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PublisherChris OConnor

Executive Editors Cindy von Beren Geralyn A. Johnson-Reis

EditorSharon Napolitano

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Contributing Writers Alix Boyle Liese Klein Sharon Napolitano

Staff PhotographerMichael Dabbraccio

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About Better HealthPublished bimonthly by the Hospital of Saint Raphael, a not-for-profit affiliate of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System, Better Health is designed to further your understanding of how to maintain good health. It is not designed to help diagnose illness or to replace professional medical advice. Consult your family doctor about health problems. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the boards of the Hospital, the Healthcare System, or their administrators. 2012 the Hospital of Saint Raphael. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is forbidden. Better Health and Saint Raphaels Better Health are trademarks of the Hospital of Saint Raphael, 1450 Chapel St., New Haven, CT 06511. Telephone: (203) 789-3972. Fax: (203) 789-4053. Internet: srhs.org.

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Welcome to a very special issue of Better Health magazine. For more than 30 years, Better Health has been Connecticuts leading health and wellness magazine, dedicated to helping thousands of readers live smarter, healthier lives. This issue looks at a different aspect of healthcare: not at medical conditions and their treatments but at the economic and political climate in which medical care is delivered. Just as healthcare is changing, changes are taking place at the Saint Raphael Healthcare System. Saint Raphaels was founded as a not-for-profit hospital by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and has been part of the fabric of the New Haven community for 105 years. In this issue of Better Health, we look at the trends in healthcare that are shaping the future of hospitals and healthcare delivery systems, including Saint Raphaels, and explore our future in New Haven. We also share a story about a family of nurses who exemplify the quality, compassionate care that has been a hallmark of Saint Raphaels since 1907. As always, our thanks to you, our Better Health readers, for being part of Saint Raphaels history.

Sharon NapolitanoEditor

The changing face of Saint Raphaels

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When you picked up your copy of Better Health, you probably noticed the cover looked a bit different. Usually, we look at the latest advances in medical treatment, explore a common health concern or offer tips on healthy living. With this issue, we want to talk about this complicated thing called healthcare. Weve engaged local experts to be part of this dialogue, as we try to get our arms around where healthcare is headed and what the changes will mean to us personally.Healthcare has never been stagnant think of the

medical advances youve witnessed in your lifetime. Yet, the complexity of regulatory, governmental, reimbursement and administrative aspects of healthcare delivery is ever-increasing. This is the environment in which Saint Raphaels has successfully operated for the majority of our 105 years. As healthcare has become more complex, its become clear to us and our sponsors, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, that its not possible for us to continue operating independently. Becoming part of a bigger system will ensure our patients continue to receive exceptional healthcare and will bring needed resources to the Saint Raphael campus to ensure continued state-of-the-art care here. Its a scenario playing out all over the United States, including Connecticut.Because of pending changes, we felt this is the right time to talk about

national and state-wide trends, and to celebrate the history and future of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System. We are proud members of this community, and our talented staff and physicians are dedicated to continuing to serve Greater New Haven with the same focus on excellence and compassion established by our founders.Even as we look ahead, we celebrate those who make our legacy possible.

In late April and May, Saint Raphaels recognized: 379 employees reaching milestones of 10, 15, 20up to 45 years of service in 2011 (including 13 with an extraordinary 40 years and three with 45 years of service);

120 employees celebrating five years of service; 12 nurses receiving the prestigious Nightingale Award; 500-plus adult volunteers who donated hours in 2011, including 43 whove amassed an incredible 1,000 or more hours of service.They are part of our amazing team, committed to excellence and

compassion. Saint Raphaels is about the dedication these individuals bring to our patients and families every day. We are very proud of them.We have an interesting road ahead. Thank you for walking it with us.

We believe the destination will benefit us all.

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The healthcare system is fraught with challenges, but Connecticut now has an unprecedented opportunity, through federal healthcare reform, to make it better for patients, businesses, the state and providers.

Steve FrayneSenior Vice President of Health Policy

Connecticut Hospital Association

The traditional community hospital is going the way of the dinosaur. You will see more and more proposed consolidations, like what is happening in New Haven and Waterbury.

Angela Mattie, J.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Healthcare

Management Quinnipiac University

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Greater New Haven Coalition for Safe Transitions and Readmission Reductions can greatly help us improve the transitions (of Medicare patients) from the hospital to post-hospital care. It is the direction healthcare is moving in this country.

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The healthcare landscape has been shifting under our feet for decades now, with the tremors soon to erupt in seismic change. Rising costs and the resulting reforms in the healthcare system are coming soon to all Americans, regardless of age or income level.All of these national trends are

adding up to change, and were seeing those changes starting to affect us here in Connecticut, said Angela Mattie, J.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of Healthcare Management at Quinnipiac University and an expert on healthcare systems. Among many larger social trends,

she cited the following specific factors impacting healthcare: Reform efforts like President Barack Obamas Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and associated state measures;

The consolidation and closing of hospitals;

Increased emphasis on measuring the quality and value of care; and

Improved health information technology, in part so that providers can more efficiently and effectively share information to coordinate care.

Reform challenges status quoAs of press time, the U.S.

Supreme Court was pondering the constitutionality of President

Obamas Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), which among other measures, would require all citizens to purchase health insurance in exchange for wider access for those with preexisting conditions. Even if the court strikes down part of the reform package, the forces that

have shaped the effort will persist, Mattie said.The pillars of PPACA are to

expand coverage and look for more efficient ways to deliver healthcare coverage and services, Mattie said. Regardless of the courts ruling or future political challenges to federal reform,

you will continue to see new systems of care delivery, payment and measures of quality.What is driving both the reform

movement and changes on the state and local level is the ballooning cost of healthcare: nearly $2.6 trillion nationwide in 2010, over 10 times the $256 billion spent in 1980, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Costs are surging due to factors like the aging population, a spike in expensive conditions like obesity and diabetes, and the rising price of advanced medical technology and prescription drugs.Consumers may feel these rising

costs hit their paychecks: Premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage have jumped by 113 percent just since 2001, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust.

Providers adjust to changed landscapeAs costs rise, government

reimbursement for healthcare has dropped, falling far short of covering the cost of delivering that care, which is then borne by healthcare providers and employers. Hospitals in Connecticut have been anticipating and preparing for this major change, said Steve

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Angela Mattie, J.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of

Healthcare Management Quinnipiac University

Are your medical copays or deductibles increasing? Have you or has someone you know been concerned about health insurance coverage? Are you ever frustrated by the lack of coordination of healthcare records across various care providers?

All of these national trends are adding up to change, and were seeing those changes starting to affect us here in

Connecticut.

Frayne, senior vice president of Health Policy at the Connecticut Hospital Association.What we currently know

suggests there will be significant downward pressure on revenue sources for hospitals, Frayne said. Although Connecticut has long benefited from a high percentage of insured citizens, the number of uninsured is growing and hospitals are also feeling the strain of increased demands for charity care.The healthcare system is fraught

with challenges, but Connecticut now has an unprecedented opportunity, through federal healthcare reform, to make it better for patients, businesses, the state and providers, Frayne said. Connecticut hospitals are taking a leadership role in redesigning the structure of the states healthcare system.As part of the new reforms,

Connecticut hospitals are pushing for an effective state health insurance exchange, which would expand access to healthcare coverage for vulnerable populations. An insurance exchange would be a state-controlled marketplace that allows individuals to choose among a standardized set of health plans.We are working to create a

more viable healthcare system that

includes an effective state health insurance exchange, Frayne said. The best option for our state is to implement a state health insurance exchange that helps those who need it most.

Hospitals consolidate care, model shiftsAccording to Mattie, lower

government reimbursements and a changing model for care will eventually add up to fewer hospitals in the state.The traditional community

hospital is going the way of the dinosaur, Mattie said. You will see more and more proposed

consolidations, like what is happening in New Haven and Waterbury.Hospital mergers make sense

in the current healthcare environment because of efficiencies of scale that can make up for decreased reimbursements coming from government payers, Mattie said. Healthcare reform also demands that costs be wrung out of the healthcare system, and mergers and acquisitions can reduce expenditures for duplicate technology and infrastructure or overhead costs.New England had been slow to

the merger trend until recently, due to the strong medical community and high percentage of residents with employer-sponsored insurance coverage. But pressure is mounting as reform efforts gain traction, Mattie said.[Hospital consolidation] is not

something thats a flash in the pan, Mattie said. As a business model, it makes more sense; youll see more and more mergers happening.

Local concern about affordabilityIn many of New Havens

neighborhoods, a constant worry is the access to and affordability of healthcare, said Mario Garcia, M.D., director of Public Health for the city of New Haven. Cutbacks at smaller health clinics and fears of hospital closures are major concerns in the states urban areas, he added.New Haven businesses have

expressed concern about facets of healthcare reform proposals that might raise taxes or impose

For New Haven residents, the most important thing is whether they will be covered by health insurance and how they will access that care.

Mario Garcia, M.D.Director of Public Health

City of New Haven

Steve FrayneSenior Vice President of Health Policy

Connecticut Hospital Association

Connecticut hospitals are taking a leadership role in redesigning the structure of the states

healthcare system.



insurance mandates, Garcia said. But overall, many see reform as necessary in a time of rising healthcare and insurance costs.For New Haven residents, the most important

thing is whether they will be covered by health insurance and how they will access that care, Garcia said. New Haven is generally low income, and folks are looking at health reform favorably now they may be able to access the insurance system.

One potential plus for the city of New Haven is the billions of dollars allocated to public health and prevention programs included in President Obamas healthcare reform package.Those programs would really help us improve

community health, Garcia said. If the Supreme Court strikes down this law, those funds will disappear, so were really tracking whats going on.

Anxiety builds about coverageNational health trends have created rising

anxiety about whether those under 65 can afford or get access to needed care, said State Rep. Pat Dillon, who serves New Havens 92nd District. She hears from many constituents who have lost their jobs and insurance coverage while they are still years away from Medicare eligibility.People who are over age 50 and laid off

have a terrible problem, Dillon said. For them, healthcare was often unaffordable because of preexisting conditions.At the other end of the age range, workers under

the age of 35 are increasingly being offered jobs with

no healthcare coverage at all. At both ends, theres a collapse in some ways with access to healthcare. There is a lot of anxiety.Dillon also sees great needs in her community

when it comes to care of ailing seniors. Trends in Washington are about ways to keep

people out of the hospital; at the state level, its to keep people out of nursing homes, Dillon said. It isnt clear what the substitute will be for that.

Families are stepping in by taking sick older adults into their homes or even buying homes so elders can live close by. One of Dillons neighbors, for example, has invested in building ramps onto a parents ranch house, allowing for easier mobility so the parent can remain at home.People are making informal

arrangements so mother can get around or so they can have someone come in to take care of mother, Dillon said. Its not clear what kind of support system there is for people without family nearby once they leave nursing homes.

State Rep. Pat Dillon

New Havens 92nd District

Trends in Washington are about ways to keep people out of the hospital; at the state level, its to keep people out of nursing homes. It isnt clear what the

substitute will be for that.

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Patients as informed consumersAll of the current trends converge

in the push for healthcare quality and standard benchmarks for effective care that minimize error and waste.The questions are being asked:

Are we doing what we should be doing in healthcare? Are we providing value in the system: the best care with the lowest cost and the best outcomes? said Mattie of Quinnipiac University. Patients and payers are looking for more specific information on the quality of care and hospitals are releasing more data than ever.Mattie said that to survive,

hospitals must show they are providing safe, effective care. Its a viability issue. The days of the federal government just writing the check are gone.

National shift toward preventative careWellness programs are a major

component of healthcare reform efforts, reflecting larger shifts in healthcare on the national level to reduce costs through prevention and improve the quality and delivery of care.For Neysa Stallman Guerino,

executive director of the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut, the future of healthcare can be seen in the experience of an older woman in the New Haven area who was so disabled by chronic illness that she couldnt lift her arms to dress herself in the morning. The woman signed up for a free tai chi movement class, and after six

weeks, she was dressing herself again and had regained mobility, freedom and quality of life.To Guerino, the

womans story illustrates some major themes in the future of healthcare: a motivated patient, easily accessible and affordable wellness programs and care in settings other than the traditional hospital or doctors office.There is definitely a new

emphasis on self-care and preventative care, Guerino said. For older adults its great; in the past, older adults have been reactive as opposed to being responsible for their health. Now they are

developing an understanding that they have some control over it. Its definitely a change.

Patients must step upWhen it comes to older adults,

these national trends mean that seniors have to start taking on more responsibility for their care, said Guerino.To adapt to changes in the

healthcare system, Guerino recommends that older adults and their caregivers along with everyone else develop some medical literacy about conditions and treatments. Make the most of your doctors appointments its OK to ask your doctor questions, she said.

Adults of all ages also need to reach out to their communities for support and take positive steps to take care of themselves, like quitting smoking, eating right and making lists of their medications. We are starting to see results with people of a generation that had a very different understanding of healthcare and their role, Guerino said. We tell them: Take charge, make necessary changes and ask questions.b

Neysa Stallman GuerinoExecutive Director

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

We are starting to see results with people of a generation that had

a very different understanding of

healthcare and their role. We tell them:

Take charge, make necessary changes and ask questions.

The changing face of Saint Raphaels

Looking towards a new tomorrow Over its 100-plus-year history, the Hospital of Saint Raphael has provided

advanced and compassionate care to patients in Greater New Haven and throughout the state. And while the healthcare provider has attracted talented staff and has seen its share of medical accomplishments, it looks to a very different future spurred by changing economic pressures and the demand for coordinated systems of care.

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Yet as healthcare experiences unprecedented change, Saint Raphaels and the Sisters of Charity have reached the realization that continuing to operate as a stand-alone healthcare provider is not an option, and finding a partner that shares its vision as well as its commitment to the Greater New Haven community is essential.While change is difficult, we have seen the

necessity to find a partner, said Sister Rosemary Moynihan, General Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and chair of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System Board of Trustees.Our most pressing issue is a financial one, said

Kevin Twohig, M.D., a member of Saint Raphaels Board of Trustees who serves on the Boards Executive and Strategic & Financial Planning committees and served on the committee to assess affiliation options. Almost 70 percent of Saint Raphaels patients are covered by Medicare or Medicaid, yet these governmental payers do not cover the cost of care, and reimbursement continues to decline. This is the environment were living in right now, Twohig said, and its not sustainable.Saint Raphaels has been preparing for its next

chapter in New Haven and the broader community as part of a larger healthcare system. Over the last few years, Saint Raphael leaders have closely examined affiliating with another provider as a way to address the organizations financial challenges, anticipate future expectations of healthcare reform and preserve its legacy. The result: an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into in September 2011 for Saint Raphaels to be acquired by Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH). Here, we take a look back and a look ahead at the opportunities this combined resource would provide our patients.

Saint Raphaels

Throughout its history, Saint Raphaels founded in 1907 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth has been guided by a mission to care for all patients regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or income. Today, that caring mission still guides the not-for-profit organization, which grew from a converted home with 12 beds into a 511-bed community teaching hospital, renowned for its excellence in patient care and medical education.

Above, Saint Raphaels front entrance, 1942-1985, and the hospital entrance today.


Deep roots

For 105 years, Saint Raphaels has been an independent hospital with deep roots, dating back to the time when William Francis Verdi, M.D., and 13 other physicians formed the Catholic Hospital Association and asked the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth to fund a new hospital in New Haven. Although not all 14 men were Catholic, they shared a similar vision: To create a faith-based hospital where any doctor could offer medical care and any person could receive it.

The Sisters, who were operating Saint John the Evangelist School in New Haven at the time, were well known for their charitable work in education and healthcare. Despite their many commitments, they agreed to help.Saint Raphaels was established to meet the

needs of immigrants and other people who didnt have access to healthcare, said Sister Rosemary, who joined the Sisters of Charity in 1965 and completed her first mission as a social worker at Saint Raphaels from 1968 to 1975. Our foundress

mortgaged our Motherhouse in Convent Station, New Jersey, to get the money to build Saint Raphaels.With faith and a far-reaching

vision, 81-year-old Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan agreed to provide $100,000 in necessary funding and sent four sisters from New

Jersey to staff the new hospital. In 1907, the Sisters were doing everything they could to get the hospital started and we partnered with everyone who was willing to help, said Sister Rosemary.Today, three Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

continue to work at Saint Raphaels and six serve on the Board in governance roles.

Part of a dynamic healthcare environment

Healthcare and medicine have always been integral parts of the Greater New Haven

landscape. With two hospitals, a world-renowned medical school and another

medical school starting up, pharmaceutical and biotech firms, and local colleges and universities educating other healthcare professionals, New Havens resources have been exceptional.

Kevin Twohig, M.D.

Almost 70 percent of Saint Raphaels patients are covered by Medicare or Medicaid, yet these governmental payers do not cover the cost of care, and reimbursement continues to decline. This is the environment were living in right now, and its not sustainable.

A patient care room, circa 1909, and a patient room in the new Dr. Romeo A. and Lena B. Vidone Birth Center.


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So, too, have been its needs as it continues to face the ongoing challenges of an urban population and an increasing number of older adults. Saint Raphaels has both benefited from and been impacted by all of these.Over the years, Saint Raphaels outreach to the underserved, elderly

and poor through the Parish Nurse Program, mobile dental clinic, health screenings and the like has been matched by the hospitals strengths in many clinical areas, from cardiac and cancer care to advanced robotic surgery and more.A growing reliance on state and federal reimbursement programs

accounting for 70 percent of the hospitals income couldnt be adequately offset by patients with private insurance. Despite its not-for-profit status, the hospital must have the necessary resources to acquire new and updated technology to appropriately treat patients and maintain its physical space. It has become a daunting task.

Jim Torgerson

. . . the most and best will be achieved by partnering with Yale-New Haven Hospital since the proximity allows efficiencies that could not otherwise be achieved.

Above, surgery as it was performed in the late 1930s. Todays high-tech surgeries often involve tiny incisions and even tinier cameras.


The future of Saint Raphaels

Saint Raphaels recognizes its need to explore a different direction for the future. The proposed acquisition by Yale-New Haven Hospital was determined by the Sisters of Charity, Board of Trustees and hospital leadership to be the best option for the two hospitals and the community, keeping healthcare decisions local and combining the expertise of the two institutions to improve care quality, access, coordination and efficiency.The proposed acquisition meets Yale-New Havens need for additional capacity, eliminating the

need to build a multi-million-dollar patient tower, and addresses Saint Raphaels financial challenges. If approved by various regulators, the integration of the two healthcare providers could take place as early as July.It took a lot of work and deliberation to come to this decision, said immediate past General

Superior Sister Maureen Shaughnessy, who, as former chairman of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System Board of Trustees, chaired the committee that assessed affiliation options. She completed her two-term, eight-year tenure as General Superior for the Sisters of Charity last June, yet remains on the Saint Raphael Board. Yale-New Haven was a deliberate choice a good choice for both organizations, Sister Maureen said.

Saint Raphaels

According to Dr. Twohig, who has been a board member since 2003, integration with YNHH would result in reducing unnecessary duplication of equipment and infrastructure, more cost-effectively providing services, and better coordination of care community-wide through a common electronic record system that physicians could also access from their offices. Both Yale-New Haven and Saint Raphaels have a similar vision and commitment to the broad community we serve, he said. Thats what was so attractive about this option.We believe combining into

one hospital will be better for patients, said Jim Torgerson, president and CEO of UIL Holdings Corporation, vice chairperson of Saint Raphaels Board, chairman of its Strategic & Financial Planning Committee and a member of the committee assessing affiliation. Saint Raphaels is known for its compassionate care, excellent clinical programs and mission-focused outreach. Yale-New Haven is known for its medical research, as well as expertise and leadership in many clinical areas. They both have different skill sets that can be shared.In examining synergies, the

most and best will be achieved by partnering with Yale-New Haven Hospital since the proximity allows efficiencies that could not otherwise be achieved, Torgerson said. This, I feel, is the very best outcome for the hospital, the employees, and the community.

Honoring Catholic heritage

With integration, some things people associate with Saint Raphaels will not change, Sister Maureen noted. While there will be one hospital YNHH its Saint Raphael campus will continue to honor its Catholic heritage, including

providing medical care in the Catholic tradition.As articulated in the Asset

Purchase Agreement, an oversight committee will be established to ensure that the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services are followed on the Saint Raphael campus, Sister Maureen said. In addition, the religious symbols will remain and be respected; there will be a Heritage Day; and there will be a Sister serving on the YNHH Board in a governance role.We are confident of the

merits of the proposed affiliation, Twohig said. Saint Raphaels cannot remain independent. Something has to change and we must be the agents of change while always keeping service to the community foremost in our objectives.Sister Rosemary noted that

the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth started other healthcare ministries over the years that have since merged, and has no doubt that Saint Raphaels spirit and commitment to the community will continue successfully and with a full heart in its new form.Saint Raphaels has always been a very special

place for everyone, Sister Rosemary said. We will continue to work very hard to continue its legacy in Greater New Haven.b

Above, Sister Ann Matthew Lorusso early in her Saint Raphael career, and Sister Michaela Serpa, a Pharmacy resident, today.



a success story A feeling of support from fellow staff the caring attitude of nurses toward patients learning something new every day. These are just some of the reasons nurses love working for the Saint Raphael Healthcare System. For still others, a common family bond makes the experience even more special. Better Health writer Alix Boyle recently spoke with a family of nurses and found out why their career paths all led them to Saint Raphaels.

Short-term surgery nurse Marilyn Saccu, R.N., is one of three family members working in the Saint Raphael Healthcare System. Her sister, Pat Grant, a licensed practical nurse, has worked at the Sister Anne Virginie Grimes Health Center for 21 years, and Marilyns daughter, Lauren Saccu, B.S.N., has worked at the hospital since 2003, currently as a nurse in the cardio-thoracic intensive care unit (CT ICU).

Rigorous training

For this family, it all began when the former Marilyn Christensen decided to enroll in the Saint Raphael School of Nursing following graduation from Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden.The training was demanding; you had to strive for

110 percent, the 1973 graduate recalls about the nursing school, known for exacting principles that produced excellent nurses. The teachers were strict, but it paid off because they have me looking over my shoulder now thinking, Id better do this right. Our teachers instilled in us certain standards of care.During training, Marilyn remembers once touching an

isolation bed without wearing gloves, a definite deviation from protocol. They had me remove my clothes and put them in a pillowcase, she recalled. I couldnt even use the elevator.This training has served her well in more than 30 years

in nursing. In short-term surgery, Marilyn works in the recovery room with patients coming directly from the operating room. She works with all types of surgical cases from orthopedics, to pacemaker changes to plastic surgery and loves the variety and challenge.

The nursing profession also offered Marilyn the flexibility to maintain her career often working nights and still meet the school bus in the afternoons. In fact, she worked on Verdi 5 East while pregnant with her daughter Lauren.

Support and community

Coincidentally, Lauren was assigned to Verdi 5 East for her first clinical rotation as a nursing student from Quinnipiac University.Back then, I felt a lot of support from the other

nurses on the unit; I called them my mother hens, Lauren said. I still feel the same sense of support and community here. When youre working a 12-hour shift, you really get to know the other staff and the job is so much more enjoyable when the emphasis is on teamwork.Lauren said her family (including two cousins and two

aunts who are also nurses as well as her mom) influenced her career choice, but she was always interested in science and biology.I love taking care of post-surgical patients and

collaborating with the physicians, other nurses and therapists, said Lauren, who typically cares for one acute patient at a time or two less acute patients in the CT ICU. The physicians are respectful and really listen to what we think about the patients care.

Marilyn Saccu, R.N., has been part of the Saint Raphael family since her days at the hospitals School of Nursing.

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Meanwhile, over at the Sister Anne Virginie Grimes Health Center, Laurens aunt, Pat Grant, represents another growing aspect of the medical field: elder care.The biggest change Pat has noticed in the past 21 years is that staff

have become more in tune to the residents and their needs while at the Grimes Center and when they go home. Staff also interact more with patients families, which she believes is a positive trend.

A family affair

Back in the 1970s when Pat was thinking about her career choices, women still had only a few traditional options: teaching, marriage or nursing.Pats two younger sisters were enrolled in the Saint Raphaels Nursing

School and told her about the licensed practical nurse program at Eli Whitney Technical School. Hearing about their experiences made me feel like it was something I wanted to do, she recalls.The practical nursing classes were at Saint Raphaels, Pat noted.

You got to know all the nurses and everybody was helpful. It was a family atmosphere. (Former administrator) Sister Louise Anthony was always in the building and ready to roll up her sleeves and lend a hand. She was quite the leader, she said.If you got sick, Saint Raphaels was where you went for care, Pat said.

When it came time to go to a hospital to learn, there was no question where Id go. Though they each took a different career path in patient care, Marilyn, Lauren and Pat exemplify Saint Raphaels caring, expertly trained nurses, who are all part of another large, caring family the Saint Raphael Healthcare System. b

In 1908,.the.first.student.was.enrolled.in.the.Hospital.of.Saint.Raphael.Training.School,.which.was.later.renamed.the.School.of.Nursing.

In 1924, Truman.Lewis.donated.$100,000.to.construct.the.Selina.Lewis.Building.to.house.the.School.of.Nursing.

In 1946,.enrollment.in.the.School.of.Nursing.hit.its.peak.of.151.students..WWII.and.the.U.S..Cadet.Nurse.Corps.account.for.the.jump.in.enrollment.

In 1977,.the.Hospital.of.Saint.Raphael.School.of.Nursing.graduated.its.last.class.

Pat Grant, L.P.N., cares for patients at the Grimes Center, including long-term resident Christine Caron.

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GOld($5,000-$9,999.99)

individualsThe Asis Family*Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Calarco*Dr. and Mrs. Francis CardinaleDr. and Mrs. Joseph CardinaleDr. Joyce Chung and Mr. Daniel ChungDr. Paul and Susan Fiedler

Elaine Gustafson*Dr. and Mrs. Il Song HahnDr. and Mrs. John P. KellyLuigi Maggi +*Drs. Esther R. and Irwin NashDavid I. NewtonMr. and Mrs. Raymond J. PeachMr. and Mrs. Harry J. TorelloMs. Marcy Wintrub

CorporationsC. Cowles & CompanyConnecticut Orthopaedic Specialists, P.C.Ear Nose & Throat Medical and Surgical Group, LLCLevett Rockwood, P.C.Metabolism Associates, P.C.Morrison Management Specialist, Inc.Murphy Security Service, LLCRoebic Laboratories, Inc.Rome Fastener CorporationStar Supply CompanyThe L. Suzio/York Hill Companies

OrganizationsCunningham Event

FoundationsFrey-Hershey Foundation*

EstatesBenjamin and Freda Cohen

Silver($2,500-$4,999.99)

individualsDr. and Mrs. John M. Aversa*Mr. and Mrs. Charles GignacMs. Linda A. Masci*Dr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Moritz*Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. OConnor*Mrs. Elizabeth Panza*Mr. and Mrs. Edward+ Petraiuolo, Jr.*Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Schoenfeld*Mr. and Mrs. James P. Torgerson

Corporations1294 Chapel Street AssociatesEastern Bag & Paper CompanyMcCarthy Mambro Bertino, LLCMurtha Cullina, LLPThe Outsource GroupTeplitzky & Company, P.C.

OrganizationsThe Friends of Jimmy Miller, Inc.Wing Fling

FoundationsLeanne Freas Trout Foundation, Inc.*Mangen Family Charitable Foundation

Thank You, 2011 donors!Caring GivingCaring Givingby by Saint Raphael FoundationThe Saint Raphael Foundation received over $2.8 million in gifts and pledges during 2011. Stewardship, trust and revenue for equipment, maintenance and operations continue to be the mantra for the good work of our charitable donors. Generous support helped to fund the renovation of patient rooms and waiting areas throughout the Hospital of Saint Raphael and the Sister Anne Virginie Grimes Center. Donors helped to purchase new patient transportation equipment, replace outdated diagnostic technology, install new specialty beds and improve our short-term rehabilitation areas. These and other improvements were made possible by the generosity of our donors to whom we are sincerely grateful.

Some of the ways to help the Saint Raphael Foundation continue its mission are through financial support of our Gifts in Remembrance program, annual appeals, major gifts, capital campaign donations, Presidents Circle membership, endowment fund contributions and through estate planning efforts. For additional information or to make a donation, call the Saint Raphael Foundation at 203.789.3242 or visit online at srhs.org/foundation.

Cumulative giving, other than through special events or raffle, January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.

trustsThe David F. DePaola Charitable Trust*

BrOnzE($1,000-$2,499.99)

individualsDr. Pepita Y. Adefuin and Dr. Zosimo A. Adefuin*Mr. and Mrs. John Anastasio*Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Angelo, Jr.Mr. Michael J. Annunziata and Ms. Anne IezziAnonymousDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. ArkinsLinda ArkisonDr. Maria Asis and Mr. Matthew Gilbride*Dr. and Mrs. Alfredo Axtmayer*Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Bartels*Eric Beaudoin, M.D.*Ms. Alice L. BicaDr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Bobrow*Dr. and Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr.*Tracy BowmanDr. and Mrs. John M. BoyceRabbi and Mrs. Herbert Brockman*Hoyte Brown*Honorable and Mrs. Robert P. Burns*Hedy S. and Stuart Bush*Mr. and Mrs. Mark Candido*Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Cangiano*Mr. and Mrs. George E. CatalanoDr. Effie Chang and Dr. Jacob Loke*Zeno N. Chicarilli, M.D., DMD*Angela and Joseph CimerolDr. and Mrs. Matthew E. CohenRichard and Elizabeth ConradDr. Robert J.+ and Lorraine D. Cronin*Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Cuomo*Mr. William E. Curran*Mrs. Jeanne F. Curtin*Mr. and Mrs. John R. DeForestMs. Susan L. DeForestDr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Delfini*Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. DeNatale*Mary F. DessertAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Esposito, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. James H. Farmer*Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fazzone*Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. FazzoneDr. and Mrs. Antoine M. Ferneini*Mr. and Mrs. Franco Ferrucci*Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fezza*Dr. David S. Fischer*William Fivek*Robert and Evelyn Fracasso*Anna Fraulo*

* Includes Annual Fund donation of $1,000 or more. +Deceased



FoundationsBank of America FoundationDavid A. Beckerman Family Foundation, Inc.*Louis A., Emily J. & John J. Buonani Family Foundation, Inc.*The Bussman Family Foundation, Inc.Michaels Jewelers FoundationAnonymousUIL Holdings Corporation Foundation

EstatesHenry Samuel GreenhouseMildred B. Gill

PatrOn($500-$999.99)

individualsMr. Anthony AcabboMrs. AnnaJean AjelloMr. Richard D. AmerlingSteven J. Angelo, M.D.Ms. Helene ApuzzoHelen AtochaDr. and Mrs. Alfredo L. AxtmayerMr. and Mrs. Michael BeaulieuMr. Robert E. Buckholz, Jr.Mr. Donald E. BurnsDr. Joseph A. Camilleri, Jr.Mr. Michael CaseyMs. Robyn CosenzaMr. Alexander J. DeboissiereMs. Vanna DestMr. and Mrs. Michael A. DeVitoMrs. Henry B. DuPont, IIIMr. and Mrs. Gerald L. EspositoDr. and Mrs. Joseph F. FickesDr. and Mrs. Gerald FishboneDr. and Mrs. W. Scott HeltonMr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Kaminsky, Sr.Aeandeyl KolawuleDr. and Mrs. Clifford R. KramerMs. Mary LaucksHonorable and Mrs. Bruce LevinMrs. Carol Androccio LeWittMrs. Kathleen R. MaherMr. and Mrs. Robert L. Manfreda, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. McCallum, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. MerriamMr. James Mutrie, Jr.Lynn Anne Orser, R.N.Mr. Jason ParentMr. and Mrs. Edward A. PepeAnonymousMs. Donna RandallMr. and Mrs. Victor C. RussoDrs. Howard and Julia ShawMr. and Mrs. Robert J. ShillerMr. Robert F. SpakMr. and Mrs. John Charles WakerleyMs. Barbara Cooley WareckLorraine K. Young and William GallagherMr. Joseph Zavorskas

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Todd Renz*Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Reznik*Drs. Allan and Shuba Rodrigues*Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza, D.D.*Dr. and Mrs. Alan F. Ruskis*Mortimore H. Saffran*Mr. James A. Salatto*Dr. and Mrs. Fernando Saracco*AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Albert H. Scharf, Jr.*Dr. and Mrs. Dominic B. Schioppo*Dr. Jonathan Schneider and Lisa Guerrieri*Ms. Dawn C. SchontagDr. and Mrs. Christopher Schulten*Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Schulten*Dr. Enzo J. Sella*Dr. and Mrs. Richard K. Shaw*Mr. and Mrs. John V. Siclari*Mr. Edward N. Silver*Lucy M. Sirico*Mr. and Mrs. James E. SterrettLeonardo H. SuzioDr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sweeney*Reverend Ellen Tillotson*Cindy von Beren and Fred FrassinelliMr. and Mrs. Richard E. WadeDr. Kalman L. Watsky and Dr. Deborah Fried*Dr. Shirvinda Wijesekera and Mrs. Namita Wijesekera*Pam and Buck Wilson*Dr. and Mrs. Prescott S. Wiske*Mr. and Mrs. O. John Zamparo*Dr. and Mrs. J.E. Fredrik Zetterberg*

CorporationsBailey, Moore, Glazer, Schaefer & Proto CPABeers, Hamerman & Company, PCBrenner, Saltzman, Wallman LLPDavid Clark Company, Inc.Diray TVGiordano Construction Co., Inc.*Konowitz, Kahn & Company, P.C.Ropes & Gray LLPSaybrook Point InnTown Fair Tire Center, Inc.Vocal Instruction Emily Burr- VailetteWebster Bank*

OrganizationsHSR Medical Staff Support ServicesHSR School of Nursing Alumnae AssociationItalo-Americano Social Club of BranfordKnights of Columbus Connecticut State CouncilOur Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchSacred Heart AcademySons of Italy In America Greater New Haven Lodge #37Wallingford Hawks Youth Hockey Association, Inc.

Mrs. Josephine Funaro*Thomas M. Fynan, M.D.*Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Gagain*Mr. and Mrs. Rene J. GenestDr. and Mrs. Andre Ghantous*Mrs. Joan GodaDr. John K. Golia*Mrs. Anne Louise Thompson GranfieldMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Grimaldi*Dr. Peter and Maureen Herbert*Regina O. Hillsman, M.D.*Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Hirokawa*Eileen HoltMr. E. William Iovanne*Mr. and Mrs. Peter V. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Robert M. JuddAttorney and Mrs. Joel C. Karp*Dr. and Mrs. Alan S. Kliger*Dr. Yong-Han Koo and Dr. Mariko Kato-KooMary KuncasMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lane*Mr. and Mrs. George E. Laursen*Mr. Richard LewisDr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lewis*Mrs. Grace S. LManian*Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Lombardo*Janeanne Lubin-Szafranski and Marek R. SzafranskiDenisa Lujic, M.D.*Dr. and Mrs. Petar LujicDr. W. Bruce and Delaney Lundberg*Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lyons, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lyons, Sr.*Ms. Michele Macauda*Edward and Lynn MaloneyDrs. David and Josephine Mancini*Dr. and Mrs. Rocco Marando*Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. MariebMargaret P. MasonMr. Blaise J. MasoneMasotta Family Fund for Cancer CareDr. Rowland Mayor and Dr. Stephanie Arlis-Mayor*Ms. Gloria McHugh*J. Michael and Suzanne McHughMr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. McManus*Dr. Philip Meeks and Dr. Diane Kowalski*Dr. John A. Merritt, Jr.*Frank J. Mongillo, III, M.D.Robert F. Morrison, M.D.*Ms. Florie Welch MunroeMrs. Sheila Walsh Murdock*Ms. Susan J. MutoDr. and Mrs. Philip J. Noto*Dr. and Mrs. David C. Novicki*Mr. and Mrs. George E. OBrien, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. OKeefe*Drs. James and Marianne Passarelli*Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Passarelli*Mrs. Rosemary PreteMr. and Mrs. Dominic F. Proto*

* Includes Annual Fund donation of $1,000 or more. +Deceased

CorporationsAquatic Pool & Spa Service, Inc.Butchs Main Street Automotive, Inc.IBM CorporationUniversity of New HavenWestbrook Concrete Block Co.

OrganizationsSaint Vincent dePaul SchoolZumba Fundraiser

FoundationsThe Lucille & Arnold Alderman FundDalio Family Foundation, Inc.Domus Foundation, Inc.Anonymous

trustsJohn M. Gusachik Trust

FriEnd($100-$499.99)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. AbramsMs. Roxanne AckersonMr. and Mrs. Andrew Acquarulo, Jr.Ms. Ann M. AhamedMs. Michele M. AlbinoMr. and Mrs. Norman F. AldermanMr. Robert AlvineMr. and Mrs. Pasquale AmaroneMrs. Alvira A. AmbroseMr. and Mrs. John J. AmbroseMr. and Mrs. Carmine R. AmentoCarol AmicoMs. Regina Feeks AndersonMs. Susan E. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Robert D. Andrew, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. William AngellDrs. Ronald and Nancy AngoffMr. and Mrs. Meyer ApfeldorfMr. and Mrs. Leon G. ArchambaultMr. and Mrs. Aurelio ArenasMs. Patricia ArickDr. and Mrs. David I. AstrachanMr. Edgar AstroveAnthony V. Avallone, Esq.Dr. Kristen R. Aversa and Dr. Tassos C. KyriakidesMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. BaconMr. Barry P. BaiardiMs. Karen Lee BairdMs. Anne BakerAnonymousMrs. Alice E. BalaysChristopher BaldoniDr. Joseph A. Balsamo and Mrs. Anna LaPortaMr. and Mrs. Barry R. BanducciMr. Robert D. BantaMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. BarbaMrs. Regina L. BarbaresiMr. and Mrs. James W. BarberMr. Tom BarberinoMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Barker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barnick, Jr.Ms. Diana D. Barone

Nicholas and Rosalie BaroneMr. and Mrs. Timothy F. BarryMr. Walter W. Beatty, Jr.Mr. Andrew E. BednarikMrs. Patricia S. BehanMrs. Margaret BekenyMs. Margaret R. BeleyMr. and Mrs. Marc A. BenjaminMr. and Mrs. Alan C. BennettMs. Gail A. BergMr. and Mrs. Michael F. BergantinoM. Patricia Bertino+Mr. Christopher BishopHarvey C. BixonMs. Andrea BloomMs. Jolie BoranLt. Col. and Mrs. Vincent BotarelliRoberta BozentkaMrs. Maureen Golden BradyMr. and Mrs. Mark BrannenMrs. Charlotte B. BrennerJeannette BronsordMr. and Mrs. Clifford S. BrownMrs. Patricia BrunettiMairi G. BryanMs. Katherine A. BuckleyMr. and Mrs. Dalbert G. Butterfield, IIIMs. Jacqueline Buza-GalicaMs. Loretta A. CalabreseMrs. Patricia Ann CalarcoMs. Betsy Jean CallahanDr. Frederick L. CaminearMr. and Mrs. George M. Campbell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Liborio CampoMr. Edward J. CamposanoMr. and Mrs. M. Joseph CanavanMr. and Mrs. George W. Candee, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William Candela, Sr.Mr. Matthew CannizzaroMr. and Mrs. John F. CareyMr. and Mrs. Ralph A. CarloniMr. Paul F. CaronMr. Kenneth N. CarpenterMs. Ann T. CarrollMr. Edward CarsonMr. and Mrs. George G. Caruso, Jr.The Honorable and Mrs. John CarusoneMs. Lois M. CaseyMr. and Mrs. Ernest J. CassellaMrs. Gloria B. CassellaMs. Bernadette B. CassidyAnonymousMrs. Hilda B. CataniaMs. Mary Jane CelentanoMr. and Mrs. Randy A. ChamberlandMs. Jill E. ChambersMr. Samuel CharmMs. Susan ChellisMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Chernock, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Ernest CheungMr. Bernard ChristiansonDr. and Mrs. Jack ChuongDr. and Mrs. James J. CiarciaMr. John M. Cifarelli



Mrs. Kathy HeardMrs. Mary Lou HebertMr. Jeffrey L. HeidtMs. Katherine L. HeimannMr. and Mrs. Francis HemmockMs. Lauren J. HessionMr. and Mrs. Arthur L. HillisMs. Constance Holden-SomersMr. and Mrs. Creighton R. HookerMs. Judith L. HotzMs. Mary HubenMrs. Dorothy O. HughesDr. and Mrs. Gordon J. HutchinsonDr. and Mrs. Melvyn HymanMr. and Mrs. Joseph HyndsMr. and Mrs. Dave IngallineraDr. and Mrs. Louis J. IorioMrs. Grace IoveneMr. James H. IovienoMs. Elizabeth IppolitoMrs. Carol B. IsaacsAttorney and Mrs. Howard A. JacobsMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. JaneczekKathleen JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Gary L. JonesMr. and Mrs. Peter G. JordanMrs. Rita M. JordanMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. JordanoElizabeth JoyceMary JoyceMr. and Mrs. Frederick W. JuddMr. and Mrs. James M. JudsonMrs. Carol A. JulianelleMs. Patricia A. KaiserMr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. KalmbachDr. and Mrs. Gary J. KamlMr. and Mrs. Richard W. KapitanMr. and Mrs. Francis KarsmarskiReverend Francis V. KarvelisMs. Virginia L. KasperMr. Kurt KatzMr. and Mrs. Hugh KeenanAttorney and Mrs. John J. Kennedy, Jr.Ms. Regina L. KinsmanMr. and Mrs. Hugh KlineDr. Arthur H. KnowltonMr. Michael KnowltonMr. John R. KnudsenMr. M.J. KnudsenMrs. Lucille R. KogutMr. and Mrs. Jay A. KossmanMr. and Mrs. Frank W. KovacsMs. Lois R. KrakowskiMs. Michelle KrasenicsMrs. Alicja KrentaMr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. KruegerMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. KubinecMr. and Mrs. David KuperstockSi-Hoi Lam, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. LaneMrs. Harriet V. LattanziMr. and Ms. Nicholas C. LaucellaMr. and Mrs. Richard T. LaudenatMr. and Mrs. John LaViolaMrs. Lillie Mae LawMr. and Mrs. Theodore S. LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Layman

Mike and Cynthia FesselMr. and Mrs. Pasquale J. FestaMr. and Mrs. John A. FigurelliMs. Phyllis FitzgeraldElizabeth M. FitzpatrickMr. and Mrs. Frank J. FlahertyDr. Mary Ellen Flaherty-HewittHonorable John C. FlanaganMr. and Mrs. Alan R. FlaumenhaftMr. Jeffrey H. ForbesMs. Virginia C. FortinMr. Richard J. FrancoMr. and Mrs. John H. FrostNancy FungMs. Geraldine A. GabianelliMs. Ellen T. GabinelleMs. Carol J. GagliardiMr. Shane Stephen GallMr. and Mrs. Anthony GamberdellaMr. and Mrs. Vincent J. GangiLt. Col. Rafael Garcia, Jr.Mrs. Gabriella P. GarrityMr. Henry P. GatesMr. and Mrs. Thomas GeneraDr. Lorna D. GeorgalasMr. Thomas E. GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Kevin GeretyJoanne GermeMr. and Mrs. Richard D. GetzFather Gene E. GianelliMs. Ileana GillMs. Theresa Ann GilloMr. and Mrs. Michael F. GiordanoMr. and Mrs. Vincent S. Giordano, Jr.Dr. Irving GlassmanMrs. Josephine A. GlebaMr. and Mrs. Joel GoldbergMr. and Mrs. Zelly GoldbergMrs. Margaret M. GoldenDr. and Mrs. Robert S. GordonMr. William T. GormanMr. Thomas R. GouldDr. and Mrs. Andrew J. GrahamMr. and Mrs. William H. GrahamMs. Jean A. GraneyMr. Michael E. GrantMr. James R. GraskyMs. Sarah B. GreenblattMr. Rowan A. GreerMr. Ronald Greski and Ms. Veronica M. PinchukMr. Dominic B. GriffinMr. and Mrs. Louis J. GrilloReverend Bonita GrubbsAttorney and Mrs. Ira B. GrudbergMs. Mary T. GuntherMr. and Mrs. Carlton F. HaddadThe Honorable William L. Hadden, Jr.Dr. Lynwood HammersMr. Walter Freeman HammieMs. Linda T. HannansMs. Patricia HansenDr. David A. HarrimanMs. Kimberly D. Hartmann-OtrMs. Mary HasbrouckMr. Ronald F. HavenMrs. Mildred A. HaverkampfMr. and Mrs. Juan HayduMr. and Mrs. WiIlliam J. HayesMs. Dorethea Haywood

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Del VecchioMr. Philip A. DeLiseMr. Michael A. DellacameraMrs. Elisabeth C. DeLucaMr. and Mrs. Frank DelVecchio, Jr.Mr. James S. DelViscoMr. and Mrs. Robert J. DeMaioMrs. Mary DemirsMrs. Bernadette T. DeMusisMr. and Mrs. Gaetano D. DenicolaMr. and Mrs. Vincent DePaolaMr. D. William DeRosa, Jr.Rene DesaulniersMr. Joseph O. DesrochersMr. Ronald DevineMs. Sadie M. DevinoMr. and Mrs. Carmine A. DeVitoMr. and Ms. Jose S. DiasMs. Mary Senese DiBiasoMr. and Mrs. Raymond J. DietteReverend Joseph A. DilionMs. Michelle Parente DiMartinoMs. Andrea R. DiMugnoMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. DiMugnoMr. and Mrs. James M. DinneenKim DionMrs. Janet DiSantoMr. and Mrs. David DittaMs. Melinda A. DiVicinoMrs. Florence O. DolinskyMr. and Mrs. William O. DollRobert Domogala, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. DonahueMs. Sheila F. DonnellyMr. Leonard E. DormanMr. and Mrs. James J. DorneyAttorney and Mrs. Michael J. DorneyMs. Anne M. DorsiMr. Robert E. DrewMr. and Mrs. Art DrogueMs. Linda E. DuBordDr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Duffy, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter DuffyMr. and Mrs. George G. DumiganMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. DunhamMr. and Mrs. Stuart G. DupeeMr. Earl DurhamMr. and Mrs. Vaughn L. DurhamMrs. Barbara A. DwyerMr. and Mrs. John J. DwyerMr. and Mrs. Paul R. DwyerMr. and Mrs. John Early, Jr.Mr. Frederick J. EckertMs. Deborah A. EdwardsMr. and Mrs. James C. EdwardsDr. Thomas D. Eisen and Ms. Elizabeth A. JonasH.E. and Dale Ann EldridgeMr. James ElliottMr. and Mrs. John F. EltzholtzDr. and Mrs. Austin V. ErricoMr. and Mrs. Richard EspositoMs. Terrie EstesDr. and Mrs. Edward L. EtkindYoung-Ki EunMr. John EverettMr. Thomas B. FahyDr. and Mrs. James B. FanningMs. Josephine D. FarricielliAttorneys David and Joanne FaulknerMr. Raymond F. Ferguson

Mrs. Phyllis L. ClarkDr. Terrence and MaryAnn ClaypooleMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. CodyMr. Michael D. CoeMr. Richard CohanMs. Melanie Cohen-FleischerMr. and Mrs. Peter E. ColatostiMs. Melanie G. CollardMrs. Elizabeth Stanton ColleranMs. Margaret D. ColleranMs. Nancy King ColleranMs. Sharon CollinsMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. ComenMr. Patrick J. ConnellanMs. Catherine Connell-LindquistMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Connerton, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John F. ConradMs. Muriel ConreurMs. Mary Jane ConroyMiss Frances J. ConsiglioMr. and Mrs. Denis M. ConstantineMr. and Mrs. Errol CookMs. Ruth F. CookMs. Barbara J. CoonMr. and Mrs. John K. CopelinMs. Carla CoppolaMr. and Mrs. Louis R. Coppola, Sr.Ms. Renee C. CoppolaMr. and Mrs. Edwin B. CostaMs. Anita CostanzoMr. Joseph F. CostelliJoan and Peter CostelloMr. Charles CotaMrs. Veronica CoughlinMr. William V. CoughlinMs. Mary Beth E. CoyleMr. and Mrs. Matthew S. CoyleMs. Judith A. CraigMrs. Nancy P. CrandallMr. Robert F. CreminMs. Anastasia CroccoMr. and Mrs. David A. CromptonMs. Marlene CroninMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. CrowleyMs. Patricia A. CucuzzaMs. Edna O. CullMr. and Mrs. Sean J. CullaghMr. and Mrs. James D. CunninghamMs. Felicia A. CuomoDr. and Mrs. Ronald A. CwikMs. Shan Murphy CyrMr. and Mrs. William S. DAdamoMs. Nancy DalyMr. and Mrs. Fred DAmbroseMr. Fred A. DamianiReverend Peter S. DarganMr. and Mrs. Richard P. Dargan, Sr.Ms. Patricia DaurMr. and Mrs. Gary R. DavidsonMs. Courtney DavisMr. and Mrs. Kevin L. DavisMr. George DeCrostaMr. and Mrs. Richard A. DeFrancescoMs. Nancy DeGennaroMr. and Mrs. Vincent A. DeGennaroMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeIviscoMr. and Mrs. Paul L. Del Gobbo

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Leary, Jr.Attorney and Mrs. Joseph C. LeeMr. Michael J. LenahanMr. and Mrs. Terrence T. LescoeDr. and Mrs. Harold D. LevyMr. Richard S. LibbyMs. and Mrs. Robert LichtensteinMrs. Regina LongyearMr. and Mrs.+ Richard LoRiccoMr. William D. LoupretteMs. Mary F. LoweryMrs. Jacqueline LucianiMr. and Mrs. James D. LundriganMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Lyden, IIIMr. and Mrs. Richard A. LyonsMr. and Mrs. John G. MacDonaldMs. Maria MackeilMr. Richard J. MackeyMr. and Mrs. John E. MaherMr. and Mrs. Robert MailhouseMr. Peter J. MakoskyMr. and Mrs. Louis R. MalerbaMs. Barbara MalmbergMr. John C. MalmbergMr. Wesley A. ManciniMr. and Mrs. Robert L. ManfredaMs. Laura ManginoMs. Carolyne B. ManiscalcoMr. Robert P. MansfieldMr. Stephen A. MarcarelliMr. George W. MartinMiss Dorothy J. MartinoMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. MasieroThe Family of George MasonMr. and Mrs. Mark H. MathiasenMr. and Mrs. Oivind MathisenMr. and Mrs. Kevin MatsilMr. Richard MatthiesMr. and Mrs. Frank G. MaturoMr. William N. MavridesDale and Kathleen MaycenMr. Thomas W. MazzottaMr. and Mrs. Russell J. McCrevenMs. Velma A. McGovernMr. and Mrs. Jay McGuinnessKarla McGuireMr. John J. McKeon, IIIMs. Mary E. McKeonMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. McKirdyMrs. Theresa M. McLeanMs. Sara McLoughlinMr. and Mrs. Vincent K. McMahonMr. and Mrs. Michael L. McManusMr. and Mrs. Robert A. McVetyMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. MeadeDr. and Mrs. Frank M. MeleMs. Kathryn L. MendilloMr. and Mrs. Vincent L. MercuglianoMr. and Mrs. Richard MiceliMs. Elizabeth MigliaroMr. John MignosaMr. Paul F. Mik, Sr.Mr. Gary MikolinskiMs. Angela J. MilaniMr. John MilardoMr. and Mrs. Daniel MilikowskyMrs. Sandra MillesMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. MinorDr. and Mrs. Lloyd K. MitlerDr. and Mrs. George V. MontanoDr. and Mrs. James Mooney

+Deceased



Mrs. Sandra C. WalgrenMr. and Mrs. George F. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Len WalkerMs. Susan K. WalkerVera WalkerMr. and Mrs. William L. WallaceMs. Patricia B. WalshDr. Richard H. Ward and Dr. Michelle Pierczynski-WardMr. and Mrs. William B. WarfelMs. Eric WarmothMs. Marie B. WarnerS. Andre WarnerMr. and Mrs. Thomas WebbMs. Sarah WeinbergerMr. Jerome L. WeinsteinMrs. Suzanne W. WeinsteinMs. Marjorie Weinstein-KowalMr. and Mrs. Russell Weisman, Jr.Mr. Neal WelchMr. John P. WellsMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. WestMs. Elizabeth A. WhalenMr. and Mrs. David WhiteMr. and Mrs. James L. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Donald E. Whitmore, Jr.Ms. Valerie WielieszMr. and Mrs. Peter C. WieseMr. and Mrs. Cosmo D. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Williams, Jr.Mrs. Marilyn J. WilliamsMr. Ronald WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Peter F. WilligMs. Karen WilsonMs. Katherine WilsonMr. and Mrs. Chris F. Winkle, IIIMrs. Carolyn WittAlyson WobensmithDr. Steven WolfsonMr. and Mrs. William C. WooSharon WoodMr. and Mrs. John J. WoodsMs. Addie M. YbanezMr. and Mrs. Neil F. YorkeMr. John A. YoungDr. and Mrs. Richard S. K. YoungRichard A. Zell, M.D.Ms. Carol Ann ZieglerMr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Ziomek

CorporationsAFB Construction ManagementAlphabet Academy, LLCThe Barn Sale, Inc.Bender, Anderson and Barba, P.C.Branford Winnelson Co.C.J. Fucci Construction Inc.Capital Workforce Partners StaffCardiology Associates of New Haven, P.C.Carmody & Torrance, LLPAnonymousCBIAThe Chiarelli Law Firm, LLCColonial Village at Heathcote, Inc.Connecticut Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery CenterCrest Lincoln Mercury, Inc.Enginuity PLMF.J. Dahill Co., Inc.Federico & Sette, P.C.Fine Antiquarian Books, LLCFirst Light Power Resources

Mrs. Rita SilvestroMs. Beatrice SimeoneMs. Agnes S. SimpsonMs. Rosemary SiricoMr. Samuel N. SlieMr. Martin SloanMr. and Mrs. David A. SlossbergMr. and Mrs. Gary R. SmithMr. and Mrs. Harold SmithMrs. Martha M. SmithMs. Susan A. SmithMr. and Mrs. William J. SmithMr. Jack M. SneiderMr. Peter E. SnyderMs. Sylvia SocciMs. Nicole L. SorrentinoMrs. Barbara S. SpargoMr. and Mrs. William L. SpruillMs. Christine StaufferMr. and Mrs. Frederick SteinDr. Stephen A. Stein and Dr. Emily FineMr. George R. StephensDr. Harold Stern and Dr. Sandra B. Boltax-SternMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. StevensMs. Paula R. StevensonMr. Derk-Michel StrauchReverend Daniel J. SullivanMr. and Mrs. John J. SullivanMrs. Martha J. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Neil W. SullivanMs. Carol Z. SundlinMs. Cheryl Ann SuzioMr. Bruce E. SweeneyDr. and Mrs. Brian C. SwirskyMs. Cecelia D. SyrotiakMr. and Mrs. Brian R. TalbotDr. and Mrs. Harold H. Tara, Jr.Mrs. Amelia V. TarantinoDr. Donald J. TassoMr. and Mrs. John C. TathamMr. David A. TellericoMr. and Mrs. Peter A. TenedineMr. and Mrs. Vincent TerenzioMr. and Mrs. Edmund H. TerraccianoMaria TerryMrs. Nancy E. ThimMr. and Mrs. Francis T. ThomasMs. Sheila Norton ThomasMs. Valerie J. ThurstonMr. and Mrs. Stuart K. TillinghastMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. TindallDr. Rafi TofigMr. and Mrs. Alan H. UflandMr. and Mrs. Charles W. ValentinoMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. ValentinoMr. Thomas G. ValloneMr. and Mrs. John Van SetersMr. and Mrs. Peter M. VanDorenMr. and Mrs. Paul C. VarsanikMiss Florence R. VeceMr. and Mrs. Charles A. Veci, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dominick VentoMr. and Mrs. John B. VieleMr. and Mrs. James VincentMr. and Mrs. Robert A. VincentAnonymousBarbara Voets-WieseMrs. Patricia A. VolpeMr. and Mrs. Russell D. von Beren, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Walden

Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. PriestMr. and Mrs. Joseph V. PriorMr. and Mrs. Noble S. ProctorAnonymousMs. Elissa J. ProtoMrs. David M. PynchonMr. Nils E. PynigarMr. Howard RaccioMs. Marie C. RaffaeleMr. and Mrs. Raymond RamelliMr. Edward C. RandallMr. and Mrs. Nicholas C. RapuanoMr. and Mrs. Paul Rebeschi, Jr.Ms. Judith A. ReganMs. Melisa M. ReidMs. Matilda ReyesMr. Gerald J. ReynoldsMs. Mildred C. RichardMs. Martha A. RiotteMs. Catherine RivesMr. Paul J. RobichaudDr. and Mrs. Donald M. RocklinMs. Enid RodriguezMrs. Alma RoginelDr. and Mrs. Peter R. RogolMr. John H. RohlfsMr. Peter Rolland and Ms. Wendy Altschul RollandMrs. Jane W. RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. RossMr. and Mrs. Arthur A. RossiMs. Suzanne RossottoMrs. Stanley RothMr. and Mrs. James R. RudeMs. Kathleen RusilasMr. and Mrs. Paul M. RussDr. and Mrs. Anthony J. RussoMr. Mark G. RyanMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. RyanMs. Anne D. RyderMs. Sylvia SaarnijokiMs. Sylvia S. SaldamarcoMr. and Mrs. Michael SalemoMr. Vincent E. SantacroceMs. Kathleen SantoroMr. and Mrs. Daniel SaracenoDr. and Mrs. Lee R. SatalineDr. and Mrs. Ronald C. SavinMs. Phyllis SavoMr. and Mrs. Anthony Scalesse, Sr.Joseph and Joan SchaeferMr. William F. Schaeffer, Jr.Mrs. Catherine H. SchafferMrs. Joyce L. SchafferMr. and Mrs. Leonard SchiraldiMr. and Mrs. Horst G. SchlienzMr. and Mrs. Robert J. SchreckMrs. Claire B. SchulzDr. and Mrs. Peter E. SchwartzMrs. Jean M. ScialabbaMr. Maurice ScialisMr. Vernon ScottMs. June M. ScullyMs. Kathryn Scully DudleyMr. Peter SeaholmMr. Thomas A. SebastianMr. Edward C. SemborMrs. Elizabeth ShailorMrs. Catherine L. ShanahanMr. and Mrs. Richard R. ShankMrs. Lucille P. SibbyMrs. Patricia G. SikeritzkyMs. Althea Silva

Ms. Karen Asard MorelandMr. and Mrs. Leon A. MorganMr. and Mrs. John J. MoroneyMrs. Phyllis D. MorraMr. and Mrs. James K. Mossey, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. MullenMr. and Mrs. Karl M. MullerMr. Thomas M. MurphyMr. Philip G. MuzioMr. and Mrs. Michael J. NargiMr. and Mrs. Craig NassMs. Sandra P. NastiLetitia and Carl NastriMr. and Mrs. Peter J. NazarioMr. Gerald E. NeippMs. Marguerite A. NelliganMr. and Mrs. Michael D. NeubertMrs. and Mrs. Bruce A. NewmanRonald J. NewmanMs. Virginia NiemanMr. William NiemanMr. Carl NowiszewskiMr. Eugene R. OBrienMs. Maureen OBrienMr. and Mrs. Charles W. OConnorMr. and Mrs. Richard K. ODonnellMr. and Mrs. David J. OKeefeMr. and Mrs. William F. OKeefe, Jr.Mr. Robert C. OliverMr. and Mrs. Michael P. OsberMr. and Mrs. Norman OShaughnessyMs. Bonnie W. OttoDr. Eric C. PalluottoMr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Palmeri, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. PalmieriMr. and Mrs. Gaetano L. PaneMr. Rocco PannellaMr. Salvatore N. PannoneDr. and Mrs. Richard L. PapantonioColonel Richard D. PappalardoMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. PardeeMr. and Mrs. Richard E. ParentMr. Michael ParenteMr. and Mrs. Ralph S. ParsonMs. Lynda PasquarellaMr. Nicholas PastoreMr. Donald F. PatenaudeMr. and Mrs. Lyndon S. Patrie, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. PearceMs. Roberta K. PeckMr. and Mrs. John W. PelloMs. Maribeth PennoniMr. Anthony L. PepeMs. Roseann C. PeritoMr. Cosmo J. PerrelliMr. and Mrs. Joseph PerrelliMr. and Mrs. Gary R. PetersenMs. Eileen P. PettitMr. and Mrs. Duane M. PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Edward H. Pikaart, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. PintoMr. and Mrs. Vincent D. PiscitelliMr. and Mrs. Philip P. PiskuraMr. L. Henry Platt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. PolkaMs. Louise A. PompaneMrs. Sylvia G. PonitoskiMr. Jeffrey M. PostmanMr. Dennis Powers

Fischer & Fischer, LLCFred J. Criscuolo, C.P.A.Gaffney Bennett & Associates, Inc.Genovese & MassaroGilbane Building CompanyHoward Paving Co., Inc.Insurance Association of ConnecticutJimmies, Inc.Karo GroupThe Kowalski Group, LLCMikes Truck and Trailer Repair, Inc.Montesi Motors, Inc.New England Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems, LLCNew Haven Association of Insurance WomenNicholson Associates, Inc.O & G Industries, Inc.OConnor Financial Services, Inc.Pathology Associates and Consultants, P.C.Petra Construction CorporationThe Proto Group, LLCAnonymousSachs & Proto, LLCSeward and MondeThe Law Office of Robert F. Shea, Jr. LLCSIMS Metal ManagementSisk Brothers Funeral HomeSpectrum Healthcare Waterbridge, LLC.Start Community BankTuxis-Ohrs Fuel, Inc.Urology Group, P.C.Whalley Chiropractic and Therapy

OrganizationsEast Haven Senior CenterFoxon Recreation League Inc.Goodwin Golf Course StaffThe Greater New Haven Chamber of CommerceHSR Cancer CenterHSR Psychiatry DepartmentHSR Radiology DepartmentNew Haven Open at YaleThe New Haven Womans ClubNew HavenersNortheast Salt Water Fishing ClubQuinnipiac UniversitySaint Lawrence SchoolSisters of Charity of Saint ElizabethTown of East HavenUnited Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Inc.Where The Heart Is

FoundationsExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.GE FoundationJPMorgan Chase Foundation

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Classes/Workshops/leCtureslook Good, Feel Better WorkshopWomen being treated for cancerFirst monday of the month, 12:30-2:30 p.m.McGivney Cancer Center, New HavenCall 203.789.5904; e-mail [email protected].

diabetes Healthcare ProgramAnyone with diabetes (by referral) tues, 3-5:30 p.m.; Wed, 9-11:30 a.m.Call 203.867.5695; cost covered by most insurance.

Preparing for Spinal SurgeryPatients scheduled for spinal surgery Second thursday of each month, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Orchard Medical Bldg., Rm. 315 Call 203.789.3275; register online at srhs.org/spinaleducation.

Childbirth Education ClassesNewborn Care Class; Childbirth Education Class; Breastfeeding Class; Sibling Silly & Siblings at Birth; Childbirth Education Series Class.For class fees and to register, 203.789.3300; for more information, visit srhs.org/classes.

Weight loss Surgery SeminarsWed, June 6, 5:15 p.m.Wed, July 11, 5:15 p.m.Cronin Auditorium.Online Webinar: Sat, June 23, 10 a.m.

Call 203.789.6237; register online at srhs.org/weightlossseminar.

saint raphaels Wel l n e s s Co r ne r & Hea l t h y L i v i ng Ca l e nda rparenting eduCation & supportnurturing Families network: making Parenting a Pleasure

For parents with children birth through age 5 and children 5-10.may/June 2012 (call for dates/times).

Hospital of Saint Raphael; registration required; call Priscilla Long at 203.867.5546, or e-mail [email protected] to register.

eduCational seminarsFoot and ankle Problems?take the right steps

Wed, June 6, 2-3 p.m.Speaker: Nina Babu, D.P.M.,Saint Raphael Podiatric Surgeon;Henry Carter Hull Library,10 Killingworth Turnpike,Clinton, Conn.

To register, call Saint Raphaels Health Aging Line at 203.789.3275.

All activities are open to the public and free of charge, unless otherwise noted.

If you receive multiple copies of Better Health, please mail or fax us the back page of the extra magazine at 203.789.4053 and write delete on the label. Dont cross out the name. If the mailing label is incorrect, please make corrections and return it to us. Please include your phone number, in case we have questions.

support groupsFor a complete list of our ongoing support groups including stroke, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and more visit srhs.org/supportgroups.

Be Free to move, Free from PainWed June 13, 2-3:30 p.m.Speaker: John McCallum, M.D.Saint Raphael Orthopedic SurgeonEvergreen Woods88 Notch Hill RoadNorth Branford, Conn.To register, call Saint Raphaels Aging Line at 203.789.3275

Calendar of eventsFor a comprehensive list of Saint Raphael-sponsored events and activities, visit srhs.org/calendar.

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