2022 Year In Review












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In my first year as Chairman of the Board of the Riverside Foundation, I have been overwhelmingly grateful for the outpouring of support from our communities to further enhance Riverside’s commitment to health care in southeastern Virginia. I am honored to serve as a part of Foundation leadership and alongside a dedicated board of directors, and as a grateful patient myself, it is infinitely rewarding to give back to the System that gave so much to me.
2022 brought the first-ever RemarkaBall, a spectacular evening of celebrating philanthropy that quickly became a crowd favorite. RemarkaBall and other new and annual events offered fantastic opportunities for donors to engage with Riverside in furthering our mission – and engage you certainly did!
The Foundation team has a library of patient stories that so clearly illustrate the impact of donations on the lives of those who come to us for care. Sharing those stories, some of which appear in the coming pages in this annual report, is an articulation of the gratitude of patients who have benefitted from your support. We are grateful to be able to tell these stories to our strongest advocates – donors like you.
So much of the progress made by the Foundation in the past few years can be attributed to two men of vision who helped to shape the Foundation – Conway Sheild, former Chairman of the Foundation Board of Directors, and William Downey, former Chief Executive Officer of Riverside Health System – both of whom have moved on to new roles with Riverside. Their leadership has been an inspiration to us all, and I thank them for their years of dedicated service.
As I begin my Board Chairmanship, I am excited about the innovative and life-changing impact that the Riverside Foundation will have in the coming years. I thank you for joining us on this meaningful journey. We couldn’t do it without you.
James C. Burnett, Chairman Riverside Foundation Board of DirectorsWelcome to the latest edition of Remarkable, the Riverside Foundation’s annual report to our community!
Generous gifts enable Riverside to meet our mission and commitment to the communities we serve; to care for others as we would care for those we love. This mission is not taken lightly and your support enables Riverside to ensure every patient who walks through our doors receives the care they deserve when they need it. Your generosity supports not just our patients but also their families, ensuring that resources that enable care, comfort and healing are readily accessible – making their journeys just a bit easier.
Over the past five years, I have had the privilege of doing this humbling work side-by-side with Bill Downey, former Chief Executive Officer of Riverside and Mr. Conway Sheild, former Chairman of the Riverside Foundation Board. These two inspiring leaders are still working with the Foundation but have officially passed on the torch to Dr. Mike Dacey and Mr. Jim Burnett. Our entire team is grateful for these leaders and champions who are committed to providing world-class care, right here at home.
The Foundation team is truly honored to partner with you to raise crucial funds to support our patients, their families, our dedicated team members and our state-of-the-art facilities. We have the utmost gratitude for your thoughtful and gracious donations to Riverside Health System. With you by our side, our momentum is incredible – and our patients and communities deserve nothing less.
Kristen Beam Witt, M.S. RHS Associate Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer2022 Riverside Foundation Board of Directors Foundation team
James C. Burnett, CPA, Chair
Julie Badger, Vice Chair
Stephen M. Abbitt
Patricia P. Barry, MD
William B. Downey
Theresa S. Emory, MD
Faye Petro Gargiulo
William M. Grace
Quentin Kidd, PhD
Phyllis Ross, OTD
Conway H. Sheild III
Steven R. Spain
Verneeta L. Williams, MD
Standing, left to right: Amanda Insetta, Ryan King, Sally Schreiber, Megan Burnett, Kristen Witt, Whitney Kimmet, Jessica Skinner, Sherri Fosdick, Cynthia Jackson, Morgan Leary, Julia Bowditch
Seated, left to right: Maygen Congrove, Jennifer Frank, Fonda Christopher, Michele Benson
* With Bill Downey’s transition to a new role within Riverside (see page 8), Dr. Mike Dacey assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.
New Gifts and Pledges: $6,779,142 *
* Includes documented unrealized bequests of $3,011,000.
A diverse community of donors supports Riverside’s work through annual donations, grants, planned gifts and attendance at events, and we and our patients are forever grateful.
In 2022, more than 2,000 donors contributed a total of $6,779,142 to the Riverside Foundation.
Donors help raise our sights, foster innovation, bring together the community and serve the vulnerable.
Together we accomplish what none of us could do alone.
All new gifts and pledges by focus area
n Cancer Care
$356,161
n Education (Simulation Lab and Scholarships) $795,457
n Healthy Aging (Hospice and Lifelong Health) $1,245,755
n Make a Difference/ Area of Greatest Need
$4,014,883
n Neurosciences (Riverside Behavioral Health Center, Memory Care and Neurosciences) $366,886
Areas of Impact
With the generous support of dedicated donors, in 2022 Riverside invested $1,639,782 in the following areas throughout the communities we serve:
n Patient Assistance – Unmet needs critical to healing such as medication and transportation
$191,226
n Areas of Greatest Need – Allowing us to care for others as we would care for those we love
$232,279
n Program Support – Vital resources for cancer, hospice and memory care patients and their caregivers
$84,873
n Education – Scholarships and continuing education for current and future health care heroes
$587,605
n Facility and Technology Enhancements – Patient care equipment, patient and visitor hospitality, and physician support items
$543,799
CHF is a relatively common diagnosis, but its impact on the patient is anything but mundane. To address this pervasive condition, Riverside’s provider team includes a cardiologist who specifically focuses on heart failure.
Shortly after joining Riverside, Dr. Divya Gumber realized that supporting patients in their home setting was vital to preventing readmissions to the hospital. Through donor funding, the Foundation was proud to supply blood pressure monitors, scales and weekly pill dispensers to elevate the patient’s ability to keep track of their disease in between office visits.
With our patient population, there is an expected rate of readmission to the hospital within 30 days of a previous visit. It is our goal to have fewer readmissions than expected. In part due to the above-mentioned donorfunded home devices, along with multidisciplinary efforts including
Dr. Divya Gumbera CHF Navigator, partnership with the palliative care team, and a clinic dedicated to CHF, our rate of CHF readmissions at Riverside Regional Medical Center has dramatically improved. In 2022, we had a greater than 20% decline in CHF readmissions from the year before – that’s a win!
Our clinical team members care for the whole patient and are often able to suggest assistance that will fulfill emotional needs as well as health care needs. In the case of one 43-year-old end-stage lung cancer patient, that assistance included a final visit with her sons. Donated patient assistance funds were used to organize a trip for her adult son who lives in Texas to come to Virginia to spend a few last days with his mother and younger brother.
The patient had the gift of time spent with her sons walking on the beach, laughing and smiling during a few emotional and meaningful few days. At the end of the visit, the younger son moved to Texas with his older brother and the family cats.
The oncology nurse who suggested this assistance wrote, “I would like to express to you all my profound thanks for the gift you recently gave one of my young cancer patients. I cannot thank you enough for this gift, and please pass along my gratitude to the Foundation for all that they do.”
After nearly forty years of service to Riverside Health System and twelve years as Chief Executive Officer, William B. Downey transitioned at the end of 2022 into the role of Executive Vice Chairman of the Riverside Healthcare Association Board and Special Advisor to the Board until his retirement in 2024.
In his new role, he continues to work closely with the Riverside Foundation in expanding our support from the communities we serve. His deep and abiding passion for health care is an inspiration as he engages with Riverside’s supporters. In addition, Bill remains engaged in community outreach, in government relations and in completing special projects begun under his leadership.
Upon his role transition, Bill’s colleagues organized a campaign to honor him through gifts to the Anne Talbot Evans Memorial Scholarship at the Riverside College of Health Careers (see pages 10-11 for the full story).
Gifts to this scholarship can still be made online at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/downey.
After a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Nancy Littlefield retired from her position as Riverside’s Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Vice President. As a fourth-generation nurse, Dr. Littlefield brought a wealth of experience and expertise to her role overseeing and coordinating the nursing clinical practice across the entire health system. In addition, she led Riverside's Life Long Health division and the Riverside College of Health Careers (RCHC) as well as the Human Resources team which manages the employment of more than 10,000 team members.
With a doctorate in nursing practice from Old Dominion University, a master's in healthcare administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor's degree in nursing from George Mason University, Dr. Littlefield's contributions to the field of health care were immense and will be greatly missed. Outside of work, she served as a board member for the United Way, the American Heart Association and the Thomas Nelson Community College Foundation and was a mentor to many throughout her career.
To honor Dr. Littlefield’s commitment to nurses, her husband, Glen, worked in secret with the Foundation to celebrate her retirement by establishing the Dr. Nancy W. Littlefield Nursing Endowed Scholarship at RCHC. Contributions to this scholarship were made by colleagues from all across the System.
Gifts to this scholarship can still be made online at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/littlefield.
Education is a critical component of the rapidly advancing health care profession. Whether a new student is just embarking on their career or a long-tenured team member wants to gain new skills, access to education is vital to career development. For this reason, Riverside’s College of Health Careers (RCHC) is essential to our ability to serve our communities.
2022 was a post-pandemic rebuilding year for the college with enrollment back up to pre-pandemic levels and an expanded menu of offerings. The pandemic ushered in a huge demand for all healthcare professions and specifically a significant spike in the need for surgical technologists and surgical nurses. In addition, we saw significant growth in the number of nursing students pursuing advanced degrees which elevates the level of nursing expertise at the bedside for all patients.
While tuition rates are kept as low as possible and have not had a significant increase since 2016, programs still cost up to $27,000 per student. Donations to the college help to offset expenses and fund scholarships, thereby keeping health care professions open as a career option for many students.
Retired Riverside neurosciences nurse Barbara Costen experienced
the career-making impact of the college firsthand. She was inspired to make two gifts in memory of past Riverside School of Nursing Director, Mrs. Shirley Odell Welker. In 2022 Barbara’s gift allowed RCHC to purchase wound assessment simulation equipment. In 2023 her gift has been allocated to the replacement of a high-fidelity manikin arm at the RCHC nursing lab. This arm costs $5,000 and simulates pulses, laboratory draws, blood pressure, and can simulate seizure activity. These two pieces of training equipment will benefit all nursing students repeatedly throughout their education. The impact will last for decades.
Scholarships often make the difference between a student withdrawing or staying in school. With support from our generous partners, we awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships for health care heroes in 2022.
Pictured far left: scholarship awardee Kiari Wright Seward
Pictured left: scholarship awardee Grace Zoeller
work and dedication to surgical services. Anne is remembered for her quick wit, thoughtful wisdom, and compassion. This annual award is presented to students enrolled in the Riverside College of Health Careers Surgical Technology program or Registered Nursing program with plans to pursue a specialty in surgical services. Surgical technologists must demonstrate a wide-reaching technical understanding of many different types of procedures. Surgical nurses have to be highly skilled multi-taskers and can choose to concentrate in one area such as obstetrics or cardiac surgery. Both perform these essential hands-on roles with a goal of functioning seamlessly with others, often serving as the backbone of the operating room team.
In 2022, Riverside Medical Group providers honored Chief Executive Officer William B. Downey’s four decades of service to Riverside as he transitioned to a new role in advance of his retirement a year later. By making gifts to the Evans Scholarship that the Downeys initially funded, they brought gratitude full circle.
2022 Evans Scholarship awardees are Kiari Wright Seward and Grace Zoeller. Kiari is an April 2022 graduate of the RCHC-Professional Nursing Program, a December 2022 graduate of the Riverside Operating Room Clinical Internship Program, a current student within the RN-to-BSN Program, and a full-time surgical nurse at Riverside Regional Medical Center (RRMC). Grace will graduate from the Surgical Technology program in 2023 with plans to work at RRMC.
In 2022 Peninsula Radiological Associates established the Burcher
Clinical Scholarship Award in honor of long-time Riverside Imaging System Director and RCHC graduate, Paula Burcher. This scholarship supports Radiologic Technology students who are interested in working at Riverside upon graduation and who display exceptional clinical skills. Four students were selected for this award of $2,500 each – Jasmine Sublett, Angela Johnson, Cristin Cade, and Allison Barham. These students will graduate in 2023 with plans to work at Riverside facilities on the Peninsula and in Williamsburg.
• In 2022, the college graduated 198 students among its 8 programs.
• Impressively, the college’s track record of credentialling pass rates ranges from 84 – 100% (depending on program of study), proof positive that the students are well-prepared by their program to pass the rigorous credentialling exams required to become licensed in their field.
• Job placement rates for graduates from 2021 range from 70 –100%, depending on program.
Looking to make a similar impact? Your contribution in any amount can give aspiring health care professionals an opportunity to act on their passion and expand their knowledge. Riverside will use your contribution to enhance training programs and technologies or to create additional scholarship award opportunities. To learn how you can make a difference for the next generation of health care providers, please call us at 757-234-8740.
Drs. Ray and Ann Woodlief were married for 61 years until his passing in January 2022. Ray served both his country and his community as a Navy veteran and a Veterans Affairs radiologist, but his greatest loves were his wife, Ann, their two girls, and eventually five grandchildren. When Ray became seriously ill, Ann’s greatest wish was to keep him comfortable at their home in Gloucester. Hospice made this possible. Ann said the caregivers were easy to get in touch with and she felt as though she had a team, a safety net, to help her through everything. Ray and Ann were able to spend their last months together watching the wildlife outside of their porch while putting together jigsaw puzzles.
“Home hospice care was a great blessing as we traveled that last road together. The knowledge, care and warmth of our hospice caregivers sustained us,” said Ann. “We were fully covered by insurance, but so many people are not. I was happy to be able to make a contribution in Ray’s memory so that other patients may take advantage of hospice’s services and make their final journeys easier.”
The loss of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare regardless of the child’s age. Roxy and Viki Gwynn lived this tragedy when they lost their son, Rob, who died of neurofibromatosis (NF)-related cancer at the age of 37 last January. Rob’s NF made dayto-day life difficult, but he focused on helping others despite his challenges. He became a Licensed Practical Nurse and used his special skill set working for a home for disabled
children and a nursing home. Even at the end, Rob wanted to help others by donating his body and genetic information for medical education and research on neurofibromatosis.
“Our hospice team provided personal, gentle, loving care with dignity. They always knew what each of us needed, at just the right time, even before we knew we needed it,” said Roxy Gwynn, Rob’s father. “We wanted to show our gratitude and honor his life by helping others, as he did, and supporting hospice services was a natural fit to honor Rob’s memory.”
The Winding Road Foundation made a gift to improve the care for vulnerable premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Riverside Regional Medical Center. The purchase of two new constant carbon dioxide monitors is making a difference by reducing the number of blood draws the babies must undergo while improving the monitoring of the babies’ levels when consistency is crucial for survival. When the company selling the monitors heard that donations were making the purchase possible, they provided a discount that allowed us to purchase three monitors.
Traditionally, levels are monitored through periodic blood draws, but with the new monitors placed directly on the skin, the care team has continuous and instant results to know if a treatment needs to be modified even before outward symptoms of decline are apparent. Especially fragile preemies benefit from continuous monitoring, early intervention, the avoidance of an invasive blood draw and the bruising and blood loss that sometimes come with needle sticks.
12
Average number of babies
Riverside’s NICU treats per day.
369
Total number of babies served by Riverside’s NICU in 2022.
4,628
In 2021, the number of patientdays that babies in Riverside's care spent in the NICU.
Including Riverside in your will or bequest is an extraordinary way to create a lasting legacy. We encourage you to join our special group of donors who choose to make a remarkable remembrance. Your planned gift can honor your family's name, a loved one, or a caregiver who made a remarkable difference. Including Riverside in your will allows us to recognize you as a member of the Cornerstone Society, and you will receive special recognition and invitations to special events. If you have already remembered Riverside in your estate plan, please let us know.
Consider the following popular planned gift tools: Charitable Bequest (gifts included in your will or estate) Charitable gifts can be contributed through will or trust in the form of a dollar amount, percentage of estate, portion of residuary estate, real estate, publicly traded securities, or through an heir.
Contributions may be made through your life insurance policy or retirement plan such as an Individual Retirement Account.
Investment accounts hold cash or stocks for the long term. You may have a mutual fund or a brokerage account, which is held at a financial institution. The objective of these accounts is to achieve long-term growth, provide future income or preserve capital. After your passing, the remaining account balance may be transferred to heirs or charity.
Benefits:
• Ensure that your area of interest is funded in the future
• Retain control of your assets during a lifetime
• Modify your gift to address changing circumstances
• Take advantage of tax laws that help preserve your assets
The Riverside Health System Cornerstone Society celebrates estate donors through lifetime recognition. These remarkable individuals are acknowledged in our major publications and are invited to exclusive programs and events. Those contributing $10,000 or more are inducted into our Founder's Society.
Though Riverside shows its appreciation in many ways, the real reward is knowing that you have helped secure the health and happiness of your community for years to come.
For more information, please visit us online at rivhs.giftlegacy.com or call us at (757) 234-8740.
In 2022, we piloted the new donor-funded Patricia R. St. Clair Program for Cancer Genetics and Prevention. In the pilot program, two primary care offices offered genetics screening, counseling and testing services for genes that may predispose a person to a higher risk of cancer. Future support through the Foundation will allow us to expand the program to more locations and to fund cancer prevention and early detection activities and education for clinicians, patients and the community. Through philanthropy, the program is accessible to any patient regardless of insurance coverage or ability to pay. A few notable numbers:
• At Gloucester Partners in Women’s Health, 502 patients were screened and 13 referred for further action (counseling/testing)
• At our Williamsburg Family Practice, 410 patients were screened and 4 referred for further action (counseling/testing)
• During the eleven-week pilot period, if all Riverside primary care practices and Partners In Women’s Health practices had been part of the program (which is a goal toward which we are working), they would have screened more than 32,000 patients. That’s quite an impact!
New to Riverside is world class physician Dr. Aaron Chevinsky to lead our Cancer Care Network. From his tenure as Surgical Oncologist and leadership roles with Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Wisconsin, Dr. Chevinsky brings to Riverside his expertise in a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. His vision of growth at Riverside includes several exceptional priorities focused on prevention, education and early detection and creating a comprehensive approach to care across Riverside. Examples of his goals include:
• As a complement to the St. Clair Genetics Program and community screenings for under-insured and uninsured patients, Dr. Chevinsky will work toward creating clinics for high risk patients, thereby enhancing prevention, screening, and early detection efforts system-wide for breast, colon, prostate and lung cancers. These multi-disciplinary clinics would encompass pathology, radiology, molecular and precision medicine in the hope that we can provide consults that result in same-day diagnosis.
• Elevating and expanding academic and research-level training programs in partnership with the University of Virginia, such as internal medicine and surgery.
• Recruiting actively for additional expert and compassionate providers in various disciplines including medical, surgical and radiation oncology as well as gastroenterologists who have the expertise to manage complex conditions.
We welcome Dr. Chevinsky and look forward to the leaps forward our cancer program will take under his leadership and with the support of our community.
To celebrate the anniversary of Riverside’s founding in December 1915, Riverside invited our community of patients, families, team members and champions to participate in a 24-hour online Day of Giving. The four projects to be funded were proposed by team members across our health system as innovations that would remove barriers to care and would elevate the standard of care that our mission inspires. All four projects were fully funded in just one short day.
The four projects:
• Preventive eye care for children is essential to ensure academic and social success. Prescription lenses, medications, patches and other vision aids are vital corrections to eye problems and are often unaffordable. Funds raised through Day of Giving supported uninsured or underinsured families in meeting these costs, providing children with a bright future at little or no cost to the family.
• Riverside’s Food as Medicine program provides patients in resource-scarce communities with tools for a healthier lifestyle to reduce blood pressure and body mass index. The program provides group health coaching and exercise classes as well as healthy food kits, cooking supplies and at-home blood pressure monitors with readings that load to MyChart for daily monitoring and provider intervention when needed. Food as Medicine is currently implemented at the Charlie W. and Golden Bethune Hill Community Health Clinic in Newport News and served 40 patients in the last quarter of 2022. Donated funds are creating additional food kits and will help Riverside to expand the program into other under-resourced communities.
• Recovering from a stroke is arduous, but an innovative tool is now available to ease the way. The wearable Neofect RAPAEL Smart Glove combines AR and physical sensation for stroke patients who have a loss of function in their upper extremities. This leading-edge technology has a proven track record of highly successful outcomes. Gifts made during the Day of Giving for this project have allowed the Riverside Neurological and Spine Institute to purchase additional gloves to serve more patients.
• Annual Reflections of Endless Love ornaments allow community members to honor or memorialize a loved one while supporting hospice care today. This tribute opportunity is named for the poem by Emily Warburton that states, “we are each of us a snowflake, no two of us the same, reflections of the endless loving source from which we came.”
Our thanks to all who partnered with Riverside to bolster our already-impressive commitment to keeping our communities safe and healthy and who found it in their hearts to support our patients on our Day of Giving.
Save the Date: Day of Giving 2023 on December 7th
Extraordinary Leadership for Remarkable Results
Our inaugural RemarkaBall gala in March of 2022 was unforgettable in so many ways. The assembled crowd, the impact stories shared, the wonderful food and ooh, the dresses!
Far Left: RemarkaBall 2022
Top left: Sheriff Gabe Morgan, Chairman of the Riverside Health System Board
We were so pleased to honor our remarkable providers and citizens of the year for 2020 and 2021. These powerhouse supporters encourage greatness for our patients and have supported Riverside and its Foundation to ensure the best in treatment and comforting care. We were proud to celebrate our heroes:
2020 Provider of the Year – Gary S. Kavit, M.D.
2020 Citizen of the Year – Patricia R. St. Clair
2021 Provider of the Year –
Peninsula Pathology Associates
2021 Citizens of the Year – Faye Petro Gargiulo and J. Frank Sanderson, Jr., M.D.
This black-tie gala set the stage for Hampton Roads communities to come together to celebrate gratitude. After too many years where we could not safely gather, it was a special treat at RemarkaBall to be able to celebrate in person with the people we respect so much. You can see from the photos here that we were not alone in making the most of a gala evening. For a deep dive into more images and videos, use the QR code on this page to see what you missed!
The 2023 RemarkaBall was held just as this report was being printed. We were so proud to celebrate the providers and citizens who have made a critical difference by supporting the Riverside Foundation and by bolstering health care in our communities. Being honored for their vital support are
2022 Citizen of the Year G. Royden Goodson III 2022 Provider of the Year Robert Harding, M.D. As well as special recognition of the life and legacy of George Stanley Mitchell, Jr., M.D.
We hope you were able to join us for this most recent RemarkaBall, but if not, you can learn about the honorees by using the QR code on this page. And keep your calendar clear for the third annual RemarkaBall in March of 2024!
Scan this code with your phone to learn the fascinating stories of support shared about our distinguished honorees.
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In last year’s Remarkable report, Riverside announced that G. Royden Goodson III made a leadership gift to establish the Martha W. Goodson Center in honor of his wife, Martha, and their journey as a couple through her Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
As devastating as this disease is to his family, Royden chooses to stay positive and hopeful by honoring his wife through this gift. His success in his professional career and his experiences as Martha’s care partner put him in a position to help others by providing access to the education, support and resources that his gift has helped to develop and that he continues to use regularly. Royden’s and Riverside’s aligned goals are
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to transform the journey for patients who are experiencing cognitive decline as well as the care partners who support the patients. Resources like the memory care navigator who helps patients and their care partners to find resources to help solve the daily challenges dementia brings (look on page 28 for data on the navigator’s success). And resources like Riverside’s memory cafes which offer patients and their care partners a chance to socialize with others who are traveling a similar journey.
His gift was inspired in part by Mr. Steve Spain’s gift to establish the George T. Spain Memory Care Navigator Program, and Royden hopes his gift will inspire others to pay it forward. He says, “my passion is supporting people living with dementia, but Riverside’s vision is larger than that…. My gift is a way to not only say ‘thank you,’ but also to lead the effort to keep this going for the next generation. I am grateful for the support that Martha and I have had. I cannot think of a better way to honor my wife than by providing this gift, and I hope it will inspire others to join in the journey with us.”
It is the rare and distinguished person who can, in times of turmoil, reach beyond their own experience to the larger needs of their fellow man. With the 2022 Citizen of the Year award, we thank Royden for his foresight and his transformational support to fuel Riverside’s mission to care for others, always reaching for a higher standard of care.
The Riverside Foundation selected Robert R. Harding, M.D as its 2022 Provider of the Year because of his strong partnership in the work of the Riverside Foundation, generously supporting many areas such as cancer care, Make a Difference funds and establishing the Harding Family Nursing Scholarship at the Riverside College of Health Careers.
Dr. Harding and his wife, Nancy, met as teens in high school. Their eventual marriage and family have stood the test of time. Dr. Harding is quick to point out that “she is the best thing that ever happened to me.”
After college at Cornell and a stint running Vermont bar and restaurant The Last Chance Saloon as well as several other businesses, Dr. Harding was increasingly longing to change his career path to medicine. Nancy encouraged him
to follow his dream, and his hard work at the University of Vermont School of Medicine (UVM) was matched by her hard work raising their four daughters.
In the early years of his career, influences from UVM and from residency at the University of Virginia informed his primary care practice in Williamsburg; his patients benefited from his focus on holistic care, patient autonomy and careful stewardship of health care resources.
Dr. Harding brought those same priorities to his later roles as hospitalist, attending physician and mentor for residents, Riverside Doctors Hospital Williamsburg Medical Staff President, and Riverside Medical Group Board Chairman. During those years, large scale change in health care was challenging the status quo, and Dr. Harding was in the thick of it helping to improve safety, quality, and the breadth of services offered to the communities Riverside serves.
He retired from regular clinical practice in 2021 but continues to assist the Riverside Medical Group to implement the Clinician Experience Project, an innovative curriculum to support both clinicians and patients.
In retirement, Dr. Harding and Nancy are spending more time with their 12 grandchildren (all of whom are above average), traveling and enjoying a slower pace of life. They quickly acknowledge that they have been blessed in every way that counts and are grateful and humbled. Their ongoing mantra is to do their part to “be the change you wish to see in the world.”
The late Dr. George Stanley “Stan” Mitchell, Jr. was a respected and beloved family medicine physician who served as Chief of Staff at Riverside Hospital, Medical Director of Riverside Regional Convalescent Center and Director of Riverside’s Geriatrics Residency Program. Dr. Mitchell was most notably the founding director of the Riverside Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, where he combined his love of medicine with his enthusiasm for education.
Dr. Mitchell’s family, Jodie Bayne, a retired Riverside critical care nurse, Jimmy Bayne, Julie and Don Mabe, Mitch and Martha Mitchell, made a gift in his memory to name the medical/surgical/intensive care training suite at Riverside’s Simulation Lab. The suite adds to the already-impressive facility, and their collective gift will enhance the existing training programs and continuing education that Dr. Mitchell valued as a teaching physician.
Riverside is honored to recognize Dr. Mitchell’s significant contributions and leadership that were instrumental in building exceptional educational resources for clinicians and thereby elevating patient care for all who come through our doors.
Riverside’s steadfast corporate donors have eagerly joined in recognizing our Distinguished Citizens and Providers at RemarkaBall. Their support means that our providers, clinical team and facilities are able to meet the needs of all who turn to Riverside for help in their health care. The Foundation would like to extend a sincere thank you to our fabulous and dedicated 2023 RemarkaBall sponsors:
Toast To Remarkable
HDR, Inc.
Red Carpet & Cocktail: Entertainment Sponsor
Video Sponsor: AFAV, LLC
(*sponsors as of print deadline on 3/3/23.)
Partnering with the Riverside Foundation means that businesses can help to make great things happen for our patients who are also patrons at local businesses. The Foundation would be honored to help your business achieve its charitable goals while reinforcing great health care close to home. Please contact us for more information at (757) 234-8740 or riversidefoundation@rivhs.com.
One way companies can support their team members is by offering donations to match the charitable giving of
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC
Tangier Island Health Foundation
Virginia Natural Gas
The Whiting-Turner
Contracting Company
Worth Higgins & Associates
their employees. In this way, the company is mirroring the charitable interests of their work force and facilitating a feelgood impact for employees. If you have questions, we can help. Contact us at (757) 234-8740 or riversidefoundation@rivhs.com.
Scan the QR code on this page to learn the fascinating stories of support shared about our honorees.
Martha Goodson’s long-lasting legacy will be built upon her close relationships. Her devoted husband, her thriving family, and the friends she made in her decades of service at church and local organizations are testament to her focus on making the world a stronger and better place.
This focus was celebrated at the first Martha W. Goodson Caregiver Tea where nearly 100 women gathered to honor the often invisible but difficult journey of care partners. The Goodsons’ journey with memory loss inspired Martha’s husband, Royden, to focus on supporting others as they navigate the life-altering diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia. The goal of his gift and the Martha W. Goodson Caregiver Tea (MWGCT) is to share and expand upon resources available to the growing number of families who are faced with these diagnoses.
This year’s MWGCT expert panel included Dr. Nancy Littlefield, retired RHS Chief Nursing Officer and a caregiver for her parents, as well as Tina Thomas, Executive Director for the Martha W. Goodson Center and Royden Goodson. Guests shared stories and asked questions, while the panel shared stories of their own and described the resources available within Riverside Health System. Resources are available in five areas:
• Memory Care Services include the entire continuum of care, beginning with care navigation through every stage of the disease.
• Care Partner & Loved One Support including critical disease-specific information so caregivers and loved ones better understand the typical disease progression, as well as community-based support networks to share information and talk with those going through the same challenges. Social engagement opportunities, self-care and support groups are available, both in person and virtually.
• Clinical Services: Using diagnostic and treatment advances, we provide patients with a thorough assessment, diagnosis and comprehensive treatment plan where patients are a part of the decisions and care partners are supported.
• Learning Center and Workshops including nationally recognized support programs that make a tremendous difference in managing memory diseases and disorders.
• Research, Evaluation and Innovation are the basis for our services and are demonstrated in programs such as our Purple Flower Program. This innovative program provides dementiaspecific training for acute care or emergency providers and first responders to better communicate with and care for those living with dementia.
If you are a care partner wanting to learn more about the resources Riverside offers, please reach out to the Martha W. Goodson Center at (757) 220-4751.
Thanks to the generous support of donors Steve and Grace Spain and their family in memory of George T. Spain, Riverside’s Memory Care Navigator helps patients and care partners cope with the emotional, psychological and physical needs of dementia. Living with dementia is overwhelming and complicated, and having a guide to help find resources and ease the journey is care at the next level. The Navigator focuses on individually-tailored support by implementing initial and follow up in-home visits, or via telehealth if circumstances require, with the goal of minimizing stress for care partners who are supporting a loved one with this chronic disease.
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Navigator Amanda Gada is focusing first on the Peninsula and provided impressive services in 2022. The greatest source of referrals was Riverside’s own providers, followed by calls from the patient or care partner. Additionally, partnerships with Riverside’s Martha W. Goodson Center’s assessment clinics and senior care navigators, with local community agencies, and with Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brain Health Initiative all refer appropriate patients to memory care navigation.
In 2022, 240 referrals were made, and 200 patient/care partner dyads were served, some with just one consultation, and the majority with extensive support.
As the need for navigation services only seems to increase as more people hear about the program, a second memory care navigator is being sought as is funding for the position. Gifts made to this effort will help to ease the extraordinarily difficult journey of dementia patients and those who love them.
Mr. Durando “Dee” Miller’s estate gift, profiled in the 2021 Year In Review, is now being put into action. He requested that his gift be used on leading-edge technology to provide Eastern Shore patients with great care. Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital is fortunate to have received a Certificate of Public Need for a second CT scanner in the hospital. The new scanner takes twice as many images per inch than the current scanner, making it harder for a small abnormality to escape detection. Having a second scanner will make it easier to have a scanner ready for stroke patients as soon as they come into our care. It will also allow us to offer more appointments for non-emergent scans so that providers can evaluate and start treatment sooner.
After too many years of limitations due to COVID, the RSMH Auxiliary was able to once more hold its annual Hospital Ball in person. A gala evening at the Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club included a delicious dinner, spirited dancing, a silent auction and a spectacular creekside sunset. Thanks to the generous support of attendees, sponsors and auction donors, this popular event was able to make a $35,000 donation to support ophthalmologic surgical equipment for cataract surgeries at RSMH.
Funding the ophthalmologic equipment was a four-year goal for the RSMH Auxiliary that they took on mid-pandemic in 2021. Thanks to the great success of the Hospital Ball and to a meaningful grant from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation, the Auxiliary is able to pay its pledge in two years instead of four.
The Auxiliary’s 39th annual Festival of Lights was also held in person for the first time since 2019. This heartwarming holiday gathering allows a moment’s escape from holiday hustle and bustle to honor and remember those we love. We were so happy to come together again to share the warmth of the tree lighting and friends old and new.
1915 and Founder's Society donors were celebrated in November with a cocktail party and hospital update. RSMH Board Chairman Robert Crockett, RSMH President Nick Chuquin, Riverside Medical Group Board Chairman and local pulmonologist Dr. David Jones and Riverside Health System Chief Philanthropy Officer Kristen Witt took turns sharing the Shore’s success stories and patient impact stories.
Caramine Kellam was a long-standing and ardent supporter of local health care. She believed that her friends and neighbors on the Shore deserved excellent care, and Caramine backed up her belief with advocacy and leadership. She served two terms as the hospital Board Chairman, was instrumental in the efforts and leadership of the Auxiliary, was focused on and vocal about the benefits of joining the Riverside family, and was one of the hospital’s most loyal champions.
Upon her passing in early 2022, Riverside named a wing of the Shore hospital the Caramine Kellam Leadership and Education Center. In June we celebrated Caramine’s legacy with a plaque unveiling with her daughters, family and close friends.
In early summer 2022, Riverside welcomed a familiar face to lead our Riverside Walter Reed Hospital team, hospital President Shelly Johnson. Shelly originally joined Riverside in 1998 and held various roles at both Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and Riverside Regional Medical Center throughout more than 20 years. She became the President of Riverside Walter Reed Hospital officially on August 1, 2022.
“Our focus remains on our people – we have talented and dedicated care teams who stand at the ready for our patients when needed. Our goal is to continue to foster their growth and development so they can continue to provide quality care for every patient who comes through our doors. Looking ahead, we look forward to construction and capital investment projects within Imaging and Cardiac Diagnostic Services to ensure we have leading-edge equipment to provide the best possible care for our families and community,” said Shelly.
“We are also inspired by the generosity of our community and those who partner with us to elevate care on the Middle Peninsula. David Driver, and his wife Mabel Owens Brown Driver, were long time Riverside supporters before her passing in 2020. David and his daughter, Terri Mosey, were excited to learn of our plans to expand cardiac care on the campus of Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and have partnered with Riverside to support the continued growth of our hospital and patient centered services. The future Mabel Owens Brown Driver Cardiac Diagnostic Center will feature advanced technology to aid in the treatment of heart disease and will enable Riverside to recruit and retain exceptional clinicians in cardiovascular specialties. The center will be accomplished in a phased approach over the next several years. We are incredibly honored by the generosity of their family that will make a true and lasting difference in the lives of the patients and families we serve.”
"Mabel Owens Driver, from infancy, was raised in Gloucester. Her deep affection for this community never wavered as she always considered Gloucester to be “home” and looked forward to returning to visit with friends and family whenever possible. Our gift honors her memory in a meaningful way that upholds her genuine compassion and kindness for all she met, and that will help Riverside deliver remarkable quality-centered health care close to home."
Driver family
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services for remarkable care close to home. Significant investments in the hospital since 2019 include a new inpatient services building featuring advanced operating and procedure rooms, care areas and next-generation inpatient rooms; renovated and expanded treatment space in our emergency department; and a new main entrance, lobby and registration area. At a time when hospitals across the country are seeing a decline in admissions, the opposite is true at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital because of community health profiles and care needs on the Middle Peninsula.
Cara and Randy Randolph’s thoughtful gift in memory of their friend Billy Healy and the team who cared for him has helped to reshape the entrance to the Middle Peninsula Cancer Center. Billy’s gift during his lifetime of creating outdoor beauty led to the opportunity for a meaningful tribute.
“Though Billy lost his battle with cancer, there have been and will continue to be many successful outcomes because of Riverside’s exceptional care,” Cara said.
At Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, the Foundation recently unveiled its gratitude center to showcase and publicly recognize the many individual acts of generosity and commitment to the sustainability and future growth of Riverside. Gratitude centers will soon be featured in every Riverside acute care facility.
In 2022, the John Randolph and Dr. Mark E. Ellis Memorial Dinner celebrated its 28th year. This annual gathering of friends, organized by Patti and Bobby Dwyer in partnership with the Riverside Foundation, celebrates and honors the memory of two men who led the fight against cancer in Williamsburg.
This year’s event was particularly special given that it was held inperson after having been virtual during the height of the COVID pandemic. “While we are so pleased at what an amazing job the chefs, volunteers and Riverside team did on our virtual event in 2021, the main purpose of our event has always been fellowship. It meant so much for us to be able to come together again to share our memories and thoughts about John and Mark,” said Patti.
Some of the area’s most prestigious chefs worked to create the menu which annually delights guests. Our sincere gratitude goes to the culinary teams at Opus 9, Colonial Williamsburg, Kingsmill Resort, and Two Rivers Country Club. A special thanks is also given to the JRME planning committee.
In 2018 Mr. James Edwards, Patriots Colony resident and current Chairman of their Philanthropy Advisory Committee, had the vision to create a scholarship fund in honor of his mother, a former nurse, for team members who were seeking continuing education. The scholarship is open to all Patriots Colony team members and Riverside College of Health Careers students, and historically has awarded at least three scholarships each year. After five years of leadership on the committee, Jim is retiring to allow other residents to serve. His goal of helping team members to further their careers and to continue to learn will benefit Patriots Colony residents well into the future. We thank him for his dedicated service to a lifechanging cause and hope he continues to enjoy his love of fishing and traveling.
James EdwardsThe Community Free Clinic of Newport News opened its doors in 2010 thanks to a robust partnership between Golden Bethune Hill, RN, MSN and Dr. Charlie W. Hill, Riverside Health System and W.M. Jordan Company. Golden and Charlie’s vision was to address the social determinants of health and health care disparities for the residents of southeast Newport News.
After 12 years of service, Virginia’s Medicaid expansion gave many free clinic patients access to health insurance and lessened the need for free care. Not wanting to lose the strong relationships and community trust that the clinic had built over the years, Riverside worked with the Hills to ensure that this vital resource remain available. In May 2022, Riverside recognized the lifetime of contributions of Golden and Charlie by dedicating the Charlie W. and Golden Bethune Hill Community Health Clinic in their honor and by continuing their vision of serving all people with high quality health care in a close-to-home setting.
Charitable gifts designated to the Clinic through the Riverside Foundation will allow us to continue Golden and Charlie’s good work and will have a direct impact for patients such as
• Access to primary medical care and dental services
• Education and management of chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes
• Medical management and preventative care for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases
• Cancer prevention education and lifesaving screenings
• Pharmacy services and financial assistance with high-cost medications
• Pre-natal and maternal health services
• Community health education and mental health services
• Expansion of the Food As Medicine program that helps patients in resourcepoor areas to gain access to healthy foods and nutrition education
Above: Bill Downey, Charlie Hill, Golden Bethune Hill
Top: Former Newport News Mayor McKinley Price, DDS, Bill Downey, Vice-Mayor Saundra Cherry, Charlie Hill, Golden Bethune Hill
The Foundation is honored that one of our dear donors and friends, The Honorable Patricia Satterfield, holds Riverside close to her heart, while also working in other spheres to make the world a better place.
Pat’s fond feelings for Riverside started with the care her mother and husband received. “Both my mother and my husband, Preston T. Satterfield, were in excellent hospice care through Riverside, a relationship that ended at the death of my husband in April 2018. Now Dr. Khalil is taking excellent care of me.”
Dr. Khalil balanced medical treatment with quality of life and made it possible for Pat to travel to New York City in 2022 to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor which she called “an unimaginable tribute that will never be forgotten and that was fueled by my growing up in the rural communities of Middlesex and Gloucester.”
The prestigious awards have been presented since 1986 to celebrate inspiring Americans of immigrant descent and others of remarkable character who are selflessly working for the betterment of our country and its citizens. Recipients are recognized for their leadership and service within their communities and professions while exemplifying the values of the American way of life. Their names are read into the Congressional Record. Honorees in Patricia’s group include among others Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Ambassador Nancy Brinker, General Michael Garrett, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Patricia said: "What an incredible experience to interact with
international luminaries. I was in New York for a week, three days of which involved Ellis Island events. Celebrations took place in Queens for the remainder of the days. It is an experience of a lifetime."
Patricia’s imagination was similarly captured when she learned more about the impact of the newly established St. Clair Genetics Program at Riverside to provide genetics screening and education for the early detection of cancer. Dr. Khalil is an ardent champion of the project. Patricia made a thoughtful gift in memory of her husband to allow the program to expand and serve patients regardless of their ability to pay.
Patricia Polson Satterfield is honored at the 35th Anniversary Ellis Island Medals of Honor at Ellis Island on May 14, 2022 in New York City. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Ellis Island Honors SocietyFor the third year, the Riverside Foundation virtually celebrated and thanked our supporters through our Riverside Uncorked broadcast event. In the fall, with support from our generous community partners at The Williamsburg Winery, the Foundation proudly recognized our Founder’s Society and 1915 Club donors across the communities we serve.
From the comfort of their homes and with a selection of wines delivered right to their doorsteps, donors from throughout Virginia tuned in to hear the latest from Riverside leadership and providers. Riverside provider Dr. Thomas Kayrouz and Chief Philanthropy Officer Kristen Witt led a toast to a remarkable year of bold and innovative solution seeking through philanthropy.
Our leadership donors were among the first to hear who would be the honorees at RemarkaBall 2023 (see center section of this report) and were introduced to new members of Riverside’s leadership team including Frankye Myers, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer; Dr. Aaron Chevinsky, Oncology Chief and Medical Director of the Cancer Care Network, Dr. Ryan McQueen, Chief of Behavioral Health and Medical Director for Adolescent Services at Riverside Behavioral Health Center, and Dr. Michael Oshiki, President of RRMC.
We are honored to recognize the remarkable generosity of our Founder’s Society members whose lifetime support of Riverside’s mission helps to transform the definition of care for our patients. Please help us welcome our newest Founder’s Society members (denoted by a +) and recognize those members whose continued contributions have elevated their recognition to a new level (denoted by a ^).
Our Cornerstone Society donors have chosen to support Riverside through a bequest or other deferred gift. They are denoted by an *.
Visionary Circle
$5,000,000 and above
G. Royden Goodson III and Martha W. Goodson
Shore Health Foundation
Mission Circle
$1,000,000 and above
Ruby Pope Drumm*†
Frank E. Johnson, Sr. † and Marjorie C. Johnson*†+
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Incorporated
Caregiver Circle
$500,000 and above
Anne Walker Chapman*†
Ralph C. † and Lalla R.S. † Gifford*+
Robert B. Lantz Foundation
Jane D. McKinney, Ph.D.
Durando Miller III† and Catherine Miller*†
Joyce B. Milliner*†^
Members as of December 31, 2022.
*Cornerstone Society Contributors
^ Elevated
Newport News Shipbuilding
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary
Raymond Schmidt*†
Steve Spain, Spain Commercial
W.M. Jordan Company
Guardian Circle
$250,000 and above
Nancy E. Bates
Thomas J. Bayne, Jr. and Family
Robert F. Collins II† and Selena P. Collins*
Pierre E.† and Kathryn† Dohet*
David H. and Mabel B.† Driver and Terri C. Mosey^
First Uniform, Incorporated^
Dolores L. Folds*
Faye Petro Gargiulo and J. Frank Sanderson, Jr., M.D.*^
Christopher D. and Krystine L. Hadley
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
Robert W. and Susan A. McCreary*
North American Partners in Anesthesia
Riverside Regional Medical Center Education Foundation
Riverside Regional Medical Center Volunteers
Patricia R. St. Clair
Second Century Circle
$100,000 and above
Biral S. Amin, M.D., MBA and Amitee Amin
Wanda M. Austin^
D. Marshall Barry, Ph.D. † and Patricia P. Barry, M.D.*
Helen W. Bell Charitable Foundation^
Community Free Clinic of Newport News+
Cremation Society of Virginia —
Peninsula/NN
William B. and Carol Downey
Jesse Doswell Dutton*†
James N. Edwards, Jr., USN, Ret.
Mark E. Ellis, M.D.† and Lynn H. Ellis
Roger E. Emory, M.D. and Theresa S. Emory, M.D.*
Judith I. Gindhart*
Robert R. Harding, M.D. and Nancy G. Harding^
Caramine Kellam†
Richard J. and Catherine B. Pearce*
Peninsula Pathology Associates
PNC Bank
Conway H. Sheild III and Kay T. Sheild^
Charles R. Spencer, Jr. † and Anne
D. S. Spencer †
Ruth J. Thornton*†
TowneBank^
Paul E.† and Mary Agnes†
Truttschel*
Turner Construction Company
William R. Ermatinger+
Barbara B. Fanney
GC Commercial, Incorporated
Lori K. Gillespie, M.D. and Samuel E. Gillespie
Douglas Y. Hicks†
John F. and Rose B. Kourmadas
Matt and Adele Lockhart
Hugh B. McCormick, Jr., M.D. and Sherrill McCormick
Drina Northam, M.D. and Leonard A. Bennett
Peninsula Radiological Associates^
Perdue Farms, Incorporated
William S. Phillips*†
Randy and Cara Randolph
Riverside Regional Medical Staff
Riverside Tappahannock
Hospital Volunteers
Riverside Walter Reed
Hospital Volunteers
Anthony R. Santoro, Ph.D. and Carol† Santoro
Tangier Island Health Foundation
The Ignatius DiNardo Foundation and the DiNardo Family^
Wesley C.† and Lucinda N.† Dudley
Benjamin B.† and Frances H. Ellis
ESa Architects
Essex Bank
Friends of David Doughty
The Franklin Johnston Group^
W.T. and Melissa Guthrie^
Charlie W. and Golden H. Bethune Hill
Hourigan
Jason O. and Keri H. Houser
Lisa Gross Housley†
Huntington Garden Club
Thomas Kayrouz, M.D. and Mary Kayrouz
Susan G. Komen Central and Eastern Virginia
James E. Lesnick, M.D. and
Trina M. Lesnick
Winding Road Foundation+
Healing Circle
$10,000 and above
AAPI of Hampton Roads, Incorporated+
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Joseph T. Adinaro, M.D.
Advis, Incorporated
AKF Group
Ameritone, Incorporated
Aon Risk Services, Incorporated
W. William and Rebecca Austin
Bay Electric Company
Jodie M. Bayne+
P. Gray and Julia Bowditch
L. Arnold Boyd+
BPOE Lodge #315
William L. and Michelle Brauer
Michael E. Brookman+
Callison RTKL, Incorporated
Willie D. Campbell, Sr. and Debra S.
Eastern Shore Cruisers, LLC
Patricia E. Emerson+
Bob and Sue Evans
Gina Fitzhugh-Wilson+
The C.D. Fleming, Jr. Charitable Foundation, Incorporated
Jason G. and Jennifer R. Frank
Charles Frazier, M.D. and Lisa Frazier, LPC, LMFT
FTI Consulting, Incorporated
Garrett Realty Partners
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
Frederick M. Gessner, M.D. and Sheila Gessner, RN
Geraldine T. Gladding*†
Jon and Jesse R. Goodrich+
Grace Industries
Charles I. and Amanda D. Graham
Barry L. Gross, M.D.
Angelo "Gus" Guastaferro†
Harvey and Sherri D. Hamm
Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C.
George E. Handley
Chuck and Sally Hartman
Cheryl L. Heard
Edward G. and Michelle Heckler+
Jeffrey L. Henke, M.D. and Rebecca I. Henke
Frederick W. and Charlotte M. Holland+
Marguerite Hopkins*†
Images of America, Incorporated+
Cara Marie Jackson, D.O.+
Rick and Donna Jackson*
John C.† and Carol A.† Jamison
Kendall A. Jarvis†+
Christine J. Jensen, Ph.D. and Emil V. Jensen+
David F. Jones, M.D. and Traci G. Jones
George J. Kannarkat, M.D. and Melisha Bissram, M.D.+
Steve and Carrie S. Karnes
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Gary S. Kavit, M.D. and Judith Kavit
KBP Foods
Terris E. Kennedy, Ph.D., RN
Steven E. Kitay, M.D. and Mary Kate Kitay+
Barbara Labonte
Leach Wallace Associates, Incorporated
William M.† and Sallie M. Lee+
Liberty Live Church
Nancy W. Littlefield, DNP, RN and Glen Littlefield
Lee and Elishia Lockwood
Diana L. LoVecchio
Maurice P. and Virginia K. Lynch+
Donald W. Mabe, Jr. and Julie M. Mabe+
Michele E. Macklin
John C. Maddox, M.D. and Paula P. Maddox
The Main Street Preservation Trust
Patrick J. Martin, Sr. and Elizabeth J. Martin
Hugh B. McCormick III and Elizabeth McCormick
James W. McCorry, D.O. and Suzan N. McCorry+
James L. McDaniel, M.D.
Medical Radiation Physics, Incorporated
Mednax Services, Incorporated
Peter and Kerry C. Mellette*
C. Gary and Pamela R. Minter+
George S. Mitchell III and Martha V. Mitchell+
Pim O. Montgomery†
Robin M. Nelhuebel, Ph.D., RN, R and Kevin Nelhuebel
Linwood S. and Andrea K. Nelson+
Dianne L. Nichols
Paradise Ocean Club
Patrick R. Parcells, M.D. and Catherine A. Parcells
Clifford A. and Margaret F.† Parker
Melanie L. Parkhurst†
Frances E. Parsons*†
Peninsula Piecemakers Quilt Guild
John P. Peterman
Phillips Energy, Incorporated
PMA Architecture
The Raines Family
Charles R. Revere, Sr.† and Sally Gayle S. Revere
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Facilities Engineering
RLPS Architects
Col. Roy D. Rogers, USA, Ret.
Robert L.† and Leah A.† Rubenstein
Robert S. and Lisa B. Salsberry
Ronald L. Saunders
Michael Schwartz, M.D. and Cherry Schwartz, Pharm.D.
John T. and Patricia B. Scudi+
Michael and Shannon C. Shumate
Charles L. and Jeri L.† Sibley
Sigmon Taylor Photography
David M. Smith, M.D. and Gloria Smith
Sandra M. Snapp, MSA, RN
Soroptimist Club of Accomack County
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charitable Trust+
John R. Stephens, M.D. and Karon H. Stephens+
Christopher P. Stolle, M.D. and Lisa P. Stolle
Eric B. Stone, M.D. and Sharon L. Stone
Frances P. Sykes
Damian J. Tagliente, M.D.
Paul S. Trible, Jr. and Rosemary Trible
Tyson Foods, Incorporated
Vansant and Gusler, Incorporated
Virginia Beach Billfish Foundation, Incorporated
Jerry J. Eng and Rhonda Waldrop-Eng
The Walker and Wells Family
Warwick Mechanical Group
Edna R. Wats*
Hill B. Wellford, Jr. and Alice S. Wellford
William H. and Susanne L. Wellford
Nathaniel G. Wesley, Jr.
B. Hunt Whitbeck, Jr. and Katherine O. Whitbeck
Donald T. Williams, Jr. and Elisabeth J. Williams*
Stuart A. and Cindy P. Williams
Truman N. Wise+
Alan S. and Deborah Q. Witt
Bryan and Kristen Witt+
Lewis and Minta D. Wood
Ray M. Woodlief, M.D.† and Ann M. Woodlief, Ph.D.+
Worth Higgins & Associates+
Philip F. Yosway, USN, Ret.
See more donor lists at riversideonline.com/2022donors.
Riverside Health System’s remarkable history began in 1915 with the first hospital planned for Newport News. To honor that legacy, the 1915 Club honors donors of $1,000 or more annually.
Through their generous gifts, hundreds of 1915 Club members provide immediate and direct impact on Riverside Health System and help to provide the greatest quality of care in each local community.
Incorporated
Abbitt Family Foundation
Stephen M. Abbitt and Joe Steele III
Abingdon Ruritan Club
Joseph T. Adinaro, M.D.
AFAV, LLC
AKF Group
Mary Aldrich
Jerold W.† and Danette C. Allen
Wilma Allen
American Cancer Society
Ameritone, Incorporated
Biral S. Amin, M.D., MBA and Amitee Amin
AnR Career Solutions, Incorporated
Aon Risk Services, Incorporated
Raymond L. and Rita Arnold
Brandon and Margaret S. Atkins
Dexter L. and Debbie L. Atkinson
Wanda M. Austin
Joe Bachner
Hank and Julie Badger
Gabrielle Baldwin
James G. Batterson and Jacqueline R. Batterson, RNC
Bay Creek Resort, LLC
Jodie M. Bayne
Thomas J. Bayne, Jr. and Family
BayPort Credit Union
Donald Beck
Helen W. Bell Charitable Foundation
Michele E. Benson
Brian J. Billings, M.D. and Anna Billings
David E. and Xanadu Biondi
Scott and Linda Biondi
Dwayne B. and Vivian B. Blake
Richard D. Boone
L. Arnold Boyd
William L. and Michelle Brauer
Michael E. Brookman
Douglas T. and Betsy Brown
Loretta A. Brown, M.D., MS
Members as of December 31, 2022.
*Cornerstone Society Contributors †Donor is deceased
James C. Burnett, CPA and Jennifer B. Burnett
Mary C. Byrd, RN
Byrne Canaan Law
C.A. Barrs Contractor, Incorporated
Canon Virginia, Incorporated
H. Brad Carmines
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Newport News
Lisa A. Casanova, M.D. and John Gillespie
Chesapeake Bank and Wealth Management
Mark E. Chisam, M.D. and Ann L. Chisam
Christopher Newport University
Edward Chu, M.D.
Nicolás R. and Crystal Chuquín
Cynthia W. Coffey
Community Free Clinic of
Patrick L. and Debra Roob† Costello*
Barbara A. Costen, RN
Sara C. Coughenour
Cox Business Credit Control Corporation
Tracy G. Creech
Cremation Society of Virginia — Peninsula/NN
Charles F. and M. Virginia E. Crone
CSX Transportation, Incorporated
Michael J. Dacey, Jr., M.D.
Data Cable Technologies, Inc.
Robert T. Davis, M.D. and
Cheryl R. Davis
Lucy E. DeFanti, D.O.
D. Michael and Sally K. Derrig
Terry E. Dillon†
The Ignatius DiNardo Foundation and the DiNardo Family
Dominion Energy Services, Incorporated
Doors & More
William B. and Carol Downey
David H. Driver and Terri C. Mosey in memory of Mabel B. Driver
Ducks Roofing Company, Incorporated
Charles E. and Elizabeth S.† Dyer
Donald S. and Joan† Dykstra
Eastern Shore Cruisers, LLC
Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Incorporated
James N. Edwards, Jr., USN, Ret.
Richard R. Edwards, M.D. and Patricia Edwards
Lois S. Ehrlich
Benjamin B. Ellis, Sr.† and Frances H. Ellis
Mark E. Ellis, M.D.† and Lynn H. Ellis
Patricia E. Emerson
Timothy Emons
Roger E. Emory, M.D. and Theresa S. Emory, M.D.*
Epic Systems Corporation
E. Polk Kellam Foundation Fund II
Susanne Erikson
William R. Ermatinger
ESa Architects
RADM G. Brian Estes† and Mrs.
Roberta E. Estes
First Uniform, Incorporated
Gina Fitzhugh-Wilson
The C.D. Fleming, Jr. Charitable Foundation, Incorporated
Kristy Folek
Food Lion, LLC
Monica Francis
Jason and Jennifer Frank
The Franklin Johnston Group
Wendell C. Franklin
Charles O. Frazier, M.D. and Lisa M. Frazier, LPC, LMFT
Friends of David Doughty
Peter T. Galantich, M.D. and Elizabeth M. Galantich, Esq.
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
Faye Petro Gargiulo and J. Frank Sanderson, Jr., M.D.*
Garrett Realty Partners
GC Commercial, Incorporated
Gordon L. Gentry, Jr. and Judy C. Gentry
Frederick M. Gessner, M.D. and Sheila Gessner, RN
Ralph C.† and Lalla R.S.† Gifford*
Lori K. Gillespie, M.D. and Samuel E. Gillespie
Giuseppes And Sons, Incorporated
Curtis D. Givens, Jr., M.D. and Donna L. Givens
Robert B. Goetz, Jr. and Susan Goetz
Jon and Jesse R. Goodrich
G. Royden Goodson III and Martha W. Goodson
Helen Goodwin
E. Travis Greenman
The Grey Goose
Julie Guida
W. T. and Melissa Guthrie
Stacy Guzik
G. Roxy and Viki L. Gwynn
Jo L. Hadley, RN
Christopher D. and Krystine L. Hadley
Sandra E. Halvorson, RN
Jeffrey L. Hamlett
Harvey and Sherri D. Hamm
Handicraft Shop at Patriots Colony
Patrick N. Harding, M.D. and Aimee Harding
Robert R. Harding, M.D. and Nancy G. Harding
Rashi K. Harjai, FNP
Gloria F. Harrison
Chuck and Sally Hartman
Norma J. Hatot
Roger S. and Angela K. Healy
Cheryl L. Heard
Edward G. and Michelle Heckler
Jeffrey L. Henke, M.D. and Rebecca I. Henke
Chinell Henry
Thomas P. and Donna S. Herbert
Daniel W. Herncall, Jr.
Douglas Y. Hicks†
Charlie W. and Golden H. Bethune Hill
Sandra K. Hitchens
Jewell Hodson
Frederick W. and Charlotte M. Holland
James Holloway
Harlan K. and Shirley E. Holmes
Hospice Support Services, Incorporated
Jason O. and Keri H. Houser
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated
Brian P. Hutchens, Sr. and Maureen M. Hutchens
Images of America, Incorporated
Cara Marie Jackson, D.O.
Yvonne R. James
Denny and Diana Jarrett
Kendall A. Jarvis†
Christine J. Jensen, Ph.D. and Emil V. Jensen
Dave and Milan D. Jester
Frank E. Johnson, Sr.† and Marjorie C. Johnson*†
Stephen A. and Barbara A. Johnsen
Tyler and Shelly Johnson
Tywanda S. Johnson-Bibbins, RN
David F. Jones, M.D. and Traci G. Jones
Eugene M. Jordan II, Esq. and A. Sidney Jordan
Lou A. Joyner
James R. and Jane T. Kaplan
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Langley for Families Foundation
Robert B. Lantz Foundation
Donald R. and Genrose M. Lashinger
William M.† and Sallie M. Lee
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Medical Radiation Physics, Incorporated
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Northampton Fire & Rescue, Incorporated
Robert M. and Lynn G. Nutwell
Debra Ogilvie
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The Optimal Service Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
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Oyster Cove Boatworks & Yacht Brokerage, Incorporated
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PBMares
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Prism Painting of Williamsburg, Incorporated
David Raines
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Revere Family Foundation
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Riverside Regional Medical Center NICU
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Shore Health Foundation
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David M. Smith, M.D. and Gloria Smith
Smithfield Foods
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Tangier Island Health Foundation
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Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Incorporated
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Williamsburg Winery, Ltd.
Stephen L. and Patricia B. Winder
Winding Road Foundation
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