FFH 13E

WORKING AT
FAIRFIELD HILLS HOSPITAL
IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

Part XIIIe

Suzanne Stanco Payne
Remembers:

I started as Mental Health Worker, went back to college
and received Master's Degree as a Recreational Therapist
in which capacity I worked for eleven years at FFH.
Feb.1985-Dec.1995 to the day of closing of FFH.
I Worked mostly in Kent House 3B.

This is a partial list of my co-workers and friends
whom I remember with much fondness:

Cavelle Morgan-Mental Health Worker.
Cavelle was in my Orientation class and one of my closest friends.
She worked in Canaan.

Steve Curtin- Librarian in both Patient Library and Medical Library.

Ollie Gray- Recreational Therapist. Mostly in Canaan.

Rob Talbot- Recreational Therapist in Canaan.

Sue (Arnold) Strumpf- Music Therapist in Kent and Canaan.

Jill Blankschen- Recreational Therapy Ass't. Worked in Canaan. Also a very close friend I knew since High school.

Sheldon Tabor- Director of the Rehab Dept. and my boss.

Sue Dayton-Recreational Therapy Supervisor and my immediate supervisor.
She is responsible for encouraging me to leave the nursing dept, get my Masters and become a Rec Therapist.
She took a special interest in me and always encouraged me.

Paul Omalyev-Lead Mental Health Worker. Worked w/ me on Kent 3B.
It was Paul who saved me after my first assault and later became my first husband.

Sue Pino-Mental Health Worker on Kent 3C.

Shareef Malik- Mental Health Worker n Kent 3C.

Mary Beth Hearn- Dance Therapist. Mostly in Kent House.

Maria Dyer- Music Therapist in Kent House.

Mary Raddochio- Recrational Therapy Supervisor in Kent House.

Dr. William Lynch- Psychiatrist in Kent House.

Dr. Sal Milantano- Psychiatrist in Kent.

Dr. Perez- Psychiatrist in Kent.

Andy Phillips- Hospital Superintendant most of my years.
(Dr. John Scales was the Superintendant when I started)

Al Michaud- Recreational Therapy Supervisor in Cochran.

Dr. Thankappan- Psychiatrist on my ward Kent 3B.