BRYANLGH FOUNDATION
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Growth in commitment
They give of time, talent and treasure “The first response from people when asked to charitably support BryanLGH often is, ‘What are the physicians doing?’,” says Bob Ravenscroft, Vice President for Advancement. In today’s health care environment, physicians understand it is increasingly difficult to stay on the cutting edge with technology, to implement new programs to improve services or deliver care to patients who have little ability to pay. Patients want the best care possible for themselves and their families, while the community expects locally owned health systems like BryanLGH to meet all community health care needs. Meeting such expectations calls for commitments of time and talent, as well as treasure. Lincoln Radiology was not the only physician group to support the BryanLGH Foundation this year, and its radiologists were not the only doctors to make personal charitable gifts
Dr. Doug Winjum is president of Lincoln Radiology, which includes Drs. Donald Breit, Jason Cassidy, Janet Matthes, Jeffrey Matthes, Juris Purins and Eric Williams.
to BryanLGH. However, Lincoln Radiology certainly epitomizes what generosity and service look like. In partnership with Lincoln Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates, Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties and Lincoln Radiology, BryanLGH offered a free lung cancer screening program in November. Recent research in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated low-dose
CT scans can reduce the mortality rate of lung cancer patients by 20 percent, so our local study invited participants ages 50-75 who had significant smoking histories. The response was overwhelming and required hundreds of screenings to be read — services donated by Lincoln Radiology. Their efforts, along with BryanLGH cardiothoracic surgeon Richard Thompson, MD, and other partners,
truly saved lives. Then, BryanLGH President and Chief Operating Officer John Woodrich approached Doug Winjum, MD, of Lincoln Radiology about the Fine Line campaign to advance behavioral health services at BryanLGH. “I told him I’d bring it back to the group for our next monthly meeting. We determined supporting this campaign would have a positive impact for a specific population of people who are struggling and hopefully can get back on their feet,” says Dr. Winjum. “To participate in this campaign was really an easy decision for us.” The group’s $50,000 gift came early in the Fine Line campaign. It was a wonderful addition to the campaign and was indeed a catalyst that influenced others’ plans. BryanLGH and our patients are served not only by the skill of our medical staff, but also through their volunteer service and generosity.