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2011 ANNUAL REPORT
A beacon of hope and inspiration for
seriously ill children and their families
Our Mission
Blythedale Children’s Hospital
is dedicated to significantly
improving the health status and
quality of life of infants, children,
and adolescents who have complex
and disabling medical conditions/
illnesses. We accomplish this in four
ways:
Patient Care
Blythedale is a national leader
in the diagnosis and treatment of
children with disabling and complex
medical conditions.
Research
Blythedale is a research center dedicated
to discovering ways of improving the
care of children with special needs.
Teaching
Blythedale is training the next generation
of healthcare professionals in the
diagnosis and treatment of children with
complex medical needs.
Advocacy
Blythedale advocates tirelessly at the
federal and state levels to ensure that
the highly specialized needs of all
children are met. We serve children
without regard to religion, race or
ability to pay. Although we treat
children from any locality, we
consider the greater New York
metropolitan area, Hudson
Valley and Connecticut to be
our primary communities.
Dear Friends,
We are very proud to share the 2011 Annual Report of Blythedale Children’s Hospital. Last year was historic for
Blythedale, as we cut the ceremonial ribbon and officially opened the doors of our new $65.3 million, 56,000 square-foot
replacement inpatient building.
For more than 120 years, we at Blythedale Children’s Hospital have prided ourselves on delivering the highest levels of
quality healthcare and medical rehabilitation services to the region’s most medically fragile patients. With the opening of
our new building, we now have state-of-the-art facilities that match the extraordinary level of expertise and care that our
doctors, nurses and therapists have provided for so many years.
On December 6th, we moved our patients from the existing building into the new one in a precisely orchestrated
maneuver. Cheers and high-fives greeted our children as they were settled into their beautiful, sun-filled rooms. By the
end of the week, all 86 beds were filled.
To those who share our dream and have continued to support Blythedale – individuals, foundations, corporations, and
the community – we are deeply honored by your commitment to our Hospital. There has certainly never been a more
gratifying time to be part of the Blythedale family.
We also gratefully acknowledge those individuals whose foresight and gift-planning are providing for Blythedale’s future.
Your commitment provides the gift of health to future generations of children.
For those who have not had the opportunity to see the “new” Blythedale, we encourage you to do so. Because truly, to
make a difference in the life of a child makes all the difference in the world. We thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Owen Gutfreund
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Larry Levine
President & CEO
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Patient Care
Research
Providing exemplary patient care is central to everything we do. With the opening of our new inpatient
building in 2011, we now have a state-of-the-art facility that matches the extraordinarily high level of
care we have provided for decades. With more than 120 years of experience, Blythedale is a nationally
recognized leader in developing innovative, multidisciplinary inpatient programs. As one of only
19 specialty children’s hospitals in the United States, Blythedale has the combined staff, expertise
and resources – including the largest pediatric therapy department in New York State – to provide
exceptional, comprehensive care for medically complex children and support for their families.
Research is a top priority at Blythedale. Through its Pediatric Research Program, Blythedale is conducting
selected studies that promise to have a significant impact on treatment modalities for children with
complex medical and physical challenges. Blythedale’s Scientific Advisory Board provides feedback on
our research studies. Recognizing collaborations as integral to its vision, Blythedale has teamed with
hospitals and universities to share findings.
Blythedale cares for children with a wide range of complex and often catastrophic medical and
rehabilitative conditions, including complex respiratory disease, traumatic brain injury, heart disease,
cancer, neuromuscular disorders, and other serious genetic conditions. Through its inpatient and day
hospital programs, Blythedale treats more than 300 children daily, making it one of the largest providers
of children’s health services in the State. Ensuring care of the whole child, Blythedale is the only hospital
in New York State with its own K-12 public school district on-site serving its patients.
2011 Highlights
Diagnostic Categories
36%
30%
34%
36% Ventilator Weaning &
Respiratory
34% General Rehabilitation
30% Medically Complex
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• In November 2011, Blythedale celebrated the
opening of its new $65.3 million, 56,000 squarefoot replacement inpatient building. Patients
were moved into the new hospital, which
features 86 beds in private and semi-private
patient rooms, on December 6.
(EMR). The Hospital went “live” with the new
system for order entry and physician, nurse and
therapist documentation in January 2011, as the
latest stage in a three-year, $7 million initiative
to upgrade the IT infrastructure and clinical care
model at Blythedale.
• Blythedale recorded 368 unique patient
admissions in 2011, totaling 22,610 inpatient
days. Approximately half were admitted for
comprehensive acute inpatient rehabilitation
(including recovery from complicated surgery,
stroke, multiple trauma, and rheumatologic
and neurologic crisis), while nearly a third were
admitted for respiratory care or ventilator
weaning. The Hospital’s average length of stay
was 52 days. The Hospital received admissions
from 26 hospitals and leading academic centers
in 2011, including New York-Presbyterian
(Columbia and Cornell), Westchester Medical
Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Steven
and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center
of New York/North Shore LIJ Health System,
Mt. Sinai and NYU/Bellevue.
• Blythedale continued contracting with school
districts in the greater metropolitan region to
provide on-site Physical Therapy (27 schools in
11 districts), Occupational Therapy (25 schools
in 6 districts) and Speech Therapy (26 sites in 11
districts) for students. In addition, the Hospital
provided Audiology services in six schools. The
Hospital’s therapy outsourcing program serves
school districts in Westchester and Rockland
counties, and in 2011 provided approximately
20,276 therapy sessions.
• Last year, Blythedale successfully completed the
implementation of an Electronic Medical Record
• Blythedale has a rigorous program for continuous
quality assessment and improvement, and
a focus on best practices. In 2011, our bloodstream infection rate was close to zero, well
below the national rate. 81% of our patients were
discharged home.
In 2011, Blythedale’s researchers continued their comprehensive study of the efficacy of robotic therapy
in children. This endeavor – part of a study done in collaboration with MIT scientists – is the first
randomized controlled trial of upper-extremity robotic therapy in children with motor impairments from
cerebral palsy and other acquired brain injury. Participants have shown significant gains in muscle tone
and function following therapy with the elbow/shoulder and/or the wrist robots, and research staff are
preparing to begin lower-extremity studies.
2011 Highlights
• Major projects included ongoing research
studies on robotic-assisted therapy, and
continued collection and analysis of data
related to monitoring neurocognitive recovery
in TBI patients (QMOCS).
• The Speech Therapy Department embarked on
a feeding study, analyzing the effectiveness of
intensive-feeding therapy.
• Blythedale’s physical therapists are utilizing a
variety of technologies to assess outcomes and
benefits of various equipment for their patients.
Lite Gait provides partial body-weight support
so that patients who are not yet able to fully
bear weight can practice gait patterns. The
Balance Master is being used to study walking
velocity and check for safe walking speeds
(e.g., speed needed to get across a street
before the light changes) in patients. Gait Rite
is a mat that measures stride length and foot
fall, enabling therapists to help patients improve
efficiency and speed, and serves as an important
evaluation tool in selecting assistive devices.
• Through the generosity of a grant from the
Pedal-With-Pete Foundation, a research
collaborative dedicated to the study of roboticassisted therapy in pediatrics was established.
The collaborative network includes MIT; Riley
Hospital for Children; and Rancho Los Amigos
National Rehabilitation Center.
• Blythedale is also conducting a lower-extremity
study with Bambino Gesu in Rome, Italy;
a Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia study with
Franciscan Hospital in Boston; and a WeeFIM 9
pilot data collection with Uniform Data System
for Medical Rehabilitation.
• Research staff presented at several conferences,
including the 3rd Federal Interagency
Conference on TBI; the Annual Meeting of
the Child Neurology Society; the Annual
Meeting of the American Academy for
Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine;
and the 33rd Annual International Conference
of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society.
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Teaching & Training
Advocacy
Education is an important component of the mission of Blythedale Children’s Hospital. Serving as a training
ground for the next generation of pediatric specialists, more than 100 colleges and universities throughout
the region rely on our Hospital to provide clinical training to scores of professional students in a wide
range of fields. Our staff serves as faculty at top colleges and universities, sharing their expertise in areas
including medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy,
child life, social work and hospital administration.
Advocating on a federal, state and local level for programs that benefit children with special healthcare
needs is paramount to our mission. Blythedale is also committed to providing injury-prevention and
health-promotion services to minimize the incidence of accidents and disease among all children. We
continue to demonstrate our commitment to reducing the number of preventable injuries and deaths
among children, through our participation in numerous injury prevention-related activities. We provide
CPR training and car seat checks, and make presentations on bicycle and water safety at local health
fairs. Blythedale’s medical and clinical professionals serve as an important resource, speaking on a
wide range of children’s health topics to corporate groups, community organizations, and school and
parent groups.
Blythedale is also committed to educating parents to be competent caregivers, helping them every step of
the way as they grow into their new role as caregiver of a child with complex medical needs. In addition,
we are proud to serve as a vital resource to our community, offering programs tailored to every aspect of
child health.
2011 Highlights
• Thirty-five medical residents and fellows spent at
least a portion of their residencies at Blythedale
in 2011. These physicians were graduates from
the leading medical schools in the U.S. and
abroad, and completed rotations in Rehabilitation
Medicine, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and
Psychiatry. In addition to providing clinical training
experiences for 260 nurses in 2011, the Hospital
provided clinical internship opportunities to
students in a wide range of departments.
• Blythedale’s Pediatric Research Program provides
doctoral and master’s degree students with
opportunities to conduct their dissertations and
thesis projects in association with members of
Blythedale’s research staff. In 2011, this included a
doctoral candidate at the Ferkauf Graduate School
of Psychology, Yeshiva University, and a doctoral
candidate from New York Medical College.
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• Blythedale’s physicians are required to show
evidence of continuing medical education on
a yearly basis. Formal teaching, in the form of
Grand Rounds, took place 16 times in 2011, and
was presented by expert physicians from our
major referring institutions, including New YorkPresbyterian Hospital, Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, BronxLebanon Hospital Center, and NYU School of
Medicine (Rusk Institute and Langone Medical
Center). In addition, Blythedale physicians, nurse
practitioners and psychologists held twice-weekly
“lunch and learn” sessions for staff on topics
ranging from neonatal lung disease to burn
rehabilitation.
• Prior to the opening of the new inpatient building
in December 2011, staff went through extensive
training in the use of new, state-of-the-art
equipment and technology, including advanced
patient monitoring systems and automated
medication dispensing systems.
• In order to provide Hospital staff with the skills
needed to prevent or safely manage a crisis
situation, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training
for all staff was initiated. 50% of staff was trained
in 2011.
• In 2011, Blythedale continued its vital community
service as a certified Training Center for the
American Heart Association (AHA) in both
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and
Basic Life Support (BLS). In addition to bringing
these vital programs out into the community, the
Hospital offers a variety of courses on-site. In
2011, 4,023 people were trained in CPR, PALS
and first aid through Blythedale’s Training Center.
We have 120 instructors registered with our
Training Center.
• Thanks to a grant from The Dannon Company,
Inc., dietitians from Blythedale and Dannon
presented “Does What We Eat Really Matter?”
in May, and followed with “Healthy Eating on a
Budget” in October.
2011 Highlights
• In 2011, Blythedale worked actively with the
National Association of Children’s Hospitals
to advocate for the implementation of federal
healthcare reform so that it adequately
addresses the special health needs of
children. Hospital leadership is in regular
contact with Senators Schumer and Gillibrand,
Congresswomen Lowey and Hayworth
and Congressman Engel, who remain very
supportive and helpful on these and other issues
important to children, families and children’s
hospitals. Blythedale was also an active
participant in the NYS Coalition for Medically
Fragile Children as it advocated for New
York State Medicaid “redesign” policies that
recognize the unique needs of medically fragile
children and their families.
• Funded by a generous grant from Kohl’s
Department Stores, the Blythedale and Kohl’s
“Eat Well, Be Well” program teaches healthy
eating habits to children in kindergarten through
eighth grade by providing general nutrition
guidelines to students, parents and school
faculty. In 2011, the program reached more
than 16,000 students in 23 school districts,
bilingual materials were developed, and staff
was increased to meet the growing demand for
programming.
• Safe Kids Westchester/Blythedale Children’s
Hospital is the local coalition leader for the
Safe Kids USA campaign. In 2011, Blythedale
maintained two car-seat fitting stations (one
on-site and one at Fairview Fire Department),
and also trained and certified 26 Car Seat
Safety technicians.
• Blythedale presented an important Town
Hall meeting on “Student Athletes & Head
Injuries: Everything Parents, Coaches and
Kids Need to Know.” Dr. Chris Rackley and
Dr. Jay Selman, co-directors of Blythedale’s
Traumatic Brain Injury Program, were joined
by former NFL running back and Super Bowlchamp Dorsey Levens to discuss how to
recognize and manage a brain injury, as well
as new legislation surrounding brain injury
treatment.
• In October, Blythedale joined forces with Kohl’s
Cares for Kids, and the Westchester County
Department of Health, to celebrate National
Food Day – a nationwide initiative aimed at
inspiring adults and children to prepare and
serve healthy, sustainable, and affordable food.
Held at the County Center in White Plains,
nearly 1,000 people attended the event.
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The Journeys of Hope Society
$5,000,000+
Arnold & Jeanne Bernstein Fund
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Larry & Randi Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Furth*
Mrs. Marion H. Levy*
Marty & Sandy Rappaport
The Tisch Families
$500,000 to $999,999
The Journeys of Hope
Society honors those
donors who have made
leadership gifts and
binding pledges to
support Blythedale’s
campaign to build a
state-of-the-art hospital
facility and to build the
Endowment Fund to
ensure that the needs
of future generations of
children with complex
medical needs are met.
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Mr. & Mrs. John J. Barker*
The Thomas & Agnes Carvel
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Herenstein
William G. Levy*
Mrs. Dolly Maass
Generoso Pope Foundation
$100,000 to $499,999
Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
Nancy & Howard Adler
Andor Capital Management
Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Jean Hofheimer Bennett*
Rhonie Berlinger
Robert & Joan Bernhard
Howard & Laurel Borowick
Susan & Thomas Brock
Mr. & Mrs. Jon M. Burnham
Margaret Cahn
William & Jane Cahn
CIBC World Markets Corp.
The Clinton Family Foundation
Cobblestone Abstract, Ltd.
Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz
The Countess Moira
Charitable Foundation
The Damial Foundation
Joel & Anne Ehrenkranz
Tim & Mary Evnin
Owen & Victoria Gutfreund*
Peggy Hart Rice
Joseph Hofheimer*
The William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
JEE Corp
The Kaminer Family Foundation
The Low Foundation*
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Margulies
Estate of Madelyn Medeot
David & Faith Pedowitz
Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Foundation*
Peter & Gillian Rittmaster
Robert & Nancy Stone
David & Peggy Tanner
Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Weissman
$50,000 to $99,999
Anonymous (1)
Josephine Birnbaum*
BlueMountain Capital Management
The Bowery Presents, LLC
The William Brown Foundation, Inc.
The Children’s Dream Foundation
Cumulus Media, Inc. / 95.5 WPLJ-FM
The Desmarais Family
The Dreyfus Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Egerman
Futures and Options for Kids
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gelfman
Mr. & Mrs. David Greenspan
Evan Janovic
KOHL’s Department Stores
Mr. & Mrs. Kevah Konner*
The Lanza Family Foundation
Phyllis & Edward Lashins
Lions Club of Somers
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Milstein
Nancy & Jon Pundyk
The Journeys of Hope Society (continued)
The Rice Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rittmaster
Jeanne & Robert Savitt
Estate of Emil A. Scordato
Mr. John M. Shapiro &
Dr. Shonni Silverberg
Sodexo, Inc.
Frank & Betty Stern
Stone Energy Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. John Vogelstein
$25,000 to $49,999
Jeffrey A. Altman Foundation
Anonymous (1)
BlackRock, Inc.
Mrs. Adele G. Block
Corbel Communications
Crane Fund for Widows & Children
The Dannon Company
Elizabeth B. Dater
Hon. & Mrs. Edward M. Davidowitz
Estate of Dorothy M. DeProspo
Maureen & Michael Desimone
Doc James Cigars & Golf
Dr. & Mrs. Fred Feiner
Darren & Jeanne Fogel
Norman M. Gaffney
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gerstein
Golden Family Foundation
Judith & Steven Goodhue
Elizabeth Grayer
The Heller Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horn
Hudson Valley Mechanical
Contractors Association, Inc.
Renate A. and Allan B. Hunter
Foundation
IBM Employees and Retirees
Mr. & Mrs. Don Imus
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Jacobs
JMA Consultants Inc.
Scot & Patricia Karr
Mrs. Margaret Kempner
Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Klingenstein
Daniel & Linda Kortick
Michael & Lauren Lehmann
Gregg & Kate Lemkau
Lend Lease
Larry & Michele Levine
Carmine & Roxanne Lippolis
Warren & Renee Marcus
Joelle Mast, Ph.D., M.D. &
Paul Loughran, Ph.D.
Carlyn S. McCaffrey
Peg Michelman
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Pollack
Port Morris Tile & Marble Corp.
Brian Scheuer
Heidi & Bob Schwartz
Margaret Sorensen Trust
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Stein
Mrs. Barbara Strauss
TD Bank
Team Continuum, Inc.
Lance R. Wachenheim Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Weiner
Michael & Leslie Weissman
Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust
Westchester County Licensed
Electrical Contractors Association
$10,000 to $24,999
Adelphi Restoration Corp.
A.E. Charitable Foundation
Anne Anastasi Charitable
Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. Aronson
Belway Electrical Contracting Corp.
Benfield Electric Supply
Company, Inc.
BGC Financial, Inc.
Bingham McCutchen, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Boilen
Tina & Jeffrey Bolton Family Fund
Betsy Bowman & Bill Fasnacht
Lawrence Buttenwieser*
John & Maria Canning
Chernoff Diamond & Co., LLC
Citicorp Trust South Dakota
Clarfeld Financial Advisors, Inc.
Margaret Coffey
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Danziger
Davidson Kempner Partners
Debbie Diddle
James Durda
Mrs. Shirley Durst
East Side Capital Corporation
Elmwood Country Club
Stefanie & Paul Feidelson
The Louis Feinberg Foundation
Alfred Feinman & Barbara Munves
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.
William & Joan Layton Furth
Ronald E. Gallo & Anthony C. Pracilio
GE Capital
Georgetown Frame Shoppe, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Giedra
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gittleman
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Grayer
Mr. & Mrs. David Greenhouse
John Gutfreund*
Nick Gutfreund* & Mary Duncan
Merwin & Jill Haskel*
Estate of Natalie Hofheimer
Jordana & Gareth Holovach
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Honigfeld
Hudson Valley National
Foundation, Inc.
Angela Huffman
Mr. & Mrs. Andre Hunter
IBM Matching Grants Program
Donna & Thomas P. Jones
The JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Louis Klein & Linda Singer
Daney & Lee Klingenstein
Josephine Kuhl, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Lapidus
Lippolis Electric, Inc.
Live Nation, Inc.
Jane MacDonald
Magna-Kron Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Mandel, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar M. Masinter
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Maximuck, Jr.
John Mayer
Milbrandt & Co., Inc.
David A. Miller
Linda B. Miller
Milicent A. Mitchell, M.D.
M.J.C. Construction Corporation
Eddie Muentes & Denise Bernardo
Nine West Footwear Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Hagan
David D. Osborn & Natalia Broido
Partnership for a Better
Westchester
Mary Q. Pedersen
Abby & John Popper
Margaret S. Poster
The Raffiani Family Foundation
RBS Securities, Inc.
Michael J. Richman & Ruth Toporoff
Peggy Santulli
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation
Len & Lucy Schmolka
Jay E. Selman, M.D. &
Patricia Kopec-Selman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Semler
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Shames
Shotmeyer Family Foundation
Sidewalk Angels Foundation
Rosemarie Sienicki
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Steven & Diane Solomon
Patricia B. Stanley
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Steiger
Bernard Stein
Jim Stergiou
Mr. & Mrs. Walter P. Stern
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Suarez
Thrill Hill Foundation
Toys `R´ Us, Inc.
UBS Matching Gift Program
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Weisman
Westchester Rockland Electrical
Inspection Services, Inc.
The Women’s Club of
White Plains, Inc.
Beth Zadek & Joph Steckel
$5,000 to $9,999
* Includes contributions to
Blythedale’s Endowment Fund.
Due to limited space, only donations
of $5,000 or greater are listed.
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Leadership Circle
The Journeys of Hope Society (continued)
Susan Aibinder
AM&G Waterproofing LLC
Anonymous (1)
Peter & Roseanne Aresty
AWR Group, Inc.
Alan & Maria Badey
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Jeff Berlind
Jeanne Bernstein
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Borkow
Capital Counsel, LLC
Liz Cardarelle
Lena & Tony Cavanna
Susan Chapro
Charles Schwab
The Christie Family Foundation
Carol Clark
George Clarke
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Coleman
Cook, Hall & Hyde, Inc.
Cooper Electric Supply Co.
Cuddy & Feder, LLP
Dal Tile
Samuel Desiderio
DiFazio Power & Electric, LLC
Diversified Investment Advisors
DNA Contracting &
Waterproofing, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Doyle
Edward Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eichner
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Erlikh
Michael & Jennifer Frain
Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Freidfertig
The Gabelli Foundation
Jackie Gilbert
Globecomm Systems, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Goldstone
Good Hill Partners
James Grayer
Steve & Liz Gruber
Liz & Randy Guggenheimer
H57 Nutrition, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Harter
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hefter
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Herrmann, Jr.
Holiday Express
Hudson City Savings
Charitable Foundation
IBM
Gregory Kiernan
Theresa & Jason King
Leni S. Klaimitz & Mitch Berg
Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop Knowlton
KPMG, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Lese
George B. Lusk
Thomas A. Lynch & Susan Brown
Ken MacPherson
Marla & Greg Malcolm
Maverick Capital, Ltd.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. McCree, III
Kevin McDonnell
Ann McNamara
Amy & Jonathan Meltzer
Monterey Fund, Inc.
Sharon & Colin Morris
MorrisSwitzer~Environments
for Health, LLC
Naber Electric Corp.
New York Electrical Inspection
Services, Inc.
Dr. Herbert A. Newman
Steven Noss
Off Center Dance Theatre, Inc.
The O’Reilly Family
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Palazzolo
Pennyfield Estate, Inc.
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21
Power Performance Industries
Quality Building Construction, LLC
F. Peter Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roth
S & S Manufacturing
Richard Salvadore
Anthony M. Schulte
Scientific Electric Company, Inc.
The Selander Foundation
Stephen Shane & Jane Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Shannon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sontag
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Spiegel
Donald Stone
Lee & Roger Strong
Farid & Jenna Suleman
Juliet & William Tackler
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Tanner
Mr. & Mrs. John Thain
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Tolchin
United Way of New York City
Dr. & Mrs. Nallasivam Vamadevan
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Warkol
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Work & Partners
Chairman’s Circle ($25,000+)
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Furth
Benefactor ($10,000 – $24,999)
Ira A. Drosnin
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Evnin
Tim & Mary Evnin
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Maximuck, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Pollack
Michael J. Richman & Ruth Toporoff
Mrs. Barbara Strauss
Mr. & Mrs. David Wagman
Director ($5,000 – $9,999)
Anonymous (1)
Elizabeth B. Dater
Jennifer L. Earl
Jim & Annie Haskel
Mr. & Mrs. Andre Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Klingenstein
Thomas A. Lynch & Susan Brown
Warren & Renee Marcus
The O’Reilly Family
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sontag
Mr. & Mrs. James Steinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Weisman
Beth Zadek & Joph Steckel
Member ($1,000 – $4,999)
Susan Aibinder
Nancy & Ziggy Alderman
Anonymous (2)
David Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. Ian Bukzin
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel C. Butler
Christopher J. Buzaid
Jessica Cadorine & Giovanni Caruso
Arthur & Linda Cadorine
Susan Chapro
Jacqueline Chartrand
Mr. Tony Cicio
Kevin & Doreen Coffey
Timothy & Allison Coleman
The Michael Colombini Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Danziger
Samuel Desiderio
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Duggan
James Durda
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eichner
Eileen & Steve Farbman
Michael & Jennifer Frain
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Fraser
William & Joan Layton Furth
Mark Gallogly & Elizabeth B. Strickler
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Geismar
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Giedra
Juliet & Robert Goldsmith
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Griffith
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Gruenberg, Jr.
Nick Gutfreund & Mary Duncan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hefter
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Herrmann, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Israel
Mitchell & Rachel Katz
Mrs. Roger J. King
Lauren & Alan Klein
Daney & Lee Klingenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop Knowlton
Mr. & Mrs. R. Todd Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Lapidus
Mr. Nathan Lebron
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Lese
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Mr. & Mrs. Alan Manocherian
The V&L Marx Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar M. Masinter
Carlyn S. McCaffrey
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Melnyk
Amy & Jonathan Meltzer
Vivian Milstein
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Norowitz
Donald Osborn
Joseph Paolo
Irene A. Perrella
Margaret S. Poster
Mr. & Mrs. James Rees
Mark and Patti Renton
F. Peter Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Rosenberg
Ricardo Salmon
Suki Sandler
Robin & Arrien Schiltkamp
Ari Selman
Maria & Brian Shydlo
Janet & Jeff Smith
Gerri & Andrew Sommers
Spirelli Electric, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Stern
Roy & Jane Stillman
Lee & Roger Strong
The Stuart Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Wurtzburger
Mr. & Mrs. David Yaspan
The Leadership Circle
recognizes the generous
group of individual
donors who provide a
foundation of support
for the Hospital on
an annual basis, which
will help to secure
Blythedale’s future
as the preeminent
children’s specialty
hospital serving our
region’s most medically
fragile children.
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Our 2011 Supporters
$100,000 and up
$10,000 to $24,999
Nancy & Howard Adler
Andor Capital Management
Foundation
Estate of Ursula Corning
Kohl’s Department Stores
A.E. Charitable Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Mrs. Josephine Birnbaum
BlackRock, Inc.
BlueMountain Capital Management
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Boilen
The Bowery Presents, LLC
The William Brown Foundation, Inc.
William & Jane Cahn
Cumulus Media, Inc. / 95.5 WPLJ-FM
The Dannon Company
The Desmarais Family
Ira A. Drosnin
Entergy Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Greenhouse
Jordana & Gareth Holovach
IBM Employees and Retirees
Scot & Patricia Karr
Marion H. Levy
William G. Levy
Jane MacDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Maximuck, Jr.
Neuberger Berman Foundation
Mary Q. Pedersen
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Pollack
Michael J. Richman & Ruth Toporoff
Peter & Gillian Rittmaster
Jay E. Selman, M.D. &
Patricia Kopec-Selman
Mr. John M. Shapiro &
Dr. Shonni Silverberg
Harriet & Andrew J. Singer
Sodexo, Inc.
Frank & Betty Stern
Mrs. Barbara Strauss
$25,000 to $99,999
The Board and Staff of
Blythedale Children’s
Hospital express
their gratitude to the
generous individuals,
corporations,
foundations and
organizations listed
on pages 10 through
14 that made new
gifts and pledges to
Blythedale during
2011. These gifts
supported operations,
capital projects,
programs and our
Endowment Fund.
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Jean Hofheimer Bennett
Howard & Laurel Borowick
Mr. & Mrs. Jon M. Burnham
Larry & Randi Cohen
Estate of Dorothy M. DeProspo
The Dreyfus Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Egerman
Tim & Mary Evnin
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Furth
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gerstein
Owen & Victoria Gutfreund
The Charles and Marjorie Holloway
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Don Imus
The Lanza Family Foundation
Lend Lease
Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Margulies
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Milstein
Pedal-With-Pete Foundation
David & Faith Pedowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rittmaster
Heidi & Bob Schwartz
Special Kids of N.Y., Inc.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
of NY, NJ & CT
David & Peggy Tanner
TD Bank
Lance R. Wachenheim Foundation
Our 2011 Supporters (continued)
TD Foundation
UJA Federation of New York
Mr. & Mrs. David Wagman
$5,000 to $9,999
Anne Anastasi Charitable
Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Robert & Joan Bernhard
Bill Burlew
Cooper Electric Supply Co.
Elizabeth B. Dater
Hon. & Mrs. Edward M. Davidowitz
Maureen & Michael Desimone
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Doyle
Jennifer L. Earl
Darren & Jeanne Fogel
Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Freidfertig
Gannett Foundation / The Journal News
Globecomm Systems, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Goldstone
Good Hill Partners
Steve & Liz Gruber
Jim & Annie Haskel
Mr. & Mrs. Andre Hunter
JMA Consultants, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Klingenstein
Daniel & Linda Kortick
Donna Leone
Raymond Leotta
Larry & Michele Levine
Thomas A. Lynch & Susan Brown
Magna-Kron Corporation
Warren & Renee Marcus
Milbrandt & Co., Inc.
Patty Morris
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Hagan
The O’Reilly Family
Betty & Carl Pforzheimer
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation
Jeanne & Robert Savitt
Skyline Restoration, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sontag
South Shore Home Health
Services, Inc.
Spencer Gifts, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. John Thain
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Weisman
Beth Zadek & Joph Steckel
$2,500 to $4,999
A&A Maintenance Enterprise, Corp.
ABC Network
Adelphi Restoration Corp.
Aery Lighting Supply
Theresa Angela
Anonymous (1)
Benfield Electric Supply
Company, Inc.
Bingham McCutchen, LLP
Briarcliff Manor Union Free
School District
Chernoff Diamond & Co., LLC
Tony Cicio
George Clarke
Kevin & Doreen Coffey
The Curreri Family Foundation
DiFazio Power & Electric, LLC
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Ernst & Young
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Feder
Stefanie & Paul Feidelson
Michael & Jennifer Frain
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.
William & Joan Layton Furth
Mark Gallogly &
Elizabeth B. Strickler
Garic, Inc.
GE Capital
Nick Gutfreund & Mary Duncan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hefter
Jones Apparel Group
Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop Knowlton
KPMG, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Lese
Lippolis Electric, Inc.
Marla & Greg Malcolm
Peg Michelman
New York State Fraternal Order
of Court Officers, Inc.
Judi Peacock
Abby & John Popper
Power Performance Industries
Nancy & Jon Pundyk
F. Peter Rose
Thomas A. & Georgina T. Russo
Len & Lucy Schmolka
Schonberger Family Foundation
Steven & Diane Solomon
Patricia B. Stanley
Lee & Roger Strong
The Stuart Family Foundation
Dawn VanSickle
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Weinberg
Michael & Leslie Weissman
Wells Fargo Private Bank
The Westchester Bank
Westchester County Licensed Electrical
Contractors Association
World Cup Enterprises Ltd.
$1,000 to $2,499
Ace Wire & Cable Company, Inc.
Susan Aibinder
Akam Living Services, Inc.
Nancy & Ziggy Alderman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Alpert
Alpine Construction, Inc.
AM&G Waterproofing, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Amato
Bob Amberg
Anonymous (3)
Mr. & Mrs. George Archer
Asbestos Corporation of America
Atlantic Records
AWR Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Baggio
Belway Electrical Contracting Corp.
Joseph Bertone
Mary & James Blum
Jacques & Maria Gurewitsch Brand
David Briggs
Stephen Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Ian Bukzin
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel C. Butler
Christopher J. Buzaid
C.M. Richey Electrical
Contractors, Inc.
C.W. Brown, Inc.
Arthur & Linda Cadorine
Jessica Cadorine & Giovanni Caruso
Caiola Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Cardona
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Our 2011 Supporters (continued)
Mr. & Mrs. John Casey
Church of the Holy Name of Mary
Marge Coffey
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Coleman
Timothy & Allison Coleman
The Michael Colombini Foundation
Construction Technology Corp.
Cook, Hall & Hyde, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Coughlin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Danziger
Samuel Desiderio
Diversified Investment Advisors
DJ’s Auto Delicious Inc.
DNA Contracting &
Waterproofing, LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Donelli
Barbara Donleavy-Hiller
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Duggan
James Durda
Edras Group Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eichner
Theodore D. Eisler
Elmwood Country Club
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Erlikh
Michelle Estevez
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Evans
Everest Scaffolding Inc.
Fairway Testing Co.
Eileen & Steve Farbman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fast
Peter & Jill Fisch
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Fraser
Dahna & Harris Freidus
The French-American School
of New York
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Fuirst
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Eileen & Peter Galen
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Geismar
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gittleman
The Glickenhaus Foundation
Juliet & Robert Goldsmith
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell
& Peskoe, LLP
Judith & Steven Goodhue
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Grayer
The David and Alan Greene Family
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Griffith
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Gruenberg, Jr.
Liz & Randy Guggenheimer
Edna P. Gurewitsch
Hamilton Cavanaugh, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Harteveldt
Merwin & Jill Haskel
Rena Hecht & Robert Piliero
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Herrmann, Jr.
Hudson City Savings Charitable
Foundation
Industrial Management Training
of New York
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Israel
IUOE Local 14
Mr. & Mrs. Hussain Jafferjee
Rabbi Norman Janis & Jane Herzog
Dr. Susan Spear & Mr. Ronald H. Janis
Mitchell & Rachel Katz
Lois & Michael Kempler
Mrs. Roger J. King
Kiwanis Club of Mamaroneck
Leni S. Klaimitz & Mitch Berg
Lauren & Alan Klein
Our 2011 Supporters (continued)
Daney & Lee Klingenstein
Kramer Levin Naftalis
& Frankel, LLP
Michael Kuhlman
Mr. & Mrs. R. Todd Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Lapidus
Phyllis & Edward Lashins
Nathan Lebron
Longview Medical Center
Associates
Mack-Cali Realty, LP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Manocherian
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar M. Masinter
MBI Associates, Inc.
Carlyn S. McCaffrey
Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. McCree, III
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Melnyk
Amy & Jonathan Meltzer
Metzger-Price Fund, Inc.
Vivian Milstein
Monaco BroadBrook
Properties, LLC
Monarch Electric
Mrs. Bloom’s Direct, Inc.
Naber Electric Corp.
National Football League
Alumni, Inc.
New York Electrical Inspection
Services, Inc.
New York State Minorities in
Criminal Justice, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Norowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Orlich
David D. Osborn
& Natalia Broido
Donald Osborn
Irene A. Perrella
Post 1080 American Legion Riders
Margaret S. Poster
Property Tax Reduction Services
Quality Building Construction, LLC
The Raffiani Family Foundation
Mark & Patti Renton
Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Restrepo
Ritz Carlton Westchester
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Rosenberg
Phil Rosenstrach
RR Donnelly
S & S Manufacturing
Salesian High School
Suki Sandler
Scarsdale High School
Robin & Arrien Schiltkamp
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Schwabe, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Seidman
Ari Selman
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Shames
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Shannon
Maria & Brian Shydlo
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Smith
Janet & Jeff Smith
Solar Electric Systems, Inc.
Gerri & Andrew Sommers
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Spiegel
Spirelli Electric, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James Steinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Stern
Roy & Jane Stillman
Robert & Nancy Stone
Dr. Richard A. Stram
Juliet & William Tackler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Talt
Tanner Bolt & Nut
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Tanner
Tuckahoe Eastchester Lions
Club - #8439
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Tyska
U E Systems Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ward
Peter & Debby Weinberg
Irwin Weiner Foundation
Joel Weissman
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Wurtzburger
Mr. & Mrs. David Yaspan
$500 to $999
Don Aitken
American Express Company
American Tanning & Leather Co.
Anonymous (2)
APA Restoration Corp.
A-Perfect Electric
Autopro, LLC
AW Appliance Company, Ltd.
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Baine
Anthony Balzarano
The Barnes Family
Stuart I. Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D.
John Benvegna & Patti Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Berman
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Berman
Alan Bernstein M.D. &
Mindy Bender
Michael J. Blum & Abigail Rose
Boston Road Equipment Rentals, Inc.
Brett Family
Matthew & Helene Byrnes
Francine Caizza
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Canning
Richard Catalano
Mr. Salvatore Catalano &
Dr. Corinne Bloomer
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Chartrand
Anne Marie Checchi
Dr. Raymond Chow &
Ms. Donna Robertson
CMS Electrical Services
Luisa Costello
Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Dauman
Dillane & Holland Auto Body, Inc.
The EBS Group Inc.
Alan Epstein
Etna Contracting Inc.
Michael Faughnan
Sharon Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Freund
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Froelich
Norman M. Gaffney
Tim Gallagher
Jed Garfield
Graybar Electric Company
Guy’s Electric Service of
Westchester, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. R. Keating Hagmann
Mr. & Mrs. George Haight
Haldane Diogenes Inc.
Helene & William Handelman
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Howard Hendler
Gregory Ho & Linda Sanchez
Jeannette Acacia Ho
IBM
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ice
International Union of Operating
Engineers
J.G. Electrical Installations, Inc.
Patricia B. Jacobs
Jaxon Maintenance Services, LLC
Susan K. Joseph
Richard & Elizabeth Kadin
Trudy Lartz
Ron Levine, M.D.
Michael & Lisa Lichtenberg
Paul Linti
Lions Club of Valhalla
Kenneth Lipman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Livingston
LM Electric, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ian B. MacCallum, Jr.
Mr. Brian Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malmstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCormack
Steven Meyers
Milliman USA
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Minerva
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Minikes
Katherine Moore
Brian Moran
Eddie Muentes & Denise Bernardo
Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Murray
Tiffany Neilsen
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Flaherty
Colleen O’Friel
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Financial Information
Our 2011 Supporters (continued)
Maura O’Friel
John Oram
Vincent Panettieri
Performance Mechanical Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Pettengill
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21
Benet Steven Polikoff
Jean & Henry Pollak Fund, Inc.
Marianne Porter
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph B. Randolph
Patrick Raney
Donna W. Reimer
Veronica Roccisano
Rockland Auto Repair, Inc.
Rockledge Scaffold Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Rose
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Rosenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roth
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rubens
Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Schleifer
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Schulman
Fred Schwalb & Joanne Landau
Scientific Electric Company, Inc.
Stephen Shane & Jane Silver
Silvio’s Restaurant Management,
Inc.
Siplast Roofing Products
Ellen Slansky
Gary Smith
Mr. & Mrs. John Sorrentino
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Stern
Joseph Tavares
Sheamus Toal
Town of Mount Pleasant Police
Benevolent Association
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Townsend
Ultra Enterprise, Inc.
United Way of New York City
Andrew Vogelstein
Westchester Rockland Electrical
Inspection Services, Inc.
Westchester Women’s Bar
Association Foundation, Inc.
World Class Parking
Yates Restoration Group LTD
York Restoration Corporation
Mary Ann Young
Lois Zeoli
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zick
Dollar amounts in thousands. Audited.
Revenue
Patient Service Revenue
Other Operating Revenue
Total Operating Revenue
2011
$50,727
6,887
$57,614
Expenses
Salaries & Benefits
Other Services & Supplies
Depreciation, Interest, Unreimbursed Services
Total Expenses
$37,399
13,289
3,520
$54,208
Other
Due to limited space, only donations
of $500 or greater are listed.
We have made every effort to ensure
the accuracy of the names included
on this list.
Please accept our sincere apologies
for any names that may have been
inadvertently omitted.
Net Income from Operations
$3,406
Patients Served
Total Patient Days
59,374
Please feel free to contact the
Development Office at 914-831-2512
with any corrections.
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Board of Trustees & Senior Management
How to Make a Gift to Blythedale
Trustees
When you make a gift to Blythedale, you are helping miracles unfold.
Owen D. Gutfreund
Chair
Michael Margulies
David Osborn
Judith R. W. Goodhue
Vice Chair
Abby Popper
David R. Pedowitz
Vice Chair
Peter D. Rittmaster
Peggy Epstein Tanner
Vice Chair
Heidi Schwartz
Jeanne Savitt
Secretary
Patricia B. Stanley
Tim Evnin
Treasurer
Charles L. Weinberg
Howard Adler
John J. Barker
Jean Hofheimer Bennett
Thomas W. Brock
Jon M. Burnham
William Cahn
Laurence W. Cohen
Edward M. Davidowitz
Matthew A. Feldman
Darren Fogel
John L. Furth
Louise Grayer
Merwin Haskel
Terri Herenstein
Scot Karr
Phyllis K. Lashins
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William G. Levy
Nancy Pundyk
Lucy Schmolka
Steve Solomon
Frank A. Stern
Leslie Weissman
Honorary
Trustees
Joan M. Bernhard
Josephine Birnbaum
Marion H. Levy
George B. Lusk
Peg Michelman
Linda B. Miller
Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer
Senior
Management
Larry Levine
President & CEO
Lois Allen
Chief Quality Officer
Betsy Bowman
Chief Institutional
Advancement Officer
John Canning
Chief Financial Officer
Maureen Desimone, R.N.
Chief Operating Officer
Ron Gallo
Chief Human Resources Officer
Regina Kelly
Chief Planning, Government
Relations and Compliance Officer
Jane MacDonald
Chief Development Officer
Joelle Mast, Ph.D., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Scientific
Advisory Board
Joelle Mast, Ph.D., M.D.
Chair
A teen emerges from a coma with his parents at his bedside…With the help of her occupational therapist, a seven-year old makes a
card for her grandmother, despite burns that limit her range of motion…An infant born prematurely begins ventilator weaning and
takes his first independent breath as his mother sighs in relief.
We are inspired by all of our patients, and every day become more devoted to providing them with every opportunity to dream,
aspire and achieve. Philanthropy is key to offering children the broad range of services to address their medical and rehabilitative
needs, and transform their dreams to reality.
While the first phase of our Capital Campaign concluded with the opening of our 56,000 square-foot replacement inpatient hospital
building last year, this project is far from over. Phase II, already underway, will advance our vision for a new Blythedale through
a renovation of the existing building to accommodate an expanded Day Hospital and Early Childhood Center, a new Center for
Assistive Technology and a new Center for Speech and Audiology.
In our current healthcare economic climate, the reality is that reimbursements alone cannot cover the full cost of care for a child with
extensive and complex medical needs. Blythedale treats patients regardless of financial ability and a staggering 70 percent of our
patients are Medicaid-dependent. The generosity of our friends and community fills in the critical gaps and allows Blythedale to
grow and develop an ever-broadening scope of services. In order to continue to bring our vision to reality, we need your support.
Join us as we help future generations of children to embark on their own journeys to claim their futures.
To find out more about giving opportunities at Blythedale, please visit our website at www.blythedale.org
or call Chief Development Officer Jane MacDonald at 914-831-2544.
Robert Amler, M.D., M.P.H.
Michael Apkon, M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D.
Dan Barry, Ph.D., M.D.
David A. Clark, M.D.
Alan R. Fleischman, M.D.
George Lister, M.D.
Amy Paulin
Barry Russman, M.D.
Michael Vitale, M.D., M.P.H.
Vance Zemon, Ph.D.
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As we continually advance the finest pediatric medicine in the region, we acknowledge the generosity
and encouragement of our many supporters.
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