A publication of the Columbia-Greene Hospital FoundationSpring 2011

Visions

“Patients First” isn’t merely a philosophy; it’s a part of everyday life at Columbia Memorial

When a dear friend left our house after a holiday party thiswinter, I had no idea that the next time I would see her shewould be a patient at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Shehad been battling cancer for more than a decade, but noone expected that on her way home she would suffer amajor setback and need to be rushed to ColumbiaMemorial.I became a regular visitor to Memorial 4A, where

she was a patient, and as the Executive Director of theFoundation, I cast a keen eye on the staff. What I saw were capable, caring professionals who really believe in our hospital’s “patients first” philosophy. I witnessed team-work, collaboration and commitment. The quality of carethey delivered was impressive – achieved through kindness,compassion and skill. And in speaking with people visitingother patients, I quickly realized that this level of care isnot an aberration – it happens every day at ColumbiaMemorial Hospital. After nearly a month in the hospital, I lost that dear

friend. Finally, even the best medicine and the best carecouldn’t beat her cancer. But what I gained was a profound respect for the

amazing care that is delivered at our hospital. I renewed my promise to “dream big,” because at the Foundation,that’s what we need to do. Every day we need to renew ourefforts to raise the funds that make it possible for our staffto deliver the care that our patients need and deserve.“Patients First!”In order to succeed, we need your help and support.

With your donations, we will continue to help tens of thousands of patients each year. And while even the bestmedicine can’t save everyone, your gifts make their dayswith us just that much better. �

Betsy GramkowExecutive DirectorColumbia-Greene Hospital Foundation

Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation 2010-2011 Board of Trustees & Staff

Patti Matheney Schrom, ChairmanGregory C. Fingar, Vice ChairmanAven A. Kerr, PresidentNancy Ginsberg, Vice PresidentStephen P. Schaible, Vice PresidentRichard N. McCarthy, TreasurerAnn M. Israel, Secretary

James J. Armstrong G. Andrea BottaJames S. BrodskyJudith FinleyJames M. KingsburyJohn F. Mathews, MDStephen Menkes, MDJoseph PhelanRupinder PuriAnne M. SchomakerAlfred L. ScottJason ShawCheryl L. Stuart Thomas TuttleJames J. WallaceM. Scott Wood

Peter F. Fingar, Trustee EmeritusJudy Grunberg, Trustee EmeritusClara E. Kellner, Trustee Emeritus

Staff Betsy GramkowExecutive Director518.828.8362egramkow@cmh-net.org

Gina Orlando Director, Operations & Special Events518.828.8239rorlando@cmh-net.org

Barbara JohnsonFoundation Assistant518.697.3491bjohnson@cmh-net.org

The Foundation is pleased to welcome recently elected members to the Board: Jim Armstrong, Jim Brodsky, John Mathews, MD, Cheryl Stuart and Scott Wood. We are thrilled to have the benefit of their imaginative and caring leadership.While we are sad to say goodbye to Jack Fraser and John Knott, both have promised to continue being champions for the Foundation and our Hospital.

Honoring Great Care

Throughout this edition of Visions you will read excerpts from letters wehave received from grateful patients and family members. These lettersexpress appreciation for exceptional care here at Columbia Memorial.

Many of these writers have made donations to the hospital. Their giftshave been designated for specific purposes and for areas of greatest needat the hospital. In every case, their generous donations are helping us deliver outstanding care every day.

Are you grateful for the care you or someone you know received whileat Columbia Memorial? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Please call orwrite the Foundation Office and tell us your story, or go online to makedonation.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation71 Prospect AvenueHudson, New York 12534518.828.8239www.supportcolumbiamemorial.com

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Our hospital is continuing to grow, but even more important, we are getting better and better. Our quality of care indicatorswhich are documented by the federal government demonstratethat we are at 100% with regard to our treatment of heartattack, congestive heart failure, and post-operative surgicalpatient care. In fact, our surgical site infection rate is 0.3%which is far below the national average. In addition our patientsafety program has enabled us to reduce serious safety events by80% over the past two years. We went almost a full year withouta single serious safety event, but in January one of our patientsfell and sustained a fracture. The fact that both our entire hospital staff and our entire medical staff, have undertaken education in patient safety techniques is paying huge dividendsfor our patients. In order to provide greater access to the community for

essential and urgent care, we will be opening an urgent carecenter later this year. We have also recruited a new pediatricianwho will join us in May; a new internist who will join us in June, and an obstetrician as well as an endocrinologist and apulmonologist/critical care specialist, all joining us in August. If you are wondering what the construction is at the

ambulance entrance to The Kellner Wing, it is an expansion for our increasing patient volume. We are adding space to usefor treating psychiatric patients. The space will be tailored totheir specific needs and in turn it will free up space within theexisting Emergency Department for our medical surgicalpatients. This project is scheduled to be completed in June,before the summer influx. We also continue to receive letters from very satisfied patients

which is the best motivation there is for our staff to continue toprovide such a high level of care. If you have questions aboutour hospital or would like to take a tour we would be happy toarrange it. We hope you stay healthy, but should you need careyou can count on us to be here for you and your family.

Jane EhrlichCEO

Better quality care indicators

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A “new”hospitalLegacy images of the “old” Columbia Memorial Hospital linger insome minds. Renowned sculptor John Cross, a recent patient, advises people to use Columbia Memorial where he received the very best of care.”

Back in the beginning of January, noted wood-carver and sculptor John Cross was at a partywhen he felt faint. He left the woman withwhom he was speaking and went to find thehost. Shortly thereafter, Cross said, “I went intoa full nod. The host called for emergency help.There was a doctor and a nurse at the party,and they said, ‘you’d better go to the hospital.’”Cross was rushed to the Emergency

Department at Columbia Memorial Hospital.Fortunately, after an overnight stay and a series of tests, he was found to be sufferingfrom nothing serious, and was sent home.As a result of his experience at Columbia

Memorial, Cross wrote to the Register Star tosay: “That Saturday night I was delighted to find that things have changed very much forthe better at Columbia Memorial. I was giventhe very best of care by conscientious, highlycapable and caring doctors and medical staff,and the facilities are as clean and as modern as you could wish.”

Cross noted that going to the ER is not like going to the spa. At best it’s a frighteningtime for the patient, yet at Columbia Memorial“I appreciated how I was treated.”Cross, who keeps his studio in Elizaville,

where he lives with his wife, Linda, said, “We’vebeen here 40 years. You get to know people. I remember when we first came here theHudson hospital was looked on with dread. Old legends die slowly. People get a fix onsomething, it’s hard to get them to change. If you can get the word out, I think it mightchange things a bit.”Cross’s work has appeared in exhibitions

from Chicago to New York City to London, and countless places in between. It is part ofthe private collections of, among others, theSmithsonian, Absolut Vodka, Garrison Keillor,and Ali McGraw.His woodcarvings are of a highly eclectic

nature, encompassing such subjects as NegroLeague baseball players Josh Gibson and

Smokey Joe Williams; comedians Woody Allenand Groucho Marx; artist Pablo Picasso; Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, who broke the major league baseball race barrier; and a full depiction of Bobby Thomson’s 1951 pennant clinching “Shot Heard ‘Round TheWorld.”“There is a simplicity, there is a directness,

there’s a sense of America” in what Cross does,he said. “All my pieces seem to have someAmericana to them. Baseball, circus figures,sideshow people, people playing cards.”Meanwhile, Cross is grateful for the care

he received at Columbia Memorial, and looksforward to being part of the 20th Anniversaryexhibit at the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hud-son. There are also plans for an upcomingshow at the Visitors Center at Art Omi.

“I know of a number of people who havebeen to Columbia Memorial and been treatedwell. To think that we can trust in the hospitalis wonderful,” said Cross. �

Noted American sculptor John Cross

Cross sculptures of Larry Doby ofthe Cleveland Indians and JackieRobinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

. . . I was given the very best of care by conscientious,highly capable and caringdoctors and medical staff, and the facilities are as clean and modern as youcould wish. ”

John Cross

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Columbia Memorial Hospital anesthesiologist John Mathews providescare worldwide as one of the physicians in Medicins Sans Frontiers.

Dr. John Mathews’ first mission for MedicinsSans Frontiers, known in this country asDoctors Without Borders, was in 2008 inAmman, Jordan. For two months he worked with a team of Iraqi surgeons on bomb blastvictims from Iraq, the occupied areas of theWest Bank, and Gaza Strip. These patients had survived their initial trauma but needed“post-blast” reconstructive work. “These werenot acute injuries, which is unusual for MSF.There were both adults and children. It wasvery intense work, but was even more emotion-ally draining – it was hard to see kids with burnscars as well as severe facial and limb disfigure-ments,” said Mathews.To those who would question the wisdom

of willingly putting oneself in harm’s way in theMiddle East, Mathews would say that was notthe case at all. Amman, Jordan was perfectlysafe.Nigeria, however, was an altogether

different experience. In 2010 he was sent by MSF to Teme Hospital in Port HarcourtNigeria in western sub-Saharan Africa, on afour week assignment. The team saw three to five acute traumas per day. These were mostly gunshot wounds from automaticweapons and machete attacks stemming frompolitical unrest. These created an enormousworkload that often extended late into thenight. While he never felt “particularly unsafe”in Nigeria, thanks to tight security protocols,there were definite security concerns. There was constant radio communication between your location and the hospital. The routes to and from the hospital were changed daily toeither avoid areas of gunfire or avoid potential kidnapping. People with machine guns were a very common site in the Niger Delta. However,Mathews said, keep in mind that “all politicalfactions and combatants need the help MSF is providing. MSF has one single agenda – toprovide medical care to those most in need.That included all combatants, as long as theyleft their guns at the door.”In Port Harcourt, resources we take for

granted here were often not available requiring

the team to rely heavily on clinical judgment.One thing that Teme Hospital does to treatmassive hemorrhagic shock is to stock “whole”blood and not separate it into various compo-nents as is done here in the United States.“They have an extensive blood bank, andbelieve me, it’s needed,” Mathews said. In the true spirit of MSF, the medical team

in Port Harcourt was multinational from fivecountries representing four continents includ-ing many local Nigerians. “There is truly noth-ing like responding to what is an obvious, deepneed. You realize how blessed we are in thiscountry. It puts you back in touch with yourpriorities,” Mathews said.The core principles of MSF’s humani-

tarian work are Neutrality, Impartiality, andIndependence. An extensive interview processis conducted before accepting an applicant. If accepted for a mission all travel, lodging(very austere), and meals (also very simple butnourishing) are provided. You have to speakeither English, French, or Spanish. It also really helps to speak more than one of thoselanguages. “I speak French fluently, which was a big

plus because I can therefore accept assign-ments where the team’s primary language isFrench.” The five major crises that are thefocus of MSF work are armed conflict, malnutrition, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from health care (as in the cases of migrant workers and street children,for example). MSF is a global effort with missions in approximately 80 countries.Briefing and debriefing at the start and end of an assignment takes place at the headquarters in Paris and again in New York.Columbia Memorial has been very sup-

portive of his efforts, he said. “The hospital embraces it. And when I

return from a mission, I give talks to staff and personnel.” Mathews’ MSF missions “put me back in touch with all the reasons why I became a doctor.” Some aspects of themissions are fun (i.e. Paris) but the work isoften emotionally draining, physically exhaust-ing, and gut wrenching. It is also unbelievablyrewarding. �

Dr. John Mathews

Global medicine

Dr. John Mathews, theChief of the Anesthesi-ology Department atColumbia MemorialHospital since 1998, has been at ColumbiaMemorial for nearly two decades. A generous supporter of local charitable organizations, Dr.Mathews joined theBoard of the Columbia-Greene HospitalFoundation in 2010.

He is also very passionate about hisinternational humani-tarian work withMedicins Sans Frontiers(MSF), also known asDoctors Without Borders.He hopes to continue missions with MSF every other year until his retirement, then continue practicing medicine in the ThirdWorld throughout mostof the year. Thus far, Dr. Mathews has been in Amman, Jordan, and Port Harcourt, Nigeria,and although eachinvolved victims ofarmed conflict, heencountered two vastlydifferent situations. �

Economic impactColumbia Memorial pumps $193 million annually into the community.

Columbia Memorial has become the engine of the local economy, pumping in more than$193,442,000 annually, according to figures compiled in 2008 and 2009 (2010 figures arenot yet available) by the Healthcare Associationof New York State (HANYS) and the hospital.Columbia Memorial increases commerce

through the 1,400 people it employs, purchaseof supplies, and hiring local contractors. Inaddition, employees spend their salaries andpay state and local sales taxes, further impact-ing the economy.This is in addition to the positive impact

the hospital has providing expert medicine for the whole family in Greene, Columbia and Northern Dutchess counties: birthingbabies, caring for the aged, ensuring publicsafety during disasters, promoting healthylifestyles, addressing emergencies, and pro-viding end of life care and comfort.“The hospital treats more than 34,000

patients in our emergency department everyyear, delivers 500 babies, and provides morethan 180,000 physician office visits. Our annualoperating budget is over $130,000,000 and weemploy more than 1,400 individuals who reside in our area,” said CEO Jane Ehrlich. Ehrlich said that the hospital has more than

200 physicians on staff, and provides more than$8,000,000 in free care every year to those inneed.“We’ve invested more than $60 million in

new facilities and equipment in the last tenyears including new surgical instrumentation, patient information systems, and medical imaging technologies,” she said. The hospital’s capital spending in 2009

generated approximately $10,557,000 for thelocal economy.Columbia Memorial has a total payroll of

close to $84,726,600. “Hospital employees use their wages to

purchase goods and services, creating jobs andincome for other businesses,” said Ehrlich.

The employees of the hospital and the jobs supported indirectly by the facility paid$3,884,000 in state and local income taxes forthe periods examined in the HANYS/hospitalreport. Locally, the sales tax impact of spendinglocally was $2,251,000; and $2,373,000 was statesales tax.“As the hospital continues to grow, refurbish-

ing older areas of the hospital and buildingnew facilities, we affect everyone from the local convenience store down the street, to the insurance agents whose policies back thecontractors who work on these capital projects,”said Ehrlich.Construction projects to improve health-

care delivery currently underway (refurbishingthe 5th and 6th floors of the hospital) total approximately $4.5 million dollars.The reportalso cited the impact that hospital visitors have on the local economy when they use local community amenities such as restaurantsand motels.HANYS calculated these figures with the

Regional Input-Output Modeling System II(RIMS II) developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,and acquired other data from hospital annualreports. �

“Hospital employees use their wages to purchase goods and services, creating jobs and incomefor other businesses.”

Jane Ehrlich, CEO

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Thanks to an $80,000 donation from the Hudson River Bank & TrustCompany Foundation, a new rehab center in Hudson completes theorthopedic pathway from diagnosis through surgery and rehab thatcan get you back in action a lot faster than you think.

A helping hand

An $80,000 donation from the Hudson RiverBank & Trust Company Foundation for a newrehabilitation center at Fish and Game Road inHudson completes the hospital’s orthopedicpathway – a continuum of care that helpsrestore you to your former self when you incur an injury to bone or joint.“We are very excited to award Columbia-

Greene Hospital Foundation our grant,” saidCarl Florio, who serves on the Board of theHudson River Bank & Trust CompanyFoundation. “This project holds the promise of better

serving the area residents and we commend the hospital for its success in completing theexpansion of the rehabilitation facility.”Orthopedic surgeon Louis DiGiovanni

says the combined goal of Columbia Memorial Bone & Joint and ColumbiaMemorial Rehabilitation Services is to help the patient “get his or her life back through asuccessful diagnosis, surgical treatment andpost-operative rehabilitation program.” “Do you remember the old days when

people sat in a rocking chair on the porch?Often they were limited to minimal activity dueto injury or age related degenerative processes.You don’t see them anymore. We make lifeworth living. It’s about the quality of life.”Over the last twenty-five years, DiGiovanni

said he has seen “tremendous innovations in orthopedics. Back in 1985, we didn’t have techniques and procedures we now have. We’ve moved ahead. It’s been fun to watch and to be a part of such dramatic improve-ments in orthopedic care.”DiGiovanni said that when he started on

Union Street, Hudson, “we had 2,000 squarefeet of office space and two orthopedic sur-geons. Now, we have 17,000 square feet ofoffice space, with an onsite physical therapist,four orthopedic surgeons, a hand surgeon, asports medicine physician, and four physicianassistants.”

Following orthopedic surgery, the patient willgo to Columbia Memorial Rehabilitation wherephysical therapist Anna Marie Zietsman andher team put on the finishing touches. Theidea is to “improve the patient’s functions forhis or her day-to-day activities,” she said.“We’re very fortunate to have occupational

therapists who handle upper extremity cases,particularly elbows and hands.”“Our goal is that our patients get back to

what they love doing and have the best qualityof life possible.”“We work with everyone from the high

school football player to the recreational golfer, but also with those just getting intoshape to do gardening.”Zietsman said “it’s exciting to work with

the state-of-the-art equipment we have. We’revery lucky to have this new space thanks to adonation from the Hudson River Bank & TrustCompany Foundation.”The circle thus completed, Columbia

Memorial Bone and Joint Center and ColumbiaMemorial Rehabilitation have accomplishedtheir mission of returning their patients to their active lives. “The Hudson River Bank & Trust Company

Foundation has a long history of generouslysupporting projects at Columbia Memorial,”said Betsy Gramkow, Executive Director of theColumbia-Greene Hospital Foundation. “Once again, the Hudson River Bank & Trust

Company Foundation and the hospital haveworked together to ensure that residents of our area have access to the very highest qualityhealthcare. This ongoing partnership is truly agift to the entire community.” �

“It’s exciting to work with the state-of-the-artequipment we have. We’re very lucky to have this new space thanks to a donation from the Hudson River Bank & Trust Company Foundation.”

Anna Marie Zietsman,Physical Therapist

Hospital COO, Jay Cahalan, cuts the ribbon at the Grand Opening asstaff and members of Hudson RiverBank &Trust Company Foundationlook on.

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Our best medicine practices, state-of-the-art-equipment and managerial practices placeColumbia Memorial firmly in the sights of those who can learn from our experience. That happened recently when Ciming

Shan, Chief Nurse Executive with the HenanProvince People’s Hospital in Zheng Zhou,China, visited Columbia Memorial Hospital aspart of an exchange of scientific, cultural, andnursing managerial practice between the twohospitals.The Henan Province Hospital is the largest

in that region of China with more than 2,900beds. Nurse Shan manages more than 1,600nurses at this hospital about six hours south of Beijing.Shan is visiting other U.S. hospitals and

nursing schools as well. Three years in the making, this program is “an open exchangethat will contribute to cultural and scientificprogress,” according to the text of a full colorreport Shan brought from her hospital. Now in a major development program, Shan’s hospital will soon go from 15 ICU beds to more than 200. Yet, she remarked that she has learned a great deal from ColumbiaMemorial’s practices, even given the size difference of the two healthcare institutions.

Snow, ice and bedside codingShan remarked, through translation providedby Columbia Memorial Director of Pathology,Dr. Eric Li, that she is especially interested in nursing management techniques, nursing education and how the nurses serve theirpatients. When asked what the most remarkablething she had experienced so far, Nurse Shanlaughed: “The snow and ice.” She has beenhere through our winter storms.On the serious side, she said: “Even though

small, this is a well run hospital.”While shadowing ICU nurses, Shan was

especially impressed with the bedside codingsystem for the dispensing of drugs and the responsibility of the nurses using this system.She admitted that even though her hospital

and Columbia Memorial are equal in the kinds

Nursing executives LeithaPierro of Columbia Memorial Hospital and Ciming Shan ofthe Henan Province People’sHospital in Zheng Zhou,China, peruse a glossy brochureof the Chinese hospital thatNurse Shan brought with heron her cultural and scientificvisit to U.S. hospitals.

of hardware and diagnostic equipment theyuse, Columbia Memorial has an edge in software applications.She was especially impressed by these

pharmacy checks that the coding system provides, and how it prevents medication errors.“My focus is to clearly understand general

hospital operations at the nursing level, how it is organized, what systems are in place andhow nurses are educated and trained in thehospital.”On her return to China, Nurse Shan will

report to the Provincial government with a formal document citing healthcare advancesshe has seen. She will then report to hospitaladministration and speak to nursing staff aboutthis exchange.According to Leitha Pierro, Vice President

of Patient and Clinical Operations, ColumbiaMemorial has entered into a sister hospital relationship with the Henan ProvincialHospital. “Hosting Ciming Shan has provided

learning experiences for our nurses as we compare both cultural and professional differ-ences in providing nursing care to our patients.It has been very exciting,” said Pierro. �

Best practicesDonations to Columbia Memorial help us purchase equipment and implement the latest techniques. In fact, our hospital hascaught the eye of others who see us as a model of best practices –especially in nursing.

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Community giftsDedicated Auxilians make a difference

The Columbia Memorial Hospital Auxiliary isdedicated to raising funds to enhance the com-fort and well-being of patients. In 2010, theAuxiliary contributed $56,800 for the following:

• IV Pumps used throughout the hospital• Stretchers in the Emergency Department• Blood pressure monitors and stands in Ambulatory Surgery

• A non-stress test monitor in OB• An automated external defibrillator• Chairs and benches in the Medical Office Building

2011 Auxiliary Officers:Rosemary Maichin, PresidentDoris Stuart, Vice PresidentMadelyn Super, Recording SecretaryJudy Blessinger, Corresponding SecretaryDeanna Marotta, TreasurerMary Anuska, Assistant TreasurerMarcia Cole, Past PresidentMarilyn MacKay, Past President

Rotary donation helps improve cardiac event recovery

For those who suffer sudden cardiac arrest, there’s approxi-mately a 95% mortality rate. Many die within minutes.But thanks to an $8,000 donation from the Hudson Rotary

and Rotary International, Columbia Memorial Hospital is nowable to offer the latest in hypothermia protocol, vastly improvinga patient’s chances for a full recovery. Victims of cardiac arrestare not only being saved, but many return to full, active lives.Dr. Michael Weisberg, an emergency medicine doctor since

August 2007 at Columbia Memorial, recently addressed theHudson Rotary and told the group that studies of people whohad fallen through ice and suffered from hypothermia, showedpositive effects on the body that could also help those who hadsuffered sudden cardiac arrest. It was thought, “why not lowerthe metabolism purposely? You keep the patient cold for 24hours, with a core temperature of 93 degrees Fahrenheit, andthen revive them by bringing their temperature slowly back tonormal.”The success ratio has been astonishing, Weisberg said.Early on, ice was used to lower the patient’s temperature,

“but that was messy,” Weisberg said, presenting problems withwater melting all around.At the January 10 meeting of the Hudson Rotary, Dr.

Weisberg accepted the $8,000 check that will be used to purchase what amounts to a device in which to wrap the bodyfor this protocol. “It is almost like being in a sleeping bag.” �

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Ways to Give

At the Columbia-GreeneHospital Foundation, we relyon donations from you to helpstrengthen our ability to carefor patients and support com-munity health care needs atColumbia Memorial Hospital.We’d like to make it easiest foryou to donate in whatever wayis most convenient for you.

• To make an online dona-tion or learn more about howyour gifts can make an impact,visit www.SupportColumbiaMemorial.com.

• Call the Foundation officeat 518.828.8239 to make apledge or contribute usingyour credit card.

• Send your gift (check madepayable to Columbia-GreeneHospital Foundation or C-GHF) to Columbia-GreeneHospital Foundation, 71Prospect Avenue, Hudson, NY, 12534.

Gifts may be designated for aspecific purpose or may begiven for areas of greatestneed. All gifts made throughthe Foundation are used solelyfor the benefit of ColumbiaMemorial Hospital. Gifts aretax deductible to the fullestextent allowed by law.

Thank you for your generous support!

Pictured from left toright are: Pat Anders,public relations forNAMI; AstridSheridan, charge nurseon the Psych Ward;Marge Robinson,NAMI president; Brian Stewart, PsychProgram director.

The Columbia-Greene chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) presented Columbia Memorial Hospital with a check for$2,100 recently to use toward the planned expansion of the psych ward.

Columbia Memorial will renovate the entire fifth floor psych ward and add four beds to the unit. NAMI raised the money through a pancakebreakfast, held in August at Applebee’s on Fairview Avenue in Greenport.NAMI is a grassroots support group for family members of and peoplediagnosed with psychiatric disorders. �

Psych Department gets NAMI donation

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Hospital event season begins

Mark your 2011 calendarand don’t miss thesefundraising events that support Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Saturday, June 4“Dancing Under the Stars” The 23rd Annual Hospital BallHosted by Chris and Jim Warren The Point, Catskill, NY

Monday, August 1stAnnual Four Ball Mixed Golf ScrambleColumbia Golf & CountryClub, Claverack, NY

Saturday, September 1737th Annual FrancisGreenburger TennisTournamentOld Chatham Tennis Club,Old Chatham, NY

Winter Blast

A sold-out gathering of 300-plus thrilled to arocking night of music by headliners YuniorTerry & The Cuban Classics at Club Helsinki inHudson on the evening of Saturday, February 5.Event hosts Whiteman Osterman & Hanna

and event organizers, the Columbia-GreeneHospital Foundation, deemed the 7th AnnualWinter Blast, a fundraiser held to benefitColumbia Memorial Hospital’s Kaaterskill Care& Rehab Center in Catskill, "a smashing suc-cess."Jason Shaw, representing the Capital District

law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, saidColumbia-Greene Hospital FoundationExecutive Director Betsy Gramkow’s idea “tochange the venue to Club Helsinki created aninfusion of enthusiasm for the event. It’s beencompletely reinvented.” Shaw said he hadurged his firm to host the event and “it didn’ttake much for them to agree. We’re a very community-minded firm.”

Sonny Rollins jamsColumbia County resident and jazz saxophonelegend Sonny Rollins and members of his band,making a special guest appearance to open theshow, tore the roof off the club with a five-songset. The performance brought people to theirfeet for numerous standing ovations.

“Mr. Rollins donated his time to benefit thehospital, an incredibly special gift, indeed,” saidGramkow.Yunior Terry lived up to his billing of “big

sound, versatility, and contagious rhythm,”attracting numerous dancers to the ClubHelsinki dance floor. On such an icy, cold night, noted Kaat-

erskill’s Director of Nursing and Event Chair

Regina Doebler, “the outpouring of thoseattending on a night like this is amazing.”Doebler said that Kaaterskill, a facility built

in the mid-1970s, is undergoing a “culturechange. We’re getting away from the medicalmodel and making renovations to make it more home-like.” To that end, she said, “we are upgrading the furnishings and the décor of the rooms.”She expressed appreciation to Winter Blast

Committee Members Margaret Apa, TiffanySmith, and Todd Zbytniewski for their help inmaking this event such a success.Kaaterskill is a 120-bed facility, composed of

three wings with 40 beds per unit, Doeblerexplained. “With the proceeds from tonight’sevent, thanks to everyone and our wonderfulsponsors, we should be able to re-do an entirewing.”Club Helsinki co-owner Marc Schafler was

“thrilled beyond belief” to see his club as thesite of the event. “It warms my heart. We’re real-ly pleased that Betsy came along and wanted todo this event here. It was a mutual effort to getit together. I understand how important thehospital is to this area. They are angels.”“Music,” Schafler continued, “is a bonding

event. Food. Music. They are things that thosefrom different socio-economic groups canshare.”Schafler said he’d had “visions of Sonny

Rollins on this stage. With (Columbia CountyBoard of Supervisors Chairman) Roy Brown’shelp, it has happened.”Other major event sponsors included A.

Colarusso & Son, Inc., AOW Associates, andPatti and Michael Schrom. �

Pictured left to righton the stage at Club Helsinki: Mark Soskin, Sonny Rollins, Bob Cranshaw, Joe Corsello, andSammy Figueroa.

A sold-out success

Thank you

Our 2010 DonorsThe Donor List 2010 includes cumulative cash gifts, including capital campaign pledge payments, annual appeal, in memoriam, in honorarium & special event gifts.

$150,000+AnonymousLandmark Healthcare Facilities, LLC

$50,000 - $149,999Columbia Memorial Hospital AuxiliaryHudson River Bank & Trust Co. Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999Columbia Emergency Services, P.C.Mr. John B. Fraser & Ms. Nancy J. Kyle (with a corporate matching grant from The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation)

Mr. & Mrs. George KellnerMillennium Medical ImagingThe Pershing Square FoundationThe Second ShowTaconic Farms, Inc.

$20,000 - $24,999Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin Lipstein

$15,000 - $19,999A. Colarusso & Son, Inc.Ms. Jane EhrlichThe Ettinger Foundation, Inc.Mr. Francis Greenburger & Ms. Isabelle Autones

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen MenkesMid-Hudson CablevisionMr. & Mrs. Alfred L. Scott

$10,000 - $14,999Richard & Terez Abatecola FoundationAnonymousMr. Jonathan Barton & Dr. Amanda Foreman

Mr. G. Andrea BottaMs. Marlene BrodyMr. & Mrs. Gregory C. FingarMr. & Mrs. David ForerEstate of Charles InmanJ.M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.Mr. Richard N. McCarthy & Ms. Jean D. Hamilton

Ms. Moyra Mulholland BottaMr. & Mrs. Joseph W. PhelanMr. Stephen P. Schaible & Mr. Daron S. Builta

Patti Matheney & Michael SchromMr. & Mrs. Alan Wilzig

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousAOW AssociatesThe Bank of Greene CountyMr. & Mrs. Russell D. Beck, Sr.Estate of Fritzi BellamyDonald Blair ArchitectsMr. & Mrs. Christopher BuckMr. & Mrs. Jay P. CahalanDr. & Mrs. H. Louis ClintonColumbia Memorial Hospital Medical Staff

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. DunnEmpire BlueCross BlueShieldFamily Eyecare CenterMr. Louis FerriFirst Niagara BankMr. & Mrs. David GinsbergMr. Robert Greenberg & Ms. Corvova Lee

Estate of Arthur HammellHSBC Bank USA NAMs. Aven A. KerrMr. & Mrs. James LapennDr. John F. Mathews & Mr. Paul J. de Marchin

National Bank of CoxsackieMr. & Mrs. James PalmerPattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci, CPAs, P.C.

PMA CompaniesMr. David Rockefeller /The David Rockefeller Fund

Sneeringer Monahan Provost RedgraveTitle Agency, Inc.

Dr. Doraiswamy Srinivas & Ms. Usha Kumar

Estate of Jean E. TraverMr. & Mrs. James J. Wallace, Jr.

$3,000 - $4,999Mr. & Mrs. Steven AndersonAnonymousBBL Construction ServicesMr. Stuart Breslow & Dr. Anne MillerMr. James S. Brodsky & Mr. Philip E. McCarthy

CarrierClark Home Respiratory Supply, Inc.Mr. Stephen J. Clearman & Ms. Renee Iacone

Mr. Vincent J. Dingman & Ms. Lillian Saccoman

Mrs. Regina M. DoeblerMr. Alfred M. Dunham (with a corporate matching grant from The GE Foundation)

Fidelis Care New YorkKey Bank, N.A.Mr. John S. KnottDr. & Mrs. Robert Mantica

Ms. Martha McMaster & Mr. Sheldon Evans

NYOH/Cavell Cancer Treatment Program

Mr. Edward Parran & Mr. James Guidera

The Peckham Family FoundationDrs. Ananthakrishnan & Rama RamaniRapport Meyers LLPMr. James RomanchukMs. Anne M. SchomakerMrs. Edwina ThornTwin County Medical Associates, P.C.Mr. & Mrs. James WarrenMr. & Mrs. Todd Zbytniewski

$2,000 - $2,999AnonymousDr. & Mrs. V. Richard BackMs. Mary Gail BiebelMr. & Mrs. Peter BudelmanDr. & Mrs. Brian G. DaggettDr. & Mrs. Edward P. GinouvesMr. & Mrs. Ira GinsbergGorman Asphalt, LTDKinderhook BankMr. & Mrs. Charles Knauss, Jr.Mr. Keith A. LampmanDr. Marie Lingat & Mr. Elsworth Pascoe

Lombardi, Walsh, Wakeman, Harrison,Amodeo & Davenport, P.C.

Lounsbury Family FoundationMr. J. Dickinson May & Ms. Lisa Fox Martin

Mr. Patrick Milling SmithNAMI of Columbia CountyDr. Lawrence Perl & Ms. Jennifer Houston, CNM

Mr. & Mrs. Carmine A. Pierro, Jr.Price Chopper's Golub FoundationMs. Cheryl L. Stuart, Stuart Associates, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Maynard J. Toll, Jr.

$1,000 - $1,999Mr. & Mrs. David AckermanMs. Mary AckleyDr. Juan Ampuero & Dr. Marie-Paul Jacob-Ampuero

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Michael ApaMr. & Mrs. James J. ArmstrongAtlas Healthcare Linen ServicesBerkshire Taconic Community Foundation

CCRxCentral Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

Chem Rx

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The Columbia-Greene HospitalFoundation Board thanks all of thegenerous individuals and businesseswho contributed in 2010. If we haveomitted or misspelled your name,please accept our apologies and let usknow so we may correct our records.

Mrs. Eleanor CloseMr. & Mrs. Lloyd ConstantineMs. Cathleen Crowley & Mr. Paul Amlin

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. DeVitoMr. David DeVoeDrs. Karuvath & Ayisha EnuETA, Inc.Ms. Lisa FerlitaMr. & Mrs. Peter F. FingarMr. & Mrs. John FinleyMr. & Mrs. John FinneganMr. & Mrs. Gary FunkDr. & Mrs. Christopher GorczynskiMr. & Mrs. Ted GramkowNan Guterman FoundationMr. John HartHCK Recreation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. HigbeeMs. Ann M. IsraelJaeger & Flynn Associates, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Peter KindlerMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. KingMr. James M. KingsburyKozel's RestaurantRich Kraham DesignMorris Levy Foundation for ChildrenDr. Steven MaxwellMohawk Hospital Equipment, Inc.Mr. John Moore & Mr. Ashton Hawkins

National GridMr. & Mrs. Robert O’MaraDr. & Mrs. R. Andrew PackardPain Management of Upstate New York

Ms. Donna L. Peck & Mr. Michael Tolan

Mr. & Ms. Stuart PecknerDr. & Mrs. Jack PelaccioMr. Richard N. Philp & Mr. David Herman

Pro Printers, Inc.Mr. Rupinder Puri & Ms. Kusum GaindMr. & Mrs. Daniel RapoportRoosevelt Island Racquet Club Associates

Mr. Seth L. Rosenberg & Ms. Catherine Lebow

The Rotary Club of CatskillRoyal Care PharmacyMr. Bruce Sagan & Ms. Bette Cerf HillJill SalernoDr. & Mrs. Kenneth SchnideMr. & Mrs. Dominick Shallo, Jr.Mr. Jason Shaw & Ms. Kate JohnsMr. & Mrs. Joseph G. SlominskiSodexoStair GalleriesStewart's ShopsMr. & Mrs. Bernard Stickles, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Sanford UllmanValley Oil CompanyThe Vascular Group, PLLCVeillette-Nifosi FoundationMs. Meg WallingfordMr. & Mrs. M. Scott Wood, Jr.Dr. Bonnie Yochelson & Mr. Paul Shechtman

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Yurish

$500 - $999Dr. & Mrs. James AisenbergDr. Catalina AlegreDr. & Mrs. Tomasz AndrejukMs. Joanne C. ArmstrongDr. & Mrs. Matthew AsbornsenMr. & Mrs. Bradford S. BarrMr. Robert R. Beard & Mr. Bibhu Mohapatra

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. BerlinerMr. & Mrs. Howard BrandstonMr. Gerard CalamariMr. John B. CarrollMr. & Mrs. Anthony CashenMr. Harold CastellanoCatskill Dental CareCDPHPDr. & Mrs. Norman ChapinMr. & Mrs. Gordon CochraneComDocMr. & Mrs. John CottiniDr. & Mrs. George F. DavisMs. Catherine DeChanceMr. & Mrs. Kevin B. DelahantyDr. Linda DeMarcoMr. & Mrs. John R. DunneMrs. Sarah A. FabianoMs. Christina FarleyMr. & Mrs. John J. FasoDr. & Mrs. Abul FatehMs. Laura FelpelMr. & Mrs. Marc FirestoneFirst Financial Corporate Services, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Charles FloodMs. Angela FoggMr. & Mrs. Michael FriessDr. & Mrs. Joseph J. FuscoMr. & Mrs. Robert GilsonGinsberg's Foods, Inc.Mr. David GrazianoMr. & Mrs. Robert JetteMs. Barbara S. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Adrian JonesMr. Raymond JonesMr. James Joseph & Mr. Scott FrankelMr. I. Michael KasserMr. Peter KellnerStephen A. Kepniss & Associates, P.C.Kleeber Insurance ServicesMs. Katherine S. Kolbert & Mr. Richard Rubinstein

Mr. Walter Lowden & Mr. Dominick Cucinotta

Dr. & Mrs. Wayne C. MabenMr. & Mrs. Christopher MaddenDrs. Edward & Kathleen MariciStanley Marks & Co., LLPMr. Francis McTernanMr. & Mrs. Neil MeichtAmerican Legion Post 184Mr. Robert MontgomeryMr. Gerald Moore & Ms. Joyce Nereaux-Moore

Mr. & Mrs. Philip OlsonGina & Frank OrlandoMs. Claudia OverackerMs. Robin PascuzziMr. Larry PatlenMs. Dawn PerlinMs. Mary Ellen K. PierroPremier Mechanical Services, Inc.PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPDr. Andrew QianMs. Carol M. Race & Mr. Steve Hotaling

Mr. & Mrs. Carmi Rapport

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney D. RichterDr. & Mrs. Nikolay SamedovDr. & Mrs. Harold SchmitzMr. & Mrs. Roald SchoppMr. David SingletonMr. & Mrs. Martin C. SmithDr. Shanda Steenburn & Mr. Gary Steenburn

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne SurpriseMs. Kelly Sweeney & Mr. Wayne SmithTaconic Farms Employees Mr. & Mrs. Jay TopkisValley Mortgage Company, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. William C. Van SlykeMr. & Mrs. Walter W. Weber, Jr.Ken & Jeanette WilberWilliams Lumber & Home CentersMr. William C. Zifchak & Ms. Margaret J. Evans

Mr. Daniel Zowak

$250 - $499Mr. Thomas Mazur & Mrs. Lorinda Ackley-Mazur

Mr. & Mrs. Burton AgataAnonymousMr. David W. ArmstrongMr. Jon ArmstrongMs. Susanne ArmstrongDr. Rakel AstorgaAWESCODr. Neal BaillargeonMr. & Mrs. Walter E. BalfourBank of AmericaMs. Deborah BolstadMr. & Mrs. Maurice S. BowermanMr. & Mrs. Raymond BradshawMs. Barbara BradyMs. Janice BrodowskiMr. & Mrs. Joseph CareyMrs. Joan CastleCatamount Development Corp.Chatham Wine & LiquorMr. & Mrs. James ClaroClassic Country Home & GardenThe Community at Bells PondMr. James CoonsMrs. Diane CorradoMr. & Mrs. Francis W. CoughlinMr. Len D. DanielsMr. John W. Dax & Ms. Sandra L. Knakal

Dr. & Mrs. Patrick A. DelgrandeMs. Lois E. DicksonMs. Mary DillonEastern Heating & Cooling, Inc.Mrs. Henry EyreMr. & Mrs. Christopher FerroneMs. Michelle FortneyGarfunkel Wild, P.C.Garuc DistributingMr. & Mrs. Francis G. GavinGermantown Lions ClubMr. & Mrs. Donald GibsonMr. & Mrs. Stewart E. GillGlen Sanders MansionMr. & Mrs. Michael GoldenMs. Jeanne GoldmanMs. Erin GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Michael GreasonMr. & Mrs. Thomas G. GriffenMr. Theodore Guterman, II & Ms. Nancy Cuddihy

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“I am writing to express our apprecia-tion and admiration for the wonderful service that your hospital provided in your Intensive Care Unit. Please accept theenclosed donation as a token of our appreciation for all that your organizationdoes for our com-munity, one patient ata time.”

Thank you

Mr. & Mrs. Gene HallenbeckHammond SecurityMr. Don HarrisHudson HomeHudson Valley Ophthalmologists, PLLC

Mr. Andrew HumphreyMr. & Mrs. Eugene HurinMr. & Mrs. Charles V. Irose, Jr.Ms. Josephine Lea IselinMr. & Mrs. Kirk JohnsonMr. Tony JonesMr. Jeffrey KalpakKarp, Ackerman, Skabowski & HoganMr. Bernhardt KarpMr. & Mrs. Albert W. KeilMs. Colleen M. KervinKeystone on the Hudson, LLCMr. & Mrs. Paul KisselbrackMs. Deborah E. Lans & Ms. Sharon Grubin

Ms. Carol Lavender & Mr. Edward Depew

Le Gamin CountryMr. Joseph McDonoughMs. Robin MeranteDr. Suzanne MesidorMulhern Gas Co., Inc.Ms. Mary MullaneMs. Geraldine NaboznyMr. & Mrs. Harry NewtonMr. Kevin NovakMrs. Manisha OberPEO Sisterhood Chapter BUMr. & Mrs. Richard PhelanMr. & Mrs. Roger PhillipsThe Physicians Advocate, LLCMr. & Mrs. Pierre PreveMs. Madeleine RaffertyMs. Reba RossanoMr. Joel Russell & Ms. Betsy WintersDr. & Mrs. Mark M. SchilanskyMr. Gary Schiro & Mr. Robert BurnsMr. Gus SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Richard A. SchroeppelMr. & Mrs. C. William SchrothMr. & Mrs. John D. SmithMr. Corey SmithMr. Christian Steiner & Mr. Franklin Heller

Mr. Brian StewartTaconic Associates, LLCMr. Donald TessitoreTimely SignsMr. & Mrs. Jason WalchDr. Gretchen Stearns & Dr. Richard Weininger

Dr. Michael WeisbergMr. Dennis Wheeler & Ms. Kathi Doolan

Ms. Karen WhiteMs. Deborah Yasinski

$100 - $250John A. Alvarez & Sons, Inc.Anonymous (3)Mr. & Mrs. Ken BaccaroMr. & Mrs. Fred BaderMs. Linda BagnardiMrs. Lee F. BarashMr. Glenn BarrowsMs. Ashley BartholomewMr. Justin BarwellBates & Anderson Funeral HomeMr. John BeauchampMs. Evelyn S. BeojekianMrs. Paula BergeMs. Kristen BernockieMr. Peter A. Bevacqua & Mr. Stephen King

Mr. Rick BianchiMr. & Mrs. Charles E. BiblowitMs. Tani L. BielerMr. Steven E. BingMr. & Mrs. Mark BonesteelMr. & Mrs. Sion Boney, IIIMs. Crystal G. BooyMr. & Mrs. Irwin BrandonMr. & Mrs. Arthur T. BrooksMs. Sherry BrunoMr. Joshua E. BuMrs. Ruth H. BuchholzMr. Thomas BudelmanMs. Terri BulichMr. & Mrs. Brian BurkeMr. & Mrs. Richard BurntitusMr. & Mrs. Kurt ButenhoffCa’MeaCantele MemorialsMr. Jonathan Caplan & Mr. Angus Cook

Mr. Frank CappozzoMs. Shirley E. CarrMr. Stanley A. CarrCarver Sand & Gravel, LLCCasa UrbanaThe CascadesMs. Althea CaswellChatham PressMs. Anna ChristianaMr. Timothy ClaroClaverack Pump ServiceMs. Marquerite CoatesMr. & Mrs. Robert ColarussoColdwell Banker Bartolotta AssociatesMs. Marcia ColeColumbia County Association in the City of NY, Inc.

Columbia County Sons & Daughters of Italy

Columbia Tent RentalsColumbia Tractor, Inc.Columbia Travel BureauMs. Angela ColwellCopake RealtyThe Country Squire B&BMr. & Mrs. William J. Craft, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John CrosMr. Francis Curran & Dr. Carol CurranMs. Doreen CurtisThe DakotaMs. Jeannine DarrigoMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. DausMr. Martin J. DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Timothy DavisDell’s PlumbingMr. & Mrs. Warren Delp

Mr. David DemboskiMs. Alana DenterMs. Donna DiehlMr. & Mrs. Thomas Dinardi, Sr.Mr. James Dixon & Mr. Charles JenkinsMs. Marie DohertyMs. Connie DonnellyMs. Marian D’OnofrioMr. Timothy DunleavyDuxbury & Hermans InsuranceEarthscape DesignsMs. Constance EisemanMr. Kevin ElyDr. Ernest EnzienFace StockholmTodd Farrell’s Car CareMs. Lynne FerrariMr. & Mrs. Mark FingarMr. Thomas Fish, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. FishmanMr. & Mrs. Joseph ForgioneMr. & Mrs. Joseph FreiermuhtMr. & Mrs. Glen FriedmanBen Funk, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Rao GaddipatiMs. Georgene GardnerMs. Renee GarelMr. Russell Gibson & Mr. Duncan CalhounMrs. Myra S. GinsbergMr. M.J. GladstoneMr. Stanley Gotlin & Mr. Barry WaldorfMrs. Denise GrattanGreen Bee We Taxi & Errand ServicesGreene County Chamber of CommerceMr. & Mrs. David D. GriffinMr. John V. Hannam & Mr. Hermenio Ramirez

Mr. Chris HarlandMrs. Norma C. HartMs. Emily HernandezMs. Marilyn HerringtonMr, & Mrs. Walter G. HerrodHigh Voltage, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Pavel Hillel (with a corporate matching grant from American Express Charitable Fund)

Ms. Libby A. HinkelMs. Carrie HladikMr. & Mrs. Peter W. HoganMrs. Jean C. HogencampMs. Joan A. HoppeMrs. Connie HortonMs. Maureen HotalingMr. & Mrs. John HubertHudson Financial, LLCHudson Lions ClubMs. Christina HuetherInvestments in Youth, Inc.Ms. Susanne JarvisDr. & Mrs. Gregory JasonThe Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan & Ms. Lesley Oelsner

Keeler Vault Co., Inc.Ms. Meaghan KelleherMs. Eileen H. KelmanMr. John P. KingsleyMr. & Mrs. Joseph KlempnerMs. Suzanne KomaromiKOSCO

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“The staff on the 4th floor was very careful,skilled and caring. The nursing care was certainly as accomplished as any hospital with which I have been associated.”

Koweek, Cranna & McEvoy, PCDr. & Mrs. Paul KreienbergLa Conca D’Oro RestaurantMr. James LarneyMr. & Mrs. Frederick LarsonMr. & Mrs. Terry LaskyMrs. Margie K. LaurieMr. Brian LawsonMs. Bonnie L. LennonMr. & Mrs. David LevowDr. Lewis LichtMs. Deborah LitchkoMs. Deborah LudwigMr. Joseph MacagnoneMr. & Mrs. John MaichinMr. Benoit MaillolMain Brothers Oil CompanyMs. Rhonda MakoskeMr. Curt ManleyMs. Shelly MannMr. & Mrs. Wilbur ManningMs. Alida MargolinMarshall & Sterling InsuranceMs. Melinda MartinMr. & Mrs. Richard MasonMrs. Patricia MaynardMr. & Mrs. Gary MazzacanoMs. Donna McKentyMs. Rebecca McPheters & Mr. Yoram Ariely

Mr. & Mrs. Barry McWilliamsMr. & Mrs. Chester MeyerMs. Susan MeyersMr. & Mrs. Victor MeyersMr. & Mrs. Paul MierMr. John MizerakAssemblyman Marc MolinaroMr. Maury MooreMorgan Motors of New EnglandMs. Asia MyersMs. Ruth NealMr. & Mrs. Dustin NeefusMrs. Bonnie NewkirkMs. Joanne NunziatoMr. Dave O’DonnellOlde HudsonMr. & Mrs. Paul O’LearyMr. Robert Opatrny & Ms. Susan Sutherland

Mr. & Mrs. Peter PadenMrs. Jamie PaquetteMr. & Mrs. James ParrishMs. Juanita PasquiniPassifloraMs. Connie PazinMr. & Mrs. Gary B. PeckMs. Antonia PeristerisMr. Michael Peskoe & Ms. Patricia Bourdon

Ms. Deborah PierceMr. & Mrs. Christopher M. PierroMrs. Kayle PitcherMs. Jennifer PostMrs. Cordelia RamosThe Honorable Fran ReiterMs. Vallarie RiceRip Van Winkle RealtyMs. Candice G. Roche

Ms. Janine RogersDr. & Mrs. Jay RohrlichMr. William A. Roos, IVMs. Donna RoseMr. Irving Rosen & Ms. Doris LyonsMr. & Mrs. Michael RosenMr. Ernest Rubenstein & Ms. Tova F. Usdan

S & F Technologies Corp.Ms. Kathy SalisburyMr. Anthony SandagatoMs. Angela SandersMs. Valerie Sauers & Mr. Powers Cockcroft

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas SaundersMr. James Schamus & Ms. Nancy Kricorian

Mr. & Mrs. Paul SchlesingerMs. Cathy Schneider-SohotraMr. & Mrs. Howard ScottMr. & Mrs. Richard SeltzerShallo, Galluscio, Bianchi & FucitoMs. Corrie ShattenkirkDr. Timothy ShepardMs. Justine ShultisSickler, Torchia, Allen & Churchill, C.P.A.s, P.C.

Mrs. Carol SiedsmaMrs. Thora K. SiglerDr. & Mrs. Herbert SilversteinMs. Susan SilvestrisMs. Judy SimpsonSlater’s Great American SupermarketMs. Anne H. SmithMrs. Carolyn SmithMr. Terrance J. SmithMs. Dawn M. SorokeyMr. Jeremy SotoMs. Takysha SotoMs. Susan SparacinoMr. & Mrs. Daniel SteinF.H. Stickles & Son, Inc.Robert & Jacqueline SticklesMs. Kimberly StieberitzMr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Stuart (with a corporate matching grant from IBM Matching Grants Program)

Ms. Carrie SundheimerMr. & Mrs. Michael SuperSwiss HutteTaconic Valley Lawn & Garden, Inc.Ms. Joyce TeatorMs. Leslie Teicholz & Mr. Bob DahlenMs. Gladys R. ThomasMs. Krystal ThomasMr. & Mrs. Douglas ThornMr. & Mrs. Christopher TianoMr. & Mrs. Malcolm TravelsteadMr. Giovanni TreccaniTwin County Recovery Services, Inc.Ms. Nancy Ursprung & Mr. Nore Dinardo

Mr. & Mrs. J. Warren Van DeusenMr. & Mrs. Neal Van DeusenMr. Daniel Van SlykeVillage DodgeMs. Lisa VitaleMr. George H. Vollmuth & Ms. Janet Langlois

Ms. Kimberly VosslerMr. & Mrs. Albert E. Wagar, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James WannMs. Carrie WaterhouseMr. & Mrs. Myles Weintraub

Ms. Mary L. WestoverMs. Regina WhateleyMr. Terry WilhelmMs. Margaret WilliamsZema’s Nursery, Inc.Mr. Ami Ziff

$50 - $100Mr. August AbatecolaMr. & Mrs. Philip AbitabileMr. & Mrs. Seth H. AgataMs. Jen AlarconMr. & Mrs. Richard F. AlbertAnonymousMs. Kathleen ArmstrongMr. & Mrs. Harvey AronsonMr. & Mrs. Paul BalichMs. Elizabeth BathrickMrs. Linda BathrickMr. Richard A. BeersMr. & Mrs. Sam E. BellerMs. Ashley E. BoehlkeMr. Henry BohnMs. Kathryn M. BosworthMs. Joanna BradwayMs. Antoinette M. BrattonMs. Ritalynne BrechnerMr. & Mrs. Paul M. BrownMr. & Mrs. J. Mark BrowneMr. & Mrs. A. Michael BucciMs. Mary ButtinoMr. George CabanasMr. & Mrs. Gary CamardoMs. Sarah CasanovaMs. Megara CassinMr. & Mrs. Richard S. ChiulliMr. & Mrs. Franklin B. ClarkMrs. Kathleen A. ClarkMs. Colleen ColeMr. & Mrs. Anthony ConcraMrs. Katherine CostacurtaMs. Joanne CuvaMs. Melinda DavisMs. Gail A. DeckerMr. & Mrs. Edward DemskiMs. Linda DrahushukMs. Adeline DunphyMrs. Josephine DusmanMrs. Heather DwyerMs. Julie DyominaMr. David EdellMs. Deborah EnrightMrs. Muriel FalkeyMs. Lori FarinacciMrs. Amanda FinneganThe Finocchio FamilyMs. Marietta FriessMr. & Mrs. John GallagherMs. Ann GalloMr. Alfred GazzeraMs. Joanna GerkmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. GibbonsMr. William GilbertMrs. Blanka GlickmanMr. Andrew GoldmanMr. Edwin Grossman & Ms. Gwen H. Gould

Ms. Rebecca Hamm

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“Please extend our sincerest thanks to thestaff at Kaaterskill Care for the wonder-ful care provided to our Aunt. We are amazed at how compassionate every-one was while caring for her and other residents, always maintaining respect for the patients and families.”

Mr. Alston B. HarrisMr. Kent HaskinsMrs. Marlin HenryMr. & Mrs. Rami HermusDr. & Mrs. Marcel HindsMr. & Mrs. John HintermeisterMs. Mary Ellen HoldridgeMr. & Mrs. Howard H. HotalingHudson City Hall EmployeesMs. Patricia E. HuetherMs. Susan IveryMr. David JohnsonMr. Albert P. KastnerMrs. Nancy KellyMiss Dianna KippMs. Carolyn KlestinecMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. KnightMr. & Mrs. Arthur KoweekMr. Andrew KruppenbacherMr. & Mrs. Robert LambertMr. & Mrs. Percy F. LampmanMs. Candace LansingMr. & Mrs. Vincent LarsonMr. & Mrs. William B. LawrenceMs. Donna LebrechtMr. Richard T. LendinMr. David LewisMs. Janet LorenzMs. Cindy L. LovgrenMr. Guy MalloryMs. Phyllis ManuliMr. Kenneth R. MarkelMr. Peter E. MastiMr. Kevin McClarnonMrs. Karen MeichtMrs. Danielle MeichtMrs. Carol A. MillerMr. Russell MillerMs. Teresa MittermayerMr. Roosevelt MooreMr. Richard MoranMr. & Mrs. Lewis MuellerMr. & Mrs. Raymond MuldorfMr. Stuart Narofsky & Ms. Jennifer Rusch

Mr. Thomas Neufeld & Ms. Ann Patman

Ms. Jeanette NevenMs. Christina NewkirkMs. Jennifer NievesMr. & Mrs. Peter NociMs. Loretta O’DellMrs. Mary T. OettingerMs. Olga OkunevaOld Chatham Tennis ClubMr. & Mrs. James OsborneMr. & Mrs. Christopher S. OsswaldMr. Nick PapaMr. & Mrs. Robert PatrickMs. Kelsey PeckovitchMs. Deborah PerezMr. Thomas F. PizzaMrs. Stacy PotterMr. & Mrs. George PoughMr. & Mrs. Robert PrizerMs. Diane PruiksmaMr. & Mrs. Walter PuffMs. Jane PulverMr. & Mrs. Michael QuirkMr. Aaron ReynoldsMs. Marguerite RobillardMr. Frank RosaMs. Sophia RoseMs. Desirae Rozner

Mr. David Salz & Ms. Kim SeidmanMrs. Vilet M. SantosMrs. Melisa SardaroMr. & Mrs. Frank SblendidoMs. Betty SchattMr. & Mrs. Stanley J. ScherMrs. Kathleen G. SchererMr. & Mrs. Glenn SchermerhornMr. & Mrs. Uwe SchneeclausMr. Josh Schonhaut & Ms. Enid MooreMiss Kerry SchubertMr. & Mrs. Raymond ShookMs. Lynn SimmonsMs. Laura SmithMrs. Nancy J. SmithMs. Tiffany SmithMr. William StagiasMs. Kay StamerMs. Patricia StoryMr. & Mrs. George P. SuperMs. Debra TacchinoMs. Phyllis TaddeoMr. Joseph TarantinoMs. Ashley ThorneMr. Scott ThorneMs. Ellen V. ThurstonMr. Shane TietsworthMiss Kayla TirpakMs. Donna M. TkacyMr. & Mrs. Frank J. TuttleMs. Ann VehliesMr. & Mrs. Bernard VidiborMr. Leonard WahlMr. Joseph WardMr. Justin WeaverMs. Holly WilcocksWood Hill Veterinary ClinicMr. & Mrs. Enrico YaconeMr. Chris YargerMr. & Mrs. Tony Zibella

<$50Ms. Bryanna AbatecolaMs. Aimee AbbottMiss Ashley AdeeMr. Edwin T. AlataMs. Robyn AlbergoMrs. Alicia A. AlbertsonMs. Linda AlloccoMs. Sara AltomerAmerican Glory Restaurant Corp.Mr. Robert J. AnthonyMs. Mary AnuskaMr. Kyle AschenbrennerMs. Amy BafumoMiss Katlyn BakerMs. Dorothy BallMs. Amber BarnardMrs. Kelly BarrisMrs. Florette C. BarrorMs. Bethanne BattistaMs. Heidi BauerMs. Elizabeth A. BeckerMs. Tiffany N. BeckleyMs. Elizabeth A. BellMs. Shernette BenjaminMs. Suzanne Bennett

Ms. Donna BergamineMr. Kristoffer G. BergerMr. & Mrs. John P. BeynartMr. Craig BiegelMs. Maureen BiegnerMr. & Mrs. Ralph BielefeldtMs. Denise BirdsellMs. Jessica BirkMr. Jermel BlanksMr. Leonard BlishMs. Melissa BorshMs. Marie BoxMs. Donna M. BradyMs. Marie-Louise BrauchMs. Tonya BrocchettiMs. Lily H. BrownMs. Mary BrownMs. Margaret E. BrowneMs. Susan BuMrs. Felecia R. BuckhananMs. Heather BuffaMr. & Mrs. C. Michael BufiMs. Lisa BuonicontoMr. & Mrs. Albert BurkhartMr. Chris BurtonMs. Sara ButlerMr. Charles ButterfhasMrs. Ammi Mercadita L. CalpitoMs. Felicita CamachoMs. Deborah CanastreMr. David J. CarneyMs. Kathryn S. CarpenterMrs. Kristin CarsonDr. Carmen CaruanaMr. & Mrs. Carl Cary, Jr.Mr. Tanner C. CasamentoMrs. Jessica CedenoMrs. Kathleen K. CharbonneauMs. Joanna ChiesaMiss Kristen ClarkMs. Patricia ClaroMrs. Erin M. ClaytonMiss Keri L. ClearwaterMs. Carol CobaneMr. & Mrs. Henry CobbMrs. Karen M. CoeMrs. Dorothea B. CoffmanMs. Christi CohenMs. Erica ColeColumbia County Golden AgersMr. Steven M. ColvinMs. Kristen ConwayMr. Andrew CoonsMs. Marsha CorbettMiss Rachael CornellMr. Todd CregoMr. Todd Crego, Jr.Ms. Eszter CsakiMr. Kenny DabadyMr. Donald D’AgostinoMs. Tanya DaigreMr. Walter DanielsMrs. Virginia D’ArmientoMiss Rebecca DavisMs. Teresita DavisMr. Gerald DeChanceMr. Peter DeckerMs. Krystalyn DeJesusMrs. Faith DelvecchioMrs. Kerensa DemarestMs. Tracy DeRoseMs. Laura I. deSousaMs. Charley DibbleMs. Jillian DiPerno

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Thank you“ I was given the very best care by conscien-tious, highly capable and caring doctors and medical staff and the facilities are as clean and as modern as you could wish.”

Ms. Brittany DispensaMs. Loren DolceMrs. Lisa DonahueMs. Christie DoriaMs. Guerline DorlusMrs. Murray DouglasMs. Mildred H. DrabickMrs. Linda DuBoisMr. Kenneth E. DukeMs. Andrea L. DunnMs. Gina DunnMs. Amy DussaultMs. Paul EdgingtonMs. Kimberly EisnerMs. Michelle EisnerMiss Nicole ElliottMs. Chelsea ElmendorfMs. Amanda EngleDr. & Mrs. Herbert M. EskwittMs. Tracy FaganMiss Heidi FaulknerMs. Eileen FerrierMr. Richard C. FinkleMs. Tanya FonzoMs. Maria FotiadisMs. Karen FranceschiMs. Stephanie FraudeMs. Patricia FrelighMs. Gloria FremgenMs. Karolyn GarafaloMs. Diana M. GauthierMs. Heidi GerlachMr. & Mrs. William GerlachMr. & Mrs. Donald N. GibsonMrs. Lisa GileMr. & Mrs. Leon GoldbergMs. Ruth GortonMs. Deborah GrantGrass Roots Lawn Mowing & Landscaping

Mrs. Renee GrayMs. Nancy GrazianoMr. Ryan GrazianoMs. Marie GrecoGreenport Apartments, Inc.Ms. Maria GrenciMr. Matthew GriffinMs. Jen GrippinMrs. Paula GroffMs. Nyhera GuyMs. Deborah HagerMiss Dana HahnMs. Chelsea HalstedMs. Christa HammMrs. Tonya HammMs. Colleen HarrisMs. Britni HasenkopfMs. Katie M. HattMrs. Loretta M. HawkinsMrs. Debbie L. HawksMrs. Stephanie HaynieMr. & Mrs. James HeadyMs. Brittany HendricksonMs. Heather HendricksonMr. Shane HenryMs. Isabel HernandezMrs. Dawn HilbertMs. Maureen V. HildenbrandMs. Miranda HimelrightMs. Sheila Homalon

Miss Stacey HomiczMs. Pamela C. HopkinsMrs. Dorothy M. HotalingMs. Andrea HuberMs. Catherine HughesMs. Melody L. HullMs. Sara HutchinsonMs. Kathleen InghamMr. Edward JenksMr. Alexander JohnsonMrs. Brandi JollieMr. Jeff JonesMs. Elaine JornovMs. Lydia KaczorMs. Sara Kahn-Gearity & Ms. Margaret Gearity

Ms. Geraldine KaneMs. Kibbum KangMs. Alexa KaricMr. Dale D. KeenanMr. John KehrerMr. & Mrs. John KelleyMr. Ryan KellyMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. KennyMs. Christine KernMr. Barry King, Jr.Ms. Victoria KinzieMrs. Victoria KirschMrs. Jennifer KleinMs. Carrie A. KmentMs. Penny KnichelMr. & Mrs. James KonderwichMr. & Mrs. Herbert J. KrapfMr. Christopher M. LaForgeMrs. Rosemary E. LambertMr. Jeffrey LappiesMr. Anthony LaRoccaMs. Jillique LaurangeMs. Amanda L. LaursenMs. Helen LawrenceMs. Karen LecceseMs. Melinda LeeMrs. Cory LeggettMs. Alyssa LennonMiss Staci LentMiss Morgan A. LibrukMr. Nels LighthartMr. Leo LindemannMs. Lisa LonerganMs. Nicole LouerMr. & Mrs. Paul E. LugertMs. Heather MabbMs. Brittany MackMs. Jholee MageeMr. Bryan MahoneyMs. Ashley MaiuriMs. Lianna MalloryMs. Joann MaloneyMr. Robert ManentiMs. KellyAnn MarafiotiMrs. Deanna J. MarottaMrs. Kayla J. MarroMiss Katherine MartinMrs. Rebecca MartinMs. Tobyjean MarzahlMrs. Melinda MasonMiss Mareena MasseMs. Kari MattesonMr. John MatthewsMiss Carina MauMs. Stacey L. MayMrs. Mary MazzacanoMs. Colleen McCartenMiss Dorothy McDowellMs. Jeane McMahonMs. Cynthia McPhersonMs. Colleen MelinoMs. Nicole Melino

Ms. Penny MeltzMr. Peter D. MeranteMs. Mitzi L. MerlinoMr. Shaimelle MeusMs. Jacqueline MillerMrs. Kim MillerMs. Marianne MillerMs. Norma Jean Miller-RobertsMrs. Donna MillsMrs. Valerie MolloyMr. Glaron J. MonkMs. Tory MontiMs. Alyssa MooreMs. Helena MooreMs. Jennifer MorningstarMrs. Amanda MurrayMr. Thomas P. MyersMs. Mary NiblockMs. Melissa NorwayMrs. Mary E. OakleyMr. Nana OkyereMr. Timothy P. O'Neil Jr.Mrs. Sarah A. O'NeilanMs. Jillian OravskyMs. Diane PalazzoMr. & Mrs. Joseph PaoneMs. Lauren PapaMrs. Gertrude E. PappMs. Loretta G. PattersonMs. Christine PearsonMs. Marissa PeciMs. Karen PekrulMrs. Brenda PetersMr. John PetersonMs. Natalie PetersonMrs. Andrea PietrishMs. Jessica L. PlumleyMr. & Mrs. Mark PollardDr. Norman A. PosnerMr. & Mrs. Roger ProperMrs. Sharon QuigginsMs. Anne QuinnMs. Susan RandazzoMs. Tanya RaubMs. Lizbeth RayMr. & Mrs. Paul RazickasMs. Kayla RelyeaMs. Ivone RibeiroMs. Kimberly RichardsMs. Rebecca RiderMr. Travis RinaldiMrs. Alexis RionMr. & Mrs. Harold RivenburghMr. Matthew RizzoMs. Candi RockefellerMr. Paul RodriquezMs. Carol RogersMs. Antoinette RomitoMs. Carol RoseMrs. Mary E. RossMr. Zachary RuckhMr. Casson RugenMs. Dawn SamperisiMs. Lisa SavianoMs. Marie SavinoMs. Amanda SchlosserMiss Valerie Schmitt

“This contribution is in honor of my husband but really in honor of the hospital staff and physicians who saved his life. He is alive andwell and in better shape than ever. We are celebrating his lifebecause of your care.”

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Mr. & Mrs. Fred SchultzMs. Kathleen SchunkMr. Andrew SciricoMr. Aston ScottMs. Janet D. ScottMiss Megan ScottMr. & Mrs. Paul R. ScottMs. Yvonne ScribnerMs. Rosella ShaderMs. Marjorie ShanleyMs. Christina ShawMs. Erica SherbMs. Margot SheridanMs. Marcella ShookMs. Karoline Shott, R.N.Miss China SilversteinMs. Jennifer SinnottMs. Amanda SloverMr. Derrick SmartMs. Crystal SmithMr. James E. SmithMiss Megan SmithMrs. Rachel SmithMr. & Mrs. Edward SomersMs. Azra StracuzziMs. Catherine SundheimMs. Justine SwartMr. & Mrs. Henry TheissMs. Sylvia ThompsonMs. Julee On TimMs. Laurie ToddMr. John TrowMs. Marcy TrowMs. Crystal Van AlphenMs. Mallary Van AlstyneMr. & Mrs. Ronald Van AlstyneMr. Robert W. Van Valkenburgh & Ms. Joanne S. Clapper

Ms. Lynn Van WieMrs. Angela VaradeMs. Carmen VaughanMr. Vincent VelasquezMs. Alba VelazquezMrs. Christine ViaMrs. Jacklyn VitalMr. Gerard VosslerMs. Laila WaliMr. Christopher WalshMr. Kenneth WaltherMrs. Deborah WaringMs. Rafael WebbMr. & Mrs. Brian WebberMs. Ernestine WelchMr. Francis WeldMs. Sally WestonMr. & Mrs. Brent D. WheatMrs. Carrie WhitemanMr. & Mrs. Donald W. WidjeskogMs. Brandi WintermeyerMr. Joseph WolfMrs. Nicole Woodard-FletcherMs. Laurie WordonMs. Helen WrightMrs. Cheryl YoungMs. Laura M. YoungMr. Justin Zadro

Gifts-In-KindThe Barrington Stage CompanyThe Berry FarmDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey BloombergBody ArchitectureBrowns Emporium Inc.Callander's Nursery & LandscapingCa’MeaCarlucci CateringMr. Don CarpentierMr. Harold CastellanoCedar GroveMs. June ChanningChatham BookstoreThe Chatham Film ClubChatham Flowers & GiftsChatham Wine & LiquorClassic Country Home & GardenClaverack Package Store, Inc.Columbia County Sheriff’s Department

Columbia MemorialHospital Auxiliary

Croff HouseJim & Roxanne CurleyDr. Carol CurranThe DakotaMr. George DonnellyEast Chatham Wine & LiquorEmpire BlueCross BlueShieldFairview Wines & SpiritsMs. Lisa FerlitaAlan H. & Judith R. FishmanFootJoyGinsberg's Foods, Inc.Great FindsMr. Francis Greenburger & Ms. Isabelle Autones

Mrs. Judith B. GrunbergHair Zone & Nail PerfectionHerrington'sHudson HomeHudson Wine MerchantsKinderhook Wine & SpiritsMr. & Mrs. Charles Knauss, Jr.Rich Kraham DesignMs. Kelly KynionLagonia's PizzaliliandlooLippera's RestaurantLove Apple Farm Fruits & Vegetables

Lowe’sMacHaydn TheatreMado PatisserieThe Main Street GraineryMario’s TrueValueMexican RadioMr. Gerald Moore & Ms. Joyce Nereaux-Moore

Northeast Commercial InteriorsOlanaOld Chatham Country StoreOld Chatham Tennis ClubOlde HudsonOur Daily Bread Cafe - BakeryThe Pillars RestaurantThe REACH CenterMs. Anne SchomakerSpotty Dog Books & AleSpruce Ridge FarmStewart's ShopsStrongtree CoffeeSwoon KitchenbarMs. Barbara C. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Douglas ThornVerdigrisMr. & Mrs. M. Scott Wood, Jr.

Thank you

“Please accept this check for the Family Birth Place. I can’t say enough about what a relief it is to have my daughter healthy again with a beautifulbaby girl. The family is doing great!”

Save the Date

Saturday, June 4“Dancing Under the Stars”The 23rd Annual Hospital BallHosted by Chris and Jim Warren The Point, Catskill, NY

Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation

71 Prospect Avenue

Hudson, NY 12534

Address service requested

Non-Profit

U.S. Postage

PAID

Permit #370

Albany, NY

Monday, August 1stAnnual Four Ball Mixed Golf ScrambleColumbia Golf & Country ClubClaverack, NY

Saturday, September 1737th Annual Francis GreenburgerTennis TournamentOld Chatham Tennis ClubOld Chatham, NY

Visions

Chris and Jim Warrenare pleased to hostthe 23rd AnnualColumbia Memorial Hospital Ball

Dancing under the Stars

Saturday, June 4, 2011The Point, Catskill, New York