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SUMMER 2015
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JOE AND THERESA BROWN
WHEN ASKED TO BE
on the Archbold Foundation board in 2004, Theresa
Brown pondered a bit and then thought, “Everybody in this community has an
obligation to do something for our wonderful hospital as it fills such a need for
the whole area—I have to say yes.”
“We like to think of Archbold especially for memorial gifts, a tradition started in
1952 when my great-grandmother died—my mother gave a room in the original
hospital in her memory, and we children were so proud to see the plaque and
know our family had done something for the hospital,” says Theresa. “I loved
being a candy striper at Archbold in high school, and Joe’s mother, a graduate
nurse, enjoyed her Gray Lady volunteer work there in the 1970s.”
“We are proud of the grand reputation and the proud history of our hospital,”
says Joe. “A hospital such as Archbold is important in bringing other people and
organizations of quality to town. We all must think of Archbold in our giving plans.”
AttainingPerfexion
TM
TWELVE YEARS AGO,
Archbold
became the 68th hospital in the country
to acquire a very special technolo-
gy—the Gamma Knife®. At the time,
acquiring the technology gave us the
opportunity to treat previously un-
treatable tumors, malformations and
functional disorders in the brain without
opening the skull at all.
But the way we provide care evolves,
and so does the technology.
Over 900 patients later, and with many
successful outcomes from the talented
multi-disciplinary Gamma Knife® team at
Archbold’s Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology
Center, we’re again at the threshold
of being able to treat the previously
untreatable.
This fall, Archbold patients will have ac-
cess to the latest generation Gamma Knife®:
Perfexion
TM
. Gamma Knife® Perfexion
TM
will allow our Gamma Knife® team to go
beyond the capabilities of the previous
Gamma Knife®, expanding the opportu-
nities of what we can treat. Disease and
malformations that were once inaccessible
in the head and neck will now be treatable.
Gamma Knife® was considered the
worldwide “gold standard” for noninva-
sive brain surgery when we first began
treating patients with it. Gamma Knife®
Perfexion
TM
has maintained that reputa-
tion because of many benefits that set
it apart from other noninvasive systems,
including accuracy, incorporation of in-
formation in 3-D from different imaging
systems, sparing healthy brain tissue, and
the ability to treat multiple sites in a day.
Perfexion
TM
is an example of our
passionate commitment to providing
the best care possible. But it’s also an
example of how unique Archbold is and
how lucky we are to have it and the phy-
sicians and clinicians that use it.
We remain one of only four hospi-
tals in Georgia to have Gamma Knife®,
including the distinction of the only
hospital with a Gamma Knife® south of
Augusta in Georgia and in Florida’s Big
Bend region.
It’s a great source of pride for us and
a great opportunity for patients in our
region to have advanced technology
available close to home.
Respectfully,
J. Perry Mustian
President and CEO
Archbold Medical Center