Dale and Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Jarred Johnson
Johnson Apartments
Andrew Jordan
Ruth Kahn
Nicole Kerness
William Kleitz and Patricia Alessi
Dr. Drew and Sandy Koch
Steven and Pamela Kocsis
Carol and Charles Korbel
Gus and Maria Lambrou
Lambrou Real Estate
Lansing Market
Michele Lauzon
Steven and Diane Lauzun
Robert and Sonya Lawlis
Thomas Leeson
Paul and Laurie Levesque
Michael and Bonita Lindberg
David and Nancy Lippert
Terri Sue MacCheyne
Richard and Janet MacDonald
Dr. Rob and Maggie Mackenzie
Joel and Nancy Malina
Ralph and Patricia Malvik
Thomas and Geri Manahan
Peter and Ann Martin
Edward Marx
Mass Mututal Financial Group
Amy Mathews
Ann and Alan McAdams
Ruth A. McCaa
Robert and Mary McGinnis
Trish McLeod Schaap
Carolyn J. McPherson
Joseph and Emily Metz
Drs. Robert and Margaret Meyer
Nina Miller
Indiana Miner
Moore Tree Farm, LLC
Karl Mount
John and Linda Muckstadt
Susan Murphy
Anna Murray-Bartels
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Everett Nelson
Newman Development Group, LLC
Susan and Jim Nohelty
Jerome and Barbara Nosanshuk
Oglethorpe Power Corporation /
Executive Team
Michael and Virginia Olsen
Cal and Joan Organ
Roy and Tetlow Park, Jr.
Dr. H. J. Patrick and Patricia Patrick
Eileen Paulson
Dr. Francis and Susan Piliero
Richard and Donna Prybyl
Jeffrey Rachlinski
Teresa Ramsey
Debra Raupers
Joe and Carrie Regenstein
Thomas Richardson
Jolene Rightmyer-Macolini
Edwin Riker
Michael and Allison Ripley
Donald and Nancy Robbins
Ernest and Alice Roberts
Lori Linn Robertson
Micky Roof
Steve Rosenblum and Tracy Keel
Jean F. and Elizabeth Rowley
Constance Runyon
Dr. Ashu Ruparelia
Dr. Benjamin and Marian Saks
Peter and Paulette Salmon
Donna Sandidge Hopple
Dr. Anthony and Michelle Sanito
Sarah Arts LLC Wine and Design
Helen Saunders
Frederick and Janine Scensny
Carol Scheele
George and Bobbie Schneider
Eric Schnell and Kate Seaman
Peter and Kimberly Schug
Arnie Schwartz
Jeffrey and Tamara Scott
Sarah Searles
Richard and Cathy Shappell
Lawrence and Elaina Sheiman
Deb Siegert
Michael Sigler
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Dr. Phaelon Silva
Dr. Amit and Kimberly Singh
Daniel and Carol Sisler
William and Martha Sitzman
Dr. Christopher and Lisa Smith
Thomas and Elfriede Smith
Dr. Jeffrey D. and Suzanne Snedeker
Robert R. Sprole
Robert R. Sprole II
David Squires and Rachel Lampert
Deanna and Mike St. Denis
Dr. Jody Stackman
Brent and Susan Stephans
John Strong
Sue Ellen Stuart
Sutherland
Jan Suwinski
Helen and Kevin Talty
Neil and Paula Tarallo
David and Marisue Taube
Temple Beth-El
Dr. John Thomas
Joe and Margaret Thomas
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Charles and Nancy Trautmann
Frost and Kate Travis
Terry Marcus Design
Angela Valdez-Huizar
Cornelius C. Van Deusen
Kandace and Don Van Gorder
Matt Van Houten
Kristen Verrill
Dr. Ramesh Vidavalur
Herbert and Jean Voelcker
Kuo-King and Cindy Wang
Judith Warren
James and Louise Watson
J. Dix and Barbara Wayman
Edward and Frances Weissman
Nonie White
Fred and Mary Widding
Karen Wilkins
Patricia Williams
Dr. Donald Wilson
Edward and Marlene Wolf
Eugene and Jeanne Yarussi
Bettie Yerka
Victor and Paula Younger
Lisa Zelsnack
Joel and Cathy Zumoff
Up to $99
Teri Jo Aho
Albert Alexander
Kathaleen Allen
Shannon Atkins
Taylor Austen
Tracey Austin
Rachel Ayers
Ellen Backman
Rachel Bailey
Jeannette Baird
Lisa M. Baker
Jamie Balas
Muawia Barazangi
Jaime Bauman
22 Spring 2017 / Cayuga Health
Marilyn Baurle
Carol Beard
Deborah Bearman
Jimm Becker
Louise P. Bement
Tricia Bennett
Myra Berkowitz
Randa Best
Dick and LuAnn Biviano
Brenda Lee Blanche
Mary Boles
Kevin and Dr. Deana Bonno
Peter and Jean Bottorff
Cinda Bowers
Kimberlee Boylan
Amy and Michael Brand
Dr. Patsy Brannon and
George Buchanan
Pamela Brewster
Dorothy Brooks
Elizabeth Brower
Mary Burley
Linda Burun
Brendalee Campbell
Vicki Caron
Jennifer Carroll
Cayuga Medical Center
Wanda Clements
Patricia Cloyes
Maureen Coats
Regina Comfort
Betsey Conner
Ann Connor
Antoinette Cornell
Demetruis Cox
Shannon Curkendall
Joseph D. Curran Jr.
Mallorie David
Boblette Davidson
Lenora Davis
David Delchamps
Barbara DiSalvo
Gary Divell
Caitlin Doane
David Dresser
David Drew
Tracy Durrani
Deborah Edwards
Judith K. Eger
James and Karin Eisenberg
Allison Elias
Kathryn Eliason
Nancy Emerson and Roy Luft
Ann-Marie Esposito
Bruce and Jan Estes
Bonnie Everts
Marie S. Everts
Joseph and Mary Fetcho
Rebecca Fiore
Michelle Fullagar
Sandra Fuller
Sarah Galbreath
Matthew and Laura Gardner
Lori S. Gee
Danielle Gelinas
Margaret Gerlach
Dr. Martin Ginsburg
Raymond Gozzi and
Barbara Logan
Carol Grassi
Robert and Eileen Gravani
Kelly Gray
Diane Gray
Emily Green
Julie Griffin
Jahlil Griffin
Lori Grover
Patrick Hall-Augustin
JB and DW Hambruch
Leslie Hammond
Margaret Hampson
Marie E. Harkins
Theresa Harris
Thomas Harris
Rita Louise Hartigan
Joseph Hartnett-Hughes
Mary-Kay Hasenjager
Cary Hausman
Elizabeth Heath
Mr. and Mrs. David Heck
Gina Heffernan
Linda M. Hendricks
William and Phyllis Highland
Roger and Suzanne Hinderliter
Thomas Hirasuna and
Jean Hunter
Hirshfeld Bequest
Rebecca Holland
Daniel House
Chelse Howells
Cathy Howell-Seeley
Timothy Hull
Jeff Humphrey
Phillip Humphries
Lorryann K. Hurd
Stephanie Huskey
Lynn Ink
Clair Irvin
Teena Irvin
Hunter Irvin
Carol Jackson
Heather Bordoni-Jacobsen
Marquerite Sue Jayne
Sean Jenkins
Jenny Jursick
Marc and Phyllis Kaplan
Cynthia Kaufman
Joan Kearney
Jennifer M. Kellogg
Joan Keyser
Kathleen Keyser
David A. Keyser
Dr. Jud and Suzanne Kilgore
Gregory and Margaret Kimbell
Stevan Knapp
Heinz and Judith Koch
Richard and Kumiko Korf
Elizabeth LaForest
Glenn and Margaret LaFrance
Rusty Landon
Brenda Lapierre
Nancy Leach
Corrine Leblanc
Brian Lee
Christine Leskovec
Kathleen Lester
Deborah Levin
Anthony Lister
Caroline Louey
Lois Mahoney
Shannon Mahoney
Deborah Mahoney
Virginia Maloney
Linda Mancil
John Matuszak
Ann Mayer
John Mayer
Lynne McClure
Betty McEver
Phyllis Meekin
Liebe Meier Swain and Julie Swain
Eliza Meixell
Anne Meltzer
Brenda Michaud
Eileen Miller
Karen Miller
E. Kimball Milling and Joyce Barney
Tamara Moliviatis
Matthew Montgomery
Martha Moses
Laurie Mras
Brenda Mullenix
Melissa Murphy
Olga Naumenko
Muna Ndulo
Giselle Nelson
Michelle Nevone
James M. Niefer
Michael Noce
Bradley Noe
Kimberly Ann Nolan
Michelle O’Connor
Paul Olcott
Linda Olschewske
Tina Orzino
Carla Overstrom
Paul and Nancy Pagliaro
Mary Park
Sharon Parker
Sara Paulson
Sage Peake
Karen Penney
Zachary Percey
Robert Pietila
Cheryl Pike
Ann Pinette
Robert and Marnee Pochily
Lawrence and Pamela Postle
Richard Prokop
Elyse Putorti
James and Leslie Quest
Tina Rappleye
Paula Raymond
Melody Reed
Rebecca Rekczis
Victor and Joyce Rendano
Michael Reynolds
Marcia Rice
ain
rney
Tina Richmond
Chris and Tanya Roberts
James Rothenberg and
Mariana Wolfner
Linda Rozelle
John and Doreen Rudan
Patricia Schafer
Nathan Scheer
Eric Schillinger
Debra Scott
Jaissy Sekhon
Richard Shaff
Linda Shaff
Melanie Sharp
Herbert and Lisa Short
Erica Short
Rebecca Simon
Donald Simons
Christine Smith
Kimberly Smith
Marcia Smith
Patricia Smith
Hannah Snyder
Kelly Spaulding
Vickie Stebbins
Marguerite Sterling
Sandra Stewart
Madalyn Stilwell
Sara Taber
Jennifer Teeter
The Gannett Foundation
Dawn Thompson
Sanford Toole
Deborah Torres
Chad Trimm
TST BOCES
Yohko Tsuji
Francis Uhlir
Joseph VanDeBogart
Laura Vann
Robbert VanRenesse and
Lesley Greene
Joseph Vellake
Eleanore Vollweiler
Amy Vorhis
Brenda Walker
Kathleen J. Ward
Brenda Warren-Fitch
Sharon Washburn
Jamie Weber
Clark and Sarah West
Penny Westbrook
Carrie Westlake
Devan Whitaker
Curtis Williams
Stacy Wilson
Carolyn Wiltsie
Leslie Worden
Kevin Wright
Bonnie Young
Andrew Youngman
Chantalle Zavala
Joseph and Mary Zichettella
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation Gifts-in-Kind
Agava
15 Steps
Argos Inn
Amy Dickinson
Atwater Estate Vineyard
Aurora Shoe Repair
B.J.’s Ithaca
Barnes and Noble Ithaca
Benjamin Peters
Bet the Farm Winery
Bev & Co.
Black Sheep Antiques
Boatyard Grill
Breathe on the Commons
C. Marie Styling
Café DeWitt
Cardamone Home Builders
Carriage House
Carson Groundworks
Cayuga Center for Healthy Living
Cayuga Medical Center Auxiliary
Cayuga Nail Spa
Judith and Lewis Cooper
Cornell Athletics
Cornell Transportation
Cornell’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Course
Country Club of Ithaca
Courtyard by Marriott
CrossFit of Ithaca
Dano’s Heuriger on Seneca
Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Eastern Mountain Sports
Finger Lakes Distilling
Finger Lakes Running and Triathlon Co.
Fontana Shoes
Glenwood Pines
Gola Osteria
Greek Peak Mountain Resort
Grist Iron Brewing
Hair Graphics
Hampton Inn Ithaca
Hangar Theatre
Beverly and Greg Hartz
Hazelnut Kitchen
Hilton Garden Inn
Hinman Howard & Kattell, LLP
Hope’s Event and Catering
Inns of Aurora
Instant Replay Sports
Island Health and Fitness
Ithaca Coffee Company
Ithaca Marriott Downtown on
the Commons
Ithaca Sheepskin
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
Ithaca Yacht Club
Ithaca-Courtyard by Marriott
Jane Morgan’s Little House
Joe’s Restaurant
Kilpatrick’s Publick House
King Ferry Hotel
King Ferry Winery
Laser and Brewer
LaTourelle & August Moon Spa
Le Café Cent Dix
Life’s So Sweet Chocolates
Lisa and Tom LiVigne
M/V Remedy
Mackenzie Childs
Madeline’s
Mahogany Grill
Mansour Jewelers
Martha Wells
Maxie’s Supper Club
Mercato
Miel Beauty Bar
Mockingbird Paperie
Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge
Nail Candy
Purity Ice Cream
Rasa Spa
Red Feet Wine Market &
Spirit Provisions
Saigon Kitchen
Satori Salon
Take Your Pick Farm
Target
The Frame Shop
The Gym
The Inn at Taughannock
The Nines
Waffle Frolic on the Commons
Walmart
Wegmans
Wine and Design
Wings over Ithaca
SCHUYLER HOSPITAL DONORS
Diamond Circle
Above $3500
Silver Circle
$1500-$2499
Joseph J. Allen
Estate of James Barber
Mark and Stacy Clark
Joseph Mannino
Schuyler Hospital Medical Staff
Welliver
Anthony and Barbara Ariano
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Carmony, Jr.
Amy and Seth Castle
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Kathleen H. Fragola
J.R. Morris Foundation
Jerlando’s Pizzeria and Ristorante William and Serafina Tague
Nancy K. Loughlin
Jerry E. Mickelson
Joshua Navone
Kyle and Ann Tuttle
Gold Circle
$2500-$3499
Carl and Suzanne Blowers
Michael and Harriet Eisman
Insero & Co. CPA’s
Benjamin and Marian Saks
Tompkins Trust Company
James Watson
Bronze Circle
$500-$1499
Joan and J.C. Argetsinger
Deborah and Gary Bailey
John and Linda Bailey
Glenn and Susan Bleiler
BMS Manufacturing Co.
Bower Catering and Bower
Farms - Carol and David Bower
Commerce Bank
Community Bank, NA
Kathleen Mandell Cook
Douglas and Susan Cotton
Cotton-Hanlon, Inc.
Mr. and Dr. Grady Cummings
Marie Decker
Anna Jean DeDominicis
Robert Dunn
Mrs. Patricia S. Ellison
Elmira Savings Bank
Finger Lakes Health Care
Federal Credit Union
Sandra S. Forrest
Jim and Becky Guild
The Hilliard Foundation, Inc.
Keller Williams Realty
Michael and Alice Learn
Michael Learn and Esther Heichel
Jeanne and Dennis Maine
The Manning & Napier
Foundation Inc.
Richard and Kerry Marflak
Medical Liability Mutual
Insurance Company
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Anonymous
Mark and Diann Murphy
Anne Myers
Matthew Rouff
John Rudd and Beverly Chin
Seneca Lodge, Inc. The Brubaker Family
Carl and Marilyn Sgrecci
Sidle Insurance David & Sharon Sidle
Doctors Stephen and
Theresa Spaulding
Dick and Judy Sphon
Harry (Bud) Suits
John and Cynthia Terry
Lee and Penny Titus
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Updyke
US Salt LLC
Betty J. Vinti
Visions Federal Credit Union
Jack Walsh and Martha Pierce
Rick and Cindy Weakland
Lorraine and Scott Welliver
Glenn White
Frederick Wickham and Kristin Hazlitt
Kenneth J. Wilson
Pewter Circle
$200-$499
Anonymous
Melissa Allmaier
George and Norma Baldassarre
David F. Bartone
Michelle and Timothy Benjamin
Patricia Besley
Jody and Kelly Bliss
Stephen and Elizabeth Bond
Malcolm Brand
Danna Brown
John C. Burns
John and Mary Clemons
Wendy Collins
Jeffrey, Linda and Cayden Confer
Laura Connor
John D. and Mary F. Cook
Patricia Corcoran
Frank and Donna Davis
Paul Donnelly
Diane Edwards
William and Irene Elkins
Dennis and Liz Fagan
Sam and Doris Fazzary
Ken and Peggy Field
Brenda Fitch
Midge and Don Franzese
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Frederick Jr.
Jill Gaylord
Robert Glantz
Glenora Wine Cellars, Inc.
Jeff and Jeanne Gridley
Robert and Sadye Halpin
Harris Beach PLCC
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, Inc.
Debra J. Hines
HOLT Architects, PC
Pearl Jayne
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Susan Johnson
Marcia Kasprzyk
Patricia M. Kehe
Kerry Keller
Bob and Bettina King
William Kouwe
David and Carol Kunzmann
Paul Levesque
Stephani and Alan Levy
Thomas and Lisa LiVigne
Kathy Manley
Marsha and David McElligott
Michele and Michael Myers
Kimberly Nagle
Eunice Nayo, MD
Susan O’Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. O’Donnell
Pamela Palmer
Emily and Allen Peckham
James and Gretta Preston
Troy Preston and Kevin Hillman
William Pylypciw
Kathleen Quinn
Judith Richards
Henry and Susan Rocholl III
Ashu Ruparelia
Jessica Saks
Schuyler Hospital Business Office
Tom and Pat Seem
Seneca Dental Associates
Frank Steber
Christine Stierly and Family
Tony and Polly Votaw
Jennifer Weinraub
Anne Welliver-Hartsing
Scott and Barbara Westervelt
Deborah Zimmer
Friends Circle
Up to $199
Anonymous
Francis Affeldt
Timothy and Wendy Allard
James and Carol Allen
Debra Anderson
Philip Argetsinger
Marion Auble
Mary and Jim Bacalles
Alan Baccile
Patricia Bain
Merle and Bonnie Baker
John and Deborah Ball
Helen-Marie Balthasar
Mary Bartholomew
Margaret Bauman
Roger Beardslee
Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Beebe
Karen Benesh
Carol Bianco
Jeanne and Delmar Bleiler
Helen Blohm
Blanche A. Borzell, MD
Barbara S. Brink
Christina I. Brink
John M. Brubaker
Tina M. Bruckman
Jason Burgess
John and Shirley Callahan
Julie Campbell
Tina Canfield
Kristen Canzler
Samual and Dena Carrigan
Sandra Lynn Ceasar
Barbara Chapman
William Chapman
Judy Cherry
Malia and Anthony Compese
Ann J. Confer
Deborah Corsaro
June Cullen
Gregory Cummings
Donald and Lois Cutton
Elaine Dahl
Donna DeGloria
Kenneth R. DePew
Bob and Jackie Dill
Marcia Douglas
Katherine Douglas
Barbara Kay Drake
Nicholas and Susann Dugo
Susan Dugolinsky
E.C. Cooper, Inc.
E. Virginia Eaton
Nancy L. Ehler
Charles Fausold
Stewart and Wendy Field
Kelly Fitch
Holly and Brian Forrest
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Franzese
Vera M. Franzese
Vallerie Franzese-Lynch
Christine Frost
Donn and Norma Gaebelein
Gary Gaige
Sarah Galbreath
Amy Gecan
Carole and Thomas Gifford
Paul A. Gillette
Kay Goossen
Beth Gordon
Rebecca J. Gould
Clara M. Greis
Kevin Greuber
Pamela and John Grimmke
Robert and Diana Groll
Rebecca Gunning-Smith
G. Frederic Hall
James and Barbara Halpin
Marjorie Hamilton
Patrick and Nanette Hanley
Van Harp
Michael and Susan Hartney
Greg Hartz
Matthew and Denise Hayden
James Hazlitt
Susan Henley
Karen Hetrick
Joseph and Leslie Hinterberger
Sharon Homkes
Christina Hoose
Mary Ellen Hoose
Clara Hoover
Risa M. Howell
Kathleen Jacobs
Helen James
Daryl M. Kelly
Patricia Kelly
H. Brian Kenney
Estate of Robert Kinner
Amanda Kinsman
Virginia Knapp
David and Kathleen Lamoreaux
Kim Langdon
Howard Levine
Zandra Lewis
Roseleah Lodge
David and Sharlyn Louch
Sharon E. Malick
Obed Martin
Wendy B. Marvel
Alyssa May
Kathi McCauley
Barbara McDowell
Edward and Susan Miller
Sheila F. Mills
Robert Morin
Michael Morse
Pam Mosher
Mr. Chicken
Brenda Murrell
Patricia J. Nelson
Dr. James Norton and
Joy Hoffman
Melissa Norton
Mea Ochab
Ginny Olson
Mahlon and Laura L. Parker
Gordon Perry
Elizabeth B. Personious
Michelle Philpott
Bill Phoenix
Carole Pierce
Lela Potter
Harry Pound
Nancy L. Pratt
John Pulos
Richard and Karen Reisinger
Janeth W. Richards
Katherine Richtmyer
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Roberts, Jr.
Gary and Karen Russell
Dr. William J. Saks, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Salvatore
James Scaptura
Julia Scaptura
Carrie Schloerb
Tyler and Sally Schouten
James Sgrecci
Kitty Shallenberger
Alice Shelford
John Sims and Karen Callanan
Dr. and Mrs. Jagmohan Singh
Clara Smith
Karen Spaccio
Janet Stamp
Joe Stevenson
James and Bridgette Stewart
Michele Stewart
Terry Stewart
Anna Stoltzfus
James Storch
Lynn Swisher
Sandra Thananart
Donald Thompson
Adam Thorpe
Roland and Roberta Thorpe
Donna Thurman
Patricia Tormey
Daniel A. Traina
Sandra Unterzuber
Donna Updike
Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen Promotions
Linda Wead
Jenna Wilkens
Women of the Moose, Montour Falls
Chapter 1401
Sharon Young
Paula Younger
Young’s Tires, Inc.
David and Tiffany Zinger
In Memory of Genevieve Potter
Floyd Bennett
DONATIONS OF HONOR
Daniel & Marilyn DeWitt
For Schuyler Hospital
For Rehabilitation Services Fund
In Honor of J.C. Argetsinger on the
occasion of his birthday
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Carmony, Jr.
In Honor of Ken Wilson, on his retirement
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Carmony, Jr.
Harry (Bud) Suits
For Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility
In Honor of Barbara Cross
Greg Cross
In Honor of Michelle Fragola Hoffman,
MS, MA, BA
Kathy Fragola
IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS
For Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility
In Memory of Ham, Louise and Janet Andrews
Nancy L.E. Andrews & Family Nancy
In Memory of Nate Bailey
C. Harper Watters
In Memory of Richard E. Glosenger
Kenneth Glosenger
Andrea Thorn
In Memory of Marion Graves
Calvin Organ
In Memory of Colleen Howell
Martin West
In Memory of Ruth Lant
Edith Reese
In Memory of Madalyn Morgan
Sharon Sipka
In Memory of Gordon Wyllie
Midge Franzese
For Seneca View Skilled Nursing
Facility Activities Fund
Pamela Gardner
Mary Reed
In Memory of Donald Bruman
Jeanne T. Maine
In Memory of Rose M. Darcangelo
Michael Tomassi
In Memory of Marion Graves
Edith Mae Yost
For Seneca View Skilled Nursing
Facility Outdoor Spaces Fund
Pamela and John Grimmke
S.M. Sperber
For Pain Clinic Fund
Somer White
In Memory of James Anagnost
Nick and Anne Anagnost
Gifts-in-Kind
For November Splendor 2016
Absolute Auto Works
AgeLess Integrative Medical Spa
Allen Peckham Pottery
Atlas Bowl
Atwater Estate Vineyards
Barnstormer Winery
Bird Race Woodwork
C. Marie Styling
Charlie’s Cafe and Bakery
Chateau La Fayette Reneau
Chris Betts Dog Grooming
Christmas House
The Cleaning Factory
Clemens Center
Corning Museum of Glass
The Decoy
Endless Mountains Orchestra
Ennion
Exercise Enterprise
Famous Brands, Inc.
Finger Lakes Distilling
First Arena
Four Dragons Martial Arts
Fran’s Landing
Fruit Yard Winery
Gardner Road Family Dentistry
Glen Harbor Marina
Glen Theater
Glenora Wine Cellars, Inc.
Beth Gordon, PsyD
Grand Prix Fitness
Great Escape &
Everything Ice Cream, Inc.
The Great Escape Room
Grist Iron Brewing Company
Harbor Hotel
Hazelnut Kitchen
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, Inc.
Heavily Brewing Company
Hector Wine Company
Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars
HL Stephens
Inner Peace Floats
J.R Dill Winery
JBK Bridal
Lakewood Vineyards, Inc.
Leslie School of Dance
LP Ciminelli
Maguire Family of Dealerships
The Manning & Napier Foundation, Inc.
Mura Bella
Anne Myers
Nails by Peggy
New Image Hair Net Work Inc.
Orchestra of the Southern
Finger Lakes
Cassie L. Osborne, LMT
Emily Peckham
Peeper Valley Farm
Pro Audio Consulting
Quinlan’s Pharmacy
Radisson Hotel
Rock Stream Winery
Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Rose’s Cuttin’ Up on Main Street
Sarah’s Healing Hands
Schamel Bros. Construction
Schooner Excursions/True Love
Schuyler Hospital Auxiliary
Seneca Gun Sports
Seneca Lake Winery Association
Shear Designs
Simply Your Best
Siplada - Becky Bond
Standing Stone Vineyards
Summit to Stream Adventures
Sundrees
Tangles
Matthew Taylor
Tioga Downs
Twin Tiers Ballroom
Village Marina Bar & Grill
Watkins Glen Golf Course
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen Promotions
Watkins Glen-Montour Falls
Lions Club
Watkins Lumber
Watkins Review and The Observer
Watkins Sporting Goods
Wonderworks at Destiny USA
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Welcoming New Practitioners
Please join the Cayuga Health System family as we welcome
these talented specialists to our medical staff.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
PHYSICIANS
Marlee Joan Drumheller, PA
Clifford J. Ehmke, MD
Psychiatry
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Certification: Board certified in adult psychiatry
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
(Syracuse, NY)
Orthopedics
Orthopedic Services of CMA
16 Brentwood Drive, Suite A
Ithaca, NY
Education: Master of Science, Physician Assistant Studies;
Bachelor of Science, Health Science; Bachelor of Arts, Spanish;
St. Francis University (Loretto, PA)
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, Emory University School of
Medicine (Atlanta, GA)
Fellowship: Child Psychiatry, Emory University School of
Medicine (Atlanta, GA)
Dr. Ehmke was most recently Chairman of the Department
of Psychiatry at United Health Services, Binghamton. He
also taught 3rd year medical students from SUNY Upstate
MedicaI University’s Clinical Campus. Previously, he served
with the U.S. Army providing psychiatric care to allied
personnel at the NATO hospital located on Kandahar Air
Field and earlier as a staff psychiatrist with the U.S. Army
Reserve Medical Corps in Baghdad, Iraq. He continues
to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve
Medical Corps.
Alyssa Bovalino, PA-C
Emergency Medicine
Cayuga Emergency Physicians
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies,
SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY); Bachelor of
Science, Biology, SUNY Cortland (Cortland, NY)
Clinical experience: Emergency Medical Technician,
Rural Metro (Syracuse, NY)
Kyla B. Edelman, MS, PA-C
Emergency Medicine
Cayuga Emergency Physicians
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Jerry R. Emmons, MD, AEMT-P
Emergency Medicine
Cayuga Emergency Physicians
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
(Syracuse, NY)
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Upstate University
Hospital (Syracuse, NY)
Dr. Emmons was most recently an emergency attending physician for the Rochester Regional Health System’s
Newark Wayne Community Hospital in Newark, N.Y.
He was previously an emergency medicine physician
and medical director of emergency services at several
hospitals in upstate New York. Since 2012 he has
worked as the medical director for ambulance services
in central New York.
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Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant
Studies, SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY);
Bachelor of Science, ASL-English Cultural Interpretation,
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
Clinical experience: Medical sign language Interpreter,
University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester, NY)
Dorothy S. Elizabeth, PA
Primary Care
Dundee Primary Care Center of
Schuyler Hospital | 30 Millard St.
Dundee, NY
Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies,
SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY);
Bachelor of Arts, Biology/Chemistry, Albertus Magnus College
(New Haven, CT)
Rocco Rosano, PA
Orthopedics
Orthopedic Services of CMA
16 Brentwood Drive, Suite A
Ithaca, NY
Cayuga Health System
MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF
Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant
Studies, Bachelor of Science, Biology, LeMoyne College
(Syracuse, NY)
Clinical experience: Phlebotomist, EKG technician,
patient care technician, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health
Center (Syracuse, NY); Collections technician,
American Red Cross, (Syracuse, NY)
Elizabeth A. Lorenc, PA
Emergency Medicine
Cayuga Emergency Physicians
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies,
Bachelor of Health Science, Gannon University, (Erie, PA)
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Karin Gaul, FNP-BC
Emergency Medicine
Cayuga Emergency Physicians
Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY
Education: Post Master’s Family Nurse certification,
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI); Master of Science
in Nursing, Walden University (Minneapolis, MN)
Clinical experience: Nurse Practitioner, Senior Nurse Care
Manager for United Health Group, (Elmira, NY); Registered
Nurse, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, (Elmira, NY)
NURSE MIDWIFE
Emeline Mandeville, MS
Nurse Midwife | Women’s Health
Cayuga Women’s Health
1301 Trumansburg Road | Ithaca, NY
Education: Master of Science, Midwifery, Philadelphia
University (Philadelphia, PA); Master of Science, Social
Policy, Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Clinical experience: Upstate Midwifery and Gynecology,
(Syracuse, NY); Cathy J. Berry MD & Associates, (Syracuse
NY); Capital Region Midwifery, (Albany, NY) Syracuse
Midwives, (Syracuse, NY)
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Cayuga Medical Center Medical and Dental Staff
Allergy and Immunology
Emergency Medicine
Stella M. Castro, MD
Joseph W. Flanagan, MD
Rizwan H. Khan, MD
Julie McNairn, MD
Mariah Pieretti, MD
Elliot Rubinstein, MD
Christopher A. Smith, MD
Shaan M. Waqar, MD
Richard Allen, MD
John A. Alley, MD
Emmanuel V. Bapana, MD
Medhat E. Barsoom, MD
Angela Hei-Ning Chang, MD
Barbara J. Connor, MD
James L. Darling, MD
Jerry R. Emmons, MD
Justin P. Fedor, DO
David Feldshuh, MD
Laura J. Johnson, MD
Walter J. Kantor, MD
Drew A. Koch, DO
Eleni Kosmas, MD
Monica VanEvery Morgan, MD
Anne-Marie Moukala-Cadet, DO
Afoma Frances Ndubuisi, MD
Walter R. Rojas, MD
Valerie H. Ross, MD
Wajeeh Sana, MD
Farzad Sarmast, MD
David S. Shenker, MD
William C. Shepherd, MD
Scott Sparks, MD
J. Esther Steinberg, MD
Farook Taha, DO
Michelle A. Teves, DO
Justine Waldman, MD
David D. Williams, MD
Alex You, MD
Hossein Zarrini, MD
Anatomical Pathology and
Clinical Pathology
Elizabeth F. Plocharczyk, MD
Daniel Sudilovsky, MD
Anesthesiology and
Pain Medicine
Donald Bluh, MD
Mattison Burt III, MD
Joseph Bylebyl, MD
David G. Fellows, MD
Christina I. Klufas, MD
Stephen J. Meyer, DO
Robert L. Mitchell, MD
J. Russell Norton, MD
Anthony Sanito, MD
Jacob W. Smith, MD
Thomas M. Toal, MD
Qi Zhang, MD
Cardiology
Malcolm Brand, MD
Qutaybeh S. Maghaydah, MD
Brian Marino, DO
Jonathan Mauser, MD
Amit K. Singh, MD
Marcis T. Sodums, MD
Paul Stefek, MD
Lynn Swisher, MD
Critical Care Medicine
Sergio J. Anillo, MD
Francis Michael Maguire, DO
Paul L. Marino, MD, PhD
Gurinder Rana, MD
Dermatology
Josephine Chu McAllister, MD
Diagnostic/Interventional
Radiology
William Carroll, MD, PhD
Kim Hwang, MD
Anthony F. Massi, MD
Roman G. Politi, MD
Aaron Daniel Sasson, MD
Walter C. Silbert, MD
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Endocrinology
Adam Law, MD
Family Medicine
Carol Berlin, MD
Michelle Blegen, MD
Robert Breiman, MD
Kent W. Bullis, MD
Catherine J. Cannariato, MD
Peter Clark, MD
John Cooke, MD
Lloyd A. Darlow, MD
Valentina Galyanova, MD
Jada L. Hamilton, MD
Gerrit Heetderks, MD
Mary F. Howson, MD
Margaret Hurley, DO
Anne Jones, DO, MPH
Alexandra M. Karnow, DO
William A. Klepack, MD
Bruce Kuntz, MD
Karen M. LaFace, MD
James Loehr, MD
Christine V. Lorenzo, MD
Maura C. McCauley, MD
Ahmad Mehdi, MD
Alan Midura, MD
Viola Peachey Monaghan, MD
Ralph Ortiz, DO
Marne O’Shae, MD
Elizabeth B. Ryan, MD
Ellyn Sellers Selin, MD
Neil Shallish, MD
Howard Silcoff, MD
Mason M. Sopchak, DO
Nancy Stewart, MD
David Wentzel, DO
James F. Winkler, MD
Sharon L. Ziegler, MD
Gastroenterology
Peter T. Brennan, MD
Brent D. Lemberg, MD
Steven A. Rogers, MD
General Surgery
Wade S. Bollinger, MD
Brian P. Bollo, MD
Guillermo E. Ferrer, MD
Cora L. Foster, MD
John A. Mecenas, MD
David A. Schwed, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Timothy E. Bael, MD
Julie L. Campbell, MD
Charles L. Garbo, MD
Hospitalist Medicine
Michael Berlin, MD
Eric H. Chanko, MD
Andreia deLima, MD
Fred W. Frankenberg, MD
Magdalena D. Hohn, MD
Jarred Johnson, MD
Fredric M. Kardon, MD
Charbel Moussallem, MD
Candice M. Oliver, DO
Kathryn M. Rooth, DO
Martin Stallone, MD
Infectious Disease
C.J. Kilgore, MD
Edward Koppel, MD
Heather MacAdam, MD
Walter E. Margie III, MD
John-Paul D. Mead, MD
Samson Pachikara, MD
Donna R. Sandidge, MD
Jacob Skezas, MD
Radomir D. Stevanovic, MD
Muhammad A. Wattoo, MD
Neonatal-perinatal
Medicine
Srisatish Devapatla, MD
Ramesh Vidavalur, MD
Nephrology
Robert A. Hesson, MD
Neurology
Deana M. Bonno, MD
Susan R. Cowdery, MD
James S. Gaffney, MD
David Halpert, MD
Shahram Izadyar, MD
Natan Khishchenko, MD
Shahram Izadyar, MD
Jody Stackman, MD
Neurosurgery
Yan M. Li, MD, PhD
James C. Metcalf Jr., MD
Shahnawaz H. Qureshi, DO
Andrew M. Wensel, MD
Obstetrics and
Gynecology
Jessica Allison, CM
Lisa M. Baclawski, MD
Lisa Benedetto, CNM
Kathleen E. Gardner, MD
Steven A. Gelber, MD
Dvorah Milner, MD
Mahrie A. Moore, CNM
Kathryn Pierce, CNM
Phaelon Silva, MD
Jose A. Torrado, MD
Douglas D. MacQueen, MD
Internal Medicine
Timothy Cardina, MD
Ann Costello, MD
John E. Costello, MD
Elisabeth M. Cotton, MD
Ruth Crepet, MD
Matthew Estill, MD
Judith L. Griffin, MD
Humaira Hassan, MD
Lucia Jander, MD
Ophthalmology
Robert J. Arleo, MD
Peter S. Schwartz, MD
Gregory J. Zablocki, MD
Schuyler Hospital Partner Practitioners
Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery and Facial
Plastic Surgery
Jeffrey S. Lewis, MD, DMD
Oral Surgery
Timothy Bonniwell, DMD
Francis Piliero, MD, DDS
Orthopedic Surgery
Deidre M. Blake, MD
Benjamin F. Donohue, MD
Dirk H. Dugan, MD
Bruce L. Greene, MD
Joseph A. Mannino, MD
Blake M. Marson, MD
Stephanie Roach, MD
Michael Waters, MD
Michael G. Wilson, MD
Zaneb Yaseen, MD
Psychiatry
Anesthesiology
Neurosurgery
John Bezirganian, MD
Colin Dauria, MD
Anthony P. DiGiovanni, MD
Auguste L. Duplan, MD
Clifford J. Ehmke, MD
Kenneth J. Garcia, MD
Henry D. Gerson, MD
Hilda Jayawardena, MD
Timothy P. Lowry, MD
Robert Mendola, MD
Mahfuzur Rahman, MD
Donald Bluh, MD
Mattison Burt III, MD
Joseph Bylebyl, MD
David G. Fellows, MD
Christina I. Klufas, MD
Stephen J. Meyer, DO
Robert L. Mitchell, MD
J. Russell Norton, MD
Anthony Sanito, MD
Jacob W. Smith, MD
Thomas M. Toal, MD
Qi Zhang, MD
James C. Metcalf Jr., MD
Psychology
Kevin Field, PhD
Robert Laurentz, PsyD, PhD
Jed H. Weitzen, PhD
Pulmonary Medicine and
Sleep Medicine
Lavanya Kodali, MD
Otolaryngology
Jonathan E. Cryer, MD
Ashutosh H. Ruparelia, MD
Robert N. Strominger, MD
Palliative Care
Suzanne Anderson, MD
Pediatrics
Eric Beyer, MD
Jessica Casey, DO
Audrey DeSilva, MD
Melissa Dhundale, MD
Yonit T. Estrin, MD
Timothy C. Harris, MD
John Y. Lambert, MD
Janusz Sendek, MD
Amit Shrivastava, MD
Jeffrey D. Snedeker, MD
Lindsay B. Tamborelle, MD
Andrea Torrado, MD
Marguerite Uphoff, MD
Physiatry
Andrew Morpurgo, MD
Melissa W. Thibault, MD
Plastic Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Simon Fung-Kee-Fung, MD
Jorge A. Gomez, MD
Michael Kuettel, MD
David M. Mattson, MD
John W. Powell, MD
Dheerendra Prasad, MD
Kilian Salerno, MD
Anurag K. Singh, MD
Cardiology
Malcolm Brand, MD
Jonathan Mauser, MD
Amit K. Singh, MD
Lynn Swisher, MD
Emergency Medicine
Vascular Surgery
Kwame S. Amankwah, MD
Palma M. Shaw, MD
Peter T. Brennan, MD
Brent D. Lemberg, MD
Steven A. Rogers, MD
General Surgery
Wade S. Bollinger, MD
Cora L. Foster, MD
David A. Schwed, MD
David Monacelli, MD
Podiatry
Jeffrey Kadlecik, DPM
Mary Ellen Smoolca, DPM
Victor E. Villagonzalo, DPM
Orthopedics
Deidre Blake, MD
Joseph A. Mannino, MD
Michael Wilson, MD
Pain Management
Ashraf Sabahat, MD
Michele Stewart, NP
Podiatry
Gastroenterology
Sami T. Husseini, MD
Sanjeev Vohra, MD
Jonathan E. Cryer, MD
Ashutosh H. Ruparelia, MD
Family Medicine
Urology
Sports Medicine
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Andrew R. Getzin, MD
Amy MacQueen, MD
Fnu Seemant, MD
Robert J. Meador Jr., MD
Timothy E. Bael, MD
Julie L. Campbell, MD
Charles L. Garbo, MD
Laura R. Connor, PA
Robert Glantz, NP
Adrian M. Gonzalez, PA
Patricia J. Nelson, RPA-C
Michael Ronald, FNP
Noreen Ruff, PA
Blanche Borzell, MD
James P. Coleman, MD
Kristina Cummings, DO
Dorothy S. Elizabeth, PA
Vallerie Franzese Lynch, NP
Patrick Schamel, PA
Donald Session, RPA-C
Sarra Solomon, MD
Stephen A. Spaulding, MD
Jenna Wilkens, PA-C
Rheumatology
Oncology
Internal Medicine
Benjamin Saks, DO
Jagmohan Singh, MD
Medical/Surgical
Patricia Kelly, NP
Amanda Kinsman, NP
Elizabeth F. Plocharczyk, MD
Daniel Sudilovsky, MD
Pediatrics
Eunice E. Nayo, MD
David B. Arkin, MD
Chad A. Batzing, MD
Devin J. Hull, MD
Pulmonology
Mark J. Ivanick, MD
Lavanya Kodali, MD
Asad Nasir, MD
Radiology
Edwin Acosta, MD
David Chung, MD
Edwin Hutsal, MD
Kevin Klayman, DO
David Rayne, MD
Joseph Ronsivalle, DO
Elizabeth M. Sobieraj, MD
Voytek Sobieraj, MD
Thomas Taylor, MD
Vein and Laser Surgery
Brenda Lane, MD
Viola Monaghan, MD
Wound Care
James F. Winkler, MD
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News and Updates
CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER
SCHUYLER HOSPITAL
Cayuga Medical Center Receives
Gold Seal Accreditation
Plan tackles community health issues
Cayuga Medical Center has received a renewal on its three-year
Gold Seal of Approval accreditation from The Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations following the commission’s
unannounced evaluation of the hospital last fall.
The commission is the world’s leading health care accrediting body
and is responsible for setting national patient-care standards. Cayuga
Medical Center has regularly achieved the commission’s
highest accreditation ratings. The medical center
received its last three-year Gold Seal accreditation in
2013 and its laboratory earned its most recent Gold
Seal accreditation in 2015. The Gold Seal is awarded
to hospitals that show superior performance over
time that is based on their systematic approaches
to leadership; strategic planning, focus on customers, measurement, analysis and knowledge management,
workforce focus, process management, and results.
“This most recent Gold Seal of Approval accreditation underscores
the high level of care patients receive from Cayuga Medical Center,”
says John Rudd, president and CEO of Cayuga Health System that
operates Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital. “This outstanding performance is due to the efforts of the medical center’s
entire staff who deliver high-quality care to our community.”
The commission, which is governed by representatives from the
American College of Physicians, the American College of Surgeons,
the American Dental Association, and the American Medical Association, evaluates and accredits more than 19,500 health-care organizations in the United States including about 4,000 hospitals as well as
health care networks, managed care organizations, and health care
organizations that provide home care, long-term care, behavioral
care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services.
Cayuga Center for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery Expands Care
The Cayuga Center for Bariatric Surgery has
changed its name to the Cayuga Center for
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, to reflect the
growing spectrum of treatments available to its patients.
The program includes board-certified laparoscopic surgeons
specializing in weight reduction and a certified bariatrician,
who is a medical doctor specializing in obesity treatment.
Nurses, health educators, dieticians, and exercise physiologists
also help weight-loss patients develop healthy eating plans
and lifestyle changes.
A three-point plan developed by Schuyler Hospital, the Schuyler
County Public Health, community organizations and residents
aims to improve community health.
Schuyler Hospital and its partners in 2016 identified three
priorities for the prevention of chronic disease in the community:
Promote
child
health
Reduce
obesity
Prevent
substance
abuse
●
Reduce obesity in children and adults, as well as
increase access to high quality chronic disease
preventive care and management in both clinical
and community settings.
●
Promote child health with a focus on dental health.
●
Prevent substance abuse and other mental and
emotional behavioral disorders.
The health assessment is done every three years to focus
attention on key local health issues. The effort for 2016 to 2018
is part of a statewide initiative developed by the State of New
York Department of Health. The full 20-page report is available
at Schuyler Hospital’s website or by requesting a copy by email
to [email protected] or calling (607) 535-7121.
Schuyler Hospital Auxiliary Donates
$18,000 to Hospital
The Schuyler Hospital Auxiliary recently donated $18,000
to Schuyler Hospital to purchase a new anesthesia machine
for the operating room and a bench for families and visitors
outside the hospital’s main entrance.
Foundation Gala Raises $110,000
for New Epilepsy Unit
Schuyler Hospital Primary Care
Forms New Patient Care Team
The 2016 Cayuga Medical Center Foundation’s Fall Gala raised
$110,000 to benefit the new Cayuga Medical Center Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. The unit is a collaboration between the hospital and the
University of Rochester Medical Center and will provide adult and
pediatric inpatient epilepsy monitoring services to the Southern Tier.
Ben Saks, DO, and Jenna Wilkens, PA, have combined their
practices to provide comprehensive primary care for patients
in Schuyler and nearby counties. Saks has practiced at
Schuyler Hospital since July 2011 and Wilkens has practiced
there since 2014.
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November Splendor
raises $32K for Schuyler Hospital, Seneca View
A record $32,000 was raised at the
November Splendor to support programs at Schuyler Hospital and its
Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility.
The Schuyler Health Foundation
and the Schuyler Hospital Auxiliary
hosted the annual event at the
Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel.
More than 260 people attended
the November dinner dance that also featured an auction
and raffles for items valued at nearly $14,000 and donated from the local community and region. Proceeds will
support the purchase of an ALS defibrillator, anesthesia
machine, chemistry analyzer, coagulation analyzer, and
EKG machine for the hospital, and lobby furniture and
shower renovations at Seneca View.
Numerous volunteers, the hospital’s medical staff and
local and regional businesses contributed to the success of
2016’s November Splendor, which is the signature event of
the Foundation’s annual Family of Friends Campaign.
Hospital president and CEO Jim Watson said, “On
behalf of all our staff, patients and residents, I thank all
the businesses and community members who came out to
support Schuyler Hospital and Seneca View Skilled Nursing
Facility. It is validation that you appreciate the improvements we are making and value the services we provide.”
Michelle Benjamin, Executive Director
Schuyler Health Foundation and
Community Relations
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Getting pain under control
Ithaca Center for Pain Management provides a team approach to pain care
For one Ithaca Center for Pain Management
patient, a weekend of yard work ended with
a Monday morning of pain. A throbbing jolt
radiated down his leg, and he could barely
stand. His job that kept him standing all day
was going to have to wait.
By day two, getting out of bed was almost
impossible, and by day three it was impossible. An uncomfortable trip to his primary
care physician, followed by an MRI at Cayuga Medical Center, ended with a referral to
the Pain Management Center where he saw
Dr. Andrew Morpurgo, the center’s director
and a board-certified physiatrist, and Dr.
Anthony Sanito, a board-certified specialist
in anesthesiology and pain management.
Medication provided temporary pain
relief, but the Pain Management Center’s
work up showed a herniated spinal disc was
causing the intense pain. Surgery would be
needed to fix it, and in a short time the pain
stopped when neurosurgeon Dr. James Metcalf, operated and relieved the pinch where
the herniated disc pressed on a spinal nerve.
Each year about 1,100 patients are
referred by their physicians for treatment
at the Ithaca Center for Pain Management,
where their care involves a multidisciplinary
approach. The pain center was started
in 1996 to address a growing number of
patients with back and neck pain, Dr. Morpurgo explains. It is now part of the Cayuga
Center for Neuroscience that has brought
together neurologists, neurosurgeons,
physiatrists, and pain specialists to focus on
patients with neurologic illness and injuries.
About 100 patient visits are scheduled
each week at the Pain Management
Center. For some patients, a combination of
treatments may involve medication, surgery
or referrals to physical therapists or other
health care providers.
“Each person’s pain can vary a great deal.
Effective pain treatment and management is
individualized care that allows a person to
continue functioning in their daily life,” says
Dr. Morpurgo.
About 40 percent of the center’s patients
have acute pain that usually starts suddenly
and lasts less than six months. Treatment
frequently involves drug injections to relieve
pain. Most acute patients report significant
pain relief after a few treatments.
“Treating pain early is most effective. The
longer you are in pain, the more difficult it is
to treat,” says Dr. Sanito, who has worked at
the center since 1999.
In addition to medications, the center’s
specialists treat pain with nerve blocks
implantable devices to suppress pain, and
an electrical current produced by a radio
wave to interrupt the pain signal from a
nerve. Patients with migraine headaches can
receive BOTOX treatments at the center from
Dr. Qi Zhang, a board-certified anesthesiologist with a fellowship in pain management.
The center works closely with neurologists at
Cayuga Neurologic Services of CMA who may
refer patients with frequent migraines for
BOTOX treatments.
For chronic patients, pain that is part
of their daily lives, and treatment often
involves helping patients manage pain that is
a long-term health issue.
“My chronic pain patients often struggle
with frustration,” says Jeannie Trujillo, a
nurse practitioner. “They are dealing with an
issue that overlaps into almost every area of
their lives.”
Helping chronic patients manage pain makes
a difference in the person’s quality of life.
“For some patients, effective pain management allows them to get out of bed, take care of
themselves and be involved with their families,”
she says. “Reaching that goal gives them back
an important part of their lives.”
PAIN CARE AT CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER
The Ithaca Center for Pain Management operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and is located on the second floor
of Cayuga Medical Center. For more information call (607) 274-4287 or see Pain Management at cayugamed.org.
The center’s team includes registered nurses with years of experience in pain care and these pain management providers:
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Dr. Andrew Morpurgo has been director of
the Ithaca Center for Pain Management since
2005 and is also medical director of the Medical
Rehabilitation Unit at Cayuga Medical Center. He
is board certified in physiatry by the American
Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Anthony Sanito is certified by the
American Board of Anesthesiology
and completed his fellowship in pain
management at Upstate University
Hospital in Syracuse.
Dr. Qi Zhang is certified in anesthesia by
the American Board of Anesthesiology.
She completed her fellowship in pain
management at Strong Memorial Hospital
in Rochester.
Jeannie Trujillo is a certified family
nurse practitioner at the center. She
received her Master of Science in
Nursing from Binghamton University
where she has taught at the Decker
School of Nursing.
Cayuga Medical Center
Board of Directors
Schuyler Hospital
Board of Directors
Cayuga Health System
Board of Directors
Larry Baum, Chairman
Brian McAree, Vice Chairman
Greg Hartz, Treasurer
Sami T. Husseini, MD, Secretary
Rev. Kenneth Clark
John Y. Lambert, MD
Joel Malina
John B. Rudd
Paula E.F. Younger
Kyle Tuttle, Chairman
Carl Sgrecci, Vice Chairman
Jerry Mickelson, CPA, Treasurer
Suzanne Blowers, Secretary
Tom LiVigne
Eunice Nayo, MD
Benjamin Saks, DO
Richard Weakland
Fred Wickham
Ex Officio
Joseph Mannino, MD
Randy Olson
Ex Officio
Anne Myers
John B. Rudd
Ashraf Sabahat, MD
Larry Baum, Chairman
Kyle Tuttle, Vice Chairman
Greg Hartz, Treasurer
Tom LiVigne, Secretary
Peter Bardaglio
Suzanne Blowers
James Brown
Noel Desch
Gary Ferguson
Sami T. Husseini, MD
Joel Malina
Jean McPheeters
John B. Rudd
Benjamin Saks, DO
Richard Weakland
Paula E.F. Younger
Senior Leadership Team
Cayuga Medical Center
Schuyler Hospital Executive Team
John B. Rudd, President and CEO
John Collett, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Lloyd A. Darlow, MD, Vice President,
Clinical Integration
Ellen Dugan, Vice President,
Service Lines
David Evelyn, MD, Vice President,
Medical Affairs
Brian Forrest, Vice President,
Human Resources
Deb Raupers, RN, Vice President,
Patient Services
John Turner, Vice President,
Public Relations
Tony Votaw, Vice President
James Watson, President and CEO
Amy Castle, Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President of Finance
Michael Eisman, MD, Director,
Medical Staff
Deborah Bailey, Executive Director,
Clinical Operations and Outcomes,
Compliance Officer
Michelle Benjamin, Executive Director,
Schuyler Health Foundation
and Community Relations
Bill Kouwe, Administrator,
Seneca View
Kim Nagle, Director,
Human Resources
Matt Rouff, Administrator of
Provider Services
Cayuga Medical Center
Medical Staff Officers
Joseph Mannino, MD, President
Martin Stallone, MD, President-elect
Julie Campbell, Second Vice President
Lynn Swisher, MD, Past President
Joseph Bylebyl, MD, Secretary and Treasurer
Schuyler Hospital
Medical Staff Officers
Ashraf Sabahat, MD, President
Ben Saks, Vice President
Stephen Spaulding, MD,
Secretary and Treasurer
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation
Board Members
Schuyler Health Foundation
Board
Jennifer Whittaker, President
Brian Wilbur, Vice President
Percy Browning, Secretary
Rev. Nathaniel Wright, Treasurer
Deidre Blake, MD
Julie Crowley
Thomas Evans
Brian McAree
Richard Moran
Andrew Sciarabba
Kimberly Sharpe, RN
Kathleen Fragola, Chairman
Brenda Warren-Fitch, Vice Chairman
Jerry Mickelson, Secretary and Treasurer
Sandra Forrest
Kerry Keller
Nancy Loughlin
Marsha McElligott
Josh Navone
Emily Peckham
Marian Saks
John Terry
Ken Wilson
Senior Leadership Team
Cayuga Health System
John B. Rudd, President and CEO
John Collett, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
James Watson, Vice President
Cayuga Center for
Wound Healing
A Higher Level of Care
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