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Lindsley Wellman – a treasured contributor to the New Britain communityBy: Amanda Nardiello and Elizabeth Szymanoski

Lindsley Wellman is a highly respected individual – someone who sees opportunities and ways to take action to improve the world for the better. The Hospital of Central Connecticut and the New Britain community are very fortunate to have his support for the last 60 years and to have been connected to such a caring and communty- centered individual.

Lindsley, a retired President of the New Britain Herald, lives in New Britain where he has resided for 60 years with his late wife, Gwendolyn, whom he was married to for 62 years. Sadly, Gwendolyn passed away in January 2018. They have three sons, four grandchildren and one great grandson. Lindsley remains committed to giving back to his local community and continues to con-tribute a tremendous amount of time and energy giving back.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lindsley grew up in Back Bay Boston and graduated from Boston Univer-sity with a major in journalism and a minor in photojournalism. It was during one college summer he met his late wife, Gwendolyn, while they were both working summer jobs at the Sea Cliff Inn in Nantucket.

Six months after graduating college, Lindsley and Gwendolyn married and resided in Boston where Gwen started her career at the cancer center at Deaconess Hospital. Lindsley had been in the Army ROTC while in college and was commis-sioned a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S.

Army Signal Corps upon gradua-tion. In February 1956, he was activated and reported to Fort Monmouth, NJ, the home of the U.S. Signal Corps, where he spent his entire tour until it ended in February 1958.

A few months before his tour ended, he started looking for a newspaper job. He inquired within his college to see if they knew of any newspaper man- agement openings, because he enjoyed managing people during his Army tour. They knew of one position at the New Britain Herald that had been vacant for a while. He was offered an interview, and then the position as Assistant to the General Manager making $120 per week. Three weeks after leaving the Army, Lindsley, Gwen, and their one-year-old son, Michael moved to New Britain.

At this time, the population in New Britain was about 75,000. All nine manufacturing companies in the city were in full operation and employed over 20,000 workers. Retail was bustling on Main Street and resi-dents never had to leave New Britain to do their shopping or business. In time, Lindsley became President, Treasurer and General Manager during his 37 years at the Herald. From the start, he considered him-self fortunate to have found this job and to have worked so closely with the family.

It was during his time at the Herald, he was encouraged by the family to be active in the community. After he retired, he continued volunteering in

New Britain. In 2004, he joined the former New Britain General Hospital’s Board of Directors and served until 2015, during which time, the Board went through structural changes.

He was then nominated to serve in an honorary capacity as a Director Emeritus. In addition to his Board service, he began serving as Chairman of the HOCC Development Committee in 2012, a committee he continues to lead today. He also served as hospital Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Human Resources Committee, as well as a member of the Audit and Executive Committees.

Most recently, he served as Campaign Co-Chairman for the fundraising campaign for Hartford

Lindsley Wellman

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HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. The campaign successfully raised $8 million to support the construc-tion of the Cancer Center. The success of this campaign can be attributed to the countless hours co-chairs, John Dillaway and Lindsley Wellman contributed to assisting the Development staff and campaign cabinet to identify funding opportu-nities, meeting with organizations, and members of the community seeking their support.

In addition to his work with the hospital, Mr. Wellman has been and continues to be involved with many organizations in New Britain. He was a past Chairman of the New Britain Foundation for Public Giving (now known as The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain), past President of the United Way and past President of the New Britain Federal Savings and Loan Bank. He served as Chairman of the New Britain Institute (Art Museum, Library and Youth Museum) for

19 years, before the New Britain Art Museum became independent of the Institute. Dr. Richard Judd was president of the art museum and Lindsley was president of the Institute. It was then that the museum “really took off and grew.”

Currently, Lindsley also serves as an Emeritus of the New Britain Museum of American Art and is Chairman of the Museum’s Low Illustration Committee. Established in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art is the oldest museum in the nation dedicated to American Art. Its American Art Illustration collection is considered to be the third largest in the nation with more than 3,000 illustrations.

He was a long-time Director of the Boys & Girls Club and has been involved with many capital cam-paigns in the community. He is now serving on the CCARC Campaign Committee, working to raise funds to support rehabbing their 10 group homes. He is also a Director Emeritus

of Junior Achievement of Central Connecticut and is going on 50 years as a member of the Rotary Club of New Britain. Most recently, Lindsley joined the Board of Directors for the Wolfson Palliative Care program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

All of these organizations represent the framework of support that the New Britain Community has been built upon. Each is committed to improvement and growth and helping individuals in need. The hours and years of service that Mr. Wellman has contributed are remarkable and truly admirable. He spent most of his life giving back to HOCC and the New Britain community. We are incredibly grateful for his dedication and sup-port. When asked what his motiva-tion was to become so involved and to giving back to the community, he simply stated, “working at the Herald, a family business – they felt it was important to give back. They instilled that in their employees and they encouraged me to become involved in the community.”

A special thank you to our donors

Dr. and Mrs. Witold Kawecki

The chairman’s donor recognition reception was held on April 25, at Stanley Black & Decker in New Britain. This annual celebration of support and generosity is our way of honoring our generous donors.

Left to right: Dr. and Mrs. Letterio Asciuto, Marie Gustin, Ph.D., and Joseph Voelker

THANK YOU

Your gift made a difference!

The advancements we have made can be attributed in many ways to people like you who have gen-erously supported our mission to improve the health and healing of the people and communities we serve.

Please visit THOCC.org/Giving to see our Honor Roll of Donors.

Thank you for your generous support!

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Dr. Camelia Lawrence

Sudhir Oak and family Mr. and Mrs. William Weber, Esq., with Gary Havican, Central Region President (center)

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Diane Ramy Faulconer scholars receptionThe Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) hosted the fourth annual Diane Ramy Faulconer Scholars Program reception, recognizing HOCC nurses who received scholarships for higher level and continuing education.

The Diane Ramy Faulconer Scholarship was established in March 2015 through the charitable support of Diane Ramy Faulconer, a distinguished alumni and 1961 nursing graduate from the former New Britain General Hospi-tal School of Nursing.

Diane is a generous friend and supporter of The Hospital of Central Connecticut. Her goal in establishing this scholars program is to “pay it forward” by financially assisting nurses at HOCC who are committed to furthering their education. Diane was fortunate to receive scholarships herself at the start of her career, and is passionate about giving back to the community where she began her career. To date, she has generously provided $175,000 in funds to support our New Britain nurses in achieving further certification and higher-level degrees. She has also named HOCC in her estate plans.

Above: The Diane Ramy Faulconer Scholars in alphabetical order: Magdalena Adamczyk, Roxeanna Aldi, Iwona Bak, Jacqueline Bly, Katarzyna Brzezicki, Katelyn Carbone, Caitlin Clyburn, Amanda Daly, Dayna Gambino, Lisa Gordon-Green, Justyna Kazimierczyk, James Lammlin, Lauren Landry, Edyta Maselek, Kathy Mazerolle, Lynn Seiffert, Nairoby Vargas, and Wendy Violette. (not all are pictured). Diane Ramy Faulconer (middle)

At right: Diane Ramy Faulconer and Gary Havican, Central Region President



1899 SocietyThe 1899 Society recognizes individuals and families who have planned to make a gift through their will or other estate plans to benefit The Hospital of Central Connecticut and have informed us of their intension during their lifetime. We are grateful to our 1899 Society members for their vision and generosity.

Ann-Margaret Anselmo, Ph.D.

J. Kemler Appell

Antoinetta M. Capriglione, M.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Elliot W. Cohen

Attorney & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Crown

Rudy Ertl

Diane Ramy Faulconer

Ronald E. Griggs

Marie S. Gustin, Ph.D.

Dr. & Mrs. Witold Kawecki

Barbara G. Kirejczyk

Sylvia Wilson Lucas

Adolph F. Maitz

Joan Muldoon Nuthmann

Mr. & Mrs. David J. Obedzinski

Patricia S. Pease

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence A. Tanner

Joan N. Terry

Attorney & Mrs. William W. Weber

Professor leaves a legacy for New Britain CommunityThe Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is proud to recognize the life and gener-osity of Dr. Anna L. Eckersley Johnson. HOCC recently received a significant estate gift from Dr. Johnson to support her local New Britain community hospital. HOCC has been proud to have had Dr. Johnson as a friend for more than 20 years. Sadly, Dr. Johnson passed away in 2016, at 92 years of age, but her estate leaves a legacy that will benefit the New Britain community for years into the future.

In life, Dr. Johnson and her late husband, Roger, actively supported HOCC’s George Bray Cancer Center. Most recently, Dr. Johnson donated to the capital campaign for the HOCC Cancer Institute, providing generous support. Unfortunately, she was un-able to see the unveiling of the Meditation Room, named for Roger W. Johnson and Anna L. Eckersley Johnson, Ed.D.

Dr. Johnson was a Corporator of the hospital, as well as a member of the 1899 So-ciety. The 1899 Society recognizes individuals and families, during their lifetime, who have made a minimum of a $10,000 gift through their wills or have made other estate plans to benefit our hospital. Bequests such as this from Dr. Johnson, enable our nonprofit hospital to better care for our patient by providing enhanced services, new technology, community programs, and patient care far beyond the reach of our budget constraints. This type of generosity and forward-thinking provides a lasting impact for the health and healing of our community.

Dr. Anna Johnson was a writer and educator in the field of business education, Professor Emerita and former Chair of the Department of Business Education at Central Connecticut State University. After earning her Master of Arts degree from New York University, she became instructor of business at Teachers College, Colum-bia University, 1951 - 1952. She then joined the faculty at the Teachers College of Connecticut, now CCSU, in 1952, as Instructor of Business Education while simulta-neously earning a Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University in 1956. She rose through the academic ranks at CCSU from instructor to full professor and had a robust 35 year academic career.

During her 64 years as a New Britain resident, Dr. Johnson was devoted to her com-munity and contributed time and energy to a number of not-for-profit organizations, including HOCC. She had a passion for giving back to her community and focused these efforts in her church, First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, where she met her late husband Roger Johnson; CCSU; New Britain Museum of American Art; Boys and Girls Club of New Britain; YWCA New Britain; and the New Britain Symphony Orchestra. HOCC is proud to be included in a group of other important nonprofit organizations close to Dr. Johnson.

The 1899 Society is The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s bequest society. If you are interested in information about the 1899 Society, or if you have already included the hospital in your estate plan and need additional information, please contact the Development Office at 860.224.5567.

Nancy Judd and William Schuch, CPA

Kristoffer Popovitch, Central Region Director of Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, Gary Havi-can, Central Region President, Nancy Judd, William

Schuch, CPA



HOCC receives generous grantThe Hospital of Central Connecticut received a $54,000 grant from the Brad-ley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust at the Main Street Community Foundation. The grant will be used to repurpose medical office space at 98 Main Street in Southington for the creation of an outpatient be-havioral health clinic. The Community Health Needs Assessment identified a need for mental health and substance abuse services in Southington.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Counseling Center offers intensive outpatient (IOP) mental health and substance abuse programs. The renovat-ed space includes two group rooms and two individual session offices. The center offers comprehensive group and individual outpatient mental health services and substance abuse treatment.

“Our goal is to modernize healthcare in Southington and improve access to state-of-the-art care for the community, and adding new behavioral health services is part of our ongoing efforts to do just that,” said Gary Havican, President of The Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center. “

“Running with Scissors” 5K run supports HOCCThe Hospital of Central Connecti-cut’s (HOCC) Women’s Heart Well-ness Center received a $9,500 dona-tion from the 4th Annual “Running with Scissors” 5k race hosted by Run for Karen in late March at Sears Park in East Hampton. Run for Kar-en is a non-profit organization that raises awareness of women’s heart disease in honor of Karen Pfaffen-bach, who passed away shortly after being diagnosed with heart disease in April 2013. To date, Running with Scissors has donated over $61,000 to support HOCC’s Women’s Heart Wellness Center.

Above, left to right, front row: Dr. Heather Swales, Director, HOCC’s Women’s Heart Wellness Center; Joanne Struble, HOCC Cardiology; Rhena Jimenez, HOCC Cardi-ology; and Dorothy Winch, Running with Scissors race organizer. Back row: Monica Turning, Running with Scissors race orga-nizer; Elizabeth Szymanoski, Development Program Manager; Lynn Amarante, Central Region Director of the HHC Heart & Vascular Institute; Corliss Ucci, Running with Scissors race organizer; Janette Edwards, Central Region Vice President of Operations; Leyva Prete, HOCC Cardiology; Deb Margentino, HOCC Cardiology; and Madelyne Martinez, HOCC Cardiology

Dignitaries from the Behavioral Health Network and local community gathered together to celebrate the grand opening of the BHN’s newest MATCH clinic at 98 Main St. in Southington. Participating in the ribbon cutting were Pam Higgins, Barnes Memorial Trust Advisory Board Member; Susan Sadecki, President, Main Street Community Foundation; George Skarvinko, MD, Barnes Memorial Trust Advisory Board Member; Patricia Rehmer, MSN, ACHE, President, Behavioral Health Network and Senior Vice President, Hartford HealthCare; (back) Jessica Collins, BSN-BC, LPC, Director Behavioral Health, Hartford HealthCare Central Region; Gary Havican, President, Hartford HealthCare Central Region and Senior Vice President, Hartford HealthCare; Michael Balkunas, MD, Chief of Psychiatry; and Letterio Asciuto, MD, President, Medical Staff

Above left: Patricia Rehmer, MSN, ACHE, President, Behavioral Health Network and Senior Vice President, Hartford HealthCare; Susan Sadecki, President, Main Street Community Foundation

Above right: Kimberly Hughey, LCSW, Regional Clinical Manager; Jessica Collins, BSN-BC, LPC, Director Behavioral Health, Hartford HealthCare Central Region; Danielle Siedsma, Regional Business Manager; Stacey Venditto, Administrative Assistant



Petit Family Foundation plants flowers at HOCC Cancer InstituteIn the summer, Dr. William Petit Jr. and members of the Petit Family Foundation met at the Hartford HealthCare (HHC) Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) to plant Four O’Clock flowers in the Healing Garden.

In 2015, the Petit Family Foundation pledged a gift to the building campaign of the HHC Cancer Institute at HOCC. As part of the gift, the foundation agreed to plant Four O’Clock flowers each year in honor of Dr. Petit’s daughter, Michaela, as this was her favorite flower. This is the third year the cancer institute has teamed up with the Petit Family Foundation to plant flowers, in conjunction with the Foundation’s Michaela’s Garden Project, which promotes youth participation in community service.

The Petit Family Foundation raises funds to promote the education of young people, especially women in the sciences; to improve the lives of those affected by chronic illnesses; and to support efforts to protect and help those affected by violence.

At left (left to right): Karen Patrocinio, Petit Family Foundation Volunteer, Dr. William Petit, Jr., Petit Family Foundation President holding William Petit, III, Kim Petit, Petit Family Foundation Office Assistant and Liz Szymanoski, Development Program Manager

At right: Members of the Petit Family Foundation and the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut plant Four o’clock flowers in the Healing Garden

Sorelle d’Italia in America supports HOCC Cancer Center

The Sorelle d’Italia in America organization made a $1,500 donation in memory of Anna Lopreiato, one of their founders, to the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. With this donation, The Sorelle d’Italia in America organization has donated a total of $15,500 to The Hospital of Central Connecticut since 2010 when they began holding their fundraising gala.

Photo (left to right): Antonietta Barbato, President, Sorelle d’Italia in America; Amanda Nardiello, Central Region Director of Philanthropy and Volunteer Services; Connie Palazzo, Treasurer, Sorelle d’Italia in America.



HOCC NICU receives donated quiltsThe Hospital of Central Connecticut Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received 40 decorated quilts, donated by Karen Bergeron and her group of quilters who have been sewing and donating quilts to local hospitals for the past sever-al years. Each quilt is specially designed and families may take them home after their hospital stay.

Photo caption (left to right): Carolyn Rossi, RN, CRL; Ally Schmitt, RN; Sharon Lee, quilter; Karen Bergeron, quilter; Emily Shopey, RN; Nicole Morales, RN, HOCC Family BirthPlace Clinical Manager; and Sandra Bondi, Development

Assistant

Pajama drive for HOCC Family BirthPlaceA heartfelt thank you goes out to all that donated over 500 outfits for a successful pajama drive to benefit the Hospital of Central Connecticut Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU.) More than 35 employees and fami-lies purchased beautiful one-piece sleepers for preemies and newborns. The New Britain General Campus Auxiliary coordinated a special drive with several of its members and had exceptional participation. Employ-ees from departments such as the NICU, X ray, Radiology, Dietary, and Facilities as well as individual staff pitched in together to make this drive a success. NICU Clinical Re-source lead Carolyn Rossi and her staff “are so thankful for the overwhelming support in our community! “

HOCC NICU receives baby books and more than 500 sleepersThe students of Saint Paul’s School in Berlin graciously donated more than 500 much needed newborn and preemie sleepers, as well as 3 large bins of baby books to The Hospital of Central Connecticut Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU.) This school wide effort was led by the seventh grade National Junior Honor Society members. This is the first year the school participated in Make a Difference Day and it was met with overwhelming support from the school community. The NICU staff is grateful to be the recipient of such support and generosity!

Left to right: Front Row: Andrew Kim, Samantha Sein, Morgan Gagnon, Molly Newman Back Row: Carolyn Rossi, Clinical Resource Leader, NICU; Rebecca Kelly, Julia Lawson, Anna Guzda, Anna Veresford, Amy Kelleher, Central Regional Director, Women and Infants

Below, left to right: Laura Napoletano, Carolyn Rossi, RN, Stacie Rulkowski and Josephine Eminian



HOCC NICU celebrates World Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Awareness DayThe Hospital of Central Connecticut Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) celebrated World Prematurity Aware-ness month and World Prematurity Awareness Day. The NICU has been the fortunate recipient of some much needed donations in honor of this special time of year. Employees from Bank of America donated beautifully wrapped baby baskets. The treasury departments have been collecting funds all month from employees and were able to create 22 baskets filled with blankets, outfits and other nec-essary baby items. This is the second year that the organization has cho-sen to give to the NICU and we are grateful for their thoughtfulness and generosity. The baskets will be dis-tributed to 22 families at the NICU to

help get them started on their jour-ney. In another act of generosity, for-mer NICU Parent Naomi Rosenstein, mom to Ness, born prematurely at 34 weeks, donated 45 care bags for new moms. These “perky pouches” are filled with amenities to help make their stay and their experience more comfortable. The NICU is grateful to be the recipient of such kindness. Other donations included 25 beauti-ful baby quilts.

Right top photo: Bank of America donation (left to right): Front Row: Tracy Howe, Eliz-abeth Gunter, Qiana Garcia, Ayla Allegretti, Liana Yi, Bank of America; Amy Kelleher, Clinical Director of Central Region Woman and Infants; Back Row: Dr. A. Semih Gork, Carolyn Rossi, NICU nurse, Aimee LeBrun, NICU nurse, Nicole Morales, Clinical Manager of the Family BirthPlace

Right bottom photo (left to right): Back Row: Janelle Pietrowicz, NICU RN, Carolyn Rossi, NICU RN, Front Row: Dave Rosenstein, Ness Rosenstein and Naomi Rosenstein

Local resident provides patients with willow tree figurinesJoshua Mono-Wong presented the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Insti-tute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut with 50 gift bags, each containing a willow tree figurine, for patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Mono-Wong began delivering gifts for patients more than a year ago in memory of his mother. He said he wanted to provide patients with something special that would offer them extra comfort and brighten their day.

This month, with the help of a generous $1,000 grant from Stevens Ford Lincoln and logistical support from Stevens Ford of Milford and the advertising department of Star 99 PLR, Mono-Wang was able to donate 50 figurines to cancer patients.

HOCC Cancer Institute receives check from Rich Products CorporationThank you to Rich Products Corp. of New Britain for a donation of more than $600 to the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. In addition to the check, the company delivered boxes of Carvel flying saucer ice-cream sandwiches for patients.

At right (left to right): Migdalia Rodriguez and Beth Kavaler of Rich Products Corporation; Denise Jones-Gagne, Community Outreach and Program Manager of the HHC Cancer Institute at HOCC; Elizabeth Szymanoski, Development Program Manager; Stacey Barber, Operations Manager for the HHC Cancer Institute at HOCC

Left to right: Denise Jones-Gagne, cancer program manager; Liz Szymanoski, Development program manager; and Joshua Mono-Wong



Generous Book Donation for HOCC Family BirthPlaceThe MU Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma has generously donated 1,100 books to The Hospital of Cen-tral Connecticut Family BirthPlace as a part of its Books for Babies project, which donates books to new parents. The Delta Kappa Gamma sorority, which has delivered donat-ed children’s books to the hospital for many years, is an international honorary organization of wom-en educators from Avon, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, Newing-ton, Plainville and West Hartford. The sorority is dedicated to improv-ing literacy by offering books to newborns and stressing the impor-tance of reading to children daily.

Photo caption (left to right): Carolyn Rossi, RN; Pamela Beach, MU Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma; Jan Schley, MU Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma; Suzanne Karelus, RN; Nicole Mo-rales, RN, clinical manager of HOCC Woman and Infant services; Dorota Chuchro, RN; Amy Kelleher, RN, Central Region director of Woman and Infant services

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) partnered with EMCOR Services New England Mechanical and Mayor of New Britain, Erin Stewart, to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at HOCC’s New Britain campus.

More than 150 employees from the Central Region and EMCOR gathered on top of the Hart Street garage to form a “human pink ribbon” to recognize breast cancer awareness. Each participant received a pink hard hat to wear and take home with them as part of EMCOR’s “Protect yourself. Get screened today.” campaign. Dr. Camelia Lawrence, Central Region director of breast surgery, spoke at the event about the importance of teaming up together to fight breast cancer.

Central Region employees joined EMCOR employees to form a pink ribbon

Central Region kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink hard hat ribbon

“About one in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, and Connecticut has one of the highest rates in the country,” said Dr. Lawrence. “The impact of breast cancer on patients and their families is profound. That’s why it is imperative that we provide a level of care that exceeds expectations –from the most advanced treatments, to dedicated breast navigators, to support groups and integrative therapies.”

Janette Edwards, Central Region vice president of operations, and Dr. Wylie Hosmer, oncologist at HOCC’s Cancer Institute, also spoke at the event about the Comprehensive Breast Center at HOCC and the importance of clinical trials for cancer research.



New Britain General Campus AuxiliaryThe Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary at New Britain General has distinguished itself as an integral part of the hospital by providing concepts, proposals, financial support and volunteerism to complement the growth and technological needs of healthcare.

Proceeds from last year’s Chrysanthemum Ball helped support the new Hybrid Operating Room. We are pleased to announce that the Hybrid Operating Room is complete!

AuxiliaryNotes New Britain General & Bradley Campuses

Special thanks to our major sponsors of the 2018 Auxiliary Golf Tournament.

Presenting Sponsor:

MRI of New Britain

Titanium Sponsor:

Tomasso Group

Diamond Sponsors:

Constitution Surgery Alliance

Tunxis Country Club

Gold Sponsors:

American Medical Response

BSC Services

Compass One Healthcare

C.E. Floyd Company, Inc.

MACE

MBH Architecture

Cart and Lunch Sponsor:

Tomasso Group

Cocktail Reception Sponsor:

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary, New Britain Campus

Silver Sponsors:

SLAM Plan Design Build

Starling Physicians

SAVE the DATEThe Auxiliary Golf Tournament

will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Tunxis Country

Club in Farmington.

From left to right: Lynn Amarante, Central Region Director, Heart & Vascular Institute; Dr. Robert Napoletano, vice chief, surgery, HOCC; Dr. Thomas V. Divinagracia, Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hartford Hospital; Dr. William Petit Jr., state representative; Gary Havican, president, central region; Dr. Robert Borkowski, director, cardiology, HOCC; Heather Sokolowski, clinical director, cath lab, HOCC; Janette Edwards, vice president, operations, HOCC; Dr. James Gallagher III, vascular surgeon, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group



HOCC Auxiliary hosts Annual Golf TournamentOn Tuesday, Oct. 2, The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary at New Britain campus hosted its 28th Annual Auxiliary Golf Tournament at Tunxis Country Club in Farmington.

The tournament, held in honor of Angelo Tomasso, raised $55,000. Proceeds from the tournament will support the new Cardiac Rehabilitation Center at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Because of the great ideas from Bill Tomasso, who joined the committee this year, the event featured its first Pig Roast which proved to be a great success.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary at New Britain General appreciates the generosity of all who contributed to this fundraiser and would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s sponsors.

Gary Havican, Central Region President and Bill Tomasso Mohamed Saleh, Director of H3W Lean Office and Senior Sensei; Cheryl Rogers, Director , Human Centered Care; Donna Sassi, Senior Director, Perioperative Services; Todd Osowski, H3W Lean Sensei

At right, Front Row (left to right): Wendi Rumph, Lee Schreiner. Second Row (left to right): Roberta Chant, Christine Bruemmer, Sandy Story, Aletta Chamberland, Mary Carpenter, Rose Mary Luddy, Kathie Yuskis. Last Row (left to right): Laura Napoletano, Annette Salina, Stacie Rulkowski



Bradley Memorial Campus AuxiliaryThe goal of The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary at Bradley Memorial is to provide long-term commitment of emotional and medical support to the hospital and community.

Sugar plums and holly On Dec. 8, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Bradley Memorial Campus Auxiliary held a Sugar Plums and Holly holiday event at the First Baptist Church in Southington. This fun and interactive afternoon included lessons for creating beautiful floral arrangements and festive holiday shopping.

Bradley Campus celebrates scholarship recipientsThe Auxiliary at Bradley Memorial Hospital held their annual scholarship dinner at the Manor Inn in Plantsville, where they awarded scholarships to three students from Southington High School. Each student is planning for a career in health care and will be attending the University of Connecticut.

The Auxiliary at Bradley has been awarding scholarships to graduating Southington High School seniors pursuing careers in health care since 1966.

Photo caption (left to right): Nancy Yalanis, president of the HOCC Bradley Auxiliary, and Southington High School students Andrew Robel, Teresa Maffiolini, and Claire Macioce

A special thanks to all of the sponsors and donors who supported this

successful event!

Evergreen Sponsors

Andrew D. Guest, MD

Lifespring Pediatrics, LLC – Maureen Onyerimba, MD

Jolly Friends

Sadie Manware

Event Supporters

Anthony Jacks, Marilyn Dorau,

Ductworks, Colleen Flynn, Gloria

Lagosz, Leo Laverture, Judi

Loopstock, Manor Inn, Margaret

Nevelos, Virginia Nichols, Linda

Rudnick, Janet Sandborn, Ski

Mount Southington, Southington

Country Club, Marie Terray,

Wayne Patricks Salon,

Nancy Yalanis

Photo at left: Linda Rudnick and Jacqueline Marenholz Photo at right: Marge Fournier and Margaret Nevelos



Central Region receives grant from After the StormThe Hartford HealthCare Central Region recently received an $11,000 grant from After the Storm to support integrative therapy programs at MidState Medical Center and The Hospital of Central Connecticut. This gift will help provide cancer survivors with integrative therapy services, such as gentle yoga, one-to-one integrative therapy sessions and art therapy. These services support the body’s natural ability to heal by reducing stress, strengthening the immune system and promoting a state of relaxation and positive well-being. Integrative therapies are an integral part of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis.

After the Storm’s mission is to help cancer survivors physically, emotionally, and spiritually heal from the aftermath of their diagnosis and treatments, and help restore balance to their lives.

Photo (left to right): Denise Jones-Gagne, Community Outreach and Program manager, HHC Cancer Institute Central Region; Jeanne-Beth King, board member, After the Storm; Christine Willett, president, After the Storm; Gary Havican, Central Region president

Central Region receives donated CuddleCotsAnnabella’s Angels donated “CuddleCots” to the Family Birthing Center at MidState Medical Center and the Family BirthPlace at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) to benefit families facing the tragic loss of their babies, due to stillbirth or later-term miscarriage. A CuddleCot is a cooling device that preserves a baby’s body in a bassinet or crib so that the baby can remain in the hospital room up to five days, giving families the precious gift of time to grieve over their loss. The CuddleCots were dedicated to Kim Chapman-McIntosh and in honor of her son Thomas James.

Annabella’s Angels is a non-profit organization that provides support, awareness, and education for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network (PAIL) families and medical professionals. Through various fundraisers, Annabella’s Angels was able to donate CuddleCots to MidState and HOCC, and eight other area hospitals, including Hartford Hospital. The CuddleCots Annabella’s Angels placed were the only CuddleCots in Connecticut. Each CuddleCot costs close to $3,000.

At HOCC: Front row (from left to right): Matthew Ocasio, co-founder of Annabella’s Angels; Kim Chapman-McIntosh; Jessica Ocasio, executive director and founder of Annabella’s Angels; Nicole Morales, RN, HOCC clinical manager of Woman and Infant Services; Sarah Benham, social worker; Amanda Omeara, M.D. resident; Susan Cavedon, RN; Amy Kelleher RN, Central Region director of Woman and Infant Services. Back row: Cheryl Belomizi, Central Region development officer; Carolyn Rossi, RN, CRL, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

At MMC (left to right): Maritza Rivera, Annabella’s Angels; Kim Chapman-McIntosh, Mother of Thomas James who the CuddleCot (in picture) is dedicated to; Terri Carter, Manager of MidState’s Family Birthing Center; Matthew Ocasio, Co-Founder of Annabella’s Angels; Jessica Ocasio, Executive Director and Founder of Annabella’s Angels; Sandy Bondi, Central Region Development Assistant



From left to right: Brandy Sinisi, member of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Vince Giordano, Schaller Subaru; Elizabeth Szymanoski, Central Region Development program manager; Erin Stocking, Central Region social worker; Denise Jones-Gagne, Central Region community outreach and program manager at the Hartford HealthCare Central Region Cancer Institutes; and Art Schaller, Schaller Subaru

HOSPITAL NEWS

With the support of our local com-munity, The Hospital of Central Connecticut has been able to offer more advanced technology and improved access to care. We con-tinue to work hard to improve our services for our patients, including these new/expanded services:

• Advanced Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, New Britain Campus – certified to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

• The latest version of 3D Mammography Imaging (aka tomosynthesis), improving diagnosis and reducing unnecessary testing.

• HOCC Counseling Center in Southington, offering intensive outpatient mental health and substance abuse programs.

• New Healthcare Services in Southington, including primary care, endocrinology, neurosciences, rehabilitation, and the Center for Healthy Aging – Additional services to come.

• Hybrid Operating Room that will allow multiple disciplines to perform minimally invasive procedures with optimal outcomes (see ribbon cutting photo under Auxiliary Notes)

Local Subaru dealerships donate to cancer centersThe Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institutes at The Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center received blankets with person- alized care cards for cancer patients from Schaller Subaru of Berlin and Quality Subaru of Wallingford. This is the third consecutive year the dealerships have teamed up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as a part of the Love Promise Campaign, a nationwide effort by Subaru dealerships to create positive changes in their communities.

Care cards were on the sales floors at the dealerships for the past several months for customers to write a message of hope and support for patients who are undergoing treatment.

From left to right: Erin Stocking, Central Region social worker; Ann Brooks, Quality Subaru; Stephen Morelli, member of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Jack Blanchard, Quality Subaru; Joe Blichfeldt, Quality Subaru; and Denise Jones-Gagne, Central Region community outreach and program manager



38 Years of Service

Margarete Stanchick, MidState Medical Center Gift Shop

Contributing 11,154 volunteer hours supporting MidState Medical Center

34 Years of Service

Janette Blackburn, The Hospital of Central Connecticut Gift Shop

Contributing 24,432 volunteer hours supporting the Hospital of Central

Connecticut

28 Years of Service

Joan Kelly-Coyle, The Hospital of Central Connecticut Gift Shop

Contributing 25,184 volunteer hours supporting the Hospital of Central

Connecticut

20 Years or More of Service

The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Pat D’AunnoLouise DiPietro

Beatrice DonahueJohn Errico*

Lucille FrancoMarjorie Fuhrman

Lois GadzikNancy Gworek

Irene HillstrandMarilyn JohnsonFred Kalinowski

Joan MercierClaire PietrasBetty Porter

Laurette SaucierSusan Venberg

Yvonne VeronneauPhyllis Visnauskas

Therese WadeKathleen Yuskis

20 Years or More of Service

MidState Medical Center

Therese BergDolores Leary

Ann MezzapelleAngeline Zaorski

To all of our 520 volunteers who have contributed over 55,000

hours of volunteer service in Fiscal Year 2018 (October 1, 2017

through September 30, 2018)

WE THANK YOU!

*Deceased

Central Region Volunteer RecognitionMilestone Volunteer Recognition in the Central Region

Thank you for your many years of dedication and commitment!

At left: Janette Blackburn and Joan Kelly-Coyle, volunteers in the Gift Shop at the Hospital of Central Connecticut were recently recognized for contribut-ing the most number of volunteer hours in the Central Region

At right: Diamond Belejack, Manager, Volunteer Services, Central Region, and Margarete Stanchick, Gift Shop Volunteer, honored at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon for holding the record in the Central Region for her many years of volunteer service

Development Office PO Box 100 100 Grand Street New Britain, CT 06050

Editors:Amanda Nardiello, Director of Philanthropy and Volunteer Services

Elizabeth Szymanoski, Develop-ment Program Manager

Cheryl Belomizi, Development Officer

Contributing Writers: Corey Hirth, Sandra Bondi and Tina Fabiani

Design & Layout: Sharyn Mathews

Photography: Rusty Kimball

E-version: thocc.org/giving

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Thank Youfor making a difference!

A special THANK YOU to our employees and active medical staff for your generous contributions to The Hospital of Central Connecticut. In Fiscal Year 2018 (October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018), employees have contributed $18,718 to help support programs and services and the areas of greatest need at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

You truly make a difference!

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