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COMMUNITY MESSAGE

PERSONALIZED
HEALTHCARE
Our goal is to provide treatment and
care tailored to the individual

At the hospitals of Community Healthcare
System, we are making medicine more personal by working one-on-one with individuals to lower their risks, find treatments that meet their
unique genetic makeup and offer innovative solutions
through new technology.
Friendly pharmacists in our hospital inpatient and
retail pharmacies (page 4) don't just make sure that
our patients take their medications; they also offer
face-to-face consultation and specialty pharmacy services that are close to our patients' homes.
Our hospitals' specialized stroke teams-neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, clinical nurse specialists, registered nurses, emergency medical
personnel, and therapy and rehabilitation professionals-develop individual
plans of care to help those who have suffered from strokes so they can recover
and live life to the fullest (page 6).
Oncologists and nurses at the Community Cancer Research Foundation are
working with national cancer organizations to make immunotherapy available,
giving patients local access to highly personalized treatments matched to their
unique genetic makeup (page 49).
At St. Mary Medical Center, cardiologists are offering fragile hearts new hope
by using advanced technology in new ways (page 50).
Pulmonologists and respiratory staff at Community Hospital make a difference with specialized care for COPD patients and those living with lung disease
(page 52).
St. Catherine Hospital's Emergency department has undergone a recent
expansion and modernization project that provides the team with a setting
designed to receive patients in a more convenient, efficient manner (page 54).
In all these ways, we're working to improve your healthcare experience and
your quality of life. We'll continue to strive to serve the entire community, one
person at a time.
Donald P. Fesko
President and Chief Executive Officer
Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana

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COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frankie L. Fesko, chairman; James J. Richards, vice
chairman; William A. Hasse III, secretary; David E.
Wickland, treasurer; David Bochnowski; Gene L. Chang,
MD; William Ciesar; Joseph E. Costanza; Dan Dumezich;
Michael J. Mellon; Joseph T. Morrow; Sister Kathleen
Quinn; Richard Schumacher; Monsignor Joseph
Semancik; M. Nabil Shabeeb, MD; Donald C. Torrenga;
Robert J. Welsh; Edward L. Williams, PhD; Joe P.
Williamson; Jay Zandstra
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Donald P. Fesko, FACHE, president/chief executive
officer; Lou Molina, CEO, Community Hospital; Jo Ann
Birdzell, CEO, St. Catherine Hospital; Craig Bolda, COO,
St. Catherine Hospital; Janice Ryba, CEO, St. Mary Medical
Center; Mary Ann Shacklett, senior vice president of
finance and CFO; Carole Bezat, senior vice president of
administration; Alan Kumar, MD, chief medical officer
REGIONAL EDITORS
Marie Forszt, regional director, marketing and corporate
communications
Elise Sims, public relations and publication specialist

PRODUCTION
EDITORIAL

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Matt Morgan
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Meredith Heagney
COPY DIRECTOR: C.J. Hutchinson

DESIGN

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Chris McLaughlin
ART DIRECTORS: Cameron Anhalt, Molly Meisenzahl

PRODUCTION

SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER: Laura Marlowe
DIRECTOR OF PREMEDIA: Dane Nordine
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS: Julie Chan,
Sonia Fitzgerald

CIRCULATION

SENIOR DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS: Tracey Lenz
POSTAL AFFAIRS & LOGISTICS MANAGER: Janet Bracco

CLIENT SERVICES
SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTORS: Dawn Barnes, Mark Kats
ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Connie McCollom, Katie Murphy,
Marisa Mucci

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SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - HEALTHCARE:
Gregg Radzely, 212-574-4380
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER: Beth Tomkiw

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