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R x <strong>Tra</strong>A publication for the staff of <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
September 12, 2011 • Vol. 67 No. 35<br />
ATTENDING TO THE SPIRIT:<br />
Pastoral Care At <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Doctors and nurses manage their patients’<br />
physical needs and conditions, but when it<br />
comes to spiritual concerns, the hospital<br />
chaplain becomes a crucial member<br />
of the health care team. n
Attending to the Spirit:<br />
Pastoral Care At <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
2011-2012 chaplaincy residents Sarah Larson, Ronald Herrmann,<br />
Jaclyn Champagne, Peter Stebinger and Pamela Peterson.<br />
Compassionate care means<br />
serving the whole person –<br />
physical, emotional, and spiritual.<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> is filled with<br />
the constant drama of life: illness<br />
and injury, birth and death, pain<br />
and suffering, and healing and<br />
cures. Faced with illness, pain,<br />
and mortality, patients and their<br />
families often confront life’s big<br />
questions – about the meaning of<br />
life, love, loss, grief, change and<br />
hope. Doctors and nurses manage<br />
their patients’ physical needs and<br />
conditions, but when it comes to<br />
those spiritual concerns, the hospital<br />
chaplain becomes a crucial<br />
member of the health care team.<br />
“There is at least one chaplain<br />
in this hospital 24 hours a<br />
day, seven days a week,” said Rev.<br />
James (Jay) Cooke, S.T.M., director<br />
of pastoral services at <strong>Hartford</strong><br />
2<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>. “We are well integrated<br />
into the fabric of patient care here.<br />
The staff is very cognizant of how<br />
important spiritual concerns are<br />
in the care of our patients and<br />
their families.”<br />
Cooke said that the chaplains<br />
provide spiritual support for patients<br />
and their families, but also<br />
for hospital staff, who may cope<br />
with trauma and pain every day<br />
at work, and must deal with their<br />
own spiritual needs and questions<br />
as a result.<br />
Besides Cooke, there are three<br />
fulltime chaplains on the hospital’s<br />
pastoral care staff, as well as<br />
five chaplaincy residents – who<br />
spend a year here at HH much as<br />
the medical residents do, studying,<br />
learning, practicing, and<br />
preparing for certification.<br />
The Pastoral Care Department<br />
is devoted to fulfilling <strong>Hartford</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>’s commitment to honor<br />
the diversity in its community,<br />
he said. Chaplains come from a<br />
variety of religious denominations<br />
or affiliations, but are trained to<br />
attend to the spiritual needs of<br />
people of any faith.<br />
“Chaplains are multifaith,<br />
and their training is informed by<br />
various traditions,” Cooke said.<br />
“We are also very well connected<br />
in the local faith community, and<br />
can easily call in clergy or members<br />
of any religious organization<br />
to address and support an individual’s<br />
specific beliefs.”
stern Rehabilitation Network Pinning Ceremony, July 29, 2011<br />
5 Year recipients standing with Rita Parisi include (l to r)<br />
Mark Parent, Amy Rocha, Mindy Johanson, Carey Leckie,<br />
Steve Brownell, Betty Joseph, Joe DeGray, and Marc Goldberg<br />
ents include (l to r) Linda Maner<br />
Morea-Strileckis, Christie Gozo,<br />
15 year recipients (l to r) are Sherri<br />
Feenstra, Shelley Johnson, and Bob<br />
and Ellen Franks with Rita Parisi<br />
Smith with Rita Parisi<br />
25 year honorees Albert Rodriquez<br />
and Rita Parisi<br />
es Ginny Evenson and Mary<br />
ta Parisi<br />
Eastern Rehabilitation Network Pinning Ceremony, July 29, 2011<br />
5 Year recipients standing with Rita Parisi include (l to r)<br />
Mark Parent, Amy Rocha, Mindy Johanson, Carey Leckie,<br />
Steve Brownell, Betty Joseph, Joe DeGray, and Marc Goldberg<br />
Integrated Into The Fabric Of <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
The chaplains provide daily services in the hospital’s new<br />
Multifaith Chapel, including interfaith services, Catholic masses<br />
on Wednesdays and Sundays, guided visualization on Wednesdays,<br />
and Islamic Jummah prayer every Friday.<br />
Chaplains are part of the trauma team, carry pagers and<br />
respond to codes and deaths in the ED and throughout the<br />
hospital. There is also an on-call phone the chaplain utilizes to<br />
respond to referrals for various religious and spiritual needs of<br />
patients and families.<br />
“We are recognized as an important part of the health care<br />
team,” Cooke said. “We are always right there in the thick of<br />
things.”<br />
Chaplains may also visit patient rooms, sit with dying patients<br />
and their families to provide support, and counsel family<br />
members dealing with situations varying from sudden death to<br />
ethical struggles over organ donation.<br />
“When people are confronted with crises of existence, spirituality<br />
naturally arises,” Cooke said. “People face questions about<br />
life, its purpose and meaning, and it is inherently spiritual.”<br />
Cooke said that research suggests a connection between<br />
prayer, religious affiliation and spiritual practices and improved<br />
health outcomes, and that the hospital recognizes that connection.<br />
The New Multifaith Chapel<br />
At the spiritual heart of <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> is a beautiful new<br />
Multifaith Chapel, which opened for use in August.<br />
Chapel architects Perkins & Will designed the space as a<br />
warm, welcoming and peaceful space for all people of various<br />
religious traditions and spiritual beliefs.<br />
“The Chapel is really a place of solace for patients, families<br />
and staff,” Cooke said. “People come here for services, or just to<br />
sit and think or pray.”<br />
There will be an official ribbon cutting and dedication of the<br />
new chapel on Oct. 25, and all are welcome. n<br />
10 year recepients include (l to r) Linda Mancarella,<br />
Jennifer Morea-Strileckis, Christie Gozo,<br />
Ian Hazelton, and Ellen Franks with Rita Parisi<br />
20 year honorees Ginny Evenson and Mary<br />
Grasso with Rita Parisi<br />
15 year recipients (l to r) are Sherri<br />
Feenstra, Shelley Johnson, and Bob<br />
Smith with Rita Parisi<br />
Rev. James (Jay) Cooke, S.T.M.,<br />
director of pastoral services<br />
25 year honorees Albert Rodriquez<br />
I hope to be a part of<br />
and Rita Parisi<br />
the spiritual compass<br />
for <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
35 year honoree Jack Ferreira with Rita Parisi<br />
• Joined <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> in<br />
February 2011<br />
• Episcopal priest since 1998<br />
• Previously spent nine years at<br />
Bridgeport <strong>Hospital</strong> as coordinator<br />
of Clinical Pastoral<br />
Education programs<br />
• Master of Divinity from<br />
Princeton Theological Semi -<br />
nary, and Master of Sacred<br />
Theology from Yale Divinity<br />
School<br />
• Board certified chaplain with<br />
the Association of Professional<br />
Chaplains, whose motto is<br />
“Healing Through Spiritual Care.”<br />
• Supervisor certified in the<br />
Association of Clinical Pastoral<br />
Education, Inc.<br />
• Cooke and his wife Judith, a<br />
pastor with United Church of<br />
Christ, live in Higganum with<br />
their six-year-old son Jamison.<br />
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35 year honoree Jack Ferreira with Rita Parisi
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Welcomes New Employees<br />
August 2011<br />
Michael Ballintyn, student<br />
Sara Bronner, physical therapist,<br />
rehabilitation<br />
Lyn Buonocore, physical therapist, ERN<br />
Amanda Canales, financial counselor,<br />
patient accounts<br />
Paulette Carpenter, environmental services<br />
aide<br />
Luis Carrillo, environmental services aide<br />
Craig Clift, project manager, IT<br />
Michelle Day, physical therapist, ERN<br />
Margaret Einstein, physician<br />
Leah Elman, student<br />
Sunshine Finneran, clinician II, D2S<br />
Kenneth Forrest, physical therapist,<br />
rehabilitation<br />
Melissa Gagne, environmental services aide<br />
Jose Gonzalez, environmental services aide<br />
Christopher Graziano, financial counselor,<br />
patient accounts<br />
Jill Hellstrand, physical therapist,<br />
rehabilitation<br />
Shaun Howard, RN, cardiac lab<br />
D’Andrea Joseph, MD, trauma<br />
Sharmin Joseph, food and nutrition<br />
associate<br />
Kara Kelly, student<br />
Elyse Kontra, student<br />
Anastasia Kunac, physician, ICU<br />
Sara Masella, special education teacher<br />
Susan McDiarmid, physician assistant,<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
Joseph Mitusina, financial counselor,<br />
patient accounts<br />
Jason Muchneck, student<br />
Robin Natale, occupational therapist,<br />
rehabilitation<br />
Maria Pace, physical therapist, ERN<br />
Angelo Quaresima, senior auditor,<br />
compliance department<br />
Johanna Ramos, health information analyst<br />
Eliezer Rodriguez, assessment clinician II,<br />
IOL<br />
Celeste Rosselli, RN, diabetes teaching<br />
Jennifer Sakowski, RN, North 9<br />
Sara Schwarz, student<br />
Aleksandra Skrzypek, PCA, ER<br />
Rachel Slater, speech-language pathologist<br />
Nathaya Souksavath, administrative<br />
associate I, dialysis service<br />
Theresa Smith, student<br />
Milton Spencer, environmental services aide<br />
Allison Steingiser, athletic trainer, ERN<br />
Tammy Strouth, compensation analyst<br />
Sylvena Swaby, environmental services aide<br />
Adam Tecza<br />
Kevin Teeling, PCA, ER<br />
Mary Thomas, cardiology manager<br />
Anthony Tropea, graphic designer,<br />
Planning and Marketing<br />
Marc Uyekliong, APRN, Department of<br />
Cardiology<br />
Cynthia Wasserman, patient<br />
administrative, Hem/Onc<br />
Paige Woodruff, case coordinator,<br />
Partnership for Breast Care<br />
Greg Zimbelman, physical therapist,<br />
rehabilitation<br />
This exhibit will be on<br />
display September 14-28 in<br />
the Helen & Harry Gray<br />
Cancer Centers<br />
(<strong>Hartford</strong> and Avon).<br />
This traveling exhibit is<br />
comprised of art created by<br />
cancer patients, physicians<br />
and caregivers.<br />
Presented by Lilly Oncology,<br />
in partnership with the<br />
National Coalition for<br />
Cancer Survivorship.<br />
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For more information, visit<br />
www.lillyoncologyoncanvas.com.
Staff Members Recognized for Years of Service - August 2011<br />
40 Years of Service<br />
Bonnie Szarek, IOL/Research<br />
35 Years of Service<br />
Michael Aboumrad, Donnelly 2N<br />
Janet Howland, Radiation Therapy<br />
General<br />
Susan Koloski, Donnelly 1N<br />
Judith Messier, Radiology/Short Stay<br />
Elizabeth Pelletier, Research Labs<br />
30 Years of Service<br />
Robin Daigle, Labor And Delivery<br />
Gloria Penna, PA Denial Management<br />
Donna Phelan, Obstetrics/Bliss 6<br />
25 Years of Service<br />
Laura Greenberg, Medicine Service<br />
Bliss 11E<br />
Angela Mascolo, Environmental<br />
Services/General<br />
Ray Renouf, Biomedical Engineering<br />
Anna Rondinelli, Cardiology<br />
<strong>Tra</strong>nsportation<br />
Dulce Silva, Orthopedics CB6<br />
Halina Stech, Surgical Service Bliss 8<br />
20 Years of Service<br />
David Fitol, IS/Tech Support<br />
Monique Kouassi, Cardiology Service<br />
Center 10<br />
John Weferling, Radiology/Nuclear<br />
Medicine<br />
15 Years of Service<br />
Catharine Bon, Case Coordination<br />
Christina Levin-Gerdner, Special<br />
Education/<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Laura Mayo, Rehab Glastonbury - OP<br />
Glenda Mebane, H I M/Coding<br />
Carmen Ortiz, Radiology/<br />
Administration<br />
Renee Pavlovich, Surgical Service Bliss<br />
9 ICU<br />
Jo-Ann Regan, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Barbara Wojciula, Surgical Service<br />
Bliss 8<br />
10 Years of Service<br />
Simon Aguilar, Food/Nutrition/<br />
Patient <strong>Tra</strong>y Service<br />
Dawn Benson, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Devon Channer, Patient Support<br />
Services<br />
Laurie Denenberg, Donnelly 2S<br />
Cynthia East, PA Government<br />
Follow Up<br />
Deborah Feldman, Prenatal Testing<br />
Center<br />
Anna Grabowski, Special Education/<br />
Cheshire<br />
Deborah Haynes, Dialysis Service<br />
Nathaniel Kennedy, IS/Network<br />
Keesha LaFland, Surgical Service<br />
North 9<br />
Christina LaVallee, WHS/<br />
Urogynecology<br />
Amelia Lopes, Operating Rooms<br />
Devin McCrorey, Respiratory Care<br />
John McKeown, Cardiology/Echo<br />
Jill Palma, Medicine Service Center 12L<br />
Nancy Merritt, Finance/<br />
Reimbursement<br />
Jean Richards, Cardiology Service<br />
Center 10<br />
Maria Rivera, Medicine Service Bliss<br />
11E<br />
Rafael Rodriguez, Environmental<br />
Services/General<br />
Elizabeth Rolon, PAS Financial<br />
Clearance<br />
Trent Ruff, Biomedical Engineering<br />
Patricia Subik-Reilly, ERN –<br />
Glastonbury - OA<br />
Tara Sullivan, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Asnett Taylor, Surgical Service North<br />
11<br />
Mark Taylor, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Corinne Thurstan, Psych/Pre-<br />
Admissions<br />
Kenneth Walker, Materials<br />
Management<br />
Gregory Walsh, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
5 Years of Service<br />
Milagritos Adorno, Pharmacy/General<br />
Adisa Ahmetovic, PAS IP Registration<br />
Azra Alagic, Medicine Service Bliss 11E<br />
Liza Anderson, Oncology Service CB2<br />
Sandra Binkowski, HH Eye Surgery<br />
Center<br />
Salvador Bondoc, Rehab Per Diem<br />
Mark Fagan, Facilities Development/<br />
Safety<br />
Ronald Fuller, RC Revenue Cycle IT<br />
Kristen Gawley, Donnelly 2S<br />
Bert Gay, HPHO-Administration<br />
General<br />
Ashlee Griffin, Oncology Service CB2<br />
Melina Griss, Psychological Testing<br />
Ewa Hac, Radiology/General<br />
Carolyn Heimann, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Kari Horton, Surgical Service North 11<br />
Heidi Jones, Medicine Service Center<br />
12L<br />
Peter Kyparidis, Security<br />
Deborah Leighton, Special Education/<br />
Cheshire<br />
Trevelle Leonard, PA Government<br />
Follow Up<br />
Ronald O’Dett, Respiratory Care<br />
Mark Parent, Rehab Blueback - OP<br />
Erin Parker, Department Of Surgery<br />
Aida Pinnock, Surgical Service North 9<br />
Robert Renstrom, C A R E S<br />
Catherine Rivera, MHN DN 1S<br />
Lawrence Robinson, Security<br />
Julyvette Rodriguez, Operating<br />
Rooms/CORE Ambulatory<br />
Keith Rodriguez, Food/Nutrition/Main<br />
Kitchen<br />
Nancy Scanlon, Information Services<br />
Beverly Sherbondy, Human<br />
Resources/Administration<br />
Sharon Sideranko, Case Coordination<br />
Susan Smith, Oncology Service CB2<br />
Shanelle Snipes, Cardiology Service<br />
Bliss 10E<br />
Nataliya Solter, Cardiology Service<br />
Bliss 10E<br />
Galina Ustimenko, Cardiology Service<br />
Bliss 10E<br />
Lisa Viccaro, Cardiology Service North<br />
10<br />
Jennifer Weaver, Operating Rooms/<br />
CORE Ambulatory<br />
Monika Wilkos, Special Education/<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong><br />
Lileta Wint, Surgical Service Bliss 7<br />
ICU<br />
Curtis Witchard, Operating Rooms<br />
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Staff Members Recognized for Years of Service - August 2011<br />
5 Years<br />
Front row, left to right: Julyvette<br />
Rodriguez, Erin Parker and Nancy Scanlon.<br />
Back row, left to right: Dr. Jamie Roche-<br />
VP for patient safety and quality, Curtis<br />
Witchard, Nataliya Solter, Shanelle Snipes,<br />
Jennifer Weaver, Adisa Ahmetovic and<br />
Donna Handley-VP of the cancer program.<br />
10 Years<br />
Front row, left to right: Amelia<br />
Lopes, Elizabeth Rolon, Deborah<br />
Feldman and Deborah Haynes.<br />
Back row, left to right: Dr. Roche,<br />
Christina LaVallee, Nathaniel<br />
Kennedy, Kenneth Walker, Devon<br />
Channer, Simon Aguilar<br />
and Donna Handley.<br />
15 Years<br />
Carmen Ortiz and Glenda Mebane are<br />
enjoying their pin ceremony for 15 years<br />
of service!<br />
20 Years<br />
David Fitol is congratulated for<br />
20 years of service.<br />
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Staff Members Recognized for Years of Service - August 2011<br />
25 Years<br />
Rita Parisi, the newest member<br />
of the Quarter Century Club, is<br />
congratulated by James Blazer,<br />
senior VP and chief strategy<br />
officer, and Donna Handley.<br />
35 Years<br />
Elizabeth Pelletier and Janet Howland<br />
celebrated 35 years of service.<br />
40 Years<br />
Bonnie Szarek (seated) celebrated 40<br />
years of service with Donna Handley<br />
and Dr. John Goethe.<br />
Volunteers<br />
Dr. Roche and Donna Handley<br />
congratulated three volunteers for<br />
their hours of service. Left to right:<br />
Theodore Madison, 1,000 hours in<br />
cardiology and the Auxiliary store;<br />
Bernadette Madison, 1,000 hours in<br />
cardiology and the Auxiliary store; and<br />
Ryan Gannon, 500 hours in radiology<br />
and the Auxiliary store.<br />
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25 year honorees Albert Rodriquez<br />
and Rita Parisi<br />
20 year honorees Ginny Evenson and Mary<br />
Grasso with Rita Parisi<br />
35 year honoree Jack Ferreira with Rita Parisi<br />
ERN Staff Celebrates Service Anniversaries<br />
Eastern Rehabilitation Network Pinning Ceremony, July 29, 2011<br />
Eastern Rehabilitation Network, a <strong>Hartford</strong> HealthCare<br />
partner, recently held a pinning ceremony for its staff<br />
members reaching landmark years of service.<br />
5 Years of Service<br />
Standing with Rita Parisi, CEO of ERN<br />
(far left), are five-year recipients (left to<br />
right) Mark Parent, Amy Rocha, Mindy<br />
Johanson, Carey Leckie, Steve Brownell,<br />
Betty Joseph, Joe DeGray and Marc<br />
Goldberg.<br />
5 Year recipients standing with Rita Parisi include (l to r)<br />
Mark Parent, Amy Rocha, Mindy Johanson, Carey Leckie,<br />
Steve Brownell, Betty Joseph, Joe DeGray, and Marc Goldberg<br />
Not pictured were: Salvador Bondoc,<br />
Emma DiLoreto, Cheryl Hetherington,<br />
Frank Howd, John Miller, Wendy<br />
Nichols, Kelly Rider, Kortney Simard,<br />
Cynthia Valuckas, Kristen Weiman,<br />
Karen Wojcik and Ashley Zapata.<br />
10 Years of Service<br />
10-year recipients include (left to<br />
right) Linda Mancarella, Jennifer<br />
Morea-Strileckis, Christie Gozo,<br />
Ian Hazelton, and Ellen Franks,<br />
standing with Rita Parisi.<br />
Not pictured were: Trisha<br />
Bell, Bernadette Nadeau, Erica<br />
Gionfriddo, Cara Martini, Carol<br />
McKenzie, Jennifer McNamara,<br />
Patricia Subik-Reilly and<br />
Jaime Withee.<br />
10 year recepients include (l to r) Linda Mancarella,<br />
Jennifer Morea-Strileckis, Christie Gozo,<br />
Ian Hazelton, and Ellen Franks with Rita Parisi<br />
20 Years of Service<br />
20-year honorees Ginny Evenson and<br />
Mary Grasso stand with Rita Parisi.<br />
Not pictured were: Margaret Devita<br />
and Allison H. Wiernasz.<br />
15 year recipients (l to r) are Sherri<br />
Feenstra, Shelley Johnson, and Bob<br />
Smith with Rita Parisi<br />
15 Years of Service<br />
15-year recipients (left to right) are<br />
Sherri Feenstra, Shelley Johnson, and<br />
Bob Smith, with Rita Parisi.<br />
Not pictured were: Jeffrey Bedson,<br />
Joseph Capuano, David Cegelka, Lisa<br />
Hulton, Jennifer Magnanini, Laura<br />
Mayo, and Julia St. Jean-Capuano.<br />
20 year honorees Ginny Evenson and Mary<br />
Grasso with Rita Parisi<br />
25 year honorees Albert Rodriquez<br />
and Rita Parisi<br />
25 Years of Service<br />
25-year honoree Albert Rodriquez<br />
stands with Rita Parisi, herself a<br />
25-year honoree. Not pictured was<br />
Carolyn Rhoades.<br />
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35 Years of Service<br />
Rita Parisi congratulated Jack Ferreira<br />
on 35 years of service.<br />
35 year honoree Jack Ferreira with Rita Parisi
September 11-17 is National Healthcare Environmental Services Week<br />
Commitment You Can Count On<br />
Esmeralda Acevedo<br />
Pasquale Albino<br />
Melva Allison<br />
Maria Almenas<br />
Ana Altiery<br />
Jose Alvarado<br />
Rosa Alvarado<br />
Jose Alvarez<br />
Rosa Alvarez<br />
Miguel Anaya<br />
Irma Antunez<br />
Shiela Ash<br />
Myra Atkinson<br />
Jenny Avila-Arduiz<br />
Jesus Ayala<br />
Randy Baggoo<br />
Mejreme Bakrina<br />
Juan Barquet<br />
Hipolito Bautista<br />
Hadzira Becarevic<br />
Rajif Becarevic<br />
Rachid Berhili<br />
Henry Bieniek<br />
Eugenia Bodea<br />
Cheryl Budhoo<br />
Polastmoni Budhoo<br />
Teresa Budonaro<br />
Elsa Burgos<br />
Mercedes Burgos<br />
Nereida Burgos<br />
Mary Bustamante<br />
Sandra Byfield<br />
Melagros Cabrera<br />
Teresa Caccamo<br />
Leon Campbell<br />
Shawn Cannon<br />
Angela Capone<br />
Paulette Carpenter<br />
Lizsandro Carpio<br />
Maribel Carrero<br />
Luis Carrion<br />
Corina Castillo<br />
Cesar Colon<br />
Eddie Colon<br />
Jose Colon<br />
Miguel Colon<br />
Cora Cook<br />
Rosa Corpaci<br />
Wilfredo Cosme<br />
Claudette Cross<br />
Anna Cruz<br />
Ruperto Cruz<br />
William Cruz<br />
Oliver Cuas<br />
Wieslaw Czerech<br />
Antonio D’Agostino<br />
Angel DeJesus<br />
Angel Delgado<br />
Cirilo Diaz<br />
Nellie Duncan<br />
Juan Echevarria<br />
Ramon Echevarria<br />
Trinidad Echevarria<br />
Mulija Efendic<br />
Juan Espada<br />
Beatrice Evans<br />
Lillian Ferguson<br />
Leoner Fontanez<br />
Dennis Ford<br />
Melissa Gagne<br />
Ana Gallardo<br />
Rogelio Garcia<br />
Bejaimatie Ghirdhari<br />
Gregorio Gomez<br />
Juan Gonzalez<br />
Dhurata Gora<br />
Wladyslawa Gut<br />
Blossom Guthrie-<br />
Wheatly<br />
Dulziba Hamidovic<br />
Senija Hamza<br />
Richard Harrison<br />
Richard Hernandez<br />
Loretta Higgins<br />
Kenneth Hunter<br />
Antonietta<br />
Iafrancesco<br />
Zhuljeta Isufaj<br />
Richard Jaggroo<br />
Tameshwar Jaglall<br />
Eldon Jerrick<br />
Garfield Johnson<br />
Willie Ruth Johnson<br />
Vyacheslav Keylin<br />
Yakpaoro Kollie<br />
Klarita Kokuri<br />
Mimoza Kore<br />
Brian Knight<br />
Jerome Kyser<br />
Verna Lai-Walters<br />
Akbar Lalmohamed<br />
Margarita Lamnica<br />
Iris Landrau<br />
Angel Leon<br />
Santita Llano<br />
Giselle Lopez<br />
Josefa Lopez<br />
Juan Lopez<br />
Miguel Lopez<br />
Nancy Lopez<br />
Ana Lozano<br />
Eugenia Mach<br />
Dukhi Mahapot<br />
Gilberto Maldonado<br />
Luz Maldonado<br />
Nunziata Marino<br />
MM Marques<br />
Jose Marrero<br />
Aurora Martinez<br />
Awilda Martinez-<br />
Colon<br />
Orlando Martinez Jr.<br />
Angela Mascolo<br />
Shefkinaze Maxharaj<br />
Frederick McGregor<br />
Uton McLean<br />
Charles Mcnamar<br />
Isaac Medina<br />
Vincente Medina<br />
Carmen Mendez<br />
Narcizo Mercado<br />
Heriberto Merced<br />
Jorge Merced<br />
Nancy Merced<br />
Pedro Merced<br />
Lascelles Miller<br />
Brittney Mitchell<br />
Sonia Millwood<br />
Nancy Molina<br />
Isaura Monserrate<br />
Valentina Moore<br />
Enid Morales<br />
Doreen Morris<br />
Liri Muca<br />
Artur Mucaj<br />
Samuel Mundle<br />
Angel Nunez<br />
Geraline Ortega<br />
Jose Ortiz-Rivera<br />
Teodora Ortiz<br />
Constanza Ospina<br />
Luis Oyola<br />
Robert Palmer<br />
Susana Palomino<br />
Wilfredo Palomino<br />
Gloria Palomo<br />
Maria Paulino<br />
Yenson Paulino<br />
Ramon Peralta<br />
Julio Perez<br />
Maria Perez<br />
Ramon Perez<br />
Angela Pinnock-<br />
Wilson<br />
Roger Piper<br />
Kevin Porter<br />
Raymond Purcell<br />
Ariel Quinones<br />
Teresa Quinones<br />
De Marchand<br />
Carlos Quintero<br />
Heather Raffington<br />
Basantie Ramlall<br />
Silvia Rebeiro<br />
Zoila Revatta<br />
Pedro Reyes<br />
Liduvina Rios<br />
Angela Rivera<br />
Eddie Rivera<br />
Maria Rivera<br />
Maria G. Rivera<br />
Marilyn Rivera<br />
Pedro Rivera Jr.<br />
Viviene Robinson<br />
Isaac Rodriguez<br />
James Rodriguez<br />
Keith Rodriguez<br />
Milagros Rodriguez<br />
Rafael Rodriguez<br />
Virginio Rodriguez<br />
Jesus Saez<br />
Maria Salas<br />
Maria Salinas<br />
Walter Santamaria<br />
Jessica Santiago<br />
Maria Santos<br />
Hulda Scarlett<br />
Asley Shaw<br />
Michele Shepherd<br />
Alan Sheppard<br />
Allan Shields<br />
Ricardo Silva<br />
Feliksa Skiba<br />
Dorothy Skyers<br />
Melinda Smith<br />
Stevelan Snowden<br />
Octavio Soares<br />
Milton Spencer<br />
Collette Steele<br />
Donovan Steele<br />
Valmore Stewart<br />
Dhurata Stringa<br />
Muniba<br />
Sulejmanovic<br />
Ronald Taylor<br />
Douglas Terry<br />
Dennis Thompson<br />
Etta Thompson<br />
Joseph Thompson<br />
Carmen Tirado<br />
Ernesto Tirado<br />
Diane Turner<br />
Linval Turner Jr.<br />
Michael Turner<br />
Nunzio Uccello<br />
Sebastiana Uccello<br />
Jasmina Uvalic<br />
Ramiz Uvalic<br />
Blanca Vega<br />
Maryory Velasquez<br />
Pamela Venegas<br />
Leroy Walker<br />
Melton Walters<br />
Novelet Walton<br />
Desrine Watson<br />
Andrew White<br />
Harold Williams<br />
Tommy Williams<br />
Eugene Willingham<br />
Nathaniel<br />
Willingham Jr.<br />
Guy Yansen<br />
Bogumila<br />
Zaborowska<br />
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Requiem for an Evergreen<br />
If trees had the nine<br />
lives that cats enjoy, a 60-foot<br />
tall Norway spruce tree behind<br />
the Conklin Building enjoyed<br />
at least three of those lives<br />
before it fell victim to the fierce<br />
winds of Hurricane Irene. And<br />
Dr. Bruce Browner, director of<br />
the Department of Orthopaedic<br />
Surgery, made those<br />
three lives possible.<br />
Browner, a selfdeclared<br />
“avowed<br />
tree lover,” began<br />
enjoying the spruce<br />
18 years ago when<br />
he saw it outside<br />
his new office<br />
window in the<br />
Conklin Building.<br />
After three years<br />
of admiring the<br />
evergreen every<br />
day, he noticed an<br />
unusual orange<br />
“gunk” growing<br />
on the trunk and<br />
branches, and<br />
asked an arborist<br />
acquaintance to<br />
take a look.<br />
“He<br />
diagnosed it as a<br />
fungus, and said<br />
they could treat<br />
it,” Browner said.<br />
One tree life<br />
saved.<br />
A few years<br />
later, the hospital was building<br />
the Meditation Garden just south<br />
of the Conklin Building, when a<br />
workman in a heavy equipment<br />
vehicle hit and mangled the tree’s<br />
roots while digging a trench.<br />
“I’m a trauma surgeon,<br />
and to me, it looked like an injury<br />
equivalent to an open fracture in a<br />
human,” Browner said.<br />
The surgeon again consulted<br />
with an arborist, who confirmed<br />
the severity of the tree’s injury.<br />
Browner passed on the arborist’s<br />
advice to hospital groundskeepers,<br />
who performed the recommended<br />
interventions. Again, the tree<br />
returned to health.<br />
Second tree life saved.<br />
By this point, Browner said, he<br />
had begun to feel like the tree’s<br />
appointed protector. Colleagues<br />
dubbed the conifer “Bruce’s<br />
Spruce.”<br />
Fast-forward another few<br />
years, and Browner became aware<br />
of a possible plan to construct<br />
a road to reroute ambulances<br />
around the Conklin Building;<br />
a plan that would require the<br />
removal of the huge tree.<br />
Browner appealed to hospital<br />
administrators, and the<br />
plans were amended.<br />
Third tree life saved.<br />
But on August 28, even<br />
Browner’s ardent care and<br />
concern couldn’t save the mighty<br />
evergreen’s life yet one more time.<br />
The hurricane’s fierce winds and<br />
driving rains snapped Bruce’s<br />
Spruce and slammed it to the<br />
ground.<br />
“It was a very sad day for me,”<br />
Browner said. “I’ll miss that tree<br />
very much.” n<br />
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This September:<br />
A Time to Remember; A Time to Prepare<br />
Having just observed the 10th anniversary of<br />
9/11, we are all reminded of the importance of<br />
preparing for future emergencies. September is<br />
National Preparedness Month, which was founded<br />
after 9/11 to increase peoples’ preparedness in the<br />
U.S. It is a time to prepare yourself and those in your<br />
care for unexpected emergencies.<br />
As we were reminded this summer with<br />
tornadoes, earthquakes, and Hurricane Irene<br />
damaging our area, emergencies can – and do –<br />
happen unexpectedly in communities just like ours,<br />
to people like us.<br />
How many of us learned the hard way this<br />
summer how important it is to prepare to be without<br />
electricity, water service, or access to a supermarket<br />
and local services for three or more days?<br />
Take this month to continue to prepare and<br />
plan for the possibility that you will experience an<br />
emergency situation.<br />
As a guideline, follow these three steps:<br />
1. Get a Kit: Keep enough emergency supplies on<br />
hand for you and those in your care – water, nonperishable<br />
food, first aid, prescriptions, flashlight,<br />
and a battery-powered radio. (For a checklist of<br />
supplies visit Ready.gov.)<br />
2. Make a Plan: Discuss, agree on, and document an<br />
emergency plan with those in your care. (For sample<br />
plans, see Ready.gov.) Work together with neighbors,<br />
colleagues and others to build community resilience.<br />
3. Be Informed: Free information is available to assist<br />
you from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial<br />
resources.<br />
You can find preparedness information by:<br />
• Accessing Ready.gov to learn what to do before,<br />
during, and after an emergency<br />
• Contacting your local emergency management<br />
agency to get essential information on specific<br />
hazards to your area, local plans for shelter<br />
and evacuation, ways to get information before<br />
and during an emergency, and how to sign up for<br />
emergency alerts as they are now available in the<br />
state of Connecticut<br />
• Contacting your local firehouse and asking for a<br />
tour and information about preparedness<br />
• Calling the Center for Emergency Medical<br />
Preparedness (CEMP) here at <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
for information about hospital-wide preparedness<br />
efforts (860-545-1082)<br />
Police, fire and rescue personnel may not be<br />
able to reach you quickly in an emergency if they’re<br />
overwhelmed by demand, or if trees and power lines<br />
are down or roads are flooded or washed away. The<br />
most important step you can take in helping your<br />
local responders is being able to take care of yourself<br />
and those in your care. The more people who are<br />
prepared, the quicker the community will recover.<br />
“Individuals and families are the most important<br />
members of the nation’s emergency management<br />
team,” said FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. “Being<br />
prepared can save precious time if there is a need to<br />
respond to an emergency.”<br />
For more information and for help getting<br />
prepared, visit Ready.gov or call 1-800-BE-READY,<br />
1-888-SE-LISTO, and TTY 1-800-462-7585 for free<br />
information. n<br />
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Stroke Center Advisory Board: The Voices Of Our Patients<br />
The Stroke Center Patient Advisory Group.<br />
First row, left to right: Joan Haines, Jimmy Canfijn,<br />
Judy Canfijn, Deborah Pileika, Elizabeth Hoffman,<br />
Michael Hoffman and Cindy Marques.<br />
Back row, left to right: Inam Kureshi, Bill Haines,<br />
Isaac Silverman, Leila Fecho, Vytautas Pileika,<br />
David Basque, Donald Steinle, Dawn Beland<br />
and David Fichandler.<br />
By Alex Orlando<br />
In October 2009, David Basque<br />
came into <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
Emergency Department with<br />
a cerebral hemorrhage and<br />
ended up in our Stroke Unit.<br />
“Most of it is a blur, but when I<br />
woke up I couldn’t open my eyes<br />
and the left side of my body was<br />
paralyzed,” Basque said. “My life<br />
changed from that point on.”<br />
Many patients don’t survive<br />
cerebral hemorrhages, or are left<br />
with significant disabilities. But<br />
Basque was lucky, and with good<br />
medical care and rehabilitation,<br />
the gregarious 60-year-old former<br />
truck driver suffers no permanent<br />
paralysis. He said he does have<br />
to contend with a speech impediment<br />
and a significant loss of<br />
physical mobility in his left side,<br />
and the sense of constant fatigue<br />
is pretty debilitating. He stopped<br />
working because his condition<br />
renders truck driving impossible.<br />
It has been a long, hard two years.<br />
When Basque was asked to be<br />
part of a stroke survivors’ patient<br />
advisory board forming at <strong>Hartford</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>, he realized that he<br />
could make an important contribution<br />
by sharing his experiences<br />
and opinions.<br />
“An experience like this<br />
changes your perspective,” he<br />
said. “You realize what’s important.<br />
I was grateful to be a part<br />
of the advisory board and share<br />
what I’ve learned.”<br />
Dawn Beland, Stroke Center<br />
coordinator, believes that the<br />
Advisory Board can make tremendous<br />
strides by bridging the<br />
chasm between patients, families<br />
and staff to improve the patient<br />
experience. On the board, former<br />
patients can relay their experiences<br />
and improve the continuum<br />
of care through collaboration and<br />
communication.<br />
“The voice of the patient is just<br />
so strong,” Beland said. “When<br />
they speak, we all listen. That’s<br />
what makes it so powerful.”<br />
The Stroke Center Patient Advisory<br />
Board is dedicated to<br />
improving the quality of<br />
David Basque (left) is an<br />
interested participant<br />
in a Stroke Center Patient<br />
Advisory Group meeting.<br />
Also pictured are Donald<br />
Steinle and Dawn Beland.<br />
treatment for stroke patients at<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>. Facilitators<br />
and board members can address<br />
issues such as Emergency Department<br />
care, psychological support<br />
following a neurologic event, and<br />
smoothing over transitional gaps<br />
between the Stroke Clinic and the<br />
hospital.<br />
The advisory board has met<br />
three times since April, and<br />
Beland said she is thrilled by the<br />
enthusiastic and active involvement<br />
so far. Basque, for example,<br />
is inspirational in his optimistic<br />
attitude and willingness to share<br />
his journey with others, she said.<br />
“The staff at <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
saved my life,” Basque said. “Now<br />
that I’ve made it to the other side,<br />
I can let others know what lies<br />
ahead for them, and help make<br />
it better. I feel like I am part of a<br />
solution.” n<br />
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United Way<br />
Two Easy Ways (And Many Reasons) To Pledge To Our United Way Campaign<br />
Make a pledge to <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s 2011 United Way<br />
Community Campaign, and you could win a prize.<br />
But more important, you will feel good knowing<br />
you’re helping to provide the building blocks of a<br />
good life — education, income and health — for<br />
everyone who lives in central and northeastern<br />
Connecticut.<br />
The 2011 campaign, which runs from Sept. 12<br />
through Oct. 14, has a goal of $220,000.<br />
“Employee participation will be key to reaching<br />
this goal,” said Jeff Flaks, <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> president<br />
and CEO. “If every employee gives just one dollar a<br />
week, we will far surpass this goal.”<br />
There will be a weekly prize drawing for a gift<br />
certificate to an area restaurant for employees<br />
who have pledged. The earlier you pledge, the more<br />
chances you will have to win! In addition, we will<br />
place all pledge names into a grand prize drawing for<br />
one Choice Time day for 2012.<br />
How to Pledge<br />
There are two easy ways you<br />
can make a United Way pledge:<br />
Go to the United Way intranet page<br />
1. (http://intranet.harthosp.org/unitedway.<br />
htm), log on to the eWay pledge site, and follow<br />
the simple on-screen instructions. The United<br />
Way intranet page gives you one location<br />
where you can make a pledge, learn about how<br />
your contribution helps others, and keep track<br />
of campaign special events and activities.<br />
Fill out a paper pledge form, available<br />
2. from your department or unit coordinator.<br />
Send the completed form to the United<br />
Way slot in the mail room. (If you have<br />
questions, call Susan Klein at 860-545-1126.)<br />
If you choose to roll over your pledge from last<br />
year, it will be directed to United Way Community<br />
Investment. Your gift will be combined with many<br />
others to accomplish what no single contribution can<br />
do alone.<br />
United Way Community Investment supports<br />
programs that help children succeed in school and<br />
life, families become financially stable, and ensure<br />
the availability of “safety net” services (health,<br />
emergency services, food and shelter) for everyone.<br />
If you want your donation to go to a specific<br />
organization, you must fill out a pledge form or<br />
pledge online through eWay. See the “Agency<br />
Designation Code Guide” on the United Way intranet<br />
page for a list of organizations.<br />
“Our participation in the United Way<br />
demonstrates our dedication to our mission of caring<br />
and our commitment to helping the communities<br />
we serve,” said President Flaks. “When we work as<br />
part of a greater community through the United<br />
Way, the possibilities of what we can accomplish<br />
expand. Working together, <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and the<br />
United Way provide opportunities for a better life for<br />
thousands of people.<br />
“This is <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>: A family of people<br />
who care deeply about others. Thank you for your<br />
generosity and support. You make a difference!” n<br />
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Cheryl Gustafson:<br />
A <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Educational Success Story<br />
Cheryl Gustafson is employed<br />
at <strong>Hartford</strong> Clinical Associates<br />
with Dr. Mark Shekhman. She<br />
completed <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
YES program – Your Educational<br />
Success – in May 2010.<br />
“It is not easy to reach beyond<br />
your comfort zone, or find the<br />
courage to do the things you may<br />
not be ready to do,” Cheryl said.<br />
“Therefore, I am truly thankful to<br />
have been given the opportunity<br />
to participate in the YES<br />
program.<br />
“I was given the tools<br />
I needed to get started with<br />
continuing my education in a real<br />
and tangible way. The support I<br />
received from wonderful family<br />
and friends, my department and<br />
the <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> institution<br />
was invaluable. Who could ask for<br />
more!”<br />
Q:<br />
A:<br />
Q:<br />
A:<br />
Q:<br />
A:<br />
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What changes have occurred in your<br />
life since completing YES?<br />
I am excited and more confident to continue<br />
to pursue a college degree.<br />
Have you enrolled in college or another<br />
continuing education program?<br />
I am taking one college course each semester.<br />
I am taking general education classes<br />
through the hospital’s continuing education<br />
program, in conjunction with Capital<br />
Comunity College. I also enrolled in computer<br />
programs for recreation, and am reading<br />
more for enjoyment.<br />
How do you feel about yourself and<br />
your personal growth?<br />
My classes definitely have helped me in my<br />
ability to speak more openly and freely, especially<br />
at work in meetings. I feel more confident<br />
in my current job and feel I am admired<br />
by my family and peers for working diligently<br />
to move forward with my education.<br />
Q:<br />
A:<br />
Q:<br />
A:<br />
What are your next steps?<br />
To continue with classes, so that I may be<br />
able to complete a degree program.<br />
Anything else you want to share?<br />
I enjoyed my experience in the YES program.<br />
It has given me the tools I needed to move<br />
forward with pursuing a college degree. I<br />
have gotten such encouragement from my<br />
family, friends, and the institution.<br />
To enroll in YES, contact Leticia Colon in<br />
Learning and Organizational Development<br />
at llcolon@harthosp.org. n
Research Report<br />
Research Committee Awards Four New<br />
Patient Safety and Quality Grants<br />
Four research projects designed to advance<br />
patient safety and quality have received new<br />
grants totaling $54,342 during the second round<br />
of the <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Medical Staff Patient<br />
Safety and Quality Research Grant Competition.<br />
The funded research is in the areas of pharmacy,<br />
internal medicine and cardiology.<br />
Congratulations to the following investigators:<br />
Joseph Kuti, PharmD (CAIRD): The Effect of Reporting<br />
Negative BAL Cultures on Antibiotic Utilization Patterns<br />
in Patients Empirically Treated for VAP.<br />
Dr. Kuti will evaluate a new reporting algorithm for quantitative<br />
bronchoalveolar lavage results from patients with<br />
suspected ventilator assisted pneumonia (VAP) whose<br />
results are below the threshold for antibiotic therapy. The<br />
goal of this quasi-experimental study is to establish a<br />
methodology for avoiding unnecessary anti-biotic usage<br />
in patients with suspected VAP.<br />
Joanne Grabska, MD (General Internal Medicine):<br />
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture- Study of<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Ambulatory Clinics.<br />
Dr. Grabska will extend the methodology of the Patient<br />
Safety Culture Survey (PSCS), a national effort to measures<br />
the culture of patient safety from the perspectives<br />
of providers and staff in ambulatory and office based<br />
settings, to the ambulatory specialties in the Brownstone<br />
Clinics. The cross-sectional study will gather valuable<br />
baseline information on opportunities to further strengthen<br />
the culture of patient safety at the Brownstone.<br />
Justin Lundbye, MD (General Cardiology): A Quality<br />
Improvement Project on Chest Pain Evaluation in Low-<br />
Intermediate Risk Patients.<br />
Dr. Lundbye will analyze the effectiveness and safety of<br />
the rapid rule-out protocol in reducing length of stay and<br />
health care costs in low to intermediate risk chest pain<br />
patients experiencing an exercise treadmill test. While<br />
the protocol was developed per guidelines of the American<br />
College of Cardiology, more data are needed to support<br />
its efficient use of hospital resources and its safety in<br />
this patient population.<br />
David Silverman, MD (Cardiology): Choice of<br />
Stress Test and Outcomes Influenced by Ethnicity<br />
and Socioeconomic Status?<br />
Dr. Silverman and his team will conduct a series of secondary<br />
analyses on exercise laboratory registry data in<br />
order to determine if patient’s ethnicity and/or socioeconomic<br />
status influences the type of stress MPI ordered and<br />
the referral rates for cardiac catheterization, percutaneous<br />
coronary intervention and coronary artery by-pass<br />
surgery. Ordering the appropriate stress test is critical for<br />
proper risk stratification of patients with CAD and has<br />
important implications for quality of care. n<br />
Internal Funding Update<br />
The following projects were supported<br />
through the generosity of the <strong>Hartford</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> Medical Staff:<br />
Karyn Butler, MD (Surgery): Ventilator associated pneumonia, incidence<br />
in patients traveling out of the Intensive Care Unit<br />
Karyn Butler, MD (Surgery): Hypertonic saline in the management of<br />
elevated intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury patients<br />
Jason Gluck, MD (Cardiology): Cardiac index and neurocognition<br />
Nora Lee, MD (Neurology): Variability in stroke outcomes across the population<br />
Christian Molstrom, MD (ED/ Radiology): ED outcomes for PE with<br />
negative reduced Z-Axis CTA<br />
Andrew Salner, MD (Oncology): Clinical and quality of life outcomes<br />
following diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma<br />
Brent Suozzi, MD (Urogynecology): Is routine health screening rate lower<br />
among women with prolapse?<br />
David O’Sullivan, PhD (Research), was invited to referee an original<br />
research manuscript submitted to Menopause (The Journal of the North American<br />
Menopause Society).<br />
Sara Young, RN (Nursing) received assistance with survey analysis for<br />
quality improvement.<br />
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