Connections Spring/Summer 2015

NEWS FROM ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL

AND MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

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SUMMER 2015

Transforming the Future Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Special Issue The Sit Down with Jennifer and David Graf • Meet Steven Brower, MD • Faces of Philanthropy

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S P E C I A L I S S U E Nearly 200 friends and benefactors joined the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation at the Estates at Alpine at the former Frick Estate on June 1, 2015 for a very special announcement – the public phase of Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a $50 million Capital Campaign that will profoundly impact the landscape of care available in our region. The Campaign is already more than halfway to its goal, with more than $25 million in gifts and pledges from Trustees, physicians, community members and friends.

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6. Making an Impact

ransforming the Future is already improving the healthcare T experience for families in our region.

8. The Sit Down: David and Jennifer Graf

Delivering integrative medicine programs to all EHMC patients.

10. Welcome Steven Brower, MD EHMC names new Medical Director of the Cancer

Treatment and Wellness Center.

12. Faces of Philanthropy Get to know the generous donors whose support impacts

the lives of so many at EHMC.

16. 125th Anniversary: Pictorial Reflection

For 125 years, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has provided compassionate care in a humanistic environment to the people of New Jersey and beyond.

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CONNECTIONS – SUMMER 2015 EDITORIAL STAFF Debra Albanese Executive Vice President 201.894.3497 debra.albanese@ehmchealth.org

Todd Brooks Executive Director 201.894.3004 todd.brooks@ehmchealth.org

Sandra Sgambati Manager, Donor Relations and Communications 201.894.3386 sandra.sgambati@ehmchealth.org

ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has delivered the highest quality healthcare to the community for 125 years. Established in 1995 as a separate 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, the Foundation raises private funds to further the Medical Center’s vision to become the regional leader in providing state-of-theart compassionate care in a humanistic environment to the community it serves.

LETTER

from the Chairman This year, EHMC is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Certainly, we have come a long way since our humble beginnings – a wooden structure with just 12 beds – and by way of Transforming the Future, we stand poised to reach new, bolder heights. In the not too distant future, we will complete construction of our brand new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, where worldrenowned experts will seamlessly fuse state-of-the-art technology and compassion to deliver a patient experience unlike any other – close to home, because that matters.

Dear Friend,

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recently came across an interesting quote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive…but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin was certainly on to something – change is essential to progress and nowhere is that more important than in medicine.

Just a few short weeks ago, the EHMC Foundation announced the public phase of Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a new $50 million Capital Campaign that will revolutionize healthcare in our region.

Thanks to steadfast support from our Boards of Trustees and most loyal friends and benefactors, the Campaign has raised over $25 million. That’s more than halfway to our goal, and I know that I will be able to count on our Medical Center’s extended network of supporters to help move us closer to the finish line.

I invite you to learn more about our Capital Campaign in the following pages of this special edition of Connections.

You will meet leaders in our community who have pledged their commitment to Transforming the Future and learn more about exciting new additions at EHMC that are already making a profound impact on patient care.

Change is coming in a big way to your Medical Center. Your support can help make that change the greatest in our history.

With all best wishes,

Jay C. Nadel Chairman, Board of Trustees Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation

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Transforming the Future The 125-year history of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is a tale of compassionate care supported by bold innovation.

Founded to serve the Village of Englewood, with 12 beds in a 1,300-square-foot wooden structure, the tiny hospital treated 70 patients in 1890. Last year, 900 attending physicians and 2,900 staff members, buoyed by 600 volunteers and the leadership of 63 trustees, provided superior care to more patients than in any year of our 125 year history. The Emergency Care Center expertly handled more than 47,800 visits. Capacity is only part of the EHMC story. Today, the fully accredited 520bed acute care community teaching hospital stands as a national leader in quality, safety and satisfaction, and was the only hospital in Bergen County to be named a “Top Hospital”

by The Leapfrog Group in 2014.

It has taken vision, dedication and extraordinary teamwork to position EHMC at the forefront of medical care across the region. Now, EHMC stands at the threshold of another bold transformation.

Specifically, the $50 million Campaign will provide funds to meet critical needs, including construction of a new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center and expansion and modernization of the Family Birth Place.

The EHMC Foundation launched Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center to provide essential funds to dramatically improve the critical areas of cancer care and maternity, as well as to engineer major upgrades across the campus.

“Our leadership team took a bold and deliberate step,” says Warren Geller, President and CEO. “We are confronting the medical challenges facing our communities head on with a strategic plan that expands our ability to anticipate and address the changing healthcare needs of the region.”

Cancer incidence in the U.S. will increase by

45% over the next 20 years.

(American Cancer Society)

The Coe Radiation Oncology Center opened in July 2014, and is equipped with two cutting-edge Varian TrueBeamTM 2.0 radiotherapy systems. EHMC has also a 3 Tesla MRI scanner, which delivers higher quality images and faster results for imaging patients.

At EHMC, outpatient cancer services have increased more than 80% in four years.

The Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center The new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center at EHMC will give patients and caregivers access to everything they need in one location.

This modern, 180,000 square foot space will house the latest technologies to better serve our patients. State-ofthe-art services developed for all phases of cancer will be provided to ensure a continuum of care.

The Medical Center’s nationally recognized “gold standard” cancer treatment model, developed by EHMC’s Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center team, will provide the roadmap by which EHMC’s growing cancer program will ensure access and best outcomes for every patient. EHMC is also recruiting the best and brightest physicians in the field so that the Medical Center remains at the forefront of cancer care expertise.

To meet unprecedented demand, the Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center will double the size of the Breast Center, significantly expand the Infusion Center, add five surgical suites and expand physician and clinical space to accommodate important research and clinical trials.

Cancer rates are

10x higher for people 65+.

The Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center model:

“EHMC is always growing Rapid, same-day diagnosis. to meet the needs of the community A personalized treatment plan managed daily and bringing in the by a multidisciplinary team. best of the best,” says Jacquie All-digital imaging, dedicated breast MRI, Lebowitz, who molecular breast imagery, stereotactic biopsy is both a cancer and high-resolution ultrasound. survivor and a volunteer with the Foundation Ongoing access to on-site genetic Office. “I need a Medical counseling, clinical trials and Center that is up on everynational research protocols. thing, that has personnel who are willing to work to get you where you need to be. This Medical Center has all of that,” she says, adding, “I cannot say enough about the Infusion Center staff. They are supportive, caring and helpful.”

Ms. Lebowitz was so inspired that she pledged her support to the Transforming the Future Campaign.

Her generosity will name the Cancer Care Companions (3 C’s) program, which will provide navigation services for oncology patients.

Experienced advisors will help guide them through the cancer treatment process.

“The complexity of cancer care demands integrated teams all utilizing the most advanced technologies and

“EHMC is always growing to meet the needs of the community and bringing in the best of the best.”

— Jacquie Lebowitz

Over the next five years, more than

100,000 people will seek cancer treatment here, a 90% increase in EHMC’s total cancer caseload.

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techniques,” says Mr. Geller, “so we are proactively organizing all of our expertise literally under one roof. That serves two purposes. First, it enhances communications and teamwork, which improves patient outcomes. Second, it improves the experience for patients and their families. They will see the same familiar, trusted faces and the same welcoming, comfortable spaces, throughout their treatment.”

“The complexity of cancer care demands integrated teams all utilizing the most advanced technologies and techniques.”

— Warren Geller, President and CEO

The New Family Birth Place “The Family Birth Place is the most beautiful birthing center I have ever seen.

Having our grandson born there made it a truly remarkable experience,” says Marty Zaikov of Alpine, N.J. His wife, Lynne, delivered all three of their children at EHMC, and six of their grandchildren were delivered here, as well. “All the children have been back for normal visits and illnesses. Regardless why we come in, the people here make you feel like you are at home,” says Mr. Zaikov, who serves on the EHMC Foundation Board of Trustees. “The Medical Center itself is an inspiring place to the community.

We are happy to support an institution where so many wonderful things have happened for our family.”

Despite a nationwide decrease in births, demand for EHMC’s maternity care has increased steadily, due to the Medical Center’s reputation for high quality, humanistic care. To accommodate that demand, and to ensure that new parents and their babies receive a birthing experience as close to perfect as possible, EHMC is renovating and expanding the Family Birth Place. The new facility features large, new labor and delivery rooms, modern postpartum rooms, NICU infant stations, whirlpool tubs for hydrotherapy, antepartum rooms for monitoring of high-risk cases, two operating rooms for planned or emergency C-sections and more.

“The Family Birth Place at EHMC is consistently ranked among the top medical centers in the nation for maternity care, and the extraordinary nursing staff has continually achieved Magnet® status for more than a

“The Family Birth Place is the most beautiful birthing center I have ever seen.”

— Marty Zaikov

5-Star rating for 11 consecutive years.

Top 5% nationwide for maternity care Maternity Care Excellence Award™

decade,” says Mr. Geller. “The recently completed modernization provides families with an atmosphere that matches the extraordinary care they have come to expect from the awardwinning birthing program.”

Steven Jerome, president and owner of Bronx-based Monroe College, and his wife, Leslie, who oversees the school’s New Rochelle operation, have been philanthropic partners of the EHMC Foundation for nearly a decade, supporting both the Emergency Care Center and the Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

“We have an opportunity now to transform the future.

There is no turning back.”

steps to ensure that EHMC remains at the forefront of medical care for the people of our region,” says Mr. Geller.

“We are bringing in the best technology and recruiting the next generation of clinical experts to care for our patients close to home.”

“Traditionally,” he continues, “one would raise the money and then start building, but we could not wait. The need in our community was too pressing. We have an opportunity now to transform the future. There is no turning back. Today, we invite the entire Englewood Hospital and Medical Center community to join us in this bold and necessary step by supporting Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.”

“We find great comfort in knowing our contribution helps support an irreplaceable resource in our neighborhood.”

— Leslie Jerome

— Warren Geller, President and CEO

“We find great comfort in knowing our contribution helps support an irreplaceable resource in our neighborhood,” says Mrs. Jerome. “We have a big family with an older mother, children and grandchildren. Knowing the money we give to the Foundation helps ensure top quality care brings peace of mind that cannot be measured.”

“As the healthcare environment changes around us, we have taken

Magnet™ status is the highest recognition for nursing excellence given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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Making an Impact Many of the projects funded by Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center are well under way. Some, including the modernized Family Birth Place, are already improving the healthcare experience for families in our region.

NEW SURGICAL SUITES Five new inpatient surgical suites will feature the latest clinical technology.

INFUSION CENTER The Infusion Center will be modernized and expanded for a better and more convenient patient experience.

BREAST CARE CENTER

NEW MAIN ENTRANCE A complete redesign of the main entry driveway will improve traffic flow and convenience for patients and their families.

FAMILY BIRTH PLACE The beautiful, new state-ofthe-art setting of the Family Birth Place accommodates the growing demands of our community and reflects our award-winning clinical care.

Doubling the size and improving the overall design of The Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center enabling us to serve the growing needs of our community.

RADIATION THERAPY VAULTS The Coe Radiation Oncology Center has been equipped with three new radiation vaults.

THE SIT

with David and Jennifer Graf Philanthropic Partners

Q for 2: 1. Pastimes?

Dave: I play golf. We like vacations.

Jen: Yoga, meditation, boxing.

2. Favorite Vacation Destination: Both: Twin Farms, Vermont.

3. Your go-to musicians?

Dave: Jerry Garcia Jen: Sting 4. Reading material on your nightstand?

Jen: Manifesto For A New Medicine

by Dr. James Gordon Dave: The sports page.

EHMC Foundation Trustee David Graf serves as Board Secretary, Chair of the Special Events Committee and Vice Chairman of the Capital Campaign. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Jennifer Graf serves as Chair of the Benefit Committee and Chair of the Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM) Advisory Board. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Tenafly and leads stress management programs within the CIM. Together, they are partnering with EHMC to support integrative medicine.

C: How did you first get involved with EHMC? Dave: It started nine years ago. Jen and I grew up in Bergen County, so we each had a long familiarity with the Medical Center. We were looking for a way to contribute to the community and decided that helping EHMC would allow us to make a difference we could see.

Jen: I learned about what was then called the Center for Integrative Healing at EHMC. I wanted more people to know about the services available and decided to start hosting fundraisers, which have been more successful with each passing year.

C: You chose to take the lead early on and support Transforming the Future. Why? Dave: We had the opportunity to make a significant gift to the Medical Center’s Capital Campaign 8

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and to name the Center for Integrative Medicine, something we believe in and are happy to support.

Jen: We were grateful to be asked. For me, it is a dream come true to join with the Medical Center in supporting a program that provides acupuncture, reiki, functional medicine, massage, yoga and more to patients, their families and the community.

C: During the CIM planning process, you helped by researching other, similar programs. What makes the EHMC program unique?

Jen: We studied best practices at the Mayo Clinic, Duke University and a few others. What makes our Center exciting is that it is integrative medicine actually integrated into the Medical Center, not off campus like many others. We have 4,000 square feet of beautiful space that will be an oasis, housed within the new Cancer Treatment

and Wellness Center. That will make it easy for patients and family members to walk from the Infusion Center to the CIM to get a massage and for the doctors and nurses to take care of themselves, as well. Care for caregivers is very important; nurses and doctors need to take care of themselves so they can take care of the patients.

C: What does it mean to play such an important role in helping transform your community’s Medical Center?

Jen: I am grateful that we are able to give the way we do.

We appreciate the platform the Medical Center has given us to speak about the importance of integrative medicine. It also enhances our relationship.

On top of being married and having kids, we have this project, this commitment together, and that really fortifies our marriage.

Dave: I remember 45 years ago, this Medical Center was the opposite of what it is today. The service, the caring, it is night and day. The Medical Center leadership is really unbelievable. The energy, commitment and integrity are all evident everywhere you look. Everyone is committed to making a great hospital. Frankly, why would we put our money somewhere if we were not proud of the product that they put out?

C: Is there a secret to being an effective Campaign ambassador?

Dave: We think it is important to share the value of this Medical Center with our friends, who are also community members and have a stake in the quality of life here; they should see the value we see.

Jen: We also entertain a lot. We throw a good party.

C: Did you know each other growing up here or did you meet somewhere else and come home?

Jen: I grew up in Teaneck and Dave grew up in Englewood. We met at a continuing education program in New York City. And here we are. It has been 18 years. We now have two daughters.

Amanda is 13 and Caroline is 10.

C: Dave, you have a reputation for always thinking outside the box. Where did that all begin?

Dave: Over the years, I have found myself opting for the road less travelled; the ‘traditional route’ was never for me. At 24, I knocked on the door of the largest entertainment marketing company in LA, having no experience in the field. They gave me a shot and I took off, ultimately having full oversight of all sales. Our claim to fame was placing Reese’s Pieces in E.T. and Ray Ban sunglasses on Tom Cruise in Risky Business. As we say in golf, it is not how you drive, it is how you arrive.

C: Do you feel you have learned anything through this process?

Dave: Through this relationship, Jen has had the opportunity to see something she deeply believes in become a reality. So, my advice to any friend would be to take your involvement in a hospital or any philanthropic endeavor and make it more than writing a check. Make it into something you can feel ownership of, that you feel part of.

Jen: Find a way to add your expertise to your contribution. You will find you are making a real difference in your community and in yourself.

We were looking for a way to contribute to the community and decided that helping EHMC would allow us to make a difference we could see.

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“We have all the pillars of extraordinary cancer care.”

EHMC Names Steven Brower, MD Medical Director of the Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center

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he Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Board of Trustees named Steven Brower, MD, FACS, Medical Director of the new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center and Chief of Surgical Oncology/Liver, Pancreas, Biliary Surgery at EHMC. “My professional career, for a number of decades, has been dedicated to taking care of cancer patients,” says Dr. Brower. “I was immediately drawn to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center because of their commitment to improving the lives of these patients.

The culture of caring at EHMC is pervasive through the senior leadership to every aspect of the Medical Center.

The extraordinary steps the Boards have taken to distinguish cancer treatment in this region allows someone like me to commit myself to developing the highest acuity programs for cancer, balanced by my experience and my compassion for our patients.”

Dr. Brower sees in his new role a direct responsibility to the people of our region. “As Medical Director of this Cancer Center, I need to ensure that the citizens of this region can be cared for by doctors with the highest degree of oncology physician training, expertise

and experience,” he says. “Where cancer expertise does not currently exist at EHMC, we will attract the most expertly trained, compassionate doctors, nurses and ancillary oncology workers to create teams committed to having outcomes rivaling that of any major cancer program.

“That means recruiting individuals who have been trained in the most formidable cancer centers, who bring to the table minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, the most extraordinary radiation treatments, biologic therapy, immunotherapy, combination chemotherapy, growth factors and more. We will develop technology in our operating rooms, diagnostics and radiation therapy.

We will protect patients from the side effects of treatments. We will use informatics and data to drive positive outcomes. Finally, we will participate in every important accreditation for a cancer center.”

Throughout his surgical career caring for thousands of cancer patients, Dr. Brower has drawn inspiration from the community of cancer survivors.

“These incredibly heroic patients and their families go through treatment and commit to clinical research that will benefit future patients, even if, in some cases, it does not directly ensure

their own success. So I say to myself ‘If patients can be that heroic and committed to curing this disease, I am honored to play even a small part in it.’”

Dr. Brower and his wife, Marianne, a health care designer and nurse committed to home design for an aging population, have two sons. On weekends, the family can often be found biking along Route 9W. Dr. Brower is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also received his MD. He completed his residency in general surgery at Boston University, followed by fellowships with the Lahey Clinic Medical Center National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Department of Surgical Oncology and Laboratory of Biochemistry and the American Cancer Society Department of Surgical Oncology, Boston University Medical Center. He was previously Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery and Professor of Surgery and Oncology, at Beth Israel Medical Center; Chief of Surgical Oncology and Director of Strategic Planning and Extramural Affairs at Continuum Cancer Centers of New York; and Chairman of the Cancer Committee, Integrated Cancer Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel/ St. Luke’s-Roosevelt. In addition, he was the former Director of the Anderson Cancer Institute, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar and Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, Ga.

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IN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CARE CENTER Troy Gregory Troy Gregory, President and CEO of System One, may be more familiar with the EHMC Emergency Care Center than he is with the lobby. “My teenaged daughter came home from camp suffering from leaking appendicitis,” he says. “The staff rushed us from the E.D. into surgery. It was really scary, but she was fine. When she came out of the anesthesia, she was very emotional, crying, and the nurses knew just how to comfort her.”

Mr. Gregory has also brought his son, a Type I diabetic, through the E.D. to treat falling blood sugar. “I am always impressed with the intimacy of the Medical Center, how quick they are to respond,” he says. The care he has witnessed inspired him to make a generous pledge to the construction of the Emergency Care Center, and he recently renewed his commitment to the Medical Center with a gift to Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

As a staffing industry leader, Mr. Gregory understands the importance of putting the best people in the right positions. “We refer a lot of people to the Medical Center,” he says. “And everyone comes back saying, ‘Wow! The doctors were great. The nurses were great.’ Having a place like EHMC nearby, not just for me and my family, but for other people in the same situation, is a big comfort.”

BOTH SIDES OF THE DESK Jill Morrison, MD Jill Morrison, MD, has been providing oncology care to patients at EHMC since 1997, so little about EHMC should surprise her.

Yet, last year, when her husband, Eric, underwent treatment for cancer, she was so impressed by the care he received at EHMC that she assumed he was receiving VIP treatment. “Then I looked around and realized everyone was being treated exactly as well as we were,” she says. “It only confirmed and improved my conception of this Medical Center.”

“It was a difficult time for me, as well,” she says, “but I received an unbelievable amount of support, not just from EHMC, but from my patients, who were also going through the most difficult time in their lives. This Medical Center is truly a family.”

Dr. Morrison serves on the Capital Campaign Steering Council, where she speaks physician-to-physician about the need for generous giving. “As I have grown in my practice and as a person, I have realized that what is available from other people is not enough. I have to do my part,” she says. “By explaining why EHMC is so important to me, I help others decide whether it is appropriate for them to become donors, as well.”

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INVESTING IN HER COMMUNITY Sun Kim Soon after arriving in the United States with her husband, Young, in 1975, Sun Kim launched a four-employee garment business.

Today, she is the owner and president of Bethel Industries, a Jersey City-based apparel manufacturer specializing in both women’s clothing and military tactical gear. Mrs. Kim attributes her company’s success, in part, to the challenge of being an immigrant. “Failure is not an option,” she says. “That is why we work so hard.”

Early on, Mrs. Kim recognized an opportunity in the military uniforms business. “It is very hard to become a prime government contractor,” she says. Undeterred, she spent four years bidding on government contracts until Bethel finally landed a $16 million contract for U.S. Army combat uniform coats.

Mrs. Kim joined the EHMC Board of Trustees in 2014, eager to support the level of care and compassion her friends and family had received at the Medical Center. She also noted how EHMC reached out to the Korean community and established programs to connect with different cultures and languages. Speaking of her recent Campaign pledge, Mrs. Kim says, “My vision is the same as their vision: Caring for the people in this community.”

FINDING COMFORT FOR 50 YEARS Stanley Shirvan “This has been my family hospital for 50 years,” says Stanley Shirvan. “It used to be a tiny little place. Now when you look at it, you do not see a hospital at all. You see a Medical Center.”

Mr. Shirvan first passed through the doors in 1967 when he rushed his month-old son to the Emergency Care Center. “The treatment he received was beyond expectations,” he says.

Recently, another son, Jess, was treated at EHMC for cancer, before eventually succumbing to the disease. “Everyone treated him royally,” says Mr. Shirvan. “They could not have treated my son more compassionately, with caring and understanding not just for the patient, but for the family. I would want every patient to be treated as well as my son.”

Mr. Shirvan has been a Foundation Board member since 2008. “When they approached me, I thought about it for maybe five minutes. This Medical Center has a cadre of doctors second to none. I have marveled as I have watched us expand to the point that we compete with the ‘big boys’ in New York City.”

Semi-retired from his family company, Consolidated Lumber, Mr. Shirvan is an Air Force veteran, holds an honorary doctorate from the Technion, the Israel University of Technology, and has unique advice for those considering the philanthropic lifestyle: “I gave a big gift. It did not hurt me. So I kept giving.”

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A HOT CUP OF HEALING Stewart Farber Stewart Farber had a number of compelling reasons to treat his prostate cancer at the Coe Radiation Oncology Center. First, he read about new state-of-the-art radiation vaults installed at the Center.

Then he met David Dubin, MD, whom he describes as, “a down-toearth, regular guy,” who was “gracious and friendly.” His wife, Rhoda, had worked for EHMC years ago as a registered nurse and, finally, the staff always had delicious coffee brewing. “My treatments were in the morning, and I came to look forward to that cup of coffee.”

“Then, one fine day,” he says, “I went to get my morning cup and the coffee maker had disappeared!”

Mr. Farber concluded his radiation treatments in December 2014 and is doing well. He and Rhoda bought the Center a new high-end coffee maker as a thank-you gift. “It is still there. The ‘Stewart Farber Coffee Pot,’” he says with a laugh. The family has also made a gift to the Capital Campaign.

Mr. Farber, a CPA who has lived in Englewood Cliffs for 35 years, says, “A lot of people said I should cross the bridge for treatment, but EHMC is right here, and Dr. Dubin was the best choice for me.”

SUPPORTING LIFE-SAVING CARE Richard Goldweit, MD As Director of Interventional Cardiology with a 27-year tenure at EHMC, Richard Goldweit, MD, has countless professional reasons to support the Medical Center. “This Medical Center epitomizes what care should be about,” he says. “That makes it easy for me to want to give back.”

Yet the personal reasons that motivate this founding member of the Physician Partners program run even deeper. “It is jaw-dropping to contemplate what this institution has meant to me and my family.

This Medical Center saved my father-in-law’s life multiple times.

My mother received major abdominal laparoscopic surgery, in her late ’80s, for a condition that could have been fatal.”

He sees unique potential in EHMC. “This is one of the few community Medical Centers that can replace heart valves with an operation that can be done through the leg. That is an extraordinary procedure for a community hospital, but we have invested in technologies like the Ronald and Helen Lefcourt Hybrid Operating Room, and those resources save lives.”

He says the end of each year becomes an opportunity to be as generous as he can. “When an institution touches you so personally, and then you realize it has the potential to save so many more lives, it becomes an easy equation.”

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ASK THE

FOUNDATION

Most Frequently Asked Questions I hope that this Special Issue of Connections has answered most of your questions about Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

Below are the most frequent Campaign inquiries we receive from our donors and benefactors. For further information, I invite you to call me.

What projects will the Campaign support?

What is the timetable for the Campaign?

This Campaign will provide the resources required to meet critical needs, including:

Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center began its silent phase in 2013. We project that the Campaign will conclude by year-end 2018 with gifts and pledges totaling $50 million.

• Construction of a new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

• Expansion and modernization of the Family Birth Place.

• Complete redesign of the Medical Center’s main entry.

What is the timetable for the modernization project?

The Campaign is running concurrently with modernization construction, specifically: • Construction of the new Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, along with realignment of the Main Entrance and expanded surface parking, began in the Fall of 2012 and is expected to conclude in February of 2016.

• Construction of the Family Birth Place began in the Summer of 2012. Our NICU, Labor and Delivery Rooms and nursery were completed in 2014. Construction of ancillary spaces will conclude this year.

How can I make a gift?

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization. All donors are entitled to tax deduction benefits under the law. The Campaign accepts pledges and outright gifts of cash, securities, real estate and life insurance. Additionally, those wishing to make significant gifts may

consider including EHMC Foundation in their estate plans. Options to consider are charitable gift annuities, designation of retirement and pension plans or creation of a charitable trust. All pledges and gifts must be irrevocable and documented with a signed agreement. I encourage you to call me so that we can work with your attorney, accountant or financial advisor.

May I restrict my gift to a specific Campaign project?

Yes. Some donors designate their gifts for purposes or programs that are particularly meaningful to them.

Naming opportunities are available.

Please call me to discuss options.

To speak with the Foundation about your Capital Campaign donation, please call me at 201.894.3497 or e-mail debra.albanese@ehmchealth.org. You can also visit our website, englewoodhospitalfoundation.org, for more information.

Debra Albanese, Executive Vice President, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation

“I look forward to speaking with you soon.”

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A HISTORY IN PICTURES

For 125 years, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has provided compassionate care in a humanistic environment to the people of New Jersey and beyond.

A modern medical center takes form in the 1950s with construction of the new West Wing.

The first Hospital President, Mrs. Sheppard Homans.

An early operating room photo.

A new era begins: Construction begins on the Berrie Building in 2005.

2014: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides familycentered care as part of the Family Birth Place.

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The 60,000-square-foot Kaplen Pavilion, which includes a worldclass Emergency Care Center and an innovative nursing unit for patients after orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery, was dedicated in 2009.

In 2014, patients undergoing cancer treatment at EHMC began to have access to TrueBeamTM, the latest radiotherapy system of its kind in the region.

The Englewood Hospital Training School for Nurses, founded in 1892.

The original 12-bed Englewood Hospital in 1890.

The West Wing was dedicated in 1953.

Maternity reception area, circa 1960.

The state-of-the-art Ronald and Helen Lefcourt Hybrid OR opened in 2013.

2015: EHMC enters into a partnership with Hackensack University Health Network to improve access to the highest quality care, advance medical education and develop new programs to optimize the health of our patients and their families.

The future of medicine: The Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

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More than 200 friends and benefactors joined the EHMC Foundation at the Estates at Alpine at the former Frick Estate to celebrate the public announcement of Transforming the Future: Our Campaign for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. The $50 million Campaign is now more than halfway to its goal, with more than $25 million in gifts and pledges secured.