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Pride in Our PeopleSee how our colleagues make a difference
 Welcome AboardWhat made pediatric surgeon Thomas Whalen, M.D., join LVHHN as the new chair of surgery? The culture. “I’m so impressed with the way everyone on the health care team works together to benefit patients,” he says. Whalen most recently served as a tenured professor, chief of pediatric surgery and chief of the general surgery residency program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He is LVHHN’s second pediatric surgeon and will assist in the further development of the hospital’s specialty care for children.
 A Legacy of Community CareFamily, friends and colleagues recently celebrated the legacy of the late Mark Young, M.D., former chair of community health and health studies. Young’s wife, Ellen Bishop, M.D. (center), and daughters Erica (left) and Suzanne (right) attended the event, which included the unveiling of a memorial commemorating Young’s work. His portrait, a collection of his published research studies and a quilt symbolizing accomplishments of MESH (a community partnership program Young founded with support from The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust) will forever be displayed in the School of Nursing’s community health office.
 Sharing the JourneyAlexandra Petsko (right) relied on books during her cancer treatments to take her mind places her body couldn’t go. Now, Alex, who is in remission—thanks in part to the care she received from hematologist-oncologist Philip Monteleone, M.D. (center), at LVH–Muhlenberg’s Pediatric Specialty Center—shares the joy of books with other children fighting cancer, including Cordero Bledsoe of Allentown (left). Alex and her Whitehall-Coplay Middle School classmates donated more than 2,500 books to LVHHN and other area hospitals.
 A Leader in Burn PreventionThe Burn Prevention Foundation is a national model thanks to the work of executive director Dan Dillard and his staff. Dillard has helped spearhead programs like the Lehigh County Fire Safety House (shown here), which teaches local elementary and middle school students the importance of having a home evacuation plan. For his efforts, Dillard recently received the Burn Prevention Award from the American Burn Association.
 Education Takes FlightMedEvac colleagues (l-r) Dwight Bitting, Roger Buck, Brad Mann and Dan Rymond helped to educate the 22,000 emergency medical services and fire-and-rescue providers who attended a three-day fire expo at the Harrisburg Farm Show Arena. Their display focused on University MedEvac and the unique services available once patients arrive at LVHHN via helicopter.
Your colleagues are spreading our hospital’s message worldwide. Learn how by reading more PRIDE in Our People. Visit the intranet at www.lvh.com or call 610-402-CARE.
 Be an LVHHN AdvocateWhen Mayra Thomas moved to Allentown, she looked for a hospital that could care for her brother, Andrew Elias, who was battling kidney disease. She found what she was looking for in LVHHN, including employment as Lehigh Valley Family Health Center’s insurance coordinator. “After 17 years of dialysis, Andrew received a kidney transplant in October,” Thomas says. “Now I tell all my family and friends about the excellent health care services available here.”
Have you referred a patient to LVHHN? If so, call 610-402-3175 or e-mail Richard.Martuscelli@lvh.com and share your story in CheckUp. This page last updated 2/12/08 04:08 PM
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