Changing Lives - Development Newsletter Fall

Fall 2012
through Philanthropy at LifeBridge Health
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HORD COPLAN MACHT
ER-7 Expanding at Sinai
Three-Phase Project Will Increase Capacity and Efficiency
SINAI HOSPITAL’S pioneering redesign
of its emergency department (ED) in
1998 set new standards for emergency
care and customer service. Now it’s time
to make history again.
Sinai ER-7 houses seven specialized
emergency centers under one roof, each
catering to a specialized population:
fast-track, pediatrics, urgent care,
emergent care, trauma, observation and
chest pain evaluation. The concept has
been enormously successful but patient
traffic has increased exponentially since
the facility opened. The facility was built
to handle 60,000 patients a year. Last
year 82,000 came through its doors.
To address the escalation in patients,
Sinai Hospital is embarking on a four-year,
$12.5 million expansion starting in late
fall. “Our goal is to ensure that Sinai ER-7
patients have the best possible experience,”
says Warren Green, president and CEO of
LifeBridge Health. “By increasing our
capacity, we will enhance the facility’s
efficiency and provide patients with more
privacy and comfort.”
Phase one of the project involves
construction of a two-story, 8,500 square
foot addition on top of an existing parking
deck. Additionally, renovation will be
needed to create proper flow between new
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Head of Emergency Medicine
Looks Forward to Sinai ER-7 Expansion
William P. Jaquis, M.D. Says New and Improved Space Will Enhance Patient Care
screening area to a chair in the hallway
because we just don’t have the space.
Then sometimes we need to move them to
another hallway in order to be seen by a
physician. The expansion will give
patients more privacy during the
evaluation process and make it a more
comfortable, efficient experience.
Q: What is involved in phase two?
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Not everyone is fortunate enough to land their dream job, but William
Jaquis, M.D., Sinai Hospital’s chief of emergency medicine, seems to have
succeeded. “When I am doing clinical work, I’m with a great team of people,
and we’re able to deliver a really quick piece of effective patient care that can
change people’s lives. That’s a high for me. On the other hand, when I do
administrative work, I’m trying to effect change for the long term. Removing
barriers for the clinicians gives me satisfaction as well.”
The expansion of the ER-7 at Sinai Hospital, set to begin this fall, is
providing yet another sense of satisfaction for Dr. Jaquis. “Unfortunately,
everyone is going to need emergency services at some point, and this project
will allow them to come to a place that can deliver care effectively and
efficiently, in a way that will put them back to health very quickly.”
Below, Dr. Jaquis, a native Iowan who came to Sinai Hospital 11 years ago,
answers some questions about the new project.
Q: Why the expansion?
WPJ: The original Sinai ER-7 was built in
1998, and it was designed for 60,000
visits a year. Last year we saw 82,000
patients—close to 220 a day. So space is a
concern.
In addition, we have changed the way
we deliver care. Through our rapid
evaluation unit (REU), we have moved a
nurse practitioner (NP) and physician’s
assistant (PA) staff up front. Now, as
soon as people come in, as long as they
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aren’t having crushing chest pain or a
stroke but more of a middle level acuity,
they can be evaluated and then, even
though space is at a premium, the NP or
PA can actually initiate some diagnostic
or treatment processes. This change in
care delivery requires new and better
space, which phase one will provide.
The REU has been a positive
change, but there is not as much patient
privacy or comfort as we would like.
We may have to move a patient from a
WPJ: Phase two will hopefully begin in
the fall of 2013 and will expand out our
current observation area to make it into a
pediatric-dedicated space. Pediatric
patients will be able to come in the front
part of the emergency department and
essentially stay in that area without
having to pass through the adult
emergency department. We’ll increase the
number of pediatric beds from eight to 13.
We will have a secured and large
play/waiting area, enlarged private exam
rooms and direct access to the ambulance
bay, helipad, operating rooms and
imaging. The new location will facilitate
patient safety, efficiency of care and
patient and family satisfaction. It will
align the facilities and care of the
pediatric emergency patients to those of
the new Herman & Walter Samuelson
Children’s Hospital at Sinai.
Q: What about space for adults?
WPJ: Currently, there are times when
people have to wait longer than we’d like.
Sometimes, ambulances have to bypass us
because we just don’t have anywhere else
to put the next patient, especially if they
are seriously ill. We really dislike diverting
them.
Within the enlarged space, the design
of our urgent and emergent areas will
essentially stay the same, with a central
area for staff and patient rooms around
the perimeters. That configuration keeps
staff, supplies and medication within easy
reach. The new beds will be much more
private and patient-friendly.
Q: In what ways will the community
benefit?
WPJ: Just having more space means we
can see people more quickly and put them
in spaces that are designed for the type of
care they need. Another benefit is that the
emergency department will become a
place that is much more efficient and
private. The waiting space for families
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and friends will be more comfortable
as well. And the pediatric population
certainly benefits from having a space
that is dedicated to their needs.
This is a well-made investment in
our own community. Additionally, the
number of people who need access to
emergency departments has certainly
increased over time, and that trend is
going to continue. So our ability to
see all of those patients and be proud
of the care we deliver will be greatly
enhanced by having more and better
space.
Q: Why is this project so
significant for Sinai Hospital?
WPJ: For a large number of people,
the emergency department is the
access to LifeBridge Health—or, in
this case, Sinai. It gives people a first
impression of the hospital. The
efficiency of the care they receive and
the comfort of the care they receive
here can predict their satisfaction with
the hospital.
In terms of pediatric care, there
are fewer hospitals that have inpatient
pediatric facilities and there are fewer
facilities that really see the pediatric
patient through the continuum the
way we do at Sinai. We want a space
that supports the family-centered
approach of the Samuelson Children’s
Hospital.
From the front all the way
through, we’d like to be proud of all
of our space. We want to make sure
people get the care they need. A lot of
that care has to happen very rapidly.
We want to make sure we have the
right space and the best space so that
the people with strokes and heart
attacks, the victims of car accidents
and sick people of all ages have a
place to go where we can throw our
resources at them quickly and get
good outcomes. ●
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and old spaces. The new addition has
some of the following goals:
● increase the general ED capacity by
adding approximately 12 exam rooms
and two vitals stations on the first
floor.
● move non-clinical functions such as
administrative offices, work rooms,
locker rooms, sleep rooms and
storage to the second floor, which will
further increase ED capacity.
● include support areas such as
medication and nutrition stations.
● feature a large central nursing and
charting area as well as a small
seating area for patients waiting for
test results.
● create a corridor extension that will
provide direct public access from the
ER waiting room to the main
hospital, main lobby, cafeteria, retail
pharmacy and other central hospital
facilities.
The capital budget for phase one is
approximately $5.5 million. It is
estimated that the addition and
renovations will take a year to complete.
Phase two involves the relocation and
expansion of the pediatric emergency
unit. Currently located at the rear of the
ED, the unit will be relocated to an area
adjacent to the ED entrance. In addition
to renovating existing space, phase two
will involve constructing an addition to
the front of the ED.
The current ED pediatric emergency
unit is approximately 2,900 square feet
with 10 exam room beds. Two of them
are located in a separate area that has no
direct visual connection to the pediatric
nursing/charting area. Patient exam
rooms are small, as is the play/waiting
area. The pediatric unit expansion will
correct those drawbacks even as it creates
numerous benefits.
● The unit will have approximately
6,600 square feet of space, including
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12 enlarged private exam rooms and
a two-bed resuscitation room. Two of
the private exam rooms share a
vestibule and are designed for use as
isolation rooms.
● Each room will be 120 square feet or
larger and will be located around a
central charting area housing 10
workstations. This setup will allow
direct visual supervision of patients
and their families. Medication and
nourishment alcoves will be adjacent
to the charting area.
● A large and separate pediatrics-only
waiting room and a secured and large
play area will be located directly off
the main ED entrance with a separate
guest/patient restroom.
● The new location will provide direct
access to the ambulance bays,
helipad, operating room elevators
and imaging.
● Pediatric patients will no longer need
to pass through the adult ED, so they
will not be exposed to sights and
sounds that could be disturbing to
them.
● Having a separate unit with direct
access to the main ED entrance will
facilitate patient safety, efficiency of
care and patient and family satisfaction. It will enable clinicians to
practice the family-centered values
that are a centerpiece of the new
Herman & Walter Samuelson
Children’s Hospital at Sinai.
Construction of the pediatric
emergency unit is expected to begin in
July 2013 and take approximately one
year to complete. The capital budget for
the project is approximately $3,000,000.
When the expansion work has been
completed, phase three will begin. It will
focus on the renovation and reconfiguration of the existing ED. Its 25,000 square
feet of space will greatly enhance
efficiency and capacity. The capital
budget for this phase is approximately
$4 million.
Architect for the ED expansion is
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Philanthropist Has a Special Interest in the
Well-being of Children
and a world traveler. She swims laps
almost every day and loves to read,
especially the New York Times. She is the
mother of two boys and a girl; her
grandchildren frequently travel from all
over the East Coast to spend time with
her. She enjoys going to the theater and
attending lectures, and she takes her
family on a Caribbean cruise every
winter.
You’ll never hear those things from
the unassuming community leader and
philanthropist, though, because more
than anything, Ellen Wasserman is
modest.
Head of the Ellen W. P. Wasserman
Foundation, this petite lady is a giant
when it comes to supporting Sinai
Hospital, which she has done since 1988.
She was a member of its board of
directors for many years and still serves
on the LifeBridge Health board. “Ellen
has the ability to see the big picture,”
says Warren Green, president and CEO
of LifeBridge Health. “She is thoroughly
familiar with our organizational structure
and operations and readily shares her
valuable insights and asks incisive
questions.”
Ellen’s financial commitment to
pediatrics at Sinai Hospital began in the
early 1990s with a generous gift to the
Sinai Second Century Campaign. In
1999, she made a commitment to a
planned pediatric emergency room
expansion. When those construction
plans needed to be deferred, Ellen
redirected her gift to the new Rubin
Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
which also treats many children. Fittingly
for an avid swimmer, her gift named the
therapy pool there.
In 2004, Ellen made a leadership gift
naming the Pediatric ICU. She made
additional major gifts in support of the
Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s
Hospital expansion, naming the critical
care division chief position and
supporting the digital screen at the
entrance of the hospital, which receives a
live feed from the National Aquarium. She
considers those two gifts to be the most
meaningful of the many she has made.
“When Joe Wiley [chief of the
Samuelson Children’s Hospital] took me
on a tour of the old hospital, I remember
seeing children getting infusion
treatments in the basement, which had no
windows. I thought, ‘We can’t have this,’
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ELLEN WASSERMAN is an art collector
so I made up my mind to donate to the
new hospital.”
Next, the Smith College graduate plans
to make a leadership gift to the expansion
of the pediatric emergency room, slated to
begin construction next year.
Raised in central Pennsylvania, Ellen
attended the New York School of Social
Work. She came to Baltimore via Maine
30 years ago, after the death of her first
husband. Her second husband, Jack
Wasserman, passed away in 2001.
During her time here, Ellen has been
an outstanding advocate for Sinai
Hospital, which she considers to be a
great independent hospital and a
wonderful community resource. Her
leadership has encouraged other
philanthropists to come forward to
support it.
Neil Meltzer, president and COO of
Sinai Hospital, says, “We could not be
more grateful for the many years of
service Ellen provided to our board. Her
commitment to the Rubin Institute and
the Samuelson Children’s Hospital is
nothing short of stellar. We count
ourselves very fortunate to have such a
remarkable woman as a faithful
supporter.” ●
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LifeBridge Health’s Magic of Life Gala Raises Millions
THE LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH MAGIC OF LIFE GALA was once again
one of the most successful one-day fundraisers in Baltimore City
history.
Held at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on March 31,
the event raised more than $2.8 million for programs and services
provided by LifeBridge Health and its member facilities: Sinai
Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew
Geriatric Center and Hospital and Courtland Gardens Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center.
Leading the effort were the Magic of Life Gala chairs and
their spouses: Ronnie and Robert Footlick of Bond Distributing
Company, Inc. and Ronald and Stephanie Attman of Acme Paper &
Supply Company, Inc.
“We are indebted to Ronnie and Ron for their unwavering
support of LifeBridge Health. Their strong leadership as co-chairs
involved untold hours and unmatched dedication to the success
of this fund raiser,” said Warren Green, president and CEO of
LifeBridge Health. “We would also like to thank members of the
Baltimore community—including individuals, foundations and
businesses—for their generous contributions to an unforgettable
night.”
This year’s Gala featured performances by Heather Headley,
Grammy and Tony winner, accompanied by Rickey Minor, Emmy
nominee and musical director of the Tonight Show Band with Jay
Leno.●
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Note: Helene King, a communications coordinator for LifeBridge
Health, contributed to this article.
Bob Footlick, Heather Headley, Ron Attman, Stephanie Attman, Rickey
Minor and Ronnie Footlick after the concert
Levindale Vice Chair David Uhlfelder, Joan Uhlfelder, Myrna Cardin and
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
Ed Friedman Golf Classic Tees Off for
Lapidus Cancer Institute
The 4th Annual Ed Friedman Golf Classic was held on Friday, July 15 at the Whiskey
Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Maryland. The event was a huge success, raising close to
$50,000 for the Edward J. Friedman Foundation, Inc. The event’s proceeds will benefit
the Ed Friedman Patient Assistance Fund at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute,
where Ed was a patient, as well as the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Northwest Hospital Board Member Joel Wohl served as honorary chairman for the
tournament. The weather was picture-perfect and golfers and volunteers alike had a
great time. ●
Tournament organizers Ed Weiner and Helen Friedman strike a pose with honorary chairman Joel Wohl
(center) at the silent auction benefitting the Ed Friedman Patient Assistance Fund at the Alvin & Lois
Lapidus Cancer Institute.
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The 2nd Annual Links for Limbs golf tournament
was held on Friday, June 22 at the Cross Gates
Golf Club in Millersville, Pennsylvania. All
proceeds benefit the Save-A-Limb Fund of the
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO)
at Sinai Hospital. The Schaeffer family, whose
daughter Natalie was treated at the RIAO,
proudly coordinates this annual fundraiser so
children in need can benefit from the cutting
edge methods and treatments at the RIAO. It
was a beautiful day and another successful year!
Pictured here are Marilyn Richardson and
Mike Schaeffer (adults) with Elizabeth
Gardner and Natalie Schaeffer.
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Physician has High Hopes for Spaceflight Research
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Sinai Hospital has been awarded one of 29 grants by the National Space
Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and NASA’s Human Research Program to
help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future
deep-space exploration missions. The approximately $1 million grant from NSBRI
will fund a three-year project, which will be led by Michael A. Williams, M.D.,
medical director of the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute.
“I grew up in the 1960s,” says Dr.
Michael Williams, “so I watched the
moon landing and I drank Tang. I’ve
always loved and followed the space
program, but I can’t say I had a special
interest in the biology or physiology of
astronauts.” He certainly does now.
Dr. Williams says he welcomes
the challenge of helping to develop
noninvasive devices that could be used in
space to measure the intracranial pressure
(ICP) of astronauts. Those devices could
enhance the health of astronauts, in
whom increased ICP has been shown to
lead to vision problems.
The devices could have an enormous
impact on earthbound patients, too,
Williams says. “That is a very exciting
prospect. I have been involved in the care
of patients with disorders related to high
ICP for my entire career. I started as a
neurointensive care specialist. One of the
holy grails of the specialty is to have an
accurate and noninvasive ICP monitor. So
if we can figure that out for NASA, it
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could have immediate and significant
earthbound applications. It would make
a big difference in the field.”
A noninvasive monitor would benefit
patients of all ages with conditions that
include hydrocephalus, intracranial
hypertension, brain trauma, brain tumors
and brain swelling. Currently, most of
these patients require invasive techniques,
such as spinal taps, to assess ICP.
The grant has created lots of buzz on
the Sinai campus. “I think everyone is
pretty excited about it,” Williams says.
“When I came here from Johns Hopkins
five years ago to be medical director of
The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain
& Spine Institute, one of my goals was
for us to develop a research infrastructure
and, in particular, investigator-initiated
research, which is where a physician
writes a grant, writes a protocol and
receives the funding. And I know across
the institution, for both Sinai and
LifeBridge Health, there is a desire to
establish a stronger research presence. I
think this grant helps move the whole institution in that direction.
“We learned a great deal by writing
this grant, and those lessons are already
creating changes in how we are encouraging
others to submit research proposals. My
hope is that this is just the first grant of
many to follow. We have really terrific
clinical expertise throughout Sinai
Hospital, and if we can help our very
smart clinician-investigators find funding,
then we can conduct research that can
change people’s lives.”
Williams never dreamed that he would
have the opportunity to work with NASA
and the NSBRI. But he says Sinai and the
hydrocephalus program at the Sandra and
Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute
situated themselves perfectly to meet
NASA’s need. “I think it speaks to the
strength of developing unique programs in
an institution like Sinai and then turning
that unique clinical interest into a research
opportunity,” Williams says.
He believes that LifeBridge Health is at
the beginning of a research renaissance
and thinks donors can be an important
part of it. “Donors understand the impact
research can have. Research isn’t
accomplished overnight like it is on
television, and philanthropic support is
vital to giving clinicians the time and
means to do the research. Ultimately, their
support will pay off.”
Williams is a big believer in the power
of networking, too. “Many academic
institutions have a tri-partite mission:
patient care, teaching and research. I’ve
always believed that there is a fourth
element, which is patient advocacy. I’ve
participated with patient groups
throughout my career, and I contribute
some of my time to medical advisory
boards. I know that it helps these patient
advocacy groups provide outreach for
patients and their families. That time
investment helps create networking
opportunities, and that is how I got
connected with NASA.”
For Williams, the relationship is
full of potential. “Much of the medical
technology and research that was necessary
to monitor the health of astronauts on the
Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions and
all of the space flights since has turned into
real technology for patient care on earth.
The intensive care monitors we take for
granted these days are an outgrowth of the
space program. We are still learning things
in space that can have applications here on
earth—and some very practical
applications, I hope.”
That is very good news for astronauts
and earthbound folks alike. ●
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The New Herman & Walter Samuelson
Children’s Hospital At Sinai Opens
MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE attended the
dedication of the new Herman & Walter
Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
on March 1. Jamie Costello, ABC2 News
anchor, served as emcee.
The 23,200-square-foot facility on the
third floor of Sinai features 26 all-private
rooms that support the family-centered
care philosophy. This method of care
embraces the family as an integral part of
the child’s treatment and recovery. The
family works alongside the clinical team
to ensure the best outcomes for their sick
child.
After the ceremony, guests were able
to tour the new facility. The dedication
ceremony and reception on March 1 were
followed by a community open house on
March 4. Pediatric patients officially
moved into the new unit on March 19.
“From pediatric medicine to expert
care in specialties such as cancer,
neurologic disorders, bowel disease and
diabetes, we deliver individualized care
focused on the family and patient,
involving them in discussions and every
decision,” said Joseph Wiley, M.D., chief,
Department of Pediatrics, the Herman &
Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at
Sinai. “The new hospital represents the
finest care in a community based setting.”
With a lead gift of $4 million from
the Herman & Walter Samuelson
Foundation naming the Children’s
Hospital in 2007, a total of slightly more
than $20 million was received, exceeding
the campaign goal for the $29 million
project. Of the total received, $5 million
came from the state of Maryland; private
philanthropic support provided the
remainder.
As patients and visitors enter the
building, they are greeted by a lobby
sculpture that complements the interior
marine décor. A live broadcast from the
National Aquarium in Baltimore will be
Dedication ribbon-cutting celebration
Samuelson Children's Hospital Chairman Joseph Wiley
stands with fundraising chairs Cheryl and Bob Post
available in each patient room and the 3rd
floor inpatient lobby during certain hours
each day. Also on site is a Build-A-Bear
Workshop, only the second such hospitalbased store in the country.
The interior of the unit is designed to
keep children comfortable and entertained.
Features such as a new playroom with
sections for kids and teens, video game
systems and flat screen TVs in each room,
and family gathering areas all promote the
family-centered care philosophy.
Parents are encouraged to stay with
their children 24 hours a day and even
sleep and shower in the same room. These
features provide more support for families
as they handle the challenges of caring for
a sick child.
“I am proud to have such a modern,
beautiful space that gives us enhanced
patient care capabilities for our children
and young adults,” said Sinai Hospital
President and Chief Operating Officer Neil
M. Meltzer. “This project would not have
been possible without the level of
philanthropic contributions from our
generous donors.”
Warren A. Green, president and CEO
of LifeBridge Health, and Gretchen Holt
Witt, founder of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer,
also spoke to guests. Charm City Cakes
provided a special dessert, and celebrity
chef Duff Goldman was in attendance. ●
Betsy Haley, communications and
social media manager at LifeBridge
Health, contributed to this article.
Gilman School Read-a-Thon Benefits Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
Brendon Hudson, a recent graduate of the Gilman School, is now a healthy young man. But at age three,
Brendon was diagnosed with adrenal cancer and he and his family spent several weeks at Sinai Hospital
during Brendon’s treatment. So the kids at the Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai immediately came to
Brendon’s mind when he considered how to fulfill the community service hours required for his graduation.
“Healthy Kids Helping Sick Kids” was the message that motivated Brendon’s Lower School Read-a-Thon
participants. By the event’s end, the young readers had raised $23,327.64 to benefit children at the new
Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai! Shown here: Brendon Hudson, with his parents Stanley and Erica
Hudson, at the dedication of the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai on March 1, 2012.
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Phyllis and Leonard J. Attman Board Room
Dedicated at Sinai
LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH and Sinai Hospital
Leonard and Phyllis
Attman, with members
of their extended family,
at the board room
entrance
The Honorable
Stephanie RawlingsBlake, Mayor of
Baltimore, presents an
official Certificate of
Recognition to Phyllis
and Leonard Attman
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board members joined elected officials,
community representatives and members
of the Attman family for the official
dedication of the new Phyllis and
Leonard J. Attman Board Room at Sinai
Hospital in late June.
LifeBridge Health President and CEO
Warren Green started the program
saying, “The beauty and breadth of the
new board room are self-evident. We
who worked and met in the previous
board room are all the more grateful to
Lennie and Phyllis and their family for
this new space. Many of the critical
LifeBridge Health committees and
management groups will use this space to
deliberate and decide the most significant
strategic issues facing our entire system
and our mission of providing health care
to our community.”
Sinai Hospital President Neil Meltzer
remarked, “As Sinai continues its nearly
150-year-old mission of caring for the ill
and infirm of our community, this
beautiful new board room will be the
central meeting spot for our medical
leadership, the Sinai executive team and
our board of directors. Lennie, you have
served faithfully on our board for
decades, and we look forward to many
more years of your counsel within these
walls and throughout Sinai.”
Both The Honorable Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake, mayor of Baltimore,
and Tara Oursler, chief of staff for
Representative Dutch Ruppersburger,
spoke and presented official citations to
the Attmans.
Leonard Attman said, “This board
room will enhance planning and bring
new vision from doctors, nurses, board
members and executives at Sinai. That, in
turn, will lead to advanced, compassionate
and enhanced healthcare throughout the
entire LifeBridge Health system.”
Phyllis Attman added, “LifeBridge
Health has been graciously supported by
the Attmans and our extended families:
my sister and brother-in-law Harriet and
Lowell Glazer and my mother Rose
Lazinsky. We continue in this vein by
proudly dedicating this board room.” ●
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Champions of Care Program
Enables Patients to Recognize
Exemplary Care
AFTER BEING TREATED at a LifeBridge Health center, many
patients ask how they can express their appreciation to a doctor,
nurse or other staff person who provided extraordinary support
and care. Making a gift in honor of a caregiver through our
Champions of Care program is a unique and meaningful way to do
just that—and support patient services and programs, too. Go to
www.lifebridghealth.org/champion to honor your Champion
today!
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$100,000 OR MORE CUMULATIVE SUPPORT
The Family Society recognizes donors who have made gifts of
$100,000 or more to LifeBridge Health affiliates since 1998, the year
the health system was formed. Donors are invited to join the Society
in perpetuity once they have given at least $100,000 cumulatively.
For some it may take many years and several gifts to reach the
membership threshold; for others, a single gift may be enough to
qualify.
LifeBridge Health honors and remembers those donors whose
visionary gifts have provided the foundation upon which our affiliates
have been built. If we have inadvertently missed you, please accept
our sincere apology and notify us of our omission.
FOUNDERS
SOCIETY
$1,000,000 OR MORE
Anonymous (1)
Estate of Charles Austrian, M.D. and
Florence Austrian
Sandra and Malcolm Berman
David and Pat Bernstein
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
Louis and Henrietta Blaustein
Foundation
Estate of Louise Cunningham Bowles
Howard S. Brown and Family
The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Ben and Zelda Cohen Family
Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Iona M. Ewing
Jerome M. Fine*
Estate of Audrey Friedman
Phyllis and Louis Friedman
The Lowell and Harriet Glazer Family
Foundation
Gottschalk Foundation
Willard and Lillian Hackerman
Ralph C. Heller Foundation
Peter Kohn*
The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Alvin and Lois Lapidus
Rose D. and Joseph W.* Lazinsky
Levindale Auxiliary
Marilyn Meyerhoff
Moser Family Fund
Northwest Hospital Auxiliary
Omnicare
Cheryl A. and Robert J. Post
Milton Roberts Trust
Lewis Rosenburg Trust
Rosenthal-Statter Foundation, Inc.
Jacques* and Marlene Rubin
Herman & Walter Samuelson
Foundation
Save-A-Heart Foundation, Inc.
Margaret D. and Benjamin S. Schapiro
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
The Sinai Hospital Auxiliary, Inc.
The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ellen W.P. Wasserman
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation
Toby and Melvin Weinman Foundation
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Estate of James Young
Jacqueline and John Rosenthal*
Estate of Charles E. Sands
James M. Smith and Family
United Way of Central Maryland
Michael and Lauri Weinman
INNOVATORS
SOCIETY
$100,000 TO $499,999
The Abell Foundation
The Abeshouse Tark Family
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc.
Edward and Mildred* Attman
Ronald and Stephanie Attman
David Attman
Patricia and Gary Attman
Steven and Lisa Attman
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc.
Estate of Ida Altman
American Office
American Radiology Services, Inc.
Antwerpen Automotive Group
The Baltimore Sun
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BGE, a member of the Constellation
Energy Group
Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation
The Blavatt Family
Morris* and Sylvia Bookoff
Michael and Jessica Bronfein
The Classic Catering People
Suzanne F. Cohen
Continental Realty Corporation
The Schapiro Family / J.M. and Mindy
Schapiro
Covenant Guild, Inc.
Eric and Mary Cowan
The Charles Crane Family Foundation,
Inc.
Crothall Services Group
The Daily Record
Richard and Rosalee C. Davison
Foundation, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown
and Alex. Brown & Sons Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
The Michael Dopkin Family
EmCare/RadCare
Jerry* and Rheda Fader / MileOne
Automotive
The Dr. Michael Feinglass Cancer
Foundation
France-Merrick Foundation
The Hyman, Isidore, Lillian and Rhona
Ginsberg Foundation
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger
& Hollander, LLC
Warren and Sharon Green
PRESIDENTS
SOCIETY
$500,000 TO $999,999
ARAMARK Healthcare
The Phyllis L. and Leonard J. Attman
Foundation, Inc.
Jane W. Campbell Trust
Estate of Albert A. Caplan
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Estate of Leonard K. Cohen
Joseph and Annette Cooper & Family
Estates of Hugo and Helen Dalsheimer
Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust
The Lee L. & Sophie Dopkin
Foundation, Inc.
Robert and Ronnie Footlick & Family
David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn
Foundation
Estate of Dorothy W. Holler
Estates of Philip and Shirley Hurwitz
Fortuna Iseman Klotz
Erna Weil Leiser, Brenda Weil Mandel
and Louis Frock
Estate of Harry J. Leopold
Estate of Emma Liepman
M & T Bank
Macht Philanthropic Fund
Nicholas* and Mary Mangione
Anna Mirowski*
Drs. Morton and Tobia Mower
Sylvia Friedberg Nachlas Charitable
Income Trust
Selma Lee Owrutsky Revocable Trust
LifeBridge Health recognizes the following government funders
for supporting our health care programs:
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Institutes of Health
State of Maryland
Capital Projects
Maryland Hospital Association Hospital Bond Project Review Program
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration
Maryland Cancer Fund
Office of Preparedness Response/Hospital Preparedness Program
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Victims of Crime Assistance Program
Maryland Health Care Commission
Trauma Fund
Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Maryland Victims of Crime Fund
Violence Against Women Program
City of Baltimore
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
Baltimore City Health Department
Expanded HIV Testing Program
Ryan White Part A, Part B, and Part D Programs
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
INNOVATORS SOCIETY
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Transportation
Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program
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Moses S. and Blanche H. Hecht
Foundation
Estate of Alice H. Hechter
Estate of T. Davis Hill
Hill-Rom
The Emmert Hobbs Foundation
Hoffberger Family Philanthropies
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Harley W. Howell Charitable Foundation
Elayne and Benno Hurwitz Family
Foundation
Israelson Family Foundation
Dr. Juan and Olga Juanteguy
The Jennifer Gandel Kachura
Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Vilma Kartman
Kaufman Fund
Tamara and Donald Kirson
The Philip E. and Harriet J. Klein
Foundation
Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
KPMG LLP
Margaret S. Kramer Trust
Estate of Marian Kramer
Fran and Geoffrey Kroll
Barbara and Louis Kroll
Richard M. Lansburgh
The Louis Lehman Trust
The John J. Leidy Foundation, Inc.
Seena Lubcher*
The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks Family
Foundation, Inc.
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Martha Macks-Kahn and
Peter Kahn, M.D.
Genine M. and Josh E. Fidler
Ellen A. and Lawrence Macks
Ruth R. Marder*
McKesson Corporation
The Harvey M. & Lyn P. Meyerhoff Fund,
Inc.
Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation
Miriam Lodge, K.S.B., Inc.
Estate of Alvin J. Myerberg
NeighborCare, Inc.
Irving J. Neuman and Mickey Neuman
Philanthropic Fund
Charles Noell
Northwest Hospital Medical Staff
Owens and Minor, Inc.
Patuxent Publishing Company
Alvin and Pearl Jean Pomerantz
Philanthropic Fund
Geraldine and James* Quartner
Dr. Jerome P. and Susan B. Reichmister
Bruce L. Rosenberg
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg
Foundation, Inc.
The Rothschild Charitable Foundation,
Inc.
Marvin Satisky
Bertram K. Silverman Trust
The Medical Staff of Sinai Hospital
Lillian and Murray Slatkin*
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic
Division
Estate of Joseph Snyder and
Helen M. Snyder
Estate of A. Adler Sondheimer
Dick* and Bobbie Stanfield
Jack and Barbara Stollof
Edith Rosen Strauss Organization
Alvin & Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer
Foundation
TravelCLICK
True Sisters Inc. Baltimore #35
Alva P. Weaver Charitable Unitrust
William & Irene Weinberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Theophilus and Marie Cover White
Memorial Fund
* deceased
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Founders Society Dinner
Recognizes Supporters
THE LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH FOUNDERS SOCIETY DINNER was held on June 21 at the new Four
Seasons Hotel overlooking the Inner Harbor in Harbor East. More than 140 of LifeBridge Health’s
top financial supporters and volunteer leadership attended this annual “thank you” event.
Guests, who were welcomed by LifeBridge Health President and CEO Warren Green, heard
from LifeBridge Health Board Member and Development Committee Chair Lee Coplan, who
reported that over $20 million in philanthropic support was received during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2012.
After dinner, Sinai Hospital Surgeon-in-Chief Mark Katlic, M.D., spoke about his vision for
the planned Center for Geriatric Surgery. ●
Ellen and Neil Meltzer, Beverly and Sam Penn
Wendy Jachman, Jeffrey Scherr, Phyllis and Louis
Friedman
Marilyn Meyerhoff and Roslyn Stoler
Dr. Mark Katlic, Diane Katlic, Ellen Wasserman, Joe and Annette Cooper and Charlotte Weinberg
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
The Circle of Life Society recognizes donors who made charitable gifts totaling $250 or more
during the last fiscal year in support of any LifeBridge Health affiliate — Sinai Hospital of
Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and the
Courtland Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
The consistent, devoted support of annual donors makes many of our accomplishments
possible. The funds are used to strengthen hospital and affiliate programs, enhance medical
technologies, attract the best clinical staff and maintain a healing environment. In short,
annual gifts increase the quality of the healthcare experience we are able to offer our patients.
LifeBridge Health is pleased and honored to recognize the donors who made gifts at the
Circle of Life Society Visionary, Cornerstone, Steward and Advocate Levels from July 1, 2011 to
June 30, 2012.
VISIONARY
LEVEL
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (2)
The Abeshouse Tark Family
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc.
Edward and Mildred* Attman
Ronald and Stephanie Attman
David Attman
Patricia and Gary Attman
Steven and Lisa Attman
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc.
ARAMARK Healthcare
The Phyllis L. and Leonard J. Attman
Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore County Office of Workforce
Development
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
The Baltimore Sun Media Group
Michaela A. Barron Revocable Trust
Berkeley Research Group
Sandra and Malcolm Berman
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein
Foundation
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
The Blavatt Family
Howard S. Brown and Family
Jane W. Campbell Trust
The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
City of Baltimore
The Classic Catering People
Joseph and Annette Cooper & Family
Eric W. Cowan and Mary Papagjika
The Charles Crane Family Foundation, Inc.
Crothall Healthcare Inc.
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown
The Michael Dopkin Family
EmCare/RadCare
Family League of Baltimore City
The Dr. Michael Feinglass Cancer
Foundation
The Beverly K. Fine & Jerome M. Fine
Foundation, Inc.
Frances Fleishman
Stephen B. Fleishman, M.D.
The Footlick Family Foundation, Robert
& Ronnie Footlick & Family
Stan and Ailene Fradin
Estate of Audrey H. Friedman
Edward J. Friedman Foundation, Inc.
Phyllis and Louis Friedman
Lowell and Harriet Glazer Family
Foundation
Gottschalk Foundation
Governor’s Office of Crime Control and
Prevention
Louis H. Gross Foundation
Willard and Lillian Hackerman
Ralph C. Heller Foundation
David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn
Foundation, Inc.
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Harley W. Howell Charitable Foundation
Israelson Family Foundation
Family of Howard R. Jachman from the
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family
Foundation
Peter Kohn*
Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
KPMG LLP
Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Harriet and Jeffrey Legum
Erna Weil Leiser, Brenda Weil Mandel
and Louis Frock
Levindale Auxiliary
Andrew and Julie Levine and Audrey
Levine
LG Investments LLC
Fred S. London P.C. and Scott S. London
M&T Bank
Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene
Mayor’s Office of Employment
Development
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family
Charitable Funds
Marilyn Meyerhoff
Jill and Michael Mull
National Respiratory Care, LLC
Charles Noell
Northwest Hospital Auxiliary
Omnicare
Orthopedic Research & Education
Foundation
Owens & Minor, Inc.
Selma Lee Owrutsky Revocable Trust
Harriet D. Painter Trust
Sheila and Lawrence Pakula, M.D.
Albert Perlow* and Family
PNC Bank
Receivables Outsourcing, Inc.
Milton Roberts Trust
Rolyn Companies, Inc.
Bruce L. Rosenberg
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg
Foundation, Inc.
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Herman & Walter Samuelson Foundation
Save-A-Heart Foundation, Inc.
Margaret D. and Benjamin S. Schapiro
Mindy and J. M. Schapiro III
Dara and Charles Schnee
Sinai Hospital Auxiliary
Staples Advantage
The John L. Stasiak Private Foundation
State of Maryland
Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
United Way of Central Maryland
VNA Home Health of Maryland, LLC
The Washington Times
Ellen W.P. Wasserman
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation
Toby and Melvin Weinman Foundation
Michael and Lauri Weinman
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
James Young Irrevocable Charitable Trust
$5,000 – $24,999
Anonymous (9)
Access Nursing Services
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Allegeant, LLC
Alice and Allan Alperstein
American Cancer Society
American Medical Systems, Inc.
American Office
American Resource Management
Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore Life Insurance Company
Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays Capital, Inc.
Jeff and Karen Barker
Gregory* and Lisa Barnhill
Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A.
Jody and David Berg
Alvin & Rose Berlin Foundation
Laura Black and Charles Klein
Blue Dot Services of Maryland
Blue & Obrecht Realty/Obrecht Properties
Leonor and Marc Blum
Richard and Susan Braddock Foundation
Carebridge Corporation
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Carr & Associates
Janie and Bradford Carter, M.D.
CCS / ClaimAssist
Centerline Construction Company, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
Chi Philanthropies
The Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association
Margaret and Ronald Cohen, M.D.
Colliers International
The Columbus Foundation
Community Analytics, LLC
Drs. James and Janet Conway
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Helen Coplan
Lee E. Coplan
Stacey and Christopher Corbin
Cove Electric Inc.
David Cox
Julie and Matthew Cox
Richard and Rosalee C. Davison
Foundation, Inc.
Shawn and Ronald Delanois, M.D.
Diamond Hill Investments
Diversey
Diversified
Nola-Jean Dobratz
Drs. Hicken, Cranley & Taylor, P.A.
Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Inc.
E.K. Lay Co.
Ecolab
Edgewood Management
Gerson G. & Sandy F. Eisenberg
Foundation
Excel Group
Express Scripts, Inc.
FairCode Associates, LLC
Sherry and Charles Fenwick, Jr.
Financial Council, Inc.
Jack Finkelstein and Frances Kessler
First Financial Resources
Floors, Etc.
James and Carolyn Frenkil Charitable
Foundation
The Mr. & Mrs. Leo W. Friedenwald
Memorial Fund, Inc.
Gail and Stanley Friedler, M.D.
Law Offices of Friedman & Friedman
Fund for the Future
FutureCare Health and Management
Corporation
Barry Garber and Michele Lax
Georgia-Pacific Professional
Nancy and Marc Gertner, M.D.
Lyn Stacie Getz Foundation, Inc.,
a supporting foundation of
The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community
Federation of Baltimore
Brian and Martha Gibbons
Glass, Jacobson & Associates, P.A.
Gobel Philanthropy Group
Gojo Industries, Inc.
Shelley and Sheldon Goldseker
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
Gordon Feinblatt, LLC
Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.
Grant Thornton LLP
Warren and Sharon Green
Vaughn Greene Funeral Services, P.A.
Gross Mendelsohn & Associates, P.A.
Health Care Software, Inc.
Healthcare Legal Solutions, LLC
HealthPort
Hebrew Burial & Social Service Society
of Maryland
Moses S. and Blanche H. Hecht
Foundation
Hecht-Levi Foundation
Sylvan C. Herman
Merrill and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
Eileen and Donald Himelfarb
Gina and Daniel Hirschhorn
Hopkins Federal Savings Bank
Horizon Consulting Services, LLC
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Benno & Elayne Hurwitz Family
Foundation, Inc.
Iatric Systems, Inc.
Johnson Controls
Dr. and Mrs. Mark R. Katlic
Kaufman Fund
Leah & Morton Kemper Family
Foundation
Irving Kohn Foundation, Inc.
Korn/Ferry International
Lab Corp of America
Lafferman Family Foundation
Bradley M. Lamm, D.P.M.
Lateef Investment Management
Marsha and Henry Laufer
Leach Wallace Associates, Inc.
Drs. Lawrence and Jeanette Linder
Lockhart Vaughan Foundation
Mary and Daniel Loughran Foundation
Judith and Ronald Lubcher
MacKay Shields
Lawrence & Ellen Macks Family Fund
The Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Family Foundation
Mahogany, Inc.
Manekin LLC
Mrs. J.W.Y. Martin, Jr.
Maryland Physician Magazine
McBee Associates, Inc.
Susan McGrogan
McGuireWoods LLP
McKesson Corporation
Ellen and Neil Meltzer Family Fund
Metropolitan Healthcare Services
Elizabeth and Joseph Migliara
Miller, Long & Arnold Co., Inc.
The Mirmiran Foundation
Sarah and Peter Monaghan
Rhonda and Michael A. Mont, M.D.
Moser Family Fund
Navigant Healthcare
NCO Financial Systems, Inc.
Networking Concepts, Inc.
Nevins and Associates
Amy and Charles Newhall, III
Noodles & Company
Northwest Hospital Medical Staff
Offit Kurman, Attorneys at Law
OrthoMaryland
Pacific Income Advisers
Passano Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Pediatrix Medical Group of Maryland
Beverly and Sam Penn
Physiotherapy Associates
Cheryl A. and Robert J. Post
The Prentice Foundation
Prisma Capital Partners, LP
PromiseCare Pharmacy
PROPEL Performance, LLC
Pulse Medical Transportation
QuestMark Partners, Inc.
Dr. Jerome P. and Susan B. Reichmister
Reisterstown, Owings Mills, Glyndon
Chamber of Commerce
Tsipi and Michael Renbaum
Residential Title & Escrow
Rubin Institute for Advanced
Orthopedics — Center for Joint
Preservation and Reconstruction
Rubin Institute for Advanced
Orthopedics — International Center
for Limb Lengthening
George Roche
Sharri and Greg Rochlin
Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, Chartered
Rosenberg-Hecht Philanthropic Fund
Rosenthal-Statter Foundation, Inc.
Cynthia and Peter Rosenwald
R&H Motor Cars/The Russel Family
Saul Ewing, LLP
Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc.
$1,000 – $4,999
Planned gifts/
Bequests 31%
Foundations 12%
System-wide support 13%
Northwest Hospital 6%
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Levindale Hebrew
Geriatric Center
and Hospital 9%
Herman & Walter
Samuelson Children’s
Hospital at Sinai 10%
STONE
Individuals 17%
Community organizations 1%
Philanthropic support
makes a tremendous
difference throughout the
health system. At right: how
donors directed their gifts
during fiscal year 2012.
CORNER
LEVEL
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Government grants 26%
A total of $20.6 million was
received in new gifts and pledges
for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2012. Shown here:
sources of the extraordinary
Corporations 13%
support given to LifeBridge
Health facilities.
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care of
Maryland
Seix Investment Advisors
Shade Construction Company, Inc.
The Shattuck Family Foundation
Laura and John Shmerler
The Medical Staff of Sinai Hospital
Jackie and Bob Smelkinson
Lisa and Aric Spitulnik
Edward A. St. John Foundation
Ashley and Shawn Standard, M.D.
State Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Stevenson University
Edith Rosen Strauss Organization, Inc.
Stryker Orthopaedics
Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc.
Sun Life Financial
Supreme Orthopedic Systems
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
Titan Advisors LLC
Towers Watson
Transcend Services, Inc.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United Westlabs, Inc.
Lorraine and Robert Valenti
Venable, LLP
Jerome L. and Rosalie S.* Walters
The Warner Companies
Whitney and Christopher Wasson
William & Irene Weinberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Marlene and Brian White
Windsor Electric Company
Windstream
Bill and Annette Winn
Hillary and Joel Wohl
Woodholme Gastroenterology Assoc., P.A.
The Xerox Corporation
Zimmer, Inc.
Drs. David and Marcie Zisow
Sinai
Hospital 62%
Anonymous (7)
A & A Signs
Donald A. Abrams, M.D.
Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams P.A.
Ace Uniform Company
The Adalman-Goodwin Foundation, Inc.
Allstate Floors & Construction, Inc.
Sonya and Arthur Alperstein
Aluf Plastics
Walter and Andrea Amprey
Kimberly and Peter Arn
Debra and Marc Attman
Axis Healthcare Staffing
Miriam and Richard Azrael
Baltimore Dental LLC: Joseph R. Feinsod,
DMD and Yelena Shirkin, DDS
Bank of America Foundation
Banks Contracting
Gloria-Anne Bartas
Bayshore Group
Stacy and Sean Bell
Belmar Electronics
Alan and Karen Berkowitz
Berkshire Associates
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
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Levindale Auxiliary Sensory Garden Dedicated
THE MORNING RAIN ENDED just in time for the
dedication of the new Sensory Garden at Levindale on
June 18. The garden is funded by the Levindale Auxiliary.
Aric Spitulnik, Levindale’s president and COO,
welcomed guests. They included members of the boards
of directors of Levindale and the Levindale Auxiliary,
many past presidents of the Levindale Auxiliary and
donors who contributed to the project.
Betsy Narrow, Levindale auxiliary president, thanked
the charter members who contributed to the project and
described how the Sensory Garden will benefit residents
and families at Levindale.
“Patterned after similar gardens in the United States
and Israel,” she said, “the Levindale Auxiliary Sensory
Garden features gorgeous flowers to delight the eyes,
aromatic plants and herbs to be smelled, water features
New exterior lettering unveiled
BITHENERGY, Inc.
Theresa and Mark Bittle
Blackstreet Capital Management
Amy and Jason Blavatt
Blue Jay Consulting, LLC
Aurelia and Perry Bolton
Mary Lou Bond
Ayla and Jacob Boyd
Brody Transportation
Sana and Andy Brooks
Brown Capital Management
Lisa and Scott Brown, M.D.
Stefanie and Chris Brown
Norman and Roxanne Buchsbaum
Bunting Door & Hardware Co., Inc.
Alice and Bruce Caltrider
Campbell & Company
CappMaxx Advisors LLC
CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services
Chason, Rosner, Leary & Marshall, LLC
Cherryworks, Ltd.
Chesapeake Contracting Group
Chesapeake Medical Staffing
Chick-Fil-A
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Clearpath Solutions Group, LLC
Clinical Associates P.A.
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
Clorox/Bull’s Eye
Shari and Michael Cohen, M.D.
Suzanne F. Cohen
Drs. Cardella and Mark Coleman
Columbia Marine Supply Co.
Commerce Corporation
The Anna & Charles Conigliaro Fund
The Cordish Family Foundation, Inc.
Covenant Guild, Inc.
Curtis Bay Energy
Custom Computer Cable, Inc.
DABBCO Construction and Debris
Removal
Jeanette and Alan Davis, M.D.
DEB USA, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Baltimore
County Alumnae Chapter
Liebe S. Diamond, M.D.
Julius & Blanche Diener Foundation,
Inc.
DLA Piper
The Dopkin-Singer-Dannenberg
Foundation, Inc.
Janet and Gary Dowell
Jonathan D. Dubin, M.D.
Drs. Karen and Benjamin DuBois
Ms. Bonny L. Dudash
Drs. Deepa and Sudhir Dutta
to listen to and view, and multiple features for tactile
stimulation. This unique garden and space will stimulate all
senses and add immensely to our residents’ enjoyment.”
David Bacharach, an artist commissioned by the auxiliary
to design a large donor recognition display that will be
installed within the Levindale Towne Center this fall,
attended. Names of donors supporting the project will be
included in the display.
If you would like to make a gift in support of the Sensory
Garden, please call Faye Brand at the Levindale Auxiliary at
410-601-2378. ●
Levindale President Aric Spitulnik, Sinai President Neil Meltzer, Lennie
and Phyllis Attman, Levindale Board Member Annette Cooper and Lois
and Alvin Lapidus strike a pose in the Sensory Garden.
Cecelia and Mark Eisenberg
Electrico, Inc.
Barbara Epke and Gordon Nahas
ePlus Technology, Inc.
Jeffrey and Faith Esterson, M.D.
FAHOLO Foundation Donor Advised
Fund
Melvin & Betty Fine Foundation Inc.
Elizabeth* and Mark Fink
Mr. Derek Fish and Ms. Bethany Benner
Taylor and Gary Foss
Fox 45
The Fox Den
Jason and Laurie Frank
Frankel Acura
Chaya and Howard Friedman
Sharon and Eugene Friedman, Esq.
Daina and Ira Garonzik, M.D.
Mary and W. Peter Geis, M.D.
Goldseker Foundation
Beth H. Goldsmith
Jennifer and Adrian Goldszmidt, M.D.
Louise K. Goodman
Sol W. Goodman
Graphics Systems
Stephanie and Erwin Greenberg
Wendy and Ben Griswold
Anne and Paul Gurbel, M.D.
Susan Hahn
The Halle Family
Donna and Mayer Handelman
Hartman Executive Advisors
Lee M. Hendler
The Henson Sales Group
HFS Benefits
Highline Wealth Management
Highview Construction Company
Susan and Ira Himmel, Esq.
Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoffman
Mark G. Holowesko
Hospital Support Services
Aliceann and H. Thomas Howell
Barbara and Julius Hyatt, D.D.S.
Inter Sign National, LLC
J. Brown Jewelers
Jacobs & Dembert, P.A.
Dr. Howard and Eileen Jacobs
Hillary and James Jacobs
Susan and Fred Jalbert
The JBG Companies
Joe’s Bike Shop
Dr. Juan and Olga Juanteguy
The Jennifer Gandel Kachura
Foundation
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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the
Mid-Atlantic States
Jay Kanefsky
Kassimir Physical Therapy
Lynn and Brett Katzen M.D.
Katzen Eye Group
Donna Balinkie and Kevin Keane
Vera and Weldon Kelley
Kelly Benefit Strategies
Lucia and Boris Kerzner, M.D.
Key Impact Sales
Harpal and Maria Khanuja
Kids II Foundation, Inc.
Merle and Richard Kierson
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Tamara and Donald Kirson
Marlene Koeppel
KONE Inc.
Alan H. Kotz
D.W. Kozera, Inc.
Mary and Christopher Kurtz
Christine and Jeffrey Lafferman, M.D.
Douglas and Reyna Lederman
Legg Mason Investment Council
Stacey and Barry Levin, Esq.
Susan Levy, M.D. and Glenn Strohm
Ann and Mort Libov
Dr. Izlin Z. Lien
Life Search Technologies
Laurie and Kevin Luskin
Richard Lyons
O
Lois and Philip Macht Family
Philanthropic Fund
Peter J. Mackrell, M.D.
Madison Capital, LLC
Diane Maloney-Krichmar
Maryland Partnership for Prevention
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Mason
Aaron Maybin
Richard and Barbara McKee
Medevations LLC
Sarita and Joginder Mehta, M.D.
Merritt and Adam Miller
Laurie and Stanley Miller, M.D.
Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation,
Inc.
Miriam Lodge, K.S.B., Inc.
Sandra and Brian Moffet
Morabito Consultants, Inc.
Barbara and Edward L. Morris, M.D.
Mosaic Group, Inc.
Marilyn Richardson and
Hermann A. Muller
Mary Kay and Charles Nabit
Heather and James Nace, D.O.
Neil J. Naff, M.D.
The Napier Group
Natale Construction Co., Inc.
Martha D. Nathanson
Phyllis Atkins Neuman
Robin and Mark Neumann
Ricka Neuman and Ted Niederman
Cindy and Andy Newman
Our Future Society
Our Future Society recognizes the valuable
contributions of special friends who have included one
of the LifeBridge Health affiliates—Sinai Hospital,
Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric
Center and Hospital or Courtland Gardens Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center—in their will or estate plans.
The names of Our Future Society members are
published in our annual Honor Roll. Society members
are also invited to an annual member’s reception, are
eligible for complimentary flu shots and receive special
publications and briefings.
If you have included any of our affiliate institutions
in your estate plans and would like to become a
member of the society, please email Joel Simon at
jsimon@lifebridgehealth.org to request a membership
application. ●
Members (as of July 1, 2012)
Lynn E. Abeshouse
Bruce W. Berger, M.D.
Malcolm C. Berman
Jessica Bronfein
Joseph A. Cooper
Liebe S. Diamond, M.D.
Gwenn M. Eisenberg
Stanley Friedler, M.D.
Lowell R. Glazer
David L. Greif
John I. Holbrook
Juan M. Juanteguy, M.D.
Olga Juanteguy
Marlene Koeppel
David Kornblatt
Rose D. Lazinsky
Gilda Lessans
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Betty A. Loeser
Trudy G. Magarill
Beverly Penn
A. Samuel Penn
Richard C. Rohrs
Ida R. Samet
Benjamin S. Schapiro
Wanda Shattuck
David B. Sigman, M.D.
Louis A. Sinsheimer
Jennie M. Tarantola
Leonard Warres, M.D.*
Jay Weinstein
Esther Whitehead
William L. Winn
David L. Zisow, M.D.
NFD Interior Design and Planning
John and Angela Niparko
Northfield Medical, LLC
Nurses Alumnae Association of Sinai
Hospital
Harriett and Harvey Nusbaum
Ober/Kaler
OHK Medical Devices, Inc.
Heather and Chuck Orlando
Jeanette and Mike Osuna
Bharati Parekh
Mary Charlotte Parr
Amy and Martin Passen, M.D.
Karen and P.J. Pearlstone
PEPCO
Harold and Eileen Peremel
Performance Logic, Inc.
Marlene and Gary Perkins
Pine Grove Asset Management LLC
The Plant Foundation
PM Hood & Duct, Inc.
Laura and Abba Poliakoff, Esq.
Dr. Irvin and Marlene Pollack
Powerade
PressBox
Primex Wireless, Inc.
Carol and Allan Pristoop, M.D.
Race Pace Bicycles
Radio One Baltimore
Ramaswamy I. Rangarajan, M.D.
rapid! PayCard
Reduction In Motion
Reps and Associates
Right Management
Riverside Camping Association
Road ID
Rosemore, Inc.
Susan and Howard Rosen
Marlene B. Rubin
Michele and Steven Rubin
Selma* and Richard Rynd
Philip (Pete) and Beryl (Berry) Sachs
Daliah K. Salahuddin, M.D.
Salient Surgical Technologies
Dr. and Mrs. Duncan Salmon
Helen and Donald Saltzman, M.D.
The Sands Family Foundation
Jill and Louis Sapperstein
Ellen and Paul Saval
Louis Schaftel
Leslie and Joseph Schaller
Drs. Ronald and Phyllis Schuster
Scripps Howard Foundation
Magda and Alejandro J. Sequeira, M.D.
Randi and Frank Settleman
Kathryn and Ronald Shapiro
Cathy and Ronald Shapiro
Jill and Richard Shatzkin
Shawe & Rosenthal
Sherwin-Williams
Earl and Phyllis Shiflet
Bruce Sholk and Beth J. Kaplan
Carole and Hanan Sibel
Amy and Todd Sibel
Marilyn Siegel
Jane and Morton Silberman
Foundation, Inc.
Daniel C. Silverman, M.D.
Jonathan E. Silverman, D.D.S., P.C
Carol Sisco, Ph.D.
The Smiley Family Charitable Foundation
Jane and Warren Smiley
Smith & Downey
Mollie and William Smulyan, M.D.
Southern Maryland Newspapers
SpecialtyCare
Walter Spieker and Company, Inc.
Aric and Lisa Spitulnik
Len Stoler Automotive
Barry Stoler
Anne Carter Stonesifer
Leon Strauss, M.D.
Miriam and Joel Suldan
Karen & Jason Sussman
Taylor & Ryan, LLC
Taylor Foundation, Inc.
Karen and Sanford Teplitzky, Esq.
Mary S. Tilbury Ed.D., R.N.
Beth and David Tohn
Touching Lives With Comfort Foundation
Jill E. Triani
Stef Tucker
UBS Financial Services Inc.
David and Joan Uhlfelder
Universal Business Systems, Inc.
Carol and George Vaszily
Diane and John Vaszily
Vita Coco
Vocera Communications
Dr. and Mrs. Barry S. Walters
Judy L. Waltz, RN BSN
Margie and Leonard* Warres
Manuele and Richard Wasserman
Katherine and William Weglein, Jr.
Robin Weiman
Debbi and Glenn Weinberg
Lauren and Jordan Weinberg
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Wiley
Michael A. Williams, M.D. and
Clifton G. Scott
Pamela S. Williams
Karen and Paul Winicki
Michelle and Steven Wions
Witt/Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman, Lloyd Corp.
WJZ-TV (CBS)
Ellen and Sheldon Wollman
Gina and Donald Woods
Workplace Solutions
Wright Express
Xerox Healthcare Solutions
Alan and Lee Yarbro
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Miriam Zadek
Carol and Steven Zimmerman
STEWARD
LEVEL
$500 – $999
Anonymous (5)
Estate of Dorothy Abramson
Advantage RN
Jeffrey I. Amdur
AMVETS Department of MD Service Foundation, Inc.
Animazing Gallery
The Art Resources
Aureus Nursing LLC
John S. Babcock Plumbing & Heating
Co., Inc.
Baltimore Jewish Council
Alma and Larry Becker, M.D.
Cindy Bienenfeld
Biomet Inc.
Bond Distributing Company
Cheryl and Adrain Boyer
Bright Paint Decor LLC
Amy and Mark Buroker
Peter Francis Cannon
Irvin and Sharon Caplan
Pete Caprise
Carroll Aquatics
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Edward and Rona Casel
Anthony C. Castelbuono, M.D.
Chicago Auto Acceptance Corporation
Mary and Paul Cohen
Anna M. Dopkin
Gwenn M. Eisenberg
Ronald M. Eisenberg
Diana and Richard England, Jr.
Bonnie and Jonathan Farber
Beverly and Morton Fearey, Jr.
First Auto Properties, LLC
Heather and Dan Fletcher
Sharon and Richard Friedlander
Stephen Gallagher
Doug, Ann Marie, Jeff, and Anna Garman
Robin and Michael Garrison
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Goldberg’s New York Bagels
Robert M. Goldman
James Gordon
Courtney and Matthew Gotlin
Albert Gottesman, M.D.
John D. Gottsch, M.D.
Tracy and Leon Green
Carolyn and Douglas Greene
Naseem and Khurram Hanif, M.D.
Avverahalli M. Harish, M.D.
Estate of Doris Lever Harris
William C. Hash
Celeste and Robert Heckman
Deborah and Eugene Helm
Hill & Markes, Inc.
Hoffmaster
House of Pizza
Stephanie and Sam Hoyle
ING
Inn at the Colonnade Baltimore
Fred and Jill Irvin
Thelma C. Jenks
Willie and L. Diane Johnson, R.N.
Toby and Bruce Kahn
Bonnie and Gerald Kelly, Jr.
Thomas R. Knoche
Kollman & Saucier, P.A.
La Fiesta, Inc.
Albert Ledman
Barbara A. Lesco, D.D.S. and
Martin W. Dennis
Charles Levine Caterers and Events
Lorrie and Horace Liang, M.D.
Dr. Lunis and Associates Pediatrics PA
Vicki-Ann and George Magnotta, Jr.
U.S. Foreign Service Institute
Yokohama
John Maranto
Robert I. Matz and Peggy L. Warner
The Mayvin Consulting Group, Inc.
Family and Friends of Kaitlyn McClung
Amy and Bruce Mehlman
Arnold T. Mench and Helen Ernest
Susan A. Moss
Douglas M. Newland
Performance Floors, LLC
Gayle Peters & Associates
The Plack Group
PowerBar
Judy and Jim Praeger
Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys
REI
Reliable Churchill, LLLP
Alice M. Rivlin
Clyde V. Rockoff
John R. Rockwell
Bonnie and Bernard Rubin, M.D.
Patricia and Robert Schulman
Sandra L. Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Siozopoulou
Smiles For Life Foundation
Brad and Justina Starobin
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Surgi-Care, Inc.
Teammates for Kids Foundation
Dr. and Rev. Chris F. Tharp
Kathy and Robert Tuttle
Twenty20 Cycling
United Way of the National Capital Area
UNUM
Value Village Thrift Stores, Inc.
Chris C. Vaszily
Vitamin Water/Smart Water
W.E. Bowers & Associates
Jennifer Walters
Wegmans
Sharon L. Weintraub, M.D.
Stephanie and Erik G. Wexler
David Whiddon
Whole Foods
Dr. Silvia O. Williams
WYPR Radio
Abbe and Aaron Zuckerberg, M.D.
ADVOCATE
LEVEL
$250 – $499
Anonymous (5)
Shawn, Jennifer, Kara and Peyton
Aberl
Pamela and Raymond Abruzzo
Arthur Adler
Laurie Agnone
Evelyn M. Amaral
Susan and Michael Applefeld
Danna and Erez Applerot
Claire and Pedro Arrabal, M.D.
Aaron Baker
Baltimore City Lodge #57, Inc.
Baltimore Fitness & Tennis
Guy, Danielle, and Noa Barber
Weezy and Jack Barber
Dana and Joseph Bartholomew
Jean V. Beal
Erin and Douglas Becker
Toni and Bruce Berger, M.D.
Berman & Platt, D.D.S., P.A.
Todd Birdsall and Chrisdine King
Gloria Blackmon
James D. Blum
Boeing
Susan Bond and Dennis Bauernschub
Diane Bongiovanni
Shirley E. Boone
Bowie & Jensen, LLC
Sam Brasel
Rona G. Brodsky
Colleen Brown
Gregory Brown
Mary Frances and Frank Brumfield
Peggy B. Burk
Chewpons.com
Dana Childs
CMJ Medical, LLC
Community Times
Core Haven Entertainment Resorts
Catherine and Coleman Crews
Diane and Michael Curley
Lynn and Harold Davidov
Delta Auto Acceptance Corporation
DePuy Mitek Orthovisc
Sharad Deshpande
Debbye L. Di Marino
Joseph and Sallie Durham
Karen and Leo Eckert, Jr.
The Eckes Family
Curtis L. Fichter
Wendy and Jim Flinchbaugh
Keith and Sandra Foote
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Aileen and Howard Friedman
Joyce and Arnold Fruman
Anne and David Garner
Pamela L. Geil
Barbara J. Gilbert
Fredrick W. Gilkey, M.D.
Pam and John Gillin, Jr.
The Gilman School
Karen and Ronald Ginsberg, M.D.
Goodrich Foundation
Hiroko and Scott Gottlieb
Hans and Berit Gruenberger
Candace J. Hamner
Harford Coin Company, Inc.
Jere Hauck
David and Apryl Healy
Mark and Sharon Hendricks
Georgia and Robert Hernandez
Mona and Norris Higdon
Lisa Hoffman Beauty
Lynn and Daniel Hopf
Eleanor and Edward Hord
Annie E. Horner
Mary Jane and Scott Huffman
Barbara and Stephen Jacobs
Stacy, Nathan, and Evan Jones
Jover Cosmetics
Ann H. Kahan
Elizabeth R. Kahn
Jessica Kartalija
Julie and Kenneth Katz
Joshua R. Keller
Christopher and Maggie Kelly
Maria and John Kelly
Caitlin Kinney
Ann-Marie and Ray Kuyler
Women’s 18 Hole Golf Group at
Woodholme
Rob Langston
Edward Lazer, D.D.S.
Leitchfield Christian Academy
Jon Leonhardt
Gilda Lessans
Marilyn and Robert Levin
Susan and Jon Levinson
Kara and Joshua Levinson
Lawrence London
LR Technologies
Diana and Arthur Lubman
Tara and Scott MacEwen
Carol Macht and Sheldon Lerman, M.D.
Deborah Macy
SOS
MaidPro
Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition
Beatrice and Edward Matsui
Edward R. McClurkin
Megan and Ronald McGovern
Kenneth Mercer
Micki and Ellis Mez, M.D.
Lebzelter’s of Millersville
Kristine Miller
Bridgett and Mark Miller
Patricia Mingioni-Butt
Dana and Mario Morino
Cheryl and R. Laurence Moss, M.D.
Janet and Vincent Nadile
National Cooperative Refinery
Association
Newbury & Smith
Northern Pharmacy and Medical
Equipment
Ovid Technologies/Wolters Kluwer
Health
Helen and Chris Panagiotopoulos
Paquin Healthcare Companies
Paul’s Run Retirement Community
Laura E. Pearl
Peppertree Capital Management
Kevin Platt
Julie and Marc Platt
Suzana Potocnik
Vince Pratuch
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Meena and Sunil Rajani, M.D.
Mr. Mike Ravegum
Laura and John Reames, III
Ridge Printing
Sheila and Richard Riggs
Richard C. Rohrs, P.A.-C
Ruth and Jerome Ross, M.D.
Ida R. Samet, R.N.
Santoni’s Market
Eve and John Sauter
Linda and Michael Schade
Dr. Stratton C. Schaeffer, Jr.
Rose and Michael Scheidler
Carol and Ronald Sher, M.D.
Lois and Benjamin Sigman
Cheri and Keith Smiley
David Smith
Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Supply, Inc.
The Solid Wood Cabinet Company LLC
Doug Spence
Rona Stein, M.D. and Steve Kaufman
Student Lodging, Inc.
Swope Dodge
Sysmex
Trale Investments, LLC
Guy J. Van Tiggelen
VeriSign Cares Matching Gift Program
Brandi Vest
Ronald P. Weaver
Keri and Russell Weber
Jeremy Yurow
Ferras Zeni
Lisa and Morry Zolet
* deceased
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LifeBridge Health is Proud of Its Young Professionals!
LifeBridge Health congratulates Brian Moffet and Brian White on being named to
The Daily Record’s “40 Under 40,” a list of very important professionals under age 40.
Brian Moffet, chair of Sinai Hospital’s board of directors, is an attorney with Gordon
Feinblatt LLC. Brian White is president and COO of Northwest Hospital as well as a
senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, Inc. Both were selected by the Daily Record’s
editorial board based on professional accomplishments, commitment to inspiring
change in their community and notable accomplishments achieved before or by age 40.
Congratulation to both Brians! ●
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