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SPRING / SUMMER 2019 TheDifference Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Returning Bill to an active life. See page 4 Glendale Foundation Contents 1 Helen McDonagh: Proud to support our hospital Irene Bourdon: Appreciating our rehab clinical team SPRING / SUMMER 2019 2-3 Gala 2019 preview and sponsors Physician Hero Award presented to Sara H. Kim, MD 4-7 COVER FEATURE Stroke patient Bill Eick returning to active life Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Helping patients recover 8 Art and Paula Devine donate to “balloon pumps” Sam and Grace Carvajal added to Wall of Honor 9 ”A Legacy of Giving” wall unveiled Tribute to endowment donors Margaret Kaufman receives Spirit of Giving Award On the cover Stroke patient Bill Eick 10 Welcome, new executives is assisted by Joanne IRA roll-over distribution option Beckett, physical 11 Grateful parents donate blankets to NICU therapist, and Aaron Selzer, MD, rehab 12-15 The Guild: New Board Members and project updates medical director. ”Laugh 4 a Cause” ”Be Our Valentine” luncheon “It’s a Small World” fashion show Counting Our Blessings 16-18 Golf Classic 2018 a success at Annandale Golf Club Sponsors, foursome photos 19 Volunteer profile: Stella Miyashiro Hug-a-Bear 2018 20 Mission Armenia 2018 and 2019 preview 21-27 Thank you, donors! (July - December 2018) Tribute gifts: In honor of, in memory of (July - December 2018) 28 ”Light Up a Life” Care Hero program A strategic plan for the hospital: a clear path forward S I CAME ABOARD LAST specialties in which we should invest and focus our growth. This July, I quickly recognized the living, breathing plan will serve as our roadmap for the next five A many attributes this organiza- years and beyond. It will help us unite all our constituents and tion has to offer. We have clinical ex- moves us together toward common goals that best benefit our pertise in cardiovascular diseases, stroke patients and the diverse communities we serve. and neuroscience, orthopedic services As donors and friends of the Foundation, your engagement and general surgery, to name a few. and support for Adventist Health Glendale play an integral role We have been recognized by U.S. in our success. After all, you as individuals and families are among News & World Report as a high per- the most important investors in our future, and in the future forming “Best Regional Hospital” and of our communities. received an “A” grade from Leapfrog Our path forward is clear — thank you for being an for patient safety for four consecutive important part of it. years, which makes us stand out. Adventist Health Glendale is Sincerely, more than a community hospital; there is great potential here to become a destination medical center in Southern California. Earlier this year we embarked on a new five-year strategic plan. Developed in partnership with AHGL physicians, thought leaders and key stakeholders, the plan identifies the hospital’s Alice Issai, President strengths and opportunities and prioritizes medical and surgical Adventist Health Glendale Proud to support our hospital ’M ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO BE STEPPING into the role of Chair for the next two years. My deepest appreciation to all of the outstanding Ileaders and mentors who previously served as Board Chair, and in whose footsteps I follow. As a business owner, I am keenly aware of how important it is to have a high-quality medical center in our community to serve residents, employees and visitors. In fact, I became involved with Adventist Health Glendale as I learned more about its Comprehensive Stroke Center. I have proudly supported the hospital’s advancement and growth in this area because our community is fortunate to have it. It can be the difference between life and death. One of my priorities during my term on the Board will be to engage Helen McDonagh, other businesses and individuals and urge them to support the hospital Chair, Foundation as well. Whether this involvement is through volunteering their time and Board of Directors expertise or by making a charitable monetary donation, I believe as a community we all have an important role to play in local health care. I invite each of you to get involved in some way. I know that you will find it as rewarding and enriching as I have. Appreciating our rehab clinical team E FEATURE THE STORY IN THIS EDITION of a patient recovering from a stroke and receiving the finest care by the W hospital’s physical medicine and rehabilitation team. Many of our donors and friends frequently compliment this service, one of the most life-changing and life-enhancing programs that a patient and family can experience. Sometimes it is re-learning basic life skills like walking or eating, and recovering fine motor skills. Sometimes it’s the simple joy of being able to play golf again or hold a grandchild in one’s arms. No matter how challenging the rehab journey or how large or small the gains in progress, patients tell me over and over again how much they appreciate our clinical team. And most touching of all, how these amazing physicians, therapists and nurses have Irene Bourdon, MPH, CFRE become family to generations of patients. President, Adventist Health I hope you enjoy and learn from these features on the rehab program, Glendale Foundation plus a variety of other articles and photos that will update you on our mission in action. 1 Thank you, Gala 2019 sponsors! The Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following organizations and individuals whose reservations for sponsorships were received by March 27. PLATINUM Anonymous Autumn Hills Health Care Center Orfi Barros Sam and Grace Carvajal Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians DIAMOND Consultants for Anesthesia and the Management of Pain Glendale Heart Institute HEN YOU WISH is the 2019 Physician Hero Award, an honor Leisure Glen Post Acute Care Center theme of the Foundation’s based on tributes from her patients and RUBY WGala 2019 on Sunday presented by some of her patients. BAC Dialysis evening, April 14, at JW Marriott There will be a special recognition Sara H. Kim, MD Los Angeles LA LIVE, an to honor the late Orfi La Crescenta Healthcare Center Adventist Health Glendale Barros and celebrate North-West College / Glendale Career College signature event of the year. her gift of a remodeled Oak Park Healthcare Center Festivities will begin at 5:30 Chapel for our medical p.m. with a general reception, center. A devoted GOLD followed by dinner at 6:30. friend and supporter The Accountancy Friends of the hospital of the Foundation Adventist Health Glendale Administration and the community are in- and Adventist Health Adventist Health Glendale Medical Staff vited to share in the evening’s Glendale for many Adventist Health Simi Valley celebration, highlighted by years, Orfi passed Adventist Health White Memorial The Michele Boghossian Family recognitions and tributes, first-class away in February of this year. California Adventist Federal Credit Union entertainment, and an important Gala tickets are $425 for general Arsen and Hasmik Danielian “fund-a-need” to purchase specialized and $750 for the VIP experience, the The De Pietro Family equipment for the Neonatal Intensive latter including an exclusive reception Family Practice of Glendale Care Unit (NICU). and premium seating at the Gala. Glendale Galleria Hosts for the evening are 2019 To make a reservation, contact the Glendale Pathology Associates Gala Committee Co-chairs Harlan Foundation at (818) 409-8055, or visit Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP Gibbs, MD, and Amanda Dundee. adventisthealth.org/glendale/giving and Image 2000 Radiation oncologist Sara H. click on “Special Events.” Margaret Kaufman Kim, MD, will receive the Foundation’s Dr. Edmund Lew / Lew Medical Loma Linda University Health The Los Angeles Cancer Network NICU nurse explains need for ‘cooling’ equipment Los Angeles Radiology Medical Associates Marguerite Marsh, PhD GUESTS AT GALA 2019 will have “This cooling equipment prevents, or at Massage Envy Spa — Glendale an opportunity to contribute toward the least minimizes, permanent brain injury Parking Company of America purchase of specialized “cooling” equip- if started in a timely manner.” Doug and Sandy Schultz ment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Miller further explains that by Shirvanian and Petrossian Families (NICU), where our tiniest and most having this equipment available in our Southern California Confere nce vulnerable patients receive life-saving care. hospital’s NICU, treatment can be started of Seventh-day Adventists “If a newborn is deprived of oxygen immediately and avoid delays due to Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group at birth (due to some birth trauma or transferring a baby to another Tufenkian Family and Tufenkian Fine Arts accident), it could have devastating effects facility. Additionally, parents and family on the brain, such as cerebral palsy,” says members will be able to remain close Randy Miller, RN, NICU nurse manager. to their baby during treatment. Sara H. Kim, MD, is Foundation’s Physician Hero Radiation oncologist to be honored by grateful patients at Gala 2019 Congratulating Dr. Kim are, from left, Monique Sewell and Gayle Craig, Foundation; Allen Molina, RN, Cancer Center; Elizabeth (Liz) Cochran; Iona O’Lear, RN, Denise Cleveland and Susanna Tamazyan, RN, Cancer Center; and Irene Bourdon. wenty-two years ago, Dr. Sara our patients,” explains Foundation H. Kim attended medical school President Irene Bourdon. “Patients tell at the University of Alabama — us how much Dr. Kim cares for them, and she’s still in love with helping takes time to listen, and offers words of cancer patients. encouragement. These are model qualities As medical director of radiation of a Physician Hero.” Toncology, Dr. Kim is admired among her Graduating medical school, Dr. Kim patients for her medical expertise and served her residency in internal medicine “ My dad is a radiation emotional support that help carry them at the Veterans Administration Hospital oncologist, so I was through what may be the most stressful in West Los Angeles, followed by a four- time in their life — treatment for cancer! year residency in radiation oncology at aware of the field of “She was always there for me when the University of Southern California.