Reflections 2023

Reflections

Recognizing friends and supporters of Emerson Health

2022-2023

People make the difference.

Emerson – A Name You Can Trust

Emerson provided expectant parents, Chelsea and Michael, with many reasons to trust us with their family’s health. So when it came time to name their newborn, the choice was clear: he was named Emerson.

For Chelsea and Michael, the name echoed the expert care and compassion that surrounded their baby’s arrival. It is where they welcomed their son into the world, and where he received excellent care in the Special Care Nursery until it was time for him to go home. It is also where their older son learned how to be a big brother at the New Sibling class.

The Emerson Fund, formerly called the Annual Appeal, was renamed to capture the Emerson difference. This fund supports departments across our system, directly benefitting our patients and their families. When looking for care that is exceptional and compassionate, we agree with Chelsea. The choice is clear: Emerson Health.

“We knew after the exceptional care he received, the name Emerson was a definite. I will always remember our special experience bringing our own little Emerson into the world.”

Emerson Health Foundation Board Members

Charles A. Denault, Chair

Joshua M. Nelson, Vice Chair

Kenneth Anderson, Jr, Treasurer

Sandra A. Schelzi, Secretary

Liza Carey, Auxiliary President

Christine Schuster, President and Chief Executive Officer

Karl F. Kussin, Chief Philanthropy Officer

William P. Boger III, MD

Jeffrey S. Campbell

Stephen W. Carr

Gloria L. Clough

Danny Costa

Deborah A. Greene, MD

Denise E. Haartz

Philip S. Lotane

John C. MacKeen

Lynn Martin

Benjamin Matys

Karen McGinn

Kimberly Patenaude

Robert B. Segal

Andrew J. Sohn

Jill Stansky

Thomas F. Valle

Sara Wilson

Dear Friends,

While the past year was challenging for many healthcare organizations, Emerson Health, with the support of our community, continues to provide quality care. Aligned with our clinical partner, Mass General Brigham, our team remains dedicated to meeting you wherever you are on your health journey. We are proud to share this report on philanthropic funding for Emerson Health for fiscal year 2023. Access to local, high-quality care is more important than ever, and your support is vital. Together, we are making a difference.

In the past fiscal year (October 2022 – September 2023), gifts and pledges to the Emerson Health Foundation totaled over $5.6 million, with more than $1.5 million donated to the Emerson Fund and $3.2 million to the Transforming Health Campaign. The remainder was gifted to essential capital, endowed, and memorial funds. We are fortunate that many people include Emerson in their estate planning.

Your help has allowed us to invest in our clinical staff, equipment, facilities, and community access. Our high marks for quality and safety and the warmth of our compassionate patient experience are evidence of those investments. We are committed to providing premium care with a personal touch close to home.

This report is a testament to the individuals and organizations that contributed to Emerson Health last year. We are incredibly grateful to you and all our generous donors and volunteers. Your contributions have been instrumental in ensuring our ability to care for our region now and in the future. Your generosity is the lifeblood of our organization, and we thank you for your ongoing loyalty to Emerson!

Warmly,

Christine C. Schuster, RN, MBA

Charles A. Denault President and CEO Chair of the Board of Directors Emerson Health Emerson Health Foundation

Hiking 100 miles through Europe with a Brand-New

Hip

At 69 years young, Keith Watling inspires those who love the great outdoors. He guides hikers all over the White Mountains as a volunteer leader with the Appalachian Mountain Club.

What makes his story remarkable is his fast recovery following total right hip replacement surgery, performed at Emerson by Matthew Sloan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of Robotics, using robotic-assisted surgery for optimal results.

In 2019, during a weekend in the White Mountains, Keith slipped climbing a ladder in a hut, crashed to the floor, and fractured his right femur. New Hampshire Search and Rescue carried him down the mountain and transported him to a local hospital where he underwent surgery to stabilize the broken bone. For the next ten weeks, Keith was on crutches and could not drive, much less hike. He recovered, but a few years later he experienced bone-on-bone pain in his hip, as a result of osteoarthritis. He knew he needed expert help. His primary care physician referred him to Dr. Sloan.

“Keith was an outstanding candidate for robotic-assisted hip replacement surgery due to the type of injury he had and his strong athletic condition,” explains Dr. Sloan. “Robotic joint replacement surgery is less invasive, reducing recovery time and leading to more complete healing and patient satisfaction. Keith’s goal was to hike long trails pain-free. We were determined to get him back to what he loves.” In March 2023, Keith had surgery at Emerson.

Then came recovery. A nurse, physical therapist, and occupational therapist with Emerson Home Care visited Keith at home for three weeks to ensure he was healing well and could begin mobility exercises. When he was ready, he went to outpatient physical therapy appointments twice a week.

“As soon as I could, I started walking daily on my new hip.”

“As soon as I could, I started walking daily on my new hip. Nearly six weeks after surgery, I set a goal to do 10,000 steps every day. Dr. Sloan and his team literally got me back on my feet and allowed me to do what I love. I could not have had more expert care,” reflects Keith.

This summer, just four months after surgery, Keith embarked on one of his most ambitious hikes ever – a 100-mile trek through Europe known as the Tour de Mont Blanc. Of the 16 participants, he was the only one sporting a brand-new hip.

“People could not believe it. It is amazing that modern hip replacement had me hiking mountains just months after the procedure. We started in France and continued via steep ascents and descents to Italy, Switzerland, and back into France. We hiked over 10 miles a day amidst the most exhilarating scenery and spectacular views. I experienced no issues with my hip whatsoever. Without this surgery, I would have had to stop hiking the mountains that I so love! I am very grateful to Dr. Sloan and his team.”

Today, Keith is busy hiking locally and planning his next adventures, including completion of “The White Mountains Grid” – hiking each of New Hampshire’s forty eight 4,000-foot peaks in every month of the year – a total of 576 summits. He only has ten more to go! Keith’s experience proves that with expert medical care, hard work, and ambitious goals, the summit is within reach.

Dr. Sloan

Emerson Health Donors

With deep appreciation, we acknowledge these generous donors for gifts to all funds received from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

Presidents Circle

Gifts of $50,000 or more

Auxiliary of Emerson Health*

Dr. and Mrs. William P. Boger III*

Gloria and Charles Clough*

The Diomedes Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boynton IV

Emerson Health Run~Walk for Cancer Care 2023*

Alan S. Emmett 1989 Trust

Haartz Corporation* and Denise and Eric Haartz*

Lopater Foundation*

Matys Family Charitable Fund of the Foundation for Metrowest

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Mazzarella

John J. Mohr Trust

Margaret L. Oates Trust

The Neil and Anna Rasmussen Foundation*

Sharpe Family Foundation* and Douglas and Ann Sharpe

Jill and Michael Stansky*

Michael Zak and Roxanne Eigenbrod Zak*

Stratford Society

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Campbell*

Thomas L. and Cheryl M. Beaudoin*

Ben and Kathleen Cammarata

Stephen and Candace Carr*

Dr. and Mrs. William W. Cooper*

Mrs. Sarah Hindle*

Gail Hindle

Mary Kemp*

The J.P. Lemon Family Trust

John C. and Dorothy M. MacKeen*

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua M. Nelson*

Bob and Laura Reynolds*

The Sharpe Family Foundation* and Sarah Sharpe and John Powley

Verrill Farm, LLC* and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Verrill

Mr. Byron E. Woodman, Jr.*

Yawkey Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick S. Yeatts*

Charles Emerson Society

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous (2)

Shin and Maho Abe

John D. and Nancy J. Barnard*

Cambridge Savings Bank

Liza and Andrew Carey

CauseMedia Inc

Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Cheheyl

Mrs. Leslie Cheney*

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Churchill, Jr.*

Charles and Katharine Denault*

Mr. James P. DiGiovanni*

Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU)

Emerson Emergency Physicians LLC*

Franklin Weinberg Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Franklin

Darryl and Margaret Greenwood*

Mr. John R. Hickling and Ms. Paula Hobson*

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hoch

Mr. Steven J. Kirincich

Mrs. Carole Kuenzler

Howard W. Kuenzler Trust

Mr. and Mrs. John D. LaMothe, Jr.*

Michael Lanagan*

Dr. David B. Lautz

Randi and Paul Levine*

Phil and Nancy Lotane

Amaresh and Sadhana Mahapatra*

Bob and Gretchen Morrison

North Bridge Imaging Group, LLC*

Jonathan and Dawn Rennert

Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Rowse*

Ms. Sandra A. Schelzi*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Segal*

Niranjan and Helen Sheth

Judith M. Toussaint*

Judith Walsh

Webster Family Foundation with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Webster and Mrs. Ann S. Webster

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Wenzel

Pat Snow Society

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Anderson

Asvins Foundation and Dr. Uma Narayanasami and Ram Narayanasami

Clark and Susana Bernard

The Honorable Levin H. Campbell

Dr. Robert C. Cantu and Mrs. Tina M. Cantu*

Phil and Jane Conti*

Davis Family Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Davis

Cynthia and Bryon Deysher*

Mr. Patrick J. Flynn and Ms. Barbara P. Nash

Joan and John Freeman, Jr.‡

Ms. Tina Gotzer and Mr. David M. Freeman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gallant

Ms. Rose Ann Giordano and Mr. Wendl Thomis*

Gail E. Greenlee

The Phillip and Elizabeth Gross Family Foundation*

The Helen G. Hauben Foundation and Mr. Bruce Hauben and Ms. Joyce Brinton

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Hibben

Iron Tree Service

Mr. Pliny Jewell III

Mrs. Elizabeth Julier*

Althea and David Kaemmer

Sarah and Karl Kussin*

Mrs. Barbara B. Leggat*

Mr. Joseph Lerner

Ms. Leslie M. Luppold

Dr. Paul Lysiak and Mrs. Linda Lysiak*

Lynn Martin and John Skinner*

Mrs. Ann M. Melia

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Napoli*

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R. Noecker

The Nashawtuc Charitable Foundation Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation

Leon and Lawrie Okurowski

Parkinson’s Foundation

Kim and Wayne Patenaude

Mrs. Joan H. Perera*

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenfeld*

Rosse Family Charitable Foundation* and Florence M. Rosse*

Dr. Jordan S. Ruboy - Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Sandwen*

Christine Schuster*

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Steinert*

Steven and Jennifer Stone*

Trustees of Town Donations of the Town of Concord*

Henry and Janet Vaillant*

Nancy Whitcomb Trust

Margaret and Chip Ziering*

William Brengle Society

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Anonymous

Anderegg Family Foundation and Mrs. Gretchen S. Anderegg

Alexa and Cato Anderson*

Barrett Sotheby’s International Realty

Benchmark Senior Living, LLC

Ellen Bender

Chip and Bobbi Benson*

The Benvenuti Family Foundation*

Dr. Joseph Bergen*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bergman

Bergman Family Foundation

Dr. Craig L. Best

Walter and Susan Birge*

Ms. Jill Block and Mr. Wade Rubinstein

CareOne at Concord

Bob and Nancy Carr*

Citizens Bank

Mr. Stephen Coco

Dick and Ann Marie Connolly*

CorroHealth

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Costa*

Dr. Eileen M. Deignan and Dr. Victor Hsu*

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Doyle

Jim and Mamie Edson

Emerson Health Nutritional Services

Enterprise Bank

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farfaras

Flo-Tech, A Flex Technology Group Company

Louis and Gail Gallerani*

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gannon

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Gardner*

Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Glorioso

Richard and Roberta Gongwer*

The Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation

Thomas Hageman and Nancy Holtje

Caroline V. and Hollis R. Holden Trusts

Carol and Skip Johnson

Dr. Barrett T. Kitch and Dr. Ann C. Celi

Ann Kulsick*

Deborah and Alexander Lamont*

Jeanne Steele Kangas*‡

Mr. Mark Mahnfeldt

Mr. Paul McCarthy and Ms. Wladyslawa McCarthy

Karen and Paul McGinn

Middlesex Savings Bank

Charles B. & Louis R. Perini

Family Foundation* and Charles and Vanessa Perini*

Darren and Kendra Perry

Mrs. Marilyn Peterson

Paul and Barbara Purchia*

Mr. Walter Allen Rossiter and Mrs. Selina Rossiter

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ryan*

Sally and Michael Schnitzer

Shields Imaging Health Care Group

Andrew and Sheila Sohn

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Stastny

Mr. Conrad H. Todd

Thomas F. Valle

Charles Van Meter and Donna Marcin

Kyleigh Wells

Nate and Kaitlyn Whittier

Elizabeth H. Wilson*

Ms. Sara Wilson and Mr. Emanuele Angelino*

Woodman & Eaton PC*

1911 Society

Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

Acton Medical Associates, PC

Mr. Bruce Adler

Dr. Christina N. Alavian and Dr. Jeffrey Brooks

Dr. Lauren Alberta-Wszolek and Mr. Matthew Wszolek

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Anderson*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Apsler*

Robert and Pamela Baldwin*

Ms. Linda Ball

Ms. Christi Barney

Nancy and Rein Beeuwkes*

Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Bembenek

Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Benner, Jr.

Carol A. Bergin

Paula M. Bergin

Mr. Theophile J. Bernhardt and Mrs. Margaret Bernhardt

Mr. Paul D. Birch*

Paul and Rebecca Blanchfield

Cristina Coletta Blau and Peter Blau

Sarah and Peter Blum

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Boardman

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Boger

William and Judith Boland

Elaine Bonoma*

Bowditch & Dewey

Kathryn Bowers and Donald Terhume

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boynton II

Jane Brace

Peter and Diane Braun

Rick and Peggy Briggs*

Wendy and Stephen Briggs

Mrs. Carla R. Brockmeier

Mr. John F. Brooke and Ms. Marlo N. Brooke

Garth and Elaine Brown*

Mr. and Mrs. Pierce B. Browne*

Paul and Valerie Bruning

Dr. Adam Brys

Glenn and Beth Burlamachi

Dr. William J. Burtis

Pamela Callahan*

Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell

Mrs. Kristin Canty

Amy and Matt Capofreddi*

The Carapezza Family*

CareDimensions Inc.

Patricia A. Carr*

CertaPro Painters

Wayne and Randi Chen

Ms. Jacqueline Clancy

John Cloninger

Edward M. Colbert*

George and Ann Colony

Concord OB/GYN Associates Inc.

Mr. John G. Conley and Ms. Elizabeth Awalt

Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Connaughton*

Helen and Miner Crary Fund of the Foundation of Metrowest

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Crowley

Charlie and Francie Crowley

Mrs. Dorothy M. Curtiss*

Mrs. Carole A. Cushing*

David DeLong and Susan Gladstone*

Dermatology Associates of Concord, Inc.

Don and Martha Dolben

Mr. Glenn B. Dorr, Jr.

Dunkin’ and Megan and Mark Pesce

Carol and Michael Dyda

Jane and Ed Fay*

Dr. Julie A. Fenner and Mr. Jason Fenner

Dr. Lauren E. Ferrara and Mr. Nathan T. Jones

Ms. Judith Fichtenbaum

Ms. Patricia D. Fleischauer*

Ellen and Balint Fleischer*

Ms. Renee Fosberg

Ann and John Fossett

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Francisco

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fuerst*

Mrs. Lillian Gailius

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gatesman

Richard Geller, MD

Dr. Ronni L. Goldsmith and Mr. Joseph R. Donelan

Mr. Bruce G. Goodman and Ms. Linda Shaw*

Dr. Samuel Goos and Mrs. Sarah Goos

George and Sue Gorman

Joanne M. Grace and Timothy M. Burgess

Dr. Cheryl Gray and Mr. Jal Mehta

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Griesinger

Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Groves*

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kilmartin

Ms. Helen Kim and Mr. Colin Warwick

Dr. Jonathan Y. Kim

Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Kivimaki

Mr. John L. Koenig and Ms. Susan Winship*

Mr. Scott Kosowicz

Ms. Maria S. Kulsick

Mr. William F. Kussin, Jr.*

Thomas A. LaMattina, MD

Ruth L. Landry*

Mr. Thomas P. Lane and Mrs. Judith Blaikie Lane

Ms. Holly Larner*

Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. LaRocca

Joan Lawrence*

Dr. Elizabeth B. Lester

Dr. Caroline L. Levine

Lexington Eye Associates

Joan and Tom Litle*

Mr. John D. Little

Honore Weiner and William Lott

Michael Lovdal

Paul and Mary Lou LoVecchio*

Mr. Martin A. Lueck and Ms. Nancy Traversy

Virtual Urgent Care

Your support helps Emerson thrive

Terry and Judy Hadley

Susan M. Halby

Barry and Connie Hershey

Mr. Rodger Hilbert and Ms. Susan Minor

Stephen J. Hoenig and Melanie P. Hoenig

Carolyn and Reed Holden

Dr. Christopher A. Hostage

Alexander and Helgard Houtzeel*

Melinda Lindquist

Brad and Pat Howes

Mr. Hans P. Huber

Mr. and Mrs. William I. Huyett*

James W. and Margaret A. Ingraham

D. Peter Lund and E. Ashley Rooney*

Mia MacRae

Dr. C. Gregory Martin and Ms. Astrid Williams*

William and Janet Mason*

Marisa Matt

John and Pepe Maynard

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick P. McCarthy*

Joseph and Liz McKneely

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. McWhinney

Stephen and Amy Michael

Mighty Dog Roofing of Greater Middlesex County

Ms. Laurel M. Millette

Jeffrey Newton*

Mr. Paul S. Nickelsberg

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Nir*

Melissa and David‡ Norton*

Alan Novak

Tink W. Nussbum*

Kevin and Pam O’Brien

Mr. and Mrs. Sean R. O’Kane

Orion Industries

Mr. Louis Orsatti

The Linda Hammett Ory and Andrew Ory Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Osterling*

Mr. and Mrs. R. Duane Packard*

Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Painter*

Dr. Hytho H. Pantazelos

Dr. Janice Patel and Ketan Patel

Dr. Alexis C. Perkins and Mr. Jason Viehland

Mr. Edward N. Perry and Ms. Cynthia W. Wood

Dr. Richard Kaiser and Dr. Elizabeth Peters Kaiser*

Robert and Carol Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Phillips

Ms. Jennifer B. Pohlig

Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Principe

Dr. Inger-Marie Pu and Dr. Charles Pu*

Bob and Jane Puffer*

Mrs. Rebecca Purcell*

Radiant Systems Inc

Tim and Abbey Redmond

Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Reising

Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Rhoads

Charles Roberts

Ms. Cynthia E. Robinson and Warren Leon

Dr. and Mrs. David I. Rose*

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Rudnick

Mr. David Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. DuWayne R. Sayles

Pete and Cynthia Schliemann

Jason Schroder

Katherine Shallow

Peggy and Henry Sharpe Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation

Gordon and Joy Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Simon

Mr. and Mrs. John Skelly

Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Small

Carol A. Smith

Edward H. Sonn and Sharon Forde*

Mr. and Mrs. John K. Spring, Jr.

Charitable Fund at the Boston Foundation

Your support helps Emerson thrive

I.U.O.E LOCAL NO. 4, Social Action Committee

Mr. Harry S. Johnson*

Ron Johnson*

Ms. Julie Kahn and Mr. John L. Klinck

Bill and Mary Kaiser*

Lynn G. Kaufman

Mrs. Estelle K. Keast*

Mrs. Annabelle C. Kellogg*

John J. Mohr‡

Dr. and Mrs. Adhip Mukerjee*

Dr. Claudy Mullon and Dr. Jennifer Mullon

Mrs. Carol M. Murphree

Mrs. Sally Nash

Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Nash, Jr.

Amber Nee

New England Deaconess Abundant Life

Cynthia B. Newbold*‡

Katharine Newell

The Steinberg-Lalli Charitable Foundation* with Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Steinberg and Neely and David Sullivan

Sterling Construction

Dr. John H. Stone and Mrs. Martha Stone

Stow Community Chest, Inc.*

James A. Street, MD, PhD*

Mimsey and Charles Stromeyer

Martha and Robert Supnik*

Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Sykes*

Peter and Uta Teagan

Ms. Melita M. Teichert and Mr. William K. Sabine

Ms. Grace Tilton

Xavier Toledo

Dr. Tai M. Tran*

Mr. Jim E. Trant

Thomas and Charity Tremblay

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tremblay*

Ms. Julie McCay Turner

Richard D. Tyson

Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Van Deusen*

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Van Walsum

Vascular Management and Innovations Group, LLC

Evan and Emily Welch*

Wellness in Motion Boston

Deborah and Brian Werneburg

Mr. Paul Wexelblat

Mr. and Mrs. James B. White

The Whitman Family Foundation and Robert and Marina Whitman

Adam and Susan Winstanley*

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Wipper

Matthew Zipoli, MD

Patron

Gifts of $500 to $999

Robert W. Abraham*

Acton Pharmacy Co., Inc.

Jo Anne Albright*

Karen and John Anderson

Mrs. Leona H. Arsenian

Mary Babcock and Lindsay Carlisle

Barbara Barton

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bauer

John and Molly Beard

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beard

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Beck

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bennett*

Jon Benson and Pamela Lynn*

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berkman

Dr. Jamie L. Bond

Nancy B. Bond*

Ms. Sally Bond

Bristol Myers Squibb

Pamela J. Brown, Esq.*

Mrs. Ann S. Brownell*

Thomas and Maureen Buckley

Michelle Busch

Canby Financial Advisors, LLC

Dr. Charles W. Carl, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Carroll

Ms. Elizabeth C. Case

Simon and Francesca Cataldo

Karen Belinky and Les Charm

Yaozhu Chen

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clarke

Di and Jack Clymer

Bob and Caroline Collings

Concord Funeral Home

Connections Therapy

Mr. John R. Currier

Priscilla A. Damon

Todd C. De Binder

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarco III

Chung and Che Der

Paul Michael Donofrio and Ellen Louise Reddy

Sarah and Robert Dorer*

Dr. John G. Dowd

Richard and Joanne Downey*

Michael and Christine Doyle*

Jack and Joanna Dresser

Eric and Patricia Durling*

David and Diane Earl*

Eckel, Hoag & O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Edelman

Virtual Urgent Care

Jay and Terrie Enis*

Essity

Fidelity Investments

Brian R. Fillebrown

Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Fochtman, Jr.

Samantha Hershberger

Elizabeth A. Higgins

Evgeny and Elena Holmansky

Dr. Dean C. Howard and Dr. Martha A. Koutsos*

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hudner III

Brandon and Alana Intrater

J. McLaughlin

Dr. Bradley Judson*

Dr. and Mrs. Louis Jurist

Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Kafina*

Tom M. Keane

Michael Kearney

Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Keith*

Dr. Scott D. Kelley

Dr. Sheila F. Kennedy and Mr. Harvey Bornstein*

Virtual Urgent Care provides our patients with virtual appointments with our licensed healthcare providers for urgent medical situations, including minor injuries, infections, and illnesses.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Kerrigan

Mr. and Mrs. Jared S. Keyes

Mr. Jonathan M. Keyes*

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Killian*

Dr. Laura Beth Frank and Mr. Robert Ginsberg*

Your support helps Emerson thrive

Patricia and Robert Fraser

Mrs. Patricia P. Fraser

Anne Kingan

Hugh E. Klein‡

Dr. Randy M. Kring and Ms. Sarah F. Kaleko

65 Emerson Docs were included in Boston Magazine’s “Top Docs” list

Your support helps us acquire the latest technologies and equipment which allows Emerson to recruit top talent from the nations’ leading academic medical centers. Your support helps Emerson thrive

William J. Fry*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Galusza

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Garofalo

Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Gee

John E. Gibbons and Sue Baldauf

Deborah T. Gobetz

Dr. and Mrs. Warren E. Goorno

Dr. James S. Goudie*

Mr. John Graham and Ms. Katharine Munro

Dr. Ryan M. Kring

Dr. Mandi Z. Kunen and Mr. David A. Kunen*

Ms. Maureen Ladd

Dr. Paul D. LaFontaine

Charles Learoyd*

Edwin Lewis

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts named Emerson a Blue Distinction Center+ for

Priscilla Gray‡

Dr. Deborah A. Greene and Dr. James Nairus*

Ken and Donna Grinnell*

Dr. Hanjura and Dr. Kanesa-Thasan

Caitlin O’Brien

Ms. Kathleen M. O’Connor and Mr. Michael H. Zeldin

Dr. H. Ivan and Beth Orup

Dr. Scott F. Paparello

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Parrella*

Robert and Karen Partridge*

Sheila and Raymond Pavlik*

George and Elaine Peterman

Robert Powell

John Pustaver*

Sally and Daniel Reilly

John and Victoria Rizzi

Dr. Andrea Rizzo

Jean Rizzo

Penny and William Rodday*

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Romm

Mark and Mara Rus

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ryan

Jay and Doris Saoud

Mrs. Elizabeth Schiller*

Stephen and Marcia Schloss*

Jazzercise Acton Fitness Center

Mr. James D. Shields and Ms. Gayle M. Merling

Dr. and Mrs. Carl L. Siegel

Heidi Hunter Siegrist

Michael Silva

Mr. Andrew R. Silverman and Ms. Molly Paul

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Sintros

Edie Sisson

Jeremy Slater

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Sockwell*

Maria Spitzak

Mr. Tyler Spring

Gary and Rebecca Stanton*

Robert and Diane Stewart

Stretch 600, LLC

Kemon and Rhoda Taschioglou

The Brothers that just do Gutters of Metrowest Boston

Michelle Travassos, MD

Susan M. Tu

Seth and Gemma van der Swaagh

Walden Campervans LLC

Dr. Louis Liou

Grace MacLean

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahler

Dan Malec

Mrs. Barbara W. Marcks

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews

Your support helps Emerson thrive

Chris and Michelle Hanlon

Mrs. Daphne Hatsopoulos

Diane Healy and John Healy III

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hebble*

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Heier

Mrs. Katrina Henchman

Jim and Eileen Henderson*

Edward Henninghausen

Mr. Glenn A. Herdeg

Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. McGowan*

Dr. and Mrs. John J. McInnis*

Dr. Michelle S. McMahon-Downer

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Millerick

Nashoba Associated Boards of Health

Donald Nelson

Neurocare, Inc.

Mr. Richard K. Nichols

Mrs. Mary Jane Nichols

Meghan Nolin

Walker & Dunlop, LLC

Judith Walpole

Gert and Kathleen Walter*

Lynn and Irene Weigel

Dr. James I. Weitzman

West Concord Liquor Store

Dr. Oneeka Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wyeth

Dr. Julie Ann Zeller* Sponsor

Gifts of $300 to $499

Dr. Paul Allen

Mr. and Mrs. James Andre

Peter and Janet Barnet

Victoria G. Beyer

Steve and Donna Damalas

Kaitlyn Bolduc

Mr. Mark Brady

Hsiao-Hua K. Burke

Bruce Carlile

Mrs. Carol H. Case

Dr. James Cohen and Suzanne Tinsley*

Mark W. Cohen, MD and Jennifer S. Daly, MD

Richard K. Conant and Martha F. Patton

James E. and Jane E. Coutre*

Ann Curtis

Chip and Debby Dewing

Robert Drake

Dr. Jared E. Duncan

Mark Epstein, MD and Maura Kelley, MD

John E. Erb*

Dr. Nina M. Farivari

Mr. Terrence S. Flanagan

Mr. Stephen C. Ford and Ms. Patricia Pahucki*

Dr. Chelsea L. Gottschalk

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Grace

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Healy

Margaret and Eugene Hendriks

Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hopkins*

Lynn Hughes and Charles Wright

Edward F. Hunt

Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Z. Kieval

Bill and Elaine Kneeland*

Mr. Douglas Lally

Ms. Sharon Lamont

Dr. Matthew D. Lazzara*

Dr. Barry L. Levin and Dr. Rosemary Levin

Dr. Olivia C. Liao*

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Libertino

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Run~Walk for Cancer Care 5k

Thank you for supporting Emerson’s Run~Walk for Cancer Care 2023

With your support, we raised over $160,000! Your participation directly supports neighbors undergoing cancer treatment at the Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson – Bethke

Mark Your Calendars for our 2024 Hybrid 5k Run~Walk for Cancer Care

April 27 – May 4

Onsite Race: Saturday, May 4

For event updates, follow the Run~Walk on Facebook and Instagram @EmersonHealth5k

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A Grateful Patient:

Michelle Mercier doesn’t seem like the type of person who has a minute to spare. To say her life is busy, doesn’t quite cover it. Michelle is a business growth consultant, has created and hosts The Resilient Entrepreneur podcast (whose 150 episodes has a five-star review rating). Also, she is a wife and mother of two young boys, ages 7 and 11 who have complex medical issues, as does Michelle.

“I have been to the Emerson Emergency Department more times than I can count,” says Michelle, a long-time Hudson resident. While she may not fit the profile of the typical community volunteer, many of whom turn to volunteerism upon retirement, it is precisely Michelle’s experience with Emerson that made her determined to include giving back as part of her life’s balancing act.

Michelle Mercier

“It’s really not a heavy lift,” says Michelle, who has been a Corporator since 2020, where she serves on the Orientation Committee, and most recently was among the hosts of the highly successful Corporator and Auxiliary sponsored educational event, A VIP Evening for Women’s Health.

Michelle’s introduction to Emerson began as it does for many. She delivered her first child at the Clough Birthing Center; however, things did not go smoothly. Her infant had aspiration and gastrointestinal issues, and ankyloglossia (tong-tie) which required surgery. Her second child had an even more complicated birthing experience.

“I have been to the Emergency Department more times than I can count.”

He arrived three weeks early, and also suffered from gastrointestinal issues, as well as a litany of heart issues, a compromised immune system, as well as laryngomalacia (a congenital softening of the larynx tissues).

“We were back and forth between MGH and Children’s Hospital, but we always felt that Emerson was our home base,” says Michelle in describing the first few years of her children’s lives. “They were always so amazing to us. It wasn’t just the quality of care, but also the personal

touch.” Michelle describes the PIT (Pediatric Intervention Team) Coping Kits, a bag of therapeutic toys that help ease a child’s anxiety – and something that each child who enters the Emergency Department receives – as being particularly helpful.

Michelle’s personal experience with Emerson, however, did not end with her children. Not long after her second son was born, Michelle required knee surgery. That was followed by a diagnosis of parathyroidism – also requiring surgery. She then discovered she was suffering from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. All were treated at Emerson Health.

“It’s overwhelming dealing with a medical emergency,” says Michelle. “Emerson is a great resource. It brings to the table an environment that is less intimidating. Also,” she adds, “their quality of care is amazing.”

While Michelle and her children’s medical odysseys have been frightening, it has brought clarity of mind about the importance of having a vital community health care system. Without the support of the community, such a health care system cannot survive. “It’s important to give back, and stay connected,” she says. “If there is a way for me to pay forward, I will do it.”

Moreover, Michelle says it was important to her to turn her experience into something positive. By giving both her time and financial resources to Emerson, she is doing just that.

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Your

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Virtual Urgent Care

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Giving Back

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Maintain continued clinical excellence

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65 Emerson Docs were included in Boston Magazine’s “Top Docs” list

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Your support helps us acquire the latest technologies and equipment which allows Emerson to recruit top talent from the nations’ leading academic medical centers. Your support helps Emerson thrive

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Your Gifts Help Emerson Give quality care for babies and moms

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Your support helps Emerson thrive

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Emerson boards, volunteers and staff represent 20% of our donors. The remaining 80% are members of our community.

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65 Emerson Docs were included in Boston Magazine’s “Top Docs” list

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Your support helps us acquire the latest technologies and equipment which allows Emerson to recruit top talent from the nations’ leading academic medical centers. Your support helps Emerson thrive

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Your Gifts Help Emerson

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Give quality care for babies and moms

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Your Gifts Help Emerson

To be a thriving asset in our community

Your Support Matters

Emerson boards, volunteers and staff represent 20% of our donors. The remaining 80% are members of our community.

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Gifts of up to $100

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David and Sally Abend

Robert Addelson

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Alcarez

Mary E. Amstutz

Betsey Anderson*

Ilania Anderson

James Andrade

Dr. Robert S. Andrews and Ms. Bernadean E. Jenkins

Joanne K. Andrews

Joan M. Andrusaitis

Dr. Clemens and Mrs. Patricia Anklin

Edward Arsenault

Peter Ash

Anthony Asmar

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Assarian

Kay Corry Aubrey

David Augusta

Ralph Aulenback

Ms. Joellen Baird

Julie A. Bak

Renate Baptiste

James J. Barbato

Kara Barr

Nancy Barringer

Iris and Ted Barten

Mr. David Baskin

Michael Bass

Helen Beauregard

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bedrosian

Sarita Beebe

Samuel and Holly Bell

Albert Beltrami

Ruthy Bennett

David and Cynthia Berglind

Margaret Berman

Nancy Bernard

Joan Bernhardt

Juliana Bertram

Mrs. Judith F. Besso

BEST PTO

Patricia and Mark Birch

Ms. Vivian K. Birchall and Mr. Daniel Birchall

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Blake

Astrid Blanc

Lynn Blanchard

Richard O. Bleau

Gerald Bluhm

Dr. John W. Blute, Jr.

Joseph Bonaiuto

Liz and Derek Boonisar

Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Bourdon III*

Ms. Christine M. Boutin and Mr. Ari Kiirikki

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bowles

Mr. Douglas C. Bowles

Katharine and Schuyler Boylan

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard H. Boyle

William Bradford

William Brann

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Braudis

Mr. Marie L. Breen

Christine Briggs

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Bruns

Maxine and Arnold Buckman

Julia Buffo

Katherine Burrowes

Mrs. Margaret K. Burt*

Vincent Buscemi

Christopher Byrnes

Frances Cacciatore

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Cahill

Mr. Andrew Caless

Kelsey and Ian Calhoun

Robert and Linda Cali

Catherine Callahan

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan

Paula L. Callahan-Killon

Neil and Irmgard Campbell

Maria Campos

Mrs. Charlotte Cardullo

Mr. Gene Carlson*

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Carr

Kevin and Debra Cassidy

Mr. and Mrs. James Castano

Mrs. Astrid Chalupa

Linda Chance

Dorothy Chernak

Jennie Chernak

David S. Chick

Gerry Clark

Ms. Helen T. Clarke

Carl J. Cline

Christine Clish

Marjorie Coakley

John Coelho

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo A. Colao

Ms. Patricia Comeau

William Compitello

Joyce Cone

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Conquest

Helen Cook

Mrs. Phyllis B. Cooke*

Victoria Cooper

Oleg Corol

Judy Cosgrove

Angela J. Cossette

Mr. Robert C. Cournoyer

Joel Cowan

Janet Cowley

Ms. Sarah R. Crissey

James Crocker

John and Patricia Cronin

Mrs. Rebecca M. Cuddy

Sue Culhane

Paul Currier

Elizabeth and Mark Curry

Ms. Linda Cutler

Joseph and Lisa Dagdigian

Marjorie M. Daggett

Mr. Michael J. Dalterio

Joe Damery

Gabriel and Alzenir Dasilva

Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. David

Mrs. Stephanie Davidson

Christine Dawson

AN EVENING OF W OMEN’S HEAL TH

In November, The Corporators and Auxiliary of Emerson Health sponsored their first live post pandemic community event at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord. The VIP Evening of Women’s Health offered a special opportunity to hear from Emerson clinicians about women’s healthcare issues in a relaxed and festive setting. More than 175 women from many area towns attended. Emerson President & CEO Christine Schuster welcomed guests and introduced the distinguished panel of presenters.

One guest remarked, “I was extremely impressed with the information. The speakers were approachable and engaging.”

ANEVENINGOFWOMEN’SHEALTH

Following the presentation, guests enjoyed festive seasonal beverages and lite bites provided by WECO Hospitality. Energy was high and guests flowed freely between lively conversation and informational tables highlighting women’s healthcare issues. Many Emerson staff members were present, providing a unique opportunity for the community to connect with physicians and clinicians.

Event sponsors included Concord OB/Gyn, Sharon Mendosa Group at Compass Realty, UnderSkin and WECO Hospitality.

Panel

Dr. Michelle Dallencour, Director of Emerson Health Urgent Care

Dr. Christina Thomas, Concord OB/Gyn

Dr. Oneeka Williams, Emerson Urology Associates

Dr. Elizaveta Ragulin Coyne, Walden Surgical, Emerson Breast Health Center

Dr. Joanna Ng-Glazier, Emerson Health Plastic Surgery

Lawvin Dawson

Mr. Thomas J. Dawson

DeCaprio Family

Richard Delay

Brenda Delsener

Arto Derbekyan

Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Derbenwick

Peter DeRosa

Anoopkumar Desai

Joan and Michael Descovich O’Hare

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Devlin

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Dewar

Mr. and Mrs. James A. DiCarlo

Mrs. Linda S. Dingee*

Robert Dinijan

Russell Dion and Martha Talbot

Ms. Lauren DiPetrillo

Nick DiStefano

Dennis and Carol Docherty

Cynthia and Peter Donahue

Kylee Donelle

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Dow

Barbara Dowds

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Downs

Dr. Laura M. Doyon and Dr. Jonathan Greene

Claire Draper

Donald and Ginger Dries

Helen du Toit*

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Duchi

Raymond and Vivian Dugal

Robert Duran

Jean D’Urbano

Allyn Dwinells

Eastward Ho Country Club, Inc.

Jacqueline Eatz

John and Emily Eck

Judith Eggleston

Sandra and Stephen Egnatz

Susan Ehrreich Sisak

Jean Ellis-LaBossiere

Margaret Ely

Lynne Emery

Mr. Neal K. Emmer

Lauren Endicott

David Engler

Mr. Peter A. Enos

Anna Ernemark

Nancy Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Fabianek

John Fallon

Maria Fazio-Archer

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fiato

Robert Finley and Patricia Clifford

Catherine R. Fitzpatrick

Jacqueline Fleischman

Kelly Flora

Mrs. Dolores A. Foley

Ms. Patricia M. Forand

Kay J. Forsmo

Grace Fracasso and Bob Coan

Leila Frank

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Franko

Amy and Neil Friedman

Mr. Robert S. Friedman and Ms. Margie R. Solovay

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Fritz

Ms. Janet O. Furlong

Mr. Raymond Gagnon

Pauline Gagnon

Tracey Gagnon

Maria E. Galloway

Millie Gastan

Shravan Gattu

Irene and Leo Gaudet

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gaviglia

Dr. Nancy G. Geis and Mr. Michael Geis

Dr. Summer G. Getzen and Mr. Geoffrey A. Capraro

Zaid Ghazala

Kenneth Ghostlaw

Rene Gibson

Gun M. Giuliana and Joseph D. Giuliana

Mark Glasser

Dr. Shikha Goel, D.O.

Mrs. Phyllis Goff

Victor Goguen and Carol A. Goguen

Jinfang Gong

1-Good Guy

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gorman

Marvin and Karen Gould

Mr. and Mrs. George M. Gould, Jr.

Adelaide M. Grady

Sacha Gregory

Mrs. Nancy C. Grellier*

Judith Grossman

Zhengyu Gu

Pauline Guilmette

Mr. and Mrs. Christian W. Habersaat

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hackett

Mr. Stephen C. Hadden

Lewis and Judith Halprin

Lorraine Hanley

Ms. Diane Hannon

Clare Harlow

Kelly Harmon

Mr. George Harrar

Frances Harris and Mr. David B. Harris, Jr.

Mrs. Virginia M. Harris

Janet and Alan Hart

Margaret and Paul Hebert*

Melissa Ann Hebert

Mr. Joseph D. Hebert

George Heiter

Jason and Rachel Hepp

Marc Hertzberg

Mr. Mark Higgins

Ms. Linda A. Hocker

Stephen and Angela Hodgdon

Oscar Holzmann

Ms. Georgine D. Homan

Edward Homer

Elizabeth Hooper

Edward T. Hopke and Ann M. Hopke

Mrs. Elise C. Hopkins

Ms. Gwen Hotaling

ChuLai Tieetour‡ and Tieetour Hsiao

Tieetour N. Hsiao

Mr. Steven A. Huberman and Ms. Giovanna DiNicola

Ylva Hume

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hunt

William Hurwitch

Susan Igo

Barry Jackson

Mrs. Eileen Jackson

Thad and Patience Jackson

Mrs. Carol W. Jemison

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Johnson

Ms. Judith A. Johnson

Rita J. Johnson

Stanley and Vivian Johnson

Wayne and Virginia Johnson

Mrs. Rita Jones

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Joyce

Gail M. Kaepplein

Dr. David J. Kahan

Helene Kanefsky

Margaret Kao

Joan Kaufman

H. James Kazeniac and Pamela Kazeniac

Justin Kearnan

Margaret Keller

Ms. Joan B. Kelley*

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keris

Marlies L. Kern

Kristen Kina

Beverly King

Mr. Tongi King

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Kinsman

Ms. Susan F. Kirkman

Ronald Kirkwood

Anne Kleuber

Maribeth and Jack Klobuchar

Raissa Klymenko

Richard Knight

Frances and Victor Kosenko

Mr. Richard Kosses

Thomas Kostizak

Elaina M. Kourepenos

Mr. and Mrs. Igor Kowal

Rachel and Bob Kramer

Dr. and Mrs. Eric S. Kraus

William Krebs

Paramesh Krishnan

Justyna Kucharczak

Ms. Paula F. Kwon

Jeannine Lacoss

Claire Lamarche

Robert J. Lamb

Tim and Phyllis Landers

Ralph and Nancy Lang

Toni Laracuente

Alison and James Larden

Steven A. Larkin

Robert and Sharon Laronga*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Larsen

Ms. Joan B. Larsen

Patricia and John Laskey

Lydia and Gerald Lauderdale

Linda D. Lauritano

John and Julie Law

Mary and Sarah Lawrence

Marianne Lazarus

Allen LeBlanc

Maria LeClair

Mr. John D. Lee

Carol Leger

Mary L. Leger

Ms. Margaret A. Lelievre

Leah, Eric, Victoria and Eliana Lesser

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lewis

Ms. Karen Libby

Mr. and Mrs. Carmine M. Lionetta

Diane Little

Stephen and Sherry Litwack

Kun Liu

Lena and Tomas Lofgren*

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Lonergan

Valdira Lopes

Richang Lu

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lubar

Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Lucas Sr.

Emily Lyons

Lillian H. Macdonald

Mr. and Mrs. David A. MacDonald

Florence Macgilvary

Beverly and Donald Maclean

Teresa MacNutt

James Macquarrie

Toni Magnussen

William Malcom

Roger Malonson

Marie T. Mangan

Ms. Marie Mangus*

Elsie Marangoly

Mr. John S. Marchi

Brian Mariani

Mr. Donald J. Marshall

Mrs. Janet Marshall

Mrs. Katherine Martel

Dennis F. Martin

Lillian Martin

Sheila Martin

Mrs. Patricia L. Mason

Sally Mauro

Albert May

Mr. Michael A. Maynard

John McBreen

Marie McCahon

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McCall Jr.

Lindsay McConchie

Mrs. Joan McDade

Brant and Susan McDougall

Una McGeough-Nugent

Christine McGovern

Mrs. Lucy A. McGovern

James McGuire

Grace McGuirk

Linda and Kenneth McKelvie

Dagmar L. McLaughlin

Ms. Juliana Melly

Werner Menzi

Michelle and Dennis Mercier

Merriam School

Craig Merry

Mary and Howard Meservey

Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Meterko

Glenn Meurer

Mr. William J. Midon*

George and Margaret Mikkola

Cynthia A. Baker Miller

Rita and Leon Mintz*

Ms. Eleanor Mirabito*

Bill Mish

Mr. Raymond Modeen

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Montagna

Mr. William Moonan and Ms. Carol Amick

John Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore

Jean E. Moscariello

Mrs. Tina Moscariello*

Mary Anne Moszka

Mr. and Mrs. Webster T. Mudge

Ms. Lois A. Mueller

George Mullen

Thomas Mulvehill

Brindha Muniappan

Sunae Murdock

Beth Murphy

Timothy Murphy and Hong Lee*

Nicole Myers

Mr. Samuel Nagler

Shashidhar Nair

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Narsasian

Mrs. Gordon Neisser

David Newman

Kenneth Nirenstein

Carrie Norden

Joan Nugent

Dr. Kevin Nuttall

Calvin O’Coin

Richard and Sharon Ohlin

Ms. Constance Ohlsten

George and Donna Ostlund

Ms. Leona E. Palmaccio

Ellen and Robert Pantzer

Samuel and Jane Paolini

Edla Pappas

Pamela Parenti

Nathan and Ann Parke

Mr. Joel M. Parks and Ms. Joan S. Turnberg*

Kimberly Parthum and Eric Weiss

Mr. Jeffrey Perani

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pespisa

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Pfeffer

John Philipp

Dr. Michael Piccioli

Angela Piccolo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Piermarini

Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Pierson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pintabona Sr.

Robert Pinto

Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Pooler

Susan W. Pope

Stephen and Paula Potter

Wendy Powell

Jeffrey Pozz

Mr. and Mrs. Tushar R. Pradhan

Ms. Mary D. Prendiville*

Ann Prentice

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Previte

Robert and Doris Price

Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Claude P. Proteau*

Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Puri

Marylou Pyburn

Dick and Judy Quanrud*

Lynne E. Quinn

Rebecca and Francis Quinn

Shirley M. Quinn

Ms. Lillian Racicot

Bill Ramsay

Jane Randall

Peter J. Rappoccio

Ms. Susan Rask

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rasmussen

Janet Ray

Beth and Mac Reid

Wallace S. Reid and Lois M. Reid

Sharon E. Reidy

Ms. Laura Reiner*

Mr. Frank Reis

Christopher Richards

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Richter

Catherine Ricker

Marcia Rie

Charles Riehl

Joan Riley

Barbara Ritz

Mr. David W. Roberts and Ms. Christine Zinke

Robert Rogers

Mrs. Deborah A. Romano

The Roppelt Family

Robert Rosadini

Donald Rosato*

Cora L. Rose

Dr. Rebecca Rosenstein

Peter and Rachel Ross

Ms. Ann C. Rote

Daniel Royalty

Fay A. Russo

Rosemarie Russo

Mr. Stephen J. Ryan

Ms. Christine Rzasa

Gertrude Sadeghpour

Ms. Amy L. Sagalyn and Mr. David H. Sagalyn

Kathie Salafia

Richard and Ruth Sargeant

Mabel Sawyer

Mr. Peter Schappert

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schatz

Alvin L. Schmertzler

Fred Schnepper

Michael and Jaime Schulze

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Schwamb

John P. Scotnicki

Terry Sefton

Donald B. Selesky

Debora Sennott

Ms. Judith Severson

Suzanne M. Sexton

Marty Sheehan

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Shorette

Dr. Joseph Siegel and Mrs. Elaine Siegel*

Dr. Erin A. Sienkiewicz and

Mr. Christopher Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Jose H. Silva

David Sisson

Alicia Smith

Darien N. Smith

Lowell S. Smith and Sally A. Sanford*

Mr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Smith

Mrs. Dorothy M. Smith

Dana Soberg

Leszek Sobieraj

Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Solomon

Mrs. Marguerite Spitzak

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sproul

David and Elizabeth Stallard

Melvin and Pauline Stephens*

Stop & Shop

Catherine Strain*

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Stuart

Mrs. Sharon Summers

Mr. Jon R. Sundstrom

Mr. Walter A. Supinski

The Sutton Family

Michael and Sheila Sweeney

Mrs. Diane T. Swords

Eileen Szypko

Mr. James V. Tabner

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander G. Taft

Ms. Sally J. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tenner

Alan G. Ticotsky and Jane Sutton

Mr. Newell F. Tillman

Mrs. Charlotte H Timlege

Neil Tischler

Irene Todd

Lindsay Torgersen

Margaret Torrice

Joan Towle

Anastasia K. Townsend

Robin and Perry Traquina

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Trefry

Lynne Tremblay

G & S Turgeon*

Carol Turner

Paul Turner

Mr. Lawrence J. Vale and Ms. Julia Dobrow

Karen Van Cleef

Mr. Louis J. Ventola

Paul Ventura

Mr. and Mrs. Gianfranco Verri

Wilton Vilarino

Mr. Bruce Vinal

Richard Voght

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Waingortin

Vincent Wallace

Thomas and Kathleen Walsh

Coreen Waters

Mrs. Margaret Watts

Donald Welch

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan J. Welch

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Wentworth

Colleen Whatley

Hope White

Dorothy Wicks

Meryl and Robert Widman

Rev. Dr. Eugene R. Widrick

Ms. Brenda F. Williams

Mrs. Mary Sue Willie

Cal and Mary Lou Winroth

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Wittman

Gerald Wolff

Dr. Thomas Wong and Ms. Wendy Wong

Lynne Wood

Mr. and Mrs. Byron E. Woodman III

Dr. and Mrs. Jung-Ming Wu

Dr. Shelley Yang

Patricia and Louis Yantosca

Louis and Eileen York

Anne Zaccheo

Harold Zaff

Rita Zarella

Ms. Livia Zegrean

Mr. and Mrs. William Zusin*

To make an online donation, please go to emersonhealth.org/giving

Every effort has been made to provide an accurate and complete listing of donors. We regret any errors, and ask that you bring corrections to our attention by calling 978-287-3080.

The Auxiliary may be a supporting player in the Emerson Health story, but it is not hyperbole to say that without the Auxiliary, it is unlikely there would be an Emerson. When it was created in 1924, the Auxiliary’s very purpose was to raise funds and save the fledgling 14-bed hospital. It was on the brink of closure –just 13 years after opening.

“Emerson would not be what it is today, without the support of the Auxiliary,” says Leslie Cheney, who has been an active Auxilian for more than half a century, and served as the organization’s Co-President from 1974 to 1976.

A History Worth Celebrating

from starting gift and coffee shops in the 1960’s, to supporting the proposed new Emergency Department.

Over these last 100 years, the Auxiliary has been particularly crucial during serious crises. From The Great Depression and World War II, to the far more recent COVID-19 pandemic, members simply pitched in to keep the hospital running.

In the 1930’s that meant mending bed linens and soliciting food donations to feed patients. In the 1940’s, it required members to meet critical staff shortages. They served as nurses’ aides, and even washed dishes and cleaned patient rooms. More recently, when it was uncertain if Emerson could secure enough medical-grade masks for its staff during the pandemic’s early days, the Auxiliary went into overdrive making hundreds of cloth masks. It also funded the pandemic pop-up, the BWell Center, a relaxation space used by staff to manage the stress of working through pandemic conditions.

While the Auxiliary has always relished rolling up its sleeves and getting into the trenches, it has also helped Emerson financially. Auxiliary funding, which has exceeded $6 million in the last 40 years, has supported many special projects –

Raising funds for such big endeavors, however important, is just one component of the Auxiliary’s value, says Cheney, who herself is responsible for helping to launch the Auxiliary’s single biggest annual fundraiser, The Auxiliary of Emerson Health’s Annual Golf Tournament.

Cheney reflects that among the things that have contributed to Emerson’s stature is its determination to provide a continuum of care, hire the best professionals, and create strategic partnerships. What truly sets Emerson apart, and has made it a revered community resource is, quite simply, its heart. Perhaps here is where the Auxiliary has made the most difference – by enhancing the patient experience.

“We have lots of tentacles in the community we represent,” says Cheney of her fellow Auxilians. “We impart knowledge about the health system and its services” Not the least of that knowledge, says Cheney, is that “Emerson has become world class.”

It does this by focusing its resources on a vast array of patient-touch items. The most well known of these may be its handmade teddy bears. Children who enter the hospital receive a stuffed animal to help make their medical experience a bit less scary. To aid them therapeutically, they also receive PIT (Pediatric Intervention Team) Coping Kits, filled with toys to help calm and distract both the child and the parent.

Similarly, all Emergency Department adolescent patients, who require behavioral health services, receive Anchor Bags. At the Clough Birthing Center, newborns are welcomed with sleep sacks. Patients at the Naka Infusion Center receive handmade quilts to keep them comfortable during treatment. In pediatric surgery, children are outfitted with keepsake superhero johnnies to help them brave their hospital journey. And that’s to name just a few!

The Auxiliary is also the financial engine behind such important services as The Aphasia Conversation Group which helps stroke survivors, and others with this acquired language disorder, practice functional communication, as well as the iCanShine Bike Camp for children with special needs. If we were to list every project, service, or hand-crafted item which the Auxiliary has supplied or supported, nobody would believe it.

As the Auxiliary plans for the future, President Liza Carey says their efforts to distinguish Emerson from other hospitals will continue. “We’re actively exploring avenues to enhance the relevance, vibrancy, and value of our Auxiliary within Emerson Health and the community.” And if past is truly prologue, the Auxiliary will remain a vital partner well into the next century.

Auxiliary Events

Event Sponsors

Golf Tournament Sponsors

Gift of $1,500 - $1,750

Bowditch

Gift of $15,000

Husch Blackwell

Gift of $10,000 Sodexo

Gift of $5,000

Active Healthcare Receivables

Crowdstrike

LWDA

Mimecast Properties, Inc.

Gift of $750

Advata

Auxiliary of Emerson Health Board

Karen McGinn, President

Carolyn Myers, Secretary

Joyce Davis, Treasurer

Deborah Van Walsum, Past President

Christine Schuster, President and Chief Executive Officer

Karl Kussin, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Directors

Elizabeth Acquaviva

Catherine Adams

Elizabeth Berk

Andrea Brox

Pat Fleischauer

Denise Haartz

Michelle Hanlon

Betty Ann Killian

Amy Leahy

Karen McCarthy

Niressa Martin

Alison Millerick

Sally Williams

Clarfeld Citizens Private Wealth Coverys

Gifts of $2,500 - $3,000 AHEAD

Associated X-Ray Atlantic Charter Insurance

Avidia Bank

The Beaudoin Family

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Cambridge Savings Bank

Cambridge Trust Company

CareOne at Concord

The Carr Family

CorroHealth

Dermatology Associates of Concord

Echostor Technologies

Enterprise Bank

Impark HEALTH

JLL

Joyce Contract Interiors

Middlesex Savings Bank

Pure Storage

Purity Linen Service

Sterling Construction

The Commons at Lincoln

The Monument Group Companies

Tree of Lights Sponsors

$1,000 Tree Top Sponsor

Deaconess Abundant Life Services

Newbury Court

$250 Bright Light Sponsors

Concord Flower Shop

Dee Funeral Home

Erica Jina, Realtor

McWalter Volunteer Insurance Agency

EmerSong Sponsors

Gifts of $5,000

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Central Middlesex

Gifts of $2,500

Christine Schuster

Gifts of $1,000

David and Barbara Boardman

Gifts of $500 Enterprise Bank

Haartz Corporation

Middlesex Savings Bank

Randi and Paul Levine Give Back

If a marketing department dreamed up the perfect spokespeople, they might look something like Lexington residents Randi Klein Levine and her husband Paul Levine. Emerson

“Some people can only give money. And some people can only give time. But if you can do both,” says Paul, “all the better.”

Health cheerleaders to the core, they quite literally wear their devotion on their sleeves – or at least thereabouts. Randi claims she practically lives in her Emerson-insignia fleece vest, and Paul often favors a “Donate for Life” tee shirt from the Blood Donation Center.

However superficial the clothes may be, for the Levine’s they are an outward representation of their long standing and deep commitment to Emerson Health. Not only do they provide financial support, they have volunteered thousands of hours of their time. And in Paul’s case – a lot of blood! For the past 25 years, he has been donating blood at Emerson as often as he can.

“It’s a great way to help the hospital save a few dollars,” says Paul lightly. Every pint of blood a person donates to Emerson, he notes, is one less pint it has to buy.

Paul, who has been a lifelong blood donor, began donating almost exclusively to Emerson because of its convenience and proximity. Randi’s affiliation with the hospital began much the same way. She was also influenced because their daughter’s pediatrician was associated with Emerson. She has been volunteering on and off (but mostly on) since the mid-1980s.

“I see myself as analytic. I’m particular, and I pay attention to detail,” says Randi, whose career in business information systems made her a perfect fit for the Hospice Program who was looking for volunteers with computer expertise.

However, it wasn’t until 2018, that Paul followed in Randi’s footsteps. He decided to scale back his work life which, over 42 years, spanned the worlds of high tech and private equity, as well as education. Paul was an adjunct lecturer at the Boston University School of Management for 10 years.

“I was at sixes and sevens,” says Paul in describing his glidepath to retirement. When Randi, who by that time was using her computer skills in the Community Services Department, suggested volunteering at Emerson, he was skeptical. Randi reasoned to Paul, “Try it. If you don’t like, you don’t have to do it.’”

Nearly six years later – with a break at COVID’s outset – Paul is still volunteering. He works in the Transport Department moving both equipment and patients, who do not require medical staff assistance, throughout the hospital. While he notes that this work may not require the skills or brainpower of his career, he nonetheless finds it rewarding.

“It’s volunteer work that really makes a difference,” says Paul, who relishes interactions with patients and his ability to potentially make someone more comfortable, be it emotionally or physically. He adds that working in transport helps free up the clinical staff to do what they do best – attending to patients.

Paul and Randi value their volunteering at Emerson particularly because they do it together. “It’s sweet,” says Randi, that she and Paul drive to Emerson Health together, and check in with each other during the day. “It’s a shared experience,” adds Paul. “And it has expanded our circle of people we know together.”

Randi and Paul have also donated financially almost as long as Randi has been volunteering. During the pandemic, they became even more aware of the truly vital role Emerson Health plays in the community and decided they wanted to increase their giving.

“Some people can only give money. And some people can only give time. But if you can do both,” says Paul, “all the better.”

Endowments

A robust endowment helps ensure the financial well being of Emerson Health and the continued delivery of high quality health care for future generations. Since the hospital’s founding in 1911, many donors have contributed to its endowment.

The following restricted endowments are designated by the donor and support a variety of needs including patient care, staff education, hospital maintenance and equipment purchases.

Auxiliary of Emerson Health Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship Fund

Auxiliary of Emerson Health Fund for Cancer Programs

The Elizabeth B. Baldwin Bequest

The Charlotte Sanderson Blanchard Fund

The Thelma Blood Fund

The Cancer Care Endowment Fund

The Mrs. Theodore Chamberlain Fund

The Emily and Eliza Conant Fund

The Charlotte Conant Fund

The Alice M. Eaton Fund

The Dr. Robert A. First Fund

The George Flavin Fund

The Abbie Fosgate Fund

The Arthur Holland Fund

The Dr. Charles Hutchinson Fund

The Kings Daughter’s Fund

The Catherine Kinsley Fund

The Lund Community Health Library Fund

The Salvatore Macone Fund

The Mildred Pope Moore Fund

The Mary Pride Memorial Fund

The Catherine Robb Fund

The Dr. Howard Robinson Fund

The Rosenfeld Oncology Education Fund

The Dr. Jordan S. Ruboy Endowment Fund

The Leonard Smith Fund

The Debbie Sparrow Nursing Education Fund

The Rina K. Spence Fund

The George Titcomb Fund

The Carrie Wells Fund

The Lucy Wentworth Fund

The Grant and Helene Wilson Fund

The following unrestricted endowments provide general support of all hospital services.

The Chase Baker Fund

The Henry F. and Caroline Chase Fund

The Herbert and Ann Corner Fund

The Esther Dowd Fund

The Lester L. and Elinor H. Downing Fund

The Harriet Louise and Mary Stone Eaton Memorial Fund

The Alice L. Fernald Fund

The Mac and Alyce Goldin Fund

The Winston R. Hindle Jr. Fund

The Thomas Huckins Fund

The Henry Clay Jackson Fund

The Albert R. Jenks Fund

The Ellen W. and Emma W. Kelly Fund

The Oliver Lane Fund

The Elizabeth MacQuarrie Fund

The Elsie A. Morrison Fund

The Barbara P. Nash and Patrick J. Flynn Fund

The Hana Sittler Endowment Fund

The Frederic W. Watriss Fund

If you wish to help sustain the future of health care for your community by contributing to Emerson Health’s endowment, please contact the Development Office, (978) 287-3080. In order to yield a sufficient annual income, a minimum gift of $50,000 is necessary to establish a named endowment fund.

Estate and Trust Gifts

We are grateful for the gifts we received from the following estates and trusts between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023.

Alan S. Emmett – Trust

June Grace – Estate

Caroline V. and Hollis R. Holden – Trusts

John J. Mohr – Trust

J.P. Lemon Family – Trust

Margaret L. Oates – Trust Trustees of Town Donations of the Town of Concord

Sarah E. A. Richardson – Trust

Mary E. Gross – Trust

Nancy Whitcomb – Trust

Robert Abramson

Michael and Nella Alberta

Read E. Albright

Joseph Andrade

Scott Andreasson

Renate Archibald

Norman W. Baldrachi

Dennis J. Bak

Judith G. Balogh, MD

Donald S. Barton

Winthrop Baylies

Phyllis Beaufait

Carol Walsh Beltrami

Richard J. Boerner

Stephen Boss

Edouard Bouvier

James Brockmeier

Dorothy Brown

David Brownell

Maxine Buckman

William J. Burke

Mary Burtis

Frederico Buscemi

Maureen Ann Cale

Nancy Caliri

Susan Campbell

Emily Cannon

Zachary Cardone

Jeff Caruso

Roy Chalupa

Nicole Ellen Child

Margaret Arsenault

Debra Boisvert

Colin Bourdon

Rachel Clark

Chuck and Gloria Clough

Patricia P. Dietrich

Johanna Dill

Mary Doherty

William Farfaras

Mr. Ferguson’s Class 2022-23

Benjamin Foster

Terry Holt

Nicole Kelly

Margit Kohl

Wesley G. Kowaloff

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Kudirka

In Memoriam

Gifts were made from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 in memory of the following people

Robert E. Coakley

The Coelho Family & Gracie

Jennifer Cohen

Christopher Cross

Lawrence H. Cutler

Henry Damon

Lawrence David

William Davies

James C. Davis

Patricia Lacey De Binder

Betty DiPetrillo

Gerald Dowd

Eugene Drake

Mildred F. Duggan

Karen Delorey

Carl Emanuelson

Loula B. Enos

Patrick Everett

Jane Fini

Lee Ann Fital

Stan Fleischman

Andrea Fortini

Peggy Fry

Emerson Gagnon

Harry Galloway

Nancy R. Gasser

Hariette Gerber

Judy Gilbert

Mabel Goetz

Miles Goff

Linda Gorts

June Grace

Ronald Haberkorn

Virginia Hansen

Edwin W. Hatfield

Richard Heckman

Dr. Jay Hendelman

John Henshaw

Wilson A. Herrmann and Margaret A. Hermann

Barry Higgins

Dorothy Higgins

Thomas Hollocher

Dave Hopkins

Mary Hudson

Lois Hunt

Julianne Husmer

Jack Hutchinson

Joey III

Christopher R. Johnson

Alyssa M. Joy

Jeanne Kangas

Herta Katz

Richard M. Kelly, Jr.

Marvin Kendrick Jr., MD

Joey Keris

George A. Kern

Judy B. Keyes

John S. Klobuchar

Mary Lou Knell

Gigi and Allie Kussin

Gus Lahanas

Michael Lally

In Honor of

Gabrielle Lambert

Dr. Ronald W. Lamont-Havers

Robert Lanni

John Larson

John Laskey

Norman and Mary Leger

Myrtle Lennon

Henry C. Kleuber

Phoebe Markey

Jacques R. Maroni

Paul McLaughlin

Marjorie McNeill

Kevin Melia

David J. Merry

Sally Eleanor Morton

Stewart Mueller

Peter W. Nash

Cynthia Burdick Newbold

William Nussbum

Larry Lee Opell

Preston Peckham

Karen Peterson

Hank Poulter

The Prendiville Family

Cora Marie Pustaver

Bevan G. Quinn

John J. Quinn

George A. Richards

Helen Riley

George P. Rizzone, M.D.

Franc Romano

Gifts were made from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 in honor of the following people

James Chandler Larner

The Larners

Anthony S. Leonti

Joe Lerner

Jean Martinian

James McCall

Jessica Miller

Joshua Nelson

Charlotte Pino

Courtney Robinson

Joseph E. Roensch

Larry Smith

Ami Stewart

Patricia Travaglia

Tristan Xavier

Rebecca Young

Emerson Clinicians and Staff

Amanda Grimmer, HomeCare

Dr. Russell Butler

Dr. Robert C. Cantu

Beatrice (Bea)

Domenichella, RN

Dr. Donald Driscoll

Dr. Jon Dubois

Emerson Health

Anticoagulation Clinic

Emerson Health

Birthing Center

Emerson Health CCU

Emerson Health

Development Team

Emerson Health

Emergency Department

Emerson Health Nurses

Emerson Health Staff

Emerson Health Special Care

Nursery Nurses

Terry Rothermel

Khurshid Saleem

John J. Schlatka

Thomas M. Sheehan

Paul Sheeran, Jr.

Arthur F. Smith

Jacquelyn Snelling

Rodney G. Sparrow

Darlene Sutton

Katherine M. Tatum

Buck and Myra Taylor

Fran Tillman

Ronald Tirone

Edward Toomey

Walter and Madeline Toussaint

Julie McTigue Trant

Monica Tu

Fred Turchon

Claire Vecchio

Satish Venkatraman

Richard R. Voght

James Wallace

Huanlu Wang

Christine Way

Barbara Welch

Gray Wexelblat

D. Alexander Wieland

Barbara Winstanley

Elizabeth Wrobleski

Betty Zaff

Henry Elliot Zyrkowski

Emerson Health Surgical Team

Emerson Health

Wheeler 5 Caregivers

Everyone at Emerson Health

The Staff of the NAKA

Infusion Center

Front Line and COVID-19 Workers

Amy Farrar, RN

Dr. Colleen Feltmate

Dr. Andrea Fribush

Dr. Jason R. Gee

Dr. Thomas Goodman

Dr. Deborah A. Greene

Dr. Alfred Heinser

Dr. Peter Hoenig

Dr. Atif Khan

Dr. Roy Kring

Dr. Ron Kwon

Dr. Tom LaMattina

The Maternity Floor Nurses

Dr. Jack McGrath

Dr. John J. McInnis

Monaliza (Liza) Padilla, RN

Dr. Scott Papparello

Dr. Barbara Peters

Dr. Paul Re

Dr. Andrea Resciniti

Ena Sandler, MS, RD, LDN

Dr. Stephen Schloss

Christine Schuster, RN, MBA

Dr. Ilia Shlimak

Dr. Laura Silk

Dr. Vlassis Travias

Dr. James Umlas

Dr. Joseph Urman

Dr. Sandra Weakland

Dr. James Weitzman

Dr. Julie Zeller

Dr. Russell Zide

Acton

Karen K. Anderson*

David Baskin*

Jon Benson*

Vivian K. Birchall*

Charles A. Denault*

Shu-Fang Lin

Amaresh Mahapatra*

Charles Mathews*

Claudy Mullon*

Rajeev Nagpal

Robert W. Puffer III*

Chad H. Simon*

Evan P. Welch*

Deborah Werneburg*

Bedford

Pamela J. Brown*

Sarah Dorer*

John Gibbons*

Lisa Harrell*

Estelle Keast*

Erica Liu*

Denis Mezheritskiy

Bruce Osterling*

Paul A. Purchia*

Michael A. Rosenberg*

Robert B. Segal*

Julie McCay Turner*

Billerica

Jo Anne Albright*

Boxborough

Karin Castro*

George C. Krusen II

Anne C. Lynch*

Lynn Martin*

Carlisle

Jean Jasaitis Barry

Gail Bernardin*

John E. Carroll*

Heidi R. Harring*

Joseph Lerner*

Carol M. Murphree*

Meghan O’Sullivan*

Grace Tilton*

Deborah Van Walsum*

Sara Wilson*

Chelmsford

Ginger Pearson*

Corporators

Concord

Cato Anderson*

Bobbi Benson*

Janet Simpson Benvenuti*

Margaret Bernhardt*

Walter W. Birge III*

Cristina C. Blau*

Jill Block*

Matthew W. Boger*

Derek Boonisar*

Sally B. Bradford*

Glenn Burlamachi*

Pamela S. Callahan*

Annalisa Campanile*

Ellen H. Campbell*

Tina M. Cantu*

Amy Capofreddi*

Liza Carey*

Robert E. Carr*

Stephen W. Carr*

Francesca Cataldo*

Leslie Cheney*

Jennifer Clarke*

Ann Marie Connolly*

Martha Cooper*

Danny Costa*

Jane E. Coutre*

Kathy C. Cuocolo

Eric Dahlberg*

David DeLong*

Tara Edelman*

Katharine Fahey*

Patricia D. Fleischauer*

Susan Franklin*

Denise E. Haartz*

Eric R. Haartz*

Sarah K. Hindle*

Thomas J. Hudner*

Lauren M. Huyett*

Luann Jammal

Michael D. Jeans*

Mary B. Johnson*

Julie Kahn*

Mary M. Kemp*

Elizabeth A. Killian*

Philip S. Lotane*

Michael Lovdal*

Thomas L. Matthews

Ben Matys*

Karen A. McCarthy*

Karen H. McGinn*

William J. Midon*

Alison S. Millerick*

Joshua M. Nelson*

Robert O’Neil*

Neela Patel*

Megan Pesce*

Adrienne Principe*

Abigail Redmond*

Dawn Rennert*

Laura Reynolds*

Mark Rus*

Sarah Savelle*

Sandra A. Schelzi*

Patricia B. Siefer*

Amy Simon*

Andrew J. Sohn*

Tyler Spring*

Hilary N. Steinert*

Maryrose Sykes*

Thomas F. Valle*

Alice Van Deusen*

Philip C. vanderWilden*

Carol Wipper*

Byron E. Woodman, Jr.*

Alan C. Woodward, MD*

Elizabeth Julier Wyeth*

Charles A. Ziering*

Fitchburg

Beth Burns*

Groton

Catherine Kenney*

Sara J. Martinian*

Hanscom AFB

Jersouk Touy*

Harvard

Stephen C. Ford*

Erin McBee*

Anne Marie A. Rowse*

Heidi H. Siegrist*

Christopher S. Sintros*

Terry Symula*

Hudson

Sarah Cressy*

Michelle Mercier*

Susan Rask*

Lee Waingortin*

Lexington

D. Peter Lund*

Brindha Muniappan*

Lincoln

Jacquelin Apsler*

Tania Coke*

Machiko Sano Hewitt*

John L. Koenig*

John D. Lamothe, Jr.*

Barbara B. Leggat*

Molly Macleod*

Littleton

Sarah Briones

Jennifer E. Carter*

Kathleen M. O’Connor*

Jan Stewart*

Maynard

Christine M. Boutin*

Richard T. Downey*

Jane E. Hardy*

W. Timothy Hess*

John C. MacKeen*

Shirley

Jaime Schulze*

Stow

Caroline M. Collings*

Robert M. Glorioso*

James H. Salvie*

Carol Toomey*

Sudbury

Mary L. Alexander*

Helen Kim*

Edward A. Lubar*

Jane MacKeen*

Lee C. McGowan*

Pamela J. O’Brien*

Eric Romm*

Amy L. Rose*

Wayland

Nancy Carapezza*

Westford

Paul L. Davies

Diane Earl*

Frances Kosenko*

Peter Mahler*

Patricia L. Mason*

Cheryl K. Serpe*

Susan McNeill Spuhler*

Leslie A. Thomas*

Gail Yender

Weston

Saad D. Dinno*

Woburn

Betty J. Farfaras*

Other

Tom Beaudoin*

Kristin Canty*

Diane M. Marangoly*

Laurel Millette*

Kimberly Patenaude*

Sam Williams

*FY2023 Annual Appeal Donor

Casper Jenney Society

Benefactors who have included Emerson Health in their estate plan or life income fund.

Farida Ahmed

Harl P. Aldrich, Jr. - Estate‡

Susan C. Ames - Trust‡

Craig Angell - Estate of‡

Mrs. John L. Armstrong‡

David and Dorothy Arnold - Bequest‡

Sarah F. Baird‡

Anthony L. Baker‡

Edgar Bell - Trust‡

Chip and Bobbi Benson

Beryl L. Bidgood - Trust‡

Walter Bieren - Trust‡

Paul D. Birch

Walter and Susan Birge

Barbara Bliss - Estate‡

Roger B. Bond - Estate‡

Daniel Burns - Estate‡

William Burtis

Winifred B. Bush‡

Mrs. John W. Carman‡

John F. Carmody‡

Robert L. Carter - Trust‡

Edward P. and Audrey W. Chase - Estate‡

Leslie Cheney

Charles Christian‡

Gloria and Charles Clough

Robert C. Cobb -Trust‡

Herbert Corner‡

Jane Cronin

Dorothy Day‡

Daniel Dintino

Martin J. Diskin‡

Frederica P. Drinkwater - Trust‡

Anne M. Duclos - Estate‡

Alice M. Eaton - Fund‡

Jim and Mamie Edson

Mary H. Emerson-Trust‡

Mary R. Fenn - Trust‡

Lucy E. Fisher - Trust‡

Patricia D. Fleischauer

John Florio - Estate‡

Dorothy R. Foster - Estate‡

Rosealie Frost

Cynthia Furman

Sarah C. Garth - Estate‡

Carol H. Goldman - Estate‡

Frank J. Gordon‡

Robert B. Graham

Donald R. Griffin - Trust‡

Theodore Gunaris - Estate‡

Martha D. Hamilton

Nancy W. Hendrie

Mrs. Sarah Hindle

Winston R. Hindle, Jr. - Estate‡

Paul E. Hirtle‡

Caroline V. and Hollis R. Holden - Trusts‡

Fred E. Holtin - Trust‡

Gertrude D. Houghton‡

Thomas Huckins - Trust‡

Beverly Jenks - Trust‡

Porter Jenks - Trust‡

Wilma W. Johnson‡

Louise S. Kauders - Estate‡

William H. Kemp - Trust‡

Jonathan and Judy‡ Keyes

John Kirk - Estate‡

James B. Knight‡

Sarah and Karl Kussin

Jeanne Steele Kangas‡

Howard Kuenzler‡

Ruth L. Landry

Barbara B. Leggat

The J.P. Lemon Family - Trust

Ann Logan - Estate‡

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr.

Charles Lukas

D. Peter Lund and E. Ashley Rooney

John MacKeen

Margaret K. MacKillop - Estate‡

Gertrude Marsh - Trust‡

Lynn Martin and John Skinner

Joan Mathews‡

Jean E. McFedries

Terry A. McGarry‡

Lee C. McGowan

John and Carole Merrifield

John C. Morrison‡

Edward Motley - Trust‡

Cyrus W. Murphy - Estate‡

Rosa Neufeld - Estate‡

Mary S. Newman - Estate‡

Anne Norsworthy - Trust‡

Helen & Ruben Novak - Trust‡

Gilbert Oakley - Trust‡

Margaret L. Oates - Trust‡

Mavis R. O’Brien - Estate‡

Donna O’Neill

Francis B. Parker - Estate‡

Dr. and Mrs. David W. Parsons - Trust‡

Joan S. Pearson - Trust‡

Mildred Pelton - Estate‡

Joan H. Perera

Arthur Perry - Trust‡

Edmund J. Peters - Estate‡

Sally S. Powers - Trust‡

Carey T. Prouty - Estate‡

Bob and Jane Puffer

George B. Redding - Trust‡

Ms. Barbara P. Renison‡

Mary J. Robbins

Frederick Robbins - Estate‡

Dr. Jordan S. Ruboy - Charitable Foundation‡

Thomas E. Rush‡

Geneve Russell‡

Melissa Carey Saalfield

Robert Saltonstall‡

Hannah Ayer Saltonstall - Estate‡

The Estate of Alfred H. Sawyer - Trust‡

William Scheft‡

Annabelle Shepherd‡

Sara Sherman - Estate‡

Mr. and Mrs. Jose H. Silva

Lydia C. Smith‡

Eleanora Hartley Smith - Estate‡

Jill and Michael Stansky

Evelyn and Edward Stickney - Trust‡

James A. Street, MD, PhD

Mathew Struthers

Ellenor T. Trull - Estate‡

Mary J. Tully - Estate‡

Joseph F. Urner‡

Henry and Janet Vaillant

Alice and Frederic Van Deusen

Mary B. Van Etten - Trust‡

Linden Welch - Trust‡

Aura Virginia Wharton - Estate‡

Mary Dee Wheble

Mrs. Ann Whittier - Estate‡

Elizabeth H. Wilson

George and Jean Wiltsee‡

Mr. Byron E. Woodman, Jr.

J. Ethel Woodman - Estate‡

Michael Zapareski - Estate‡

Honoring Generations of Care

Hollis and Caroline (Petersen) Holden’s deep connection to Emerson Health began over 90 years ago. A lifelong Concordian, Caroline “Petey” Holden was born at Emerson Hospital, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants who made their home in West Concord. Hollis “Holly” Holden was born in Waltham and raised in Belmont. Following his service in the United States Army during World War II, he married Petey, and they settled in West Concord, where they lived in the same house, just a few miles from Emerson, until their passing. This proximity to such quality care proved to be highly desirable on numerous occasions over the years. In the 1950’s, the birth of their three children at Emerson involved very different circumstances: the first, Gary, was born via a C-section (at that time, a complicated operation involving a vertical incision); the second, Nancy, was born 2½ months early and was blessed to occupy a brand-new incubator generously donated by the Kussin Family of Concord; the third, tragically, was stillborn.

Emerson Health’s doctors, nurses, and staff played an important role in helping this young couple through these challenging times. Petey would later recount with great affection how the towering Dr. McDonald would visit her in her hospital room after the birth of her tiny, preemie daughter and ask her with his soft, caring voice how she was doing. In appreciation, Petey served for years as a “candy striper” volunteer at Emerson and throughout her life gave rides to neighbors and friends to and from the hospital.

Holly “gave back” to the hospital in an unconventional way: at his machine shop next to the post office in West Concord, he had frequent visitors (including doctors from

Emerson) who knew of his ability to problem solve. They would stop by to ask if he could fix any number of things, which he did with great joy and often with no charge. As for their daughter Nancy, she had a special agreement with Emerson where she worked in the coffee shop during the summer months in the early 1970’s - she jogged from home to the hospital, change of clothes in hand, and had access to a small shower area to get ready and don her uniform. This arrangement allowed her to earn spending money for college. When Holly’s mother, Jennie (“Neena”) Holden was in her 80’s, she fell, broke her hip, and spent some time at Emerson. In appreciation for their excellent care, she gave the nurses a special treat. In a small hospital courtyard where Holly had brought her harp, Neena sat, clad in a long flowing dress, and with her eyes misting and looking skyward, she proceeded to play her favorite love songs, starting with “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Years later, having just turned 90 in 2011, when Holly found himself at Emerson with a stroke, despite his setback, he carried on his mother’s musical mission: with a spirit of thankfulness, he played a host of tunes on his harmonica to bring joy to anyone who would listen.

When it came time for the Holdens to think about their estate planning, they acknowledged their appreciation for the topnotch care they consistently received at Emerson throughout their long lives by each making a generous bequest to the hospital. The Holdens’ support through a planned gift was a tribute to the many years of quality care they and their family members received from Emerson Health.

Administration

Christine C. Schuster, RN, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer

Craig Best, MD

Senior Vice President and President Emerson Practice Associates

Stephen Coco

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Barry Kitch, MD, MPH

Senior Vice President Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer

Eric Stastny, MHA Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Christi Barney, RN, MSN Vice President, Quality

Jacqueline Clancy Vice President Strategic Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer

Renee Fosberg

Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

Karl Kussin

Vice President Development and Chief Philanthropy Officer

Mark Mahnfeldt, RN-BC, MBA, MSN NEC-A Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer

David Ryan, JD Vice President Human Resources

Richard Berkman, MEA, FACHE Governance and Special Projects

Emerson Health System Board

Gloria L. Clough, Chair

Paul D. Birch, Vice Chair

Jeffrey S. Campbell, Treasurer

James P. DiGiovanni, Secretary

Christine C. Schuster, RN, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer

John W. Boynton, IV

Richard H. Churchill, Jr

Eileen M. Deignan, MD

Rose Ann Giordano

John R. Hickling

Thomas A. LaMattina, MD

David B. Lautz, MD

Anna W. Rasmussen

David I. Rose, MD

William L. Ryan

Jill Stansky

James A. Street, MD

Michael J. Zak

Emerson Health Foundation Staff

Karl Kussin

Vice President Development and Chief Philanthropy Officer

Amy Caggiano

Auxiliary Liaison Officer and Run~Walk Coordinator

Christine Kielar

Director of Corporator and Community Engagement

Jennifer Manickam Director of Annual Giving

Amy Sagalyn, JD Director of Major Gifts

Awards and Accreditations

Emerson Health is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. They conduct rigorous onsite surveys to ensure that the nation’s hospitals adhere to the strict standards of care mandated by the state and federal governments.

Quality Awards

Quality Awards

Quality Awards

Awards Quality Designations Accreditations

Healthgrades

Quality Designations Accreditations

• 2023 Patient Safety Award

• 2023 Outstanding Patient Experience Award

• 2023 Prostate Surgery Excellence Award

2024 Women’s Choice Awards, Best Hospital for

• Comprehensive Breast Care

• Orthopedics

• Mammogram Imaging

• Stroke Care

The Boston Globe and The Woman’s Edge

• 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Business from 2017 - 2023

Newsweek Magazine

• 2023 and 2022 Best Maternity Hospital

2023 Boston Magazine Top Doctors

• 65 Emerson Doctors

2023 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award®

• Emerson Endoscopy & Digestive Health Center

The College for Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

• 2022 Most Wired Hospital Level 7

Massachusetts Department of Public Health 2023

Breastfeeding Achievement Award

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

• Five-Star Quality Rating

Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center+

• Maternity Care

• Bariatric Surgery

• Knee and Hip Replacement

American Heart Association

• Stroke Gold Plus Designation

• Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Massachusetts

Department of Public Health

• Designated a Primary Stroke Center

Coverdell Hospital National Acute Stroke Program Awards

• Achieving Door to CT scan <= 25 minutes for at least 75% of stroke patients

• Documentation of Modified Ranking Scale greater than or = to 95%

• Coverdale Stroke Systems of Care Partnership Award

Baby-Friendly USA Designation

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)

• Certified Program

Optum

• Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

The Joint Commission

• Hospital and Home Care Accreditation

• Primary Stroke Center Advanced Certification

American College of Surgeons

• National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)

American College of Radiology

• Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

• CT Scan

• MRI: General MRI, Head, Spine, Body, MSK, MRA and Breast MRI

• Nuclear Medicine

• PET

• Ultrasound: Breast Ultrasound: General Ultrasound: Obstetrical, Gynecological and Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy

• Mammography: General Mammography and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

American Association of Blood Banks

College of American Pathologists

Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Accreditation Review

Intersocietal Accreditation Commission

• Superficial Venous Evaluation and Management, Extracranial Cerebrovascular, Peripheral Venous and Peripheral Arterial Testing

Affiliations

Affiliations

Quality Designations Accreditations Affiliations

Quality Designations Accreditations Affiliations

Massachusetts

General Hospital | Mass General Brigham

• Cardiology: Electrophysiology

• Endocrine Surgery

• Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital – Bethke

• Medical Oncology

• Radiation Oncology

• Neonatology

• TeleNeurology/TeleStroke

• Thoracic Surgery

• Urogynecology

• Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery

• Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Mass General Brigham

• Gynecologic Oncology

• Perinatology

• Genetic Counseling

Massachusetts Eye and Ear | Mass General Brigham

• Otolaryngology

• Audiology

MassGeneral Hospital for Children | Mass General Brigham

• Cardiology

• Endocrinology

• Gastroenterology

• Nephrology

• Pulmonology Care Dimensions

• Palliative Care and Hospice Care

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

• Neurosurgery

Tufts Medical Center

• Nephrology

Shields Health

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Reflections is published annually by Emerson Health Foundation to recognize friends and supporters of Emerson Health.

Christine C Schuster, RN, MBA

President and Chief Executive Officer

Charles A. Denault

Chair, Emerson Health Foundation

Design: Tom Elliot, TG Graphics

Writers: Andrea Brox

Nancy C. Holden-Avard

Leah Lesser

Jennifer Harney Manickam

Content: Amy Caggiano

Jennifer Harney Manickam

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Karen McCarthy