GRATEFUL PATIENT CORPORATE HEALTHCARE PARTNER SPOTLIGHT THE LOUISE LEWIS LEGACY SOCIETY FALL 2018

FOUNDATION MAGAZINE A Blueprint for 2013 CapitalHumankindness Campaign BlueprintThe S. H. Hofor Foundation’s a Healthy Transformational Gift is the Cornerstone of the Humankindness in the Making Initiative to Build a New GI Lab and CommunityRemodel the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine

S. H. Ho

David and Martha Ho A Blueprint for Humankindness The S. H. Ho Foundation’s generous gift to the foundation’s Humankindness in the Making initiative helps make Glendale Memorial Hospital’s new GI Lab and remodeled Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine a reality

Glendale Memorial Health Foundation THE S. H. HO FOUNDATION recently received a significant $2.5 million Formed in 1970, the S. H. Ho Foundation grant from the S. H. Ho Foundation. This has provided grants to numerous donation — the largest philanthropic educational, medical, and humanitarian gift in the history of Glendale Memorial organizations around the world. David Ho, Health Foundation — is earmarked for Jr., owner of Glendale’s Pacific BMW, was the Foundation’s Humankindness in the instrumental in facilitating the Glendale Making (HITM) initiative which will fund Memorial Hospital grant. David is the a new Gastroenterology (GI) Lab and grandson of the S. H. Ho Foundation’s expand the Center for Wound Healing namesake and founder, Ho Sin Hang, and and Hyperbaric Medicine. is governor of the foundation. The HITM initiative is a 3-year campaign Dr. S. H. Ho was a noted Hong Kong started in 2016 with the goal of raising entrepreneur, philanthropist, and $5 million for significant upgrades and financier, having co-founded Hang Seng expansion, including the relocation and Bank in 1933 and created the Hang Seng of a new, state-of-the-art GI Lab and Stock Index. Ho grew up in poverty and expansion of the hospital’s award-winning received only a few years of education Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric before leaving school at the age of 14 Medicine program. With the addition to work. He found employment at a of the S. H. Ho grant, the foundation is restaurant and later at a salt warehouse significantly closer to its goal, with $4.2 before becoming an apprentice in a million raised for the project. goldsmith’s shop. This job provided his The new GI Lab will be relocated entrée into the world of banking. from the hospital’s oldest wing to In a few short years, Ho was promoted the patient tower and will feature an to assistant manager of the goldsmith’s expanded footprint and the latest shop and several years later left to technology, as well as a comfortable co-found Hang Seng Ngan Ho, a small and quality experience for patients. money-changing shop in Hong Kong. It will be the centerpiece for the That business would later parlay into Photos top to bottom: hospital’s distinguished GI program Hang Seng Bank — one of the largest He may have cut an imposing figure in the — recognized for clinical quality — banks in China today. business world, but S. H. Ho was a generous man who cared deeply about those who shared including the Colorectal Surgery Ho founded several schools and a his humble beginning. Institute. In addition, the expansion of university. In 1970, he launched the Three generations of philanthropists — the award-winning Center for Wound S. H. Ho Foundation to support charitable S. H. Ho; his son, David T. C. Ho; and Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine will causes in China and around the world, his grandson, David Ho, Jr. — on David Jr.’s wedding day. allow for increased patient capacity, including regional construction, David and Martha Ho at their Glendale BMW a more spacious waiting area, and an education, medical services, and dealership. The Hos are deeply committed to additional hyperbaric chamber that will scientific research. Ho died in 1997, at the supporting charitable work in Glendale and the accommodate larger patients. age of 97, but his charitable work lives on surrounding communities. “This grant is truly transformational through his foundation. for the hospital and for our patients,” “My grandfather came from very said Wayne Herron, Vice President humble beginnings,” said David. “He of Philanthropy. “We are deeply never forgot what it was like to be poor appreciative to the S . H. Ho Foundation and when he had the opportunity to give for their generous gift supporting this back he did. His legacy is in the schools project, which will improve the health he founded and the diverse endeavors his of so many.” foundation continues to support.”

2 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE FALL 2018 GASTROENTEROLOGY LAB CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING The centerpiece of the Humankindness AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE in the Making campaign is the A key component of the Humankindness construction of a new Gastroenterology in the Making campaign is the FROM HONG KONG TO GLENDALE (GI) Lab, which is used to screen and enlargement of Glendale Memorial This legacy of giving was instilled treat disorders of the upper and lower Hospital’s award-winning Center in David through his grandfather and digestive system. The GI Lab is an for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric his parents. Today David and his wife, essential component of the hospital’s GI Medicine. The center treats serious, Martha, as well as David’s dealership, program — a cooperative effort of the complicated wounds from diabetic Pacific BMW, are heavily involved with Glendale Memorial gastroenterologists ulcers, burns, trauma, surgery, and local charities such as Ascencia, an and the surgeons of the prestigious other chronic, non-healing wounds. This organization whose mission is to lift Colorectal Surgery Institute (CSI). surgeon-based program utilizes highly Glendale residents out of homelessness; specialized therapies to accelerate the FosterAll, which finds homes for abused Nearly 1,600 patients are seen in the hospital’s GI Lab each year. Housed in healing of these conditions — faster and at-risk children through foster care than those who receive traditional programs in faith communities; and the 1926 wing of the hospital — the facility’s oldest structure — the location wound care. In fact, the program has the Glendale Education Foundation. received the Center of Distinction Award In addition, they have been long-time imposes physical limitations that cannot be overcome. from Healogics, Inc., with a patient supporters of Glendale Memorial healing rate of 98% and a program Hospital. In 2016, David accepted One of the primary functions of the completion average of three months. the hospital’s Humankindness Award GI Lab is to perform colonoscopies — on behalf of Pacific BMW for their the gold standard in the diagnosis Currently, the center houses two contributions to the Glendale community. of colorectal cancer and the only individual hyperbaric oxygen chambers, When the Glendale Memorial Health screening test that prevents colorectal which enhance the body’s natural Foundation approached David about cancer through the removal of healing process through inhalation of the possibility of a grant from the S. H. Ho precancerous polyps. 100 percent oxygen. In the past three years, the center has seen 1152 new Foundation, he didn’t hesitate in Colon cancer rates have been presenting the proposal to the board. patients for 16,942 visits. The center decreasing in recent years, most operates five days a week, in 12-hour “It is important that we give back to the likely due to the increased number of community that gives so much to us,” shifts, in an effort to accommodate colonoscopy screenings. As the stigma the large volume of patients. With the said David. “Helping Glendale Memorial and embarrassment associated with Hospital fund a project that will positively expansion of the center, patients will colonoscopies have diminished, the enjoy a comfortable and spacious waiting impact the health of so many just makes demand for the procedure has increased. sense. It was a pleasure to be able to help.” room, as well as additional, modern In honor of the S. H. Ho Foundation’s The new GI Lab will move to a new exam rooms. A new bariatric hyperbaric magnanimous gift, the hospital will location and will feature an expanded oxygen chamber will join the two current rename Laurel Plaza, the main gateway to footprint to accommodate the increased units and will allow for an increase in the hospital, to S. H. Ho Plaza. number of patients, as well as the latest patient capacity, as well as the ability to “This gift will enable access to technology. The new facility will ensure accommodate larger patients. outstanding medical care for the entire a comfortable and quality experience With the completion of the project, community, including those with few for patients and will enable the hospital Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Center resources,” noted Wayne. “It truly to increase its volume of patients by as for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric reflects the principles and values that much as 20 percent — critical to meet Medicine will be a flagship service were intrinsic to Dr. S. H. Ho and his the growing needs of our patients. line that not only provides the highest philanthropic mission. We are deeply The creation of a new GI Lab will position healing rates in the area, with an indebted to David for his continued Glendale Memorial Hospital as a leader emphasis amputation prevention, support of Glendale Memorial Hospital, in the prevention and treatment of but also employs the most current his assistance in bringing this project digestive disease and colorectal cancer technology in wound healing today. to fruition, and for his commitment to and ensure our local residents have creating a healthier community.” access to advanced care close to home.

FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 3 GRATEFUL PATIENTS

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D FAMILY INITIATIVE Glendale Memorial Health Foundation has initiated a program to help physicians On November 28, menagerie of cats and dogs — just in time for Christmas. Six months later, identify patients who show 2017, Jon Malachowski, an interest in expressing their MD, knew something he is still recovering from remnants of the stroke. Skiing, tennis, mountain biking, gratitude for their extraordinary was terribly wrong. As a family care. This not only gives physician for the past 31 years, he had a good and other strenuous endeavors are on hold for now, as is his medical career. Instead, he patients a tangible way to idea his symptoms pointed towards a heart show their appreciation for attack. His wife, Eva, drove him to Dignity has rediscovered his love for reading, music, photography, and walking the dogs. their caregivers but completes Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and the circle of healing, while Health Center, a decision he made in part Since his near-death experience, life has changed in other ways, as well. No longer benefiting the care of future because he remembered hearing good things hospital patients. about their heart program. does he worry about things like material Dr. Malachowski’s instincts were right possessions, world problems, or even death. A patient’s gratitude is the on the money. Upon arriving in the hospital’s Now, Dr. Malachowski finds himself filled with result of the extraordinary Emergency Department (ED), an EKG joy and anticipation each and every day. He care they receive — the confirmed he was in the midst of a full-blown hopes to continue learning, traveling, being a positive experiences with their inferior myocardial infarction. Interventional healer, and a teacher. physicians and other caregivers. When he looks back over his experience at cardiologist Lawrence O’Connor, MD, took him People who feel gratitude often Glendale Memorial Hospital, Dr. Malachowski to the cath lab where he removed a blockage in have the need to reciprocate. is struck by the seamless care he received Dr. Malachowski’s right coronary artery. Scientific studies show that throughout the course of his stay, even though “I felt lucky to be alive,” Dr. Malachowski expressions of gratitude create his case was quite complicated and required recalled. “As a physician, I have seen many happiness which leads to numerous specialists. He is also struck by the patients in the same situation, but I never healthier and healing behaviors. imagined it would happen to me.” kindness and compassion of the staff during For further information, please contact The cath lab wasn’t the end of the story. his three-week stay, even when he was at his Kathleen Patrick at 818.409-7620 or It was just the beginning. Dr. Malachowski most difficult. [email protected]. was informed that he would need a coronary Harout Balian, MD, Director of Glendale artery bypass graft surgery. Following the Memorial Hospital’s Rehabilitation program, surgery, he had a pacemaker implanted, due to worked closely with Dr. Malachowski during the damage caused by the heart attack. After his stay in the unit. Dr. Balian, who knew how having the pacemaker implanted, he received enormously grateful Dr. Malachowski was cardioversion to correct atrial fibrillation. His for the care he received, directed him to the left leg went numb and a CT scan showed foundation. Dr. Malachowski not only made evidence of a stroke. a donation to the hospital but also vowed The accrued aftermath of each setback took to work tirelessly to share his story and a devastating toll on Dr. Malachowski’s body and raise funds on behalf of the hospital. his mind. He was in pain, had paralysis on the left For Dr. Malachowski, this isn’t side of his body, and was experiencing opioid- a story about the particulars of his induced confusion which left him agitated. medical crisis. This is a story about Dr. Malachowski was transferred to the his transformation as a person and his rehabilitation unit on December 9th. A black gratitude as a patient. “A fantastic team diamond skier and avid sportsman, he had to of physicians and a wonderful facility and undergo the arduous process of learning to walk staff saved my life,” said Dr. Malachowski. again and to perform the daily tasks he once took “I owe Glendale Memorial Hospital so much Dr. Harout Balian introduced grateful for granted. His goal was to be strong enough to gratitude it cannot be expressed. I have been reborn. I am blessed to be alive and patient Dr. Jon Malachowski to the climb the 32 steps up to his Glassell Park home. foundation, which gave Dr. Malachowski By mid-December, Dr. Malachowski recovering. I think I have an interesting future the opportunity to actively promote the work of the hospital. climbed up all 32 steps — home to his wife and ahead of me.”

FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 5 $1,277,916 Raised

IN FY 2018 THE FOUNDATION FUNDED 42 PROJECTS

THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING From critical technology to facilities enhancements, the The mission of Glendale Memorial Health Foundation is to raise, manage, and Glendale Memorial Health Foundation raises vital funds in distribute funds in support of the mission support of the hospital’s mission. and values of Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in serving the community. These projects include: The financial challenges presented by caring for an underserved population make the Projects Cost success of the Glendale Memorial Health 2 Olympus EGD (Upper GI) Scopes (for GI Lab) $36,000 Foundation vital to the hospital’s everyday function and betterment. Although Dignity 5 Stryker Gurneys (for Peri-Operative Services) $35,000 Health, the parent organization of Glendale Memorial Hospital, makes funds available to Audiometrics for newborns (hearing test unit for $31,000 the hospital to support special repairs and newborns) refurbishment, such funding is limited. CCTV System Upgrade (for Security) $70,000 The remainder of funds necessary to provide for new medical equipment, Medivator (scopes cleaning unit) $40,000 upgrades, and program expansion for underserved patients, are raised by Every Woman Counts (breast & cervical cancer screening) $5,000 Glendale Memorial Health Foundation. HRA Proctostation (anoscopy camera for Surgery) $22,567 This is why your support is so critical; to ensure our community continues to have Mini Stryker Power Drill System (for podiatry service and $32,000 access to the highest level of healthcare. small joint [ortho] service) Please consider supporting our hospital Pharmacy Education Scholarship (for staff to attend/ $14,726 and its important mission. For more participate in Society of Health-System information on how you can help, call the Pharmacist Seminar and Antimicrobial Stewardship foundation at 818.502.2375 or email Certification) [email protected]. Surgical Lighting in Operating Rooms 1 and 7 $75,000

Zoll Monitor Project (to fund hospital’s contribution) $60,000

6 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE FALL 2018 PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION Glendale Memorial Health Foundation works with local hospital foundations to fund lifesaving emergency equipment for city’s first responders

Glendale Memorial Health Foundation Zoll monitors, Glendale Memorial Hospital, primarily provides funds directly related to Glendale Adventist Medical Center, and Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital USC Verdugo Hills Hospital initiated a and Health Center. However, when the collaborative effort with the Glendale Fire opportunity arises to help improve the health Foundation to donate $163,196 to purchase and well-being of the entire community, the the needed defibrillators. foundation is ready to assist. The Zoll X Series defibrillator is also the The Glendale Fire Department had an only defibrillator that allows fire personnel The Zoll X Series Automated immediate need to obtain 16 Zoll Automated to initiate CPR on a pulseless and non- Extremal defibrillator packs External Defibrillators in their front-line breathing patient with the ability to still a lot of lifesaving technology fire engines, as their current monitors were monitor the underlying heart rhythm. This into an extremely compact more than seven years old and did not meet allows fire personnel to provide advanced life size. Weighing less than 12 mandates required by the support and medications. pounds, the device is used by County Department of Health Services. This state-of-the-art monitor is equipped first responders during patient Additionally, internal policy and the policies with WiFi, faster at measuring vital signs and transport, offering advanced of the Los Angeles County Department better at measuring carbon dioxide levels. monitoring capabilities and the of Health Services quality improvement The monitor has the capacity to capture ability to be utilized on patients programs are specific to the application of the and analyze CPR quality, an important and of all ages — from neonates Zoll Defibrillator and cannot be substituted. integral component to improving outcomes to seniors. This equipment is utilized by emergency from sudden cardiac arrest. High-quality personnel while transporting critically CPR is crucial to patient survival from ill patients to the hospital. The monitor sudden cardiac arrest. transmits 12-lead EKGs and other vital Thirteen of the 16 Zoll monitors have patient information to the area’s STEMI been purchased, and are now deployed in the (heart attack) Receiving Centers, which city’s emergency vehicles. have advanced capabilities to treat patients “The new Zoll monitors will help experiencing a severe heart attack. Glendale provide the best possible outcomes for our Memorial Hospital is one of two STEMI patients in full cardiac arrest,” according Receiving Center hospitals in the city to Gregory Fish, Glendale Fire Chief. “We of Glendale. When the fire department are deeply indebted to these three hospitals identifies a patient having a heart attack, and the Glendale Fire Foundation for their the Zoll defibrillator will transmit the collaborative effort and contributions to information directly to the hospital ensure our community receives the most The devices are quite expensive, costing advanced and efficacious care available.” $43,255 each. Recognizing the importance of outfitting the city’s emergency vehicles with

FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 7 CORPORATE HEALTHCARE PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

CEO Mike Wasserman, MD, CMD, Brings the Clinician Perspective to Nursing Home Leadership

Rockport Healthcare Services: Taking a New Approach to Long-Term Care Left photo: Rockport Healthcare “Most caregivers working in nursing homes vision for long-term care, in which residents Services CEO Mike Wasserman, MD, see what they do as a calling. They care deeply actively participate in all aspects of their own CMD, works with volunteers from the company’s award-winning A Heart for the people they serve, and this fact is healing and treatment. Having a geriatrician to Serve and Community Meals often intuitively recognized by the residents. as CEO ensures that person-centered care is programs to serve meals for people I’m frequently reminded by staff members the focus at Rockport Healthcare Services and across California who need help getting enough food for themselves that going to work at a nursing home is like the care communities it serves. and their families. Program volunteers spending a day with their grandparents,” says Perhaps surprisingly, it is uncommon to find partner with homeless shelters, Mike Wasserman, MD, CMD. clinicians, especially those with expertise in after-school programs, and rescue Wasserman, a nationally recognized geriatrics, as business leaders in long-term missions. The volunteers are all nursing home residents who prepare geriatrician, is also CEO of Rockport care. Rockport Healthcare Services is changing and serve the meals themselves, Healthcare Services, the largest provider that paradigm and paving the way to better because they have a heart to serve of clinical support and professional person-centered care by embracing executive their neighbors in need. administrative services to long-term care leaders who have the firsthand perspective and Right photo: CEO Mike Wasserman, MD, CMD, visits with resident Sara homes in California. The company is a experience of being direct caregivers. Posada at a nursing home served by pioneer in the field of long-term care as it is Wasserman explains, “Typically, the Rockport Healthcare Services. leading the charge in providing high-quality, person at the helm of a nursing home chain person-centered care to older adults by has an administrative background, a finance Article by Amber Hurwitz Photos by Rich Cleaves doing something unusual among healthcare background, or a marketing background − but businesses — Rockport Healthcare Services not a clinical background. In my opinion, if you integrates experienced clinicians with do not have the ability to consider the clinical specialized expertise in geriatrics into its perspective as CEO, I don’t know how you get highest executive ranks. to true health and well-being for residents.” Geriatricians are doctors who specialize in The knowledge that the CEO of Rockport the health of older adults, and Wasserman is, Healthcare Services is a geriatrician with in fact, the only geriatrician who is CEO of a unparalleled expertise in the field of caring long-term care company in the . for older adults holds a lot of weight with A Los Angeles native, Wasserman returned residents and staff alike. to UCLA to complete his internal medicine Wasserman explains, “When folks realize residency (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) and that you’re a geriatrician, and that you’ve fellowship in geriatrics, after graduating from dedicated your life to older adults, it means the University of Texas Medical Branch in something. As a doctor, I took the Hippocratic Galveston, TX. Oath, and I have a moral and ethical obligation Today, Wasserman is a nationally recognized to our residents. I think that comes across.” expert in purposeful living among older adults. He has specifically devoted his career to To reach Rockport Healthcare Services and geriatrics, with almost 30 years of experience CEO Mike Wasserman, MD, CMD, please in the field. call 323-330-6500. They’re online at www. Rockport Healthcare Services is committed rockporthealthcareservices.com, on Facebook, to providing person-centered care, an and on Instagram and Twitter at approach that is in keeping with Wasserman’s @RockportHealth.

8 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE FALL 2018 Guardian Angels of Glendale Memorial MICHELLE GALANTI A Guardian Angel in Our Midst Although her role has changed, and she no “As a hospital volunteer, I longer is a frontline staff member — Michelle have been exercising at the oversees the CFC, EKG, Echocardiogram, and Cardiac Fitness Center for inpatient transportation departments — she many years. It has always been remains committed to the patient experience a community space where I and interacts with patients in the CFC and can not only exercise but also those undergoing cardiac procedures on a learn about the importance of regular basis. “I try to let our patients know how cardiovascular fitness in my important they are to us and to look for ways to life. When exercise becomes make them smile and if possible, to laugh, in difficult and dull, I am inspired order to ease their stress,” said Michelle. “I want by the team of dedicated to empower patients to understand their risk Glendale Memorial specialists factors and take control of their lifestyle.” who to help me reach my She also gets to meet patients every fitness goals. morning, during Patient Experience Leadership Rounding. This gives her the opportunity to One person on that team to ensure that they are receiving excellent care. whom I am the most grateful Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial She works with the unit staff to help resolve any in my many visits to the Hospital and Health Center is proud of our issues the patient may be experiencing. Fitness Center is Michelle many team members who are dedicated Michelle’s patient care philosophy is Galanti, Director of Cardiology. to providing compassionate care to our simple: provide the best care and services Michelle embodies the spirit patients, who know humankindness possible to people when they are most of humankindness. She is the best medicine, and who practice it on vulnerable. “It is always important to is not only knowledgeable a daily basis. These people are our guardian remember that every patient is a very but radiates compassion to angels. Michelle Galanti, Director of important person to their loved ones and they everyone she meets. Michelle Cardiology and Transportation, is one of our deserve the best care we can give,” she said. Galanti is truly one of Glendale guardian angels. In fact, Michelle has received “It is truly gratifying to have the opportunity to Memorial’s Guardian Angels.” a Guardian Angel designation 10 times since calm the fears of the patients and families by the inception of the Guardian Angel grateful providing education about their illness and the -Excerpt from a nomination patient program a little more than one year ago. procedures available to treat them.” from a Cardiac Fitness patient Michelle has a nearly life-long connection to She recalls being very honored and the hospital. Her late father, cardiologist Richard surprised when she received her first Guardian Alan, MD, was on the hospital’s medical staff for Angel recognition. According to Michelle, 24 years. She first started working for Glendale “It is very humbling when you are told that Memorial 38 years ago as an EKG technician. you helped someone feel better and made a Michelle is most well known for her work with difference in someone else’s life.” the hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center (CFC), which began in 1993.

Who is your Guardian Angel? A hospital visit can be an overwhelming experience. It is The total number of Guardian Angel recognitions in times like these that a compassionate gesture or an act this period was 112 — with 66 unique recognitions. of kindness from one person can make all the difference. Glendale Memorial Hospital is extremely proud of our These people are our guardian angels. guardian angels and the high level of care they provide to our patients. The Guardian Angels program was created to give patients the opportunity to say thank you by making a donation You have the opportunity to say thank you by making to the hospital in honor of their guardian angel. In turn, a donation to the hospital in honor of your guardian angel. Your tax-deductible gift will ensure the hospital each guardian angel receives special recognition for the continues to fulfill its mission of serving our community. exceptional care they provide. If you have a guardian angel you would like to thank, The total amount of money raised by the Guardian Angel please call 818.502.2375 or visit us online at program in Fiscal Year 2018 was more than $6,000. www.supportglendalememorial.org.

FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 9 We gratefully acknowledge the kindness of our donors whose gifts were received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

FOUNDER ($100,000+) Glendale College Foundation Athena Henley Kenneth Burns Jon Charles Malachowski, MD Erin Wolfson The S. H. Ho Foundation Limited Glendale Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Edgardo Hicban Carol Burton, MD, and Alasdair Juanita Malimban Janet Yaeger Glendale Healthcare Center Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hinckley Burton Karineh Manoukian Laura Yang PATRON ($25,000+) Glendale Orthopaedics Inc. Karine Hovsepyan Tanya Cains Marybeth Manuel-Linco Hasmik Yazedjian Austin James Mummert Charitable Brian Gregor Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kawamura Rolina Calabia Lori Marsden Claudia Yernazian Trust Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Grossman Parnarai Khamavichanurat Albert Calderon Arthur Matevosyan Marilyn Yruegaz Barbara & Jay Fritz Family Murari Gupta, MD Suma Kunjumon Jamie Caputo Jatendra McCray-Perry Nasly Zelaya Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hamilton Jeanie Lau Linda Carnevale John Mentzer CONTRIBUTOR ($1+) Carin Johnston Jessica Holland Sandra Lenenberg Jason Carney Mr. and Mrs. Markus Mettler Leisure Glen Post Acute Care Center Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keville Su-Yu Li Mary Joy Castro Terry Miller Flordeliza Abcede The S. H. Ho Foundation Limited Mehdi Khorsandi, MD Kyle Liao Jenny Chen Mr. and Mrs. James Milley Aramais Abrahamyan Josefa Larin Josefina Lopez Karen Cipriano Trina Mitsui Jesus Ahedo SPONSOR ($10,000+) Dina Alarcon Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Lee Karen Lowrey Terry Closson Jacqueline Mobley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McClure Sr. Mario Magsaysay Coloplast Hattaya Moorehead Aaron Aldrete Onkarjit Marwah, MD Adrineh Allahyarian Sharon McBryde and Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGuinness Elvi Magsaysay Elsie Crowninshield Digna Moreno Rob Mikitarian Cassie McCarty Walfredo Dayao Elvia Munoz Josefina Alzaga Carole Freeman Amazonsmile Foundation Edgar Mehdikhani, MD Mr. and Mrs. Henry Minami Brendan McNamara Hannah De La Rosa Teresa Nakamoto-Hayman Maria Molina Jennifer McReynolds Heather DeCordova Margarita Navarro Morteza Amini Stanley Pavey Amirkhan Amirkhanian Dr. and Mrs. Santo Polito Lawrence O’Connor, MD Carlos Mendoza III Dr. S. Panossians Medical Clinic Josh Nelson Orange Coast Anesthesia Inc. Joe Muriello Dr. and Mrs. Sherif El-Harazi Linda Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett Anderson Northern Trust Consuelo Andonegui Haig Youredjian Mr. and Mrs. William Parente Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nam Toni Espinoza Mr. and Mrs. Ron Oberhammer Parking Company of America Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Paul Howard Ferguson Victor Ogaldez Andruhie Andrians Dr. Roberto Zarate and Gonzalo Arreaza Dr. Kathleen Dennis-Zarate Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pederson John Pech and Leslie Pech Marie Filipian Jacqueline Ontiveros Beatriz Porto Lorenza Perez Nidia Flores Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis Ourfalian Karo Avanessian DONOR ($5,000+) Randall Roberts, MD Kimberly Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Fong Keith Parker Hannibal Ger Avecilla Michael Agron, MD Carmen Ruiz, MD Vanessa Rodriguez Craig Fong Catherine Parker Tamara Badalyan Ghassan Al-Jazayrly, MD Nate Sand David Rogers, MD Forest Lawn Mortuary Bina Patel, MD Niceta Balancio American Medical Sciences Center Dr. and Mrs. Kent Small Barbara Shubin-Galaif Jim Fox Kathleen Patrick Diana Baltazar Apollomed Hospitalists Southern California Cardiovascular Sonia Solin Haroutun Hovanesian, MD, Lailani Payumo Tarika Balyan Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Consultants Annette Staack and Karine Gabrielian, MD Candia Perkins Catherine Belangue ETC Building & Design Inc. 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FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 11 newslatest updates from Glendale Memorial Health Foundation Foundation Board Members Find Inspiration at Annual Retreat

The Glendale Memorial Health Foundation board members and staff were energized and re-engaged by their annual board retreat on June 1, 2018, at Oakmont Country Club. Through the retreat, participants took part in team-building exercises and strategic planning. The retreat’s facilitator was Tom Iselin, a well-respected speaker, author, and non- profit consultant, who inspired the board members to become fearless fundraisers.

Photos, clockwise from top left: Markus Mettler, president/CEO Healthcare Management Services, and Sevag Balikian, MD. Steve Hunt; Wayne Herron, Vice President of Philanthropy; Jarrett Anderson; Tom Iselin, retreat facilitator; and Santo Polito, MD. Foundation staff members, consultants, and board members gather with Tom Iselin. (Back) Kathleen Patrick, Principal Philanthropy Officer, and David Rogers, MD. (Front) Wayne Herron and Tom Iselin.

Helping Hands update Employee Giving Campaign Raises Nearly $100,000!

Glendale Memorial Health Foundation’s Helping Hands Employee TOTAL AMOUNT TOTAL EMPLOYEES Giving campaign raised $98,672 from 243 employees in Fiscal RAISED PARTICIPATING Year 2018. Helping Hands is an employee-focused fundraising effort by the foundation in support of Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. $98,672 243

Employees can donate a variety of ways, such as payroll deduction or donation of PTO hours. This year, funds have benefited various programs and projects throughout the hospital, from Humankindness in the Making to the latest medical technology to the employee assistance fund, and scholarships and educational programs.

The employee giving program started in 2013 with 19 employees giving $10,827. Participants and contributions have significantly increased over the past six years.

The willingness to participate in this fundraising effort demonstrates that those closest to the hospital — its own employees — are deeply invested in fulfilling the hospital’s mission. Thank you to our Glendale Memorial Hospital employees for your humankindness!

12 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE FALL 2018 newslatest updates from Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital

State of the Hospital 2018 On February 22, 2018, Glendale Memorial’s inaugural “State of the Hospital” address was given by Julie Sprengel, Senior Vice President of Operations for Dignity Health Southern California and Interim President of Glendale Memorial Hospital. The event took place in the newly renovated John Stauffer Auditorium. Julie praised the turnaround of the hospital over the last year with both financial and medical metrics showing significant improvement. She also highlighted the new management team that has been at the forefront of the hospital’s transformation over the past year. Clockwise from left: Julie Sprengel and Wayne Herron announce the historic S. H. Ho Wayne Herron, Vice President of Philanthropy, took Foundation grant; John Stauffer Auditorium was packed for the first annual State of the occasion to announce the $2.5 million gift from the Hospital address; Julie Sprengel accepts a proclamation from the office of State the S. H. Ho Foundation. Assemblymember Laura Friedman.

Hospital Celebrates New President and CEO and Gives Thanks to Outgoing Interim President

Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial four years. Glendale Memorial Hospital is Photos below, clockwise from left: Hospital and Health Center gathered on excited to welcome Jill, who brings with her Julie Sprengel, outgoing interim president and CEO the hospital’s rooftop for a reception to a wealth of experience and demonstrated welcomes Jill Welton. welcome the hospital’s new president and success in hospital operations. Jill Welton is presented a welcome card from Ron Yolo, CEO, Jill Welton, and to also thank Julie Julie Sprengel, Dignity Health Senior RN, MSN, hospital VP and Chief Nursing Officer. Sprengel, who served as the hospital’s Vice President of Operations, Southern Lawrence O’Connor, MD, and Kathleen Patrick, Principal Philanthropy Officer, looking cool on a warm afternoon. interim president for the past year. California, stepped in as interim president Jacob Lee, Community Board Chair, gives the toast. Jill comes to Glendale Memorial Hospital during the hospital’s search, providing Jason Carney, RN, director of Nursing Operations, with from Dignity Health -– St. Francis Memorial the impetus for the Glendale Memorial nursing staff. Hospital in , where she served Hospital’s amazing transformation. The Julie Sprengel raises her glass for the toast. as Vice President and Chief Operating hospital is immensely grateful for her Officer/Chief Nursing Officer for the past invaluable leadership during this time.

FALL 2018 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE 13 THE LOUISE LEWIS LEGACY SOCIETY

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THE LOUISE LEWIS LEGACY SOCIETY 2 Celebrating a Legacy of Giving

Glendale Memorial Health Foundation held its fifth annual The Louise Lewis Legacy Society Celebration on Thursday, June 9, 2018, at the home of foundation Board Advisor Kathy Rose. The Society recognizes and honors those special friends of Glendale Memorial Health

3 Foundation who have made a provision to include the foundation in their estate plans. The Society was named in honor of Louise Lewis, a hospital volunteer and former board member and foundation board chair, who devoted 48 years of her life to the hospital and the community. Upon her passing, Louise continued her legacy of dedication to the hospital’s mission by naming the hospital as a beneficiary of her estate. Founded in 2014 with just five members who collectively committed $960,000 to Glendale Memorial Hospital, the Society has grown to 33 members who have committed $6.7 million from their estates. “I could not be more pleased by the growth of this program,” said Tim Lewis, foundation board member and Louise’s husband of 50 years. “I often say that the power of this program is that it supports patients at the hospital who Society members may never know and who will never know them. This is the true and dramatic beauty of philanthropy and planned giving: impacting generations of individuals to 4 5 come with quality healthcare that they truly deserve.” A successful planned giving program is a critical element of the future financial viability of Glendale Memorial Hospital. The greater the success of The Louise Lewis Legacy Society, the more the hospital’s future ability to serve the community is protected and assured. If you are interested in a no-obligation consultation on planned giving or would like more information about The Louise Lewis Legacy Society, please call Glendale Memorial Health Foundation at 818.502.2375.

1. Louise Lewis, the Society’s namesake. 6 2. Foundation board member Steeve Henry and wife Francis, with Elizabeth Lewis, wife of Tim Lewis. 3. Tim Lewis, far left, and Wayne Herron, Vice President of Philanthropy, far right, welcome the newest Society members: Bruce Hinckley and Debbie Hinckley, Elaine Sumner, and Kathy Rose. 4. Kathy Rose, foundation board advisor and host of the event, receives her Society certificate from Tim Lewis and Wayne Herron. 5. New Society member Elaine Sumner, with daughter and The Louise Lewis Legacy Society member Nancy Sumner, RN. 6. Society member Annelies Kischkel with Kathleen Patrick, Principal Philanthropy Officer.

14 FOUNDATIONMAGAZINE FALL 2018 Glendale Memorial Hospital Named 2018-2019 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report U.S. News and World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings, has recognized Glendale Memorial Hospital on its 2018-19 Best Hospitals list! The hospital was named a “Best Regional Hospital” for earning three high performing ratings in Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The 29th annual rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care. nationally ranked in one of the 12 data-driven Best Hospitals U.S. News determines the Best Regional Hospitals in 200 metro specialties or had three or more ratings of high performing in a areas and regions across the U.S., ranking them based on their specialty or in the nine Best Hospitals procedures and conditions. performance in delivering complex and common care. It created Glendale Memorial Hospital was ranked number 43 in California, the Best Regional Hospitals survey in 2011 to provide consumers placing the hospital in the top 10% of hospitals in the state. with a way to assess the overall care at hospitals in their areas. Congratulations to our outstanding staff and physicians who made A Best Regional Hospital is a hospital that offers a full range of this honor possible. We are proud of our team and their dedication services (as opposed to a specialty hospital) and that either was to excellence in patient care.

Thank You to Our Sponsors and Attendees!

Thanks to your generous participation in our event, we are pleased to announce that the 2018 Evening of Wine and Roses raised $360,000 for the the Humankindness in the Making initiative to remodel the hospital’s GI Lab and Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. We couldn’t have done it without you! Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Glendale, CA 1420 S. Central Avenue Permit No. 436 Glendale, California 91204

Return Service Requested MAGAZINE FOUNDATIONsupportglendalememorial.org Glendale Memorial Health Wayne Herron (VP of Philanthropy) Santo Polito, MD (Chair of the Board) Clayton Hovivian Foundation Board of Directors Douglas W. Kawamura CPA David Rogers, MD Edwin E. Johnston (1941-2017) Zara Ashikyan, PhD Tim Lewis Craig Warden Edward Keh (1928-2015) Sevag Balikian, MD Edgar Mehdikhani, MD Jill Welton (Hospital CEO/ex-officio) Louise Lewis (1947-2011) Liviu Chindris, MD Markus Mettler Dale Pederson (Secretary) Foundation Board Emeritus Kathleen Dennis-Zarate, MD Rob Mikitarian Hon. Dickran Tevrizian Jim Givens Nick Mosaquites Jack Youredjian (Vice-Chair of the Board) Vince Hambright Steeve Henry George William Ott, III (Treasurer)

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