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Benefactor
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation
4818 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-578-4427 foundation@wpahs.org |
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| Dear Beverly, |
It is an exciting time of renewal at West Penn Hospital. This spring both West Penn Hospital and West Penn Allegheny Health System welcomed new chief executive officers. We look forward to an exciting period of growth and positive change under the leadership of Christopher Olivia, M.D. and Dawn Gideon.
As we chart a new course for the future, West Penn programs continue to flourish and several renovation and expansion efforts are coming to fruition.
The West Penn Hospital School of Nursing will soon have a new lease on life. Contractors are busy completing the final phase of the renovation, a beautiful facelift for dormitory rooms and common spaces. As our cover story mentions, work is also underway to add two new educational simulators to the STAR simulation center on the school's first floor.
By summer's end, West Penn will be the recipient of a brand new children's play area - thanks to The Mario Lemieux Foundation's Playroom Project. "Austin's Playroom", currently being constructed on T5, will feature child-size furniture, an aquarium, games, computer and television with a VCR/DVD combo. The playroom, named for Mario and Nathalie Lemieux's now healthy son who was born prematurely, will serve patients and families visiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Obstetrics, Labor and Delivery and Post-Partum units.
This year has also brought new beginnings for patrons of The Western Pennsylvania Hospital. Not one, but two, sets of newlyweds recently invited the Foundation to help celebrate their nuptials. As these couples embark on their new lives together, West Penn Hospital Foundation wishes them well and thanks them for joining our other donors in making a lasting impact on the health of our region.
Sincerely,
B.J. Leber
President
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation
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| West Penn Hospital and West Penn Allegheny Health System Welcome New CEOs |
Christopher T. Olivia, M.D., assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of West Penn Allegheny Health System on March 17.
Dr. Olivia previously served as President and CEO for The Cooper Health System (CHS) in Camden, New Jersey. During his tenure, CHS witnessed significant financial growth, with revenues more than doubling and discharges increasing by over 60 percent. He also led The Cooper University Hospital to the number one ranking in market share for hospitals in South Jersey. <More...>
Dawn Gideon joined The Western Pennsylvania Hospital as president and chief executive officer on May 5, 2008.
Ms. Gideon brings 25 years of diverse experience in both single- and multi-hospital facility administration to West Penn Hospital and its Forbes Regional Campus in Monroeville.
For the last three years, Ms. Gideon was a Managing Director and Interim Management Group Practice Leader for the Huron Consulting Group, one of the nation's largest health-care performance improvement firms. <More...>
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| 2008 Friendship Ball: A Great Success |
| The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation's annual Friendship Ball was held Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the Westin Convention Center Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. $185,000 was raised, with the proceeds from the Ball directly supporting West Penn Hospital programs and services, helping us to provide the highest level of care to our patients and families. <More...> |
2008 Friendship Ball Committee
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West Penn Hospital Simulation Center Brings Sophisticated Teaching Technology to Students and Health Professionals
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Students at the STAR Center
They talk, they breathe, they bleed, they wheeze. They'll tell you where it hurts, and how bad it hurts. They are today's most sophisticated medical training tools - state-of-the-art mannequins that combine technology with a human touch.
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is now home to six of these computerized patient simulators at the new Simulation, Teaching and Academic Research Center (STAR). <More...>
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| Outstanding Foundation: The Mario Lemieux Foundation |
The Mario Lemieux Foundation was created in 1993 by hockey legend Mario Lemieux. In that year, Mario was enjoying the greatest season of his brilliant career and on pace to establish a new National Hockey League scoring record, then he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease.
After a successful battle with Hodgkin's, Mario is now cancer free and his experience led him to focus on ways to assist those not so fortunate. He devotes much of his time to the Foundation raising funds to help reach the ultimate goal: a cure for cancer. <More...>
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Battle of the Bands Supports Burn Camp
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 Victor Martinello is president of the Montour Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America. This is the first year for the FBLA at Montour and they have already hosted a battle of the bands with proceeds going to the West Penn Hospital Burn Trauma Center, specifically the Burn Camp. Kennedy Township Volunteer Fire Department, Police Department, Hollywood Music and Sound, Guitar Center in Robinson and Ron Defrancesco and The Tap Club all helped contribute to the success of this event. From the generosity of donors such as the FBLA, the camp is offered free of charge each summer to children who have been patients of West Penn's Burn Center. This offers a supportive environment where kids can overcome challenges. The FBLA at Montour hopes to continue the battle of the bands on a yearly basis, in addition to other events. |
Aggie Brose Joins Foundation Board of Directors |
Agnes Jean Brose has been appointed to The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.
Ms. Brose is employed by Bloomfield- Garfield Corporation and has worked throughout her career to promote good health, public safety, education, employment, and political and economic empowerment in Pittsburgh's East End. She serves as president of the Board of Directors of the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center and is on the executive committee and serves as a board member of Neighbor Works Western Pennsylvania. She is also a board member for Independent Housing Resources East, Inc., Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation, and Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group.
Ms. Brose served on The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Board of Directors from December 2000 through December 2007 |
| Planned Giving - Establishing a Legacy of Good Health |
Will you help fund research that could save the lives of individuals battling leukemia? Would you like to provide a deserving student with a scholarship to attend nursing school? What about supplying patients in need with life-saving medications?
When you designate The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, you do all of these things and many more to improve the health of our community.
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| 11th Annual Golf Classic |
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation held their 11th Annual Golf Classic at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel on Monday, September 15, 2008. The Field Club was founded in 1882 and has since become one of Pennsylvania's best golf courses and has hosted numerous prestigious events. This Golf Classic has become well known to many in the community as well as medical professionals and businesses. <More...>
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Burn Camp 2008
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Since 1987 The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation has been proud to offer Burn Camp for children treated by the Hospital's Burn Trauma Center. This year Burn Camp was held June 7-11 at Camp Kon-O-Kwee just outside of Zelienople. Every year children ages 7-17 who have experienced the trauma of burns attend this 5-day camp to socialize and participate in activities with other children who have shared the same experience. <More...>
  
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| Newlyweds Share The Love |
When Ed Solomon and Cathy Weiss got married, they made The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation part of their wedding celebration. The Philadelphia newlyweds paid tribute to Ed's older brother by proposing that guests direct gifts to The Foundation's Lee Solomon Memorial Fund for Brain Cancer Research. More than 70 guests celebrated their union with a gift that could help find a cure for cancer patients. Solomon and his family, all Pittsburgh natives, have been supportive of West Penn since 1995 when Lee was a patient. "We were greatly appreciative of the level of care and concern provided by the team at West Penn," Solomon said.
Dave Woessner and Kendy Hess of Boulder, Colo., also suggested that well-wishing friends and family consider wedding gifts in their honor to The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation.
Woessner, a Pittsburgh native whose mother lives with diabetes, was thrilled that 25 of the couple’s wedding guests made donations to support the Joslin Diabetes Center at West Penn – the oldest affiliate of the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.
“We had two full apartments of stuff and saw no reason to get 10 bread makers for wedding gifts,” Woessner said. “We wanted to take the generosity that wedding guests naturally feel and channel that into something we found to be worthwhile.”
If you would like to include West Penn Hospital on your wedding registry, please contact the Foundation at 412-578-4427.
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Beverly Beisgen
West Penn Hospital Foundation |
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