Hospital, Foundation aims to remove the stigma of depression

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Suzy Favor Hamilton, three-time Olympic track athlete from Madison, Wis., will speak at the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2009 Celebrate the Light Gala on Nov. 14 at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.

It was the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia when Hamilton’s life came to a screeching halt as she pretended to pass out after several runners passed her during the last 200 meters of the 1,500-meter race. Suzy was expected to bring home a gold medal, but instead she brought home an awareness of how deeply her depression had consumed her life. Once at home, she was able to take hold of her battle with depression and find happiness off the track. She will share her inspiring story with guests of the Gala and help raise awareness of this debilitating disease.

Suzy’s story made international news, but the effects of depression also hit close to home. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 9.5% American adults suffer from a depressive illness, with women experiencing depression about twice as often as men. In fact, a study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that, if current trends persist, depression will cause more human disability and early deaths by 2020 than war, cancer, traffic accidents and AIDS combined.

Each year, the Celebrate the Light Gala helps raise funds to provide hope, help and healing to those suffering from mental illness such as depression. The 2009 Celebrate the Light Gala will be held on November 14, 2009 at the Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee. This event includes valet parking, cocktail reception, dinner, auction, program, and presentation of the “Spirit of Giving” award.

Tickets are $200 each and can be purchased by contacting the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation at 262-646-1646 or online at www.rogershospital.org/gala.
All proceeds from this event support the patients and programs of Rogers Memorial Hospital.

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Dr. Jay Kasner has dedicated the last 15 years of practice exclusively to treating chemical dependency

Town of Summit, Wis. – Addictionologist Jay Kasner has been named the attending physician at Rogers Memorial Hospital’s residential center for the treatment of chemical dependency, the Herrington Recovery Center.
Kasner, of Delafield, is a board-certified addictionologist and has dedicated the last 15 years of his practice exclusively to the treatment of chemical dependency. Kasner has treated more than 6,000 patients in the programs chemical dependency service line, including those in Rogers Memorial’s inpatient detoxification and day-treatment programs. In the past 12 years, the Herrington Recovery Center has been selected as the treatment center for nearly 1,400 residential patients.
“With Dr. Kasner’s commitment to treating chemical dependency, it seemed natural to include his expertise as part of our investment into the Herrington Recovery Center,” said David L. Moulthrop, Rogers Memorial Hospital President and CEO. “With Dr. Kasner as a key part of the treatment team, the top-quality caliber of our care will be matched only by the beauty of our new facility.”
This fall, Rogers Memorial Hospital will open a brand new facility to house the Herrington Recovery Center. Located on the shore of Upper Nashotah lake, the new Herrington Recovery Center is the first construction project in Waukesha County built to LEED certified, “green” standards.
For more information and updates please visit www.rogersrecovery.org.

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Town of Summit, Wis. – Proceeds from the 14th Annual Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Outing are projected to exceed $55,000.
About 140 golfers played in the sold-out event held July 13 the Bristlecone Pines Golf Club.
Kevin Carl, Dennis Braun, Peter Forker, and Brian Taliaferro formed the winning foursome.
“It was wonderful to see so many golfers and volunteers showing their support for our mission to provide hope, help and healing of patients at Rogers Memorial Hospital,” said Marion Heinz, Executive Director of the Rogers Memorial Foundation.
The annual event raises financial support for Rogers Memorial Hospital’s Challenge Camp for children with ADHD, and the Rogers Memorial Foundation’s Angel Fund, which helps offset the costs of children engaged in long term care at Rogers Memorial. The outing also supports patient care grants for children in Rogers Memorial’s residential treatment programs.
The 15th Annual Golf Outing is planned for Bristlecone Pines on July 12, 2010.

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Report shares vision, direction for Rogers Behavioral Health System

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Rogers Memorial Hospital and the Rogers Behavioral Health System has published their “Report to the Community.”

The 32-page document reports on recent accomplishments and the future prospects of the organization’s four key corporations, including the hospital, the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation,  the Rogers Center for Research and Training, and Rogers Partners in Behavioral Health.

“As Rogers Memorial enters its next 100 years, our continued success relies on the contributions and growth of  our partnerships and relationships with our communities,” said David L. Moulthrop, PhD, president and CEO of  Rogers Behavioral Health System.

“This report not only shows how far we’ve come as an organization, it also demonstrates the practices that will sustain us in the future.”

Copies of the report are available for download at the hospital’s Web site, www.rogershospital.org.  Included in the report is a letter from Moulthrop, information about each of the key corporations, highlights and photos from 2008, and an extensive list of those who support the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation.

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TOWN OF SUMMIT – The Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation welcomes Sarah Jorgensen of Delafield to the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Board.

Jorgensen is a mother of three and a competitive athlete. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Special Education and Rehabilitational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. Jorgensen comes to the Board with experience as a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the Oconomowoc Lake Club, and the Wisconsin Club.

“I am excited and honored to be an active member of the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Board,” said Jorgensen. “Based on my education, professional experience, motivation and enthusiasm, I am confident that my time on the board will be a very rewarding opportunity.”

The Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation raises philanthropic support to ensure the future of the hospital as it provides effective treatment for those suffering from mental illness.

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Registration underway for benefit to fund treatment for patients at The Child Center, Challenge Camp

Town of Summit, Wis. – Bristlecone Pines Golf Club in Hartland will be the site of the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 14th Annual Golf Outing on July 13, 2009.

In 2008, this sold-out event raised $70,000 in support of The Child Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital. The Child Center provides innovative residential behavioral health programs for children ages 8 through 12.

One hundred percent of the 2009 Golf Outing proceeds will be used for financial assistance for patients in The Child Center and for children to attend Challenge Camp, a therapeutic summer day camp for children with behavioral disorders.

“More than 50 percent of Rogers Memorial Hospital’s patients are children and teens,” said Marion Heinz, executive director of the foundation, “The funds raised from this event will go directly toward giving those children hope, help, and healing to last a lifetime.”

The event is co-chaired by Rick Andritsch and Jason Dvorak. Committee members include Steve Barnes, Nick Bauer, Kevin Carl, Michael Holland, Cal Schmidt, Tamara Swan, Christine Toson Hengtes, and Mike Welsh.

Registration includes a lunch buffet, 18 holes of golf, a cart, an elegant dinner, program and auction. For more information, or to register for this event, contact Cindy Seidle at 262-646-1343.

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Child and Adolescent psychiatrist hired as hospitalist at leading treatment center

Oconomowoc, Wis – Stephanie C. Eken, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician and psychiatrist  will join Rogers Memorial Hospital’s growing staff of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Eken received the “Catcher in the Rye Award for Advocacy” from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2008, and has received numerous other honors and fellowships. She has both authored and presented to professional and academic audiences.

Eken., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and her medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2002.  During her triple board residency training in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, she served as chief resident.  Eken held the widely recognized Laughlin Fellowship offered  by the American College of Psychiatrists.

Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychotic disorders, and emotional problems in chronically medically ill children.  Eken and her family live in Nashotah, Wis.

Rogers Memorial Hospital continues its commitment to providing intensive, highly specialized services for children and adolescents with this addition of this board-certified pediatrician, psychiatrist, and board-eligible child and adolescent psychiatrist. Most managed care companies have contracts with Rogers Memorial Hospital because they trust Rogers Memorial to provide the most comprehensive treatment at the most competitive cost.
The residential child and adolescent programs at Rogers Memorial are innovative treatment centers on a picture-perfect campus designed for children ages 8 to 18. The Child Center and the Child and Adolescent Center provide a dedicated team of experts who are sensitive to the needs of children and their families.

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Nicholas Bauer Appointed to Board, Four Members Named to Executive Committee

TOWN OF SUMMIT – Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce Milwaukee resident Nicholas Bauer, Senior Consultant of the Health Care Group at MBO Cleary Advisors, Inc., has been elected to the foundation’s Board of Directors.
“Nick brings a wealth of financial knowledge and enthusiasm for the mission of Rogers to the Foundation Board, and we are looking forward to his participation with us,” said Marion Heinz, Executive Director of the foundation.
In addition, four of foundation’s current board members have been re-elected to the Executive Committee: Don Becker of DBA Marketing Communications has assumed the position of Chairman, Michael Hargarten of Northwestern Mutual as Vice Chairman, Calvin Schmidt of Northwestern Mutual as Treasurer, and Christine Toson Hentges of Tribute, Inc. as secretary.
The Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation raises philanthropic support to ensure the future of the hospital as it provides effective treatment for those suffering from mental illness.

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West Allis, Wisc. – Erik Johnston Ulland, M.D. and Azhar M. Yunus, M.D. have joined Rogers Memorial Hospital’s growing team of psychiatrists.  Both Yunus and Ulland work directly with children and adolescents in treatment, and continue working with patients as they transition through the levels of care offered at the hospital.

Rogers Memorial Hospital continued its commitment to the Milwaukee area with this addition of two new child and adolescent psychiatrists at their Milwaukee hospital. This summer, Rogers Memorial opened a 26,000 square foot addition at the Milwaukee hospital to serve its growing day treatment program for children and allowing for a new Eating Disorders inpatient treatment program for adolescents that is opening in early 2009.

Yunus is a 1999 graduate of Saba University of School of Medicine in the Netherlands, and performed his residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics from 2004 to 2008. He lives in Greendale.

Ulland is a 2003 graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine and  performed residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic’s Child Psychiatry program from 2006 to 2008, and at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. from 2003 to 2006.  He lives in Milwaukee.

School-aged children the hospital’s fastest growing service population, accounting for a nearly 7% increase in admissions between 2004 and 2008. In its last fiscal year, Rogers Memorial provided more than 23,000 treatment days to children and adolescents with Wisconsin Medicaid enrolled in the Child & Adolescent Day Treatment Program at Rogers Memorial.

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Eating disorders platform a natural fit for non-profit behavioral health provider

Town of Summit, Wisc. – Kirsten Haglund, 2008 Miss America, will speak at the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2008 Annual Benefit.

During her presentation, Haglund will demonstrate how she has helped raise awareness of the pervasive 

and deadly nature of eating disorders. She will also reflect on her own personal recovery from an eating disorder. 

In the United States, nearly 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and  death battle with an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia. Millions more are struggling with binge eating disorder.

The eating disorders platform correlates with Rogers Memorial’s highly-specialized, intensive eating disorders treatment services. Rogers Memorial offers a full continuum of eating disorders treatment for males, females, adolescents and adults with co-occurring anxiety disorders and employs over 70 eating disorders professionals in its treatment programs.

The Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2008 annual benefit will be held on November 8, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Milwaukee. 

The 2008 Annual Benefit will also include a cocktail reception, dinner, silent and live auctions, the presentation of the foundation’s annual “Spirit of Giving” award.  Proceeds from this event will be used to support the patients and programs of Rogers Memorial Hospital. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation at 262-646-1343.

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