Southcoast Hospitals celebrate volunteers for many years of service

"During these many hours, they have brought comfort to our patients and assistance to our staff. Southcoast Hospitals is truly grateful for their devotion."

— Keith A. Hovan, President & CEO, Southcoast Hospitals Group

WESTPORT, Mass. — Volunteers at Southcoast Hospitals Group, who contributed more than 90,000 hours of service over the past year, were honored October 7 at an annual reception at White's of Westport Restaurant.

Award pins were given to volunteers who have reached milestones in hours of service at the three hospital sites and the Southcoast Hospice program, starting at 100 hours.

• Adeline DeSousa, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, was honored for 31,500 hours.
• Corrie Rogers, Tobey Hospital in Wareham, was honored for 11,000 hours.
• Maurice Vannier, Charlton Memorial in Fall River, was honored for 11,000 hours.

"Volunteers have worked 90,933 hours this past year," said Keith A. Hovan, President & CEO of Southcoast Hospitals Group, as he thanked the volunteers. "During these many hours, they have brought comfort to our patients and assistance to our staff. Southcoast Hospitals is truly grateful for their devotion."

Therese M. Mulvey, MD, Physician-in-Chief & Medical Oncologist at the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care, also expressed gratitude to the volunteers and spoke about the future of cancer care and services in the South Coast region.

Charlton Memorial Hospital
Award Recipients

Maurice Vannier was honored for having the most volunteer hours at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. From left, Keith Hovan, President & CEO of Southcoast Hospitals, Agatha St. Amour, Director of Volunteer Service, Southcoast Hospitals, and Maurice Vannier, Charlton Memorial in Fall River, was honored for 11,000 hours.

100 Hours at Charlton

Judith Amaral, Patient Representative
Janice Arruda, Pastoral Care
Natalia Arruda, Gift Shop
Victoria Botelho, Purchasing
Maria Carmo, Pastoral Care
Cecile Chicca, Pastoral Care
Carol Cioe, Pastoral Care
Alfred Correia, Pastoral Care
Vivian Costa, Gift Shop
John Cummings, Volunteer Office
Dawn Cunningham, Surgery Center
Paul Cyr, Pastoral Care
Michael DeJesus, Volunteer Office
Debra Fontaine, Pastoral Care
Larry Garside, Medical Staff Office
Deborah Gordon, Pastoral Care
Patricia Healey, Pastoral Care
Sheila Holleran, Patient Representative
Stanley Janczura, Volunteer Office
Bridget Kaegael, Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery
Tim Kirkman, Patient Registration
Mary Ann Lamontagne Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery
Christine Lopiano, Pastoral Care
Rossario Lopiano, Pastoral Care
William Lynch, Pastoral Care
Eleanor Mellor, Information Desk
Michael O'Connell, Volunteer Office
Elizabeth Sylvia, Knitting
Scott Warner, Transport
Wayne Yee, Pastoral Care

500 Hours at Charlton

Robert Chouinard, Pastoral Care
Constance Daley, Pastoral Care
Susan Foster, Surgery Center
Pauline Frates, Information Desk
Mary Frederick, Information Desk
Elaine Genereux, Knitting
Brain Legault, Information Desk
Veronica McCarthy, Gift Shop
Maureen Solomon, Gift Shop
Edie Sosnoskie, Gift Shop
Arnold Waterman, Patient Representative

1,000 Hours at Charlton

Ann Beben, Surgery Center, Human Resources
Dino Branco, Pastoral Care
Jose Branco, Pastoral Care
Margaret Brown, Patient Representative
Robert Colley, Information Desk
Joseph Levesque, Pastoral Care
Dolores Minkin, Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery, Surgery Center
Barbara Mumford, Gift Shop
Pauline Theberge, Education Services
Lillian Valcourt, Gift Shop

1,500 Hours at Charlton

Veronica Beaulieu, Information Desk
Maxine Cobb, Flowers/Mail
Henry Dion, Pastoral Care
Raul Fernandes, Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery
Joseph Mlynek, Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery
Emma Pavao, Pastoral Care
Roger Pelissier, Mended Hearts/Cardiac Surgery
Henry Sylvia, Graphic Arts

2,000 Hours at Charlton

Debbie Roy, Cafeteria
Marion Saurette, Pastoral Care
June Smith, Knitting
Jeanne Woodward, Pastoral Care

2,500 Hours at Charlton

Vincent Hebert, Southcoast Center for Cancer Care
Cecile Letourneau, Gift Shop

3,000 Hours at Charlton

Eleanor Lechan, Gift Shop

4,000 Hours at Charlton

Patricia Boyer, Gift Shop

4,500 Hours at Charlton

James Brayton, Information Desk

5,500 Hours at Charlton

Barbara Bell, Emergency Dept.
Russell Bell, Emergency Dept.
Gabrielle Partridge, Administration

6,500 Hours at Charlton

Janet Rancourt, Information Desk

11,000 Hours at Charlton

Maurice Vannier, Information Desk (pictured)

St. Luke's Hospital
Award Recipients

Ed Fernandes was honored for 12,000 hours of volunteer time at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. Not in attendance were Adeline DeSousa and Maria Oliver with more than 31,500 hours. From left, Keith A. Hovan, President & CEO Southcoast Hospitals Group, Agatha St. Amour, Director of Volunteer Services, Southcoast Hospitals Group, and Ed Fernandes, St. Luke's Volunteer, was honored for 12,000 hours.

100 Hours at St. Luke's

Priscilla Demers, Nursing
Cynthia Farrell, Patient Representative
Cheryl Gouveia, Southcoast Hospice
Kathleen Lang, Southcoast Hospice
Patricia Marshall, Southcoast Hospice
Anne Nolin, Southcoast Hospice
Ronald Nolin, Southcoast Hospice
Helen Heffernan, Information Desk
Maria Negalha, Pastoral Care
Maria F. Pacheco, Pastoral Care
Marilyn Pacheco, Pastoral Care
Alice Pfeninger, Patient Representative
Shirley Purrington, Health Information
Mary E. Silva, Southcoast Hospice
Anne Silveira, Southcoast Hospice
David Souza, Transportation
Rita Souza, Gift Shop
Paula Sullivan, Southcoast Hospice
Jacqueline Swanson, Southcoast Hospice
Gerard Tanguay, Southcoast Hospice
Fr. John of the Trnity, Pastoral Care
Jeannine Watts, Pastoral Care

500 Hours at St. Luke's

Mary Ann Buss, Nursing
Normand Cabral, Transportation
Claire Catulo, Pastoral Care
James Corrado, Pastoral Care
Mary Ellen Emmons, Pastoral Care
Debra Kennedy, Admitting
Robert Kowalski Jr, Southcoast Hospice
Mary Lucy Pereira, Information Desk
Debra Pauline, Southcoast Hospice
Gloria Richard Chartier Southcoast Hospice
Cecelia Russell, Nursing/Volunteer Dept.

1,000 Hours at St. Luke's

Bethany Barrow, Mailroom/Social Services
Robert Colley, Southcoast Hospice
Paul Gosselin, Transportation/Surgery Center
Elaine Lancaster, Information Desk
Anne Marcotte , Nursing
Lesbelia Resendes, Southcoast Center for Cancer Care
Vivian Whalley, Admitting

1,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Diane Binning, Nursing
Marilyn Collins, Information Desk/Surgery Center
Jean Coury, Patient Representative
Jennifer Demers, Nursing
Rose Duarte, Admitting/Flowers
Celeste Lake, Southcoast Hospice
Bella Perry, Transportation
Dolores Rodrigues, Nursing
Andrea Rousseau, Mailroom/Transportation
Louis Silverstein, Information Desk/Surgery Center

2,000 Hours at St. Luke's

Pauline Brunelle, Southcoast Hospice
Elvira Fernandes, Library
Raymond Guy, Transportation
Phyllis Peckham, Southcoast Hospice

2,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Florence Gonsalves, Employee Health
Patricia Halloran, Gift Shop
Olivia Telesmanick, Volunteer Office

3,000 Hours at St. Luke's Michael Araujo, Transportation
Joan Cote, Southcoast Hospice
Patricia Marujo, Oncology
Barbara Adams, Surgery Center

3,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Lucy Bernardo, Human Resources/Info. Desk/Pastoral Care
Jacqueline Morin, Southcoast Hospice
Norma Oste, Surgery Center

4,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Mary Ann Touhey, Rehab
Gloria Vincent, Health Information

5,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Lorette Viens, Gift Shop

6,000 Hours at St. Luke's

Richard Nissen, Mailroom/Transportation

12,000 Hours at St. Luke's

Edward Fernandes, Emergency Dept/Gift Shop (pictured)

31,500 Hours at St. Luke's

Adeline DeSousa, Admitting/Mailroom

Many years of dedication at St. Luke's

Marie Oliver, Gift Shop

Tobey Hospital
Award Recipients

Corrie Rogers was honored for having the most volunteer hours at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. From left, Agatha St. Amour, Director of Volunteer Service, Southcoast Hospitals, Corrie Rogers, Tobey Hospital in Wareham, was honored for 11,000 hours, and Keith Hovan, President & CEO of Southcoast Hospitals.

100 Hours at Tobey

Kaitlyn Anderson, Emergency Dept.
Robert Richards, Pastoral Care
Kathryn Conroy, Emergency Dept.
Phyllis Ducary, Emergency Dept.
Joan Holway, Information Desk
Glenn Monterio, Pastoral Care
Marcella Regan, Information Desk
Carol Rhodes, Patient Representative
Eileen Styblo, Emergency Dept.

500 Hours at Tobey

Arlene Barrett, Pastoral Care
Cathy Bergeron, Information Desk
Joyce Houlihan, Patient Representative
Yvonne Jackson, Transportation
Judith MacGregor, Gift Shop
Alice Mercier, Pillow Maker
Pauline Parkinson, Transportation
Barbara Ramsay, Pastoral Care
Jean Reitsma, Information Desk
Marc Ciano, Emergency Dept.

1,000 Hours at Tobey

Maureen DeWitt, Information Desk
Bonnie Murphy, Gift Shop
Ronna Santoro, Gift Shop

1,500 Hours at Tobey

Carl Whitcomb, Transportation
Emma Williams, Medical Records

2,000 Hours at Tobey

Diane Cremonini, Patient Representative
Helen Fisher, Gift Shop

2,500 Hours at Tobey

Patricia Figueredo, Gift Shop
Shirley Kurcharski, Rehab Clinic

4,000 Hours at Tobey

Lucille Dardis, Information Desk
Louise Thunert, SDC

11,000 Hours at Tobey

Corrie Rogers, Rehab Clinic (pictured)