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SUMMER 2018NURSING GRADSRETURN TO HOSPITAL NEARLY FIVE DECADES AFTER SCHOOL CLOSESPAGE 2A message fromCEO Sam RossHospital courtyardgets face liftUpcoming events offer uniqueopportunities to engagePAGE 3PAGES 4–5PAGE 6www.BonSecoursBaltimoreFoundation.org
NURSES RETURN TO SHARE MEMORIESNSharing old yearbooks (above and below)Chatting with CEO Sam RossSigning inDisplaying her designs(Artist Martha Dougherty & hercentenarian mother, Adelaide)Remembering classmates2INTOUCH SUMMER 2018PHOTOS BY SHARON REDMONDearly two dozen alumnae from Bon Secours’now-shuttered School of Nursing have notforgotten their days there, even thoughmost of them graduated six or seven decades ago.As a prelude to the hospital’s upcoming centennialcelebration in 2019, Bon Secours invited them tocome back and share stories during Nurse’s Weekin May. Loaded with photos, yearbooks—even anoriginal nurse’s cape (which community outreachworkers once donned in cold weather)—thewomen returned to see the changes in their formerdepartments and to enjoy each other’s company.The event was planned after the School's AlumnaeAssociation’s annual reunion last October, whereparticipants expressed an interest in revisiting thecampus. With an active membership base of 140,including many living outside Maryland, more than20 turned out for the event.
“ROOTED in the past, STANDING in thepresent, REACHING for the future”OUR MISSION GOOD HELP TO THOSE IN NEED A message from C.E.O. Sam Ross .to merge with Mercy Health, an Ohiobased Catholic health system. I amproud to affirm that this merger in noway diminishes Bon Secours’ continuedcommitment to the health and well-beingof the community we serve. Our values,vision, financial stability, and mission arefirmly aligned. Together, the two systemsprovide approximately 2 Million a day( 600 Million a year) in communitybenefits.Fifty years ago, as riots raged in citystreets and residents fled to the suburbs,the future of Baltimore could not havebeen more uncertain. By the end of thecentury it had lost nearly one third of itspopulation—along with the tax revenuesthat went with it. Here on the westside, Bon Secours was the only hospitalchoosing to remain to serve this deeplyvulnerable community.On multiple occasions through its history, BonSecours has publicly reaffirmed its commitment toexpanding community and economic developmentprograms and services in west Baltimore.In February, 2018, our parent organization (BonSecours Health System, Inc.) announced its intentLocal system named“Best Place to Work”Bon Secours Baltimore HealthSystem has been named oneof the top ten finalists amonglarge employers in the BaltimoreBusiness Journal’s 2018 Best Placeto Work competition among areaorganizations. The distinction isan annual award that employs amonths-long nominations processand employee survey on workplacesatisfaction. Finalists were honored inMay at the Hilton Baltimore. In April,parent company Bon Secours HealthSystem was also honored when Galluprecognized it with its annual GreatWorkplace award for the seventhconsecutive year.www.BonSecoursBaltimoreFoundation.orgAs Bon Secours Baltimore prepares to celebrate the100th birthday of our hospital (and 138 years of totalservice) in 2019, now more than ever we embrace ourmission and ministry commitment to be good help tothose in need in west Baltimore.Thank you for your continued partnership andsupport.K-9 UNIT JOINS LOCAL CAMPUSAmong the new faces at Bon Secoursis a furry one. Officer Raven, a purebred German Shepherd, and hishandler Officer Brandon Fossettrecently joined the hospital’s securityforce, as part of an industry-wideinitiative to reduce violence inhealthcare facilities. The highlytrained “working dog” is knownto diffuse combative patients andvisitors by his presence alone. Thepair also patrols the grounds andfacilities surrounding the hospital, andhas become a popular addition to theworkforce and neighborhood.3
HOSPITAL COURTYARDGETS FACE LIFTTVolunteers & staff transform unused space into healing gardenhanks to the vision of several colleagues, funding from a Bon Secours’ wellness grant, andthe sweat equity of colleagues and Stanford University Baltimore Alumni, a neglectedcourtyard is now a welcoming space for patients, visitors and employees to eat lunch or takea break. The transformation took place in April and May, with opening festivities held the week ofMay 21. The setting is outside the hospital dining room on the first floor.4INTOUCH SUMMER 2018
TOP ROW, LEFT: Stanford alums, led by Bon Secours' ChiefDiversity Officer, Gloria Goins, prepare grounds for new plants.TOP ROW, RIGHT: Bon Secours' Clean & Green supervisor LionelTerrell hauls mountains of mulchMIDDLE ROW, LEFT: Dr. Mark Davis, a retired Bon SecoursPHOTOS BY HARRY CONNOLLYradiologist, returns for a second year to serve with Stanfordalumni. MIDDLE ROW, RIGHT: Ronald Jackson and Ryan David,landscapers from Bon Secours Health System in Marriottsville,choreograph the day’s activities on a sunny Saturday in May.BOTTOM: Tools of the tradewww.BonSecoursBaltimoreFoundation.org5
Upcoming golf outing, centennial events offer uniqueOPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGEWith the 10th annual ON THEGREEN GOLF OUTING takingplace in less than four months,one-of-a-kind sponsorshippackages will offer sponsors uniqueopportunities to participate. Pleasevisit the Foundation’s website,www.bonsecoursfoundation.orgfor a detailed description, or requesta sponsorship brochure.NEARLY 150,000 ALREADY COMMITTED TOGOLF OUTINGThanks to early sponsors!TITLE SPONSORAramarkBank of AmericaBerkeley Research GroupCompass One HealthcareCoppin State UniversityEdgewater RanzalEpic SystemsHirschler FleisherPonder Investment CompanySummit Talent GroupWilliam Blair & Company The hospital’s CENTENNIALFESTIVITIES, beginning inJanuary, 2019, also provideunusual engagement ideas,including a contest for peopleborn at Bon Secours. A web pagewill be available at year-end. In themeantime, feel free to request acopy of the sponsorship brochure:Julie mercer@bshsi.org or410-362-3090.PACK YOUR HAT WHEN YOU TRAVEL—you might win a pair of coveted airline tickets!For more information, contactJulie MercerVice President / Philanthropy &Marketing410-362-3090The hats are back, and they could notonly benefit Bon Secours, but also a luckycontest winner.TO ENTER Take a selfie wearing your Bon Secours hat* Go to: my.360photocontest.com/TravelingHat Click Enter Contest & register Follow instructions to upload your photo(s) After posting, send the link to family and friendsto vote (for as little as 5)Board memberSkip Hubbard at2017 golf outing*No hat? Contact Denise Thompson at denise thompson@bshsi.org to order.6INTOUCH SUMMER 2018
Future Baltimore Campaign halfwaytoward capital goal 3.1M RAISEDJINTERN’S EYES FOCUSED ONCARDIOLOGY CAREERTV MEDICAL DRAMAS may come and go, but Grey’sAnatomy was such a hit with young Jordyn Williams,the 6th grader decided she wanted to become acardiovascular surgeon. Fast forward to today, the now9th grader at Baltimore’s Cristo Rey High School, is stillfascinated with medicine and hospitals. In fact, she justcompleted a year-long, five-day a month internship atBon Secours Hospital in the Cardiology Department.“The experience is reinforcing my decision for a career inhealth care,” she said in a recent interview.Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a Catholic, co-ed, collegepreparatory school located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.Educators at Cristo Rey work with corporate partners likeBon Secours to provide an opportunity for students to beexposed to careers and areas of academic interest withoutmissing a class. Jordyn now awaits the day when she candon a pair of scrubs and will get to witness up-close thework clinicians do.“Our Corporate Internship Program (CIP) provides ourstudents with the opportunity to learn and grow throughentry-level jobs throughout the Baltimore area,” accordingto Kelsey Fitzpatrick, Cristo Rey’s Relationship Manager.“The program helps students build confidence outside ofthe classroom, learn about the work world and envisionwhat their own professional futures may look like,” she says.Bon Secours is one of 120 businesses/corporate partnersworking with the Jesuit High School. Jordyn was one offour Cristo Rey students who participated in the 2017–18program at Bon Secours.www.BonSecoursBaltimoreFoundation.orgust nine monthsinto its FutureBaltimorepartnership, Bon SecoursCommunity Works andKaiser Permanente ofthe Mid-Atlantic Stateshave generated morethan 3 million towardits nine critical initiatives,including a 5.2 million community resource center.Contributors to the program, which expects tobegin a transformation of the neighborhoods in zipcode 21223 include:Baltimore City GovernmentBaltimore’s PromiseBon Secours’ Mission FundBunting Family FoundationCSXDeering Family FoundationDuker/McArdle Family FoundationFrance-Merrick FoundationGallagher, Evelius & JonesKaiser PermanenteMaryland General AssemblyOffice of the Maryland Governor (Project C.O.R.E.)Weinberg FoundationThe program, which kicked off in September 2017,is a flagship partnership that will address the socioeconomic and health needs of residents in threeof west Baltimore’s neighborhoods—Boyd Booth,Fayette Street Outreach, and Franklin Square.It brings together the full assets of two anchorinstitutions in Baltimore that are committed longterm to the welfare of its citizens. The centerpieceof the partnership is the renovation of a longshuttered library at 31 S. Payson Street, which willbe transformed into a community resource centerthat will house economic, health, and social servicessupported by an array of local partners. For moreinformation, contact Talib Horne, 410-362-3258.7
Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostageP AI DBaltimore, MDPermit No. 742000 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD 21223THEMISSIONOF BON SECOURS BALTIMORE HEALTHSYSTEMis to bring compassion to healthcare and to be Good Help toThose in Need. As a systemof caregivers, we commit ourselves to help bring peopleand communities to health and wholeness as part of the healingministry of Jesus Christ and theCatholic Church.BON SECOURS BALTIMORE HEALTHSYSTEM FOUNDATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORSDavid McGinnis, ChairWhiting-Turner Contracting CompanyGloria GoinsBon Secours Health SystemNeusa FacendaM&T BankTerri HarringtonMacKenzie Commercial Real EstateUsha Jain, M.D.Bon Secours Baltimore Health SystemAnne Lutz, C.B.S.Bon Secours Health SystemRobert D. MatthewsBGEJulie Mercer, V.P.Bon Secours Baltimore Health SystemFoundationSamuel L. Ross, M.D., M.S., C.E.O.Bon Secours Baltimore Health SystemMary Shimo, C.B.S., SponsorBon Secours Health SystemA PUBLICATION OFBon Secours BaltimoreHealth System Foundation, Inc.2000 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD 21223410-362-3000For more information, please contactJulie MercerVice President of Philanthropy andFund Development410-362-3090julie org
early two dozen alumnae from Bon Secours' now-shuttered School of Nursing have not forgotten their days there, even though most of them graduated six or seven decades ago. As a prelude to the hospital's upcoming centennial celebration in 2019, Bon Secours invited them to come back and share stories during Nurse's Week in May.
