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Thank You

Dear Friends, When someone like Angel Alvarez (p. 4) or
George Myers (p. 8) looks a doctor in the eye
You’re going to read three stories in this
magazine. Three stories from people we’ve had and says thank you, when they meet that
the privilege of helping through a time when doctor’s family and tell them how grateful they
life did not go as planned. Some have happy are… well, that’s when the magic happens.
endings, others not. One thing they all have in No one has ever done this before, doctors tell
common is the gratitude these families us. I’ll never forget this.
expressed when the dust settled. As long as our members keep saying thank
The further I go with Healthnetwork (almost you, we will continue to provide personalized
30 years now!), the more I realize that what I access to the top medical specialists and
care about most is this: the thank you’s. deliver it to you with the best service we
Each personal thank you from someone we possibly can. Some of your thank you’s will
were able to help through a health situation— come with a financial gift, either to us or to
that’s something I cherish forever. You’ll read our hospital partners. Some will come without
Susie Papé’s story on page 14. I have her thank a check but sincerely from your heart. Either
you letter framed and hanging on the wall in way, I want you to know this is what keeps us
my office. going. It really does.
I’m not the only one who feels this way.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat with
physicians who are overcome with emotion Thank you.
when one of our members takes the time to
personally thank them.
As you know, we honor ten or more specialists
each year with a Service Excellence Award. BILL ROWLEY
Our model is to sit down to dinner with these Chairman and Founder, Healthnetwork Foundation
doctors and their families so that we and our Pictured below with Healthnetwork
members can thank them personally for their supporters and medical partners at recent
excellent care. thank-you events.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF ADVISORS
William W. Rowley | Chairman and Founder | William Babcox | Moreland Hills OH
Chagrin Falls OH Barney Corning | Boston MA
Anthony Busa | Bay Village OH Bill Krul | Kettering OH
Bernardo B. Fernandez Jr., MD | Coral Gables FL F. William Steere | Akron OH
Patricia Rowley McCollum | Chesterland OH
EXECUTIVE TEAM
William Rowley (Donating Time)
On the cover: George Myers with his “boys” in Montana. Megan Frankel, President
Lisa Herchek, Chief Operating Officer
Kim Kotora, Vice President
Richard Cartabuke, MD, Medical Director
2 Healthnetwork Foundation | www.healthnetworkfoundation.org