Annual Report 2019 · 2020. 7. 18. · • New Pregnancy evaluations: 34, Abortion Pill Reversal evaluations: 3 (two patients initiated treatment with progesterone but did not follow

St. Gianna’s Center

For Women’s Health and Fertility Care

Mission Statement:

Providing education, support, and training for the promotion of good reproductive health using the Creighton Model, which respects all human life and the self-worth of participants.

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AnnuAl RepoRt

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ANNUAL REPORT 2019

C O - F O U N D E R & D I R E C T O R O F E D U C A T I O N :

Diane Hale RN, CFCE

Co-Founder & Medical Director: Debra Gramlich, MD, CFCMC

B O A R D M E M B E R S Robert Naberhaus, Chairman

Fr. Joel Kovanis, Chaplain

Cynthia Tozier, Treasurer

Debra Gramlich, MD, CFCMC

Maura Buete, MD

Sabrina Burton Schultz (DOSP)

Diane Kledzik (DOSP)

Olivia Paff Hoegstrum

Carlos Lamoutte, MD

Sr. Patricia Shirley, OSF

Ana Verdeja, MD Past Board Members

Emma Boe

Stephanie Dominguez, LLC

Marybeth Finster

Christina Hale

Diane Hale RN, CFCE

Carrie Huebner

Anita L. Lenas

Michelle Naberhaus

Lynn B. Vandenberg

Vinkico Vucemilovic

Vision Statement

• Continue to provide a comprehensive range of pro-life services for women and couples that need both instruction in the Creighton method and medical treatment if necessary.

• Improve outreach to couples of normal fertility, to

increase the percentage of clients who come to us for the purposes of family planning.

• Broaden our network of NaProTECHNOLOGY trained

medical professionals in order to meet the growing needs of clients who require medical treatment based on the results of their Creighton Method of charting.

• Develop greater awareness within the Church of the

programs offered by our center and of how we can support their various pro-life/family life ministries.

• Expand our education program of training certified

practitioners through additional educators, including those fluent in Spanish.

Vision & Values

The Values of St. Gianna’s Center:

Respect for the dignity of life, trust and care in the same spirit as St. Gianna, who lived her life by her own words: “Love is the most beautiful sentiment the Lord has put into the souls of men and women.”

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“St. Gianna’s

Center is one of 11 accredited

education programs from

around the world.

Goal Achievement Dear Friends, Thank you for your continued prayers, encouragement and support of the St. Gianna Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare. Here is a review of our goal achievements for 2019:

• Strengthen the St. Gianna Center Operations through the use of talented volunteers. We were blessed to gain volunteer support in maintaining updates to our Client / Donor Database. In addition, we transitioned our Bookkeeping from an Excel-based format to QuickBooks.

• Sharpen Diocesan awareness and support, and broaden exposure within the parishes. Dr. Gramlich and Bob Naberhaus met with Bishop Parkes and some of the Diocesan staff on Jan. 29, 2019. We continue to utilize social media to communicate with our supporters, parishes, and the community with the help of Ms. Amanda Rose, who has updated our website, newsletter format, and face-book account.

• Recruit bi-lingual (Spanish/English) students for our Education for Practitioners program. We currently have one practitioner graduate who is bi-lingual and lives in the Miami area. We would love to encourage more bi-lingual individuals from our own diocese who would be willing to be part of our education program for practitioners.

• Support our Education Program Graduates in achieving AAFCP Certification and support the education of a certified practitioner to become an educator for St. Gianna Center. SGC had 2 new interns this year and both are striving to complete the program by the end of 2020. We continue to search for that special individual to become a second educator for our center.

• Long Term Sustainability: Our Center is one of only a few in the United States that has an NFP program and a certified educator and certified medical consultant. After a successful ten years, our long-term challenge now is to expand our local footprint to meet the increasing demand for the unique services that we have provided women. Preliminary plans are under way for the incremental build-out of our center within a larger medical setting and greater exposure to the community. We have added board members with resumes in the areas of need to help guide our vision and plans.

Robert Naberhaus Chairman of the Board

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“Love is the most beautiful

sentiment the Lord has put into the souls of men

and women.”

Dear Friends of St. Gianna’s Center,

The St. Gianna Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare ™ had a very active 2019. Here is a summary of accomplishments in Fertility Care and Education:

New Client Sessions:

We had the joy of seeing 45 new clients. Of those, 18 came to the program for reasons of Infertility, 24 for NFP and 3 for charting while breastfeeding and returning to fertility.

Follow-up Client Sessions:

A good portion of our services are provided through follow-up sessions. So, in addition to our initial client sessions, we provided over 300 follow-up sessions (148 in 1st half and 170 in the 2nd half of the year). We continue to seek ways to provide flexible options, including use of Skype, to help accommodate our clients needs.

Education Program:

Each year we strive to provide New Practitioner education programs to help build the base of individuals who can provide these services. In 2019, we conducted two Education Programs, an EP I and EP II, for 2 Interns.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane M. Hale, RN, CFCE Director of Education

Director of Education Report

Diane M. Hale, RN, CFCE Director of Education

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Data results are a compilation of information from sessions with the Director of Education during 2019.

Client Services Statistics

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Summary of patient visits: • New patient Office consults: 19, New Patient Telemedicine consults: 20 • Follow-up Office consults: 61, Follow-up Phone or video consults: 96 • New Pregnancy evaluations: 34, Abortion Pill Reversal evaluations: 3 (two patients initiated treatment with

progesterone but did not follow up or maintain contact after that first visit. One patient came for initial evaluation but declined treatment. Final outcomes unknown for all 3 patients).

Overall compared to 2018, there was a 13% decrease in new patient evaluations and an 18 % decrease in follow-up evaluations. This may be due to reduced new client numbers and referrals from Diane Hale, RN CFCE related to her time out of the office due to an accident, as most of my patients are referred from Diane. However, the number of new pregnancy evaluations for progesterone protocol increased by 48% in 2019 compared to 2018 and most of these pregnancies were conceived with the help of Napro. Summary of Pregnancy Outcomes completed in 2019 (all patients followed the progesterone protocol for Pregnancy established by Pope Paul VI Institute due to risk factors for preterm birth): • There were 29 total completed pregnancies in 2019 which were either conceived using Napro (25) or

followed because of history of infertility/prior pregnancy loss or risk factor for preterm birth (4). • Term deliveries: 17 (one baby with congenital heart defect) • Preterm deliveries: 1 at 36 weeks • Deliveries with unknown outcomes: 5 (4 anticipated to be term, 1 anticipated miscarriage) • Miscarriages (all first trimester): 6 (4 of these pregnancies conceived with active Napro treatment prior to

conception , 2 were not doing Napro treatment at the time of conception) • Stillbirth: 0 • I gave a lecture to high school seniors at St. Petersburg Catholic High School on the Creighton Model and

Naprotechnology in January as part of the Medical Science Class offered there. Respectfully submitted, Debra S. Gramlich, MD,CFCMC

Medical Director’s Report Dear Friends of St. Gianna Center, Below is a summary of my clinical work for the Center, which I continue to do on a volunteer basis. It is very important for women and married couples to have access to both a certified FertilityCare Practitioner and Medical Consultant for support with using the Creighton Model and for finding solutions for health issues revealed from the charting. Thank you for your continued support in making this possible! In 2019, I continued to do both new patient and follow-up consultations as a Certified FertilityCare Medical Consultant. Most of these patients were referred to me by their Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioners. I serve as a consultant, and our patients also are followed by a primary care physician or an OB/Gyn or midwife if they are pregnant for prenatal and delivery care.

Dr. Debra Gramlich, M.D., CFCMC Medical Director

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Testimonial: The McKeown Family

We would not be the family we are today if it weren’t for the St. Gianna Center. Dr. Gramlich and Diane were right alongside us as we struggled for six years with infertility. After multiple phone calls, dozens of chart reviews, a surgery, and countless negative pregnancy tests, we had our doubts about the effectiveness of NaPro. However, we never let go of the calling God put in our hearts to be parents - we KNEW that is what He desired for us! The St. Gianna Center continued to provide us with a plan to address our struggle and helped us keep our faith in God and in their process.

In the fall of 2017, after everything we had been through, we were able to make that phone call to Dr. Gramlich that we always dreamed about - we were pregnant! Nine months later, we welcomed our beautiful son, Michael, into the world and our lives have been changed forever. The St. Gianna Center made our family possible and we will forever pray for the center's staff and those that they will undoubtedly help in the future.

The McKeown Family

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Fundraising & Financial Outlook: As a rule, the Board continues to budget conservatively. The Center is grateful that once again we exceeded the expectations of the budget. The reputation of the Center continues to grow as a real alternative for women’s health solutions.

Financial Summary

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Carol Parry, FCPI Palm Bay, FL Caroluydos [email protected] Scannell, FCPI Brandon, FL [email protected] Trujillo, FCPI Jacksonville, FL [email protected] Carpenter, FCPI Dallas, TX [email protected] Margaret Kelly, FCPI Ave Maria, FL [email protected]

Angela Robens*, BA, CFCP Dade City, FL [email protected] Cowne, FCP Tampa, FL [email protected] Huebner*, MPT, CFCP Atlanta, GA [email protected] Reilly*, RN, CFCP Crofton, MD [email protected] Tompkins, FCP Lakeland, FL [email protected] Nathe, FCP Dade City, FL [email protected] McEntegart, BA, FCP St. Petersburg, FL [email protected] Carral, FCP Miami, FL [email protected] Craft*, RN, CPCP Gulf Breeze, FL [email protected] Martin, FCP, NFPph Carmel, IN [email protected] Kuhlman, FCP Jacksonville, FL [email protected] Castleberry, FCP Dunwoody, GA [email protected] Blanchard*, CFCP Texas [email protected] Holt*, RN, CFCP New Port Richey, FL [email protected] Kate Comberiate, FCP Jacksonville, FL [email protected] Krueger, FCP Utah [email protected] Zupano*, BS, CFCP Riverview, FL [email protected] Nitti, FCP Indian Harbour Beach, FL [email protected]*Certification Achieved through AAFCP

St. Gianna Center Education Program - Graduates and Interns

Reliance on Sources of Income: St. Gianna Center continues to rely heavily on receipts from fundraising efforts and donations to supplement the overhead costs associated with operating a Center (such as facility related expenses, insurance and supplies) while maintaining affordable rates for clients. St. Gianna’s Center does not turn anyone away due to their inability to pay. "A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE." ST. GIANNA’S CENTER LICENSE NUMBER: CH31212

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Center Goals for 2019 • Strengthen the St. Gianna Center Operations through the use of talented

volunteers. • Attain St. Gianna name and logo copyright. • Sharpen Diocesan awareness and support, and broaden exposure within

the parishes. • Recruit bi-lingual (Spanish/English) students for our Education for

Practitioners program. • Support our Education Program Graduates in achieving AAFCP Certification and

support the education of a certified practitioner to become an educator for St. Gianna Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare.tm

• Seek innovative ways to sustain the financial viability of the St. Gianna Center. www.stgiannacenter.com [email protected] 727-798-2340

St. Gianna’s Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare 12360 66th St. N C2 Largo, FL 33773

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