Glendale Foundation
March 27, 2020
It won’t surprise you to know that The Difference magazine was written and produced weeks before our world changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. As you read through the many articles, stories and features, I know you will be touched by the things in life that will never change — friendship, service, gratitude, inspiration and compassion. To Our Donors To I hope that through the magazine, you can relive and remember happy experiences and have a renewed sense of hope and anticipation for the better days that are certain to be ahead for us.
Irene Bourdon, MPH, CFRE President, Adventist Health Glendale Foundation SPRING-SUMMER 2020 TheDifference
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Wu Making our hospital and community a better place
Glendale Foundation In this edition
SPRING-SUMMER 2020
1-2 MESSAGES Helen McDonagh, Irene Bourdon and Alice Issai
3-5 COVER FEATURE Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Wu
6-7 UN GALA 2020 CT scanner for Emergency Dept. Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians pledge UNGALA sponsors On the cover 8-9 GRATEFUL PATIENT FEATURE Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Heart attack at age 34! Wu are applauded by well- Emergency Dept. takes pride in cardiovascular care wishers in the Physicians A cardiologist explains risk factors and heart attack signs Medical Terrace on the occasion of Dr. Wu’s 10-11 GRATEFUL PATIENT FEATURE retirement from his Physician’s talk may have saved her life practice in June 2017. 12-13 DONOR PROFILE Markus Mettler, Leisure Glen Acute Post Care Center Thank you, Michele!
14-19 THE GUILD Counting Our Blessings and Holiday Luncheon 2019 Courage Awards 2019 and Beauty Bus Guild’s Holiday Fashion Show / Fundraiser at Bloomingdale’s Guild members profile: Gracie, Margaret and Georgiana Be Our Valentine luncheon 2020 6 20 OAK SOCIETY & FOUNDATION BOARD Spirit of Giving Award Board members honored for service
21 PHILANTHROPY Values-based estate planning Care Hero Award
22-30 Thank you, donors! (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019) Tribute gifts: In honor of, in memory of (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019)
31 Foundation’s important role in community health
32-33 Project Hug-a-Bear 2019 “Light Up a Life” 2019
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16 Thank you, Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Wu, for being part of our ‘village’
THE PROVERB “IT TAKES A VILLAGE” is often used as a metaphor for raising a child, but from many years working with business professionals in Glendale and throughout Southern California, I recognize how important it is for the “village” to support vital institutions such as hospitals. Adventist Health Glendale is fortunate to have such a devoted “village,” because I know every donation to the Foundation will enhance the hospital in some way — and that means the community benefits as well. Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Wu are part of that vast “village,” and have been for over 50 years! When I recently learned that the hospital’s auditorium will be named in their honor, I thought, what a beautiful legacy for Dr. Wu Helen McDonagh and Georgiana, and what a timely gift that will further enhance the quality Chair, Foundation of care for our patients. Board of Directors We are grateful to Dr. Wu, whose extraordinary skills as a physician made a difference in the lives of thousands of mothers, their babies and families. And to Georgiana, whose participation and leadership in The Guild and other activities mean so much to all of us who know her. We are blessed that Dr. Wu and Georgiana reside in our “village.”
Healing power of a shared purpose
FOR MOST OF US WORKING IN HEALTHCARE, there was a time in our earlier years when we remember choosing our path. One of our Adventist Health associates once told me, “I chose healthcare because I wanted to be where miracles happen.” This shared purpose to heal bonds our care providers and creates amazing team dynamics as they work to save and change lives. This shared purpose also is communicated to our patients and their families in unexpected ways, little things like a smile, a warm blanket or a gentle touch. Here at the Foundation, we are blessed. We are surrounded by miracles, and we are surrounded by something just as beautiful — altruism. We are given a chance to listen, a chance to understand our donor’s “true north” — that very specific point where their gift will transform an experience or health Irene Bourdon, MPH, CFRE outcome for people they may never meet. President, Adventist Health Our mission here at the Foundation is simple — we connect donors to Glendale Foundation the causes they care about. This is our shared purpose. This spring, as we look on with hope and optimism for a great year, we are also looking forward to understanding and sharing in a healing purpose with you.
1 Meeting with doctors and special guests.
Focusing our energies to deliver world-class care
Dear donors and friends: excellent outcomes. I couldn’t be prouder of the many successes we’ve had since I joined Adventist Health PRINGTIME HERALDS the promise of growth Glendale in July 2018, and I’m excited for all we will and renewal. We’re experiencing that at Adventist accomplish together in the future. SHealth Glendale as well. Our work moving the This year, we continue to lean on our strategic pillars hospital toward a brighter tomorrow has been underway with a laser focus on improving patient outcomes, growing for well over a year, and I want to take this opportunity our physician network and our service lines, expanding to share how much we’ve already achieved and what lies our ambulatory footprint and enhancing the patient ahead in 2020 and beyond. experience. We’ve recruited 15 specialists to our market We continue to make headway on our strategic plan over the past year, and our work to expand our network — a roadmap through 2024 that focuses our energies on of top-tier physicians continues. delivering world-class care, service and clinical results to Along with added expertise, we are introducing and the diverse communities we serve. expanding services to meet the needs of our community. I’m beyond thrilled that we began the year with news Our Structural Heart Program, for example, has seen more that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services than 150 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (CMS) has awarded us five stars. Fewer than 300 hospitals procedures and is adding Watchman and MitraClip proce- nationwide, and only five in the Los Angeles area, earned dures to address other abnormalities of the heart. Together, five stars in the overall hospital quality rankings. Addition- these procedures offer an array of minimally invasive ally, last fall we earned The Leapfrog Group’s “A” grade cardiac care that enables patients to heal much faster than for the 10th consecutive time since 2015. traditional surgical methods. It also makes it possible for These and other awards are the culmination of the high-risk patients who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for heart and hard work our physicians and associates continue open-heart procedures to receive treatment. This level of to pour into delivering quality patient care and achieving structural heart care also sets us apart from other hospitals in the region. Our advancements are enabled by the unwavering support of our Foundation’s donors and friends. I’m grateful that, together, we’re able to grow Adventist Health Glendale into a beacon of quality care.
Sincerely,
Alice Issai, President
Applauding the hospital’s TAVR successes. cover story
DR. RONALD S. AND MRS. GEORGIANA WU Celebrating the couple who calls our hospital ‘home’
“ We were brought up giving, almost like a DNA in our body, so we just want to see the hospital and our community become a better place for everybody. This is our home.” — Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Wu
was an eventful year “The auditorium is an important place for Ronald and for people to gather and learn and celebrate 1968 Georgiana Wu. In special occasions,” Dr. Wu and Georgiana January, the young said jointly. “This is where doctors meet couple became engaged. In the spring, for continuing education, and we want Ronald earned the esteemed designation of them to have the best surroundings and “Dr. Wu,” graduating from medical school AV equipment. at Loma Linda University. In June, he and “This is also where everyone in the Our auditorium is the most publicly Georgiana were married on Father’s Day, hospital comes together, and it’s where “ utilized space in our medical center. and on July 1, Dr. Wu began his internship we have events that also welcome the All of our different communities — and residency at Adventist Health Glendale. community.” associates and physicians, businesses, More than half-a-century later, Ronald residents and local leaders, civic and and Georgiana continue to feel a close at- “WE WERE TEAMMATES” non-profit organizations — attend tachment to the hospital they call “home.” “This hospital has been our home for 52 events in our auditorium. Dr. and Their love and devotion to our mission years,” Georgiana says proudly. “Ever since Mrs. Wu have been of service to and generously giving of themselves Ronald graduated from medical school, so many families, patients and through decades of service have created this has been his one and only hospital healthcare providers, their names a legacy that soon will become even more where he practiced.” and gift to the hospital will be enduring — naming of the hospital’s Dr. Wu, an obstetrician widely known recognized and appreciated by main auditorium in their honor. for helping women with difficult pregnan- many thousands of people.” At the Foundation’s UNGALA, cies, retired from private practice in 2017 — Irene Bourdon, rescheduled in the fall, this extraordinary after more than 49 years and involvement Foundation President couple will be recognized for their nearly in delivering an estimated 20,000 babies. lifelong commitment to the hospital’s He was one of few physicians in Southern continuing growth and success. California who specialized in vaginal- (continued on p. 4 ) Dr. Wu is surrounded by nurses and mothers of many of the children he delivered.
3 Dominique O’Brien brought her children to Dr. Wu’s retirement reception in 2017. He delivered all seven!
(continued from p. 3) went training through Pacific Union COMMON BONDS breech deliveries — any position where the College, earned her registered nurse Dr. Wu and Georgiana share common baby is not head first. His patients, seeking license and worked until she had children. bonds: each comes from a family of seven the skills of a doctor who understand that Georgiana volunteered for several years children. Ronald was born in China, “women want choices when giving birth,” in the hospital gift shop, joined The Guild Georgiana in Vietnam, and both came to came to Glendale from throughout the and twice served as its president. During the U.S. to further their college education. U.S. and as far away as China and India. the time leading up to the opening of the (Ronald graduated pre-med from Union Dr. Wu also was greatly admired and West Tower in 2007, she was a member College in Nebraska. Georgiana earned a respected by the nurses and other associates of the hospital’s Governing Board of bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Pacific who supported him over the years in labor Directors. Union College.) and delivery, maternity, NICU and surgery In more recent years, Georgiana’s On a Saturday in 1966, they met for units. “With love and understanding, we leadership on the Foundation’s Board the first time at a church in Los Angeles. were teammates,” he recalled. “Because of of Directors and her collaboration with They don’t remember their first date, this relationship, this hospital became a other Guild members inspired multiple but it was probably a visit to a park or very important part of my life.” fundraising efforts to support enhance- somewhere inexpensive. “We were students In an album of tributes at his retire- ments in patient care, including (a favorite in those days,” Georgiana remembers. ment, Bethany Simeone, RN, perhaps ex- project) Giraffe OmniBeds for the NICU. Completing his internship and resi- pressed it best: “You have given us a lasting As one of the longest tenured Guild dency, Dr. Wu joined the hospital’s medical legacy through your contributions to our members, Georgiana said, “My greatest staff in 1972. He earned a fellowship in hospital — through your time, dedication joy is when we all are ambassadors for perinatology at USC’s School of Medicine and all the education you gave to staff and the hospital.” and was invited to join the ob/gyn practice nurses and residents.” Another colleague of Drs. Stieg Engblom and Young Hahn. wrote: “Doctors like you are truly rare.”
GEORGIANA’S SUPPORTING ROLE hile Dr. Wu was often busy around the clock caring for his patients Georgiana and W (“I got calls at home, driving on the Ronald (1973) freeway, at restaurants, in church, wherever I go,” he said), Georgiana was on a mission of her own to do whatever she could to help support the hospital. She became a licensed medical tech- nologist, assisting Dr. Wu, including when the couple volunteered at the L.A. Free Clinic. (“Ronald had the mentality to serve,” Georgiana said.) She then under-
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“SEEING THE JOY” The Wu family, Christmas 2019 Dr. Wu and Georgiana are parents of two grown daughters, and they have one granddaughter. As decades passed, Dr. Wu continued serving the hospital and his patients tirelessly. Long days often turned into late nights and morning sunrises. “I Dr.Wu’s likeness loved delivering babies tops the cake and seeing the joy and presented by his love and happiness of nursing team. a new family. That is so fulfilling,” he smiled. To Dr. Ronald and Georgiana Wu, thank you for your gifts that will continue to bless this hospital you call “home” for generations to come! DR.WU:MEMORIES AND MILESTONES
eflecting on 50 years practicing to sleep between seeing patients. Very medicine, Dr. Wu remembers different than today, the ER wasn’t that milestones that marked his career busy,” he says. R at Adventist Health Glendale. There were individual cases of note. There were the countless numbers In 1994, Dr. Wu delivered triplets of young residents he mentored during vaginally to a 50-year-old Eagle Rock their rotation. “I was involved in a woman, the third baby by breech, which teaching program helping medical was covered in the LA Times. In 2009, students, family practice residents and The Discovery Channel’s “Births Beyond OB residents,” he recalls. “Fifty years I Belief” segment featured Dr. Wu and spent here was a long tenure teaching, his patient in what was thought to be grooming medical students at a time the first taping of a successful breech when I was running my private practice delivery. (It’s on YouTube.) and also doing long hours of work.” And there were the families whose There were early years when Dr. Wu children were all delivered by Dr. Wu. “moonlighted” — working nights in One such mother is Dominique O’Brien, Glendale’s emergency room (“in the old who attended Dr. Wu’s retirement building”) in 12-hour shifts. “I was able celebration with all seven children!
“ It’s so fitting to have Dr. Wu’s and Georgiana’s name on the wall of this very precious space that we have for our community.” — Alice Assai, President, Adventist Health Glendale
5 UNGALA 2020
UN CONVENTIONAL UN BELIEVABLE UN FORGETTABLE UN IQUE
HESE ARE JUST A FEW words feast, allowing more time for guests to that describe the Adventist Health mingle and meet new friends. Current plans T Glendale Foundation’s UNGALA UNBELIEVABLE performances will are to reschedule on Sunday evening, April 19, 2020, at The be staged in The Ebell’s classically beautiful UNGALA 2020 Ebell of Los Angeles. theater to begin the evening and popping “To those who have attended our Gala up later throughout the event. for this fall. fundraisers in the past, we promise that We’re also encouraging that black ties you’ll experience UNGALA 2020 be UNTIED, and that the dress code is a in a whole new way,” says more comfortable “fancy but fresh.” Irene Bourdon, Founda- While UNGALA 2020 tion President. “And is being restyled from previous if you have not galas, the primary focus re- attended a Gala in mains on raising funds to the past, we invite support enhancements in you to make 2020 patient care and the overall the year! ” hospital experience. UNGALA Foremost on the agenda Co-chairs Amanda is a tribute honoring Dr. Dundee and Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Georgiana Harlan Gibbs are planning Wu with the Erwin J. Remboldt the same gracious hospitality Founder’s Award for Outstanding and generous spirit of past Galas, but Individual Philanthropy. (See cover article with a casually elegant experience everyone on Dr. and Mrs. Wu beginning on page 4.) will enjoy. “When guests remember this The evening’s Fund-a-Need is support- Guests will be seated in evening, we want them to say, ‘what a ing the addition of a CT scanner to the the The Ebell’s Broadway- great idea, we loved it,’” Amanda adds. hospital’s Emergency Department. Please style theater, followed by UNCONVENTIONAL dining. see the adjacent article for important an evening of dining, Formal table seating is being “ditched” and details on this critical need. mingling and surprises in replaced with an evening of experiential the Courtyard Garden.
AMANDA DUNDEE HARLAN GIBBS, MD UNGALA PLANNING COMMITTEE Co-chairs: Amanda Dundee and Harlan Gibbs, MD
Jenik Akopian Tom Peterson Meline Avanesyan Alice Petrossian Irene Bourdon Shushan Petrosyan Wende De Pietro Cindy Sammartano Margaret Kaufman Susie Scott Elizabeth Manasserian Monique Sewell Ramella Markarian Liviu Ursachi Markus Mettler Paul Wilcox Shalini Nicolas Georgiana Wu Vic Pallos 6 Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians Thank you, pledges generously toward CT scanner UNGala 2020 THEFOUNDATION is pleased to announce that the Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians team Sponsors! is making a major pledge of $100,000 toward acquiring a CT scanner for the ER. PLATINUM Adventist Health Glendale is widely respected Anonymous in Southern California for its high-performing Autumn Hills Health Care Center Emergency Department, which logs more than Glendale Adventist 600,000 patient visits a year. Physicians are board- Emergency Physicians certified in emergency medicine, and several of DIAMOND the doctors have between 20- and 30-plus years of Consultants for Anesthesia experience treating patients in the hospital’s ER. and the Management of Pain “We are honored to be able to support our Johnson Controls hospital and the Emergency Department by donating Leisure Glen Post Acute Care Center ANTHONY CARDILLO, MD to this year’s Fund-a-Need,” says Dr. Anthony Cardillo, medical director. RUBY “For over three decades, our team of doctors Heartbeat Cardiovascular Associates has had an important stake in the health of the La Crescenta Healthcare Center OakPark Healthcare Center Glendale community. Each of us is committed to providing the highest level of service as a critical part GOLD of the Adventist Health Glendale family. We are Anonymous grateful to be part of this inspiring organization.” The Accountancy Adventist Health Glendale Administration Adventist Health Glendale Medical Staff Adventist Health Simi Valley Adventist Health White Memorial Lukas Alexanian, MD Michele Boghossian FUND-A-NEED 2020 Sam and Grace Carvajal Arsen and Hasmik Danielian The De Pietro Family CT scanner for the Emergency Dept. ENT Surgical Associates Family Practice of Glendale The CT scanner is a fast, reliable diag- THE NEED: The volume of patients with Glendale Galleria nostic tool used to create detailed im- stroke incoming to the ER is high and Glendale Pathology Associates ages of internal organs, bones, soft growing. The hospital currently has two Image 2000 tissue, and blood vessels. Scans can show CT scanners. They are located upstairs in Alice and Robert Issai Margaret Kaufman the size and location of brain abnormali- Radiology and may be busy serving other Sara H. Kim, MD ties caused by tumors, blood vessel de- nursing units. Adding a CT scanner in Edmund Lew, MD / Lew Medical fects, blood clots and other problems. the ER will provide the fastest possible Loma Linda University Health It is the primary tool of Adventist service to doctors and patients. For a Massage Envy Spa — Glendale Health Glendale’s Comprehensive Stroke stroke patient, every moment counts. Montrose Springs Skilled Nursing Program and the first diagnostic imaging “Time lost are brain cells lost.” and Wellness Center test that potential stroke patients receive Dr. and Mrs. Arby Nahapetian when they arrive at the ER. CT scans also HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE: The Parking Company of America are used to assess patients with heart Foundation invites your tax-deductible Preferred IPA of California attack and various types of injuries. contribution in any amount to help meet Doug and Sandy Schultz CT scanners provide physicians with this critical need. You may contact the Shirvanian / Petrossian Family Siemens Building Technologies data to help determine the best approach Foundation directly at (818) 409-8055, Southern California Conference to the patient treatment. The speed and or by going online to: of Seventh-day Adventists quality of images offered by the scanner adventisthealth/glendale/giving Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group allow physicians to make immediate Donations of $250 or more will be West Coast University medical decisions that will increase the recognized with a letter of appreciation chance of full patient recovery. and a listing in the next edition of the Current to March 26, 2020 Foundation’s The Difference magazine. 19 GRATEFUL PATIENT: A LESSON LEARNED
Jacob Nalbandyan returns to the hospital to get reacquainted with Drs. Amir Sadrzadeh Rafie, left, and Anthony Cardillo.
‘The last thing I expected was a heart attack at my age’
walked into Adventist Health Glendale’s that he didn’t have any cardiovascular risk Young husband and Emergency Department is a story that, in factors, and with a near normal EKG when father thanks Adventist hindsight, he describes as “me being totally he arrived in the ER, Dr. Cardillo astutely foolish.” diagnosed him with having a heart attack,” Health Glendale doctors Dr. Rafie said. INDIGESTION? HEARTBURN? Jacob had suffered, in medical terms, for saving his life “But my thinking at the time was that a STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial the pain wasn’t excruciating, it was just Infarction). This is a very serious type of HEN YOU ARE 34 years old, discomfort in my chest,” Jacob recounted. heart attack when at least one of the major in good physical shape, exercise “For a classic heart attack, you think of coronary arteries that supplies blood to the Wregularly, eat healthy and lead going to your knees, gasping for heart is completely blocked. what you describe as “an average lifestyle,” breath. Just once the jaw-clench- On call for emergencies, you don’t expect a sudden pain in your ing pain hit me, then it let go. “Grab your Dr. Rafie arrived quickly in chest to be a heart attack. It wasn’t getting worse. It things and the ER and met with Jacob That’s what Jacob Nalbandyan, might be indigestion, might get to the ER.” and Armine. “I recommended married and the father of two young be heartburn. I was functional, ARMINE that we take him right away children, thought last Sept. 11 while so I thought let’s get back NALBANDYAN for an angiogram,” Dr. Rafie having lunch in a San Diego restaurant. home to Glendale and see said. (An angiogram is a “All of a sudden I felt discomfort what happens. If I feel worse, diagnostic test that uses in my chest, sort of weird,” recalled I’ll go to the ER.” X-rays with a contrasting dye to determine Nalbandyan, a local attorney who was in In retrospect, Jacob shudders at his the extent of blockage in blood vessels.) San Diego that morning to argue a case decision to drive himself back to Glendale. “Jacob held his breath, still in disbelief, before the Court of Appeal. “The last thing Fortunately, he made the trip without looked at his wife and said, ‘I agree, let’s I expected was a heart attack at that age. further incident and arrived home safely. do it. There is something wrong with me.’” I didn’t want to believe it.” But when he was still feeling a tightness But it was a heart attack — and in his chest and asked his wife Armine 100 PERCENT OCCLUSION Jacob is quick to credit Adventist Health what she thought, her response was Jacob was transferred immediately to the Glendale emergency medicine physician immediate: “Grab your things and get hospital’s Cath Lab, where Dr. Rafie and Dr. Anthony Cardillo and interventional to the ER.” his team performed successful balloon cardiologist Dr. Amir Sadrzadeh Rafie, angioplasty and stenting of Jacob’s blocked along with the hospital’s ER and cardiology “I AGREE, LET’S DO IT” coronary arteries. The hour-long procedure teams, for saving his life. Since joining the hospital’s ER team 13 reopened blood flow to portions of Jacob’s However, what happened during the years ago, Dr. Cardillo has attended to heart that were restricted. hours between the onset of Jacob’s chest thousands of patients with chest pains. According to Dr. Rafie, there was pain and later that afternoon when he “Despite the patient’s age and the fact 100 percent occlusion of one of the major
8 Cath Lab where procedures such as “If this happens to you, angioplasty are performed nearly don’t be as foolish as I was.” every day. — Jacob Nalbandyan coronary arteries. In addition, Jacob had I was in ICU, resting.” significant blockage of the left anterior On the following after- descending (LAD) artery, also known noon (Sept. 12), he was dis- among cardiologists as a “widow-maker,” charged from the hospital to and at any moment he could be struck go home. “To experience a with another attack. massive heart attack, get that taken care of with four stents, “LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPPENED” and be checked out the next Jacob remembers being wide awake during day like nothing had happened, the Cath Lab procedure and seeing every- it was incredible,” Jacob added. was in disbelief. Clearly, I owe everything thing on the monitor that was going on. “This entire experience was life- to Dr. Cardillo. Dr. Rafie and the Adven- “These guys are magicians,” he said. changing in many ways. Even within tist hospital staff. I was lucky on a number “They’re doing things in my heart, and my circle of friends, there was like a of occasions that same day. It was like I hit within an hour or so they were done and shockwave,” Jacob said. “Everyone the Lotto four times in a row!”
Dedicated to cardiovascular care
Dr. Anthony Cardillo, the ER physician who attended to Jacob Nalbandyan, says the case "is interesting because Jacob’s age, 34, could have been a distractor that led us down the wrong path.” He explains further: “You don’t expect to have a big heart attack at age 34. But this patient’s story is what was important. The moment you cut out the distractor (Jacob’s age) and you listen to his story, with symptoms of crushing chest pressure going to the jaw, you know that a more extensive work-up was warranted. “I can tell you honestly if he had gone to most institutions throughout L.A., they might have called it heartburn and sent him home,” Dr. Cardillo said. “This hospital is so dedicated to cardiovascular care, especially heart attack care, that we activated the full work-up.”
Risk factors and heart attack signs By Amir Sadrzadeh Rafie, MD
A heart attack can occur at any age. You’re never DON’T HESITATE, SEEK HELP too young to start heart-healthy living. The bottom line is to catch the signs early. Unfortunately for many people, their first heart attack is So, don’t hesitate to seek help if you experience disabling or even fatal. Some risk factors are not modifiable, such any of the following heart attack warning as our genes, or age. So, we all must do everything we can to signs, such as uncomfortable pressure, treat or control our modifiable cardiovascular risk factors such as squeezing, fullness or pain in the chest or smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, other areas of the upper body in one or both inactive lifestyle, stress, alcohol, and being overweight. arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. Reducing our risk starts with smart choices. A healthy Other possible signs include shortness of breath with or diet is one of the best weapons we have to fight cardiovascular without chest pain, breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or disease. What (and how much) we eat can affect other lightheadedness. Some heart attacks are sudden and intense; controllable risk factors, such as cholesterol, blood pressure, however, most start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. diabetes and being overweight. Dr. Rafie is an Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the Chest Pain Center at Adventist Health Glendale GRATEFUL PATIENT: A LESSON LEARNED
Shirley remembers physician’s luncheon talk on stroke — it might have saved her life
Shirley Martin shares some of her mementos from her TWA hostess days with neurologist Dr. Lance Lee, whose talk about first signs of stroke may have saved her life.
got to get back to my house. I knew I could call 911 on my house phone.” Incredibly, Shirley was able to turn her car toward home and backtrack up the hill, driving on the wrong side of the road and then parking in her garage — motor still running, because she couldn’t remember ITHIN THE BLINK of an to get out of here,’ but everything was just how to turn it off. eye, Shirley Martin remembers jumbled in my mind.” “God was with me, my guardian W “something terrible was hap- angel,” she says, “because there was no pening.” On her way to meet friends for RECALLING DR. LEE’S LECTURE way I could have done that without having lunch, she was driving alone down a She managed to maneuver her car out an accident.” steep, winding street near her home when, of harm’s way to the side of the road. Using her house phone, she remem- suddenly, part of the peripheral vision in Despite her confusion, she remembered bers telling the 911 operator, “I think I’m her right eye went blank. hearing a lecture during a Live Well Senior having a stroke. I can’t see out of my right “I couldn’t see the right side of the Program luncheon at Adventist Health eye. I can’t function. I don’t know how to road, just the middle of the road,” she Glendale. The guest speaker was Dr. Lance call 911 on my cellphone.” recalls. “Then I started veering to the right Lee, neurologist and medical director of and wondered, why am I so far over?” the hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE” Shirley was still able to steer her car Center. Dr. Lee’s topic was stroke — first “I was thinking that I had to get to the to the bottom of the hill — only to find signs and what to do. Adventist hospital, because Dr. Lee said herself stopped in the middle of a busy “I knew to call 911 immediately…so they have a stroke center and a clot-busting intersection, cars zooming around her simple,” she continues, “but it was kind of medication called TPA. I learned from his right and left. “I didn’t remember how a panic thing and I couldn’t figure out how lecture that if you’re having a stroke, time I got there. My first thought was, ‘I’ve got to use my cellphone. I was thinking, I’ve is of the essence.”
10 When Glendale Fire Dept. paramedics arrived, she didn’t hesitate to repeat what she told the 911 operator: “I think I’m having a stroke.” Indeed, that was the diagnosis by doctors in Adventist Health Glendale’s Emergency Department. A blood clot had formed in Shirley’s brain. Within minutes she was administered TPA, a drug given intravenously that’s used to break up a clot that’s causing a blockage or disruption in blood flow to Despite limited vision and in the throes of a stroke, Shirley was the brain. able to steer her car to safety down this steep hill below her home.
“VISION IS COMING BACK” “They were asking me all kinds of ques- tions, like what month and year it was,” Shirley recalls. “I knew my name, but ‘Genuine caring for people’ I couldn’t answer time-specific questions. “I thought the quality of care was really terrific,” Shirley says I didn’t remember being injected, but then of her experience as a stroke patient at Adventist Health Glendale. there was a point when I was answering “No matter who was there — a nurse, therapist, nurse’s assistant, questions correctly. I could also see more doctors — across the board they were terrific. I liked the fact that clearly. It seemed almost right away.” everyone showed so much compassion, not faking it, genuine feeling. Shirley’s stroke occurred around mid- I know it’s a religious feeling they have being at the Adventist hospital. day on a Monday last November. Two days “Every single person was wonderful. They have a genuine caring later she was discharged from the hospital for people.” to return home, with son Ray as her driver. Some minor effects from the stroke remained for a time, “and my peripheral vision is coming back,” she assures. Your contribution to the Neuroscience Institute at Adventist She follows up with Dr. Lee, who’s Health Glendale will help support this vital program that is saving keeping track of her recovery, and in lives like Shirley’s. To make a tax-deductible donation, you may: January she began driving again. “I’m grateful that I had been at • Use the convenient reply envelope in the center of this magazine Dr. Lee’s lecture,” says Shirley, who is • Visit our website: adventisthealth.org/glendale/giving • Call the Foundation at (818) 409-8055 continuing to attend the Live Well Senior Program luncheons and learning about other subjects from hospital physicians. “I’ve learned a lot of things there — and I think at this point I actually learned it could have saved my life.”
Shirley (at right) describes the events of that day to Melissa Varraveto, who manages the Live Well Senior Program and invites physicians such as Dr. Lee to speak at the monthly luncheons. ‘There is so much in life that we can give’ Donor Profile “Philanthropy is to give of oneself, time, resources, attention to others.” — Markus Mettler
AISED ON A SMALL FARM in and Golf Classic, plus partnering with home is successful and if any further serv- Vermont, Markus Mettler learned the hospital’s senior wellness program to ices are needed,” Mettler explains. “Our Rthe importance of giving at an early support weekly exercise classes in Balance message to families is once a patient comes age. “It had to come from my parents. Fit and Tai Chi that are offered free to to Leisure Glen, they’ll always be part of They moved to the U.S. from Switzerland anyone 60 and over. our family.” in the 1960s, spoke very little English, The seeds of Mettler’s career in health- mostly German with a Swiss dialect,” he TRANSITIONAL CARE care and rehabilitation were planted at the says. “Dad was always involved at work Leisure Glen opened approximately 50 University of Vermont, where he graduated on extra activities, donating blood, always years ago and has since grown to 125 beds. with a degree in physical therapy. He there for others. That involvement became At any given time, many of the “residents” moved to Southern California and worked part of me.” are patients receiving transitional care with young adults as a physical therapist in Today, Mettler is President/COO of between hospital and home. For those the spinal cord unit of a major hospital. Healthcare Management Services (HMS), residents who are unable to return home, From there he developed an interest in which provides management and adminis- many stay and live at Leisure Glen to re- geriatric care and how high-quality patient trative support services to Leisure Glen ceive ongoing nursing and restorative care. rehabilitation programs provided in hospi- Acute Post Care Center in Glendale, the Transitional care is a comprehensive tals could also be integrated into the nurs- flagship of several skilled nursing and as- skilled nursing and rehabilitation program ing home setting. In subsequent years, as sisted living facilities here and throughout managed by an interdisciplinary team Mettler moved up the career ladder into California. whose focus is assisting post-hospital management of nursing care facilities, Under the Leisure Glen banner, patients to heal, recover and return home. he has achieved considerable success in Mettler is one of the Foundation’s premier “The team continues to follow up achieving that mission, most recently in sponsors of events such as the annual Gala with patients to assure their discharge his leadership at HMS.
12 Michele Boghossian and Mia are joined by (from left) Michele’s daughter Kathy, Jan Aducci and Mercedes Legaspi. Michele supports the hospital’s pet therapy program through a donation to the Foundation.
Instructor Bobbi Koonse leads Markus Mettler, second from right, and members of the Live Well Senior Program’s Balance Fit class, sponsored by Leisure Glen Post Acute Care Center.
FAMILY OF GIVERS All the while, the influence of Mettler’s parents “to give of oneself” never waned. Joining HMS in 2007 was a good fit. “Ed and Martha Keh, who started the company, were very philanthropic, and that ideal was continued by their son Michele’s support of pet therapy Steve,” Mettler says. (Steve Keh passed away unexpectedly in December.) is rewarded in patients’ smiles “When I joined HMS we felt that we could expand the company’s philanthropy. ichele Boghossian has always loved dogs, We made a significant commitment to the especially gentle breeds that show compassion (Adventist Health Glendale) Foundation, around people and have a sociable personality. and I wanted to become more involved.” When she learned about the hospital’s pet Meanwhile at home, giving and serv- therapy program that lifts patients’ spirits and results in lots of smiles, ing others are also embedded within the MMichele offered through the Foundation to provide financial support family. Markus, his wife Mary and daugh- as a sponsor. “I love what the program is doing to help patients, and ter Megan traveled to Malawi in Africa to Adventist is a great hospital,” she says. “Who wouldn’t want to support perform a service project for a school. therapy dogs?” They’ve volunteered in Joplin, MO, clear- Mercedes Legaspi and her poodle Mia are volunteers affiliated with ing land after a tornado, helped in New Love On 4 Paws, a non-profit organization that provides animal-assisted Orleans, LA, following a hurricane, and therapy in healthcare facilities throughout the Los Angeles area. locally they work at a soup kitchen. Mercedes and Mia drop by Adventist Health Glendale twice a month to visit patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as and When Megan was in junior high and Behavioral Medicine and Recovery. Mercedes and Mia are specially high school, she and her parents collected trained and certified to “work” in a hospital setting. and donated 100,000 books to under- Jan Aducci, who manages Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and served schools and literacy programs! coordinates the pet therapy program, says “There is something about A little known fact except among close a dog’s unconditional love that brings comfort and even a feeling of friends, Markus also donated a kidney to security to our patients.” one of Mary’s co-workers whom he had She adds, “We are so thankful to Michele for reaching out to never met. “There is so much in life that us and supporting this program — and to Mercedes and Mia for we can give,” he smiles. the happiness they bring to the hospital and to our patients.”
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Guild celebrates Counting Our Blessings honorees and generous giving in 2019
MONG THE HIGHLIGHTS supporter of The Guild and is always there of The Guild’s annual Holiday as a prime sponsor of the Foundation’s Luncheon was the annual Gala. announcement of the Marguerite also is a life member and 2019 Counting Our a devoted supporter of The Guild since Dr. Marguerite Marsh, BlessingsA Awards to Jenik Akopian and joining in the 1980s. “Marguerite has a who received a Counting Dr. Marguerite Marsh. passion for giving to others,” Aghajanian Our Blessings Award. The festive ballroom at the Valley told the audience. “She is a catalyst for Hunt Club in Pasadena was aglow for the exciting others to lend their skills and holidays as The Guild also celebrated the talents to causes such as performing raising of approximately $150,000 during arts and health care.” the past year to benefit the pediatric Play The luncheon also recognized Counting Our Blessings awardee Jenik Akopian, to Learn Center and the Cancer Center. The Guild’s newest life members: second from left, is congratulated by Autumn Hills The Cancer Center’s Ingeborg’s Place Hermie Baghdassarian, Health Care Center colleagues Susie Kurakazu- Apart/Positive Image Center provides Marilyn Brooks, Margo Scott, Shushan Petrosyan (current administrator) free services to patients, including wigs, Bottcher, Neena Dorigo, and Syuzanna Keyribakyan. counseling and exercise classes. Ninet Megardichian, Counting Our Blessings awards are Sharon Ouellette, given to Guild members “who have Shushan Petrosyan, blessed us with their presence, their skills Ann Marie Smith, and talents, and their resources,” said Carissa Totalca and Guild President Anita Aghajanian. Mercy Velazquez. Jenik is a life member of The Guild and former administrator of the Autumn Hills Health Care Center. She is a tireless
14 Marina Raines (center, in gold) and Dr. Gary Raines (far left), welcome guests and friends.
Grace Carvajal and From left, Heather Margaret Kaufman Ghermezian, join Anita Aghajanian Rosario Ibanez for a selfie! and Laurie Leask.
Guild Board members celebrating the occasion: first row, from left: Dr. Traci Jones Martinez, Denise Cleveland, Melissa Varraveto, Liza Boubari, President Anita Aghajanian, Grace Carvajal, Alice Petrossian, Georgiana Wu, Irene Bourdon. Second row, from left: Margaret Kaufman, Camille Levee, Gayle Craig, Marina Raines. Top row, from left: Pat Crouch, Margo Bottcher, Sandy Moreno, Kathy Lefkovits. Extraordinary role models in the battle against cancer COURAGE AWARDS 2019
Courage Awards 2019 honorees (from left), Paula Devine, Dr. Calvin Devnich, Dr. Boris Bagdasarian, Mary Wang, and Allen Molina, RN.
AST OCTOBER, The Guild devoted COURAGE AWARD HONOREES volunteered in Ingeborg’s Place Apart/ an evening to recognizing patients, Dr. Bagdasarian, specialist in hematology Positive Image Center and was the first L health care professionals and com- and oncology, joined the medical staff in recipient of the Cancer Center’s Flame munity members who are extraordinary 1999. “Dr. B” has cared for thousands of of Hope Recognition. role models in the battle against cancer. patients and is praised by patients for An appreciative audience joined in advancing the hospital’s quality of cancer congratulating recipients of The Guild’s care, his positive approach and sense of 2019 Courage Awards: Boris Bagdasarian, hope, kindness and calm manner. DO, hematologist and medical oncologist, Allen Molina has been a nurse at Cancer patients invited Adventist Health Glendale; Allen Molina, Adventist Health Glendale for nearly 30 to visit Beauty Bus RN, infusion coordinator, Center for years. Patients say she has never lost her Cancer Services, Adventist Health passion for helping others. One of her Beauty Bus, a traveling salon that Glendale; Calvin Devnich, DDS, retired, rewards as a nurse is when patients say offers free beauty and grooming serv- and Mary Wang, cancer survivors; and that the care she provides “makes them ices for patients with a diagnosis of Paula Devine, community leader. feel at home.” cancer, will visit the Cancer Center Held every other year in October, Dr. Devnich was treated for a rare after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. the event also raised funds to support form of breast cancer. His confidence in The program is open to patients the Cancer Center’s Ingeborg’s Place the Adventist Health Glendale doctors two days each month and serves Apart/Positive Image Center, which and a strong faith in God served as role women and men. Appointments must be made in advance by calling provides free services such as wigs, models and helped pull him through. Nicole Kalout at (818) 409-8218 for classes and counseling to anyone in the Mary Wang is a pillar of support to dates and further information. community with a diagnosis of cancer. other cancer survivors and a leader in Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Attendees donated nearly $15,000 promoting classes and events that bring Guests may choose one of three to enable the Cancer Center to host people together and foster friendships. services: haircut, hair/wig styling or twice-monthly visits of the Beauty Bus, a Paula Devine has championed the beard grooming, facial or manicure. traveling salon that offers free haircuts/ fight against cancer for many years, Free services provided by the hairstyling/wig fitting, facials and mani- supporting Adventist Health Glendale, Beauty Bus staff are made possible cures to current and former cancer patients. Relay for Life and City of Hope. She has by tax-deductible donations to the Foundation and the Guild’s cancer fundraising committee.
16 Paula Devine looks chic on the runway. A fashionable, fun evening at Bloomingdale’s
HANK YOU, BLOOMINGDALE’S Glendale, for hosting the Guild’s THoliday Fashion Show and Fundraiser, and for making a generous contribution to the Cancer Center’s Inge- borg’s Place Apart/Positive Image Center! Presented last November just prior to Thanksgiving, the evening starred four of the 2019 Courage Awards honorees as models, along with a supporting cast that included a little girl who is not letting leukemia slow her down. “Emma, our four-year-old warrior, stole the show,” said Guild President Anita Aghajanian. Adult runway models were Courage Awards honorees Paula Devine, Calvin Devnich, DDS (retired), Allen Molina, RN, and Mary Wang. Additional models were Susanna Tamazyan, RN, The entire cast of Karine Arakelyan, runway models, from and Aghajanian, who left, Dr. Calvin Devnich, coordinated the event Karine Arakelyan, on behalf of the Guild. Mary Wang, Susanna “Everyone was Tamazyan, RN, Anita touched by this entire Aghajanian and Emma, event,” Aghajanian and Paula Devine. added. “Even people in the store who didn’t know us came by and asked how they could help.” Guild President Anita Aghajanian Models wore and Emma, 4, who stole the show. fashions from the store’s autumn collection, selected especially for them by Bloomingdale’s stylists. As each model was introduced, the large crowd of guests on both sides of the runway responded Dr. Calvin with cheers and enthusiastic applause. Devnich is Special appreciation to Courtney dressed to Saavedra, store general manager, and her impress. stylists for their in-house organization and gracious hospitality. GUILD MEMBERS PROFILE
Together as friends Gracie, Margaret and Georgiana share the joy of giving
Georgiana Wu, Margaret Kaufman and Gracie Carvajal.
RACIE CARVAJAL, Margaret both of them. “In those days I think we “This hospital has been my second Kaufman and Georgiana Wu have bought more than we sold,” Margaret home for the past 15 years,” Margaret been Guild members for over jokes. “Not me!” Georgiana responds, “I adds. “My happiest days are doing some- 20G years — they don’t recall the exact loved selling lots of Beanie Babies and thing for others. Volunteering and giving number — but they do know that Gracie (holiday) ornaments.” to others keep me young!” was the first of the three to volunteer at All the while, what Gracie, Margaret As for Georgiana, “My greatest joy is the hospital. That was 33 years ago. and Georgiana have liked best as Guild being part of the Guild where we all are Gracie then invited Margaret into the members is doing good for others, meeting ambassadors for the hospital.” Guild about 28 years ago. Georgiana fol- new people and having fun. Another connection among the ladies lowed when Norma White, who has since “Life has to have a purpose,” Gracie is being born outside the U.S. — Gracie in passed away, invited her into the group. says. “I’ve met so many people here, this Cuba, Margaret in Canada, and Georgiana Together, the trio shares a common hospital has been part of my life since I in Vietnam. bond: supporting the Foundation and mis- came to this country.” Margaret especially likes to quote an sion of the hospital by giving significantly article written by Dr. Annette Ermshar, of their time, skills and resources. Foundation Board past president, which For each one, there was a time in her Come, make new she shares in part: “There’s a wealth of re- life when “the kids were grown” and they search that shows that altruism and gen- were motivated to reach out and volunteer friends in the Guild erosity have immense benefits to the giver. for an organization in the local commu- In general, the act of giving promotes men- nity. Georgiana recalls thinking, “They Becoming a Guild member also tal and physical health, promotes positive say the Empty Nest Syndrome is terrible, offers an opportunity to support brain changes that are associated with hap- so I was looking for something to occupy worthwhile programs that not only piness, reduces our stress levels and even my time.” benefit patients at Adventist Health helps us live longer.” Gracie and Georgiana For all three, that organization was the Glendale but have a positive effect are quick to agree. Foundation at Adventist Health Glendale. throughout the greater Glendale Oftentimes, when the trio is attending They all used to volunteer in the hos- community. the same event, and there’s a photographer pital’s gift shop. Gracie taught Margaret For information on Guild mem- handy, they’ll ask for a picture — of about working in the shop, and then bership and activities, please contact course, three of them together, as friends. Georgiana came along and learned from the Foundation at (818) 409-8055 or go to the Foundation’s website: adventisthealth.org/glendale/giving
18 ™™ ™ Rita and Amanda Dundee admire Play to Learn Center jewelry in the feels ‘The Magic of Love’ boutique.
ACH FEBRUARY, the Guild sends a Valentine to the hospital’s Epediatric Play to Learn Center — a donation with love from guests attending the Be Our Valentine luncheon that helps Ramella Markarian support summer camperships for children selects earrings from one and other program needs. of the jewelry displays. This year’s event, entitled “The Magic of Love,” funded scholarships to enable children with devel- opmental needs to experience camp for the first time. “This annual luncheon is an opportunity for our Guild members and guests to help support a program that provides such valuable services to children and their families,” said Guild President Anita Aghajanian. The event was chaired by Guild Board member Margo Bottcher, who wishes to thank everyone, including sponsors, vendors, Guild members and volunteers, who graciously gave Irene Bourdon welcomes of their time and support to make Shirley Martin. “The Magic of Love” a success. Michele Boghossian was Presenting Sponsor. Table Sponsors were Adventist Health Glendale Business Development, ™ Jenik Akopian, Hernan and Orfi ™ ™ Barros Foundation, Irene Bourdon, Grace Carvajal, Margaret Kaufman, Camille Levee and Alice Petrossian. A special presentation, “Where is Love?” was read by Marina Raines, and hospital associate Gemma Bito-Onon performed special music.
From left, Kathy Lefkovits, Jenik Acopian, Guild President Anita Aghajanian, event chair Margo Bottcher
and presenting sponsor Luncheon Valentine Be Our Michele Boghossian. Congratulating Andy and Bonnie Bales are, from left, Bruce Nelson, administrative director, Community Research and Mission Development; Helen McDonagh, Foundation Board chair; and Irene Bourdon, Foundation president.
Oak Society presents Spirit of Giving Award
The Rev. Andy Bales, CEO of the Union Bonnie joined the nursing staff in Motivated by that experience to join Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, and his 2008 and has contributed to the hospital the Oak Society, Andy would later be wife Bonnie, a nurse in the through employee giving and the affected by additional health challenges, hospital’s neuro-telemetry Oak Society’s endowment fund. including an infection that resulted in the unit, are recipients of the Andy became acquainted with partial amputation of his right leg. Oak Society’s 2019 Spirit the hospital in 2012 when he un- All the while, he and Bonnie faced of Giving Award. This derwent quadruple bypass surgery each hurdle with faith and hope. They also recognition is given annu- that saved his life. It also introduced gained a deep respect for the skills and ally by the Foundation to him to a level of compassionate care compassion shown by the doctors, nurses individuals or couples for their devotion and “hospitality” that he never had experi- and everyone associated with the hospital. to supporting the mission of the hospital. enced in healthcare.
Foundation Board members honored for service
NNIVERSARIES and a retirement were on the evening’s agenda at the A Foundation Board’s annual Service Awards in December. Board members reaching service milestones were Sam Carvajal, Sr., 15 years; Pat Crouch, 20 years; and Sandy Schultz, 25 years. Retiring from the Board is John Ehret, who served on the Board for 28 years. “You are an inspiration to us all,” said Schultz, who presented the award. “Your service will have a lasting influence at Adventist Health Glendale for years to come.”
From left, Foundation President Irene Bourdon, Foundation Board Chair Helen McDonagh, honorees Pat Crouch, John Ehret, Sam Carvajal and Sandy Schultz, and AHGL President Alice Issai.
20 Cancer Center infusion nurses are recognized as Care Heroes
patients very calmly, even in intense situations, assuring us that we are in good care,” the patient wrote on the Care Hero form. “We are very fortunate to have them as our nurses.” The Foundation provides an opportunity for a tribute donation to be given in the Care Hero’s name. Donations in any amount are appreciated and directed toward patient care in the hospital. The amount of donations are kept confidential within the Foundation. Honorees are informed of their recogni- tion and presented with a certificate by the Foundation, often in the presence of their Allen Molina, RN, and Susanna Tamazyan, RN (third and fifth from left) colleagues. are congratulated by Dr. Sara H. Kim (in blue), medical director, Radiation Oncology, along with Cancer Center and hospital associates.
Small gestures such as a “thank you” can Two recent Care Heroes are infusion To recognize your Care Hero: be incredibly meaningful to a nurse, physician, nurses Allen Molina, RN, and Susanna technician, social worker, housekeeper — Tamazyan, RN, described by a grateful • Go to adventisthealth.org/glendale/ anyone on the hospital’s healthcare team. Cancer Center patient as “angels in giving (look for the Care Hero button), or That’s the spirit behind the Foundation’s disguise” who showed exceptional care • Call the Foundation at (818) 409-8055, or Care Hero program, a thoughtful way to and compassion while performing their • Stop by the Foundation office, located in recognize hospital associates for the excep- day-to-day tasks. the hospital’s East Tower on the main floor. tional care and/or services they provide. “Allen and Susanna tend to their
Charitable Gift Annuity: TAX BENEFIT + LIFETIME INCOME Charitable gift annuity a useful estate planning tool Are you aware that it’s possible to make For example, if a woman in her 70s were to offers resources to assist in making an a charitable gift to Adventist Health sell her property on the open market, she estate plan, including online calculators Glendale and, in return, you’re creating may need to pay a sizable capital gains tax. and how-to information. an income stream for life? However, if she donated the property For more information regarding a It’s called a charitable gift annuity — to a nonprofit organization, and the non- charitable gift annuity or other estate-plan- a donation of property, stocks, cash or profit in turn sold the property, she would ning goals, please contact the Foundation another appreciated asset to a nonprofit not be subject to a capital gains tax. Plus, at (818) 409-8055. organization such as the medical center. she qualified for a tax write-off in the As a result, you will receive fixed payments coming year, and for life, at rates substantially higher than the charitable a conventional savings account or CD — gift annuity is not to mention the ability to claim a paying her a charitable tax deduction. significant life- Percentage rates of return increase time benefit. with age at the time of the donation, so For those this option makes more sense for those interested in who are seniors. considering a A charitable gift annuity can be a charitable gift useful tool as part of someone’s estate to Adventist planning, and it’s a way of doing good Health Glendale, for an organization donors care about. the Foundation Donors
Alex Berberian Mr. and Mrs. Zareh Berberian Tribute gifts ‘In honor of’ Andrew Berberian Mr. and Mrs. Zareh Berberian Received January 1 to December 31, 2019 Big Picture Entertainment The Foundation is pleased to receive tribute gifts honoring a loved one to Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. commemorate a special occasion; a devoted physician, nurse or caregiver in appreciation for exceptional care; or other individuals deserving of this unique Thomas Blythe honor. Gifts may be designated for a particular program or where there is greatest Mr. Michael Chang need within the medical center. Unless otherwise directed, gifts are published in Joseph F. Bornheimer, M.D. The Difference magazine and, as appropriate, may be acknowledged in other ways. Mr. Richard Gastelum Ms. Patricia Hunter
Beatrice Abandy ALT Systems Irene Bourdon Mr. Michael Chang Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Mrs. Melissa B. Varraveto Alenoosh Abramian Winnie Calvario Zaven M. Arslanian, M.D. Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Marion L. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Hagop Apamyan Jan Adduci Canyon Design Group Leah Emily Asaturyan Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Ermine Babayan Sam Carvajal, Jr., M.D. AHGL Cancer Center Nurses Asylum Entertainment Group Dr. Sandra Boctor Dr. and Mrs. Calvin R. Devnich Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Ms. Martha S. Hsu AHGL Hospice Services Angela Ayala Ms. Wendy Lindal Mr. Hugo Meier Ms. Marion L. Watson Matthew Chan, M.D. AHGL Medical Staff Ruby Babista and Mr. Jorge Ortiz Ms. Chomputip Prayong AHGL Rehabilitation Unit Nurse Chan Ms. Marion L. Watson AHGL Nursing Staff Silva and Vrej Pirjanian Ms. Chomputip Prayong Yaser Badr, M.D. Samuel Chan Mrs. Diana Klescz AHGL Physicians Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Felicia Blackett Dr. Boris Bagdasarian Matthew Chong, M.D. Ms. Estera Suvagau AHGL Stroke Center Staff Ms. Karen Cumings Steven Bailon AHGL Therapy & Wellness Center Mona Chung, M.D. Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Margaret Nicholson Ms. Felicia Blackett William Gaines Baker Warren Churg, M.D. Ms. Luella A. Baker Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Ms. Janet Howard Ms. Rae E. Dabe Rev. Andy and Mrs. Bonnie Bales Norman Comia Mrs. Angelica Gutierrez Mrs. Margaret Kaufman Mr. Michael Chang Annabelle Ai Jie Hsu Dr. and Mrs. Gary Raines Dr. Collin Cooper Mr. Abraham Hsu Harry Balian, M.D. Ms. Shakeh Yeghiazarian Patrick Francis Albrecht Mr. and Mrs. George Solymar Ms. Felicia Blackett Ms. Shakeh Yeghiazarian Carol Ann Craig Wayne and Gayle Craig Edgar H. Aleman, M.D. Alma Barboza Ms. Jeanette Fawcett Ms. Kathleen A. Orth Leah T. Cyran, M.D. R. Leslie and Antoinette Choi Ms. Victoria Gorjian Joanne Beckett Mrs. G.A. Kennedy Ms. Frances F. Benedict Rydda De Los Reyes Angeles Mr. Samuel Makhanian Mr. William E. Eick Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Shelva J. Ruszin Mr. Tye Veden Dr. Kirk R. Bentzen Gabriel De Los Santos Ms. Marion L. Watson Mr. Michael Chang 22 Donors
Wende De Pietro Nurse Heratch Yea Ja Kim Mrs. Melissa B. Varraveto Silva and Vrej Pirjanian Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kim Garen Derhartunian, M.D. Samvel Hmayakyan, M.D. James Kulczycki, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. George Solymar Mr. Georges Y. Fares Ms. Linda M. Butterworth Mrs. Angelica Gutierrez Paula Devine Arsen Hovanesyan, M.D. Mrs. Florence Hardesty Dr. and Mrs. Gary Raines Mrs. Esther M. Bowen Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wu Dr. Calvin and Irvella Devnich Ms. Beverly J. Sammon Mrs. Margaret Kaufman Hula Post Ms. S. Tobias Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Diana Jo Dan T. La, M.D. Ms. Yvonne Haley Nurse Jennifer Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Silva and Vrej Pirjanian Kaymar Ebrahimi, M.D. Marc L. Ladenheim, M.D., FACC Mr. Paul E. Barolet Jimmy Mr. John Steur Ms. Yvonne Haley Dr. and Mrs. Carl B. Ermshar Selena A. Lantry, M.D. Anonymous Michelle Jocson Ms. Amy J. Yazzetta Ms. Marion L. Watson Dr. Carl B. Ermshar’s Retirement Christopher S. Lee, M.D. Mrs. Margaret Kaufman Michelle Jocson and AHGL Stroke Team Ms. Donna Cramer Ms. Marion L. Watson Jeremie E. Feliciano Eric T. Lee, M.D. Mr. Michael Chang Dr. Traci Jones Martinez Ms. Lucy E. Waldschmidt Mrs. Pat Crouch Hasmik Fndryan, R.N. Lance Jehong Lee, M.D. Ms. Marion L. Watson Silva and Vrej Pirjanian Ms. Felicia Blackett Dr. Traci Jones Martinez and Sze Ching Lee, M.D. Asa Franklin Play to Learn Center Mr. Richard Gastelum Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Marion L. Watson Caren Leisher Michael Frields, M.D. Joe Juse Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Teresa Fornelli Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Marsha Wong Edmund Lew, M.D. Steven D. Kamajian, D.O. Ms. Michele Boghossian Angela Garcia Ms. Hasmik Dervishian Ms. Marion L. Watson Mr. Kenneth D. Cressy Garo M. Karakashian, M.D. Ms. Victoria Gorjian Chaplain Albert Garcilazo Ms. Kathy Sierra Mrs. Florence Hardesty Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Karine E. Skelton Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Merman Ms. Barbara Jean Miller Dr. Dmitriy Gen Margaret Kaufman Mr. Richard Gastelum Mrs. Clara J. Peppi Ms. Edna Karinski Ms. Marion E. Perry Arbi Ghazarian, M.D. Mr. Michael A. Kaufman Reverend and Mrs. Charles Updike Mrs. Angelica Gutierrez Erika Parker, M.D. Ms. Jean I. Zaik Ms. Yolanda A. Head Dr. Suzanne L. Roberts Mr. Vic Pallos Maxim Leznik Simon M. Keushkerian, M.D. Mr. Michael Chang Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians Ms. Zabel Chavdarian Ms. Victoria Gorjian Mr. and Mrs. Kourken Hamalian Christine London Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Adriana Guerrero Vahe Khachikian Mr. Michael Chang Alenoush Bedrossian Liliana Lopez Talamantes Mr. Michael Chang Lizette Gutierrez Bill Khoury, M.D. Mr. Michael Chang Mr. Michael S. Pepper Priscila Luces Mr. Michael Chang Debra Guy and AHGL Orthopedic Team Hrach Khudatyan, M.D. Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Joan C. Costa Katrin Madatian Mr. Michael Chang David Han, M.D. Sara H. Kim, M.D. Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Ms. Stella Miyashiro Mrs. Frances Westbrook Ms. Gizella Varga 23 Donors
Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Minou B. Rahimizad Leo Shum, M.D. Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Celia Ling
Marguerite Marsh’s Birthday Dr. Lynn Joseph Ramirez and Anthony Silva Office Staff Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Mr. Michael Chang Mr. Hugo Meier Leslie A. Martin Amir Sohlpour, M.D. Uriel Ramirez Ms. Marion L. Watson Mr. Tye Veden Wayne and Gayle Craig John P. McKenzie III, M.D. St. Expedite Aiden Michael Reem Mr. and Mrs. Heratch O. Doumanian Anonymous Mrs. Colleen J. Reem Philip O. Merritt, M.D. Brian T. Stanford, M.D. Dorothy Rifenbark Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Borg Ms. Elena Henson Mr. Richard Gastelum Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Schultz Ms. Patricia Hunter Hrair Tahmasian Hugo Riffel-Dalinger, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Hrant P. Khatchadourian Mrs. Shakeh Ghazarian Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett Lynda K. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Bringman Susanna Tamazyan, R.N. Mr. Hoyuan Liu Mr. and Mrs. Denis Fletcher Anonymous Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Ms. Victoria Gorjian Mrs. Kellie M. Piper Warren L. Tetz Ms. Gloria Graham Ms. Yolanda Rabello Ms. Marion L. Watson Mr. Victor Hanson Rose Mills, R.N. Mr. Samuel Makhanian Handly Thach Silva and Vrej Pirjanian Mrs. Rose L. Robles Mr. Michael Chang Mr. and Mrs. Salomon R. Schmidt Romeo Modelo Ms. Kathy Sierra The Ether Mr. Michael Chang Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Brian Rinon Allen Molina, R.N. Mr. Michael Chang Amanda S. Tsurutani Anonymous Mr. Michael Chang Ms. Chris H. Yoo Saeid Safaee, M.D. Ms. Kathy Sierra Marion Watson and Elias Molina AHGL Rehab Department Mr. Michael Chang Bliss Saleebyan Mrs. Melissa B. Varraveto Mr. and Mrs. Martin Andriassian Barbara Monroe Jo B. Wilmeth, M.D. Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Anna Samagh Nicolas Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bedrosian Mr. and Mrs. David Nicolas Ms. Laurel Colton Alfret Moradian, M.D. Mr. Edwin Vartany Ms. Kaylyn Sawa Eileen C. Wong, M.D. Mr. Michael Chang Mr. William E. Eick Nicolas H. Moya Mrs. Krystle Khalaf Musa Shanzi Workshop Creative Mr. Michael Chang Arsen Badeyan, Ph.D. Sonik Ohanian Dr. Hrair and Mrs. Alina Koutnouyan Mihran H. Shirinian, M.D. Loucine Yacoubian, R.N. Ms. Rae E. Dabe Ms. Rae E. Dabe Juan Gonzales Ontiveros Ms. Celia Ling Mr. and Mrs. John Ontiveros Ms. Marsha Wong Robert Yavrouian, M.D. Ms. Maria Flores Margaret Park Jake and Mina Shirvanian Mr. Michael Chang Mrs. Hilda Baghdassarian Francis L. Yemofio, M.D. Ms. Luella A. Baker Vivian Park, R.N. Sahag A. Baghdassarian, M.D. Ms. Juana Avalos Ms. Diana Hekimian Karen E. Yeo, M.D. Megan Pepper Mrs. Mary Kanian Mr. Paul E. Barolet Ms. Estellita Pauline Segura Ms. Anoosh Keshishzade Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Aren Zakarian Mark H. Powers, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Vahik Petrossian Mr. Vahe Kabakian Ms. Caroline Myers Alice Parsons Zulli 24 Mrs. Melissa B. Varraveto Donors
Sylvia Dunn Tribute gifts ‘In memory of’ Ms. Kay L. Larsen Received January 1 to December 31, 2019 Gary Edwards Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro The Foundation invites tribute gifts in memory of family members, friends or Annie Faura others who have passed away. Gifts may be designated for a particular program Wayne and Gayle Craig or where there is greatest need within the medical center. Unless otherwise directed, gifts are published in The Difference magazine and, as appropriate, Barry Floyd may be acknowledged in other ways. Mrs. Alice Zulli Mariam Fodoulian Ms. Shoghig Fodoulian Mary Christine Aaron Huston T. Carlyle Richard Forrester Mr. James G. Aaron Mr. Dana T. Cartozian Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jepson Arpina Abajian Gary Carrizosa Jacqueline Ann Foucher Ms. Seta Babaian Wayne and Gayle Craig Ms. Sherna Foucher Dr. and Mrs. Carl B. Ermshar Edward Alario Paula Teresa Garcia Ms. Carol A. Alario Elba Castillo Mr. Kenneth R. Schenk Mrs. Guadulesa Rivera James Henry Allen Belvidene Garrett Dr. William D. Allen Pastor Randolph Castillo Mr. Garth Garrett Mrs. Guadulesa Rivera Maybelle Allen John Garrett Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Zilda Catig Mr. Garth Garrett Ms. Viel Catig Anna Atomian Frank J. Gaspar, M.D. Ms. Amaly Avakian Maria Gayle Cedillo Dr. and Mrs. Calvin R. Devnich Ms. Maria Mancilla Mike Atomian Ruth L. Gaspar Ms. Amaly Avakian Richard Chang Dr. and Mrs. Calvin R. Devnich Mr. Michael Chang Angelina Bancarz George Giannoises Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro June Colton Mr. Garth Garrett Ms. Laurel Colton Orfi Barros Elaine McMahon Good Anonymous Enrico Corsini Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ropfogel Irene and Glenn Bourdon Ms. Flora E. Corsini Sam and Grace Carvajal Nevard Hovanessian Jean Cosgrove Wayne and Gayle Craig Anonymous Dr. Michele Cosgrove and Mr. Rick Evans Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Irene and Glenn Bourdon Dr. and Mrs. Gary Raines Dr. Da Alice and Robert Issai Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Marie E. Barth Sze Ching Lee, M.D. Ms. Michelle Khabbaz Seda Danielian James Isenman Terry and Fran Buchanan Wanda Bistagne Mr. and Mrs. Arsen Danielian Louis Paul Issoglio Terry and Fran Buchanan Peter B. Dewhurst Ms. Marion L. Watson Hratch Paul Boghossian Dr. Michele Cosgrove and Mr. Rick Evans Ms. Michele Boghossian Anthony DiGiacomo Diane Johnson Terry and Fran Buchanan Mrs. Victoria Del Castillo Michael R. Bordie Ms. Holly Donaldson Ermelina Bautista Buenaflor Taly Dorn Jack Kabateck Mr. Christopher Miles Wayne and Gayle Craig Mrs. Kathy Price Mrs. Glady Kabateck Donald D. Doty, M.D. Nick Kanian Grace S. Carlyle Mr. Kenneth R. Schenk Mr. Dana T. Cartozian Mrs. Mary Kanian 25 Donors
Janice W. Kanne Esther Nishio Ms. Diana Hekimian Mrs. Claudia Kanne Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Jouroyan Mrs. Mary Kanian Dr. Leonard B. Kaufman Donald Orth Mrs. Joanna McClure Mrs. Margaret Kaufman Ms. Susan Kujawa Mr. and Mrs. Vahik Petrossian Azniv Kesachekian Ms. Christine Petri Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tufenkian Mr. Serjik Kesachekian Barbara Pallos Rocco Spinoso Vahe Khatchikian Irene and Glenn Bourdon Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Mrs. Alenoush Bedrossian Emilie and Vic Pallos Gary N. Stapf Yurik Khodjasarian Serge Papayans Mrs. Andrea Stapf Mrs. Julie Abkarian Ms. Sheila Papayans Norma Tager Anne Knox Rolly Patterson Ms. Helen McDonagh Ms. Naomi Knox Ms. Robbi Hobbs Sonia Tamazarians Helen Levitsky Virginia Estelle Plato Maddox Mr. and Mrs. Arsen Danielian Ms. Janice M. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Ramseyer Monty J. Thomulka Maureen Pogroszewski Harapan Liklikwatil Tonya Thomulka Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro James R. Watson Ann Press Mary Anita Longo Ms. Marion L. Watson Ms. Lynne Romanowski Ms. Lynda K. Leopold John and Betty Watson Manuel E. Robles Betty Mack Ms. Marion L. Watson Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Schultz Ms. Sally S. Mack Mrs. Rose L. Robles Bill Westbrook Robert Marsh, M.D. William Sandidge Mrs. Frances Westbrook Anonymous Dona Schultz Patty Wilmeth Victoria Marsh Tapper Mr. David N. Schultz Ms. Laurel Colton Mr. and Mrs. John Ehret Marguerite Marsh, Ph.D. Jake and Mina Shirvanian Patricia Wilmoth Anonymous Ms. Valena J. Emery Janet Samarin Meier Armenian Relief Society of Western USA Inc. Anthony Yazzetta Ms. Felisa Meier Mrs. Hilda Baghdassarian Ms. Amy J. Yazzetta Mr. Hugo Meier Sahag A. Baghdassarian, M.D. Joel Melom Irene and Glenn Bourdon Irene D. Zaik Ms. Kay L. Larsen Ms. Hilda Fidanian Ms. Jean I. Zaik Kathe Montana Kirrene Ms. Rosemary Montana Nehapet Moradians Ms. Isabelle Kotikian Planned Gifts and Will Bequests Dean Morrison Anonymous (2) Ms. Beverly J. Fullerton Estate of Kenneth Scotland Petenciana Mortel Mrs. Wende J. De Pietro Henrik Nazari Irene and Glenn Bourdon
26 WE’D LIKE YOU TO KNOW . . . Foundation has an important role in community health Glendale Foundation
REDUCING OBESITY, DIABETES government, public education, business/ During the past three to four years, grants media, non-profit agencies, clergy and from various government sources — other key stakeholders. federal, state, county — have included programs directed at reducing childhood HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH obesity, teaching families the benefits Every three years, the coalition conducts a of exercise and healthy eating, helping needs assessment to identify the most press- patients control their diabetes, limiting ing public health issues affecting the hospi- smoking in public spaces, and working tal’s service area, including Glendale, Eagle with other local agencies to coordinate Rock, Glassell Park and Highland Park. health-related services for homeless people. At the coalition’s annual Community Especially significant is a recently Health Summit held last November, the completed, multi-year program conducted organization announced its priorities for with physicians that helped some 3,000 the next three years. At the top of the list high-risk patients are homelessness/poverty and Bruce Nelson joins in a key issues to control their mental health/substance abuse. diabetes. “This “Priorities are shifting,” discussion at the Summit. The Foundation program taught is a key vehicle adds Bruce Nelson, who noted NKNOWN TO MANY DONORS healthier habits for attracting the a change from obesity and and friends, the Foundation also to these patients, resources that diabetes, which were the coali- Userves as the hospital’s receiver of and our allow us to engage tion’s priorities three years ago. grants from government agencies and other community our community. “Homelessness and mental sources, which are designed to improve is healthier health are today’s significant the health and quality of life for thousands as a result,” says challenges,” he continues, “and of people in the greater Glendale area. Project Director Kerry Nelson, who there’s real interest in addressing them. “The Foundation is a key vehicle for coordinated the program, which attracted This was clearly the theme of the summit.” attracting the resources that allow us to en- national attention due to its impressive A major advantage in addressing these gage our community,” says Bruce Nelson, outcomes. priorities is the availability of 14 federally Administrative Director of Community Also integral to the Foundation’s role funded health clinics now open and able Research and Mission Development. in “population health” is supporting the to provide care to people in the Glendale “We work closely with the Foundation hospital’s participation in the Glendale area. “These clinics resulted from the work to develop grant proposals that address Healthier Community Coalition, consist- we’ve already been doing,” Bruce adds. local health needs — and the Foundation ing of more than 50 organizational and “They have improved access to care. This ensures that funds received are delivered individual community leaders. In addition all contributes to greater longevity and for services into the community.” to Adventist Health Glendale, the coalition better health for our community.” includes representatives from other local hospitals and health organizations, city
Foundation President Irene Bourdon participates in panel discussion.
27 Hug-a-Bear presenters THANK YOU, BLOOMINGDALE’S GLENDALE! get together before setting out to visit patients’ rooms. Astronaut bear brings down-to-earth comfort to patients
LOOMINGDALE’S holiday Little project and coming to the hospital to visit Brown Bears, dressed for space travel patients and present the bears in person. Band cute and cuddly as ever, were “It brings out the child in all of us,” given to patients during the Christmas she told ABC 7 Eyewitness News reporter holidays as a gift of comfort Denise Dador, who covered the and love. event. “I really enjoyed visiting The Foundation’s sixth with the patients.” annual Project Hug-a-Bear, Dr. Steven Brass, the with generous contributions hospital’s chief medical officer, from Bloomingdale’s Glendale and his son Harris, 9, also and an anonymous donor, visited patients to give bears. brought lots of smiles to Dr. Brass said that “healing is adult patients of all ages. not just about the body, it’s also “When patients are in the hospital about the mind and spirit.” during Christmas and cannot be home Thank you also to members of the with their families and friends, we want Foundation Board, nurses, staff and Dalia Pandazos them to feel loved,” says Foundation Presi- guests, for making patients’ holidays a hugs her new bear. dent Irene Bourdon. “Teddy bears have a little brighter. way of bringing smiles and joy, and even a little healing power, to our patients.” Special “bear hugs” to Courtney Saavedra, general manager of Blooming- dale’s Glendale, for her support of the
Dr. Steven Brass and son Harris are interviewed by ABC 7 Eyewitness News. 28 Vahak and Alice Petrossian, joined by Armen Shirvanian, prepare to light the tree.
A beautiful way to pay tribute to loved ones
IGHT UP A LIFE marks honored by Michele Boghossian. an inspirational beginning In addition, guests were invited Life a Up Light to the holiday season at to make tribute gifts “in memory of” Adventist Health Glendale. or “in honor of” family members and LCelebrating its sixth year last December, loved ones, friends and colleagues. the event is an opportu- The keynote nity to remember those speaker was Dr. among us who are Edmund Lew, living and those who Glendale have passed on. family/primary Light Up a Life 2020 will be celebrated In her welcome, care physician at the hospital on Thursday, Dec. 3. For Alice Issai, president and medical information on how you may participate of Adventist Health director of by making a tax-deductible tribute Glendale, looked Adventist Home gift, please contact the Foundation upward toward the stately tree in the Health and Hospice Services. at (818) 409-8055 or go online to: West Tower lobby as “a symbol of hope, Light Up a Life is celebrated adventisthealth.org/glendale/giving comfort, remembrance and celebration.” throughout America and dedicated The 2019 Christmas tree was dedi- to raising awareness and support for cated in loving memory of Hacob and hospice services. Mina Shirvanian, honored by their daugh- “Light Up a Life is a meaningful ter Alice Petrossian, son Armen Shirvanian, way to honor special people in our lives,” and the Shirvanian and Petrossian families. Foundation President Irene Bourdon says. Guardian Angels of Life were dedi- “It is a beautiful way to pay tribute to cated in loving memory of Orfi T. Barros, loved ones, friends and colleagues during honored by Dr. Gary and Marina Raines; the holidays.” and in loving memory of Paul Boghossian,
Among the guests are, from left, Dr. Edmund Lew, Michele Boghossian, Margaret Kaufman, Marina and Dr. Gary Raines. Glendale Adventist Medical Center Non-Profit Org. Adventist Health Glendale Foundation U.S. Postage 1509 Wilson Terrace PAID Glendale Foundation Glendale, CA 91206 Glendale, CA Permit #77 The Difference is published by the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation. For further information regarding any of the articles or other content in this publication, please contact the Foundation at (818) 409-8055, or in writing to: Adventist Health Glendale Foundation 1509 Wilson Terrace Glendale, CA 91206
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Helen McDonagh Margaret Kaufman Chair Serjik Kesachekian Robert De Pietro Alina Koutnouyan Vice Chair Edmund Lew, MD Marguerite Marsh, PhD Ellor Parikh Save the date Rene Pidoux, MD Secretary Sandy Schultz Eric Krueger* Gregory Tufenkian CFO/Treasurer Georgiana Wu * Ex-officio member 37th Annual Golf Classic Mica Miyamoto Assistant Treasurer Monday, August 31, 2020 Emeritus Annette Ermshar, PhD Robert G. Carmen (Date subject to change) Immediate Past Chair George Dawley** Lakeside Golf Club • Toluca Lake Alice Issai* Ray Dumser Details to be announced soon AHGL President Frank Dupper Carl Ermshar, MD Irene Bourdon* Fred Keenan** Foundation President John H. Merrell Hon. Carlos Moorhead** Anita Aghajanian Robert Osher** Anthony Cardillo, MD David N. Schultz, CPM Sam Carvajal Larry Zarian** Liz Cochran* **Deceased Patricia S. Crouch Arsen Danielian, Esq. Amanda Dundee Harlan Gibbs, MD Eli Gonda Steven Kamajian, DO DESIGN: EMILIE PALLOS GRAPHIC DESIGN