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“We Believe The Future Is Now! The Future Is Orange.”

- Jonathan Rouis, CPA Foundation Board Chair

The Future is Orange

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range Regional Medical Center is at a critical crossroad in its journey to medical excellence.

After providing a new state-of-the-art acute care facility, hospital leadership now begins its first expansion program. This initiative incorporates improvements in its outpatient services, integration of satellite oncology programs into a single location for diagnostic, treatment, and support services, and the expansion of sub-specialty care and academic medicine.

“Our Foundation Board has been inspired from the very start of planning for this project. It is hard not to be inspired by what it does for our hospital, and for health care in this region,” said Foundation Board Chair Jonathan Rouis. “With that in mind, our Foundation Board is proud to announce ‘The Future is Orange’, a $3 million fundraising campaign to support this expansion program.

We will ask for participation of our hospital family and the community over the next three years.”

This expansion program focuses on creating an environment for outpatient care at the same level of service, convenience, and amenities as the inpatient program. Currently, nearly all outpatient services are provided at off-campus satellite centers with leasing costs that could be better used for advancing care.

Relocating them within the new medical office building and the new Spagnoli Family Cancer Center will bring higher levels of patient and family satisfaction, and in many instances, better provision of services and patient outcomes.

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This is an exciting time in the hospital’s history and in the development of the region’s health care system. Donors can have significant impact on both.

The campaign will seek charitable gifts from the entire hospital family, as well as gifts from area residents and businesses. Financial support to “The Future Is Orange” campaign will make Orange Regional Medical Center a destination health care and teaching campus elevated to the highest national levels of excellence. 

HELP US GET ON THE ROAD If you would like us to present The Future is Orange at your next community group meeting, or would like to learn more about the campaign and available naming opportunities, call the Foundation Office at 845-333-2333.

1. Scott Batulis, President & CEO, Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS); Jim Oxley, DO, VP, Medical Affairs & Medical Director GHVHS, and Terrence L. Olivo, Chairman of the Orange Regional Medical Center Board of Directors, celebrating the raising of the final construction beam.

2. Jonathan Rouis, Chairman of the Orange Regional Foundation Board of Trustees, announces the Future is Orange campaign to fund the hospital’s expansion.

3. Madeline Spagnoli (center) with her daughters, Linda Kruk and Kathy Frommer, sign the final construction beam.

4. Nurse Administrators Deb Beakes, RN and Theresa Fay Conte, RN waiting for the Topping Off ceremony to begin.

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nspiration is key in philanthropy.

We have all been truly inspired since viewing the earliest drawings of what our hospital calls its North Campus Expansion project. Many people we talk to about it fully understand this project’s magnitude and what it means for health care in this region. It is designed with patients and families in mind and aligns the very latest technology and treatments with the comforts and conveniences to make great health care a positive experience and... all in one place.

As a supporter of our hospital, I am certain you, too, will be inspired. You will also understand the reasoning behind The Future Is Orange campaign, and the three legs that form its structure – Cancer Care, Healing Environment, and Academic Medicine.

Our Spagnoli Family Cancer Center will be reformed and relocated entirely under one roof, providing patients with all they need for treatment and recovery. The existing infusion center will be redesigned so that patients will view a new healing garden while being treated. I hope you have also noticed articles about our recent funding of new 3D Mammography technology.

Chairman’s Corner Jonathan Rouis, CPA

The Healing Environment initiative will strive to continue the hospital’s focus on art as medicine with a call for art for the new interior and exterior spaces.

Finally, we seek to raise money to establish a fund for our current and future medical students, empowering them to do the necessary research to move our health system, and perhaps the country’s health system, forward.

We need your support to make this a successful effort. All gifts, from creative deferred gifts to contributions large and small, will help us to the finish line.

Please talk to us about ways you can help. 

FUN FACTS! • 219 panels = 126,000 bricks • 67,500 ft. of electrical conduit = 12.78 miles • 4,341 light fixtures • 135 tons of rebar • 10,300+ tons of concrete

• 40 truckloads of concrete for walls • 340-ton roof • 58,730 cubic yards of earth = 2,796 dump truck loads • 6,000 linear feet of concrete curb • 12 new light poles w/4,000 linear feet of conduit

• 2,000 LF of HDPE drainage piping & 30 catch basins • 3,000 tons of asphalt for an additional 197 parking spaces

The Lend A Hand for Kids campaign to support Orange Regional’s Pediatric Center has had incredible community support, and is just $28,195 from reaching its final goal.

Over the last few weeks, we have been receiving gifts from Orange Regional Auxiliary, Middletown Kiwanis, Healey Brothers, and Korn’s Campgrounds. To be a part of this vital program, make your gift today by visiting www.ormc.org/givenow, or call 845-333-2333.

Stacy Britsch named Kiwanis Angel Middletown Kiwanis named Orange Regional Medical Center Nurse Stacy Britsch as its August 2015 Kiwanis Angel. The Kiwanis Angel program acknowledges an outstanding pediatric caregiver at Orange Regional. The Club made a gift to the pediatric campaign in honor of Nurse Britsch.

“Stacy has single-handedly raised the level of care our pediatric patients receive by working with the pediatricians to create care-based policies based on evidence and quality outcomes,” says Karin Kuhens, Nurse Director of Pediatrics. “In addition, Stacy has provided educational classes to all the pediatric nurses.”

Orange Regional Auxiliary makes generous gift of $25,000 Special thanks to the Orange Regional Auxiliary for its recent gift of $25,000 to the Lend a Hand campaign to support the Pediatric Center.

“The Auxiliary has given over $50,000 to support the Lend a Hand campaign,” Foundation President Bill Dauster said. “We are so grateful to the Auxiliary for its confidence and support.“ The Orange Regional Auxiliary hosted its annual Tricky Tray to benefit the Pediatric Center. Hundreds of people traveled from other states to attend this event. Pictured right, event co-chair Theresa Taylor, Sally Novak, and Auxiliary President Florence Sawyer taking time out of this wildly successful event to pose for the camera.

Healey Brothers: Drive to Care On Saturday, October 17, Healey Brothers hosted a Driven to Care event to benefit Orange Regional’s Pediatric Center. Stewart’s Shops gave away ice cream during the event, while Fox Radio provided a live radio remote. Here, Stewart’s Shops District Manager, Keven Baughman, with Fox Radio’s Bob O. and Demian Z have some laughs.

Korn’s Campgrounds remembers Mr. Korn with pediatric donation Korn’s Campgrounds in Middletown, N.Y. hosted a horseshoe tournament to benefit the Orange Regional Pediatric Center. They recently presented $2,000 they raised in support of the Pediatric Center.

“We chose to support the Pediatric Center because Mr. Korn loved children. He and his wife ran numerous kids-centered campground events. I am among the children who grew up with great memories at the campground,” said Event Co-Chair Patrick Dineen. “Mr. Korn was a strong and determined man who touched many people’s hearts in the community. After Mr. Korn died, we chose to support something we know Mr. Korn loved.”

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he new Oncology Reiki Room was revealed at a ribbon cutting celebrating the generous contributions of the Corinne Feller Memorial Fund. The Fund was named for Corinne Feller, an Orange County resident who passed away at 18 after a 10-month battle with ovarian cancer.

It was created by Corinne Feller’s sister, Nicole Feller Lee, and their parents, Anita and Ronald Feller. This fall, the Corinne Feller Memorial Fund made a generous gift to support the expansion of the Orange Regional Reiki program to seven additional hospital inpatient units, including Critical and Intensive Care, Bone and Joint, and Inpatient Rehabilitation. For more information on Orange Regional’s complimentary services, call Pam Yosh at 845-333-2333.

Front row (left to right): Sharon Geidel, RN Nurse Director; Monica DelRosso, RN; Nicole Feller Lee; Anita Feller; Joanne Ritter-Teitel, VP, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer; Scott Batulis, President and CEO. Back row (left to right): Rob Lee; Terrence Olivo, Chairman, Orange Regional Medical Center Board of Directors; Ronald Feller.

Orange Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce it has expanded its reach by opening a new primary care location in Monroe, N.Y. The beautiful and spacious office provides increased accessibility to family health care for residents in Monroe and the surrounding areas. Depending on your insurance plan, there may be NO co-pay when using Orange Regional Medical Group services.

The new office is conveniently located at 475 Route 17M in Monroe, near Stop and Shop. Orange Regional Medical Group - Monroe has board-certified physicians and family nurse practitioners, providing primary health care services to adults and children of all ages. To reach the Monroe Medical Group, please call 845-333-7830.

REDUCE YOUR TAXES WITH AN IRA GIFT

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ou can reduce your taxes by making a gift from your IRA to charity. An IRA rollover is a simple and easy way for you to use your IRA to help us fulfill our mission.

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ifts to Orange Regional Century Club have funded vital inpatient and community programs within the last few weeks. Your gifts have enhanced patient experience such as:

• Digital tomosynthesis or 3D mammography takes multiple x-ray pictures of each breast from many angles.

“3D mammography is particularly efficient with dense tissue,” shared Nathaniel E. Margolis, MD Medical Director, Breast Center. “This test will result in fewer image call-backs, an often stressful experience for the patient.”

• Bariatric surgery table has a higher weight capacity. This purchase represents the replacement of equipment.

Join the 21st Century Club today by visiting www.ormc.org/givenow. Benefits include discounts, invitations to special events, and annual recognition. For additional information, please visit www.ormc.org or reach out personally by calling the Foundation Office at 845-333-2333. 

If you are like many donors, you could be paying higher taxes this year.

By transferring some of your IRA required distribution to us, you can lower your taxable income. With low taxable income, you can reduce your income and capital gains taxes this year. Check with your advisor to see how an IRA rollover gift could impact your taxes while helping our cause.

Recently, Congress reauthorized the IRA rollover. This means that if you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a charitable gift up to $100,000 from your IRA. Your gift will qualify for your required minimum distribution, and you will not have to pay federal income tax on the amount given from your IRA to charity.

The opportunity to make a charitable deduction from an IRA and have it count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) was extended late last year, but expired for 2015. The House has passed the American Give More Act of 2015 which permanently restores what is called a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). The Senate has not passed this so we are still in limbo as to QCDs for 2015.

What you could do is make a distribution directly from your IRA to a qualified charity, like Orange Regional Medical Center. This way, if the QCD rules are reinstated, you’re all set. If they aren’t reinstated, you just claim the amount contributed as income, and then report the donation as an itemized deduction. You’ll have a taxable distribution and a tax deductible contribution. As explained below, this may not be as advantageous as a QCD, but if you were going to donate to charity anyway, it doesn’t matter.

To make an IRA rollover gift, simply contact your custodian and request that an amount be transferred to us. Your gift could be $1,000, $10,000, $50,000, or even up to $100,000. Contact us at the Foundation Office to learn more about how you can redirect unneeded IRA income to charity, help further our mission, and enjoy valuable tax savings this year.

In the course of good planning, consult with your tax advisor to determine if this meets your overall financial goals.

Kelly Pizarro, Orange Regional Mammography Coordinator, poses next to the new 3D mammography machine at The Ray W. Moody, MD Breast Center.

If you are not ready to make a gift to us from your IRA this year, consider making a charitable bequest. A bequest of part or all of your IRA permits you to make full use of your funds during your lifetime.

We benefit in the future from what remains. Your plan custodian can provide you with a form to designate us as beneficiary of your IRA. Please contact us at 845-333-2333 if you wish to learn more about making a bequest. 

Memorial Tribute Gifts

This list represents memorial/tribute gifts from July 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015. These donors have chosen to honor a family member or friend, mark a special occasion, remember a loved one, or thank a dedicated caregiver with a tribute gift. Their gifts will be used to meet the hospital’s most pressing needs, or in some cases, have been directed to the specialty or program of the donor’s choice. If you would like memorial tribute forms mailed to your home, contact the Foundation Office at 845-333-2333 or foundation@ormc.org.

In Memory of James Barry Jean Barry In Memory of John Clifford Christine & Douglas Stewart In Memory of Ruth Clifford Christine & Douglas Stewart In Memory of Stephanie Marie Cohen Josh Sommers; Focus Media, Inc. In Memory of Arthur Coney Jr. Cheryl Fisher Michael & Mona McBride In Memory of Cyrus “Bud” Geer Diane & Bill Ruggles In Memory of Jacques Devy Gottlieb Victoria Gottlieb In Memory of Eugene Kachele Antoinette & Sal Belfiglio In Memory of Douglas Kay Frances Kay In Memory of Michael A. Korn Korn’s Campgrounds Horseshoe Tournament In Memory of Donna M. Mann Richard, Lisa & Matthew Jordan In Memory of Harry J. Mann Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Huizer Richard, Lisa & Matthew Jordan Cheryl Keller & Family Charles F. Kirby John Mann III In Memory of Concetta Belfiglio Margitan Antoinette & Sal Belfiglio In Honor of Dana Oxley Dr. & Mrs. James E. Oxley In Honor of Tara Oxley Dr. & Mrs. James E. Oxley In Honor of Dominick & Domenica Pistone Carmella A. Pistone-Halpern

In Memory of Joseph Rollo Georgianne & Joseph Berte Joseph J. Mesnica, Jr. Sheila Palsma Carmen & Joseph Verbert Paul & Mary Ann Weslowski

Gratitude is published by the Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation for the donors of Orange Regional Medical Center.

303 East Main Street Middletown, NY 10940 845-333-2333 foundation@ormc.org

In Memory of Jonathan Ruggles Jessica M. Ruggles Diane & Bill Ruggles

William Dauster, CFRE, Foundation President

In Memory of Nancy Smith Edward & Lenore Smith

Rosa Severo, Development Assistant

In Memory of Remo Spagnoli Gary & Lila Baranowski Darlene, Eric & the entire Bethel Woods Family John & Sharon Betts Buskey Family David Coleman Derek & Patricia Coleman Rodney & Juliette Coleman Mary & Don Conyea Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd, PLLC Charles Isaacs & Family Stephen & Rose Molinelli The Moskowitz Family Donna & Mark Phillips Paul & Christina Plate RMS Medical Products Elaine Smith & Debbie Williams John Sharon Tarolli Elaine Taylor Pam & Bob Vogt Derrik Wynkoop In Memory of Myrna Tucker Stephen & Carol Coon John & Ann Curry Patricia Fraser Floyd & Marjorie Howell Peter A. Ochsner Ronald & Helen Purcell Mary & Glen Roberts Chris, Kay & Colby Widdowson In Memory of Florence Wasserman Antoinette & Sal Belfiglio Carrie Lindsay-Lowerre Joyce Sitrin

Pamela Yosh, Director of Development Ellen Calandra, Development Coordinator

Board of Trustees OFFICERS Chairman Jonathan Rouis

Member-at-Large Jake Kriney

Vice Chairman Maggie Smith

Member-at-Large Deb Bogdanski

Treasurer Jay Anthony

Foundation President William Dauster

Secretary Howard Protter, Esq.

TRUSTEES Scott Batulis GHVHS President & CEO Sal Belfiglio Tonia Crown Patricia Duke Michael J. Flynn Janet Formisano Auxiliary Rep. Jessica Gardner Michael Gilfeather Frank Giordano III

Thomas Hughes Scott Kendrick Cleveland Lewis, M.D. Larry E. McDowell, Jr. Steven Milligram, Esq. Pamela Murphy, M.D. Terrence Olivo ORMC Board Chairman J. Miguel Rodrigues Catherine Suehnholz

SA VE the DATE

25th Annual

GOLF CLASSIC

to benefit Orange Regional Medical Center

Monday, June 20, 2016 West Hills Country Club Middletown, NY

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Stony Ford Golf Course Montgomery, NY

For sponsorship opportunities, contact the Orange Regional Foundation at 845-333-2333.

NOW ACCEPTING

TOY DONATIONS FOR UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

The holidays should be a most joyful time for our children, but many will spend the holidays in the hospital. The Orange Regional Child Life Specialist often use play therapy to help kids through the anxiety and pain of illness. We use donated toys to help a child take their mind off how they feel and stimulate their thoughts in a powerful and productive manner.

This year, we will joyfully accept gifts of toys

November 2 - December 18.

To help you in your selection of toys, we will ask: 1. That all toys are new for issues of infection control.

2. For all toys to be unwrapped so we can be sure the right child gets the most appropriate gift.

3. For no gifts of food.

For a copy of the Wish List, please email foundation@ormc.org.

To make an outright gift of cash to the Pediatric Center, visit www.ormc.org/givenow or call 845-333-2333.