Excellent Brighton Cuisinehonored with plaque or BrightonDietician Joanne Reid
Congratulations to
Joanne Reid,Clinical Dietician
, for receivingthe
Southeastern MichiganDietician’s Association (SEMDA)Distinguished Service Award for2008
. Joanne attended MichiganState University, graduating witha B.S. in Dietetics. She joinedSEMDA in 2000 and has helda number of BOD positionsincluding: Membership Chair,Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and currentlyis the Chairperson for the Case Study Awardscompetition.
Director O Business Development Virginia June Receives Aster Award or Hospital Marketing
Brighton Hospital received aGold Recognition in this year’s Aster Awards Competition
.The Aster Awards, one of thelargest competitions of its kind,is hosted by Marketing HealthcareToday and Creative Images, Inc.,and recognizes outstandinghealthcare professionals forexcellence in their advertising /marketing efforts. Thank youto Dion Clark from WHMI radio,for creativity, ingenuity andamazing talent!
Brighton’s Historic ChapelRe-Dedicated As The LudingtonPeace Center
Brighton Hospital announces there-dedication of its chapel
in honorof Ivan Ludington, Jr.
and
inmemory of his father, IvanLudington, Sr.
The Ludingtons’passionate leadership, withtwo generations of service onthe Brighton Hospital Board ofTrustees, continues to makeoutstanding treatment available tothose suffering from the disease ofaddiction. Generous gifts, given intribute to the Ludingtons’, havehelped Brighton Hospital createThe Ludington Peace Center, abeautiful and serene setting forpatients, families and the community to meditate andexpress their spiritual connections. The addition ofstate-of-the-art media equipment provides accessto addiction recovery programs for patient educationand staff training. Closed circuit large-screen monitorsbring didactic presentations to patients’ bedsides forthose still too ill to attend meetings.
Dr. Mark MenestrinaNamed Fellow o The American Society o Addiction Medicine
Dr. Menestrina was named Fellow
at a ceremony that took placeat the
ASAM awards
luncheon onSaturday, April 12
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in Toronto.
Denise Bertin-Epp Wins FlorenceNightingale Award In Administration
Oakland University’s School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors as wellas over 700 other healthcare workers from all over the state of Michigancelebrated 20 years of excellence as they honored current and past nurseswho put forth so much effort, time and patience into the care of others.This year’s awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 8
th
at the SanMarino Club in Troy, MI. In the category of Administration, the winner was
Denise Bertin-Epp, Brighton Hospital’s President and Chief Nursing
Ofcer
. Presenters honored her for the success of Brighton’s 30-DayProgram Of Recovery, and for the growth and innovation the hospital hasdemonstrated under her leadership.
ISSUE 0108BRIGHTON HOSPITAL
- A leading national chemical dependency residential and outpatient treatment center.
ClinicalDieticianJoanneReid TheLudingtonPeaceCenter IvanLudingtonJr. Dr.MarkMenestrina
IN THIS ISSUE
• Denise Bertin-Epp WinsFlorence Nightingale Award• Excellent BrightonCuisine Honored• Virginia June ReceivesHospital Marketing Award• Chapel Re-Dedicated As TheLudington Peace Center• Dr. Mark MenestrinaNamed A Fellow of The American Society of Addiction Medicine• Upcoming Events• Brightons National Addiction Foundation• Alumnus Michael Burkegets book published by American Bar Association• Brighton LaunchesChief Executive OutreachProgram (CEO)• Brighton Graduatesrst physician in itsnationally- leading Addiction FellowshipProgram
Brighton Hospital Board
John A. Wise,
Chair
Sister Xavier Ballance,
DC
Robert CasalouLynn R. EvansJ. Theodore EveringhamMarion GinopolisJudge Harold HoodDebra Erickson JayIvan Ludington, Jr.John MalaskyWilliam J. O’NeillSam PassalacquaRichard J. SuhrheinrichRobert C. WachterWilliam L. Matthews,
EmeritusTrustee
Brighton HospitalExecutive Team
Denise Bertin-Epp,
President
Marissa DeLisle,
HRDirector
Jackie Hill,
Treasurer
John Hopper,
MDVP,MedicalAffairs
Richard Kramer,
VP,Development
BrightonPresidentandChiefNursingOfcerDeniseBertin-Epp
Clean
+
Sober
2 Words. 12 Steps. 30 Days. = A New Start.
12851 Grand River Rd., Brighton, MI 48116Michigan’s frst and most experienced addiction treatment acility.For a confdential assessment call: 1-800-523-8198Visit us on the web at: www.brightonhospital.org
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