Committed Community Care

2 0 1 0 R E P O R T T O O U R C O M M U N I T Y

Good Things to Report

The Weeks Commitment:

Total hospital revenue: $70,000,000

Free medical services provided: $3,000,000

Total employees: 369

New hires for 2010: 51

Community vendors: 120

Community Vendor Purchases: $3,500,000

Our new biomass plant comes on line in 2011. We will now be using local biomass material that significantly reduces our oil consumption saving the hospital over $150,000 every year.

Our new biomass plant comes on line in 2011. We will now be using local biomass material that significantly reduces our oil consumption saving the hospital over $150,000 every year.

Simon the Tanner photo courtesy www.nhgrand.com

Good Things to ReportGood Things to ReportGood Things to Report At Weeks Medical Center the health of our community is our priority. Each year we work hard to enhance our services with outstanding medical professionals, technologies and facilities in order to provide the finest care available. With the help of our Board of Directors and a staff that has grown to 369 dedicated employees we have maintained a solid financial position. This allows us to serve our local communities in many ways beyond the traditional doctor/patient relationship.

In 2010 Weeks provided over $3,000,000 in free services and community programs. This assistance was essential to those in our communities who have had difficulties with medical expenses. We look forward to growing our commitment to the North Country and we thank you for your support.

Scott Burns President of the Board of Trustees

Scott Howe CEO

A Quiet PresenceA Quiet Presence“It works so well because of the dedication of the people who are committed to helping their neighbors.”

Scott Howe, CEO Weeks Medical Center

hospital and coordinate communication between the medical staff and the family. Their presence and care help families endure what at first seems unendurable. The Aftercare volunteers commit as much as two years of follow-up services.

Rev. Richard Phillips, the Weeks Medical Center Chaplain and current Family Support Team Coordinator, heads-up this dedicated group who are the essence of community care at Weeks.

The Family Support Team is beginning its twelfth year. This dedicated team

of highly trained volunteers gives an incredible amount of time and compassion to their purpose: to be a “quiet presence” for families and loved ones in a time of crisis.

This important team facilitates communication between families and the medical team caring for their loved ones. This assistance allows the medical team to keep their focus solely on the patient. The team offers both in-house response and aftercare support. They perform simple tasks to keep the family comfortable while waiting in the

Betty Lou FenmoreSusan FerlandBruce FergusonRobert & Gretchen FinkLinda FiorenzanoRichard FindsenCharles & Mary FitchJustine FitzsimmonsThomas & Marilyn FossRita FournierMarion FrizzellPatricia GilmanDebra GilmoreJohn & Evangeline Glasser Mark & Lesa GlinesJane GoertzEsther GreenwoodLaurie GregoireJohn GregoryJulie Grondin

Robert & Beatrice BastMaggie BattenLinda & Paul BernardPolly BerryAnn CarterGeorge & Ann CookDaniel Hebert, Inc.John Davidge III & Deborah

LottPaul & Mary DonovanRockwood & Marion

DunhamJohn & Pat EddyWillam & Margaret Fischang

DonorsGlenn & Rhonda AdamsEileen AlexanderCharles & Harriet AllinEric & Ilse AltherrRobert & Roberta Andreozzi Mona ArsenaultAssociate Grocer of New

England David & Sharon AtkinsonAvis BaileyRonald & Carol “Binky” BaileyBailey Funeral HomeJoyce BallRobert & Laura BastSusan BeanJoseph & Judith BeliveauRichard & Bethany BelmoreAnn BergeronWilliam & Brenda Bishop

Dr. Hal GoolmanHarold & Sandra GrayChristian Hallowell & Cynthia

MorrisonScott Howe & Annie BartlettSandra & Dr. Paul KaminsJoe & Melissa KeenanJohn LaddPaul & Frances LadukeLancaster Rotary ClubTimothy & Rebecca MoreAnne MorganCynthia & Dr. Lars NielsonPassumpsic Savings Bank

Ann BlackGeorge & Carolyn BlakesleeJohn BowenClaire BrasseurJ. Peter & Lois CardinRichard & Susan CarlsonRon & Linda CaronCarpet BarnSamuel & Agnes ChaseArthur CoolidgeLucille CoutureWilliam & Nancy DeCourceyRex & Nancy CrowtherSusan CurrieDebra & Marvin DanielsJoan de VillafaneHaleen DieterichCecile DuboisBeatrice & Anthony EdgarElwin & Mary Jane Falkenham

For gifts of $250 or more, you are invited to be a member of the CEO Circle of Friends. Membership entitles you to attend the WMC Annual Meeting, the annual Donor Recognition Dinner and special events throughout the year.

We couldn’t do it

without you

Thomas & Celeste PittsDavid & Linda RexfordJackie & Dr. W. Kemp

SchanlaberJohn & Katherine WeeksSinclair WeeksWilliam & Frances WeeksWeeks Medical Center

AuxiliaryStephen & Nova WheelerWoodsville Guaranty

Savings Bank

Donors

Carol ViningDonna WalkerWayn-O’s Disposal ServiceCharles & Susan WeeksDavid & Marie WeeksFrancie WeeksStephen & Mary WeeksJohn Weeks JrLucy WeeksWellpoint AssociatesSylvia & Maurice WesleyLorelee WetherbeeMilton WetherbeeMinnie WhiteDiane WilesWilliam Rugh GalleryRussell & Lois WilliamsRussell Wynn

Rose Hallowell & Mark SteinMarcia HammonMartha HardimanPaul HardimanDavid & Carol HassHarold & Arlie HazzardJames & Meredith HillKevin HinckleyStanley & Sandra HolzJune HookJohn Silas Hopkins & Donna

RooneyBob & Cathy HorowitzIsabelle & Herbert HorowitzPhilip HorowitzBruce HutchinsRoyce & Irene HutchinsonBeverly HylwaAlan & Marna IngersonStanford & Beverly Johnson

Allan & Karen RyderSt. Mark’s Episcopal ChurchMr. Craig SanbornJacqueline Savoie & Dennis

McCoolMarguerite ScalesMrs. Lori Shearer Howard & Barbara SchillerBrian & Kelly SchuttMartha SherrillMary SloatKenneth & Sherry SparksSharon SweeneyEdna StylesRoy & Joan SylvanderRobert TuckerBarbara TetreaultSteven & Deborah TurajMarcia & Ronald TurmelMurray & Lois Vashaw

William & Barbara JonesJohn KauffmannMichael & Carol KelleherKevin & Mary KoppJames LaneElizabeth LangleyPatricia LarimerEric & Sally LivingstoneDiane LittleDonald & Pauline MacDonaldRichard & Muriel MahnRobert & Sally MaroonKaren McDanielRichard & Annetta McGinnisLeslie MenziesJean & Tiny MillerJames & Megan MooreDennis & Sarah MorrisonBrian NavinJohn & Bernadette Nay

Betty NewellNewington Station Social FundJack & Anne NewtonThe News & Sentinel, Inc.NH ATV ClubNorth Country FordPatricia & Laurence O’ConnorPatricia O’ConnorRichard ParadisLouise PareRichard & Judith PhillipsBen & Barbara PhinneyPeter & Patsy PilgrimVicki PillsburyProfile School District #35Charlotte QuayCarl & Sandra RamsdellMr. & Mrs. David RichterPenelope RobinsonRichard & Pidy Rochefort

Weeks in the community

Donations in Memory ofJanet Ainsworth Sharelle AllinEd AshbyRosaire CoutureEvelyn Christenson Ruth Currier Karen (Bailey) de GroatJorge de VillafaneLeon DurantGrant Fountain Pauline Golden Irene Hill David Horowitz Mary HotchkissWilliam HylwaFrances Weeks LawrenceCarolyn (Dani) Lunn Anthony MuelloBessie Prince Robert QuayClifford Spotholz Christy St. OngeDean Sweeney Lorraine TetreaultJessica Vashaw Riley Vashaw Beatrice D. WeeksNathalie Brisson Wheeler

Donations in Honor ofMrs. Henry Sherrill

(Martha Sinclair Weeks)

As a cancer patient at Weeks Medical Center, Roland Proulx brought his

laptop with him to get some work done and entertain himself during his treatments in the Oncology Department.

“I started thinking that it would be great for other patients who were there for treatments in the Oncology Department to also have access to the internet to help pass the time,” says Roland.

“I just loved the great care I was receiving from everyone at Weeks and the personal attention from the doctors and staff was fantastic. I just had to do something to help this great group

of people who were taking such good care of me.”

Roland Proulx and Carol Pomelow came up with three fund-raising events to raise money to purchase eight laptop computers that are now being used and enjoyed by patients being treated at the Oncology Department at Weeks.

Giving Back

At Weeks, an important means of acquiring new equipment and undertaking projects is

through money made available to us through gifts.

Gifts to the hospital, no matter how large or small, are sincerely appreciated. They can be in the form of contributions to the Annual Appeal, memorial gifts or bequests, and can be made in many forms—cash securities, life insurance trust or policies, real estate or other assets.

If you would like to leave a gift or bequest to Weeks Medical Center, you (and/or your financial advisor) may contact Scott Howe, Chief Executive Officer at 603-788-5030.

Checks should be made payable to Weeks Medical Center 173 Middle Street Lancaster NH 03584.

Giving Back… to Weeks

Board of Directors:

Since 1920, the Auxiliary has been dedicated to raising monies

to purchase much needed equipment for the hospital and to provide surrounding communities with educational programs and services. This year the purchases included two Transport Monitors, two Echocardiology Beds, and Small Joint Arthroplasty Equipment for the OR.

With an all time high of 82 volunteer members and 15 board members, the Auxiliary is a vital part of the Weeks Medical Center community.

The Auxiliary raised money for important equipment purchases through community events such as The Walk-A-Thon, the Annual Golf Tournament, the Giving Tree, Project Homebound, Santa’s Annual Visit, Daffodil Days, and Uniform and Book Fairs. The Annual Scholarship awarded $1,000 to Kellie Mercer to assist her towards her nursing degree.

 

Pam Remick, President Kathy Hart, TreasurerJean Dion, SecretarySharon AtkinsonNancy Desrochers, Past PresidentJan Dyer Anne MorganMary FitchGretchen MuzzeyMarilyn FossPidy RochefortBarbara HamptonJean TenneyLisa HamptonMarie ThompsonArlene Wilson

… a vital part of the Weeks Medical Center community.

Auxiliary

Rhonda AdamsTina AldrichLucy ArizziSharon AtkinsonVicky BaileyJane BakerJoyce BallBethany BelmoreJulia BelmoreBryanna Bennett*Jean BerginShirley BerubeCathy BishopGinette BlaisJoni BorawskiMelissa BorowskiJudy BriggsAmber BrownAndy ButeauSue ButeauShirley CallMarguerite CargillTerry Clang

Mary Cliche*Katelyn CloutierMadeleine CloutierLori ComeauTeresa CoteElizabeth CoutureLucille CoutureRoger CoutureJoan DaleyBarry DemersBob DeRocherCarol DeRocherNancy DesrochersJoan deVillafaneJean DionMary DonovanAgnes DonnellyJean DubreuilJosh DumaisJonathan DupuisJan DyerLorna EatonJohn Eddy

Pat EddyEllie EmeryElwin FalkenhamBob FinkBrian FinnPeg FischangMary FitchBrenda FontaineAndrew Force*Louise ForceGina FormeisterMarilyn FossGary FrechetteLynn FullerMarguerite GagneGinny GainerNora Gair*Richard GallagherAnn GilbertMarjorie GoodsonAnn Goolman*Bill GradyRose Grady

Real GroleauSuzanne GroleauJulie GrondinPeggy GuilmetteDonna HamiltonErin Hamilton*Terry HamiltonBarbara HamptonLisa HamptonKathy HartDonna HartfordJoanne HennessyRobin HicksLouise Hickey Lynne HollandJeannette HouleBetsy HutchingsAlan IngersonAnne JacksonIrene JustClarissa KenisonToby KenisonKirsten Kingsley*

Judy LaBrecqueJoseph LafuzeMary LafuzeEdna LangloisPhil LaPlanteSharon LoweJohn MarshallBarbara MartinAlfred McVettySusan McVettyKellie Merner*Evalyn MerrickTom MonahanAnne MorganLaurie MorganAshley Mundell*Gretchen MuzzeyBetty NewellBea NormandeauKatie O’Hara*Jim PeersSteve PennockRebecca PiersonAlicia Pinette*

Phil PinetteEmma Ploss*Lise PotterShelly PotterMarines QuilesLopezTheresa RacineChristopher RaymondPam RemickPatti RexfordAda RobbinsPidy RochefortKate RosserBeverly RutherfordKaren RyderKatelyn Ryder*Claire SenecalLori ShearerJeanne SmithMary SmithPaula SouthardMeredith St. Cyr*Carol StanigarMary SteudleMinan Stinehour

Bill SwensonKlara TaylorTom TaylorJean TenneyAlbert TetreaultGeraldine TetreaultMarie ThompsonGerald TobyneViolet TrainerNancy UnderhillKristen VanBergen-

ButeauLowri VanderLaanLois VashawMaria VegaAdelene WagnerMaryAnn WainwrightWinnie WardBarbara WheelockAlice WilkinsonArlene WilsonDona Young

*Denotes Junior Volunteer

Volunteers

Benefits for AllEvery year our staff and

volunteers reach out with community programs and events. In 2010 Weeks provided over $3,000,000 in free medical services. Our community programs include Smoking Cessation Clinics, Nutrition Counseling, Get in Shape, Trim Kids, Hospice Memory Bears, Health Access, Chart Your Course, Pediatric Clinics, ADHA Clinics, Walk -A-Thon and our Auxiliary Golf Tournament.

$3,000,000

Anesthesia Mark Morgan, MD Vincent Garcia, CRNA Larry Walker, CRNA Cardiology Anil Mukerjee, MD David Pelkowski, MD Emil Pollak, MD

Child Development Joseph Keenan, PhDJames McGuire, MD

DentistryRoy Brewster, DDS

Emergency ServicesThomas Broderick, MDDonald Chapman, MDJay Dege, MDJeffrey Johnson, MDMederic LeBlanc, MDWilliam Sargent, MDRichard Yee, Jr., MD

Family PracticeGlenn Adams, DOBrian Beattie, MDJohn Ford, MDMichael Garey, MDSonya Gilbert, PA-CMary Beth Kenison, ARNPChristopher Laurent, FNPDianne Ryan, FNPAngelo Vozzella, PA-C

General SurgeryMaude Keeshin, MDWalter Voigt, MD

HospitalistsStephen Regan, MDCurtis Smith, MD

Internal MedicineWendy Muello, MDPancras van der Laan, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology/Medical AcupunctureLars Nielson, MD

OncologyMarc Gautier, MDRonald Kubica, MDGregory Ripple, MD

Orthopedic SurgeryPaul Kamins, MDAnna Lingelbach-Lorenz, PA-C

Otolaryngology/AllergyRichard Kardell, DOKaren Lovett, FNP

Trustees Scott Burns, ChairmanLisa Tetreault, Vice ChairwomanStanley Holz, SecretaryDavid Atkinson, TreasurerErnest F. AngelicolaGeorge CookDonald Crane, Member-at-LargeSarah DesrochersCharlie FitchJohn Howell. MDPeter JohnsonPatrick KellyPatsy PilgrimEx-Officio Members Scott Howe, Chief Executive Officer Wendy Muello, MD, Medical Staff President Lars Nielson, MD, Chief Medical OfficerHonorary Members Rebecca MoreMarie Thompson

PathologyLisa Gagne, MD

Pediatric CardiologyMichael Flanagan, MD

Pediatric MedicineBrenda Stewart, CPNP

PodiatryHal Goolman, DPMW. Kemp Schanlaber, DPM

PsychiatryErinn Fellner, MDLinda MacDougall, FmHNPR. Joseph Wendling, Jr., MD

RadiologyJohn Howell, MDRussell Williams, MD

Meet the Health Care Team

Lancaster Medical Center 173 Middle Street Lancaster, NH 03584 603.788.4911

Lancaster Physicians Offices 170 Middle Street Lancaster, NH 03584 603.788.2521Toll Free 1.888.779.3539

Groveton Physicians Offices 47 Church StreetGroveton, NH 03582603.636.1101 Toll Free 1.888.880.6371

Whitefield Physicians Offices 8 Clover Lane Whitefield, NH 03598 603.837.9005Toll Free 1.888.905.6933

• Cancer/Oncology Treatment

• Cardiac Services

• Ear, Nose and Throat

• Echocardiography

• Emergency Department

• Family Practice

• Gynecology

• Home Health Services

• Hospice

• Internal Medicine

• Laboratory

• Mammography

• Medical Acupuncture

• MRI Service

• Nuclear Medicine

• Occupational Therapy

• Occupational Health Services

• Orthopedics

• Osteopathic Medicine

• Pediatrics

• PET/CT Service

• Pharmacy

• Physical Therapy

• Podiatry

• Pulmonary Function Testing

• Radiology

• Sentinel Node Biopsy

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

• Speech Therapy

• Surgical Services

“This past summer I had my knee replaced by Dr. Kamins and the fantastic Ortho team at Weeks Medical Center. From pre-surgery education through rehabilitation, the care was outstanding. I’ve now returned to my favorite sport of rollerblading.”

Real Groleau, Groveton

“This past summer I had my knee replaced by Dr. Kamins and the fantastic Ortho team at Weeks Medical Center. From pre-surgery education through rehabilitation, the care was

returned to my favorite sport of rollerblading.”

Real Groleau, Groveton

278 Main StreetLancaster, NH 03584Toll Free 1.800.750.2366

120 Main StreetColebrook, NH 03576Toll Free 1.800.750.2366

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