2018 Annual Report on Giving

ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS continued

Dr. George Kenner Mr. & Mrs. M. McNulty Ms. Nomusa Mzimela Ms. Catherine Walker & Mr. Paul O’Gara, Esq. Roberts Fine Jewelers Rotary Club of Southern Ocean Dr. & Mrs. Peter Thompson The Wash at Galloway $200 AND ABOVE Dr. & Mrs. Richard Albuquerque Mr. & Mrs. Richard Aman Anonymous Ms. Angelina Brown Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Ms. Rene Bunting & Mr. Ralph Henry Mrs. Margaret Caccia Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cambron Jacqueline E. Caplis Dr. & Mrs. Robert Chorney Copiers Plus Ms. Bernadette Cummings Mr. & Mrs. John Deritis Dr. Reva Dubin Ms. Linda Dutch Fenwick Architects Dr. Bonnie Ann Fenyar Ms. Sandra Gilpin Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Graham Mr. & Mrs. Troy Hall Alfred and Joanne C. Hammon Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hansen Dr. Brian Isaacson & Mrs. Anne Pratt Isaacson Honorable & Mrs. Patrick Kennedy Mr. Christopher Lewandowski Mr. Christopher Lipari, Esq.

Anonymous Mr. Christopher Apgar

$1,000 AND ABOVE AIT Fun Team

Dr. Frances Loftus & Mr. James Leonard Masters Legacy Planning Mr. & Mrs. David May, Sr. Mrs. Jeannette McAllister Network for Good Network Connectivity Mr. & Mrs. Donald Neukranz Mr. Earth Nieves Ms. Janet Parker Dr. & Mrs. Marc Peck Perskie Mairone Brog & Baylinson PC Mr. & Mrs. Victor Plumbo Ms. Bonnie Putterman, Esq. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rea Joe & Liz Readeau Dr. & Mrs. Richard Renza Mr. Joseph Simome Mr. & Mrs. Carl Smallwood Jack M. Soble Family Foundation Ms. Caitlin Stenson

Ms. Joanne Arnold-Velcheck Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Beinfest, Esq. Bluegrass Services

Anonymous Anonymous Rainer & Kathy Birkenstock Dr. & Mrs. David Carr Mrs. Johanne Coleman Dr. Thomas Crompton

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brady Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Brown Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Calemmo, Jr. Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Crothall Healthcare D’Arcy Johnson Day Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Finnegan Mr. & Mrs. Eric Goldstein Dr. Nancy Higgins Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mr. & Mrs. John McAvaddy, Jr. Mr. Mark & Mrs. Marcia McCulley Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meyers RSL Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Senese Dr. & Mrs. Alan Simpson South Jersey Federal Credit Union Wells Fargo Foundation $500 AND ABOVE Dr. Diane Falk Dr. & Mrs. Brian Acunto Mr. & Mrs. Pacifico Agnellini, Esq. Ms. Cynthia Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Cassir Donna Connor Photography Mr. Edward DenBraven Mr. David & Mrs. Julie Fink Sandra Garrett Dorsey Gormley Funeral Home, LLC Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin Honorable John Schultz & Mr. Gary Hill Union Lodge No. 213 Ms. Rosalind Kincaid

Mr. Joseph Corbo, Jr. Mr. Edward Cressey

THE HARRISON & MATIK FAMILIES

Dr. & Mrs. Donald Dearborn Dr. & Mrs. Claude Delaverdac DeNafo & Walcoff, Attorneys At Law Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Donio Ms. Cynthia Erickson Dr. Virginia & Mr. Sanford Fisher Ms. Cathyrn Flammer Mr. & Mrs. David Fraytak Ms. Patrice Giusti Glenn Insurance, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Weichman $100 AND ABOVE Dr. & Mrs. William Aarons Anonymous

James & Larisa Goganzer Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Gormley Mr. William Graf, Esq.

For the Harrison family, supporting AtlantiCare has been a way of life , going on three generations. But their decision to make a major gift to the Heart Institute had its genesis in a crisis. In 2016, Ruthie Harrison of Margate came to the hospital with an infection which rapidly spread through her entire body. That led to a lack of oxygen to her heart, which required a pacemaker. It wasn’t enough – eventually the sepsis put her into heart failure that led to open heart surgery. As with any life-threatening health emergency, things rapidly turned upside down for the family. “You get that call at 2 o’clock in the morning and your mind starts racing,” said Brett Matik, Ruthie’s daughter, who lives in Linwood. “The fact that I could jump in the car and be at her side in just 12 minutes was a real blessing. That would not have been possible if she had been out of state,” she said. For the Harrisons, access to life-saving cardiac care came in the form of Ruthie’s cardiologist, Haitham R. Dib, MD; her surgeon, Howard I. Axelrod, MD and a large team of specialized nurses, technologists and other clinical professionals. Fortunately, their efforts saved her. Two years later, Ruthie is doing very well. As a trained registered nurse, Ruthie knows firsthand how important getting treatment quickly can be. “In that situation, every second counts. We are very fortunate to have the best physicians right here in our backyard,” she said. From that first dreaded 2 a.m. call to post-operative care and on to cardiovascular rehab, having Ruthie and her care team just minutes away made a difficult time a lot less difficult. Being so close to home, the Harrisons could schedule resources to have

a family member by her side 24-7, all while continuing to manage their families and business. With her brother, Dean Harrison, Brett runs the business her father Larry established decades ago, Harrison Beverage, the Atlantic City-area Anheuser-Busch beer distributor. And they are both parents, keeping tabs on busy families. “We basically lived in the ICU and the staff could not have been more accommodating,” Brett said. For the Harrisons, AtlantiCare brings the best of both worlds: the finest health care team available, made up of folks you know and trust from school, sports, work and the neighborhood. “It’s a world-class regional health system where you feel like part of the family, not just a patient,” Brett said. The Harrisons have always supported AtlantiCare, both financially and with volunteer hours. They have participated in special events and chaired the Gala. Brett is a board member, as her father was for years when she was a child. As children, she and her brother witnessed their parents’ support and they are raising their own children with similar values. “Beyond each individual’s needs, I believe great healthcare is essential to a strong community. Whether it’s heart or lung care, surgery, childbirth – in AtlantiCare, we have the full package, all those components, locally. When you’re here, you feel like you’re at home,” Brett said. Ruthie couldn’t agree more. “It’s very important to support your local hospital and foundation. You never know what’s going to happen to you, so you need the best care available, where you live. The care I received was superb, across the board. We’re very grateful,” Ruthie said.

Why I Gave… “Our ultimate goal is to make integrated care ‘the new normal’ throughout the state of New Jersey. Our intention is to continue supporting the expansion of the Cherokee model (an integrated, team-based approach to patient care embedding a behavioral health consultant within a primary care team to address patients’ behavioral and physical health issues) to more clinics in the future, thereby transforming the way care is delivered to vulnerable populations in New Jersey.” Mr. Arturo Brito, Executive Director, The Nicholson Foundation Behavioral Health Supporter

“IT’S A WORLD-CLASS REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMWHERE YOU FEEL LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY, NOT JUST A PATIENT”

More than 150 attended the 40th Anniversary Campaign kick-off event on July 27, 2017 honoring 40 years of making lives better, one moment at a time.

T. Eric Reich, Board Member, AtlantiCare Foundation, Christine Reich, Jacob Perskie, Esq, Johanna Perskie, Board Member, AtlantiCare Foundation enjoy reading the historical timeline of Foundation activities at the 40th Anniversary kick-off event.

Marilouise Venditti, MD, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, AtlantiCare, Pacifico Agnellini, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, AtlantiCare Foundation, Samantha Kiley, Executive Director, AtlantiCare Foundation enjoy the evening.

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