| For Immediate Release | Contact: Joyce Faria Brennan |
| December 14, 2005 | 508-961-5270 |
| brennanj@southcoast.org | |
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| The inaugural recipients of the Southcoast Trustees' Medal for Outstanding Service were, from left, Wendy Joblon, Margherita Baldwin and Earle P. Charlton II. The medals were awarded at the Annual Meeting of Southcoast Health System and Southcoast Hospitals Group at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on December 13. | |
"Every year the boards of trustees for the Health System and the Hospitals Group are privileged to work with some of the most talented, dedicated, community-minded and generous people you will find anywhere," said Gilbert L. Shapiro, MD, Chairman of the Southcoast Health System Board. "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."
The inaugural recipients of the Southcoast Trustees' Medal for Outstanding Service were:
- Margherita B. Baldwin of Marion. One of Tobey Hospital's strongest advocates for well over 20 years, Ms. 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.
About Southcoast
Southcoast Health System, a not-for-profit charitable organization, is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes Southcoast Hospitals Group, formed in 1996 from the merger of Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
Southcoast is one of three community hospitals approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to perform open heart surgery and primary angioplasty beginning in Spring 2002.
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