AAMC Magazine

Fall 2008

Spotlight

YWCA TWIN Award to Pathways Director

Martha Smith, Martin L. Doordan, Helen Reines, R.N., Joyce Phillip

From left are Martha Smith, president, Anne Arundel Community College; Martin L. Doordan, president and CEO, Anne Arundel Health System; Helen Reines; and Joyce Phillip, president of the Board of the YWCA Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.

Helen Reines, R.N., executive director of the AAMC Pathways Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, has received the 2008 TWIN Award at the annual Tribute to Women and Industry celebration, sponsored by the YWCA of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and Anne Arundel Community College. TWIN (Tribute to Women and INdustry) honors women at managerial, professional or executive levels who have contributed significantly to their companies’ success.

Grand Opening:
AAMC Health Services ? Kent Island

Grand Opening Ceremony for Kent Island facility

Hundreds of Eastern Shore residents enjoyed the AAMC Health Services ? Kent Island grand opening last summer. Guests toured the new facility, met the physicians and office staff, attended health seminars, and received health tips and information. From left, Queen Anne’s County Commissioners Gene M. Ransom III, Carol R. Fordonski, Paul L. Gunther and Board President Dr. Eric S. Wargotz presented a plaque commemorating the opening of the new building to Martin L. Doordan, president and CEO of Anne Arundel Health System. For more information about AAMC Health Services ? Kent Island, visit www.aahs.org and click on the link to Kent Island.

Thank You, AAMC Patients!

AAMC has received the Excellence through Insight award for Highest Community Perception of Quality among Suburban/Urban Hospitals by HealthStream Research, a national independent health care research organization. The award is based on satisfaction surveys completed by AAMC patients. This honor is a source of great pride for AAMC, whose employees have cared for generations of families for more than 106 years. Thank you, AAMC patients, for continuing to place your trust in us!

Donate Platelets, Blood at AAMC

Blood donor technician Ruth Walter attends blood and platelet donor Scott McRoy during a recent donation. The platelet separator is in the background.

Scott McRoy, featured on the cover, was donating blood one day at AAMC when he noticed the donor center’s new platelet machine. When he learned that platelets collected are used for oncology patients, he became a regular platelet donor. Patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation or organ transplants are unable to produce enough platelets and, without a transfusion, life-threatening bleeding can result.

The platelet collection process, apheresis (ay-fer-E-sis), takes about an hour and a half, depending on the donor. Platelets have a five-day storage life, so regular donations are critical to help this vulnerable patient population. Even better, donors can donate platelets and whole blood at the same time.

The platelets and blood you donate at AAMC stay at AAMC, directly benefiting our patients—your family, friends, and neighbors. Please make a convenient appointment by calling 443-481-4215.

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