Kaleida Health • ECMC

Physician Led, Patient Focused, World Class Healthcare for Western New York

2009 Report to the Community

Kaleida Health • ECMC

KALEIDA HEALTH SYSTEMS

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Buffalo, New York 14203-1126


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www.greatlakeshealth.com

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Great Lakes Health Board of Directors 2009

Robert D. GioiaChair

Jody L. LomeoVice Chair

James A. W. McLeodVice Chair

David L. Dunn, MD, PhDSecretary/Treasurer

James R. KaskiePresident and CEO

Yogesh D. Bakhai, MD James L. Budny, MD, FACS Michael E. Cain, MD Kevin E. Cichocki, DC Kevin J. Gibbons, MD Mary Gresham, PhD Sharon L. Hanson Brenda W. McDuffie Sundra Ryce Irene S. Snow, MD Edward F. Walsh Jr. Robert M. Zak David Zebro

INSIDE:

A message from the Great Lakes Health Systemof WNY Leadership 2-3

The Professional Steering Committee 4-5

Cardiac Care 6-7

Orthopaedic and Bone Health Center 8-9

Renal Disease and Transplant Center 10-11

Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care 12-13

Pediatric Care at Women & Children’s Hospital 14

Primary Care 15

Long-Term Care 16

Visiting Nursing Association of WNY 17

Community Health 18-19

Achievements, Initiatives, Awards, and Recognition 20-21

Market Share of the Great Lakes Health System of Western New York 22

A message from the Foundation Leadership 23

ECMC Lifeline Foundation 24-29

Kaleida Health Foundation 30-41

The Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Foundation 42-55

The Boards of Kaleida Health and ECMC 56

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A mandate for change and a mission of renewal.The Great Lakes Health System of Western New York is the

entity integrating Kaleida Health and ECMC. We're honored to

be the largest healthcare network in Western New York, and are

committed to providing the area with highly skilled physicians

and nurses, state-of-the-art equipment, cutting-edge research

and superior facilities. To deliver the very best care for all our

patients, we focus on a collaborative and efficient approach. By

bringing together the various hospitals, healthcare service

providers, and specialty service providers, Great Lakes Health is

the destination for exemplary healthcare delivery and innova-

tion.

The Great Lakes Health System of Western New York is a not-

for-profit, community-based corporation that oversees unified

partners who provide the highest quality of healthcare. Patients

will now benefit from the combined resources of five Kaleida

Health hospitals, the University at Buffalo's renowned research

capabilities, ECMC's superb trauma expertise, as well as the at-

home care and compassion of VNA nurses. In addition, thou-

sands more will be treated in the organization's long-term care

facilities, ambulatory and community clinics.

Making healthcare delivery the best it can be requires the pas-

sion, skill, and dedication of everyone who has a stake in our

community. On behalf of the entire leadership team—and as

members of the Western New York community—we're honored

to advance the vision and mission of the Great Lakes Health

System of Western New York.

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In July 2009, a group of prominent local physicians delivered a clinical vision and recommendations for healthcare services in Western New York to the respective boards of ECMC and Kaleida Health. This group—called the Professional Steering Committee(PSC) of the Great Lakes Health System—has been focused on four key areas: change,renewal, growth and transformation of the healthcare delivery system in the Western New York region.

By bringing together the various physicians, hospitals, and specialty service providers, Great Lakes Health is the destination for exemplary healthcare delivery and innovation. As you will see in the following pages, through this physician-led, but patient-focusedprocess, we are building a brighter future for our patients of today and tomorrow.

Together, we are a distinguished trauma center, pioneers in cardiac care, specialists in pediatrics and obstetrics, leaders in long-term care, visionaries in medical research and teachers for the next generation.

We share one common goal: the highest quality for all of those we serve.

We are the Great Lakes Health System of Western New York.

World Class Healthcare for Western New York

The Great Lakes Health System of WesternNew York is the governing board overseeingthe integration of ECMC and KaleidaHealth. Combined, the entity accounts for over 13,000 employees and over 40% of the local healthcare market.

In addition, thousands more patients aretreated in the organization's long-term carefacilities, ambulatory and community clin-ics. Making healthcare delivery the best itcan be requires the passion, skill, and dedi-cation of everyone who has a stake in ourcommunity. On behalf of the entire leader-ship team—and as members of the WesternNew York community—we're honored toadvance the vision and mission of the GreatLakes Health System.

Kaleida Health is the largest healthcareprovider in Western New York. More thanone million patient visits are recordedannually at the Buffalo General Hospital,DeGraff Memorial Hospital, MillardFillmore Gates Circle Hospital, MillardFillmore Suburban Hospital, Women &Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, plus thehealth system’s 96 clinics and communityhealthcare centers. It also includes the Deaconess Center and Waterfront long-term care facilities, plus the nation’soldest – and original - Visiting NursingAssociation. Kaleida Health's economicimpact on Western New York exceeds $2.2 billion annually.

The ECMC Corporation includes anadvanced academic medical center(ECMC) with 550 inpatient beds and 136 skilled-nursing-home beds, on- andoff-campus health centers, more than 40outpatient specialty care clinics, and theErie County Home, a skilled nursing facility. ECMC is the regional center fortrauma, burn care, rehabilitation, and is amajor teaching facility for the University atBuffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentistsand pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the university.

A message from the leadership of the Great Lakes Health System of Western New YorkA transformation in healthcare has begun.

Robert Gioia, Chair, Great LakesHealth System

Yogesh D. Bakhai, MDPresident, ECMC Medical/Dental Staff

James Budny, MD, FACSPresident, Kaleida Health Medical/Dental Staff

Counterclockwise from upper right:

James R. Kaskie President and CEO, Great Lakes Health System and Kaleida Health

Jody L. Lomeo Vice Chair, Great Lakes Health System; CEO, ECMC Corporation

Edward F. Walsh Jr. Chair, Kaleida Health Board of Directors

Sharon L. Hanson Chair, ECMC Corporation Board of Directors


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Formed as part of the agreement between Kaleida Health and ECMC, the Professional Steering Committee (PSC) was established in 2008 to make recommendations to the Great LakesHealth System of Western New York board of directors in developing selectedclinical services within the new health system. Five subcommittees examined:orthopaedics, cardiac care, pulmonary/critical care, transplant and related services, and psychiatry. Seventy private practiceand academic physicians from both Kaleida and ECMC developed a vision forimproved and streamlined clinical servicesand a strengthened alignment between the two organizations.

In July 2009, the PSC approved the following:

• Cardiac Services – Transition all appro-priate cardiac care from ECMC to theheart and vascular institute, now underconstruction at Buffalo General, whilemaintaining sufficient services and pro-grams to support the Regional AdultTrauma and Burn Treatment Centers andthe high volume of emergency room visitsat ECMC.

• Orthopaedics – 1) Create a new BoneHealth Center at ECMC that will bringnew subspecialists in orthopaedics toBuffalo in areas that are underserved,such as rheumatology and geriatrics. 2) Create a new, separate surgical area fororthopaedics at ECMC. 3) Create andconsolidate elective spine surgery atBuffalo General. 4) Maintain the existingorthopaedic programs within the KaleidaHealth system.

• Solid Organ Transplantation Services atBuffalo General Hospital and ECMC –Consolidate the transplant programs (kidney and pancreas), creating a centerof excellence that will allow for futureexpansion.

• Critical Care – Create a Great LakesHealth System transfer center that willallow for the seamless transfers of criticalpatients from outlying community hospitals.

These recommendations were approved bythe Great Lakes Health System board at itsAugust 2009 meeting.

THE PROFESSIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE

ChangeCreating a blueprint for collaborative care.


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A vision to improve the quality anddelivery of healthcare services in WNY.

Through its recommendations, the PSC is proposing programs that improve the quality and delivery of selected healthcare services in Western New York. This includes: • Defining, planning, integration,

deployment, and coordination of clinical services

• Aligning patient, physician, institutional,and community needs, while developingnew and existing programs

• Identifying gaps in current clinical expert-ise, recruiting new physicians, and identi-fying infrastructure needs

• Considering the educational and researchneeds of the University at Buffalo, as well as the inclusion and utilization ofcommunity physicians within the GreatLakes Health System

How the Committee reached its recommendations.

The PSC developed a detailed process toevaluate services, assigned subcommittees tostudy specific service lines, and consideredthe following criteria:• Quality – enhancing the ability to

provide measurable improvements inpatient outcomes

• Patient Volumes and Access – providingimproved access for all patients, especiallyvulnerable populations

• Financial Feasibility and Viability –assuring the vision can be implementedand supported operationally

• Teaching and Research – including support of enhanced academic medicine

• Market Attractiveness – slowing out-migration and attracting referrals from a broader service area

Who’s Who on the PSC.

The physician members of the ProfessionalSteering Committee in 2009 were:

Lawrence B. Bone, MD, ChairKevin J. Gibbons, MD, Chair-ElectYogesh D. Bakhai, MDGregory J. Bennett, MDJames G. Corasanti, MDMerril T. Dayton, MDDavid G. Ellis, MDKathleen T. Grimm, MDGeorge E. Matthews, MDJames J. Reidy, MD


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The effort to transform Buffalo into aworld-class healthcare destination took amajor step forward in August 2009 asKaleida Health and the University atBuffalo with Great Lakes Health brokeground for a new 10-story heart and vascular institute and research building.The $291-million combined facility, nowunder construction next to Buffalo GeneralHospital, will bring together KaleidaHealth physicians and UB researchers in acollaborative effort to deliver state-of-the-art clinical care, produce major break-throughs on the causes and treatment ofvascular disease, and spin off new biotechnology businesses and jobs.

With the continued growth and demand of Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital’sneurovascular and cardiac programs in anever-aging building, Kaleida Health hasdecided to shift the hospital’s premier services such as stroke care and cardiac surgery to a new facility next to BuffaloGeneral Hospital on the emerging Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. (See map next page)

As a full service cardiac hospital and trauma center, ECMC will be a significantpartner with Kaleida Health, integrating

ECMC’s wide-ranging medical expertise tosupport this new facility. In a show ofcommitment to this process, the ECMCBoard of Directors invested $20 million inbonds to finance the project. The interestearnings generated from this investmentwill be directly used to recruit physicians at ECMC.

The $173-million merger of KaleidaHealth’s cardiac, stroke and vascular opera-tions will be housed on five floors of thenew building, in addition to a new andexpanded emergency department. Theinstitute will also contain research anddevelopment facilities, including five floorsfor UB’s $118 million Clinical andTranslational Research Center (CTRC) anda UB Biosciences Incubator.

When complete, the Kaleida Health-UBfacility, plus the Buffalo General tower, willcontain nearly 600 patient beds, 30 operat-ing rooms, 17 interventional labs for car-diac, vascular and neurosurgical procedures,as well as four CT scanners and four MRIs.The new emergency department willaccommodate more than 60,000 annualvisits, while the hospital will dischargenearly 27,000 patients. Construction isexpected to take approximately two years tocomplete, with doors opening in late 2011.

CARDIAC CARE

TransformationThe growth begins with a stunning new medical facility.

Robert Gioia, GLHS Chair, announces plansfor the construction of the heart and vascularinstitute and research building

Robert Gioia, GLHS Chair, confers with Richard Daines, MD, New York StateCommissioner of Health, and James Kaskie,GLHS President and CEO at the site of the new heart and vascular institute


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The heart and vascular institute and other emergingprojects near Buffalo General Hospital

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus map and neighborhoods


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An important mission of the Great LakesHealth System is to find specific ways toimprove healthcare in the region throughbetter collaboration and coordination ofcare. A subcommittee of the ProfessionalSteering Committee of Great Lakes Healthhas recommended the addition of a newbuilding at ECMC dedicated toorthopaedics and fracture care. TheProfessional Steering Committee of theGreat Lakes Health System recommend thecreation of a new, separate surgical area fororthopaedics with a full continuum of serv-ices at ECMC that allows for growth and isboth physician-friendly and patient-cen-tered. This building would also include anew Orthopaedic and Bone Health Centerthat will bring new sub-specialists inorthopaedics to Buffalo in areas that areunderserved, such as metabolic bone dis-ease, as well as specialists in rheumatologyand geriatric medicine.

The Committee also recommended creat-ing a spine center at Buffalo General incoordination with consolidated neurologicalservices at the heart and vascular institute.Overall, orthopaedics will grow at BuffaloGeneral, ECMC, and Millard FillmoreSuburban in such areas as total joints andarthroscopic surgery. The orthopaedic pro-grams at Women & Children’s Hospital ofBuffalo, DeGraff Memorial Hospital, andKlein Road Ambulatory Surgery Centerwill also continue to grow and serve theirrespective populations.

A regional center dedicated to

orthopaedic health.

According to Lawrence Bone, MD, ECMCOrthopaedic Surgeon, Chairman of theDepartment of Orthopaedics at theUniversity at Buffalo, and 2008-2009 Chairof the Professional Steering Committee forthe Great Lakes Health System, the goal isa center where women and men who aresusceptible to osteoporosis will come tolearn more about bone density disease andto be screened and treated.

This center of excellence in orthopaediccare will: • Provide state-of-the-art treatment

and equipment • Develop and support orthopaedic research • Integrate technology, education, and

health through interdisciplinarycollaboration

• Enhance the quality of life for those withosteoporosis through the benefit of earlydiagnosis and treatment, co-managedcare, and rehabilitation

The acute need for improved bone

health in Western New York

At the Orthopaedic and Bone HealthCenter, patient medical histories will becarefully examined and evaluated for riskfrom smoking or medications that can leadto an acceleration of bone loss. Patientswill be screened to determine their risk forbone density loss and fragility fractures andtheir primary care physician will beinformed of the results with recommenda-tions for future treatment. Since there is currently no comparable facility in theregion, the center will fill an importantneed in healthcare where patients can beevaluated and treated. Dexa Scans are themost commonly used test to measure bonedensity and detect osteopenia, a precursorof osteoporosis.

ORTHOPAEDIC AND BONE HEALTH CENTER

RenewalNew Bone Health Center to meet urgent need.

The ECMC orthopaedic surgical team performs a minimally invasive arthroscopicshoulder procedure

Reverse Total Shoulder surgery images

Pediatric surgeons atWomen & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo


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With its aging and overweight population,Western New York is an excellent candidatefor the Orthopaedic and Bone HealthCenter. While some of the projected serv-ices are currently being delivered, the care isfragmented and not always easy to access.The new center will provide a one-stopapproach to total patient care. Surgicalpatients will have the benefit of a coordi-nated team working together for the bestpossible outcome from pre-admission test-ing through surgery, post-op recovery, andrehabilitation.

The concept of the center was given the go-ahead last year by the Great LakesHealth System and Senators KirstenGillibrand and Charles Schumer havealready approved $300,000 in federal fundsfor ECMC to initiate the project. Planscall for a building and a staffed center forscreening, treatment, education, and a wellness center accessible to the entire community.

Orthopaedic Surgery at Buffalo

General, Millard Fillmore Suburban

and DeGraff Memorial Hospitals

The orthopaedic program at BuffaloGeneral Hospital is led by nationallyrenowned orthopaedic surgeon KennethKrackow, MD. BGH has 11 full-timeorthopaedic surgeons specializing in surgery of the hand and upper extremity,spine, joint replacement, arthroscopic,orthopaedic oncology (in collaborationwith the Roswell Park Cancer Institute),sports medicine, general orthopaedics, andother reconstructive procedures.

More than $350,000 has been invested inupgrades to the orthopaedic unit includingnew furniture, softer lighting, new floorswith a hardwood look, 28 private rooms, 7 semi-private rooms, nurse documentationstations, a teaching suite for orthopaedicpatient education, and more.

Both Millard Fillmore Suburban andDeGraff Memorial offer access to the bestorthopaedic physicians and surgeons inWestern New York, with medical specialtyservices focused on the prevention or cor-rection of bone and joint injury or disease.Millard Fillmore Suburban boasts ten brand

new, state-of-the-art operating suites. The orthopaedic floor has 13 private and14 semi-private rooms featuring floor toceiling windows, flat screen TVs, hotel-likefurnishings and carpeted hallways for a quieter, more relaxing stay. All operatingrooms feature moveable equipment boomssuspended from the ceiling to eliminate theclutter of equipment, power cords andwires on the operating room floor, therebymaking the environment much safer for the staff and more efficient during patientprocedures.

New technology at both hospitals includescomputerized navigational equipment forthe most precise fitting of artificial kneejoints, specialized lighting, audio/videointegration, and a touch screen paging sys-tem. Orthopaedic procedures at MillardFillmore Suburban and DeGraff Memorialinclude total knee replacement, total hipreplacement, shoulder replacement, rotatorcuff repair, arthroscopic knee surgery,arthroscopic wrist and ankle surgery, footsurgeries, and simple fractures.

Dr. Kenneth Krackow, Buffalo General Hospital

New state-of-the-art operating room atMillard Fillmore Suburban Hospital


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In September 2009, the New York StateDepartment of Health awarded a $7.5 mil-lion HEAL grant as part of a $13.6 millionconsolidation of ECMC's and KaleidaHealth's kidney and pancreatic transplantprograms through the Great Lakes HealthSystem. With the aid and guidance of theProfessional Steering Committee, the newfacility at ECMC will establish a center oftransplant excellence that will provide state-of-the-art transplant services to about 125patients annually. ECMC Corporation willprovide the balance of the funding from a$25 million hospital endowment fund itsboard created in 2009 to help combinemedical practices.

According to Jody Lomeo, ECMC CEOand Vice Chair of the Great Lakes HealthSystem, this represents one of the first tan-gible examples of Kaleida and ECMC re-allocating medical programs to meet theneeds of the community and patients, with

“This physician-led project is

about taking what we have

today, which is very good,

and making it even better

for the patients we serve,”

said James R. Kaskie, CEO

of the Great Lakes Health

System and Kaleida Health.

a grant that builds upon the momentumcreated to bring better healthcare toWestern New York. James R. Kaskie, CEOof Kaleida Health and Great Lakes Health,believes that aligning the two programs willassist in the retention and recruitment ofphysicians and enhance Great LakesHealth's ability to serve more renal andtransplant patients in the future.

To better serve at-risk populations, theRenal Management and TransplantConsolidation Project will enable greatercoordination of efforts to promote preven-tative care. ECMC staff will work with pri-mary care providers to better manage dia-betes and heart disease, establishing a sorelyneeded outpatient care program designed topromote early intervention and education.These initiatives elsewhere have proven todelay the onset of total kidney failure andto significantly reduce patient costs.

THE RENAL DISEASE AND TRANSPLANT CENTER

GrowthState funding helps create center for kidney, pancreas transplants.


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The approved grant gives the Great LakesHealth System the ability to continue toleverage the limited amount of moneyavailable to advance other consolidationefforts and make this project a success.The grant was made through theHealthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law(HEAL NY) Phase 11 and is part of $436million allocated through the New YorkHealth Department and the DormitoryAuthority. These funds will make possibledozens of projects throughout Buffalo-Niagara, including hospital consolidations,information technology integration, andtransitions of nursing homes.

The renal and pancreatic transplant pro-gram currently at Buffalo General Hospitalwill combine with the existing kidney andpancreas transplant program at ECMC tounite at the Grider Street campus.

ECMC adds chronic renal dialysis stations.

In January 2009, the New York StateDepartment of Health approved the con-version of four acute renal dialysis stationsto chronic renal dialysis stations. There arecurrently fourteen dialysis stations withinthe medical center. Ten stations areapproved to operate as chronic renal dialysisstations and four are designated as acuterenal dialysis stations. To respond to theincreased demand to serve chronic renaldialysis patients, ECMC applied to theDepartment of Health for authorization tocertify four additional chronic renal dialysisstations to provide services for emergencyreferrals of patients requiring dialysis.

The renal and pancreatic transplant program atBuffalo General Hospital will combine with thekidney and pancreas transplant program at ECMC

Vascular access procedure at ECMC


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Victims of accidents and acute illness inWestern New York are fortunate to haveaccess to several important centers of emer-gency and trauma care throughout theGreat Lakes Health System. ECMC is theregion’s only Adult Regional Trauma Centerand the Burn Treatment Center for WNY.In fact, the medical center has posted thebest survival rates for trauma centers in allof New York State. ECMC cares for over50,000 emergency patients in each year andis also the designated emergency prepared-ness site for Erie County.

During the most critical phase of an illnessor injury, trauma and surgical patients aretreated in ECMC’s John R. Border MDTrauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU).Dedicated to Dr. Border, a former ECMCsurgeon and pioneer in American traumacare, this 18-bed state-of-the-art criticalcare unit is dedicated to specialized care.

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo isdesignated by New York State as a RegionalPediatric Trauma Center. The EmergencyDepartment receives more than 47,000patients annually, nearly 30 percent ofwhich are due to traumatic injury or illness.

The Great Lakes Health System

hospitals offer specialized

emergency capabilities.

A $7 million expansion of the ECMCEmergency Department continuedthroughout 2009 with the addition of newexamination and operating rooms as well asnew support areas for emergency and surgi-cal services. This project received the sup-port of the Western New York federal dele-gation led by Congresswoman LouiseSlaughter, who provided a $300,000 grant for the construction. Over 50,000Western New Yorkers receive care each year

EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND TRAUMA CARE

Western New York’s Regional Trauma Centers and Emergency Services

ECMC Emergency Department physiciansreview digital image of patient scan on large screen monitor

Architectural renderings of the new emergencydepartment expansion at ECMC.

ECMC/Kaleida HealthEmergency DepartmentVisits for 2009

TOTAL:

58,492

176,002

234,492


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and benefit from the emergency/traumaexpertise and advanced technologies in thedepartment.

Emergency services have also expanded atMillard Fillmore Suburban. As a result ofthe hospital's recent $64 million expansion,the Emergency Department has almosttripled in size and features all privatepatient rooms with phones and flat screenTVs, additional trauma rooms, a more spa-cious and comfortable waiting room, andnew, state-of-the-art technology. Betweenthe hours of 1:00 PM and 1:00 AM, emer-gency staff in a fast track area within theER treat patients with less severe injuriesand illnesses. Fast track has helped toreduce the congestion within the ER atpeak times.

At the Stroke Care Center at MillardFillmore Gates Circle Hospital, a speciallytrained Emergency Department staff isavailable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week todiagnose and treat victims of stroke. Thehospital has been awarded the Gold Seal ofApproval and certification for Acute StrokeCare by the Joint Commission onAccreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Emergency Department at BuffaloGeneral Hospital offers medical care 24hours every day, including weekends andholidays. Physicians are board certified inemergency medicine and treat everything

from simple cuts and broken bones to serious, life-threatening injuries. Nurses,physician assistants, paramedics and sup-port staffs trained in emergency medicineprovide expert, compassionate care annuallyto over 40,000 patients.

At DeGraff Memorial Hospital, the busiestpoint of entry for patients is through theEmergency Department. An average of1,400 patients seek immediate care eachmonth for a wide array of critical needs.The department was recently enhancedwith a $300,000 renovation project thatincluded a new ER entrance for walk-inpatients, a new triage room, an expandedphysician/nursing station, a new waitingroom and private room for family members, and an upgraded heating andcooling system. Data supports that 98% of patients are seen within 10 minutes ofarrival at the Emergency Room.

Dr. Elad Levy (center) explains a endovascular procedureat Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital

Burn treatment team reviews patient case inECMC Adult Regional Burn Treatment Center

A new patient room at Millard Fillmore SuburbanHospital offers more privacy, comfort

The DeGraff emergency room team in discussion

Karen Olson, right, discusses stroke care with a patient


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As part of Kaleida Health, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo is the regional center for specialized pediatric,perinatal and obstetrical services in Western New York and beyond. Women & Children’s Hospital is the only hospitalin the region to provide immediate accessto a complete range of pediatric medicalspecialists, a broad range of pediatric surgical specialists, and board certified pediatric anesthesiologists.

Designated by New York State as theRegional Perinatal Center, Women &Children’s Hospital delivers the highestlevel of medical care available for criticallyill infants and expectant mothers.Approximately 14,000 patients are admitted annually, 47,000 patients aretreated in the Emergency Department, and 110,000 patient visits occur in Women & Children’s Hospital’s nearly 40 specialty clinics each year.

Women & Children’s Hospital continues tomake advances in quality of care, patientsatisfaction, in gaining market share, andstrengthening its finances through a teameffort accomplished by focusing on keyclinical service lines and aided by recruit-ment and retention of specialized nursingand medical staff members.

For example, the American Society ofHealth System Pharmacists Research andEducation Foundation awarded Women &Children’s Hospital with the 2009 Awardfor Excellence in Medication-Use Safety. The award is the only national honor thatrecognizes a pharmacist-led multidiscipli-nary team for implementing significantinstitution-wide improvements in medica-tion safety.

Along with these and many other develop-ments, the Women & Children’s HospitalAdvisory Council underwent a physician-led process to formulate a solution for anew ambulatory building as it relates tooptimal location and size, with the goal of making the facility a reality by 2011 or2012. Previous planning had proposedlocation of an ambulatory building on theBryant Street campus. Recognition of themomentum of development on the BuffaloNiagara Medical Campus (BNMC) andsimultaneous lack of progress for the con-struction of an ambulatory building onHodge Street prompted an in-depth analy-sis of present and future sites for location ofhealthcare services for women and childrenof Western New York.

WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Pediatric Care at Women & Children’s Hospital

Newly renovated operating roomat Women & Children’s Hospital


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Early in 2010, the Primary CareSubcommittee of the Professional SteeringCommittee met to discuss the importanceof primary care in the community and tocreate a foundation for a stable primarycare practice network associated with theGreat Lakes Health System.

According to the Institute of Medicine (the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences), primary care means integrated,accessible healthcare services by clinicianswho are accountable for addressing a largemajority of personal healthcare needs,developing a sustained partnership withpatients, and practicing in the context offamily and community.

Other goals of the subcommittee, approvedby the Steering Committee in 2009,include the recruitment of primary careproviders to Western New York, the growthand implementation of advanced primarycare principles, and a service that commu-nities can access for development of primary care services.

The business model.

In June of 2009, Kaleida Health funded a new corporation that has studied the primary care environment in Western NewYork. The company hopes to develop anew hospital/physician alignment that canassist in recruitment, improve patient services strategies, communication, physician leadership development, andemployment strategies. In order to be successful, the company plans to accommo-date a solution that includes employedphysicians, contracted physicians whoremain in private practice, and UBMD.

Subcommittee focuses on opportuni-ties for a primary care system.

Building a primary care system will createan opportunity to engage the University atBuffalo and Great Lakes Health hospitals ina single-focus planning process and build agovernance that can focus on quality andneeds of the community.

This is an opportunity to define primarycare as a valuable service to the communityas well as institutional providers. TheGreat Lakes Health System will need tofocus on increasing primary care incomesso that it is viewed as a competitive careerselection by medical students.

PRIMARY CARE

Creating a primary care practice network.

The Judge Joseph S. Mattina Center on Niagara Street

Louis Lazar primary care clinic on Hertel Avenue


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Aging is an inevitable process, a continuousperiod that can be spiritual, joyous and fulfilling. Kaleida Health and the ECMCCorporation provide comfortable settingscomplete with required amenities and services for those who need extra care.Between the two organizations, six skillednursing facilities accommodate short orlong-term care across the Western NewYork area.

The facilities—Deaconess, Waterfront,DeGraff, and the Erie County Home plusthe two hospital-based skilled nursing unitsat ECMC and Millard Fillmore GatesCircle Hospital—provide excellent care buttheir buildings are aging past their prime.Through the Great Lakes Health planning

process, the two organizations have nowteamed up to create a new strategy forurban long-term care.

Kaleida Health’s proposed $64 million facility on Michigan Street near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will be a four-story, 300-bed senior living and carecomplex between North and High streets.It will replace the Deaconess, Millard, andpotentially the Waterfront facilities.ECMC’s plans outline a $105 million, 390-bed facility on the Grider Street cam-pus. It will replace a 156-bed program on two floors within ECMC and the ErieCounty Home. Combining the two facilities will also result in a net decrease of over 300 beds, while 16 beds will beconverted to behavioral intervention beds.

Modernizing the facilities will result in bet-ter operations, stronger efficiencies, andmost importantly, improved quality of care.The plan is to leverage the similarities andcommonalities between the two urbanlong-term care sites with similar patientpopulations to allow for streamlined opera-tions.

LONG TERM CARE

A new plan for nursing home care.

New long-term care facilities are now on the drawing boards of both ECMC andKaleida Health

Residents and registered nurses share pleasantmoments at the Erie County Home


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The legacy of the visiting nurses inWestern New York.

The experienced nurses of the VisitingNursing Association of WNY, Inc. (VNA)and VNA Home Care Services provide at-home services on a day-to-day basis. A Kaleida Health subsidiary, the VNA is united in its mission to provide compassionate, high-quality and cost-effec-tive home healthcare to the Western NewYork community.

The VNA offers products and homecareservices for everyone from newborns to elderly patients. It offers a full range ofservices including pediatric and adultskilled nursing and therapies, chronic disease management, home infusion therapy, mental healthcare, obstetrical services, respiratory equipment and care as well as personal response systems. With visiting nurse services to residents inall eight Western New York counties, theVNA has:

• Over 900 employees• 98% patient satisfaction• An average daily census of 6,500 patients• 330,000 annual certified home visits • An unduplicated patient count of 21,000• A community immunization program

providing 50,000 shots per season• 95% referral source satisfaction

From its origin in Western New York, theVNA movement migrated across the coun-try. Today, there are over 500 VisitingNursing Associations, employing more than90,000 clinicians, and providing healthcareto more than four million people each year.They provide a critical safety net in com-munities, enabling patients to continue tolive independently at home. The VNA ofWNY has evolved to be one of the largestin the country, and an integral part of thehealthcare landscape of our communities.

The nurses of the VNA make 330,000visits each year to provide compassionatecare in the home to patients of all ages inWestern New York

HOME CARE


“Tune Up 4 Life” Conference

This Great Lakes Health-sponsored conference was held in October at theAdams Mark Hotel where 475 participantsattended to hear keynote speaker RaniWhitfield, MD, at a morning breakfast.Interactive men’s workshops included information on diabetes, hypertension,nutrition, AIDS awareness, prostate aware-ness and sexuality, men’s financial health, and the legal side of health.

Operation Vigilant Guard 2009

The largest military/civilian disasterresponse exercise ever held in New YorkState brought more than 1,500 troops fromsix states and the Virgin Islands to theregion the first week of November. ECMCwas selected as one of the receiving hospi-tals for injuries coming from drill sites inErie and Niagara Counties. Perhaps themost visible participation in the drill wasthe landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk heli-copter in ECMC’s K-lot heliport.

Great Lakes Health System Community Expo

The Great Lakes Health System was thepremier sponsor for the 2009 Expo andHealth/Job Fair held in November at theBuffalo Convention Center. Healthcareexhibits were on display and ECMC andKaleida Health presented their services tothe community. Staff members engagedwith over 780 patrons, answering manyquestions pertaining to personal health,and discussing how the Great Lakes HealthSystem will impact the quality of theirhealthcare in the future.

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Life-changing events occur every day atECMC and the Kaleida Health hospitals:babies are born, someone receives life sav-ing surgery, someone is resuscitated. TheseGreat Lakes Health facilities also create lifechanging events in other places too: in ourneighborhoods, school and communitiesoutside hospital walls. We bring healthcareto where it is needed, assisting people of allages, with diverse needs and at every stageof health. Together, Kaleida Health andECMC hospitals provided millions of dol-lars in community benefit programs andservices during 2009.

Community health and outreach touchthousands of lives. For persons with unmet health needs they include the cost of charity care; underpayments for Medicaidpatients; the cost of subsidized health serv-ices (such as outpatient clinics) that bring afinancial loss; the cost of training futuredoctors, nurses and other allied health pro-fessionals; subsidies to other not-for-profitorganizations; and other free programs thataddress community health needs forWestern New York residents.

Centers of excellence for victims of

sexual assault.

In May, ECMC announced the furtherenhancement of its Sexual Assault ForensicExaminer (SAFE) Center of Excellence atECMC. The New York State CrimeVictims Board received $500,000 through alegislative initiative from the New YorkState Assembly to provide grants to hospi-tals, sexual assault and rape crisis centers,and victims' services programs to enhancesexual assault services and increase aware-ness of those services. Last fall, ECMC wasone of 19 entities to receive funding after acompetitive application process. The grantaward to ECMC totaled $33,259 andfunded new equipment and clinician train-

ing that enabled the medical center toenhance services to sexual assault victims.ECMC was the first hospital in the regionto establish a sexual assault nurse examiner(SANE) program for sexual assault victims.

Sexual assault nurse examiners are also on staff in the emergency departments atBuffalo General, Women & Children’s ofBuffalo, and Millard Fillmore Suburban. ASANE is a registered nurse with additionalspecialized training in the care of victims ofsexual assault. The nurse examiner providesinitial physical and behavioral assessment,clinical specimen and evidence collection,and interventions for victims of sexualassault.

Great Lakes Health Community

Outreach

Black Cardiologists – ABC Spirit of the Heart Community Leaders Forum: In June, 80 leaders attended this informa-tive Great Lakes Health sponsored eventincluding doctors, faith community leaders,healthcare administrators, educators, andlaw enforcement representatives to discusshealth issues facing the community. A health fair drew 1,800 participants and12 local churches received presentationsregarding heart health from local doctors.

Third Annual P2 (Pursuing Perfection)Collaborative of WNY Conference

At the Buffalo Niagara Convention Centerin September, Great Lakes Health was aSilver Sponsor and presented informationto approximately 300 participants aboutthe partnership between ECMC andKaleida Health. During the two day conference, nationally renowned expertspresented workshops offering innovativeideas on improving healthcare quality inWestern New York.

COMMUNITY HEALTH 2009


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Summer Youth Program Offers“Pathways to Healthcare”

Last summer ECMC held its second annualSummer Youth Program for area highschool students. The program provided100 students from 25 area high schoolswith opportunities for self-development byexposing them to a variety of hospital-basedhealth careers. The program is designed tostimulate interest in working in health serv-ices and to help meet the future need forqualified personnel in the field. In additionto internship experiences at ECMC, youthparticipants took part in seminars focusedon health careers.

Camp 911 Offers Safety Training andInjury Prevention for Children

Last summer, ECMC held three Camp 911events for children aged 10 through 13 asan introduction to emergency medical serv-ices. The camp emphasizes safety, injuryprevention, bystander care, learning, andfun through an enjoyable interactive pro-gram. Learning opportunities includedvehicle rollover demonstrations that empha-sized the importance of wearing seatbelts,trained police dog demonstrations, instruc-tions on how to care for pets, a rooftophelipad tour with a Mercy Flight helicopter,observation of emergency care and a tour ofthe ECMC Emergency Department, a tourof a Rural Metro ambulance, an Internetsafety lecture, and a safety obstacle coursecompetition.

Great Lakes Health at Hispanic Music Festival (below)

The Great Lakes Health System was aproud sponsor of the Hispanic MusicFestival held in LaSalle Park in September.The event was the largest Hispanic festivalever held in Erie County, with over 15,000enthusiastic participants. Many local,regional, and nationally renowned bandswere featured at the 20th year celebration.

ECMC Youth Career Day at Science Museum (above)

In March, ECMC teamed up with theBuffalo Public Schools and the BuffaloMuseum of Science to introduce more than200 seventh graders to careers in healthcare.The symposium involved physicians, nursing, cardiovascular services, surgicaltechnology, radiology, rehabilitation medicine, adolescent medicine, internalmedicine, and hospital administration.


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Kaleida Health

• Winner, Buffalo Business First “BestPlaces to Work in Western New York”

• “Brick By Brick Award for ArchitecturalDesign”– Best Medical Campus awardedto Millard Suburban

• Deaconess Center and DeGraff SkilledNursing Facility received five out of apossible five stars from the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services.

• Hermes Creative Award for design andimplementation of “Charity Begins At Home,” an employee fundraising campaign to benefit the Kaleida Health Foundations

• The American HeartAssociation/American Stroke Associationissued Millard Gates their Get With TheGuidelinesSM Sustained Gold Award for itsStroke Program.

• The Society of Chest Pain Centers issuedthe Chest Pain Center at Millard FillmoreSuburban Cycle II Accreditation status fora period of three years.

• Women & Children’s Hospital was giventhe Arts Council of Buffalo and ErieCounty 2009 Trailblazer Award.

• Independent Health has named KaleidaHealth the first “Program of Excellence”in Western New York for its cardiovascu-lar interventional procedures.

• The National Research Corporation hasrecognized Buffalo General Hospital asone of the nation’s top hospitals with the2008-2009 Consumer Choice Award.

• The National Research Corporation hasrecognized Buffalo General Hospital andMillard Fillmore Suburban Hospital astwo of the nation’s top hospitals with the2009-2010 Consumer Choice Award.

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield designated BuffaloGeneral Hospital and Millard FillmoreSuburban Hospital as Blue DistinctionCenters for hip and knee replacement surgery.

• 1,580 seasonal flu vaccines were provided for children at community locations: 927 at schools with Kaleidaschool-based health centers and 653 at community sites.

• More than 330 community-based organi-zations, churches, libraries, senior centers,block clubs, day care and head start cen-ters were provided outreach informationon seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine prevention.

• The American Society of Health-SystemPharmacists (ASHP) Research andEducation Foundation announced thatWomen & Children’s Hospital of Buffalois the recipient of the 2009 Award forExcellence in Medication-Use Safety. The award is the only national honor that recognizes a pharmacist-led multidisciplinary team for implementingsignificant institution-wide improvementsin medication safety.

• The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Women &Children’s Hospital is the first site tobegin recruiting patients for a 48-weekinternational clinical trial of a promisinginvestigational treatment for cystic fibrosis.

• Millard Suburban was designated BuffaloSpree Best of WNY 2009 HospitalWaiting Room.

2009 ACHIEVEMENTS, INITIATIVES, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION

Both Kaleida Health and ECMC participated in several vital

health initiatives and gained important new designations through-

out the past year. Here are a few highlights of the recognition

received and new programs undertaken at the facilities of the

Great Lakes Health System partners.


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ECMC

• ECMC was selected by Robert WoodJohnson Foundation for two quality programs: 1) to improve the quality ofhealthcare for racial and ethnic minoritypatients in communities across the country; and 2) to participate in a new nurse-led program to improve theoverall quality of care in hospitals.

• Trocaire and ECMC established aDedicated Nursing Education Unit(DEU), an inpatient clinical unit that isdeveloped into an optimal teaching andlearning environment. This model allowsECMC nurses to share their clinical experience and knowledge with Trocaire student nurses, providing personalizedattention and instruction.

• ECMC earned the Gold PerformanceAchievement Award through theAmerican Heart Association/AmericanStroke Association's Get With TheGuidelinesSM program for achievement incoronary artery disease, stroke and/orheart failure treatment. ECMC is theonly hospital in WNY to earn this awardfor high compliance in coronary arterydisease care for 24 consecutive months.

• In April, New York State approvedECMC as the region's fifth DesignatedStroke Center. With the recent installa-tion and utilization of a second 64-slicedigital imaging scanner, ECMC has theability to evaluate and treat strokepatients in an optimal setting. ECMC'sstroke program will continue to workclosely with the Stroke Center at MillardFillmore Gates for patients that requirealternative stroke care.

• ECMC and Millard Fillmore Gates CircleHospital received the Silver Medal ofHonor from the U.S. Health Resourcesand Services Administration for their suc-cess in increasing the number of organsavailable for transplantation in 2009.

• Transform Care at the Bedside (TCAB) isa program to improve clinical outcomes.Through the TCAB initiative at ECMC,nurses addressed and found new solutionsfor the increased incidence of pressureulcers, improving communicationbetween the nurse and patient, andimproving overall staff morale.

• In March, ECMCreceived nationalaccreditation as aChest Pain Centerwith a percutaneouscardiac intervention(PCI) designation, justthe fifth such hospital in NewYork State to gain national designation.ECMC joins its Great Lakes HealthSystem partner, Buffalo General Hospital,and three hospitals in the New York City-Long Island region with the PCI designation.

• In February, ECMC’s echocardiographylaboratory received accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for theAccreditation of EchocardiographyLaboratories. The information providedby this noninvasive test is useful in thedetection and management of many typesof heart disease. An estimated 10 millionechocardiograms are performed annuallyin the United States.


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Alcohol & Drug Abuse 86 934 1,020 3.14% 34.08% 37.21%

Cardio\Vasc\Thor Surgery 2,372 278 2,650 47.68% 5.59% 53.27%

Cardiovascular Diseases 3,286 856 4,142 28.77% 7.50% 36.27%

ENT 443 59 502 48.42% 6.45% 54.86%

General Medicine 5,855 1,450 7,305 32.54% 8.06% 40.60%

General Surgery 1,977 687 2,664 28.94% 10.06% 38.99%

Gynecology 702 14 716 35.40% 0.71% 36.11%

HIV 40 76 116 24.84% 47.20% 72.05%

Neonatology 684 0 684 48.14% 0.00% 48.14%

Nephrology/Urology 1,182 269 1,451 30.80% 7.01% 37.81%

Neuro Sciences 2,320 448 2,768 41.81% 8.07% 49.88%

Normal Newborns 2,350 0 2,350 33.80% 0.00% 33.80%

Obstetrics Del 2,781 0 2,781 34.85% 0.00% 34.85%

Obstetrics ND 479 26 505 45.06% 2.45% 47.51%

Oncology 416 60 476 22.37% 3.23% 25.59%

Ophthalmology 50 13 63 49.02% 12.75% 61.76%

Orthopaedics 2,686 789 3,475 32.76% 9.62% 42.38%

Psychiatry 1,215 1,147 2,362 26.16% 24.70% 50.86%

Pulmonary Medical 2,653 405 3,058 31.37% 4.79% 36.16%

TOTAL 31,577 7,511 39,088 32.53% 7.74% 40.26%

THE MARKET SHARE OF THE GREAT LAKES HEALTH SYSTEM IN WNY

Discharges Market Share

KH ECMC GLHS KH ECMC GLHS

Source: Medstat Market Expert(SPARCS)

This chart illustrates the importance of Great Lakes Health System (GLHS) hospitals in the eight-county region of Western New York based on discharge and market share figures for the first two quarters of 2009, the most recent dataavailable. Many of the services comprised 50% market share or more of patientsserved. Total number of patients discharged for the service lines included was39,088 for an average total market share of 40.26%.

39,088 40.26%

First Quarter Through Second Quarter 2009


A message from the leaders of Great Lakes Health philanthropic efforts.

Designing a world-class health delivery system requires a physi-cian-led focus, strong executive leadership, and great collaborationamong partners.

Making the Great Lakes Health System of Western New York thebest it can be also requires the passion, skill and dedication ofeveryone who has a stake in our community—including thousandsof employees, donors, and volunteers who have made an impactthrough philanthropy—giving of their time, talents and treasures.

The Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Foundation, theKaleida Health Foundation, and ECMC’s Lifeline Foundation arehere to help the Western New York community direct its philan-thropic support toward healthcare programs and services that makea difference in people’s lives.

As you will see in the following pages, it is through this generositythat we are able to expand or develop key services and purchase thenecessary equipment to improve patient care throughout the GreatLakes Health facilities.

We salute our partners in philanthropy and say thank you for yourongoing commitment to build this bold, new model of healthcaredelivery for Western New York.

THE FOUNDATIONS

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Patrick Casilio Jr.Chair, Board of DirectorsECMC Lifeline Foundation

Catherine Flickinger-SchweitzerChair, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation

William H. Pearce Jr.Chair, Kaleida HealthFoundation


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The ECMC Lifeline Foundation’s 2009Springfest Gala attracted a sellout crowd of 650 enthusiastic supporters from themedical and corporate communities to support the foundation and honor threeindividuals for their contributions toECMC. Kevin E. Cichocki, DC, ViceChair of the ECMC Corporation Board of Directors and Chief Clinical Officer ofPalladian Health, received the Chairman’sDistinguished Service Award. William J.Flynn Jr., MD, Clinical Director of Surgeryat ECMC and Associate Professor ofSurgery, UB School of Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences, was the recipient ofthe Distinguished Physician Award, andWilliam R. Arnold Jr., RN, was honoredwith the Distinguished Nursing Award.The evening kicked off with a silent auc-tion and cocktail reception followed by din-ner and a live auction while the musicalgroup JoyRyde provided the evening’sentertainment. One of the premierefundraising events conducted by theECMC Lifeline Foundation, the SpringfestGala and Auction 2009 raised more than$200,000 to benefit ECMC.

ECMC LIFELINE FOUNDATION

William Flynn Jr., MD (far right) acceptsDistinguished Physician Award. Jody Lomeo,ECMC Corporation CEO (left), ECMCBoard of Directors Chairperson Sharon L.Hanson (second from left), ECMC LifelineFoundation Executive Director GiaAlessandra Coone (center) and FoundationBoard Chair Patrick Casilio Jr. (second from right)

ECMC Corporation Vice Chairperson Kevin E. Cichocki, BA, BS, DC (center)accepts the Chairman’s Distinguished ServiceAward. Jody Lomeo, ECMC CorporationCEO (left), ECMC Board of DirectorsChairperson Sharon L. Hanson (second fromleft), ECMC Lifeline Foundation ExecutiveDirector Gia Alessandra Coone (second fromright) and Foundation Board Chair, PatrickCasilio Jr. (far right)

William Arnold RN (second from right)accepts Distinguished Nursing Award. JodyLomeo, ECMC Corporation CEO (left),ECMC Board of Directors ChairpersonSharon L. Hanson (second from left), ECMCLifeline Foundation Executive Director GiaAlessandra Coone (center) and FoundationBoard Chair Patrick Casilio Jr. (far right)

Springfest attracts record crowd


Lifesaver

Anonymous KeyBankHealthcare Intervention Specialists

Media

Business FirstBuffalo Spree

Golden

Buffalo Hospital SupplyBuffalo Pharmacies, Inc.Colucci & Gallaher, P.C.Exigence HospitalistFull Circle StudiosHebeler CorporationMorrison Management SpecialistsPalladian HealthRural/Metro Medical ServicesWILLCARE

Hero

AT&T Casilio CompaniesDepartment of Anesthesiology -

ECMCCKaleida HealthKideney Architects Legacy Healthcare, LLCMr. & Mrs. Jody L. LomeoMcCullagh CoffeeNiagara Frontier Heart Associates, P.C.Phillips Lytle LLPR&P Oak Hill Development Siegel, Kelleher & KahnTime Warner CableUB Academic Health Center University at Buffalo Surgeons, Inc.University Psychiatric Practice, Inc.Watson, Bennett, Colligan,

Johnson & Schechter, LLP

Table

Academic Medicine Services, Inc.Mark & Kim BarabasBuffalo Professional Firefighters –

Local 282Dr. & Mrs. Kevin E. CichockiMr. Richard ClelandMr. Shawn P. Connolly, CFPD’Youville CollegeEast Coast Orthotics &

Prosthetic Corp.Lancaster Depew ChiropracticKen & Lyne RichmondRicotta & ViscoMr. & Mrs. Michael SammarcoUB Family Medicine, Inc.University at Buffalo – Department

of SurgeryUniversity Emergency Medical

Services, Inc.University Orthopaedic Services, Inc.University Urology, Inc.Senator Dale Volker

Friends of Springfest

Allergan, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Stuart AngertBrock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLPECMC Department of NursingECMC Volunteer BoardEric Mower & AssociatesMs. Sharon L. HansonJohn W. Danforth CompanyLP Ciminelli, Inc.Ms. Penny MorganteM&T Charitable FoundationDr. Brian MurrayDr. & Mrs. Alan PosnerDr. Kevin PranikoffR.L. Sonnenberger Land SurveyorMs. Sherry Sutton/Sassy Design GroupMrs. Ann SwanThe Notable CorporationTicor Title Insurance CompanyDr. & Mrs. Robert WhitneyWillis North AmericaDr. John Yeh, & Ms. Barbara Watson

Thanks to our generous local businesses, friends, andunderwriters

Buffalo UltrasoundEberle+SciandraFreed Maxick & Battaglia, CPA’s, P.C.John R. Fudyma, MD &

Ms. Sarah FallonGrosso Door & Hardware, Inc.Hyatt Regency DowntownDrs. Brian Murray & Dietrich JehleNew York State Chiropractic

AssociationMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Quatroche, Jr.Stand AdvertisingSummer Street CapitalThe FloristryUnited GraphicsWagoner Photography

A very special thank you to our sponsors who made our Springfest 2009 a record success!

Held Saturday, May 16, 2009

at the Hyatt Regency Downtown

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The 2009 Tournament of Life Golf Classicheld in August at Park Country Club raised a record $103,000 for ECMC and was once again a sold out success. The outstanding efforts of the planningcommittee members led by TournamentChair Michael Seaman, the hard work of the event day volunteers, and the overwhelming generosity of sponsors contributed to a successful tournament and a terrific day for all participants.


Tournament of Life Golf Classic an exceptional day and sellout event


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Presenting

Buffalo Hospital Supply

Diamond

Colucci & Gallaher, P.C.KeyBank

Gold

Exigence HospitalistKideney Architects M/E Engineering, P.C.Morrison Management SpecialistsRural/Metro Medical ServicesUniversity Emergency Medical ServicesWillcare

Silver

AT&TFreed Maxick & Battaglia, CPA’s, PCKaleida HealthMcGuire Development Co.Roach, Brown, McCarthy &

Gruber, P.C.University Orthopaedic Services, Inc.Wilson Elser

Bronze

American Continental Group LLCGHI, Inc.Scott Danahy Naylon, Inc.Yanni Partners, a Division of GBSConsulting, LLC

Cart

Mark & Kim BarabasBuffalo Office InteriorsBuffalo Professional Firefighters

Local 282Buffalo SabresBuffalo UltrasoundCasilio CompaniesChef ’s RestaurantECMC Medical Directors –

Brian Murray, MD and Dietrich Jehle, MD

John R. Fudyma, MD – Associate Medical Director

Lakeland SupplyLPCiminelliNiagara Frontier Heart Associates, P.C.Prentice Office EnvironmentsRicotta & ViscoSummer Street Capital PartnersSuperior Lubricants

Hole

Adams Mark – BuffaloArcher Medical/Great LakesIntraoperative MonitoringBaxter HealthcareClifton Bergfeld, Esq. &

Dr. Deborah Bergfeld - Buffalo Spine & Sports Institute

Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, CPA’sBuffalo Engineering, PCShawn Connolly, Certified

Financial PlannerCovidienDayferts Truck & Auto Repair, Inc.DeLacy FordDermarite Wound & Skin CareDeRoyal Industries, Inc.ECMC Volunteer BoardEmerling Ford MercuryEntercom Buffalo, LLCEric Mower and AssociatesErie Metro Federal Credit UnionEvans BankFirst Niagara BankGabe’s CollisionBonnie Ann Glica, RN – ECMCGOJO Industries, Inc.Golf Headquarters of WNYGrider Dental Services, PLLCHawkins Delafield & Wood LLPElle and Reid HeffnerImaging SalesMr. George KaralusLaNova Pizzeria, Inc.Joan F. Lillis/Edwin L. Meyer – ECMCLifeline Board MembersLoVullo AssociatesMolnlycke Health CareHamid NoraniPhilip Nyhuis/CopyDocKathleen O’Hara, ECMC

Department of Human ResourcesJerry & Patti OlszewskiGinny Parsons, ECMC Lifeline

Board SecretaryRich Baseball OperationsKenneth RichmondRossitto & Salvo, LLPSage ProductsSaturn Radiology PLLCScott Danahy Naylon, Inc.Michael & Cindi SeamanSelf Funding, Inc.Silvestri Architects P.C.Smiths Medical – Critical CareStievater+Associates: ArchitectsSurgical Associates of WNYTB&A Hospital TVThe Bonadio GroupJames Turner, ECMC Surgical Services

University Gynecologists & Obstetricians, Inc.

University Urology Inc.Ann Victor-LazarusWe Care TransportationWehrle Golf DomeWorkflow OneYouth Character DevelopmentFoundationZimmer Spine – Dick CrawfordFrank & Liz Zivis


Adin J. BradleyBarbara & Doug BakerLou BillittierAnthony J. Colucci, IIIBuffalo ChophouseDick’s Sporting GoodsEberle+SciandraGateway Printing & Graphics, Inc.Golf Headquarters of WNYHyatt Regency BuffaloJody L. LomeoKABA HealthcareKevin E. Cichocki, DCMedline Industries, Inc.Mercy Flight of WNYMichael A. SeamanPark Country ClubRobert GlaserRussell’s Steaks Chops & MoreSalvatore’s Grand HotelTantalo PhotographyTB&A Hospital TVThe Wehrle Golf DomeThomas J. Quatroche, Jr., PhDUB Athletics DepartmentValicWagoner Photography, Inc.Zimmer Upstate New York

A very special thank you to our sponsors who made our 2009 Tournament of Life Golf Classic a success!

Held Monday, August 17, 2009

at the Park Country Club


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The ECMC Lifeline Foundation held itsthirteenth annual "5K Run & Healthwalk"fundraiser on Saturday, October 3, 2009.The event, "Western New York Runs forHeroes" was held in Delaware Park, andbegan and ended at the Marcy Casino onLincoln Parkway at Hoyt Lake. Since itsinception, area police officers injured in theline of duty and treated at ECMC havebeen honored during this event. In 2007, afirefighter injured in the line of duty andtreated at ECMC was honored. In 2008,the event was further expanded to honornot only Western New York firefighters andpolice officers injured in the line of duty,but to also recognize physicians, nurses,and other emergency lifesavers.

At the 2009 event, ECMC CorporationAssociate Medical Director Dr. DietrichJehle was recognized as a "WNY Runs forHeroes" honoree for his on-site lifesavingwork in the care and rescue of multiple vic-tims of a September 2009 motor vehiclecrash. Police and firefighter honorees were:Buffalo Firefighter Mark Reed; BuffaloPolice Officer Patricia Parete; Buffalo PoliceOfficer Carl Andolina; Lockport PoliceOfficer Steven D. Ritchie; Lockport PoliceChief Lawrence M. Eggert; and JamestownPolice Detective David Mitchell.

The 5K competitions included the competitive run as well as a healthwalk over a USA Track & Field-certified course.Prizes for the run went to overall femaleand male winners as well as the first threemale and female winners in each of eightage groups. There was a special prize available for anyone breaking the WesternNew York 5K record time. Corporateteams, including ECMC departments, were eligible for team prizes.

WNY Runs for Heroes - 5K Run & Healthwalk



BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2009

Officers

ChairPatrick Casilio, Jr.

Vice ChairsClifton M. Bergfeld, Esq.Todd W. BrasonPenny J. Morgante

TreasurerDavid R. DiMatteo, CPA

SecretaryS. Virginia Parsons

Executive DirectorGia A. Coone

MembersStephen W. BellRyan M. BurkeMichael E. Cain, MDShawn P. Connolly, MBA CFPJames F. DentingerJohn R. Fudyma, MDH. McCarthy GipsonKathy GreinertSharon L. HansonElenora M. HeffnerRobert P. HollidayJoan F. Lillis, RNJody L. LomeoEdwin L. MeyerBrian M. Murray, MDJames J. O’NeillMichael C. Straeck, Jr.Todd VoelklJoseph A. Zizzi Sr., MD

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Presenting

Saturn Radiology, PLLC

Event Day Sponsors

AT&TExigence Group

Race Sponsors

Western New York Police AssociationBuffalo Professional Firefighters –

Local 282

Heroes Team

Rural/Metro Medical Services

Mile Markers

Amherst Police Club, Inc.Buffalo Hospital Supply Co., Inc.Casilio CompaniesComDocDr. John FudymaDr. Dietrich JehleDr. Brian MurrayUniversity Emergency Medical

Services, Inc.WILLCARE

Hero Signs

Mr. Michael AbramsECMC Volunteer BoardMr. & Mrs. Jody L. LomeoMrs. Ann Victor-Lazarus

Friends

Mark and Kim BarabasBuffalo Professional Firefighters –

Local 282Mr. Richard HamisterMs. Sharon KlugLockport Hickory Club PBS, Inc.Mr. Ben MarcelloNiagara Frontier Heart AssociatesMr. & Mrs. Mark ReedWest Seneca Police Benevolent

Association


Dr. Timothy DeZastroErie County Sheriff – Air OneLabatt USARich Baseball OperationsRural Metro Medical ServicesTops Friendly MarketsWNY Finish Line Services

Media

Entercom Buffalo

A very special thank you to our sponsors who made our WNY Runs for Heroes 5K Race and Healthwalk a success!

Held October 3, 2009 at

Delaware Park Marcy Casino


KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION

The executive leadership of the Kaleida Health Medical Staff announced it would make a three-year, $255,000 commitment to the Kaleida Health Foundation. Michael Ferrick, MD, Medical Staff Treasurer, presented the fi rst of three contributions to Kaleida Health leaders at a special reception on February 10th.

The contribution will provide funding for Kaleida’s Medical Libraries, the Nursing Education Scholarship Fund and capital improvement projects throughout the

system. Dr. Ferrick, speaking on behalf of the medical staff noted that “we, as a medical staff, can think of no better way to make a difference in our community than by investing in our own workforce through the sharing of knowledge and resources. We are confi dent that this support will enable our team to stay focused on our mission of advancing the health of more than one million people in our community through education, research and exceptional care.”

Excellence in Medicine

Investing in our workforce through education, research, and exceptional care

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Medical Staff Leadership: James L. Budny, MDPresident

Kathleen T. Grimm, MDPresident Elect

Kevin J. Gibbons, MDSecretary

Michael R. Ferrick, MDTreasurer

Michael Ferrick, MD, Medical Staff Treasurer, Connie Vari, Kaleida Health Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Offi cer; William Pearce, Kaleida Health Foundation Board Chairman and James R. Kaskie, President & CEO of Kaleida Health.

2009 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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Kaleida Ball 2009“Joie de Vivre,” – Enjoyment of Life was the theme for Kaleida Ball 2009, a celebration of the food, wine and scenery of Paris and the French countryside presented by the Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, PC. Recipients of the Spirit Award—Kevin J. Gibbons, MD and Michael G. Caty, MD—were recognized for their signifi cant and spirited support of Kaleida Health and for their dedication to improve the health of the Western New York community.

Dr. Gibbons is the Director of Neurocritical Care for Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital and Kaleida Health. He serves as the Vice Chairman, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and the Residency Program Director for the University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He made international headlines in 2007 with his former patient, Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett.

Dr. Caty is the Surgeon in Chief at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. He is also professor of surgery and pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 2008, he was named the “endowed John E. Fisher Chair of Pediatric Surgery” for “his distinguished clinical, teaching and research efforts.”

FORE the health of our communityThe annual Kaleida Classic Golf Tournament in its 9th year, teed-off for the fi rst time at Park Country Club in Williamsville. Two fl ights and more than 200 completed the fi eld of golfers that helped generate nearly $150,000 in net proceeds to support the facility improvement program ongoing at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. As one of the most technologically advanced centers for medical care anywhere, the Hospital continues to experience record-breaking volumes, improved patient satisfaction, and outstanding quality outcomes.

Signature events

(From L to R) Edward F. Walsh Jr., chair of the Kaleida Health Board of Directors, Kevin Gibbons, MD, Michael Caty, MD, and James R. Kaskie, President and CEO of Kaleida Health pose after the awards ceremony at the Kaleida Ball.

Event organizers, Dan Dy and Randy Strauss with the Women’s Longest Drive Winner Janis Cirrito and Kaleida Health President & Chief Executive Offi cer, James R. Kaskie.

The Kaleida Foundation is proud to recognize our 2009 Presenting Sponsor – Maple Gate Anesthesiologists, PC – representing the group from left to right – Mont Stern, MD; Joanne Massucci, MD; John Stevens, III, MD; Douglas Sillart, MD; Kishore Divan, MD; David Knorz, MD; George Toufexis, MD; Jon Grande, MD; Ram Sharma, MD and Benedictus Bahk, MD.


A Family’s Story of Hope and Inspiration

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Karen Wilson Clark, the youngest daughter of Donald & Dolores Wilson lost her battle with leukemia, but her family coped with their grief and will never forget the support of the staff at Buffalo General Hospital. For many years the Wilsons have made an annual contribution to the Hospice Unit in their daughter’s memory. These gifts culminated recently with the dedication of the Karen Wilson Clark Hospice Family Room – a home-like setting where family can be included in end of life care. Shown Above – Donald & Dolores Wilson.


“On behalf of the entire Wilson Family, thank you so much for helping us to remember Karen in such a special tribute. Karen was a real people person so the idea of this room would have been close to her heart. Needless to say, the entire family, most especially our parents Donald & Dolores Wilson, has a great sense of comfort in knowing that Karen’s spirit will not be diminished or forgotten.

Perhaps from a donation standpoint, what can be learned here is that it is not always about the annual dollar amount that individuals make but the commitment and consistency with which those donations are made. One does not need to be a millionaire to affect change or to do good work. What has prompted my parents was an unconditional love of their youngest child and their desire that she be remembered. In what you have done you have cemented in their minds that Karen is here through their generosity and love for her. No family, having lived through this kind of loss, could ask for more.

Please convey to the Buffalo General Hospital executive team how fl attered we all were that they took the time to spend with us at the family room. And it continues to be apparent that your Hospice staff is providing exemplary care to their patients. Our community is very lucky to have your team at work for us.”

Kathleen M. Wilson-Ward

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Providing exemplary care

The Wilson Family.

$100,000 - $999,999The John R. Oishei FoundationKaleida BallKaleida Classic Golf CommitteeThe M & T Charitable Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, PCMedical/Dental Staff of Kaleida HealthMillard Fillmore Suburban Hospital Women’s BoardEstate of Jean C. MillerThe Research Foundation of State University of New York at BuffaloTee Off for TotsFrank A. Yeager and Isabelle W. Yeager Memorial Trust

$25,000 - $49,999 Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloCommunity Health DeGraff Women’s AuxiliaryCommunity Health Foundation of Western & Central New YorkEileen & Rupert Warren Charitable FundMoog, Inc.National Fuel Gas Company FoundationNorthtown Automotive Companies, Inc.Dr. Andras & Connie Vari

$10,000 - $24,999Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLPAramark Corp.Mrs. Marjorie W. BuyersCannon Design, Inc.Carpenters Local Union 289Chamber of Commerce of the TonawandasLP Ciminelli, Inc.Craig and Macauley, PCDamon Morey, LLPJohn W. Danforth CompanyDelaware North Companies Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. DinesElderWood Senior CareErie County Medical CenterRobert J. & Martha B. Fierle FoundationEstate of George A. Forman, Jr.Greater New York Hospital AssociationHodgson Russ, LLPKeyBankKPMG, LLPDr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. KrackowLippes, Mathias, Wexler & Friedman, LLPM/E Engineering, PCMarrano/Marc Equity CorporationThe McCutchen FoundationThe McGuire GroupMillard Fillmore Hospital Medical Staff Alumni Trust

The Montague Family Charitable FoundationNOCO Energy CorpProfessional Emergency Services, PLLCRick & Genelle Shanor Memorial Transplant FundSodexoJoseph T. J. & Sally K. Stewart Charitable Lead TrustTurner Construction Company

$5,000 - $9,999 1-2-3 DeliveryAESCULAPAVI Foodsystems, Inc.Buffalo Bills, Inc.Catamount Associates, LLCCathie Rice Scott Memorial Walk & RunCiminelli Development Company, Inc.Deaconess Women’s BoardDiscovery Life Sciences, Inc.Entercom Radio of BuffaloDr. & Mrs. Evan J. EvansThe Ferguson Electric Holdings Corp.First Niagara Bank Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLPHarter, Secrest & EmeryHealth Research, Inc.Heritage Contract Flooring, LLCHSBC Bank USAIndependent HealthThe Josephine Goodyear FoundationKaleida Health Employee Mecca FundMr. & Mrs. James R. KaskieMr. & Mrs. Joseph KesslerMr. Frank P. Langley, Jr.The Lawley Service Insurance Group of Companies, Inc.McKesson CorporationMedtronic, Inc.Mercer Human Resource ConsultingMillard Fillmore School of Professional Nursing Alumni Assoc.Modern Disposal Services, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Montgomery, Jr.Dr. Daniel Morelli & Dr. Roseanne BergerDr. Margaret W. Paroski & Mr. Peter S. MartinPfi zer, Inc.Plaza One GroupPractice Management CenterPrentice Offi ce EnvironmentsPriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLPA Prism Medical CompanyRoach, Brown, McCarthy & Gruber, P.C.Ronco Communications & Electronics Inc.Rural/Metro Medical ServicesSchwarz BioSciences, Inc.


Donor List


Leaders in Giving

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As the largest healthcare system in Western New York, Kaleida Health is committed to providing you and your family with comprehensive care. Our family of healthcare providers—10,000 strong—is passionate, caring and committed, and we are recognized nationally for our medical achievements and unprecedented programs. No other health system in the area offers as many specialty services and advanced treatments including stroke, cardiac care and uniquely specialized care for children and women.

In 2009, we kicked off our annual Charity Begins at Home campaign, looking inward to our employees and then to our community for support. We understand that today’s economic times are diffi cult and want you to know that your gifts are appreciated and will ultimately help fund exciting new medical programs and services, replace equipment and improve facilities.

Be assured that when someone you know and love needs medical care, you can count on expert, compassionate care from any one of the Kaleida Health facilities and home care professionals, no matter where you are in Western New York. You helped make Kaleida Health what it is today and you will help make the difference in our future.

Alison C. Derrick Gretchen Phillips KrackowWomen & Children’s Hospital Kaleida Health FoundationFoundation Annual Fund Chair Annual Fund Chair

Gary C. Brice, Ed.D.Director, Internal Communications

Chair, Charity Begins at Home Employee Campaign

Charity begins at homeIn 2009, the Kaleida Health Foundation invested more than $2 million for equipment upgrades and facility improvements made possible through the philanthropic support of our employees, medical staff and the community. Examples include:

$1.6 million in hospital facility upgrades

$139,590 for Instruments and Equipment for Neurosurgery

$98,000 for Critical Care Beds & Accessories

$83,143 for Video Monitoring Equipment for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Equipment

$62,000 for Orthopedic Imaging Equipment

$39,695 to purchase Anesthesia Carts

$42,214 for Diffi cult Airway Cart for Anesthesia Dept.

$39,657 for Ultrasound Wound System to treat foot & leg wounds

$20,000 for Holter Moniter Systems

$20,000 for Stress Test Exercise System

$13,013 for Flexible Fiberoptic Equipment for Neurosurgery

$11,212 for Endoscopic Nasal Instruments

$8,174 for Patient Dressers

$2,609 for Total Gym Rehab Equipment

Kaleida Health Director of Internal Communications, Gary C. Brice, Ed.D. (forefront) with the volunteer Site Leaders for Kaleida Health’s Charity Begins at Home Campaign.

Martin J. Berardi, Medical Devices Group President accepts the White Coat on behalf of Moog.


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James R. Kaskie, President & Chief Executive Offi cer of Kaleida Health and William H. Pearce, Chairman of the Kaleida Health Foundation, honored the 2009 Kaleida Health Foundation White Coat Society at a Reception & Induction Ceremony at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

White Coat Society

St. Jude Medical, Inc.The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower FoundationTwin City Ambulance CorporationUnivera HealthcareUniversity at Buffalo Neurosurgery, Inc.University at Buffalo Pathologists, Inc.University at Buffalo Pediatric Associates, Inc.University at Buffalo Surgeons, Inc.University Orthopaedic ServicesMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Walsh, Jr.Walsh Insurance GroupThe Williamsville Rotary Foundation Inc.WNY Radiology Associates, LLC

$2,500 - $4,999Mrs. Anne D. AstmannBoston Scientifi c CorporationBuffalo General Hospital EmployeesBuffalo Medical Group, PCBuffalo SabresBuffalo Thoracic Surgical AssociatesBuilding Controls & Services, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. CaruanaCGF Anesthesiology Associates, PCCramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLCDunn Tire LLCFDR Medical Services, PCGastroenterology AssociatesHazmat Environmental Group, Inc.Health System Services, Ltd.Highgate Medical Group, PCMr. & Mrs. William L. JoyceThe Junior Board of Buffalo General HospitalMr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Keller, Jr.The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Christopher T. LaneDr. & Mrs. William D. LawrenceDr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Lombardo, Jr.M&T BankMs. Darlene R. MaclayMr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz & FamilyMerchants Insurance Group, Inc.Mollenberg-Betz, Inc.Mr. Roger C. NicholsonRobert J. Nolan, Esq.Ms. Tamara B. OwenPearce & Pearce Co., Inc.Mr. D. Eric PoguePRA International, Inc.Raymond E. Kelley, Inc.Transplant Support Group of WNY, Inc.United Way of Buffalo & Erie CountyVerizon WirelessWestern New York Urology Associates, LLCMr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Zielinski

$1,000 - $2,499Academic Medicine Services, Inc.AngioDynamicsMr. & Mrs. James M. ArenaMr. & Mrs. Gordon P. AssadAtlantic Asset ManagementMr. Craig E. AveryBacchus Vascular, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Wayne D. BaconBank of America, NAMr. & Mrs. Kevin M. BaumgartnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.Belluck & Fox, LLPBuffalo General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni AssociationBison Baseball, Inc.B-K Medical Systems, Inc.Mr. Bill BlanchardBolton St. Johns, LLCBooks Are Fun, LTDMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BraggBuffalo Bisons, Inc.Buffalo Cardiac Surgical AssociatesBuffalo Cardiology & Pulmonary Associates, PCBuffalo Engineering, PCBuffalo MRI Partners, LPBuffalo Niagara Convention CenterBuffalo Wholesale Lock Co., Inc.Joseph E. Buran, MDCambridge Instruments, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. K. Kent ChevliMr. & Mrs. Robert M. ChurMr. & Mrs. Gerald N. ClarkClark Patterson LeeContract Specialists, Inc.County of NiagaraMr. & Mrs. Brian P. CrosbyCzarnowski Display Service, Inc.Drs. Raymond & Mary Anne DannenhofferDavis-Ulmer Sprinkler Co., Inc.DeGraff Skilled Nursing FacilityDelaware Surgical Group, PCMr. Melvin M. DysterEclipsys CorporationGary W. Ehlert, MD, Ph.D.Erie and Niagara Insurance AssociationMrs. Rosemary G. EstyA FriendFerguson Electric FoundationMr. & Mrs. Peter B. FlickingerMr. William S. FlickingerMr. & Mrs. Bruce GammackDr. & Mrs. Kevin J. GibbonsSamuel Goodloe, Jr., MDW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Government Action Professionals, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Gary GrosnerThe Hahn Family FoundationDr. & Mrs. Robert J. HalonenHARD Manufacturing Co., Inc.Dr. & Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, IIIMr. & Mrs. Richard O. HopkinsMr. Michael P. Hughes

2009 White Coat Society

Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, PC

National Fuel Gas Company Foundation

Ferguson Electric Construction Division

Ferguson Electric Service Division

Western New York Urology Associates, LLC

John W. Danforth Company

The Lawley Service Insurance Group of Companies, Inc.

M/E Engineering, PC

The McGuire Group

Moog, Inc.

The Clark Family * Twin City Ambulance Corporation

David T. Miller, MD

The Williamsville Rotary Foundation

Eric Hoxsie

William D. Lawrence, MD

Thomas A. Lombardo, Jr., MD

Sadashiv S. Shenoy, MD

The Honorable Joseph S. Mattina

Robert J. Nolan, Esq.

Tamara B. Owen

Donald N. Boyd

Carpenters Local Union #289


World Class Medicine

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Excerpts from a letter“Unusual chest pains convinced my wife it was time to go to the emergency room at DeGraff Hospital. It wasn’t my fi rst DeGraff visit —I was born there. Within seconds of announcing “chest paints” to emergency room staff, I was in a bed and being attended to. Checked, prodded, tested and questioned. It was determined I likely had an issue with my heart. Nurses, aides, technicians and doctors were all very professional and genuinely concerned with my well-being.

But, further tests were necessary. So it was off to the 10th fl oor at Buffalo General Hospital. Again, very professional staff—nurses, technicians, aides and more doctors. Yes, more tests, an angiogram, MRIs, EKGs, X-rays, blood tests and on and on. I was informed heart surgery was necessary. The next 24 hours are a blank. I woke up on the opposite end of the 10th fl oor, but again, with another very professional crew.

Then it was time to get out of bed and move around. I wanted to go home. Hospital staff said they would decide when it was time for me to leave—with a lengthy list of do’s and don’ts.

Then came the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA). Again, more very professional and caring nurses would stop at my home and check on my well being.

The do’s list included cardiac rehab back where it all began—DeGraff Hospital. Again, more professional nurses, technicians, aides—all concerned with my well being.

I don’t know if other areas of the country have medical professionals and facilities like Western New York, but it would be diffi cult to beatwhat we have here. To all those who work at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, Buffalo General Hospital & The Visiting Nurses Association,my family and I are glad you’re there. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you.”

Sincerely,

Peter G.

My family and I are glad you’re there “My trip down the medical highway was an amazing journey thanks to all the extremely professional, caring people who looked after me, especially my nurse wife. There were so many people and places who contributed to my care, it is impossible to remember all their names, titles and jobs.”– Peter G.

DeGraff Memorial Hospital Emergency Room staff.


Buffalo General Hospital and Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital have been named the fi rst “Program of Excellence” in Western New York by Independent Health for its cardiovascular interventional procedures. This designation of excellence is based on clinical data that met or exceeded state benchmark standards for quality measures.

The Kaleida Health cardiac program has been rated in the top ten percent for heart surgery and among the top fi ve percent in

the nation for coronary angioplasty. It has also been rated number one in Western New York, according to the New York State Health’s annual report, Adult Cardiac Surgery in New York State.

This program will be further reinforced with the integration of Millard Gates and Buffalo General Hospitals and the completion of a world-class global heart and vascular institute (GHVI) anchoring a vibrant medical campus.

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At the forefront of technology

“There is absolutely no reason to travel elsewhere for stroke, vascular or heart care when the best experts are right here in our own community”

– James R. Kaskie, President and CEO of Kaleida Health

Janus Capital Institutional/ INTECHJean Jurek AssociatesMr. & Mrs. Edwin M. Johnston, IIIKenworth of BuffaloL & M Financial ServicesLeMaitre Vascular, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. James T. LillisMr. & Mrs. Charles LosiDrs. Frank A. & Lori LuziMagavern, Magavern & Grimm, LLPMs. Marlene A. MarciniakMr. & Mrs. Peter S. MarletteMobile Diagnostic Testing Services, Inc.Medical Liability Mutual Insurance CompanyThe Meridian GroupMr. & Mrs. Francis J. Meyer, Jr.Mr. M. Bruce MinerDr. & Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. George M. NarbyNational GridNEPC, LLCMr. & Mrs. Donald F. NewmanMr. & Mrs. Reginald B. Newman, IINixon Peabody, LLPNY Organization of Nurse ExecutivesOrganogenesis Inc.Ms. Lisa OsbornOtis Elevator CompanyOverton, Russell, Doerr & Donovan, LLPNarhari M. Panchal, MDParagon AdvertisingMr. & Mrs. William H. Pearce, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Duane E. PhillipsThe Pierce Family FoundationPossis Medical Inc.Premier Research International, LLCMr. David & Mrs. Mary PruskiRegent Broadcasting of Buffalo, Inc.RocheRoswell Park Cancer InstituteMr. & Mrs. Gary M. Schober, Esq.Ginger D. Schroder, Esq.Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.Drs. Sadashiv S. & Lata ShenoySheridan Surgical, Inc.Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.Sigvaris, Inc.Snyder OB-GYN, PCSonoSite, Inc.SourceOne ProfessionalsStraussGroup IncorporatedSummit Health Care Solutions, Inc.Mr. David TincherUnited Way - VNA (SEFA,CFC)University at Buffalo Emergency PhysiciansUB Academic Health CenterUniversity Psychiatric Practice, Inc.Mr. Angelo A. Veanes

Ms. Melva D. VisherVnus Medical Technologies, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Walsh, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. John N. Walsh, IIIWestern New York Dialysis CentersWestern New York Orthopaedics, PCMrs. Ellen H. WierzbieniecMr. & Mrs. Donald C. WilsonMichael F. Wilson, MD WTS, Inc.Wurlitzer Industrial Park, Inc.Xerox CorporationMr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Zito

$500 - $999 Dr. & Mrs. Jihad H. AbialmounaAdvogent Group, Inc.Mr. Joseph M. Affronte, IIIArden Asset Management Bank of AmericaMr. & Mrs. Henry H. BaxterBeacon Legal SupportBerger & BergerMr. Richard BinderBiotronik, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. David J. BlesyMr. James A. BortzMr. & Mrs. Donald N. BoydRobert K. Brown, MDDr. & Mrs. James P. BurdickDr. David E. Carlson, Sr.Cintas Corp.Dr. George Danakas & Dr. Maria CoriglianoMs. Madeline R. CrambMr. & Mrs. David CrostonMs. Elsie DaweDrs. Roger & Roberta DayerDelane ProductsDimensions of Medicine & Pediatrics, PCMr. Joseph D. DiNardoDiva 2 DivaMr. & Mrs. Brendan P. DowdMrs. Lorraine DutheEkos CorporationEuropean Investors, Inc.Mrs. Mary E. FarruggioMr. & Mrs. Robert D. FlickingerA FriendMr. & Mrs. Daniel W. FulhamKenneth A. Garbarino, MDGlobal Education SettlementMrs. Loraine R. GoldsteinMr. & Mrs Michael GrabeckiGreat Lakes Building Systems, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Peter GreislerMr. Allen F. GrumMs. Dianna HelmickiMr. John J. HennesseyMs. Alice B. HilbornHSBC BankMr. & Mrs. Nelson E. Hubbell, Jr.Calogero M. Ippolito, MDMr. George F. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Christopher KasperMr. Stephen KishelMr. John KlostermanMr. & Mrs. Robert E. KocieniewskiThe Honorable & Mrs. Anthony M. Masiello

Buffalo General Hospital shown in the background as the framework for the GHVI is set in place.


Leaders & Innovators

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September 9th was a special day for Pasquale A. Greco, MD and his family as the Urology Department at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital was offi cially dedicated in his honor. Dr. Greco, a board-certifi ed physician, began practicing in 1949 when he opened Amherst Urology, known today as Western New York Urology Associates. A gift was made in support of a $1.63 million renovation project to bring the original Hospital up-to-date with the “new” hospital.

Kaleida Health is proud to work with leaders in medicine and innovative organizations like Western New York Urology Associates when it comes to your health. In 2010, we will be proud to introduce the team of experts that will be

leading the way in offering the future in surgical procedures—the da Vinci® Si™ Surgical System. Imagine the possibilities for young and old alike when formerly life-altering surgeries one day become less complex with shortened hospital stays, reduced pain and a rapid return to everyday life. That is what you can expect with the sophisticated daVinci Si System when we bring together the technological ingenuity of robotics and our highly skilled surgeons to treat illness and disease in gynecology, kidney, prostate and heart. Thousands of procedures are being performed world-wide already, and Kaleida Health will be proud to offer this innovative technology right here in our facilities.

A dedication

A component of the daVinci Si System unique in Western New York will be the dual console, a feature that will allow hands-on training opportunities for future medical professionals through our residency-training programs with University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

K. Kent Chevli, MD, Director of Urology at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and a member of the Executive Committee of Western New York Urology Associates, welcomes physicians and guests in honor of Pasquale A. Greco, MD (right front row) along with (from left to right) K. Kent Chevli, MD, Philip Aliotta, MD, Dhiren Shah, MD, Richard Terhaar, Marvin Kurlan, MD, Kevin Barlog, MD, Richard Gilbert, MD, Gerald Sufrin, MD, Michael Duff, MD, Louis Baumann, MD Anthony Ricottone, MD, Phillip Seereiter, Jr. MD, John Roehmholdt, MD and Joseph Greco, MD.


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People from all over the world choose the expertise of the Orthopaedic specialists at Buffalo General Hospital for their knee or hip replacement surgeries. Under the leadership of Kenneth Krackow, MD, Chief of Orthopaedics, the team developed an internationally-renowned arthroplasty service for total joint surgery. Dr. Krackow developed the software and performed the very fi rst computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery at Buffalo General in 1997, and today surgeons around the world recognize the value of this innovative invention.

Integral and dynamic components to this world-renowned team are highly-skilled nursing professionals who are committed to excellence in care with a focus on our patients and families.This is the same team that is recognized by a former patient, Dorothy S., who was overwhelmed with feelings of doubt and fear about her impending knee replacement surgery. Below is an excerpt from the letter we received following that surgery.

“I was recently hospitalized at your facility for a total knee replacement by Dr. Matthew J. Phillips. I cannot emphasize enough the wonderful 24-hour care I received during my stay on the 16th fl oor. Everybody was so attentive (doctors, nurses, aides, therapists) to making me feel like I was the only patient on the fl oor. I was scared but once at your facility, this staff put me at ease.

Two nurses in particular waited on me “hand and foot”—Donna Kochersberger and Donna McCourt—it seems they were at my bedside even without being called. Their attentiveness went above and beyond! If at all possible, I would like to see them recognized for their incredible bedside care.”

Sincerely,

Dorothy S.

Dynamic teamwork puts patients at ease

The Honorable & Mrs. Joseph S. MattinaNorthtowns Medical Group, P.C.Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. OstempowskiMs. Ann F. ParelliPhilip A. Penepent, Jr., MDPeople, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Alan R. PosnerMs. Laura M. RaisorRand Capital CorporationMs. Kim J. ReganRupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola, LLCSanofi Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Howard T. Saperston, Jr.Ms. Susan SchifanoMr. Edward L. SchunkDr. Michael S. Silber & Ms. Nancy BergSilver LiningMr. Thomas A. SmalleyMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. SmithMr. & Mrs. Michael R. SpychalaDr. & Mrs. Gerald SufrinMr. & Mrs. Barry S. SwartzMr. Jonathan T. SwiatkowskiMr. & Mrs. Anthony D. TomasuloUB Family Medicine, Inc.Upstate New York Transplant ServicesVisiting Nursing Association of WNYMr. & Mrs. C. Blake WeberWedge Capital Management, LLPMs. Mary S. Yanacek

$250 -$499 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy AaronMs. Christina AshbeyReverend Richard AugustynMr. & Mrs. David BaumlerMs. Teresa L. BeckerMr. & Mrs. John F. BidwellBliss DesignsMs. Patricia BoardwayLawrence B. Bone, MDMrs. Debra A. BrownseyBuffalo Concrete Accessories Inc.Ms. Leona M. BykowiczMrs. Michael CampoMs. Anne CareyChiampou, Travis, Besaw & Kershner, LLPClauss & Company Insurance AgencyCompu-Mail, LLCJames G. Corasanti, MDMr. Richard CourtneyMs. Sandra CummingCurtin For ChangeMr. & Mrs. Casimier T. CzamaraMs. Rachel A. DahlinMs. Elaine R. DavidMs. Rachel DavisDempsey & DempseyMr. & Mrs. James DerrickMr. Daniel R. DiCensoMs. Adrienne R. DoeppEast Amherst Fire DepartmentBernard M. Eisen, D.D.S.Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. EppolitoMr. Joseph D. FabianMr. Matthew Farley

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory FeindMs. Debra A. FeltsMr. Darren FererFerguson Stillman CharitableMr. Duane T. FlemingMr. Eugene FloreMs. Eleanor FosterLoriann Fraas, MDFraternal Order of EaglesA FriendMr. Richard L. FriendMr. & Mrs. Appleton FryerMs. Diana D. GaldonMs. Dawn GammackMs. Penelope M. GastMs. Marianne GehenGentile Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Gary GentnerMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. GerenaSubrato Ghosh, MDMr. Kenneth J. GlucGoldberg & Segalla, LLPMr. Clifford GravesMr. & Mrs. Christopher T. GreeneMs. Karen L. GutierrezMr. & Mrs. William H.HainMs. Donna M. HamiltonHarris Beach, LLPMs. Jeanetta N. HarrisMr. & Mrs. Charles HoffmanMs. Patricia W. HolmesMs. Patricia A. HoltzMs. Susan F. HowardMs. Michele M. HubertMs. Catherine JetteMrs. Linda JoyceDr. & Mrs. Paul H. JuetteKaleida Health - Larkin BuildingNadeem KhanMs. Christina M. KhushalaniMr. John R. KoelmelMs. Mary M. KoesslerSharon A. Kolipinski, NPMs. Gail KrollmanMr. Scott KruseMs. Dianne M. LampingMrs. Wentsing LiuMs. Diane LobdellLockport Home MedicalMr. Charles I. Lytle, IIM.C. Healthcare Products, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin MaggioliMs. Donna Marie McCourtMr. & Mrs. Thomas T. McDonaldMs. Theresa McNamara BeattyMr. & Mrs. Robert L.MitscherMs. Kathleen M. MurrayMs. Constance NascaDr. & Mrs. Bruce NaughtonMrs. Janice D. NelsonMs. Mary Jo NewellMs. Mary Christine O’MaraMs. Tracy PaigeMr. Mathew PalomboMrs. Lorraine M. PapierskiMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. PlumeriMr. Anthony PolitoMs. Margaret PonvertMs. Marianne S. PostMr. & Mrs. S. Warren Prince, Jr.Mr. David RaponiMrs. Karen ReedyResident Shoppers Service, Inc.Jonathan C. Reynhout, MDMs. Shelley G. Rinehard

The Orthopaedic Team—(from left) Damien Goodwin, Marianne Niedbalski, Donna McCourt, RN, BSN, Nurse Manager, Matthew J. Phillips, MD, Monah Trammell-Jamison & Marc Siebert.


Circle of Friends

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We are grateful for the hundreds of volunteers who give of their time, talent and treasure each year in support of the family of Kaleida Health Hospitals.

The Women’s Boards—The Junior Board of Buffalo General Hospital * Deaconess Women’s Board * DeGraff Women’s Board * Millard Fillmore Suburban Women’s Board—manage and staff the Hospital gift shops turning profi ts into donations that fund important programs and services. In addition, these women continue their service to our community by sponsoring and hosting events throughout the year. Some events include the Tee Off for Tots Golf Tournament sponsored by the Women’s Board at Deaconess Center. The annual Women’s Summer Golf Spectacular or Fall Fashion Show presented by the Women’s Board of Millard Fillmore Suburban. The DeGraff Hospital Auxiliary series luncheons featuring keynote speakers, Spaghetti Dinners and the Night of a Thousand Divas.

The Junior Board of Buffalo General Hospital has spent many hours creating and providing tray favors and hosting vendor sales. Each have provided comfort and hope for thousands of patients annually through their untiring commitment.

Countless more volunteers have made it their life’s work to create events that honor a loved one or friend who has benefi ted from the expertise and compassion of our medical staff. Events like The Chamber of the Tonawanda’s Clambake support DeGraff Memorial Hospital, the Rick Shanor Memorial Golf Tournament in support of the Transplant Program or the Cathie Rice Scott Memorial Walk and Fun Run make program improvements, equipment and facility upgrades or patient comfort possible.

It is a privilege to recognize this incredible Circle of Friends.

Philanthropy is important to our past and our future

Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital Women’s Board.

The Junior Board of Buffalo General Hospital.

Deaconess Center Women’s Board.

DeGraff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.


Ms. Barbara A. RoachMr. & Mrs. Charles P. Rogers, IIIMr. & Mrs. Ronald G. RootMs. Mary P. RoweMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. RyskalczykSandhill Capital Partners, LLCMr. Michael ScerraMs. Ellen M. SchererDr. & Mrs. Frank T. SchreckMs. Cheryl L. SchulerDr. & Mrs. Stanley A. SchwartzDrs. Jeffrey & Susan SchwartzMrs. Catherine F. SchweitzerMs. Kathleen F. SemrauDr. & Mrs. Suresh C. SharmaMs. Margaret A. SierogaMr. & Mrs. A. Warren Smith, Jr.Mr. Ed SmithMs. Deborah SmolarekMs. Susan SpanitzMr. Peter SteaMs. Rosemarie SteebMr. & Mrs. Frederick StradeMs. Shana StrozykMr. Reginald ThompsonTonawanda Medical Practice, PCMs. Suzanne TorresMs. Deborah L. TracyMrs. Nancy TurnerMs. Julie TussingMs. Karen VanderbrookMr. Laurence Von EuwMs. Patricia VorpahlMs. Margaret M. WagnerMs. Diane WalkerWaste Management, Inc.WILLCARE, Inc.Ms. Janice C. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Wayne D. WisbaumMs. Jodi L. WitherellMr. Robert WohlgemuthMs. Gretchen WoloszynWoodmark Pharmacy, Inc.Ms. Seandell P. WoodsMs. Kimberly ZammitZenner & Ritter, Inc.Mr. John Zygaj

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Cathie Rice Scott Memorial Walk and Fun Run Participants.

Oleh Pankewycz, MD with the Shanor Family.

Tee-off for Tots foursome Connie Vari, Teresa Quattrin, MD, James R. Kaskie, and Alison Derrick.

Women’s Summer Spectacular event sponsor, LP Ciminelli—from left—front row: Patti Sidebottom, Carol Laux, Ann Louise Ciminelli, Sherri CiminelliBack row: Gail Ettaro, Sue Evans, Tyra Johnson, Jennifer Dowdell.


Margaret

“At four years old, our daughter, Margaret broke her arm. During her two week check-up, the Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Galpin noticed something in the x-ray that concerned him. We were sent to Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB) where Margaret underwent a bone scan, MRI, blood work, chest x-ray and CT Scan. Little did we know we would not be going home at the end of that day. We were shocked to learn that Margaret had Leukemia. She was so excited to be spending the night in the hospital that she didn’t even see all the tears and family surrounding her. After 14 days, many blood transfusions, antibiotics, surgery for a mediport, and the start of chemotherapy (she has 8 months more), we fi nally left the hospital and went home as a family.

Through all of this, we have met incredible children and made such amazing friends at that Hospital. I don’t know where we would be without them. The Oncology Team of doctors and residents are just amazing, Stone’s Buddies and most of all, ALL the nurses on V8 and V4—they have been our strength each and every time we enter that Hospital. It is because of Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo that we were able to stay local and not seek out treatment elsewhere.

Margaret is with us today and enjoying life because of that Hospital and what it has—we are so thankful to this community and everyone at Women & Children’s Hospital.”

Rebecca Scherrer

Dear friends, volunteers & staff at Women & Children’s Hospital:

“She has been the bravest, spunkiest child.” Margaret shown here with Channel 2’s Heather Ly.

An incredible number of volunteers raise money for equipment and provide items for the playrooms to help these children get through the days, weeks and even months that they are there. Margaret and her family share their story at many fundraisers throughout the year.

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THE WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION

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Donor List

$500,000 - $999,999Children’s Miracle NetworkVariety Club Tent #7

$100,000 - $499,999 The Alfi ero Family Charitable FoundationEstate of Joan W. AlfordChildren’s Hospital Pro/Am & Auction CommitteesChildren’s Hospital Festival of Trees CommitteeEmployees of Derrick Manufacturing“KISS 98.5 Cares for Kids” RadiothonKohl’s Cares for KidsEstate of Valentin MalinowskijRite Aid Corporation/Rite Kids GolfSeneca Diabetes FoundationThe Children’s Guild Foundation, Inc.Tops Friendly Markets, LLCTWIGS of Women & Children’s HospitalWalmart StoresThe Women’s Board of Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

$50,000 - $99,999A FriendBAC Fitness FrenzyCGF Anesthesiology Associates, P.C.

$25,000 - $49,999 B & L Wholesale Supply Golf TournamentMark IV Industries Foundation, Inc.Master Chong’s “Kicking for Miracles”The Lewis J. and Clelia M. Serventi Family FoundationTim Hortons USA, Inc.Walmart FoundationWilson Farms, Inc.WNY Golfi ng for Kids

$10,000 - $24,999 America’s Children’s FundEstate of Ann P. BolandThe Bowery Presents, LLCBuffalo Athletic Club For Women, Inc.Dairy Queen Corp.Estate of Elizabeth Squire DeichmanEastern Hills Sunrise Rotary FoundationEmpire State Regional Council of CarpentersTrust of June M. FarringtonFirst StudentMr. & Mrs. Stephen P. HoleskoJAM Charity Golf ClassicLabatt USAMs. Joanne Koessler LanaMr. & Mrs. Richard J. LeugemorsMaster Khechen’s “Kick for Life”

New Era Cap Company, Inc.Nurses Alumnae Assoc. of Children’s HospitalPepsi Bottling GroupFrederick S. Pierce & Phyllis W. Pierce Family FundMr. Louis ReinacherNiagara Frontier SEFASeneca Niagara Casino & HotelSunoco, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Travers, Jr.United Way Of Buffalo & Erie County DonorsUniversity Pediatric Dentistry, P.C.

$5,000 - $9,999 American Legion American Legion #381Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. AugustineBimbo Bakeries, USABoening Bros. Beer & AleBuffalo Athletic Club BoulevardBuffalo Athletic Club Colvin-EggertByrne Dairy, Inc.Children’s Hospital Credit UnionCoca Cola EnterprisesCredit Unions for KidsDelaware North Companies, Inc.Ms. Maria DeSantoMr. & Mrs. Paul A. DinesFallen AngelsFerguson Electric Holdings Corp.Josephine Goodyear CommitteeMr. & Mrs. James R. KaskieJack Astor’s - Walden GalleriaMs. Valerie R. Koch in memory of David KochDrs. Amol & Shashikant LeleLoughran’s Bar & GrillThe M & T Charitable FoundationMr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz & FamilyMcCowan FoundationMicrosoftMiles for SmilesThe Montague Family Charitable FoundationNestle Waters of AmericaPenn Traffi c CompanyPractice Management CenterQuality MarketsMr. Stephen Riessen & Ms. Betsy McGrawRTI Packaging CompanyThe Scotts CompanyJoanne Severin-Cinelli Memorial RunShared Financial ServicesSmiles for Life FoundationSpencer Gifts LLCSpirit Halloween Superstores, LLCToy Bros Entertainment, LLCTry-It Distributing Co.,Inc.University at Buffalo Pediatric Associates Inc.University Gynecologists & Obstetricians

TWIGs celebrate at an annual meeting.

Burt P. Flickinger, Jr. Award Honorees

Burt P. Flickinger, Jr. AwardTWIGs of Women & Children’s HospitalBlue Spruce, Elm, Hydrangea, Jasmine, Lilac, Magnolia, Willow Oaks

Support AwardUAW Local 897 Corporate AwardCash Realty and Auctions

Foundation AwardVariety – The Children’s Charity of Buff alo & WNY, Tent #7

Trustee Award Wilson Farms

Children’s Miracle Network Champions

Champion for Children Buff alo Sabre Steve Montador

Child ChampionMargaret Scherrer

Miracle MakerChildren’s Hospital Credit Union

TWIGs is the story of women’s love and compassion for little children—their dedication to a cause and untiring efforts to work for and contribute to the growth of The Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. In Buffalo, TWIGs, which stands for Together with Individual Goals, was founded in 1978. Unlike traditional auxiliaries, each TWIG branch which is named after a tree, works independently in their own neighborhoods and communities to support the Hospital through special events, fund raisers and service projects.

Their annual gifts help to purchase needed medical equipment and upgrade technology for health care programs. TWIGs funded the Child Life Play & Preparation Program for over 20 years, in addition to the Poison Control Center and Pastoral Care. In recent years, TWIGs have grown dramatically both

in membership and dollars raised, reaching a milestone $1 million in giving in 2009—an incredible achievement for an organization with a focus on service.

A very selfl ess and talented group of honorees join TWIGs in receiving the esteemed Burt P. Flickinger, Jr. recognition, each very special in their own way. So many families like the Scherrers are helped because of the untiring efforts of volunteers and organizations like these who keep a special place in their hearts for the patients, families and staff at Women & Children’s Hospital.

The Board of Directors and everyone at Women & Children’s Hospital salute the honorees for their remarkable dedication and service to our children, mothers and families.

The story of hope & compassion continues…



When One Door Closes… Another One Opens

“The Nurses Alumnae Association of the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, New York was formed on June 12, 1912 and revised on March 4, 1977.

Its purpose was improvement of professional work, promotion of good fellowship and charitable causes. All graduates complied with the New York State Law for licensing of Registered Professional Nurses.

From 1893 until 1951, six hundred and twenty-eight Nurses graduated. Many served at Children’s, while others returned

to their respective cities to begin their families or pursue further education. As the number of graduates at functions diminished yearly, it was agreed upon to “close the Alumnae door,” but with a light heart.

On July 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m., thirteen alumnae members presented a check for $10,505 to Ms. Elsie Dawe, Executive Director of the Foundation, our fi nal gift. A Mahogany Chapel door was purchased for the Women & Children’s Hospital of

Buffalo. This “open door” will welcome patients, parents and visitors for a quiet moment of refl ection in the newly created Libby’s Chapel. Sister Brenda Whelan will offi cially dedicate the doors and Chapel.

Our offi cers and members are happy to close one door and open another.”

Respectfully submitted,

Frances T. CollinsMember

Alumnae make fi nal gift

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A Hospital Chapel is an important sanctuary for families, loved ones and friends offering a place of comfort, healing and refl ection for people of all faiths. The Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo is proud to present “Libby’s Chapel”—a gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Lenahan and Family featuring Mahogany Doors, a gift of The Nurses Alumnae Association.


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Dr. Andras J. and Mrs. Connie VariMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Weissfl achFrank A. & Isabelle W. Yeager Memorial Trust

$2,500 - $4,999AAA Automobile Club of WNYAaron’s Sales & LeaseAce Hardware Corp.AES Somerset, LLCAmherst Police Club, Inc.Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Dr. Steven W. & Mrs. Maxine AwnerMr. & Mrs. Paul Bauer/ Bauer Family FoundationMr. Gerald A. BuchheitBuffalo Athletic Club Eastern HillsBuffalo Athletic Club French RoadBuffalo Athletic Club Southtowns,LLCBuffalo Athletic Club, Inc.Buffalo Sabres FoundationCanon USA, Inc.Carmike Cinemas, Inc.Certo Brothers & J&M Distributing Co.Inc.Child’s Play CharityCiminelli Development Company, Inc.CJ SoundMr. John L. Clarno & Ms. Louise M. MatlaszCummins Employees Combined CharitiesMr. Don DenzDr. & Mrs. Michael R. FerrickFisher-Price, Inc.Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLPGraingerClarence Haunted Hollow/ The Server FamilyHeineken USAHockey For HeartsHodgson, Russ LLPThe Home DepotIHOP RestaurantsIndependent HealthJamestown High SchoolMr. & Mrs. Jason JarosBlanche B. Joseph TrustJust Pizza, Inc.Kiwanis Club of Lewiston, Inc.Ms. Cheryl A. KlassLa Nova Wings, Inc.Lake Beverage CorporationLHR Inc.LP Ciminelli, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin LuzakMrs. Marjorie S. Buyers Mr. Dexter A. MartinMcKesson Drug Co.Annette and Colin McMahon, MDMedtronic, Inc.Miller / Coors BrewingMoog, Inc.National Fuel GasNational GridMr. Lonnie D. NielsenOmni OB/GYNDr. Margaret W. Paroski & Mr. Peter S. MartinPaul J. Koessler FoundationMarti A. Peterson, DDS

Dr. Michael P. Pizzuto & Dr. Mark NagyPropac MarketingQuaker Crossing LLCRegal CinemasRich Family Foundation, Inc.Rochester Davis-Fetch CorporationRonco Communication & Electronics, Inc.Ronco Specialized Systems, Inc.Russo Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.Estate of Josephine SalvoSebastian Awner & PartnersMr. Dan ShanahanMr. Paul L. SnyderMr. James R. SwiezyDr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Takats, IIITyson FoodsUAW Local 897UFCW Charity Golf Classic, Inc.United Way of Niagara, Inc. DonorsUniversity at Buffalo Neurosurgery Inc.University at Buffalo Surgeons, Inc.Upstate Farm Cooperative, Inc.Williamsville Pediatric CenterDr. Dean V. Yacobucci

$1,000 - $2,49941 West Bar & Grille, Inc.A Best Roofi ng & SidingAbbott Laboratories FundAkron Central School DistrictAlside SupplyAmerican Car Care CentersAmerican Performing Arts NetworkAmerican Sales Company Inc.AramarkArctic Glacier InternationalArrison Family Charitable FoundationArt For Life FoundationARW Facility Maintenance, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. BaddingMr. & Mrs. Bruce C. BairdBalkan Beverage LLCBanyan EnterprisesEstate of Annamarie BaroneMr. & Mrs. Timothy BernardMr. & Mrs. Robert BertoneBickel’s Snack FoodsMr. & Mrs. Michael BlasMr. & Mrs. James O. BraxtonMs. Christin BroughtonMr. & Mrs. Michael J. BrownBuffalo Aids Plus Fund of WNYBuffalo Crushed StoneThe Buffalo NewsThe E.F. Burke Company, LLCMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. BuyersMr. L. Alan CampCapital Management Services, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. CardarellaMr. Terry L. and Ms. Cory CarrubbaChippewa Development IncMr. & Mrs. Michael ChmuraMr. & Mrs. Jon Cinelli

The Lobby is undergoing a major renovation made possible by funding and design work from Fisher-Price and fi nancial support from the Women’s Board.

The creative team at Fisher-Price has designed a modern lobby that complements the new Board Room, Libby’s Chapel and cafeteria and will feature entryways, reception and dining areas that are patient and family oriented.

A natural wood wave fl ows through corridors as well as new ceiling tiles and lighting designed by the team at Fisher-Price following their research which included input from patients and families. New information and security desks will provide better traffi c fl ow and safety.

A Video Wall, also designed by Fisher Price, will create soothing sounds and visuals, regional images of interest and helpful information.

The Women’s Board funded the new state-of-the art Board Room, with special phone, video conference and presentation capability. Their gift also provides for a new fl oor, ceilings and lighting throughout the Lobby.

“Libby’s Chapel” is now easily accessible on the fi rst fl oor just inside the main entrance, and the cafeteria will have an updated service area with more comfortable and informal seating. Our hats are off to these amazing and talented teams.

Coming soon: A brand new lobby

The Fisher-Price Design Team from left to right—Rebecca Carden, Greg Wilber, Doug Miller, Bud Kolich, Karen Kline, Henry Schmidt.

Women’s Board members with Kaleida Health Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Offi cer, Connie Vari (center).



Finding Moments of Hope & Healing

“Frank and I joined family group therapy with the hope of fi nding a better way to communicate with each other. We both were aware that, as parents of a chronically sick child, our feelings and needs were often put on the back burner. As days turned into months and months turned into years, there was a tangible wedge we had created between us. We learned that we were caught in a cycle that we could break, and we were surprised and relieved to fi nd it was easy to recognize and to change.

Since completing the sessions, we continue to practice what we learned and it has made us stronger as a couple and as parents. What was even more surprising is that it has helped our daughter become independent too. It really is the single most important thing we have done for our family.”

Jody

From a Stone’s Buddies parent

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Long-time friend, advocate and former Buffalo Sabres superstar, Pat LaFontaine, continues to keep the Hospital close to his heart. On tour with the NHL’s coveted Lord Stanley Cup, a special stop by Women and Children’s Hospital—the site that helped inspire creation of the Companions in Courage Foundation—is always at the top of his list.

Zebras Care,the National Hockey League Offi cials Association Foundation visit Stone’s Buddies members. In partnership with Hockey Fights Cancer, the Offi cials have come into the lives and hearts of our patients for the past three years. Pictured with Offi cials and hospital patients is Celtic balladeer John McDermott.


Being the parent of a child with a chronic condition is not easy. There is so much pressure and constant worry, medications to understand, treatments to remember and many, many sleepless nights. For the children, there is a network of support from doctors, nurses, extended family, friends and Stone’s Buddies.

For the parents and caregivers, Stone’s Buddies is there too—opening doors to a wealth of resources and network of support. Who better to understand what a parent goes through than another parent in a similar situation.

Dr. Robert J. Perelli, founder of The Center for Family Systems Theory, continues toshare his special gift with Stone’s Buddies families, by introducing a new educational support group entitled Family Matters. This group is working to develop coping strategies that will help strengthen marital bonds, encourage positive sibling relationships, improve interaction among extended family members and provide parents with the tools to manage situations they may otherwise feel they have very little control. Women & Children’s Hospital is proud to continue funding for Stone’s Buddies—a growing part of our family centered care initiative.

Family Matters

Find out more about Stone’s Buddies by visiting www.stonesbuddies.com.

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Clark Patterson LeeCoca-Cola Bottling Co. of Buffalo, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. John P. ComerfordConax Buffalo Technologies, LLCCoors Brewing CompanyDr. & Mrs. Paul R. CreightonMr. & Mrs. Kevin G. CurranMr. & Mrs. Kevin DaykaDe Crescente Distributing Co., Inc.Dental Laboratory Owners Assoc of Buffalo- Niagara, IncDentsplyDiagnostic Imagin AssociatesDiVal Safety Equipment, Inc.Dr. Nita & Mr. Mainak DivanE & J Gallo WineryEllicott Development CompanyMs. Jennifer EmerlingEmpire State Forest Products Association, Inc.Erie County Medical CenterEvergreen PackagingDr. Gil FarkashFirst Niagara Bank Employee Volunteer Corp.Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. FlickingerMr. William S. FlickingerFors Family Foundation, LPMs. Kristin M. FriesFrito-Lay, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. GeigerGeneral Mills, Inc.Giallanza FoundationGianelli Sausage Co.W. H. Greene & Associates, Inc.Mr. Bob GreinerDr. & Mrs. Frederick D. HaffnerHard Manufacturing Co., Inc.Harry F. Abate Elementary SchoolHarter, Secrest & Emery LLPHd Video Cafe LLCHeineken USADr. & Mrs. Aravind HerleMr. & Mrs. Noah A. HertzlerDr. & Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, IIIHSBCIBM CorporationIlio DiPaolo, Inc.Joseph and Anna Gartner FoundationKaleida Health Medical/ Dental Staff Executive CommitteeKeith C. Stube, M.D., P.C.Kids and Cancer Benefi t RunSeymour H. Knox FoundationMs. Ellen E. KoesslerMr. Roy E. KratzatLactalis American Group, Inc.Mr. Michael LauriaLawley Agency InsuranceLog A LoadM & T BankMs. Karen MaricleMr. Phil MelilloMike’s Hard Lemonade CompanyDr. Merrill L. MillerMJ Mechanical Services, Inc.Moe’s Southwest GrillMollenberg-Betz Machine CompanyMr. Kenneth M. Murphy

N.H.L.O.A.Natale Building Corp.National Fuel Gas Company FoundationNICU ActivitiesNYSCOPBAOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.Ms. Lisa J. OsbornMr. Michael PenfoldThe Pepsi Bottling Group Foundation, Inc.Personal TouchMr. & Mrs. Jeff PetersonMs. Becky PhillipsMr. Frank A. PieberPillar Processing LLCPine Hill Coffee Service, Inc.Dr. Christopher P. PojePolitical Action Committee of the ESPA UnionMr. & Mrs. John J. Polka, Jr.Mr. Kevin M. PottsMr. Anthony J. Ragusa, Jr.Ms. Bonnie Redder & Mr. Sanford L. ClarkMs. Kelly RicottaMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. RolandMs. Agnes SchlickMr. Randy ScrogerSeneca Beverage Corp.SignalsMs. Michelle M. Smith WilcoxSmokin’ Joes FactorySneaker AdvantageMr. David SochaMr. Ronald A. SosnowskiST Motorsports, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. SteinbrucknerJ.W. Swanson & Associates, LLCSweet Home FCUA Taste of Buffalo, Inc.Mr. Louis TerragnoliMr. & Mrs. Steven TokarczykTOMRA Material Handling OperationsTom’s Family RestaurantTrac/Fone Net 10Transplant Support Group of WNY, Inc.TropicanaMr. & Mrs. Stephen M. UlrichUncle Joe’s RestaurantUnilever Ice CreamMr. & Mrs. Charles J. ValloneVCMS Inc.Vision 2000W. W. ServicesWalden GalleriaMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Walsh, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John N. Walsh, IIIF. Wardynski & Sons, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. D. S. WarmanWCHOB Employee Fund (CHEF)Weaver Metal & Roofi ng, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Aaron WeisbrotWest Seneca School DistrictWilliams Advanced Materials, Inc.Willis E. Chilson Memorial FundMr. Rodrick WilsonMr. Robert WnekMr. & Mrs. Jonathan C. Wright

The life of young Owen Pieber was an inspiration. An outpouring of contributions from the community inspired his parents to create “Owen’s Toybox.” The toy box is fi lled with game boys, computer games, books and other items which are provided to children in the Center for Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. “We wanted to encourage the idea that patients are able to continue to have fun and be comforted, even during prolonged hospital stays. This is what Owen was able to do throughout his illness.”

The response from the community has been overwhelming and has encouraged young and old alike to get involved. Owen’s Toy Box is overfl owing with love, support and “get well” wishes from thousands of Western New Yorkers and it continues to

grow. Gifts have provided a computer for the playroom, laptops for patient and family use and, very soon, a Scrapbook of Memories will be presented to all Hospital patients courtesy of hundreds of friends, family and donors.

For more information on Owen’s Toy Box and how you can help, visit our website at www.stonesbuddies.com/members/featured.asp.

Stone’s Buddies member leaves legacy

Sil Dan, a basketball coach at Park School organized the annual Drills 4 Skills Clinic 4 Hope and together with players and school administrators presented their gift to Owen’s Toybox. Sil mentioned, “I made a promise to Owen and his father to keep Owen’s Toybox open and full.” Owen’s Toybox is overfl owing.

Models from the 2009 American Girl Fashion Show present a donation of more than $17,000 to Anne Marie Reynolds, MD, a result of their personal efforts to gain pledges in support of the event.



Children’s Miracle Network

If you have ever met our legion of volunteers and companies that make up the Children’s Miracle Network, you understand what motivates them and inspires their enthusiasm—the parents whose lives have been turned upside down, the four year olds with irresistible grins who daily reach amazing milestones in healing, and the incredible caregivers, armed with the latest technology and fi rst rate equipment. It can be overwhelming and life altering, but our Children’s Miracle Network volunteers are right there to help.

This organization is a prime example of how a community makes a difference. From the cashier at the local neighborhood market, or the hostess at a restaurant, or even a radio personality—each one makes a difference in their community—together. In Western New York, employees and customers of Tops Friendly Markets each year exceed their goals through the Miracle Balloon Campaign, Golf Tournament and Celebrity Putting Contest. The Kiss Cares for Kids Radiothon brings together the community one listener at a time, and the local Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs constantly seek new and innovative ways to expand their outreach and energize the customers and associates. And, who doesn’t like pancakes? Guests of the local IHOPs (International House of Pancakes) enjoyed free pancakes and smiles during National Pancake Day—IHOPS collected more donations than ever before.

CMN sponsors continue to make a difference so Women & Children’s Hospital can make a difference in the life of a child—maybe even someone you know.

Making a diff erence together

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Children’s Miracle Network SponsorsAce HardwareAmerican Car Care CentersAmerican LegionCarmike Cinemas, Inc.CDW Corp.Combined Federal CampaignCO-OP Financial ServicesCredit Unions for KidsKiss 98.5–Kiss Cares for Kids RadiothonBlockbuster, Inc.Dairy Queen Corp.Express Services, Inc.FirstGroup AmericaFirst StudentForestersGolf GalaxyIHOP RestaurantsKiwanis ClubsLog A LoadMicrosoftMiss America OrganizationTim HortonsPenn Traffi c CompanyRite Aid Corp.Sunoco A PlusTops Friendly MarketsUSA GymnasticsWalmart Stores, Inc./Sam’s ClubsWilson Farms, Inc.

Erin McSweeney receives the Gold Medal Champion Award at the Tops Friendly Markets Golf Tournament

Channel 2’s Scott Levin with Matthew Knowles at the Tops Annual putting contest.


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$500 - $999Ms. Anastasia AbrashimMs. Carol AdragnaAmherst Pediatric Associates, P.C.Dr. Jo Anne ArnoldMr. Robert BatesBe JeweledBenefi t Concepts, LtdMr. & Mrs. Patrick G. BenzBesroi Construction Corp.Mr. John L. Beyer, IIIBooks Are Fun, LTD.Ms. Erika BrasonBuffalo Bills, Inc.Buffalo Building TradesBuffalo PhilharmonicMr. Joe P. BurwickMr. Salvatore A. CalandraDr. Vincent CallananCandyman VendingCarlisle SynTec IncorporatedMr. & Mrs. Edward A. Carr, Jr.CBPMr. Ronald A. Chmiel, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Ciminelli, IIMs. Karen D. CollinsCommercial Collection Corp.Ms. Betsy ConstantineCornerstone Community Federal Credit UnionMr. & Mrs. Michael A. CostanzoCounty Line Stone Co., Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. CzarneckiDr. Roger T. CzarneckiMr. Carl R. DanelskiJohn W. Danforth Co. FoundationMs. Elsie DaweDelaware Pediatric AssociatesDenny Machine Co., Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Lewis DePadreDr. Kishore DivanMr. Warren M. DowlingErie 1 Boces AssociationErie and Niagara Insurance AssociationErie Community CollegeDr. & Mrs. Doron FeldmanDr. Bradley and Dr. Lynn J. FuhrmanMr. & Mrs. Gregory D. GallowayMr. David M. GeliaMr. Thomas F. GellGenesee Building Products LLCGenesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLPMr. & Mrs. Tony Giardina, Jr.Dr. Puneet GuptaMr. & Mrs. Ted HalpernMr. & Mrs. William A. HardieMr. Ramon P. Harris, Jr.HealthNowWilliam & Freida Heckelmann FundMr. & Mrs. William S. HeinMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. HicksonDrs. Christine S. & Mark A. C. HoeplingerMr. & Mrs. Dennis HollandHoney’s International Inc.Mrs. Jane D. HopkinsMr. & Mrs. William T. HoveyHudson Egg Farms, LLCMr. & Mrs. Louis P. IaconaIKO Manufacturing, Inc.International Chimney CorporationIsaacson Structural Steel

Ms. Fran JacobsMr. & Mrs. Michael A. JeromeJST ConstructionMs. Barbara J. KaderliMr. & Mrs. Michael KalitaMs. Christina KarlKAZ Brothers ConstructionMs. Marie KellerMr. & Mrs. Richard KiblerNew York District Kiwanis InternationalMr. John KlostermanMr. Christopher H. KochMr. & Mrs. John S. KoelblMr. Thomas J. KosinskiMs. Barbara KourkounisMr. Daniel C. KrywconMr. & Mrs. Robert KulczykLackawanna Products CorporationLaFarge North AmericaLedgeview SchoolLexus Champions For CharityMr. Jody LomeoMr. & Mrs. Charles J. Losi, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Steven MageraMr. & Mrs. Paul H. ManganoThe Martin GroupMr. Donald W. McLarenMedtronic FoundationMerrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Meyer Family FoundationMighty TacoMr. & Mrs. Michael W. MihalczoMr. & Mrs. David E. MinichMinute Men Human Resource SystemMOD-PAC CorporationMark A. Monaco Memorial FoundationMs. Bonnie L. MortonDr. & Mrs. Richard W. MunschauerSavino & Virginia Nanula Philanthropic FundNational Grid Matching Gifts ProgramNew York State Business Travel Assoc. Inc.Niagara Police Athletic LeagueMr. & Mrs. Anthony F. NicometoNorthtown Automotive Cos.Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence NowakMrs. Joan OlszowkaMrs. Regina O’NeilOrchard Park Pediatrics, P.C.Ms. Therese A. PaonessaParker Hannifi n CorporationPatrick P. Lee FoundationPediatric Cardiology Associates of WNY, LLCPediatric Urology of Western New York, PCMs. Wendy PierceMr. & Mrs. Martin PisanoDr. & Mrs. Robert J. Plunkett, Jr.Ms. Linda PowersMs. Nancy PusatierRaymond James Financial, Inc.Regal CinemasMs. Joanne RicupitoMs. Julianne RizzoMr. Sean R. RobbRock Oak West, LLCRock Oak, LLCDr. Janice V. RosemanMr. & Mrs. Dennis RybczynskiMs. Carol Schiffhauer

Tops Friendly Markets, led by Frank Curci, held their Celebrity Putting Contest, an annual event that precedes the “Our Kids” Golf Tournament. The contest between local celebrities, paired up with patients at Women & Children’s Hospital, was held at the Transit Valley Country Club.

In February, Orchard Park’s International House of Pancakes (IHOP) led the way raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network’s International Day of Pancakes.

A check for over $300,000 was presented to James R. Kaskie, President & CEO of Kaleida Health, Cheryl Klass, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo President, and Jerry Mazurkiewicz, Board Vice Chair at the 6th Annual Radiothon. Tremendous effort was put forth by the entire team led by Larry Robb who rallied the group with his positive reinforcement slogan of “Good Action!”



Meet Hannah

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B&L Wholesale & Supply Golf TournamentKohl’s Care for Kids In-Store ProgramSeneca Diabetes Foundation Chairman’s BallKiss 98.5- Kiss Cares for Kids RadiothonMaster Khechen’s Kick for LifeHaunted HollowTaste of GalleriaRite Kids Golf TournamentJAM TournamentTops Friendly Markets Charity Golf OutingBuff alo Athletic Club Fitness Frenzy

Regal Cinemas Kick’n with FlicksWalmart Golfi ng for KidsSeneca Diabetes Foundation Golf ClassicBlack Jack & Blue JeansVariety Kids TelethonAmerican Girl Fashion Show Spring FlingBunko NightAnnual MixerBuff alo News Kids DayWomen & Children’s Hospital Pro/Am Golf Tournament

Loughran’s 5K RunBrook-Lynn’s Benefi t Golf TournamentMaster Chong’s Kicking for MiraclesJoanne Severin-Cinelli 5K Memorial Run & WalkLadies Cocktail Party & AuctionRoland Family For Kids Sake FundraiserLunch with Barbie™

Fisher-Price Annual Holiday VisitAmerican Legion Post 381 JamboreeFestival of Trees

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“It is very diffi cult to put into words the depth of our gratitude towards the staff and our life-changing experience at Women & Children’s Hospital.

I was 26 weeks pregnant and knew there was something terribly wrong. A trip to the emergency room revealed I had HELLP Syndrome and my baby had to be delivered soon or I would die. The doctor informed us we needed to go to the closest facility that could care for both me and my baby - Buffalo’s Women & Children’s Hospital—a shock as we live in Guelph, Ontario. Not only were we about to deal with the most stressful event in our lives, but it was going to be in another country—we were devastated.

We were amazed by the doctors and the time they took to answer questions and prepare us for what was about to happen. Our little Hannah was born by cesarean section—just 1 pound, 5 ounces —that’s 593 grams. Her skin was translucent and her limbs like pencils. Daddy’s wedding band fi t over her leg up to her thigh.

Hannah was whisked away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and an incubator. Her fi rst few days of life were touch and go, and it seemed every day there was a new obstacle she had to overcome. Her odds of survival were slim. Her lungs were severely under developed and she was put on an oscillator, a machine that I developed a love/hate relationship with but knowing full well that piece of machinery played a major part in keeping her alive. Hannah received an extra does of surfactant—a life-saving therapy developed by WCHOB researchers—and we believe this was pivotal to her survival.

Each day our appreciation and respect for the health care professionals grew, especially for Anne Marie Reynolds, MD, her

attending physician. Along with her medical expertise, she is a beautiful person with an incredible passion for caring. It was more than knowing my child was receiving extraordinary medical care but also the comfort that she provided to us as parents.

Sometimes my mind would run wild and I would be bombarded with anxiety about what life would hold for Hannah. It was at these times I appreciated the nurses the most. They went above and beyond, providing extraordinary care and doing it with such empathy and compassion. Sometimes they would sit quietly and hold my hand while I cried. Their kind words and encouragement will never be forgotten.

It’s hard to imagine that during such a traumatic event—not knowing if our child was going to live or die—we found such a sense of support and encouragement at Women & Children’s Hospital. Not just the medical staff, but the custodians, the cashiers in the cafeteria, security personnel, NICU staff—everyone greeted us with a smile and often asked how we were doing. I heard about organizations making contributions so the Hospital could purchase Giraffe Beds for the NICU. As a parent whose child spent a month in that bed, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hannah is almost four and at 27 pounds, she is packed with personality. I can’t help but have a heart full of gratitude towards God fi rst and secondly the Women & Children’s Hospital for extraordinary medical care. We are so deeply thankful and blessed that you came into our lives.”

Thank you,

Andrea

Women & Children’s Hospital made a profound imprint on my family’s life

Hannah’s story is one that is repeated almost daily at Women & Children’s Hospital. It is a representation of hundreds of patients who rely on the revolutionary care available, helped in part by proceeds from annual fund-raising events. Because of these events and the volunteers who drive them, hundreds more mothers like Andrea have hope that their children will have a chance to lead the happy, healthy lives they dream about. Thanks to everyone in Western New York for doing what you.



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In 2009 The Women & Children’s Hospital of Buff alo Foundation invested more than $1.5 million for equipment upgrades and replacement made possible through philanthropic support from our employees, medical staff and community. Examples include:

$ 19,000 Surgical Microscope System for Robert Warner, MD Center for Children with Special Needs

$180,600 Brainlab Navigation System

$50,000 Fetal Heart Monitors

$28,645 Portable Zeiss Microscope

$21,250 Newborn Hearing Screener

$8,562 Vital Signs Monitor for Surgery

$15,000 Bladder Scanner or Women’s Services

$ 7,075 Camera & Viewer for Pathology

$400,000 Digital Radiography

$14,400 Dialysis Unit Monitor

$28,000 Doptones for Mother/Baby Unit

$15,000 Monitor for Pediatric Transport

Signature Events

Signature events like the Women & Children’s Hospital Pro/Am Golf Tournament and Festival of Trees holiday event, encourage community support and participation. Through this strong and steadfast support, capital improvement projects and equipment purchases are possible. In 2009, proceeds from these events completed multi-year pledges in support of new CT Scan technology.

Community support

2009 Pro/Am Tournament Champions—Dave Talladay, Jim Toellner, Dan Trent, Jr. and David Smith—with Event Chairs Peter Augustine (c) and Rick Leugemors (r).

Joining the Kids to kick off the 2009 Festival of Trees (from left) WCHOB President, Cheryl Klass; Event Co-Chairs, Dr. Colin & Annette McMahon; Hyatt Regency General Manager, Michael Marsch; Festival Chair, Debbie Feldman; Kaleida Health Executive Vice President & COO, Connie Vari; and Festival Chair, Doron Feldman, MD

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Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. SchoberMr. Jake SchultzMs. Catherine SchweitzerSeneca Niagara Gaming CorporationSeneca One Realty LLCSerendipityMr. & Mrs. Rajat ShahSheridan Park Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Snyder, IIIMr. Phil SoldMr. & Mrs. Donald P. StamerStardust Bowl of AddisonMr. & Mrs. Scott J. SteinbrucknerThe Stella B. FoundationMr. & Mrs. Larry StraussTanning Bed, Inc.Tonawanda Medical PracticeThe Trevor Smith FoundationTschetter’s Construction Corp.Twichell & LukasikUnited RentalsUnited Way of Central MinnesotaMr. James UrbanczykMr. James A. VazquezMr. Matt WalterMr. & Mrs. Wayne WawrzyniecMs. Amanda WeberMs. Virginia S. WendelMr. Robert P. WicksWNY School Bus Mechanics Assoc.Dr. & Mrs. Ralph J. WynnXerox Corporation

$250 - $499A FriendMs. Isabelle AbbottMr. Ted AckleyDr. & Mrs. Ehsan AfshaniMr. Anthony AielloMr. Bruno C. AlbanoDr. Shirley A. AnainMr. & Mrs. Charles A. ArgentoArrow Enterprises of WNY Inc.Arrowhawk Gas MartMs. Jessica BakerDr. Farkad BalayaBank Of AmericaMr. & Mrs. Mark A. BargnesiMr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Barry, Jr.Mrs. Cathleen BattMr. & Mrs. Dante BattagliaBCS Building Controls & Services, Inc.Ms. Vesna BenbenekBenchmark Management Corp.Ms. Susan E. BennettMr. David Benningfi eldMr. Michael BerchouMr. Michael BergerMs. Amy BesselBestway of New York, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. William V. BiondolilloMr. John S. BlackBlack Rock Roofi ngMs. Jennifer BlizniakMs. Lorene Bordonaro-EllingMr. Paul A. BorkowskiMs. Sharon BotticelliBoutique to You, LLCMs. Ann BoydMs. Marcie BrancatoMr. & Mrs. Russell H. BrandonMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brauer

Brava Aluminum Sales, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Martin BrecherMr. & Mrs. Andrew Brocato, Jr.Ms. Joan BrooksMs. Margaret BrowneMs. Carol A. BrunoBubble Boy Car Wash, Inc.Buffalo ENT Specialists LLPBuilt-Right Home ImprovementsMr. Paul C. BujnickiMr. Bill BurgDr. Irene BurnsMs. Lisa A. BurruanoMs. Robin A. BurzynskiC & A Associates LLCMs. Nancy CallariMs. Karen CamioloMrs. Maureen CaruanaMr. & Mrs. Michael A. CaruanaMs. Karen S. CastleMs. Jean CauleyMr. & Mrs. Jonathan CervoniMs. Marietta CimatoDr. Esat O. CirpiliClinton Street Elementary SchoolClub Italiano 74 Dell’immacolataMrs. Shawna ColgroveMr. Donald R. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Gregory M. ColomboMr. & Mrs. Paul ColucciColumbus McKinnon Corp.Committee to Elect Anthony P. CelliniDr. Dalinda A. CondinoMr. & Mrs. Adam ConnersConnors’ Hot Dog StandConstructive-SolutionsCornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua CountyDr. & Mrs. Thomas F. CozzaMr. & Mrs. Kevin E. CrawleyMs. Colleen CroceMs. Shirley CsepegiMr. & Mrs. Richard A. CuedekMr. & Mrs. David CzechowskiMrs. Judette DahleidenMs. Adeline DanahyMr. & Mrs. Steven DeLuciaMr. & Mrs. George DerosaMr. & Mrs. Joe DimartinoDiscovery Golf Performance CenterDr. Maryanne Dokler-HelffrichMr. Joseph M. DommerMr. & Mrs. Chester M. DulakMs. Lauren DunfordDr. Mary Beth DunnE3 CommunicationsEast Aurora High SchoolEclipse Siding Inc.Ms. Sue EisenbergMs. Cindy A. EllerMr. & Mrs. James S. EnnisMs. Phyllis A. FareyMr. Celeste FarleyMr. Darren FererMr. & Mrs. Michael J. FermoMs. Alexis FerraraccioMiss Lori FerraraccioFinancial Forum, LLCFiorella & Schwind, LLPMr. George B. FisherDr. Lorna FitzpatrickMrs. Lois J. FleckMr. Brian FollendorfDr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Foti

That could be the headline in any edition of The Buffalo News, where philanthropy is a big part of the daily mission. One of their longest-running and most successful endeavors is Kids Day. Each year, legions of volunteers take to the streets to sell a special edition newspaper featuring stories of the miracles that unfold daily at Women & Children’s Hospital. The Kids Day edition is sold for $1 and features the Variety Kids Telethon Celebrity Child and patient success stories.

Kids Day has been published annually for 28 years and has generated more than

$3.7 million. Funds are presented on the Variety Kids Telethon, and support programs at Women & Children’s Hospital like the Robert Warner MD Center for Children with Special Needs, Variety Club Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Variety Kids Telethon Inpatient Pharmacy. In 2009, The Buffalo News helped the Telethon raise $1,156,877.

Kids Day has created an important partnership with this community, young and old alike, withstanding the test of time.

Buff alo News hosts one of nation’s longest running events in support of the Variety Kids Telethon


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Special Thanks


The Advantage Company/Stereo AdvantageAirTran AirwaysAndrew’s JewelersAnheuser-Busch, Inc.AramarkHomer & Elena BaleaBattenfeld Grease & Oil Corp. of NYKristin BauerRobert & Rose Berkun, MDBuff alo Athletic ClubBuff alo Bills, Inc.Buff alo Bisons, Inc.The Buff alo NewsBuff alo Niagara Convention CenterBuff alo SabresBuild-A-Bear WorkshopCasa Di PizzaCash CunninghamCash Realty & AuctionsCJ SoundCook Moving Systems, Inc.D&D Printing, Inc.Delaware North Companies, Inc.Dimensions of Medicine & Pediatrics, Inc.DiVal Safety Equipment, Inc.Entercom Buff alo, LLCDebbie & Doron Feldman, MDFisher-Price, Inc.Gary & Barbara GeitterGuercio & Sons, Inc.Hale Northeastern Expo ServicesThe Home DepotLisa Hunter JewelryHyatt Regency HotelIlio DiPaolo’s Ringside Lounge & RestaurantInitially Yours BoutiqueJaros Family FoundationKiss 98.5Lamar Outdoor AdvertisingLaNova Pizza & WingsNorthtown LexusToni LydmanMattel, Inc.Jerry & Barbara Mazurkiewicz FamilyAnnette & Colin McMahon, MDMiller Brewing CompanyMOD-PAC Corp.National Fuel GasNew Era CapNorthtown Automotive CompaniesOliver’sPractice Management CorporationPremier GroupRob RayJames S. RosenbergJoe & Paula SalvatoreSalvatore’s Italian GardensJohn & Renata SciutoSeneca Niagara Casino & HotelAnn ScherrerSiena RestaurantSorrento LactalisSportservice, Inc.Tim HortonsJoe & Cookie TodaroTops Friendly MarketsSteve & Chris TothTry-it Distributing, Inc.Tuxedo Junction, Inc.Upstate FarmsThomas VanekVM Marketing GroupWalmart/Sam’s ClubsF. Wardynski & Sons, Inc.WGRZ-TV-Channel 2Wilson Farms

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“Special people help make Women & Children’s Hospital a special place”Throughout this Annual Report, we have provided you with a sampling of the hundreds of individuals and organizations that give unselfi shly of their time, talent and treasure to keep Women & Children’s Hospital at the very cutting edge of research, medicine, comfort and care. We are especially proud of the incredible outpouring from students and young adults who have found unique and successful ways to help. We would love to print every story and share the accomplishments of so many who play an important role in this wonderful, ongoing story, yet it’s virtually impossible.

We hope we have provided you with a glimpse of the kind of extraordinary triumphs that take place at our Hospital, the outpouring of support and very personal and meaningful gifts we receive. Whether these gifts provide emotional support and comfort, fund equipment purchases, update facilities or even support innovative research programs that may one day help fi nd a cure for childhood diseases—we are grateful for your continued support. Without you, we simply cannot do what needs to be done each and every day.

Thank you.

Founding the Mikey’s Way Foundation was 15-year old Michael Friedman’s wish – to make life a little bit easier for kids like him who were undergoing treatment for cancer. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Michael’s wish came true. For the 3rd time since its founding in 2006, representatives visited Women & Children’s Hospital spreading the gift of electronics, this time with the help of Buffalo Bills Defenseman, Lydell Sargeant. Though Michael passed away in 2008, his dad Less, Foundation President & CEO, pledges the Foundation will continue and even grow. Friedman says, “Women & Children’s Hospital is the place where it all started, and we’re happyto be back.”

Members of the Josephine Goodyear Committee from left—Marilyn Fargo, Debbie Misztal, Sheral Welsh, Heidi Nuchereno, Debbie Franco, Carol Mihalczo, Goodyear President; Michele Elise-Burnett and Diann Andrews celebrate at their annual meeting and luncheon.

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Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, CPMr. Jan M. FreemanMr. & Mrs. Ken FuerstMr. Sean M. FureyDr. Jean-Michel & Mrs. MK Gaedeke-RolandMr. & Mrs. James J. GaiserGarden Place HotelMs. Traci GebroskyMs. Marianne GehenGenesee Reserve Supply, Inc.Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc.Ms. Domenica GervasiMs. Lisa GiglioDr. & Mrs. Robert GingellMr. Richard E. GirardiMs. Esther GlaserGoldman Roth Acquisitions, LLCGold’s Gym LancasterGolf GalaxyMr. Barry GoodinMr. & Mrs. Gregory Grafi ngerMr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Green, Jr.Mr. Monteil GregoryMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Greiner, IIIMr. & Mrs. James W. GresensMr. & Mrs. Harold GrossGrove Roofi ng Co., Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. GruberMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. HaageMr. William HainMr. Fred HananiaMs. Maureen HarriengerMrs. Diane HarterMs. Suzanne J. HartmanMr. & Mrs. Robert P. HartmannMrs. Patricia HarwellMr. Charles Haug, Jr.Ms. Tanya HaynesworthMr. John HedlundMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hefner, Jr.Ms. Michelle HeldMr. Lucas HernandezMr. & Mrs. George HillyerSusan S. Hogan, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hornung, Jr.Hoss 3D Improvements, Inc.Imagine Nation BooksInfi niti AutoplaceMr. Nicholas IngraoMr. Robert J. IvoryMs. Melissa C. JergeJohn Tyler Enterprises, Inc./N.E.S.T.Ms. Cheryl JudaMs. Jacqueline Ann KellerMr. Philip E. KieferMr. & Mrs. Michael KingKiwanis Club of Java-StrykersvilleKiwanis Club of the Tonawandas, Inc.Ms. Erin KlassKnights of Columbus-Madonna Council #2535Ms. Stella KoginosKPMG FoundationMs. Lee A. KroeningMrs. Alice LaGravesMr. & Mrs. David M. LanglessMs. Alice LapadatMs. Eileen LaPentaMr. & Mrs. Joseph LaPortaMs. Lisa A. LaTrovatoDr. Nelda Lawler

Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. LomasMs. Jennifer LonstrandMr. & Mrs. Leonard T. LovulloMr. & Mrs. Paul D. LytleM/E Engineering, PCMs. Jean MaaloufMs. Diane MaggioliMr. & Mrs. Arthur Mang, Jr.Ms. Marlene A. MarciniakMs. Cindy Ann MarlowMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. MartinMr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. MartinoMs. Barbara B. MatthewsMs. Patricia Mauro-SchukraftMr. Robert T. MayerMr. & Mrs. Thomas MayerHonorable George D. MaziarzMr. & Mrs. Durham S. McCauleyMs. Susan H. McClintonMrs. Maria McDavidMr. & Mrs. Alexander McDougallMcKesson Foundation, Inc.McQuillan’s OutbackMs. Sharon MetzMr. & Mrs. Thomas MetzenMI IndustriesMs. Seema MichalskiMillspaugh Construction Co., LLCMiss America OrganizationMs. Mary P. MoellerMr. & Mrs. Michael J. MontanteMoser, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Muffl erMr. & Mrs. George R. MunschauerMr. Henry R. MurakMs. Judith T. MurckoMs. Sally A. MurphyDr. & Mrs. George M. NarbyNeth & Sons, Inc.New Buffalo Shirt FactoryNorampac CascadesMs. Caroline Novotny - ShulefandMr. & Mrs. William NowadlyHonorable & Mrs. Henry J. NowakMr. & Mrs. Tommaso OcchiutoOmega Lounge, LLCOur Lady of Blessed SacramentMs. Janice Pallmeri SantiagoMr. David H. ParkerMr. Jeffrey P. PastorePCB Group, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Dominic PellicanoMr. & Mrs. Kurt PfaffMr. & Mrs. James A. PhillipsMrs. Frederick S. PierceMr. Duane Pieri, Jr.Mrs. Christine Pikor-GuintherMs. Maria Plygon

Ms. Athena D. PollinaMr. & Mrs. Joseph H. PortoPro-EstheticsQuality Inspection Services, IncMr. Scott RasmussenMs. Maureen K. ReedMs. Renea A. ReeseRehwaldt Builders, Inc.Remedy Intelligent Staffi ngRich Products CorporationMs. Janice R. RockwoodMr. David RogersMr. Kevin RoselMr. Thomas RoseneckerMr. & Mrs. Robert S. RubinoMr. & Mrs. John P. RumschikMs. Alvina RushanovaMr. & Mrs. Michael J. RussMr. Christopher SackettSalvatore’s Italian GardensMr. & Mrs. Richard A. SchererMr. & Mrs. Marc ScherrerMr. & Mrs. Darwin W. SchmittMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Schofi eldMs. Susanne S. SchwartzScott Enterprises, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. William H. Scott, Jr.Ms. Carol SerraMrs. Brenda K. SheltonShuster’s Builders Supplies, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Eric SickelsSiena RestaurantSoho Bar & GrillMr. & Mrs. Joe SorrentinoSouth Buffalo Community Assn.Spanitz Backhoe Service, Inc.Ms. Becky SpearsThe Specifi c Solutions GroupMr. & Mrs. Franklin J. SpinaSpruce SchoolMr. Al StahuraMr. & Mrs. John V. StefaniakMr. & Mrs. Andrew StoberStockman’s TavernMr. Daniel H. Stoll, IIMr. & Mrs. William F. Sullivan, Jr.Ms. Marie A. SuprinickMr. & Mrs. Barry S. SwartzTanglewood, LLCTelecompioneers Salem Pac Excelsior Chapter #98The McGuire Group, Inc.The Advantage Co.Ms. Dawn TobiasTony Martin Awards, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. TothTown & Village Pediatrics, LLCTown of Tonawanda Police Club, Inc.

Mr. John L. Trigilio & Ms. Elizabeth CiambroneMs. Joanne TripiMr. & Mrs. Clark D. TuckerTwin Village Recycling, Inc.United Steel Workers Local 6992University Orthopaedic Services, Inc.Upstate NY Transplant ServiceUSW LocalMr. & Mrs. Vincent VanderlipMr. John T. VaugheyMr. Angelo A. VeanesVeritol, LLCVerizon FoundationVincent Martino Dental Laboratory, Inc.Dr. Joan A. Vivona & Mr. Robert DieszVogt Sprinkler Service, IncMs. Patricia VolkerMr. & Ms. Michael J. WagnerMr. Robert W. WaverWendelville Fire Co., Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wendt, Jr.West Herr Automotive Group, Inc.West Seneca Police Benevolent Assn.Mr. & Mrs. Christopher WhiteWillCareMr. & Mrs. Reginald V. Williams, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. WiltonMr. & Mrs. Wayne D. WisbaumWNY Opthamology, PLLCWOLCO MarketingWolff United EnterprisesWoodlawn Auto Workers Federal Credit UnionMs. Kathy YablonskiMr. & Mrs. Patrick S. YoungMrs. Yulin YoungZ Custom Homes, Inc.Ms. Priscilla A. ZagorskiMs. Barbara M. Zdybowicz

Donor List continued

In an eff ort to recognize the steadily increasing number of stories, events and well wishers, The Foundations of Kaleida Health are pleased to announce that the semi-annual publications - Children’s World and Philanthropic Newsletters - will now be electronic. Visit us online at http://foundation.kaleidahealth.org/Publications/Newsletter and http://foundation.wchob.org/publications/newsletter where you’ll fi nd many more stories of hope and inspiration and learn about all the incredible events held in support of our Hospitals every day. Contact us today to learn how you can share your story.

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Kaleida Health Board of Directors 2009

Edward F. Walsh, Jr.Chair

John R. Koelmel Vice Chair

Robert M. ZakTreasurer

Joseph M. KesslerAssistant Treasurer

Hon. James A.W. McLeodSecretary

Robert J. NolanAssistant Secretary

Members:

Matthew L. BrownJames Budny, MDEvan Evans, MDRobert Halonen, PhDMuriel Howard, PhDJames R. KaskieJoyce P. Korzen, RN, MSDavid A. Milling, MDHerman S. Mogavero, Jr., MDDale N. Schumacher, MDFrancisco M. Vasquez, PhD

Kaleida Health Medical-Dental Staff Officers

2009

James Budny, MDPresident

Kathleen Grimm, MDPresident-elect

Kevin Gibbons, MDSecretary

Michael Ferrick, MDTreasurer

ECMC Corporation Board of Directors 2009

OFFICERS

Sharon L. HansonChair

Kevin E. Cichocki, DCVice Chair

Kevin M. Hogan, Esq.Vice Chair

Michael A. SeamanTreasurer

Bishop Michael A. BadgerSecretary

Michael J. SammarcoAssistant Treasurer

Patricia M. GrashaAssistant Secretary

Members:

Douglas H. BakerRonald P. Bennett, Esq.Richard F. Brox, RLARonald A. ChapinK. Kent Chevli, MDMichael H. HoffertAnthony M. IaconoDietrich Jehle, MDFrank B. MesiahThomas P. MaleckiKevin Pranikoff, MDJoseph A. Zizzi, Sr., MD

ECMC Corporation Medical-Dental Staff Officers

2009

Yogesh D. Bakhai, MDPresident

Joseph M. Kowalski, MDPresident-elect

James T. Evans, MDImmediate Past-president

A. John Ryan, Jr., MDTreasurer

William J. Fiden, MDSecretary

THE BOARDS OF KALEIDA HEALTH AND ECMC CORPORATION

George P. Boucher, MDFull-time Representative

Robert B. Whitney, MDFull-time Representative

Nancy C. Ebling, DOPart-time Representative

William H. Dice, MDAlternate Part-timeRepresentative


Great Lakes Health Board of Directors 2009

Robert D. GioiaChair

Jody L. LomeoVice Chair

James A. W. McLeodVice Chair

David L. Dunn, MD, PhDSecretary/Treasurer

James R. KaskiePresident and CEO

Yogesh D. Bakhai, MD James L. Budny, MD, FACS Michael E. Cain, MD Kevin E. Cichocki, DC Kevin J. Gibbons, MD Mary Gresham, PhD Sharon L. Hanson Brenda W. McDuffie Sundra Ryce Irene S. Snow, MD Edward F. Walsh Jr. Robert M. Zak David Zebro

INSIDE:

A message from the Great Lakes Health Systemof WNY Leadership 2-3

The Professional Steering Committee 4-5

Cardiac Care 6-7

Orthopaedic and Bone Health Center 8-9

Renal Disease and Transplant Center 10-11

Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care 12-13

Pediatric Care at Women & Children’s Hospital 14

Primary Care 15

Long-Term Care 16

Visiting Nursing Association of WNY 17

Community Health 18-19

Achievements, Initiatives, Awards, and Recognition 20-21

Market Share of the Great Lakes Health System of Western New York 22

A message from the Foundation Leadership 23

ECMC Lifeline Foundation 24-29

Kaleida Health Foundation 30-41

The Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Foundation 42-55

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The Foundations of Kaleida Health

Elsie DaweExecutive DirectorFoundations of Kaleida Health

Writer/Editor:Susan Spanitz

Graphic Design:Dorothy CamplingAudra Peter, Intern

Photography:Douglas HanesLisa LatrovatoJulie StefaniakBrian SmistekSusan Spanitz

Contributions/Staff: Louise BallardPaul FlachTheresa KennedyJoanne Koessler-LanaLisa LatrovatoAmy MaciejewskiCindy ReinhartDonna Walentynowicz


Great Lakes Health of Western New York

Executive Editors:Michael P. HughesThomas J. Quatroche Jr., PhDJoseph B. CirilloGia Alessandra Coone

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Photography:Robert Wagoner/ WAGONER STUDIOSJoe Cascio

Contributors:Philip Nyhuis/Copywriting

Contributions/Staff: Barbara BrowningPhyllis GentnerKristin KightErin KlassBrian MeadeJohn MoscatoKris Ann PiazzaMichele Vaughters

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