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Nationally Recognized, Technologically Advanced, Board Certified,
Comprehensive Care.
For almost eight decades , Warm Springs, Georgia has been the home of quality rehabilitation and today the Roosevelt Institute continues its legacy of comprehensive services and compassionate care. We offer nationally recognized Orthopedic, Cerebrovascular Accident, Spinal Cord Injury and Wound Care Programs ; the most technologically advanced medical records and patient treatment systems currently available; a highly trained, Board Certified physician staff; certified and registered rehabilitation nurses and wound care specialists; and an unmatched tradition of neuro and orthopedic treatment therapists.
Visit our historic, 900-acre campus and see for yourself how public-private partnership keeps us ahead of the healthcare curve. Witness first hand our motto of "ActiveTreatment," combining expertise and compassion in a team-focused approach to individualized care. And learn how we continue to "empower persons with disabilities to achieve personal independence" in 2005 and beyond.
The Roosevelt In sti tute . . . rehabilitation at its best.
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WARM SPRINGS INSTITUTE .FOR REHABILITATION
Wann Springs, GA 31830-1000
706-655-5000 I fax : 706-655-sou
www. roosevel trehab. org
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News and Notes .. .. ........ .. .. .... .. 2 Cornerstones ... .. ..... .... ......... ..... 3 Staff Guest Column ...... .... ...... 7

Georgia Hall Society .. .. ............ 13 Tributes ..... .. ........... ...... .......... 16

EDITOR Martin Hannon Public Relarions Director
LAYOUT & DESIGN Image By Design
Columbus, Georgia
PHOTOGRAPHY Mulri-lmage
LaGrange, Georgia
PRINTING Commumcorp Columbus, Georgia
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS
Mike Shadix Jacqueline Davis
Dawn Freelin Joe Bankovich
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David E. Panner
CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
J. Bruce Williams, Jr.
Roosevelr Wann Springs Developmenr Fund, Inc.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Daniel W Brinks
Gwendolyn Dean Dykes J. Harper Gaston, M.D.
Charles H. Hood D. Gaines Lanier Srcphen A. Melton Sr. Judge James W Oxendine
Erik Vonk
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Success Story:
Reviewing The Legacy Of Frank Ruzycki
30 Years Of Success ...... .... ...... ....... ......... ...... ... ......... ............. ... 4-6

Cover Story:
RWS Column Campaign Over Three-Quarters Complete
Honors Continue For Naming Opportunity ........ ... ..... .. ................ 8-9

History Story:
Before There Was Warm Springs ...
There Was Campobello ........................................................ 10-12

Program Feature:
Transportation: Essential Part Of Institute Operations
"Everywhere We Go Is Out-ofTown" ... ................. .. .............. 14-15

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COLUMBUS AGAIN FOCUS OF FUNDING CAMPAIGN

The generosity of Georgians and especially the residents of Columbus in the early 1930s was instrumental in the construction of historic 'Mum Springs buildings like Georgia Hall and the Columbus Colonnade.
And now, over seven decades later, local generosity is again being couned by the Roosevelt Winn Springs Development Fund through a fundraising e[on dubbed "The Columbus Campaign ."
Co-hosted by Columbus Bank & Trust President and CEO Stephen A. Melton and Columbus Mayor Roben S. Poydashe[, the campaign has already received its first major leadership gift ($20,000) from the]. W and Ethel l. WoodrulT Foundation of Columbus. Along with W C. Bradley and other Columbus leaders of the time, the Woodruff fam ily played a leading role in the original building campaign.

Along with Mayor PoydashelT and Melton, the current campaign steering committee includes Judge Frankj. Jordan,Jr. , and Judge Douglas C. Pullen, of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; D. Gaines Lanier, Chainnan and CEO of]. Smith Lanier and Company; James E. Butler, Jr , senior panner of Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer, Daugherty & Sullivan; andJames N. and Jean Can trell of Action Buildings.
Restoration of historic strucrures and the equipping of new facilities are goals. Three Columbus receptions are planned for The River Club this fall and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, FD R's granddaughter, has agreed to serve as Honorary Chair.
For more infonnation, contact the RWS Development Fund Office at 706-655-5670.

ON THE COVER
Members of the Warner Bryan construction team of Greenville, Ga., install two new columns in the ongoing RWS Column Campaign . Now in its final stages, this unique naming
opportunity has generated $111,000 in replacement columns to date.

NEWS AND NcIES

RWSIR Adds PTs With Doctorates
For the first time in its long and illusaious history of physical therapy, Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs has two PTs on staff with doctorates. Added to the RWSlR staff in the last month was Gail Hale, an Emory University PT doctoral recipient, and Amanda Hines, a recent Duke University PT doctoral graduate.
According to the Lnstitme's Rene James, more and more physical therapists are staying in school longer to work on doctorates. She said, "lt's a growing rrend as the doctorate can help physical therapists achieve direct access to patients (without physician referral) and provide more srrength for our discipline in lobbying efforts. "
Hale will work with Outpatient Therapy at RWSIR's ewnan clinic, while Hines will work with Inpatient Therapy in 'Mlrm Springs.
Joe Lyttle Hoops Tourney Postponed Until Next May
Due to several coaching changes, financial consrraints and Paralympic preparations, the next edition of the Roosevelt World Basketball Challenge, now called the Joseph Lyttle Tournament in honor of RWSIR's longtime recreation director, has been postponed from this August to next May.
The next international wheelchair basketball in 'Mlrm Springs will have the women's competition taking place May 16-21 and the men's action May 23-28.
Updates will be forthcoming in future editions of The Spirit , but more information about the tournament can also be obtained by calling the Frank C. Ruzycki Center for Therapeutic Recreation at 706-655-5715.
RWS Earns Two Target Awards
Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs was recently honored with two 2005 Target Awards by the Georgia Hospital Association.
The 2004 Annual Report - "New Horizons" earned a GHA Target Award of Merit and the ongoing Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs Column Campaign garnered a Target Award of Excellence in the Fundraising category.
Marketing and public relations specialists from hospital associations in other states handle the judging each year with this year's GSHMPR competition conducted by marketing and PR professionals in Illinois.
The Institute also earned its third award for the ongoing RWS Column Campaign with news of a

2005 APEX Award for Publications Excellence in the lnvesrrnent and Financial Campaigns category. lt's the third APEX Award that the lnstitute has earned the last three years.
Flint River Academy Grad Gets Health Careers Scholarship
Jessie Brovm, a recent graduate of Flint River Academy in Woodbury, was recently named the recipient of the first annual Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs Health Careers Scholarship.
Brown, who plans to enter the nursing field, has been a participant in the lnstitute's Volunteen Program each of the last two summers.
The Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs Volunteer Services Program plans to award the $500 scholarship each year to a graduating senior who has been part of the Volunteens and it will be renewed annually as long as each recipient remains in college.
The Volunteens, 23 of whom recently took part in two months of volunteer aid at the Institute, is a summertime program for area high school students.

Hanafin, Keith Lewis); Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Move Or Special; Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special (Dramatic Underscore) ; Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special (Taylor Knight, Vanessa Davis) ; Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special (Carla White, Donna Premick).
The televised Emmy Award presentations will take place on Sept. 18. Go Team!!!
"Warm Springs" Movie DVDs Going On Sale August 30
Home Box Office has announced that DVDs of the movie "'Mlrm Springs" will go on sale nationally August 30.
The HBO Films movie staning Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia ixon, Kathy Bates, David Paymer,jane Alexander and lim Blake Nelson has received rave reviews natiomvide and figures to be a major player at the next Emmy Awards, Sunday, Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.

"Warm Springs" Nominated For Emmys In 14 Categories
"'Mlrm Springs" the movie has been nominated for Emmy Awards in 14 categories.
The nominations announced July 14 included: Outstanding Made For Television Movie; Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries Or Movie (Kenneth Branagh); Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie (Cynthia ixon) ; Outstanding Supporting Actress Ln A Miniseries Or Movie Qane Alexander & Katl1y Bates); Outstanding Director For A Miniseries, Movie Or Dramatic
Spedal 0oe Sargent) ;
Outstanding Writer For A Miniseries, Movie Or Dramatic Special (Margaret Nagle) ; Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie (Sarah Knowles); Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special (Lynn Kresse! , Shay Griffin) ; Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie (Robbie Greenberg) ; Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or Special (Hope

"Wan11 Splings," an HBO Films oliginal movie that aired nationally in late Ap1il, will go on sale as a DVD ALlgust 30. It stamd Kenneth Branagh and Cynthia Nixon as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

CcRNERSio&ES

David Parmer Assumes Role Of Interim Executive Director
A West Central Georgia native, David E. Panner has assumed the role of interim executive director at the Roosevelt \Minn Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.
Upon the retirement of Frank Ruzycki at the end of May, the Georgia Department of Labor elevated Panner's role from deputy director to executive director, pending a search for Ruzycki 's eventual replacement.
Parmer rransferred to the lnstitute from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, where he had been deputy director of budget services. Ln August of 1986, he was named RWSlRadministrator for management services. Ln 2001 , he was promoted to director of operation services and in 2004 he was again elevated to deputy director. A fonner auditor for the state crime commission (1973-74) and chief accountant for the Georgia Bureau of lnvestigation (1975-76) , Panner has received numerous accolades and awards during his tenure at the lnstitute, including the RWSIR Leadership Award in 1993 and the Georgia Rehabilitation Services Dimensions of Excellence Leadership Award in 1994. He was also assistam coach for the 6.rst RWSLR Leadership Redwood Class in 2000. Born in LaGrange, Panner attended LaGrange High School and holds both a BS Degree and MBA from West Georgia College. Married and the father of five, he resides in Tyrone. In accepting his new role, Parmer said, "My affection for this place is a constanL l am honored to follow a leader like Frank Ruzycki and look forward to continuing the tremendous level of service that has become synonymous with Roosevelt \Minn Springs."
Parmer Timeline

1973-74 1975-76 1977-79 1979-82 1982-8 6 1986-01
2001-04 2004-05 2005-

Auditor, State Crime Commission Chief Accountant, Georgia Bureau of Lnvestigation Section Manager, OHR Office of Financial Services Deputy Director, DHR Office of Financial Services Deputy Director, DHR Budget Services Administrator, Roosevelt Lnstitute Management Services Director, Roosevelt Lnstitute Operation Services Deputy Director, Roosevelt Lnstitute lnterim Executive Directoi; Roosevelt Institute

Atlanta's Wayne Reece Brings Extensive Public Affairs Expertise To RWS Board
Atlanta Public Affairs Attorney \Miyne Reece has joined the Roosevelt \Minn Springs Development Fund Board of Trustees. Reece, principal ofReece and Associates, brings over two decades of expertise in the field of public affairs and a reputation as a caring, diligent and highly effective advocate for some of the most pressing concerns facing Georgia today.
"We feel fortunate to have \Miyne Reece on our Board," said Dawn Freelin, RWS annual gifts manager. "[was so impressed with the attention and focus he has offered from the onseL He brings clarity of vision and the scope of his expe1ience as a behind-the-scenes adviser on so many important issues. "
Reece has already proven his ability to produce solid results in a big way. As sponsorship chainnan for the 2005 Georgia Hall Society Ball, he worked closely with ball chairs James W Oxendine and his wife Phyllis and Georgia Lnsurance CommissionerJohn Oxendine to raise a record total $220,000 for the event.
A native of Ellijay, Ga., Reece earned his law degree OD 1981 , cum laude) from the University of Georgia, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. Upon graduation, he became the 6.rst staff member in the successful gubernatorial campaign of Georgia Governor Joe Frank Hanis. He then practiced public 6.nance law with Kilpatrick and Cody (now Kilpatrick Stockton LLP) in Atlanta before opening his own 6.nn , specializing in governmental relations and public affairs.
Reece has considerable expertise in highway safety issues. He has worked closely witl1 political, business and civic leaders to encourage the Georgia legislature to strengthen impaired-driver laws and focus more attention on highway safety. He has also helped influence legislation mandating seatbelt use and increasing enforcement efforrs, preventing thousands of injuries and saving countless lives.
ln addition, Reece collaborated with a coalition of Georgia physicians and emergency personnel to help highlight the critical need for state funding to develop a statewide trauma network. As a result, the state of Georgia eventually allocated funding for a Statewide Trauma and Emergency Care
etwork in 2002. His success as an advocate in Georgia has resulted in his 6.nn's involvement in public affairs campaigns in more than a dozen states. Reece and his staff continue to serve the public good in a variety of ways and the RWS Development Fund is honored that he has chosen our Board as a means of serving people with disabilities in Georgia.

By Martin Harmon Nonnally, success stories in The Spirit are reserved for individuals who have overcome disabiliries. For them, the Roosevelt 'Minn Springs Lnstirute for Rehabilitation has been a means to a better and more independent life.
"Caring Heans and Changing Lives" is the way our new Roosevelt 'Minn Springs video characterizes what goes on here, and for the last 30 years, no one exemplified that better than Frank Ruzycki.
That's why his recent retirement as executive director gives pause to consider a different kind of success in 'Minn Springs ... the kind that starred at the top and came from the hearr, the kind that led to multi-million dollar improvements , and the kind that always put the organization as a whole first, positioning this facility as a regional, national and even international leader in rehabilitation.
As we begin a new era without Frank Ruzycki in charge, we would be wise to consider his legacy, a longer running legacy in this place than possibly anyone, save FDR himselC for as Roosevelt 'Minn Springs Development Fund Board Chainnan Bruce Williams remarked the day he retired, "It's almost easier to imagine the Lnstirute without Roosevelt than to imagine it without Frank."
Following is a Ruzycki capsule in his own words:
Starting Out with the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
When Frank Ruzycki first arrived in 'Minn Springs in December of 1973, Roosevelt 'Minn Springs was acrually still the Georgia 'Minn Springs Foundation. For the young assistant administrator from Connecticut, it provided a good background for all rhat had gone on before and as a way to better understand the many changes rhat lay ahead.
"/ came in on/ya short time before the state took over when the mindset was that we needed to become a more modem rehabilitation center servicing all kinds ofdisabilities. I was on the grou nd floor. It was a good time start."
Leaving 'Minn Springs three years later to briefly become assistant execu rive director of the Easter Seal Society in Pittsburgh, Pa., he soon returned in 1979 as deputy director of what by that time had become a state managed facility, the Roosevelt 'Minn Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.
"When the changeover occuned, we were in disrepair. We had to re-invent ourservices. We have always had an inaedible staff with the ability through ana/ysis and review to come together and take whatever steps were necessaiy That's what we did then and what we have continued to do. "

Taking Over as Roosevelt Warm Springs Executive Director in 1986
Among the first things Ruzycki accomplished after taking over as executive director in 1986 was the stan of the Roosevelt 'Minn Springs Development Fund, an organization that would become the invaluable, fundraising suppon system for the Lnstirute.
"People responded to the vision ofa separatefundraising organization. They didn't want to wait for taxpayer dollars to fi111d everything. Wefann ed the Roosevelt Wann Splings Development Fund and people accepted the idea almost overnight. We had someearly successes to get the ball rolling and began to dream."
Ln 1988, the RWS Development Fund hosted rhe firsr annual Georgia Hall Society Ball, an event that would become the premier black-tie gala in the area, and in the early 1990s, both Camp Dream and the Center for Therapeutic Recreation were developed rhrough an $11.2 million publicprivate pannership.
"We actual/y sta1ted out with fmmal din nm. It was a wcry to scry thank you to mernhel'S of the Georgia Hall Society (annual givers). The idea for the Ball came two years later. They were patterned after Birthday Balls of the Roosevelt era. Since then they havejust gotten bigger and better every year
Along with the Georgia Jaycees, Easter Seals and the Corps of Engineers, we began to explore the possibility ofbuilding a campfor pmons with disabilities in the late 1980s and ear/y 90s. Eventually, our Development fond Board partnered with the Jaycees to make it happm The resulting capital campaign led to Camp Dream and the Cer1terfor
Therapeutic Recreation, and the idea that if we built
it, they would come."
Already blessed with several outstanding specialty programs, the Lnstirute utilized Federal funding to open the state of Georgia's first Diabetic Foor Center in 1997.
"We were able to fair/y easi/y establish a need in the region and this led to the Feder-al Grant. The clinic was aitical for our local area and we had some great young podiatlists heading the program up and making it grow in Dr. Brent Bernstein and now Dr. Bhavin Mehta. "
Like the CTR and Camp Dream, another of Ruzycki's dreams was realized in 1998 when the Roosevelt Lnstirute hosted the first Roosevelt Lnternational Cup, fearuring wheelchair competition in three spans among the Paralympic teams from

six countries. 'Minn Springs has since hosted five additional international competitions.
"The Dutch actual/y committed to the newfacility first and that got it all started. TI11y got wind ofwhat we wer-e doingand indicated they wanted to train here before the 1996 Atlanta Para/ympics. Once they did, other international teams became inter-ested and it led to the idea that we could host competitions in addition to training camps. TI1e Development Fund and the Institute both bought into the challenge and we've had some great international competitions as a result of that dual support."
Expanding Services With Same "Compassionate Care"
The "compassionate care" thar Ruzycki remained so proud of throughout his renure in 'Minn Springs moved off-campus in 1998 with the opening of outpatient therapy clinics in several surrounding towns.
"Once before we had several satellite clinics so when we were presented with the opportunity to establish outpatient therapy clinics through another publicplivate pa1tnmhip, it made perfect sense to make our outstanding outpatient services available off-campus in neighboling commL111ities."
Renovation and reorganization required much of his focus in the late 1990s. Change and advancement also continued into the new cenrury, as well as new public-private initiatives.
"Well-known, compassionate care has always been our selling point and the state recognized the need to support this care with a $4.8 million investment for the renovation of East Wing and the $2.8 million stateDevelopmer1t Fund public-plivate partnership for Roosevelt Hall. Each time, people were responsive to the needs ofour programs. "
New leadership, new programs and new aspirations were all very much in evidence at the Roosevelt lnstirure as Frank Ruzycki approached retirement. Looking into his "crystal ball" we asked him whar should lie ahead.
"Continuing the concept ofpublic-private pa1tnmhip that has been our strer1gth for almost 20 years, I would hope to see expansion of the diabetes treatment and education programs to the point of diabetes management, as well as assistive living that addresses our aging population with the establishment ofa Camp Dream Village. It's the light time and placefor both."

UZYCKI: ir y-~drJ o J'utteJJ - ... ~. Keeping Up With Frank Through the Years

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-- -Thirty Years-of-Success Continued. ..

(A Brief Timeline Since 1986)

1986 - Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund, lnc. established, a 50l(c)(3) charitable organization to promote and suppon the operations of the Institute.
1988 - The 6.rst Georgia Hall Society Ball, now an annual fundraiser, held. Based on FDR's famous Birthday Balls of the 1930s.
1990 - Camp Dream developed. The generosity of the Georgia Jaycees and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund made the 12-acre lake, lodges, outdoor pool, dining hall, nature trails and pavilion possible.
1993-96 - Development Fund launched capital campaign to build the Center for Therapeutic Recreation. The $11.2 million facility, which includes an indoor gym, 25-meter pool, rwo racquetball couns, bowling alley, snack bar, game room, arts and crafts gallery, weight room and the USA Wheelchair Hall of Fame was dedicated August 1996, coinciding with start of Atlanta Paralympic Games.
1997 - The State of Georgia's first Diabetic Foot Center opened - Federal funding.
1998 - The first Roosevelt International Cup held, featuring competition among the world's top wheelchair athletes from six countries in basketball, track and tennis. Two other Roosevelt Cups have since been held as well as two Roosevelt World Basketball Challenges and one Roosevelt Invitational.
1998 - The first of four Roosevelt Institute Outpatient Therapy Clinics opened in LaGrange. They now also exist in Newnan, Griffin and Warm Springs.
1999 - The $4 million renovation of East Wing, a 64-bed medical rehabilitation facility, completed and all patient rooms updated.

2000 - The Medical Rehabilitation Unit underwent reorganization, adopting an interdisclipinary team approach and specialty programs for brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke.
2000 - The first Roosevelt World BasketbaU Challenge held as a pre-Paralympic tournament before the Sydney (Australia) Games.
2001 - The Warm Springs Reunion was held, bringing together polio survivors from all over the country who were treated at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation as children in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s, generating national publicity.
2001 - The $2.7 million renovation of Roosevelt Hall, a multi-purpose therapy and meeting facility originally built in the 1950s, completed with then Georgia Governor Roy Barnes officially opening new therapy unit.
2001 - On July 1, lnstitute officially moved from the Georgia Department of Human Resources to Georgia Depanment of Labor along \vith rest of Rehabilitation Services.
2001 - RWS Development Fund launched $5.6 million capital campaign for a new rehabilitation technology and outpatient services complex.
2002 -- Roosevelt Institute celebrated its 75th Anniversary with Incorporation Weekend activities in July, including Barbecue, Bluegrass & Fireworks and Incorporation Sunday, and Alumni Week activities in October, including an original play, "Letters To FDR," and special Alumni Reception. Over 1,000 patients, students, staffers and their families took pan.
2003 - The Medical Rehabilitation Unit underwent another major shift to more inclusive Neurological and Onhopedic Teams.

2004 - The lnstitute completed a major technology commitment with implementation of the CPS! System throughout the medical unit, a customized "point of care" approach that allows immediate access and compiling of patient information from referral onward. This technological advancement included all Institute healtl1care information, including admissions, clinical billing and medical records.
2004 - The Development Fund is resrructured with tl1e creation of an Executive Committee, making necessary decisions quicker and easier.
2004 - Physician Services underwent expansion with the hiring of Internal Medicine specialists along with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists.
2004 - Institute leadership resrructured with the startup of an overall Governing Body and the hiring of jay Coughenour as Chief of Medical Services and Elizabeth Kinne as Chief of Vocational Services.
2004 - RWS Column Campaign initiated to replace 125 aging wooden columns surrounding historic Quadrangle, a unique individual naming opponunity.
2004 - Additional patient rooms opened in Nonh Wing for first time in several years.
2005 - HBO Films completed movie "Warm Springs" with over one-third filmed in Warm Springs and rest at other locations in Georgia.
2005 - Ruzycki Retirement and renaming of CTR - The Frank C. Ruzycki Center for Therapeutic Recreation.

Patient Safety a Priority at Roosevelt Warm Springs

By Linda Loeffler ln 1999, The Institute of Medicine issued its landmark report, "To Err is Human: Building A Safer Healthcare System," revealing to the world some disturbing statistics about the frequency of medical errors in hospitals and the serious consequences that result.
The report identified several underlying causes, describing a delivery system that was fragmemed and decemralized with patients receiving care from differem sources nor in communication with each othe[ It also poimed our that prevention of e1Tors did nor appear to be a concern for licensing organizations or entities that paid for healthcare. ln fact, the legal and malpractice insurance systems actually made hospitals and providers reluctam to investigate errors or seek preventive strategies.
Safety baniers like these were further complicated by the fact medicine had become more and more sophisticated. Professionals had monumental amounts of information to process, procedures ro learn, drug imeracrions to consider and new equipmem ro master, all while continuing to care for patients. Individual concerns about making mistakes were seldom discussed and only in private.
When "To Err ls Human" was first published, it prompted significam media anenrion and responses from leading hospitals and healthcare professionals. Initially, people in the healthcare field were distressed by the bad publicity, but upon closer examination, the report and its suggestions began to move people away from the negative, and to focus attention on a new sense that getting some of the concerns idemified in the report our in the open would be the first step towards resolving them.
Professionals who had been following the situation had the opportunity to see that significant changes can occur for the better when error prevention is viewed as a responsibility for everyone in a healthcare system, including administrators and board members. Spreading the responsibility for safety throughout the organization moved the system away from seeking someone to blame and created a system of analysis, proactive risk reduction and a shared commirrnem to safety.
Shortly thereafter, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations QCAHO) began collecting information on errors from all the hospitals it accredits, including the Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation. What developed was a system of regularly issued alms on frequemly occurring errors, including problems with various types of equipmem and common issues with medication use. This sharing of information allowed hospitals to learn from each other's mistakes. It also allowed JCAHO to begin requiring hospitals to perform detailed investigations and analysis of

negative outcomes and to comply with ational Patiem Safety Goals requiring accredited facilities to continuously review safety improvemem processes.
In addition, the govemmem at the state and federal level began to discuss new regulations and mandatory reporting systems, which encouraged hospitals to participate in volumary reporting and information sharing. The Georgia Hospital Association was among those leading the way, organizing a massive statewide effort through the Partnership for Health and Accoumability (PHA), which assisted hospitals in the developmem of internal systems to review and analyze errors and error prone systems.
If you have been in a hospital in the last several years, you may have noticed changes from previous admissions that are a direct result of these improvemem processes and requirements. When undergoing surgery on an arm, leg, ear or other lateral body pan, the surgical site is marked before you are taken to the operating room. When medication is given, the nurse asks your name, checks your armband or other mode of identification before dispensing medication or performing a rest. Other changes not so obvious include: a reorganization of how medications are stored and organized; improvements in rhe way N pumps are designed to ensure proper working order; new initiatives in computer technology that decrease the opportunity for errors in misread or miscopied physician orders; and, multidisciplinary process improvemem teams that look for causes when errors do occm
Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs has been deeply involved in this growing pariem safety trend. Many of the issues don't directly apply due to the lnsritute's status as a rehabilitation cemer rather than an acute care hospital, bur every opportunity to improve patiem safety has been acted upon and our patients have benefited greatly as a result. Fall prevention has been a major emphasis of ours for several years. Falls are a particularly high risk in long-term rehabilitation for a number of reasons. Many rehab patients have suffered strokes that have affected nor only their own functioning capacity, but also their ability to remember instructions or use good judgmem.
In addition, RWS patients are here to improve their abilities to manage independemly. Balancing the desire to perform tasks without assistance and with caution for prevention of further injury requires constam attention and reminders. The risk of falls is also greater due to tl1e length of rime spem here.
ln late 2001, a Roosevelt 'Mlrm Springs multidisciplinary fall prevention team initiated an imensive study into the causes of falls in our facility. As potential causes were identi6ed, prevention strategies were researched. Numerous prevention strategies were implememed ranging from re6nemem of

assessmem methods to increasing family involvemem in care and these efforts have yielded measurably impressive results, both in the reduction in the number of falls as well as a decrease in the severity of injury when a fall did occm This in itself was reward enough for staff, physicians and administration alike, bur icing on the cake came last year in the form of a Quality and Pariem Safety award from PHA.
At the same rime, improvement efforts continue. Currently, advances in our technology are being used to develop and implemem an incidem reporting system, providing more timely information. We are also preparing to implemem computerized physician order emry, using scanned bar codes to reduce the possibility of medication or administration errors , as well as moving towards a completely computerized medical records system.
In fact, changes in equipmem and methods of equipmem usage along with the involvemem of all levels of staff in efforts to make error reporting a routine pan of procedure have all produced new levels of awareness and safety in our daily operations. By accepting the theory that even rhe most well trained, effective practitioner or the most carefully managed healthcare facility can sometimes make a devastating error without adequate checks and rechecks in place, if we, along with other hospitals, continue to look for ways to prevem errors through voluntary reporting systems and evaluations, we should all benefit from a safer healthcare environmem.
Representing th e In stitute, Linda Loeffler, RWS accreditation and compliance manager, accepts a 2004 Partn ership for Health Accountabili ty (PHA) Quality and Patient Safety Award from Tim Burgess, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health

Only 26 Remain The unique naming opportunity that is and has been the Roosevelt Vvarm Springs Column Campaign has passed the three-quaners pole. Seventy-nine percent of the 125 wooden columns in the historic Quadrangle in need of replacement when the campaign starred 15 months ago have been donated.
At this writing, 99 new poly-marble columns were either in place or on order, counesy of 81 donors or sets of donors. Twenty-nine of those columns are the result of multiple donors, including Carlyle and Pima McConnell (4), Donnie Koon and friends (4), Eugene Harrison (3) , Alfred Boyd (3) , M[ and Mrs.]. Bruce Williams and Hal Raper (3) , Erik and Karin Vonk (2) , Rachel Kassack (2),John Swearingen (2) , Cathy Hively (2), Marge Smith (2) Dan and Paula Dougheny (2) and Marcus Gunter (2) , who recently made the largest donation to the campaign of all, $10,000, replacing two of the four large 24-foot columns directly behind Georgia Hall (see sidebar).
The Georgia Hospira! Association recently honored the RWS Column Campaign with a 2005 Target Award of Excellence for Fundraising and $111,000 has already been conaibuted or pledged during the ongoing effon. Along with a 2005 Communicator Award of Distinction and a recently announced 2005 APEX Award in the lnvestment and Financial Campaigns category, the Column Campaign has now been recognized three times.
'The response we've received for the Column Campaign has been very gratifying," seated campaign originator and RWS public relations director Martin Harmon. "Seeing the old rotting columns come down and shiny new ones take their place has been exciting, and the bronze plaques with their individual messages are so unique. It's been and continues to be a labor of love for all involved."
To still be a pan of the Column Campaign, concact the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund at 706-655-5666. Roosevelt Warm Springs would like to express special thanks to all those who have taken pan and encourage anyone still considering this unique naming and giving option to reserve their place in Vvarm Springs history before the other, available columns are spoken for. Following is a complete list of donors as of August 8, 2005:

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Column Donors (As of 8/8/05) Carlyle and Pima McConnell (4), Donnie Koon and friends (4), Eugene Hanison (3), Alfred Boyd (3), Ml'. and Mrs.). Bruce Williams and Hal Raper (3), Erik and Karin Vonk (2) , Rachel Kassack (2) , john Swearingen (2) , Cathy Hively (2), Marge Smith (2) , Dan and Paula Dougherty (2), Marcus and Sharon Gunter (2),]anice Heit, Edwin Johnston, Ml'. and Mrs. Mark Pate, john L. Dole ]1'. , James Woods, Ivan Can; M1'. and Mrs. ). Smith Lanie1; ]eny Gott, Georgia Power Company, RWSIR Volunteer Services, Robert Tabor; the RWS Development Fund, Angelo (Angie) DeVivo, Mark Lunday ]I'., Wayn e and Betty Colwell, ]eny and Nancy Gartne1; Gwen and Jim Dykes, Reba Coates, Stephen L. Shelton, Lany Bussey and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bussey, Charles Dickens, Carolyn Chaplin, Mary and Edgar Chapman, Betty Rives, Hal S. Raper]I'. , Lany and May McDaniel, Home Box Office, March of Dimes, Harold and Deborah Bellesfield, Chuck E. Wuller; the County Cl.erhs of Georgia Association, Sarah S. Dudley, Katie Gunnels, Waithira and Wanjiru Machua, Patlicia C. Hubbard, James G. Carswell, W L. Winkles, the Meliwether County Board of Commissioners, Phyllis Stephenson, Howard K. C!e1y, Gov. and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Belk]r. , Geraldine A Pat1ick, Various Donors for the City of Greenville, RWSIR Employees, Marsha and Leon Belk, Sara and Roger Meadows, M1'. and Mrs. Roger A Mott, Millard C. George, Georgia Rehab Association RWSIR Chapte1; the Georgia Rehab Association, Robert A Dublin, Dr. Enrique Isidro, Jacob L. Riley ]I'. , Earl I Leonard, Carol Hicks Bass, James C. Russ, john P. Williams, Lenn and Paula Chandler, Carolyn Massey, Roosevelt Institute Staff and Friends, Betty Wright, and Suzanne Venet.

Marcus Gunter
Remembers Warm Springs
Two Large Georgia Hall Columns, A Lasting Testimonial
Marcus Gunter of Cumming, Ga., has never forgotten Roosevelt \Vclrrn Springs. Half a century after having surgery here as a young polio survivor in 1955, Gunter has made a major conoibution to the ongoing Roosevelt \Vclrrn Springs Column Campaign by providing funds to replace two of the four large wooden columns directly behind Georgia Hall in remembrance of his parents and his "inspiration," Dr Robert Bennett - for many years the medical director in \M:trm Springs.
Gunter's $10,000 donation for the two new 24-foot columns is the largest to date by a select corps of donors who have now conoibuted 99 of the 125 columns needed to finish the campaign and give the historic Quadrangle the facelift it deserves.
"It was my opportunity to remember the people who made the most difference in my life," Gunter stated recently. "It's really just a little gesture for everything \Vclrrn Springs did for me."
Along with the polio surgery and six-month checkups that \M:trm Springs provided for Gunter between the ages of 10 and 15, he later returned as one of the first vocational rehabilitation students in what was then (1960s) the Georgia Rehabilitation Center ~ the time, there was a drafting department, elecrronics and a secretarial course. I took drafting and by the time I left l had a job as a draftsman with Owens Steel in Lawrenceville (Ga.)," he said.
After a brief tenure with Georgia Photo Service, he moved on to Western Elecoic (eventually part of AT&T's Bell System), where he started as a draftsman, was promoted to checker and spent 30 years before retiring in 1996.
"When you are young, you don't think about such things. You are just trying to improve yourself and get better," he added. "But as the years have gone by, I've come to realize that some of the best experiences of my life were in \Vclrrn Springs. Also, by providing two of the large columns, I am recognizing the services I received from both the medical and vocational rehabilitation units."
The RWS Development Fund continues to seek donors for the remaining columns and recently Suzanne Verret of New Orleans, another childhood polio patient at \M:trm Springs in the 1950s, donated $5,000 for one of the two remaining 24-foot columns at the rear of Georgia Hall. Like Gunter's two, hers will fearure the same type bronze, raised letter plaque as the smaller columns, only larger Anyone interested in the last of the 24-foot columns should call 706655-5666 immediately. A total of 25 10-foot columns also remain.
Marcus Gunter (center) and his wife Sharon share Warm Splings remembrances with another guest at the 2002 Alumni Reception in Georgia Hall, which was part of Roosevelt Warm Springs' 75th Anniversary Celebration.

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BE-FORE-lH-E-RE-WAS WARM SPRINGS .

By Martin Harmon

Here's hoping you have seen the

recent HBO movie "Vv'arm

Springs." If you have, you surely

agree it's a wonderful portrayal of

what we call "The Spirit of Warm

Springs" and how it all started.

Actually, "Warm Springs" was

the second motion picture to

focus on a special place in the life

of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The

6.rst such movie occurred in the

1950s starring Ralph Bellamy as

FDR and was entitled "Sunrise at

Campobello. " It's appropriate that

both places have now been

prominently featured in films

about FDR because before there

could be a Vv'arm Springs ... there

had to be a Campobello.

Ayoung Franklin Roosevelt loved

Recently I visited that other place, sailing off the coast of his "beloved

a beautiful island off the coast of island," Campobello.

northeast Maine in the Bay of

Fundy that's actually pan of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In

the early 1900s, it was the site of several get-away hotels for wealthy parrons

of the East Coast and eventually, the place (along with Mount Desen Island,

Maine) where many of those same Eastern aristocrats decided to build

massive summer homes or "cottages" along the shore where they could take

advantage of low humidity and near constant ocean breezes.

FDR's parents,James and Sara Roosevelt, were among those Boston,

Philadelphia, New York and Monrreal aristocrats who came to Campobello

for a brief sojourn and decided to stay, purchasing four acres of ocean front

property on the western side of the island and building a "cottage" for

themselves and their one-year-old son. Theirs was a 15-room house

completed in 1883 that no longer exists except for the entrance to the cellar.

Along with his parents, Franklin Roosevelt returned to Campobello each and

every summer. Like his father, he acquired a love of sailing and the out-of-

doors, and he explored virtually every comer of his island home. ln 1905, he married a distant cousin, Eleanor, and in 1909, an elderly Campobello neighbor, Grace Kuhn, who had grown especially fond of the young couple, left in her will the rights to her own cottage next door, a rambling, two-story house with red cedar shingles and green aim, for the bargain price of $5,000 already furnished. They purchased it and began moving in almost immediately.
Roosevelt's political career took off with a seat in the state senate the very next year (1910), but he always found time to return to Campobello, a place where his five children felt closer to him than anywhere else, and the place where he first conrracted polio (infantile paralysis) on Aug. 10, 1921.
The last time he ever walked completely on his own was that late-summer climb up those steps in the by-then 34-room cottage at Campobello to his master bedroom on the second lloor Like everything else in the house, those steps have never been altered. As you ascend them now, you can't help but sense the fear he must have experienced as he felt the virus invading his body, sapping his srrength and bringing the onset of unexplainable fever and pain. At the top of the stairs, his bedroom door remains open with the original furniture positioned exactly the way as it was then. A look inside brings more chill bumps. The brightly colored lloral furniture doesn't seem so gay when you consider the struggle that went on here. The lacy curtains that welcome the light seem out-of-place in a room where so much potential was threatened by incurable disease.
The same polio that brought tears and crashed dreams in so many homes of the day stalked those halls, but the pain inllicted on this particular family wasn't permitted to be obvious. Instead, the house still contains many of their upbeat mementoes like a gigantic megaphone used by Eleanor to call the children home from the waterfront, a huge model airplane suspended from the ceiling in one of the boys' rooms and a playroom containing many of the things the family loved most, including a model sailing boat made by FDR himself.
Now a historical park, conference center and nature preserve managed jointly by both Canada (Department of External Affairs) and the United States (Department of the Interior), Roosevelt Campobello International Park encompasses 1,134 acres or more than one-third of the island, which sits just a shon bridge away from the coast of Maine and only a stone's throw from picturesque Lubec, the easternmost town in the United States. Once the sardine capital of the western world, Lubec is now just one of a number of remote "Way Down
East" harbor towns that dot Maine's northern coast. Lobster boats and lobster rraps are every-where, but wild Maine blueberries and offshore Atlantic Salmon pastures are other obvious mainstays of the local economy.
Based on its proximity, it would seem the island should be pan of the United States. Nevertheless, it belongs to Canada because of a purponed historical quirk. As the story goes, Daniel Webster, a famous American statesman of the early 1800s heading a delegation charged with deciding an international boundary dispute was sailing down the St. Croix River when rough water and a weak stomach caused him to refuse to proceed any further, thereby ceding Campobello to the Canadians.
The 34-room summer cottage that Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt called home on Campobello Island is now maintained as the centerpiece of an international park by both Canada and the United States. It's the place where he contracted polio in 1921 .

Ann ewman, who serves directly under the superintendent and executive secretary o[ the park commission, Paul (Skip) Cole, has been al Roosevell

Campobello International Park for 33 years, the longesl current lenure of anyone on the approximalely 50-person staff Actually, the park, the idea for which

was initiated in the early 1960s by lhen U.S. Presidentjolrn F. Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, has been in existence only eight years

longer (1964).

As a result, ewman has been an integral pan of

lhe day-to-day workings of the park for most of ilS

history and indicated two areas have witnessed the

greatest change during that time, the development

of the natural areas and lhe advancement of

interpretive srudies. She said, "Through a great deal

of hard work and with a naruralist (Harold Bailey)

on staIT, we have been able to keep the landscape

basically tlie same as it was in 1921. At the same

time, we have advanced our interpretive studies

to the point that we now visit other historic sites

on a regular basis and teach interpretation,

answering all kinds of questions and keeping lhe

look and traditions of the Roosevelt family as near

intact as possible."

Lncluded on Campobello's annual visitation list for ilS rotating set of interpretive guides has been The Little White House in 'Ml.rm Springs and now Roosevelt 'Ml.rm Springs will also be added to that yearly excursion. "We want our interpretive guides to learn as much about FDR's rime in 'Ml.rm Springs as possible and about his legacy, and it sounds like we may have been missing a component of that legacy by not spending more time at the Roosevelt Lnstirute," ewman said.
Along with the Roosevelt Cottage, which is maintained exactly "as it was" for a constant Oow of visitors, four other neighboring, rum-of-the-century

These stairs bore the final steps of Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he contracted polio in August 1921 . Once he went upstairs to his bedroom at Campobello, he never wal11ed aga in without assistance.

Looliing into the master bedroom on the seco nd floor of the Roosevelt home at Campobello, one can on ly imagine the difficult days that FDR spent here in 1921. After co ntracting polio, he return ed to th e island only three 11101-e ti mes and never again set foot on the second fl oor. In fact , he spent the night in the house only one. more time, preferring to stay aboard ships in the harbor.

cottages have been acquired, restored and elaborately

furnished , and are now part of the park's conference

services. They include Prince Cottage, Johnston

Cottage, Hubbard Cottage and Wells-Shober Cottage,

each meticulously maintained and, according to

ewman, host to about 13 conferences per season.

Ann Newman has been a mainstay of the staff at the Roosevelt Campobello International Par/1 for 33 years.

The first room visitors experience upon entering the Roosevelt Cottage at Campobello is th e light and airy playroom.featuring many favo1ite family heirlooms, including a model sa ilboat FDR constructed during one of his many visits to the island.

Pictured in front of tl1 e visitor center, wh ich bears the logo designed by FDR himself, RWS Public Relations Director Martin Hannon was a recent visitor to Roosevelt Ca mpobello International Park .

'
Before -There Was Wa Springs Continued...

The family dock stretching into The Bay of Fundy at rear of Roosevelt Cottage.

Darlene Savage and ]eanellen Stanley, two of the most recent Campobello interpretive guides to visit Warm Springs, shown together in the parlor of the Roosevelts' island home.

The Campobello fishing pier on the north end of the island, one place a young FDR loved to frequent.

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The Roosevelt Campobello International Park logo: the star and maple leaf were all that was added from FDR's original design

Hubbard Cottage, one of several restored homes now used by the park for conferences.

A plaque outside the visitor center uses an FDR quote to commemorate the USNCanada friendship .

Join The Club .

Would you like to be a part of an elite group whose goals were fostered by a famous president and supported by an entire nation? How about a group known for its selfless concern for others? Membership in the Georgia Hall Society provides you with an opponunity to carry out a mission that began almost 80 years ago with the vision of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, gained the support of a nation and continues today in a place that has a special spirit all its own ... the Roosevelt \M:trm Springs Lnstirute for Rehabilitation.
Focused on healing the mind , body and spirit, the Lnstirute offers the finest medical and vocational rehabilitative services available for people with disabilities. The mission of the Roosevelt \M:trm Springs lnstirute for Rehabilitation is "to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve personal independence. "
Through an annual membership gift to the Roosevelt \M:trm Springs Development Fund, lnc. , you can help support possibilities and renewed hope for many who have had life-altering and often life-shattering experiences. Contributions to GHS are used to supplement a variety of the Roosevelt lnstirute's needs, including purchases of medical equipment, advancements in research and technology, facility improvements and staff

recruitment. Other undertakings include investing in educational and recreational programs and the development and support of disability spons competitions.
Our most important undertaking, however, is to improve the quality of the lives we touch each day. Our mission mandates commitment to the programs, facilities and opponunities that will allow us to continue to offer patients and students the best rehabilitation possible. We ask you to support us in this important endeavor. It's all about caring... won't you join us7 For more information about the Georgia Hall Society and the Roosevelt \M:trm Springs Lnstirute for Rehabilitation, please call the Development Office at (706) 655-5670.
Roosevelt Warn1 Springs Development Fund, In c. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization described in I.R.C. 50l (c)(3) and l 70(b)(l )(A)(vi) . Contribution s to the organization are tax deductible as provided under applicable law. Deductions f or contributions to the organization must be reduced by th e value of benefits received in exchange therefo re.

cfke 2005 1.A/leJJ../JerJkif
Presidential Level Mr. and Mrs.]. Bruce Williams, Jr.
Roosevelt Level Ors. j. Harper and Anne Gaston HBO, Inc. Meriwether Bank & Trust
Founders Level Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Chapman Georgia Power Company Mr. and Mrs. Erik Vonk
Georgia Level judge and Mrs. j. Dixon Belk Mr. and Mrs. Ron H. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W Brinks Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Chapman, Jr. Dr. and Mrs.]. Emmett Collins Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Dougherty Mrs. Mary Jane Dunlap Mrs. Gwendolyn Dean Dykes Rep. and Mrs. Carl Von Epps Mr. and Mrs. Darien Foster Dr. and Mrs. F. Stuart Gulley Mr. & Mrs. M. B. Guy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. jimmy Hill Dr. and Mrs. Duan Huang Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Isidro Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnston, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donnie W Koon Mr. and Mrs. D. Gaines Lanier Mr. and Mrs.]. Smith Lanier, ll Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Linreris Mrs. Rebecca F. Loftin

Drs. James P and Diane McGowan Mr. and Mrs. john D. McNeil! Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Melton Senior judge and Mrs. James W Oxendine Mayor and Mrs. Robert S. Poydasheff Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Quinlan Dr. and Mrs. Hal S. Raper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Ruzycki Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. Shalibo Mr. and Mrs.]. Gregory Sport Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Ward Mr. and Mrs. James Wilgus, Jr.
Meriwether Level Mr. and Mrs. Lenn Chandler Mr. Gordon Flournoy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
R. Harris, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kellum Peach State Chevelles Ms. Jane H. Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Toth Mrs. Jane C. Williams (deceased)
Warm Springs Level Sears Foundation, Inc.
(Claud A.) Dr. and Mrs. Garry L. August Dr. Timothy Gawne Congressman and
Mrs.]. Phillip Gingrey Mr. Clifford Hill Mr. and Mrs. Rodger L. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. John W Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Penn Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sax Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Stewart
Georgia Hall Society members recently combined th eir annual meeting with a lun cheon on the re-created "Warn1 Springs" movie set at FDR's historic McCarthy Cottage.

By Martin Harmon

Think about it. The same remote location that makes Roosevelt \lvhrm Springs so conducive to comprehensive, compassionate care makes it equally important for the lnstitute to have its own Transportation Department.
As RWSIR Motor Transportation Supervisor Susie Farley stated recenciy, "Because of our location, everywhere we go is out-of-town," and in an o[-thebeaten-track sort of way, that's what you might call "stating the ob,~ous." The town of\lvhrm Springs has only 440 permanent residents. ln other words, it's a very small town. There is one mher hospital , Wtrm Springs Medical, and a village full of stores and shops, bur lnstitute trips (like referrals) generally involve making our-of-town connections.

That includes getting many of the 150 or so RWSIR vocational rehabilitation students to area job sites every morning and afternoon, as well as getting them back to the Institute when their shift ends. It includes getting inpatients to doctor appointments every weekday in Columbus, LaGrange, Thomaston, Griffm, Macon and even Atlanta and returning them safely to Vvhrm Springs, and it includes a multitude of other

Dubbed "The Road-Runners" a couple of years ago, the Institute 's Transportation Department current set of drivers is composed of Brenda Howe, Jan et Grizzard, Susie Farley and Lee Snelling. Doug Brazil was unavailable for this photo.

That's where Transportation comes in. "We're responsible for 47 vehicles (including cars) on this campus," Farley said. "Fifteen of those are used to transport patients and students, including three wheelchair accessible buses, three wheelchair accessible vans, t'l'.ro stretcher vans and four 15passenger vans. They are used for non-emergency transport all over the state. We have taken patients or students to doctor appointments as far away as Ringgold and Savannah . We don't normally go out of state, but we do occasionally cross the borders to nearby places like Phenix City, Ala. "
Five drivers are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weekday and one driver remains on call on a rotating basis 24 hours a day. "We have just enough drivers to accomplish what we normally need to get done, " Farley added.

Institute drivers lihe Lee Snelling mahe regular trips to surrounding cities lihe Columbus and faciliti es lihe St. Francis Medical Center fo1' inpatient doctor visits.

courier related trips that become necessary at a facility that employees 528 people, serves nearly 6,000 annually and accommodates another 6,000 through camps and conferences.
ln addition to the daily transporting ofVRU students to and from their worksites, Farley estimates RWS Transportation handles about 50 medical related trips per month, including approximately 10 patient appointments and three patient discharges each week. As for their courier duties, she estimates at least 10 per week.
A driver herself for 15 years in addition to her supervisory duties the last nine, Farley lists the addition of Southern Linc radios as the biggest change since she began in 1990. "When they added the radios about 10 years ago, it made life a lot easier. We were able to start combining more trips because we could make decisions spur of the moment," she said.
The vehicles have also obviously changed. "We didn't have the buses (3) we have now when l first started," she added. "We only had access to one big blue 30-person school bus that has since been transferred."
Actually, the Roosevelt Vvarm Springs fleet ranges in model age from 1987 to 2004, with each vehicle scheduled to be retired somewhere between 160,000 and 200,000 miles. The 15-passenger vans generally accumulate the most miles.
Along with staff mechanic Lee Goggins of nearby Gay, Ga., the Transportation Department is composed of Farley, who resides in Manchester, Greenville's Lee Snelling, Vvarm Springs' Brenda Howe, and the LaGrange duo ofJanet Grizzard and Doug Brazil ln addition, new drivers scheduled to start by August were Luke Byrd of Clarksville and Damien Lowe ofTalbotton.
Assisting with all lnstitute medical related transportation issues is a Problem Action Team composed of facilities director Greg Gober, operations coordinator Ed Friend, case manager joy Evans, and nurses Kerri Medders and Karon Sheely. The overall Medical Rehabilitation Unit scheduler is jershana Harris and the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit scheduler is Sherry McCoy, and "most trips are scheduled," Farley emphasized.
All staff members that have passed the state's Defensive Driving Course have access to the Georgia Department of Labor cars that Transportation

maintains and Farley takes pride in the level of care and maintenance that keeps all their vehicles on the road. "! really think our drivers and other staff do a good job of keeping our vehicles up. l know l often see newer ones from other state facilities that don't look as good just because they haven't been as well taken care of. "
Howe echoed those same sentiments and indicated one very important reason why when she said , "! d1ink we all strive to be a little more conscientious because we know how much our patients and students depend on these vehicles. We like serving, the idea of helping someone... that's what we do."
Dexter Green of Monroe, Ga. (above) is typical of the vocational students who depend on the Transportation Department to get them to off-campus worksites like Piggly Wiggly in nearby Manchester.

TRIBUTES

In Honor of C. C. , Elizabeth, Ira & Cora Mr W. Eugene Hanison
In Honor ofJoe Bankovich Mr. & Mrs. Rambie L Bliggs
In Honor of Marg G. Belk, Frances B.
& John P. Woolfolk *
Mr. & Mrs. Leon P. Belk
In Honor of Bob & Anna Bellesfield Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bellesfield
ln Honor of Diane Tucker Devivo Mr Angie Devivo
In Honor ofTheir Family
Mr & Mrs. J. Mark Pate
ln Honor of The Georgia Jaycees Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Ti/1
ln Honor of Their "Great Grandkids" Mr & Mrs. Alfred Boyd
ln Honor of Earline Holloway Anonymous
In Honor of L. C. Layfield Ms. Bertie Willingham
In Honor ofJesus, Kathy, Indya & Mason M1: W. Eugene Hanison
In Honor of Mary Lisby Dr. & Mrs. Gany L Augus1
In Honor of 'elly W McConnell Mr & Mrs. Carlyle McConnell
In Honor ofSr.JudgeJames W Oxendine M1: Douglas E. Magrnder
In Honor of Kathryn E. Phillips Ms. Janice Casliell Ms. Glynn Crowder Ms. Marge Smir/1
In Honor ofJimmy Poulson Ms. Nancy Waller
In Honor of Hal S. Raper,Jr. , D.D.S. Mr. Earl T Leonard, ]I:
In Honor ofJanice Howe Raper Dr & Mrs. Hal S. Raper,]1:
In Honor of Frank Ruzycki M1: {,~Mrs. Edgar E. Chapman, ]I:
In Honor of Stephanie Thomas M1: & Mrs. B. Malion Penningwn
In Honor ofJane & Bruce Williams
Mr & Mrs. J. Bmce Williams, Jr
In Honor of The CTR Gang Anmrymous
In Honor of 2004 Roosevelt Institute Staff M1: & M1;. Alfred Boyd
In Honor of RWSIR Nursing & Therapy Staff
Mr. & Mrs. W L. Win/lies
In Memory of Robert Wayne Abig Mr & Mrs. jeny Belli!! M1: & Afo. Ricl1y Hudson Mr & Mrs. Steve McFarland Ms. Emily Phanis
In Memory of James M. Adams M1;. Geraldine A. Panich
In Memory of Raleigh S. Ahhisar Mr & Mrs. Gnry Couch Mr. & M11. David C. Jordan M1: & Mi;. Donnie W Koon Mr. & Mrs. Greg McGouirk Ms. Wendy Paulk M1: & Mrs. jimmy Poulson Ms. Mmtha B. Rollins
In Memory of Helen M. Beier Mr & Afo. jeny Gartner

In Memory of F. Paul & Frances Callahan Belk
M1: & Mi;. f Paul Belk.Jr
In Memory of Red Bender M1: & M1;. Jim Moreland
In Memory of Dr. Robert Bennett Marcus E. Gunter, PhD Sharon E. Gw11.er, PhD
In Memory of Ken Billings Mr Raymond]. Clad1
In Memory of Lonnie Bowles Mr & M1;. Jim Moreland
In Memory of Betty Brown Ms. Janice Cashel/ Ms. Glynn Crowder Ms. Katluyn Phillips
Dr & Mrs. Hal S. Raper, Jr
Ms. Ma1ge Smith
ln Memory of Bettye Buchanan M1: & Mrs. Gray Couch Mr & Mrs. David C. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Donnie W Koon Mr & Mrs. Greg McGouirh Mr & Mrs. Jim Moreland Ms. Wendy Paulk Mr & Mi;. jimmy Poulson Ms. Mmtha B. Rollins
In Memory of Mary Lou Burkhart Ms. Jacquelin L Gray
ln Memory of Robert F. Chaplin Ms. Carolyn M. Chaplin
In Memory of Reba McCrary Coates Mr. & Mrs. Franh E. Howell
In Memory ofJohn Ackerman Conant Mrs. Geraldine A. Pallich Rev. Jan Stewa1t Tolbe1t
In Memory of Paul Jeffrey Dougherty Mr & M11. Daniel f Dougherty
In Memory of Harold Alexander Dudley, Sr. Ms. Sarah Sanders Dudley
In Memory of Arlene Hooker Fay Ms. Jacquelin L. Gray
In Memory of George Feinberg Mr Robe1t A. Dublin
In Memory of Mary Louise Flournoy Mr Gordon Flournoy
In Memory of Hugh Gallagher Ms. Clie1yl N. Baca1~a Ms. Marslia Dubrow Ms. jean froelhe and Family Mr & /vh john C. Gore Mr. & Mi;. Donald R. Greeley Mr & Mi;. Milton H. Hmford Mr & Mi;. Hannon Kallman Ms. Sandrajean Occhipinti Ms. Laura Olson Ms. Katlieline Prongos Mr & Mi;. Ralrh C. Stephens Mi: George Simifborg Ms. Catheiine B. Yolilavicli
In Memory ofJune Gilbert Ms. Renee Roscoe
In Memory ofJoke Groen Mr & Mrs. fo/1 Vonk
In Memory of Le'vis C. & Bertie D. Gunter
Marcus E. Gunter, PhD Sharon E. Guntei; PhD
In Memory of Dr. Michael Hoke Mi: & Mrs. Newc Hinton,]:
In Memory of Maude Hudson Mr & Mi;. Newt Hinton, Jr.
In Memory of Annie M. "Gee" Jones Mr & Mrs. Edwin jolmswn

In Memory of Irving Calvin Kassack Ms. Rachel Kassach
In Memory of Gene Kendrick Mi: & Mrs. Jim Moreland
In Memory of Pamela Rollins Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Gray Couch Mr. & Mi;. David C. jmdan Mr & Mrs. Donnie W. Koon Mr & Mrs. Greg McGoui1i1 Ms. Wendy Pau/11 Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Poulson Ms. Mmtha B. Rollins
In Memory of Mark & Frances Lunday Mr Madi A. Lunday.Jr.
In Memory ofJoseph F. Lyttle,Jr. Mr & Mrs. Gray Couch Mr & Mrs. David C. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Donnie W. Koon Mr. & Mrs. G1eg McGoui1i1 Ms. Wendy Paulk Mr & Mrs. Jimmy Poulson Ms. Mmtlia B. Rollins Mi: & Mrs.]. Brnce Williams, Jr
In Memory of Ruth Massengale, LP Ms. Sara Andmon Mr & Mrs. David Bailey Mr. & /vh Wayne Beasley Ms. Alice Blaine Mr. & Mi;. Bill Bowling Ms. Mmissa D. Brown Ms. Pam Brown Ms. Martha Buchanan /vh: & Mrs. William H. Caiwll Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Davis Mrs. Carole C. Denney Ms. Sue Eppinger Mr. & Mrs. Randy Evans Mrs. Janie Fuller Mr & Mrs. Lany GmTetl Ms. Linda George Mr Randy Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Drewiy Head,Jr Ms. Peggy Hill Ms. Vi1ginia Hudson Ms. Nancy Jones M1: & Mi;. jeny Killingsworch Mr & Mrs. Geoige Little Mr & Mrs. Marn Mangum Mike Mm1in, PhD Mr & Mi;.]. H. Massengale Tiie Massengale Family Mr. & Mrs. Mike McDaniel Mrs. Carolyn McKinley Ms. Keni Medders Ms. Trina Outzs M1: & Mrs. Dave Panner Mr Richard Quesenbeny /vh: & Mrs. Richard H. Railey M1: & Mrs. Robert A Rogers Mr & Mi;. Stephen Tiwmas Ms. Donna S. Wilkes Ms. Cynthia G. Woodrn/J RWS/R Employees
ln Memory ofThomas . McConnell *
Mr & Mrs. Carlyle McConnell
In Memory of Betty Hart McWilliams M1: & Mrs. Thomas]. Kassin Middle River Baptist Adult Sunday School M1: & Mi;. Nomum Quandt
In Memory of Richard Y Murray Mrs. Richard Y. MwTay
In Memory of "Doc" and Hazel O'Connor Mrs. Catlry Hively
In Memory of Alice Plastridge Mr. & Mi;. Newt Hinton,]:
In Memory of H. Stuart "Dr. Pat" Raper, Sr. Dr & Mrs. Hal S. Rapei;Ji:
In Memory of Robert Revis Mr James E. Butler. Jr.

In Memory ofJan Ricketson Ms. jufie G. Quincey
In Memory of Cora Williams Riley *
Mr. Jacob L Riley, Jr.
In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ms. Marcia Slayton Hatcher M1: john M. Kearns Mr. john A Swewingeii
In Memory of Lawrence J. Ross
Mr. & Mi;. Roger A Mort
In Memory of Henry Sandler Ms. Carolyn M. Chaplin & Family Ms. Barbara Chaplin Elliot M1: & Mrs. Tilden S. Oglesby
In Memory of BettyJ. Sawyer
Mr & Mrs. Carlyle McConnell
In Memory ofJim W Sawyer M1: & Mrs. Carlyle McConnell
In Memory of Manja Schippers Mr & Mrs. Eiih Von/1
In Memory ofJaney D. Scroggs Mr & Mi;. Stephen L Sheftim
In Memory of Mike Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Jim Moreland
In Memory of Harry Teal Mr James G. Carswell
In Memory of Betty F. Thornton Mr. & Mrs. Timothy N. Thornton
In Memory of Mary Hudson Veeder, PT and Charles Deering Veeder
Ms. Patricia D. Farris Ms. Kacie). Gunnels Mr. Whitfield Gwrnels,]1: Albeit H. Hudson , D.D.S. Mr. & Mrs. Heniy T Hudson Mi: & Mrs.]. Richard Hudson, Jr Mr & Mrs. Rtifus 0. Parnell
In Memory ofJane Crowder Williams Mr & Mrs. Gaiy S. Davis
In Memory of Pruitt Williamson Mr & /vh Jim Moreland
In Memory of Paul E. Wrenn * Mi;. Paula W1enn Dougherty
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In Memory of Jane C. Williams
Jane Crowder Williams, longtime volunteer and Georgia Hall Society member, passed away in April 2005 after a short illness. She was born in Meriwether County and married John Bruce Williams, Sr. Both were employed at the Georgia \.!rm Springs Foundation (the forerunner of the Roosevelt Institute) in the 1930s and 1940s
before they went to work for Cason J.
Callaway during the founding and early develop-ment of Callaway Gardens. She was a founding member of the Pioneer Club of the Gardens and even provided the Speckled Heart Grits recipe still served at the Callaway Country Store.
Mrs. Williams was the mother ofJ. Bruce
Williams, Jr., chairman of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund's Executive Committee, and Janice W Stowe of Belmont, N.C. Her sister, Glynn Crowder of Pine Mountain, also worked at the Institute and remains active \vith the Development Fund.

For almost 80 years, our team of doctors, therapists, nurses and technicians has been treating the needs of polio survivors from all across the country and
around the world. At Roosevelt Warm Springs we are still "empowering" individuals with post-polio syndrome to achieve personal independence . Visit our website at www.rooseveltrehab.org or, better yet, visit our historic
940-acre campus and see how "The Spirit of Warm Springs" lives on.
For more information about our Post-Polio Clinic, call us at 706-655-5432
or reach us lry e-mail: ann.y oung@ dol.state.ga.us
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