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The Atrium◆ Message from the President page 2◆ Minority nursing

scholarships awarded page 2◆ Volunteers celebrate 75 years page 2◆ Nursing mothers’ rooms page 3◆ Car seat clinic page 3◆ Save the date page 3

SUMMER 2008

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

Smilow Cancer HospitalTAKES SHAPE

EVENT ORGANIZERS ARE

GEARING UP FOR THE

15TH ANNUAL YALE-NEW

HAVEN CHILDREN’SHOSPITAL TOY CLOSET

GOLF OUTING TO BE HELD

THIS SUMMER ON FRIDAY,AUGUST 29, AT THE LYMAN

ORCHARDS GOLF CLUB IN

MIDDLEFIELD. REGISTRATION

BEGINS AT 8 A.M. AND TEE TIME IS

9:30 A.M.In 1993, the Yale-New Haven

Hospital Auxiliary’s Toy Closetprogram was developed to providenew, age-appropriate toys topediatric patients at the Yale-NewHaven Children’s Hospital.Originally founded by WTNHNews Channel 8 anchorwomanAnn Nyberg, the Toy Closet program helps ensure that pediatricpatients come away from their hospitalization with a pleasantmemory. In addition, the toys serve as gifts for special occasionssuch as birthdays and holiday celebrations for hospitalizedchildren.

The fee for the golf outing is $125 per golfer (when registeringbefore August) which includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, breakfast,lunch, beverages and prizes. In addition, golfers are asked toconsider donating a new toy for the Toy Closets for which they willreceive a free mulligan (golf shot).

For more information, contact Debbie Klotzer at (203) 688-8824 or the Auxiliary office at (203) 688-5717.

Golfers take a break in theaction at last year’s outingto smile for a photo. (L-R)Tony Raccio, DiagnosticRadiology InformationSystems; Debbie Klotzer,Yale-New Haven CancerNetwork; Mike Matthews,Diagnostic RadiologyInformation Systems;and Andy Laudano, YNHHInformation Systems &Technology.

TOY CLOSET GOLF OUTINGCOMING SOON

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At a press conference in May, hospital leaders provided an update on thecancer hospital’s fundraising campaign. Special guests included actressColleen Zenk Pinter (r) who appears on the CBS soap opera As the WorldTurns, pictured with Yung Son, MD, a radiation oncologist and one of thephysicians who treated Zenk Pinter when she was diagnosed and treatedfor oral cancer at Yale-New Haven last year.

O ne thing is evident to anyone who passes by the construction site onthe corner of Park Street and South Frontage Road in New Haven –

the Smilow Cancer Hospital is quickly taking shape. Over 1,900 truck loads ofconcrete have been poured into the structure and steelworkers installed morethan 3,200 pieces of steel. Additionally, 2,700 glass and metal panels are beinginstalled to enclose the building and terra cotta panels will sheath the buildingfrom the second floor up.

Below ground, workers have constructed a tunnel to the area that willbecome the hospital’s new loading dock and are also installing duct work,electrical wiring and plumbing.

Once completed in late fall 2009, the new 14-story Smilow CancerHospital will contain nearly 500,000 square feet, and will include 112 inpatientbeds, outpatient treatment rooms, expanded operating rooms, infusion suites,diagnostic imaging services, a specialized women’s cancer center andtherapeutic radiology facilities.

The Auxiliary donated $500,000 to the new cancer hospital, which hasbeen specifically allocated for the hospital’s ultrasound suite.

The Auxiliary hosted its annual summer “Notes at Noon” concert seriesfor the 23rd year. The popular concerts help brighten summer lunch hoursfor YNHH employees and the public. Liz McNicholl (third from left) andcompany performed on June 13 with their mixture of Americana music,which included folk, bluegrass and Celtic renditions. The concert series,featuring a variety of local musicians, ran Fridays through July 18.

Summer NOTES 2008

Pictured at the reception with CEO Marna P.Borgstrom are: (l-r) Auxilians Louise DiRuccio,Borgstrom, Beverly Weinberg and Gay Steinbach.

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AUXILIARYEXECUTIVECOMMITTEE:

Executive CommitteePresident

Kathrine Neville

First Vice PresidentBarbara Loucks

Second Vice PresidentDiane Frailey Petra

Recording SecretaryGloria Schoolfield

Corresponding SecretaryAnnemarie Lindskog

TreasurerEleanor Jones

Immediate Past PresidentGloria Schoolfield

Gift Shop Co-ChairsLynne BradstreetSylvia Greene

Toy Closets ChairMarjan Wackers

Projects ChairCarolyn Gould

Health Education ChairStephanie Jatlow

Membership Chair/Nominating Chair

Betty Fearon

Administrative Liaison(ex-officio)

Tucker Leary

Board of Managers

Melinda Adams

Karen Anderson

Marcelle Applewhaite

Peggy DeZinno

Louise DiRuccio

Christine Dowling

Louise Grober

Lyn Howe

Sally Howell

Debbie Klotzer

Mary Jane Miller

Wendy O’Brien

Ingrid Parri

Katherine Patrick

Marion Russell

Sharon Shields

Gay Steinbach

Beverly Weinberg

Auxiliary awards twominority nursing scholarships

This spring, the Auxiliary’s Health EducationCommittee awarded two scholarships to nursing

students who are members of the SouthernConnecticut Black Nurses Association (SCBNA) andhave demonstrated good academic standing at theirrespective schools. This year’s recipients were:Tammy Griffin, who attends St. Vincent’s School ofNursing, and Everol Ennis, Jr., currently a candidatefor a Master’s of Science in Nursing and theAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse degree from theYale School of Nursing.

Hello Auxilians and Friends,

As I prepare to pass on theAuxiliary’s Presidential torch, I

would like to take this opportunity to thank eachof the Auxiliary executive board members, Boardof Managers, committees, members and friends foryour extraordinary support and commitmentduring my tenure as President for the past fouryears. Together, we have accomplished much andstrengthened our commitment to the Auxiliary’smission of supporting the services of Yale-NewHaven Hospital and promoting health education inthe community.

Some of the many endeavors that top our listinclude our significant contribution of $500,000to the new Smilow Cancer Hospital, a $100,000donation to the hospital’s digital mammographyvan, collecting and distributing thousands ofdollars worth of toys and donations to pediatricpatients through our Toy Closet program, andsupporting working mothers of newborns byhelping refurbish lactation rooms for employeesthroughout the hospital. We also sponsored sixhealth education lectures each year, with Yale-NewHaven experts sharing information with membersof local communities on various health-relatedtopics.

These are just a few of the many, manyprojects in which the Auxiliary has been involvedin recent years. None of this would have beenpossible without the Auxiliary membership. Thisfall, you will be invited to join, or renew, yourmembership with the Auxiliary. We welcome newmembers who would like to participate in any ofour committees or projects. The Auxiliary offersmany exciting opportunities to become involved inthe hospital, from Toy Closets to the Atrium GiftShop to health education lectures.

Also, plan to join us at our annual meeting onWednesday, October 15, where Henry Cabin, MD,medical director of the Yale-New Haven HospitalHeart and Vascular Center, will be the guestspeaker.

Again, thank you one and all for yourgracious support and encouragement. I amhonored to have had the opportunity to serve asPresident of this stellar organization and lookforward to continuing to serve the Auxiliary inother capacities in the coming years.

Kathrine B. Neville

MESSAGEFROM THE

PRESIDENT

Volunteers celebrate“Decades of Service”

Hospital volunteers who have given10 or more consecutive years of serviceto YNHH were honored recently at a

“Decades of Service” reception. There are more than 100such volunteers and about 50 of them attended thereception in the East Pavilion cafeteria. Auxilian KathrynRoss is the current volunteer with the longest period ofservice – 52 years.

Volunteers enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and musicalentertainment and each was presented with a gift book,“The Simple Truths of Appreciation.”

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the YNHHVolunteer Services department and the milestone is beingcelebrated at events throughout the year.

Pictured at the 16th annual SCBNA luncheon where thescholarships were awarded are (l-r): Auxilian KarenAnderson, pre-admission coordinator, ShorelineMedical Center; scholarship recipients Everol Ennis, Jr.and Tammy Griffin; and Stephanie Jatlow, chair of theAuxiliary health education committee.

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Current and future nursing moms working at Yale-New Haven Hospital have good reason to be

grateful to the Yale-New Haven Auxiliary. Thanks to a$5,000 grant from the Auxiliary’s projects committee,the hospital was able to refurbish six nursing mothers’lactation rooms throughout the hospital for employeeswho want to continue to breastfeed their babies afterthey return to work.

“The Auxiliary has been a long-time supporter ofbreastfeeding for our maternity patients and this takestheir support in another important direction –breastfeeding for YNHH employees,” explained PeggyDeZinno, RN, coordinator, WELL/A Mother’s Place @Yale-New Haven Hospital and Auxiliary member. “Weare certain that our employees who are new motherswill find these newly refurbished rooms comfortableand convenient to use. We are very grateful to theAuxiliary for their support.”

Carolyn Gould, chair of the Auxiliary’s projects

committee added, “The Auxiliary Projects Committee isalways pleased to support initiatives which contributeto the well-being of Yale-New Haven Hospitalemployees and patients.”

AUXILIARY HELPS PROVIDE SPACE FOR NURSING MOTHERS

Fri. Aug. 29:◆ Toy Closet Golf Outing,Lyman Orchards, Middlefield

Wed. Sept. 10:◆ Board of Managers Meeting,Bishop 1058, noon

Thurs. Sept. 18:◆ Health Education Lecture,(Falls and the Elderly)East Pavilion Cafeteria, 6 p.m.

Thurs. Sept. 25: ◆ YNHH Blood Drive,East Pavilion Cafeteria,7 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Wed. Oct. 15:◆ Auxiliary Annual MeetingNew Haven Lawn Club,11:45 a.m.

Thurs. Oct 16:◆ Health Education Lecture,(Gamma Knife procedures)East Pavilion Cafeteria, 6 p.m.

Lunch is provided for all AuxiliaryBoard meetings. Members of theAuxiliary and guests are alsowelcome to attend by calling(203) 688-5717.

SAVETHE DATE

Auxiliary members gather for a photo at the door of the new nursing mothers’ room on theWest Pavilion during the recent dedication ceremony for the new rooms. (L-R) are: DianePetra, Sally Howell, Kathrine Neville, Carolyn Gould, Peggy DeZinno and Debbie Klotzer.

Health Education Committee promotes car safety for children

The Auxiliary’s health education committee teamed up with McDermott Auto Group of New Haven to host acar seat installation clinic this spring. Parents of young children were invited to visit the one-day clinic wherecertified child passenger safety (CPS) technicians checked the installation of car seats and discussed the

proper use and installation of child restraints.

In total, 32 car seats were inspected by volunteer technicians, coordinated by Auxiliary Health EducationCommittee member Pina Violano, RN, injury prevention coordinator for the Trauma Department at Yale-NewHaven Hospital and CPS technician.

“We felt this was a very important initiative for the Auxiliary to support,” explained Violano. “The NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that approximately 80 percent of child car seats are misused. Bycollaborating on this event, we are helping parents ensure that they are traveling with their most precious cargo inthe safest manner possible.”

Volunteers for the car seat installation clinic included Auxiliary members, employees of Yale-New Haven Hospital and McDermott Auto Group employees and their family members.

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NEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE

Editorial Staff:Kathrine NevilleMyra Stanley

Contributors:Leah ColihanAnnica JarrettDebbie KlotzerKatie MurphyJessica Scheps

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Auxilians visit the New York Botanical Gardens More than two dozen members of the YNHH Auxiliary and friends took a day trip to the New York Botanical Gardensin the Bronx on May 8, 2008 to enjoy the spring flora and fauna. They visited Darwin’s Garden – an exhibition ofCharles Darwin’s writing, field notebooks and the plant collections which were a life-long interest and the basis formuch of his groundbreaking thinking about natural selection and evolution. The trip was an enjoyable andeducational way to visit with one another and introduce potential Auxiliary members to the organization.

Auxiliary members and guests (L-R) included: Katie Murphy, Stephanie Jatlow, Ellie Jones,

Christine Dowling, Annemarie Lindskog, Mary Jane Miller, Kathrine Neville, Peggy DeZinno,

Sylvia Greene and Ingrid Parri.