AUTUMN 2015

sell-out crowd of nearly400 supportersgathered October 9 for

the Centra Foundation’s 13th AnnualM.A.A.M. Luncheon.

Mammograms Annually A Must(M.A.A.M.), a committee of theCentra Foundation, hosts the annualevent to raise awareness of theimportance of screeningmammograms and to raise funds forfree mammograms for central Virginiawomen who cannot afford them.

Thanks to M.A.A.M, thousandsof local women have been screenedfor breast cancer who otherwise

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From left, seated, Lynnett Schindler, M.D.and Tracy Wheelock, M.D., and standing,Christine Marraccini, M.D., Nickie Floyd,R.M.A, Yasmeen Adams, C.R.N.P., andDawn Schmitz, R.M.A.

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might not have been. Guests enjoyed a dynamic

speaker, retired Army Maj. Gen.Gale Pollock, former actingsurgeon general and commanderof the Army Medical Command.

Members of the LynchburgFire Department attended inrecognition of their annual “LiveFight Dream” campaign, theproceeds of which are donated tothe M.A.A.M. Fund.

The Centra Foundation andthe M.A.A.M. Committee thankeveryone who sponsored andattended the event.

Aspecialized center for patientsexperiencing a mental health

or substance abuse crisis is nowopen within the EmergencyDepartment at Centra LynchburgGeneral Hospital.

The effort is the result ofCentra’s collaboration withHorizon Behavioral Health andthe Lynchburg Police Department.The Centra Foundation providedfunds for the renovation of a newwaiting area in the psychiatricemergency department. The centeris the first and only of its kind incentral Virginia and offers privacyand space for patient observationas well as therapeutic care.

From left, Parks Snead, former Lynchburgchief of police; E.W. Tibbs , Centra CEO;Nicole Sims, M.D., medical director ofCentra Adult Psychiatry; KathrynPumphrey, Ed.D., executive vice presidentof the Centra Foundation; Gina Meadows,director of Centra Adult Mental HealthServices; Ted Stryker, vice president ofCentra Mental Health Services; andDamien Cabezas, CEO of HorizonBehavioral Health.

The center also will use telepsychcapabilities to provide mental healthevaluations for patients in theBedford, Farmville and Gretnaemergency departments.

“We are already usingtechnology to provide these muchneeded services to outlying areas,and we will continue to do so inthe new center,” said Ted Stryker,vice president of Centra MentalHealth Services.

The new center was developedin response to the CommunityHealth Needs Assessmentconducted in 2012, whichidentified access to mental healthcare as one of its priorities.

Gifts to the Centra Foundation Annual Fund helpprovide:• Free community health education screenings• Scholarships to Centra College of Nursing students• Equipment and facilities to ensure excellent patient care• Health services to those who cannot afford care

Foundation Board of DirectorsGeorge A. Hurt, M.D. ChairmanMark Townsend, M.D. Vice ChairmanE.W. Tibbs Jr. PresidentKathryn M. Pumphrey, Ed.D. Executive Vice PresidentDavid G. Gough Treasurer

Robert R. Chapman IIIMelanie ChristianTheodore J. CraddockThomas Delaney, M.D.Michael J. Diminick, M.D.MaryJane DolanPaul F. Fitzgerald, M.D.Robert H. Gilliam Jr.John J. Halpin, M.D.Janet Hickman, M.D.

Yuille Holt IIIAugustus A. Petticolas Jr., D.D.S.Mary Jane PryorElliot S. SchewelJohn H. Sorrells IIIWalker P. Sydnor

Ex OfficioPatti S. McCue, Sc.D., R.N.

For more information

on the Centra Foundation

or to contribute, visit

www.CentraFoundation.com

The fifth annual Love of Children Ball, tobenefit Children’s Miracle Network

Hospitals, honored retired pediatric dentistDrake Covey, D.D.S., on August 29 at theAcademy of Fine Arts.

The evening was hosted by WSET-TV’sDanner Evans and featured photos, large andsmall, of children helped by CMN Hospitals atCentra facilities.

After a scrumptious dinner, exciting raffles,an amazing auction and a wonderful programwith Dr. Covey and dancing, close to $40,000was raised to provide medical equipment,facilities and special services to treat babies andchildren at Centra.

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Drake Covey, D.D.S., and wife, Karen, at the Love ofChildren Ball.

More than 30 community members attended theCentra Foundation’s “Healthy Meals for BusyFamilies” event in September.

This presentation, featuring Centra NutritionServices staff, included a cooking demonstration anda review of tips to create fast, healthy meals. IdaProco, Centra’s chief clinical coordinator, and KimMartin, executive chef, joined together to present atasty and informative program.

The event was part of the Foundation’s series forYoung Professionals, which presents free health-related programming tailored for ages 21-40.

Representatives from Centra, the Centra Foundation, theYMCA of Central Virginia, and Mrs. Rebecca Bowen celebrated thecompletion of renovations at the Robert R. Bowen M.D. WellnessCenter at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in October. Thecenter offers space for Centra employees to exercise and is apartnership between Centra and the YMCA of Central Virginia.Originally made possible by gifts from Dr. and Mrs. Bowen, thecenter has been recently enlarged and updated. Dr. Bowen, anorthopedic surgeon who passed away in 2013, was a lifelongadvocate for physical fitness.

Bowen Fitness Center grand re-opening

You can help the Centra Foundation enhance ourcommunity’s health by making a gift today. All giftsreceived by December 31 will be recognized in theCentra Foundation’s 2015 Honor Roll of Donors. Visitwww.centrahealth.com/donate to give online today.

Please support the Centra Foundation Annual Fund

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