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Showing posts with label Carroll Hospital Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carroll Hospital Center. Show all posts

Friday, November 07, 2014

Thursday, November 06, 2014 - Carroll Hospital Center and LifeBridge Health Announce Letter of Intent to Partner

Thursday, November 06, 2014 - Carroll Hospital Center and LifeBridge Health Announce Letter of Intent to Partnerhttp://www.carrollhospitalcenter.org/news/?sid=1&nid=1319


Westminster and Baltimore, Md. – (Nov. 6, 2014)  

The boards of Carroll Hospital Center and LifeBridge Health announced today that they have approved a letter of intent to form a partnership, combining the strengths of their two health systems to move forward with the vision and resources to enhance and offer exceptional care to the people of Carroll County and the greater Baltimore region, while fostering a model system of quality in an industry undergoing fundamental transformation.


The alliance reflects a vision by leaders from two of Maryland’s preeminent nonprofit health systems to form a strategic partnership, designed to meet the changing needs of patients, build a culture of quality and take advantage of extraordinary advances in clinical care. The geographic alignment of the systems will promote greater collaboration for treatments and increase patient access to high quality specialists.


“LifeBridge is a perfect partner for Carroll Hospital Center in so many ways; we are both nationally recognized for quality care initiatives and are dedicated to improving the health of our communities. Together, we will continue to honor and carry forward our combined commitment to be the quality health care provider to Carroll County residents, as well as patients from throughout the state and region,” says Leslie Simmons, R.N., F.A.C.H.E., president and chief executive officer of Carroll Hospital Center.

“At LifeBridge Health, we are excited about the opportunity to partner with Carroll Hospital Center, an organization that shares our values of quality-based patient care and focus on community. We are committed to building on the success of Carroll Hospital Center’s clinical services and offering expanded services to the people of Carroll County in locations that are closer to home. We look forward to working with our new partners as we build on our combined strengths and move forward together with an aligned focus to bring the highest quality care to the people in our communities,” says Neil Meltzer, president and chief executive officer of LifeBridge Health.


With the signing of the letter of intent, the organizations have entered a period of exclusive negotiations and due diligence. The next stage in the transaction — a definitive agreement — is anticipated to be completed in early 2015.


The agreement will join Carroll Hospital Center and its affiliates with LifeBridge Health, remaining a nonprofit. The system’s board of directors would include representation from each hospital.

The letter of intent outlines the parameters of the negotiations. It provides that LifeBridge Health will support Carroll Hospital Center’s strategic plan, Vision 2020, to grow and advance health care in Carroll County and the surrounding communities with the physicians, services, staff and facilities required to meet forecast needs. 


“Carroll Hospital Center has a half-century-long tradition of quality, innovation and community service. And in this time of great change in the health care industry, Carroll Hospital Center is looking forward and preparing once again to lead by joining forces with LifeBridge Health to create a new model of care,” says Ethan A. Seidel, Ph.D., chair of the strategic planning committee and immediate past chair of the Carroll Hospital Center board of directors.


“Our proposed partnership reflects detailed discussions between our two like-minded systems on how we can work together to expand services in the local Carroll County community and continue to meet the needs of the communities we serve in the highest quality way possible,” says Helen Whitehead, the newly elected chair of the Carroll Hospital Center board of directors.

“At LifeBridge Health, our mantra is ‘Caring for Our Communities Together.’ As we move forward with this agreement, we look forward to working with our new partners from Carroll Hospital Center to explore exciting ways to continue to provide the highest quality health care for the people in our communities,” says Jason A. Blavatt, Esq., chairman of the LifeBridge Health board of directors.


While the two systems work toward a final agreement, they will be meeting with physicians, nurses, staff and community organizations to discuss the new alliance and identify initial priorities to pursue to enhance the delivery of health care for citizens in the communities they serve.

The final agreement will need to be approved by the health system boards, as well as, state and federal regulators.


Photo caption: From left to right: Leslie Simmons, R.N., F.A.C.H.E., president and chief executive officer of Carroll Hospital Center, and Neil Meltzer, president and chief executive officer of LifeBridge Health, sign a letter of intent to partner.


Carroll Hospital Center is a nonprofit, acute care facility offering the latest in medical technology, experienced medical professionals in a variety of specialties and a continuum of programs and services to meet the needs of the community. For more information please visit CarrollHospitalCenter.org.

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ifeBridge Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive providers of health services in Maryland. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital, Levindale Hebrew and Geriatric Center and Hospital, and related affiliates. For more information, visit www.lifebridgehealth.org
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies

Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies http://tinyurl.com/7hsohej

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Charles Osborne Fisher Sr., 95, a long standing Westminster attorney, bank director, past chair of the Health Services Cost Review Commission and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, died June 22 at his home after a brief illness.

In addition to his leadership in local, state and national legal circles, Fisher was also known as a distinguished member of the banking, medical and political community and was a member of St. John Catholic Church.

He was a member of the New Windsor State Bank board of directors for more than 60 years. In addition to being one of the co-founders of Carroll Hospital Center in 1961, Fisher also served on the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission for 11 years, beginning in 1986…. http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-charles-fisher-0701-20120626,0,6763917.story


Charles Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital Center, dies

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Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Bond bills approved for Carroll County by the 427th session of the Maryland General Assembly.

Bond bills approved for Carroll County by the 427th session of the Maryland General Assembly.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/budget_docs/all/Capital/Budget_Bill/Senate_Reprint.pdf

Carroll Hospital Center. Provide a grant to the Board of
Directors of the Carroll Hospital Center to assist in the
construction and renovation of the Carroll Hospital Center to
create additional space for the Access Carroll program,
subject to the requirement that the grantee provide an equal
and matching fund for this purpose. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 1(5) of this Act, the matching fund may
consist of funds expended prior to the effective date of this Act
(Carroll County)...................700,000 (Which is, in reality, a good thing because under ObamaCare, we will all be using free clinics...)

Carroll County Agriculture Center. Provide a grant equal to
the lesser of (i) $150,000 or (ii) the amount of the matching
fund provided, to the Board of Directors of the Carroll County
Agriculture Center, Inc. for the repair, renovation, capital
equipping, and utility upgrades of the Carroll County
Agriculture Center, located in Westminster. Notwithstanding
Section 1(5) of this Act, the matching fund may consist of in
kind contributions or funds expended prior to the effective date
of this Act (Carroll County) .......................150,000

And that seems to be all that Carroll County received from the Capital Budget of $1,031,794,000

Related: See my The Tentacle column from March 17, 2010 about the bond bill process in the current legislative session: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3657 "At the Edge of the Cliff."

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Dr. Robert Lee Gossweiler, 76,

Dr. Robert Lee Gossweiler, 76, of Stewartstown, Pa., died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.

Born May 24, 1933, in Flushing, N.Y., he was the son of the late John Wesley and Corinne Stern Gossweiler.

He was the husband of Carol Gossweiler, his wife of 53 years, whom he married June 9, 1956. He served in the Army medical corps from 1962 to 1964, and was also a civilian physician at Ft. Dietrich during Jimmy Carter's presidency.

He was an emergency room physician and board certified pediatrician employed with both Carroll Hospital Center and Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown retiring in 1995.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are children Dr. Robert L. Gossweiler, of Frederick, Katharine L. Prebula, of York, Pa., James C. and Christopher D. Gossweiler, both of Baltimore, and Elizabeth Anne Hollis, of Houston, Texas; and 11 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Suzanne Regina Gossweiler.

There will be no visitation.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Flushing Cemetery in Flushing, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Hospital Center, 200 Memorial Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

Arrangements are by J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, 19 S. Main St., Stewartstown, Pa.

Sign this guest book online at http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/.Published in Carroll County Times on March 14, 2010 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/obituary.aspx?n=robert-l-gossweiler&pid=140683348

20100311 sdsom Dr Robert L Gossweiler 76

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff

Cutting the 'Horse Train Stop' of Sykesville out of Howard County
Published April 26, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Dayhoff: Getting the Community Media Center out of the closet
Published April 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Thoughts turn to baseball and Jackie Robinson
Published April 17, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Dayhoff: Recalling Jackie Robinson, the great American experiment
Published April 15, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Published April 12, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906
Published April 8, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... Spring Carnival. It is never too early to start teaching your children fire safety. As history shows us -- it's everyone's concern and it can be a matter of life and death. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com....

County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners
Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle

Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history Published April 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... Navy; a proud heritage few Carroll Countians know. Now you know it too. Well, perhaps not. Happy April Fool's Day. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.

Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another
Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle

Dayhoff says: When it comes to Obama on Jay Leno, get over it
Published March 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition by Kevin Dayhoff

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j

Photo by Sherri Hosfeld Joseph: G. Melvin Mills Jr. and Linda Mills on April 3, 2009, at the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner which honored Mr. Mills as the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award.

Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j

On April 3, the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner honored the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award, G. Melvin Mills Jr. Mills joins previous honorees Atlee Wampler, David and Betty Scott, Charles Fisher Sr., Scott and Anita Bair, Jack Gambatese, Jack Tevis and Steve Bohn.

Throughout our history there are many examples of basic needs of our community that have been addressed by the private sector.

Look no further than our local hospital. Talk of the need for a hospital in our community goes as far back as the 1880s, and its history is filled with stories of private individuals who worked hard to ensure that it was built.

Many folks in the community may take the hospital for granted, but its success has been greatly supported by the community.

At this year's Founders ceremony, held at St. John's Portico in Westminster, the event's 240 guests also were acknowledged for their generosity and ongoing financial support of the hospital, Carroll Hospice and the hospital auxiliary.
Jack Tevis, chair of the hospital foundation board; John Sernulka, hospital CEO; Charlie Fisher Jr., chair of board of directors; and the 2007 Spirit Award recipient, Steve Bohn, all shared in presenting Mills with the 2009 award for his contributions of time, talent and resources to the hospital since the mid-1980s.

Mills served on the foundation board of trustees from 1995 to 2005. From 2001 to 2005 he chaired the board while also serving on the hospital's board of directors. And during his 10 years of service, more than $15 million was raised on behalf of the hospital and Carroll Hospice.

Also recognized for her contributions was Mills' wife Linda -- as we all know, no one can do great things for the community without the support of family.

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Finally, I should note that Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, the hospital foundation's director of development, helped me with information for this week's column. If you'd like to learn more about the work of the foundation, give her a call at 410- 871-6200.

When he is not eating sushi with Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com.

Read the entire column here: Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition

http://explorecarroll.com/community/2732/mills-contributions-hospital-follow-healthful-tradition/
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Friday, March 13, 2009

Flags at sunset


Flags at sunset

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Taken from Carroll Hospital Center

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

20090311 Flags at sunset
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Flags at Carroll Hospital Center

Flags at Carroll Hospital Center March 11, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Carroll Hospital Center entrance

Carroll Hospital Center entrance
Westminster, Maryland

Monday, March 9, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

Of course, I remember well when the entrance looked like this:

An undated post card of the entrance of Carroll County General Hospital – now Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, Maryland. This is how the entrance of the hospital appeared in 1961. Collection of Kevin Dayhoff

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20090309 CHC entrance
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past

Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 1/25/09

On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.

Today, the name Fitzhugh is barely known to most Carroll County residents -- except for those who are aware the hill overlooking Westminster on the western end of town is colloquially known as "Fitzhugh's Hill." This is in the area we now know as Ridge Road (off Old New Windsor Road).

So why is a hill in Westminster dedicated to local doctor?

Well, in a tribute to Fitzhugh written for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Jay Graybeal, it's noted in the introduction that the good doctor was "a leading figure in volunteer work" here in Carroll.

"Dr. Fitzhugh served as the chairman of the Council for Defense for Carroll County, an organization that coordinated all local civilian war work activity," Graybeal writes. "After (World War I) he became a leader in the fields of education and medicine."

Fitzhugh's obituary reports that he "had been the president of the State Board of Education since 1920, a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners since 1910 and its secretary and treasurer since 1924.

"He was the president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty in 1930 and was a member of its council and one of its delegates to the American Medical Association at the time of his death.

"For the past year he had been the president of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States."

All noteworthy, but where does Fitzhugh's Hill come into play?

Long before Carroll Hospital Center was dedicated on Aug. 27, 1961 -- or even before its predecessor, the Carroll County War Memorial Medical Center, was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1952 -- folklore refers to two locations in Westminster that were considered for the location of a hospital.

Carroll Hospital Center officials Kevin Kelbly and Teresa Fletcher, speaking during an historical society luncheon just this past October, noted that there was talk of the need for a hospital as far back as the 1880s.

Records of the historical society, they said, also note that the local medical society spoke of the need for a hospital in 1916.

Then in 1917, three private citizens -- Dr. Henry M. Fitzhugh, Theodore Englar and Dr. Lewis K. Woodward Sr. -- offered to buy the Montour House on Main Street (in Westminster) and convert it into a hospital.

According to Kelbly, Fitzhugh "built his home and physician office ... on Ridge Road with the thought that this structure might some day become a Masonic Hospital."

Alas, the Fitzhugh home never did become a hospital, but the hill where he lived is a reminder of the man who, for a time, certainly "looked out" over the city's health. His obituary notes that "Dr. Fitzhugh's friends say of him he was one of the finest American examples of an old-fashioned family physician and friend."

Read more here: Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past

http://explorecarroll.com/community/2150/fitzhugh-was-just-what-doctor-ordered-carrolls-medical-past/

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Saturday, January 20, 2007

20070118 Dr. Robert Wack cited as Carroll Hospital Center Physician of the Month

Westminster Eagle News briefs 01/19/07 Wack cited as Carroll's Physician of the Month

Robert Wack, M.D., director of hospital-based pediatrics at Carroll Hospital Center, was selected as the hospital's Physician of the Month for December.

Affiliated with Carroll Hospital for nine years, Wack is also a member of the Westminster Common Council. He was nominated for the hospital honor by a fellow physician.

Each month, Carroll Hospital Center recognizes the patient care achievements of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse anesthetists.

For information on how to nominate a Carroll Hospital Center employee, call 410-871-6899.

http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=978&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=1242153&om=1

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

20050831 A New Hospital for Carroll County Westminster Eagle column



“A New Hospital for Carroll County

August 31, 2005 by Kevin Dayhoff (656 words)

I recently came across an old “Program of Dedication” for “Carroll County General Hospital”. It is dated “Two o’clock in the afternoon, Sunday, August 27th, 1961.”

We all take for granted our local hospital, but I remember a time when we didn’t have a local hospital.

The idea for a local hospital in Carroll was first discussed after the First World War. It was not until the 1950s, that the idea of raising money to build Carroll County General Hospital became a reality.

I asked Mr. and Mrs. Babylon about what they remember about the community coming together to build the hospital. Mrs. Babylon gave me an old file from the 1950s marked “Hospital.”

There were a number of wonderful “finds” in the file. One “find” was a very neat, carefully typed multi-page information packet entitled, “An Invitation To David Babylon To Help Provide The Hospital We All Need” from “Scott S. Bair Campaign Committee… Headquarters… 6 E. Main St… Phone # Tilden 8-8521.” It appears that it was individually typed. I wonder how many of these were produced? It must have been quite an effort. Unfortunately, the document is undated.

In this column, I’ll share with you some of excerpts from this campaign package. It gives us great insights of Carroll in the 1950s. Eight pages outline: “Everyone in Carroll County knows that we need a hospital of our own! Three things point out the need day after day! * our ever growing population ** our distance from other hospitals *** our ever increasing use of hospitals…It is inconceivable that a county of our size and progressiveness should continue any longer without a hospital of our own!”

“We need the hospital because of population growth. Our present population is close to the fifty thousand mark! Conservative estimates predict that… by 1970 it will be at least 62,000. According to United States Public Health Department standards a population of 50,000 needs 225 hospital beds. WE HAVE NONE!”

Our current population is 160,000.

“We need a hospital in Carroll County because all others are so far away. In emergencies or in maternities minutes can be important. Here is how far we have to go over heavily traveled highways…Gettysburg Hospital 25 miles Frederick 30 miles Hanover 20 miles Baltimore 32 miles. THEY ARE ALL TOO FAR AWAY IN ANY EMERGENCY!”

I was born in Frederick Memorial Hospital in 1953. Many of my friends were not born in a hospital or were born in Gettysburg, Hanover or Baltimore.

“We need a hospital because… In Carroll County in a single year physicians admitted [to other hospitals] the following types of patients. Maternity 1122 Surgery 2115 Medical 615 Extra-ordinary 231 Total 4083 …”

“To meet this urgent need and after careful study a fifty-bed general hospital is proposed as the first step…twenty-five beds for surgery. Twenty-five beds for maternity and medical cases. An emergency service department. Operating, Delivery, X-Ray…

“What will this cost? The first step – the fifty bed unit can be built for approximately one million dollars. It can be built for this relatively modest amount because: the site has been provided by the county without cost to the hospital…”

“Where will the money come from? From the county Tobacco tax funds and accumulated gifts $300,000. From the Federal Government Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Funds 350,000. From you and the other people of Carroll County 300,000. The campaign for 300,000 is now under way.”

Clip this column for reference because in the future I’ll gather some of the current statistics of the Carroll Hospital Center (as Carroll County General Hospital is now known) for some compare and contrast. I’ll share with you more of the great “finds” from this file and I’ll provide you with more pre-1961 history of Carroll’s forty years of work to build a hospital. In addition, as many folks have reminded me, I still owe you a column on the fascinating life of Dr. Theodore E. Woodward.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at: kdayhoff AT carr DOT org

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