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Winthrop-University Hospital :: 2012 Annual Report

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TAVR Team left to right:Kevin P. Marzo, MD, Chief, Division of CardiologyScott Schubach, MD, Chairman of TCV SurgeryJohn A. Goncalves, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic SurgeryRichard Schwartz, DO, Director of Cardiovascular Outreach

Insets:Students in the Simulation CenterEitan Akirav, PhD, Research Scientist


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Defining Healthcare and Much More

2012

Winthrop-University Hospital’s mission is to provide high quality, safe, culturally

competent, and comprehensive healthcare services in a teaching and research

environment which improve the health and well-being of the residents of Nassau

County and contiguous county areas…based on a profound commitment to an

enduring guiding principle, “Your Health Means Everything.”

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Charles M. Strain, Chairman of the Board John F. Collins, President & Chief Executive Officer

“Winthrop has harnessed the

power of its management, medi-

cal and academic acumen to

grow and thrive in a responsible

manner that will ensure we

continue to meet the needs

of our patients now and in

the future.”

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to our friends:A Message from the President & CEO and Chairman of the Board

It is with great pleasure that we report on Winthrop-University Hospital’s accomplishments for 2012, one of the most impressive years in our history in terms of programmatic expansion.

At a time in which healthcare institutions are challenged by economic and national health policy realities, Winthrop has harnessed the power of its management, medical and academic acumen to grow and thrive in a responsible manner that will ensure we continue to meet the needs of our patients now and in the future.

We have experienced expansion of both our facilities and the treatment options we offer patients. We’ve grown our physician network, continued to lead our region in the use of information technology and set in motion a number of plans that will bring the highest level of care to Long Island and beyond.

Building for the futureOne of the most visible manifestations of our progress is the active construction site along Mineola Boulevard where we broke ground in 2012 for our Research and Academic Center.

The Center last year was awarded a grant of $1,000,000 from the Regional Economic Development Council that will be used to help defray the cost of construction. Forty-five permanent new jobs are expected to be created by the Center, as well as countless construction jobs during the course of completion.

The 95,000-square-foot, five-story building will consolidate our research programs into one location, will offer

our faculty, medical students and resi-dents greater access to research, and will allow us to perform more bench-to-bedside research. This ability to com-bine basic science, clinical application and medical education is invaluable. Combined with a full-featured simulation lab, the education and training opportu-nities offered by the Center will trans-form medical education in our region.

As a result of our successful redesign of patient care toward more outpatient services, we doubled the size of our Ambulatory Surgery Center to accom-modate the increasing number of patients and procedures performed on an ambulatory basis.

Preliminary planning began last year to add a new tower to expand bed capacity, as well as expand our highly successful CyberKnife radiosurgery program into Manhattan.

financial strengthOur accomplishments are possible, in part, because our financial position

remains strong. In 2012, total operating revenues reached $1 billion and our market share remained steady at 16%. The financial community recognized our financial health with the successful sale in October 2012 of $130,180,000 in revenue bonds through the Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corporation. The issue was awarded investment-grade ratings of Baa1 and BBB+ by Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch Ratings, respectively.

A portion of the proceeds were used to refinance outstanding debt, yielding $19 million in net present value debt service savings, with the remainder of the proceeds being allocated for the Research and Academic Center.

In a further demonstration that our sterling reputation for effective manage-ment and exceptional responsiveness to community needs is recognized, a $25 million capital campaign for the Center already has achieved 60 percent of its target.

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innovation in clinical careOur most important job is bringing to the community the most up-to-date, effective healthcare, and our 2012 accomplishments in this area are significant.

Patients in need of heart valve replace-ment whose frail condition makes them ineligible for open heart surgery have new hope. Last year, Winthrop was selected as one of only about 70 hospi-tals and medical centers in the United States to offer Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and currently performs the most TAVR procedures in the region. In fact, during 2012, Winthrop performed 64 TAVR procedures. (As of this printing, Winthrop has performed over 100, making it perhaps the busiest center in the U.S.).

The procedure involves cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons working as a team to insert the new valve through an artery in the groin and then guide it into place, eliminating the need for invasive surgery. Winthrop currently is participating in a clinical trial to use the technique for intermediate-risk valve replacement.

The hospital’s first computer-assisted total knee replacement was performed last year. The procedure utilizes an advanced cutting guide that greatly enhances the accuracy of the replace-ment knee’s fit.

In response to the community need for dental care and as part of our academic mission to train healthcare providers of the future, we completed planning of our Center for Family Dental Medicine which opened in early 2013.

expanding successful programsOur pioneering fetal surgery program continued to grow last year as more

physicians and neighboring hospitals referred expectant parents. Using mini-mally invasive techniques, surgery can be performed in utero to treat such conditions as fetal anemia, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and fetal/placental tumors, with much lower risk than tradi-tional surgery.

Winthrop pioneered a novel treatment for a swallowing disorder called achalasia that allows definitive surgical incision of the sphincter muscle without the inva-siveness of laparoscopic surgery. Since 2009, Winthrop—the first center in the United States to perform this advanced technique known as peroral (through the mouth) endoscopic myotomy (POEM)—has treated more than 85 patients.

Physicians from around the world look to us for training in advanced techniques such as POEM. With the goal of exposing participants to novel technologies and techniques that may shape the future of endoscopy, Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Director of the Program in Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (PAGE) at Winthrop, conceptualized the Long Island Live Endoscopy Course. This annual course—which has doubled in attendance since its inception in 2009—brings together health professionals to experience live, challenging endoscopy cases performed in Winthrop’s endos-copy unit and broadcast in real time through a live webcast.

In the area of cancer care, Winthrop has established itself as a world leader in use of CyberKnife radiosurgery, particu-larly for treating prostate cancer. This technology utilizes highly targeted radi-ation beams rather than actual surgery to treat both benign and malignant tumors. Our radiation oncology team also applies its experience with this technique to treat patients with other cancers, such as brain and lung tumors, and also is involved in a promising clini-cal trial utilizing CyberKnife treatment for breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy.

new frontiers of scienceOur expanding research program con-tinues to emphasize investigation of chronic illnesses affecting our local community, including diabetes, obesity and neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Of particular importance, last year marked the commencement of par-ticipation in a National Institutes of Health-funded study to determine if methotrexate, an anti-inflammatory drug, can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes.

Winthrop will be collaborating with Paul Ridker, MD, MPH, the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, for the multi-year study, and our researchers will both monitor enrolled patients and perform additional research.

In other diabetes-related research, Winthrop scientists, collaborating with colleagues from other institutions, are unlocking the mysteries of beta cells. These cells are responsible for creating and releasing insulin.

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department chairs: top row, left to right: scott schubach, md, chairman of tcv surgery; aaron Katz, md, chairman of urology; michael niederman, md, chairman of medicine; anthony vintzileos, md, chairman of oB/gYn; mark stecker, md, chairman of neurosciences; James capozzi, md, chairman of orthopaedic surgery; collin Brathwaite, md, chairman of surgery; and warren rosenfeld, md, chairman of pediatrics.

Bottom row, left to right: virginia donovan, md, chairman of pathology; Barry rosenthal, md, chairman of emergency medicine; orlando ortiz, md, chairman of radiology; Joseph greco, md, chairman of anesthesiology; francis faustino, md, chairman of family medicine; michael ammazzalorso, md, chief medical officer.

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Nursing Leadership: Front row, left to right: Elaine Rowinski, RN, MPS, CEN, CCRN, Director of Nursing, Division of Cardiology; Valerie T. Terzano, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer; Diane Bendelier, RN, CPAN, Director of Perioperative Services; Christine Marsiello, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, Director of Professional Nursing Practice and Education; Maura Corvino, RN, MSOL, CEN, Director of Nursing Emergency Department; Janet Shehata, MSN, RN, OCN, Director of Nursing Oncology Services; Eileen Magri, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director of Nursing Maternal Child Health.

Back row, left to right: Rita Roberts, RN, CNOR, Assistant Vice President, Perioperative Services; Lee Moldowsky, MSN, RN, BC, Nursing Quality Improvement Coordinator; Joan Marchiselli, MS, RN, NE-BC, Administrator, Continuous Compliance; Theresa Criscitelli, EdD(c), RN, CNOR, Assistant Director of Professional Nursing Practice and Education; Donna Caccavale, RN, BSN, MBA—Director of Nursing Critical Care.

Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) Committee: Left to right: Robert Bartolomeo, MD, FACP, FACG, Chairman of Winthrop PHO, Inc.; Palmira M. Cataliotti, CPA, FHFMA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Winthrop PHO, Inc.; Armando D’Arduini, MD, Additional Director of Winthrop PHO, Inc.; Barbara Kohart Kleine, Senior Vice President, Administration, Presi-dent and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary of Winthrop PHO, Inc.; Michael Ammazzalorso, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Additional Director of Winthrop PHO, Inc.

Paul Harnick, MD, Vice Chair of Winthrop PHO, Inc., is missing from the photo.

Academic Leadership: Left to right: Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Winthrop Clinical Campus, Stony Brook University School of Medicine; Susan Guralnick, MD, Designated Institutional Official, Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Student Affairs, Winthrop Clinical Campus, Stony Brook University School of Medicine; Jack R. Scott, EdD, MPH, Assistant Dean, Faculty Development & Curriculum, Winthrop Clinical Campus, Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

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academic excellenceThe pioneer class of Stony Brook Univer-sity School of Medicine students who selected Winthrop to complete the final two years of their full-time medical edu-cation on our clinical campus entered their fourth and final year in 2012 and will graduate in 2013. It is a moment of great pride to watch these young physi-cians move on to continue their educa-tional journey.

Assuming full responsibility for medical student training has added depth and breadth to our patient care, and we are pleased that applications to study on our campus continue to increase and to exceed our capacity.

Education at every level—novice through experienced physician—and in varied disciplines ranging from nursing to pharmacy, is pivotal to our objective to become one of the premier academic medical centers in the United States.

effective managementEffective management rests on capable, dedicated leadership and a focus on continuous improvement. The longevity of our top leadership team, as well as the cohesiveness of our board of direc-tors, is a major factor in our success.

We are pleased to report that last year we met our objective of a full comple-ment of department chairs, adding leaders in neuroscience, urology and podiatry. These talented professionals will not only manage their respective departments, but also will have aca-demic responsibilities for teaching and research.

Of particular note is the Surgery Depart-ment which, under the leadership of its newly appointed chair, Collin Brathwaite, MD, has expanded its surgical oncology

program and is offering new modalities for pancreatic cancer treatment. In 2012, the Department successfully recruited John Allendorf, MD, FACS, a renowned pancreatic cancer surgical expert, for-merly at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, to head this new effort. He also will serve as department Vice Chairman.

In the area of continuous improvement, we reorganized our quality and patient safety activities to better reflect our renewed commitment in this area. Last year, we appointed a Chief Quality Officer and a Patient Safety Officer, both reporting directly to the president.

The emphasis on quality and patient safety is visible throughout the hospital, with everyone from medical students and staff to nurses and physicians par-ticipating in education and process improvement projects all focused on ensuring that Winthrop remains a high-reliability institution.

Our early adoption of, and significant investment in, healthcare information technology is greatly advancing our quality and patient safety efforts. As a matter of fact, Winthrop was named by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine as one of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals in 2012.

Among our recent accomplishments is equipping the entire hospital with wireless cardiac telemetry capability, allowing patients with pre-existing car-diac issues to be monitored within any unit of the hospital, rather than having to be moved to a cardiac unit.

Cognizant of the need to nurture new ways to improve care, Winthrop is participating in the New York State Digital Health Accelerator Program, an initiative to help early- and growth- stage companies bring cutting-edge technology to the healthcare community. We are piloting a telephonic patient communication system that will facilitate follow-up after discharge.

As one of the first hospitals in the nation to attest to Phase 1 Meaningful Use of Healthcare IT, we last year embarked on Phase 2. Attesting to meaningful use is the first stage of a long-range program to create a nationwide IT infrastructure that will connect providers and patients through compatible, standardized elec-tronic health records systems.

Building on successWe have endeavored here to provide just a taste of the many accomplishments of the men and women who every day give their best to our patients, and we invite you to read on. Our board members, volunteers, administrators, physicians, nurses, other health professionals, and staff strive every day to make each patient’s experience a positive one. While they harness the benefits of tech-nology, they never forget that the human touch is, perhaps, the most effective medicine. They never forget our solemn commitment to you—“Your Health Means Everything.”

Sincerely,

Charles M. Strain, Chairman of the Board

John F. Collins, President & CEO

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definingadvances in medicineour most important job is bringing to the community the most up-to-date, effective healthcare, and our 2012 accomplishments in this area are significant.

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Winthrop-University Hospital is the first and leading center in the U.S. to perform the Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) procedure.

stavros n. stavropoulos, md, chief of endoscopy, director, program in advanced gi endoscopy (page), with pegeen roberto, rn simulating an endoscopic procedure.

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our commitment to patients:The Most Advanced Care AvailableNEW HOPE fOr HIgH-rIsk CArdIAC PATIENTs In 2012, Winthrop-University Hospital became one of approximately 70 hospitals and medical centers in the United states to offer the Edwards sAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve (TAVr) for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery and were previously considered untreatable.

This procedure, which was in clinical trials

for five years before being approved by

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

in November 2011, treats severe symp-

tomatic native aortic valve stenosis, a

condition in which the aortic valve is

narrowed and does not open properly,

hindering the flow of blood from the

heart to the rest of the body. The stress

placed on the heart because it must work

harder weakens the heart and can cause

chest pain, palpitations, fatigue, dizzi-

ness, loss of consciousness, and heart

murmur and may lead to heart failure.

The most widely used treatment for

aortic stenosis has been and continues

to be valve replacement via open-heart

surgery. But this is not suitable for some,

leaving such patients with few or no

options, until now.

The new Edwards SAPIEN valve enables

physicians to replace the aortic valve

of select patients by inserting the

replacement through a groin artery

and advancing it into the heart using a

catheter. The replacement valve then is

deployed with a balloon and immedi-

ately functions in place of the patient’s

defective valve.

Winthrop’s success in offering previously

untreatable patients the TAVR procedure

rests on the exceptional teamwork of the

Heart and Vascular Institute’s cardiology

and cardiovascular surgery specialties.

The presence of such a collaboration of

experts is a primary reason Winthrop

was selected as one of the first sites for

this advanced procedure.

winthrop deButs heart rhYthm

disorder treatment

Winthrop physicians last year were the

first on Long Island to offer a new ther-

apy for patients with paroxysmal atrial

fibrillation (PAF), a serious disorder in

which irregular heartbeats in the upper

heart chambers start and stop suddenly

on their own, usually for minutes or even

days at a time.

With the Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation

Catheter system, the first and only cryo-

balloon in the United States indicated to

treat certain PAF cases, physicians can use

freezing to scar or kill the tissue causing

erratic electrical signals that prompt

irregular heartbeats. The minimally inva-

sive procedure involves inserting the

catheter through a vein in the groin,

advancing it to reach the heart.

Traditional ablation treatments some-

times require multiple applications

of radiofrequency, or heat, to destroy

faulty electric circuits in the heart, while

the Arctic Front dissolves cardiac tissue

through one application of a coolant,

which is delivered through a catheter.

This new procedure offers our physicians

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one more tool to help cure more PAF

patients.

compassionate, advanced

cancer care

Cancer patients last year were welcomed

into the Institute for Cancer Care’s new

Infusion Center that doubles the facility’s

capacity and allows more patients to

be treated. Designed for the maximum

comfort of patients, amenities include

wireless Internet access, personal tele-

visions and seating areas for family

members and companions.

In its continuing efforts to ease the bur-

den of cancer patients and their families,

the Institute last year expanded its staff

of social workers, nurse administrators

and navigators, specially trained nurses

and physician assistants who help

patients with all aspects of their treat-

ment, and also incorporated palliative

care into the Cancer Center.

With patient safety improvement in mind,

the Institute inaugurated an oncology-

specific electronic medical record system

called ARIA® that is fully compatible with

the hospital-wide electronic records sys-

tem. These specialized records permit an

accurate flow of information so that the

chemotherapy team and pharmacy have

all the information necessary to custom-

ize treatment drugs for the patient.

radiosurgerY pushes cancer

treatment Boundaries

Winthrop was the first health center in

the New York metro area to incorporate

the CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery

system into routine cancer care. Despite

its name, CyberKnife is not surgery.

Rather, it is a mechanism for delivering

precisely targeted radiation to tumors,

minimizing damage to healthy tissue

and allowing access to malignancies

previously thought to be unreachable

and untreatable.

We have had significant success treating

prostate cancer patients with CyberKnife,

and the technology is now also being

used to treat gynecological and neuro-

logical cancers.

Of great interest is research initiated

here at Winthrop to study the value

of stereotactic radiosurgery in certain

breast cancer patients who have under-

gone a lumpectomy.

more minimallY invasive and

roBotic-assisted surgerY options

The Institute for Cancer Care is well

known for its use of the daVinci Si-HD

Surgical System robots for the treatment

of cancers of the cervix, ovaries, uterus,

kidney, prostate and bowel. The daVinci

system features magnified 3-D high

definition visualization and robotic

technology that enables physicians to

perform surgeries with less scarring and

quicker recovery for patients when com-

pared to other surgical techniques.

The technology also is being used

successfully at Winthrop for bariatric

weight loss surgery, as well as colorectal

and thoracic surgeries, providing area

patients with greater options for more

comfortable surgeries and faster recovery.

Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

(SILS™), the latest innovation in lap-

aroscopic surgery, is now available to

Winthrop patients. Through a small inci-

sion in the patient’s navel, the surgeon

inserts a soft, flexible SILS port through

which specialized instruments can be

inserted. Among the new procedure’s

advantages over traditional laparoscopic

surgery is having only one access point

in the abdomen, which minimizes scar-

ring and the post-surgical pain often

associated with additional sites of entry.

The SILS procedure is available for hys-

terectomy, removal of the gall bladder

and sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss.

Looking toward continued innovation,

groundwork was laid in 2012 for surgical

programs to treat hernias, adhesion

diseases and foregut diseases. When

these programs are fully operational in

Upper right: Eva Chalas, MD, Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Director, Clinical Cancer Services. Bottom: Jonathan A. Haas, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology with Matthew Witten, PhD, DABR, Director of Cyberknife Radiosurgery and Chief Physicist, Radiation Oncology.

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the near future, patients will have greater

choice of treatment.

a focus on women’s and

children’s health

At Winthrop, women will find complete

life-cycle care. From our Women’s

Resource Center, which connects female

patients with physicians, support groups,

educational materials or other health-

related resources, to the Department

of Obstetrics and Gynecology, area

women have access to quality care that

specifically meets their needs.

The same holds true for children. Our

nationally recognized Children’s Medical

Center, a “hospital within a hospital,”

offers all the services necessary to

care for children from birth through

adolescence.

long island’s onlY fetal

surgerY program

The health of babies prior to birth is a

major thrust at Winthrop. In 2012, the

number of fetal surgeries increased as

referrals from area hospitals rose. Fetal

surgical procedures are done in utero

through minimally invasive techniques

with the help of direct visualization and

ultrasound guidance.

Such procedures are an option when

fetal abnormality is discovered very

early in gestation. If left untreated, the

abnormality will cause progressive and

irreversible fetal damage as pregnancy

progresses. Among the conditions

treated through fetal surgery are fetal

anemia, twin-twin transfusion syndrome

and lower urinary tract obstruction.

caring for high risK newBorns

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

is a New York State Department of

Health designated Regional Perinatal

Center (RCP), meaning that it provides

the highest level of perinatal care pro-

vided by hospitals in the region. It con-

sistently delivers outstanding outcomes

in both overall survival and survival with-

out complications in extremely premature

babies when compared to the Vermont

Oxford Registry Network, one of the

world’s largest databases and a highly

respected authority on the measurement

of care for high-risk infants.

While we excel in caring for the most

fragile newborns, researchers here at

Winthrop are also investigating the

causes of premature births. The work,

funded by grants from the March of

Dimes and the National Institutes of

Health (NIH), hopes to shed light on

how such births may be prevented.

Ensuring that pregnancies go to a full

39-week term is important from the

standpoint of patient safety and improv-

ing the long-term health of mothers

and babies. Winthrop is one of the first

in the region to adopt a policy prevent-

ing elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks

of pregnancy.

A growing body of scientific evidence

shows that babies need 39 weeks to

develop properly, and mothers do bet-

ter when delivering at full term. As a

result, at Winthrop, early birth for non-

medical reasons is not permitted.

specialized care for children

For children needing specialized services,

our nationally ranked pediatric endocri-

nology and pediatric urology programs

offer the latest treatment options. The

endocrinology program, in addition to

having recognized expertise in growth

problems of children, also is a regional

leader in the treatment of and research

on diabetes. Studies are currently under

way to determine if there is a connection

between pre-teen obesity and diabetes.

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Winthrop also is a regional leader in the

development of protocols for treating

pediatric sepsis infection, as our experts

serve on the New York State Depart-

ment of Health Severe Sepsis Advisory

Committee and the Greater New York

Hospital Association Pediatric Severe

Sepsis Committee.

Improving both quality of care and

access to it for underserved families in

our community is a priority at Winthrop.

Under a $1.1 million grant from New

York State and the Hospital Association

of New York State, Winthrop physicians

are piloting a medical home model of

care at a community clinic in Hempstead.

The medical home model promotes a

team-based approach to care that is led

by a personal physician.

treating sleep disorders

We all appreciate the value of a good

night’s sleep, but many people find this

unattainable. Our Sleep Disorders Center,

which opened in 1990, is Long Island’s

longest running accredited sleep center

and has helped thousands of patients

improve their health through better

quality sleep. With a pediatric sleep

specialist on staff, even the youngest

patients find the help they need.

Among the sleep disorders treated here

are obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia,

narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome,

nocturnal eating syndrome, nocturnal

seizure disorders and complex move-

ment dis orders characterized by sleep

talking or walking with no recollection

of this activity on wakening.

Winthrop’s Sleep Center takes a holistic

approach to diagnosis and treatment.

Multiple specialties, including psychia-

trists, cardiologists and neurologists,

collaborate to ensure the best outcomes

possible.

new treatment for movement

disorders

Patients with Parkinson’s disease and

other movement-related disorders are

finding hope at Winthrop-University

Hospital through an advanced surgical

procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation

(DBS). This innovative technique allows

doctors to modulate the neurocircuitry

of the brain and achieve results with

low risk.

DBS delivers electrical stimulation to

targeted regions deep within the brain

that control movement-related commu-

nications. Following treatment, many

patients experience enhanced motor

performance and quality of life and, in

some cases, reductions in medication.

There are two stages in DBS. The first

involves using imaging technology

and an advanced technique called

microelectrode recording (MER) to iden-

tify the areas in the brain that require

treatment. Once this first step is com-

pleted, the DBS electrode is placed in

a specific region to deliver electrical

stimulation.

In addition to treating Parkinson’s dis-

ease, our Movement Disorders Program

also offers new options for those diag-

nosed with other conditions, including

dystonias, Tourette’s syndrome and

essential tremor.

advanced care for orthopaedic

conditions

In 2012, orthopaedic surgeons performed

the hospital’s first computer-assisted

total knee replacement utilizing an

advanced robotic cutting guide. This

system works by accurately replicating

a patient’s damaged knee joint, which

helps the surgeon identify the proper

size, position, alignment and orientation

of the implant before bone cuts are made.

As a result, the procedure is more pre-

cise and less invasive, which leads to

improved function of the joint and faster

recovery times.

In its efforts to improve patient outcomes,

the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

initiated the Comprehensive Total Joint

Program for patients undergoing a joint

replacement. Winthrop offers a range of

replacement surgeries, including total

Top left: Jan A. Koenig, MD, Chief of Joint Replacement Surgery and Director of Computer Assisted and Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery. Top right: Michael D. Weinstein, MD, FAASM, Director of the Winthrop Sleep Disorders Center. Bottom: Collin Brathwaite, MD, Chairman of Surgery, with a patient.

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replacement of the hip, knee and ankle,

as well as joint replacement revision.

The goal of the Comprehensive Total

Joint Program is to educate patients

and their families, because an educated

patient is a more successful one. At spe-

cial sessions, orthopaedic nurses explain

all aspects of surgery, pre- and post-

operative, as well as a range of topics

that include infection control, pain

management and rehabilitation.

protecting children from Bone

and Joint inJuries

The Orthopaedic Surgery Department

has implemented several initiatives

aimed at preventing injuries among chil-

dren. Area school nurses and volunteer

sports coaches were invited to attend

special programs focused on treatment

of common orthopaedic injuries. Public

programs also were sponsored to edu-

cate parents and the community at large

about pediatric concussion issues.

In addition, sports trainers affiliated with

Winthrop have been meeting with local

high school personnel to discuss injury

prevention and treatment, and an ortho-

paedic surgeon is now assigned to the

Emergency Department’s Fast Track Unit

on Saturdays during football season, the

day on which many school and amateur

athletes sustain injuries.

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Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE: Executive Director of Winthrop’s Diabetes and Obesity Institute

PAtIENt-CENtERED DIABEtEs CARE

Diabetes is a 24/7 condition. People who live suc-cessfully with diabetes do so through sophisticated self-management, but too often their expertise goes unrecognized during a hospital stay.

“Why should self-managing diabetes patients give up their autonomy while in the hospital? After all, they are the experts about their day-to-day condition,” says Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE, Executive Director of Winthrop’s Diabetes and Obesity Institute. “If patients are well enough to self-manage, we need to collaborate with them, and if they aren’t well enough, they need to trust that hospital staff knows what to do,” she adds.

To create this partnership between staff and inpatients with diabetes, the Institute has spearheaded over the past few years a hospital-wide education program to teach all patient-care staff—from physicians and nurses to pharmacists and social workers—how to treat the

special needs of patients with diabetes. The result is that Winthrop became the first major teaching hospital in New York State to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care.

Winthrop historically has been a leader in diabetes care. Our Diabetes Education Center, the first diabetes edu-cation program in New York State to be accredited by the American Diabetes Association, has been serving as a resource for members of the community since 1979. And, research into the causes and treatment of diabetes has been ongoing and will continue to be a focus in the Research and Academic Center under construction.

“The new building represents Winthrop’s academic commitment to treating the healthcare needs of our community in which so many people have diabetes,” Peragallo-Dittko explains. “By having clinicians and sci-entists working together in the same place, the synergy of skills and talents will lead to innovative study design and changes in clinical practice.”

giving mothers and BaBies a healthY start

Having completed the neces-sary preparations, in 2012 Winthrop-University Hospital applied to become Long Island’s first Baby-friendly Hospital.

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes hospitals that offer an optimal level of care, assistance and support for mothers to initiate and continue breastfeeding their newborns. Currently, there are some 100 BFHI-

designated hospitals in the United States, four of them in New York State and none on Long Island.

In collaboration with the New York State Department of Health, Winthrop com-pletely revised its nursery procedures to permit mothers to remain with their babies and to remove any barriers to breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact. Additionally, all maternal and infant care nurses, as well as pediatricians and attending physicians, have received training to support breastfeeding.

Infants in the hospital’s Neonatal Inten-sive Care Unit have been included in the initiative. Eighty percent of NICU babies are fed breast milk, including

milk from donor mothers. Winthrop is the only hospital on Long Island to include milk donors.

Breastfeeding provides both mothers and babies with a healthy start. Accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health, breast milk can help protect a baby from ear infections, childhood obesity and other conditions, and moth-ers who breastfeed lower their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers and diabetes.

At Winthrop, we want every baby and mother to be as healthy as possible, and we are willing to make every effort necessary to ensure that happens.

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Amy Mascia: “Every nurse from shift to shift knew what was going on, and that was so comforting. I don’t think my experience would have been the same elsewhere.”

For people with diabetes, insulin pumps are a lifeline, which is why Amy Mascia was thrilled to learn that Winthrop’s Obstetrics Department would allow her to use her pump during labor.

Insulin pumps are medical devices that deliver insulin continuously throughout the day and eliminate the need for insulin injections. “Many hospitals have patients dis-continue pump use during labor because blood sugar levels fluctuate rapidly,” explains Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE, Executive Director, Diabetes and Obesity Institute. “Here at Winthrop, we try to accommodate pump use to the extent possible within safety guidelines. We educate all our departments in the collaborative management of blood glucose using an insulin pump.”

Seven weeks before delivery, Ms. Mascia, who has Type 1 diabetes, met with one of Winthrop’s diabetes nurse clinicians who outlined insulin pump-specific expecta-tions during labor and delivery. The combined expertise of the obstetrical team in blood glucose management using an insulin pump and in obstetrical care during labor and delivery was evident when baby girl Laila was born.

Following the birth of her daughter, Ms. Mascia met with Winthrop’s endocrinologists to determine what insulin pump adjustments were necessary both immediately post-partum and after discharge from the hospital. “It’s obvious that Winthrop is expert in treating diabetes and meeting the needs of people with diabetes,” the Glendale resident says.

A long-time leader in treating diabetes, Winthrop has sought to prepare staff hospital-wide for meeting the needs of patients with diabetes. Its efforts were recently recognized when Winthrop became the first major teaching hospital in New York State to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care.

The benefit to patients of this multidisciplinary, con-centrated approach is clear. “It was impressive how con-tinuous and expert the care was,” Ms. Mascia explains. “Every nurse from shift to shift knew what was going on, and that was so comforting. I don’t think my experience would have been the same elsewhere.”

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nursing carefrom inpatients to neighbors, winthrop’s nurses strive every day to bring the best and safest care possible because they know that healing is best when human interaction is present.

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Hands-on, personal care provided by our nurses remains paramount.

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the power of healing:Our NursesTechnology is essential to delivering high-quality healthcare, but the importance of the hands-on, personal care provided by nurses remains paramount.

Continually seeking ways to improve patient care and safety, Winthrop’s Nursing department last year began the complex application process for The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet recognition Program®, the most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excel-lence and quality patient outcomes. At present, only 395 institutions, including four outside the U.s., hold the designation. We anticipate completing our Journey to Magnet Excellence in early 2014.

Magnet recognition offers consumers an objective way to measure quality of care. U.S. News & World Report includes it when assessing nearly 5,000 hospitals for its rankings list, and so does the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the nation’s oldest survey comparing hospital per-formance in safety, quality and efficiency.

magnet recognition improves patient outcomes More important, research shows that Magnet-designation hospitals have bet-ter outcomes. In 2012, ANCC, a subsid-iary of the American Nursing Association, reported new research findings that sur-gical patients had lower mortality rates in Magnet hospitals than in those with-out the designation. Researchers based their findings on data from 564 hospitals

in four states; 56 of those institutions received Magnet recognition.

Another study reported that very-low-birth-weight babies born in Magnet-recognized hospitals have better outcomes than those born in non- Magnet facilities. The research team studied more than 72,000 high-risk, preterm infants born in 558 hospitals.

empowerment is KeYThe best care is delivered when all involved in patient care participate in designing and implementing effective systems. To foster such a participative culture of innovation, our nurses are fully engaged in the shared governance proc-ess, which is demonstrated by nurses’ participation on unit/department-based

councils throughout the organization. These forums empower nurses to make decisions regarding their practice and work environment that lead to better bedside nursing.

Broader hospital-wide councils address organization-wide issues that impact nursing practice, ensuring standardization and best practice. These councils include: Operations, Education/Professional Development, Clinical Practice, Quality and Safety, and Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice.

lifelong learning ensures qualitY careFrom student to experienced nurse, the need for continual learning is essential to providing the highest quality care.

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(Left to right) Maura Corvino, RN, MsOL, CEN, Director of Nursing for the Emergency Department; Barry Rosenthal, MD, Chair of Emergency Medicine; and Valerie terzano, MsN, RN, NEA-BC, senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Emergency Department Administrator.

MEEtINg REgIONAL EMERgENCy MEDICINE NEEDs

As a New York State-designated Regional Trauma Center, Winthrop-University Hospital is well equipped to treat the most serious injuries, including mass casualties, and our Emergency Department is the nexus for delivering this highest level of care around the clock.

The Department includes a nine-bed Fast Track Unit, a comprehensive 15-bed Chest Pain Rule-Out Unit, a sep-arate 4,500-square-foot, 10-bed Pediatric Emergency Unit and an emergency diagnostic imaging center that includes a dedicated CT scanner and additional X-ray and digital imaging technology for fast and accurate diagnoses of emergency room patients.

The communities we serve rely on our Emergency Department. In 2012, the department handled approx-imately 70,500 visits, a substantial increase from the 49,050 reported in 2003, and we continually seek ways to improve patient safety and quality of care.

With the appointment of Valerie Terzano, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, who assumed administrative operations responsibility of the Emergency Department, and the full cooperation

of Barry Rosenthal, MD, Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maura Corvino, MSOL, RN, CEN, Director of Nursing for the Emergency Depart-ment, and several members of Nursing Administration, a renewed focus has been placed on the Department and its growing needs. To that end, Winthrop expanded the Depart ment staff in 2012 to ensure that patients were well served.

“It may be a time of contraction at other area hospitals, but at Winthrop we are thoroughly evaluating the needs of both our patients and staff and providing the necessary resources to deliver the highest level of safe, quality patient care and customer satisfaction,” said CEO John Collins.

In addition to providing the resources to obtain addi-tional nursing staff, Winthrop has renewed its commitment to improving processes and maintaining consistency for all standards of care and practice, all of which influence core measure requirements set forth by The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.

“It is my hope that all of these initiatives will go a long way toward enhancing the already world-class care that is delivered each day in Winthrop’s ED,” said Mr. Collins.

At the undergraduate level, in 2012 Winthrop’s Nursing Department col-laborated with Adelphi University on a curriculum that will bring eight third-year students to the hospital for three semesters. Known as a Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), students work alongside a nurse mentor on full shifts for entire semesters in order to engage in experiential learning.

Our paid nursing internship program last summer hosted 15 students enter-ing their final year of training. For eight weeks, these students worked under the supervision of a preceptor.

The opening of a grant-funded, state-of-the-art simulation laboratory at Winthrop will expand ongoing training for our nurses. Nearly 900 nurses will be involved in simulated scenarios, which will allow them to remain current on the latest procedures and best practices.

Winthrop-University Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA), which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education for nurses by the ANCC Commission on Accreditation. Our Nursing accredited programs were offered beyond our staff and were well attended.

research initiativesContinuous improvement requires con-tinuous research. The Nursing Depart-ment regularly hosts Research Boot Camps, lecture series that cover impor-tant topics and assist bedside nurses in their research and evidence-based practices endeavors.

reaching patients where theY liveCommunity involvement is a critical component of the Nursing Department’s mission. Last year, Winthrop nurses

offered blood pressure and cancer screenings, educational presentations, informational material and a host of other patient education activities at local health fairs and community events.

From inpatients to neighbors, Winthrop’s nurses strive every day to bring them the best and safest care possible because they know that healing is best when human interaction is present.

It is through our staff’s clinical expertise and team approach to patient care that Winthrop’s Home Health Agency consistently provides a nationally rec-ognized level of excellence. Winthrop’s award-winning certified home health-care agency offers nursing, as well as physical, speech and occupational ther-apies in conjunction with medical social work and home health aide services. This program was recently expanded beyond Nassau to include coverage in Queens and Suffolk counties.

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Angela santopadre: “The palpitations and the shortness of breath stopped. I’m so relieved not to have this problem anymore. Thanks to Dr. Parekh I feel safe.”

When Angela Santopadre was admitted to Winthrop’s Emergency Department suffering from pneumonia, little did she know that the mystery of her life-long sporadic fainting spells would soon be solved.

Over the years, this East Williston resident and grand-mother of four had many scary moments, blacking out suddenly in Penn Station, the New York City subway and even in her backyard one Thanksgiving morning. Fortunately for her, when pneumonia brought her into our Emergency Room, she fainted while a nurse was at her bedside.

Winthrop physicians suspected Ms. Santopadre may have been experiencing a disruption in her heart’s electric system, which controls the rate and rhythm of heartbeats. When heart rates speed up, blood pressure drops and you are likely to faint.

At her follow-up visit, it was suggested that she have an implantable loop recorder inserted under the skin of her chest that would continuously monitor her heart for up to three years and record any episodes of arrhythmia, as the condition of irregular heart rate or beats is called.

“The doctors found that during the course of one month, I had experienced these episodes five times,” Ms. Santopadre explains. Cardiac electrophysiologist Sameer Parekh, MD, performed a catheter ablation to destroy the small areas of heart tissue where an arrhyth-mia starts. “The palpitations and the shortness of breath stopped,” she says, adding, “I’m so relieved not to have this problem anymore. Thanks to Dr. Parekh I feel safe.”

Finding help at Winthrop has been a family affair for Ms. Santopadre. Quick response by our stroke team prevented her father from suffering permanent damage so that he could continue working as an artist after his stroke, and our pediatric urologists repaired life-threatening kidney damage of one of her granddaugh-ters. “I guess you could say I kind of love Winthrop,” Ms. Santopadre says.


quality and patient carethe department of patient safety, quality and innovation works with the hospital’s clinical and administrative leadership, as well as front-line staff, to facilitate ongoing evaluation of performance in all quality domains, and the development of strategies and solutions to support continuous improvement.

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Weekly leadership “huddles” take place with front-line staff to discuss safety and quality initiatives.

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a high-reliability organization:Quality Care and Patient safetyfor more than a century, Winthrop-University Hospital has dedicated itself to offering patients the best and safest care possible by embracing technology, research, standardized implementation of evidence-based best practices and medical innovation, while promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement, all of these being the foundation of a high-reliability organization.

The key to embedding safety in daily

operations is raising awareness and

promoting mindfulness throughout the

organization. To this end, hospital exec-

utives meet each week with front-line

staff of a different department for an

open discussion of safety and quality

issues affecting that particular unit in

order to share best practices and solve

problems.

Additionally, hospital-wide initiatives

have been implemented to assist staff at

all levels and in all disciplines, including

medical students, residents and fellows,

to understand quality and safety princi-

ples and how to incorporate evidence-

based improvement strategies into daily

practice.

Quality and patient safety command

such importance at Winthrop that the

Chief Quality Officer and the Patient

Safety Officer report directly to our CEO.

a culture of safetY and

continuous improvement

Fostering an organizational culture in

which all parties are attuned to quality

and safety is the cornerstone of long-

term success and positive patient

outcomes.

In the past year, we have instituted sev-

eral programs that address improving

team communication to avoid misunder-

standings and errors. These programs

include implementation of a structured

approach to communicating changes in a

patient’s condition using SBAR (Situation,

Background, Assessment and Recom-

mendation), training in TeamSTEPPS®

(Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance

Performance and Patient Safety) and

multidisciplinary rounds.

We also continued the roll out of our

“Just Culture” program, which is designed

to encourage open discussion of errors

and near misses in order to learn and

improve. In a just culture, everyone rec-

ognizes that systems impact performance

and the focus is on correcting the fac-

tors that contributed to the error and

designing safe systems, while holding

staff responsible for carrying out proce-

dures correctly.

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An ounce of prevention is, indeed, worth

a pound of cure. At the suggestion of a

unit nursing council, Winthrop instituted

the Good Catch Program, which rewards

staff for observing a potential problem

and suggesting ways to guard against

accidents. Unit nursing councils are an

important component of the Nursing

Department’s quality initiative and pro-

vide staff with a forum for discussing

performance improvement.

In 2012, we laid the foundation for a

patient experience program in which

department-level work groups will study

a range of issues that affect the comfort

and safety of patients and propose

improvements.

patient safetY focus

Regarding patient safety, which centers

on keeping patients free from harm

resulting from care, our fall prevention,

pressure ulcer and hospital-acquired

infection prevention programs continued

to deliver excellent results.

Winthrop is an active participant in the

New York state Partnership for Patients

(NYSPFP), part of a national program to

prevent hospital-acquired conditions and

potentially preventable readmissions.

We are participating in 11 out of the 11

initiatives and, as of the first calendar

quarter of 2013, are performing better

than the NYSPFP average in eight, better

than the goal in five, and at or above the

90th percentile in two. Our scores have

placed us in the “exemplary” category.

Additionally, we introduced a triple-

check, enhanced patient verification

procedure to ensure correct identifica-

tion of patients and match to the service

or treatment to be provided.

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The Pharmacy Department continues

to process more than 2,500 medication

orders and dispense several thousand

doses of medications per day. The Medi-

cation Safety Team meets every two

weeks to review and analyze reported

medication variances. Trends are care-

fully monitored to identify opportunities

to improve the system and educate staff

about potential problems. This process

of constant monitoring keeps the threat

of variances to a very low degree.

Furthermore, enhancements to Winthrop’s

computerized provider order entry (CPOE)

and the Pharmacy Department’s clinical

computer system continue to build in

extensive medication management tools

to ensure patient safety.

Several of our disease-specific quality

programs earned national recognition in

2012. Winthrop became the first major

teaching hospital in New York State to

earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal

of Approval for Advanced Inpatient

Diabetes Care. This designation indicates

that our services address the critical fac-

tors influencing long-term improved out-

comes for diabetic inpatients throughout

our hospital.

Our Primary Stroke Center received a

Gold Level quality achievement award

from the American Heart Association/

American Stroke Association’s Get With

the Guidelines® (GWTG) Program. GWTG

is a quality improvement initiative that

helps hospitals ensure that cardiac and

stroke care is based on the most current

scientific guidelines and recommendations.

the role of technologY

Winthrop is a pioneer in the use of tech-

nology and data collection to improve

patient care and safety. We are a leader

in the development and implementation

of electronic medical records and cur-

rently chair the e-Health Network of

Long Island.

Last year, the Network became the first

Regional Health Information Organiza-

tion (RHIO) to sign an agreement with

the New York e-Health Collaborative,

the first step to connecting RHIOs so

that providers may view health informa-

tion of consented patients statewide.

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Aaron Katz, MD: Chairman of Winthrop’s Department of Urology

sEttINg thE stANDARD IN UROLOgICAL CARE

Aaron Katz, MD, is determined that adult and pediatric patients with urological conditions or urology-related cancers find the most advanced treatments and surgeries here at Winthrop-University Hospital.

Since being named Chairman of Winthrop’s Department of Urology in 2012, Dr. Katz and his staff have set a course to expand the robotic surgery program for treatment of prostate, bladder and kidney cancers, as well as the use of cryotherapy for prostate and percutaneous renal ablation. Renal ablation, which involves inserting a probe into a tumor and “freezing” it with liquid nitro-gen, is performed in partnership with the Department of Radiology and is one of the newest procedures available anywhere.

“Here at Winthrop, you can have your kidney tumor ablated on an outpatient basis, without invasive surgery,” Dr. Katz explains. “It’s all done under CT scan guidance. There is no general anesthesia, no large incision. Healing is faster as a result.”

Also on his radar are expanding treatment options for female urological conditions, in particular the use of robotic surgery to treat urinary incontinence, as well as establishing an integrated men’s health center, the first on Long Island. “There is a need for one place where men can come to get help with diet, cancer screenings, heart health and other matters,” says Dr. Katz, who most recently was Vice Chairman of Urology at Columbia University Medical Center.

Research is also a focus. The Department is participating in a clinical trial of high-intensity focused ultrasound (hiFU) treatment for the recurrence of prostate cancer in men previously treated via radiation.

“When this becomes approved for use, the Winthrop team will have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience with these procedures, an advantage for patients who will be seeking this treatment,“ he says.

We lead on the national level as well.

As one of the first hospitals in the nation

to attest to Phase 1 Meaningful Use of

healthcare IT, we embarked on Phase 2.

Attesting to meaningful use is the first

stage of a long-range program to create

a nationwide IT infrastructure that will

connect providers and patients through

compatible, standardized electronic

health records systems, a move that will

improve patient safety and outcomes.

Patient and family engagement is a

major component of Phase 2, and our IT

professionals are designing web-based

applications to allow patients to access

their medical records. Informed patients

can be significant contributors to quality

and safety.

Among our recent accomplishments in

terms of in-house technology is equip-

ping the entire hospital with wireless

cardiac telemetry capability, allowing

patients with pre-existing cardiac issues

to be monitored within any unit of the

hospital, rather than having to be moved

to a cardiac unit. In time-sensitive situa-

tions, this capability greatly improves

the effectiveness of care.

Technology is an essential tool, but it is

the everyday actions of the outstanding

men and women who work here collab-

oratively that make a difference. That

is why many of our quality and patient

safety initiatives revolve around work

groups that include stakeholders

throughout the organization. When

ideas and information are shared freely,

the best innovations come forth. And,

when it comes to quality and safety, our

patients deserve nothing less than our

best efforts.

Winthrop is… a partner in the Winthrop South Nassau University Health System

a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System

a member of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

a member of the Long Island Health Network

a founding member of the e-Health Network of Long Island

PARTNERSHIPS

Winthrop is…

a partner in the Winthrop South Nassau University Health System

a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System

a member of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

a member of the Long Island Health Network

a founding member of the e-Health Network of Long Island

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Phyllis-Ann O’Connell: “I was very unhappy for about 10 years, not being able to get around and do the things I wanted to. I’m much happier now. I have my life back!”

While shopping for clothes may be a chore for many, for Phyllis-Ann O’Connell it’s a wonderful experience. A life-long veteran of the “Weight Wars,” Ms. O’Connell underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at Winthrop Hospital and weighs 150 lbs. less than she did two years ago. “I am better at age 61 than I was at 50,” the Franklin Square retired teacher says.

Exposure to mold in the workplace brought on severe asthma and she was treated with steroid medications, which include weight gain among possible side effects. Ms. O’Connell ballooned up over 300 lbs., eventually resorting to use of a motorized scooter to alleviate knee discomfort.

Seeking to improve her mobility, Ms. O’Connell dis-cussed knee replacement surgery with a specialist who ruled out surgery until she lost weight. “This was my ‘light bulb’ moment,” she explains, adding, “My brother had gastric bypass, but I was afraid. But, I then realized that I had to do something and decided to attend a Winthrop gastric bypass information session.”

After consulting with bariatric surgeon Alexander Barkan, MD, he recommended the sleeve procedure, which is less invasive than a gastric bypass and can better accommodate the use of steroids, if Ms. O’Connell needed to continue their use.

This procedure involves a nickel-size incision in the abdomen through which the surgeon reduces the size of the stomach. Winthrop was one of the first hospitals on Long Island to perform the sleeve procedure, which now has been approved by Medicaid and Medicare.

Ms. O’Connell credits Winthrop’s bariatric surgery weight loss support groups with helping her maintain her weight loss and improve her health. The entire pro-cess has been life changing for her. “I was very unhappy for about 10 years, not being able to get around and do the things I wanted to,” she says. “I’m much happier now. I have my life back!”

medical educationwe continue to develop our role as a vital academic medical center on long island that serves not only students and new physicians, but also the larger community of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

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Winthrop-University Hospital has more than 240 medical residents in specialty training.

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ensuring the future of healthcare:Medical Educationfor nearly half a century, Winthrop-University Hospital has played a significant role in the medical education of physicians on Long Island and throughout the region. In 2012, Winthrop’s academic focus continued to expand with new educational programs and a greater concentration of resources across the continuum of undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education.

In late 2011, Winthrop-University Hospital

was designated as a Clinical Campus

of the Stony Brook University School of

Medicine. Each academic year, 80 Stony

Brook medical students select our

Clinical Campus as the site for their

clinical rotations.

Third-year medical students complete

required specialty clerkship rotations,

while fourth-year students select from

nearly 60 subspecialty clinical and

research electives. In 2013, Winthrop will

graduate its first clinical campus class,

and we are certain each graduate will

match into excellent residency programs

in the specialty of choice.

residencY programs remain

vigorous

Each year Winthrop recruits many of the

brightest graduating medical students

and young physicians into our residency

and fellowship programs. In 2012, enter-

ing residents included graduates of

prestigious institutions such as Harvard

University, New York University and

Tulane University. Stony Brook University

School of Medicine graduates accounted

for 23 percent the 2012 entering resi-

dency class.

In 2012, the Accreditation Council for

Graduate Medical Education announced

the Next Accreditation System, an

outcomes-based evaluation system

that will ensure the competency of

program graduates to perform the

essential tasks for clinical practice in

the 21st century.

In preparation for this new system, the

Office of Academic Affairs successfully

completed a pilot project with Winthrop’s

pediatrics residency program regarding

the planned benchmarks for assessing

the preparedness of physicians in six

core competency domains. This cutting-

edge pilot and its outcomes will be pre-

sented in 2013 at a national educational

conference so that other residency pro-

grams can learn from our experience.

promoting research and

scholarship

Our robust educational environment for

medical students, residents and fellows

includes research and other forms of

academic scholarship. Winthrop’s Fifth

Annual House Staff and Medical Student

Research Day took place in April 2012

with more than 100 medical research

posters presented. This event highlights

the breadth and depth of Winthrop’s

research accomplishments. Many of

these research posters will be subse-

quently displayed at national medical

meetings.

The Office of Academic Affairs has taken

the lead in recognizing and advancing

teaching excellence and educational

scholarship at Winthrop, particularly in

the area of faculty development.

The Faculty Scholars Fellowship is a

special initiative that enables clinician

educators to enhance their skills and

educational scholarship through inquiry-

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John Aloia, MD: Chief Academic Officer

MEDICAL EDUCAtION FOR thE 21st CENtURy

Designation in 2011 as a Clinical Campus of Stony Brook University School of Medicine has transformed Winthrop- University Hospital into a nationally recognized academic health center, to the benefit of patients, students and staff.

Although Stony Brook medical students have completed clinical rotations at Winthrop for four decades, now that we are a clinical campus, 80 third- and fourth-year students live and learn here year round to complete the educational requirements for graduation from medical school.

“Having students on campus full time has changed us for the better,” says John Aloia, MD, Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Clinical Campus. “Teaching raises our intellectual level. Students ask us great questions. Ques-tioning leads to discussion and then to learning by both students and faculty.”

In committing to an expanded academic role, Winthrop has invested in the resources necessary to excel. A multi- faceted faculty development program was launched last year to enhance and support the scholarly activities of the faculty.

In addition, we broadened our training capabilities by opening a Simulation Center. Equipped with robotic mannequins and task trainers, the Center offers simulation-based skills training for students, residents, physicians, nurses and other health professionals.

Our academic mission continues to encompass graduate medical education (GME) and continuing medical edu-cation (CME). Our residency and fellowship programs thrive and our GME program was distinguished for teaching excellence by being awarded a five-year institu-tional accreditation period by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in 2012. In addition, numerous innovations in medical education are being implemented and tested at Winthrop by our faculty.

Similarly, The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education awarded Winthrop’s extensive and diverse CME program Accreditation with Commendation.

The Research and Academic Center now under con-struction will create greater opportunities for break-through ideas as clinicians and scientists work side by side. It is through such interdisciplinary activities that our faculty and students will redefine healthcare for the 21st century.

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based, interactive class sessions.

Graduates of the annual Fellowship

form a cadre of expert faculty who will

help promote more effective instruction,

teaching, assessment and curriculum, as

well as provide leadership, mentoring

and educational research.

The Fellowship is the capstone of a

comprehensive faculty development

program that includes an annual series

of campus-wide offerings designed to

meet the needs of our diverse learners:

clinical campus medical students, house

staff, clinical faculty and those who teach

and assess learners.

a process of lifelong learning

Our Office of Continuing Medical Edu-

cation (CME) offers an array of annual

specialty courses, symposia and online

learning resources, accredited for both

physician and nursing continuing educa-

tion credits. Each year, Winthrop’s CME

programs attract more regional and

national participants, attesting to the

high quality of our presentations.

Winthrop is a distinguished national

provider of CME credit, receiving an

award of Accreditation with Commenda-

tion from the Accreditation Council for

Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Our CME programs strive to support

physician educational needs for specialty

board recertification under the new

American Board of Medical Specialty

Maintenance of Certification program

adopted by all recognized medical

specialties.

Among several exciting initiatives

launched in 2012 are our first accredited

online learning module, a redesign of

the CME curriculum, and an expansion

of live course offerings. The past year

has also seen a much greater emphasis

on designing curriculum appropriate for

the entire interprofessional team.

education as a Bridge to qualitY

As Winthrop enhances its quality

improvement and patient safety initia-

tives, continuing education for students,

faculty and practicing physicians becomes

ever more essential.

In 2012, Winthrop joined Aligning and

Educating for Quality, a continuing

medical education and performance

improvement initiative of the Associ-

ation of American Medical Colleges

(AAMC). We are one of more than 30

major academic medical centers in the

U.S. to be selected to participate based

on our program’s level of capabilities.

Upper right: G. Robert D’Antuono, MHA, Assistant Dean and Director of CME.

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The AAMC initiative aims to help aca-

demic medical centers integrate and

align existing quality improvement pri-

orities and goals with continuing medical

education curricula to improve clinical

practice and patient care outcomes.

Another quality initiative was the estab-

lishment of the House Staff Quality

Council whose membership includes

medical students, residents and fellows.

The Council’s function is two-fold: to

review and recommend quality initia-

tives and to expose young physicians to

quality issues early in their careers.

team-Based medical education

One of the most exciting advancements

in our integrated medical education,

patient safety and quality improvement

program this year is the opening of a

state-of-the art interprofessional Simu-

lation Center. Equipped with manne-

quins and task trainers, the Center will

offer simulation-based skills training for

students, residents, physicians, nurses

and other health professionals.

To assure its success, a cadre of 18 core

teaching faculty has been trained in the

principles and techniques of simulation-

based medical education. Medical stu-

dents will be tested in their patient

diagnostic and assessment skills using

standardized patients, while residents

will perfect their technical procedural

skills using sophisticated virtual simula-

tion machines.

Campaigns to improve team-based care

of patients with sepsis, trauma and other

medical emergencies will be part of a core

curriculum to be offered by the Center.

continuing our academic

mission

Continuing to expand our academic

role is vital to our mission of producing

an adequate, highly qualified physician

workforce for future generations. Our

graduates will serve not only citizens of

Long Island, but also of the region and

beyond. At the same time, our faculty

will continue their personal commitment

to life-long learning, assuring the deliv-

ery of effective, patient-centered care to

all who seek it. These are the ongoing

contributions of our dedication to

education.

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Jackson Israel: “The ICU team was there for all of us. Whenever we had questions or required a team meeting to get an overview, we were taken care of right away.”

Preparation is the foundation of success, and in 16-year-old Jackson Israel’s case, it saved his life. When his parents realized that Jackson’s flu-like symptoms were serious, the Israel family came to the Winthrop Pediatric Emergency Department. Bacteria from an unrecognized bone infection had spread throughout Jackson’s body, and by the time he arrived Jackson had already devel-oped severe sepsis, a life-threatening condition.

Thanks to a quality initiative to improve severe sepsis care for pediatric patients begun in 2009 by the Children’s Medical Center at Winthrop, the Pediatric Emergency Department and Pediatric Critical Care team were ready. To address the threat to Jackson’s vital organs, the med-ical team implemented Early Goal Directed Therapy, an evidence-based process that involves rapid administra-tion of fluids and medications to reverse shock and timely administration of antibiotics to combat the infection.

Unfortunately, Jackson’s major organ systems had already sustained injury by the time treatment was initiated. During the next several weeks Jackson required invasive monitoring, support for his breathing, medications to maintain his blood pressure, and dialysis to support his kidneys. A blood clot spread the infection to his lungs, and he required surgery to control internal bleeding.

During his three-month stay in Winthrop’s ICU, Jackson steadily regained his health. “The ICU team was there for all of us,” says Raquel Israel, Jackson’s mother. “Whenever we had questions or required a team meet-ing to get an overview, we were taken care of right away. They always kept us informed and explained things to Jackson. I never saw him frightened.”

Jackson benefitted from the pediatric department’s team approach to treatment. Consultation with various subspecialties was coordinated to assure the best treat-ment “This was reassuring for us,” says Mrs. Israel. “We knew every option was being explored.”

As Jackson prepares to rejoin his classmates, both his family and his Winthrop medical team are grateful. “That he survived severe sepsis without any disabilities and that his cognitive function is intact are remarkable,” says Maria Lyn Quintos-Alagheband, MD, Associate Director of Pediatric Critical Care, Chair of the Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Campaign at Winthrop, and advisory taskforce member of the Greater New York Hospital Association and statewide sepsis campaign.

researchas part of our overall focus on quality, more than 100 patient-centered research projects are under way that seek to determine the effectiveness of treatments.

defining

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Winthrop-University Hospital research focuses on major national health priorities.

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fulfilling the promise of health science:researchThe highest quality of care is found in settings that nurture education and research because such institutions value inquisitive minds striving for knowledge that improves patient outcomes.

Our commitment to research has always been strong, but it crystallized in 2012 with the ground-breaking for the research and Academic Center, which will become the home of our research pro-grams and the intersection of our science and academic missions. fellows, residents and medical students will have the opportunity to learn from leading researchers how to collect data and apply it to providing better care, and scientists and clinicians will share their expertise to improve treatment options for patients.

The 95,000-square-foot, five-story facil-

ity will house laboratories, academic

lecture halls and clinics, which will facili-

tate bench-to-bedside research, cross-

fertilization of ideas and access to the

most current information available.

addressing our communitY’s

health issues

Winthrop has chosen to focus many of

its research programs on health issues

directly affecting the communities we

serve. Diabetes, therefore, is a primary

focus, both in the adult and pediatric

population.

Among the various diabetes-related

studies is a collaboration with several

institutions, including the University of

Massachusetts, the University of Toronto

and the Medical College of Wisconsin,

to understand the role of beta cells,

which create and release insulin.

Another collaboration is studying whether

methotrexate, an anti-inflammatory

drug, can reduce the risk of heart attack

and stroke in patients with diabetes.

At Winthrop, researchers will monitor

enrolled patients and contribute addi-

tional research. This study is funded by

the National Institutes of Health and is

being led by a Harvard Medical School

faculty member.

Other research topics include avoidance

of premature births, effectiveness of

high-intensity frequency ultrasound to

treat recurring prostate cancer, a vac-

cine to protect against recurrence of

gynecological cancers, and molecular-

level study of Amyotrophic Lateral

Sclerosis (ALS).

applYing our Knowledge

One of our newest initiatives, a Molecular

Pathology Laboratory, got under way

in 2012 and is now operational. The lab

studies molecular markers, or genetic

markers, which are a particular DNA

sequence identifiable within the context

of the entire genome.

Molecular markers can assist in the

diagnosis and treatment decisions for a

variety of conditions. For cancer patients,

for example, markers can indicate if

patients will respond well to a particular

type of chemotherapy. By collaborating

with clinical oncologists, the new lab

applies basic science research to finding

the best and safest treatment options

for patients.

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Allison Reiss, MD: head of Winthrop’s Inflammation section

UNLOCKINg thE MystERIEs OF CARDIAC DIsEAsE RIsK

Researchers often do not necessarily know where their work will lead. For Allison Reiss, MD, head of Winthrop’s Inflammation Section, it has led her and her team to participation in a Harvard Medical School-led national study that may help reduce cardiac disease risk among diabetic patients.

In earlier work on autoimmune diseases such as rheu-matoid arthritis (RA) and lupus, Dr. Reiss and her group identified in such patients the specific inflammatory components present in the circulatory systems that impair their cells’ ability to metabolize cholesterol and, therefore, allow lipid accumulation in the artery, where it can lead to obstruction and heart attack. This research contributed to our understanding of the mechanisms through which several commonly used pain medications (COX inhibitors) elevate the risk for stroke and myocar-dial infarction.

It now appears that methotrexate, a different type of drug used to treat RA, may actually improve cells’ ability to process cholesterol in those patients, and the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT) study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, aims to determine if it may have a similar effect on diabetics who already have had a heart attack.

Winthrop will be a CIRT Super Site, not only monitoring patients in the study, but also contributing additional research. “We have the ability to do more because of our research capabilities,” says Dr. Reiss, who also is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine. “We can perform analy-ses that are much more detailed and so can contribute further information to the study.”

Winthrop’s Clinical Trials Center, which

will be relocated to the new Research

and Academic Center, and departments

throughout the hospital are conducting

dozens of clinical trials in a range of

fields, including cardiology, oncology

and nephrology.

Winthrop has emerged as a regional

referral site for patients with Sjögren’s

Syndrome, a chronic autoimmune disease

that affects an estimated four million

Americans, including tennis champion

Venus Williams, and for which there is

no cure yet.

A cohort of some 100 Sjögren’s patients

is being followed by Winthrop researchers,

and our experts are serving on a national

panel developing clinical practice guide-

lines for treating the condition.

patient-centered research

As part of our overall focus on quality,

various patient-centered research proj-

ects are underway that seek to deter-

mine the effectiveness of treatments.

Researchers collaborate with patients to

gain insight into how useful the educa-

tion and instructions they were given are

in a “real world” setting. It is essential

for healthcare providers to understand

the patient’s perspective and adjust to

their needs as much as possible.

In another patient-centered initiative,

we are piloting a telephonic patient

communication system that will facilitate

follow-up after discharge. This project

stems from Winthrop’s participation in

the New York State Digital Health Accel-

erator Program, an initiative to help

early- and growth-stage companies

bring leading-edge technology to the

healthcare community.

Scholarship and research are vital com-

ponents of Winthrop’s mission. As we

expand our research capabilities and

create synergies with clinical care and

medical education, the communities we

serve will continue to have access to the

best care available.

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tommy scudero: “Everybody came together to help me. The nurses and everyone at the hospital were fantastic. I’m so grateful to have my ‘boring’ life back!”

For Tommy Scudero of East Williston, there is nothing more precious than the simple routines of daily life, an appreciation he developed following a near fatal car-diac arrest.

Despite a history of cardiac issues, including a triple bypass operation, Mr. Scudero, age 54, was doing well until one winter evening when he collapsed while getting ready for bed. “He just went down,” explains his wife, Johanna. “I tried to make him respond to me but he wouldn’t.” The local volunteer ambulance corps arrived within minutes of his wife’s phone call and provided emergency treatment for a life-threatening arrhythmia enroute to Winthrop’s Emergency Department.

Physicians determined that in his precarious condition, Mr. Scudero was a candidate for the Induced Hypothermia Protocol, a relatively new treatment for patients who experience cardiac arrest. It involves slowly reducing the body’s temperature to 92° F in order to preserve as much brain function as possible and improve the chances for recovery.

The next two days were crucial to achieving the protocol’s benefits, as the ICU team slowly raised Mr. Scudero’s temperature back to the normal 98º F. It was an emo-tional time as he began to awaken. Although Mr. Scudero was experiencing short-term memory loss, his family and the ICU team were overjoyed to see his positive response to treatment. Mr. Scudero improved steadily during the next few days, regaining his memory. His cardiologists then began to uncover the cause of his cardiac arrest.

Mr. Scudero had experienced ventricular fibrillation, a lethal heart rhythm. With the implantation of a cardiac defibrillator, Mr. Scudero’s heart now beats properly, and he was back at his job some four weeks later.

“Something like this makes you think,” Mr. Scudero says. “Everybody came together to help me. The nurses and everyone at the hospital were fantastic. I’m so grateful to have my ‘boring’ life back!”

Population statistics

performance highlights

“Healthcare is becoming increasingly

complex as we manage a system that

includes the hospital, outpatient surgery

centers, and a vast network of physician

practices. This is compounded by the

challenges of emerging payment models.

In order to be prepared, we must be

more connected than ever to ensure a

seamless revenue cycle. Connectivity

will allow us to navigate the complex

regulatory and reimbursement

environment.”

Palmira M. Cataliotti, CPA, FHFMA Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Operating Revenue

Operating Income

Operating Margin

Financial Highlights

2012

$1,021,993,270

$15,712,004

1.54%

Source: Winthrop-University Hospital

$918,227,315

$20,480,894

2.23%

2011 Change

Number of Employees

Economic Impact 2012

Salaries, Wages & Benefits

Supplies Capital Spending Leases and Rentals

6,900Employees

$584.0Million

$247.6Million

$40.0Million

$17.2Million


Winthrop is a major driver of the Nassau County and broader Long Island economy.

Inpatient Payer MixYTD December 2012

Medicaid/Medicaid HMO

Medicare/Medicare HMO

Work Comp/No Fault

PPO/Commercial 47%

14.6%

34.7%

1.5% Self Pay/Other 2.2%


Winthrop maintains a balanced payer mix. Revenues have grown and margins are solid, even with increased expenses devoted to additional staffing to enhance care and improve patient flow.

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While other institutions have had to trim staff, Winthrop continues to increase nursing and medical personnel to support added pro-grams and services.

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Occupancy rates hold steady, and although there has been a slight decline in discharges, it has been more than offset by increases in outpatient visits.

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▲ Research is the engine of innovative patient care, a belief strongly held by John H. Treiber, business executive, volunteer leader, philanthropist and member of the Winthrop-University Hospital Board of Directors since 2000. Through their family foundation, Mr. Treiber, his wife, Carol-Ann, and his daughters, Megan and Kim, have made a $1 million gift to Winthrop’s Research and Academic Center Capital Campaign.

The Center, currently under construction, will bring together under one roof our science and academic missions. The 95,000-square-foot, five-story facility will house laboratories, academic lecture halls and clinics, which will facilitate bench-to-bedside research, cross-fertilization of ideas and access to the most current information available. The Treiber family’s generosity will no doubt facilitate breakthroughs in science and patient care.

As Winthrop-University Hospital forges ahead to meet the complex needs of our diverse patient population, philanthropic dollars help accelerate our innovative growth in the areas of research, education and technology.

In the following pages, we gratefully acknowledge the benevolence of those who have contributed to our annual and major campaigns, special events and programs. These selfless donors make it pos-sible for Winthrop to bring the highest level of care possible to residents of the Long Island region.

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Theresa Patnode Santmann, a successful businesswoman and philanthropist, has committed more than $1 million to fund Winthrop’s Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research program.

Ms. Santmann became interested in funding ALS research after her husband was diag-nosed with the disease, which attacks nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. In reviewing the current state of ALS research, Ms. Santmann learned of Winthrop’s impressive work in this field and chose our program to receive her gift, thereby furthering our research and bringing new hope to many living with ALS.

Thanks to an unprecedented gift of nearly $700,000 from the John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation, patients in Winthrop’s Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units are benefitting from the most sophisticated bedside cardiac monitors available today. These continuous monitoring devices are valuable tools that instantly provide essential infor mation about a patient’s physiological con dition to the care team and enhance our ability to provide the highest quality of care.

Pediatric patients at Winthrop already have benefitted from previous Kornreich Founda-tion gifts which include entertainment sys-tems in our Cancer Center for Kids and The Children’s Medical Center. The hospital experience of our youngest patients and their families has certainly been enhanced through the generosity of the Kornreichs.

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$1,000,000 +Mrs. Amy Hagedorn

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Mistretta

Nassau Anesthesia Associates, PC

Mrs. Maria Pritchard

Theresa Patnode Santmann Foundation, Inc.

Martin Spatz, MD

Mr. Robert Winthrop

Winthrop-University Hospital Auxiliary

$500,000 +The Gladys Brooks Foundation

Charlie’s Champions Foundation

Mrs. Theodora W. Hooton

Jay’s World Childhood Cancer Foundation

John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation, Ltd.

Stanley A. Landers, Esq.

Mrs. Frances V. Lesch

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. McGlynn

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Miller

Mrs. Floreine J. Winthrop

$250,000 +Abbott Laboratories

Mr. and Mrs. S. Michael Apollo

The B & G Organization LLC

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Buescher

Mr. Warren Galli

Mr. Eric Krasnoff

Michael Magro Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Mallah

Diane and Darryl Mallah Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mancino

McKeen Fund

Mr. Robert G. Merrill

The Miracle Foundation

Neurological Surgery, PC

New York Community Bank Foundation

William E. and Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust

Mr. Daryl M. Rosenblatt and Mrs. Susan J. Miller

Drs. Scott and Lisa Schubach

SK Children’s Charities

Mr. Horst Spengler

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Strain

Syde Hurdus Foundation, Inc.

The Treiber Family Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Treiber

Mr. and Mrs. H. Willets Underhill

Winthrop-University Hospital Medical Staff

$100,000 +Abbott Nutrition

The Adikes Family Foundation

American College of Physicians

Amgen, Inc.

Aon Hewitt

Boston Scientific Foundation, Inc.

Botto Mechanical Corporation

Bower Law PC

Mrs. Jeanette Campbell

Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Coll, Jr.

Cordis Corporation

Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation

Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Farrell Fritz, PC

Formed Plastics, Inc.

Furey, Kerley, Walsh, Matera & Cinquemani, PC

Garfunkel Wild, PC

Glen Oaks Club, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Leuffer, Jr.

LifeStar Response Corporation

The Fay J. Lindner Foundation

The Pat Lyons Foundation

Ms. Katherine J. Aitkens

Mr. Edward Appoldt

Mrs. Loraine Bernhard

Mr. John A. Bower


Mrs. Beryl L. Burr

Mrs. Jeanette Campbell

Ms. Dolores Cantore

Ms. Augusta Clark

Ms. Ethel Ruth Combes

Mr. William J. Corley

Mr. John T. Cronin

Mr. Alfred T. Davison

Ms. Louise R. deDombrowski

Ms. Mabel M. Degnan

Ms. Constance B. DeMeo

Mr. George P. Denny, Jr.

Ms. Nita C. Dietel

Mr. William E. Dillmeier

Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Duryea

Mr. Emanuel Dym

Ms. Ellen F. Emery

Mr. Monroe Erichson

Mrs. Lillian B. Feulner

Ms. Iris C. Gabrielsen

Mr. Warren Galli

Mr. Anthony Gallo

Ms. Lillian E. Gerold

Ms. Miriam M. Goldstein

Ms. Helen K. Gooden

Mrs. Sarah R. Hadden

Mr. Lothian K. Hanson

Ms. Sally Hautmann

Mr. William C. Hautmann

Mr. and Mrs. C. Leroy Hendrickson

Mr. Harold Herman

Ms. Mabel Heuss

Mr. Hamilton R. Hill

Ms. Ella L. Hilmer

Miss Dorothy B. Hoag

Mrs. Patricia Hoffman

Mrs. Thelma U. Hutton

Ms. Adeline Impellitteri

Mr. Antonio Ingargiola

Mr. Arthur J. Johnsen

Edward J. Kelly, MD

Mr. W. Eugene Kimball

Mr. John Hjalmar Kober

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krumpe

Mr. John Kunkle

Mrs. Frances V. Lesch

Mr. Joseph H. Lyons

Mr. George E. Mallouk

Mr. Bruce Marano

Ms. Mae Mattmann Fenton

Mr. Joseph R. McLees

Mr. Samuel U. Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Mooney, Jr.

Mr. Roy C. Morehead

Herbert Moskowitz, MD

Mrs. Marguerite D. Murphey

Rev. Thomas F. Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Nadich

Mr. George K. Ommundsen

Mr. Winthrop B. Palmer

Ms. Elizabeth S. Paulding

Mrs. Maria Pritchard

Mr. Albert Rene

Mrs. Veronica B. Renken

Ms. Ruth A. Roeser

Ms. Arline F. Rohn

Mr. Leon A. Rushmore, Jr.

Ms. Marie F. Rushmore

Ms. Madeline E. Russo

Mr. William J. Schaff

Ms. Barbara Schoepfer

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Smith

Ms. Ida May Smyth

Ms. Margery Smyth

Martin Spatz, MD

Mr. Horst Spengler

Ms. Mead W. Stone

Mr. George L. Titus

Ms. Meta Troue

Mr. and Mrs. H. Willets Underhill

Ms. Eloise R. Valentine

Ms. Dorothy A. Vogel

Mr. Leonard Wagner

Mr. Lester K. Waterhouse

Ms. Isabel Werner

Mr. Robert Winthrop

the guardian societY We pay special tribute to our loyal donors who have included the Hospital in their estate plans. These remarkable gifts help to ensure that our mission of providing superior healthcare in a teaching and research environment continues for generations to come.

sustaining BenefactorsWe honor the profound commitment of our dedicated donors who have continuously supported the Hospital since the beginning of the 21st century, giving total contributions of $10,000 and above from 2000 to 2012.

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Mr. George E. Mallouk

Mr. and Mrs. James F. McCann

Medtronic USA, Inc.

Montfort, Healy, McGuire & Salley LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Nammack, Jr.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Optimum Lightpath

Pall Corporation

Pfizer, Inc.

Phoenix Medical Construction Co., Inc.

Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson LLP

The Drs. Martin & Dorothy Spatz Charitable Foundation

Recycling in Communities, Inc.

Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Riley Family Foundation

The Risk Management Planning Group, Inc.

The Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Arline F. Rohn

Rosh Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ruoff

Mrs. Eleanor W. Staniford

Starlight Children’s Foundation NY*NJ*CT

Steel Equities, LLC

Ms. Meta Troue

Turner Construction Company

Ms. Dorothy A. Vogel

Mrs. Harriet Vogel

W&C Corp.

Winthrop Radiology Associates, PC

$50,000 +Dr. and Mrs. John F. Aloia

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Axis Construction Corp.

Bayer Corporation, Diagnostics Division

Mr. and Mrs. John V. Brennan

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Calvin

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Campbell

Cardiovascular Medical Associates, PC

Sara Chait Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Chiron Corporation

CIBC World Markets Corp.

Amanda Styles Cirelli Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Cummin Clancy

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Collins

Mrs. Claire Cosel

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cox, III

Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Curran

Dr. Virginia Donovan and Mr. Thomas Eyerman

Duffy & Duffy, Attorneys at Law

Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Gage, Jr.

Gastroenterology Associates, PC

GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Giorgio, Sr.

GlaxoSmithKline

Ms. Helen K. Gooden

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP

Hospitality Valuation Services International

Island Cardiac Specialists, PC

Mr. and Mrs. Hal M. Katz

Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

Kids Performing Who Kare

Edward R. Kofsky, MD

KZSW Advertising

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lane

Larsen Shein Ginsberg Snyder LLP Architects

Lizardos Engineering Associates, PC

Long Island Community Foundation

Long Island Neurosurgical Associates, PC

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Long

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mallah

Martin Clearwater & Bell, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mawae

McCann Charitable Foundation

Mead Johnson Nutritionals

Merck & Co., Inc.

Michael Anthony Contracting Corporation

Mr. Saul Miller

Mrs. Nancy C. Nammack

Nassau Surgical Associates, PC

New York State Department of Health

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Newhouse, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Niederman

NYMEX Foundation

The O’Sullivan Children Foundation, Inc.

Joseph A. Patrick Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Whitney D. Pidot

POM Recoveries, Inc.

Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.

R.A. Newhouse, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Warren N. Rosenfeld

Rotary Club of Williston Park

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rushmore

Mrs. Marie D. Scott

SentosaCare, LLC

Mr. Andrew H. Siegal

SK Archiving and Retrieval Services

South Nassau Communities Hospital

Spencer Gifts, LLC

Thomas E. Sullivan & Barbara A. Sullivan Foundation

TD Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Travaglianti

United Healthcare

Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Wiedersum Associates Architects, PLLC

Winthrop Orthopaedic Associates, PC

$25,000 +All Systems Messenger & Trucking Corp.

Americana Manhasset

AmeriChoice Health Services, Inc.

The Andy Foundation

Mr. Robert H. Arnow

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.

Assent LLC

Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Atlas Investigations, Inc.

Avon Electrical Supplies, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Balducci

Bank of America

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. O. John Betz, Jr.

The Tyler Ford Bialek Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Black Box Network Services, Inc.

Ms. Connie Lou Bocklet

Boston Scientific—Cardiac Rhythm Management

Boston Scientific—Cardiovascular

Boston Scientific Corporation

C.R. Bard, Inc. Div. USCI

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Calvin

Carrier Corporation

Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Carsons

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Cavanaugh

Dr. Eva Chalas and Dr. Christian Westermann

Chief Media, LLC

Citigroup Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cohen

Todd J. Cohen, MD

Combined Resources Consulting & Design, Inc.

Commonwealth Toy & Novelty Company, Inc.

Mrs. Patricia Grace Corey

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Cosel-Pieper

Cosel-Pieper Family Foundation

CR Market Strategies, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Burke A. Cunha

Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. D’Angelo

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty

Deloitte LLP

Ms. Nita C. Dietel

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Mr. William E. Dillmeier

Kyle Distasio Memorial Fund Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Elliott

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.

The Farmington Company

Fiduciary Trust International

Foley, Proctor, Yoskowitz, LLC

Ms. Iris C. Gabrielsen

Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation

The Garden City Hotel

GE Foundation

Genentech in Business for Life

Genentech, Inc.

Genzyme Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Gilgan

Greater New York Hospital Association Ventures, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Greensher

The Gregg’s Wings, Inc.

Mrs. Sarah R. Hadden

The Hallen Construction Co., Inc.

Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc.

Healthworld Corporation

Heather On Earth Music Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Harold Herman

Hugh O’Kane Electric Company, Inc.

IPC Information Systems

Island Lathing & Plastering, Inc.

The Richard & Natalie Jacoff Foundation, Inc.

Jamaica Ash & Rubbish Removal, Inc.

JPMorgan Chase

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Kleine

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lewis, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Liantonio

Life Support Technologies Group

Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Livoti

Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC

Long Island Women’s Health Care Group, PC

Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC

The Yvette & Joel Mallah Family Foundation

Marsh USA, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John M. McCarthy

The Neil & Amy McGoldrick Charitable Foundation

The McGuire Group Architects, PC

Medical Account Solutions

Medical Education Fund, Inc.

Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company

Medtronic

Medtronic CardioVascular, Inc.

Mentor Urology

Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Middle Bay Golfers Association, Inc. Charitable Foundation

Mr. Samuel U. Mitchell

MMS—A Medical Supply Company

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Moran

Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Flynn, LLP

National Electrical Contractors Association

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O’Kane, Jr.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Ortho Biotech

Ostrolenk Faber, LLP

OTA-Off the Record Research

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Partlow

Passan Family Foundation

Pfizer, Inc. (Roerig Div.)

Pharmacia & Upjohn Company

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pope

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Porter, Jr.

Mr. Guy Pratt

Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Prevor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Professional Maintenance of Long Island, Inc.

Prom Management Group, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Pupke

Rivkin Radler, LLP

Robbins & Cowan, Inc.

Roche Laboratories, Inc.

Mr. Leon A. Rushmore, Jr.

Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Salvatico

Siemens Medical Solutions

The Jeffrey M. Slavin Foundation

Dr. Robbyn E. Sockolow and Mr. Brian Maier

Spellman, Rice, Schure, Gibbons, McDonough & Polizzi, LLP

The Adam Paul Spizz Memorial Foundation

St. John’s University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

State Bank of Long Island

State-Wide Parking, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stewart

Mr. Michael C. Stroud

Sulzer Vascutek USA, Inc.

Sunharbor Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Super Enterprises USA, Inc.

Triple Crown Sports Memorabilia, Inc.

Tully Construction Co. Inc.

U.S. Trust Company, N.A.

Verizon

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Vintzileos

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Vogel

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Volpe

Vytra Healthcare

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Walsh

Wheat Ridge Ministries

Winthrop Pathology Services, PC

Winthrop Surgical Associates, PC

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Medicine

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics

Winthrop-University Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union

The Works

Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories

Mr. Stanley S. Zielony

$10,000 +1-800-FLOWERS.com, Inc.

Absolutely Clean Environment, Inc.

Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

All Deposits Inc

All Island Transportation, Inc.

Allied Building Services, LLC

Alure Home Improvements, Inc.

Ambrosino Consultant Corp.

American College of Surgeons, Inc.

American Medical Systems

American Oxygen Company

Moris A. Angulo, MD

Arrow Transfer & Storage, Inc.

Association for Hospital Medical Education

Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

The Sandra Atlas Bass and Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund, Inc.

AT&T Local Network Services, Employees For Charity, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Axelowitz

Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust

Bank of America

The Bank of America Foundation

Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management

Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bartolomeo

Dr. Omid Barzideh and Dr. Pauline Tabibian

The Baumann Agency, Inc.

Baxter & Smith, PC

Biogen Idec

bioMerieux, Inc.

Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities News

Mr. and Mrs. David Boliver

Boltex Textile, Inc.

Bonnie Management Company Inc.

Boston Scientific—Microvasive Urology


Dr. and Mrs. Collin E. M. Brathwaite

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Broder

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.

CancerCare

Dr. and Mrs. James D. Capozzi

Cardinal Health

Casey Systems, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Cataliotti

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Catell

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Cavallaro

The Caxton Foundation

Centocor Ortho Biotech Services LLC

Centocor, Inc.

Certified Interiors, Inc.

Champion Metal & Glass, Inc.

Manju M. Chandra, MD

Charity Begins at Home

Clancy & Clancy Brokerage, Ltd.

Commercial Recycling Technology, LLC

Continental Grain Foundation

Contractors for Kids

Cook Medical GI Endoscopy

Coram, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Corroon, Jr.

Dade Behring Inc.

D’Agostino Foundation

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC

Daniel J. Hannon & Associates, Inc.

Lt. Col. E.L. Daniell

Davita Source

Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, LLP

Delta Computer Services, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. DeSena

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Dey Pharmaceuticals

The Louis V. DiGregorio Memorial Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. DiMaio

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Dittko

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Doctoroff

The Donaldson Organization

Mrs. Katherine H. Doyle

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Duffy

EAB

East End Cardiology, PC

East Williston UFSD

William L. Edwards & Mary Ann Edwards Foundation

Edwards Lifesciences LLC

Eli Lilly & Company

Emblem Health Services, LLC

Ms. Ellen F. Emery

Mr. Warren E. Eppler

ERBE USA

Ernst & Young, LLP

Essential Electric Corp.

Ethicon, Inc.

Fad Treasures

Farley Holohan & Glockner, LLP

Fidelity Investments

First American Title

Fisher Scientific

Five Towns Nissan, Inc.

Mr. James S. Flaherty

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Flaherty

Foresto’s Men’s Shop, Inc.

The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation

Mrs. Agnes Funk

Furey, Furey, Leverage, Manzione, Williams & Darlington, PC

Dr. and Mrs. John T. Gaffney

Mr. and Mrs. William Gaffney

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Gallagher

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Gambardella

Dr. Anthony T. Gambino and Dr. Luisa M. Castiglia

Genesis Consultants of New York, Inc.

Genomic Health, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. George, III

Get Credentialed, Inc.

Gilman Management Corporation

Godsell Construction Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Golden

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

The Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gorman

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Gossner

Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Graber

Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

Greenwood Graphics, Inc.

James H. Grendell, MD

Greysheeters Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. Mark G. Grossman

Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Haas

Harborside Productions LLC

Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Harnick

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Harrington

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Heslin

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Hicks

Mrs. Marilyn Hicks

Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

George L. Hines, MD

Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP

Hotel Appraisals, LLC

ICAP Services North America LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Illgen

Interiormetrix, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Jacobson

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Jacobson

James C. Herrmann & Associates

James G. Kennedy & Co., Inc.

Jaral Properties, Inc.

Jets of America, Ltd.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Johansen

Dr. and Mrs. Russell Schiff

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. J. Edmund Keating

Mr. Spencer Kellogg, II

Kelly International Security Services, Inc.

Kiwanis Club Of County Seat Inc. Mineola

Mrs. Gila Klein

Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Kopff

KPMG LLP

Mrs. Myra Kryle

Labor Management Cooperative Committee

Laboratory Corporation of America

Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Leff

Lehman Brothers

Mr. David C. Leviton

Lieber & Associates

Mr. Arthur F. Long, Jr.

Long Island Cancer Alliance, Inc.

Long Island Community Chest, Inc.

Lostritto Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Maher

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Mahon

Mr. and Mrs. Evan M. Mallah

David A. Manko, Esq.

Manzi, Pino & Company, PC

March of Dimes

The Marcus Organization, Inc.

Ronald V. Marino, DO

Dr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Marzo

Matrix Management Services

Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc.

The May Flowers Property Equities Corp.

The Mayrock Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Sean M. McAuley

Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. McCooey

McMahon, Martine & Gallagher, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. John McMillin, III

MCS Advertising, Ltd.

MedImmune, Inc.

The Elena Melius Foundation

Member’s Handicapped Children’s Fund, Inc.

Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Merrill Lynch

Mr. John C. Mesloh

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Miller

Mineola Chamber of Commerce

Mineola Ear, Nose & Throat-Head & Neck Associates, PC

Mineola Mustang Run Committee Corp.

MiniMed

Frank A. Monteleone, MD


The Morey Family Foundation

Ernest George Mueller and Frances Joy Mueller Foundation

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Mulligan Security Corp., Inc.

Mrs. Margaret K. Musil

Mylan Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Nagler

Srihari S. Naidu, MD

Nassau Radiologic Group, PC

National Childhood Cancer Foundation

NCO Financial Systems, Inc.

New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP

New York Presbyterian Health System

New York Sports & Physical Therapy Institute

Mr. Michael A. Noone

North Shore University Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill

Organon Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Ortho Biotech Tibotec Therapeutics

Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals

Dr. and Mrs. A. Orlando Ortiz

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Pali Capital, Inc.

Dean P. Pappas, MD

Pascucci Family Foundation

Pathway Systems Design Corp.

Pentax Medical Company

Perkins Eastman Architects, PC

Peter Scalamandre & Sons

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Petropoulos

Philips Ultrasound, Inc.

Piccolo’s Steak & Pasta Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pilkington

Pine Hollow Charity Fund, Inc.

Dr. Melodi B. Pirzada and Mr. Shahzad Pirzada

Plainedge Soccer Club, Ltd.

Preston/Tully Group, Inc.

Priority Payment Systems

Professional Claims Bureau, Inc.

Pzena Investment Management, LLC

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Ms. Ellen Quinlan

Philip D. Ragno, MD

RBS Securities Inc

Redpath Integrated Pathology, Inc

Dr. and Mrs. William P. Reed, Jr.

The Raymond J. & Mary C. Reisert Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rodilosso

Ropes & Gray, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Rosato, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Alan D. Rosenthal

Barry M. Rosenthal, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rubin

Ryant Enterprises Corp.

Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

The Saltzman Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Gary B. Samuels

Sana Plumbing Corp.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scaramucci

The Leroy Schecter Foundation, Inc.

Schering Sales Corporation

Schering-Plough Corporation

Schiffer & Weihs, CPA, PC

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Schiffman

Ms. Sylvia Schiffman

Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitt, III

Mr. and Mrs. Garry J. Schwall

Richard Schwartz, DO

The Setton Foundation

Seventh District Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Shapiro

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore K. Shirley

Dr. Genevieve B. Sicuranza and Mr. Gary C. Krumm

Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP

The Louis & Martha Silver Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Smith

Smith Valuation Services

Sound Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Spectrum Signs, Inc.

Sphere Interiors, Inc.

Dr. Joseph J. Stambouly and Dr. Anita D. D’Amico

Standard Register Company

Stony Wold-Herbert Fund, Inc

SUNY at Farmingdale

Super Rip, Inc.

Michael H. Sussman, MD

Dr. Frances Taney and Mr. Richard Taney

Genelle Taney Memorial Charitable Trust

Tap Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Taylor

TD Bank

TDAM USA Inc.

Teens for Tots, Inc.

Valerie T. Terzano, RN

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Thayer

The Thousand Star Foundation, Inc.

Touch Em All Foundation Inc.

Tradeweb

Tri-Coastal Design Group, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. George K. Turi

Turner Logistics

U.S. Endoscopy Group, Inc.

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

UroCare Associates of New York, PC

Urological Surgeons of Long Island, PC

Van Buren Buick-GMC

Vital Care Infusions, Inc.

Wahl Clipper Corporation

Waste Management of New York

Mr. and Mrs. Seth H. Waugh

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Weiss

Westermann Hamilton Sheehy Aydelott & Keenan, LLP

Dr. Teofilita Willinger-Isaacson and Mr. Rousseau Isaacson

Willistons United Against Cancer

Winthrop Academic Affairs

Winthrop Cardiology Associates, PC

Winthrop Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, PC

Winthrop Long Island Gynecologic Oncologists, PC

Winthrop Pediatric Associates, PC

Winthrop-University Hospital Staff Fund

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Surgery

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of OB/GYN

Matthew R. Witten, PhD

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Wood

Workflow.com, LLC

Wortman, Fumuso, Kelly, DeVerna & Snyder

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Mr. Charles Yu & Mr. Kuan Yu

2012 givingWe gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our devoted donors who have contributed cumulative cash gifts of $1,000 and above in 2012.

$500,000 +John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation, Ltd.

$250,000 +Mr. and Mrs. John H. Treiber

Mrs. Floreine J. Winthrop

$100,000 +Mr. and Mrs. S. Michael Apollo


Ms. Dolores Cantore

Charlie’s Champions Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Miller

Nassau Anesthesia Associates, PC

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The Drs. Martin & Dorothy Spatz Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Strain

$50,000 +The Adikes Family Foundation

Mrs. Theodora W. Hooton

Mr. Eric Krasnoff

Diane and Darryl Mallah Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mancino

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. McGlynn

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Mistretta

Neurological Surgery, PC

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Syde Hurdus Foundation, Inc.

$25,000 +Abbott Laboratories

The B & G Organization LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Balducci

Dr. Eva Chalas and Dr. Christian Westermann

Farrell Fritz, PC

The Gregg’s Wings, Inc.

Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation

Michael Magro Foundation, Inc.

McKeen Fund

Mr. Robert G. Merrill

New York Community Bank Foundation

Passan Family Foundation

Drs. Scott and Lisa Schubach

Starlight Children’s Foundation NY*NJ*CT

Steel Equities, LLC

TD Bank

Winthrop-University Hospital Auxiliary

Winthrop-University Hospital Medical Staff

Mr. Stanley S. Zielony

$10,000 +Dr. and Mrs. John F. Aloia

Ambrosino Consultant Corp.

Moris A. Angulo, MD

Aon Hewitt

Association for Hospital Medical Education

Atlas Investigations, Inc.


Botto Mechanical Corporation

Bower Law PC

Dr. and Mrs. James D. Capozzi

Cardiovascular Medical Associates, PC

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Cavallaro

Amanda Styles Cirelli Foundation

Citigroup, Inc.

Todd J. Cohen, MD

Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Coll, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Collins

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cox, III

Lt. Col. E.L. Daniell

East End Cardiology, PC

Mr. Warren E. Eppler

Formed Plastics, Inc.

The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation

Furey, Kerley, Walsh, Matera & Cinquemani, PC

Dr. Anthony T. Gambino and Dr. Luisa M. Castiglia

Garfunkel Wild, PC

Gastroenterology Associates, PC

Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Gilgan

Glen Oaks Club, Inc.

Mark A. Goodman, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Haas

The Hallen Construction Co., Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Harnick

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP

ICAP Services North America LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Hal M. Katz

Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Kleine

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Leuffer, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Livoti

Lostritto Family Foundation

Martin Clearwater & Bell, LLP

Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc.

The Neil & Amy McGoldrick Charitable Foundation

Michael Anthony Contracting Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Miller

Montfort, Healy, McGuire & Salley LLP

Srihari S. Naidu, MD

Mrs. Nancy C. Nammack

Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Niederman

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O’Kane, Jr.

Optimum Lightpath

Dr. and Mrs. A. Orlando Ortiz

The O’Sullivan Children Foundation, Inc.

Phoenix Medical Construction Co., Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Prevor

Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.

Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson LLP

The Raymond J. & Mary C. Reisert Foundation, Inc.

The Risk Management Planning Group, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Warren N. Rosenfeld

Barry M. Rosenthal, MD

Ms. Sylvia Schiffman

Richard Schwartz, DO

Seventh District Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore K. Shirley

South Nassau Communities Hospital

Spencer Gifts, LLC

Thomas E. Sullivan & Barbara A. Sullivan Foundation

Michael H. Sussman, MD

Tradeweb

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Vintzileos

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Volpe

Winthrop Orthopaedic Associates, PC

Winthrop Radiology Associates, PC

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine

Mr. Charles Yu & Mr. Kuan Yu

$5,000 +All Deposits Inc

American Oxygen Company

Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Bartlett, McDonough & Monaghan, LLP

Dr. Omid Barzideh and Dr. Pauline Tabibian

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Inc.

BioReference Laboratories

Black Box Network Services, Inc.

Ms. Connie Lou Bocklet

Dr. and Mrs. Collin E. M. Brathwaite

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Calvin

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Calvin

Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Carsons

Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Cataliotti

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Cavanaugh

Martin R. Chavez, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Cummin M. Clancy

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cohen

Dr. Elizabeth Cohn and Mr. Bruce Cohn

Colon & Rectal Surgical Specialists of New York

Commercial Recycling Technology, LLC

Continental Grain Foundation

Contractors for Kids

Cook Medical

Cosel-Pieper Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. D’Angelo

Deloitte LLP

Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Dittko

Dr. Virginia Donovan and Mr. Thomas Eyerman

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Eichel

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Englander

ERBE USA

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

First National Bank of New York

Susana H. Fuchs, MD

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Mrs. Constance Fuschillo

Mr. and Mrs. William Gaffney

Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Gage, Jr.

Genentech, Inc.

Irving H. Gomolin, MD

Malcolm H. Gottesman, MD

Greater New York Hospital Association Ventures, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Greensher

Dr. and Mrs. Mark G. Grossman

Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Heslin

Hess Corporation

George L. Hines, MD

Herbert I. Hirsch, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Man Hon

Hotel Appraisals, LLC

The Howard Phipps Foundation

Hunter Roberts Construction Group

Island Acoustics

J & L Modern Concrete Inc.

J&A Concrete Corp.

Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Jacobson

John C. Sable Memorial Heart Fund

Mr. Zachary Kardisch

Mr. and Mrs. J. Edmund Keating

Laboratory Corporation of America

George Lazarou, MD

Lend Lease

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Liantonio

LifeStar Response Corporation

Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC

Long Island Women’s Health Care Group, PC

Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Marino

Mr. James McCartney

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan McGovern

Mr. and Mrs. John McMillin, III

MCS Advertising, Ltd.

Medical Education Fund, Inc.

Medtronic USA, Inc.

Frank A. Monteleone, MD

Nassau Surgical Associates, PC

Gambardella Family Foundation

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Patten

Pentax Medical Company

Perkins Eastman Architects, PC

POM Recoveries, Inc.

Professional Maintenance of Long Island, Inc.

Mr. Robert M. Quinn

Rafferty Holdings, LLC

Philip D. Ragno, MD

Reit Management & Research LLC


Riley Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Rosato, Jr.

Rotary Club of Williston Park

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ruoff

Saf-T-Swim of East Meadow, Inc.

SimplexGrinnell LP

SK Archiving and Retrieval Services

South Shore Heart Associates

St. John’s University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Dr. Joseph J. Stambouly and Dr. Anita D. D’Amico

Mrs. Eleanor W. Staniford

Harry Staszewski, MD

Philip Stein, MD

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stewart

Sunharbor Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Super Enterprises USA, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Taylor

TDAM USA Inc.

Valerie T. Terzano, RN

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Tiedemann

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Travaglianti

The Treiber Family Foundation, Inc.

Triple Crown Sports Memorabilia, Inc.

United Healthcare

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Vogel

Winthrop Academic Affairs

Winthrop Cardiology Associates, PC

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Medicine

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Urology

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Wood

Workflow.com, LLC

World Wide Specialty Programs, Inc.

$2,500 +Adelphi University

AKF Group, LLC

All Systems Messenger & Trucking Corp.

Allied Building Services, LLC

American Express Company

Americana Manhasset

Amerisc

Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Ammazzalorso

The Andy Foundation

Mr. James V. Argutto

ASR Electrical Contracting Inc.

Avon Electrical Supplies, Inc.

Axis Construction Corp.

Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc.

Dan M. Barlev, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Berbari

Boltex Textile, Inc.

Michael K. Brooks, MD

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Campbell

Capital Interiors Construction Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Catell

CBRE

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Ciancimino

Cives Steel Company—Northern Division

Collins Building Services

Comport Consulting Corp.

Dr. and Mrs. Burke A. Cunha

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Curran

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty

Daniel J. Hannon & Associates, Inc.

Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, LLP

Asante M. Dickson, MD

Ms. Donna M. Dominguez

The Donaldson Organization

Dubraski & Associates

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Fiduciary Trust International

Fire Sprinkler Associates, Inc

First American Title

Five Towns Nissan, Inc.

Mr. James S. Flaherty

Mr. Daniel F. Flannery

Galil Medical, Inc.

Garden City Country Club, Inc.

Nicholas A. Georgiou, MD

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Golden

Greenwood Graphics, Inc.

Jason C. Hoffmann, MD

Hugh O’Kane Electric Company, Inc.

Hyperbaric Medical Technologies, Inc.

Income Research & Management

Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation

The Irish American Golf Club

Island Cardiac Specialists, PC

Islandwide Gastroenterology, PC

Douglas S. Katz, MD

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP

Mr. Joshua Kaufman

Kean Development Company Inc.

Kiwanis Club Of County Seat Inc. Mineola

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Klemanowicz, Jr.

KPMG LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kurtz

KZSW Advertising

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lane

Mr. Gregory J. Leder

Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Leff

Mitchell S. Lefland, MD

Corinne Liu, MD

Lizardos Engineering Associates, PC

Lorraine Gregory Communications Group

Richard A. Losada, MD

Mr. Michael Lyublinsky

Sabrina Mahboob, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Maher

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Manzi, Pino & Company, PC

Ms. Tammy Marino

Joseph Mazzie, DO

The Elena Melius Foundation

Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Millennium Toyota

Mineola Ear, Nose & Throat-Head & Neck Associates, PC

MMS—A Medical Supply Company

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Moran

Ernest George Mueller and Frances Joy Mueller Foundation

Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Flynn, LLP

Mylan Inc.

National Electrical Contractors Association

Nelson Air Device

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Ostrolenk Faber, LLP

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Petropoulos

Dr. Melodi B. Pirzada and Mr. Shahzad Pirzada

Drs. Donald and Anita Price

Mr. Tom Priore

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Puleri

Dr. and Mrs. Nicolas Raio

Irina Rapoport, MD

Redpath Integrated Pathology, Inc

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rivera

Roanoke Sand & Gravel Corp.

Robbins & Cowan, Inc.

Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc.

Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

Steve H. Salzman, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Albert Schenone

Schiffer & Weihs, CPA, PC

Rakesh A. Shah, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Shapiro

Dr. Genevieve B. Sicuranza and Mr. Gary C. Krumm

Smith Valuation Services

Drs. Jeffrey and Amorita Snow

Spellman, Rice, Schure, Gibbons, McDonough & Polizzi, LLP

Sphere Interiors, Inc.

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Mr. Michael C. Stroud

Superior Air Conditioning & Heating Systems, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Torres

Tritech Healthcare Management

Truist

Tully Construction Co. Inc.

U.S. Endoscopy Group, Inc.

UroCare Associates of New York, PC

Patrice A. Vorwerk, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Wald

Waldner’s Business Environments

Wiedersum Associates Architects, PLLC

Winthrop Institute for Cancer Care

Winthrop Pathology Services, PC

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of OB/GYN

$1,000 +4C Foods Corp.

A Cipola Medical Services PC

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Abrams

Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Formato & Einiger, LLP

Acadian Asset Management, LLC

Ace Wire & Cable Co., Inc.

Advantage Title Agency, Inc.

Marc A. Agulnick, MD

Allied Building Products Corp.

Alpha Systems, Inc.

An Excelsior Elevator Corporation

Arnone, Lowth, Wilson, Leibowitz, Andriano & Greco Inc.

Arrow Express Packing & Shipping LLC

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

AstraZeneca Oncology

Atlantic Energy LLC

The Sandra Atlas Bass and Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund, Inc.

Vijaya L. Atluru, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Axelowitz

B&B Coverage, LLC

Ms. Anna Maria Beissel

Mr. and Mrs. Devin S. Beresheim

Biotronik, Inc.

Mr. Lawrence Blessinger, Jr.

Brady Insurance Planning

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Brem

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Broder

Bryant & Cooper Steak House

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Burke

Anthony J. Calio, MD

Cancer Center For Kids

The Cancer Institute

Mr. Peter J. Capitelli

Cardoza Plumbing Corp.

Giuseppe Caruso, MD

Mariano Castro-Magana, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Castronovo

Douglas Catalano, Esq.

Mr. Frank Catelli and Mrs. Elizabeth Geiger

CB Security Advisors, Inc

Chaminade High School

Manju M. Chandra, MD

Chatrick Supermarkets, Inc.

Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chewens

Dr. Sandeep Chopra

Cicero Consulting Associates

Clancy & Clancy Brokerage, Ltd.

Mr. Tyrone J. Clark

Combined Resources Consulting & Design, Inc.

Condon O’Meara McGinty & Donnelly LLP

Mr. Charles X. Connick

Coram, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Mark J. Corapi

Cord Meyer Development LLC

Core Interactive

Cozy Townsend LLC

Creative Solutions

Cruise to the Show

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Daly

Mr. Stephen D’Antonio

Data Device Corporation

Fredric Daum, MD

David G. Schwartz & Associates, Inc.

Mr. John Debonis

Degati & Associates, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Della Ratta

Denmark Technologies, LLC

Robert F. D’Esposito, MD

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Mr. Ronald DeVivo

Mr. Don Dreyer

Duffy & Duffy, Attorneys at Law

Duggal Visual Solutions

East Williston UFSD

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eibeler

Eli Lilly & Company

EMD Serono, Inc.

Ms. Ellen F. Emery

Entrust Securities, LLC

Equinox Fitness Clubs

Mr. Anthony M. Fabrizio, Jr.

Farley Holohan & Glockner, LLP

The Farmington Company

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Fee

Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Finneran, III

The First National Bank of Long Island

Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana LLP

Foresto’s Men’s Shop, Inc.

Frank DeMento, MD & Associates, PC

Fraternal Order of Police Surgeons Lodge No. 3

Fresh Start Painting Corp.

Fund For The Poor, Inc.

Furey, Furey, Leverage, Manzione, Williams & Darlington, PC

Dr. and Mrs. John T. Gaffney

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Gallagher

Gallagher, Walker, Bianco & Plastaras, Esqs.

Mr. Christopher Gardella

Garden City Fitness & Wellness, LLC

GE Foundation

General Building Laborers Local #66 Charitable Corporation

Genomic Health, Inc.

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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gershowitz

Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc.

Glen Cove Beer Distributors

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gorman

Dr. and Mrs. Perry C. Gould

Ms. Suzanne M. Graf

Gramercy Group, Inc.

Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Greene

Greysheeters Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Groarke

The Guggenheim Group, Inc.

H.O. Penn Machinery Co., Inc.

Hon. and Mrs. Kemp Hannon

Health Resources Optimization, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hedgecock

Helwig Henderson Ryan & Spinola

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Holzmann

Mr. Billy Hult

Hunter EMS, Inc.

IKARIA

Instinet Group, LLC

Integrated Medical Professionals, PLLC

Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Jacaruso

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Jacobson

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jaffee

JVK Operations

Kelly International Security Services, Inc.

Mr. John P. Kernell

Know Error

Leonard R. Krilov, MD

Labor Management Cooperative Committee

LDI Color Toolbox

Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lewis, Jr.

Lieber & Associates

Life Watch

Martin S. Lipschutz, MD

LiRo Engineers, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Lisabeth, Esq.

Long Island Center for Digestive Health, LLC

Long Island Health Network

Long Island Neurosurgical Associates, PC

M.B. Construction

Mrs. Ann M. Mallouk

The Marcus Organization, Inc.

Ms. Annette Marinaccio

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Martin

Ms. Caroline G. Martuscello

Mattlin Middle School

The McGuire Group Architects, PC

Mr. Michael McManus

Mr. Timothy J. Meehan

Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

Mageda Mikhail, MD

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Miller & Milone, PC

Carlos H. Montoya, MD


Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mucciolo

Mulligan Security Corp., Inc.

Edward S. Murray Foundation

Nischal Narendra, MD

New England Mobile Medical Equipment, LLC

New York Association for Pupil Transportation

New York Blood Center

NIC Holding Corp.

Mr. Peter Nielsen

North Island Windows & Doors, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill

Mr. Henson Orser

Our Lady of Mercy Academy

Ovesco Endoscopy USA, Inc.

PAR Plumbing Co., Inc.

Parfuse Corporation

Pathways To Wealth, LLC

Peconic Urology PC

Pediatric Urology Associates, PC

People Care, Inc.

Persi Contracting Corp.

Physicians Endoscopy, LLC

Physiologic Assessment Services

Piccolo’s Steak & Pasta Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Whitney D. Pidot

Posillico Civil, Inc.

Mr. Guy Pratt

Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.

Professional Claims Bureau, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Pupke

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rafferty

Mr. R.A. Ramnathsing

Mr. James Joseph Riepe

Rita E. Roberts, RN, CNOR

Rock Out Cures Inc.

Roland’s Electric Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Rosen

RTD Contracting, Ltd.

Rubie’s Costume Co.

Ms. Margery Rubin

Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rudansky

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ryan

Ryant Enterprises Corp.

Mr. Anthony Santi

Mr. and Mrs. Stan D. Santoro

Save the Starfish Foundation

Scala-Wisell International Inc.

Steven B. Schonfeld Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Garry J. Schwall

Dr. Robert A. Scott

SentosaCare, LLC

Mr. Darren Shames

Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Shea

Sheridan Production Company, LLC

Sidera Networks

Mr. Dani Siegel

Simon Property Group

Ms. Amy Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Smith

South Shore Cardiovascular Medicine, PC

St. Francis College

Dr. Mark M. Stecker

Drs. Leonard B. and Hermina Stein

Mr. Allen Stemberger

Ms. Maureen Stewart

Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo PC

SUNY at Farmingdale

T&H Group, Inc.

T. Weiss Realty Corp.

Tailored Roofing, Inc.

Dr. Frances Taney and Mr. Richard Taney

Mr. and Mrs. Crane M. Taylor

Sharon Taylor-Rubinowitz, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Teplitz

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Thayer

Mr. and Mrs. Gaetano Todaro

Top Cat Messenger & Moving Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Craig Treiber

Mr. Henry Troue

Albert Tse, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Tselentis

UBS

United Electric Power

Unlimited Plumbing Solutions, Inc.

US Raceworks LLC

US Tae Kwon Do of Mineola Inc.

Van Buren Buick-GMC

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wagner

Wahl Clipper Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Waters

The Weeks-Lerman Group, LLC

Mr. Roger A. Weilep

The Weiser Philanthropic Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Weiss

Weltmann Lighting, LLC

Mr. Donald M. Wilkinson and Ms. Elaine A. Werner

Winthrop-University Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union

Winthrop-University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics

Matthew R. Witten, PhD

Mr. Paul H. Wolf

Mr. and Mrs. Cory Wolin

George Yiachos, MD

Isabel Zackson, MD

Dr. Hannah Zackson-Wolk and Mr. Andrew R. Wolk

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Board of directors

Chairman of the BoardCharles M. Strain

President & Chief Executive OfficerJohn F. Collins

Vice Chairmen of the BoardJoan CoxGeorge PappasShepard T. Poole

SecretaryJames J. Daly

TreasurerPalmira M. Cataliotti

directorsJohn F. Aloia, MDPeter C. BreitstoneJames F. CampbellJohn D. CatalanoChristopher J. CavallaroMaureen E. ClancyMichelle ClarkKevin T. CurranMark S. DavisSoraya GageMary Ellen GilganPaul E. Harnick, MDTheodora W. HootonHarry KasselKenneth Kaushansky, MDEric KrasnoffJohn T. LanePatrick K. LongJoseph L. MancinoJames F. McCannRonald H. McGlynnJohn D. MillerYvonne M. MowattNancy NammackRichard A. Newhouse, Jr.Henry R. PupkeVeronica RenkenNicholas J. Rosato, Jr.Charles L. RuoffStephen RushmoreThomas E. SullivanHarriette P. ThayerEdward TravagliantiJohn H. TreiberMary Beth Tully

honorary directorsO. John Betz, Jr.George J. Farrell, Jr., Esq.John H. KrumpeJane Ann Smith

administrationJohn F. CollinsPresident & Chief Executive Officer

Garry J. SchwallChief Operating Officer

Palmira M. Cataliotti, CPA, FHFMASenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

John F. Aloia, MDChief Academic Officer

Michael Ammazzalorso, MDChief Medical Officer

Alan M. Jacobson, MDChief Research Officer

Maureen Gaffney, RPAC, RNSenior Vice President, Patient Care Services

Barbara L. Kohart-KleineSenior Vice President, Administration

Stacy PfefferSenior Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development

Valerie Terzano, RN, MSN, NEA-BCSenior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer

James S. FlahertyVice President, Administration

Richard Rivera, MPH, MT, LCLT, CHEVice President, Administration

Dennis W. Sheridan, MBA, FACHEVice President, Administration

Solomon A. Torres, FACHEVice President, Administration

Joseph W. Burke, P.E.Vice President, Engineering and Facilities

Ed ChewensVice President, Women’s and Children’s Services

Bruce M. Cohn, JD, MPHVice President, Risk Management and Legal Affairs

J. Edmund KeatingVice President, Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

Monica Santoro, RN, CPHRM, CPHQ, FASHRMVice President, Patient Safety, Quality and Innovation and Chief Quality Officer

E. Ramone SegreeVice President, Development

Nicholas A. CasabonaChief Information Officer

Anne Calvo, BSN, MPSAssistant Vice President, Home Health Agency

Cathy J. FordAssistant Vice President, Clinical Practice Billing Systems

Ann Hanford, RN, MAAssistant Vice President, Capacity Management and Patient Optimization

Annette Marinaccio, CPAAssistant Vice President, Physician Practice Management

Chad Hoffman-Fragale, MBA, SPHRAssistant Vice President, Human Resources

John H. PfeiferAssistant Vice President, Materials Management

Timothy C. ReillyAssistant Vice President, Financial Planning and Reimbursement

Rita Roberts, RN, CNORAssistant Vice President, Perioperative Services

Amy WolinAssistant Vice President, Revenue Integrity & Process Improvement

academic leadershipJohn F. Aloia, MDChief Academic OfficerDean, Winthrop Clinical CampusStony Brook University School of Medicine

G. Robert D’Antuono, MHADirector of Continuing Medical EducationAssistant Dean, Winthrop Clinical CampusStony Brook University School of Medicine

Susan Guralnick, MDDesignated Institutional OfficialAssociate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Student AffairsWinthrop Clinical CampusStony Brook University School of Medicine

Jack R. Scott, EdD, MPHAssistant Dean, Faculty Development & CurriculumWinthrop Clinical CampusStony Brook University School of Medicine

Steven P. Shelov, MD, MSAssociate Dean, Under graduate Medical EducationWinthrop Clinical CampusStony Brook University School of Medicine

medical staff leadership

Chief Medical OfficerMichael Ammazzalorso, MD

chairmen and chiefs

anesthesiology

Joseph Greco, MDChairman

Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology

Arthur Cooperman, MDChief

Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology

Paul Steinberg, MDChief

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Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology

Walter Wiess, MDChief

dental medicine

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Leonard R. Hoffman, DDSInterim Chair and Chief

emergency medicine

Barry Rosenthal, MDChairman

family medicine

Francis L. Faustino, MDChairman

medicine

Michael S. Niederman, MDChairman

Division of Cardiology

Kevin P. Marzo, MDChief

Division of Dermatology

Peter E. O’Neill, MDChief

Division of Endocrinology

Lawrence E. Shapiro, MDChief

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

James H. Grendell, MDChief

Division of Geriatric Medicine

Irving Gomolin, MDChief

Division of Infectious Disease

Burke A. Cunha, MDChief

Division of General Internal Medicine

Mark J. Corapi, MDChief

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

Joseph Mattana, MDChief

Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Marc Wilkenfeld, MDChief

Division of Oncology/Hematology

Harry Staszewski, MDChief, Director, Cancer Research

Division of Palliative Care

Jeffrey Berger, MDChief

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Steve Salzman, MDChief

Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology

Steven Carsons, MDChief

neurosciences

Mark Menniti Stecker, MD, PhDChairman

Division of Neurology

Malcolm H. Gottesman, MDChief

Division of Neuroradiology

Donald B. Price, MDChief

Neurosurgical Spine & Education

Nancy Epstein, MDChief

Division of Neurosurgery

Michael H. Brisman, MDChief

obstetrics & gynecology

Anthony M. Vintzileos, MDChairman

Division of Gynecology

George Lazarou, MDChief

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Martin R. Chavez, MDChief

Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Farr Nezhat, MDDirector

Division of Obstetrics

Genevieve B. Sicuranza, MDChief

Division of Urogynecology

George Lazarou, MDChief

Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Eva Chalas, MDChief

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility

Gabriel San Roman, MDChief

orthopaedics

James D. Capozzi, MDChairman

Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Bryan Ding, MDChief

Division of Hand Surgery

Glen A. Teplitz, MDChief

Division of Joint Replacement Surgery

Jan Koenig, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

John T. Gaffney, DOChief

Division of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery

Philip M. Palmeri, DPMChief

Division of Spine

Marc Agulnick, MDChief

Division of Sports Medicine

Mark Grossman, MDChief

Division of Orthopaedic Trauma

Jason Gould, MDChief

pathology

Virginia M. Donovan, MDChairman

Division of Cytopathology

Mala Gupta, MDActing Chief

Division of Immunohistopathology

George K. Turi, MDChief

pediatrics

Warren N. Rosenfeld, MDChairman

Leonard Krilov, MDVice Chairman

Division of Adolescent Medicine

Jane Swedler, MDChief

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Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Carlos Montoya-Iraheta, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Joseph J. Stambouly, MDChief

Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

William Bryson-Brockmann, PhDChief

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

Mariano Castro-Magana, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Fred Daum, MDChief

Division of General Pediatrics

Ronald V. Marino, DOChief

Division of Pediatric Genetics

Moris Angulo, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Mark Weinblatt, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Leonard Krilov, MDChief, Director, International Adoption Program

Division of Neonatal Medicine

Nazeeh Hanna, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Manju Chandra, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Neurology

Vijaya Atluru, MDChief

Division of Pediatric Pulmonology

Melody Pirzada, MDChief

psychiatry

Martin S. Lipschutz, MDActing Chairman

radiology

Orlando Ortiz, MDChairman

Division of Interventional Radiology

Sidney Glanz, MDChief

Division of Neuroradiology

Donald B. Price, MDChief

Division of Nuclear Medicine

Elizabeth Yung, MDChief

Division of Radiation Oncology

Jonathan Haas, MDChief

surgery

Collin Brathwaite, MDChairman

John D. Allendorf, MDVice Chairman

Division of Breast Surgery Services

Frank A. Monteleone, MDChief

Division of Microsurgery

Kaveh Alizadeh, MDChief

Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery

Collin Brathwaite, MDChief

Division of Neurosurgery

Michael Brisman, MDChief

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Leonard R. Hoffman, DDSChief

Division of Otolaryngology

Maseih Moghaddassi, MDChief

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Vincent DiGregorio, MDChief

Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery

John D. Allendorf, MDChief

Division of Vascular Surgery

George L. Hines, MDChief

Division of Vitreoretinal Surgery

Nazanin Barzideh, MDChief

Division of Wound Care and Hyperbarics

Harold Brem, MDChief

thoracic & cardiovascular surgery

Scott L. Schubach, MDChairman

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

John A. Goncalves, MDChief

Division of Vascular Surgery

George L. Hines, MDChief

urology

Aaron Katz, MDChairman

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