2013 annual report

CANTON POTSDAM My patients are my partners in their care. Together, we work to break down barriers to good health.

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– Alecia VanWagner, DO

FOUNDATION 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

The Hospital Foundation was established in 1985 to serve the Hospital by encouraging gift support from individuals and organizations. Today, the Foundation conducts annual and capital campaigns, accepts memorial and planned gifts, coordinates grant applications on behalf of the Hospital to government and private funders, and offers named gift recognition for major donors. The Foundation also oversees invested funds to ensure the long-term future of the Hospital.

SUNY Potsdam Women’s VolleyBall Team - Donated $1,300 for Pediatric Services

C O N T E N T S President’s Honor Society ........4 $2,500 or more President’s Circle ......................5 $1,000 – $2,499 Founder......................................8 $500 – $999 Leader........................................8 $250 – $499 Member .....................................9 $100 – $249 Associate .................................17 Under $100 David Acker ..............................3 Drs. Kris and Alecia Van Wagner ..............................7 Spencer Thew .........................11 2013 At A Glance ...................12 Memorial and Honor Gifts .....13 Pat Davis. .................................15 Karissa Castanier ....................19 The Foster & French Society ..20 The Linda Richards Society ....20 Ways To Give...........................21 Where the Money Goes.........21 Max Fobare .............................23 Our Guilds................................27

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esides listing our generous donors, our goal for the Foundation’s Annual Report is to put a human face on our Hospital, and to shine a light on who we are, and what we do, from multiple perspectives.

In past years we have focused on our Center for Cancer Care, multiple generations involved with our Hospital, “behind the scenes” staff most patients and visitors never get to meet, and our community connections.

This year’s report features a Board member, a volunteer, an employee, a patient, and two physicians. While each story is unique, what connects them is our Hospital’s focus on primary care and chronic disease management; and our beautiful new facility at 49 Lawrence Avenue in Potsdam, which this year was named in memory of Helen Snell Cheel, our largest benefactor ever.

Thank you for your interest in, and support of, our Hospital Foundation. We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Laura Cordts: Executive Director

Donor List Key * = Employee s = Donor for 10 consecutive years (D)=Deceased 1

Barbara Burcume: Annual Giving Coordinator

A Message from our President and CEO David Acker

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hroughout 2013, much of the local media’s attention was focused on Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s efforts to establish a new health care system in our County, through the creation of the Gouverneur Hospital and the St. Lawrence Health System. This project took countless hours of work by people associated with both hospitals, United Helpers, and the Community Health Center of the North Country.

Our Board members, Foundation Board Members, and Guild Members - all local community volunteers - have guided and led our Hospital each step of the way. And our donors, drawn from across our local communities, have helped ensure the Hospital’s financial stability and strength, even as many other Hospitals in New York State are struggling.

In 2013 938 donors contributed $671,325 to our Hospital Foundation. We are honored to be a part of this incredibly generous community, and we deeply appreciate the trust and resources you invest with us.

On behalf of all of us who work at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, and on behalf of each patient we serve - I thank you.

At the same time, Canton-Potsdam Hospital moved ahead aggressively with a major addition at our Lawrence Avenue facility in Potsdam, which was named for Helen Snell Cheel, our most generous benefactor. Many new physicians and providers were recruited to join our team, and our partnership with the PA training program at Clarkson University was enhanced. We purchased and installed a new CT scanner, renovated our medical/surgical units, and maintained our Hospital-wide focus on quality, safety, and service.

David B. Acker, FACHE

What the media did not report is that none of this would have been possible without tremendous community support.

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President's Honor Society ($2,500 or more) David* and Linda Acker APC Paper David* and Cynthia Bender Ronald and Gayle Berry Canton College Foundation Casella Waste Services, Inc. Children's Miracle Network Clarkson University Community Bank, N.A. s Sue Connors s Laura Cordts* and Shawn Seymour s Corning Incorporated s Red and Jean Curtis s Danko Construction Corp.

Drs. John Dewar* and Sandra McCloy s E.J. Noble Guild of Canton-Potsdam Hosp. s Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Rebecca Faber * Janet Favro s Jorge Grillo * LeRoy and Diane Hansen s Dr. Gregory and Mary Anne Healey Susan Hodgson * William* and Stacey Howlett s Richard* and Rondalyn Jacobs Irene Jenne (D)s KeyBank, N.A. Kinney Drugs, Inc. s William Kirchgasser Larry C. and Marlinda L. * LaValley s Dr. Jason* and Susan Lorenc Dr. G. Michael and Barbara Maresca s Massena Womens Softball Dr. Sebastian A. and Anne Mazzotta s Paul and Joan Neer* McGrath s Morrison Healthcare Food Services Edward S. and Nancy Mucenski s

North Country Savings Bank s Randy and Deanna* Page *s W. Hollis and Ann Petersen s Potsdam Hospital Guild s Dr. Robert and Stephanie* Rogers s SeaComm Federal Credit Union s Dr. Xiaosong Song * St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund s St. Lawrence University Stewart's Shops s SUNY Potsdam s Chris and Margaret Theodore s James and Abbe Theodore s Verizon Walk/Run for Breast Cancer Frederick S. and Barbara R. Wilder s

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Lyndsay Macagg, Volunteer Services and Mary Lynn Smith, Volunteer

President’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Dr. Lee and Ginger Akin Carlos Alberto *s Michael and Nancy Alzo s American Legion John Adams Jr. Post 925 s Anonymous s James P. and Audrey Autenrith s Dr. Florence Bero and Matthew Arnold Severn Brown and Sally Street s Thomas and Barbara* Burcume s Dr. Mel and Barb Buscemi s Gary and Jodi Canfield s Canton-Potsdam Hospital Medical Staff Varick A. and Judy C. Chittenden s Clarkson University Residence Life Ed and Clara Cloce s Anthony G. and Karen J. Collins s Marcia E. Comer CPH Hockey Jim and Sharon L. Dalton s Donald and Joyce Dangremond s David and Sandra Demarest s David Dempsey * Jeanette Dempsey * Dr. Jay Dewell Dr. Tatiana* and Adam DiCoby Thomas Fiacco s First Niagara Risk Management s Joseph P. and Jutta Fitzsimons Arthur and Mary Ellen Frackenpohl s Robert M. and Mary K. Fraser s William and Eunice Gaines s Judith C. Gibson s Rita Goldberg s Scott and Carol Goldie Michael and Nancy Griffin s Owen and Joann Halloran Thomas and Renee Holsen s William A. Hunt and Kathleen Stein Elizabeth Isenberg *s Jack K. Newman Golf Classic

Paul and Lynda* Karpick KleanBlinds Brent and Julie Kuenzler s Stephen and Jacquelyn Kuno s Laraine P.* and Mike Lee s Roger B. and Audrey Linden s Margaret Madden and Tom Sokol s Molly Malone-Trim * Patricia A. Matthews *s Sharon Matthys s William Melchior s Eleanor Menz s Kathryn L. and Brian Mullaney Alex and Carol Neubert s Don and Ellen* Nichols s Niles Asset Management Dennis* and Kareta Olshfski David and Ann R. Patterson s Price Chopper's Golub Foundation Jeff Proulx Steve and Marcia Putman Charlotte Ramsay s CT and Penelope Rattan s Terence M. and Nancy A. Reed s John and Marilyn Ross s James and Nancy* Rutledge s Robert and Jackie Sauter s Dr. John Savage * Everett and Jackie* Scanlon s Dr. Jay Schechter s JoAnne Scott s Marylou Scott s Earl and Celia Sheldon s David M. and Patricia Speer s Dr. Alexandru* and Jean Stoian s SUNY Potsdam Women's Volleyball Spencer and Carolyn Thew Drs. Kris* and Alecia* Van Wagner Leo J. and Sandra I. Villeneuve s Margaret Vining s 5

Wendy Wais * Wal-Mart Supercenter Brooks Washburn Dr. Andrew and Sharon Williams Steven and Joyce Yianoukos s

Holly Cutway, Lab

Drs. Kris and Alecia Van Wagner 6

atients may have noticed the “D.O.” designation after the names of Doctors Kris and Alecia VanWagner (and several other CPH physicians, as well.) D.O. stands for “Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.” D.O.’s follow the same basic medical school curriculum and are held to the same accreditation standards as MD’s, but the emphasis is more holistic, and the focus is often on primary care and practice in rural or under-served areas.

That makes them a perfect fit for Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

student loans to be repaid by the National Health Services Corp. But those very small, very rural areas did not have enough patients to maintain an Ophthalmology practice for Kris. For four years, they lived in Cranberry Lake, while Kris worked here at CPH, and Alecia worked at Clifton-Fine Hospital in Star Lake.

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Now that Alecia’s four-year obligation is complete, the VanWagners have officially relocated to Potsdam. Contributions to the CPH Foundation helped to finance the purchase, renovation, and expansion of the Helen Snell Cheel Medical Campus on Lawrence Avenue, where they (and many other physicians) now practice; and Foundation donations also purchased the specialized ophthalmologic surgical equipment Kris uses in our OR. “We’re so grateful for all the Hospital did to help us start our practices here,” Kris says. In fact, the VanWagners are generous donors themselves.

The VanWagners knew each other growing up in Sherburne, NY, and started dating while in high school. They married during Alecia’s first and Kris’ second year of medical school. They both worked very hard in medical school, and were selected for truly top-notch residencies in Syracuse.

Alecia completed her Family Medicine residency at St. Joseph’s, and Kris was the first D.O. to go through the SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Ophthalmology program.

Their commute is shorter now, but with two fulltime medical practices, a daughter in second grade, and a son in in kindergarten, life can be pretty hectic. Maybe “D.O.” stands for “Definitely Organized.” Or maybe “Doctors, Outstanding.”

“Our roots are in Central New York,” Kris noted.

“We definitely wanted to have rural practices.”

Alecia needed to work at a location officially designated as “under-served” in order for her

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Brittany Wright, Nutritional Services

Founder ($500 - $999) Anonymous Dr. Timothy* and Mary Ann Atkinson Esmeralda Avila Dr. Gary Berk s Michael and Betsy Bommer s Sara Bonnell *s Eydie Bovay * Kay Briggs Maxine Briggs * John and Ann Carvill s James and Virginia Cayey s Jerry and Judy Chase s Louise Clemens s Jodi L. Colby *s Mark and Carole Cornett Michael C. and Kathy Crowe William D. and M. Kathleen Demo s Tom DeRosa* and Liz Regosian Brenda Devine *s Dr. Stephen and Deborah Fisher s Gina's Gift William and Dawn Gregory Sheldon* and Fran* Hall s Richard and Rae Hitchman Edward Jacot s Dr. Nick* and Susan* Knowles Lavallee Brensinger Architects Dennis Maid *

Alfred W. and Laurie Maki s Robin McClellan Jay R. and Barbara A. Nagel s Northern Symphonic Winds Amy Nugent *s Craig and Julieanne Painter Potsdam Specialty Paper s William and Kathy Putnam s Robert J. and Sheila T. Sassone s Cathy Schantz * Bob and Mary Scott s Sergi's Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall Bonnie Severance * William N. and Mandy Sloan s SUNY Potsdam Women's Softball T&R Wines and Liquors Peter and Elizabeth Van de Water s Richard and Mary E. VanLeuven s Lloyd and Beverley Vienneau s John C. and Georgia G. Vose s Lowell and Lisa Warner Steve and Kathy Warr Lynn Whittier s Tom and Suella Young s

Leader ($250 - $499) Robin Avery * Dr. Cynthia Baltazar s Barrett Paving Materials Inc. s Thomas J. and Marion Blauvelt Mark and Nancey Brackett s Beatrice Bressette Barbara A. Bromley *s Adam Bullock * Floyd and Marie Callahan s Salvatore and Lisa M. Cania s Canton Area Zonta Club Margaret Cardinal Charles A. and Mary Ellen Carvel s Holly Cole * Mark C. and Cynthia Coleman s Darlene Coller * A.W. Collins Corp. s Alan W. Cunningham s Leo and Katherine Curro s Thomas Curry 8

Janice Demick s Donna Doig Dan* and Jonnie Dorothy s Rebecca M. Dufour *s Roger and Cynthia Dusharm s Stephen J. and Karen Butler Easter s BPO Elks #2074 s Eileen Elmer s First Crush Coffee & Wine Bar Tim and Amy Flack s Frazer Computing Brian and Claire Gardam Albert G. and Patricia Glover s Robert and Marianne Glover Charles F. and Linda B. Goolden s Gray & Gray, CPA's Jon R. and Linda R. Greenwood s Roger and Trudy Hart Dr. David Hauerstock* and Suzanne Wexler Joanne Hazelton * Cynthia Hennessy s Philip and Eleanor Hopke s Amy Irish-Bicknell *s Sandra Jensen * Dennis and Nancy Jones s Eugene and Carolyn Kaczka s Patricia C. Kelly *s Linda Kenny s Josip and Stanka Kratohvil s Patricia Larabee s Thomas Lee and Marie C. LaLone s Michele Leroux * Ted and Lisa* Levison s Paul and Mindy Loucks Brian Loveless Lyndsay Macagg * Debra Marques-Seaman * Carol Mason * Robert S. and Betsey A. Matteson s Edward and Joyce McNamara s Meadow East Apartments Keri Merchant *s Walt and Marea Mulyca Kate Newell s Nikki Coates and Associates Jennifer Nye * Chloe Ann O'Neil Dr. Daniel and Nancy Palmateer s

Leader ($250 - $499) Cont.

June Peoples and Joel Hurd Pinto Mucenski Hooper Van House & Co. John and Judy Plonka s Potsdam Central School Donald and Nancy Potter s David and Lya Powers s Robert and Marie Regan Sally A. Remington *s Marcia D. Reutershan s Betsy B. Robinson s Robert and Meredith Rocca s Alan M. and Ginny Schwartz Arthur Siebert * Dr. Scott and Jennifer Smith Shirley Sochia *s St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union Arnold and Linda Stone Judy Sultzer * Mary Jo Sutton *s Tammy Sykes * Sharalee Tacchino * Emiley Thacker * Frank* and Michele Vaisey s Randy VanBrocklin * John and Maureen Ward Brian P. Watson s Mary Lou Whalen * Byron and Ruth Whitney Harold W. and Barbara J. Wilder s Stacie M. Woodward *s Pam and Steve Yurgartis

Member ($100 - $249) Norbert and Joanne Ackermann s Adirondack Regional Fed. Credit Union Demilt and Denise Aitken Al-anon Stanley and Verna Anderson s Lydia Anderson-Howe * Nancy Avery Lisa Ayers * Paul and Debra Backus s Phyllis R. Bailey s Donna Baker *

Jennifer Balaban * Baldwin Acres, Inc. s Gerald and Beverly Ballou Barkley's Safe and Lock George Barney (D)s Herbert A. Bartholomew John and Rose Bartholomew s Basham One Enterprises Margaret Bass Beekmantown Administrative Association Alfred T. and Dr. April M. Bender s Benjamin Murphy Associates

Dave Suckow and Bob Emlaw, Maintenance BH Properties, Inc. Chester and Eve Bisnett s Richard and Ann Bitely s John Bley * Donald Blount s Leo and Yvonne Bond s Scott and Donna Bonno Joseph and Arlene Bouvier s William W. Bradley Charles and Alfreda Bradt s Ogden and Libby Brandt Joseph Bregg Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Robert Bromley *s Jennifer Bronson * Thomas and Sallie Brothers 9

Helen Brouwer Thomas* and Jessie Burcume Donald E. and Peggy B. Burlingame s Robert R. and Ellen D. Burns s Helen Butchino Margaret Byrnes and Helen Byrnes Francis and Laurie Cappello Harry and Judy Caringi Geraldine Casey s John and Sondra Castle s Karl and Peggy Caswell s Cerio and Cerio Psychologists Deborah Chase-Lauther * Doris Chenier Seth E. and Marlene R. Chichester s Michele Claffey * The Clarkson Inn Thomas F. and Nellie E. Coakley s William and Carol Coakley s Paul and Jonna Cole Robert and Allyson Collins John and Dawn Conklin Earl W. Cook Elise Cook s Richard Cook Kenneth and Carol Coskran s Rebekah Covell s Karen Cox * Susan Crump * Margaret Curtin s Ann Watkins Custard William R. Cuthbert s Duncan and Lois Cutter s Raymond and Betty Dalton s Tom and Joan Dalton s James F. and Jo Anne Danehy s David A. Davis Jack Davis * Kathryn E. Davis * Mark and Tonya Davis s Robert DeGraaff and Sarah Gates John Dempsey Joseph and Ruth DiGiovanna s Hank and Hugette Domingos Linda Donovan *s Billy Dougan Suzanne and Mark Dougherty Thomas and Kathleen Doyle

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Shortly after joining the Board in 2008, Spence worked with Hospital leaders to select a firm and complete a Master Facility Plan. Since then, it’s been pretty much non-stop, with the Hospital purchasing, renovating, expanding, or constructing buildings. “I volunteered as much as 20 hours per week, while the Cheel Medical Campus was being built. We had a very tight time frame, which meant we had to design ‘on the fly,’ and have total trust and transparency with our contractors. I’ve never been involved in a project like that. There was so much trust and teamwork between the contractors, architects, hospital staff, and me. It was really rewarding, and lots of fun to get my boots muddy and work with the contractor’s staff.”

e knew Hospital Board Member Spencer Thew was willing to go the extra mile for things he cares about.

After all, he’d run a dog team more than 1,100 miles in the Iditarod. “I just really like challenging myself,” he tells me.

“But I did not know that being a Hospital Board member would also give me the chance to take on big challenges!

An engineer by training, Spencer has served 47 years as faculty or adjunct at Clarkson University. At the same time, he founded and managed Atlantic Testing Laboratories, Ltd; his own very successful business. Six years ago he sold the business to his staff of 280 employees, to focus more on his kennel, where he breeds and trains sled dogs, doing presentations and motivational speaking, a private engineering consulting business, and running a “Modern Adirondack Great Camp” lodge at his home in South Colton.

That project may be over, but Spencer is not slowing down. This winter he’ll mush 12 of his 28 dogs in a 300 mile race in Michigan, which should take “about 70 hours to run, with maybe 3-5 hours of sleep.”

It’s not like he had a lot of spare time on his hands, but the Hospital was seeking Board members with engineering and project management experience, and Spencer felt it was time he “gave something back” to the community.

We’re so grateful to Spence, and all our volunteer Board members, for running on our CPH team.

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2013 At A Glance Division Foundation Board Hospital Board CPH Medical Staff CPH Management CPH Employees

Number of Donors Dollars Donated 17 18 28 8 156

Corporate Members Corporations Small Businesses Vendors Guilds Organizations Friends of the Hospital Deceased Total

91 23 35 11 2 25 519 5 938

$ Received by Purpose Unrestricted Gifts Other Donor - Restricted Constructing Healthier Communities Campaign Non-Cash Gifts

53,079.05 148,155.00 7,765.95 18,650.00 108,345.00 35,219.68 85,201.24 3,416.51 $671,325.02

189,344.76 159,758.11 316,575.59 2,590.55

Bequests TOTAL

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23,951.75 31,149.81 72,781.20 31,968.50 51,641.33

Memorial and Honor Gifts We were grateful to receive gifts in memory or honor of the following people in 2013: Rudolph Aiken Dr. Timothy Atkinson Michael Best Geraldine Hunter Jackman Boron Fred Brouwer Carbone Family Richard Cardinal Michele Christy Jean Cole Philip and Dorothy Cook Laura Cordts Pat Cotter John W. Covell Billy Riley Dougan Eleanor Garvey Dougan Bonnie Drew Clarence and Jean Enslow Linda Folsom Asa R. Garlough Ronald Gilbert Cathy Reasoner Giordano Eleanor "June" Grandy Francis Hall Margaret Hallahan Dan and Cindi Harrington Diane Hasper Kimberly Hasper Syed Farid-ul Haq Robert Hepburn Lora Huto

Harold Knudson Bonnie LaPoint Michael Matthys Deborah A. Montano John O'Neil Dr. Smiral Parikh Bruce Potter Regan Family Ronald Roach Ron Scott Second Floor Staff Nancy Sheldon John Short Gordon Snell Frances Stark Cindy Talcott C.F. (Gus) Thomaris Dr. Michael Tulloch Harvey G (Bud) Tupper Floyd Vebber Alice Villnave Bill Vining Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Watkins Dr. Allen Welch D.D.S. Sarge Whittier David B. Wiest Linda Wilson Nicholas Zevos

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Patricia Davis, RN

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ince her retirement in 2011, and the death of her husband a few months later, Pat Davis has “two new knees, and a new relationship.” What’s not new is her devotion to Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

in the chest. “We were working so hard to control the bleeding, when the heart monitor indicated an arrhythmia, followed by a flat line. The patient’s heart had stopped beating. It was my job to reach inside the chest cavity and begin cardiac massage. I will never forget the feel of that heart, literally in my hand.”

Pat began nursing school in the 1970’s, once her six kids were all in school themselves. In 1976, she accepted a position at Potsdam Hospital, where she worked her entire 37-year career. She spent about half that time taking care of inpatients on a surgical floor, and then transitioned to working in the OR.

A big reason Pat retired was to take care of her husband, who had Alzheimer’s Disease. When he passed away, she felt “lost and useless. I kept thinking, ‘now what will I do?” One day, after being at the hospital with a family member, she decided to volunteer here. Now she works one morning a week on our Ambulatory Surgery Unit, and one morning a week at our Cheel Medical Campus. “I didn’t really know that I was depressed, but after I started volunteering, it was like the clouds lifting, she tells me. “I absolutely love it.”

She’s certainly seen a lot of changes over the years.

“When I began working it was around the time Canton and Potsdam were merging, and the hospital’s reputation wasn’t very good. I remember hearing a woman I knew say “I wouldn’t take anybody to Potsdam Hospital,” and then, about 20 years later, hearing that same woman say “I wouldn’t go anywhere else.” We’ve come a long way, and I feel really proud to have been a part of that change.”

And we absolutely love our volunteers like Pat.

The most memorable moment of Pat’s nursing career occurred late one night, while she and our surgical team were working on a patient who had been shot

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Member ($100 - $249) Cont.

Shirley DuBois *s Steven and Keely Dunshee s Lori Durant * John R. and Barbara* Durkin s Warren and Jane Dyke Patricia A. Ellis* and Allen Draper s Jessica* and Jonathon Emlaw Amir Enayati Frederick and Charlotte Ernst Jane C. Fallon s Stephen and Maureen Farina Charles and Beatrice Farrell Fellnor Merle and Lila Fiske Kathleen Fitzgerald and Bob Josephson Philip B. and Nancy S.* Foisy Cynthia Follett *s Deborah Forget * (D) Deborah Fountain * Laura Fuller * Fused Solutions, LLC John and Christine Gamble Ward Geddes s Cynthia Gilbert Father Garry Giroux Anne Goodwin s Colleen Grant *s Green Funeral Home s Milner Grimsled John and Dorothy L. Hall Lisa Hall * Patricia Hall Tom and Donna* Hall s Etta Hance Sylvia Haq William and Roberta Hart Elizabeth Hawley-Brown s Daniel and Ellen Hayes Ann Herne s Duane and Mary Hicken Nova Hogle * Noreen Hopsicker Mia Hourihan *s Bobbi Hull * Daniel and Jane Hurley s Richard J. Hurley s Roger and Helen Hutchinson s

Patricia Delosh and Vonda Davis, Quality Management Richard and Patricia Irwin s Daniel Jacobs * Brian and Paula Jacot Tracy Jacot Helen Janaro Michele Jantzi *s Dennis Jay *s Lucille Jock * Neil and Marilyn Johnson s John and Catherine Kaplan Nancy S. Kear Frank and Beverly Kearing David and Diane Keller s Joseph and Dine Kennedy s Jerre and Jean Kilroy Barbara King s Sally Kirby Kathleen Kirschner s David and Susan Kirwan Jerry R. and Ruth L. Kreuzer s Dr. Lai Kuang * Bonnie LaBaff * Claire LaGarry s Larry and Joyce Lalonde s Bernie and Jane Wheeler Lammers Thomas W. Lascell s Kevin* and Cynthia Lawrence Sharon Lawrence Mark and Jeanne Leuthauser William J. and Patricia A. Lewis s Dan and Theresa* Liscum 16

Dr. Jose Lizardi Judith Longshore s Lisa D. Losey *s M.M. Hayes Co. Inc. Mick and Sheila Maguire s Dieter and Mary Mahlstedt William and Rita Manning John and Mary Maroney Laurie Marr and Earl Froats John and Elaine Maxon Mary Mayette s Kimberly McCarthy * Arlene McEwen James and Phyllis McFaddin Lennelle McKinnon s Ester L. McKnight Robert D. McNamara *s Mary Jean (Bonnie) McNichol s Shirley Metcalf Jim and Stevie Michaelson Julie Miller Fay E. Molnar s James and Christine Moulton NBT Bank - Potsdam David and Constance Nelson North Country This Week s Tim and Carol Opdyke s Alan J. and Rita J. Ostrander Lawrence Palmer Richard E. and JoAnne H. Partch s Betty Peckham s James Pecora David and Jean Peggs Duane and Laurean Pelkey Penski, Inc. Stephen and Laura Perry Michael Pinard *s Michael and Barbara Pinkerton s Leon Plumadore *s Evan W. and Janice Poole s Potsdam IGA Vladimir and Marina Privmans Bernard and Pauline Proulx Tom and Carol Pynchon s R.S.I. RooďŹ ng s Avis Ragan s Chantal Rainville * Ramona Ralston s

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Member ($100 - $249) Cont.

Joseph and Helen Randi Rachel Raven * Eileen Raymond and Donna Smith-Raymond Gerald Regan s Arlene Roach *s Teddra Roberts *s Tod Robertson *s Ellen Rocco Geoffrey and Sandra Rogers Lynn Rose *s David and Carol Rourke Philip and Lorene Royce s Bradley Ryan * Kimberly Salton * Arletta Samulak * Timothy and Jill Savage Albert and Gail Schaberg s Roberta Scharf John and Ann Schorge s Debra SchwartďŹ gure * George Seaver s Arthur H. and Patricia M. Sennett Bryan P. Shea Manola D. Sherman Shred Con, Inc. Wally and Tina Siebel s

Terri Simzer *s Smalling Motel South s Susan E.* and Andrew Smith Carla Snell * Linda Stanka * Joseph and Leigh Stark Robert P. Stark Sanford and Ruth Stauffer s Jocelyn Steggert * Patricia Stein s Emmy Stevenson * Frances Stowe William F. Strate Cindy Swinyer *s Richard Taylor Tel, Inc. Melissa M. TenEyck *s Brett and Pamela Thacher Walter and Sherry Theobald Norma Thomas s Carol Thompson * Roger and Mary Jane Thompson s Kenneth and Catherine Thygesen s Tisdel Associates Trackside '21', Inc. James and Maureen Triolo s Trent Trulock and Cynthia Eyler and Emma Amy Tulip * Dennis Tuper s Peter and Patricia Turner Renee Typhair *s Michael and Deborah Valley David and Michelle Van Stockum Laurie Vavra *s Ramaswamy Ishwar Venkatanarayanan Lawrence and Olga Virgil Shirley Washburn Mary Jane Watson Roger and Carolyn Watters Margaret Weitzmann s Julie Welch and Rick Tomlinson Robert N. and Patricia Wells s Alerick Welsh Danielle Wheat * Carolyn M. White s James D. and Sharon I. White s White's Flowers Solange Wiest 17

William Wilcox and Liya Regel s Margaret Wilkinson Darrell J. and Daphna V. Williams s Lee and Elizabeth Williams Maxine Williams s Dr. Charles* Wilson and Maricris* Buluran Natasha Wolpin *s Nancy Wood *s Robert H. and Deany M. Wood WWNY 7 News/Fox 28 Peter and Kathy Wyckoff s Perry H. and Janet Yaw s Terri Young *s Denise Zevos s

Associate (Under $100) Joseph Adams * Mary Aiken Melbern and Grace Aldous Mark and Lynne Allen William and Molly Amoriell Anonymous Patrick and Judy Austin Sanford and Patricia Bacon David and Mabel Baker Frederick Baker Kevin Ball and Ruth E. Baltus

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arissa Castanier is a patient registration clerk who really understands what it’s like to be a patient. At just 22 years old, she’s already undergone six brain surgeries.

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records, and patient registration for primary care, orthopedics, ophthalmology, and OB/GYN. Her coworkers in billing even held a benefit to help her pay off medical bills and travel expenses.

At age 13, Karissa was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer more commonly seen in older men. She’d been experiencing terrible headaches, nausea, dizziness, and “some pretty strange behavior issues.” That diagnosis led to multiple surgeries – to extract the tumor, remove scar tissue, place a shunt, and then handle subsequent complications. She spent a lot of time traveling back and forth to Burlington and then to Syracuse for the neurosurgery specialists not available here.

“Things are much better now. I’m officially in remission,” she smiles. “No surgeries in the past two years!” She works full time and also helps care for a woman with Alzheimer’s disease. Along the way she married her high school sweetheart, and purchased a house. “I’m just normal,” she says, “no special treatment, though I do still have bad headaches. I just try to keep smiling, and keep going.”

Karissa’s goal is to become a nurse. “My nurses were so awesome. I would really love to do that, though it’s hard for me to commit to the time and expense of nursing school right now, after all I’ve been through.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about my future.”

At the same time, she tells me, it felt like she had “the whole Canton-Potsdam Hospital family” pulling for her here at home. Karissa’s Mom and another family member work at the hospital, and several different physicians, PA’s, and Nurse Practitioners were all directly involved in her care.

One thing is not uncertain. Karissa’s brain, and heart, are definitely in the right place.

Two days before her 18th birthday, Karissa applied to become a hospital employee herself.

Since then, she’s worked in billing, medical

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The Linda Richards Society L

inda Richards, America’s first nurse, was born in West Potsdam in 1841.

She was one of five students enrolled in the first nurse-training program at New England Hospital for Women and Children. They worked 16 hours a day, and slept in the wards along with their patients. Pay was $1 per week, with 3 hours time off every 14 days. Linda was the only student to complete the program, and in 1873 she received the first nursing diploma issued in the United States. Miss Richards went on to devote her life to serving others, as a nurse and nursing teacher.

In her honor, our Foundation created the Linda Richards Society, which recognizes those who help others through their annual gifts to our Hospital.

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equests from Henry Foster and Gilbert French created in our Hospital in 1920, and today bequests continue to help us move forward. In 2013 we were honored to receive a bequest from long-time Russell resident, friend, and donor Irene Jenne. In 2013 we were also pleased to dedicate the Helen Snell Cheel Medical Campus, in recognition of the largest bequest in our Hospital’s history.

Bequests are added to our Hospital’s long-term investments, where they help secure the future of our Hospital and the health of our community.

Our goal is to protect the original bequests, and never spend those gifts.

Meanwhile, earnings from the investments help cover our Foundation’s operating expenses, and the funds themselves have been used as collateral for financing recent major projects.

A bequest is truly the “last, best way” to demonstrate your values. We invite you to contact the Foundation for more information about including the Foundation in your own will or estate plan.

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Ways to Give

Where the Money Goes

Outright Gifts:

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The Annual Fund

If a donor places restrictions on their gift, for specific departments or services within the Hospital, it goes directly to the Hospital for budget items that fit the donor restrictions - like new equipment, technology, or physical renovations.

For example, a gift restricted for our Obstetrics Unit might be used toward purchase a new infant warmer, while a gift restricted for our inpatient medical/surgical floors might purchase new patient beds.

e do not use contributions to cover the Hospital’s dayto-day operating expenses.

Cash, check, stock, credit card, or online gifts are gratefully accepted. These gifts immediately “go to work” for the Hospital. (also called the Linda Richards Society) supports the purchase of new equipment and the expansion of programs and services.

Members of the Linda Richards Society are included in this annual report and on a donor list near the main entrance to the Hospital.

Memorial Gifts

are a unique way you can honor the memory of a special person. Those for whom we have received more than $100 in memorial donations are permanently listed in a display near the main entrance to the Hospital.

Gifts of Gratitude are a special way to say “thank you” to a physician, nurse, or other health care provider, for taking care of you or a loved one.

We’ll be sure to let the honoree know about your thoughtful donation!

If a donor makes an unrestricted gift, 75% of the gift is used for whatever capital budget items (equipment or projects) are most needed by the Hospital. The remaining 25% is added to the Foundation’s long-term investments, which now total about $13 million.

Many companies match charitable gifts made by employees, retirees, and directors. We encourage you to enquire whether your company matches gifts.

Bequests and other “planned gifts” are also added to our long-term investments. Invested prudently, and managed carefully, our investment funds provide substantial, consistent, and permanent funds to the Hospital, without ever becoming depleted. Our policy and practice is to hold those gifts in perpetuity; meaning the principal remains intact, while a very small percentage is used to cover the Foundation’s expenses.

Special Gifts: Individuals making their first gift of $2,000 or more may choose to have an engraved brick added to our healing garden. Gifts of $25,000 or more may be recognized by naming a specific hospital room, department, or service, as appropriate.

Planned Gifts:

Any gift that you decide to give now, but that we do not actually receive until some time in the future, is a “planned gift.” The simplest to make, and by far the most common, is a bequest in your will.

In recent years we have “put our invested funds to work” by using them as collateral on major projects – including renovations at EJ Noble in Canton, and the purchase, renovation, and addition to the former St. Mary’s School building in Potsdam, now named the Cheel Medical Campus.

Other types of planned or deferred gifts may give you special income and/or tax advantages. They can play a valuable role in strengthening your own long-term financial health, while enabling you to leave a lasting legacy that would perhaps not otherwise be affordable. We would be happy to work with you and your attorney or financial advisor on a gift from your IRA, a charitable gift annuity, trust, or gift of life insurance.

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Max Fobare 22

s the owner of Fobare’s Ambulette Service, Max Fobare spent 30 years transporting countless patients for medical tests, appointments, and treatments. He was not, however, so great about taking care of his own health.

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provided me with a free blood pressure monitor and a scale to take home. I didn’t know a hospital would do that! All the people at CPH were wonderful: the nurses, housekeepers, kitchen staff, everyone. I even thought the food was excellent.”

“I didn’t feel very good for a while,” he tells me.

“Actually, it was four or five years. But you know how men are: we do not like going to the doctor.” Finally, he did go see a physician (not affiliated with CantonPotsdam Hospital) near his home in Moira. “He put me on prednisone and I had quite a reaction to it. I gained 26 pounds of fluid in two weeks. He told me to go to the Emergency Room, and that’s when I decided it was time to come to Canton-Potsdam Hospital.”

For the past two months, Max’s CPH case manager has been checking in with him periodically. Max reports that he hasn’t felt this good in years. He’s taking new medications, sleeping better, and has lost 35 pounds since his hospitalization. His energy is back, which is important, because he’s busy playing percussion and pedal steel guitar in a local band. “Being a percussionist is like being a graduate of the Dale Carnegie course,” he tells me. “It builds confidence, draws a lot of attention, and it’s a great way to win friends and influence people.”

Max was admitted, and spent a few days in the hospital. He was severely anemic, and had a massive blood transfusion. He also went through a battery of tests and was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure.

Max has three grown children – all accomplished musicians themselves. And he has a wide circle of friends from his church and his band. “God has blessed me richly,” he tells me. “And now it’s like I have a whole new start. I’m just so grateful to CPH for helping me to feel like myself again.”

Because of that diagnosis, Max was enrolled in the hospital’s Chronic Disease Management Program.

He met with a case manager, and got set up to see a physician for follow-up after his discharge. “They

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Strawberry, Behavioral Health Services

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Naomi Balukjian Dawn Banker Peggy Barr Gordon B. and Katharine Batson s James and Gail Baxter D. Anthony Beane Shirley Belgarde s Joyce Bell Julia A. Best Richard and Linnie Bicknell s Gail Bisonette s Blackbird Cafe Robert and Susan Blewett Gordon and Marilyn Bohl Chuck and Sue Bolesh s Lenore Bovay s Brittany Bradish * Walter Brady and Virginia Stats James and Laurell Brault Ronald Bretsch Joseph and Alberta Briggs s Robert and Ann Bronson Virginia Bullis Herbert V. and Agnes Bullock s Randy and Shirley Burge Randy and Linda Burke Duane and Carol Burnap

Rich and Kathy Burns s C & S Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Katherine Calcagno * David and Marcia Campbell Canton-Potsdam Hospital Maintenance Staff James and Susan Carl s Edna R. Caron Leonard and Lynda Carvel s Patrick W. and Nancy Casey Eileen Chaffee * Ronald W. and Holly Chorba Richard Christy s Cives Steel Company Richard and Elizabeth Clark s Kenneth Cole Robert and Dorothy Cole s Steve and Suellan Collins s Andrew and Kathy Connelly Derry and Mardee Cooke s Anthony and Kerrie Cooper Emilie Coots Donna Corp Ted and Verlee Coviello Anita Crowe Rose Crupi Madeleine Cummings s Charles Cunha Thomas and Bjorg Cunningham Albert S. and Marie Paule Dalbec Meg Davis Vonda Davis * Charles and Susan Dean Sharon Delosh Constance Deno Marilyn Deon Bhavik and Sonia Desai Renee Desgrosiellier * Erin Devine * Barbara Dodds s James R. and Pat Donnelly Jacqueline Dow * Joshua and Anne Drake Cheryl Durant Connie H. Dygert s Jean Dyke s Marvin and Marga Edwards Baker and Dorothy Elliott s Richard and Rosanna Ellis 24

Irene Enslow Mary Enslow Eric Mower & Associates J. Mark Erickson Joe and Joan Fadden Lee and Ellen* Farrington Jenessa Fenton * Teresa Fenton Tony and Sarah Fiacco s First Niagara Bank Steven and Nancy Fletcher Janet J. Flight Hector and Joanne Foisy Tammy Foote * Katherine Forbes Lisa Ford Mark and Karen Franke Kendall Frawley Friends of the Potsdam Public Library Mike and Pat Furgal s G.A. Braun, Inc. Daniel and Robin Gagliardi Gary and Ellen Galo s James and Terri Ganter Gloria Garlough Neil and Alma Garner Edward and Jackie Gauthier Robert and Sue Gibbs Lyndon A. and Carolyn Gibson Goldens Carpet Cleaning Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gonyea, Jr. Betty Goodrow GoodSearch

Jeremy Huto, Environmental Services

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Ronald and Sharon Gotham Harold and Patricia Granger s William S. and Mary A. Grant s Angela Gray Bettye Green Janet Green s Ben and Rita Gruda Leslie Hall * Robin Hall * Margaret Hallahan (D) Donald Hamele Barbara Hance s Evan and Connie Harper Jon and Patricia Harrington Sidney and Linda Harrison Constance Hatch Mary H. Hawes Patricia Hayden William and Crystal Hayman Jon and Cheryl Hazen David Heidenreich s Lenore Hennessey s John and Linda Henry Kathleen Hepburn Alan Hersker Eva Hibbard Richard and Helen Hilts s Kelly Hitchman-Bush Patricia A. Horan Eileen Horton Steven and Jody Horwitz Gerald P. and Shirley Hourihan s Leslie Howard Larry and Joanne Hudson Roveletta Huiatt s Charles and Lila Hunnewell Charles and Rosalie Hunter William Huto David Hyde Marilyn Hyde J.S. Cinemas William Jemison and Elisabeth Chapman Robert and Nadine Jennings Laurie Jerome * Richard and Carolyn Johnson Nancy F. Johnston s

Mark and Jill Josephs s Just the Right Stuff, Inc. Elizabeth Kepes and Thomas Van de Water s Richard and Donna Kimball s Walter and Carol Ann Kissam s Stacy Klock * Stephen and Lianne Knight Daniel and Denise Koser s Lou Ann Lange-Geise Larry and Linda LaParr Fred and Margie LaPoint s Katherine LaShomb Kenneth and Laura Lavigne Gary Lawrence John and Rita Lawrence s

Rhea McDonald, Physican Practice Management Leon W. and Penelope LeBeau Michael J. LeCuyer *s Frank Lenney Donald and Darlene Leonard s Jan E. Lightfoot Feng-Bor and Meilee Lin Randy and Amber Lindsey Steven and Sandra Livernois John and Sue Loope Boris Loushin and Eugenia Tsarov s Judy Lowell s Martin and Christa Lyon Brian and Linda MacDougall Douglas and Linda MacQueen 25

Marilyn Mallette Thomas Manning Christopher and Emily Marquart Edwin and Patricia Marsh Joe and Teddi Marsh Shelley Mason Gary and Lise Master Katherine Mastro * Jodie Matice * Thomas and Susan Matthews s Donna Matthys Ramona McCurdy s Gordon and Janice McDonald Kathleen D. McDonald s George and Janet McFarland Patrick and Jean McGuire Matthew and Nancy McKinley s William and Dorothy Mein Phyllis Merkley Ron and Janice Meshurel s Donald and Susan Mesibov Richard J. Miller s William and Thelma Miller s Steven and Michaelene Milo Therese Miner Rosemary Misiaszek s John Mitchell Momot Elementary School James and Joyce Monroe Dick and Peggy Mooers s Janet Moore s Marie Moore * Robert E. and Donna Moore Mary Ellen Morgan Sharon Morgan * Cynthia Morin s Floyd and Ella Morter s Richard* and Kelly* Mundy s Joseph and Patricia Murphy Ruth Murray James and Virginia Myers s Philip Neisser and Eudora Watson Deborah Nikkari Robert and Susan Northrop Shirley S. Norton s Carolyn O'Connor s Isabel O'Hanlon s John and Susan Omohundro s

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Our Guilds

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e are “doubly fortunate” to have two Hospital Guilds working on our behalf: the Potsdam Hospital Guild, which was established in the 1930’s, and the Edward John Noble Guild, which was established in Canton in the 1950’s. From the earliest days, when Guild members sewed bed linens and bandages, they have been an integral part of our organization.

E.J. Noble Guild volunteers devoted hundreds of hours to the creation of a beautiful butterfly garden at the E.J. Noble Building In Canton.

Each Guild conducts its own fund-raising and community outreach – ranging from soup lunches and holiday bazaars, to running the Hospital Gift Shop. The two Guilds work together on an annual golf tournament.

Together, the two Hospital Guilds contribute more than $100,000 per year to our Hospital Foundation. Their contributions are used to purchase medical equipment and add services to benefit our patients, with special emphasis on projects that serve women and children. In recent years the Guilds have funded digital mammography, neonatal monitors and infant warmers, and numerous other projects, including sizeable gifts for our Center for Cancer Care, and the addition at the EJ Noble Building in Canton.

Congratulations to Eileen Horton, Volunteer Extraordinaire, for receiving the President's Call to Service Award for her over 4,000 hours of lifetime service to the Potsdam Guild Gift Shop.

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Amanda Reynolds, Pharmacy

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Rose Orologio *s Nancy E. Orologio Besaw s Hildegard Pahler Carl Palmisano * Frank and Jen Palumbo Natalie Panshin and Erika Barthelmess Tim and Terry Phalon Dr. Flos Piit * Janet Pike Ellen Planty Potsdam Boys Soccer Mark and Linda Powers L. Puccia and Company Hannah Puglia * Michael and Susan Putnam Elbridge and Joan Randall Robert B. and Kathryn A. Raymo Janis Reetz Kevin and Annette Regan Nancy Rehse Sigrid S. Reichert s Dale L. and Christine Rexford Maureen Richardson Bryan Ringo s Robert Ritter Patricia Roach Kurtis and Pamela Rook Sharon Rosenbarker

George and Terry Rossi Ashley Rovito * Elizabeth Rush Edmund and Kay Russell Save-A-Lot Vern and Janet Sawyer Nicholas Scelzi Scott's Auto Center Alan and Janice Searleman s SEFA - Anonymous Merrill and Deborah Sharpe Phyllis Shimmel Donald Shoen s Robert M. Shurtleff Eric and Jeanette Siegel Judy Simon and Daniel W. Koon Leo and Karin Stephan Simone Harvey and Mary Lynn Smith Kimberly Smith * Richard and Mary Snell s Barbara Spencer s Rex and Sally Spicer s Kim Staires Malcolm and Mary Starks Richard and Doris Stephan s Irmgard Stephan and Karin Simone s Matthew and Dawn Stetz Sue Stubbs Shankar and Jane Subramanian s Jerry and Nancy Sullivan Sunfeather Herbal Soap Company Syracuse Medical Equipment Repair Kimberly Tabor Darcy L. Taylor * John F.and Kathy A. Taylor s Kimberly Taylor * Loren and Linda Taylor Joseph Tebo s Josef and Barbara teRiele s Mary Theisen s Carolyn Thew s Mary Jean Thomaris s Kathleen Thomas Orin and Bonnie Thomas Robert and Margaret Thomas Jessica Thompson * Stephen and Pamela Todd Melvin and Sandy Tomalty s 28

Donald Tompkins s Frank Torti * Earle and Tamara Travis Nancy F. Tuttle Tracy Tuttle USCBP Port of Ogdensburg Lawrence and Joan Varney Christine Versteeg Ronald L. Villnave James and Judith Wallace s Carol-Ann Warner Stephen and Linda Watrous James Watson (D) Paul and Barbara Watson Susan T. Watson Bill and Lorna Webb s Carla Weegar Doug Welch and Virginia Storey-Welch David and Jane Wells Kenneth and Martha West Elaine White Shirley Whiteford Maureen Wierzbicki Neil and Linda Willmart Diane M. Wilson s Jerome Wilson Tanya Wilson * Dan Wilson and Claudette VanEss Ingrid Wimmer Shirley Woodman Ruth Yates Toby V. and JoAnn W. Zenger s Petr and Radmila Zuman s *=Employee ♌=Donor for 10 consecutive years (D)=Deceased

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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation Board of Directors 2014 Ginger Akin Joseph Fitzsimons Scott Goldie Angela Gray Owen Halloran Renee Holsen Stacey Howlett, Secretary William Kirchgasser, Vice Chair David Kirwan Julie Kuenzler Stephen Putman, Chair William Putnam Penelope Rattan Richard VanLeuven, Treasurer Lowell Warner Brooks Washburn Joyce Yianoukos Foundation Staff Barbara Burcume, Annual Giving Coordinator Laura Cordts, Executive Director

Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation 50 Leroy Street Potsdam, NY 13676 www.cphospital.org