RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital March 15, 2011 Vol. 67 No. 8

BRAND New!It flashed on the Jumbotron at the XL Center during the Women’s Big East Tournament,

and the word was officially out:

Hartford HealthCare has a new logo.

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Connecting With Purpose:The Rebranding of Hartford HealthCare

You recognize the famous logos of national brands: the Nike swoosh, McDonald’s golden arches, the Apple computer apple. The marks these companies use help cus-tomers quickly identify them, and something about them. Hartford HealthCare has just introduced a new logo, designed to help our patients know and under-stand that HHC is a comprehensive network that can provide them with the right care, in the right place, at the right time, at a reasonable cost throughout their lives. “This is indicative of so much more than a new logo,” said James Blazar, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Hartford Hospital and Hartford HealthCare. “This is about improving our regional health care from the inside out. Hartford HealthCare is about defying the broken realities of today,

and creating a health system that is connecting with purpose. By com-bining resources, we will strengthen the level of care available to the communities we serve, making high quality health care more accessible to everyone—from prevention to the first diagnosis through disease treatment.” Because Hartford HealthCare has grown into a large and com-plex system with numerous services – hospitals, medical offices, rehabili-tation, clinical laboratories, home health care and more – we want our patients to understand that we all work together to offer better com-prehensive patient care than any of our parts can provide alone. The rebranding of Harford HealthCare is meant to make it easier for patients whose experi-ence with the health care system is too often fragmented and discon-

nected, says Elliot Joseph, president and CEO of Hartford HealthCare and Hartford Hospital. “Hartford HealthCare is focused on estab-lishing a coordinated continuum of high-quality care, creating life-long relationships with our patients, and leading the charge to deliver the future of health care to all of our patients,” Joseph said.

Connecting With PurposeThe new brand symbolizes our connectedness, said Blazar. Each member of the Hartford HealthCare family already has a strong brand presence in its own community, Blazar said, and the unified Hartford HealthCare brand will build on that presence and help us function more effectively as a system. “The new logo will be used by all Hartford HealthCare members, but each member will retain its own strong name,” he said. “The logo will visually tell communities and patients that we are a family of health care providers they already know and trust.” Our goal is to identify and pro-mote HHC as the health care system that builds connections, he said. “We have selected ‘connecting with purpose’ as our brand promise, much like Target’s brand promise is ‘expect more, pay less,’” Blazar said. “We believe our brand promise to connect with one another and the people we serve will help us con-tinue to build a strong health care system and enhance the value we provide to patients, communities, insurers, employers, health care providers and all of our staff.”

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Hartford HealthCare unveiled the new logo on March 6 at the XL Center in Hartford during the Women’s Big East Tournament. It was printed on the floor of the bas-ketball court, on the digital signage and made a dramatic appearance on the Jumbotron. The thousands

of people in attendance for the basketball game got the first public glimpse of the new mark. The new look visually links all of Hartford HealthCare’s entities, including Hartford Hospital, as all now share a common look and feel.

“By combining resources, we will strengthen the level of care available to the communities we serve, making high quality health care more accessible to everyone – from prevention to the first diagnosis through disease treatment.”

“The new logo will be used by all Hartford HealthCare members, but each member will retain its own strong name.”

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Drs. David Eisenberg and Amy Brown Featured As Young Leaders in Connecticut Magazine

Every day, thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threating diseases hope for a marrow donor who can make their transplants possible. You can become part of every patient’s search for a donor by joining the “Be The

Match” Registry of potential bone marrow donors on Wednesday, April 13, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, in the Taylor Conference Room. You will complete a registration form and give a swab of your cheek cells, a process that takes a total of about 30 minutes. As a result, you’ll be entered in the national “Be The Match Registry.” For more information, call Cancer Connect at 860-545-6000.

Ethics or Compliance Concerns?If you have any business ethics or compliance concerns,

please contact your supervisor or call the Compliance Helpline, a confidential service, at 1-800-431-5572.

Si usted habla espanol, favor llamar 1-800-297-8592.

Join the “Be The Match” Registry for Bone Marrow Donors

Dr. David Eisenberg and Dr. Amy Brown have been included in Connecticut Magazine’s “40 Under 40” story, which showcases young leaders.

Eisenberg, 37, is a surgical oncolo-gist at Hartford Hospital and the first HH doctor to have performed a successful partial pancreatec-tomy robotically. He is now training

others and developing a curricu-lum for a robotic cancer program. Eisenberg trained at NYU, Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the University of Pittsburgh. Brown, 37, is director of gyneco-logic oncology at Hartford Hospital, and a pioneer in robotic surgery for gynecological problems. She earned both an MD and an MPH from Tufts University. She has gotten patients accepted into important clinical trials and developed a robotic gyne-cologic surgery curriculum. Brown was recognized by HH last year with the Young Practitioner Award, given to a physician in prac-tice less than five years who has demonstrated outstanding inno-vation and creative vision as well as leadership, excellence in clinical care, research, teaching and advo-cacy on behalf of medicine and the hospital community.

Dr. David Eisenberg Dr. Amy Brown

Drs. David Eisenberg and Amy Brown Featured As Young Leaders in Connecticut Magazine

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Hartford Hospital Presents Service Awards - February 2011

30 YEARS Flanked by Linda Spivak, vice president of patient care services (left) and President Elliot Joseph (right), Brenda Gelo was recognized for 30 years of service.

25 YEARSBeing congratulated for 25 years of service by Donna Handley, vice president of the cancer program (left) and President Elliot Joseph (right), were Patricia Beebe, Cristina Florido, Jadwiga Malek, and Laurie Poulin.

20 YEARSTwenty-year pin recipients were (left to right): Christine Harvey, Sharon Dunn, Dellia Hall, and Stella Conte.

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10 YEARS Receiving pins for 10 years

of service were (left to right): Jose Caraballo, Luz Bermudez,

Kevin Hagan, Tiana Carrasquillo, James Ibekwe, Melissa Marques,

and Shelly Colon.

5 YEARSFive year recipients

(left to right): Carla Burgess, Mukut Costa, Laurie Hardie,

Elizabeth Trinidad, and Olga Ustimenko.

VOLUNTEERBeing recognized for 3,000 hours

of volunteer service was Margaret Eberle (third from right), who was

congratulated by (left to right): Donna Handley, Laura Dean,

and Joe D’Amato.

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40 YEARS OF SERVICEGregory Keith,

Biomedical Engineering

35 YEARS OF SERVICEWesley Brathwaite, IS/Operations

30 YEARS OF SERVICEBrenda Gelo, Cardiology Services,

Bliss 10 ICU

25 YEARS OF SERVICEPatricia Beebe, Cardiology/Cardiac

Surgery Clin Cristina Florido, Surgical Service Bliss

7 ICU Shirley Hudson, PA Government

Follow Up Jadwiga Malek, Operating Rooms/

Core Ambulatory Laurie Poulin, Cardiac Laboratory/

Adult

20 YEARS OF SERVICEMichael Bagley, Security Stella Conte, PA HH CashiersPamela Doyle, Transplant/

Immunology Lab Sharon Dunn, Case Coordination Dellia Hall, Dialysis Service Christine Harvey, Research Office Angela Moore, Bed Management

15 YEARS OF SERVICELinda Kaelin, WHS North 8

10 YEARS OF SERVICESharon Anderson, Donnelly 3S Luz Bermudez, Finance Services

Administration

Natasha Bode, Cafeteria/Vending Services

Jose Caraballo, Security Tiana Carrasquillo, Radiology/Short

Stay Christopher Cavanna, Department

Of Emergency Medicine Shelly Colon, Food/Nutrition/Patient

Tray Service Wilfredo Cosme, Environmental

Services/General Marjorie Crowal, PAS ED

Registration Coslyn Ewart, Environmental

Services/General Kevin Hagan, Business

Development/Community Relations/Administration

James Ibekwe, Pastoral Services Joanne Kuntz, Department Of

Emergency Medicine Verna Lai-Walters, Environmental

Services/General Melissa Marques, Surgical Services

Bliss 7 ICU Sandra Marrocco, PA Remit

Processing Carol McKenzie, ERN - Schools Denise Newman, Donnelly 2S Nicola Reynolds, Med Service Bliss 11 ICU Maria Salas, Environmental Services/General Brenda Woznicki, IOL/Research

5 YEARS OF SERVICEMargaret Ahlberg, Labor And

Delivery Ragunandhan Balkaran, Food/

Nutrition

Carla Burgess, Fund Development Mukut Costa, ReceivingEmanuela Gjonaj, Respiratory Care Scott Hannan, Anxiety Center Laurie Hardie, Medicine Svc

Bliss 11 ICU Zarah Hassan, Medicine Service

Bliss 11 ICU Debra Hein, Department Of

Womens’ Health Jacqueline LaPerriere, Patient

Service/SNF Andrew Lawlor, PAS Ed Registration Jacqueline Malone, Radiology/

Administration John Miller, Rehab Per Diem Tracy Morales, Department Of

Emergency Medicine Lisa Perry, Department Of Surgery Tabetha Ralph, Surgical Service

North 9 Beatrice Resto, OPD/Child/Adolescent

Psych Clinic Carmen Santiago, Radiology/

AdministrationPriscilla Schwarz, Patient Accounts/

Administration Jesmi Stanislavose, Patient Service /

SNF Elizabeth Trinidad, WHS/Gyn

Oncology Annetta Troche, Surgical Service

Bliss 7 ICU Olga Ustimenko, Cardiology

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60 Employees Recognized at February Service Awards Ceremony

President Joseph Featured in Hartford Business JournalElliot Joseph, president and CEO of Hartford HealthCare and Hartford Hospital, was featured in an article in the Hartford Business Journal on Feb. 21 entitled “Hartford HealthCare CEO seeks bonds for major investments.” Joseph said future plans for HHC include hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in the coming years for new technology, infrastructure, and doctors. The end goal, he said, is to create a system that links providers across the spectrum of care so that patients experience a more coordinated system. To pay for the changes, Hartford HealthCare intends, for the first time in its history, to issue bonds, signaling major future investment plans. Read the article at www.hartfordbusiness.com/news16938.html.

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FULL CIRCLE AWARD: Innovative Collaboration Reduces Pressure Ulcers in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients by More Than 80%

Pressure ulcers affect 2.5 million individuals each year in the United States, contribute to 60,000 patient deaths, $11 billion in healthcare costs, and cause terrible pain and suffering for the patients. A multidisciplinary team made up of staff from the OR, B9I, and wound care received a Full Circle Award in February for lowering the incidence of these injuries in cardio-vascular surgery patients by more than 80%, from 8.6% to 1.5%.

Starting in 2009, the OR staff had initiated a process to reduce the risk of skin breakdown in patients who were on OR tables for extended periods of time. They had already replaced standard foam operating table mattresses with fluid pres-sure mattresses, and warming blankets under the patients had been replaced by over-the-body air warmers, but the rate of skin injury

remained high for cardiovascular surgery patients.

The rate of deep tissue injury is especially high in these patients nationwide, ranging from 9.2% to 38%.

The team involved in caring for cardiovascular surgery patients at Hartford Hospital met to determine what steps they could take to reduce the problem, and decided to focus on the immediate post-operative period.

Patients, who were mostly immobile throughout that time, were routinely placed on beds with regular mattresses. The group thought that placing them imme-diately on a low air loss (Plexus) mattress might prevent further pressure and potential for skin shearing.

They engaged the assistance of Equipment Express, the OR assistive

personnel, and anesthesiology, and together they developed a plan.

The team coordinated a process to rotate the limited number of non-deflating Plexus mattresses so that one would be available immediately after surgery for every cardiovascu-lar surgery patient. This required coordination by Equipment Express to get the beds to the operating room, OR staff to mark and seques-ter these beds for heart patients, B9I staff to move the patients to a regular bed as they transferred out to B9E, and for Equipment Express to turn the bed around for the next day.

Within two months, the group demonstrated that placing cardio-vascular surgery patients directly on the non-deflating low airloss mattresses decreased the incidence of tissue injury from 8.6% to 1.5%.

Full Circle Award recipients Katie Lamarr, PAA on B9I; Maria Rucci, PCA on B9I; Karen Freed, RN, educator on B9I; Michelle Kolios, RN, manager on B9I; Robin Leslie, manager of OR support personnel; Clifford Felix, representing all OR assistive personnel; Angel Marrero, Equipment Express unit leader; Andrea Hagstrom, RN, perioperative educator; Lisa Corbett, APRN, skin care specialist; and Maggie Hanbury, RN, quality improvement coordinator in perioperative services.

Applications are now available for the Hartford Hospital Auxiliary and Administration “Sons and Daughters Scholarships.” There will be $65,000 awarded in scholarship grants to children of staff members of Hartford Hospital (Hartford and Newington cam-puses), IOL, Jefferson House, Cedar Mountain Commons and Eastern Rehab (ERN). Children of Hartford Medical Group (HMG), Clinical Lab Partners (CLP) and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) employees are not eligible for the scholarships. There will be three major “Tapestry” awards of $3,000 each. Formerly known as the Martin Luther King and Hispanic Awards, they were renamed the Tapestry Scholarships to better reflect the diversity of Hartford Hospital’s workforce. “Our hospital has a rich cul-ture that is woven together – like a tapestry – by the many different people who work here and make our hospital the special place that it is,” said Maria Rodriguez-Furlow from Learning and Organizational Development, who coordinates the scholarship program. “These are special scholarships for exceptional, dedicated students.” The rest of the funds will be distributed as $1,000 scholarship awards.

Applications may be obtained in several ways:

• Online – Go to the Hartford Hospital intranet Web site and click on Learning and Organizational Development, then Scholarships.

• Self-Serve – Pick up an application at the Learning and Organizational Development Department, ERC, 8th Floor, Room 845.• Contact - Maria Rodriguez-Furlow at mfurlow@harthosp.org

All applications must be sub-mitted no later than April 30. No exceptions to this due date will be made. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please submit the application and all required documentation to the attention of Maria Rodriguez-Furlow, ERC, 8th Floor, Room 845.

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Applications Available Now To Staff ForAnnual “Sons and Daughters” Scholarships

“Our hospital has a rich culture that is woven together – like a tapestry – by the many different people who work here and make our hospital the special place that it is.”

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Elizabeth Acevedo, OR AideChristiana Adofo, PCA, N9Ann Briana Alexander, Manager V, AdministrationKathryne AlexanderBarbara Amato, RN, Bliss 9IMary Bade, ERN DirectorEric Bassett, Mobility Aide, ERNCaitlyn Bertoldi, RN, Bliss 10ESumika Brown, PT, Donnelly N3Victoria Brown, Pharmacy TechJohn Burnap, Planning Specialist/ Instructor, CEMPJennifer Campbell, RN, Ambulatory SurgeryNaomi Campbell, RN, EDKatherine Carter, PCA, North 11Kathryn Ciaffoglione, Administrative, Jefferson HouseCoy Clarke, RN, D3NJames Cooke, Director of Pastoral ServicesErica Cormier, Associate, Learning and Organizational DevelopmentChristine DeForge, RN, Bliss 11ENina Delveco, Assessment Clinician, Psych Pre-admissionTondra Denson, Mental Health Worker, IOL D2N Nursing Sherrine Edwards, RN, NMUKelly Famiglietti, RN, CB4Chaudhry Fariha, MD, MedicineRachel Felcher, SLP, ERNColleen Fontaine, Buyer, Materials ManagementIdelisa Freytis, Medical Assistant, WHS

Meir Friedman, MD, Director of Electrophysiology, CardiologyLuis Guancha, Food and Nutrition AssociateGarfield Hardie, PCA, North 10Mary Agnes Innocent, VNA GlastonburyJorge Jimenez, SHEAShannon Kenney, RN, CB5Albert Kissling, Department Consultant, SurgeryRebecca Laut, RN, North 12Seth Lotterman, MD, Emergency Lisa Mallinson, HIM Coder Specialist, Health Information ManagementJohn Marston, Jr., Information Desk, TelecommunicationsJennifer Martin, Director of Nursing UnitsTrisha Masi, Physical TherapistSyera Mathews, MD, Hospitalist Reyna McFarland, PCA, North 9Stacey Mills, Consulting Analyst, Information SpecialistMary Mogensen, Speech Pathologist, VNAJustine Montreuil, Teacher Assistant, Grace Webb SchoolZoraida Morales, Cashier, MOBMobedia Moreno, RN, OPDMelissa Morin, Ultrasound Technologist, Prenatal Testing Troy Murphy, CARES, IOLKimberly Murray, Benefit Associate, HR/CompensationCarina Oitmann-Jimenez, Social Worker

Mary Beth O’Neil, Occupational Therapist, ERNIvelisse Oquendo, Medical Assistant, Adult Primary CareRichard O’Sullivan, MD, Medical Director of IOLJitendra Patel, Food and NutritionBethany Pinno, Recruiting, HRDoreen Raskys, Site Director, ERNClara Riley, Leadership Consultant, Learning and Organizational DevelopmentKenneth Robinson, MD, EmergencyKeith Rodriguez, Environmental Services AideDanielle Rost, RN, CB4Rafael Royas-Reyes, Laundry AssociateMario Rucci, RN, North 10Jessica Santiago, Environmental Services AideCarolyn Segerdell, RN, North 11/ Bliss 5Megan Sevigny, Physical Therapist, ERNDeandra Sing, RN, Bliss 9EKerra Smith, RN, Bliss 9ELisa Soignoli, Buyer, Materials ManagementEmily Sprague, Physical TherapistAndrea Wheelock, PCA, N11Shawndell Williamson, PCA, N11Janice Wilson, RN, ORTonya Wilson, Collections Specialist, Patient AccountsSarah Zalewski, RNJennifer Zizzamia, Receptionist, Manchester Practice

Hartford Hospital Welcomes New Employees in February

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthPREVENT IT. DETECT IT. TREAT IT.Free Educational Seminars - Learn about risks, methods of detection, and the latest screening options.Register online at www.hartfordhospital.org/communityeducation, or call 860-545-1888

Participants will receive free FIT tests (Fecal Immunochemical Tests - convenient take-home tests that can detect cancer and non-cancerous polyps).

• March 22, 6:30-8 p.m. - HH Wellness Center, Blue Back Square, West Hartford. Presenter: Paul Vignati, MD

• March 30, 6:30-8 p.m. - Hartford Public Library. Presenter: Marlene Silvis, RN, OCN, GI Nurse Navigator

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Thirty-six staff members took advantage of computer courses offered through the Learning and Organizational Development Department in February. Instructors from Capital Community College taught the courses in Excel and Microsoft Word in the Robinson Library. Instructor Frank Woods spoke highly of the Hartford Hospital employees’ desire to learn, and the level of energy in the classes. Staff development manager Leticia Colon said she was thrilled by the positive feedback from staff, and had several requests for further training. To learn more about classes offered by Learning and Organizational Development, check on the intranet at http://intranet.harthosp.org/hh/docs/6415?route=96.

Staff Development at Hartford Hospital: The Desire to Learn New Skills

Upcoming Staff Development Opportunities

DATE COURSE LOCATION TIME INSTRUCTOR

12 Wednesdays, 3/23-6/8 Medical Terminology for Healthcare Workers (open to all) ERC 123 12-1 p.m. CREC

4/12 Minute Taking (open to all) ERC Informal Lounge 9 a.m.-12 noon Maryann Pascone

4/12 Email Etiquette (open to all) ERC Informal Lounge 1-4 p.m. Maryann Pascone

4/13 Introduction to Excel ERC, Library 9 a.m.-12 noon Capital Community College

4/13 Introduction to MS Word ERC, Library 1-4 p.m. Capital Community College

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The following projects were supported through the generosity of the Hartford Hospital Medical Staff:

• Karyn Butler, MD (Surgery): Resource-efficient mobilization programs in the ICU• Jennifer Colby, PharmD (Pharmacy): Osteoporosis and bisphosphonate therapy: Comparison of efficacy and safety• Sarah Collins, MD (Urogynecology): Correlation of POPQ posterior compartment measures with defecatory dysfunction • Yu Ming Victor Fang, MD (Maternal-Fetal Medicine): Neonatal outcomes associated with late preterm infants (34 0/7 to 38 6/7 weeks) after documentation of fetal lung maturity: Are there differences when compared to infants delivered after 39 weeks?• Gary Heller, MD (Cardiology): Nuclear cardiology imaging clinical outcomes blanket protocol• Orlando Kirton, MD (Surgery): Trends in methods of monitoring and vasopressure use in surgical ICU FY 2004-FY 09 • John Mah, MD (Surgery): Effect of a resource-efficient early mobility program on pressure ulcers in the surgical ICU • Louise McCullough, MD (Neurology): Presentation with acute ischemic stroke during shift change: Does it result in slower management and worse long term outcome? • Beth Parker, PhD (Cardiology): The effects of chronic statin therapy on markers of skeletal and cardiac muscle damage in Boston Marathon runners • David Silverman, MD (Cardiology): Echocardiographic predictors of stroke or TIA in patients with atrial fibrillation and low risk CHADS2 scores• Cunegundo Vergara, MD (Medicine): Predicting provider documentation behaviors• Fei Wang, PharmD (Medicine): Health literacy and medication adherence The following abstracts were presented at the 2011 Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress in San Diego, California, and were supported through the generosity of the Medical Staff: • Perez C, Mah J, Staff I, Fichandler D, Butler K. Resource-Efficient Mobilization Programs in the ICU: Who Stands to Win?

• O Kirton, J Mah, J Pepe, M Tandon, K Keating, R. Brautigam, M Palter, R Edwards, K. Butler. The use of less invasive hemodynamic monitoring in 3 specialty surgical ICUs: A 6 year experience at a tertiary medical center.

An expanded version of the Research Rundown may be accessed electronically at: http://www.harthosp.org/research/NewsPublications/default.aspx.

Grants and Contracts Division Welcomes New Staff The Research Program is pleased to welcome Marc Ginnett and Linda Adams, who have joined the Grants and Contracts Division as grants and contracts administrators. Their responsibilities include assisting investigators with grant applications, preparing budgets and reviewing contracts for externally funded research projects.

Internal Funding Update Small Grants: Requests for support through the Small Grants Program (for research projects requesting $10,000 or less) may be submit-ted at any time through the research program’s electronic routing system. These grants will provide seed money for pilot projects with the potential to generate external research support. Medical staff funding is also available to support data analysis and database devel-opment through the research program. Contact Ilene Staff, PhD, at 860-545-0178 for more information.

“Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.” ~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Research Rundown: www.hartfordhealth.org/search

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Employees’ Council Thanks Nancy Hubbard for Her Service; Welcomes Dan Dornfeld As 42nd President

Tuesday, March 22: Diabetes Alert Day. Free diabetes risk test at Diabetes LifeCare, Jefferson Building, Room 113, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, March 26: American Lung Association “Fight for Air Climb.” jreardo@harthosp.org

Monday, March 28: “Lose-to-Win” Contest begins, Employee Fitness Center. 860-545-3077.

Friday, April 1: Nominations due for Doris M. Armstrong Nurse Leadership Award. Ginger Goddu, 860-545-5261.

Wednesday, April 6: Heart Rhythm Symposium. Farmington Marriott. Free. www.harthosp.org/heartfailuresysmposium

Sunday, April 10: Multiple Sclerosis Walk. Twelve areas sites. rjacobs@harthosp.org

Tuesday, April 12: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: The Changing Landscape. Call Jennifer McGarry, 203-427-2046.

Friday, April 22: Entry deadline, Dreams for My Daughter Essay Contest. dreamsformydaughter@harthosp.org

Thursday, April 28: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. mdonnelly@harthosp.org

After completing her year of service as president of the Employees’ Council, Nancy Hubbard handed over the gavel on Feb. 11 to president-elect Dan Dornfeld, who became the 42nd president of the group. Nancy, who was the first representative of the IOL South Campus, had many accomplishments during her term, including representing the Council on the Rewards and Recognition Committee, par-ticipating in the Town Hall Meetings, June Jubilee Celebrations, the United Way Campaign and coor-dinating a problem resolution panel. Her successor, who works in radiology in IT, is a second-time president, having previously served from 1993-94.

IMPORTANT DATES:

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Central Connecticut Health Alliance Hosts Afilliation Celebration with HHC Leaders

Elliot Joseph (far right), president and CEO of Hartford HealthCare, chats with staff from The Hospital of Central Connecticut at an affiliation celebration. (Left to right) Robert Flade, director of the Emergency Departments, Respiratory Therapy, and Pulmonary Services; Wendy McGinnis, director, Education and Development; and Mary Morgan, director, Human Resources.

Leaders from Hartford HealthCare shared coffee and conversation with leaders from the Central Connect icut Health All iance, including The Hospital of Central Connecticut, during an affiliation celebration Feb. 16 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut. The infor-mal meet and greet was hosted by Elliot Joseph, president and CEO of Hartford HealthCare, and Clarence J. Silvia, president and CEO of The Central Connecticut Health Alliance and senior vice president of Hartford HealthCare. Nearly 100 people attended, including leaders from the hospital, Central Connecticut Senior Health Services and Central Connecticut VNA. Also in attendance were leaders f rom other Har t ford HealthCare par tners, includ-ing Clinical Laboratory Partners, Hartford Medical Group, Eastern Rehabilitation Network, MidState Medical Center, Rushford, VNA HealthCare, and Windham Hospital.

Cancer Center Receives $25,000 Grant From Avon Breast Health Outreach Program

“We are most grateful to the Avon Foundation for Women for their continued support.”

Hartford Hospital has been awarded a $25,000 one-year grant to increase awareness of the life-saving ben-efits of early detection of breast cancer from the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program. Damaris L. Perez, outreach edu-cator from the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection

Program at Hartford Hospital, will educate women in Greater Hartford and refer them to low-cost or free mammograms and clinical breast exams. “Our outreach program helps to provide lifesaving prevention and early detection education to the medically underserved communi-

ties we serve, as well as to provide free screenings for breast, cervi-cal, prostate, and colorectal cancer,” said Andrew L. Salner, MD, director of the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center. “We are most grateful to the Avon Foundation for Women for their continued support.”

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Staff Members Visit McDonough Elementary School As Science Role Models for Neighborhood ChildrenMcDonough Elementary School on Hillside Avenue in Hartford wants its students to get excited about science and the role it plays in our lives. So they invited Hartford Hospital professionals in science-based careers to come speak to the students, serving as role models and inspirations. Five Hartford Hospital staff members – two doctors, a massage therapist, a pharmacist, and a nutri-tionist – visited the school on Jan. 28, and spoke to children in grades 2 through 7. Each role model talked about how they got interested in science, how science is part of their work and how they participated in sci-ence fairs when they were in school. Representing Hartford Hospital were Dr. Stuart Kesler, urologic surgeon; Dr. Joseph Klimek, vice president of

physician relations; Kelly Sue Lim, massage therapist in Integrative Medicine; Bimal Patel, vice president of support services, who is a phar-macist; and Jane Querido, diabetes nutritionist. Kesler spoke to fifth graders about robotic surgery; Klimek told seventh graders about becoming a doctor; Lim talked to fourth grad-ers about her work as a massage therapist; Patel discussed his career as a pharmacist with seventh grad-ers; and Querido spoke to second graders about the food pyramid and eating healthy. The role model program was developed at the school in coop-eration with SINA, the Southside Institute Neighborhood Alliance, which is a partnership between Hartford Hospital, the Connecticut

Children’s Medical Center and Trinity College. SINA works with the com-munity to improve the economic, physical and social characteristics of Hartford’s Frog Hollow, Barry Square and South Green neighbor-hoods. The group’s goal is to serve as a catalyst to foster a vibrant urban community where residents and businesses can enjoy a high quality of life and opportunities for success. Cecilia Kozlowski, special proj-ects and program coordinator in community relations, represents the hospital in SINA and recruited the staff members who served as role models. “It was great to see our people taking time away from their busy schedules to inspire children in our neighborhood,” Kozlowski said. “SINA is making a difference in the community we serve, and our sci-ence role models did a great job reaching out to these young minds and helping them grow into the future leaders in our community.”

Far left: Jane Querido.Left: Bimal Patel.

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Respiratory Care Students Doing Clinical Training at HH

There are currently 14 baccalaureate degree students in respiratory care from the University of Hartford doing their clinical training at Hartford Hospital. They are (left to right): Derick Afrifa, Rachel Moore, Gary Greene, Rebecca Simmons, Sara Hultgren, Ciara Wells, John Krause, Chantee Miller, Samantha Marino, Lindsay Oldman, Cayla O’Mara, Tyler Salley, Amy Lafleur, and Hennalyne Sedigh.

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