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SUM M ER 2 0 1 7 Our CommunityOur HospitalNewton-Wellesley Hospital’s 18th AnnualGala Benefits New ProgramA Night of Illumination Raises 875,000to Support NWH Substance Use Servicesore than 600 members of the community,physicians, business executives, and civicleaders gathered together at the WestinCopley Place on Saturday, May 6th, for NewtonWellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation’s18thAnnual Gala. The event raised 875,000 to benefitthe Hospital’s new Substance Use Services (SUS).The Gala also raised awareness of this complexdisorder and sent a strong message of support forthose whose lives have been affected by thisdeepening and deadly crisis.M“The NWH SUS multidisciplinary team will helpour patients suffering from substance use disordersincluding alcohol, opioids, and other drugs,” explainedDr. Antje Barreveld, the Medical Director of PainManagement and Gala Chair. “We have a phenomenalgroup of providers across the Hospital, but we haven’thad a coordinated approach to helping patients with addiction.That’s about to change! The new Substance Use Services (SUS) teamat NWH will provide education, consultations and support servicesto providers, patients and their families. Together, we’re going to savelives. We are forming a team of clinicians, a counselor, and recoverycoaches to help transition our patients to the appropriate programs aswell as support our providers who care for them.”A Night of Illumination also raised awareness about addiction.A video featuring two patients who have struggled with opioidswas an emotional high point of the evening. Following dinner,spirited bidding was the order of the evening for the much-Antje Barreveld, MD,Director of SUS, & Gala ChairDr. Barreveld estimates that “based on a survey by our PrimaryCare providers we have over 400 new patients that the SUSteam will see in its first year . . . and these estimates are real.Addiction has touched and will touch all of us. We are givingour patients and their families an opportunity to get their livesback – without judgment and without stigma.”anticipated auction items. Gala Chairs Antje Barreveld, MD, andSebastian Barreveld; Nancy and Mark Belsky, MD; Susan and JosephD’Alton, MD; Michelle and Timothy Foster, MD; Debra and MichaelR. Jaff, DO; and Rosalind and Jacob Joffe, MD, and the 2017 GalaCommittee helped to make the evening a resounding success.Continued on page 2www.nwh.org/giving/O u r C o mm u n i ty Ou r H o s p i ta l/SUMMER 20171

Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s 18th AnnualGala Benefits New ProgramThe Gala Committeeincluded: Thomas Aaron;Joan Archer and Robert Merriam;Jean Barringer; Stephanie andMark Blumenthal, MD;Christine and Henry D’Angelo, MD;Nancy and Neal Foster;Lisa and Al Hanmer, MD;Jennifer and Barnett Helzberg;Left to right - Michael Kutsch & Tammy Coselli (Miami Beach, FL), Norman & Alison Axelrod (Upper Saddle River, NJ),Gala Chairs Michael R. Jaff, DO (Newton) President, NWH & Debra Jaff, Christine Ciotti & Robert Hesslein (Auburndale),Joel Rosenlicht, DMD & Doreen Rosenlicht (Glastonbury, CT), & Cece & Fred Krokenberger (Rochester, NY)Ann and David Ingram;Sara Spitz and David Jellinek;Janet (Jodi) Larson, MD andErik Larson; Tamilyn Levin;Margaret and Brian McNeill;Deneen Pelletier, MD andNicholas Mascoli, MD;Gloria and Philip Plottel;Julia Ragland, MD andAdam Koppel, MD, PhD (Wellesley), NWH Trustee,Brenda Haynes, MD, NWH Charitable FoundationBoard (Wellesley) & Susan Swick, MD (Newton),Chief of Child & Adolescent PsychiatrySteve Sullivan (Wellesley), NWH TrusteeBill Paulson; Rosie Reyes andEdward Mank; Nancy andPaul Satwicz, MD; Jennifer Snider,CNP and Jonathan Snider, MD;Kathleen and Robert Stansky; andSusan Swick, MD and MatthewTrokel, MD.2George Philippides, MD (West Roxbury),NWH Chief of Cardiology & Christopher Kwolek, MD(Lexington) NWH Chair of SurgeryDavid Harding & Julie Marriott (Wellesley),NWH TrusteeGala ChairsBen and Wendy wFischmanww.nwh.org/giving/O u r Co m mu n i ty O u r H o s p i ta l/SUMMER 2017

Jasmine & Daniel Destin (Waltham), Manager, NWH Shipley Fitness Center &Orthopedic Cast Center, Hilary Jacobson, DPT, & Garth Savidge, PT (Melrose),Manager, NWH Outpatient RehabilitationStephanie (NWH Overseer) and Mark Price, MD (Wellesley)The Boston Globe reports that mostpeople who suffer from substance usedisorders end up in hospitals. Hospitalvisits in Massachusetts from patientswho suffer from the disease nearlydoubled from 31,000 in 2007 to57,000 in 2014. Newton-WellesleyHospital will be a leader in combatingJean Barringer, NWH Overseer &Gala Committee (Needham)this crisis and helping our community.Scott & Patricia Scarpato, NWH Overseer (Weston)www.nwh.org/giving/Alison Axelrod (Upper Saddle River, NJ),Gala Chairs Debra & Michael R. Jaff, DO,NWH President (Newton)Gala Chairs Jacob Joffe, MD (Newton), NWH Chair, Anesthesiology, NWH OverseerFor Life, & Antje Barreveld, MD (Jamaica Plain), NWH Director of SUS TeamO u r C o mm u n i ty Ou r H o s p i ta l/SUMMER 20173

Local Donor Champions Unique Program toEngage and Retain Nurses and Social WorkersExpanded Learning and Collaborations Improves Patient Careand Promotes Community Connections“It was fabulous to workwith Program DirectorJennie Wright to have thisprogram bubble up fromthose in the iCMP Programand its practitioners.Newton-Wellesley is acommunity hospital witha welcoming culture.The doctors and nursesare very patient-centered.People smile at you inthe hallways. I decidedto continue to get mycare and to supportNWH because ofthe culture. I am sovery glad that I did.”– Dr. Elizabeth Gardner4Thanks to local resident and generous donorElizabeth Ballantine Gardner, PhD, there isa new program to engage and retain talentedhealthcare professionals. The Elizabeth BallantineGardner, PhD, Scholar Program is now a partof the Integrated Care Management Program(iCMP) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The iCMP,a Partners HealthCare Program, coordinatesthe care of chronically compromised patients bymatching these patients with a nurse or socialworker. The Program’s goal is to help medicallycomplex patients stay healthy and out of thehospital by providing the specialized healthcareand services that these high-risk patients need.From Participant To ChampionA two-time cancer survivor with multiplemedical conditions, Dr. Gardner has experiencedthe benefits of the Program first-hand as a Programparticipant. She is quick to credit the iCMPproviders for the pivotal role they play in theirpatients’ lives.Propelled by iCMP’s significant and positiveeffect on her own well-being, Dr. Gardnerdecided to do something meaningful for theiCMP providers at Newton-Wellesley by investingphilanthropically. Working with the CharitableFoundation’s staff to structure an approach, Bethmade a charitable gift to establish the ElizabethBallantine Gardner, PhD, Scholar Award. TheScholar Program will continue for a minimum offive years, benefitting five individual participantswho are selected annually as Scholars.A Unique Program BeginsA professor of biology at Pine Manor College,Dr. Gardner approached the idea of how bestto help the iCMP providers with a scientist’scuriosity and analytical skill. She combined herinterest in the iCMP with her passion for teachingand education, framed around a central question:How can I help? And so, guided by the needsof Program participants and practitioners, thew w w . n w h . o r g / g i v i n g/O u r Co m mu n i ty O u r H o s p i ta l/Dr. Elizabeth Gardner & Pat Corrigan, iCMP CommunityCare Manager, Michael R. Jaff, DO, NWH Presidentunique Elizabeth Ballantine Gardner, PhD,Scholar Program was created. The annual awardto a member of the iCMP team gives protectedtime to identify and work on a healthcare issuethat will help our patients and our community.“The iCMP gives patients an advocate. Butthere are not enough advocates! And it is noteasy to find someone who will be a good fit as anadvocate,” points out Dr. Gardner. “The ScholarProgram gives the iCMP nurse an opportunity togo out and do something that she or he wantsto do. That, in turn, gives another provider anopportunity for someone else to come in andlearn what it is like to be an iCMP nurse. Patientsand the community will benefit, just as I have.”Continued on page 7SUMMER 2017

Team NWH Soars Past Fundraising GoalRunners Raise 91,000 forVernon Cancer Center PatientsTEAM NWH, and the generous donors who supported them, raised over 91,000 for the Vernon Cancer Center! These vitalfunds will help support the best treatment options and complementary therapies for our patients and their families. Ten membersof Team NWH are employees who received their Marathon numbers through a lottery and the remaining ten TEAM NWHmembers are community runners who applied for their numbers through the Charitable Foundation.“My mother-in-law lost her battle with breast cancer but the lessons I learned from her have been life-changing” said TEAMNWH member Courtney Allia. “Countless doctors, nurses, therapists, and other hospital workers at Newton-Wellesley Hospitalhave given my husband, my family, and me, the strength to positively move forward and honor her. My mother-in-law lovedeveryone she met through her care at NWH. I am thrilled to participate in the Boston Marathon and help cancer patients andtheir families at the Vernon Cancer Center.”Every member of TEAM NWH crossed the finish line of the 2017 Boston Marathon with spirit and heart.They are:NWH Employee RunnersCommunity RunnersEdward AcheampongDan AlberghiniMelissa Ann BurkeCourtney AlliaKaitlyn ButlerFrank Biello Jr.Siobhan CreedonElisabeth Brewer, MD, NWHRachael CrossBrian DelaneyLindsey McGearyAdam ErnstMichael NatarenoCaroline MoynihanColleen PicardChristopher MoynihanGregory SmithThomas RonanJennifer TorroneSarah WoodsTeam NWHwww.nwh.org/givingTony & Courtney Allia/O u r C o mm u n i ty Ou r H o s p i ta l/SUMMER 20175

Team NWH Soars Past Fundraising GoalColleen PicardKaitlyn ButlerElisabeth Brewer, MDMichael NatarenoEd, Toni & Bailey Seeker, & sibling runners Christopher & Caroline MoynihanNew Vice President, Development for NWHHeather Colmore Mack has joined Newton-WellesleyHospital (NWH) as Vice President, Development.In this key leadership role, Heather will drive strategicfundraising efforts for Newton-Wellesley Hospitaland oversee all aspects of the philanthropy program,including events and other development activities.planned and implemented the most recent campaignthat surpassed the goal of 1.5 billion by 240 million.Heather received her undergraduate degree at GoucherCollege in Towson, MD and her Masters of BusinessAdministration from Loyola University in Baltimore, MD.Heather and her family are residents of Newton andthus members of our community. She recognizes thestrengths and value of a community hospital like NWHand has personally observed the tremendous pride thatcommunity members feel for this great organization.Heather is a seasoned health care professional withmore than 20 years of experience building andimplementing strategic philanthropic programs. Mostrecently, Heather served as Senior Managing Directorof Development at Massachusetts General Hospital,where she was a member of the senior team that6w w w . n w h . o r g / g i v i n g/O u r Co m mu n i ty O u r H o s p i ta lWelcome, Heather!/SUMMER 2017