Southcoast Trustees Medal for Outstanding Service

The Boards of Trustees for Southcoast Health System and Southcoast Hospitals Group periodically award its prestigious Southcoast Trustees' Medal for Outstanding Service.

The Southcoast Trustees' Medal is presented to individuals who have shown exemplary service, selfless giving and commitment to the goals and mission of the health system and hospitals.

The Southcoast Trustees' Medal for Outstanding Service is considered the very highest honor the Southcoast Boards can bestow — one that marks a lifetime of selfless giving and commitment to the health care of our communities.

2007

The Trustees Medal was not awarded in 2007.

2006

• Elizabeth Weinberg
  For 20 years, Betty Weinberg and her husband, Sidney, have been major supporters of Tobey Hospital, establishing a legacy that has had a significant impact on the Tobey of today. Weinberg used her early experiences at New York Presbyterian Hospital to create a volunteer Patient Representative program at Tobey in 1993. Her "hands on" attitude in supervising volunteers helped ensure that every patient's issue or concern was compassionately addressed before discharge. She served on Tobey's Board of Trustees, has been a tireless campaign member and today serves on the Southcoast Development Committee, offering valuable insight and direction for a stronger health system.

• Robert Karam
  Robert Karam has served on the Southcoast Health System Board of Trustees since 2002 and is the first leader of Charlton Memorial Hospital's President's Council, which performs philanthropic outreach for the hospital. In that role he and his committee members raised more than $160,000 for the Southcoast Health Van and another $100,000 to support the purchase of digital mammography equipment. Karam constantly promotes Southcoast and its superlative health care to businesses and the community at large. He has raised the bar of philanthropy through his personal support and works tirelessly to ensure that Charlton continues to provide excellent health care in our community.

2005

• Margherita B. Baldwin of Marion
  One of Tobey Hospital's strongest advocates for well over 20 years, Baldwin was chosen for her passion for quality health care, close to home, and her tireless effort to enlist the support of the community during Tobey's last three campaigns. She served on the Southcoast Hospitals Group board from 1989 to 1995, seeing first hand how the merger that created Southcoast positively impacted what was once a struggling small community hospital. She most recently co-chaired the campaign to build Tobey's new operating suites and intensive care unit — and it was her tenacity that helped the campaign far surpass its goal. She is someone who has always led by example.

• Wendy Joblon of Dartmouth
  A devoted St. Luke's Hospital patron for many years, Joblon's continuous and outstanding support with special events has helped Southcoast raise thousands of dollars to help expand medical services, but has also provided many memorable evenings to Southcoast family and friends. Through her tireless efforts and dedication to detail, she has effectively informed our community of the need for philanthropy — and, more specifically, opened their eyes to the needs of their community hospital. A team player, she is always at the ready to get involved — and that makes her a special part of the St. Luke's family.

• Earle P. "Chuck" Charlton II of Hillsborough, Calif.
  Charlton has been a major benefactor, trustee, volunteer and a true friend to Charlton Memorial Hospital and Southcoast Health System for several decades. He represents and continues the legacy his grandfather started in Fall River over 100 years ago, beginning with the creation of Truesdale Hospital. He takes great pride in what his family has been able to accomplish and the impact their philanthropic endeavors have had on medical care in Southeastern Massachusetts. In his diligent role as a donor and advisor, he can always be counted on as a major Southcoast friend.