Spring 2018 - Inspire

Spring ‛18

COMMUNITY • CARE • GENEROSITY

West Orange
Healthcare District

Cultivating a Healthy Community

A NEW LOOK Arnold Palmer Medical Center after being with the
As Orlando Health continues to evolve and grow as organization for 40 years. She will be greatly missed,
an organization, our name, our brand and the way but her influences will be forever present at Orlando
we communicate with donors and the community Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and
continues to evolve. Based on the new and exciting Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women
initiatives being launched across the organization, & Babies.
our Foundation team decided it was time to In February, we hosted the 12th Annual Spring Swirl
think about a new approach to our publication to benefit The Howard Phillips Center for Children
Foundation & Friends. & Families and had a great turnout of people who
Based on feedback from our readers and changes want to make a difference in Central Florida.
being seen in publications across the healthcare And, earlier this month, the 6th Annual Arnie’s
industry, it was decided that we should transition March Against Children’s Cancer took place during
to new and more impactful ways of communicating the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by
our successes and the important work that you help Mastercard and helped to raise significant financial
us accomplish. support for the pediatric clinical trials program at
With that said, I’d like to introduce you to Inspire the Haley Center for Children’s Cancer & Blood
– our new quarterly publication that has taken the Disorders at Arnold Palmer Hospital.
place of Foundation & Friends. Inspire introduces a Within these pages, are a lot more things we’d like to
new, more modern design and is our way of better share with you, and we hope you are just as excited
aligning with the materials being created throughout about Inspire as we are.
Orlando Health.

THE YEAR SO FAR

Although we are only three months into 2018, there John W. Bozard, President,
is already a lot to talk about. In January, Kathy Orlando Health Foundation
Swanson retired from her position as President of Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation

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COMMUNITY

4 Panera Goes Pink
4 Getting Kids in the Spirit
5 Re-learning Skills After a Spinal Cord Injury
6 Westgate Awards Grant to The Howard Phillips Center
7 United Way and The Howard Phillips Center Bring Heart to

Central Florida

8-10 West Orange Healthcare District: Cultivating a Healthy Community

CARE

11 Life as a Pediatric Cancer Survivor by David Melnyk
12 National Doctors’ Day: Celebrating our Caregivers, Friends and Heroes
13 A Way to Say Thanks
14-15 Bringing Awareness to Hip Dysplasia
16 Allowing Parents in the Trauma Room
17 A Risky Operation Leads to a Miracle
18 Honoring 40-years of Service, Care and Leadership

GENEROSITY

19 Dorothy Dennis’ Legacy of Giving
20 Three Generations of Giving
21 Remembering Ken Smith
22-23 Health Literacy in Plain Language: The Clifford E. Graese Community

Health Library

24-25 Team Member Giving Donor Spotlight: Suzanne McKee
26-27 Memorial Gifts

Panera
Goes Pink

Local Panera Bread® locations celebrated another
successful Pink Ribbon Bagel campaign in 2017. The
campaign, which took place in October, has raised
$331,800 with support from the Central Florida
community for breast cancer patients at
Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center.

“Panera, the Covelli family and Orlando Health Foundation Board member, Annette and husband,
Gavin Ford have generously supported Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center through their Pink
Ribbon Bagel campaign since 2004,” said Janet Morrow, Orlando Health Foundation Vice President
– Corporate Partnerships. “We are so grateful for their efforts over the years to raise significant funds to

”benefit our breast cancer program and 2017 marked yet another sweet and successful campaign.

Getting Kids in
the Spirit

Local Spirit Halloween stores have been raising
funds for the child life team at Orlando Health
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children since 2007
and have raised more than $706,332 to help make
hospital visits less scary for kids in Central Florida.
ABOUT SPIRIT OF CHILDREN
At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children.
Established in 2006, Spirit of Children raises
money in-store and online to support the child life
departments at hospitals across the United States
and Canada.
100 percent of every dollar collected is donated to
Spirit of Children’s partner hospitals to purchase
educational and entertainment items such as laptop
computers, flat screen TV’s, distraction toys and
toys designed specifically for children with physical
challenges, as well as art, music and pet therapy
programs.

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Re-learning Skills Community
After a Spinal
Cord Injury 5

Orlando Health, in thanks to a grant from Paralyzed
Veterans of America (PVA), hosted a two-day course
on the continuum of spinal cord injury treatment from
admission to the hospital to discharge. The aim of
the conference was to expand a provider’s knowledge
of spinal cord injuries and provide a framework for
treatment.
Open to healthcare workers in the community, the
conference contained lectures, hands-on demonstrations
and labs, and a tour of the Orlando Health Rehabilitation
Institute located at Orlando Health Orlando Regional
Medical Center (ORMC) – where patients with spinal
cord injuries re-learn the practical skills necessary for
life after discharge. The facility helps patients learn how
to use utensils and appliances, and complete other tasks
that require fine motor skills that may have been affected
by their injury.

ABOUT PVA

PVA was founded in 1946 and focuses on issues
involving the special needs of its members – veterans
of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord
injury or dysfunction. As part of their mission of
advocating through research and education, the PVA
awarded Orlando Health a grant of approximately
$15,000 to facilitate the conference, purchase equipment
to demonstrate best practices to attendees and made it
possible for professionals in the community to attend at
no cost.

Westgate Awards “For two consecutive years, we’ve invested in the important
Grant to The Howard work of The Howard Phillips Center for Children &
Phillips Center Families as it aims to end cycles of abuse and connect the
most tender members of our community with resources
The Children’s Advocacy Center at The Howard Phillips and support to start healing and regain control of their
Center for Children & Families received a $15,000 grant lives,” said Mara Frazier, Vice President of Community &
from the Westgate Resorts Foundation to help families Public Affairs for Westgate Resorts.
affected by child abuse.
The goals of the grant are to assist families that have “That’s an incredibly tall order, but one that’s
been impacted by child abuse by supporting their basic at the heart of our Strong Families | Strong
needs like paying rent and utility bills, and enhancing Workforce mission. We are intentional about
the therapeutic process with snacks and care kits, as well this partnership and helping families break
as increasing the knowledge of abuse issues in Central through barriers to continue on a journey of
Florida among community members for more positive personal wellness and life-long success.”
intervention outcomes.
IN 2016, WESTGATE RESORTS FOUNDATION CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
AWARDED A SIMILAR GRANT TO SPECIFICALLY:
The Children’s Advocacy Center is a place where
1. Present child abuse prevention awareness training professionals — such as police officers, the Florida
to 480 people Department of Children and Families, school officials,
2. Prevent 2 families from experiencing homelessness nurses and doctors — jointly investigate and protect
due to an abuse incident victims of our community’s more serious child abuse
3. Provide more than 30 individuals with counseling cases. Children are able to tell their stories in a family-
and therapy friendly location with the chance they deserve to heal
from abuse.

The program’s main goals are to prevent the re-
victimization of children, ensure abused children
get mental health counseling to heal, and effectively
prosecute perpetrators of child abuse.

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United Way and therapy to students who have not previously had access
to these services.

The Howard Phillips The Healing Tree – In the last year of a three-year grant
Center Bring Heart to for approximately $70,000 annually.
Central Florida The grant allows the team to provide weekly therapy
appointments by licensed therapists for physically
The mission of the Heart of Florida United Way is to abused children and their caregivers in their own homes,
fight for the education, health and financial stability which is a great help to those who have a limited means
of every person in Central Florida. Founded in 1939, of transportation.
Heart of Florida United Way is Central Florida’s largest In the first 18 months of the grant, nearly 75 children
supporter of local health and human service agencies. and their caregivers have received in-home evidence-
based treatment. For over 30 years, families have come
United Way is focused on prevention and finding to The Healing Tree for its leading treatment of children
long-term solutions for pressing problems. Known as who have been victims of sexual or physical abuse.
Investing in Results, this philosophy is guiding their Healthy Families Osceola – In the first year of a three-
work to move the needle in four critical impact areas: year grant of approximately $75,000 annually.
education, health, financial stability and basic needs. Healthy Families Osceola expanded services to two
additional zip codes, enabling the program to provide
“Children and families are the lifeblood of our community’s child abuse prevention services to 60 percent of Osceola
future, so we believe it to be of the utmost importance to County’s children and families. Because of the grant, the
invest in them,” said Jeff Hayward, President & CEO of team has been able to screen 290 new families.
Heart of Florida United Way. “The work of The Howard Healthy Families works to prevent child abuse and
Phillips Center for Children & Families perfectly aligns neglect, increase the rate of childhood immunizations,
with what is most needed in our community at this time lower family stress levels, and reduce the incidence of
and there are few organizations that care for their clients repeat teen pregnancy.
as well as they do. We consider them a vital partner
to provide compassion and care for Central Florida’s IN TIME OF NEED
vulnerable kids.”

GRANTS TO THE HOWARD PHILLIPS Orlando Health, as a not-for-profit healthcare
CENTER organization, benefits considerably from grants like
those received from Heart of Florida United Way. These
To help enact their mission and get results in their grants help to provide the quality care they are known
impact areas, the United Way has presented The Howard for, and in the case of The Howard Phillips Center,
Phillips Center for Children & Families three multi-year provide care to those who may not otherwise get what
grants for the following programs: they need to survive.

Teen Xpress – In the last year of a three-year grant for The Howard Phillips Center is always looking to expand
approximately $64,000 annually. their services to additional schools and counties and
The grant has enabled Teen Xpress to provide services be able to offer more specialized care like in-home
at Jones High School, rated as a high-need school in the counseling. In order to do so, they need to bring on
community. As a result, Teen Xpress is now providing more staff members and build on to the teams that are
multi-disciplinary healthcare services to youth at 33 already working in these areas.
percent of the Title One schools in Orange County.
Teen Xpress provides comprehensive physicals, If you are interested in making a donation to The
immunizations, lab-work, free medication when Howard Phillips Center, visit:
necessary, mental health assessments and ongoing Give.OrlandoHealth.com/HPC.

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Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation

West Orange Healthcare District:
Cultivating a Healthy Community

With a mission of making west Orange County the
‘healthiest community in the nation,’ the board of
trustees of the West Orange Healthcare District have a
lofty goal ahead of them, but they are fully committed
to reaching it. Board members are regularly appointed
by the Governor of Florida and are guided by the
community. They serve west Orange County with key
goals in mind: providing access to quality healthcare
close to home, insuring access to healthy food,
nutritional education and heathy lifestyle options, and
filling the gaps in the community for all residents –
including those who are underserved or underinsured.
In 2011, the District board underwent a rigorous
search process to choose a strategic community partner
best positioned to help them achieve their mission of
meeting the growing healthcare needs of west Orange
residents. The board determined that Orlando Health,
being committed to quality and well-established in the
community, was ideally positioned to help them increase
access to – and quality of – healthcare for local residents.

The current boundaries of the district extend from
Kirkman Road to the east, the Lake County line to the
west, the City of Apopka to the north and the Osceola
County line to the south.

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TRUE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS

In addition to its partnership with Orlando Health,
the West Orange Healthcare District also provides
significant support to local not-for-profit and
government initiatives that help residents improve their
health. Examples of recent investments include:

A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP ACCESS TO FOOD/NUTRITION
• Tucker Ranch — the District partnered with the City
Over the past five years, the District has generously of Winter Garden and the UCF College of Medicine
invested more than $135,000,000 in funding for on plans to create a 12-acre sustainable working and
important capital projects on Orlando Health - Health teaching farm that will produce more than a million
Central Hospital’s campus and in high-growth and pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables every year.
underserved regions of west Orange County. • Second Harvest Food Bank — the District supports
Most recently, the District and Orlando Health have the food bank’s Healthy Pantry program, increasing
jointly invested in several major capital projects healthy food access for low-income, at-risk individuals
including the Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation, struggling with diet-related diseases.
a 100-bed facility that will provide care for patients in
rehabilitation as well as those with Alzheimer’s and ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
dementia. In addition, joint investment is making • Shepherd’s Hope — one of the few area safety-
possible the expansion of cancer services at Health net organizations that provides medical services to
Central Hospital to better accommodate care closer to low-income families with no (or insufficient) health
home for patients. insurance, Shepherd’s Hope has received significant
Residents of the growing Horizon West community will financial support from the District. The District
also soon witness the opening of the Orlando Health recently announced a $1 million matching grant for
Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion – Horizon the construction of the organization’s 10,000-square
West. This facility, another example of the strategic foot clinic in Winter Garden.
partnership, will include a freestanding Emergency • Community Health Centers — the District provided
Department, outpatient diagnostics, laboratory services, funding to expand optometry services in Winter
physician space, and a wellness center. Garden and purchase new machines to help screen for
These projects, as well as the earlier expansion of glaucoma, cataracts and conditions caused by diabetes.
Health Central Hospital’s Emergency Department and • Cornerstone Hospice — the District is funding
addition of patient rooms supported by the West Orange the development of 10 hospice beds within the new
Healthcare District, are clear testimony to the success the Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation on the
District is achieving in dramatically expanding access to Health Central Campus to increase local access to
quality healthcare for west Orange residents. quality, end-of-life services.

ACCESS TO HEALTH RESOURCES AND EDUCATION

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ADDITIONAL • Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida — the District
PARTNERSHIPS OF THE WEST is helping the organization build a new 11,500 square-
ORANGE HEALTHCARE DISTRICT, VISIT foot home with a computer lab, arts lab, music studio,
WOHD1949.ORG. game room and health & life sciences learning center.
• YMCA of Central Florida — the District has
partnered with the Roper YMCA and is funding an
evidence-based obesity and nutrition program at five
west Orange County public elementary schools.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT A HEALTHY FUTURE

One of the most exciting parts of Orlando Health’s Creating the healthiest community in the nation is a
partnership with the District is the development and goal that requires a long-term vision, strategic planning
recent activation of a community-wide healthcare and more than a little determination to make it happen,
‘movement’ called Healthy West Orange. The idea is to but residents in west Orange County have a great team
provide important tools and social connections to help behind them, guiding every step of the way.
local residents eat well, stay active and enjoy life. “We are passionate and committed,” said Norma Sutton,
The Healthy West Orange team, which includes several chair of the West Orange Healthcare District board of
members of Orlando Health’s Community Engagement trustees. “Every project we fund, and every milestone we
Team, focuses on: hit creates a stronger and healthier community.”

• Inspiring healthy behaviors at local events, farmer’s CURRENTLY SERVING WEST ORANGE
markets and festivals HEALTHCARE DISTRICT BOARD OF
• Championing healthy programs through free health TRUSTEES
screenings, educational classes and group activities
• Uniting health-minded organizations with local Chair – Norma Sutton
business and organizations for whom a healthy Vice Chair – Mark W. Griffith
community provides meaningful benefits Treasurer – Rod Talbot
• Advocating for healthy community decisions that Secretary – Leslie Cervenka
support access to quality healthcare, strong education Immediate Past Chair – Timothy M. Keating
and employment opportunities, adequate housing and Trustees –
transportation, safety and support services, and good A. Kurt Ardaman
air and water quality Ward Britt
A. Denise Carter, M.D.
H. Gerald Jowers
Maryke Lee
Cheryl Miller
John E. Murphy, Jr.
Peter D. Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Jaclyn Whiddon
Rosemary Wilsen

If you live in west Orange County,
we encourage you to get involved!

You can follow Healthy West
Orange and their mascot Westly on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, visit
HealthyWestOrange.org and look
for their booth at Spring Fever in the
Garden April 7 & 8 in downtown

Winter Garden.

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Life as a Pediatric Care
Cancer Survivor
The FACT clinic was set up to help pediatric cancer
By: David Melnyk patients transition into life following cancer. They also
do an incredible job with helping pediatric patients
David with his wife transition into the “adult world” when they have aged-
and oncologist Dr. Eslin out of pediatrics. Instead of making a huge jump
between major medical divisions (pediatric vs. adult),
the FACT clinic was the bridge that gave me comfort and
guidance during the transition to my new adult medical
team.

3. YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE SHIFTS ENTIRELY

“Pray for me, it’s cancer.” That was my first Facebook When you have gone through cancer, you’ve seen just
status update following my official diagnosis with liver how treasured and valuable life is. Your perspective is
cancer at 16 years old. While the journey was anything so deep in your mind that there is nothing you can do
but easy, I am so thankful to have gone through it to hide it. The experience changes you as a person, but
with my medical team/family at Orlando Health it’s up to you to determine if it’s for the better or for the
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. As a childhood worse. Cancer was extremely difficult but it also showed
cancer survivor who just celebrated the five-year me just how precious life is – I believe this has changed
cancer-free mark, here are the biggest changes I’ve come me for the better.
across as an adult:
1. EXAMINATION TABLES ARE LARGER 4. YOU CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN WAYS
Doctor visits now include a full-sized examination table YOU NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE
and the wallpaper lacks cute little animals. Your time
spent in the exam rooms are about the same, but you are Life can be extremely difficult sometimes and at one
also very thankful when these appointments are boring point or another, everyone is faced with some kind of
due to having very few medical updates to discuss with hardship. Having gone through cancer, you know what
your doctor. it feels like to go through something you didn’t think
2. ROUTINE VISITS CONTINUE, BUT IT’S UP TO you’d be able to overcome. Your story can allow you to
YOU TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN relate in ways you never thought possible as well as offer
This was one of the toughest changes for me. As a child, encouragement to people you would otherwise never
my parents did everything possible to make the journey meet.
easier for me which is something I am very thankful for.
As an adult, it’s entirely my responsibility to make sure 5. YOUR MEDICAL TEAM BECOMES YOUR
appointments get made, blood work gets sent to each FAMILY
specialist, and my insurance premium gets paid. There’s
a ton of responsibility tied with having a serious medical Having spent so much time at Arnold Palmer Hospital,
history, but I am so thankful that the Follow-up After your team slowly becomes your family. They invest
Cancer Treatment (FACT) Program at Arnold Palmer themselves in you and you invest in them. My last
Hospital for Children could help smooth the transition appointment with the oncology clinic was bittersweet.
for me. I had aged out of pediatric oncology. While I never
plan on going back there for treatment, I know the
friendships I have made with staff and other patients will
follow with me through life.

David recently celebrated his 6-year cancer free
anniversary with a trip to the Cayman Islands with his
new bride, Jen, and his family. David and Jen currently
live in Winter Park. He helps businesses administer their
401(k) plans and she is a nurse. In their spare time,
they enjoy camping, traveling and trying out new local
restaurants.

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National
Doctors’ Day:

Celebrating our Caregivers,
Friends and Heroes

At Orlando Health, physicians do more than just treat Dr. Joseph Ibrahim
patients, they are friends and often our heroes. On Friday,
March 30, the United States will be observing National
Doctors’ Day as a way for patients to say thank you to
the doctors from whom they, or someone they love, have
received extraordinary care and compassion.
The first Doctors’ Day was observed on March 30, 1933 in
Winder, Georgia. The day was started by Eudora Brown
Almond, the wife of a doctor, who wanted to have a day
to honor physicians and the work they do to help patients.
Almond chose March 30 as it marked the day of the first
documented use of anesthesia in surgery in 1842. In 1991,
President George Bush proclaimed March 30 National
Doctors’ Day, encouraging all Americans to observe this
day with programs and activities.

HONOR Dr. Kathy Garrett

A DOCTOR
NATIONAL DOCTORS’ DAY

If you would like to honor a doctor for the care you received at Orlando Health, please
visit our secure online donation form at Give.OrlandoHealth.com/DoctorsDay
or return the envelope included in this issue with a note to your physician. All of the gifts

Thank youreceived will help to advance patient care in our community.

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A Way to Say

Thanks

During a stay at the hospital, there are many different HOSPITALS THAT CELEBRATE THE
people who contribute to the care you receive. Whether HONOR A CAREGIVER PROGRAM AT
it’s the transport personnel who ensure you get safely ORLANDO HEALTH INCLUDE:
where you need to go, the clinical staff who treat your
illness or the custodial team who provide a clean • Orlando Regional Medical Center
and welcoming place for you to recover, the Honor a • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Caregiver program is a great way for you to show your • Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies
thanks. Honor a Caregiver gives Orlando Health patients • Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center
and their family members the ability to make a donation • Dr. P. Phillips Hospital
in honor of a caregiver that significantly impacted the • South Seminole Hospital
care they received in our hospitals. • Health Central Hospital
Over the years, the Orlando Health Foundation and
Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation have been
overwhelmed by the amount of gratitude received
from our patients and their families through donations
to the organization. It was because of this thoughtful
philanthropy, that the Honor a Caregiver program
was started and recently expanded to include
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women
& Babies.

“From the time I entered the ED, everyone I encountered
was exceptional in what they did and how they interacted
with me. The doctors were friendly while being inquisitive.

They made me feel comfortable both physically and
emotionally. Dr. Gupta and the nurses kept me in good

spirits with their warm and gentle care.”

– John F. Davis, Illinois

HOW TO HONOR A CAREGIVER
If you would like to thank someone for providing extraordinary care, let us know by making a donation in their
honor. Not only will this provide much needed thanks to our staff who work tirelessly to care for their patients,
but it will also support the area of greatest need at each caregiver’s facility, helping him or her with the tools
necessary to be their best for our patients.
Visit OrlandoHealth.com/HonorACaregiver to make your donation.
Those honored will be personally thanked and recognized by a member of the Foundation for any gift
made. Furthermore, your gift will allow Orlando Health hospitals to continue to provide state-of-the-art,
compassionate care for others like you.

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Bringing Awareness to

Q&A Hip Dysplasia

Lauren Parr became an advocate for hip dysplasia when day for a sonogram that the diagnosis was confirmed.
her daughter Tori was diagnosed with the condition In the following hours, we researched a bit more about
at birth. After caring for Tori through time in a Pavlik the condition and were alarmed to see that she might
harness and taco brace and seeing the significant need to have surgery. We were definitely not prepared to
improvement these treatments had on her daughter, get that kind of news on day two of being new parents.
Lauren approached the International Hip Dysplasia I felt my already fragile infant was even more fragile.
Institute (IHDI) eager to tell her story and help other Was I hurting her hips when I held her? Would she have
new parents through a similar journey. to have many surgeries in the future to fix this? It was
Lauren recently answered the following questions to definitely a lot for us to take in.
help bring awareness to hip dysplasia in infants and the WERE YOU AWARE OF WHAT HIP DYSPLASIA
importance of early treatment. Like many new parents, WAS AND HOW IT IS FOUND AND TREATED IN
Lauren and her husband knew very little about hip INFANTS?
dysplasia and what it meant for Tori, so they turned to I faintly recall my OB/GYN mentioning in passing that
the IHDI website (HipDysplasia.org). Now, they are breech babies could have hip issues. Honestly, now
sharing their story with others looking for that same knowing that she was very high risk, being a first-born
help. female in breech presentation, I wish I had prepared
HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FIRST LEARNED myself and my family better. We certainly did not know
TORI HAD HIP DYSPLASIA? how dysplasia was treated and that was a large source of
stress for us. Her prognosis just seemed so up in the air.
I felt terrified and very overwhelmed. Tori is our only We were told that we would try braces and see how that
child and we were alerted right at birth that she had a worked. If not, we would proceed to surgery, however,
hip click. My husband and I were so excited to meet sometimes that may not be effective the first time either.
our new baby that in that moment we did not think Being told you have to wait and see is not the answer you
too much of it. It was not until they took her the next want to hear for your child.
WHAT IS THE #1 MESSAGE YOU WOULD GIVE
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SITUATION YOU DID?
Everything is going to be okay! It truly was harder on
us as new parents than it was on our little one. I am so
thankful that she went through all of this at a very early
age and now has healthy hips. I did not want to hear any
of that when this was happening. My expectations of a
perfectly healthy little baby came crashing down the day
Tori was put in a Pavlik harness and I was devastated
to not be able to dress her up in all of her new outfits or
even give her a bath. But she is just fine now and will
have no memory of wearing the braces or the frequent
follow-up visits to check her progress. It was much
tougher on us as her caregivers than it ever was on her
and for that I am so grateful. Regardless of the path your
journey takes you, your little one will make it through
this too and will be learning to crawl and walk with
healthy hips before you know it!

WHAT TOOLS DID YOU USE TO EDUCATE deal with, but that if we wanted our daughter to have the
YOURSELF ABOUT HIP DYSPLASIA, GOOD best outcome possible, she needed to stay in her harness
PRODUCTS TO USE AND WAYS TO CARE FOR A 24-hours a day. Dr. Herrera took the time to show us
BABY WITH HIP DYSPLASIA? how we could take off the harness one piece at a time
I had googled a lot in the beginning which got me a in order to change Tori’s onesie. He also adjusted her
mix of information from various blogs. I finally decided harness to the right degree for her hips and remarked
only to refer to the IHDI website for continuity in care it so that I could see exactly where it needed to be. We
information and am happy with that decision. The site have been shown the same patience and compassion
has all of the information we needed and more. It was every single time we have visited his office. It was not
a lifesaver. Tori had reflux so we had to learn early on easy getting Tori to her hip checks with the frequency we
how to keep her harness clean. We would put high socks had to visit while also recovering from a cesarean. Our
on legs to keep the bottom part of the harness clean visits would last over four hours between the sonogram
during diaper changes. We also used some of her next and the follow-up with Dr. Herrera, but became an
sized onesies to put on over her harness so that when appointment I actually looked forward to, as they
she would reflux the harness was more protected and celebrate every success and improvement just as much
we could change her a bit easier. Even with taking every as we did. This team knows our daughter not just from
precaution, the harness would still get dirty. To clean her medical chart, but from watching the baby with the
the harness, we would dilute Dreft with water and scrub big bows grow and develop throughout her first year of
it with a tooth brush while Tori was wearing it since we life. They know her by her name and they take the time
were not allowed to take it off for baths or laundering. to make her feel special each and every time we visit. For
After some trial and error at bath time, we learned the that, I can never thank them enough.
best way to “bathe” her was to put a changing pad by the
sink layered with towels and sponge her off. We would Since its inception 10 years ago, the
cup her head over the sink to wash her hair. The only International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI),
difference really was that we were not able to run water under the direction of the Arnold Palmer
over her body and we did not get to see her precious feet Medical Center Foundation, has taken
until we were done with her Pavlik harness and into the the lead in the global humanitarian effort
hip abduction brace at month two. in treating hip dysplasia. Thanks to a
HOW DID DR. JOSE HERRERA HELP YOU COPE philanthropic leadership gift from famed
WITH TORI’S DIAGNOSIS? comedian, Dan Whitney (aka Larry the
Having Dr. Herrera treat Tori has been a huge blessing Cable Guy), and his wife, Cara, and
for our family. When we got home from the hospital, support from advocates spanning over 7
my husband and I were very concerned about her countries across the globe, and with the
hips because it was still unclear if it was okay for us experienced guidance from Charles T.
to take her Pavlik harness off and on. We also were Price, MD, the IHDI has made tremendous
not sure what the proper setting should be as I was progress in offering hope to people faced
on a lot of medication after my cesarean and had only with this debilitating condition.
taken her harness off a couple of times to change her
clothes. I called Dr. Herrera’s office and his staff made HipDysplasia.org
an appointment for us to come in the next day. They
sounded just as concerned as I did about the information
I had been given and did everything they could to get
us in ASAP. I instantly felt a sense of relief knowing
that these professionals would be taking good care of
us. Dr. Herrera explained in the first visit that he is very
conservative in his treatment plan and although some
doctors may advise that it is okay to remove the harness
for short periods of time, he did not want us to do so.
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Allowing Parents in the
Trauma Room

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children A dedicated staff member is assigned to each parent
is leading the charge in inclusive, family-centered care and is responsible for offering support and for keeping
by allowing parents into the trauma room while their them informed of their child’s status. At most hospitals,
children are being treated. Although most hospitals parents are asked to stay in a separate waiting area,
ask parents to stay in a separate waiting room, a new but according to Dr. Plumley, parents rarely chose this
national survey conducted by Orlando Health found that option when given the choice to be in the trauma room.
90 percent of Americans think that parents should be
able to stay with their children. Arnold Palmer Hospital “We now feel that parents are part
is already seeing benefits for patients being treated for a of the team,” said Dr. Plumley.
life-threatening injury or condition. Oftentimes, parents “When a patient comes in, it’s like a
are able to keep their children calm which can help the well-oiled machine. Every person on
trauma team forgo sedation or administer less pain the medical staff has their place and
medication. their tasks, and that now includes
the parents to the point that I look for
“Many hospitals are hesitant to allow parents in the their input when treating a patient.”
trauma room because medical personnel worry they’ll be
a distraction, but their presence is actually very valuable,”
said Donald Plumley, MD, a pediatric surgeon and
medical director for pediatric trauma at Arnold Palmer
Hospital. “Parents help guide our critical care decisions
by providing information on their child such as allergies,
medical history and details on their injury or condition.”

A Risky Operation
Leads to a Miracle

The Tietjen family’s trip to Walt Disney World Resort
started out as an attempt to celebrate young Lena’s last
days and ended in the celebration of a miracle. Lena,
just four years old, was diagnosed with anaplastic
astrocytoma, a rare malignant brain tumor in the fall of
2017. Her family was told by her doctors that the tumor
was inoperable and she only had a short time to live. So,
the family planned a trip to Disney as Lena’s last wish.
It was on the way to the airport for the trip back to
their home in New Jersey that Lena’s health took a
turn for the worse and she had to be rushed to
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
At the hospital, it was discovered that the tumor had
doubled in size and ruptured, but that didn’t deter
Dr. Samer Elbabaa, medical director of pediatric
neurosurgery, from suggesting a risky surgery that was
previously impossible.
“I saw certain changes in the tumor that led me to believe I
could operate,” explained Dr. Elbabaa. “When I suggested
the surgery to Lena’s parents, they were happy to take the
risk if that meant potentially extending her life.”
With the surgery, Dr. Elbabaa was able to remove 90
percent of the tumor and it has given Lena and her
family a new lease on life. While Lena’s condition is
still precarious, the operation gave her a chance at
survival. Lena was given the chance to undergo radiation
treatment and participate in clinical trials, and physical
therapy is helping her do things that other kids her age
are able to do.

ABOUT DR. SAMER ELBABAA

Samer Elbabaa, MD, FAANS, FACS is the Medical
Director of pediatric neurosurgery at Orlando Health
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the director of
the hospital’s Neuroscience Center of Excellence, which
has been expanded to include a fetal surgery program
under the direction of Dr. Elbabaa and his extensive
training in surgical fetal intervention, particularly babies
with severe spina bifida.

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Honoring 40-years of Service, 40
Care and Leadership

Kathy Swanson joined Orlando Health in 1977 as “Swanson Way,” the 3rd floor connector bridge between
a neonatal nurse and went on to hold a number of Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital,
positions in nursing and administration, before retiring was dedicated to Kathy on January 24, 2018, in honor of
in January 2018 as the President of Arnold Palmer her commitment and service to the care of our patients
Medical Center. Kathy was responsible for the and their families, physicians, nurses and all of our
strategic oversight and operations of Orlando Health team members at Arnold Palmer Medical Center and
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Orlando Health.
Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.
One of Kathy’s greatest achievements was her leadership “Kathy has dedicated her professional
of the overall planning, development and opening of career to serving babies, children, and
Winnie Palmer Hospital in 2006; the first free-standing families in Orlando through her tenure at
hospital in Central Florida dedicated to the care of Arnold Palmer Medical Center. She has
women and babies. been steadfast in her commitment to quality
Kathy’s leadership and involvement in the healthcare and compassionate care. It has been a joy
industry was far reaching over her 40-year career and and privilege for me to serve with her for
made a tremendous impact on the Central Florida these past 40 years,” said John Bozard,
community and beyond. Her words, “welcome to this President, Orlando Health Foundation.
place of service, passion and clinical excellence,” speak
to the closely-held values demonstrated every day within
the walls of Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer
Hospital.

Generosity

Dorothy Dennis’
Legacy of Giving

The Orlando Health Foundation recently lost a long-
time supporter, volunteer and friend in Dorothy Dennis.
Dorothy began donating to the Foundation in 2002 after
learning the benefits of giving through a charitable gift
annuity. She always had a love for children and felt in
her heart the need to support a cause she believed in.
Giving through a charitable gift annuity allowed Dorothy
to help others while still enjoying a guaranteed income.
Over the years, and always on her birthday, Dorothy
donated nine additional gift annuities to support the
ongoing healthcare needs for children being cared for at
Arnold Palmer Medical Center.

Dorothy’s history of giving back to others started well The former Rutgers professor was still thinking of others
before her 80th birthday. She served in the New Jersey just days before her passing and was prepared to give
school system as the first female president of her yet another charitable gift annuity on her 93rd birthday.
school board and president of the PTA. She spent two Sadly, Dorothy passed on her birthday but she leaves
years in the Peace Corps in Tonga and one year as a behind a legacy of caring, not only for the children
visiting professor in South Africa. Dorothy also and families at Arnold Palmer Medical Center, but for
spent her weekends as a Sunday school teacher others she helped to support throughout her lifetime. We
and volunteered in the surgical waiting area at remain grateful for her life-long generosity and she will
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. be greatly missed.

WHAT IS A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY?

• A gift annuity can be funded with donations of $10,000 or more using cash or appreciated assets. In exchange
for your gift, the Foundation will provide a guaranteed fixed lifetime income to you, or to you and another
person of your choosing. The interest rate is based on your age at the time of the gift.
• You will be entitled to a substantial income tax deduction in the year of your gift, capital gains taxes will be
divided over time, and a portion of your payment will be tax-free.
• When the annuity ends, the remaining value is passed on to the Orlando Health Foundation, furthering the
mission of Orlando Health to improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve.

For more information on charitable gift annuities, contact Tiffany Collier, Director, Planned Giving and
Major Gifts, Orlando Health Foundation at 321.841.7010 or [email protected].

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Three Generations of Giving

For more than 20 years, and through three generations, to give back to our community. Once you visit
Orlando’s Bailes and Holloway families have supported Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando Health. With gifts from individual family or the Orlando Health – UF Health Cancer Center, you
members, the family foundations and the family business start to understand all of the wonderful things that are
totaling almost $1 million dollars, the Bailes Family happening right here in our home town.”
and the Holloway Family have helped build the North
Tower at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical In addition to both financial support and in-kind
Center (ORMC), supported quality cancer care for both support through ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, the Bailes
children and adults, and have helped train future doctors family has supported Orlando Health through their
through their support of medical education at ORMC. personal gifts and the Bailes Family Foundation. Jess
Bailes also continues the family legacy of leadership
ABC FINE WINE & SPIRITS through his service on the Orlando Health Foundation
Board of Directors.
In 1936, Jack Holloway founded ABC Fine Wine &
Spirits, with the first store located in downtown Orlando John Holloway, Jr. has continued to demonstrate
on the corner of North Orange Avenue and Wall Street. leadership and generous support for Orlando Health’s
Today, after more than 80 years in business and stores mission through his gifts and the Holloway Family
located across the state of Florida, the business is led Foundation. John has provided much-needed support
by Jack’s grandsons Charles “Chas” Bailes, III and for the children’s cancer program at Arnold Palmer
Jess Bailes. The brothers joined their grandfather Jack Hospital as well as support for ORMC.
Holloway and father, Charles Bailes, Jr., in the family
business in the 1970’s. Also active in the company at that When Jack Holloway opened his first store in 1936, he
time was their uncle, John Holloway, Jr. not only launched a business that would become part
of the very fabric of the Orlando community, he also
SUPPORTING OUR MISSION launched a legacy of philanthropy that his children,
grandchildren and now great grandchildren have
When asked about the company’s history of supporting continued to uphold.
missions like Orlando Health’s, Jess Bailes replied, “Our
Company was founded here, we grew up here and have
raised our kids here. We feel we have an obligation

Jess Bailes (left) and Chas Bailes (right) The first ABC Fine Wine & Spirits ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is a proud
was recently renovated (pictured above) sponsor of Taste for Learning
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Remembering
Ken Smith

The Orlando Health Foundation said goodbye to a
dear friend and generous donor with the passing of
Kenneth (Ken) Smith on November 11, 2017. Ken was
a member of the Orlando Health Foundation Board of
Directors for more than ten years and had a passion for
philanthropy.
Ken was a native of Orlando and spent most of his life
in Central Florida aside from his time in Tallahassee
attending Florida State University and his four years in
the United States Air Force, where he gained the rank of
lieutenant. While in the Air Force, Ken attended flight
school and subsequently became a flight instructor.
After completing his service, Ken returned to Orlando
to work with his father at Smith-Wilson Office Supply
Company, a firm his father founded in 1946. Realizing the economy was changing, Ken sold the business in 1987
and gifted the building that housed it to Orlando Health, where today it is The Howard Phillips Center for Children
& Families. Ken then returned to his second passion – flying – becoming a private pilot for businesses, political
figures and numerous charities, including Angel Flight.
Ken will always be remembered for the time and commitment he gave to the Orlando Health Foundation over the
years. His infectious smile and ability to make everyone feel like a friend will never be forgotten.

“Ken Smith was a wonderful leader and friend to Orlando Health
and to the many patients and families we serve,” John Bozard,
President, Orlando Health Foundation.

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Health Literacy in Plain Language:
The Clifford E. Graese Community
Health Library

The Graese Collection located at the Medical Center
Radiology Group (MCRG) Patient & Family Learning Center

In 2000, the Clifford E. Graese Community Health THE LEGACY OF THE LIBRARY
Library opened on the campus of Orlando Health
Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) to help Today, Clifford and LaVonne’s vision has expanded from
patients, family members, healthcare professionals and a physical space to also include a virtual one. In addition
community members better understand healthcare to printed material, the library now offers a wide range
through reliable and reputable resources. Professional of electronic resources. In early 2017, library staff began
librarians staff the library and materials are available in a new initiative to expand the reach of their resources by
person, over the telephone, by email or can be delivered visiting areas where patients and family members gather,
directly to a patient’s hospital room. Materials are like waiting rooms, infusion areas, at special events and
customized to a patient’s specific medical condition. in Orlando Health’s community hospitals.
After being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in A focus on health literacy and plain language for patients
1993, Clifford Graese found it very difficult to locate and caregivers are top priorities for the library, and
information to help him better understand his diagnosis are being communicated through several mediums
or what kind of treatment options were available. including team member and caregiver speaker events,
Through this struggle, Clifford and his wife LaVonne, meetings with Home Healthcare Representatives,
realized a great need and determined to create a place and through televised programming including one
on the Orlando Health campus where patients and their in Spanish. Healthcare professionals nationwide have
families could go to find medical information. learned that the more patients and family members
understand their conditions and treatment options, the
better they can embrace measures to help them recover
and thrive.

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Jessica Daly, MLS is the Reference Librarian at the MCRG
Patient & Family Learning Center/Graese Health Library

CONTINUING FAMILY SUPPORT

The Graese Family’s support of Orlando Health, through Clifford E. Graese (pictured above)
the Clifford and LaVonne Graese Foundation, began
several years before the library was established. Clifford
and LaVonne became donors in 1988 when they began
supporting several services including the Hubbard
House, Orlando Health’s home-away-from-home for
family members of patients. Now, thirty years later,
their children – Diane Graese, Sally Daugherty, Susan
Alfirevic and Larry Graese – continue to support the
Library through generous gifts to the Orlando Health
Foundation. The Foundation and the many patients
served by Orlando Health, are grateful for this special
family legacy which is serving the needs of thousands
every year.

LEARN MORE

To learn more about the Clifford E. Graese
Community Health Library or to contact a librarian,
visit OrlandoHealth.com/library, call 321.841.5454 or
email [email protected].

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Team Member Giving Donor Spotlight:

Suzanne McKee

IN WHAT HOSPITAL/DEPARTMENT DO dedicated nurse coordinator, and helping them enhance
YOU WORK? and find joy in their children’s lives despite medical
challenges.
The Spina Bifida Program/Arnold Palmer Medical Working so closely with the children and their families
Center from infancy to adulthood is a unique privilege that has
enhanced my professional life and blessed me personally.
WHEN DID YOU START WORKING FOR I have learned so much from these families and know I
ORLANDO HEALTH? am a more caring and compassionate person and nurse
because of them.
August 27, 1990
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO CONTRIBUTE
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT TO THE TEAM MEMBER GIVING
YOUR JOB? CAMPAIGN?

We often meet parents when their hopes and dreams for One of the truths I’ve learned in life is that the more you
a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby are turned upside give, the more you receive. Investing time, talent and
down. Spina bifida is the most common permanently treasure in things that are meaningful always returns so
disabling congenital birth defect in the US, affecting much more than was given. Orlando Health has been
multiple systems in the body. Thankfully, Orlando good to me for more than 27 years, providing another
Health has provided coordinated multidisciplinary type of family. It’s only natural that I want to give back,
care through the Spina Bifida Clinic since 1981, thanks to make my investment and do my part to continue our
to the vision of Dr. Chad Price. We have the privilege legacy of providing excellent care to everyone who enters
of offering support and hope to these families during our doors.
difficult times. We accompany them on their journey –
coordinating the specialty care in the clinics, providing a WHERE DO YOU CHOOSE TO DIRECT
YOUR FUNDRAISING?

Over the years, I’ve directed my gifts to Arnold Palmer
Medical Center, The Howard Phillips Center for
Children & Families, and the Area of Greatest Need.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
HOBBIES; WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN
YOU ARE NOT WORKING?

Some of my favorite hobbies are raising and releasing
butterflies, photographing the beauty that is all around
including those butterflies and flowers, and spending
time with my children and grandchildren. I also enjoy
traveling.

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WHAT MIGHT SOMEONE BE SURPRISED Orlando Health Foundation Board of Directors
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
Executive Committee
My mother was always my mentor and role model. Since
she was a nurse and had graduated from Duke, that’s Richard T. McCree, Sr., Chairman
what I wanted to be and where I wanted to go…and Bill Dillard, Vice Chair
that’s exactly what I did! In fact, my college roommate’s R. Brock Kelsey, Secretary
son married my daughter! Phillips A. Easterling, Treasurer
I was also told by a pediatric nursing instructor that I M. Kathryn Garrett, MD, Immediate Past Chairman
was “too social to ever be a good nurse,” but I believe Gregor Alexander, MD, Appointee, APMCF Board Chairman Emeritus
that’s been one of my greatest assets and strengths over Kathy Johnson, Appointee
my long career. Scott Weisz, Chairman, APMCF Board
David Strong, President & CEO, Orlando Health
WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO SUPPORT Jamal Hakim, MD, Representative, Adult Hospital Group
OUR MISSION? John W. Bozard, President, Orlando Health Foundation

About three years ago my role changed from caregiver Jess Bailes Helen Leon
to patient. Thankfully, the malignancy in my left kidney Simon T. Bailey Rafael E. Martinez
was found early and removed promptly. I received kind, Sudhir Bhaskar, MD Sheryl Meitin
compassionate and professional care at Orlando Health Brian Bowen Justin Melnick
UF Health Cancer Center and will be forever grateful. It’s Brad Busbin Megan Morris
humbling to be on the receiving end when you’re usually Helen Cairns Diane O’Dell
the person who gives the care, but that experience made James P. Caruso Bert Pearsall
me grateful and proud of my organization. Those Kenneth M. Clayton William E. Perry
feelings were multiplied during the Pulse tragedy as Annette Ford Cynthia C. Perry
Orlando Health met head-on the heart-wrenching Peter Fox Jim Phillips
challenges of so many. My support through the Team Kathy Gilchrist Sibille Pritchard
Member Giving Campaign is a meaningful way I can Kerry L. Griffis Philip W. Rich
express my gratitude and support. Lee Heard Amy Saunders
John W. Hillenmeyer Dean Sider, MD
WHAT IS THE ONE, MOST IMPORTANT Britta Hooker Ralph Veerman
THING YOU WOULD SHARE WITH Richard T. Hurt Andy Warden
FRIENDS OR FAMILY ABOUT ORLANDO Joanne Kostantinidis Bryce West
HEALTH/ARNOLD PALMER MEDICAL
CENTER (OR THE AREA YOU WORK IN)? Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation
Board of Directors
There are very few spina bifida multidisciplinary clinics
in existence around the country and ours was started in Executive Committee
1981! I’ve now been with this program for over twenty
years. The commitment of our physicians and healthcare Scott Weisz, Chairman
providers has made all the difference. Today, the energy R. Brock Kelsey, Vice Chair
is palpable as we are actively involved in enhancing the Amy Saunders, Representative, Palmer Family
care of our patients during the fetal period while also Gregor Alexander, MD, Chairman Emeritus
working diligently to develop transition and adult care Richard McCree, Chairman, Orlando Health Foundation Board
for our community as they move out of the pediatric John W. Bozard, President, Orlando Health Foundation
program. Arnold Palmer, Founder (1929-2016)

Rob Andrews Ed Kinney
Regine Bonneau Paul Manos
Amanda Caruso Randy Mixon
Warren Christie David Nykanen, MD
Avani Desai Julie Petrakis
Matthew Gable W. Russ Prather, MD
*Bill Gillaspie Matthew Rearden
Adam Goldstein Heath Ritenour
Hana Hakim Sean Roberts
Melvin Haught Abdullah Tharoo
Jose Herrera-Soto, MD

*Honorary Member

MEMORIAL GIFTS | November 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018

An ideal way to celebrate the life of someone special is through a gift in their name. Not only does your gift honor the
individual, it also enables Orlando Health to carry on life-saving care for others.

Tribute(s) for Renee Aaronson Tribute(s) for Mark A. Deter Tribute(s) for Lucy P. Hall Tribute(s) for Delia N. Martinez
Cox Business Winona Community Foundation Mrs. Lisa H. Overman Ms. Josefina Martinez-Garo
Ms. Marianne Green
Mr. Jonathan Hand Tribute(s) for Jannelle G. DiCaprio Tribute(s) for Radeya Haughton Tribute(s) for Nancy McCarter
Mr. Kevin Kappler Ms. Jacqueline Johannes Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Frenier Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Rivard
Mrs. Pauline Martin Mrs. Cheryl A. Paolillo
Ms. Linda R. Scanzano Tribute(s) for Joy E. DiFabio Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Walmer Tribute(s) for Eric A. McClenton
Mr. Laurence Silver Ms. Kelly S. Szejko Ms. Edith T. Jackson
Mrs. Ilene Stern Mr. Jordan Ziemski Tribute(s) for Lily Henderson
Mr. Michael Young Miss Maura Ziemski Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Henderson Tribute(s) for James V. Migliorato
Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Ziemski Mr. Justin Mitchell
Tribute(s) for Jamie Alexander Tribute(s) for Bonnie Hill
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Alexander Tribute(s) for Marlie K. Dodson Ms. Miriam L. Bonilla Tribute(s) for Geraldine L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Agnew Ms. Linda Rich
Tribute(s) for Clemmie Alloway Ms. Sarah Dodson Tribute(s) for Jackson L. Hill Mrs. Elaine Sedlacik
Ms. Linda Brown Mr. and Mrs. Todd L. Hill
Tribute(s) for Marilyn Dubios Tribute(s) for Carol Monk
Tribute(s) for John L. Apodaca Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Rivard Tribute(s) for Allen K. Holcomb Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cairns
Mrs. Lucille C. Apodaca Ms. Dorothy L. Drane
Tribute(s) for David Dycus Mrs. Maxine E. Gokee Tribute(s) for Allison M. Morris
Tribute(s) for James M. Bartz Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cairns Dr. and Mrs. Cletus F. Huhn Allie’s Warriors
Ms. Maxine C. Bartz Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Sand The Benevity Community Impact
Tribute(s) for Dolores C. Ecock Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Thames Fund
Tribute(s) for Morris Bloome Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Tempio Dr. James J. Thomasson Jr.
Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and Tribute(s) for Carolyn Moyer
Dr. Pamela G. Freeman Tribute(s) for Raymond F. Ecock Tribute(s) for David P. Honey Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Tempio The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Tribute(s) for Robert J. Bowles Tribute(s) for William Moyer
Mrs. Mary Anne Bowles Tribute(s) for Michael J. Erickson Tribute(s) for Stanley Hough Anonymous
Anonymous Mr. Kevin I. Hough
Tribute(s) for Benjamin J. Brown Ms. Lorrie Beecher Tribute(s) for Frederick A. Naylor
Ms. Jacqueline A. Brown The Benevity Community Impact Tribute(s) for Phyllis F. Hughes Anonymous
Fund Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and
Tribute(s) for Jimmie L. Byal Mrs. Brenda Karran Dr. Pamela G. Freeman Tribute(s) for Nick Nichols
Ms. Joyce O. Berger Ms. Alison Keenan Mrs. Frances Dearborn
Ms. Gail M. Prostrollo Tribute(s) for Pamela M. Huth
Tribute(s) for George S. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Erick E. Rocher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Zachre A. Callier Tribute(s) for LeRoy M. Norris
Ms. Patricia R. Baker Mr. Joseph Shorten Jr Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and
Mr. Sid Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Stewart Tribute(s) for Randall R. Huth Dr. Pamela G. Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Rick J. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Zachre A. Callier
Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and Tribute(s) for Walter T. Novosel
Dr. Pamela G. Freeman Tribute(s) for Nadja A. Estein Tribute(s) for Zachary R. Kuder Mr. and Mrs. George R. Novosel
Mrs. Jeanne C. Nunnally Mr. Dean Vegosen Mrs. Katherine Mazur
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan O. Partain Mrs. Jan C. Michener Tribute(s) for Lester C. Nunnally
Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Serros Tribute(s) for George W. Fancher Mrs. Maxine E. Gokee
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Thames Mrs. Beverly J. Fancher Tribute(s) for Jimmie R. Layne
Mr. Dennis Wilson Mr. Hoyle L. Robinson Tribute(s) for Mary Lou O’Connell
Tribute(s) for Deborah R. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Destefanis
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Mr. and Mrs. Gennaro F. Aiello Mr. Hoyle L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hauck
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mylander Tribute(s) for Joseph K. Farrell Dr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Labrum
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The Albrecht Family Ms. Sophia C. Dabrowski Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Ruchalski
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Farrell Tribute(s) for Dorothy H. Mader Mr. David A. Sheere
Tribute(s) for Carolyn A. Colstock Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Farrell Ms. Jennifer A. Mader Mrs. Martha A. Skinner
Ms. Diane Plesha Ms. Carol A. Morrison Ms. Therese A. Soule
Ms. Marie A. Turner Mr. David J. Morrison Tribute(s) for Regina M. Mallon Ms. Joan E. Spring
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Perrault Ms. Patrice G. Kruszewski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Thibado
Tribute(s) for Wednesday N. Compton Mr. and Mrs. James M. Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Compton Ms. Joann Skrocki Tribute(s) for Henry Marino Tribute(s) for Arnold D. Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Whitestone Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Marino Mr. Doug Ayars Jr.
Tribute(s) for Manuel J. Coto Mr. Robert S. Kline
Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and Tribute(s) for Robert Flejzor Tribute(s) for Jane Marino Mr. and Mrs. Benson R. McLendon
Dr. Pamela G. Freeman Ms. Roberta Montafia Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Marino Jr.

Tribute(s) for Albert Covelli Tribute(s) for Donald L. Gokee Tribute(s) for Quinton D. Martin
The Albert M. Covelli Foundation Mrs. Maxine E. Gokee Alpha Si Chapter

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MEMORIAL GIFTS | November 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018

An ideal way to celebrate the life of someone special is through a gift in their name. Not only does your gift honor the
individual, it also enables Orlando Health to carry on life-saving care for others.

Tribute(s) for Winifred W. Palmer Tribute(s) for Kenneth M. Smith
Mr. Doug Ayars Jr. Mr. Aurelio Antuna Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson R. McLendon Mr. and Mrs. James K. Beck Jr.
Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Bookman
Mr. Joe E. Bowlin
Tribute(s) for Shiv Patel Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Bullard
Mr. and Mrs. Tarun D. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Choroco
Ms. Mia C. Clay
Tribute(s) for Leena L. Patil Ms. Stephanie R. Engelberg
Mr. Raj Patil Mr. and Mrs. Gavin A. Ford
Ms. Jean M. Fry
Tribute(s) for Laura J. Pesci Mr. Jeremy D. Gamble and
Mr. Alexander L. Pesci Dr. Miriam J. Gamble
Dr. Scott D. Greenwood and
Tribute(s) for David G. Powers Dr. Pamela G. Freeman
McCree Incorporated Ms. Karen Thornton Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dan Johnson
Tribute(s) for C. R. Raby Mrs. Helen H. Leon
Ms. Teresa Abney Mr. Christopher L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Clark National Christian Foundation
Mr. David L. Dobbins Orlando
Mrs. Debra Edler Mr. and Mrs. William E. Perry
Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Fickett Mr. and Mrs. Tony R. Sherbert
Mrs. Theresa Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Jacob V. Stuart
Mr. Kenneth P. Rohr Sr. The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation
Mrs. Nydia Rosales-Ownbey Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Wood
Ms. Linda Tonolli
Tribute(s) for Sylvia Somera
Tribute(s) for Alexandra K. Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. DePascale
Mrs. Jennifer Bolger
Tribute(s) for Kendal A. Stone
Tribute(s) for Madison G. Redditt Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Morrison
Ms. Isobel Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Darryl R. Storey

Tribute(s) for Preston P. Richmond Tribute(s) for Harry V. Tootle
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Bates Mrs. Susan T. Pulsifer

Tribute(s) for Freeda J. Roby Tribute(s) for Jim Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cairns Ms. Robin S. Taylor

Tribute(s) for Leah H. Sabat Tribute(s) for Maggie Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Sabat Ms. Robin S. Taylor

Tribute(s) for Susan E. Schmitz Tribute(s) for Christy H. Wanamaker
Mr. George C. Schmitz Mr. and Mrs. Waeman D. Owens

Tribute(s) for Greyson T. Seigneurie Tribute(s) for Harry R. Zellephrow
Mr. Thomas Seigneurie and Estate of Christine P. Blake
Mrs. Ashley Dutson

Tribute(s) for Miriam F. Shuman
Ms. Janet Shuman

Tribute(s) for Ellen Siegel
YourCause, LLC

Tribute(s) for Patricia A. Slavik
Ms. Peggy J. Smith

Tribute(s) for George B. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Marshall

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