87th Annual Meeting June 15, 2005

2005 Awards

2005 CHA “Healthcare Heroes”

Essay Contest Winners

Dena LozadaSt. Vincent’s

Medical Center (Submitted by Mary-

Alice Koleszar

Gloria BindelglassBridgeport Hospital

Dennis GagnonDay Kimball Hospital

Carlene BartolottaJohn Dempsey

Hospital/UCONN Health Center

Kathy LivolsiThe Stamford Hospital

Lorry KilleenNew Britain General

Hospital(Submitted by Mary

Morgan and Elizabeth Lynch)

Ginny LawryConnecticut Children’s

Medical Center(Submitted by Bitty

McCormick)

Asamoah “Azzy” AnaneHartford Hospital(Submitted by Lee

Monroe)

Jo SeaveyJohnson Memorial

Hospital

Patricia TraceyJohn Dempsey

Hospital/UCONN Health Center

Connecticut’s HospitalCommunity Service Award

Yale-New Haven Hospital’sPediatric Dentistry Center

Joseph A. Zaccagnino (left), President and CEO of Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Donald W. Kohn, D.D.S. (second from left), the PDC’s Director and Professor of

Dental Surgery and Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, cutting the ribbon at the PDC’s opening in 2004 with (from center to right) State Representative Bill

Dyson, State Senator Toni Harp, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro.

John D. Thompson Award for Excellence in the Delivery of

Healthcare Through the Use of Data

Yale-New Haven Hospital Team Improves Pneumococcal

Vaccination of Inpatients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

(CAP)Some of the Yale-New Haven Hospital team members who worked on the hospital’s initiative to improve its rates of pneumococcal vaccination in eligible CAP patients: (l-r): Nilesh Amin, Pharm.D., Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services; Lisa Stump, M.S., R.Ph., Director; Jeff Topal, M.D., Physician Specialist; and Michelle Benish, Pharm.D., Clinical Coordinator of Education and Training.

T. Stewart Hamilton, M.D.Distinguished Service Award

Charles E. Riordan, M.D.

Treasurer’s Reportto the Assembly

President’s Reportto the Assembly

Chairman’s Reportto the Assembly

Answering the Call

The William W. Backus Hospital

Mobile Health Resource Center

Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center

Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Screenings

Bridgeport Hospital

“First Steps” Mentoring Program for New Parents

Bristol Hospital

Colon Cancer Prevention and Awareness Project

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Pediatric Injury Prevention Program

Danbury Hospital

Pediatric Asthma Management Program

Day Kimball Hospital

Geriatric Assessment Program

John Dempsey Hospital

The Discovery Lecture Series

Greenwich Hospital

Parish Nurse Program

Griffin Hospital

Valley Health Access Project

Hartford Hospital

Healthstar Community Health Education Bus

The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Legs for Life Screening PVD Screenings

Johnson Memorial Hospital

“Look Good Feel Better” Program

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

Car Seat Inspection Program

Manchester Memorial Hospital

Family Development Center

Middlesex Hospital

Community Access Program (CAP)

MidState Medical Center

Prestige Wellness Program

Milford Hospital

Children’s Health Fair

New Britain General Hospital

The Joslin Diabetes Education Series

New Milford Hospital

Cancer Screening and Support Programs

Norwalk Hospital

Bereavement Support Group

Rockville General Hospital

Maternity Care Center

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

HealthCheck Mobile Health and Wellness Center

Saint Mary’s Hospital

Freedom from Smoking Program

Hospital of Saint Raphael

“Smiles to Go” Mobile Dental Clinic

St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Home Ownership Makes Sense Program

The Stamford Hospital

“Fight The Flu” Campaign

Waterbury Hospital

Evergreen Club 50

Windham Community Memorial Hospital

Compassionate Care Initiative

Yale-New Haven Hospital

Pediatric Dentistry Center

CHA Board MembersCompleting Terms in 2005:

Richard A. BrvenikWindham Community Memorial Hospital

Frank A. CorvinoGreenwich Hospital

Michael B. HammondBoard Member, Danbury Hospital

Charles E. Riordan, M.D.Hospital of Saint Raphael

Laurence A. TannerNew Britain General Hospital

2005-2006 CHA Board of TrusteesSlate of Candidates:

Position Nominee Term 

Treasurer Robert Lyons Jr. 1-year term

Board Member, Gaylord Hospital

Secretary Patrick Charmel 2-year term

President and Chief Executive Officer, Griffin Hospital

Trustee David Benfer 3-year term

President & CEO, Hospital of Saint Raphael 3-year term

Trustee Geoffrey Cole 3-year term

President and CEO, Norwalk Hospital

Trustee Susan Davis 3-year term

President and Chief Executive Officer St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Trustee Frank Kelly 3-year term

President & CEO, Danbury Hospital  

Trustee Gerard Lawrence, M.D. 3-year term Corporator and Former Board Chairman,

Windham Community Memorial Hospital

Trustee Joel Reich, M.D., 3-year term

Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, ECHN

At Large Member Richard Pugh 1-year termExecutive Committee President/CEO, New Milford Hospital

At Large Member Robert Trefry 1-year termExecutive Committee President/CEO, Bridgeport Hospital

Senator Robert Dole