CREATING a sustainable health system
2012 PROGRESS report
CONTENTS
2012 PROGRESS report
Letter from Dr. Jim Weinstein
creating a sustainable health system
what is a sustainable health system ?
saving lives in 3d
living beyond limitations
creating change with value as our guide
Thank You from Chair, Boards of Trustees
donor profiles
financial, clinical & operational data
philanthropic contributions
outpatient data
boards of trustees & officers
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock:
Creating a Sustainable Health System, to Improve the Lives
of the People and Communities We Serve for Generations to Come
One of the greatest benefits of life is the opportunity to help a fellow human being. We in health care
are especially blessed as we have the honor of caring for others every day. Everyone who works within
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, whether involved in direct patient care or in a supporting role such as mine, is
here because they believe in our mission and the work we do.
Although health care is going through enormous change right now and the challenges can sometimes
appear to cloud our successes, our fundamental commitment to delivering the very best, safest, most
appropriate care to our patients and their families remains unshaken.
Today, we are creating a sustainable health system for our patients and communities. Our vision
includes new models of care, better methods of delivery, collaborations across the region and
nationally, and improved efficiency and effectiveness to produce the highest quality care at the lowest
cost. In the process, we are becoming a model for the nation.
We’re proud of the work we do here and of our colleagues at every level who give 100 percent to doing
that work. Most importantly, we are all proud and honored by the trust our patients have placed in us.
The best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time. On behalf of everyone who works at
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, that’s our pledge.
Dr. James N. Weinstein
CEO and President
Dartmouth-Hitchcock is creating a sustainable health system;
one that is proactive — working to keep people healthy with innovative methods
and models of care that provide highest quality and best results, safely and at a fair cost.
CONCORD
Taking Care of Children
Young patients receive personalized care at any of the CHaD
locations throughout New Hampshire. Aubrey Anderson, age 5,
left, enjoys her visit with Tessa Lafortune-Greenberg, MD, at the
CHaD clinic located at D-H Concord.
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Taking Care of families
D-H provides accessible, comprehensive and compassionate
care to every member of the family at all D-H locations. Susan
Krasner, APRN, examines expectant mother Rachel Dumais.
We are building a network of care that will measurably improve
the health and health care of the people we serve.
Creating A Sustainable Health System
“We are honored to be among the very best.”
~ Dr. Jim Weinstein
A sustainable health system
It is a system that “improves the lives of the people and communities
Consortium study of academic medical centers that ranked us number
we serve for generations to come,” in the words of Dartmouth-Hitch-
one in efficiency and among the top performers in effectiveness of care
cock CEO and President Dr. James N. Weinstein.
and patient-centered care. In a different ranking, the Institute of Medicine at the National Academies of Sciences found that we have the
That is the goal of all who work across the Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H)
lowest utilization of imaging services, which is a distinction we are partic-
system. Our approximately 9,000 employees—physicians, care provid-
ularly proud of since overuse of imaging is a major driver of health care
ers, staff—are working to create a system of health (not just health
costs in the U.S. Dartmouth-Hitchcock also was selected number one
care) for the people of our region. In the process, we are leading a
among academic medical centers for its top performance on potentially
transformation in the way care is delivered and expanding our activities
avoidable admissions, length of stay, cost per case and 30-day readmis-
beyond the traditional patient-doctor relationship. sion rates by Sg2, an analytics-based health care research group.
Among the best
With this solid foundation, we believe that working together as a team
Our commitment to improve the quality and efficiency of the care we
with our colleagues regionally and nationally, and with the people we
provide never falters. We will not rest on laurels, but we are proud that
serve, we can improve the health of our population by providing the
our work received accolades nationally through a University Hospital
highest quality, accessible and appropriate care, at a lower cost.
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Surgical Expertise
From life-saving surgeries to elective procedures, surgical teams
advance innovation throughout the D-H system. Ivan Tomek,
MD, left, leads a team in anterior hip replacement surgery.
Revolutionizing health care
We are leading the revolution, moving from a system that
communities where it is most convenient for them. D-H physicians are
is currently built on gaining market share and producing often
at work not just in our own facilities, but in hospitals all across the re-
unnecessary care to one where value and one individual’s health are the
gion. At the same time, we are talking to hospitals across New England
most important objectives.
to prepare for a future of tightened resources that will likely see many
changes in the network of institutions that exists today.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock has been building this new direction for some
time. From shared decision-making and informed patient choice to new
Growing collaborations
models of care and innovative collaborations, Dartmouth-Hitchcock is
Nationally, we are working with more than 18 health systems in the
changing the dialogue between patient and caregiver. We are shifting
High Value Healthcare Collaborative (HVHC). Founded by D-H along
the emphasis of our profession from treating illness to ensuring health.
with Mayo Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, Denver Health, and The
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice in 2010, the
Today, Dartmouth-Hitchcock reaches communities throughout New
HVHC seeks to improve quality for patients while reducing costs for
Hampshire and Vermont. Increasingly, we are partnering with other
the nation. Its growing membership includes prominent health systems
providers to make sure that care is available for patients in their own
across the U.S., touching more than 70 million patients in all 50 states.
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Education & Advocacy
As a designated refugee resettlement city, Manchester’s refugee population has increased significantly. Cultural barriers
often impede education. Roshani Patel, MD, right, strives to
educate this vulnerable population about breast cancer issues.
We are committed to delivering high-value health care with the best quality at a fair cost.
Finding solutions
The HVHC is already achieving its promise. Its first study of total knee
replacement has resulted in changes across its member systems that are
reducing hospital stays and improving outcomes for patients. Key to the
work is the sharing of data to arrive at best practices. HVHC is now looking at such conditions as diabetes and congestive health failure, with the
same objective—to arrive at the very best care. Ultimately, all its findings
will be available to hospitals and health systems throughout the country
and around the world.
All of this work has one central focus: the patient. Patients and their
families deserve the very best care, individualized to their wants and
needs, and delivered in locations and in ways that are most efficient,
effective, safe and convenient for them.
There are many challenges, but we believe there also is great opportunity. As a team of exceptional physicians and staff, with the partnership
of the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock is meeting
the challenges and working with dedication and innovation to achieve
our goals as we create the future that will be best for patients and
their families.
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Cancer Care in Communities
The Norris Cotton Cancer Center provides a positive environment
for treatment, cure and recovery at a variety of locations. Oncology nurse Amy Welch, RN, chats with patient Elyse Alkalah during a
chemotherapy infusion at D-H Nashua.
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We are grounded in tradition and focused on the future,
building on a history of innovation, collaboration and constant improvement.
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We are financially strong, honoring our responsibility
to our patients, employees, and communities, now and in the future.
the future is now
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D-H is committed to the future health care of the communities we
serve. Pictured is a class from the DHMC Daycare Center, enjoying
a day of exploration.
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It’s a system that improves
It’s a system that delivers care
the health of our population
in the place and at the point of
overall—not just the health of
time or illness progression to
the patients who walk through
have the most impact on the
the doors of our facilities.
continued health of the patient.
It’s a system that uses new
models of care delivery to
make care more accessible,
less costly, and more effective.
What is
a sustainable
health system
It’s a system that works
within our communities,
as part of the fabric that
holds us together.
It’s a system that is
It’s a system in which patients
financially responsible,
can say that this is the best
investing prudently in people,
experience they’ve ever had in
infrastructure, innovation,
a health care system, and that
education, and research that
they’re thankful we are here.
will truly serve patients.
It’s a system with a
workforce working in
new ways using the fullest
potential of our talented
and committed people.
It’s a system that treats patients
and families as partners in
It’s a system that values
care, knowing that patients
integration and a network
who are fully informed often
of care, and partners locally,
make choices they are happier
regionally, and nationally to
with than if they had left the
improve health and health care.
decision up to their physician.
It’s a system that is
transparent, sharing our
It’s a system that measures
It’s a system that drives
processes and our results
its results, so that we know
change and improvement,
with each other, with our
how we are doing, how our
rather than just letting
patients and their families, and
patients are doing, and that
change happen to it.
with other providers, to hold
what we are doing is effective,
ourselves accountable and
ultimately to make us all better.
necessary, and of value.
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Saving Lives in 3D
On the eve of undergoing a partial mastectomy of her right breast
late in the winter of 2011, Linda Burroughs received a phone call from
her radiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Steven Poplack, MD. “He’d
been thinking about me and had re-examined the mammogram of
my left breast, and he asked if I would be willing to join a study and
have tomosynthesis—the very latest in breast-imaging technology,”
Burroughs recalls.
“He told me, ‘We have this new machine. It’s 3-D.’ I’d been having
mammograms all my life, and I didn’t know they were 2-D. But I said,
‘Sign me up: I’m there.’”
As the 47th subject among 50 of a clinical trial comparing
tomosynthesis to MRI, Burroughs was joining the study relatively late
… and just in time. The Digital Breast tomosynthesis (DBT) imaging
detected an abnormality in the left breast, and after a biopsy confirmed
the presence of more cancer, D-H surgeon Kari Rosenkranz, MD,
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research advances
D-H was among the first institutions in the United States to do
research on tomosynthesis, the latest in breast imaging technology. For Linda Burroughs, left, with Steven Poplack, MD, this
new imaging modality detected a breast cancer that was not
found on a mammogram.
performed partial mastectomies on both. Four days later, Burroughs
Nearing the end of the current clinical trial, D-H researchers are
was joining friends on a long-planned trip to Washington, DC.
analyzing data they gathered from Burroughs and the 49 other
Following precautionary radiation treatments, she is now enjoying time
patients, comparing tomosynthesis with Contrast Enhanced Magnetic
with her husband and a future that, for now, appears cancer-free.
Resonance Imaging (CEMRI) in the setting of a new breast cancer
diagnosis.
“It’s been an astonishing experience,” Burroughs said. “This shows
what it means to diagnose a person, to be able to learn so much
more and be able to give you the right answers.” Poplack is quick to
point out after nearly a decade of research into the technology, that
“It’s about the technology,
but it’s about the people too.”
~ Linda Burroughs
more investigation is needed to learn how it will help and how it
will best serve. For example, while in Burroughs’ case DBT detected
a breast cancer that was not seen on the standard mammogram,
it helped spare other subjects of the study the anxiety of receiving
false positive diagnoses.
While the researchers continue to fine-tune the technology and
strive to better understand its benefits, patients like Linda Burroughs
Poplack’s team has been collaborating with researchers from the Norris
are helping to spread the word about the promise of tomosynthesis,
Cotton Cancer Center and the Thayer School of Engineering since 1999 to
especially for women with dense breast tissue, as well as the care that
develop new breast imaging technologies to both detect breast cancer and
women can expect from clinicians and researchers at D-H.
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limit false alarms. Dartmouth-Hitchcock was among the first institutions in
the United States to do research on the tomosynthesis technology, Poplack
“Another year [without detection of cancer in her left breast] could
says, and was one of five institutions that contributed data that led to its
have been too late for me,” says Burroughs. “It’s about the technology,
approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration.
but it’s about the people too.”
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emergency care anywhere
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART) crews
provide both ground and air medical transportation services to
the medical communities of Northern New England.
We are integrating across our region, collaborating to deliver health care
with excellence and efficiency where and when patients need us.
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Living Beyond Limitations
What leaps out first about Jovante Rodriguez is his bright gaze. He has
large, dark eyes and a peaceful smile, reflecting the spirit that refuses to
dim beneath the tubes, the bandages, the wires, the tape, the needles,
the scars.
Jovante, was born premature with a constellation of serious issues
including brain damage, seizures and asthma. He cannot walk, talk or eat.
Until recently, he needed an ileostomy bag (allowing waste to leave the
body through a tube) due to complications from bowel operations.
His foster mother, Becky Orton, brought him to Children’s Hospital at
Dartmouth (CHaD) when he had trouble breathing and was in danger
of developing pneumonia. Many specialists at CHaD were involved in
Jovante’s care. Overseeing that care is Shawn Ralston, MD, DartmouthHitchcock’s director of Hospital Medicine.
Orton remembers the team of hospitalists and other care providers who
took care of her son through the weeks he was at CHaD. “All of them
became quite involved,” she says. “They all got to know him quite quickly.
A lot of it was problem solving.”
Jovante Rodriguez’s medical challenges are immense. But with the
support of his foster family and the
expert care of his CHaD caregivers,
this young patient has a chance to
live beyond his body’s limits.
When Jovante’s breathing had stabilized, surgeons repaired Jovante’s
wishes. Part of that relationship included engaging Orton in family-
lower intestine and removed the ileostomy bag—but he continued
centered rounds, the deliberate practice of inviting patients and families to
to have problems with blood pressure, heart rate, feeding and other
be part of regular rounds with students, residents and nurses. It’s standard
issues. He ended up staying at CHaD for nearly a month.
practice at CHaD. “These rounds allow families to watch the team work,
and to see the thought and deliberation that go into taking care of their
Orton easily rattles off the list of specialists who were at his side, including
child every day,” says Ralston.
physicians from Pulmonology, Nephrology, Neurology, Gastroenterology,
Surgery, Cardiology and Urology. Ralston helped ensure that Orton was
Part of Ralston’s job is to help families understand that medicine still
up to date on everything that developed and involved in every decision,
involves a great deal of uncertainty. “Our society sees medicine as
and made sure that Jovante’s many other caregivers were aware of her
having answers,” Ralston says. “If we do enough tests, or the right
tests, we’ll be able to diagnose the problem. However, those of us
who work in the hospital know that clinical uncertainty is incredibly
common. Our job as doctors sometimes consists solely in helping the
patient and family understand this, especially in pediatrics.”
Photo courtesy of becky orton
Jovante is now back home with his family and doing well. “He requires
24/7 care because he can’t do anything for himself,” Orton says. “But
his spirit is huge, and he melts my heart with his big smiles and bright
eyes. I love this boy with all my heart and can’t wait until he’s legally,
officially ours.”
“Getting to know Jovante and his mother was, for me, one of those things
Communication is the key
to patient-centered care for
CHaD’s team of hospitalists.
Shawn Ralston, MD, center,
with Matthew O’Connor, MD,
and Michelle Shepard, MD.
that make me love my job,” Ralston says. “Becky is an amazing caregiver,
and he is a really bright spark, despite living in a body with a lot of
limitations. And, while I hope to see him again outside of the hospital, I
really hope he doesn’t have to be my patient again anytime soon.”
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We are constantly learning,
embracing our status and responsibility as an academic medical center
to advance research and education that improves the health of our population.
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shaping medical minds
Teaching future clinicians is woven into the daily fabric of
patient care. John Modlin, MD, center, is one of many D-H
faculty dedicated to medical education. Pictured with trainees Claude-Lyne Valcin, MD, left, and Kate Russell, right.
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patient-centered caRE
Low readmission rates are one example of how D-H is leading
the shift from a volume-based to a value-based reimbursement
system. Alan Kono, MD, right, with patient Caron Bronstein, is
one of a team of clinicians who are demonstrating coordinated
follow-up care keeps patients out of the hospital.
Creating Change with Value as Our Guide
Dartmouth-Hitchcock ranks in the top 1 percent of hospitals in the country
in its care of heart failure and heart attack patients.
For over a decade, Alan Kono, MD, director of the Congestive Heart
D-H has achieved excellent performance on this quality measure,
Failure Clinic at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), has refined a basic, yet
ranking in the top 1 percent of hospitals in the country in its care of
important, strategy to keep his patients healthy after they leave the
heart failure and heart attack patients.
hospital—coordinated follow-up care.
The results—which are based on discharges from July, 2008 through June,
“The first 24 hours after a patient is discharged is a critical factor in
2011—are even more impressive considering that D-H is a major “safety-net”
determining whether they end up back in the hospital,” he says. Kono and
hospital in New Hampshire, providing services to patients who are unable
a team of nurses, doctors and care managers empower patients to play an
to pay for their care. On average, safety-net hospitals (mostly academic
active role in their healing process with patient education, nutrition and
medical centers) had higher readmission rates than their counterparts.
fitness coaching, and frequent follow-up phone calls. Their goal is to help
patients recover successfully once they’ve left the hospital.
In the coming year, D-H will be engaged in a number of governmental
and commercial insurer incentive programs aimed at making care more
While this strategy may not seem typical of the treatment generally
effective and efficient for selected populations of patients.
prescribed by a nationally renowned heart specialist, the work of Kono
and his team is exactly why D-H has surpassed other institutions in
“Our performance in this area reflects the exemplary work done by real
a key quality indicator that is measured by the Centers for Medicare
experts in coordinating follow-up care for patients so they can recover
and Medicaid Services—readmission rates. Readmission rate refers
successfully once they’ve left the hospital,” says George Blike, MD, Chief
to the percentage of patients who are readmitted to a hospital after
Quality and Value Officer at D-H. “That’s what reducing readmissions is
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being previously discharged for the same medical condition. As part
all about—improving the care we provide to our patients. We don’t have
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of federal efforts to improve quality and lower costs of care, hospitals
a national health care system that is financially sustainable at this point.
across the country now must pay penalties for poor readmission rates
We’ve got to create it, and part of creating it is going to be executing
with their Medicare patients.
change with value as our guide.”
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Dr. and Mrs. Emil R.
Dominguez, Jr.
EVO Products Corporation
Colby-Sawyer College
Coldwell Banker Redpath &
Company
Barbara and Tom Cole
Cure With Hope
John J. Donahoe II and
Eileen E. Chamberlain
Drs. Peter and Bonni Curran
Drs. Richard and Miriam E. Donn
Current Concepts Foundation
Dr. Alan E. Donnenfeld
Drs. Jesse W. and Judith S.
Currier
Drs. Eric D. Donnenfeld and
Marleen B. Donnenfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Currier
Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
The Colgan Family Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Therapeutics
Mary and Allan Doyle
Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Collier
D.F. Richard, Inc.
S B Collins, Inc.
Drs. Lawrence and Linda Dacey
Comcast
Brian and Erika Dade
The Commonwealth Fund
Kevin Scott Dalrymple
Foundation
H. Howard Colehower
Foundation Fund of The
Philadelphia Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William S.
Colehower
The Community Foundation for
the Greater Capital Region’s
Bill and Mary Barnet/Carol
B. and Alan Fuchs Donor
Advised Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Aristotle J.
Damianos
Computac
Dancesteps Etc.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Conaty
Daniell Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent S. Conti
Mr. and Mrs. Craig D. Darling
Convent General Knights of
the York Cross of Honour
(A Masonically Affiliated
Organization)
Dartmouth Transportation
Company
Drs. Anne E. de Papp and
Daniel G. Dadourian
The Co-op Food Stores
Dr. and Mrs. Milton Cooper
Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Damien
Dr. David Doyle
Dr. Laurie F. Draughon
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Dressel
Christine M. Driscoll-Carignan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Drouin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Drubel, Jr.
Bernard V. Drury
The Dublin Fund
Dulude Family Foundation
Drs. Diane Dwyer and Joseph Gall
Eastman Golf Association
Ken and Vickie French
Calvin W. Frese
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Frieder
Dr. and Mrs. Alan J. Friedman
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Freddie Ho Keung Fu
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Fahey
Rabbi and Mrs. Alan D. Fuchs
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
FUJIFILM Dimatix
Fairpoint Communications
John N. Fulham III and
Wiley M. Fulham
Dr. and Mrs. William E. Falk
Michael and Sharon Fanger
Farmington Fire & Rescue
Association
Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Faulkner II
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Fawcett
Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Feinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Ferneau
Dr. and Mrs. David R. Fett
The Fine and Greenwald
Foundation
Dr. Ann Furtado
Dr. Imre Gaal, Jr.
Gabelli & Company
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for
Cancer Research
Gallagher, Flynn & Company
Dr. Stephen J. Galli
Mr. and Mrs. A. John Gambs
Game Creek Video
Cynthia Gannaway
First Republic Securities
Company
Garnet Hill
Fisher Cats Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Fletcher
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore H.
Gasteyer II
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Flood
Gate City Electric, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Floren
The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Robert J. and Leigh M. Garry
Hugh M. Eaton III
Florida Association of Neonatal
Nurse Practioners
Theodore L. Gatsas
Katharine Z. Eaton
Philip de Toledo
Fogg’s Stoneworks
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Eckenrode
Mr. and Mrs. Manton Copeland III
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. DeFronzo,
Jr.
Edwards Lifesciences
Dr. Brent Forester and
Kimberly Lewis
Dr. Marc Gautier and
Sarah H. Davie
Dr. and Mrs. G. Robert Delong
Susan M. Eichholz
Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Gazzaniga
Carlos A. Cordeiro Foundation
Nancy and John Formella
Dr. David Eisner
Mark Formica and Linda
Brunini-Formica
General Electric Foundation
Jayne and Michael Costello
The Demers Group
Cottage Hospital
Susan Dentzer and
Charles Alston
Foundation for Informed
Medical Decision Making
Geokon
Foundation for the National
Institutes of Health
Dr. Barbara and Michael Gerling
John J. Cotter
Estate of Eleanor and Norris
Cotton
Couch Family Foundation
The Couch Philanthropy Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W.
Couch, Jr.
Depuy Mitek, Inc.
Derry Sports & Rehab, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B.
Detwiler
Dr. R. Paul Detwiler
Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
Dr. John F. Eisold
The Stuart S. and Barbara R.
Elkind Trusts
Drs. R. Mark Ellerkmann and
Ariane Cometa
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Ellsworth
Mr. (deceased) and Mrs. Louis
B. Ely, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Gavin
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Gentile
The Gerber Foundation
Dr. Diane Louise Fountas
Kathleen Geurkink
Joan P. Fowler
Gilbane Building Company
Jonathan R. Fox
James Gilbert
David T. Foy
Phoebe H. Giles
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Donor profile
Out of tragedy
comes triumph
extraordinary dedication
In memory of his daughter, Kristin, John Xiggoros has
raised more than $1 million for CHaD’s pediatric oncology
unit. Dartmouth-Hitchcock recognized his extraordinary
dedication with its 2011 Outstanding Community Ambassador Award.
Photo by jon gilbert fox
Many milestones mark the journey that John
and Patty Xiggoros began when their daughter, Kristin,
was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma more than
15 years ago. Some milestones are tragic, such as Kristin’s
death in 1997 after a three-year fight with the disease.
And some are triumphant, such as surpassing $1 million
in donations to Kristin’s Gift—a fund that the Xiggoroses
established in memory of their daughter at the Children’s
Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD).
Kristin’s Gift underwrites projects and programs
at CHaD’s pediatric oncology unit in Lebanon and
Manchester, NH, offering hope and support to hundreds
of children and families. A gift in September 2011 from
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter and his wife,
Alyson, pushed the fund over the $1 million mark. The
Carpenters made the gift a few days before DartmouthHitchcock awarded John Xiggoros the 2011 Outstanding
Community Ambassador Award for his tireless
fundraising efforts.
“We’re not rich people, but if you don’t have money,
then you can volunteer; if you have money, give it,” said
Xiggoros upon receiving the award. His passion for helping
kids with cancer and for supporting CHaD is rooted in the
care his daughter received so many years ago.
“When Kristin was sick we visited many hospitals . . .
some of the great centers,” said Xiggoros. “It was a long
journey, but at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and CHaD all we
felt was love and happiness and just a culture of caring
for the patient. I can’t think of a better place to get
passionate about than Dartmouth-Hitchcock because
the bottom line is it cares for the kids, it cares for you, it
cares for us.”
Donor profile
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Annual Fund sets a new record
Those who give to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Annual Fund (DHAF) come from all walks of life and
locations near and far. Some are former patients or
their relatives. Others are employees or community
members. But the handwritten notes that sometimes
accompany these donors’ gifts share a common theme
of gratitude. “My husband and I want to thank everyone
for the wonderful care that we receive from DartmouthHitchcock,” wrote one recent donor from central Vermont.
Such gratitude and the generous contributions of 3,287
donors propelled DHAF to a record-breaking finish for the
year ending June 30, 2012. Many previous donors and 752
first-time donors gave a total of $802,628. Gifts to DHAF
are put to work immediately to meet the institution’s most
urgent needs. The Fund also supports the broader academic
medical enterprise, including the Geisel School of Medicine
at Dartmouth, whose faculty, students, and researchers
help ensure that the latest in biomedical research and
medical advances are available to D-H patients.
The Annual Fund’s success this year would not have
been possible without the DHAF Working Group, a
committee of volunteers drawn from the DartmouthHitchcock Assembly of Overseers. David Cioffi, who has
chaired the committee for many years, brought his usual
tireless energy to the effort and helped rally new and
previous donors.
“Dartmouth-Hitchcock always rises to the occasion
to bring world-class health care to the communities it
serves,” says Cioffi. “Likewise, community members have
risen to the occasion to support Dartmouth-Hitchcock
with their generous gifts.”
Other members of the Working Group are Barbara
Blough, Linda Burroughs, Jane and Jack DeGange, Phil
Desmond, Brian Doyle, Joan “Posey” Fowler, Mike Gerling,
Susan Leahy, Jerry and Nancy Mitchell, Gary Neil, Don
Wharton, and John Woodward-Poor.
extraordinary gRATITUDE
Almost 3,300 donors made gifts to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Annual Fund during the year ending June 30, 2012. Their generosity
supports a broad range of patient care, teaching, and research
activities at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine.
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Dr. and Mrs. Steven Gillis
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Gilroy, Sr.
Global Forest Partners LP
Gertrude M. Goff
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Gold
Ron and Liz Goldberg
William Goldman Foundation
Gold’s Gym
Maya D. Goldschmidt
Alan Golub
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Goodell
Dr. and Mrs. Roger R.
Guillemette
Dr. Simon C. Hillier and
Kimberley Hillier
Dr. Randi E. Isaacs and
Michael J. Zaidel
Paul and Veronica Guyre
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Israel
Barbara F. Hall
Dr. Francis H. Hinnendael
Mr. and Mrs. Almon W. Ives
Reverends Lyle and Lisbeth Hall
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hobart
Catherine H. Jacobus
Robert Halper Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hochreiter
Dr. and Mrs. Ross A. Jaffe
Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Hamblin
David Hodgson
Jane’s Trust
Hamill Family Foundation
Dr. Eric K. Hoffer and
Anne W. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Jantzen
Dr. and Mrs. Walter C. Kerschl
Alex Jasiukowicz
Dr. and Mrs. Richard I. Kertzner
Russell A. Holden
John Hancock Matching Gifts
Program
Drs. William M. and Cynthia
Nichols Kettyle
Estate of Helen H. Holland
Johnson & Johnson
Robert D. Kilmarx
Mr. and Mrs. Romer Holleran
Johnson & Johnson Contribution
Fund
Kimball Union Academy
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin
Hampshire First Bank
Alice F. Hance
Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Hoffman
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Goodman
Mark Hansen
Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Gorman
Dr. and Mrs. A. Stuart Hanson
Dr. E. Ann Gormley and
Richard Wallace
Alex and Laura Hanson CGF
Maureen L. Gosselin
Dr. and Mrs. Russell W. Hardy, Jr.
Granite State Harley-Davidson
Dr. William D. Harley
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Granquist
Dr. Allan C. Harrington
Ward F. Gravel, D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Roby Harrington III
Liz and Alex Gray
Chip and Wendy Harris
The Greater Cincinnati
Foundation
John and Alice Harrison
Dr. Alan I. Green and
Frances S. Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Hartford
Dr. Harriet W. Hopf and
Leo M. Hopf
Lori R. Hartglass and
Ralph J. Schwan
Dr. John Houde and
Jennifer Rybeck Houde
Drs. Gregg S. and Jinny K.
Hartman
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman W. Hoyt
Robin Lois Green
Dr. and Mrs. William R. Green
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan A.
Greenberg
Estate of Robert J. Greene
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Greenwald
Hugh Gregg Foundation
The Hon. and Mrs. Judd A. Gregg
Julia N. Griffin and John A. Steidl
Robert E. Griffin
Hugh and Shana Griffiths
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Hardy
Drs. John and Joyce Harrison
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Foundation
Harvey Construction
Corporation
Holloway Motor Cars
Dr. Richard W. Holt and
Ann T. Wallace
Tony and Linda Johnson
Anne and Kimpton Honey
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Johnson
Charles H. Hood Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston
Melanie J. Hook
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilson Jones
Drs. P. Jack Hoopes and
Vicki Scheidt
Joan H. Jones
Hank and Lynn Hopeman
Foundation
Dr. Jiong-Ming Hu and
Yi-Jun Chen
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hubbard
Wentworth Hubbard
Jeffrey Hastings and
Kathy Emery-Hastings
Estate of Frances T. and
Earl H. Huff
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Howard Hughes Medical
Institute
Jane and Monte Haymon
Ellen Foscue Johnson
Jordan & Kyra Memorial
Foundation
Dr. Peter G. Kachavos
Dr. Sarah A. Kahn and
Richard M. Routhier
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Kaiser
Dr. Robert M. Kamen
Drs. Catherine and Samuel Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy L. Katz
Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
Dr. Anne M. Hebert and
John P. Cooke
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Hyland
The Julia and Seymour Gross
Foundation
Richard W. Grossman and
Elaine R. Warshell
Dr. Bonnie Henderson and
Edward Henderson
Dr. and Mrs. Hardy Hendren III
IBM Corporation
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Immelt
Impact Applications, Inc.
Gryphon International
Investment Corporation
Hendricks/Felton Foundation
Heritage Operating, L.P.
Invest in Others Charitable
Foundation
Drs. Mary Lou and C. Robertson
Guerinot
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hession
Drs. Margaret F. and Marshall
A. Guill III
Mr. and Mrs. Merrick Kleeman
Rona Klein
Mr. Frederick P. Koallick
Mr. and Mrs. Murray P. Kohl
Kohl’s Department Stores
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Dr. C. Everett Koop
Barbara and Eugene Kopf
Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. Koutras
Hearing Health Foundation
Hypertherm H.O.P.E. Foundation
Kiva Foundation
Kraft Foods Global
Dr. and Mrs. Walter C. Griggs
The Henderson Family
Foundation
Kinney Pike Insurance
Drs. Kathleen M. Katamura and
Kenneth R. Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Griggs
Peg A. Grondin
King Arthur Flour
Bruce and Mary King
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kosnik
Peter D. Kaufman
Dr. Kent Hymel
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Karen’s Climb Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J.
Hutchinson
William W. Helman IV
Elizabeth C. Kent
Dr. Carolyn Kerrigan and
David Greenwood
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Kane
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Heaney
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable
Foundation
Ann D. Kent
Ella M. Korenman
Kaufman, Hall & Associates
Jessica S. Griffiths and
Timothy J. Wennrich
Kendal at Hanover
Brian E. Kensil
Estate of Edward and Lucy
Kammler
Charles and Elva Hutchinson
Healthcare Services
Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey
Posy and John H. Krehbiel
Dr. Thomas R. Kuhns
Carl A. Kuniholm and
Rick Kuniholm
Dr. Vlavas Kaupas
Dr. Benedikt Kurz and
Sandia Wang
Dr. and Mrs. Haig H. Kazazian, Jr.
L&D Safety Marking
Hannah Kearney
L&D Worksafe
Mary Hart Keeley
Lafayette Fireside Inn
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Keene
John D. Lafayette
Dr. Jonathan P. Keeve
Drs. John M. and Margaret J.
Lagnese
Al and Jo Keiller
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Keller
Dr. E. Lynne Kelley and
Charles F. Kelley
Lake Sunapee Bank
Lakes Region Ice Racing Club
Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Lally
Dr. Thomas W. Irvine
Dr. Elizabeth A. Kelley and
Robert H. Dumanois
Drs. David R. and Andrea H.
Lambert
HHP, Inc.
Irving Oil Corporation
Kellogg’s
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lamoureux
Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Hight
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Irwin
Dr. James V. Kelsey
Dr. Carol L. Langley
Dr. Stephanie R. Lash
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lovelace
Susan M. Mayer (deceased)
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Millett
NEPC, LLC
Drs. Laurie and John Latchaw
Joyce and Clair Lovell
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Milliken
Scott A. Neslin
Estate of Edward Connery
Lathem
Drs. Daniel and Catherine Lucey
General William Mayer
Foundation
Ellen C. and Keith B. Minard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.
Nettleship III
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Laub
Lumina Foundation for
Education
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. LaValley
Bud and Terri Lynch
James S. Lawrence
Dr. and Mrs. D. James Lawrie
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J.
McCampbell
Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Moccia
Network For Good
Tom and Victoria McCandless
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Modlin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Lynch
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford N.
McDonnell Foundation
Moglia Family Foundation
Lynch Family Charitable
Foundation
Dr. Fletcher H. McDowell
Monarchs Care Foundation
McDowell Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone
New Hampshire Electric
Cooperative
Dr. John E. McGowan, Jr.
Mark Moon
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Dr. Joseph P. Lynch
Dr. O. Ross McIntyre
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Moran
M2S, Inc.
Dr. Charles Alan McKay, Jr.
Morano Gelato
New Hampshire Football
Officials’ Association
Dr. Donald A. Macdonald, Jr.
Bernard Mckee
Morgan Stanley
Dr. and Mrs. John S.
Macdonald, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. McKeon
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Patrick and Deborah McKernan
Prof. and Mrs. Robert M.
Macdonald
Dr. Michael F. Morris
McLane, Graf, Raulerson &
Middleton, P.A.
Winifred W. Morrisey
MacLean-Fogg Company
MacMillin Company
Michael Scott McLaughlin
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Ting D. Lee, Jr.
D. Hugh MacNamee Memorial
Trust Fund
Peter McLaughlin and
Jane Kitchel McLaughlin
Dr. John E. Leggat, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. MacVittie
Daniel W. McNeill
Sandra and Carl Lehner
Sean Mahoney
Dr. Michael B. Leslie and
Dane Rasmussen
Mead Johnson Nutritional
Group
Malco Distributors of New
England
Measured Progress
Carola B. Lea
David Leathers
Mr. and Mrs. David P.
Leatherwood
Lebanon High School
Lebanon Opera House
Improvement Corporation
Lebanon Paint & Decorating
Dean F. LeBaron
LeBaron Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. LeBlanc
Ledyard National Bank
Governor John H. and
Dr. Susan E. Lynch
Annette R. Levine
Mane Street Styles, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Lewis
Carla Manley-Russock and
Robert Russock
F. Corbin Moister, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Morse
Drs. Richard A. and Christie L.
Morse
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nevelson
New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation
New Hampshire Industries
Incorporated
New Hampshire International
Speedway
New Hampshire
Musculoskeletal Institute
New Hampshire Orthopaedic
Center
Brigida J. Mosley
New Hampshire Prostate
Cancer Coalition
Moultonborough Police
Association
New Hampshire Steel
Fabricators
Mt. Roeschmore Foundation
New Hampshire Union Leader
Mountain View Publishing
Newforma
Meat House Distribution, LLC
Alison A. Moy
Medtronic, Inc.
Eleanor Mudge
Dr. Georgia L. Newman and
David P. Young, Ph.D.
Olivia Meek
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Mueller, Jr.
NH Sportsplex
Christopher A. Lien
Dr. and Mrs. Leon I. Mann
Dr. Diane Melancon
Muir Lumber Corporation
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Jane I. Marett
Mellam Family Foundation
Randall C. Mullen
NOCSAE
Litchfield Middle School
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Marion
MembersFirst Credit Union
Dr. and Mrs. David L. Muller
Dr. and Mrs. Brian W. Nolan
Drs. Philip Livingston and
Lucy Hann
Philip Maritz
Dr. Vincent A. Memoli
Dr. and Mrs. Albert G. Mulley, Jr.
Linda D. Norman
Markem-Imaje Corporation
Memorial High School
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Munger
North Country Smokehouse
Marcella and Dennis Logue
Merck Partnership for Giving
Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.
Northeast Delta Dental
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lonergan
Dr. and Mrs. James W.
Markworth
Dr. Paul A. Merguerian
Long Trail Brewing Company
Dr. Peter J. Marro
MVP Health Plan
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Merlis
Northeast Kingdom Eagles
Ladies Auxiliary
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel S.
Longnecker
Thomas Marshall Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Merrens
National Foundation for Cancer
Research
Liberty Mutual
Dr. Matthew P. Longnecker and
Stephanie J. London
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Drs. Howard Martin and
Donna Ambrosino
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Martin
Eliot P. S. Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Keniston P. Merrill
Merrimack Mortgage Company
Edward M. Lopata
Drs. Meredith A. Martin and
Thomas L. Treadwell
Dr. Alfred Lopez
William and Judith Martin
Metro Aviation, Inc.
Drs. Jennifer J. Loros and
Jay C. Dunlap
W. William Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Meyer
Mascoma Savings Bank
John and Shelly Michalowski
Los Ninos Children’s Medical
Clinic
Masimo Americas, Inc.
Microsoft Matching Gifts
Program
Michael and Nancy Loucks
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M.
Loudon
Elizabeth M. Loughlin
Mary Masland
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Mertz
The Northern Trust Company
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society
Dr. Mark R. Northfield
Charles E. Nearburg
Mark and Peggy Notestine
Geraldine Nebor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. D. Dirk Nelson
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Nelson
Eunice P. Nelson
Jack H. Nelson
Linda L. Nelson
Christiane Northrup, Inc.
Peter (deceased) and
Dr. Renee Novello
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NRO Charitable Giving
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Nutt Hospital Trustees
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Nye
Millicent Mason
Milford Lumber Company and
Muir Showrooms
Dr. Lisa Nelson and
William Nelson III
Mass Bay Brewing Company
Mill Park Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Oaks
Dorothy J. Matthews
Millennium Running, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Nelson
Oasis Health & Sports Center
Oak Foundation
Donor profile
A Foundation for the Future:
The Audrey & Theodor Geisel
School of Medicine at Dartmouth
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful
lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Invoking those
lines from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, Dean Wiley “Chip”
Souba,MD, ScD, paid tribute to the remarkable work and
generosity of Theodor Geisel and his wife, Audrey, at a
festive gathering last spring celebrating the naming of
Dartmouth’s medical school. The nation’s fourth oldest
medical school is now the Audrey and Theodor Geisel
School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Theodor “Ted” Geisel, known worldwide as the author
and illustrator “Dr. Suess,” was a Dartmouth graduate of
the Class of 1925. The Geisels’ philanthropy to Dartmouth,
both during their lifetimes and through their estate plan,
is the most significant in the institution’s history.
“Ted would be proud to have his name forever
connected to one of America’s finest schools of medicine,”
said Audrey Geisel, who was married to Ted from 1968
until his death in 1991. “Given my background as a nurse,
this moving gesture on the part of Dartmouth joins Ted’s
great love of his alma mater and my passion of caring for
others through the practice of medicine.”
“Ted and Audrey Geisel’s work and life serve as a timeless
example for our future physicians at the Geisel School of
Medicine,” said Dean Souba. “We teach our students to be
compassionate, to pursue knowledge that benefits their
patients, and to have the courage and humility to make a
profound difference in the lives of others.”
Thanks to the Geisels’ benefaction, the Medical School
bearing their names now has a stronger foundation
than ever from which to launch young physicians and
biomedical scientists who will become the health care
leaders of tomorrow.
lifetime commitment
The naming of the Medical School in honor of the late Theodor
Geisel and his wife, Audrey, honors the couple’s extraordinary
generosity to Dartmouth, both during their lifetimes and through
their estate plan.
Donor profile
Every cancer center in the country is eager
to bill itself as a place that promotes collaboration and
interdisciplinary research. But that wasn’t always the case.
Such ideas were just emerging in the mid-1970s when Dr.
O. Ross McIntyre, director of the newly established Norris
Cotton Cancer Center, embraced such a vision. From 1974
until his retirement in 1992, he fostered an environment in
which basic scientists, clinical researchers, and caregivers
could collaborate, share resources, and advance each
other’s work. Under McIntyre’s leadership, the Cancer
Center grew from a small research and patient care
enterprise to one of the nation’s premier Comprehensive
Cancer Centers, as designated by the National Cancer
Institute. In 2012, Norris Cotton Cancer Center celebrated
its 40th anniversary.
Thanks to the generosity of more than 60 donors,
McIntyre’s legacy will be forever remembered through
the O. Ross McIntyre, MD, Endowed Professorship at the
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. The chair will be
held by a clinician-scholar in the field of oncology.
“Ross was highly regarded, not only as a caring and
highly competent physician and talented investigator,
but also as an excellent administrator and a charismatic
teacher,” says Dr. John Moran, who, like McIntyre, is a
member of the Medical School’s Class of 1955. Moran
initiated the effort to establish the chair. “There could be
no more appropriate way to recognize his contributions.”
Steven Gillis, PhD ’78, who with his wife, Anne,
contributed the lead gift to establish the endowment, is
a pioneer in tumor immunology and cofounder of two
successful biotech companies. “I’ve always had a fondness
for Dartmouth and for the freedom and support I was
given during my time there to follow my nose and let the
results take me wherever they may,” says Gillis. “I view it as a
privilege that Anne and I are in a position to give something
back to the greater Dartmouth community in honor of Ross.”
Photo by Tom McNeill
Endowed professorship
honors McIntyre legacy
lifetime legacy
Celebrating the newly established professorship in his
name, O. Ross McIntyre, MD (center) was joined by his
friend John Moran, MD (right), who initiated the effort to
establish the chair, and Steven Gillis, PhD (left), who with
his wife, Anne, made the lead gift.
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Dr. Jeanne E. O’Brien and
Brian Leary
S. Richard & Patricia R. Penni
Charitable Trust
Drs. Joan O’Brien and
James Wall
Frances Pepper
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L.
O’Bryant
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Nick P. Perencevich
Randy and Storme Odell
Dr. and Mrs. Georges Peter
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Oden, Jr.
Peters & Monyak LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
O’Donnell, Jr.
The Charles E. and Joy C.
Pettinos Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Makio Ogawa
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Ogg
Thomas A. O’Grady
Dr. George D. and Deborah
M. Olsen
Denise M. O’Neill
Dr. P. Pearl O’Rourke
Orr & Reno Professional
Association
Mr. and Mrs. J. Irving Rawding
Signa L. Read
Dr. Nandi J. Reddy
Pfizer Foundation
Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
Robert B. Regius
Dr. and Mrs. William G. Phippen
Shirley M. Reid
Phoenix Engineering Associates
Drs. Richard Reindollar and
Ann Davis
PhRMA
Liz and Bill Pierce
Winthrop Piper
Point of View Foundation
Polar Beverages
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Pond
David and Mary Otto
Dr. Misty Blanchette Porter and
Thomas Porter
PaineWebber
Jacqueline D. Ravaris
Jeffrey B. Reed and
Elizabeth S. Perry
Otto & Associates, Inc.
Marilyn M. Paganucci
Dr. Joseph M. Rosen and
Stina L. Kohnke
Nathaniel Raughley
Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Reece
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pillsbury
P&G Pharmaceuticals
Earl Ransom and Amy Huyffer
Dr. and Mrs. David Pfister
Orthopaedic Research and
Education Foundation
Owens Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rose, Jr.
Amy Redpath
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pillsbury
Daniel and Pamela
O’Shaughnessy
Roos Studios
randstad
Pew Charitable Trusts
Orthocare Medical Equipment
OSG Paintball
Dick and Sallie Ramsden
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Poulin
Poultry Products Northeast
Erin E. Reiner
Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Resnick
Resource Systems Group
Grant Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. Jason E. Reynolds
Prof. Andrew D. Richard and
Karen J. Richard
The Richards Group
Dr. John E. Richards, Jr.
Peter M. Richards
Roderic R. Richardson
Dr. Daniel I. Rifkin
Palace Theatre
Precision Contract
Manufacturing Image-Tek
S.H. Pallmerine, Inc.
Mark Prestipino
Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
Brian Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Preuss
River Meadow Campground
Parent, McLaughlin & Nangle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Priest
River Valley Club
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Parker
Dr. Elizabeth B. Pritchard
Rivier College
Dr. Richard A. Parker
Pro-Cut International, LLC
The Parthenon Group
Dr. W. Robert Prouty
Dr. Kathryn H. Robbins and
Kristin K. Robbins
Gladys Patalano
Dana Patterson 1991 Revocable
Trust #1
Provincial Grand Lodge, U.S.A.
- The Royal Order of Scotland
(A Masonically Affiliated
Organization)
Anne W. Pattison
Prudential Foundation
Estate of Jean A. Pawlusiak
Karen A. Pushee and
Dr. Mark L. Greenberg
Ruth W. Payne
Dr. and Mrs. Norman C. Payson
PECO Foundation
Dr. Vincent D. Pellegrini, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Putnam
Jane Quale
Jacqueline Quayle
The Penates Foundation
Keith Quinton and
Barbara Fildes
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W.
Penfield
QLLA Charities, Inc.
Drs. Anna Penna and
Lawrence Finkel
QVT Financial LP
R.A.D. Foundation
Margaret and Matt Rightmire
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Roberts
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Roberts
Jona Roberts and
Jennifer Rickards
Mr. and Mrs. Dana R. Robes
Laurance & Mary Rockefeller/
Woodstock Foundation Fund
of the Vermont Community
Foundation
Roedel Companies
Linda and Rick Roesch
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm P. Rogers
Richard W. and Irene Rooker
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David A.
Rosenblum
Schubert Family Limited
Partnership
Steven and Sandra Schubert
Rear Admiral Anne Schuchat
and Fariborz Paydar
Drs. Gary and Lynn Schwartz
Samuel Rosenblum Foundation
Marc Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. E. John
Rosenwald, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schwartz
George M. Rountree and
Dr. Kendall L. Hoyt
Samuel B. Rowse
Drs. Alan A. Rozycki and
Diane Kittredge
Fred and Joan Rueckert
Elizabeth Ruml
David H. Russ and
Eileen F. Fehskens
Elisabeth W. Russell
Gordon W. Russell
Drs. Margaret Ruyle and
Daniel B. Rukstalis
Drs. Stephanie Z. and
Stephen R. Ruyle
Albert J. Ryan Foundation
Prof. M. Anne Sa’adah
Sunny Sabnani
Brady Sadler
Orson L. St. John, Jr.
Saint Johnsbury Academy
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Mary’s Bank
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
of Brookline
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph D.
Schwartzman
Ardis M. Schwarz
Scleroderma Research
Foundation
Robert T. and Joan M. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Scully
Robert Seelig and
Karin Dell’Antonia
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S.
Segal
Segal Family Foundation
Service Credit Union
Dr. and Mrs. Natarajan
Sethuraman
Michael S. Shannon
Dean J. Shapiro
Dr. Francis E. Sharkey
Adalbert F. and Mavis L. Shaw
Estate of Nancy Shea
Dr. Kimberly G. Shepard and
Christopher Shepard
Drs. Matthew L. and
Janet C. Sherman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Shoemaker
Salem Firefighters Relief
Association Social Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Shreve
Salix Pharmaceuticals
Drs. Christopher R. and
Margaret A. Shuhart
Salmon Foundation
Drs. Paul and Angela Sanchez
Vahan Sarkisian
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sayles
W. Herbert Scannell and
Sarah Reetz
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Scharback
Marjorie Gordon Schaye
Sig Sauer, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Sigler
David Sigler
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Silverman
Todd B. Sisitsky and
Holly R. Hagens
Timothy C. Scheve
Drs. Jonathan S. Skinner and
Martha A. McLafferty
Jill and John Schiffman
Dr. and Mrs. Peter L. Slavin
Dr. William R. Schillhammer, Jr.
Hazel G. Slayton
Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Schleicher
Drs. Maggi Smeal and
Ed Hattler
Patricia P. Schlesinger
Benjamin H. Schore
Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Schram
Dr. Barry D. Smith
Dale and Kathy Smith
Diane L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Smith
Edwin H. and Ruth B. Smith
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rees Smith
Drs. Hugh C. and Aynsley M.
Smith
Paul W. Smith
Townsend C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Austin L. Smithers
Matthew E. and
Melissa A. Stoller
Elizabeth B. Stommel
Lauri Strauss Leukemia
Foundation
E. James Streator III
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Strickler
TMSi Logistics
Cindra and Thomas Wallin
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Williams
Total Image, Inc.
Wal-Mart Foundation
Debra L. Williamson
Dr. Stephen S. Tower and
Janice Tanaka Tower
Wal-Mart Stores
Dr. Douglas Williamson and
Leslie Williamson
Towers Watson Delaware
TransCanada
Stryker Craniomaxillofacial
John and Evelyn Trevor
Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel R.
Sturman
Tucson Sunrise Foundaton
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Stys
William J. Sullivan
Mary E. Turner
Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Tuxen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smolowe
Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Snapper
Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur
PC CPA
Summit Distributing
UCB Pharma
Frank E. Snyder, Sr.
Brooke Soffer and George Perez
James and Debora Surdel
Dr. and Mrs. Wiley W. Souba, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M.
Surgenor
South Royalton High School
Stephen David Surgenor
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Souther
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Susman
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Spalding
Drs. Harold M. Swartz and
Ann B. Flood
Speedway Children’s Charities
Dr. Peter Spiegel and
Peregrine Spiegel
Spirit Halloween Super Stores
Drs. Mark E. Splaine and
Joyce A. DeLeo
Mr. and Mrs. David F.
Springsteen
United Parcel Service
Upper Valley Haven
Upper Valley Hotel Group
Drs. Edward A. and Sarah R.
Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ward
Warner Chilcott US
Winthrop M. Wassenar
Allan Waters
Marion & Bruce Waters
Arthur K. Watson Charitable
Trust
Barry and Elsa Waxman
Samuel Waxman Cancer
Research Foundation
The Walter H. and Hannah
H. Webb Extended Family
Foundation
Mundy Wilson
Joanne Wilusz
Windham High School
Donald Winterton
Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wira
Morton E. Wise
Dr. and Mrs. Robert
Withington, Jr.
Natalie W. Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wolf
Frederic K. Upton
Joan C. Weider
Helen H. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Swenson
USA Karate Littleton NH
Lorne Weil
Tim Wood
Fred Swymer Memorial Fund
The Utility Club of Lyme
Dr. and Mrs. James N. Weinstein
The Woodbury Foundation
Sylvester M. Foster Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Vaccaro
Systems & Communications
Sciences, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Vail
Dr. and Mrs. William H.
Weintraub
Drs. Peter G. and Jennifer L.
Woodson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.
Weissman
James R. Woodworth
Malik Tahir
David and Peggy Epstein Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Staples
Sheila H. Tanzer
Prof. and Mrs. Vincent E.
Starzinger
Dr. and Mrs. Brad Taylor
Dr. Mojdeh Talebian
Team Alzheimer’s
Margaret C. Vail
Dr. James C. Vailas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Valpey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A.
Weissmann
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Van Hoff
WellPoint
Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Van Vleck
Wells River Savings Bank
The Vanneck-Bailey Foundation
Wesbell Electronics
James and Lucinda Varnum
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wesson
Vectronix
Alfred and Loralee West, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Verge
West Family Foundation
Tina M. Stearns
Team Athletes Multisport
Partnership, LLC
Sara A. Steele-Rogers
Dr. Lloyd B. Tepper
Vermont Beef
Mrs. Franklin H. West
Steffens 21st Century
Foundation II
Dr. Paul A. Testa
Vermont Mutual Insurance
Group
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Weston
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Steffens
Thermal Dynamics Corporation
TEVA Neuroscience
Sara S. Thomas
Mrs. William H. Thomas
Jeffrey Steinkamp
Drs. Craig B. and Tullia
Thompson
Stellar Restaurant Group
Dr. Philip P. Thompson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Stephens
Dr. Sally B. L. Thompson
Jane and Bill Stetson
Robb Thomson
Stettenheim Foundation
Thoratec Corporation
Steve Desjardins, LLC
Drs. Robert L. and Shari L.
Thurer
Mr. and Mrs. Bayne Stevenson
Marie C. and Joseph C. Wilson
Foundation
The Sweet Peas Foundation
Lynne and John Stahler
Roger H. Stein
Susan K. Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Hartley D.
Webster
J. T. Tai & Company Foundation
Dr. Harise Stein and Peter D.
Staple
Estate of Georgina M.
Williamson
Upper Valley Pediatrics
Terrance F. and Martha S.
Stadheim
Stave Puzzles
Mr. and Mrs. C. Jerome
Underwood
Claire Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Todd R. Stiefel
Timken Company Charitable
Trust
Ruth D. Stoddard
Title Mortgage Solution, LLC
Anne-Lee Verville
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Department of New
Hampshire
Victor Technologies
Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Virnelli
Henry E. Vittum
Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Volanakis
Von Bargen’s Jewelry
Glenn N. Wagner and
Sally Jane Rutherford
Dave Wahrhaftig
Dr. Lucy R. Waletzky
Dr. and Mrs. Michael H. Wall
John and Jane Whelihan
Judy S. Whelihan
Lynne and Hunt Whitacre
Frederick E. Whitcher
Dr. and Mrs. Jon C. White
White Mountains Capital
Sarah White
Jeff Wiepking
Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wilds
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher W.
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jennifer A. and Stanton N.
Williams
Wolter Institute
Charles J. Wooster
President Emeritus James Wright
and Susan DeBevoise Wright
Pamela Wright
Dr. and Mrs. Martin N.
Wybourne
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bradford
Wyman
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wyman
Wyman Design Concepts LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Xiggoros
Dr. Paul Yang
The Yanofsky Family
Dr. and Mrs. Philip A. Yazbak
Dr. and Mrs. Mark P. Yeager
YIPPEE Foundation
Kevin P. and Siobhan Yorgensen
Edward York
Dr. and Mrs. Oglesby H. Young
Robert and Victoria Young
Dr. and Mrs. Leo R. Zacharski
Dr. and Mrs. David S.
Zamierowski
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Zipes
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Zwolak
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Donor profile
Affirming the art
of medicine
enduring compassion
Dr. Alan Friedman believes deeply in the importance of the doctor-patient relationship.
The Friedman Family Legacy Fellowship, established by Dr. Friedman and his wife, Diane,
will support the training of medical students in what he describes as “the art of medicine.”
photo by Jon Gilbert Fox
Dr. Alan Friedman believes doctors should be
much more than technicians and scientists. Doctors should
first and foremost be good listeners and compassionate
caregivers. They should be highly skilled in—and understand
the value of—taking a medical history, conducting a physical
exam, and communicating in ways that foster trusting
doctor-patient relationships.
“I think every medical student should graduate with
these skills,” says Friedman, who is a 1957 graduate of the
Medical School and the second of three generations of
ophthalmologists in his family. So strong are Friedman’s
convictions that he has established the Friedman Family
Legacy Fellowship with a gift of $1 million to support the
training of medical students in what he describes as “the art
of medicine.”
Training future physicians in the art—not just the
science—of medicine is something that the Geisel School of
Medicine has long been committed to. For example, in On
Doctoring, a required course that spans the first two years of
the medical curriculum, students learn the fundamentals of
the doctor-patient relationship through small group sessions
and working one-on-one with community-based doctors. It’s
a resource-intensive but highly successful model. Now, with
the Friedman gift, this kind of teaching will have a strong
and enduring foundation from which to grow and continually
improve.
“Dartmouth is the ideal place to promulgate the art of
medicine because it’s small enough,” says Friedman, “and
has a humanistic attitude.” That’s a quality that Friedman
embodies as well.
Donor profile
Enduring support
essential to success of Atlas
During more than 30 years at the helm
of Johnson & Johnson, General Robert Wood Johnson
transformed a small, family-owned business into one of the
world’s largest health and medical products manufacturers.
But Johnson’s contributions to health care and medicine
extend far beyond the business world. In 1968, he established
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), which remains
the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted solely to the
country’s health.
Much like its namesake, RWJF has proven itself willing to
support pioneering and sometimes controversial work—as
it did in 1994 when it began funding the Dartmouth Atlas
Project. Headed by Dr. John Wennberg and first published
in 1996, the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care showed striking
geographic variations in health care practices and outcomes
that were not explained by medical or demographic factors.
In the 18 years since then, RWJF has provided more than $14
million in grants to support this important work and a group
of researchers that has grown to include epidemiologists,
economists, and statisticians, as well as other physicians.
Today, Atlas researchers, who are part of the Dartmouth
Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel
School of Medicine, are the nation’s leading authorities on
health care variations and outcomes research. Their work
informs policies on the local, regional, and national levels.
They provide data and analyses free of charge thanks
largely to RWJF grants. In 2011, the Foundation extended its
commitment with an additional $2.7 million award.
RWJF’s enduring support has enabled Atlas researchers to
provide information essential to improving health and health
care for all Americans. That’s a purpose that General Johnson
would surely be proud of.
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enduring support
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care creates maps like this
one to illustrate its findings of widespread variations in health
care practices and outcomes. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has supported this pioneering work since 1994.
financial data - 2012
In 2012, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Boards of Trustees approved a change to the fiscal
year end, which transitioned from September 30 to June 30. This transition resulted in
the 2012 fiscal year spanning a nine-month period instead of 12 months. Therefore, this
financial summary reflects a comparison of nine months for 2012 to 12 months for 2011.
Revenue Sources (x $1,000)
For the Nine Months
ended June 30, 2012 (1)
For the Year Ended
September 30, 2011
Net patient service revenue,
net of provision for bad debt
$863,095
1,077,187
-
41,693
4,192
3,265
Medicaid uncompensated care revenue
Funded research
Unrestricted gifts, bequests, and endowments
Investment income
Other income
Total revenue sources
Operating expenditures (x $1,000)
717
798
32,031
964
84,080
101,384
984,115
1,225,291
940,253
1,227,892
-
15,781
940,253
1,243,673
Voluntary early retirement program
Total operating expenditures
clinical & operational DATA - 2012
Patients discharged
New Hampshire
Vermont
Other
Total Patients discharged
Patient days of service
Average daily census
Operations performed
Births
9,993
7,591
756
12,944
10,067
1,138
18,340
24,149
89,069
118,983
325
326
14,398
19,313
7671,068
Emergency department visits
22,841
31,295
Volunteer hours
45,026
52,890
Employees (full-time equivalents)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
7,3677,534
Dartmouth-Hitchcock and
Geisel School of Medicine
Philanthropic Contributions
(July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012)
Current operations
Unrestricted and Annual Giving
Restricted Funds
Current Operations Subtotal
$2,708,313
$17,705,811
$20,414,124
outpatient data - 2012
*An outpatient appointment refers to a single scheduled appointment by a patient as opposed
to an outpatient visit, which refers to the services performed during an appointment.
D-H Appointments*
For the Nine Months
ended June 30, 2012
Northern region
Lebanon
Plant and equipment$1,035,722
Community group practices
Concord
Keene
Manchester
Nashua
Subtotal for
Community Group Practices
Total philanthropic contributions
D-H total appointments
Endowment$3,833,897
$25,283,743
For the Year Ended
September 30, 2011
366,303
475,051
13,124
241,689
221,021
109,137
7,232
315,827
281,772
132,230
584,971
737,061
951,274
1,212,112
BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS - 2012/2013
MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (MHMH)/DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC (DHC)/
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HEALTH (D-HH)/DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER (DHMC)
William A. Abdu, MD, MS
DHC/D-HH Trustee
Hanover, NH
Carol Folt, PhD
DHMC Trustee
Hanover, NH
Ruth Williams Brinkley*
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Louisville, KY
Nancy A. Formella, MSN, RN*
MHMH/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
Ex-officio: Executive Advisor to the Board
Lebanon, NH
William J. Conaty
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Sunapee, NH
Vincent S. Conti
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Denis A. Cortese, MD
MHMH/DHC Trustee
Fountain Hills, AZ
Barbara J. Couch
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Hanover, NH
Peter A. DeLong, MD
DHC Trustee
Norwich, VT
nursing excellence
Nursing staff are at the core of D-H’s commitment
to providing patient- and family-centered care.
Hilary Hawkins, RN, of Emergency Services, shares
a smile with a new patient.
Matthew B. Dunne
MHMH/DHC Trustee
Hartland, VT
Peter M. Fahey
DHMC Trustee
Port Washington, NY
Michael J. Goran, MD
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Bodega Bay, CA
Wayne G. Granquist
MHMH/DHC/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Boards’ Chair (2012)
DHMC Board Vice Chair
Weston, VT
Sen. Judd A. Gregg
MHMH/DHC Trustee
Rye Beach, NH
Alfred L. Griggs
MHMH/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
DHMC Board Chair
MHMH Chair Emeritus
Northampton, MA
John L. Harrison, Jr.*
MHMH Ex-officio
President, DHMC Auxiliary
William W. Helman, IV
MHMH/DHC/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
Cambridge, MA
Alan C. Keiller
MHMH/DHC/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Boards’ Treasurer
West Windsor, VT
Laura K. Landy
MHMH/DHC Trustee
Morristown, NJ
Jennie L. Norman
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Boards’ Secretary
Harrisville, NH
Daniel Ocker
DHMC Trustee
Ex-officio: Acting Director, Veterans
Administration Hospital
Robert A. Oden, Jr., PhD
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Boards’ Chair (2013)
Hanover, NH
Richard I. Rothstein, MD
DHC Trustee
Etna, NH
Richard S. Shreve
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Orford, NH
Hugh C. Smith, MD
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Rochester, MN
Wiley “Chip” W. Souba, MD, ScD
MHMH/DHC/D-HH/DHMC Trustee
Ex-Officio: Dean, Geisel School of Medicine
at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Stephen D. Surgenor, MD, MS
DHC/D-HH Trustee
Meriden, NH
Anne-Lee Verville
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
Hopkinton, NH
James N. Weinstein, DO, MS
MHMH/DHC/D-HH Trustee
DHMC Board
Ex-officio: CEO, Dartmouth-Hitchcock;
President, D-HH
Lyme, NH
William W. Wyman
DHMC Trustee
Hanover, NH
Representative *
Veterans Administration Hospital
Robert M. Walton, (2012),
Marc F. Levenson, MD (2012, Acting),
Danielle Ocker (2012, Acting);
Deborah Amdur (2013)
*
Board Member for 2012 only
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coordinated care at its best
Patient cases are presented and discussed in an interdisciplinary
setting to determine the best treatment plan and ensure coordinated
care. Pictured here is what is called a tumor board to discuss cases
related to patients with cancer.
We are nimble, bold and determined as we pursue our mission and chart a sustainable future
for our patients and communities, all within a culture of caring.
CREDITS
Editors
Victoria McCandless
Kate Villars
E. Senteio
Design
David Jenne
Writers
Deborah Kimbell
Jennifer Durgin
Susanna French
David Corriveau
Photography
Mark Washburn
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