Fall Newsletter - 2016

JOURNALSamaritan’sWHAT’S INSIDEEXPANDINGTHE CENTERA look at the blueprints and designs forthe brand new expansion of the GoodSamaritan Health Center.THE 2016SAMMY AWARDSReflecting on the 2016 Sammy Awardscelebrating Atlanta’s Good Samaritans.REMEMBERING AGOOD SAMARITANHow one volunteer left a lasting impact.FALL FOR SUCH A TIME2016 AS THIS THE FUTURE OF GOOD SAM

PA2GEFOR SUCH ATIME AS THISA LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDERDear Friends, The Full Circle of Health expansion plan is designed to meet the growing and complex needs of ourIn the book of Esther (4:14), there is a deciding community. To do this we are increasing capacitymoment where the Jewish queen has a choice to make. by adding new medical exam rooms and installingHer people are being threatened, and while she is patient education software across the center. Ourliving in safety and comfort, those outside the palace farm is expanding to increase food production,walls are languishing. Her uncle challenges her and we are adding a greenhouse space, open airsaying, “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and educational pavilion, and walking paths throughoutdeliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, the property. Finally, we will add a fitness centerbut you and your father’s family will perish. And who which will be housed in a stand-alone buildingknows but that you have come to your royal position next to our new pavilion. Partnering with a localfor such a time as this?” nonprofit, Urban Perform, The Center will offer patients the opportunity to work out six daysDrawing connections between the ancient world and a week.modern day, I believe Good Sam has a similar choiceto make. With all the upheaval in the world, and the With all the interest and attention directedincreasing demand for healthcare we can look out at Atlanta’s redeveloping Westside, weand see a widening lifespan gap between various believe Good Sam has been placedareas of Atlanta. We could play it safe and keep to here for “such a time as this”, andthe business of being a health center; after all, that with your continued support &is the business we know best! But after 18 years on investment we can help close theAtlanta’s Westside, we have learned that the social thirteen year life expectancy gapdeterminants of health must be addressed if we are to for our neighbors in Atlanta.heal the whole person… the whole family… and thewhole community. Sincerely, 22,657So with detailed architectural renderings and Dr. Bill Warren Patient interactions through Aug.demolition permits in hand, we have embarked on a Founderjourney to complete the Full Circle of Health for ourpatients. This journey has been in our minds and heartsfor 18 years, and now, it is becoming a reality! Wegive God the glory and praise!ESTHER 4:14b“... And who knows but that you have come toyour royal position for such a time as this?”

PA3GE A NEW SMILE: PATIENT SUCCESS STORY“If I could, I’d let you hear my bird song,” David saysthrough missing teeth, “but give me a few months and I’llbe back! Then I’ll let you hear it!”Nearly one year ago we met a wonderful man namedDavid who quickly became a regular at our Fridayhomeless clinic. Over time David, who is never shortof words, began to share his story. David grew up inpre-war Hungary where he had a love for animals,especially whistling to them in the yard of his home everymorning. However, through various trials and challengesin his early life, David ended up facing a serious prisonsentence. Throughout all of these ups and downs he never lost his love for animals; however he did lose his ability tosing with the birds. This is when we first met David.Now, fast forward a few months… in August David received his new teeth and has been whistling non-stop ever since!Community members who know and love David have been calling Good Sam to tell us how happy he is and that helooks 20 years younger! We are also working to find him permanent housing so he can get back on his feet and re-build other areas of his life.2016 FDHA To see a short video and find out how you canPARTNER OF THE YEAR be a part of closing the 13 year life expectancy gap for the communities we serve:The Good Samaritan Health Center was recentlynamed the 2016 Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority TEXT: GS 13 TO: 33733Partner of the Year. This award recognizes our or visitcommitment to providing quality health, servicesand access to unisured and underinsured families in GoodSamAtlanta.org/13yearsAtlanta, Georgia.

PA4GEEXPANDING THE CENTERGathered in a second floor conference room at the The fitness center, run by our partner UrbanGood Samaritan Health Center our leadership team Perform, will feature a state of the art gym facilitysmiles at a projector screen full of 3-D blueprints with exercise equipment and group fitness spaces.and renderings. From the speaker phone in themiddle of the table the voice of an architect walks The addition of a hoop house to our Urban Farmus through the various structures, dimensions and will facilitate year round food production as welldesigns that are suddenly springing to life. We look as the addition of several new crops. In 2017 therearound, awestruck that God would use this simple will be an even wider selection of fresh produce forgroup of people to help complete the Full Circle of our patients and members of our Eat Well Live WellHealth for Good Sam patients. We know God is program.on the move because it’s bigger and better than weever imagined! Patient interactions are growing tremendously, and this year we are on track to surpass 35,000Only months ago these blueprints were merely ideas compared to 27,000 last year. The addition of twoand dreams in the distance. Last fall, in response to new medical exam rooms will allow us to serveseveral years of planning and research, our Board more patients in our priority Westside ZIP codes.of Directors approved the Full Circle of Healthexpansion project. This project was launched in an Finally, by creating several outdoor pavilions andeffort to further close the 13 year life expectancy gathering spaces, we will be able to host events,gap that exists on Atlanta’s Westside by providing educational classes and community days on-site.more preventative, holistic, & integrated care. It is only because of your support, generosity andThe project includes purchasing an adjacent piece partnership that these innovations are possible. Weof property, building an entire new complex thank God, and we thank you, for “every good andfeaturing pavilions, a fitness center, hoop houses, perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17).event space, and adding two medical exam roomswithin the center, as well as adding several new “Every good and perfect gift is fromstaff positions. above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not changeNow, one year after announcing the $1.5 millionproject, the funds have been raised, blueprints like shifting shadows.”are completed, city permits are acquired and James 1:17demotion has begun as we grow to better serve ourneighbors.

PA5GEBLUEPRINTS AND DESIGNSCurrent Good Sam Building Fitness Center Hoop HousePavilion The expanded footprint of Good Sam will include the addition of a fitness center featuring exercise equipment and group fitness spaces, an outdoor pavilion for events and classes, a hoop house for the growing of fresh produce year round and a beautifully landscaped courtyard area with a fireplace and fountain. Additionally, the Urban Farm will be getting a fresh new look and we will be adding two new medical exam rooms to our existing building.

PA6GEREFLECTING ON THE 2016 SAMMY AWARDS The first annual your ZIP code matters more than your genetic code. Sammy Awards In Atlanta, it is proven that there is a drastic 13 year was a wonderful lifespan gap between Buckhead and the neighborhood evening filled with Good Sam serves. We must do better, and together we delicious food, can.” beautiful music, and We loved celebrating our 2016 award recipients, special recognitions an amazing group of individuals and organizations celebrating Atlanta’s making a positive difference on the Westside, including:Dr. Dan Callahan presents Dr. Good Samaritans. Dr. Elizabeth BoswellElizabeth Boswell with the Medical Excitement was in the Medical Provider of the YearProvider of the Year Award Dr. Brian Hawkins & Ms. Rene’ Pettitt air as guests arrived Dental Providers of the Yearat The Foundry at Puritan Mill and smiled for a picture Mr. Benjamin Willson the red carpet, enjoyed passed hors devours, and Innovative Leader Awardsipped wine while listening to the delightful violin &guitar duo Unknown Lyric. The evening progressedinto the main ballroom for a seated dinner and awardspresentation, honoring six award recipients with avideo about the impact they are making at Good Samand beyond. The Sammy Awards theme is an Urban Perform opportunity for Good Sam to pause Community and thank all the Good Samaritans Impact Award who enable us to provide Christ- centered, quality care for our patients. Treanda Smith Transforming someone’s life is too big Patient Impact a job for one clinic to do alone. We Award link arms with compassionate medical providers, like-minded non-profits, Buckhead Dr. William Warren presents Billy Phenix, and generous benefactors every day Church Campus Pastor of Buckhead Church, with to get the job done. Partner of the Year the Partner of the Year Award Dr. Bill Warren From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to ourThe Sammy Awards is also an opportunity to shine a sponsors, guests, and award recipients for supportinglight on the significant healthcare needs that exist on Good Sam’s ambitious goal of closing the 13 year lifeAtlanta’s Westside. John Luckett, CEO of Good Sam, expectancy gap for our neighbors.closed out the night describing the drastic lifespandiscrepancy that exists in Good Sam’s neighborhood To view videos and biographies of all of thecompared to more affluent areas of Atlanta, “There has award recipients, visitnever been a greater sense of urgency for the work ofcharitable clinics. When it comes to health outcomes, www.GoodSamAtlanta.org/SammyAwards16

THANK YOU TO OUR 2016 SPONSORS Premier Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company Award Sponsor Northside Hospital Program Sponsors The A.E.M. Family Foundation The Sara and Fred Hoyt Charitable Trust STG/Merrill Lynch Mr. and Mrs. S. Zachry Young Dinner Sponsors Atlantic Capital Bank Brightworth Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Warren To view a full listing of our 2016 Patron Sponsors visit www.GoodSamAtlanta.org/SammyAwards16 Find out how you can be a 2017 Sammy Awards Sponsor by contacting Veronica Squires at [email protected]

PA8GEThe Good Sam Women’s Auxiliary One of the secret ingredients that makes Good Sam such a special place is the supportive work of the Women’s Auxiliary. This group of ladies holds up the Center through their tireless volunteerism organizing special events, praying for our staff, and coming up with innovative ways to spread the word about Good Sam. But most famously, their bi-annual staff celebration lunches are the highlight of the year! The Good Sam Women’s Auxiliary is excited to be kicking off their 2016-2017 year and would love to invite you to be a part. For more information contact Stephanie Holby at [email protected] DISCOVERTROUT SALES CATHY ROLLINS’ GOOD SAM STORYThe Women’s Auxiliary is partneringwith Sunburst Trout Farms to provide Cathy Rollins, a current Women’sdelicious products for your family this Auxiliary member and the 2015-2016holiday season! Choose from Trout Fillets, President, has been a consistent presenceRainbow Trout Caviar, Smoked Rainbow behind the scenes of the Good SamaritanTrout, Smoked Trout Dip, Gift Baskets and Health Center for many years. “I’m somore! Each sale will raise funds for happy and blessed to be a part of anthe work of Good Sam. amazing group of women dedicated to furthering the mission of Good Sam“ saysTo order call Cathy, “When I visited for the first time,800-673-3051 I sensed there was something specialand mention the happening there on Donald Lee HollowellGood Samaritan Parkway, and I wanted to get involved.”Health Center! Discover more of Cathy’s story by visiting www.GoodSamAtlanta.org/Cathy



REMEMBERING PA1G0EA GOOD SAMARITAN I had the pleasure of meeting anticipated day that Dr. Rayle retired. Bert, his son, Dr. Rayle shortly after Good called me to set up a visit. He suggested that his dad Sam opened in January, needed to retire as he was 91 years old and should 1999. He asked how he not be driving. So, reluctantly I agreed. Dr. Rayle was could assist our efforts in in every sense a blessing to our patients, our staff, and providing radiological especially me. He will be missed by all of us. services to our patients. Between Dr. Rayle and Dr. Bill Warren Robert Hardy, we set up our very first x-ray and Upon his retirement from private practice,radiological services. Thus, early on in the history Good Sam gave Dad a continued outletof our work, we were able to use diagnostic x-rays for two things that were important toin the care of our patients, something of immense him: a love for radiology and service toimportance. others. We will be forever grateful for the gift they gave our father: A place andMore than his skill and reputation as a physician, Dr. reason to continue doing what he lovedRayle was an incredibly kind man who enjoyed and and was so good at - being a radiologist.endeared himself to our staff. I remember the sad yet The Rayle FamilyGive a Gift in Honor or Memory of a Loved One This Christmas This Christmas you can give the gift of health to someone in need in Atlanta as you give a gift to friends and family. For each $100 gift given to Good Sam, we will send our 2016 Good Sam Collector’s Ornament to honored friends and family members. They will also receive your personalized Christmas card which lets them know that the gift itself was a way of being a Good Samaritan to someone in need. You can give as many gifts as you wish knowing that each one provides vital healthcare services to your neighbors in Atlanta. Visit www.GoodSamAtlanta.org/Christmas or call Blake Adams at 678.553.4908 *Ornaments pictured here are for display purposes only.

IN HONOR OF HONORS & MEMORIALS DR. ALBERT RAYLE JANUARY 1, 2016 - AUGUST 31, 2016 Ms. Lulyanne S. AllgoodDR. DANIEL F. CALLAHAN Mr. William A. Parker, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer BrewerMr. Carl Swearingen Mr. William C. Warren III Edge CapitalMS. CATE KENNEDY Mrs. Carol Goodman Ms. Sally Ann EllertMrs. Pat Fiol Mrs. Reese Currie Dr. and Mrs. William C. ConnerMR. AND MRS. BILLY PEEBLES Ms. Cyndae Arrendale Ms. Suzanne CoxMr. James E. Jewell Ms. Elizabeth W. Dykes Mr. Terry CreechDR. AND MRS. KENNETH TARATUS Ms. Jacquelyn Hahne Mr. and Mrs. Charles DickersonMs. Helen Taratus O’Connor Ms. May D. Peach Mr. and Ms. David M. DuboseMS. ANSLEY S. WARREN Ms. Pam Rollins Ms. Elizabeth EvansMs. Hardin Patrick The Shearon & Taylor Glover Foundation, Inc. Mr. William L. GloverMs. Amanda Sivewright MR. D. ROBERT CUMMING, JR. Ms. Antoinette GoodrichMr. Matthew Warren Ms. Cynthia Booke Mr. and Mrs. Jon GreenwellMrs. Susan Warren Ms. Laurie Haddow Mr. Michael Willis and Mrs. Lori HardinMR. GLENN WARREN Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lummus Mr. and Mrs. W. G. HaysMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Smith III Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heinz Mr. John HinesDR. WILLIAM C. WARREN, IV Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. George HuberMr. and Mrs. Marcus A. Cook III Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Egan Mr. and Mrs. John JungmanMr. and Mrs. Terrence L. Croft Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds McClatchey Mr. T.C. Lupton, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Steve Houseworth Mr. and Mrs. Richard Denny, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill McWilliamsMr. and Mrs. Meade Stone Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oestmann Mr. and Ms. Frank C. Owens, Jr. Ms. Janet A. PiercyIN MEMORY OF Mr. William A. Parker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Shepard Mrs. John W. Grant Mr. William SkeeanMRS. WEETA ADAMS Mrs. Margaret DeBorde Dr. and Mrs. Carter SmithNorthside Bible Class Mrs. Mary Bailey Izard Steffen Thomas Muesum and ArchivesMRS. SARA ADKERSON Ms. Rosalind P. Sasser Mrs. Beverly B. WestMs. Sharon Johnson MR. MICHAEL J. EGAN MRS. DODIE STOCKTONMr. and Mrs. Edward T. Zeigler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Denny, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bridges, Jr.MR. LAWRENCE M. BUTLER, SR. MR. BILLY GARRETT MR. SPIKE WAHLENMr. and Mrs. Phil Chambless Northside Bible Class Mr. and Mrs. Fred BurkeMR. JAMES M. CLAYTON MR. ALLEN J. HAMILTON MR. HOWARD WARRENMr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Badame Mr. and Mrs. Josh Mudd Dr. and Mrs. Armand HendeeMs. Sybil C. Conlan MS. CHAROLETTE HEINZ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. HodgesMs. Cynthia Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Collison Mr. and Mrs. Barrett HowellMs. Vicki Paulbick MR. WILLIAM HOWELL Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodall, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wharton Mr. and Mrs. William C. Warren III Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Glenn, Jr.MR. JOHN B. CHAPMAN MR. JOHN LANGSFELD Mr. and Mrs. Louie B. WoodMs. Leisa Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Joel Langsfeld Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds McClatcheyMr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Rollins MR. KIRK MCALPIN, SR. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Denny, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mynatt, Jr. The Sandridge Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. HatcherMr. and Mrs. Donnie Chapman MRS. MARY L. MCDOUGALL Mr. Hugh RichardsonMr. and Mrs. Ed Addison Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Mr. John W. RookerMr. and Mrs. Glenn Warren MS. CHRISTINE P. NEWTON Mr. William A. Parker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Cathy Broom Mr. William C. Warren IIIMr. and Mrs. Homer W. Whitman, Jr. DR. SCOTT PASTOR Mrs. Kathryn McGrewMr. and Mrs. Jarrett Davis Mr. and Mrs. Tad Linder Mrs. Susan MathisMr. and Mrs. Norris A. Broyles, Jr. MS. VAUGN NIXON PLAYER Mrs. Wendy PeroMr. and Mrs. Richard Denny, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tad Linder Ms. Ann E. MiddelthonMr. and Mrs. Terry S. Petrukovich MR. DREW POGUE MS. ELINOR YARBROUGHMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pogue Ms. Frances C. BrughMr. and Ms. Frank C. Owens, Jr. MR. CLARKE RAWSON Ms. Sarah H. KillgoreMr. John Alston Mrs. William E. RobinsonMr. Mark C. Pope IVMr. R. Cotten Alston

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