Thank you for your participation in our WellSpan Philhaven Heritage 75th Celebration Project. We invite you to reflect on your professional insights or personal client experiences. Your stories hold the power to inspire and may be featured in our 75th anniversary celebration or commemorative book. Our aim is to illuminate how Philhaven has played a pivotal role in shaping behavioral healthcare in Central PA, impacting the lives of thousands of clients throughout these remarkable years. Our hope is that your story will encourage individuals that there is hope, healing, and wholeness.
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Heritage Committee Members
We are proud to feature a dedicated Heritage Committee comprised of current, former, and retired Philhaven team members. They are working collaboratively to craft our 75-year transformational story and to invite participation, culminating in a commemorative book that honors our legacy and speaks to the ongoing journey of mental health care.
Melanie Baer, PsyD, Retired
Psychology Department Chair
WellSpan Philhaven
Beth Bostwick
President
Masterpiece Marketing
Tom Crotty, Ph.D., Retired
Psychologist
WellSpan Philhaven
Ruthann Dwyer, MA, Retired
Manager of Spiritual Care and Education
WellSpan Philhaven
Albert Fombu, MD
Staff Psychiatrist, Extended Acute Unit
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
WellSpan Philhaven
Harvey Green, FAHP, CFRE
SVP & Chief Development Officer,
Philanthropy
WellSpan Health
Cary Habegger, Ph.D., Retired
Psychologist
WellSpan Philhaven
Kelly Hammarberg, MSN, MSW, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
APP Department Chair
WellSpan Philhaven
Carol Kauffman, Retired
Executive Assistant to the CEO
WellSpan Philhaven
Anne Lavin, LCSW, MSW
Social Services Department Chair
Director of DBT
WellSpan Philhaven
Eileen Myers, MSW, Retired
Director of Performance Improvement
Philhaven
Tracie Naylor
Administrative Assistant Provider Affairs, Department Chairs, and Nidhi Garg, MD
WellSpan Health
Olaniyi Oluleye, MD
Child & Adolescent Day Hospital and Outpatient
President of Medical Staff
WellSpan Philhaven
Jim Shenk, Retired
Director of Development
WellSpan Philhaven
Fran Sparrow, MD, Retired
Medical Director
WellSpan Philhaven
Celebrating 75 Years: Book Vision
VISION
Living Our Legacy: Stories of our Past, Foundations for our Future
PURPOSE
This book recounts and preserves the living legacy of WellSpan Philhaven, by capturing the unique stories, voices, and moments that have shaped our past and are the foundation for our future. Our rich history of excellence in care and positive client outcomes has set WellSpan Philhaven apart for 75 years and continues to be a guiding light that clients, staff, and the community can depend on for decades to come.
We are living our legacy – now.
MAIN POINTS
Key information to include:
- An overview of the organization’s last 25 years, picking up where the first book, which detailed the first half a century of WellSpan Philhaven’s existence, left off
- Important and formative milestones in WellSpan Philhaven’s history
- Innovations to approaches, techniques, and treatment implemented by WellSpan Philhaven in the last quarter of a century
- Special stories shared by clients detailing support and care they received at WellSpan Philhaven
- Memories and experiences of staff that illustrate WellSpan Philhaven’s commitment to innovation, support, and clinical excellence
- How WellSpan Philhaven’s work across age groups and unique communities has positioned the organization to be a powerful force of inspiration and change in behavioral health
- How Philhaven has impacted the way WellSpan Health delivers behavioral health services
AUDIENCE
We write this book with the hope of reaching a wide audience and appealing to everyone, in order to share both the legacy and the vision of WellSpan Philhaven’s important work in behavioral healthcare and to celebrate 75 years of support and care in the community.
The book will be of special interest to past and present clients of WellSpan Philhaven and their loved ones, former and current WellSpan Philhaven staff, and those that may seek treatment or a career with WellSpan Philhaven in the future.
INTENDED IMPACT
In telling the stories from WellSpan Philhaven’s impressive last 25 years and how the organization has shaped and impacted the field of behavioral healthcare, our hope is that readers will:
- Be inspired to donate WellSpan Philhaven Heritage Fund
- Understand just how influential WellSpan Philhaven’s faith-informed and pioneering approach has been in the lives of its many clients
- Learn about key milestones in WellSpan Philhaven’s history that have contributed to its success and longevity today