Making a Difference
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Riverview Medical Center
Thanks to our Donors,
Riverview’s Youngest Patients
are Saying “Wow”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE –
Cardinal Grant Awarded • Auxiliary Art Show • Welcome New Board Members
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From Our Foundation President
2009 RIVERVIEW
MEDICAL CENTER
FOUNDATIONS’
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
I t is a distinctive and defining time for Riverview
Medical Center and our Foundation.
CHAIR
George Kolber
VICE CHAIR
Robert C. Neff, Esq.
SECRETARY
Thomas J. Gravina
TREASURER
Domenic M. DiPiero III
PRESIDENT
David L. Flood
Meredyth R. Armitage
Tracy Boyle
Kristen S. Bunnell
Virginia R. Croddick
Richard D. Donovan
Elizabeth Moody
Schmalz Ferguson
Timothy J. Hogan, FACHE
Robert S. Jones, Jr.
Lucy K. H. Kalian
Douglas Labrecque
Gordon N. Litwin, Esq.
John K. Lloyd, FACHE
Lore Macdonald
Edward J. McKenna, Jr.
Mindy M. Minerva
Michael Oster
Margaret S. Riker
Anita Roselle
Lawrence S. Sykoff, Ed.D
Benedict J. Torcivia, Jr.
Phillipa G. Woodriffe, M.D.
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT
OFFICER
Anthony Gardner
Making a Difference is published
by Riverview Medical Center
Foundation, 1 Riverview Plaza,
Red Bank, NJ 07701-9824. For
more information, or if you have
any questions or comments,
please call 732.751.5122.
EDITORS
Stacy Buono
Jenna Knabe
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chris Gahler
Russ Seuffert
Tom VanDyke
COVER IMAGE:
Jennifer Bennett, FNP-C
and Kaitlyn Valendo.
Photo by Russ Seuffert.
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wood or fiber.
As so many of us wrestle with the challenges of an uncertain
economy, tough choices are inevitable when it comes to
charitable giving. History has shown that in difficult times,
Americans embrace the value of giving in a unique way,
thoughtfully reserving to support organizations that represent
important priorities within their communities, while providing the greatest opportunity for
their finite philanthropic dollar to touch the most lives.
Having moved beyond the half-way point in 2009, I am pleased to report that we are outpacing
the past few years in donor contributions. The Riverview Medical Center Foundation is actively
focused on four key areas which you will read more about on pages 6 and 7. These tangible
funding goals and our mid-year results provide a renewed sense of mission, as Riverview Medical
Center and the great family of caregivers who embody it are being entrusted with your precious
investments. It is an honorable and energizing responsibility.
Through superior health care professionals, facilities and technologies; talented board and
administrative leadership; the dedication of outstanding volunteers through our Auxiliary;
and our prominent place within one of the most vibrant and successful health systems in
New Jersey – Meridian Health, RMC is poised to set a new standard for healthcare in your
community. Our Foundation remains dedicated in its support of this momentum.
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David L. Flood
President, Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations
Meridian Health One of 35 Awarded
Cardinal Grant
warded the maximum of $35,000
from a pool of more than 400
applicants, plans are to use a
Cardinal Health Grant to fund a
study placing pharmacists at the bedside to
take medication history and reconcile forms to
ensure medication safety, according to Kathleen
Russell-Babin, Sr. Manager of the Meridian
Health Institute for Evidence-Based Care.
The trial period for this study began at Ocean
Medical Center this
summer and will move to
Riverview Medical Center for
two months this fall. The pur-
pose is to examine the impact of implementing
a bedside pharmacist in the inpatient adult
medical surgical units.
The Cardinal Health Foundation of Dublin,
Ohio announced in June the awards of a total
of $1 million in grant funding for new and
innovative programs to improve patient safety
at 35 hospitals, health systems and community
health clinics across the country. In addition to
Meridian Health, grant recipients include
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute La Jolla,
Calif., Baylor Health Care System Dallas,
Texas and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, Pa.
Riverview is The
Proud Parent of Twins!
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One of Two Hospitals in the Country to be With the recent arrival of the
“twins,” Riverview Medical Center
Five-times Distinguished by J.D. Power
is now five-times distinguished by
and Associates
iverview Medical
Center is the proud
parent of twin J.D.
Power and Associate
“Outstanding Patient Experience”
awards for its outpatient and
maternity services. The J.D.
Power and Associates “Outstanding
Patient Experience” award is one
of the most prestigious health care
recognitions in the nation.
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“This honor is so special because
it comes from those we serve,”
explains Tim Hogan, president,
Riverview Medical Center. “So
few hospitals hold this distinction,
yet so many benefit from the
impact made by an exceptional
hospital experience.”
J.D. Power and Associates for four
consecutive years.
“I am extremely proud,” continues
Hogan. “But I can’t say that I am
surprised that our team has
achieved this distinction. The
team continually impresses me
with their dedication to excellence
and to providing great health care
experience for our patients and
our community.” This year’s
“distinguished” services include
the Jane H. Booker Women’s
and Children’s Center and the
comprehensive Outpatient
Services offered at Riverview
Medical Center. The maternity
team at the Center provides the
highest quality care with the
unparalleled experience of being a
“Riverview mom.” The Center
boast all-private rooms and
Auxiliary to Sponsor First Art Show
Group to raise funds for cancer patients
he Riverview Medical Center Auxiliary is getting
creative this fall in an effort to raise even more
funds to benefit cancer services at the medical
center. The first auxiliary art show entitled “River
Views” will take place on October 3rd from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in
the Blaisdell Lobby at Riverview. The Auxiliary has partnered
with the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast. Forty percent of
the sale price for each piece of art sold will go to the Auxiliary
for the benefit of the patients at the John Marshall and Jane H.
Booker Cancer Center at Riverview, according to Jane Penza,
Auxiliary president. “We are trying to come up with new ideas
for fun and fund-raising and we hope the art show will help us
to continue to provide the large and small extras for our
patients. Sometimes a small gesture can give a
large emotional lift during a very trying time”.
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sweeping views of the Navesink
River, while the Fringe Benefits
program features insider discounts
to the hottest Red Bank boutiques,
services and restaurants – so mom,
dad and baby are taken care of –
even after going home. Riverview’s
wide array of outpatient programs
provides quality care and service
in a timely manner. These include
same-day surgery, imaging, cancer
care, rehabilitation, women’s diagnostics, pain management, cardiac
care, Crohn’s and colitis care, and
emergency care.
In addition to its fundraising activities, the Auxiliary owns and
operates the George C. White Gift Shop, open 7 days a week
and located on the ground floor of the Marshall Booker Pavilion
at Riverview. All profits fund programs and technology in the
Jane H. and John Marshall Booker Cancer Center.
The Auxiliary was established in 1929 and played an integral
role in the founding of the present day Riverview Medical
Center. Since 1962 the auxiliary has provided more than
$2 million in funding for hospital projects and services
including the purchase of blood pressure/oxymeter machines,
Cyberknife suite sound system and private dressing rooms in
the radiation oncology treatment area.
For more information about the Art Show, the Annual Fall
luncheon scheduled for November 6 at the Deal Country Club
or to join the Auxiliary, call (732) 530-2480. All are welcome!
Riverview Auxiliary Annual Fall Luncheon
November 6 at the Deal Country Club
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Donor Funded Symposium
Provided Platform for Stroke Education
aring for stroke patients
from the hospital to their
homes was the focus of
a day long symposium,
sponsored this spring by the Brian
Schmalz Stroke Education Fund.
The turnout at the event was truly
appreciated by the Schmalz family.
Titled Comprehensive Stroke Care
through the Continuum, the symposium
was attended by 266 physicians,
Left to right, Donors Tom and Betsy
Ferguson, Judy Surko, Critical Care
Nurse Manager, and Dr. and Mrs. Bruce
Rosenblum, RMC neurosurgeon who
participated in the program
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registered nurses and rehabilitation
professionals.
“I sincerely believe that when my
children walked into the room and saw
how many people were there to learn
more about the care and prevention and
treatment of stroke victims it was one
of the most healing experiences they
could have had,” said Betsy Schmalz
Ferguson, who created the Brian
Schmalz Stroke Education Fund in
memory of her late husband. “To see
the number of people there made them
realize that you can make a difference
and in their father's memory they did.”
Designed to educate hospital and
community professionals on the standards
of stroke management, rehabilitation,
and prevention, Betsy said that many
symposium attendees personally
thanked her for creating a platform to
share ideas and experiences.
“It was bittersweet for us to learn how
far the treatment and education has
advanced since the children's father had
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since they saw firsthand that their
father's death resulted in a positive
movement and a way to help others”
Betsy said.
Part of 2009’s Circle of Care, the event
was held at the PNC Bank Arts Center
in Holmdel and was well-attended by
Meridian and non-Meridian affiliated
physicians and healthcare professionals.
Informative lectures were given by
Carolyn Brockington, MD, Alex
Bernstein, MD, Romergryko Geocadin,
MD, Judith Deutsch, Ph.D. PT, Richard
Zorowitz, M.D. and Jill Ferkel, APN.
Topics included neurocritical care,
stroke and virtual rehabilitation and
complex stroke management. The Panel
Discussion: Challenges in Meeting
Stroke Standards was held by Martin
Gizzi, MD, Ph.D.; Sheree Murphy, MS;
David Kountz, MD; Stephen Martino,
MD; Rebecca Graboso, APN and was
moderated by Noah Gilson, MD.
Nurses Receive Prestigious
Kellogg Award
omeone once said that behind every good doctor is a great
nurse. Riverview Medical Center recognizes the importance of
a great nurse, and was proud to honor Victoria Ambong, BSN,
RN, CCRN, and Susan Marinelli, BSN, RN, CNN with the
2009 Kellogg Award for Excellence in Nursing during a ceremony held
March 3rd.
Victoria, a Riverview team member for 20 years, works in the Critical
Care Unit. Susan, have been at Riverview for 6 years and works in the
Emergency Department.
Named after Elizabeth L. Kellogg, a staunch supporter of nurses, this
prestigious award recognizes the vast amount of dedication, compassion
and professionalism that the nursing profession requires. With her passing
several years ago, Mrs. Kellogg’s family generously decided to honor
both their mother and nursing excellence by continuing this annual
presentation, which began in 1990, in her memory.
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Left to right, 2009 Kellogg Award winners Susan
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Riverview Kids Rock
ure, there are lots of fun, festivals and weekend
activities in Red Bank. But, where else could
children perform laparoscopic surgery on
gummy bears? Riverview Medical Center,
that’s where. Children lined up for fun and educational
activities just like this one at Riverview Kids Rock, an
interactive and educational pediatric health fair for the
community held last spring to celebrate the opening of
the Pediatric Care Center. From a Guitar Hero challenge
to hand hygiene lessons with special glow germs,
hands-on learning experiences for both children and their
parents highlighted this one-of-a kind Riverview event.
Chloe VanDyke
performs
laproscopic
surgery during
the Riverview
Kids Rock
health fair.
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Painless Talk
Donor Supported Symposium Focuses on
Managing Patient’s Pain
he generosity of our donors once again filled a
need for Riverview Medical Center staff. Pain
management was the topic during a daylong
symposium held in March thanks to the support
of community members like you.
More than 100 nurses and pharmacists attended the daylong
symposium in the Blaisdell Auditorium at Riverview. Faculty
from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and Fox
Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia focused on improving
pain management and assessment. They also discussed common
barriers to effective pain management and how to deal with
non-verbal patients.
“This is something our staff really wanted and they were very
excited about it. Myths were cleared up and the evaluations of
the program were outstanding. Many team members are hoping
we do it every year,” said symposium coordinator Jennifer
Bradle, perinatal clinical nurse specialist and co-chair of the
pain care committee at Riverview.
This symposium was also supported by the Meridian HCAHPS
committee and the Riverview Pain Care Committee.
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More than $35,000 was raised by team
members and volunteers. These funds
will benefit a variety of departments
and programs at the medical center
including the Patient Comfort Fund,
used this year by nurse managers to
provide thoughtful comforts to
Riverview patients during their visits.
Giving to others was the spirit during
the 2009 “Count Me In” Team Member
Annual Fund. A challenging economy
did not stop generous Riverview team
members from giving back to their
patients and peers, garnering the highest
participation rate of any hospital in the
system.
With the highest participation rate in
three years, RMC had a lot to be proud
about! Jennifer and Patti credit this
success to both the RMC team as a
whole and the dedication of the Team
Member Annual Fund committee, which
includes representatives from many
areas of the medical center.
Highest Participation Rate for
2009 Employee Campaigns
Recorded at RMC
hen asked why she
participates in the
Riverview Medical
Center Team Member
Annual Fund, campaign co-chair Patti
Tomaino, nursing administration, quoted Princess Diana: “Carry out a random
act of kindness, with no expectation of
reward, safe in the knowledge that one
day someone might do the same for you.”
“I am overwhelmed by the generosity of
our team in this time of economic
decline,” said Jennifer White, nurse
manager, and campaign co-chair. “This
confirms their commitment to both
RMC and their fellow co-workers.”
Left to right, TMAF Committee members
Rebecca Graboso, Judy Surko, Co-Chairs
Jennifer White and Patti Tomaino,
Linda Coughlin, Nazlie Ward proudly
display names of donors to this year’s
employee drive.
“It is an honor and a pleasure to work
side-by-side with my fellow colleagues
supporting the mission of the Team
Member Annual Fund. Without them, it
would not be possible!” Patti said.
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Red Bank was happy to abandon its colorful forename in
favor of another last spring: “Pink Bank!”
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Left to right, John Croddick and board member
Virginia Croddick, and fellow board member Betsy
Moody Schmalz Ferguson and Tom Ferguson enjoy
a beautiful day on the green for a good cause.
RMC Golfers on the Ball
More than $60,000 rasied through 2009 outing
he current economic climate might be a
tough one but that did not sway golfers
from hitting the green for the Riverview
Medical Center Foundation. The 46th
Annual Golf Invitational was held in June at the
beautiful Deal Golf and Country Club in Deal, NJ.
This year, the outing raised over $63,000, and had
133 golfers compete, the highest attendance in years.
This year’s event chairs, Bob & Sharon Jones,
Bob & Tracy Boyle and Bill & Maggie Riker were
thrilled to introduce the Meridian Cup to the tournament this year and Gina Petillo took the honor.
With the Jones’, Boyle’s and Riker’s leadership and
enthusiasm, this year’s event was incredibly successful. Proceeds generated from the outing will assist
in providing quality state-of-the-art health care
services to the surrounding community.
Steeplechase Festival Set for
Saturday, September 26th
Races begin at 12:50 pm
Bringing Steeplechase
racing back to Monmouth
County featuring
steeplechase and flat
racing throughout the
day, family activities
and entertainment.
For sponsorship and ticket information go to
www.meridiansteeplechase.com or call 877-748-4667.
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aint the Town Pink was
“bigger and pinker”
than ever before in
2009, thanks to the
tremendous news coverage by
NBC News. Despite the challenging
economy, nearly $40,000 was
raised, topping the 2008 total by
35%. In its third year, the
community-wide event spotlighted
the importance of breast cancer
prevention, detection, and treatment.
The event kicked off in early May
with “Spring into Pink Bank,” a
shopping event held in and
around the borough. The schedule
included a family event called
“Paint Everything Pink,” a Pretty
in Pink screening at Count Basie
Theatre, and a Girl’s Night Out.
Special event “Band Together for
Survival,” featuring performances
by Ryan Cabrera, John Kelley,
Jeffrey Gaines, Grey Eye
Glances, and Outside the Box,
wrapped up the weeklong event.
The Soul Sisters at the Children’s
Cultural Center threw a special
1970’s-themed disco party, hosted
by Grand Soul Sister Dana Cowin,
Editor in Chief of Food and Wine
magazine. Attendees listened as
Ms. Cowin shared her truly unique
and inspiring story as recently
Left to right, Dana Cowin, Editor In
Chief, Food & Wine Magazine,
Narda Williams, Dr. Phillipa G.
Woodriffe and RMCF Trustee Lucy
K. H. Kalian.
featured in O, the Oprah
Magazine, while sampling soul
food dishes generously provided
from Pink Bank restaurants such
as Carlos O’Connor, Danny’s
Steakhouse, Seafood, and Sushi
Bar, Gaetano’s, Readie’s Fine
Foods, Red Bank Chocolate
Shoppe, 2 Senza, The Bistro at
Red Bank, and Delfini Italian
Market. Over 125 local businesses participated in the week’s
events and 45 residents even
“pinked” their homes!
Paint the Town Pink was created
with the goal to encourage
women over 40 to pledge to have
their annual mammogram, as
well as raise money to provide
mammography to the uninsured
and underserved in our community.
Moonlight Serenade
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Thank you to our 2008 Meridian Gala
and Healthcare Perspectives
Luncheon donors of $5,000 or more
Alert Ambulance Service, Inc.
The Anabel Foundation
Antonio Construction
Apogee Medical Management
Bank of America
Birdsall Services Group, Inc.
CBIZ-KA Consulting, Inc.
L.F. Driscoll Company
Emcare, Inc.
Emergency Physician Associates/Team
Health East
Gallagher Benefit Services
George & Ruth Harms Foundation Inc.
Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Administration
Lillibridge Healthcare Service
MagnaCare
MedAssets
Meridian Quality Care
Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service
Corporation
Ocean Medical Center
PNC Advisors
QualCare, Inc.
Siemens Health Services
SteelFab, Inc.
Stillwell-Hansen Inc.
Storandt Pann Margolis Partners
TD Banknorth
Towers Perrin
Uni-Tel Technologies
United Surgical Partners International
WHR Architects, Inc.
Zager Fuchs, P.C.
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“Linking Our History With Our Future”
Tribute Planned
Celebrating Riverview Medical Center’s rich history is the focus of the
Linking Our History with Our Future tribute planned for this fall. Past
trustees will be celebrated during the November 12th event for their
service and commitment.
Be sure to check out the plaque being added to the donor wall to honor these noteworthy
men and women that have played a vital role in making Riverview what is it today:
Dr. Aldo Baldi, MD
Martin Barger
Frank Blaisdell
Robert Broege
Michael Brown
Richard Bryan
Samuel Carotenuto
Dr. Harold
Chafkin, MD
Dr. Eugene
Cheslock, MD
Dr. Richard
Cohen, MD
Hunter Corbin
Gladys Cubbage
William Dalton
Joan Davidson
J. Hugh Devlin
Jack Doremus
Pauline Drazin
Denise Edgar
Richard Ellwood
Jason Elsas
Barbara Jean
Emery
Thomas Gagliano
Robert Gaida
Frankie Goodwyn
Morton Gotterup
Peter Graham
Eugenie Gray
Peter Henderson
Peter Hetzler, MD
William Himelman
Nancy Hou
Tabitha Huber
William Hyatt, Jr.
G. Stephen Ingram
Millicent Johnsen
James Joy
Walter Kahn, MD
John Kelsey
Ann Kobrin
John Krahnert
Thomas Labrecque
Gordon Litwin
Dennis Lynch
Q.A. Shaw McKean
Dr. Frank Meola,
MD
Maurice Meyer, III
Nancy Montserrat
Dr. John Movelle,
MD
Bernard Natelson
Joseph Nugent, Jr.
J. Sheppard Poor
Jane Quirk
Frederick (Bud)
Rose
Dr. John Rose, MD
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John Russell
Herbert Sambol
Alfred Schiavetti, Jr.
Richard Scudder
Carol Stillwell
Ruth Stout
William Strong, III
Michael Sullivan
Peter Tarlton
William David
Tarver
Kathleen Tierney
Susan Wade
William Weiant
William Westerfield
Past Trustees
Luncheon,
November 12th
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Annual Gathering Continues as Top Regional Forum
espite tough economic times
for nonprofits across the
country, local business
leaders brought their wallets
along to the 18th Annual Healthcare
Perspective Luncheon on May 8.
Keynote speaker Patricia Andriolo-Bull,
Director of Commonwealth Choice,
Commonwealth Health Insurance
Connector Authority, with Meridian
Health President John K. Lloyd.
The event managed to top last year’s total
with 365 members of the business
community in attendance. All funds
raised will benefit Meridian’s not-forprofit hospitals and services, including
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in
Neptune, Ocean Medical Center in Brick,
Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank,
and Meridian partner companies located
throughout Ocean and Monmouth
Counties.
Amid a sea of pertinent topics brought
about by current economic times, there
is one that is nearest and dearest to our
hearts- universal healthcare. Keynote
speaker Patricia Andriolo-Bull,
Director of Commonwealth Choice of
Massachusetts, led the discussion at the
Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long
Branch on the model being used in her
state of providing universal healthcare
for residents and how it might be
applied in New Jersey.
The Healthcare Perspectives Luncheon,
an educational forum, is held each year
in order to enable local business leaders
to learn about health care issues that
have an impact on their companies and
communities. The success of the event
would not have been possible without
leadership sponsors QualCare, Inc.,
Bank of America and Gallagher Benefit
Services, Inc.
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Perspectives Luncheon,
May 7, 2010
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Riverview for Today
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The Riverview Medical Center Foundation’s goal is to
raise funds so that your medical center can continue to
provide the most advanced, comprehensive health care to
our community now and in the years to come. Focusing
donor emphasis on four key areas through the end of
2009 will allow us to make a marked difference in the
health and well-being of our neighbors and loved ones.
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A CASE FOR MOTHER/
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Riverview
Medical Center’s
CyberKnife
Radiosurgery
Center recently
reached a milestone – 600
cancer patients
scanned and treated since October 2005,
when the medical center began offering
this non-invasive surgical approach to
combating cancer. We are among the
few medical centers across the nation
and the second hospital in the state of to
provide this non-invasive surgical
approach to treating cancer, tumors, and
lesions that are considered inoperable.
Each month, over 20 patients rely on
CyberKnife treatment to aid them in
their battle against cancer.
Our current needs in Oncology
Care include:
Multi-slice (16) CT Sim with 4D
This multi-slice CT Scan provides much
higher resolution and images smaller,
dense areas that might be of concern.
Specifically, this technology would
allow the treatment team to see the
movement of the tumor as the patient
breathes/moves.
At Riverview Medical Center’s Jane H. Booker Women and Children’s
Center, our board certified obstetricians, neonatologists, maternal-fetal
specialists, anesthesiologists, and 24-hour in-house pediatricians ensure
that women and their babies are provided safe, effective care. That’s why,
we offer our Riverview Moms fringe benefits including private rooms
with a view of the Navesink River. Childbirth education classes, big
brother and sister programs, lactation instruction, and the “Baby Makes
Three” program are also available for new and experienced families.
Our current needs in Mother/Pediatric Care include:
Digital Mammography
Pediatric Cardiac Care
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Philips Upgrades
The Philips upgrades allow for advanced
IMRT (conventional radiation) treatment
planning. Philips enhancements include
a server upgrade, which would allow the
system to perform more rapid treatment
dosage calculations.
SuperDimension’s InReach System
When battling lung cancer, early diagnosis
is critical. This system would enable our
treatment team to reach beyond the first
third of the lung and enables physicians
to locate, test and plan treatment for
lung lesions.
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A CASE FOR CARDIAC CARE
An accredited Chest Pain Center, Riverview is further
expanding its cardiac care services to offer elective
angioplasty. This artery-clearing heart procedure
uses a balloon to open a blockage in a coronary
artery and improve blood flow to the heart. With
board certified cardiologists to guide heart patients
from prevention to diagnosis, through treatment options,
rehabilitation and recovery, we are recognized as
having one of the most fully integrated heart
programs in New Jersey.
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Our current needs in Cardiac Care include:
Cardiac Catheterization Lab Technological Growth
The new elective angioplasty program, a component
of the Johns Hopkins Atlantic C-Port Study, will
utilize Riverview’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab, as
well as a new, state-of-the-art Endovascular Suite.
To begin offering elective angioplasty, the Cardiac
Catheterization Lab needs to grow. The new Lab
will include the GE Innova 3100 Imaging System
and the GE Mac Lab Hemodynamic Monitoring
System and an additional Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
to meet patient volume. The balloon pumps are
utilized to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
Riverview’s new Endovascular Suite will have the
ability to conduct minimally invasive procedures to
treat a wide range of clinical problems including
stroke, carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic
aneurysms and other peripheral vascular disorders.
The Endovascular Suite will be equipped with a
digital imaging system that produces high resolution,
real-time images during procedures that require
extreme precision.
Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. and Ziad Abbud, M.D.,
co-directors of the Primary Angioplasty Program at
Riverview Medical Center.
Riverview Medical Center offers one of the most comprehensive
surgical programs in the region. Experienced and caring surgical
teams treat patients in specially designed suites for a variety of
procedures such as: orthopedic, spine, neurosurgery, general,
colon, rectal, vascular, thoracic, GYN, plastic surgery, ENT,
ophthalmology, and urology.
Our current needs in Surgical Care include:
OPMI Lumera T Surgical Microscope
This new surgical microscope with enhanced illumination and
contrast allows for shorter anesthesia time, less recovery time, and
early discharge. The microscope’s integrated Superlux Eye xenon
illumination allows surgeons to view the anatomic structure of the
eye in its natural colors and highly accurate detail.
Surgical Equipment
This includes new surgical tables that offer unprecedented
versatility for every surgical specialty.
1188 Cameras
This innovative camera combines infrared technology and
high-definition for outstanding picture quality. The benefits
of minimally invasive or laparoscopic procedures using these
cameras include smaller incisions, less post operative discomfort
and quicker recovery time.
Ultrasound Machine
There are many advantages to imaging the body with ultrasound.
Most importantly, there is no ionizing radiation as with X-rays.
The new ultra sound machine will directly impact the patient
experience by reducing patient’s wait time while under sedation.
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Riverview Medical Center Foundation is pleased to
welcome the following family members...
Anthony
Gardner
In February,
Anthony Gardner
joined the
Meridian family as
Senior Development
Officer for the Riverview Medical
Center Foundation. Prior to this,
Anthony served as the Executive
Director of the September 11th
Educational Trust, a nonprofit
organization he founded in 2001.
Under Anthony’s direction, the
organization developed and published
the September 11th Education Program:
A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum,
which is currently being distributed to
high schools nationwide. He also
co-led the successful campaign to
preserve the twin tower footprints
and serves as an advisor to
World Trade Center
redevelopment officials.
Anthony earned an M.A.
in Museum Studies
(Management) With
Distinction and an M.S.
Certificate in Nonprofit
Management both from Seton Hall
University. He is currently completing
a Masters in Public Administration
(MPA) at Rutgers University School
of Public Affairs and Administration.
Anthony resides in Brick Township
with his wife Lorraine and their three
daughters, Lia, Jacqueline and Emma.
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Dr. Lawrence E.
Syckoff
Riverview Medical Center would like
to welcome Dr. Lawrence E. Syckoff
to its Board. Dr. Syckoff is an avid
educator, currently serving as
Headmaster of The Ranney School in
Tinton Falls, New Jersey, a prestigious
private K-12 school. Prior to his
current position, Dr. Syckoff spent four
years as Headmaster Birch Wathen
Lenox School, a private college prep
school, located on the Upper East Side
of New York City. From 1980 to 1989,
Dr. Syckoff was Head of La Jolla
Country Day School in La Jolla, CA.
Dr. Syckoff recently led Ranney in an
ambitious capital campaign which
resulted in new $12 million Upper
and Middle School buildings.
Dr. Syckoff also boasts a business background.
He spent three years
as a Tax and Audit
Accountant for J.K.
Lasser & Company in
New York City, NY.
He earned his Bachelors
of Business Administration,
B.B.A, at City University of
New York. Dr. Syckoff continued his
education at the University of San
Diego, where he completed his Master
of Educational Psychology, M. Ed.,
as well as his Doctor of Educational
Leadership, Ed. D.
Dr. Syckoff resides in Monmouth
Beach, New Jersey.
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Edward J.
McKenna, Jr.
Riverview Medical
Center extends a sincere welcome to new
board member, Edward J.
McKenna, Jr. Mr. McKenna currently
owns and runs his private law firm in
Red Bank, where he represents over
50 financial institutions, a number of
businesses, many developers, the
Borough of Tinton Falls and hundreds
of private clients. Since 1982, he also
serves as an Arbitrator for the American
Arbitration Association. Mr. McKenna
has been a member or board member
of many committees including the
Monmouth Bar Association, New
Jersey Supreme Court Ethics
Committee, and the Legal Aid
Society of Monmouth County.
Mr. McKenna has also served more
than 30 years of distinguished public
service, beginning in 1976 when he
was appointed to the Red Bank Parks
and Recreation Committee as Vice
Chairman. In 1990 Mr. McKenna was
elected Mayor of Red Bank and was
re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002.
1991, Mr. McKenna helped establish
a business improvement district that
brought Red Bank’s downtown
vacancy rate from 35% to less than
1%. Mr. McKenna is also a co-founder
and Chairman of the Two River
Council of Mayors.
Mayor McKenna has two children,
Sean and Kayla.
Kristen Sullivan
Bunnell
Riverview Medical
Center is honored to
welcome Kristen Sullivan
Bunnell to its Board. Ms.
Bunnell is a dynamic business
executive and entrepreneur, as
proven by her young yet successful
career.
In 2001, Ms. Bunnell and her husband
founded Horizon Management Corp.
She used the experience she gained
working as a National Sales Executive
for a retail janitorial services firm to
create an extraordinarily successful
company. In 2003, she helped engineer
the acquisition of Encompass Cleaning
Systems to form Horizon Contract
Services, LLC., which became the
largest provider of contract cleaning
services to the nation's retail industry.
She served as Executive Director until
2006, when she was appointed CEO.
In 2007, Kristen helped complete the
sale of Horizon National Contract
Services to Transfield Services of
Australia.
Ms. Bunnell holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business
Management from St. Michael’s
College. She currently resides in
Rumson with her 3 three children,
where she and her family are members
of the Navesink Country Club. In the
next phase of her career, Ms. Bunnell
looks forward to giving back to her
community through
local non-profit
and charitable
organizations.
Michael Oster
Riverview Medical
Center is proud to
welcome yet another
distinguished professional
to its board. Michael Oster,
a real estate developer and
investor, is a former CEO of
Commonwealth Property Investors,
a real estate and venture capital
company in the former Soviet Union
and Eastern Europe. He is also a
co-founder of Grand Central Holdings,
a venture capital company in Manhattan
that invests in internet and media businesses. Before joining Commonwealth,
Michael worked for prestigious
companies A.T. Kearney and IBM.
Mr. Oster is not only an accomplished
businessman, but also an active
community member. He is a trustee of
the Monmouth Conservation Foundation
and the Count Basie Theatre. He is
also a parent co-chair of the Ranney
School’s Executive Campaign Committee.
Mr. Oster is an active supporter of
Pacific Encore Performances, the
Monmouth Museum, and the
Middletown Public Library.
Mr. Oster resides in Red Bank with his
wife Cristina and their three children,
who were all born at Riverview
Medical Center.
Lore MacDonald
Riverview Medical Center extends
a warm welcome to its new board
member, Lore MacDonald.
Lore boasts a rich charitable background
that demonstrates her generosity. She
is no stranger to public service; she is
a past treasurer of the Navesink
Auxiliary and a former member of the
Hospice Auxiliary. Mrs. MacDonald is
the current president of the board of
directors of the Horizon Program, a
national organization which provides
funds for poor children to attend
private schools. She is also a trustee
of the Florence V. Burden Foundation,
which focuses on aging, children and
youth, and criminal justice.
Lore is a 1980 graduate of William
College. That same year, she married
Dr. Donald MacDonald, a medical
director of Monmouth Eye Care in
Tinton Falls. The MacDonald’s are
members of the Rumson Country
Club and the Sea Bright
Lawn Tennis and
Cricket Club.
The couple has
four children:
Donald,
Alexandra,
Margaret,
and Ian.
Join the Family!
Your gift to the Riverview Medical Center Foundation
is an outstanding investment in any market, since it
provides for programs and technology that support
the health and well being of your loved ones and your
community.
Become part of Riverview Medical Center’s family of
loyal donors and make a direct impact on our patient’s lives today. Make a gift
online or choose to purchase a particular item from our new wish list via our
secure website.
Go to www.riverviewmedicalcenter.com and click Ways To Give.
Gifts at all levels are needed, welcomed and appreciated.
Most importantly, your endorsement is invaluable.
Thank you for supporting our mission of providing quality healthcare to all.
For more information, contact Anthony Gardner,
senior development officer at 732-751-5115.
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Grieving Children Will Benefit from
Generosity of Rotary
Support RMC Online Through GoodSearch
& GoodShop
he Red Bank Rotary Foundation continued
their vital support this year with a grant to
benefit Riverview’s Children’s Art Therapy,
a program that uses the art process to provide
a constructive outlet for feelings and questions about death
and chronic illness.
hat if Riverview Medical Center earned
a penny every time you searched the
Internet? Or, if a percentage of every
purchase you made online supported
your medical center?
“We recognize the importance of allowing children who lose a
parent the opportunity to express their feelings and begin the
grieving process,” said Dr. Steve Sanfilippo, Red Bank Rotary
Foundation Chair.
GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com have made it
simple to support RMC while conducting your normal
online business. Just go towww.goodsearch.com and
www.goodshop.com and be sure to enter “Riverview
Medical Center, NJ” as the charity you want to support.
Developed in 1980 for children 4- to 13 years old, Art Therapy
is free to the public and runs one hour per week. During seven
week-long sessions, parents and guardians are also taught to
understand the needs of a grieving child. The staff consists of
licensed clinical social workers, board certified registered art
therapists and trained volunteers.
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine
that donates half of its advertising revenue, about a penny
per search, to the charities its users designate. You can use
it the way you would use any search engine and watch the
donations add up!
In addition to funding supplies, the Rotary grant will also provide
for the purchase a laptop dedicated to the program, according to
Jane Weinheimer LCSW, program coordinator and cancer center
social worker. In 2008, 29 adults and 85 children from
Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties attended the art
therapy program.
GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall which donates
up to 37% of each purchase to your designated cause.
Hundreds of great stores like Amazon, Target, BestBuy and
Macy’s have partnered with GoodShop to help you help us.
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Tom Gravina and his family had wanted to live closer to the Jersey Shore.
In 2001, they left their home in Roseland and moved south to Fair Haven, attracted by
the area’s great schools, people, and recreational opportunities. Soon they would become
familiar with another community resource – Riverview Medical Center.
Tom’s son, Charlie, hurt his hand during a baseball game soon after moving to Fair
Haven, and Tom took him to Riverview’s Emergency Department. Tom was impressed
by the care his son received and began learning more about the hospital.
“I discovered that Riverview had a big commitment to continually improving their facility
and the patient care they provide,” Tom says. He was inspired to help.
Tom, a financial services consultant, joined the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees
in 2005 and is still committed to the group today.
“In these tough economic times, donors have to be more selective when it comes to their charitable giving, prioritizing those
organizations that do the most with their philanthropic dollars and touch the most lives,” Tom says. “Riverview Medical
Center continues to give me that unique opportunity.”
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Honor and Memorial gifts are meaningful ways to
recognize your loved ones. The following gifts were
received in 2008
In Honor
Marie V. Blaisdell
Esther Bragar
Debra E. Camal,
M.D.
Merton Cohen
Peter T. Hetzler,
M.D.
Timothy J. Hogan
Conchita M.
Mendoza
Robert C. Neff,
Esq.
Riverview Medical
Center Access
Services
Riverview Medical
Center Cancer
Center
Riverview Medical
Center
Emergency
Department
Riverview Medical
Center Radiology
Department
Rev. Foster C.
Wilson
In Memory
Joseph P. Abinanti
Joseph Addonizio
Lori Apel
Warren Apel, Jr.
Jerry Armelino
Ethel E. Armstrong
Robert Bainton
Margaret Baldi
Ronald D. Barrett,
Esq.
Anna Czajka Bialon
Harry A. Billerbeck
Victoria P. Branch
Maureen P.
Buzzone
Eleanor L. Cahill
Noreen Cahill
Carmen Caruso
Beverly M.
Chainani
Francis J. Chasey,
M.D.
Pasquale Church
Jimmy Croll
Leonard S. Danzig,
M.D.
Baldwin S.
Davidson
Ethel Decter
Mari Jo DeLuca
Mark A. DeMarco,
Esq.
Joseph DiPaula
Anthony P.
Dobrowolski
Judy Dougherty
Rafael I. Evan,
Ph.D.
Florence J. Farrell
Figliola Father
John Fiorino
John M. Fitzgerald
Dorothy F. Forsman
Julius F. Frank
Jane Fredrick
Robert Gerbino
Carmela Glennon
Larry Glick
William Gonzalez
Milton Grubman
Frederick S. Holper
Liliana I. Hughes
William C. Hurtt, Jr.
Steve L. Kapitan
Sally Katz
Beatrice A. Kelly
Allen B. Kendall M.D.
Lynn Kenney
Kathryn Kircher
Bonnie Kowalski
Albert J. Kolarsick,
M.D.
Kennedy E.
Kowalski
Wayne Larsen
Angelo J. Lupo
Ty Lynch
Sandra Malloy
Harold Markoff
Vincent J. Mattone
Margaret C.
McGann
Elizabeth J.
McMahon
Frank Miceli
Helen Mongano
Frank H. Monprode
Glenn M.
Morgenstern,
M.D.
Mary Alice Moss
John B. Movelle,
M.D.
Kara B. Murphy
Samuel Nelson
Theresa Nelson
Thomas Newcomb
Kenneth A. Norton
Regina Norton
Grace O'Donnell
Valerie J. Olexsak
Morris Oppenheim
Marian Pallone
James Pardee
John A. Parrella,
M.D.
Loring P. Parsons,
Sr.
Virginia Pearse
Judge Florence R.
Peskoe
Lee Poor
Marie D. Radonisky
Elmer W. Ralph
Lynn Reinalda
Joseph N. Rinn
Jean Rost
Harriett M. Savitz
Cecil V.
Scatuorchio
Brian Schmalz
David Schwarz
Judith M. Hensler
Schweers
Ray Sergeant
John Shapiro
Alfred Stalford
Barbara J. Stewart
Janet D. Sullivan
Stephen E.
Vacchiano
Gladys Waldman
Rev. Foster C.
Wilson
Joseph J. Yaros
Elizabeth P. Yetka
Mildred Zappoli
Frank Stavola
The following individuals comprise the Riverview
Medical Center Heritage Club, a group planning for
RMC’s future by naming the hospital as the beneficiary
of their will, retirement plan or life insurance policy.
The Foundation commends you for your long term
commitment
Mrs. Shepard L. Alexander
Mrs. Marilyn M. Baldi
Mr. William H. Conover
Dr. Ronald P. Costa, M.D.
Ms. Gladys Cubbage
Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn R. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. James O.
Hawthorne
Mrs. Ellen Rose Huhn
Dr. Merritt London, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Donald A.
Macdonald
Mrs. Paulette Roberts
Mrs. Lee D. Schanbam
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J.
Schiavetti, Jr.
Mr. Richard B. Scudder
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.
Sherman
Mrs. Bayard Stout
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Urion
Mr. Earl Way
Ms. Claire M. Wixson
Left to right, Anthony Gardner, RMC President Tim Hogan, Dr. Howard
Ross, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Virginia Croddick, her son,
John Croddick and Marilyn Baldi at the 2009 Heritage Club Tea, an
annual event to honor these special donors. Established by the
Riverview Medical Center Foundation Trustees, the Heritage Club is
comprised of individuals who have planned for the future of Riverview
by naming the hospital in their long term financial plans. This year,
Dr. Ross provided an informative lecture and attendees also toured
the new Pediatric Care Center and The CyperKnife Pavilion.
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What Will Your Legacy Be?
Your legacy will be shaped by the impact you have had on
people, organizations and the world.
hrough her charitable trust, Jane H. Booker has helped
to transform RMC and to make it the institution it is
today. The Booker Cancer Center has made Riverview
one of the few cancer centers in the country to offer
the revolutionary CyberKnife system, which is a noninvasive surgical
approach to combating cancer. As a result of Mrs. Booker’s gift,
more than 600 patients have been treated using CyberKnife.
Morris Miller and his wife Lora believed in the power of education.
Through his will, Mr. Miller created the Lora G and Morris Miller
Education Perpetual Fund, providing education opportunities for RMC
nurses and staff. Each year, hundreds of RMC nurses, staff and the
patients they serve benefit from the Miller’s foresight and generosity.
These are just two examples of how a legacy gift can provide a
meaningful way to give to Riverview and ensure its long-term
future, while also meeting your own personal planning objectives.
We find that many of our most loyal friends want to financially help
Riverview achieve its mission, but struggle with how to do so when
times are tough. Fortunately, there are many ways you can make a gift
while also taking care of your own needs. For example, do you need to:
• Increase your income now or for retirement?
• Pay for college for your children or grandchildren? or
• Maximize your children’s inheritance?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we can help.
To learn more about how Riverview Medical Center can partner
with you and your advisors to craft your legacy, check off the
correct boxes on the reply envelope or contact Anthony Gardner
at (732) 751-5115.
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We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the 2008 Riverview Medical Center donors.
Riverview Medical Center
gratefully acknowledges
the generosity of our
2008 donors of $100 or
more
$100,000+
Estate of Mary D. Clapham
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G.
Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Lucas
The Estate of Dr. William M.
Matthews.
Estate of Clarence W. Taber, Jr.
$50,000 - $99,999
Dorothy Fielder Brown Trust
Estate of Frederick W. Miller
$25,000 - $49,999
Arthur Kontos Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Cornell
Mattone Family Charitable
Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Alert Ambulance Service, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William I. Riker
Riverview Medical Center
Auxilary
Stillwell-Hansen Inc.
The Lucy & Eleanor S. Upton
Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Weiant
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Diaco
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D.
Donovan
Gleneayre Farm
The Hurtt Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jones,
Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kolber
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Kroon
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Meyer III
QualCare, Inc.
Mrs. Bayard Stout
Woman's Exchange of
Monmouth County
George Yanko
The Zobel Foundation, Inc.
$1,000 - $4,999
Alexander D. Lehrer Cancer
Charities
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Arliss
Mrs. Meredyth R. Armitage
Mrs. Marilyn M. Baldi
Beacon Hill Show Stables, Inc.
Mr. Peter M. Belmont
Birdsall Services Group, Inc.
Wm. Blanchard Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Boyle, Jr.
Cain Brothers
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Callman
Career Education Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cartmell
Croddick Real Estate
Holding LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Croddick
Crothall Healthcare Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Domenic M.
DiPiero III
Mr. James O'Neill Duffy
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Gallagher Benefit Services
General Office Environments
The Gravina Family
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Gravina
Francis and Mildred
Hallenbeck Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W.
Henderson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W.
Henderson, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Beinhard Z. Hou
Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. Kahn
Mazin and Lucy Kalian Family
Fund of Homebuilding
Community
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T.
Labrecque
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon N. Litwin
Lucas Capital Management,
LLC
Lynch Blades Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Edward L. Madden
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W.
Maizel
Marna McCarter-Lord
Mr. Edward J. McKenna, Jr.
MedAssets
Merrill Lynch
Metropolitan Healthcare
Services
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O.
Minerva
Monmouth Park Charity
Fund, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Monninger
Monterey Fund, Inc.
A. V. Murphy Builders, Inc.
The Navesink Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Neff
New Jersey Natural Gas
Company
The Next Generation
Foundation
OceanFirst Foundation
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Mr. E. Ward Poor
Ray Catena Lexus of
Monmouth
Red Bank Rotary Club
Riverview Medical Associates,
P. A.
Riverview Medical Center
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C.
Roselle
Rubin & Raine II, Inc.
The Sambol Family
Foundation, Inc.
Sandy Hook Interiors, Inc.
Schindler Elevator
Corporation
Ms. Sarah B. Schmid
Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Schuhmann
Serluco & Co., L.L.C.
Mr. Roger K. Smith
Supreme Conditioning
Systems, Inc.
Torcivia Family Foundation
Torcon, Inc.
Two River Community Bank
Mr. and Mrs. William U.
Westerfield
Mrs. Harrison S. Woodman
Dr. Phillipa G. Woodriffe and
Mr. Tibor G. Szekeres
Mrs. Betty G. Young
Zager Fuchs, P.C.
$500 - $999
Angelica Textile Services
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Bott
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S.
Brighton
Calhoun Associates
The Cardiovascular Institute
of Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard
Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Cassidy
CJL Farm, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A.
Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Conover
Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Damien
Drazin and Warshaw, P.C.
Estate of Marion R. Durner
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Esposito
Fair Haven Board of
Education
For extending their generosity into the future with
multiple year pledges, we thank the following
special donors:
Emergency Physician
Associates/Team Health
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G.
Ferguson
Torcivia Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Krahnert
Riverview Medical
Associates, P. A.
The Gravina Family
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J.
Schiavetti, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Weiant
Dr. and Mrs. Beinhard Z. Hou
Community Counselling
Service
Dr. Chan W. Huh, M.D.
Dr. Francis Moon Lee, M.D.
Dr. Phillip J. Mosca, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Sestito,
Jr.
Dr. Vijayalaxmi Varadarajan,
M.D.
Dr. Jonathan Brodsky, D.O.
C. R. Bard Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Chitra Lahoti, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Haig Minassian
Dr. and Mrs. Anis F.
Rangwala
Dr. and Mrs. Zwannah D.
Dukuly
Dr. and Mrs. Brian S. Erler
Dr. Sushama C. Govil, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C.
Leschhorn
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore J.
Matulewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
DeFelice, Jr.
Feigus Office Furniture
Fine Painting & Decorating
Co., Inc.
First Presbyterian Church
Fromkin Brothers, Inc.
The Grove at ShrewsburyMetrovation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G.
Hohorst
Homans Associates
Honeywell Hometown Solutions
K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC
Mr. Hans A. Huber
Stephen M. Johnson, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Larkin
Little Silver Electric, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Luby
The Mam-NWJ Foundation,
Inc.
Mr. George W. C. McCarter
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
McInerney
McKenna, DuPont, Higgins &
Stone
Merck Partnership for Giving
Dr. and Mrs. Quentin M.
Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Panzica
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Parton
PNC Wealth Management
Mr. Jack Privetera
Raintree Veterinary Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Riordan
Riverview Medical Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Ian M. Ross
The Ryan Group at UBS
Financial Services
Mr. Richard H. Tierney
Total Joint and Spine Center
WithumSmith+Brown
Zack Painting Company, Inc.
$250 - $499
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Anderson
Anest Ansell, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Howard P.
Aronson
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Blass
Dr. and Mrs. John Putnam
Brodsky
Mrs. Kathleen B. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B.
Carey, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene F.
Cheslock
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Dale, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Darrow
Donwil Company
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L.
Ewbank, Jr.
Globe Hotel
Ms. Heather Golden
Hazlet Pharmacy, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Hetzler
Holmdel Kiwanis Foundation,
Inc.
The Kevork and Sirwart
Hovnanian Family
Foundation
Industrial Cooling Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kelsey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Lawrence III
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R.
Malone
The Mended Hearts, Inc.
Meridian Behavioral Health
Services
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H.
Natelson
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neff
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Palmeri
Par Excellence Systems, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Pope, Jr.
Mr. Daniel E. Ralph
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ray
Rich Fire Protection
Mr. and Mrs. Powell
Robinson III
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D.
Roffman
Ms. Jen Santaniello
Mrs. Ofelia Schwarz
Ms. Carolyn S. Sebolt
Kyun Shin, M.D.
Mr. Michael Sterlacci
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tise
Ward-Boland Associates, Inc.
Women Caring for Women
Mr. Harold A. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zamoyta
$100 - $249
Ms. Phyllis Abate
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L.
Albrecht
Ms. Kara Allen
Mrs. Patricia D. Anderson
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Annarella
Mrs. Lucy Apel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Aronwald
Ms. Alicia Attanasio
Mrs. Mary Ann C. Ballantine
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Ballinger
Mr. and Mrs. George P.
Barnitz, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Betts
Mrs. Frank F. Blaisdell
Mr. Dudley J. Blond
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I.
Blondes
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon E.
Bostic II
Boston Scientific Corporation
Ms. Catherine A. Boyd
Dr. and Mrs. John G. Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Martin R.
Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T.
Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. William Briand
Ms. Jennifer Broderick
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Broege
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C.
Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Busch
Ms. Aiesa C. Camarao
Ms. Deneen Cartas
Ms. Tamara Casriel
Mrs. Elinor L. Chevalier
Ms. Theresa Christiani
Dr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Clarke
Mrs. Gillian P. Courtney-Pratt
Sgt. Jerry K. Crabbe
Ms. Jane M. Creamer
Ms. Doris L. Crisson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Crowley
Crown Tire, Inc.
Mr. Thomas D. Cunningham, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Fabio DaSilva
Ms. Rachel Davidson
Ms. Elizabeth W. Dayton
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Dayton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Dedick
Ms. Carol L. Dedrick
Mr. James Deibert
Mr. Steven Domic
Ms. Nicole Dominguez
Mrs. Pauline Drazin
Dale E. Edlin, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Eulner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.
Farquharson
Mr. John A. Farrell
Mr. Cecil W. Farrow
Ms. Alireza Faryar
Mr. Anthony J. Fernandez
Mr. Ronald A. Fiala
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Fiume
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Flanagan
Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Formica
Mr. Walter H. Fricke
Mr. Herbert L. Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Gelber
Mrs. Eugenia A. Golden
Goldtinker, Inc.
Mrs. Jane K. Grammer
Mr. Vincent M. Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey S.
Greener
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H.
Greenwald
Mr. and Mrs. A. David Grinker
Ms. Susan F. Gronbeck
Mr. Mark Groot
Ms. Aggie Guthrie
Ms. Meghan Haggerty
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Halpin
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander V. R.
Halsey
Mr. and Mrs. Norman O.
Harris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James O.
Hawthorne
Mr. and Mrs. Donald N.
Heirman
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Hellings
Ms. Elizabeth P. Hetzler
Ms. Jennifer L. Hetzler
Ms. Kelly Hodges
Ms. Kathleen A. Horgan
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Horl
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S.
Howard
Ms. Angela V. B. Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hunkele
Ms. Jill Hurant
Mr. Kenneth H. Hynes
International Flavors and
Fragrances
Johns Manville
Mrs. Niels W. Johnsen
Mr. David C. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S.
Joyce
Mr. Edward J. Kaiser
Mr. and John E. Karlin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kaye
Ms. Kim Keller
Mrs. Dawn Kern
Mr. and Mrs. William
Kilpatrick
Ms. Gisela H. Kopp
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Kramer
Ms. Jennifer Lacko
Mrs. Maxine G. Langbein
Mrs. Eileen M. Lawley
The generosity of our Team Members who supported the 2008 Annual Fund is gratefully acknowledged
by the Riverview Medical Center Foundation
Ms. Myrna Abetria-Ramas
Alejandro Allanigue, R.N.
Teresa Anderson, R.N.
Ms. Christine Arthen
Mr. Hecel Balingit
Mrs. Natalie Bamonte
Mr. Christopher Barto
Ms. Anna J. Barton
Mrs. Patricia Beirne
Ms. Donna Bennett
Susan M. Bennett, R.N.
Mr. Bernardo Besa
Mrs. Rocel Besa
Ms. Dana Boettinger
Ms. Theresa M. Bolsch
Mr. Jeffrey Boyle
Ms. Ofelia Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burns
Mrs. Frances Byrnes
Mr. Fortunato Campesi
Ms. Karen Carlson
Phoebe Carumba, R.N.
Ms. Nancy Casiano
Mr. Anthony V. Cava
Ms. Tandra Chakraborty
Ms. Stephanie A. Colando
Ms. Helen Conroy
Ms. Elizabeth Correnti
Ms. Anna Costanza
Mr. Timothy O. Crooks
Mrs. Patricia Crosby
Ms. Catherine J. Cutone
Diana Dender, R.N.
Ms. Goldie Dennis
Yvonne DesBordes, R.N.
Ms. Carolyn J. Dorr
Mr. Eric Eclarinal
Mrs. Lisa A. Epstein
Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Lenahan
Mr. and Mrs. Scott A.
Lenahan
Dr. and Mrs. Steven P. Lisser
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lobell
Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Lory
Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Luria
Ms. Tiffany Lussier
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Luttrell
Dr. and Mrs. Donald A.
Macdonald
Mr. Eugene J. Mangia
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Masco
Ms. Danielle Mason
Ms. Margaret Mass
Mr. Robert Mastrodomenico
Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Mastrodomenico
Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe
Mastropaolo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Matchett
Mr. and Mrs. David A.
McLaughlin
Mrs. Conchita M. Mendoza
Mr. John G. Middleton
Ms. Frances Mina
Mintz Girgan & Brightly, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lang
Molineux
Ms. Marjorie Mollenauer
Ms. Laura C. Morana
Mrs. M. Jacqueline Evans
Mr. Lawrence Fachner
Ms. Roseann Ficarra
Mr. Julio Figueroa
Mr. Michael Franzone
Mrs. Karen A. Goedeke
Ms. Alicia A. Golden
Ms. Denise Guidera
Ms. Gail Hague
Mr. Robert D. Hardy
Mr. Dennis Harrison
Mr. Timothy J. Hogan
Mr. William Hourihan
Ms. Seferia Hrehowsik
Mr. Stephen F. Hudecek
Mrs. Susan S. Hubner
Mr. Rodney Ingram
Susan Inwright, R.N.
Ms. Diane H. Jacoubs
Ms. Michele D. Julian
Ms. Danielle Karol
Mrs. Jennifer Keeling
Ms. Deborah Kehoe
Ms. Alison Kennedy
Ms. Amy Kenter
Ms. Mary Kirman
Ms. Ruth A. Kurtz
Ms. Kathleen T. Laffan
The Honorable Alexander D.
Lehrer
Mr. Alessandro Lepore
Ms. Mary Leung
Ms. Patricia A. Lewis
Mrs. Jo Ann Lillis
Ms. Donna Lizotte
Mrs. Josefina D. Lumanlan
Ms. Barbara A. MacDonald
Ms. Carolyn Mackay
Morgan Stanley
Ms. Donna Moruzzi
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Mullins IV
Ms. and Mr. Jan Murphy
Ms. Helen B. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian D.
Newcomb
Ms. Joan Nies
Ms. Fran Noorchasm
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Novakowski
Ms. Shannon O'Connell-Craney
Ms. Meghan B. Ohara
Dr. and Mrs. Declan
O'Scanlon
Mr. John A. Pancetti
Mr. David Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. John K.
Pawlowski
Mr. John R. Perrotta
Mr. Brian Pfeifer
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P.
Pignataro
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pollio
Mr. J. Sheppard Poor
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Post
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Powers
Presbyterian Women of the
Presbyterian Church at
Shrewsbury
Priority Power Company, Inc.
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Mrs. Marianne L. Madlung
Ms. Christina Mantello
Ms. Linda Marini
Ms. Christine Markey
Mr. Raymond Marshall
Ms. Denise Martin-Masi
Mrs. Phyllis Matches
Ms. Kim A. Mazzei
Ms. Colleen McCormickBosse
Mrs. Jane W. Meyer
Ms. Barbara Miller
Joseph A. Miller, Ph.D.
Ms. Carolyn C. Millevoi
Mrs. Carol E. Moore
Ms. Tami Morales
Ms. Katherine Morris
Mrs. Helen A. Mulhern
Mrs. Beth Mulroy
Ms. Leeann Murray
Ms. Josephine I. Noden
Ms. Susan Novicky
Ms. Linda O'Sullivan
Mrs. Mary B. Ostrowski
Ms. Jody Pappas
Mrs. Clare E. Parker
Ms. Kim K. Pheifer
Ms. Kathryn Pluff
Ms. Carina M. Polensky
Mrs. Laura Pollio
Janet Porter, R.N.
Mr. Robert M. Prevost
Mrs. Barbara Prunty
Mrs. Margaret Rafferty
Ms. Madeleine Rebscher
Mr. Frances M. Reid
Mr. Declan Reilly
Ms. Grace Reilly
Mr. Robert H. Purdy
RA Security Systems, Inc.
Miss Joanne M. Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Reich
Mrs. Phyllis Rinn
Ms. Silvia Rizzo
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Roberts
Ms. Mary Ellen Rubinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ruedy
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Rusch
Ms. Denise Russo
Ms. Valerie Ryan
Ms. Lucy Sager
Ms. Rebecca Salaway
Ms. Angela M. Sansone
Sassy Chic Boutique, Inc.
Mrs. Mary Jane Sauer
Ms. Eileen Savko
Mr. and Mrs. William W.
Scanlan
Mrs. Lee D. Schanbam
Ms. Elizabeth Schwinn
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Scott
Mr. Thomas Scriven
Shadow Lake Village Lakers
Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sivinski
Ms. Sheryl Skolnik
State Insulation Corp.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Stout
Ms. Linda Strang
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E.
Straus
Ms. Pat Renna
Ms. Dolores C. Reynolds
Ms. Barbara A. Rivard
Howard A. Rubinstein, M.D.
Ms. Rosemarie F. Rumore
Mrs. Carol R. Rybakowski
Vardha S. Sailam, M.D.
Mr. Frank Savitsky
Ms. Jane Schappert
Ms. Suzanne Seniscalchi
Mr. Joseph Servidio
Ms. Eileen Smith, R.N.
Mrs. Eileen M. Smith
Ms. Kelly Smith
Ms. Jaclyn Soldivieri
Ms. Lynn Stefanowicz
Mr. Allen Stein
Mrs. Mary Ellen Strozak
Deborah Stubing, R.N.
Ms. Denise P. Sullivan
Mrs. Margaret A. Sullivan
Mr. Patrick Tabora
Mrs. Patricia Tomaino
Ms. Mary Toner
Ms. Laurren Trio
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E.
Valendo
Ms. Nancy L. Ventrone
Marguerite M. Waite, R.N.
Ms. Karen Walling
Ms. Joan J. Wehner
Ms. Jennifer White
Ms. Colleen M. Wolfe
Mrs. Tracey Yaeger
Mrs. Theresa C. Yahara
Mrs. Nile Yolac
Mr. Richard Zara
Mr. Lewis K. Stroll
Mrs. Edmund B. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Sullivan
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S.
Sykoff
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tanis
Ms. Kerrin Tierney
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Tighe
Ms. Nancy Toye
Ms. Valerie Trembly
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A.
Vaughan
Ms. Beth Ann Visceglia
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Vogel
Mrs. Carol R. Wade
Mr. and Mrs. William
Wenninger
Ms. Penelope P. Wilson
Ms. S. Morgan Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Wise
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W.
Wise
Ms. Claire M. Wixson
Ms. Betsy L. Wolf
Mrs. Iride E. Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus S.
Wright III
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wu
Mr. George Yahnel
Ms. Jennifer Zona
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In 2008, our generous donors helped
Riverview Medical Center transform its
pediatric care offerings by supporting the construction of the
Pediatric Care Center at Riverview, a new state-of-the-art,
specialized emergent care and observation short stay area. Within
days of its opening in March 2009, pediatric patients and their
families have already been “wowed” by the child-friendly amenities
and the care provided by Riverview’s highly skilled pediatric
and emergency physicians, Magnet nurses and support staff.
Each year at Riverview, we provide care to 7,000 children – more than 90% of which are treated and released
within 24 hours for common ailments and injuries. In the event that a child requires more acute care Riverview
provides a direct bridge to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, allowing for unparalleled, specialized pediatric
care to our community.
Riverview Medical Center Foundation
1 Riverview Plaza
Red Bank, NJ 07701-9824
Telephone: 732-751-5100
Fax: 732-751-5130
Here’s another way you can support Riverview Medical Center:
Purchase an item from our new wish list. Click on Ways To Give at: www.riverviewmedicalcenter.com