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New Hanover Health Network
OCTOBER 2000
Message
from CEO
Bill Atkinson
Health care
moving beyond
a tough crossroad
ear community: This past
D year has been a challenging
one in health care,to say
the least.That’s as true here
as anywhere in the nation.
No one in health care administra-
tion expected to start the 21st cen-
tury by coping with significant
Medi-care reductions while dealing
with the most severe labor shortage
of our generation.It seems as
though much of our ener gy in fiscal
year 2000 was spent balancing those
two issues.
Largely as a result,this year saw
us return more to our core mission
of caring for ill and injured patients
in the hospital setting. We had to re-
duce some of our community out-
reach efforts, finding other providers
for programs such as home health
and our health librar y, and asking
the community to help support oth-
er functions such as diabetes out-
reach education and VitaLine.
But when history looks back at
this year in the network’s life,I think
something else will emerge.This was
the year New Hanover Health Net-
work truly came together to im-
prove patient outcomes.
A consolidated orthopedics pro-
gram at Cape Fear Hospital rejuve-
nated that facility, sparking the most
patients and open beds there in five
years.Women’s and children’s ser-
vices moved to New Hanover Re-
gional,offering mothers,babies and
families more private space to cele-
brate and recover together.
The community began to reap
the benefits of the largest expansion
project in the medical center’s histo-
ry, a four-year effort that will finish
by January. The Zimmer Cancer
Center advances the care of cancer
patients throughout the region.The
Emergency Department at New
Hanover Regional Medical Center
opens new space that offers patients
better care,more privacy and access
to better technology.
When the visitor concourse opens
to finish the construction project,
See COMMUNITY, page 11
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Network members combine
their strengths to save lives
From the beginning,the network
was more than just buildings. Milestones During
New Hanover Health Network The Past Year
was formed when Cape Fear Hospi-
tal joined New Hanover Regional
■ Women’s and children’s ser-
vices consolidate at New
Medical Center on Nov. 1, 1998,
bringing Wilmington’s hospitals to-
Hanover Regional.
■ Orthopedics center opens
gether for the first time.When de- at Cape Fear.
scribing what “network” meant,ad-
ministrators and members of the
Board of Trustees talked about im-
proved patient outcomes and mak-
■ Zimmer Cancer Center
opens. Radiation therapy re-
turns to medical center.
■ All three network hospitals
ing a difference in patients’lives. receive their highest accredita-
There was no question the tion score in histor y.
added space, ability to consolidate ■ Expanded Emergency De-
programs and potential for added partment opens at NHRMC.
revenue played a role. But the dis-
cussion always came back to the man who had been stabbed in the
patient. chest, had no blood pressure, and
People are alive today because of had been in that condition for some
commitments the hospitals, physi- time. The trauma team at New
cians and clinical staff made togeth- Hanover “cracked” open his chest,
er as a health network.If there were relieving pressure building on his
a day to illustrate what this can heart.Six days later, he went home.
mean to a community, June 1 might Around 8 a.m.,a 70-year-old man
be the one. complained of chest pains at his
Cardiac nurse Mary Jo Hovey holds baby Ishara Mathews, Shortly after midnight, New home and called 911.The last he re-
the first to be born in the Coronary Care Unit. Hanover Regional EMS brought in a See ACCOMPLISHMENTS, page 11
Recruitment/Retention Efforts
Pay plan offers nurse incentives in key areas 12/12/99
3-year strategic plan
Establish nurse recruiting office
Work Climate Task Force proposals
2/1/00
3/30/00
sets course for future
LPN pay increase, 20 new positions created, weekend A 26-member task force of physicians, nurses,hospital ad-
pay increased, guarantee level of pay for callback ministrators and trustees met for three months this spring
Market adjustment raises for 2,000 employees 4/14/00 and de veloped a strategic plan to determine New Hanover
Long-range workforce developer post created 5/1/00 Health Network’s direction over the next three years.
The 2000+ Strategic Planning Task Force will help guide
National recruitment ad campaign begins 6/1/00 the medical staff, administration and staff as it recruits em-
Nurse mentoring program begins 6/12/00 ployees, plans for future facility needs and prioritizes pro-
grams for implementation.The plan will be updated each
Pay plan attracts experienced RNs to ED 9/5/00 year, creating a rolling three-year plan.
In the coming years, expect the network to take advan-
tage of some outstanding services offered nowhere else in
Administration renews effort Southeastern North Carolina. To meet the needs of this re-
gion,the task force recommends focusing on expanding can-
to retain, recruit strong staff cer, orthopedic, cardiovascular and imaging services, devel-
oping a women’s health initiative and improving patient re-
ferral processes from nearby counties.
Ask nurses what they want to- Work Climate Task Force found
Some of its recommendations:
day, and they’ll likely say competi- last winter. ■ Service -- Bring air ambulance service to Southeastern
tive pay, flexible benefits, respect The Administration has been North Carolina, a plan already adopted by the Network Board
and recognition, communication working all year - and will contin- of Trustees that will cost the network practically nothing.
between management and staff ue in the coming fiscal year -- to do ■ Quality - Improve accreditation scores and patient sat-
and participation in key organiza- something about those needs. isfaction.
tion decisions. The task force, a 31-member ■ Finances - More efficient billing processes; seek more
That’s what a survey of hospital group made up of nurses, non- funding from grants and foundation gifts.
nurse administrators found last clinical employees,physicians,Ad- ■ Operational capacity - Reduce employee turnover, opti-
May. And that’s exactly what New ministration and members of the mize how patient beds are used, and make other improve-
Hanover Health Network’s own See RECRUITMENT, page 10 ments that will benefit patients’ ability to use the system.
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2 October 2000 New Hanover Health Network

THE BOTTOM LINE

Q
Q. Haven’t some of the building programs added to the hospitals’
BUDGET QUICK FACTS
A look costs?
A. Yes. The most ambitious building expansion in New Hanover Re-
gional’s history is coming to an end in early 2001. When finished, the
■ The budget calls for no reduction in patient

&A
at Network
finances
Q. What is the financial outlook for New Hanover Health Network?
A. The hospitals expect to basically break even in Fiscal Year 2001,
which starts Oct. 1. For New Hanover Regional Medical Center and
Cape Fear Hospital, the budget projects an operating margin of 0.29
percent. “Operating margin,” or the money made on the hospitals’
operations, is how financial analysts typically measure an organiza-
tion’s financial health.
Q. What are the hospitals doing about this financial situation?
A. Everything they can to have the dollars available to keep the nurs-
es, clinical staff and support staff needed to protect and improve the
level of patient care. With the help of hundreds of employees, the hos-
pitals found millions of dollars worth of reductions in supplies, utili-
ties, professional fees and many other categories in the budget. Ad-
ministration has invested money into recruitment and retention pro-
grams, leading to a commitment to reduce the money spent on tem-
porary, or “traveler,” employees, from $10.6 million to $6.2 million.
By cutting costs and finding other revenue sources, the hospitals gen-
erated another $13 million in savings in this year’s budget.
Q. How did the medical center get in this financial position?
A. As with hospitals across the nation, much of the network hospi- Q. How much in county taxes do the hospitals receive to offset these
tals’ financial difficulty stems from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
(see story below), federal legislation that reduced Medicare spending
as part of an overall effort to balance the federal budget. The legisla-
tion is estimated to cost New Hanover Regional and Cape Fear $64
million over five years. Medicare cases make up about half of the hos-
pitals’ patients. The network is now paid only about 90 percent of its
costs on Medicare patients.
Q. Is the Balanced Budget Act the only factor in today’s finances? room rate hasn’t changed. About 96 percent of our patients will not
A. No. Patients with managed care insurance will grow to 26 percent pay the added charge. They either pay rates already negotiated by Q. Are any services being cut? Is there a layoff planned?
of the total in FY 2001. Managed care companies negotiate discounts
from hospitals in return for the promise to send all their patients
there. As the overall cost of health care has grown, the discounts of-
fered these companies are costing the hospitals more money. Other
costs also play a role: Prescription drug prices continue to rise; the
cost of blood services jumped $700,000; because of recent hurri-
canes, insurance costs have skyrocketed, forcing the hospitals to set
aside $1 million to pay the deductible in case major damage occurs.
$66 million project will benefit patients in numerous ways -- a free-
standing center just for cancer patients, an Emergency Department
that is almost double in size, a pediatric unit for children’s special
needs and a concourse to allow visitors better access and more con-
venience. Also, the network is paying off two other bond issues that
improved services in the 1990s, and is paying off the cost of acquir-
ing Cape Fear Hospital. The network saved millions in future planned
construction costs by adding Cape Fear, and by adding patient beds,
operating rooms and other services, it has greatly enhanced the abil-
ity to deliver health care in Southeastern North Carolina. New Hanover
Regional and Cape Fear will pay a combined $14 million in principal
and interest in FY 2001. Keep in mind that Cape Fear and the other
new services are generating revenue to help repay the cost. This in-
vestment in the region’s health is well worth the cost and is not the
primary reason for recent financially challenging times. The Balanced
Budget Act has had a far greater impact.
Q. What about the cost of caring for the indigent?
A. As public hospitals, New Hanover Regional and Cape Fear treat all
patients, regardless of their ability to pay. The hospitals expect to pro-
vide more than $24 million in indigent care in FY 2001. Most of those
patients will come from our service area of New Hanover, Brunswick,
Pender, Columbus, Duplin, Bladen and Onslow counties. The hospi-
tals will write off another $20.2 million in bad debt, which is charges
from patients who don’t pay their bill. That’s a total of about $45 mil-
lion the hospitals will absorb in care they provide without payment.
costs?
A. Nothing. Other than building the hospital in 1967 and financing building projects the board and Administration approved in prior
an addition in 1976 -- two debts that have since been retired -- the
hospitals run on their own revenues. County taxpayers have never
funded the daily operations of the hospitals.
Q. Will I have to pay more because the hospitals raised rates?
A. An average rate increase of 4 percent was approved, although the
A. No and no. Some programs, such as New Hanover Home Health
Medicare, Medicaid or a private insurance company, or they don’t pay
because they are indigent.
Q. I read that New Hanover and Cape Fear expect a profit of about
$5.7 million. Isn’t that enough?
A. Not really. The balance sheet on the budget shows an expected
$5.7 million in excess revenue for FY 2001, with most of that revenue
coming from investments. All of it -- and more -- is committed to
services or institution-wide layoff program.
■ The budget protects merit raises of up to 5
percent for employees and has set aside money
for market adjustment raises if needed to help
recruit and retain employees.
■ NHRMC and Cape Fear expect an operating
margin of 0.29 percent.
■ The budgeted “non-operating revenue” is al-
ready committed to be spent on ongoing building
projects and debt services.
■ From a cash flow perspective, the hospitals will
have $138,000 left over after meeting all financial
obligations in FY 2001.
■ Almost half our patients are covered by
Medicare. Government reimbursement for
Medicare does not cover the cost of care.
■ Managed care has grown from 15 percent to
26 percent in the last five years.
■ After six hurricanes in four years,the cost of
property insurance has skyrocketed.The hospi-
tals have set aside $1 million to pay a potential
deductible in the event of a storm.
■ The hospitals will write off about $45 million in
FY 2001 in indigent care and bad debt.
■ The hospitals receive no dollars from county
taxpayers.
years. To put it another way, when you consider all the cash the hos-
pitals expect to receive in FY 2001, and subtract the expenses for op-
erations and capital, the hospitals expect to have $138,000 for the
year in “cash flow.” Considering that the hospitals’ expenses are about
$797,000 a day, that’s not much of a margin.
and the Coastal Consumer Health Library, are being transferred else-
where in the community, but will continue the same level of service.
The FY 2001 budget’s greatest success may be what it doesn’t do. Pa-
tient services are expected to continue at the high level this commu-
nity has come to expect, and through the hard work of employees,
physicians, the Board of Trustees and Administration, jobs were pro-
tected.

Balanced Budget Act is affecting how we conduct business

To understand health care finances to-
day is to understand something about the
million Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Medicare
Reductions When President Clinton signed the act
Per Year into law, the intent was to balance the fed-
eral budget,begin reducing the deficit and
generally strengthen the economy. The
million BBA would reduce Medicare payments in a
variety of ways.There would be less mon-
ey for inpatient services and caps on mon-
ey for outpatient services.Home health re-
payment would be reduced by about 15
million
percent, and there would be less reim-
bursement for capital and bad debt.
In all, the BBA was projected to reduce
Medicare payments by $103 billion over
five years. The estimates were wrong.It’s
million
now projected to save $227 billion through
FY 2002. And the nation’s 7,000 hospitals
have borne the majority of those cuts.
This is having a devastating impact.
Hospital margins nationally have
dropped by more than a third since 1997.
Operating margins, the common measure
of fiscal performance, have dropped by
Total Medicare Reductions one-fourth in the same time period.Seven-
$64.1 million ty percent of the nation’s hospitals are los-
ing money on Medicare procedures,
which is significant considering that
Medicare often makes up about half of the
patients.
In North Carolina,hospitals as a whole
are losing money.Total margins have gone
from 6 percent in 1997 to negative 0.5
percent in 1998.
What does this mean to patients? Plen-
ty. Nationally, 23 hospitals have closed so
far this year, with another four expected to
close soon. In 1998, the most recent full
year of federal hospital statistics,43 hospi-
tals closed,the most since 1992.Hundreds
of other hospitals have eliminated patient
services,laid off staff, suffered lower bond
ratings or lost millions on operations.
In North Carolina, two hospitals have
closed since the BBA went into effect and
one has filed for bankruptcy. One hospital
near Winston-Salem has discussed closing
its emergency room. In Durham,an inten-
sive care unit closed. In Asheville, a tele-
phone health information line closed.Oth -
er hospitals have laid off workers or are
considering dropping major managed care
contracts rather than continue losing mon-
ey.
At New Hanover Health Network, Vi-
taLine, the telephone service that allows
callers to get advice from Registered Nurs-
es,will close unless grant support is found.
The network had to close its outpatient di-
abetes outreach education center and sell
its home health services. Overall, New
Hanover Regional and Cape Fear Hospital
expect to lose $64 million to the BBA in
five years.
Some relief came in the form of the Bal-
anced Budget Relief Act of 1999, which
put some money back into the Medicare
program.But this did not solve the hospi-
tals’problem.In North Carolina, for exam-
ple,the relief act reduced Medicare reduc-
tions by 10 percent,which means the total
loss went from $2.1 billion to $1.9 billion.
U.S. Sen. John Edwards, U.S. Sen. Jesse
Helms and U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre have
supported restoring hospital funding, as
have this area’s state legislators. Hospitals
are optimistic they will see some relief be-
fore Congress adjourns this session.
Until then, expect hospital finance dis-
cussions to center around the BBA.
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New Hanover Health Network October 2000 3

WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE’RE GOING

THE NUMBERS
The following figures are annualized,based
on the first 10 months of FY 2000.

Admissions 28,864
Discharges 29,062
P atient days
Total 158,450 The largest
Acute 134,124 construction
Psychiatr y 11,611 project in New
Rehab 12,715 Hanover Re -
Avg. length of sta y 5.5 days gional’s histor y
is nearing com -
Births 3,431
pletion. The
ED visits 70,385 Zimmer Center
Clinic visits 66,618 (at right)
Surgeries opened earlier
Total 22,672 this year, and a
Inpatient 9,461 concourse that
Outpatient 13,211 runs the length
of the hospital
EMS transports 10,168 and opens into
VitaLink transports 2,663 five new en -
VitaLine calls 172,166 trances will be
ready early
Emplo yees 3,924 next year .
(FTEs) 3,285
Registered nurses 1,125
Medical staff

Where our patients

450
4-year project to reveal improved,
come from
more advanced regional hospital
In the next few months, a transforma-
tion will take place at New Hanover Re-
gional Medical Center.
The construction trailers in front of the
new Zimmer Building will leave. The
fences that block the view from 17th
Street will come down.A campus disrupt-
ed by construction for four years will be
landscaped, inviting visitors to any of five
new entrances into the main building.
The most ambitious expansion project
in the medical center’s history will be
complete.
Vince Cicchino, New Hanover Health
Network’s Executive Director of Facilities
Services,said every bit of the building was
needed to keep pace with the rapid
INFORMATION growth of the community.
“We anticipated the growth,the growth
New Hanover Health Network, based in
Wilmington, N.C., is the state’s ninth- has occurred,and we’re building facilities
largest hospital network, serving 11 to accommodate the added volumes,” he
counties in Southeastern North Carolina. said.“At the same time, we’re adding tech-
Here’s how to reach us: nology. We’re actually a relatively small
community with ‘big hospital’services.”
New Hanover Regional
Medical Center 343-7000 The $66-million, four-year project is re-
markable on two fronts: It’s practically on
Cape Fear Hospital 452-8100
time,and it’s within budget.And that’s de-
Pender Memorial Hospital 259-5451
spite six hurricanes and technological im-
Coastal Rehab Hospital 343-7845 provements that became necessary as the
The Oaks 343-7787 project moved along.
Zimmer Cancer Center 343-3000 “That’s a tribute to everyone in the
Lower Cape Fear Hospice 772-5444 community, as well as the employees sup-
porting the continuous development and
New Hanover
construction of this project,” Mr. Cicchino
Regional EMS 341-4400
said.
Hospital Hospitality House 763-2130 The expansion project has already ben-
NHRMC Foundation 815-5002 efited patients in Southeastern North Car-
Outpatient Rehab Center 452-8104 olina.A 26-bed pediatrics unit that meets
the clinical and social needs of children
Additional copies of this annual re- opened in December 1998. Last January,
port may be obtained by calling the Zimmer Cancer Center opened, giving
New Hanover Health Network’s cancer patients in this region a freestand-
Public Affairs Department at ing center where they can get diagnosis,
343-7095. treatment and community support for
The $66-million, four-
year project is remark-
able on two fronts: It’s
practically on time, and
it’s within budget.
their disease.
The cancer center was just part of the
three-story Zimmer Building. Outpatient
clinics returned to the New Hanover Re-
gional campus on the middle floor, and
the laboratory moved into new, modern
space on the top floor.
Shortly after the new year begins,the fi-
nal phase of the Emergency Department
renovation will be complete.The new de-
partment almost doubles the size of the
former one,and offers more private rooms
that fit the special needs of women, chil-
dren and other special populations.Soon,
computerized radiology will allow physi-
cians to view X-ray images on their com-
puter screen in the ED.
The final piece will be the new con-
course that will run across the front of the
medical center, offering five entrances to
the main building.This will divert visitors
off the current main hallway, allowing pa-
tients more privacy as they are transport-
ed to clinical areas.As part of this project,
a cafe offering gourmet coffee and sand-
wiches will open to the public,and an out-
door eating area will open outside the
main cafeteria.
No new major building projects are ex-
pected to begin in Fiscal Year 2001, but
several more will come to an end.
Two operating rooms that can accom-
modate new equipment, such as a C-arm
that brings X-ray imaging directly to the
Zimmer Center
steps up fight
against cancer
When the Zimmer Cancer Center
opened earlier this year, its goal was to
give cancer patients one setting in which
to visit an oncology physician, receive
chemotherapy or radiation, and attend
support groups.
With the expected return of radiation
therapy this month,the center will reach
that goal.
“This brings us another rung or two
up the ladder toward perfection in can-
cer treatment,” Dr. Bertram Williams said
in January during the ribbon-cutting cere-
mony, which was carried on live televi-
sion.
Dr.Williams, former chair of the Board
of Trustees and founding chairman of the
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Foundation, was joined in cutting the rib-
bon by Beth Mathews,Cancer Center Di-
rector, and BobbyAmos,a cancer survivor
and employee at the hospital.
operating room table, will be finished in
December at New Hanover Regional, giv-
ing it 20 operating rooms overall. One of
the new rooms will be used for open heart
surgery, the other for vascular surgery.
At Cape Fear, a new operating room
will increase that hospital’s total to seven.
The three new operating rooms overall
will make it easier for physicians to sched-
ule cases during regular working hours.
A major renovation of Pender Memorial
Hospital’s Emergency Department will be-
gin after a design is selected.That project
should be finished in less than two years.
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4 October 2000
Kim Blake and Carol Moon, who work in Central
Sterile Processing at Cape Fear, are staying
busier with orthopedic cases.
EMS has made a life-death difference
NETWORK NOTES
To measure the progress New Hanover Regional
EMS continues to make,meet Gordi DePaolis,a retired
public school nurse and mother of two grown daugh-
ters who has a 40-year running game of gin rummy
and cribbage with her husband.
Not bad for a woman all but pronounced dead.
One day last year, Mrs. DePaolis complained of
chest pains and her heart stopped en route to New
Hanover Regional Medical Center. Paramedics with
New Hanover Regional EMS maintained a heartbeat
by shocking her with a defibrillator, then New
Hanover Regional EMS Medical Director Ted Win-
neberger, also an emergency physician, suggested a
drug that had recently done well with reviving
stopped hearts in medical trials in Seattle.Amiodarone
was so new to New Hanover Health Network that it
was only available on the ambulance units.
Mrs.DePaolis was injected with the drug,a cardiol-
ogist removed blockage from her arteries in the
catheterization lab and,10 days later,she was climbing
stairs in her Tangle Oaks home. Amiodarone has since
played a role in several saves during the past year.
Dr. Winneberger credits the network administra-
tion with lifesaving efforts to bring in new drugs and
expand the placement of defibrillators in public build-
ings and businesses throughout the county.
Since assuming control of the county’s emergency
medical services in 1998, New Hanover Regional EMS
has expanded coverage, added rescue services and re-
duced response time. It has also doubled the amount of
training hours among the paramedic staff and is switch-
ing from 24-hour to 12-hour shifts, which means para-
medics are more likely to be rested and fresh.
Home Health excels, transfers
Because of declining Medicare reimbursement for
home health services, New Hanover Health Network
sold New Hanover Home Health to Well Care & Nurs-
ing Services of Wilmington in July for $800,000.
Before the transfer, Well Care assured the network
that patient care would continue without interrup-
COMMUNITY CARE
Quality continues at Cape Fear as
hospital specializes its services
Marylin Searby is the kind of patient doctors and admin-
istrators had in mind when they developed the vision of an
orthopedic center at Cape Fear Hospital.
The 70-year-old great-grandmother who lives in Carolina
Shores needed a hip replacement last spring.Dr.William Sut-
ton, a Wilmington orthopedic surgeon,scheduled her case at
Cape Fear, which three weeks earlier had become the home
of New Hanover Health Network’s combined orthopedic
program.
At Cape Fear, Mrs.Searby found a hospital that had dedi-
cated much of its mission to patients like her. Orthopedic pa-
tients can more easily maneuver through the smaller hospi-
tal, a primary motivation for consolidating the program
there.
“My care was from the hands of the capable and cheerful
staff on the third floor,” she wrote after her surgery. “I was
treated as an individual, not just the ‘patient’ in 320. My
needs,though few, were met rapidly and ef ficiently.”
Success stories like these have successfully rejuvenated
Cape Fear. The hospital consistently has the most patients
and most staffed beds as any time in the past five years.
Using projected volumes for the fiscal year beginning
Oct.1,Cape Fear expects 20 percent more patients than two
years ago,32 percent more outpatient surgeries and 23 per-
cent more total surgeries.Cape Fear is adding an operating
room by the end of the year to help handle the increased
volume.
At the same time,New Hanover Health Network current-
tion and that home health employees would be of-
fered the opportunity to continue with Well Care.
The sale had nothing to do with New Hanover
Home Health’s performance. The agency earned a
score of 99 after a visit from the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the same
score it had received three years before. In five years
since the agency was transferred from New Hanover
County, the patient load at New Hanover Home
Health doubled from 900 to 1,800.
Hospice hits 20-year mark
A new program and a change in leadership marked
the past 12 months for Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
The agency became home of the EduCare pro-
gram,an initiative funded by the Duke Endowment to
educate the community about legal,medical and ethi-
cal issues associated with dying.
Laurie Myles became executive director on June 1,
replacing Eloise Thomas, the agency’s first executive
director. She retired last fall. Ms.Myles had been Hos-
pice’s director of clinical services since 1998 and pre-
viously was director of the women's and children’s
unit at New Hanover Regional.
Hospice also passed a couple of important mile-
stones in Fiscal Year 2000.In July, the agency marked
its 20-year anniversary. In that time, it has assisted
more than 9,000 terminally ill patients. In August,the
Hospice Care Center served its 1,000th patient.The
inpatient center, where the terminally ill can spend
their final days in comfort,opened in 1997.
Hospitality House expands
The network’s Hospital Hospitality House finished
a $400,000 expansion project this year, adding two
guest bedrooms, a lounge and an elevator. The New
Hanover Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is playing
a major role in raising the funds.
The Hospitality House,a place for out-of-town fam-
ily members of patients to stay, averages 34 guests a
night.
New Hanover Health Network
ly estimates it has saved millions in anticipated construction
costs by adding Cape Fear to the network.
“Cape Fear Hospital has been a gem to this community
from its beginning in 1957,” said site administrator Donna
Bost.“Dr.Thomas Sinclair, one of its founders,described it as
a ‘living, progressive institution.’ The marriage with New
Hanover Regional has given Cape Fear the opportunity to re-
alize even more of that potential.”
Cape Fear continues to be a general acute care hospital,
complete with emergency and intensive care services.After
it joined the network in October 1998, Bill Atkinson, presi-
dent and CEO, sought suggestions from doctors on the best
primary use of the facility. Five orthopedic physician groups
in Wilmington came forward with a proposal to consolidate
surgical procedures at Cape Fear.
Having the area’s orthopedic doctors and hospital staffs
in one place immediately paid off. Doctors offices worked
together to reduce cancellations and better procedures
were developed to improve pain management. Patients
could take advanta ge of rehabilitation therapy at the hospi-
tal or at the network’s outpatient rehabilitation facility on
Oleander Drive.
The best success stories came from the patients.
Fred Lehrschall announced he “might start climbing trees
again”after his knee replacement.He’s 80 years old.
“They really work with you to make sure your appoint-
ments are convenient,’’ he said.“There’s a real streamlined
approach that makes it easier on the patient.”
Patients seeing
results at Pender
One year after joining New Hanover Health Network,a new
era is under way at Pender Memorial Hospital.
As a result of the operating agreement that brought Pender
Memorial into the network, its Emergency Department is
staffed by the same group of board-certified emergency physi-
cians that covers New Hanover Regional Medical Center and
Cape Fear Hospital. Having board-certified emergency physi-
cians is unusual at a small hospital such as Pender Memorial,
and the community has noticed the difference.
“The staff does a fantastic job,” said Joyce Jones,a former pa-
tient.“I’ve come in through the emergency room more times
than I could tell you and they really take care of me.”
Visits to the Emergency Department have grown more than
10 percent in the past year, and the network is moving forward
on almost $1 million in capital renovations,beginning with a re-
design of the Emergency Department to expand it and make it
easier for patients to use. Eighty percent of the hospital’s ad-
missions come through that department.
The care has gone beyond doctors seeing more patients.The
doctors are fond of the rural community, where grateful pa-
tients sometimes return with fresh eggs as a tip.
Dr. Ed San Miguel, medical director of the Emergency De-
partment, said patients in this setting sometimes need more
than vital signs and prescriptions.
An elderly woman with heart problems just wanted to dance.
Dr. San Miguel took the time to do just that. “He danced right
around with her,” said nurse Eloise Lanier.
Other improvements as a result of Pender’s ties with New
Hanover Health Network include physician specialists,such as
orthopedists,who are more likely to visit the county;and nurse
midwives,who now practice in Hampstead.
The capital project’s plans also call for enlarging and reno-
vating surgical suites to accommodate specialists who perform
more complex procedures.
The successes can best be summed up by the Joint Commis-
sion on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. JCAHO sur-
veyors visited Pender for the first time in 14 years -- and the hos-
pital received a score of 91. Pender Home Health scored a 93.
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New Hanover Health Network
On behalf of the New Hanover Region-
al Medical Center Board of Trustees,
the Foundation Board of Directors
and all the people we serve, we grate-
fully recognize the following contrib-
utors for their generous support:
MARGARET
GRAHAM SOCIETY
Kate B.Reynolds Charitable Trust
State of North Carolina
The Duke Endowment
U.S.Department of Health
& Human Services
deROSSET SOCIETY
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of North Carolina
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
CJB Foundation
Delaney Radiologists Group,L.L.P.
First Citizens Bank
HBO & Company
IBM
Medac/ECEP II, P.A.
New Hanover County
NHRMC Auxiliary
NORTEL
Mr. and Mrs.George Rountree,III
PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY
Allegiance Healthcare Corp.
Belk,Charleston Regional Office
Carolina Power & Light Company
New Hanover Radiation Oncology
U.S.Airways
Mr. and Mrs. F. M.White,Jr.
Wilmington Anesthesiologists Group
Wilmington Pathology Associates
Zimmer Development Company
DR. JAMES FRANCIS
SHOBER SOCIETY
American Cancer Society
Bell South Yellow Pages
Cape Fear Community Foundation
Coastal Area Health Education Center
Coastal Carolina Surgical Associates
Coastal Net
Corning,Inc.
Ms.Geraldine H.Cumberland
Mr. and Mrs.Neill A.Currie
Data Technology Services,Inc.
Diversified Investment Advisors
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
First Union Bank
Glaxo Wellcome,Inc.
Komen NC Triangle
Race for the Cure
Mr. and Mrs.Carter Lambeth
Landfall Park Hampton Inn & Suites
Mrs.Elizabeth H.Mathews
Mr. and Mrs.Alton McCotter
North Carolina Center for Nursing
Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Nunnelee,II
Outback Steakhouse
Ms.Anne M. Patterson
Roche Laboratories,Inc.
Roche Pharmaceuticals
The Links,Inc.
Mr. and Mrs.William D.Wright
WECT
WGNI
SOCIETY OF 1835
ALLTEL
AmeriSource Corporation
Amgen Inc.
Bank of America
Sen.and Mrs. Franklin L.Block
Mr.William H.Boyd,III
Mrs. Peggy M.Brummitt
Central Carolina Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. and Mrs.Gerald Clair
Clannad Foundation
Coastal Beverage Company, Inc.
Coastal Cardiology Associates, P.A.
Construction Interace Services,Inc.
Coverbind
Mr. and Mrs.Ian Craig
Mr. and Mrs.Matthew T. Dill
G.E.Medical Systems
Mr. and Mrs.Arne Hovdesven
Mr. and Mrs.Rick Keenan
Linprint Company
Mr. Lee Majors
Mr. and Mrs.Richard McGraw
Medtronic,Inc.
Murray Mayflower
Nick Garrett,Inc.
Onslow County
Onslow Memorial Hospital
October 2000 5
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Donor List: January 1, 1999-August 31, 2000
The Sumner Group,Inc.
Foundation plays increasingly
Szechuan 132 Restaurant
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea
Ms.Sharon J.Todd
Warner Lambert Company
Ms.Sylvia M.Watson
major role in local health care Ms. Judith A.Welborn
Mr. George M. Willets,II
Wilmington International Airport
Wilmington Surgcare,Inc.
UNCW Rotaract Club
As government reimbursement continues to shrink Because of the foundation’s work and the generosity Dr. and Mrs. Ted R.Winneberger
and the cost of treating the poor rises, New Hanover of this community,cancer patients can receive diagnosis Ms.Susan S.Wintin
Ms. D. Diana Woolley
Health Network has never had more reason to rely on and treatment is a freestanding center designed just for
Mr. and Mrs.Charles M.Young
the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation. them.Foundation funds allow someone recovering from
The Foundation launches its most ambitious illness or injury to practice everyday skills,such as dress- FOUNDATION DONORS
fundraising campaign in its 10-year history beginning ing or climbing into a car, at the Easy Street center with- A Fine Affair
A.Scott Rhoes Jeweler
Oct.1.The goal is about $1 million,or about 43 percent in the Coastal Rehabilitation Hospital.
ACPE Mid-Atlantic N.C.
more than it collected last year. Foundation funds have helped premature babies Acquistions, LTD
Reductions in Medicare payments will remove $64 fight for life with the most advanced care and have al- A&G Sportswear
million from network hospitals over five years,and the lowed residents to be screened, and alerted to early Ad Lib International,Inc.
Ms.Gloria C.Adams
cost of indigent patients and bad debt will cost $45 mil- signs of cancer, through a mobile screening van.Money Ms.Laura M.Adams
lion in the coming fiscal year.The three hospitals with- donated to the Foundation allowed a library to be built Mrs. Patricia Ann Adduce
in the network are public,which means they offer ser- where patients and families could learn about their Advanced Business Components
Advantage International
vices regardless of patients’ ability to pay. But the hos- health in everyday language. Mr. and Mrs.Steven M.Agnof f
pitals do not receive county taxpayer funds. The Foundation is beginning an annual campaign Airlie Moon
Since its inception in 1991,the NHRMC Foundation, this year, with donors asked to set a yearly level of giv- Ms.Sonia S.Alden
through the efforts of hundreds of community volun- ing in return for invitations to all Foundation events. Ms.Sarah R.Alexander
Ms.Karen D.Allen
teers and the leadership of its Board of Directors, has For more information about helping the various pro- Mrs.Kathryn S.Allen
generated more than $10 million in contributions and grams supported by the Foundation, please call (910) Mr. and Mrs. Ted L.Allen
grants in support of the programs and services of New 815-5002, or contact the NHRMC Foundation at 2259 Mr.Thomas E.Allen,III
Mr. and Mrs.Mark Alper
Hanover Health Network. South 17th Street, Wilmington, N.C.28401. Alphagraphics
Alterra Clare Bridge of Wilmington
Dr. Barry D.Amos, P.A.
Pearl’s Seafood Restaurant Hoechst Marion Roussel Well Care & Nursing Services Dr. and Mrs.C.Michael Hahn Ms.Bobby Amos
Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Professional Management Con- Dr. and Mrs.Edward W.Whitesides Mr. and Mrs.David B.Hartley Mr. and Mrs .E rnest
sultants Mr. and Mrs.Edward A.Horrigan,Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Warren C.White Ms.Wendy L.Holmes A.Anderson,Jr.
Dr. and Mrs.Eric R.Rosenberg Dr. and Mrs. James Hundley Dr. and Mrs.R.Bertram Williams,Jr. Mr. Ken Horn Ms. Kerri B.Andrews
RSM McGladrey, Inc. Mr. and Mrs.Clyde L.Hyatt Wilmington Machinery, Inc. Mr. Michael K.Howard Mr. Phillip D.Andrews
Southeastern Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A. I.E.S.Engineers,Inc. Wilmington Woman’s Club Mr. Neil A.Hyman Dr. Robert J.Andrews, P.A.
Southeastern Gas & Power, Inc. Image Products Wilmington Box Company Ms. June H.Ingram Ms.Sandra Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J.Tellier Johnson & Johnson Services,Inc. Mr. and Mrs.Michael Mrs.Harriet H. James Mr. and Mrs.Walter R.Andrew s ,J r.
Toshiba Mr. and Mrs.Richard L. Jones T.Youngblood Mr. Japheth Jaoko Mr. and Mrs. William G.Anlyan
Total Renal Care,Inc. Ms.Leslie P. Kesler Mr. Richard W. Znidarsic Ms.Linda L. Johnson Mrs.Heidi D.Apel
University of Chicago Mrs.Linda C.King K.E.Austin Corporation Apple Annie’s Bake shop
Mr. and Mrs.Henry M. von Oesen Mr. and Mrs.Harry Kraly FRIENDS OF Ms.Sandra J. Knowles Ms.Jill T.Apple
Wachovia Bank Rev. and Mrs.Donald G. Ledbetter THE FOUNDATION Johnson & Lambeth Ms.Angelina M.Arbie
Dr. and Mrs.Lucien S.Wilkins Mallinckrodt,Inc. Abigail’s Kronos,Inc. Dr. and Mrs.Noah R.Archer
Mr. Buck Williams Dr. Rebecca McAfee Alligator Pie L & L Catering Ms.Donna B.Armstrong
Wilmington Health Associates Dr. and Mrs.Ralph C.McCoy AmeriSource Corp. Landscapes Unique Mr. and Mrs.Claude C.Arnold
Wilmington Orthopaedic Group, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickson McLean, IV Ameritas Life Insurance Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd O. Lawson Ms.Wendy Arthur
Wilmington Plastic Surgery Ms.Kathryn B.McLeod Andrews Mortuary Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R.Lee Assisted Care Management Group
Specialists, P.A. Dr.and Mrs.William O. McMillan,Jr. Mr. Denton Arledge Leslie Locke Building Products,Inc. AstraZeneca LP Lectue Bureau
Wilmington Star News Mr. and Mrs.Ronald A.Moore Arts Council of the Ms.Monica M.Lewis Ms.Ada B.Atkinson
Wright of Thomasville Dr. Kenny J. Morris Lower Cape Fear Inc. Mr. and Mrs.Ed Logue Mr. John A.Atkinson,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Charles M.Young New Hanover-Pender Medical Atlantic Dental Group Mark One Car Care Center Mr. Gary E.Atwell
Youngblood Staffing Society Alliance Mr. Joseph J.Augino Dr. and Mrs.Michael R.Mastrangelo Mr. and Mrs.Bruce M.Aukland
Dr. and Mrs.Dennis B.Nicks Ms.Annie S.Bailey Ms.Alice W. Matthews Austin Optical Company
FOUNDER’S SOCIETY Norandex Ms.Brenda C.Bailey Ms.Eileen McConville Ms. Jackie Ayers
Alliance Federal Credit Union Ms. Judith F. O’Neal Mr. and Mrs.Clyde Barnard Ms.Thellia F. Meadows Mr. and Mrs.Mike Ayers
Mr. and Mrs.Seymour Alper Amgen Owens & Minor Ms.Celeste V. Beal Mr. Stanley T. Medlin B.Hines Designs
AON Consulting Mr. and Mrs.Doyle Parrish Mr. and Mrs.Ron Becker Merck & Company, Inc. Ms.Martha T. P. Bachman
Dr. and Mrs.William K.Atkinson Pfizer Pratt Pharmaceuticals Bennigan’s Mr. Kenneth R.Minoty
Division Ms.Melinda Bagshaw
BB&T Dr. John A.Black Mr. Store It
Picker International,Inc. Mr. and Mrs.Brooke P. Bailey
Bergen Brunswig Medical Corp. Mrs.Deborah H.Boedeker Mrs.Audra W. Mumford
Mr.Thomas L.Plaskett Col.and Mrs.Edward P. Bailey
Ms.Barbara V. Bisset Mr. Ronney Bradshaw Mr.Aaron Munching
Sadie Jones Pope Endowment Mr. and Mrs.Roy Bain
Breast Cancer Coalition Bristol-Myers Squibb Immunology Mr.Alton L.Nail
PPD Development,L.L.C. Ms.Arlyn T. Baker
of North Carolina Ms.Carol D. Brown Ms.Danielle C.Nicholson
Queensboro Steel Corp. Mrs.Carla Baker
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Mr.William Brown North Carolina Junior Sorosis
Mr. and Mrs.Terry Quinn Mrs.Iris M.Baker
Ms.Carol D. Brown Brunswick County
Mrs. Janice H.Brown Mr. and Mrs. John W. Rader Campbell University
Ohmeda Medical
Mrs.Pierce M.Overman
Ms.Norma A.Baker
Raleigh Glass & Mir ror Co.,Inc. Ms. Janet Balasko
Mr. and Mrs.Jim Bryan Ms.Kim R.Carroll Mrs.Glynda T. Paternotte
Mr. and Mrs.Mark Ramiage Dr. and Mrs.Raymond C.Ball,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John C.Bullock,Jr. Coastal Rehabilitation Mrs.Lorraine Perry
Dr. and Mrs. John L.Remington Mrs.Catherine L.Ballard
Carolina Coast Plastic Medicine Associates Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Philpott
Surgery Center Mr. and Mrs. Fred Retchin Ms.Mary Kay H.Ballard
Mr. and Mrs.Howard S.Cohen Ms.Sharon C.Pitts
Mrs.Bettie A.Cavenaugh Mr. Ronald E.Reynolds Ms.Sue Ballato
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty Ms.Karen M. Pogue
Centura Bank Ms.Candice Rogers Bank Julius Baer
Communication Specialists Co. R.Bryan Collectibles
Chachie’s - The Motown Princess Ross Laboratories Ms.Hailey Barbee
Ms.Eloise G. Connors R.T. Dooley Construction Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent R.Cicchino Ms.Teresa E.Ross Mr.Thomas P. Barham
The Cotton Exchange Ms.Virginia B.Ricks
Clifton,Budd and DeMaria,LLP Ms.Elizabeth W. Rullman Barnes & Noble Bookseller s
Dan Cameron Family Foundation Ms.Doris B.Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Credle,Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Ian Sauer Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Barnette
Ms.Sharon A.Davis Ms.Teresa E.Ross
Ms. Patricia Ellis Davis Dr. and Mrs.Brian C.Shiro Ms. Jennifer Barnhill
Diagnostic Imaging,Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William A.Russell,III
Ms.Hope C.Dowdy SIMS Deltec Ms.Eileen W. Barrett
Duro Communications,Inc. Salomon Smith Barney
Mr. and Mrs.McKinley Dull Skip’s Truck Tire Service Ms.Cheryl L.Barton
Eastman Kodak Company Mr. and Mrs.Rolf Sass
Mrs.Robert M. Fales Southeastern Emergency Equipment Ms.Deborah Kaye Bass
Erickson Public Relations,Inc. Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
Finkelstein’s Music Sprint Ms.Wanda Jo Bass
Eye Associates of Wilmington, P.A. Mr. and Mrs.Bruce T. Shell
Mrs.Kathleen Fisher Mr. and Mrs. William W. Stanfield Bat Masonry Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs.Jim Farley Mr. John R.Skinner
Dr. Mary L. Forehand Mr. and Mrs.Stephen G.Timmons Mrs.Kathryn G. Batchelor
Ms.Elizabeth K. Ferencak Ms.Linda L.Snow
Mr.Archie M. Foster, Jr. Dr. and Mrs.Ellis A.Tinsley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Robert M.Bauer
Fine Feathers Ms.Evelyn P. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs.Douglas A. Fox Mr. Craig L.Umstead Bayou A Gumbo Restaurant
Mr. Ronald B. Fisher Ms.Harriet Stuart Spencer
Glen Meade OB-GYN, P.A. United Healthcare of North Carolina Baughman Toyota
Forms & Supply, Inc. Standard Register
Mr. and Mrs.A.Dumay Gorham, Jr. University of North Carolina Ms.Maureen A.Baur
Mrs.Ann L. Fox Statprobe,Inc.
Ms.Kathleen K.Gormley at Chapel Hill Beanie & Cecil
Dr. Shyam Garg Ms. Patricia Steigerwald
Hanover Medical Specialists, P.A. Mrs.Tonda S.Verdejo Beauchaine’s
Ms.Betty S.Godwin Mr. Gregory P. Stenger
Harris Residential Construction,LLC Vinnie’s Steak House & Tavern Mr. and Mrs.Alan H.Bede
Ms.Laurie Graham Stevens Research,LLC
Dr. Gregory S.Henderson Mr. Leonard Waddell Mrs.Lela D. Grindstaff Donor list continues
Rev. and Mrs.Ronald G. Ms.Kathy S.Strawn
Hill-Rom Company Gulf Stream Steel & Supply/ Mr. and Mrs.David Sturdy on next page
Mr. and Mrs. John Hillmann Wedekind Hillsboro Corp.
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FOUNDATION
DONORS
Continued from previous page
Lt.Col. Joseph S.Bedford
Mrs.Marjorie D. Bekaert
Ms.Carolyn A.Bell
Ms.Wilma J. Bell
Mr. and Mrs.David B.Benford
Bennet Brothers Yachts
Ms.Sharon Bennett
Mrs.Sharon T. Benoit
Ms. Lydia M.Benson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H.Bernhart
Ms.Mary S.Bethune
BiJoux
Ms. Patricia A.Birtciel
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H.Bishop
Blackburn Bros.,Inc.
Mrs. Lynne C.Black
Ms.Mary J. Black
Ms.Sydney B.Black
Ms.Kimberly L.Blake
Mr. and Mrs.Doug Bland
Ms.Mary J. Bland
Ms.Elizabeth A.Blanks
Blue Hand Home
Ms.Betty Blythe
Ms.Sandra Leigh Bond
Mr. and Mrs.Leslie N. Boney, Jr.
Ms.Karen C.Boney
Ms.Laverne M.Boothe
Mr. and Mrs.Charles W. Borman
Boseman’s Sporting Goods
Mr. and Mrs.Lee R.Bost
Ms. Pamela D. Bourgeois
Ms.Evelyn Bowman
Ms.Elsie Boyce
Ms.A. Farah Boyce
Mrs.Corliss H.Bradley
Mr. and Mrs.Claude C.Bridger
Ms.Karla L.Bridgers
Ms.Carol L.Brighton
Ms.Cynthia L.Briley
Mr. Michael J. Brill
Ms.Margaret D. Brinson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Broadway
Mr. and Mrs.Phillip H.Brock
Mr.Thomas C.Brough
Ms.Berta E.Broussard-Stich
Dr.Adam P. Brown
Ms.Brenda J. Brown
Ms.Christa K.Brown
Mr. and Mrs.Kirk Brown
Mr. and Mrs.David K.Brownlow
Ms.Mary E.Brown
Ms. Pamela E.Brown
Ms.Sara J. Brown
Mrs.Suzanne M.Brown
Ms.Tina Jo Brown
Ms.Katrina M.Brunson
Ms.Elaine M.Brus
Ms.Tammy D. Bryan
Ms. Kelli Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Buchanan
Ms. Paula Buckingham
Ms.Brenda Buie
Ms. Frances M.Bunting
Ms.Andrea T. Burgess
Mr. and Mrs.Horace Burgess
Mr. and Mrs.Stanley G. Burk
Mrs.Cynthia S.Burleson
Mr. Jerry Burleson
Mr.William O. Burns
Mr. Dan M.Burt
Mr. Mac Burton
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Busby
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C.Busch
Butler Medical,Inc.
Ms.Louise J. Byron
C.C.& Company DBA Just Looking
Cafe Sonoma
Calabash Elks BPOE 2679
Dr. and Mrs.Tim Calhoun
Dr. and Mrs.Clayton Callaway, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Dan D. Cameron
Mr. Chris B.Campbell
Ms. Lynn C.Campbell
Ms.Cheryl A.Canady
Candles,Etc.
Ms.Beth Canning
Cape Fear Hospital Rehab Services
Cape Fear Home Care
Cape Fear Hospital Auxiliary
Cape Fear Respicare,Inc.
Ms.Delilah A.Capers
Mr. George Caplan
Mr. and Mrs.Kirby Capps
Ms.Rosemarie L.Caputo
Cardinal Storage
Ms.Deborah J. Cardwell
Ms.Gertrude G. Cardwell
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Care Access Network
Carey-Mangum Gallery
Mr. and Mrs.Ernest A.Carl
Carolina Brights
Carolina Custom Golf
Carolina Respiratory
Mr. and Mrs.Emile E.Carrier
Ms.Sheila Y. Carr
Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver Carter
Ms. Janet I.Carter
Mr. and Mrs.Robert B.Carver
Mr. and Mrs. Terry E.Cascaddan
Dr. and Mrs. John Cashman
Mr. and Mrs. William A.Caster
Ms.Mary D. Catt
Ms.Kristie M.Caudle
Ms.Deborah R.Causey
Mr.William E.Causey
Mrs.Carlita S.Cavenaugh
CB of Winston Salem
CCS,Inc.
The Center
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Centola
Century 21 Brock Mills Group
Mr. and Mrs.George H.Chadwick
Mrs.Sharon Chadwick
Ms.Marianne S.Champion
Mr. and Mrs.T. Elbert Chance
Mrs.Sally P. Chapman
Ms.Kathryn L.Chauvin
Ms.Vanessa E.Chavis
Mr. Richard A.Cheshire
Mr. and Mrs.Henry C.Cho
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas C.Church,Jr.
Ms. Joanne E.Ciampi
Circa 1922 Restaurant
Clarence Foster’s
Mr. and Mrs. G. Curtis Clark
Mr. James Clark
Ms.Nancy Clark
Mr. Ray Clark
Mr. James Allen Clayton
Ms. Jan T. Clemmons
Ms.Anne D. Cline
Ms.Barbara S.Cline
Ms.Barbara M.Cloherty
Coastal Rehabilitation Hospital Staff
Coastal Rehab Services of
NHRMC
Dr. and Mrs.Ira S.Colby
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L.Cole
Ms.Brenda P. Coleman
Dr. and Mrs.Gordon D. Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Collins
Ms.Kimberly M.Collins
Mr. and Mrs.Harry D. Comer, Jr.
Ms.Darlene D. Compeau
Mr. and Mrs.M.E.Conrad
Mr. James Cooper
Dr. and Mrs.Llewellyn W. Cooper
Mrs.Wanda M.Copley
Ms.Diana G. Corbett
The Corkscrew Ltd.
Ms. Julie Cormany
Mr. Kenneth Corrado
Ms.Nancy B.Costin
Mr. and Mrs.Melvin J. Cotten,Jr.
Mr. Stephen R.Covil
Mr. and Mrs.Carl E.Cowell
Mrs.Kathy L.Cox
Ms.Carol O. Craig
Mr. and Mrs. John A.Craig
Mr. and Mrs.Richard Craig
Mr. Boyce H.Creamer
Mr. Richard L.Creech
Mr.William R.Creech
Dr. and Mrs.Robert K.
Creighton
Ms.Barbara A.Crider
Mrs.Barbara B.Criss
Mrs.Deborah M.Crosland
Ms. Patricia A.Crouc h
Mr. and Mrs. William B.Crouch
Mrs.Preston A.Crow
Mrs.Eleanor H.Crutcher
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cunningham
Ms.Sadie Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs.Walter Cunningham
Mr.Thomas G. Curley
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cusick
Mr. and Mrs.A. D. Cuzzocrea
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Cwikla
Mr. John M.Dail
Mr. and Mrs.Ray Dallinger
Ms.Appie Daniel
Mr.Todd Daniels
Ms.Victoria Y. Daniels
Ms.Vicki Daughtery
Ms. Patricia L.Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. Pete E.Davenport
Ms.Diana P. Davis
Ms.Donna M.Davis
Mr. and Mrs.George C.Davis
Donor List: January 1, 1999-August 31, 2000
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Davis
Ms. Joslin Davis
Ms. Johnsie D. Davis
Ms. Judy D. Davis
Mr. Karl Davis
Mr.Aaron P. Dean
Ms.Robin Martin Dean
Ms.Elizabeth Deaton
Ms. Jean G. DeGaetano
Dr. Douglas F. DeGroote, D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark DeLoach
Deluxe Cafe
Dr. and Mrs.Alfred A.DeMaria,Jr.
Ms.Tammy Jo Denniston
Mr. and Mrs.R. F. Desjardins
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. DeTurk
Ms.Mae DeVincentis
Dineen Animal Hospital
Dockside Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs.Tom Dodson
Doncaster Fashions/Bonnie
Cooper & Waznda Guffey
Ms.Maureen T. Donovan
Ms.Deborah Ann Dowd
Ms.Linda Drakos
Mr. Nikolaos Drakos
Ms. Joy F. Drew
Duke Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Mr. and Mrs.Murdoch M.Dunn
Dura-Build,Inc.
Dr. S.Bryan Durham
Mrs.Sarah S.Earle
Easy Living
Eastern Medical Rentals
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.Eaton
Mrs.Hilda C.Echols
Ms.Karen L.Ecker
Ms. Jean M.Eckert
ECKO International
Ms.Mildred A.Edge
Ms.Beverly C.Edgerton
Mrs.Bobbie Edwards
Ms.Iris B.Edwards
Ms. Joyce M.Edwards
Ms. Julia Edwards
Ms.Tamera Ann Eisel
Eldercare Convalescent Service
of Wilmington,Inc.
Elderhaus,Inc.
Ms. Pamela O. Eldridge
Elijah’s Restaurant
Ms.Tonjia A.Elliot
Embellishments
Mr. and Mrs.C.Steven Errante
Mr. Henry Vance Estep
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Evans
Mrs.Linda M.Evans
Ms.Sharone B.Evege
Mr. and Mrs.Spencer Everett
Every Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C. G. Exum
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Eyerman
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fain
Mr. and Mrs.E. John Farley
Mrs. Patricia Farmer
Mr. Brian Farmintino
Mrs.Jill Farmintino
Drs.Connor & Farrell /
Sheila Farrell
Mr. Johnny F. Farrow
Mr. and Mrs.Michael R. Farrow
FastFrame
Mr. Charles A.Faulk
Mr. and Mrs.Richard D. Ferguson
Ms. Patricia M. Fields
Mr. and Mrs.Robert E. Fife
Ms.Carole Fine
Mrs.Carolyn Fisher
Mr. Gary Fisher
Mr. Kenneth A. Fisher
The Fisherman’s Wife
Mrs.Donna B.Flake
Mr. and Mrs.Karl H.Fleischer
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fletcher
Flip’s Barbecue House
Mr. and Mrs.Doug Flynn
Ms.Melanie G. Fogleman
Ms.Andrea Foiles
Food Lion
Ms. Jacqueline C. Ford
Mrs.Cathy G. Foss
Ms.Mollie F. Foster
Four Seasons Cleaners
Fourteen Carrots
Ms.Theresa A. Fowler
Mr. and Mrs.Richard L. Fox
Mr. and Mrs.Robert H. Frazier
Mr. Bruce Freeman
Mr. Joesph Fries
Fuji
Dr. and Mrs.Robert V. Fulk,Jr.
Ms.Tammie P. Fulton
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Funderburg
Dr. Ruth C.Funk
Ms.Katherine D. Furr
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gage
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R.Gallop
Mr. Nolan Galloway
Mrs.DeLean L.Gardner
Ms.Sheila Gard
Mr. and Mrs.L.T. Garner
Mrs.Violet Garrell & Family
Ms.Yolanda S.Garrett
Ms.Brandy R.Garris
Ms.Betty H.Gay
Ms.Leslie A.Gebert
Ms.Barbara A.Geiger
Ms.Leslie R.Geise
Gentry House
Ms.Elizabeth D. George
German Cafe
Ms.Emily K.Getz
Mr. and Mrs.Rudolph H.Gieschen
The Gifted Gourmet
Dr.Thomas M.Gilbert,DDS
Mr. M.Douglas Gill
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilman
Mrs.Lisa R.Gilpin
Mr. Michael W. Gilpin
Dr. Chris Glendenning
Glenn’s Sporting Goods
Mr. and Mrs.David M.Godfrey
Ms.Sally Godwin
Golden Sands Motel
Ms.Chiquita G. Gooding
Mrs. Frances D. Goodman
Mr. and Mrs.Cleve Goodnight
Mr. Gregory H.Googins
Ms.Louise Gordon
Mrs. Faith B.Gore
Ms.Gwendolyn Y. Gore
Mr. and Mrs.Nick Gore
Mr. and Mrs.Deanes Gornto
Mr. Neil H.Gosselin
Got-Em-On Live Bait Club
Mr. John Wilson Graber
Ms.Dorothy J. Graham
Ms.Nell H.Graham
Ms.Teresa G. Graham
Mr.William P. Graham
Mr. and Mrs.R.O. Grant
Ms.Vivian B.Gray
Mr. and Mrs.Robert G. Greer
Mr. and Mrs.Donald F. Greetham
Ms.Suzanne S.Gregory
Ms.Linda L.Grice
Ms.Susan L.Grimm
Ms. Julu Grindle
Ms.Cindy B.Gromowski
Mr. and Mrs.Raymond F. Guys
Ms.Nancy M.Guyton
Ms.Marian J. Hackett
Ms.Belinda F. Hall
Ms.Debra M.Hall
Ms.Sheila B.Hamilton
Ms.Kathryn J. Hamlett
Mrs.Kimberly L.Hammond-Beck
Ms.Susan B.Hammond
Ms.Susan E.Hance
Ms. Julie Hancock
Ms.Catherine A.Hankins
Ms.Aleece A.Hanlon
Ms.Susan K.Hanna
Hard Rock Cafe
Mr. and Mrs.Charles B.Hardee
Ms.Barbara T. Harding
Mrs.Inet R.Hardison
Mr. and Mrs.Steven E.Hargrave
Ms. Patricia A.Har ker
Mr. James J. Harper
Mr. and Mrs.Donald Harrill
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L.Harrington
Mr.Allen S.Harris
Mr. Bob G. Harris
Ms.Cheryl L.Harris
Mr. and Mrs.Donald E.Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Harris
Harris Teeter -- Ogden
Mr. and Mrs.George Harriss
Ms.Rene’H.Harry
Mr. Michael J. Hartge
Ms.Sharon Harvell
Harvest Moon Food & Spirits
Ms.Alma L.Harvin
Ms. Janet Harward
Dr. and Mrs.Michael L.Hasson
Mr. and Mrs.Charles F. Hause
Ms. Pamela R.Haynes
Mr. and Mrs.Richard E.Hazel
Head to Toe Day Spa
Mr. and Mrs.William G. Heeks,Jr.
Mrs.Brenda Herman-Buie
Mr.Terry L.Herrin
Ms.Kim H.Herrlinger
Mr. Broadus Hester, Jr.
Ms.Monica L.Hevener
New Hanover Health Network
Ms.Sharon E.Hewett
Ms.Deborah B.Hewitt
Ms.Bettye A.Heyer
Mr. Donnie W. Hickman
Hieronymous Seafood Bar & Grill
Mr. and Mrs. John R.Higgins
Mr. Charles E.Hill
Mr. David G. Hill,Jr.
Ms.Teresa A.Hill
Mr. and Mrs. James A.Hively
Mr. Donald Hobbs
Mr. John D. Hodgson
Hoechst Marion Roussel,Inc.
Mr. and Mrs.C. J. Hogervorst
Ms.Annette L.Holden
Ms.Diana C.Holdridge
Home Helpers
Home Support Services
Ms.Margaret D. Hooks
Ms.Helen R.Horne
Ms.Mima M.Horne
Mr. and Mrs.Phillip S.Horwitz
Mr. and Mrs.David A.Hosmer
House of Blues
Mr. Larry K.Hovis
Mr. and Mrs.George R. Howa rd ,J r.
Dr. and Mrs.Kirk A.Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley O. Howell
Dr. and Mrs. F.Alan Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. James Huber
Ms.Diane P. Huey
Ms.Anne B.Huffine
Mr. David L.Hughes
Huntington Bancshares,Inc.
Mr. Robert L.Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R.Hurley
Ms.Diane F. Hutchinson
Mr. Roman J. Hytry
Ikebana Design & Accessories
Indian Heights Baptist Church
Intracoastal Angler
Intracoastal Realty Corporation
Mr.Vincent M.Irizarry
Ms.Marlene L.Ives-Sneed
Mr. and Mrs.Michael J. Jacaruso
Ms.Barbara A. Jackson
Ms.Diane Jackson-Helm
Ms. Janice Jackson
Ms. Jessie Hewett Jackson
Ms. Kemberly L. Jackson
Ms.Sandra M. Jackson
Ms.Shannon M. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A.Jackson
Ms.Diane Jacobs
Ms.Sandra Jacobson
Mr. Burnett James
Dr. and Mrs. Joe E. Jamison
Ms.Kara M. Jarboe
Ms. Joyce W. Jarman
Mr. Peter Jason
Ms.Mary A. Jefferies
Ms.Brenda L. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke N. Jenkins
Jerry’s Food,Wine & Spirits
Ms.Mildred W. Jessup
John Robert’s Hair Design
Johnson & Lambeth
Johnson Drug Company, Inc.
Ms.Dionne Y. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Johnson,Jr.
Ms.Kimberly Johnson
Ms.Melissa R. Johnson
Ms.Shawn T. Johnson
Ms.Yvonne Johnson
Johnston Medical &
Surgical Supply Company
Mr. and Mrs.Steve Johnston
Mr. and Mrs.Calvin K. Jones
Mr. Gary W. Jones
Ms.Gladys C. Jones
Ms. Jacquelyn K. Jones
Ms. Julia S. Jones
Ms.Lanette S. Jones
Ms.Quessie B. Jones
Ms.Ruth E. Jones
Ms.Ella L. Jordan
Mrs. Joyce A.Jordan
Mr. and Mrs.Leonard John Jordan
Mr. Sidney C. Jordan,III
Jospeh Zell & Company
J.S.Anderson Clothing
Mr. Robert B. Juerjens
The Julia
Mr. George A. Justice
K-38 Baja Gril
Ms.Betsy Kahn
Mr. and Mrs.Max Kahn
Ms. Joan A.Kaiser
Mrs.Rebecca V. Kalnen
Mr. Chris Kane
Mr. and Mrs.Ernest G. Kastner
Mr. Basile Z.Katsikis
Mr. and Mrs.Harvey Katz
Mr. and Mrs. James Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas F. Keaveney
Mrs.Kristen E. Keenan
Mr. and Mrs.Rick Keenan
Ms.Christa S. Kelly
Mr. Michael J. Kelly
Dr. and Mrs.Robert T. Kelly
Ms.Susan H. Kempf
Ms. Jackie W. Kenan
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kenney
Mr. Greg Kerr
Mrs. Kelley N. Kerr
Mr. Patrick T. Kerwick
Ms.Susan R. Keylor
Ms.Leigh Ann Kidd
Ms.Ellen Arnold Kiernan,Esq.
Ms.Delores T. King
King Neptune Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs.Terrance F. King
Ms. Janice S.Kingoff
Mr. and Mrs.Alton W. Kitchens
Ms.Marilyn C.Klein
Mr.Todd R.Klinedinst
Ms.Kathryn L.Klingensmith
Ms.Ingela F. Klinges
Mrs.Elizabeth E.Knowles
Mr. and Mrs.Edward M.Knox,III
Ms. Joann Koch
Ms.Marianne Koenig
Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Koontz
Dr. and Mrs.George M. Koseruba
Mr. and Mrs.Moe Kotler
Dr. and Mrs.Cyrus A. Kotwall
Ms.Carol Ann Kruger
Mr. and Mrs.Melvin P. Krummrich
Mr. Russell J. La Belle
Ms.Tammy Labrecque
Ms.Carolyn J. Lacewell
Mrs. Kelly B.Laham
Ms.Gail L.Lamm
Landscapes Unique
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E.Lang
Mrs.Marcia R.Langsam
Mr. and Mrs. William L.Lanier, Jr
Mr. and Mrs.Ron LaReau
Mrs.Kathy B.Larkins
Ms.Claudia E.Larsen
Mr. John J. Latta
Mr. Mitchell Laurance
Ms.Donna LaVictoire
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Scott Lawrence
Dr. and Mrs.Richard E.Lawson
Ms.Sharon K.Lawson
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lea,III
The Learning Express
Ms.Florence A.Lebos
Mr. and Mrs.Irwin Lecker
Ms.Catherine J. Lee
Ms.Elaine W. Lee
Mr. and Mrs.H. Jack Leister
Ms.Sabrina F. Lengyel
Ms.Nicole M.Leone
Lett’s Limousine
Mr. Gerald W. Lewis
Ms. Joy B.Lewis
Ms.Monica M.Lewis
Ms.Vickie B.Lewis
Liberty Home Care
Liberty Medical Specialites,Inc.
Ms.Ann B.Lillis
LinCare
Mr. and Mrs.S.Craig Lindner, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs.Lawrence M.Linett
Mrs.Heather Ellis Lippincott
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R.Lisciotto
Locals Restaurant
Ms.Diane Locke
Logan’s Restaurant
Ms.Flora F. Lombardo
Ms.Ellen Longenecker
Mr. and Mrs.Larry Ernest Long
Mr. and Mrs.Anthony J. Longo
Ms.Kay Lorentz
Mr. Clifford Losano
Mrs.Elizabeth L.Lowe
Mr. Robert W. Lowry
Loyal Order of Moose
Dr. and Mrs.Robert Lubanski
Ms. Julie M.Lucas
Ms.Mary P. Lucio
Ms.Rita F. Ludd
The Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer
Ms.Rachel K.Luyben
Mr. and Mrs.William Lynch
Ms. Judith D. Lyon
Ms.Jill M.Mack
Ms.Princess I.Mack
Mr. and Mrs.Hugh MacRae,II
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New Hanover Health Network
FOUNDATION
DONORS
Continued from previous page
Ms.Rachel C.MacRae
Ms.Nancy P. Madison
Ms.Roberta C.Madison
Mail Boxes,Etc.
Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation
Mr. Michael W. Malatesta
Dr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Maloy
Mrs.Margaret R.Manda
Mr. Joey Manor
Mark One Car Care Center
Ms.Michael Marshall
Mrs. Patricia M.Marshburn
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.Martin
Mrs.Linda W. Martin
Ms.Barbara L.Masciotti
Ms.Diane H.Mathis
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Matthews
Ms. Frances Maxey
Mr. and Mrs.George Mayer
Dr. and Mrs.Robert D. McArtor
Mr. and Mrs.Edmund McCaffray
Mr. Stephen M.McCann
Mrs.Karen M.McCarthy
Mr. Patrick Owen McCullough
Ms.Barbara McNeil McDonald
Mr. Jeffrey McDowell
Ms.Tabitha Hutaff McEachern
Mrs.Crystal McGee
Ms.Hattie M.McGruder
Ms.Delores P. McHaney
Mrs.Gina R.McKim
McKinley Building Corporation
Ms. Jean McKoy
Ms.Dawn McLain
Ms.Evalene McMillion
Ms.Irma M.McMillion &
Mr. James R.Booth,Jr.
Mr. Charles G. McNeill
Dr. and Mrs.William McNulty
Ms.Macey L.McQuigg
Mrs.Lea Anne McTavish
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. McTigue
Mr. Steven G. Meddings
Medical Center Pharmacy
of Wilmington,Inc.
Medox Heathcare
Medquest Incorporated
Mrs.Beryl Mehurg
Ms.Mary Meighan
Ms.Brenda K.Melvin
Ms.Lillian W. Melvin
Ms.Barbara C.Memory
Mrs.Ruth S.Menzel
Ms. Felicia H.Merritt
Mr. and Mrs.Harold E.Merritt
Mr.Al Merryman
Ms.Megan A.Meyer
Mrs.Emma T. Miars
Michael’s Seafood Restaurant
& Market
Middle of the Island Restaurant
Ms. Jean E.Middleswarth
Ms.Maura Miendak-Sullivan
Milano’s
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Milberg
Miller Building Corporation
Mr. and Mrs.Henry E.Miller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Dan Miller
Ms.Larene Miller
Ms.Orell D. Miller
Ms. Pauline T. Miller
Mr. and Mrs.Harmon W. Mishoe,Jr.
Mrs.Rebecca L.Mitchell
Ms. Joni E.Mitchem
Mrs.Elizabeth D. Mixon
Ms.Mary F. Mobley
Mr. and Mrs.Robert T. Moffett,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Richard F. Moldin
Ms.Marie E.Mongero
Monkee’s Fine Shoes
Ms.Barbara J. Moore
Ms.Kimberly L.Moore
Mrs.Robyn Dell Moore
Mrs.Gail M.Moran
Dr. and Mrs.Bernard L.Morgan
Ms.Catherine C.Morgan
Mrs.Henry Morgan
Mr. and Mrs.William C.Morine
Ms.Roxie L.Morison
Ms.Purnell Morris
Ms.Sherrill S.Morris
Ms.Yvette Morris
Mr. and Mrs.Bruce Moskowitz
Mrs.Sandy Moskowitz
Suzanne C.Moss,A.S.I.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome E.Moyers,Jr.
Mr. Jules K.Mucha
Ms.Linda K.Mueller
Mr. Jay Mullins
Mr. and Mrs.Reid Murchison
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Mr.Wallace C.Murchison
Mr. and Mrs.Bertram S.Murphy
Ms.Catherine M.Murphy
Ms.Carol Murphy
Mr. and Mrs.Alan P. Murray
Ms. Faye B.Murray
Ms.Tracy H.Murray
Ms.Sandra S.Musselwhite
Dr. and Mrs.Richard J. Mynatt
Mrs. Jann Morton Nance
Mr. and Mrs.Nathaniel Keusch
Mr. and Mrs.Mort S.Neblett
Ms.Priscila Neil
Ms.Tina L.Neil
Ms.Marlene H.Neisler
Mr. and Mrs. F. Donald Nelms
Mr. Paul G. Nelson
New Elements,Ltd.
New Hope Baptist Church
Mr. Eric T. New
Ms.Daphne W. Newkirk
Ms.Nancy E.Newkirk
Mr. Benjamin Newton
NHRMC Canterbury 1 Staff
NHRMC Employees
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K.Nichols
Dr. H.A.Nicholson,DDS, P.A.
Ms.Kimberly Lynn Nobles
NOFO-The Forum
Mr. Charles H.Noll
Mr. D. C.North
Ms. Jane M.Novelli
Mr. and Mrs.Nolann Nunalee
Nycomed Imaging
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C.O’Bryant
Mrs.Lois E.O’Daniels
Mr. Leroy Oakley, III
Mrs. Jane S.Old
Mr. John S.Oldham
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas P. Ollen
Ms.Irene A.Olszewski
Olympia Restaurant
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H.Opper
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Overton
Oxy-Care Equipment Company
Oxytech
Ms.Kimberly Oyler
Ms.Tammi Pace-Zaidel
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Pace
Mrs.Marlise D. Packer
Mr. Frederick G. Padrick
Mr. and Mrs.Dean E. Painter, Jr.
The Palace Theatre
Pamela’s
PAR Product Acceptance
& Research
Ms. Patricia A. Pardee
Ms.Aimee B. Parker
Mr. and Mrs.David R. Parker
Mrs.Gay F. Parker
Mr. Jack E. Parker
Ms.Tijuana L. Parker
Mr.Tom Parks
Parkwood Elementary
School PTO
Ms.Bette Parrett
Mr. George E. Parrish
Dr. and Mrs.Mark M. Pasquarette
Mr. and Mrs.David J. Paterson
Patricia Dunn Interior s
Patrick Sullivan Gallery
Ms. Jeanette C. Pavco
Ms.Linda Pearce
Mrs.Sarah F. Pearlman
Ms.Susan B. Pender
Ms. Patty J. Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Pepper
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Perdue
Performance Import Cars
Perkins Family Restaurant
Ms. Felisa Perkins-Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. John Perkinson
Mr. David B. Permenter
Mr. and Mrs.A.Thomas Perrin
Ms. Judith J. Perry
Ms.Catharine F. Peter
Ms.Caryn N. Peterson
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C. Peterson
Phelps and Phelps, D.D.S.,P.A.
Phelps Lawn Service &
Landscaping,Inc.
Mr.William J. Phifer
Ms. Lynda E.Philip
Mr. and Mrs.David B.Phillips
Ms.Debra Phillips
Ms.Dianne S.Phillips
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C.Phillips
Ms.Sharron F. Pickett
Ms. Joyce A.Pierce
Mrs. Winifred Pierce
Mr. Drew Pierson
Mrs.Shirley T. Pigford
Ms.LaRhonda L.Pipkin
Donor List: January 1, 1999-August 31, 2000
Mrs.Alberta F. Pittman
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome G. Pittman
Ms.Susan K.Platt
Mr. Harvey L. Poff, III
Ms.Mary Beth Poff
Dr. and Mrs.Stuart W. Point
Ms.Tracy J. Pollert
Dr. Hoke D. Pollock
Ms.Sylvia M. Ponder
Mrs.Amber L. Ponnett
Mr. Jimmy Pope
Ms.Leigh A. Pope
Mr. and Mrs. William Pope
Port City Properties,Inc.
Porter’s Neck Plantation
& Country Club
Ms.Sherri F. Potter
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Powell
Rev. Mary Ann Poythress
Mr. Michael Prendergast
Mr. Charles T. Prescott
Priddyboy’s Sandwich Grill
Ms.Vicki R.Pridgen
Mr. Donald C.Printy
PRN Nursing Service,Inc.
Mr. and Mrs.Leon C.Pruzan
PT’s Fitness
Ellie and Joanne Puritz
Mr. and Mrs.Anthony L.Purvis
Ms.Karen K.Puryear
R.Bryan Collectibles
Mr. and Mrs.Matthew Radack
Ms.V. Esther Rahenkamp
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C.Rainey
Ms. Jean W. Raney
Ranger Transportation
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Raphael
Rare Cargo
Mr. and Mrs.Benjamin Raskind
Mr.Alfred W. Rath,Jr.
Ms.Kathie I.Rawlings
Mr. and Mrs.Gary W. Redinger
Mr. Christopher Redmond
Redix Department Store
Mr. David D. Reed,Jr.
Mr. Nelson Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reitblatt
Ms.Gladys Remillard
Rental Rehab
Mr. and Mrs.Daniel D. Retchin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds
Mr. Derrick L.Rhedrick
Rialto Restaurant
Ms.Rose H.Rice
Mrs.Debra R.Richardson
Ms.Devona Rich
Ms. Jamie Rich
Mr. and Mrs.Leslie W. Riley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Allen Rippy
Ms.Susan V. Ritz
River Landing Country Club
Mr. and Mrs.Daniel Rizzo
Mr. and Ms.Thomas C.Roach
Ms.Hazel D. Robbins
Ms. Joan C.Robbins
Ms.Monica E.Roberson
Robert’s Market
Mrs.Sharon R.Roberts
Mrs.Diana J. Robinson
Mr. Edward C.Robinson
Mr. and Mrs.James H. Robinson,Jr.
Ms.Kathryn N. Robinson
Mrs.Vera S.Robinson
Ms.Maureen M.Robison
Mr. Daniel M.Rochester
Ms.Diane P. Rock
Mr.Thomas E.Roddy
Ms. Joan Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs.Michael A.Roeder
Mr. and Mrs.H.Philip Rohr
Ms.Margaret L.Rorison
Mr. and Mrs.Robert C.Rosburg
Rose Bros.Furniture,Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Rose,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Samuel R.Rose,III
Ms.Carol A.Roselli
Ms.Brenda J. Ross
Mr. and Mrs.Seymour J. Ross
Mrs.Gina B.Roundtree
Mr. Earl D. Rouse
Mr. and Mrs.Steven H.Rubin
Mrs.Karen L.Ruefle
Mr.and Mrs.Peter Browne Ruffin,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Robert F. Ruffner, Jr.
Salon DeJa Vu
Saltaire Village Friends
& Neighbors
Saltaire Village Sunshine Club
Mr. and Mrs.Daniel M.Samel
Sarah James Glass Studio
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas R.Saullo
Mr. David Sawyer
Mr. Robert E.Sayman
Mrs.Bernadette G. Sayre
Ms.Sue Scarborough
Schaeffer Buick/BMW, Inc.
Ms. Patricia S.Schlegel
Ms.Barbara Schroeder
Mr. David A.Schuette
Mrs.Jill D. Schultz
Ms.Laura L.Schwagerl
Mrs.Barbara S.Schwartz
Mr. Bennie D. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs.Ronald J. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. William Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs.Dennis Scott
Mr. Donald G. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Willard B.Scott
Screen Gems Studio
Screen Greens
Seashore Soccer League,Inc.
Mr.William Segur
Mr. and Mrs.Chesley B.Sellers
Mr. Edward Semidey
Mr. and Mrs.Robert M.Shakar, Jr.
Mr. Rick Sharpe
Ms.Marion M.Shaw
Ms.LeAnn H.Sheridan
Shoe Shak
The Ship’s Store
Mr. and Mrs.Michael N. Shulman
Mr. and Mrs.Lawrence
B.Shuping,Jr.
Ms.Brenda F. Sidbury
Ms.M.Marlene Sigler
Silver Cloud
Ms.Thelma L.Simpson
Mrs.Therese C.Simpson
Mrs.Corneille C.Sineath
Mr. Bert L.Singletary
Skip’s Truck Tire Service
Mr. and Mrs.Brian Slagle
Mr. and Mrs.George J. Sliva
Dr. and Mrs.David B.Sloan,Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. James Sloan
Ms.Lora P. Sloan
Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian Smith
Mr. and Mrs.Alan L.Smith
Mr. Charles E.Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James Donald Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James C.Smith
Mrs. Jean W. Smith
Ms.Lillian Duer James Smith
Ms.Melissa R.Smith
Mr. and Mrs.R.Gordon Smith,Jr.
Mr. and Mrs.Richard B.Smith
Ms.Sandra H.Smith
Ms.Tamara Smith
Ms.Vickie L.Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B.Smith
Mr. and Mrs.David G. Sneeden
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Snyder
Mr. Kent B.Snyder
Ms.LuAnna S.Snyder
Mrs. Patricia A.Snyder
Mr. Gilbert B.Sorg
Southeastern Regional
Medical Center
Ms. Joyce Southerland
Southern Furniture
Reproduction Outlet
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Spagnolo
Ms.Aileen Sparks
Ms.Nancy K.Speaker
Mr. Preston G. Spear, Jr.
Specialty Medical Products
Dr. and Mrs.Samuel S.Spicer
Ms.Diana L.Spolarich
Springer-Eubank Oil Company, Inc.
Mr. George A.Sprinkel
Mr. and Mrs.Laurence Sprunt
Ms.Deborah R.Stafford
Ms.Rebecca B.Stancil
Ms. Jacqueline F. Stancill
Ms.Alice F. Stanfield
Mr.Vince Steiniger
Mr. and Mrs.Leon Stein
Mr. and Mrs.Berry W. Stephens
Steamer’s Pierhouse Bar & Grill
Stephens Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs.Bill Steuer
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stedman Stevens
Ms.Sandra T. Stokes
Ms.Tara Stokes
Mr. and Mrs.Harry Stovall,III
Mr. and Mrs.Henry L.Stram
Strange River
Mr. and Mrs.Allan T. Strange
Ms.Elise Morgan Stratton
Ms.Carla B.Strickland
Ms.Tina W. Strickland
Ms.Wendy M.Strickland
Ms. Patricia A.Strom
Mr. and Mrs.Jim Strout
The Studio
Mr. and Mrs. William K.Sturniolo
Subway
Ms.Barbara J. Sullivan
Ms.Lesley Sulliven
Mr. Mark Surkis
Ms.Susan E.Sutton
Dr. and Mrs. William R.Sutton
Ms.Sherma A.Svitzer
Ms. Joni M.Sweeney
Ms.Tammy L.Sweeney
Sweetwater Surf Shop
Mr. John B.Talbert,Jr.
Ms.Melany Tarr
Mr. Ray Tate,Jr.
Ms. Jane B.Tatum
Tavernay’s Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs.Ryal Tayloe
Mrs.Cassandra D.Taylor
Ms. Felicia Taylor
Mr. and Mrs.George B.Taylor
Mr. and Mrs.Richard A.Taylor
Mr. and Mrs.Giacomo Tedone
Mr. and Mrs.Leo A.Tedone
Mrs.Madalyn Tedone
Mr. and Mrs.Salvatore Tedone
Mr. and Mrs. Page Teer
Dr. and Mrs.R.Henry Temple
Temptation’s Gourmet
Foods & Cafe
Mr. and Mrs.Brent Tenuta
Ms.Serenity Lea Terpenning
Terrazzo Restaurant
The Canvas Goose
Mr. and Mrs.Gary E.Thomas
Mr. and Mrs.Cecil Thompson
Ms.Cynthia Karen Thompson
Ms.Heather Thornton
Mrs.Annie Gray Calhoun Thorpe
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A.Thrasher
Mr. Felix Steve Tiano
Ms. June S.Tilden
Ms. Jane Tillotson
Ms.Kristina L.Todd
Mr.William R.Toler, Jr.
Tomatoz
Ms. Lynn A.Townsend
Toys R Us
Trail’s End Steak House
Mr. and Mrs.C.Heide Trask
Mr. and Mrs. D.Webster Trask
Mrs. Frances Y.Trask
Ms. Jan Tremon-Jenkins
Ms.Betsi Treppel
Try-Me Savings Club
Ms.Karen Turlington
Ms.Barbara Turnage
Ms.Margaret Turner
Ms.Michele Turner
Mr. and Mrs.Aaron R.Twigg
UNCW Athletics
UNCW Seahawk Club
Underground Sandwich Shoppe
Mr. and Mrs.H.A.Underwood,III
University of North Carolina
at Wilmington
Mr. Jack Upton
Ms. Jennifer K.VanSteen
Mr. Brad Vass
Mrs.Christa Vass
Mrs.Willie M. Vaught
Ms.Melanie B.Velie
Ms. Janet K.Vereen
Vicís Corn Popper
Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Vics
Mr.Anthony L.Vitale
Mr. John S.Volpe
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Voorhees
Mr. and Mrs.Albert G.Vozeh
Mr. and Mrs.Harvey Waite
Ms.Donna W.Walden
Mr. Frank A.Walker, III
Mrs.Nancy H.Walker
Mr. Robert L. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. James E.Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. John J.Walters,III
Ms.Helen S.Walton
Ward Hair & Nail Design
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Warren,Jr.
Dr. Samuel E.Warshauer
Mr. and Mrs.Lou Waters
Ms.Tamron B.Waters
Ms.Antoinette B. Watkins
Ms.Catherine Watkins
Mr. Stephen Watson
Wayco Ham Company
Dr. and Mrs.David
Allen Weatherford
Mrs.Sherry P.Weaver
Ms.Katrinka B.Webb
Ms.Barbara C.Weckel
Mrs.Mabel Duke S.Weeks
Mr. and Mrs.Robert S.Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. J. Griffin Weld
Mr. and Mrs.Calvin F.Wells
Mr. and Mrs.Charles C.Wells
October 2000 7
Thank You
This list of contributors
recognizes gifts received
from January 1, 1999,
through August 31,
2000. Donations re-
ceived after August 31,
2000, will be included in
next year’s publication.
Your gift is very impor-
tant to us and we strive
to be accurate in report-
ing all donations. If we
have omitted your name
or listed it incorrectly,
please call Kay Rose at
(910) 815-5003 so that
we may correct our
records.
Ms.Claudia G.Wells
Mr. and Mrs.Harold W.Wells,III
Mr. and Mrs.William E. Wells,Jr.
Ms.Sharon L.Welsh
Ms.Dorothy R.Werk
Mr. and Mrs. O. R.Westmoreland
Mr.William K.Weston
Mr. and Mrs.Richard Wetherill,Jr.
Ms.Lucy B.Wheeless
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L.Whipk ey
Mrs.Dorothy Whitaker
Ms.Deborah E.White
Mr. Jay S.White
Dr. and Mrs. John F.White
Ms. Patricia H.White
Mr. and Mrs.Richard P.White
Mr. and Mrs.Robert L.White
Ms.Linda W.Whitehurst
Ms.Rhonda Whitle y
Ms. Kelly Whittemore
Wicker Works
Ms.Lisa M.Wicks
Mr. and Mrs.George P.Widman
Wild Birds Unlimited
Mr. and Mrs.Henry D.Willard,Jr.
Dr. David N.Williams, D.D.S.
Mr. Dorian T.Williams
Mr. and Mrs. James E.Williams
Mr. and Mrs.Lee Williams
Mrs.Noell J.Williams
Mr. and Mrs.R.Bertram Williams,III
Mr. and Mrs.Richard R.Williams
Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J.Williams
Wilmington Art Gallery
Wilmington Pathology Associates
Wilmington Surgical Associates, P.A.
Wilmington Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry
Mrs.Linda J.Wilson
Winding River Plantation
Wings
Dr. and Mrs.I.B.Winograd
Ms. Jeanne Wisniewski
Ms. Joan Womble
Mrs.Alberta Bedingfield Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Louie E.Woodbury, Jr.
Ms.S.Kimball Wood
Ms. Joyce H. Woods
Ms.Kimberly J.Woods
Ms.Louise M.Woods
Mr. Richard M.Woods
Dr. and Mrs.Alfred H.Woodworth
Ms.Nancy E.Woolwine
Ms.Dian G.Workman
Ms.Stephanie L.Workman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J.Worsley
Dr. James E. Wortman
Mrs.Elizabeth L.Wright
Ms. Jane I.Wright
Dr. Jeffrey Wright
Ms. Joanna E.Wright
Wrightsboro Wholesale Florist
Wrightsville Beach Scenic Cruise
Ms.Lilin Yap
Mr. Dillion S.Yarborough
Mr. and Mrs.Billy C.Yates
Ms. Jean P.Young
Ms.Wanda M. Youngren
Mrs.Connie S.Yow
Mr. and Mrs.Antonio C.Zang
Zimmer Cancer Center Staff
Mr. and Mrs.Alan M.Zimmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L.Zimmer
Mr. and Mrs.William R.Zimmer
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8 October 2000 New Hanover Health Network

NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

Donor List: January 1, 1999-August 31, 2000

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF Howard Ring Eunice Hawkins Teel

Ms.Orell D. Miller Mr. and Mrs.Seymour L.Alper
Marilyn Alper
Ellie and Joanne Puritz
Foundation Board of Mr. and Mrs. James A.Robbins Bettie Thorton
Glenn Avery Directors, 1999-2000 Mr. Brad Vass
James Rodgers
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea
James E. Todd
Ms.Mary Scott Bethune
Ms.Mae DeVincentis Ms.Sharon J.Todd
Coastal Rehab Hospital Staf f Matthew T. Dill, president Richard L. McGraw Bernadette Sayre Steven R.Waite
Francis J. Barry
Ms.Sharon Bennett
Ann L. Fox, vice president Lewis T. Nunnelee, II Michael and Mary Aronne,Sr. Ms.Tammy Labrecque
Ms.Ada Atkinson Katherine Tusch Watts
Mr. and Mrs. James Harper Beall, Jr. Bruce E. Moskowitz, Terry C. Quinn Charles and Elizabeth Bowman Ms.Geraldine H.Cumberland
Dr. and Mrs.R.Bertram Williams,Jr. treasurer Eric R. Rosenberg, M.D. Ms.Carol L.Brighton Mr. and Mrs.George Mayer
Francys H.Bedford Ms. Peggy Brummitt John W.Wells
Lt.Col. Joseph S.Bedford William K. Atkinson, Ph.D. Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., M.D. Jack and Jean Buchanan Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea
Charlotte Pearsall Bisset John A. Black, M.D. Betsy Watkins Horace and Barbara Burgess Curtis West
Ms.Barbara V. Bisset Peggy Brummitt Mat White Mr. and Mrs.Stanley G. Burk Ms.Wendy Arthur
Dr.William Blackwell Ms.Beth Canning Mary Joellyn Whitlock
Mr. and Mrs.R. F. Desjardins Daniel E. Dawson William Wright Walter and Joann Cwikla Indian Heights Baptist Church
Alfred Borgman George and Betty Davis Ms.Evalene McMillion
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ray and Linda King Ms.Irma M.McMillion and
Robert and Bette Borth Grandmother of Tijuana Parker Alma Lewis Ms.Sally Godwin Mr. James Booth,Jr.
Ms.Kathryn B.McLeod Got-Em-On Live Bait Club
Ms. Jean McKoy Ms. Joy B.Lewis David Widman
Mary Louise Williams Braak Donald and Debra L.Harrill
Ralph Gurganous Jim Lewis David and Germaine Hosmer Mr. and Mrs.Timothy Centola
Mr. and Mrs.Ted L.Kalnen Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms. Janice S.Kingoff Mrs.Barbara B.Criss
Ernest and Ann Kastner
Frank P. Brown Clarence Hall Geraldine Liguori Ms.Mary Tedone Kenney Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Philpott
Ms.Tina Jo Brown Emergency Department Employees Ms.Mary Scott Bethune Mr. Patrick T. Kerwick Mr. and Mrs.George P.Widman
Barbara W. Buchanan Ruth Hardee Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Collins Larry and Patricia B.Lond Milton and Kathleen Williams
Ms.Deborah R.Causey Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Fisher Ms. Frances R.Maxey Mrs.Lela D. Grindstaff
Mattie Canady Seth Albert Hardee Hanover Medical Specialists, PA Ms.Becky Hill W. I.Wooten
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Mr. and Mrs.M.E.Conrad Ms.Cheryl Harris Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer Ms.Nancy E.Newkirk
Mrs.Glynda T. Paternotte Charlie and Ginger Hardee Ms.Margaret D. Hooks Robert and Joan Peterson William Jay Zimmerman
Sallie Chew Dr. David N.Williams,DDS Ms. Julie M.Lucas Dennis and Maxine Scott Ms. Peggy M.Brummitt
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Mr. and Mrs.Billy C.Yates Ms.Barbara McNeil McDonald Mr. Donald Scott
Grace Clewis William Harold Ms.Macey L.McQuigg Ms.M.Marlene Sigler
Mr. Kent Bradley Snyder
GIFTS IN HONOR OF
Ms. Patricia J. McKoy Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Mr. and Mrs.Aaron R.Twigg Seymour Alper
Ms.Doris B.Robinson Brett Harrelson In Memory of Donna Lowder Giacomo and Cecelia B. Tedone Mark and Carolyn Alper
Zimmer Cancer Center Staff Ms.Betty H.Gay Facilities Services Dept.Staff Leo and Patti Tedone Mr. and Mrs.Leslie N. Boney, Jr.
Ben Cook Roland Lussier Ms.Madalyn Tedone Bruce and Carolyn Moskowitz
Mabel Marie Harris
Mr. and Mrs.Seymour L.Alper Ms.Theresa A. Fowler Mr. and Mrs.Salvatore Tedone Paul Atkinson
Mrs.Deborah M.Crosland
Eileen Coscia Mr. and Mrs.Andr ew Vics Mrs.Mabel Duke S.Weeks
Mary Frances Harris Samuel A.Mann
Rev. and Mrs.Ronald G.Wedekind Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L.Voorhees Alyson Barnard
Coastal Rehab Services R.T. Dooley Construction Co.
Albert and Karen Vozeh Winifred D. Pierce Endowment
Ola Crawford Leatrice Hobbs Memorial Dr.Armand Mazzei Marie and James Warren Grant through Cape Fear
NHRMC Fiscal Services Employees Ms.Celeste V. Beal Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms.Phyllis Warren Community Foundation
Marion Cushing Marion Hogan Katherine McGuire Claudia G.Wells Ms.Gail Lamm
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms.M.Marlene Sigler Mr. Henry E.Miller, III Jeannie and Bill Wells Judy Benson
Marion Graham Davis Cecil D. Holmes E.Regan McIntyre,Jr. Mr. and Mrs. O. R.Westmoreland
Mrs.Glynda T. Paternotte Ms.Wendy L.Holmes Mrs.Pierce M.Overman Dr. and Mrs.Robert T. Kelly
George Schleupner Sheila Boles
Royce (Pete) Era Mamie Lee Horne Patricia Lynn McNeill NHRMC Employees
Mrs.Inet R.Hardison Ms. Patricia Horne Mrs.Glynda T. Paternotte Mr. and Mrs.Louie E.Woodbury, Jr.
Bob Schlossberg Cory Caspar
Loyal Order of Moose Ruth Susan “Susie”Kennedy Hunt Robert M.and Iris C.Mercer Mr. and Mrs.Seymour Alper
Robert M. Fales NHRMC Canterbury 1 Staff Mrs.Iris M.Baker Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds
Sophie and Elliot Schwartz Deborah R.Causey
Mrs.Sarah T. Fales James Marion Hyatt Fred Merritt Mr. and Mrs.Thomas C.Church,Jr.
Hubert Gray Farmer Mr. and Mrs.Clyde L.Hyatt Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms.Rebecca B.Stancil
Karl and Andrea Fleischer Chesley B.Sellers
Ms. Jackie Ayers Herbert M. Jeffries,Jr. Anna B.Merryman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilman
Richard Mac Feeters Mr.Al Merryman Mr. and Mrs.Chesley B.Sellers
Rev. and Mrs.Donald G. Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs.Phillip S.Horwitz
Mr. and Mrs.Seymour L.Alper Bobby L.Flesher
Chase Johnson Lila Mills Paula and Harvey Katz
Mike Finn Ms.Flora F. Lombardo
Mr. and Mrs.Darrell Beauchaine Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms.Florence A.Lebos
Ms. Patricia Adduce Julia Katherine Fonshell
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cusick Racquel Moyers Mr. and Mrs.Dean E. Painter, Jr. Ms.Barbara A.Geiger
Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Koontz Mr. and Mrs.Richard D. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Jerome E.Moyers,Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Steven H.Rubin
Rita and James Smith James H.Hankins,Sr
Mr. and Mrs.Richard E.Hazel Samantha O’Shields Ronald and Amy Schwartz Mrs.Deborah H.Boedeker
Bruce Wayne Freeman Ms.Susan R. Keylor Ms.Mildred A.Edge Mr. and Mrs.Lawrence B. Shuping,Jr. Elizabeth Hardy
Ms.Cheryl Agnese Mr. and Mrs. William D. Perdue Concetta Olivadese Mr. and Mrs.Robert S.Weiner Mr. and Mrs.Phillip H.Brock
Mr. Dan M.Burt Mr. and Mrs.Gary W. Redinger Mr.Vincent P. Olivadese Thomas Scroggs Mike Hartge,RN, CRRN
Mr. and Mrs.Robert B.Carver Mr. and Mrs.Daniel M.Samel Lauretta Parker Pat and Bob Bauer Ms.Kimberly L.Blake
Howard and Rosemary Cohen Mr. and Mrs.Cecil Thompson Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Roger Serfass Dr. John C.Liguori
Dr. and Mrs.Llewellyn W. Cooper Gertrude Johnson Seth Parsons Harvey and Ann Waite Ms.Kathie Fisher
Frederick and Emma Cunningham Mrs.Cynthia S.Burleson Ray and Linda King Andrew Shappell Ms.Cheryl L.Harris
Ms.Sadie Cunningham Mr. Jerry Burleson Jane Corbin Paternotte Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms. Joan A.Kaiser
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cunningham Lucille Paige Johnson Mrs.Glynda T. Paternotte Catherine T. Shea Ms.Leslie P. Kesler
Mr. and Mrs.Robert H. Frazier Ms.Alberta F. Pittman Zelda Pearlman Mrs.Kathleen Fisher Ms.Mary Meighan
Mr. Gregory H.Googins John C. Jones,Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour L.Alper Mr. Michael J. Hartge Grace Hewlett
Julu Grindle Mrs.Sarah F. Pearlman Ms. Joan A.Kaiser
Helen Pearson Mrs.Elizabeth H.Mathews
Mr. Donald Hobbs Sidney Clyde Jordan,Sr Ms.Leslie P. Kesler
Mr.Vincent P. Olivadese Mike Howard
Ms.Melissa Johnson Mr. Sidney C. Jordan,III Ms.Barbara L.Masciotti
Rita Phelps Rev. and Mrs.Donald G. Ledbetter
Mr. and Mrs.Jim Strout Mrs.Karen M.McCarthy
Mildred Brown Kelly Ms.Theresa A. Fowler Julie and Evan Johnson
Richard and Constrance Taylor Ms.Sherma A.Svitzer
Ms.Christa S. Kelly Mr. and Mrs.Guy C.Pitts Rev. Ron Wedekind
Ms. Jean P.Young William Keith
Shirley B. Kerr Ms.Sharon C.Pitts Dr. and Mrs.George Johnson,Jr.
Lee Lennon Frost Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Nunnelee,II Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Nunnelee,II
Ms.Cheryl L.Barton James A.Price,Jr.
Ms.Deborah R.Causey James Spencer Sandra Johnson
Eugenia Piner King Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Nunnelee,II
Mary Beatrice Fulford Harry and Lynn Comer Rev. and Mrs.Donald G. Ledbetter
Mr. and Ms.Thomas C.Roach Hallie Rader
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome G. Pittman Baby Claudia Megan Stengrim Gene Kerr
Emery Elizabeth Knox Mr. and Mrs. John W. Rader Ms.Donna H.Summerlin
Doris Shackleton Furtado Mr. Greg Kerr
Mr. and Mrs.Edward M.Knox,III Gordon Ramsey Ellen Stephens
Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Nunnelee,II Janie Lambeth
Lola Kuhnemann Ms. Patricia A.Harker Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea
Ervin L.Garrell Ms. Jennifer K.VanSteen Winifred D. Pierce Endowment
Violet Garrell and Family Richard A.Reabold Harvey G. Strickland
Liddie Kupiec Ms.Melissa Johnson Grant through Cape Fear
Ms.Lillian W. Melvin Community Foundation
Mrs.Giavanti Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea George F. Reed Alvin Svitzer
Ms.Ada B.Atkinson David Lanier Dianne Ledbetter
Mr. and Mrs.Clyde L.Hyatt Ms.Kimberly L.Blake
Mrs.Heather Ellis Lippincott Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Ms.Elizabeth K. Ferencak Rev. Donald G. Ledbetter
Dr. James A.Reed
Mrs.Lea Anne McTavish Hope Lanier Ms.Mary D. Catt Mrs.Kathleen Fisher Lewis T. Nunnelee,II
Ms.Donna W.Walden Mr. and Mrs.Carter Lambeth Ms.Appie Daniel Ms.Sheila Gard John and Jean Bullock
Helen Gniadek Rev. and Mrs.Donald Ledbetter Ms. Julie Hancock Ms.Susan E.Hance Corey Pud
Mr. R.M.Maynard Mr. and Mrs.Seymour L.Alper Mr. and Mrs.C. J. Hogervorst Ms.Cheryl L.Harris Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Philpott
James Z.Godwin William Lanier Memorial Ms.Yvonne Johnson Ms.Kara M. Jarboe Beverly Schwefel
Mrs.Betty D. Godwin Mr. and Mrs. William Lanier, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Melvin P. Krummrich Ms.Leslie P. Kesler Rev. and Mrs.Donald G. Ledbetter
Julian W. Godwin Dr. John C.Liguori Ms.Donna LaVictoire George J. Sliva
Marilyn Alper Laufer
Ms. Pauline T. Miller Ms.Maura Miendak-Sullivan Mrs.Norma J. Sliva
Dr. and Mrs .R .B e rt ram Williams,Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Seymour Alper Ms.Serenity Lea Terpenning Ms.Sandra H.Smith Kenneth A.Snow
Charles P. Graham Mr. and Mrs. William D.Wright Mr. and Mrs. James E.Wallace Danie and Dick Swar t Ms.Linda L.Snow
Dr. and Mrs .R .B e rt ram Williams,Jr. Dona LeRay Memorial Emma Retchin Ms. June S.Tilden Dr. Samuel Warshauer
Isaac Grainger Mrs.Ruth S.Menzel Mr. and Mrs. Fred Retchin Vivian Tatum Mr. and Mrs.Seymour Alper
Dr. and Mrs.Richard Tamisiea Mr and Mrs. James K. Johnson Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Benjamin Raskind
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New Hanover Health Network October 2000 9

OTHER SERVICES

Grants enable special projects to keep on giving

In Fiscal Year 2000,$1.2 million in grant
dollars were secured by New Hanover
Health Network to improve the health of
residents in Southeastern North Carolina.
The grants support a variety of pro-
grams,including flood outreach and relief,
cancer screenings, case management for
pediatrics, and the healing arts. Many of
the grant-funded programs are geared to-
ward the medically underserved and unin-
sured people who have limited resources
available for health care.
Here’s a summary of some of the major
grants to the network:
■ Parish Nurse Program: $467,000 from
the Duke Endowment -- Parish Nursing
emphasizes healthy living by placing a
nurse on the staff of a congregation. Work-
ing with the clergy, the nurse provides
health information to the congregation’s
members and develops programs that will
help them take responsibility for their
health and the health of the community.
■ Pender Memorial Hospital Flood Relief:
$50,150 from the Duke Endowment Fund
for Flood Relief - This project assisted 17
Pender Memorial employees who suffered
severe losses from Hurricane Floyd. The
money was used to repair homes or find
other places to live,cover extra expenses
while in temporary housing, buy neces-
sary furnishings and personal items, and
help replace lost essential items.
■ Healing Arts Network: $40,000 from
the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation --
Many patients dealing with chronic and
severe pain,anxiety, emotional illness,fear,
lifestyle changes or end-of-life issues need
help coping.The Health Arts Network pro-
vides therapy for seriously and terminally
ill patients beyond the scope of medical
care. It includes music,art,massage,horti-
culture,and other therapies.
■ Coastal Care Van, Bridging Barriers to
Early Detection: $19,958 from the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - By us-
ing the Coastal Care Van, a mobile cancer
screening and detection unit, this project
aids low-income, rural and minority
women in getting breast cancer screen-
ings.Bridging Barriers increases communi-
ty awareness of breast cancer and the
need for screening,improves accessibility
to breast cancer screenings,and increases
the number of breast cancer screening op-
portunities in the community.The Coastal
Care Van has partnered with agencies in
New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Bladen
and Onslow counties to identify women
in need of early detection and screening.

ON LINE
www.nhhn.org

New web site offers

more services, info
New Hanover Health Network has
launched a new web site with more in-
formation,news and interactive oppor-
tunities.The site, www.nhhn.org, went
live on Sept.22. Below is a list of the
type of information available:
HEALTH INFORMATION -- An online
illustrated medical encyclopedia offers
10,000 pages of information on dis-
eases, injuries,tests, surgeries, nutrition,
poisons, and symptoms. Through these
pages, visitors can learn the causes and
signs of a particular condition as well as
common treatments and what to ex-
pect during recovery.
HEALTH NEWS -- The network is of-
fering news from Reuters Health that
provides consumers with useful, in-
depth medical information that is easy
to understand. New stories are added
daily and stored in an archive for easy
retrieval.
NETWORK NEWS -- News releases
are posted regularly and interested visi-
tors can sign up to receive automatic
email notifications when news releases
and newsletters are posted.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES -- Not only are
current listings of open positions avail-
able, but web site visitors can apply for
a job on-line. Even if visitors can’t find a
job that meets their skills, they can fill
out a profile and ask to be notified
when one comes available.
PATIENT AND VISITOR INFORMATION
-- Patients and visitors can find maps to
each of the facilities, visiting hours, gift
shop information, and information for
patients with special needs.
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS -- People
researching where to get medical care
can find detailed information about the
services offered by New Hanover
Health Network.
PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY -- A compre-
hensive directory offers a listing of area
doctors, including background on the
physicians and maps to their offices.
www.nhhn.org
Network employees set the pace
for United Way, aim for $110,000
Vice presidents and senior managers, including Vince Ci-
cchino, executive director of facilities, raised $1,600 by let-
ting employees dunk them in the name of United Way.
Volunteers make hospital stays a little easier
Patients and visitors throughout New
Hanover Health Network,from the prema-
ture baby needing a specialized incubator
to the family member drinking a cup of
coffee while awaiting the outcome of
surgery, benefited from the generous con-
tributions of auxilians and volunteers.
The auxiliaries at New Hanover Re-
gional Medical Center and Cape Fear Hos-
pital combined to give more than
$160,000 in equipment and other services
in Fiscal Year 2000.
Some items at New Hanover Regional
include an incubator for the neonatal unit,
a van equipped with a wheelchair, a lift for
overweight patients that allows nurses to
get them in and out of bed,and chairs for
the chapel.The Auxiliary also contributed
$20,000 to the newly opened Zimmer
Cancer Center and assisted the Coastal
It took a few senior officials getting wet,but the most am-
bitious United Way campaign in New Hanover Health Net-
work’s history got off to a successful start through a Beach
Blast event.
The network agreed to serve as a pacesetter for the 2000
United Way Campaign, pledging to raise $110,000 before
the districtwide campaign officially started.After a week of
events such as a dunking booth, bake sale, cakewalk and
other games,network emplo yees were on their way toward
reaching that goal.
The dunking booth was placed on the campus of all
three network hospitals.Network vice presidents and senior
managers dutifully took their turns, raising more than
$1,600 by allowing employees the privilege of dunking
them.
New Hanover Health Network has traditionally made a
strong commitment to the United Way and its 26 partner
agencies.For 1999,the network set a goal of $99,999 in con-
tributions.
This year, Dick Jones,vice president of strategic services,
served as the United Way’s area chairman for its campaign in
New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.
The network has also historically had a number of indi-
viduals who reach the Harris Newman level of giving,which
is $1,000 or more pledged to the United Way. This year, 19
employees reached that level,including five who made the
“silver”category of $1,500 to $2,499 in gifts.
Golf Classic, which this year raised tals continued to support just about every
$202,000 for the neonatal unit. department throughout the network.
The Auxiliary also continued providing More than 1,200 volunteers offered
coffee to families and visitors in Surgical wheelchair assistance to patients going
Waiting, and juice for patients in the Car- home, staffed the information desk, deliv-
diac Rehabilitation program. ered flowers and mail, helped young chil -
The Cape Fear Auxiliary supported dren become accustomed to a new baby
causes such as the Family Birthplace Cen- sibling,and visited rooms to make sure pa-
ter, the Festival of Trees, March of Dimes tients had what they needed.
and Thanksgiving dinners for the Domes- The volunteer service expanded to two
tic Violence Shelter. The auxiliary helps new areas in Fiscal Year 2000. Volunteers
oversee a program that provided more assisted the oncology program in the new-
than 300 physicals for middle school and ly opened Zimmer Cancer Center and re-
high school girls involved in athletics. organized into a new service at Pender
Both hospitals’ auxiliaries continued Memorial Hospital. About 30 volunteers
their scholarship support of students be- there are now meeting and greeting visi-
ginning a study of health care or current tors, delivering goods to patient rooms,
employees continuing their health care and working toward providing a cart to of-
education. fer everyday items for patients and visi-
Volunteers at all three network hospi- tors.
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10 October 2000
As a region, we need to take better care of ourselves
Many of the region’s top health and hu-
man service concerns have to do with the
welfare of children, according to an as-
sessment in eight Southeastern North Car-
olina counties.
The combination of telephone surveys,
focus groups and analysis of state, local
and national data found that drug and al-
cohol abuse among minors are two of the
top three health concerns; teen pregnan-
cy, juvenile delinquency and child abuse
are the top three family issues; and basic
education is the top human service issue.
The survey also found that Southeastern
North Carolina has statistically high num-
bers of overweight people, smokers, peo-
ple who don’t exercise and people who
don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables.
The Southeastern North Carolina Re-
gional Health and Human Service Needs
Assessment began in June,updating a sim-
ilar survey in 1996. Organizations from
Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin,
New Hanover, Pender, Robeson and Samp-
son counties participated.
More than 2,100 adults were ques-
tioned as part of the telephone survey.The
overall report will be used to help agen-
cies throughout the region identify the
most serious problems and encourage
them to collaborate in addressing them.
The region fared better than national
averages in some areas, reporting fewer
days of poor mental health,less likelihood
of alcohol use and drinking after driving,
and more likelihood to routinely visit a
physician.
However, this area lags on many health
Recruitment
Continued from page one
Board of Trustees, was formed in Novem-
ber after nurses expressed disappointment
about the budget for this fiscal year.The is-
sues raised are many of the same ones that
face hospitals across the nation, which are
coping with a severe labor, particularly
nursing,shortage.
The Administration and the Board be-
lieved these issues needed to be solved
with input from all levels of the organiza-
tion.The format of the task force allowed
nurses, pharmacists and other everyday
caregivers to talk directly to Administra-
tors and board members about how to im-
prove the workplace environment.
Since the group made its recommenda-
tions in March,the network has launched
numerous initiatives to help retain and re-
cruit employees. Many of these efforts re-
sulted from Work Climate Task Force sug-
gestions.
More than 2,000 employees, including
all nurses, received a salary increase to
make pay more competitive throughout
the network. Administration has pledged
to evaluate salaries and possibly make ad-
justments during the year, rather than wait
until the end of a budget year.
Nurses in specific areas that have a cer-
tain level of vacancies have been receiving
an extra $7 an hour since December as an
incentive to attract more nurses. In Sep-
tember, the Administration announced a
proposal to reward Emergency Department
nurses with raises based on years of ED ex-
Percentage of Population Without Health Insurance
and human service issues. People in this
region are more likely to be overweight
and less likely to exercise. The diabetes
rate is 83 percent higher than the national
average. Less than one-fourth of the re-
gion’s adults eat the recommended five or
more servings of vegetables and fruit each
day, and almost 30 percent are smokers,
compared to 23 percent nationwide.
Also,the region’s rate of new HIV cases
is higher than the state’s.
Another area concern is access to ser-
vices.About 14 percent of the area’s adults
say cost prevented a visit to a physician in
the past year. The percentage rises to
about 25 percent of those living at the
poverty level and 18 percent of African-
Americans.
perience in an effort to attract more expe-
rienced nurses there.
The network accelerated the hiring of
support personnel for Registered Nurses.
Licensed Practical Nurses were given a $1
per hour raise,and 20 more were added to
the staff.The network developed a plan to
hire Certified Nursing Assistants, then
send them to Cape Fear Community Col-
lege for special training that more quickly
enabled them to join the staff.
Efforts to retain valuable employees
were also intensified.A Nurse Mentor pro-
gram was proposed to encourage newly
hired nurses as they begin their career and
reduce turnover in those positions. Nurs-
ing leaders were delighted when 51 nurs-
es,with a combined nine centuries worth
of experience, responded to that call.New
nurses now have someone outside their
unit who can serve as role model and pro-
vide career guidance.
The network also implemented several
innovative ways to approach recruitment
of clinical staff.
In February, Bernie Medeiros, RN, a
long-time Emergency Department and Vi-
taLine nurse, was appointed head of a new
division of recruiting specifically in charge
of finding nurses.The division,which now
includes three nurses,has contacted expe-
rienced nurses and nursing schools across
the nation.
A few months later, Bill Atkinson, net-
work president and CEO, created a new
position among his senior staff. Tonda
Verdejo,RN, formerly the vice president of
nursing,took on a new role as Special As-
sistant for Workforce Development. Her
New Hanover Health Network
NEW HANOVER
HEALTH NETWORK
1999-2000
Board of Trustees
DAVID BENFORD
Chairman
BUZZ BIRZENIEKS
New Hanover County
Commissioner representative
LUTHER BROWN
Chairman, Facilities Committee
DAN DAWSON
Chairman, Public Affairs Committee
DR. JANELLE RHYNE
Chief of Medical Staf f
DR. ERIC ROSENBERG
Incoming Chief of Medical Staff
SYLVIA ROUNTREE
Chairman, Quality Review Committee
SPRUILL THOMPSON
Chairman, Planning Committee
Among concerns about regional issues, CHARLES WELLS
the survey found: Chairman, Finance Committee
■ Education, traffic and violent crime
Pam Morine
top the list of serious human services is- Dr. Michael Rallis
sues. F.D. Rivenbark
■ Availability of entry-level jobs and un-
Jon Rosborough
deremployment are the most serious em-
Stedman Stevens
ployment issues.
Dr. Darrell Tackett
■ Recreational water quality and food
William Taylor
safety are top environmental concerns.
About 70 percent reported mosquitoes as Margaret Weller-Stargell
Haywood “Woody” White
a health problem.
■ The cost of prescription drugs and
Three new board members
the cost of living are most serious con-
appointed for FY 2000-2001:
cerns for the elderly.
■ The cost of health care joins drug and Dr. Howard Armistead
Beth Dawson
alcohol abuse among minors as the
biggest health care worries. Richard L. McGraw
Speech therapist Mary Jefferies (left) and teen volunteer Katie McConville work with
a 2-year-old patient. A new program that allows teens to volunteer in clinical fields
is one proposal to ease the health care labor shortage.
goal is to find long-range solutions to at- than a dozen nationwide ads have run.
tracting clinical professionals to the field. At the same time, “Hot Spots,” an in-
She has already succeeded in offering house recruitment program, was created.
network clinical staff as part-time faculty Staff members who refer new employees
at Cape Fear Community College.As a re- receive cash incentives and could win a
sult, the school has accepted 20 more trip for two to the Bahamas.
nursing students this year. These efforts have met with consider-
The network also started a national re- able success, given the current climate fac-
cruitment advertising campaign in June, ing health care and nursing.At the end of
emphasizing the unique advantages of the fiscal year, the hospitals had the fewest
practicing health care at a growing health number of open nursing positions in more
network in a coastal environment. More than a year.
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New Hanover Health Network
Community
Continued from page one
the fences and construction trailers
in front of New Hanover will be
gone, revealing a beautiful campus
that is the most patient friendly in
our 33-year history.
Our greatest success,as always,
was the daily care of patients. I
can illustrate this two ways. First,
New Hanover Regional and Cape
Fear were evaluated together for
the first time by the Joint Com-
mission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations, the na-
tional leader among health care re-
view agencies.The score of 92 was
the highest in either hospital’s his-
tory.That score,along with the 91
that Pender Memorial Hospital re-
ceived, is outstanding testimony
on the quality of care throughout
the network.
Or I can talk about some of the
patients whose lives were either
saved or changed forever because
of the care they received.There is
the grandfather who survived a
heart attack because an off-duty
New Hanover Regional respirato-
ry therapist provided cardiopul-
monary resuscitation and Wilm-
ington firefighters responded
quickly with a defibrillator to start
his stopped heart. En route to the
medical center, New Hanover Re-
gional EMS continued with defib-
rillation and other lifesaving mea-
sures. The man went home in a
few days.
The young cardiac patient who
became the first to give birth in
our Coronary Care Unit, with car-
diac and labor nurses working to-
gether to keep baby and mother
alive. The 57-year-old stroke pa-
tient who went to her first movie
theater because two therapists
cared enough to come in on their
off day and take her out for a treat.
This kind of caring and compas-
sion is why I’m optimistic about
our future. I think we’ll survive the
financial crisis caused by Medicare
reductions, and we appreciate our
state and federal legislators already
offering to enact positive change.
But our community still needs
to understand that for the coming
year, breaking even may represent
a success.And we need your un-
derstanding that solving the na-
tional labor shortage won’t hap-
pen overnight. We’re doing all we
can to keep and attract nurses,and
we feel like we’re making
progress.
We will continue to need the
community’s support in the com-
ing years.Health care is a wonder-
ful calling,and we believe caretak-
ers will be drawn to a place where
patient care comes first.Our focus
is for New Hanover Health Net-
work to be that place.
October 2000 11
Accomplishments
Continued from page one
members, New Hanover Regional EMS was
picking him up.At the doors of NHRMC’s
Emergency Department, he went into full
cardiac arrest.
Dr. Kevin Reese responded with a defib-
rillator, a device that electronically shocks
an irregular or stopped heart into a normal
heartbeat. Dr. Reese shocked the man nine
times. He also gave him amiodarone,a rela-
tively new drug found in recent studies to
help start a heart when all other life-saving
measures have failed.
The patient went home in 13 days. He
has since returned to his hobby of garden-
ing, and has even started again on the shed
he began building before his heart attack.
He visits New Hanover Health Network’s
cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program Taylan Bartie, born at 23 weeks weighing less than a pound, spent three months in the
three times a week. hospital’s neonatal intensive care, the region’s only unit for premature babies.
Almost every day, he gets to hold his 7-
year-old granddaughter. unit for premature babies. Taylan was born panded space, women almost always get a
at 23 weeks and weighed less than a pound. private room to deliver in, then are trans-
“I would just tell him how much I appre-
ciate him making the right decision,” he said Bolstered by the determination of her par- ferred to a post-partum room where the
ents and the most advanced neonatal care family can spend those precious first days
of Dr. Reese’s work.“That’s really what hap-
pened -- he made the right decision.” available, she would become the smallest together.
child to survive at the hospital. “It could have been a really sort of sad,
■ ■ ■
In the Family Birthplace,another miracle depressing time,” Mrs.Brohaugh later said of
baby was about to go home. When Jobina her six-week stay.“But there were so many
L ater the morning of June 1,a man had fin-
ished a workout at the YMCA when he
had a heart attack.Bill Clark,an off-duty res-
Mathews had heart complications in Jack-
sonville, VitaLink - a division of the net-
wonderful caregivers here.”
That includes nurses, doctors and the
work’s pre-hospital care -- transferred the Healing Arts network, a grant-funded pro-
piratory therapist at New Hanover Regional,
immediately began with CPR while a call full-term pregnant 25-year-old to the Coro- gram that offers therapies such as music,art,
nary Care Unit at New Hanover Regional. horticulture and story-telling to enhance tra-
was made to 911.
The closest responder was a Wilmington There she became the first mother to give ditional medical care. For Mrs. Brohaugh, it
birth in that unit.Labor and delivery nurses was massages that “get you through the day
Fire Department “quick response”truck -- a
new vehicle the Fire Department had put worked hand-in-hand with cardiac nurses to when you can’t stand it any longer.”
care for mother and baby. Her care included pool therapy at the
on the road for the first time less than two
hours earlier. Firefighters used a defibrillator “Everyone genuinely cared about me,” Coastal Rehabilitation Hospital and hospital
Ms.Mathews said after Ishara was born.“I re- chaplains offering her communion in her
to shock the man, then New Hanover Re-
gional EMS took him to the hospital. He ally appreciated that.” bed.
“Every area of the hospital you can think
went home within a few days. ■ ■ ■
One of the primary commitments of the of went out of their way,” she said.
newly formed network has been to pre-hos-
pital and emergency care. During the past T he Family Birthplace was about to get a
more long-term patient. Gina Brohaugh,
beginning to feel complications from ex-
The Brohaugh triplets are one of four
sets born so far in 2000.The healthy two
girls and a boy went home within a few days
year, the administration worked with physi-
cians to fight for the Trauma Center desig- pecting triplets, would soon be ordered to of their birth.
bed rest in a hospital room for the final six ■ ■ ■
nation at a time many major medical centers
in the state had their trauma status placed weeks of her pregnancy.
on probation.
The network and its emergency physi-
That room was part of the newly remod-
eled birthplace,which combined the caring
and attentive tradition of the former birth
E lsewhere within the network,the Coastal
Rehabilitation Hospital was preparing
for its fifth annual patient reunion on June
cians, led by Dr. Ted Winneberger, medical
director of New Hanover Regional EMS,con- unit at Cape Fear with the existing one at 2.Among the 90 attendees would be Wright
New Hanover Regional. Because of the ex- Holman, who had been bitten by a tick the
tinued to emphasize CPR training for em-
ployees and the community, lobby for defib- year before and developed symptoms so se-
vere that machines at New Hanover Region-
rillators to be placed in public buildings,
and work with other agencies to develop al’s Intensive Care Unit fed him,breathed for
him,and served as his heart,kidneys and liv-
lifesaving skills.
Dr. Winneberger also led the effort to er for six weeks.When he finally emerged,
therapists and physicians at Coastal Rehab
bring in newly approved life-saving drugs.
New Hanover Regional EMS was among the helped him regain his ability to return to his
family and run his business.
first EMS agencies in the state to be
equipped with amiodarone,which aided at “Doctors, nurses and therapists don’t get
the credit for the good they do,” he said.
least three saves during the past year.
That commitment to getting patients to “They’ll all tell you the only thanks they
need is to know you made it.They deserve
the appropriate care as quickly as possible
has since led the network to begin develop- more than that.”
Hundreds of other patients received qual-
ing an air ambulance service. Southeastern
North Carolina is the only area of the state ity care on June 1, as they do every day,
throughout the network - getting hips or
currently without one.
knees replaced at Cape Fear, the personal
■ ■ ■ touch of a home visit from New Hanover or
Pender home health,psychiatric care at The
B ut there was more on June 1 that illus-
trates what it means to have a health net-
work.
Oaks, or being allowed to die with dignity
through Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I’m
Taylan Bartie was in the sixth week of The critical care Wright Holman received
not proud of the effect our network has on
her life, all in New Hanover Regional’s at New Hanover Regional Medical Center people’s lives,” said Network President and
neonatal intensive care, the region’s only following a tick bite saved his life. CEO Bill Atkinson.
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12 October 2000
Lifesaving business personal -- and rewarding
The temporary consolidation of labor and delivery
Oct. 1 services at New Hanover Regional Medical Center
and Cape Fear Hospital, forced by Hurricane Floyd, goes so well
that the departments decide to make the move permanent,
three months ahead of schedule.
About five dozen nurses attend the New Hanover
Oct. 26 Health Network Board of Trustees’monthly meeting
to express their disappointment with the budget for FY 2000.
The Work Climate Task Force holds its first meeting.
Nov. 11 The task force, formed in response to disappoint-
ment with the FY 2000 budget, is made up of employees,physi-
cians, volunteers and members of the New Hanover Health Net-
work Board of Trustees. It will discuss ways to improve the work-
place environment throughout the network, and eventually focus
on staffing,pay practices and communications as its top issues.
The Network Services Task Force presents six pro-
Nov. 23 posals for how best to use space at New Hanover
Regional Medical Center and Cape Fear Hospital.Among them
are continuing the consolidation of women’s and children’s ser-
vices at New Hanover Regional and orthopedics at Cape Fear.
Registered nurses can begin earning an extra $7 an
Dec. 12 hour in clinical areas that have vacancies in 15 per-
cent or more of its positions.
Surveyors with the Joint Commission on Accredita-
Dec. 17 tion of Healthcare Organizations award a prelimi-
nary score of 90 to New Hanover Regional and Cape Fear Hos-
pital in the first combined survey of the two hospitals.The score
is the highest in either hospital’s history and eventually will be
changed to a 92 after appeal.
After filling three ambulances with gifts donated by
Dec. 21 network departments, employees dressed as Santa
distribute them to 48 families “adopted”by New Hanover Health
Network. Among the adopted families are Pender Memorial
Hospital employees who lost their homes to Hurricane Floyd
and families of critically ill children at New Hanover Regional.
Dec. 31 As fireworks explode overhead to signal the begin-
ning of a new millennium, paramedics with New
Hanover Regional EMS save a man’s life at the Cape Fear Club,
partly through the use of amiodarone,a new drug with success
in starting a stopped heart after other measures have failed.The
man recovers and returns to his Cary home in a few weeks.
Millie Marie Keistler is New Hanover Regional’s first
Jan. 1 baby of the millennium.
Jan. 20 In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on live television,the
Zimmer Cancer Center officially opens, part of three
days of events that include an appearance by Bernie Siegel, na-
tionally known author of inspiring books for cancer patients.
Hal and Judy Creasman, nearly inseparable during
Feb. 14 54 years of marriage, recover at home together on
Valentine’s Day after having carotid artery surgery the same day
at New Hanover Regional.
The Work Climate Task Force makes its recommen-
Feb. 24 dations on staffing, pay practices and communica-
tions.Administration will shortly adopt nearly all of them and be-
gin implementing them.
Inpatient orthopedic cases join outpatient cases in
March 6 moving to Cape Fear Hospital,beginning that hos-
pital’s specialty focus on orthopedics.As part of the same move,
ophthalmology and maxillofacial cases consolidate at New
Hanover Regional.Cape Fear will soon announce it has the most
staffed beds and most patients it has had in at least five years.
More than 2,000 employees receive market ad-
March 30 justment raises as the network’s administration
responds to a need cited by the Work Climate Task Force for
more competitive salaries. More than
1,100 Registered Nurses receive a 3 per-
cent increase.The network proposes to
spend almost $2.4 million in added
salaries.
Gordi DePaolis discusses
April 6 her “death” from multiple
heart failures a few months earlier.After
several attempts to revive her by defib-
rillator had failed, Dr. Ted Winneberger,
medical director of New Hanover Re-
gional EMS,tried a new drug successful
Gordi DePaolis in clinical trials.Moments after injection
with amiodarone, Mrs. DePaolis began
to feel better, and today has no lingering effects from the expe-
rience.
The first class of Certified Nursing Assistants in a
April 6 program designed by New Hanover Regional and
Cape Fear Community College graduates and reports to work at
YEAR IN REVIEW
the hospital.In this program,the hospital hired the CNAs,then
paid for them to go to school full time,allowing them to gradu-
ate two months quicker than normal.
April 14 As part of
budget ad-
justments to help make up
for reductions in Medicare
reimbursement, the net-
work announces that Vi-
taLine, the 24-hour nurse
telephone service, will be
eliminated in October un-
less grant funding is
found.Also, the Coastal Di-
abetes Center is closed.
The network immediately
begins work to find grant
funding for VitaLine and
find others in the commu-
nity to provide diabetes
education.
April 23 Taylan Bar-
tie is born
at New Hanover Regional
in the 23rd week of her
Jennifer Bartie holds Taylan mother’s pregnancy. She
just before she’s allowed to weighs less than a pound.
take her daughter home. In its fi rs t
April 28 JCAHO sur-
vey in 14 years, Pender Memorial Hospital scores a 91.
May 5-6 The annual Coastal Classic Golf Tournament rais-
es $200,000 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Three network employees are honored as Women
May 18 of Achievement by the Cape Fear YWCA.Honorees
are Beth Mathews,director of the Zimmer Cancer Center;Eileen
McConville,director of marketing;and Lorraine Perry,founder of
the Healing Arts Network.
Jade Alexis Walden’s birth is a rarity, bringing togeth-
May 23 er five generations of a family in one hospital room.
A young mother with pregnancy-related heart
May 27 problems is brought to New Hanover Regional’s
Cardiac Care Unit,where she gives birth to the first baby born
in that unit.Mother and baby go home in a few days.
After watching a man collapse in cardiac arrest at the
June 1 YMCA, off-duty respiratory therapist Bill Clark per-
forms CPR, keeping the man alive until help arrives.That help
comes in the form of two Wilmington firefighters in a “rapid re-
sponse”truck the Fire Department had just put on the road 11/2
hours earlier. Firefighters defibrillate the man,then paramedics
take him to New Hanover Regional’s Emergency Department,
where he has a full recovery. “One cannot adequately express
my pleasure in being able to write this letter,” the man later
writes to Network CEO Bill Atkinson.
In a 12-hour span, clinical staff in New Hanover Re-
June 1 gional’s Trauma Department save a man who had
been stabbed in the chest and found unresponsive; rescue a man
who goes into cardiac arrest en route to the ED, shocking his
heart multiple times and giving him amiodarone;and finish re-
viving a man who went into cardiac arrest at the YMCA.
About 90 former patients of the Coastal Rehabilita-
June 2 tion Hospital gather to celebrate their recoveries
from major illness or injury as part of the hospital’s fifth an-
niversary celebration.Among those attending is Wright Holman,
who has made almost a full recovery after being kept alive for
six weeks by machines while suffering complications from a
tick bite.
More than 150 gather at the Zimmer Cancer Center
June 4 to celebrate eighth annual Cancer Survivors Day.
Fifty-one nurses with more than nine centuries of
June 12 nursing experience are recognized as mentors to
newly hired nursing graduates,part of the network’s attempts to
retain nurses. Mentor program leaders are pleasantly surprised
this many nurses apply to be mentors.
Lilian Margareta Velasquez,who volunteers to star in
June 22 an educational video to help Latina women coming
to New Hanover Regional to deliver their babies, takes method
acting to a new height. Filming is stopped so she can give birth.
June 27 A new patient area for the Emergency Department
opens,marking the beginning of the end of a ma-
jor, four-year expansion project.The new ED provides patients
more privacy and eventually will lead to the opening of a com-
puterized radiology program that allows doctors to see X-ray re-
sults on their computer screen.
New Hanover Health Network
The Board of Trustees sets a budget goal for 2001
June 27 trustees say is ambitious:Breaking even.To get there,
a combination of raising revenues and cutting expenses needs to
total $13 million.The staffs at New Hanover Regional and Cape
Fear are asked to work together to find ways to save money.
Patti Humbert,RN, a nurse on the 9th floor at New
July 6 Hanover Regional, creates two bulletin boards on
her own time to help inform her fellow nurses about breast re-
construction recovery and gastric bypass surgery. She has been
working at the hospital two years.
The triplets of LaShonn Freeman
and Gina Brohaugh.
July 13 Gina Brohaugh gives birth to triplets at New
Hanover Regional, one of four sets born in six
months.Gina later meets LaShonn Freeman,mother of triplets in
Bolton born a month earlier, who tells her,“Even at the tiredest
point,I look at them and smile.Because it’s a miracle.”
Grade-school children at the YWCA Summer Camp
July 13 Program take on the community project of painting
rainbows,houses,cats,sharks and other scenes to brighten the
temporary walkway leading to the Emergency Department at
New Hanover Regional.
Second-
grader Aryn
Eldridge
was one of
the school
children
who painted
scenes
along the
temporar y
walkway to
the Emer -
gency De -
partment.
After eye surgery, a bout with pneumonia and other
July 23 medical complications, and after having won the
hearts of nurses on the 3rd, 4th and 10th floors, Taylan Bartie,
now more than 4 pounds, goes home. She is believed to be the
smallest surviving baby ever born at New Hanover Regional.As
has been the case almost constantly throughout her three-month
stay, her parents are with her for the ride back to Jacksonville.
July 25 The network’s Board of Trustees votes unanimously
to accept an $800,000 bid from Well Care & Nursing
Services of Wilmington to purchase New Hanover Home Health.
The move helps the network decrease losses in the face of dwin-
dling reimbursement, while ensuring that patients continue the
same quality home health care and that employees are able to
transfer to the new company or elsewhere in the network.
The employees at New Hanover Regional and
Aug. 10 Cape Fear, after working on ways to save mone y
and become more efficient, reach their preliminary budget goal.
The network is projected to barely break even.
Aug. 13 Scotty Bethune, a physical therapist, and Michele
Turner,an occupational therapist,come in on their
off day from Coastal Rehabilitation Hospital to take 57-year-old
stroke patient Josephine Pigott to Nutty Professor II, the first
time she’s been to a movie in a theater.
Patricia R.Barkley, a nurse on the second floor at
Aug. 17 Cape Fear Hospital,becomes the first employee to
take advantage of a new employee referral program known as
"Hot Spots.”The program pays employees who recruit employ-
ees in hard-to-fill areas, and rewards the winner of a drawing
with a trip to the Bahamas.
Despite ongoing reductions in Medicare reim-
Aug. 22 bursement, the Board of Trustees appr ove a bud-
get that calls for no reductions in patient services and no gen-
eral layoff plan,and sets aside money for merit and market com-
parison raises for employees.Hundreds of employees contribute
ideas on how to save money and become more efficient.