Clinical Excellencecreating exceptional outcomes

GRIFFIN HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION 2005 Annual Report

FY2005 FY2004Licensed beds 160 160

Bassinets 20 20

Discharges (including 7,226 7,349newborns)

Patient days 31,474 32,464

Outpatient visits 164,640 160,427

Average length of stay 4.36 4.42 days

Newborns 678 709

Emergency department 36,788 35,833visits

Laboratory procedures 682,406 672,759

Psychiatric visits 14,485 16,416

Radiology procedures 69,961 66,679

Sleep Lab visits 929 1,040

Wound healing visits 4,639 4,494

GI cases 3,423 3,664

Cost of free care $2,094,321 $439,800

STAFF STATIST ICS

FY2005 FY2004Employees 1288 1,217

Active medical staff 144 142

Courtesy medical staff 128 119

Visiting/consulting staff 22 23

Nurses 279 251

Residents in training 33 33

Volunteers 365 352

Volunteer Hours 65,500 59,800

Griffin at a Glance

While health care consumers focusedprimarily on the customer serviceaspects of the patient experience inthe past due to a lack of readily avail-able and understandable informationthat describes and compares the levelof clinical quality that hospitalsdeliver, the advent of mandatorypublic reporting of various indicatorsof hospital clinical performance hasshifted the consumer’s focus to clini-cal quality. Increasingly, hospitals willbe judged on their ability to provideerror free care that minimizes the riskof complication and produces afavorable clinical outcome. Our abil-ity to produce favorable clinicaloutcomes depends in large part onthe talent and skill of the more than200 physicians that are members ofthe hospital’s medical staff, the col-laborative working relationship thatthey have with each other and thehospital’s technical, professional andsupport staff, and their commitmentto clinical excellence.

This year’s annual report titledClinical Excellence: CreatingExceptional Outcomes focuses on ourmedical staff. Whether engaged in teaching, research or clinicalpractice, Griffin physicians have dis-tinguished themselves as innovatorsand leaders that are setting thestandard of performance that othersstrive to meet. In the pages thatfollow you will be introduced to anumber of these remarkable individ-uals, the capabilities they bring toour hospital and the exceptional careand treatment that they provide toour patients.

Griffin’s medical staff continues toexpand. Over the last year, wewelcomed Dr. Sid Bogardus, agastroenterologist with impressiveacademic credentials. Before comingto Griffin, Dr. Bogardus served asfaculty in the Yale University Schoolof Medicine. Other additions to themedical staff include Dr. Arnold

Rivera, a urologist trained in mini-mally invasive laparoscopic surgeryand the latest surgical techniques forthe treatment of female inconti-nence; Dr. VanderVennet, anexperienced obstetrician gynecologistthat relocated his practice fromBridgeport; Dr. Ami Acharya, who isalso an obstetrician gynecologist andhas established her practice as part ofthe hospital’s Women’s HealthCenter, which was designated anational Community Center ofExcellence (CCOE) in women’shealth; Dr. Marya Chaisson, a pul-monologist and intensivist withspecialty training in Sleep Medicinewho serves as the Medical Directorof the hospital’s Sleep WellnessCenter; Dr. Lee Soto, a generalsurgeon trained in advanced laparo-scopic surgery; Dr.Marc Nespoli, a Yale trained psychiatrist who servesas the Director of our psychiatric andsubstance abuse day treatment

3

Griffin Hospital’s ability to deliver on its promise of an exceptionalpatient experience characterized by superior clinical and servicequality and active engagement of the patient as partner in theircare and treatment depends on many factors. An organizationwide commitment to continuous learning, performance improve-ment and innovation, highly skilled and dedicated care givers, a deeply held patient centered care philosophy, a culture of

mutual respect and support that promotes collaboration betweendisciplines, the ability to create and maintain a healing environment,best practice procedures and systems, and leading edge technology

are all essential elements. Our efforts to enhance each of theseelements and the success we have achieved have been

chronicled in previous annual reports.

Message from Patrick A. CharmelGriffin Hospital President and CEO

programs; Dr. Taras Kucher, a fellow-ship trained vascular surgeon whohas joined southern Connecticut’spremier vascular surgery practice; andDrs. Marie Livigni, Leor Zedek andSuja Georgie, who are board certifiedprimary care physicians that haveestablished practices in Shelton andDerby, helping to fill the primarycare deficit that exists in the hospital’sservice area. These fine physicianshave been well received by their col-leagues and their patients and havehelped to raise the level of medicalcare practiced in our community.

Rapidly increasing medical malprac-tice insurance rates over the last fourto five years have placed a hugefinancial burden on physicians prac-ticing in Connecticut, forcing somephysicians to close their practice, andhave created an impediment to therecruitment of physicians to meetidentified community need for physi-cian services. Griffin Hospital alongwith other Connecticut hospitals and the Connecticut State MedicalSociety advocated for medical mal-practice reform during last year. Withthe support of our local legislators apackage of medical malpractice liabil-ity reforms was passed in July 2005.The reforms and other market forcesappear to have stabilized malpracticeinsurance rates for the time being.During the debate about the need formedical malpractice liability reform,provider owned captive insurancecompanies were identified as analternative to the commercial medi-cal malpractice insurance market that might offer some relief toConnecticut’s physicians. Throughthe effort of State Senator Joe Crisco,a State grant program was establishedto fund the expansion of existing

hospital owned captive insurancecompanies to take in additional hos-pital partners and to begin writingmedical malpractice insurance fornon employed members of thehospital’s medical staff.

Griffin Health Services Corporationestablished a captive insurancecompany more than a decade ago toprovide malpractice and generalliability insurance coverage to thehospital and its employed physicians.The captive insurance company hasproven to be an effective vehicle tostabilize the hospital’s cost of liabilityinsurance and to focus the hospital’seffort to increase patient safety andreduce risk of liability exposure.Given the captive’s success, and theneed to address the threat to theviability of OB/GYN, neurosurgeryand general surgery practices in ourcommunity, our captive insurancecompany, which was renamedHealthcare Alliance InsuranceCompany, LTD (HAIC), wasexpanded to include MilfordHospital as a partner and to beginoffering professional liability insur-ance to non employed physicianmembers of the Griffin Hospital andMilford Hospital Medical staffs. Tofund the expansion effort, we appliedfor and received a captive expansiongrant of $750,000. HealthcareAlliance Insurance Company ended2005 with 21 insured physicians whoare working closely with HAIC andits parent hospitals to improve theirperformance and reduce their claimsexperience in order to permanentlystabilize their cost of insurance andsecure the future of their practice.

Griffin Hospital demonstrated itscommitment to quality improvement

and patient safety during the pastyear by enrolling in the Institute forHealthcare Improvement’s 100KLives Campaign–a voluntary nationalinitiative with a goal of saving100,000 lives among patients in hos-pitals through improvements in thesafety and effectiveness of care.Again, Griffin physicians embracedthe opportunity to improve the carethey provide.

The campaign includes a series ofinterventions including the deploy-ment of rapid response teams toprovide immediate multidisciplinarycare to patients at risk of cardiacarrest, efforts to standardize the treat-ment of acute myocardial infarction,and efforts to prevent adverse drugevents, intravascular catheter infec-tions, surgical site infections andventilator-associated pneumonia. Thisimportant initiative is being spear-headed at Griffin by Drs. KennethSchwartz, Gregory Boris, GlendoTangarorang, Howard Quentzel andMarya Chaisson and by our InfectionControl Coordinator Gale Jaccobacci.We are grateful to these individualsfor their leadership and the positiveresults they have achieved.

The hospital’s commitment to qual-ity improvement and patient safetyextends throughout the organizationbut emanates from the hospital’sgoverning body. The Griffin HospitalBoard of Trustees established aQuality Committee of the Board inlate 2004 that became fully opera-tional during fiscal year 2005. Underthe leadership of Vice Chairman ofthe Board Allan Cribbins, theQuality Committee of the Board isresponsible for recommending to thefull board policies, plans and goals

4

that maintain and seek to continu-ously improve the quality of care,patient safety and customer servicewe provide. The committee alsoreviews and evaluates organization-wide performance against establishedtargets. The Quality Committee ofthe Board has proven to be highlyeffective.

We continue to invest in medical andinformation technology that enhancesthe hospital’s diagnostic and treat-ment capabilities and improvesefficiency and patient safety. Late in2005, Griffin converted many of itsdiagnostic radiology studies to adigital format. Diagnostic images arenow captured digitally, which haseliminated the use of traditional x-rayfilm. Moving to a “filmless” environ-ment has reduced the number ofrepeat studies performed due to poorfilm image quality, has eliminated theproblem of lost or misplaced film, haseliminated film processing, therebydramatically reducing the timebetween study completion and resultsreporting, and has enabled the instanttransmission of study images through-out the hospital and to remotephysician offices improving access tovaluable diagnostic information.

Access to capital is critical to Griffin’sability to continue its investment infacilities improvement, medical tech-nology acquisition, and serviceexpansion. Maintaining a profitablehospital operation generates capitalfor investment and demonstrates todonors and lenders, which are twoimportant sources of investment cap-ital, that we are responsible stewardsof our resources. To reduce the inter-est expense on the hospital’s longterm debt that was acquired in 1993

when the North Wing was con-structed, we completed a debtrefinancing in 2005 to take advan-tage of lower prevailing interest rates.With the help of the ConnecticutHealth and Education FacilitiesAuthority (CHEFA) we issued newtax exempt bonds and used the pro-ceeds to refund the outstandinghigher interest rate bonds that wepreviously issued. The refinancingwill result in interest savings over thelife of our debt of $2,542,000. Thetransaction resulted in a write downof the unamortized financing costsassociated with the issuance of thebonds that were refunded. This losshas no cash impact on the hospital’soperation, but is reflected in our fis-cal year 2005 financial results thatappear in this annual report.

As described by Griffin HealthServices Corporation BoardChairman John Zaprzalka in hisaccompanying message, Griffin isabout to embark on its most ambi-tious service and facilities expansionsince the North Wing constructionand renovation project was com-pleted in 1995. The project, whichwill include construction of a newambulatory care building that willhouse a community Cancer Centerand allow for much needed expan-sion of our Emergency Departmentand future expansion of our SurgicalSuite and Radiology Department,will enable us to accommodategrowing community demand for ourservices and position us for thefuture. Active community support isvital to the success of this project;therefore, we will be sharing thedetails of our developing projectplans with area residents in a series of

informational forums to be held inthe coming months.

We are pleased to be recognized againby Fortune Magazine as one of the100 Best Companies to Work For. Inaddition to moving up to number 4in the overall ranking we were namedthe number 1 small company. We areproud of our organizational culturewhich differentiates us from otherworkplaces –a culture that promoteshonest and open communication,that values and recognizes the contri-bution of every employee, thatencourages strong relationshipsbetween co-workers based on mutualrespect and support, and that inspirespassion for the delivery of exceptionalpatient care and customer service.

I am extremely grateful to our morethan 1,000 employees for theirdedication to maintaining a positiveworking environment and to deliver-ing on our promise of exceptionalpatient care.

During 2006, we will engage in aprocess through which we willdevelop a new three year strategicplan that will determine our coursefor the period 2007 through 2009–the last three years of GriffinHospital’s first 100 years of opera-tion. I look forward to this dynamicprocess, which will challenge ourorganization to reach for higherlevels of performance and achieve-ment and to overcome the manyobstacles that will impede our effort.By remaining true to our values anddedicated to our Planetree patient-centered care philosophy, we willmove into our second century as astrong, vibrant organization wellequipped to meet the healthcareneeds of those we serve.

5

As an example, Total BenchmarkSolutions, one of the nation’s leadingproviders of benchmarking and consultingservices for healthcare organizations, hasnamed Griffin as one of the recipients ofits Top 100 Quality Awards for 2004.The award is based on data related to heartattack, heart failure and pneumonia careprovided to the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) by U.S. hospi-tals. Griffin Hospital ranked an impressive12th nationwide.

Griffin will not rest on its laurels, though,and has ambitious plans for the future. Ourcommitment is to respond to the needs ofthose we serve and to ensure that neededservices are provided locally. After anexhaustive process that engaged the inter-nationally recognized architectural firm ofPelli, Clarke, Pelli and included boardmembers and management that looked atfacility and service needs for the next gen-eration, a campus master plan was devel-oped. Griffin’s main hospital building is atcapacity, which prevents the expansion ofexisting services or the introduction of newservices. The campus master plan providesfor the construction of a new, free-standing

ambulatory care building. Early this year,Griffin will seek approval from the state’sregulatory body, the Office of Health CareAccess, to build a 40,000 square footambulatory care building that will house aCommunity Cancer Center. The CancerCenter will include radiation therapy serv-ices and the practices of physicians thatprovide diagnostic and treatment servicesto cancer patients. Radiation therapy hasbeen the service most requested by thosewe serve. Currently, community residentsmust travel to hospitals in the cities thatsurround us for daily treatments over a 4-6week period. Other services will be relocat-ed from the main building to the ambula-tory care building which will allow for theexpansion of Griffin’s EmergencyDepartment (currently 50 percent under-sized) and the Operating Suite.

The hospital has acquired seven parcels ofcommercially zoned property that totalapproximately three acres that we are callingGriffin’s West Campus. The proposedambulatory care building, estimated to costabout $20 million (including furniture andmedical equipment), will be built on theWest campus. It will increase the assessed

6

Griffin willnot rest onits laurels...and hasambitiousplans for thefuture. Ourcommitmentis to respondto the needsof those weserve and toensure thatneededservices areprovidedlocally.

The theme of this year’s Annual Report is “Clinical Excellence –

Creating Exceptional Outcomes.” While Griffin continues to receive

national recognition for its Planetree patient-centered care model,

service excellence, and as one of the nation’s best companies to

work for, Griffin’s achievements in clinical areas should also be

appreciated and heralded. I believe you will be favorably impressed

as you read about the many clinical innovations and the experience

and talents of Griffin’s medical staff.

A Message from John J. Zaprzalka Griffin Health Services Corporation Chair

Dr. Marie P. LiVigni,aninternist, joined GriffinFaculty Practice andthe Women’s HealthCoordination Center in2005

value of Griffin’s property and as aresult increase revenue from the state tothe City of Derby under the PILOT(Payment in Lieu of Taxes) Program.

It is an exciting project that willrespond to the needs of those we serveand benefit the City of Derby and itsresidents. We look forward to workingwith city and state officials to obtainthe necessary approvals and expeditethe project.

I congratulate the entire Griffin teamon the remarkable achievement ofbeing again named by Fortune maga-zine as one of the “100 BestCompanies to Work For.” Griffin isthe only hospital in the country to benamed to this prestigious list sevenyears in a row and in 2006 achievedthe ranking of fourth, the highest everby a hospital.

With sadness, I note the passing ofBoard member Michael Adanti thispast year in a tragedy that touched us all. Michael’s knowledge andexperience was an asset to the Boardand his contributions were appreciated.Our thoughts continue to go out to his family.

I extend my thanks to my colleagueson the Griffin Board of Directors.Their energy, expertise and commit-ment benefit all who choose Griffin fortheir care and make my job asChairman enjoyable and rewarding.I add special appreciation to past BoardChairman Gerry Weiner for his

guidance and wisdomduring my first term.

This remarkable growth is justone indication that patients’demands for a different kind ofhealthcare experience are beingheard – and answered. Themedia, academics and policymakers have also taken note,inviting Planetree to participatein important dialogues that willhelp chart the future of ourindustry. The concern for qualityhealthcare that recognizespatients’ humanity is a universalone. Accordingly, global interestin patient-centered care isspreading, with hospitals fromaround the world turning toPlanetree. In FY05, Planetreewelcomed its first Canadianhospital, and worked withhealthcare professionals inPortugal, Iceland and theNetherlands. The growth of

the Planetree community wasreflected at the 2005 AnnualConference. Held in Chantilly,Virginia, the conference providedmore than 600 attendees fromaround the world with informa-tion and inspiration to sustainthem on their journeys ofcreating healing healthcareenvironments. As Planetreegrows, we always return to thevoice of the patient. In 2005, weconducted over 100 focus groupswith patients and families. It wasthe voice of a patient that setPlanetree on this course 28 yearsago, and it will be the voices ofpatients that continue to drivePlanetree’s vision of patient-centered care.

7

The network of Planetree memberhospitals continued to grow inFY2005 and today, there are morethan 100 Planetree facilities. Asinstitutions considered joining thePlanetree community and memberscontinued challenging themselves to best meet the needs of patients,caregivers and families, manyturned to Griffin Hospital to see the Planetreephilosophy in practice.

A Message fromSusan Frampton, Ph.D.

Planetree President

Emergency Care

8

Gregory Boris, D.O., chairman of emergency services, consults with Hemu Nayak,M.D., M.P.H., in Griffin’s emergency services department (ED). The monitor displaysthe status of each patient being treated in the ED.

In-depth, authoritative medicalknowledge is only one way in

which Griffin’s EmergencyServices Department leads

the way in critical care.Another importantcomponent is quick andefficient attention toemergencies, resultingin the shortestpossible waiting time for patients andtheir families.

“There are basicallytwo tracks,” explains

Gregory Boris, D.O.“One is for major emer-

gencies, including traumaand complex medical cases.

The other we call ConvenientCare; that’s for less critical

symptoms or injuries, and in thosecases we aim for a turnaround time

of about an hour.” Dr. Boris is chairman of emergency services and one of nineemergency physicians at Griffin; he alsocontributed a chapter to Dr. Nayak’s book.

Often, one of the most frustrating aspects ofa visit to an emergency department is notknowing the time until a healthcareprofessional will treat you. At Griffin, that

problem will soon be alleviated by the use ofpatient-care monitors in the waiting room,similar to arrival and departure displays atairports. Patients will be given timelyinformation on when they will be seen, andin between those notices the monitors willprovide educational health and safety tips.

There are about 37,000 patient visits toGriffin’s Emergency Services Departmenteach year. Despite that, says Dr. Nayak, thepersonal touch is evident. “The volume ishigh, but it doesn’t feel that way,” he says.“And the nursing is excellent – better thanany other place I’ve worked.”

All of Griffin’s emergency physicians areboard-certified; some are double-certified in emergency care and another specialty.Several of the doctors are advanced cardiaccare life support instructors. The latestmedical technology is used, such as state-of-the-art instruments to clear blockedbreathing passages.

But at Griffin, such high-tech tools are onlya means to an end: providing the best emer-gency care in as short a time as possible.

“Technology is wonderful,” says Dr. Boris,“but it is never going to be more importantthan caring, quality physicians and staff.”

When it comes to life-saving medical procedures, one of Griffin Hospital’s physicians

wrote the book on emergency care – literally. Hemu Nayak, M.D., M.P.H., is the author

of Emergency Medicine’s Top Clinical Problems, the handbook published by the

American College of Emergency Physicians that’s given to every doctor in the United

States assigned to training in emergency medicine.

9

“We use a multidisciplinary approach,”explains Kenneth Dobuler, M.D., MedicalDirector of Griffin’s Critical Care Unit. “Onthe team there are not just physicians, butrespiratory therapists, critical care nurses,nutritionists, and others – the whole array ofsubspecialists.” The team meets every day todiscuss every CRCU patient’s progress.

In-depth, broad-based patient monitoring isonly one of the ways in which Griffin’scritical care excels. “Critically ill patientsneed not look elsewhere for the very bestcare,” Dr. Dobuler points out.

At Griffin’s CRCU, specialists are availableany time of the day or night. “Griffin hasfive board-certified critical care practition-ers,” notes Marya Chaisson, M.D., aninternal medicine, pulmonary, and criticalcare doctor, “and the Critical Care Unit isphysician-staffed 24 hours a day. We canoffer the most advanced care.”

Dr. Chaisson is also the Director of Griffin’sSleep Wellness Center, an outpatient unitthat studies, diagnoses, and treats sleep-disordered breathing, otherwise known assleep apnea. “It has recently been discoveredthat there’s a relationship between sleepapnea and hypertension, heart disease, andstroke,” she says. “Treating this condition

may prevent other, even moreserious, medical problems. Theimportance of sleep apneatreatment is being under-stood by more and morephysicians nationwide.”

Griffin also has ahyperbaric chamber –one of only three in thestate – for treating severecarbon monoxide poi-soning or patients withdifficult-to-heal wounds.

The Critical Care Unit,like all other departmentsat Griffin, follows thePlanetree philosophy ofpatient-focused care. Thismeans, among other things,virtually unlimited access byfamily members to those beingtreated. “Social support is as impor-tant to the health of the critically illpatient as it is to anyone else,” Dr. Dobulersays. “We provide unparalleled care for thesickest of patients in an atmosphere that isboth medically excellent and able tomaintain a sense of connection to others.”

10

When a patient is critically ill, excellent ongoing communication among

medical professionals is vitally important. That’s where Griffin Hospital’s

Critical Care team stands out.

Critical Care

11

As debate rages nationally about increasing visiting hours in critical care units, Griffin

encourages 24-hour visitation by the patient’s family.

Dr. Kenneth Dobular, right, walking with a medical resi-dent, and Dr. Marya Chaisson, top right, are among thefive board-certified critical care practitioners on the Griffin staff.

12

“The best way of teaching residents to behumanistic, to put the patient first, is tosend them on missions to developing coun-tries,” explains Dorothea Wild, M.D.,M.P.H., Associate Program Director ofGriffin’s Combined Internal Medicine andPreventive Medicine Residency Program.Each year, several Griffin resident physiciansare encouraged to complete a rotation inthird-world countries such as Sri Lanka,Uganda, or East Timor, where they focus onbasic health issues.

But most of the teaching happens right atGriffin, where the more than 25 residentswork with five full-time faculty, all of whomare affiliated with the Yale School ofMedicine or the Yale School of PublicHealth. Many teach at Yale as well as atGriffin. “The teaching and learning happenin several settings,” Dr. Wild says. “One-on-one, in small groups, in seminars.”

What sets medical education at Griffinapart, notes Ramin Ahmadi, M.D., is theintensity of the teaching. “Right from thefirst month of training, we teach theresidents how to conduct research and howto think about medical literature,” he says.“It’s very comprehensive.”

Dr. Ahmadi is Co-Director of the combinedInternal/Preventive Medicine ResidencyProgram. He points out that in most

hospital settings, residents study internal andpreventive medicine, and then follow thosestudies with a course in public health; thesequence can take six or seven years tocomplete. At Griffin, the disciplines areintegrated, so a residency is completedin just four years.

The level of communication is alsoimportant, says Seema D’Souza,M.D., Associate Director ofGriffin’s Internal MedicineResidency Program. “The ratioworks out to one faculty memberfor every five residents, which ismuch more favorable than at mostother hospitals,” she explains. “Thelevel of supervision, the role model-ing, the evaluation – all those makeours a very unusual program. I think itleads to an ideal medical education.”

The overseas residencies are performed inconnection with the Griffin Center forHealth and Human Rights, which promotesglobal health and human rights practicesand policies. “The link between health andhuman rights is a vital one,” Dr. Wild says.“So many important health issues are notpurely medical, but involve basic rights suchas access to healthcare. We make sure thatour residents understand and appreciate thatconnection.”

About half the hospitals in Connecticut have active teaching programs, but few of

them have the reach of Griffin’s – from the Naugatuck Valley literally to the

other side of the world.

Innovation in Phy

13

Internal/Preventive Medicine residents receive intensive teaching in severalsettings, above with Associate Program Director Dorothea Wild, M.D., M.P.H.,

and at right with Ramin Ahmadi, M.D., co-director of the program.

Griffin's combined Internal/Preventive Medicine Residency Program is one ofseveral in the country where residents complete their medical training and

receive a master’s degree in public health from Yale.

ysician Training

14

“Many types of cancer can be treated,” saysDr. Bradway, “but only one type can actual-ly be prevented – and that’s colon cancer.”

Griffin Hospital has been a State leader inpromoting cancer awareness. Griffin’s nursesand physicians visit senior centers to discuss the importance of screening forcolon cancer; the hospital sponsors freecommunity lectures; and there are frequentpublic tours of Griffin’s GastrointestinalUnit. “We’re doing everything we can think of to get the word out that this is apreventable disease,” Dr. Bradway says.Local physicians have cooperated byreferring more of their patients for completecolonoscopies, rather than performing lessadvanced screening procedures.

When patients do need cancer surgery,Griffin is often the hospital of choice. “Wehave physicians who are skilled at minimallyinvasive colon surgery using laparoscopictechniques,” Dr. Bradway says. “Thisinvolves a much smaller incision, whichleads to faster recovery and less painfollowing surgery.”

Breast cancer surgery can also be performedwith minimally invasive techniques, saysGuy Nicastri, M.D., F.A.C.S., also on the

Griffin team, who hasperformed hundreds oflaparoscopic operations.With breast cancer,the emphasis is onearly detection andtreatment.

“Our goal is to getpatients appropriatelyscreened, which oftenmeans a mammogramstarting at age 40,” hesays. “We provide themost up-to-datediagnostics, includingbreast ultrasounds andminimally invasive needlebiopsy. At Griffin, we also offerpatients sentinel lymph nodesampling, to reduce the incidence ofextensive surgery of the axilla [armpit] inpatients with breast cancer.”

Dr. Bradway notes that a large number ofhospitals in the United States do not havethe capacity to provide advancedlaparoscopic surgery: “Griffin,” she says, “is quite special in that way.”

Griffin’s emphasis on colon cancer prevention didn’t happen by accident. The

Naugatuck Valley has an unusually high rate of colorectal cancer – about one

and a half times the state average. Patients present themselves with cancer

symptoms later than the state average, often with more advanced

tumors. According to Marcella Bradway, M.D., F.A.C.S, “part of that

may be a lack of awareness of how to prevent this cancer.”

Cancer Preventio

Guy Nicastri, M.D., F.A.C.S. and an OR nurse (above)review an xray film before surgery. MarcellaBradway, M.D., F.A.C.S. (left) is one of only a few board certified colorectal surgeons inConnecticut.

15

This year, Griffin will seek State approval to build an ambulatory care

building that will include a community cancer center offering

radiation therapy.n

The United States Department of Health andHuman Services apparently agrees. In 2002, itnamed the Women’s Health Coordination Centerat Griffin Hospital a National CommunityCenter of Excellence in Women’s Health(CCOE), one of only 14 CCOE centers in thecountry. The CCOE program provides bothrecognition and resources for community-basedhealthcare in six specific categories, includingpreventive services and public education.

Among the programs offered by the CCOE atGriffin are The Healthy Divas, a network ofwomen helping each other make healthylifestyle choices, and Living Well, a supportgroup for women with chronic diseases.

“For women in the Naugatuck Valley, Griffin’sWomen’s Health Coordination Center is not justa place to come when you’re sick,” Dr. Acharyasays. “It is that, but it’s so much more. It’s reallyfully integrated, seamless, community-basedcare, dealing with the wellness issues of womenof all ages.”

Another obstetrician-gynecologist who recentlybecame associated with Griffin is Scott VanderVennet, M.D. For him, the comfortable size ofthe hospital was an important consideration.“Overall, the patients here seem to have a muchbetter experience than at the larger hospitals I

have been associat-ed with,” he says.“Things are not asregimented, and thestaff plays a big partin that.”

For parents of newborns,the atmosphere of Griffin’sLabor and Delivery Depart-ment is homelike. Once the baby isborn, fathers can sleep in a double bedwith the mother and child. A nearby waitingroom has Internet access as well as television.Parents may post a picture of their newest fami-ly member on Cradle Views, an online photoalbum that’s part of the Griffin website.

Apart from the CCOE, eight other obstetrician-gynecologists are associated with GriffinHospital. Four of these are in solo practice andthere is one group practice. Between them, thenine obstetrician-gynecologists provide a widerange of services, ranging from pregnancy careand routine gynecologic care to newer surgeriesfor prolapse and incontinence, as well as thelatest minimally invasive Laparoscopicprocedures such as laparoscopic supracervicalhysterectomies. The trend at Griffin is towardmore minimally invasive procedures, with smallincisions and shorter recovery periods.

Ami Acharya, M. D., M.P.H., has been practicing in the Women's Health

Coordination Center at Griffin Hospital only a few months, but she is

very clear about what attracted her here. “For female patients,

Griffin is a comprehensive, one-stop center for all women’s health

concerns,” she says. “Whether it’s gynecologic care, pregnancy,

patient education, surgery, or other issues, Griffin has it all.”

Obstetrics and Gy

16

necology

In 2005, Dr. Scott Vander Vennet,below left, and Dr. Ami Acharya,right, joined Griffin’s nine-memberOB-Gyn team. Cynthia Ronan,M.D., has been practicing atGriffin for more than ten years.

Griffin Hospital’s Joint Replacement Center,launched in 2005, brings together the entirespectrum of healthcare professionals withexpertise in joint replacement: surgeons,nurses, therapists, social workers, and oth-ers. Based on some of the country’s bestpractice models, the Joint ReplacementCenter offers comprehensive, focused, multi-departmental care for patients needing jointreplacement, and their families. “An impor-tant component of the process is providingup-to-date and reliable information,” saysJoel W. Malin, M.D., the Center’s Director.

All six orthopedic surgeons on the Centerstaff are, or soon will be, among a selectgroup of physicians specially trained inminimally invasive joint replacement, andcleared to use the Oxford UnicompartmentalKnee System. The Oxford system is designedto allow patients to recover in less time, andwith less pain, than patients who receivetraditional joint replacement.

Griffin orthopedists frequently hold freecommunity lectures, either at the Griffin orin places outside the hospital, to educate thepublic about joint surgery. The response tothe sessions has been impressive. “Frequentlywe will get dozens of people there,” Dr.Malin says.

Questions at the sessions often focus onsuch issues as the mechanics of the sur-gery, advances in artificial joint sci-ence, and effective pain management,says Gary Richo, M.D., Ph.D., anorthopedist at the Center. “Wealso deal with what arthritis is,what the latest treatmentsinvolve – even what the replace-ment joints look like,” he says.

Patients undergoing jointreplacement surgery areprovided with a comprehensiveguidebook that takes them step-by-step through the pre-operative, surgical, and post-operative phases. Rapid,complete recovery is stressed.

The Center’s surgeons are all Boardcertified or Board-eligible.

To provide optimal care, Griffin Hospitalpartners with Biomet, an experienceddesigner and manufacturer of products forhip replacement, knee replacement, shoulderreplacement, elbow replacement, and similarsurgeries. “Biomet provides us with their lat-est technologies,” Dr. Richo says. “The goalalways is to mimic what nature gave us, andhave the replacement joint last as long aspossible.”

These days, Americans are living longer than ever before – and as we age, joint

replacement has become a necessity for more and more people, because the crippling

effects of arthritis can limit the ability to enjoy an active life.

18

The Joint Replace

19

The Joint Replacement Center, where Griffin surgeons use the latest minimallyinvasive techniques, offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach andextensive patient education and rehabilitation to help patients with hip, kneeor shoulder pain return to normal activity as rapidly as possible.

ment Center

“EECP works by forcing blood into the coro-nary arteries,” explains Kenneth Schwartz,M.D., Chief of Griffin’s Cardiology Section.“This opens up collateral blood vessels, andincreases blood flow to the heart muscle.”

In EECP, pressure cuffs are placed around thepatient’s legs and thighs. When pressure isapplied at the proper times, blood is pushedinto the coronary arteries. The treatment isn’tquick; some 35 sessions over seven weeks arerequired. But it usually is effective. “Manyscientific studies have shown very positiveresults from EECP, and that has been ourexperience at Griffin,” Dr. Schwartz saysThe procedure is Medicare-approved, and has been available at Griffin for more thanseven years.

Being the state’s sole provider of EECP isn’tthe only way Griffin Hospital’s Departmentof Cardiology stands out. It also ranksextremely high in following therecommended treatments and guidelines for people with heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia. These protocols involveprocedures such as immediately givingaspirin and Beta Blockers to every patientbeing treated for a heart attack; giving ACEinhibitors to those with heart failure; andperforming a blood oxygen assessment onpneumonia patients.

Last year, more than 2,000hospitals nationwide submittedinformation about treatingthese conditions to theCenters for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS).Griffin Hospital wasranked No. 12 in thecountry in following theprotocols.

“We started adhering tothese protocols yearsago,” Dr. Schwartzexplains. “For eachpatient, there is what’scalled a ‘pathway’ that out-lines exactly what the treat-ment will be, following estab-lished guidelines. It’s secondnature to us.”

Anthony D’Souza, M.D., another ofthe seven cardiologists on staff, saysteamwork also plays a part. “Patients areserved best when the medical professionalswork in a coordinated way, as we do,” hesays. “That makes it easier to ensure thatphysicians, nurses, and other staff are welleducated about the best, most appropriateprocedures.”

Patients with cardiovascular disease sometimes still have chest pain, even after surgery.

One way to reduce or eliminate this pain is a medical treatment known as

Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation, or EECP for short. In Connecticut,

only one hospital offers EECP: Griffin.

Cardiology Service

20

These physicians joined the Griffin Medical Staff in 2005:left, Dr. Sidney T. Bogardis, internal medicine and gastroen-

terology, new associate of Dr. Harold Schwartz; andright, Dr. Marc Nespoli, newly appointed Griffin psychi-atrist 21

s Dr. Kenneth Schwartz, Griffin Medical Director and cardiologist, checks on

patient Bill Heher, as a nurse checks his readings. Heher says EECP treatments

made him "feel so good and all my symptoms disappear", he's prescribed his

own maintenance program -- every two years!

“We are one of a network of 33 suchprevention centers nationwide, fundedprimarily by the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC),” says David Katz,M.D., M.P.H., director of the Yale-GriffinPrevention ResearchCenter. “Ours is theonly one based at a hospital.”

Information about wellness flows two waysat the Center: In, from local research studies,and out, with innovative ways to betterinform and empower residents ofConnecticut towns and cities.

“One project we have been working onrecently involves diabetes among AfricanAmericans, who are an especially at-riskpopulation,” Dr. Katz explains. “The Centeris working closely with traditionally AfricanAmerican churches in New Haven andBridgeport. We are training church leadersto be community health advisers in educa-tion for their congregations. We think this isa very effective way to spread lots of goodinformation as widely as possible.”

The Center, established in 1998, is fundednot only by the CDC but also by theNational Institutes of Health, foundations,and private industry. All sorts of healthissues, from stopping smoking to the obesity

crisis, are part of its community-based agenda. Its researchportfolio is diverse: Clinicaltrials run the gamut: —the effects of eating eggson heart health, whichapproaches to weightloss work best, theeffectiveness ofintravenousmicronutrient therapyon fibromyalgia, andmuch more.

Dr. Katz, who is alsoan Associate Professorof Public Health at Yale,says “research” isn’talways what peopleimagine it is. “People tend tothink of research as involvinglab coats and test tubes,” he says,“but a better way to describe it isperforming good evaluation. For healthresearch to succeed, you need both to beable to make a difference in the communityand to measure the difference you make.Then you have a powerful formula for posi-tive change.”

Asthma, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes — all are common health problems in

Connecticut. At the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, the emphasis is

on developing creative strategies to help communities prevent these and

other conditions.

Preventive Medicin

22

23

e Overwhelming response resulted from the PRC's announcement last fall it was

launching a chocolate study. Funded by the Hershey Company, the study got

both national media attention and a flood of prospective participants. The goal

of the study, which is still underway, is to determine whether it is better to eat

dark chocolate in a bar or drink it as cocoa.

Dr. Katz, director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, is a medical contributor for ABCNews, the nutrition columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine, and author of the recently publishedbook, The Flavor Point Diet.

Adolescent MedicineAnthony G. Wayne, M.D.

Allergy & Immunolgy Mark Aferzon, M.D.Gerald J. Germano, M.D.

AnesthesiologyPhillis Beberman-Jennes, D.O.Wilfredo E. Cadelina, M.D.Dwayne Livigni, D.O.Ira G. Rock, M.D.Merton A. Smith, M.D.

Anesthesiology–Division ofPain ManagementMark A. Thimineur, M.D.Richard A.. Weaver, D.O.Rakesh Patel, M.D.*Mohan Vodapally, M.D.*

CardiologyAnthony W. D’Souza, M.D.Mark S. Grogan, M.D.Murugesapillai Koneswaran, M.D.William Neil Pearson, M.D.Martin Plavec, M.D.Andrew M. Rashkow, M.D.Kenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.Kenneth S. Spector, M.D., Ph.D..Robert J. Ardesia, M.D.*Mark L. Blitzer, M.D.*Mark A. Marieb, M.D.*Mark H. Schoenfeld, M.D.*

DentistryRobert L. Lerman, D.M.D.

DermatologyIsrael Dvoretsky, M.D.Nira R. Silverman, M.D

Emergency MedicineGregory Boris, D.O.Sybil Cheng, D.O.Jeanne Kuslis, M.D.Hemant Nayak, M.D.Richard L. Papantonio, M.D.John Cacace, M.D.*Servando DeLos Angeles, M.D.*Benjamin Doolittle, M.D.*Alyssa M. French, M.D.*David J. Hendricks, M.D.*Gary A. LaPolla, D.O.*Jonathan Maisel, M.D*Christopher Michos, M.D.*

Elizabeth O’Brien, M.D.*Aric Parnes, M.D.*James A. Sirleaf, M.D.*

Endocrinology Yuvraj Kumbkarni, M.D.Antonio Lopez, M.D.David Moll, M.D.

Family PracticeDomenic Casablanca, M.D.Kenneth E. Mancher, M.D.Elliot K. Mathias, M.D.Daniel J. Mizak, M.D.Donald P. Roach, M.D.Samuel W. Streit, D.O.F. Peter Swanson, M.D.Kenneth A. Ward, M.D.Leor Zedek, M.D.Saroja Koneswaran, M.D.*

GastroenterologySidney T. Bogardus, Jr., M.D.Jeffrey T. Dreznick, M.D.Pierluigi Marignani, M.D.Harold M. Schwartz, M.D.Vincent M. Leone, M.D*.

Hematology/Oncology Greg Angstreich, M.D.David Purpora, M.D.John C.Rhee, M.D.Gerard Fumo, M.D.*Thomas M. Fynan, M.D.*Kay Haedicke, M.D.*Martin E. Katz, M.D.*Jeremy S. Kortmansky, M.D.*Johanna M. LaSala, M.D.*Arthur Levy, M.D.*W. Bruce Lundberg, M.D.*Rajani Nadkarni, M.D.*Jeffrey A. Orell, M.D.*Namrata Patel, M.D.*Harold Tara, Jr., M.D.*Wajih Zacheer, M.D.*

Infectious DiseaseFrederick Browne, M.D.Howard L. Quentzel, M.D.

Internal MedicineGerard Abidor, DORamin Ahmadi, M.D.Piotr Baginski, M.D.Sidney T. Bogardus, Jr., M.D.

Griffin Hospital Medical PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY

24

2005 OFFICERSMedical DirectorKenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.

PresidentPaul B.Nussbaum, M.D.,

Vice PresidentStephen J. Moses, M.D.

Secretary/TreasurerMarcella Bradway, M.D.

MEDICALEXECUTIVECOMMITTEE Kenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.,

Medical DirectorPatrick A. Charmel,

President and CEO,Griffin Health Services

Gregory Boris, D.O., Chair, Department ofEmergency Services

Marcella Bradway, M.D.,Secretary/Treasurer,Medical Staff

Domenic Casablanca, M.D.,Chief, Family Practice

Kenneth J. Dobuler, M.D.,Chair, Department ofMedicine

Haq Nawaz, M.D., Chair, Department ofPreventive Medicine

Gordon I. Kuster, M.D.,Chair, Department ofPsychiatry

Laurie R. Margolies, M.D.,Chair, Department ofRadiology

Stephen J. Moses, M.D.,Vice President, MedicalStaff

Guy R. Nicastri, M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery

Paul B. Nussbaum, M.D.,President, Medical Staff

Michael R. O’Reilly, M.D.,Chair, Department ofObstetrics/Gynecology

Ira G. Rock, M.D., Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Stephanie Wain, M.D.,Chair, Department ofPathology

Anthony G. Wayne, M.D.,Chair, Department ofPediatrics

Bruce T. Brennan, M.D.K. Marya Chaisson, M.D.Eugene C. Constantinou, M.D.Bindu Dey, M.D.Sudipta Dey, M.D.Kenneth J. Dobuler, M.D.Jeffrey T. Dreznick, M.D.Anthony W. D’Souza, M.D.Seema D’Souza, M.D.Geraldine Fabregas, M.D.John A. Farens, M.D.Gerald G. Fette, M.D.Suja Georgie, M.D.Madhu Gowda, M.D.Mark S. Grogan, M.D.Joseph B. Guarnaccia, M.D.Robert N. Hyde, III, M.D.David L. Katz, M.D.Murugesapillai Koneswaran, M.D.Yuvraj Kumbarni, M.D.Marie Livigni, D.O.Antonio Lopez, M.D.Robin Mahabir, M.D.Pierluigi Marignani, M.D.David Moll, M.D.Stephen J. Moses, M.D.Haq Nawaz, M.D.Stuart A. Nerzig, M.D.Paul B. Nussbaum, M.D.Jeffrey A. Orell, M.D.W. Neil Pearson, M.D.Martin Plavec, M.D.Robert J. Porto, M.D.David A. Purpora, M.D.M. Ehsan Qadir, M.D.Howard L. Quentzel, M.D.Andrew Rashkow, M.D.Harold M. Schwartz, M.D.Kenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.Carlos Schweitzer, M.D.Stephen M. Spear, M.D.Kenneth S. Spector, M.D.Glendo Tangarorang, M.D.Dorothea Wild , M.D.Joel S. Zaretzky, M.D.Donald J. Austrian, M.D.*Joseph A. Brenes, M.D.*David M. Jutkowitz, M.D.*Aleflor Ragaza, M.D.*James P. Ralabate, M.D.*

NephrologyPaul B. Nussbaum, M.D.Irwin D. Feintzeig, M.D.*Mitchell A. Fogel, M.D.*James. P. Gavin, M.D.*William A. Hunt, M.D.*Robert C. Kim, M.D.*

NeurologyJames R. Butler, M.D.Joseph B. Guarnaccia, M.D.Madeleine B. Kitaj, M.D.Phillip M. Barasch, M.D.*Lawrence S. Beck, M.D.*Peter J. McAllister, M.D.*Philip A. Micalizzi, M.D.*Hamid Sami, M.D.*Kanaga Sena, M.D.*Martin S. Stransky, M.D.*Lisa B. Webb, M.D.*

NeurosurgeryPatrick P. Mastroianni, M.D.Abraham Mintz, M.D.*Daniel Nijensohn, M.D.*Michael E. Opalak, M.D.*Perry A. Shear, M.D.*

Obstetrics/GynecologyAmi Acharya, M.D.Joel Allen, M.D.Reid Gentile, D.O.Dorothy K. Gutwein, M.D.Roy E. Kalman, M.D.Neelima Kaushal, M.D.Andrew J. Levi, M.D.Michael R. O’Reilly, M.D.Katherine Ann Reese, M.D.Cynthia M. Ronan, M.D.Scott Vander Vennet, M.D.Nora R. Miller, M.D.*Shaun C. Williams, M.D.*

OncologyJeffrey A. Orell, M.D.David A. Purpora, M.D.

Opthamology Scott H. Greenstein, M.DJames R. Pinke, M.D.Rafael Chiu, M.D.*Richard D. Gilbert, M.D*

Jason D. Horowitz, M.D.*Joseph L. Sokol, M.D.*Amy Y. Tso, M.D.*Neal J. Zimmerman, M.D.*

Oral & Maxillo-FacialSurgeryFedele N. Volpe, D.M.D.Paul L. Wineland, D.D.S.Lee W. McNeish, D.M.D.*

OrthopedicsGerald F. Cambria., M.D.A. Gregory Geiger, M.D.Ignatius Komninakas, M.D.Robert W. Nolan, M.D.Gary Richo, M.D.Scott Waller, M.D.John Awad, M.D.*David F. Bindelglass, M.D.*Peter S. Boone, M.D.*Dante Brittis, M.D.*David B. Brown, M.D.*Patrick J. Carolan, M.D.*William C. Cimino, M.D.*Robert V. Dawe, M.D.*James J. FitzGibbons, M.D.*Herbert I. Hermelee, M.D.*Patrick Kwok, M.D.*Rolf Langeland, M.D.*Joel W. Malin, M.D.*Murray Morrison, M.D.*Robert Stanton, M.D.*Mark G. Wilchinsky, M.D.*

OtolarynologyMark Aferzon, M.D.Maria N. Byrne, M.D.Eaton Chen, M.D.Ronald H. Hirokawa, M.D.Kenneth Yanagisawa, M.D.Howard P. Boey, M.D.*Mark D’Agostino, M.D.*Paul L. Fortang, M.D.*Nilesh Vasan, M.D.*J. Michael Willett, M.D.*

PathologyJames E. Haswell, M.D.Stephanie Wain, M.D.

Pediatrics Jeffrey Cersonsky, M.D.Douglas C. Curtiss, M.D.Gerald J. Germano, M.D.Robert N. Hyde, M.D.Sherlet Kurian, M.D.Robert L. Lavallee, M.D.Radhika Malhotra, M.D.Anthony G. Wayne, M.DDavid M. Jutkowitz ,M.D.*

25

Marci Klein, M.D.*James P. Ralabate, M.D.*Clarvdia P. Sam, M.D.*

Physical Medicine &Rehabilitation Krystyna I. Piotrowska, M.D.Lisa Webb, M.D.*

Plastic SurgeryPaul D. Fisher, M.D.David J. Goodkind, M.D.Deborah Pan, M.D.John F. Reilly, M.D.

PodiatryRobert P. Matusz, D.P.M.Stephen Schmidt, D.P.M.David G. Sharnoff, D.P.M.Jeffrey E. Yale, D.P.M.B. Glenn Blair, D.P.M.*Tina Marie Chieco, D.P.M.*Julienne Dudzis, D.P.M.*Michael Travisano, D.P.M.*Song K.Yu, D.P.M.*

Preventive MedicineBrian D. Karsif, M.D.James F. Jekel, M.D.David L. Katz, M.D.Haq Nawaz, M.D.Dorothea Wild, M.D.

PsychiatryEdward G. Halstead, M.D.Gordon I. Kuster, M.D.Marc Nespoli, M.D.Robert M. Daly, M.D.*Kevin P. Hill, M.D.*

Pulmonary K. Marya Chaisson, M.D.Kenneth J. Dobuler, M.D.Madhu Gowda, M.D.Carlos Schweitzer, M.D.Nelson Chao, M.D.*Allan J. Rodrigues, M.D.*Scott D. Skibo, M.D.*

RadiologyLawrence W. Gluck, M.D.Suzanne Y, Homer, M.D.Richard M. Katz, M.D.Laurie R. Margolies, M.D.Gerald Micalizzi, M.D.David Board, M.D.*Judith Corey, M.D.*David Dalzell, M.D.*Martha Duff, M.D.*Arlin Hatfield, M.D.*Michael May, M.D.*Gautam Mirchandani, M.D.*

StaffGeoffrey Murrish, M.D.*Michael Myers, M.D.*Thomas J. Neveldine, D.O.Lucille Soldano, M.D.*Wendy L. Stiles, M.D.*Eric Trefelner, M.D.*Brian Twedt, M.D.*

RheumatologyStephen J. Moses. M.D.

SurgeryMarcella Bradway, M.D.Guy R. Nicastri, M.D.Ihor N, Ponomarenko, M.D.Leland J. Soto, III, M.D.Charles A. Guglin, M.D.*Steven A. Hirshorn, M.D.*David S. Katz, M.D.*Scott C. Thornton, M.D.*

Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryMarsel Huribal, M.D.Taras Kucher, M.D.Ben Marsen, M.D.Timothy M. Manoni, M.D.Chung K. Shin, M.D.David Esposito, MD.*John A. Federico, M.D.*Walter Kwass, M.D.*James V. Lettera, M.D.*Alicia McKelvey, M.D.*Viswa B. Nathan, M.D.*M. Clive Robinson, M.D.*Daniel M. Rose, M.D.*Richard Salzano, M.D.*Juan A. Sanchez, M.D.*Rafael P. Squitieri, M.D.*

UrologyDilmer L. Diaz, M.D.Arnold D.C. Rivera, M.D.Alan J. Malitz, M.D.*York P. Moy, M.D.*

Griffin welcomed newmembers of the medicalstaff in 2005: Dr. SujaGeorgie, an internistjoined Dr. John Farens’Shelton practice; Dr. TarasKucher, a thoracic andvascular sugeon, affiliatedwith Drs. Marsel Huribaland Ben Marsen inTrumbull;

* Denotes Courtesy Staff

Griffin Hospital’s RadiologyDepartment introduced the ability to per-form PET/CT Hybrid Scanning. Thisbreakthrough technology merges the bene-fits of two separate diagnostic tests, CT(Computed Tomography) and PET(Positron EmissionTechnology).PET/CT images helpstage cancer, assessheart disease andprovide specificdiagnoses of neuro-logical disorders suchas Alzheimer’s andother dementias, andParkinson’s andHuntington’s disease,a capability notavailable withprevious technology.

eHealthcare Strategy & Trends recog-nized Griffin’s redesigned website,www.griffinhealth.org, with two GoldAwards for Best Site Design and BestEmployee Recruitment in its sixth annualeHealthcare Leadership Awards. Websiteswere judged based on a standard ofInternet excellence and how they comparedwith others in the organization’s classifica-tion, hospitals under 200 beds. Nearly1,200 websites were reviewed.

Griffin redesigned its website this yearto make it more user friendly and to addcontent and a Performance IndicatorSection. Griffin became one of only a fewhospitals in the country to reportCMS/Medicare Clinical Indicators,

Infection Rates, Patient Satisfaction,Community Survey and operating per-formance data on its website.

A resident physician in training atGriffin won top honors at a recent oralpresentation and poster competition andthe opportunity to present her poster at thenational meeting of the American Collegeof Physicians. Dr. Padmini Ranasinghe’sposter, “Prevalence of Post-Traumatic StressDisorder and Depression Six Months afterthe Tsunami in Sri Lanka,” was selected asbest research poster at the AmericanCollege of Physicians ConnecticutChapter’s Annual Scientific Meeting heldin October. Dr. Ranasinghe is a fourth-

2005 HighlightsRight, Dr. SuzanneYoon Homer, staffradiologist, uses thenew Picture ArchivngCommunicationsSystem (morecommonly known asPACS), enablingimages such as x-raysand scans to bestored electronicallyand viewed onvideo screens. Dr.Homer joinedGriffin’s medical staffand ConnecticutRadiology Associatesin 2005.

Dr. Leland Soto, a surgeon affiliated with Dr. GuyNicastri, joined the Griffin medical staff in 2005.

year resident in Griffin’s combined internalmedicine/preventive medicine program anda candidate for the master of public healthdegree at Yale University. She traveled to SriLanka in January to help with a relief effortsponsored by Griffin’s Center for Healthand Human Rights.

Griffin received the Gold ConnecticutInnovation Award for Improving ClinicalQuality from the Connecticut QualityImprovement Award Partnership. Theaward recognized Griffin’s efforts to achieveindustry leading performance on theCMS/Medicare performance indicatorscovering the three most common medicaldiagnoses – heart attack, heart failure andpneumonia – that have been shown to pos-itively influence patient outcomes.

CNN Espanol Correspondent CarolinaJaramillo-Johnson, representing theManhattan-based HealthCare Chaplaincy,presented Griffin employee GraceMalasankas with the Wholeness of LifeAward. The award is presented annually torecognize and honor caregivers for provid-ing holistic care to patients and their fami-lies by attending to the whole person:mind, body and spirit. Malasankas, amulti-skilled technician in the EmergencyServices Department, was nominated byher peers.

Hurricane Katrina’s trail of devastationthroughout the Gulf Coast spurred theemployees of Griffin Hospital to action.Led by the efforts of Penny Fleck in thehospital’s Distribution Department, theGriffin Hospital Development Fund raisedmoney to assist with relief efforts.Donations from Griffin employees andothers totaling more than $4,000 were for-warded to the CareFund.net, which wascreated by the Louisiana, Mississippi andAlabama Hospital Associations to benefithospital employees affected by Katrina.

Total Benchmark Solution LLC namedGriffin Hospital as one of the recipients ofits Top 100 Quality Award for 2004. Theaward is based on analysis of data related toheart attack care, heart failure care andpneumonia care provided to the Centersfor Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).For the period from January to December2004, Griffin ranked 12th nationwide ofthe 2,053 hospitals reviewed.

27

Left, Dr. PadminiRanasinge, whoseposter presentationwon top honors at the annual scientificmeeting of theAmerican College of PhysiciansConnecticut Chapter.

The 32-member Critical Care staff atGriffin was named the 2005 Departmentof the Year and Maria Brazee, reimburse-ment specialist in the Medical RecordsDepartment, Employee of the Year. GriffinIdol recognition went to Michelle Crosbyin the Laboratory.

ABC News announced that Dr. David L.Katz joined its staff as a medicalcontributor. Dr. Katz, a nationallyrenowned expert in preventive medicineand nutrition, is the Director of the CDC-funded Yale-Griffin Prevention ResearchCenter, the founder and Director ofGriffin’s Integrative Medicine Center, and amember of the Griffin Hospital MedicalStaff.

Griffin’s Rapid Diagnostic Breast Centerreceived a $25,000 grant from theConnecticut Affiliate of the Susan G.Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to beused to enhance the services offeredthrough the Rapid Diagnostic Breast

Center including funding for a part-timeoutreach educator, and costs associated withscreening mammograms, diagnostic mam-mograms, and breast ultrasounds.

Dr. Kenneth Dobuler was honored asMedical Director of the Year during theannual leadership meeting of Praxis ClinicalServices. Praxis, provider of Griffin’s twohyperbaric chambers, holds partnershipswith 50 clinical wound and hyperbaric cen-ters throughout the country and isrecognized as the industry leader in chronicwound management.

Nearly four years after opening his PinesBridge Primary Care practice and becomingthe first Beacon Falls-based physician sincethe early 1960s, Dr. Sudipta Deyannounced that his wife, Dr. Bindu Dey,had joined his practice where together, theyoffer a range of primary care services toadults and adolescents.

Great Place to Work® Instituteannounced that Griffin was among fiverecipients of the 2005 Great Place to Work®

Award. The companies are recognized forthe innovative and successful approachesthey take to build great workplaces for theiremployees. Griffin’s award was for the cate-gory Pride, where Griffin scored the higheston the annual Great Places to Work trustindex survey of employees.

More than 90 patients were admitted tothe new inpatient Hospice Service since itopened at Griffin late last year. The serviceresulted from a partnership betweenConnecticut Hospice and Griffin Hospital.

Griffin Director of CommunityOutreach and the Valley Parish NurseProgram, Daun Barrett, traveled to

Highlights continued

28

Top, the staff of CriticalCare, named 2005department of the year;above, employee of theyear Maria Brazee

Opposite left, a staircasefilled with inspiring muralsand upbeat music is apopular aspect of theWinFit program imple-mented in 2005; right,the renovated kitchen anddining room reopened torave reviews by the GriffinHospital community.

Montgomery, AL in October as anAmerican Red Cross volunteer to assisthurricane survivors and relief workers.Barrett spent three weeks with the RedCross working there as well as inMississippi and Florida.

In December, Barrett was presented aCertificate of Recognition from theConnecticut Public Health Association(CPHA) for her “dedication and commit-ment to the health of local, state andnational communities, and most especiallyfor her work in parish nursing.”

Griffin launched a new comprehensiveemployee wellness program designed toprovide ongoing health and wellnessresources that employees, their families,volunteers and physicians can use to helpimprove their daily well-being and longterm personal health. The WinFit Programcut the ribbon on a new, three floor, stairsystem designed to increase physical activityand promote the health benefits of usingstairs and new walk trails around the hospi-tal campus.

Dr. Ramin Ahmadi and a team of physi-cians returned from a two week aid effortin the eastern and southern parts of SriLanka following the devastating tsunami.

Ahmadi and his team worked on over 800patients and traveled through some of themost devastated areas of the country. Dr.Ahmadi is Director of Griffin Hospital’sinternal medicine residency program, Co-Director of the combined internalmedicine/preventive medicine residencyprogram and founder of the Griffin Centerfor Health and Human Rights.

In 2005, FORTUNE magazine namedGriffin Hospital one of the “100 BestCompanies to Work for in America” for the sixth year in a row. Griffin, the onlyhospital to achieve this impressive distinc-tion, broke into the top ten ranking eighthon the 2005 list, its highest position.

In January 2006, Fortune magazineannounced that Griffin has risen to fourthin its rankings of the “100 Best Companiesto Work for in America,” the highestposition ever for a hospital.

29

“Our cultureand the carewe provide arethe source ofgreat employeepride,” saidGriffin CEOand presidentPatrickCharmel of the2006 Fortuneaward. “To beconsideredamong thevery bestcompanies towork for inAmerica ishumbling.”

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

2005 2004

WeBilled For Services To Our Inpatients $ 131,556,996 $126,432,615

Billed For Services To Our Outpatients 119,863,712 111,724,954

Received From Sources Such As Grants, Fund Raising, Cafeteria, Etc. 1,507,359 2,099,811

Earned On Investments 636,987 559,520

Loss On Refinancing of Series A CHEFA Bonds (974,153) 0

Total $252,590,901 $240,816,900

We Billed And Did Not ReceiveFrom Medicare For Services Provided Because Payments Are Limited To A Fixed Amount ($ 62,999,539) ($ 54,955,002)

From Medicaid For Services Provided Because Payments Are Limited To A Fixed Amount (17,415,106) (19,383,708)

From Patients Receiving Services Under Contractual Arrangements (71,755,985) (70,374,137)

From Patients Who Were Unwilling Or Unable To Pay (8,509,888) (8,449,358)

Total We Billed And Did Not Receive $160,680,518) ($153,162,205)

Therefore, We Received Revenue From Patient Care, Other Services, And Investments Of $ 91,910,383 $ 87,654,695

Our Expenses Included AmountsFor Employee Compensation $42,668,078 $40,646,351

For Employee Benefits 12,287,181 11,025,094

For Supplies And Services 31,343,910 29,590,981

For Depreciation Cost Of Buildings And Equipment 3,620,223 3,469,759

For Interest On Borrowed Money 1,651,730 1,674,406

Total Expenses For Patient Care And Other Services Were $91,571,122 $ 86,406,591

Therefore, Resulting In A Net Gain (Loss) Of $ 339,261 $ 1,248,105

30

Financial Reportof Griffin Hospital

Where theMoneyCameFrom

Where the Money

Went

Personnel60%

Medicare36%

Food andSupplies 34.2%

Medicaid 7%

Other 9% Depreciation 4%

Interest 1.8%Commercial 11%

ManagedCare 37%

Griffin Hospital/Valley Parish Nurse ProgramTotal Resident Contacts 29,750

Educations programs offered 155

Attendees at Educational Programs 1,038

Exercise/Wellness Programs offered 177

Attendees at Exercise/Wellness programs 2,521

Number of people referred for care 10,360

Health Screening Recipients 12,593

Flu Vaccine Recipients 451

Bike Helmets provided and fitted 743

Infant/booster car seats provided and installed 235

People trained in CPR 1,011

AED’s placed at Community Sites 21

Sites visited by Mobile Health Resource Center 319

CHIP (Childhood Identification Program) participants 411

Griffin HospitalPrograms and ServicesEducational Program Attendees 480

Childbirth Preparation Program Attendees 737

Support Group Attendees 698

Mature Advantage Members 12,010

Health Resource Center Users 14,893

Project Access care recipients 197

Number of health fairs attended 13

Charger School Based Health Center enrollees 553

Healthy Beginnings Return Visits 597

Nursing Students using Griffin as a training site 261

Griffin Hospital FinancialNumber of free care recipients* 531Total amount of free care provided $2,094,321 Revenue to City of Derby from state for Griffin Hospital under PILOT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) Program-Fiscal 2006 $ 893,945

* Includes free and discounted care

31

Community BenefitBenefit

Meet the Development Office staff: Director David Garamella; JenniferWilhelm, Senior Development Officer; Sara Guastello, Major Gifts Officer;

Agnes Cisto, Development Coordinator

George Griffin would be happily surprised if he knewhis donation started a path of growth that 95 yearslater has produced a hospital nationally recognized asan industry leader for its award-winning facility,Planetree patient-centered care model and exceptionalclinical quality. Griffin Hospital and its unique caremodel were started by visionaries who recognizedcommunity need and addressed it. That spiritcontinues in the gifts, bequests, and grants that enableus to continue investing for innovative programs andstate-of-the-art facilities.

Our donors come from every corner of the state – fromgrateful patients who feel a need to share their good for-

tune with others, to community leaders who wantto ensure patient centered care for the Valley, tocharitable foundations that believe in our

mission and share our goals.In the next twenty-four

months, we face our

biggest philanthropic challenge since our inception in1909. Community residents have been clear they wantto be able to find cancer treatment in the Valley andwithin our healing environment model. We hope to ful-fill this demand for the community with a cancer pro-gram that includes radiation therapy to be included in anew ambulatory patient care facility. Today, with thehelp of the many cherished friends who share this com-mitment, we have started planning for a capital cam-paign to build an ambulatory patient care building andcommunity cancer center on Griffin’s campus.

We are going to need everyone’s help in making this asuccess and we plan to engage the entire community inthis effort.

There are many ways for you to support Griffin’s pro-grams and services— an outright gift, a commemora-tive gift, a gift in honor of someone, a planned gift orbequests. In addition, endowment contributions pro-vide a permanent source of income to support specificareas of need.

Our ChargeIn addition to raising much-needed funds for programsand services, the Development Fund sponsors socialevents that have become the “must be at” gatheringsfor the community. They have always served as anopportunity for all of us in the community to cometogether in friendship. The Development Fund’ssignature events include the annual Autumn EleganceGala, the Griffin Golf Classic, and our Holiday Pops Concert.

Philanthropy at GriffinThe Griffin Hospital Development Fund was created to serve as guardian of giftsand bequests to Griffin Hospital. Through generous contributions from individu-als, foundations, and corporations, the Development Fund has and continues tofund many important projects including renovations to the emergency room;breast care screenings; the Mobile Health Resource Van; the Community HealthResource Library; hospice care; and cancer services.

32

fund that may be named for the donor orsomeone to whom the donor wishes to paytribute. The principal is preserved and theincome supports the purposes of the fundas specified by the donor.

Capital DonationsCapital gifts for building construction,equipment or renovation support Griffin’sability to provide the best in patient care.

Naming OpportunitiesWith commitments starting at $25,000, anarea of the hospital may be named for, orin honor or memory of, an individual; or anamed fund may be created to supportclinical care, research or training.

2005 FinancialHighlightsTotal Giving *$1,205,533

Annual Giving $199,891

Special Events $385,254

APC Campaign $147,500

Capital Campaign$205,566

Planetree Vision Fund $16,584

Restricted $249,998

* Does not include researchgrants/money

Left, at Griffin’s 2005 GolfClassic, held at Great RiverGolf Club in Milford inJune, hospital supporters –from local businesses tovendors – enjoyed a greatround of golf, as well ashigh-end prizes, awardsand lots of fun, all for thebenefit of the Hospital.Right, the annual AutumnElegance gala is one of the“must attend” events of thefall season.

The Annual Fund for GriffinUnrestricted gifts to the Griffin HospitalDevelopment Fund give the hospital flexi-bility to support programs and projectswith the most pressing need or potential.

Restricted GiftsDonations can be made to a wide range ofspecial programs, consistent with thedonor’s personal interests.

Endowed FundsA minimum contribution of $10,000,made as an outright gift through a lifetimegift or by a bequest, establishes an endowed

Cash A gift of cash is the simplest and most immediate way to give toGriffin. Cash gifts may be pledged over a period of up to fiveyears and are fully deductible up to 50 percent of the donor’sadjusted gross income for those who itemize tax deductions.

Appreciated SecuritiesAn outright gift of long-term appreciated securities is exemptfrom capital gains taxes, currently at a maximum rate of 15 per-cent. In most cases, a donor can claim a charitable income taxdeduction equal to the full fair-market value of the appreciatedsecurities. The gift is deductible up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income and may be carried forward for an addi-tional five years.

Real EstateIn some cases, property can be given outright to supportGriffin, and the donor receives a charitable income tax deduc-tion for the fair-market value of the property. Real-estate giftsalso can be used to fund a life-income arrangement.

The Planned Giving Program Planned gifts represent a lasting contribution to Griffin. Considermaking a life-income gift through a charitable gift annuity,charitable remainder trust or a gift to the endowment Fund.Life-income gifts provide a lifetime income, a charitable incometax deduction and, if appreciated property rather than cash isused to make a gift, capital gains taxes may be reduced.Bequests can also be an effective vehicle for giving.

Assets to Give

For additional information on making a gift to Griffin or to inform us of a bequest, call theDevelopment Office at (203) 732-7504. Gifts may be made payable to the Griffin HospitalDevelopment Fund and mailed to: The Griffin Hospital Development Office, 130 Division Street,Derby, CT 06418 or online at www.griffinhealth.org under “Ways to Give.”

34

Corporators2010Nicholas L. AmicoLauren M. CasalveriPatrick A. CharmelStephanie CiarleglioAgnes CistoAngelo E. Dirienzo, Ph.D.Kenneth J. Dobuler, M.D.Thomas P. GardellaLinda M. GentileHeidi GilC. Brett HaywoodRonald H. Hirokawa, M.D.Grace MalasankasPaul K. MangerKevin McSherryLarry MerriamMichael E. PacowtaJoseph A. Pagliaro, Jr.Wm. Neil Pearson, M.D.Mark PetersonMary Ellen PriceArthur C. RiderLinda R. SavitskyHarold M. Schwartz, M.D.Charles M. Stankye, Jr.Leon J. SylvesterStephanie Wain, M.D.Evelyn WerdalGary T. WillKaren A. Wilson

2009Biagio R. AlbertiEarl L. Baker, M.D.

Kenneth BaldygaGeegory Boris, D.O.Janice BowersMary R. CasalveriThomas J. CondonEugene A. CoppolaKate C. CosgroveMartin E. CoughlinJoseph J. Crisco, Jr.Barbara L. DeGennaroVincent A. DeLuca, M.D.Edward R. DeMarseillesWilliam S. DunlopKelly EganWilliam K. FischerDorothy A. GandyDonna G. GramoliniMichael P. HealeyFrederick King, Jr.Reverend Samuel LeveyReverend Robert LinderGeorge S. LoganJohn V. MarroKathleen MartinBrian N. McCoyKaren M. Meade-BentlageRobert A. MezzoJoyce K. MillerRobert J. Murphy, DDSPaul B. Nussbaum. M.D.Stephen T. PearlmanKrystyna I. Piotrowska, M.D.Helen K. SkrobatLinda StochmalCesarina Thompson

Anastasia TimpkoWilliam ValentineJohn J. WalshGerald T. WeinerJohn WisniewskiJay Young

2008Suzanne M. AbdallaBernice L. AllenAchille A. ApicellaBrian J. BarrettFrank J. BeaforeJosephine M. ButlerRobert CaponiFaye CodyWilliam J. ComboniCynthia DeLaurentisCharles L. DrabekMichael W. DunnIsrael Dvoretzky, M.D.Joseph M. Dworkin, D.M.D.Robert L. FiscusRobert A. FoxPeggy J. FreemanPaul O. GaetanoGeorge H. Gamble, IIIMarc J. GarofaloMary Lou GolebieskiThomas I. GreeneThomas F. HallihanMary Jane HealyJan V.K. HoffmeisterMadelyn L. IzzoRichard KashubaJohn P. Kiley, Jr.

Patrick CharmelPresident and CEO

Edward BernsVice President, Legal Affairs

Marge DeeganVice President,

Ambulatory Services

Susan Frampton, Ph.D.President, Planetree

Todd LiuAssistant to the

President and CEO

Board of DirectorsKenneth BaldygaJohn W. Betkoski, III,

Second Vice ChairmanPatrick A. CharmelWilhemenia ChristonAllan J. Cribbins, Jr.,

First Vice ChairmanRobert A. Fox, SecretaryMarc J. GarofaloLinda M. GentileJan V.K. HoffmeisterGeorge S. LoganRobert MezzoStephen J. Moses, M.D.Paul B. Nussbaum, M.D.Frank M. Osak, TreasurerWilliam C. PowandaEllen ScalettarKenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.Cesarina ThompsonGerald T. Weiner,

Immediate Past ChairmanJohn J. Zaprzalka,

Chairman of the Board

GRIFFIN HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION

Griffin Hospital’s Leadership

35

Themis KlaridesRichard KnollJoan M. KotenskiWilliam M. LaRovera, Sr.Mark LevinePeter R. MadoniaThomas McHaleWilliam MennaWilliam M. MillerDonald S. MolleurJudy L. NicolariSuzanne R. ReillyIra G. Rock, M.D.Eileen M. RyanFrederick W. SerraRobert M. SiuzdakAlfonso. SmithGregory J. Stamos Vincent J. Tonucci Timothy J. Walsh, IIIWilliam F. WeaverJeffrey W. WheelerJanice YankowskiJohn J. Zaprzalka

2007William Darrald AtwoodRichard F. AverillJoyce BarcleyDaun I. BarrettScott A. BartonJohn W. Betkoski, IIIKevin M. BlakeEdward G. Brickett A. Violet CableSusan A. Cable

Allan J. Cribbins, Jr. Peter J. DanielczukJoseph F. Deegan John F. DillonGino S. DiMauro, Jr.Jeffrey T. Dreznick, M.D.Eleanor M. DupleseMichael EganThomas J. Emanuel, Jr.John ErlingheuserWilliam F. FlahertyMatthew P. GalloJames E. GeisslerPeter J. GhioneMichael GilhulySalvatore Graziano, D.D.S.Gary A. HaleKevin J. HaleChristian HerbLisa HerbJames G. Higgins Clifford D. HoyleDeborah R. HoytFranklyn E. HullJames D. JensenChristopher P. JonesMaribeth A. Judd John J. KelleherGordon I. Kuster, M.D.Jack P. LaRoccaRoslyn L. LevGregory K. LeveyWilliam H. LundDavid J. MarchittoAmey W. Marrella

Eugene F. MartinKeith A. McLivertyEdward J. McManus, Sr. H. Tom NickseWilliam C. NimonsMichael O’Reilly, M.D.Fred F. OrtoliMargaret T. PantaleoClaude PerryRobert A. PettinellaJames R. Pinke, M.D.William C. PowandaCalvin PricePeter F. PrzybylskiJohn L. RadovichJohn M. Rak Donald P. Roach, M.D.Frances G. RostockiJames E. RyanCarl R. SastramEllen ScalettarJohn T. ScottLisa A. Shappy Ronald A. SkuratBruce R. Sofferman, D.D.S.Karen N. SpargoSamuel W. Streit, D.O.Diane L. StromanF. Peter Swanson, M.D.Patricia C. TarasovicAlan J.Tyma Nancy V. ValentineJeffrey F. Yale, D.P.M.

2006William C. BassettJack BassiRichard O. BeldenJean A. BrownEileen A. CarinoWilhemenia ChristonRobert L. ClappPaula P. ClarkThomas P. Clifford, IIIJames E. CohenMarilyn CormackKevin M. DelGobboJames DellaVolpe Philip J. DonofrioMichael J. GulishKatherine Johnson Beverly KondorLouis J. LichtiPauline W. LounsburySusan Z. MaurielloAndrew C. MiganiRichard MihalcikStephen J. Moses, M.D.Guy R. Nicastri, M.D. Frank M. OsakAnthony P. PagliaroMary L. PepeKenneth V. Schwartz, M.D.Elsie M. ScottJames E. SheehyJanice A. SheehyDavid M. Silverstein, M.D.James P. Wacker

James MoylanChief Financial Officer

William PowandaVice President,

Support Services

Kenneth V. Schwartz,M.D.

Vice President, Medical Affairs

Barbara StumpoVice President,

Patient Care Services

Griffin Hospital is anot-for-profit, tax-exempt subsidiary ofthe Griffin HealthServices Corporation.A 160-bed acute carecommunity hospital,Griffin has more than 250 active andcourtesy physicianswho have admittingprivileges. Griffin has received nationalrecognition forcreating a facility andapproach to patientcare that is responsiveto the needs ofpatients. Many health-care facilities aroundthe world send visitorsand incorporateGriffin’s concepts into their healthcaremodels.

Planetree is a not-for-profit organizationdedicated topersonalizing,humanizing anddemystifying thehealthcare experiencefor patients and theirfamilies. Founded in1978, the PlanetreeAlliance now hasmore than 103member hospitals and health centers, aswell as 9 communityhealth resourcecenters dedicated tothe patient-centeredmodel of care, whichsupports and nurtureshealing on all levels.Planetree becamepart of the Griffincorporate family in 1998.

G. H. Ventures, a for-profit, taxablesubsidiary of theGriffin Health Services Corporation,is responsible fordevelopment andoperation of businessventures that furtherthe mission of GriffinHealth ServicesCorporation andGriffin Hospital.

Healthcare AllianceInsurance Company,Ltd., a CaymanIslands based captiveinsurance companyowned jointly byGriffin Health ServicesCorporation andMilford Health andMedical, Inc., wascreated to offerprofessionalmalpractice andgeneral liabilityinsurance coverage to Griffin Hospital,Milford Hospital, and members of their respectivemedical staffs.

Griffin HospitalDevelopment Fundis a not-for-profit, tax-exempt subsidiaryof Griffin HealthServices Corporation.The Fund’s primarymission is to developnew and additionalcapital resourcesthrough philanthropy.The Fund is alsocharged withincreasing awarenessof and support forGriffin Hospital withinthe community.

Griffin Health Services Corporation130 Division Street, Derby, CT 06418

To learn more about our programsand services, call InfoSource at (203) 732-7211 or visit our website, www.griffinhealth.org

A PlanetreeAffiliate