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WHAT THE CEDARS-SINAI Priscilla Hunt Expresses BREAKTHROUGH STROKE ALLIANCE WILL MEAN FOR YOU Thanks With Historic Gift PROCEDURE SAVES LIVES BOARD NOTES

A NEW STEPS TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING

hen I consider the impact of our community’s gifts on Torrance Memorial Medical Center, I think to myself, where do I even begin? Thousands of people contribute to the care provided to our patients. New WI can tell you about the day-to-day kindness of patients to each other, as they form fast friendships in the waiting room prior to their radiation treatments. And about a patient and family returning years later, to bring their sweet Labrador as a pet visitor to our staff and our patients under treatment. And about a patient with head and neck cancer, who formed a new support group to help the next generation of patients get through difficult treatments a little more easily. I can talk about our employee and community “ambassadors” who give regularly to the hospital to make new therapies Alliance possible. I can tell you about the hours and hours spent by our nurses and office staff, “The Hunt Cancer Center will above and beyond their regular duties, comforting and counseling patients, coordinating be the name of a beautiful new care and insurance, making sure our patients are on the right road (sometimes literally). And I can tell you about the enthusiasm and energy with which our radiation therapists, building, but really it’s the name dosimetrists and physicists greet the advent of amazing new technologies that allow us to target malignant cells more and more precisely. And then I think about these gifts for the of a group of people committed to multiplied many times, as expert and compassionate care is delivered in every area of the hospital, supported by gifts of many kinds from thousands of people. providing the best care possible Some readers may have already heard about our radiation oncology department’s wonderful TrueBeam linear accelerators. We brought our second TrueBeam online for our friends and neighbors about a year ago. Now every patient on radiation treatment at Torrance Memorial is benefiting from the extreme precision and fine imaging capabilities of these state-of- who are battling cancer.” the-art accelerators. They have increased our ability to cure cancer, control symptoms South Bay and limit potential adverse effects. But we are always looking for the next step. What new treatments, technologies and approaches to cancer care are around the corner? Extraordinarily generous gifts like those from Priscilla and Donald Hunt make those next steps possible within our particular department, and also for our entire cancer treatment program. Now we can thank them again for their support of the Hunt Cancer Institute. The Hunt Cancer Center will be the name of a beautiful new building, but really it’s the name of a group of people committed to providing the best care possible for our friends and neighbors who are battling cancer. The Institute will provide even greater coordination of care between specialties. It will bring our new nurse navigators together. It will reduce travel time and logistical issues for patients receiving both chemotherapy and radiation at the same time. And it will support cutting-edge research so there can be a constant stream of new anti-cancer therapies available to our patients. We’re already functioning like we’re under one roof. We already have a sense of common purpose and a common focus on the care of our patients over and above any other concern. Being in one space will help us think and talk and work together even more closely. It’s something I’ve been hoping for since joining Torrance Memorial in 2000. Our new relationship with Cedars-Sinai is another “next step” and a different kind of gift. I’m so grateful to Craig Leach and Sally Eberhard, and dozens of other committed leaders, for all the work and diplomatic skill that went into forging this alliance. They’ve worked out a special partnership to bring even more access to the best possible treatments for all of our patients. Priscilla Hunt and her family’s on-going generosity to us and our patients is an act of courage and compassion. It brings me great pride that they have grown to have confidence in the leadership of Torrance Memorial—confidence that their resources will be used Torrance Memorial and Cedars-Sinai’s new affi liation will bring more expert care to the South Bay, today wisely and efficiently to bring hope and healing to thousands of patients every year. and for years to come. More access to Cedars-Sinai specialists and programs from oncology to neuroscience located within Torrance Memorial. More patient benefi ts from innovative medical research and clinical Thyra Endicott, MD, Radiation Oncology Torrance Memorial Foundation Board of Directors trials. More expert care for our community. Learn more at TorranceMemorial.org/Cedars-Sinai

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PROGRESS NOTES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard K. Rounsavelle, DDS 8 What the Alliance Mark Lurie, MD, President General Dentistry Between Cedars-Sinai Cardiology, Torrance Memorial Medical Center Michael D. Rouse and Torrance Memorial Retired Toyota Executive Phillip Pavesi, Vice President A Publication of the Will Mean for You Retired Executive, TRW Patricia Sacks, MD Torrance Memorial Foundation W. Gregory Geiger, Treasurer Radiology, The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak 9 Torrance Memorial Principal, Westport Capital Partners, LLC Breast Diagnostic Center Editor Gets Top Ratings Sam Sheth Colleen Farrell Nadine Bobit, Secretary The Hunt Family Offers Community Volunteer Founder and Senior Managing 10 Director, Verity Point Another Historic Gift to Heidi Hoffman, MD, Officer

Radiology, Torrance Memorial Medical Center Sam Sim Contributors Improve Local Health Care President and Owner, Chinese Gourmet Express Michelle Abt Patrick Theodora, Officer Steven F. Spierer, Esq. Tabitha Hogue Executive President, Platinum Home Mortgage Carole Jakucs CLINICAL SPOTLIGHT Co-owner, DocMagic Partner, Spierer, Woodward, Corbalis & Goldberg Professional Advisory Council Russ Varon 14 Advanced Thrombectomy Michael Zislis, Officer Mary Scott Founder and Owner, The Zislis Group President, Morgan’s Jewelers Procedure Saves Life of Ann Zimmerman Stroke Patient BOARD MEMBERS Community Volunteer Photographers 17 Alliance Between Cedars-Sinai Christy Abraham Peter Cooper 40 FOUNDATION STAFF Community Volunteer Deidre Davidson and Torrance Memorial Turns John G. Baker Laura Schenasi Shane O’Donnell Heart Failure Into Heart Success Founding Partner and General Counsel Executive Vice President Lauren Pressey The Brickstone Companies Judith Gassner FUTURE FOCUS Stevan Calvillo Senior Director of Development Attorney, Calvillo and Meyer and Principal Gifts 20 Get an Investment Strategy Paul Campbell Sandy VandenBerge for Today’s Economy Retired Technology CEO Director of Planned Giving Harv Daniels Lisa Takata 14 22 PATRON PROFILES Special Events Coordinator Board of Directors, SAXA, Inc. 200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite #110 Patrons Program Manager El Segundo, CA 90245 22 The Kaplans Make Brett Dillenberg Tel 424-220-6330 Fax 310-376-0200 moontidemedia.com Branch Owner, RPM Mortgage dba Danielle Boujikian Learning Their Business Platinum Capital Digital Marketing & Foundation Manager Thyra J. Endicott, MD Jill Golden YPPA PLAY-BY-PLAY Radiation Oncology Nina Guidry Brand Publisher Torrance Memorial Medical Center Karen Randazzo Hannah Lee 26 Physician Brings Father’s Development Liaisons George Graham Vision to Life with YPPA Art Director President Emeritus, Consultant 32 42 Torrance Memorial Medical Center treats Angela Akers Torrance Memorial Medical Center all people equally without regard to race, color, AMBASSADORS’ CORNER national origin, age, gender or handicap. Rick Higgins Graphic Designer In Your Community Technology Management Professional, Retired The section 504 coordinator can be reached 40 Dr. Melanie Friedlander at 310-784-4894. Kelsey Elliott Joseph Hohm 28 Holiday Festival Gala: A 35 YPPA celebrates Fat Relates to Patients Through Owner, Medical Accounting Service If you do not wish to receive this publication, Copy Editor Night of Dinner, Dancing Tuesday on Saturday Lens of a Cancer Survivor Song Cho Klein please contact Marketing Communications Peggy Jo Abraham and Giving Community Volunteer at 310-517-4706. 36 Ambassadors Women EVERY DONATION COUNTS Richard Lucy President, Crosswind Capital, Inc. 32 Festival Fashion Show Enjoy A Spring Lunch 42 Local Girl Scouts Thank Managing Partner W. David McKinnie, III Rocks the Runway Pediatric Nurses Charles C. Koones Consultant, McKinnie Consulting 37 Former Vice President FOLLOW US! Eric Nakkim, MD 3330 LOMITA BLVD., TORRANCE, CA 90505 Managing Partner Biden Greets Torrance FOUNDATION: 310-517-4703 Emergency Medicine Todd Klawin Memorial Patrons TorranceMemorial tmmcmedia Torrance Memorial Medical Center @TMHealthSystem tmhealthsystem

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MAY 10 JULY 24 AUGUST 15 Graziadio Wellness Lecture Series Miracle of Living at the Beach Miracle of Living CLOSING THE GATES TO BRAIN FINANCIAL A 360 VIEW OF THE EMERGENCY MEMORY LOSS DETERIORATION WITH DEPARTMENT More and more people are being diagnosed DR. TOM O’BRYAN SEMINARS Outcomes of time-sensitive health conditions, such with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Learn how When looking at the triggers of brain as heart attacks and strokes, are dependent on the the two are distinguished and what we can do dysfunction, inflammation may be a key GET FINANCIALLY SAVVY IN 2018 speed of treatment in the emergency department. to improve our mental longevity. link. Learn about the role the Blood Brain Professional Advisory Council (PAC) Learn about the inner-workings of ED. Barrier (B4) may play in brain fog, depression, seminars are here to help. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHEN: anxiety, learning difficulties, attention deficit, 7 p.m. WHERE: Torrance Memorial Medical Center WHERE: autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s Shade Hotel, Manhattan Beach Hoffman Health Conference Center FREE, RSVP and INFO: disease, and seizures. WHERE: Hoffman Health 310-517-4728 INFO: 310-517-4711 Conference Center WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. (book signing 6:30 p.m.) FREE, RSVP AND INFO: WHERE: Hoffman Health Conference Center 310-517-4728 FREE, RSVP and INFO: 310-517-4711

MAY 12 MAY 16 The What and Why of Estate Planning

Miracle of Living BALANCE/DIZZINESS/VERTIGO JUNE 9 Learn about the origin of and latest Today’s Modern Family… treatment options for various And the Evolving Role of Women disorders related to balance.

WHEN: 7 p.m. JULY 14 WHERE: Torrance Memorial Savvy Social Security Planning Medical Center Hoffman Health Conference Center INFO: 310-517-4711 AUGUST 11 You Own Real Estate—Now What? JUNE 4 AUGUST 25 SEPTEMBER 8 WHEN TORRANCE MEMORIAL “Honda Evening Under The Stars” : 6 to 9:30 p.m. Boot Camp for the Executor WHERE: GOLF TOURNAMENT 32nd GOURMET FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL American Honda Headquarters TICKETS AND INFO: 310-517-4703 Golfers play 18 holes to raise money for Experience an enchanting evening with musical entertainment and tastings from the Torrance Memorial’s Hunt Tower Renovation. OCTOBER 13 South Bay’s finest restaurants. Proceeds to Your Questions Answered—Panel WHERE: Rolling Hill Country Club benefit Torrance Memorial. INFO: 310-517-4703 OCTOBER 23 JULY 18 Miracle of Living at the Beach Miracle of Living MANAGING PAIN NEUROLOGIC DISEASE/STROKE The misuse of and addiction to opioids— New treatments for stroke, such as surgical including prescription pain relievers, heroin thrombectomy, are having a major impact on and synthetic opioids—is a serious national if and how quickly you will fully recover from crisis. Learn how the health care industry a disabling stroke. Learn more about Torrance is amending the way it treats pain and what Memorial’s partnership with Cedars-Sinai to alternatives are available. improve stroke care in the South Bay. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Shade Hotel, Redondo Beach WHERE: Torrance Memorial Medical Center FREE, RSVP and INFO: 310-517-4728 Hoffman Health Conference Center FREE, RSVP and INFO: 310-517-4711

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The affiliation between Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial is now official. But what does this “A” Grade for Patient Safety mean exactly for Torrance Memorial patients? Here are five ways the partnership will impact our patients and community. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers, announced in April that Torrance Memorial was one of 750 hospitals for spring A 2018 to be awarded an “A” for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. Developed under the guidance of an expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year.

To see the full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter and Facebook.

TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER OVERALL 5-STAR RATING

Torrance Memorial Medical Center has earned a 5-Star Overall Hospital Star Rating—the highest possible rating—from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Torrance Memorial is among 8% of hospitals in California and 9% nationwide to achieve a 5-Star Rating in 2017. MORE AREA Additionally, Torrance Memorial earned a 4-Star Rating from the CMS Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey, which singles out how patients rate their hospital experience in 32 key categories ranging from communication with staff to responsiveness to overall experience. The combined EXPERTS OF CARE 5-Star/4-Star ranking makes Torrance Memorial one of only two hospitals in the Los Angeles area, and among 5% We’ve got the best of both worlds: Cedars-Sinai, along with Torrance Memorial personalized services from Torrance doctors, will work together in select specialties: in the state, to have achieved this combined rating. Memorial doctors coupled with additional neuroscience, cancer and heart failure. expertise, resources and programs of Cedars-Sinai—right here in the South Bay. To view CMS Hospital Compare results, visit medicare.gov/hospitalcompare.

Torrance Memorial’s name will not change. The phrase BARIATRIC PROGRAM RECOGNIZED TORRANCE MEMORIAL HOME SAME “A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate” AS A BLUE DISTINCTION® CENTER HEALTH EARNS ELITE AWARD will appear on brochures, publications and advertisements, FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR NAME along with our name. Blue Cross Blue Shield has recognized Torrance Memorial Medical Center with a Blue Distinction® Center Torrance Memorial Home Health was granted for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue HomeCare Elite status for the fourth consecutive Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction year from DecisionHealth, which annually identifies Centers are nationally designated health care facilities that the top 25% of home health agencies in the country. show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and Agencies are judged on publicly reported Medicare OUR DONATIONS better health outcomes, based on objective measures that Every dollar of past and future donations raised for data, including quality of care, patient experience and AFFILIATED, were developed with input from the medical community. Torrance Memorial will continue to support the medical financial performance. The entire list of HomeCare center. The function of the Torrance Memorial Foundation Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the NOT SOLD Board will not change. “BEST OF THE BEACH” Torrance Memorial was not sold. Our ABILITY Network website at abilitynetwork.com/ homecare-elite. board of trustees voted to affiliate For the seventh year, the SouthBay community has with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. named Torrance Memorial “Best Hospital” in the Beach The hospitals will operate semi- For more information about Torrance Memorial magazine and Easy Reader survey. More than 3,000 autonomously and continue to focus on Visit torrancememorial.org/cedars-sinai for more info on the affiliation Home Health and Hospice, call 310-784-3751. new local communities. and the benefits and opportunities it brings. readers participated in the “Best of the Beach” 2018 annual readers’ poll. To view all of the winners, visit www.easyreadernews.com/tag/best-of-the-beach-2018.

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A rendering of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which will feature 23 private rooms–each with sliding glass doors to enable privacy between patients, yet visibility for nurse monitoring. Each room will also offer nurses a work area and family members a sleeper chair.

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DATE: SCALE: SHEET NO. TORRANCE MEMORIAL NICU CONVERSION 01.13.17 1/4"=1'-0" MEDICAL CENTER 3RD FLOOR DRAWN BY: JOB NO: C1.2C1 RM 13163

Priscilla Hunt and Family

HUNT FAMILY EXPRESSES THANKS THROUGH HISTORIC All in the Family $22 MILLION GIFT FOR PAST AND FUTURE CARE.

he Hunt family’s support of Torrance The Hunt family’s total financial commitment estate company whose portfolio includes is a linear accelerator that helps zero in on Gift Will Help Elevate for adolescents and young adults (ages 13-35) Memorial Medical Center is three to Torrance Memorial now stands at $34 more than 4,000 residential units, industrial tumors, while sparing healthy tissue. This South Bay Health Care experiencing medical complications as a result Tgenerations in the making. It’s where million—the second largest family gift in the buildings, shopping centers, storage facilities advanced technology allows patients to stay The renovation of the renamed Donald and of a severe eating disorder. Donald George Hunt received care before he more than 90-year history of the medical center. and a 39-acre shipping container transfer in the South Bay instead of going out of Priscilla Hunt Tower is designed to improve The NICU will consist of 24 private rooms, passed away at age 96. It is where two of his “As one of 10 children, I learned the facility in the Port of Los Angeles. the area for technological options to target the quality of service patients receive. Upon and one additional larger room designed for the grandsons were born and where his daughter- importance and grace of sharing. We had one “Fueling the spirit of giving is what our tumors more precisely. Torrance Memorial is completion, the tower will feature updated treatment of infants requiring critical care and in-law was a longtime employee. The sister of doll, whose eyes opened and closed, and we contribution to Torrance Memorial is all the first hospital in the South Bay to have a technologies, as well as new postpartum multiple treatment modalities. All rooms will Donald’s wife, Priscilla, also received cancer shared that single doll. I haven’t forgotten those about. For our family, it’s growing up around TrueBeam system. mother baby (already completed), pediatric feature state-of-the-art technology, including treatments there. lessons and pass them along to my children and the values of giving back and demonstrating “We are truly inspired by the generosity and the level III neonatal intensive care Panasonic NICVIEW Camera Systems to To say thanks for decades of compassionate grandchildren,” says Priscilla, who emigrated those values through action,” says Ryan of the Hunt Family. They are transforming (NICU) units. allow parents to watch their babies 24/7 with care, this past fall, Priscilla Hunt announced from the Philippines to the United States in Moore, Priscilla’s grandson, who was born services for our community through this The whimsically designed pediatric unit a computer, tablet or smart phone from any a $22 million gift to help fund the renovation 1953 and seven years later became an American at Torrance Memorial. Ryan is the former gift and in doing so setting an example for will consist of 15 private rooms, including two location that has an internet connection. of the North Patient Tower—renamed the citizen. “Sharing our good fortune so others Los Angeles scholarship chapter chairman others in their position to give back,” says negative pressure isolation rooms to prevent In addition to these units, the Tower Donald and Priscilla Hunt Tower. The Hunt receive the wonderful care Torrance Memorial at his alma mater, the University of Southern Craig Leach, president and CEO, Torrance the spread of airborne diseases. Sharing the houses a 40-bed transitional care unit on the family gift will also go toward funding has provided our family was as natural as California (USC). Memorial Medical Center. “We are humbled floor will be an eight-bed medical/surgical first floor, and a 32-bed private medical- advancements at the Radiation Oncology sharing that single doll in my youth.” As part of their gift, the Hunt family funds and grateful to the Hunts for helping further unit to be utilized by the medical stabilization surgical unit with the most advanced department, renamed the Donald and Priscilla Priscilla’s late husband, Donald, founded TrueBeam™ technology used in the Hunt our mission of providing the highest level of program at Torrance Memorial Medical equipment and contemporary furnishings Hunt Radiation Oncology Center. South Bay-based Hunt Enterprises, a real Radiation Oncology Center. TrueBeam care to the South Bay.” Center, which provides acute care services for adult medical patients.

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TOWER DEDICATION Construction to Begin on Hunt Cancer Center STIRS EMOTIONS n May, Torrance Memorial Medical Center Priscilla Hunt, members of the Hunt family, will begin construction on the two-story Hunt along with hospital and community leaders Cancer Center, with an official groundbreaking gathered before sunset last fall to witness Ion June 20. The center will centralize Torrance the dedication for the Donald and Priscilla Memorial’s existing cancer treatment services to Hunt Tower. one location, including its nurse navigators, genetic counseling services, clinical research trials to be conducted in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, and infusion and chemotherapy. It will also relocate Torrance Memorial Physician Network-Cancer Care medical group from its Redondo Beach office to the medical center’s main campus. Once completed, the center will offer 70 patient parking spaces underneath the building. With a more Sandy VandenBerge and Craig Leach, president and CEO, unveil a portrait of the Hunt family. convenient patient experience as the goal, patients will be able to ride an elevator from the parking lot to the main and second levels, to reach the location Torrance Memorial unveils the sign for of their scheduled service or appointment. the Donald and Priscilla Hunt Tower. A rendering of the new Hunt Cancer Center.

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Priscilla Hunt’s grandson, Trip Simmons, reviews the rendering of the renovated Hunt Tower and Hunt family photo while Mark Carson Mayor Albert Robles, Priscilla Soma (Priscilla’s son-in-law) looks on. Hunt and Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey.

Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey presents Priscilla Hunt with a proclamation from the city.

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Stroke of Luck teve Baker is a creature of habit—bedtime directed to take acute-stroke patients directly to at 10 p.m., morning alarm at 6 a.m. and in Torrance Memorial for care. Seconds counted for stroke patient who the shower 15 minutes later. That’s why Additionally, to guarantee round-the-clock received breakthrough treatment close to home. Swhen Steve was awake and agitated at 5:15 on the stroke coverage for the South Bay, Torrance WRITTEN BY MICHELLE ABT morning of February 22, his wife, Namele, knew Memorial has partnered with Cedars-Sinai PHOTOGRAPHED BY SHANE O’DONNELL something wasn’t right. When she saw the left Medical Center to develop a telestroke program side of his face looked weaker than the right, she that offers 24/7 access to stroke specialists. In immediately suspected he’d had a stroke. place since 2016, the system uses teleconferencing Fortunately Namele didn’t waste any time. technology to allow neurologists on call at She called 911, told the dispatcher her husband Cedars-Sinai to diagnose patients at Torrance was in their bedroom and opened the doors to Memorial’s emergency department. the house so the paramedics could come in. She This 24-hour coverage is critical to saving lives then went back to wait with Steve, who was busy and protecting quality of life. “When patients are insisting nothing was wrong with him. Healthy having a stroke, minutes matter. The telestroke and active at 60, Steve found it inconceivable he program is designed to get patients diagnosed and could be having a stroke, and he was convinced treated as quickly as possible, without having to be he would be back home from the hospital in time transported to another hospital,” says Shlee Song, to go to his job as assistant director of human MD, medical director of Torrance Memorial’s resources at the Port of Los Angeles. stroke program and associate director of the But Steve didn’t go to work. Instead he was Cedars-Sinai department of neurology stroke rushed to Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s program, who was on site when Steve arrived. emergency department, where he was diagnosed In Steve’s case, he was diagnosed via telestroke with a massive stroke of the type that can cause by a neurologist and stroke specialist at Cedars- lifelong disabilities. To prevent further catastrophic Sinai. Telestroke technology allowed the physician damage, Steve needed a thrombectomy, a highly to communicate with Torrance Memorial’s specialized catheter-based procedure to remove the emergency room team and examine Steve, blood clot. He underwent the procedure shortly interpret his brain images, confirm his diagnosis, after arriving at the hospital and is now expected to and provide recommendations just as if he were at make a full recovery. Steve’s bedside. The odds were in Steve’s favor that day thanks to two factors—Namele got him help right away and Life-Saving Thrombectomy he had access to highly specialized care. Saves Brain The telestroke system saved Steve’s doctors Proximity Matters precious minutes, but there was still no time When someone has a stroke, every second counts. to spare. A highly specialized thrombectomy The Los Angeles County Emergency Medical procedure was needed immediately before Services Agency has developed a Comprehensive his blood clot could cause more damage. Stroke System to ensure patients with acute stroke Thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure are taken to the closest appropriate facility. during which a catheter is guided up through an Through advanced training, adherence to the artery in the leg and into the brain. Once inside the highest standards of patient care and the continued brain, the clot is removed using a specialized clot addition of highly trained neurosurgical experts, retrieval device. Thrombectomies are appropriate Torrance Memorial was recently recognized by for patients who, like Steve, have a large clot in the Los Angeles County EMS as a designated a large vessel. These are often the types of stroke Comprehensive Stroke Center. This designation that trigger the worst disabilities or death. Tissue is further recognition of Torrance Memorial’s plasminogen activator, more commonly known as ongoing commitment to the expansion of its stroke tPA, is effective for treating smaller clots, but not program, already one of the most comprehensive in always as helpful for strokes so large. the South Bay area. In Steve’s case, he was also outside the four- The designation means emergency services are and-a-half hour safety window after the onset

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Edward Nazareth, MSN, RN, PCCN, SCRN, director of clinical education, practice and nursing research; Marco Pech, MSN, RN, stroke program coor- dinator; and Shlee Song, MD, medical director of Torrance Memorial’s stroke program and associate director of the Cedars-Sinai department of neurology stroke program.

Michele Hamilton, MD, Cardiologist, Smidt Heart Institute and Mark Lurie, medical director of the Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute collaborate to treat complex heart failure cases. patient, to take simultaneous pictures brought hard to prepare and train for stroke emergencies. together on a computer screen to form a three- This makes it all worthwhile.” dimensional portrait for doctors to study. Since the stroke Steve has been diagnosed Biplane imaging also allows doctors to follow with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation, a type of the path of blood flow through the vessels heart arrhythmia that can cause blood to pool Champions of the Heart and to create a “roadmap” for reaching and and form a clot. He is now on blood thinning treating the precise location of clots and other medication to ensure he doesn’t experience Torrance Memorial and Cedars-Sinai team up malformations in the brain and neck. another stroke. Otherwise, Steve’s recovery has Namele was given minutes to decide to give the been remarkable. Even before he was discharged, to bring new hope to heart failure patients. The clot retrieved from Steve Baker’s brain green light to perform the thrombectomy after the hospital’s physical therapy team determined WRITTEN BY MICHELLE ABT appears tiny, but can devastate the brain. doctors clearly presented the risks. A piece of the he didn’t need the stroke recovery and follow- clot could break off and cause more damage to the up care services available to Torrance Memorial of stroke for tPA to be administered. So without brain, or Steve could experience further bleeding stroke patients. orrance Memorial Medical Center is but have also increased life expectancy. Balter, NP, the program uses a team approach thrombectomy, the best a patient like Steve could at the clot site. But her son Alex was blunt: “Dad now partnering with the Smidt Heart When combined with patient education that includes cardiologists, nurses, dieticians, hope for in the past was recovery and rehab. would not want to live without a good quality of Commitment to Advancing Institute at Cedars-Sinai to provide and long-term follow-up care, these important pharmacists and case managers. In addition According to a recent Wall Street life. Mom, we need to go for it.” Neurological Care theT most comprehensive heart failure care in breakthroughs offer hope for people at all stages of to medical care, patients and families receive Journal article, stroke experts estimate 20 And so they did. Namele and Alex were then Torrance Memorial’s leadership is committed the South Bay. This affiliation formalizes what heart failure, helping them live longer, fuller lives. important supportive services such as patient percent or more of severe stroke patients taken to the Torrance Memorial waiting room to furthering neurological care for the South Bay has been a growing collaboration over the last The staff of Torrance Memorial’s heart failure education, home visits and monitoring, and should receive thrombectomies, but where subsequently Dr. Richard Krauthamer, community. A $16 million gift from the Lundquist several years between the heart failure teams at program is committed to providing each patient ongoing follow-up care. This comprehensive in some parts of the country, as few as the interventional radiologist who performed the family will establish a Neuroscience Institute, one both hospitals. The goal of the partnership is to with the most effective treatment plan, tailored to approach, along with access to the latest in medical 2 percent receive it. This is primarily due to procedure, and Dr. Song came out to tell them of the only such programs at a non-academic provide advanced, life-saving treatment for even the severity of their condition, their overall health treatment, helps patients manage their illness, stay a lack of resources and training to perform the surgery had been a success. Dr. Krauthamer hospital in Los Angeles County. The Institute the sickest heart failure patients. and their personal goals. The addition of Smidt out of the hospital and lead healthier lives. the procedure. Torrance Memorial’s highly even showed Namele an image of the clot. She will serve patients with neurological needs who Heart Institute experts to the heart failure team is The Torrance Memorial affiliation with trained staff was first in the South Bay to was surprised at its size. “It didn’t look that big,” otherwise would need to be referred out of the area. Comprehensive Heart Failure an extension of that effort. the Smidt Heart Institute builds upon that begin performing thrombectomy years ago she says. “Amazing that something so small could Additional funding will go to upgrade the surgical Treatment, Right Here in South Bay excellence, providing patients with the most and expanded the program further in 2015 cause that much damage.” and ICU capabilities at the hospital. More than five million Americans are living with One Team, Two Locations advanced treatment options—all while still with the purchase of a biplane imaging suite Steve’s experience and outcome were the result Meanwhile, the Bakers are busy appreciating heart failure, a progressive and chronic condition The congestive heart failure program at Torrance under the care of their Torrance Memorial in the recently built Lundquist Tower. Biplane of careful preparation, planning and practice on each day. They spend time with their son and new that significantly affects a person’s quality and Memorial, under the guidance of Medical physician. Experts from both hospitals make imaging is the most advanced interventional the part of the Torrance Memorial and Cedars- daughter-in-law. Steve has already spent time back length of life. The good news is major advances Director Mark Lurie, MD, is already one of the care decisions as a team, and communication medical imaging technology available and is Sinai teams. Namele still remembers what Dr. at work, and they are planning a trip to France in in treatment—new medications and implantable leading centers for treatment of heart failure in with the patient and family is a primary focus. essential to conduct the procedure rapidly. The Song told her as they were taking Steve to the September. Namele wants to make sure everyone devices, as well as catheter-based minimally the area, offering comprehensive inpatient and As Dr. Lurie explains, “The Torrance Memorial- digital X-ray technology uses two mounted intensive care unit (ICU) after his procedure: knows their story. “I want people to know there is invasive surgical procedures—have not only outpatient care. Cedars-Sinai relationship is symbiotic. It really rotating cameras, one on either side of the “Your husband’s result is exactly why we work so hope [after a stroke],” she says. improved symptoms in people with heart failure Directed by Program Coordinator Roxanna is one team in two locations.”

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Access to the Most Advanced Care, who need this specialized care. for the Most Complex Patients As Dr. Kobashigawa points out, “This The Smidt Heart Institute has one of the best- relationship and collaboration works well because developed advanced heart failure programs in the the Torrance Memorial physicians know which world, as well as the largest heart transplant program patients need this level of care and when they need in the United States. Led by Jaime Moriguchi, MD, it. The timing is incredibly important. If we see Jon Kobashigawa, MD, Michele Hamilton, MD, these sick patients too late, we can’t help them.” the team at Cedars-Sinai works collaboratively with Dr. Lurie adds, “If a patient’s health deteriorates Torrance Memorial cardiologists to offer: an additional advanced procedure such as a heart • The latest medications to relieve symptoms and transplant is needed, the patient can be seamlessly improve heart function, even for patients in the transitioned to Cedars-Sinai right away.” later stages of heart failure Another key benefit, according to Dr. Lurie, • Ventricular assist devices (VAD) that help a is providing patients access to the clinical failing heart pump blood through the body. trials available at an academic medical center. These can be used while a patient is waiting for a “This relationship allows Torrance Memorial transplant or as a “destination therapy,” meaning to leverage Smidt’s research and clinical trial the VAD is a permanent form of treatment resources. That means we can offer our patients • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation every possible alternative to help them live a (ECMO), which is a temporary in-hospital life longer, higher-quality life.” support system that bypasses the heart and the lungs to supply oxygenated blood to the body. A Winning Combination • Surgery for high-risk patients to correct aortic What makes this collaboration so successful? It’s or mitral heart valve disease a focus on teamwork and a shared commitment Top: Terry Savolt, Jessie Savolt, Mark Lurie, MD, and Roxanna Balter, NP, program coordinator, Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute celebrate Jessie’s victory over heart failure at the • Heart transplant services from a high- to always putting the patient first. “Many of us Super Bowl 5K/10K in Redondo Beach. volume program have worked together for quite some time. We Left: Members of Torrance Memorial’s Heart Failure Team: Rose Pavlick, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists see patients communicate well and we follow through together,” RN, cardiology, Danielle Cosgrove, RN, palliative care, Roxanna Balter, at Torrance Memorial once a month, where says Dr. Hamilton. “Both teams believe in looking at NP, cardiology, Debbie Carlton, RN, cardiac rehabilitation, Mark Lurie, they work closely with their Torrance Memorial the whole picture to find the best solution for that MD, maedical director, Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute. colleagues to develop treatment plans for patients individual patient. That’s really what’s important.”

Open Mind; Open Heart A top-notch academic medical center with the was to save the heart, and they absolutely did. That largest heart transplant program in the United heart is doing just great, thank you very much,” Experience and Teamwork Turn Heart Failure into Heart Success States, Cedars-Sinai was uniquely prepared to care says the grateful patient. for Savolt. And the close working relationship Savolt can’t say enough about the Smidt Heart WRITTEN BY MICHELLE ABT between the Torrance Memorial and Cedars- Institute team. They saved her life—several Sinai specialists facilitated the transfer of her care times—and without their expertise and experience essie Savolt of Torrance was only 36 partnership between Torrance Memorial Medical was amazing. They were incredibly thorough and to the Smidt Heart Institute transplant program. she would not have made it through the transplant when she developed acute mitral valve Center and Cedars-Sinai. they really cared about what happened to me; they The transition was seamless and quick, and the and her subsequent complications. She is also regurgitation, a condition that occurs when Savolt describes her journey through the became like family,” says Savolt. And that feeling is Torrance team was in touch the whole time. extremely thankful to Dr. Lurie and his team at theJ mitral valve doesn’t close properly and allows various stages of heart failure as exhausting. mutual. Balter remembers her patient well. “Savolt Savolt was put on the transplant list at the Smidt Torrance Memorial. Without them she probably blood to leak backward into the heart. Savolt Happily married, a mother and a grandmother, was always upbeat and refused to let her illness get Heart Institute on August 19, 2015 and received would not have gone to the Smidt Heart Institute had become extremely sick very quickly, with she enjoyed her family. However her illness meant her down. She was pretty remarkable,” Balter recalls. her call just three weeks later on September 5. Her for her transplant care. troubling symptoms that included severe fatigue Savolt couldn’t fully participate in many important Still as time went on, it became increasingly reaction was total shock. “I was running around In 2016, Savolt and her husband renewed and shortness of breath. After being diagnosed, family milestones. She also had to give up her job clear that Savolt’s best option was to get a heart the house not knowing what to do first. After their wedding vows in Hawaii. She is now a she underwent two consecutive mitral valve as a computer analyst at Northrop Grumman. “I transplant. She was added to the heart transplant list waiting for so long, I couldn’t believe this was grandmother for the second time. She walks replacements—one mechanical and one tissue. missed an awful lot,” she says. at a local medical center, but after a two-year wait, actually happening,” she says. her three dogs, spends time with her family and But even after the valve replacements, Throughout most of her illness, Savolt was under her overall health was deteriorating and her situation The surgery went extremely well—but her story just completed a Super Bowl 5K. Savolt also Savolt continued to suffer from heart disease the care of the team at the Torrance Memorial heart was becoming more complicated. Given these issues, doesn’t stop there. She went in to cardiac arrest went back to Smidt last week for her six-month complications. She lived with ever-worsening heart failure program. The group included cardiologists she needed to go to a transplant center that could twice while at Cedars-Sinai, and the second time, checkup. Her heart is perfect and she was able to failure for nearly 20 more years before finally, at age Benjamin Rosin, MD, Erol Kosar, MD and Mark handle a very complex case. That’s when Dr. Lurie the surgeons performed an open-heart procedure see all of her doctors again. “They always stop by 55, receiving the heart transplant that saved her Lurie, MD, as well as nurse practitioner and decided to send Savolt to the Smidt Heart Institute right in her room to stabilize her before they to say hello. There is a lot of hugging. I feel really, Jessie Savolt and her husband Terry renew their vows life—a transplant was facilitated through a unique program coordinator Roxanna Balter. “That team at Cedars-Sinai—a decision that saved her life. brought her to the operating room. “Their goal really lucky,” she says. on a beach in Hawaii in celebration of Jessie’s new heart.

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Your Investment Strategy in Planting a Seed for the Future Today’s Global Economy John Sealy Reaps the Benefits WRITTEN BY THE TORRANCE MEMORIAL PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL of a Charitable Gift Annuity WRITTEN BY TABITHA HOGUE

or the newly retired local psychiatrist, and in your retirement, you’ll really help yourself Dr. John Sealy, there’s no greater thrill because there’s this nice little check coming in, than watching a gift—whether financial which doesn’t hurt anything when your income For simply the gift of time, effort and attention— has been slashed.” bear fruit in someone else’s life. Gardening is During his decades of psychiatry practice, one of Dr. Sealy’s passions, and he sees parallels Dr. Sealy worked mainly at the Del Amo Establishing a charitable gift annuity between that hobby and his nearly 50-year career Hospital, a psychiatric facility located next with Torrance Memorial Foundation as a psychiatrist. to Torrance Memorial. He continues to allows you to support our mission and “With my gardening, it’s sort of symbolic serve as a consultant at Del Amo. receive steady payments during your of helping patients grow—providing the right “I’ve always looked out the window and retirement years. You can begin receiving environment, the right nutrition, etcetera, to seen Torrance Memorial, which has helped us payments immediately or defer payments enable them to thrive,” he says. tremendously with the medical issues that often to a time you designate in the future. Dr. Sealy is dedicated to giving back to the accompany our psychiatric patients,” Dr. Sealy says. Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s Professional community and has served on the board of Dr. Sealy has seen the way the hospital cares HOW IT WORKS Advisory Council (PAC) is a volunteer group of estate various nonprofit organizations throughout the for patients. He’s also experienced the hospital’s planning attorneys, accountants, financial planners, Through a simple contract, you make a fiduciaries and life care professionals dedicated years, including the Switzer Center, a nonprofit care as a patient himself, undergoing various donation of cash or securities to Torrance to supporting Torrance Memorial Medical Center special learning school with a clinical treatment treatments at different times in his life, and he and educating the community on the benefits of Memorial Foundation, and you receive a nvesting your wealth seems to be as confusing The modern economies of developed and charitable tax and estate planning. program for students who have learning believes Torrance Memorial to be “one of the fixed amount each year for the rest of your as ever. The new U.S. tax law adds perhaps developing countries have evolved to solve disabilities, emotional problems, attention greatest hospitals in the country.” life, and the life of your spouse if you choose. the most significant changes to business and basic needs. They will continue to evolve, and problems and behavioral disorders. “The reason Torrance Memorial is a great Your age when the payments begin Ipersonal taxation since the 1980s. Worldwide, investment markets offer the means to participate. Behavioral studies in the area of wealth Seven years ago, Dr. Sealy decided to set up hospital is because the community supports determines the annual payout rate. stock markets trended upward in 2017 with Competition and open, free markets are necessary management have yielded a bounty of cautionary a planned gift, known as a deferred charitable it,” he notes. “That’s what I want to do. I want The older you are, the higher your fixed minimal volatility. It appears capitalist “animal conditions for economic health. Good public tales for modern investors. Influenced by factors gift annuity, to provide a source of income to see it thrive, and it is. I’m very proud of it. rate. You receive payments for life, and spirits” that drive investment in equipment and policy and legal protections for property rights like emotion, impulsivity, overconfidence or for himself and a gift to Torrance Memorial We’re very fortunate in Torrance to have such a whatever is left after your lifetime goes allow for payroll increases have been released. will also promote this health. Countries that do overreacting, it turns out we humans are poorly Medical Center. This type of planned gift remarkable hospital.” to Torrance Memorial. Still, we worry about inflation. Will the aging not properly address these issues will likely add adapted for modern investment decision-making. confers immediate tax benefits and provides Having retired from his psychiatry practice population drag down growth? What is this just enough uncertainty to be avoided by investors. Attempting to understand normal human biases a guaranteed source of income (a portion of in December, Dr. Sealy is now beginning to TAX BENEFITS Bitcoin thing? What do the populations of a Amid uncertainty, is there a way forward? may help us act as better investors. which is tax-free) for the rest of your life. The receive income from the deferred charitable You receive an income tax deduction for growing China and India portend for the rest The answer is yes. We do have the equivalent Ultimately wealth management is all about the longer you wait to receive income, the more it gift annuity he set up with Torrance Memorial. a portion of your gift in the year you set up of the world? Will trade patterns be disrupted of a free lunch, and it’s called diversification. investor. Money exists to serve certain needs, and pays you, making it an ideal option for younger He is enjoying more time to read, work in his your gift annuity. Your annuity payments by self-serving national policy choices and The range of financial products is vast and often an important part of the process is defining those donors who are planning for supplemental garden and play the piano. He is also learning are also partially tax-free throughout your protectionism? Politics—ugh! very consumer-friendly to obtain with low entry needs. Whether or not you work with an investment income in retirement. to become a better cook and baker. Having estimated life expectancy. amounts, low fees or commissions, and are freely advisor, developing an investment strategy that “It’s something I’d certainly advise people to recently joined the board of the South Coast To keep from being overwhelmed, tradeable. In fact, building a portfolio has never addresses your investment time horizon and goals, consider because it’s a win-win-win,” Dr. Sealy Botanic Gardens, he is looking forward to the WE CAN HELP following a simple outline will help. been easier. Nonetheless, it is a challenge to risk tolerance, liquidity and income needs, along says. “You help the hospital, you help yourself, opening of the new rose garden in April. Contact Sandy VandenBerge at understand all the characteristics of the many with income tax consequences, is a good place to 310-784-4843 or Sandy.VandenBerge@ 1. Focus on the most important factors that asset categories which may include large and start on your path to successful wealth management. tmmc.com with any questions. You may define the world’s economies, e.g., gross small stocks, domestic and international stocks, Regular review of your strategy, along with taking a “To give is so much more rewarding than to receive,” also visit our website at torrancememorial. domestic product (GDP), Consumer corporate and government bonds, real estate and long-term view, can help you be better equipped to org/plannedgiving and click on Plan by Price Index inflation, unemployment and commodities, among others. deal with market volatility. Dr. Sealy says. “I like to help. That’s what I get a kick out of, Age to learn more. The online calculator disposable income. can determine payment amounts and tax 2. Understand how to use tools that work in watching people do better—whether it’s through a garden benefits for your age and donation amount. good times and bad. For additional financial health information, please attend Torrance Memorial’s Financial Health Seminars. 3. Clarify what is important for you and For details on upcoming events, visit torrancememorial.org/FinancialHealth. or through medications or through financial support.” prepare for uncomfortable uncertainty.

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Play Together; Stay Together

For the Kaplans, coming out on top means a willingness to always give more than they get.

WRITTEN BY COLLEEN FARRELL | PHOTOGRAPHED BY LAUREN PRESSEY

t’s 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday and there’s a school assembly vibe in the air. Hundreds stride quickly across Lakeshore Learning’s 15-acre Carson campus into the employee lounge to cheer on the contenders—a half dozen employees lined up to play “Spin and Win,” the company’s own version of “Wheel of Fortune.” Representing all types of jobs, from the mailroom to research and development, workers nominate their Ipeers weekly based on their accomplishments to take a turn spinning for prizes including cash, theme park tickets and car detailing. Lakeshore Learning’s block of corporate headquarter buildings emerge from Carson’s industrial district as a small city. But in contrast to its sprawling campus, the weekly “Spin and Win” game is an example of how Bo Kaplan and his brother Josh Kaplan strive to maintain a certain close- knit feel at their family’s longtime owned and operated business. “Lakeshore has three core values that guide everything we do: 1) taking care of our people; 2) taking care of our customers; and 3) making great products,” Bo, Lakeshore’s president and CEO, says. “We’ve always felt that if we devote our passion and our energy toward doing these things well, we’ll be in good shape.”

Rooted in Their Values So far these values have served them well. Today Lakeshore Learning is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative educational materials for children—from infancy through sixth grade. Since Bo and Josh (president of merchandising) began leading the company in 2009, Lakeshore Learning has grown into a business with worldwide distribution, 60 retail stores nationwide and 2,500 employees in offices

STUDENTS AT THE ON-SITE PRESCHOOL AT LAKESHORE LEARNING TEST OUT PRODUCTS FROM THE COMPANY’S OUTDOOR LEARNING LINE.

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their commitment to each other. “It either breaks you or it bonds you. It bonded us,” Bo says. “I always say if you’re willing to give 60% to get 40% back, you’ve got a shot, but if you expect it to be 50/50 you’re toast.” Four years later, with the help of a fertility “It’s rare to have a local hospital that is specialist, Dawn successfully gave birth to that good. We feel really lucky it’s there daughter Kayla, 14, followed by twins Max and Grace, 11, and Ben, 10, growing their family to five and we’re proud to support it.” children (Dawn had daughter Tahani, 23, from a previous marriage).

Health Is Wealth The triumph over health challenges, along with “many, many trips to the ER” with their children, led the Kaplans to value having a quality local hospital a short drive from their woodsy Palos Verdes Estates home. “We should have a wing named after us based on the number of times we’ve been there— especially in the pediatric ward,” Bo says. “The nurses were always so welcoming.” “Our little girl was 2 1/2 when she had an afebrile seizure that led to a code blue [cardiac arrest resuscitation] in the ER. We have had lots of gut-wrenching, scary moments,” says Dawn. THE KAPLANS: KAYLA, TAHANI, BEN, BO, MAX, GRACE, DAWN Bo adds, “It’s that moment when you pray, ‘I never need anything else to go my way my entire from California and Kentucky to Hong Kong. a broad range of school supplies and learning receive unsettling news about her health. At age life, if you just give me this one.’ They [Torrance The company has come a long way since Bo tools for teachers and parents. 30, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form Memorial’s emergency department staff ] were and Josh’s grandmother Ethelyn started the “My grandma put us in a really neat of breast cancer. just amazing.” business 64 years ago. Recently divorced with industry,” says Bo. “My father and uncle did The diagnosis came with other devastating Daughter Tahani was diagnosed with type $10,000 to her name, Ethelyn packed up her an unbelievable job growing the business and news. “They told me I was going to go through 1 diabetes when the couple was buying their family and moved from Omaha to Oakland to building a really sound infrastructure.” some pretty gnarly chemo and that I was not current home. Coincidently the seller was Eric make a fresh start. There, she went to work at a After graduating from the University of going to be able to have kids,” Dawn says. Nakkim, MD, medical director of Torrance toy store. Drawing on her experience watching Arizona, Bo began working at the company With Dawn scheduled to begin Memorial’s emergency department (ED), with her father start and run the first supermarket alongside his dad, Mike. A visit to Lakeshore’s chemotherapy in just a few days, the couple whom they had interacted during numerous in Omaha, she soon came to realize running retail store in Pasadena would prove fateful cancelled their big wedding and ran away to trips to the ED, and they describe as “supportive, her own store was in her wheelhouse. In 1954, to Bo’s future, and also to a young store Las Vegas to get married. kind and helpful.” The Kaplans have remained she opened a toy store on Lakeshore Avenue. manager named Dawn Herman, who had just Despite being “so scared about all of it,” Bo friends with Dr. Nakkim and his family, who She eventually began selling school supplies to experienced the most successful store opening quickly became an instant expert on breast introduced the couple to Torrance Memorial’s local nursery schools and discovered a higher in the company’s history. cancer, picking up Susan Love’s “The Breast Young Physicians and Professionals Alliance calling—serving teachers. “My father and I said, ‘We need to find out Book” and reading it cover to cover that night. (YPPA), a philanthropic group designed to Ethelyn’s children, Mike, Charlie and what she is doing differently so we can replicate “He interviewed surgeons; he was very active acquaint young community movers and shakers Saranne soon began working at the store it in our other stores,’” Bo says of the meeting in finding out what the treatment was going to Torrance Memorial physicians, through with their mother. After reaching adulthood, and store tour. to do. He got really involved,” Dawn says. social events such as casino nights, hikes and Mike and Charlie joined the business full- Impressed with her management skills, Bo’s “Throughout our first year of marriage we were beer tastings. The Kaplans have since hosted two time. Because both loved living in Southern dad promoted Dawn to be Lakeshore’s district both bald. He shaved his head so we could be separate gatherings for the group in their home. California, the business eventually moved sales manager and later to be director of sales. bald together.” “We’re really proud of this hospital even to Carson in the mid-1970s, expanding into Bo says although he “absolutely fell for Dawn though we have nothing to do with its success,” product development and manufacturing. immediately,” it wasn’t until a few years later Bonded Through Commitment says Bo. “It’s rare to have a local hospital is that The company has since evolved to producing they began dating and then became engaged. Both witnesses to the failed marriages good. We feel really lucky it is there and we’re indoor and outdoor classroom furniture for With plans in the works for a wedding with of their parents, the couple survived their proud to support it. The deeper we get into preschools and elementary schools, as well as a guest list of 400+ employees, Dawn would challenging first year of marriage aligned in [supporting] it the better we feel.”

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year for each member. A portion of that money Torrance Memorial, our goal is to have fun doing • Sponsoring the Neonatal Intensive goes to fund philanthropic programs. it,” she says. “We have diverse members-only Care Unit (NICU) Pumpkin Patch “We target physicians as well as successful social events multiple times throughout the year. Reunion for children (and their parents) entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders These events give physicians and professionals the who spent time in the NICU. Putting the Fun who believe in what Torrance Memorial stands opportunity to network and form relationships • Money to help purchase gift cards, iPad for and want to support the hospital,” says that can be both personal and professional. chargers and other kid-friendly items Dr. Hoffman. “We have a stellar group.” The combination is a win-win for everyone.” for the Pediatric Unit. As YPPA has evolved, it has increased its • Sponsoring the DAISY Award, which in Philanthropy Friendship with a Focus focus on philanthropic programs to benefit the recognizes registered nurses who According to Dr. Hoffman, the social aspect patients and employees of Torrance Memorial. demonstrate excellence and “The Reason of YPPA is the backbone of the group. The beer Dr. Hoffman is especially proud of the group’s is You” award, which honors extraordinary Dr. Heidi Hoffman helps bring her father’s tastings, Mardi Gras casino nights, member hikes efforts to support mothers, babies and young employees who work in any position at vision to life through young physicians’ (with dogs), as well as the annual dinner at a Palos families, as well as Torrance Memorial employees. the hospital. Verdes home, are all opportunities for young This support includes the following initiatives: group that pairs fun with a focus. physicians and professionals to connect, network • A $15,000 donation to help with the For more information about how to join, visit torrance memorial.org/YPPA or contact Danielle Boujikian at and create new relationships. renovation of the Mother and Baby 310-257-5729 or [email protected]. WRITTEN BY MICHELLE ABT “While the mission of YPPA is to support Postpartum Unit. PHOTOGRAPHED BY PETER COOPER

orrance Memorial Medical Center’s Young Physicians and Professionals Britt Austin, Cody Clay, Doug Austin, Heidi Hoffman, MD, Colleen Farrell and Danielle Boujikian at last year’s 2nd annual YPPA Casino Night. Alliance (YPPA) began as the brainchild ofT the late Richard Hoffman, MD, a dedicated and pioneering radiologist at Torrance Memorial. It was at his suggestion, made to the hospital Foundation board, that the group was formed to engage younger members of the South Bay community with Torrance Memorial—by bringing young physicians and professionals together for social events and philanthropic activities. Since its inception, Dr. Richard Hoffman’s daughter, Heidi Hoffman, MD,—who followed in her father’s footsteps as a radiologist at Torrance Memorial—has also made the YPPA a personal priority, serving as a member of YPPA’s volunteer committee since it was founded. “YPPA has taken off, and while it started as a social group, we have added a philanthropic piece as well. The combination is both enjoyable and rewarding,” Dr. Hoffman says. A New Generation of Support Founded in 2012 with just 25 members, YPPA now boasts a membership of more than 100 and a full calendar of social and philanthropic events throughout the year. The group is led by a volunteer committee of enthusiastic medical and nonmedical professionals, all of whom are interested in Torrance Memorial and in having a positive impact on the community. Two professionals—one medical and one non- medical—share the chairmanship, and there is a suggested annual tax-deductible gift of $500 per

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Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s 34th an- nual Holiday Festival raised more than $2.1 mil- lion. At the event’s Friday night Gala, the medical center announced a $22 million gift from Donald and Priscilla Hunt that will help fund the reno- vation of the North Patient Tower—dedicated to mother/baby postpartum, neonatal and pediat- ric care and renamed the Donald and Priscilla Hunt Tower. The gift will also fund the Donald MARY MORIKAWA, STEVE MORIKAWA, KARIN BAKER, ERIK WEDIN AYNE BAKER, MAYOR PAT FUREY, TERRY FUREY, CAROLYN SNYDER and Priscilla Hunt Radiation Oncology Center. In addition to the Gala, more than 600 guests attended a sold-out fashion show that week. JEFF ROLD, CATHY ROLD, NANCY ROUSE, MICHAEL ROUSE

SHINTIA VARON, MARSHALL VARON

JACK BAKER, AYNE BAKER

MARINA LITWINSKI, ROMAN LITWINSKI, MD, JONATHAN CHUTE, THYRA ENDICOTT, MD LISA HANSEN, BARBARA LURIE, CAROLE HOFFMAN JOHN NGAN, SERENA NGAN, SANDY HUANG, JASON HUANG

JOANNE CHANG, STANLEY CHANG, MD

ROBIN PANITCH, NORMAN PANITCH, MD

BACK ROW: ANDREW HORODNER, MD, SHARON HORODNER, MD, BILL RUIZ, SUZY CHAN, MD, DAVID CHAN, MD, THOMAS LOWE, MD, HUGO HOOL, MD, KALPANA HOOL, MD; FRONT ROW: TOM SIMKO, JUDY LEACH, SHERRY KRAMER LAURA SCHENASI, MADELINE SCHENASI BRAD BAKER, JENNIFER BAKER VANESSA DICKEY, MD, SYED JILANI, MD, JANET MCELROY, MELODY LOWE RALPH MOORE, PRISCILLA HUNT, CRAIG LEACH

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FRONT ROW: CINDY WILLIAMS, ALAN GHALEB, FRONT ROW: KIM BROTHERS, LORI O’HERN, RANDY DAUCHOT, ALLISON JUDY GASSNER; BACK ROW: PORTIA COHEN MAYER, JACQUIE LEIMBACH; BACK ROW: JOE LEIMBACH

SEATED: LINDA YANG, WILLIAM LAI, JULIE YANG, KAY SHETH, SAM SHETH, BHARTI SHETH JACKSON YANG; HOLDING PADDLE: MARY FORD

KYLE STEFANSKI, RYAN MOORE, SARA MOORE, MELISSA STEEBER, ZACH STEEBER

RALPH ALLMAN, SIGRID ALLMAN

KERI ZICKUHR, MD, HEIDI ASSIGAL, KEREN SEYMOUR, DIANNA CINDY CAMPBELL, PAUL CAMPBELL NUCCION, STEPHEN NUCCION, MD, TIFFANY ROGERS, MD

FRONT ROW: ALEX SHEN, MD, ALLY SHEN, DEENA FODEMSKI, SONG KLEIN, DAVE KLEIN, LORI BALDWIN, DAVE BALDWIN, BACK ROW: TIMUR TECIMER, LENNIE FODEMSKI

KRISTY MANIACI, ERIC MANIACI CARLA ZANINO, WALT ZANINO DRS. OI-LIN AND TEI-FU CHEN JERRY UNATIN, MD, MELANIE LUNDQUIST, RICHARD LUNDQUIST JUDITH GASSNER, OFELIA DAVID

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Festival Fashions Presents a “Ready to Wear” Event Torrance Memorial Medical Center kicked off the holiday season Nov. 28 fo more than 600 South Bay guests who attended the 34th Annual Holiday Festival’s Fashion Show on the medical center’s grounds. The sold- out, high-fashion event featured classic and elegant day, cocktail and evening attire by Lourdes Chavez, as well as rare and original designs by Edwards-Lowell Furs Beverly Hills. Festival Fashions was the first in a series of events held that week to raise funds for the transformation of the Hunt Tower. LYNN DONER, CLAIRE WORCH, DONNA WORCH, MELANIE ARCHER, PHYLIS SPIERER, TERRY HOHM, CHERYL BAUER ELLEN ROSENBERG, SYMANTHA DONER

PAT ROMERI, JULIE HEZLEP, SELMA BRUNO, ANN SHERIDAN, ELLEN SMITH, JACQUIE LEIMBACH, LINDA PERRY, CAROLINE PERRY, RANDY DAUCHOT, ALLISON MAYER, TERRI HAWKINS, KATHY GOLDSTEIN, KIM MARINO

SALLY EBERHARD, AMY SULKOWSKI

ROXANNE MIRHASHEMI, LINDA PERRY, JOY THEODORA, ALLISON MAYER CHELSEA GAUDENTI, CHRISTINE GAUDENTI MARY JO UNATIN, MONIQUE ANCELOT, JENNY HA, SARAH CARDENAS, CHRISTINA NUCCION, DIANA MICHELLE MOLLENKAMP NUCCION, JOY THEODORA, ANNA TRUTANICH, LIZ UMBRELL

KRISTIN KUTRAVE, ANNIE RUTH, DEENA RUTH, SONG KLEIN SIGRID ALLMAN, LAURA SCHENASI CELESTE CRANDELL, CAROLYN SNYDER, BEV GEORGE, MICHELLE RAND TERRY YOUNG, RUTH DANIELS, AYNE BAKER

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Lunch with Ol’ St. Nick YPPA “Geuxs” Mardi Gras at 3rd Annual Casino Night If you didn’t know better, you might think you’d Young Physicians and Professionals Alliance (YPPA) hosted its third walked into Santa’s Workshop in the Hoffman Health annual Casino Night fundraiser at the Torrance Memorial Hoffman Health Conference Center. Hundreds of families gathered for Conference Center. With pours from Neft Vodka and El Segundo Brewing Co, the annual “Lunch with Santa” event on the last Sunday guests enjoyed gambling, Creole fixin’s, dancing and a King Cake all the way of Holiday Festival. The event was sponsored by Dr. from New Orleans. Event proceeds will help fund Torrance Memorial Medical Chih-Ming and Shirley Ho and hosted by the Luminaries Center’s new Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. For more informa- and Novas—parent/child support organizations for Tor- tion on membership and upcoming events, visit torrancememorial.org/YPPA. rance Memorial Medical Center. Guests participated in face painting, crafts and photos with Santa. Included in the admission price was access to the Holiday Festival tent, where they could view a forest of themed, decorat- ed holiday trees on display. MEMBERS OF THE LUMINARIES: JANE YEN, ANNIE WANG, LISA ALAON, ANGELA NISHIMURA, ERA BURGOS

ANGELA PARK SHELDON, HANK SHELDON, NADINE BOBIT, TERRI WELBY-ZAJEC

TOP ROW: COLLEEN FARRELL, MARIA OLTON, BRANDY VAN ZITTER, NADINE BOBIT, MATTHEW MARSHALL, ANGELA SHELDON, STEVEN GRISWOLD, NADIA ANTII, DANIELLE BOUJIKIAN, BRANDON HOHM; BOTTOM ROW: CODY CHARNELL, JASON STONE, CLAY ZACHRY, JAMIE MCKINNELL, MD, ALEXANDER SHEN, MD

NOVAS FACILITATE THE NORTH POLE TOSS GAME: CELESTE CRANDELL, SANTA (PAUL NOWATKA), SAM JONGKIND, GUEST, KEVIN ALON NOVA FACE PAINTING A YOUNG GUEST JANICE PETROSINO

Holiday Festival ALEX SCHUMACHER, MADELINE SCHENASI, ELISE LOWERISON, BETH LOWERISON ERIN HOFFMAN, HEIDI HOFFMAN, MD TESS WILLIS, DENISE SCHENASI, FRANK WILLIS Lighting of the Trees

In appreciation and recognition of their dedication to Torrance Memorial Medical Center, guests such as Ambassadors, Young Physicians and Professionals Alliance mem- bers and Holiday Festival designers, deco- rators, sponsors and volunteers were invited ANN ZIMMERMAN, GARY to witness the lighting of the trees under the ZIMMERMAN, COURTNEY ZIMMERMAN, ERIKA ROSENBERG BACK: CLAY ZACHRY, STEPHANIE BEZNER, MATT MARSHALL, BRANDON Holiday Festival tent. HOHM, STAN CHANG, MD, DANIELLE BOUJIKIAN, ANGELA PARK MARK LURIE, MD, BARBARA SHELDON; FRONT: NADIA ANTII, DRISA CARRIZO, MADELINE SCHENASI, DEMMING LURIE ANNSLEY MARSHALL, CRISTIN RIGG BEN ARCHER, JASON STONE, BRITTANY LINDLIEF, NADIA ANTII, KIM EDWARDS, BURNEY ARMSTRONG, JOE SPIERER

KAREN NAFTULIN, PEGGY REICH, SAMIR SHAH, MEENA BHASIN, MD, KATHLEEN KRAUTHAMER, RICHARD KRAUTHAMER, MD, KAREN KEVIN BIDENKAP, DANIELLE BOUJIKIAN, JUDY GASSNER, GERRY REICH, MD WITH THEIR CHILDREN NAFTULIN, GENE NAFTULIN, MD, STEVEN FISHER, MD, MARY FISHER ERIC MANIACI SHOWING OFF BAR SPONSOR, NEFT VODKA JAMIE MCKINNELL, MD, COLLEEN MCKINNELL VIMAL MURTHY, MD

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Ambassador Women’s Luncheon Former Vice President

The women of Torrance Memorial’s Ambassadors came together to network, Joseph Biden Greets socialize and enjoy a specially prepared menu from Shade Redondo’s Chef Aaron Brown at Sea Level Restaurant. Stephanie Franz, executive pastry chef at the Torrance Memorial Patrons Strand House demonstrated making a Flourless Chocolate Meringue Torte. Former Vice President Joseph Biden met with Guest speaker, Melanie Friedlander, MD, spoke about Torrance Memorial’s Torrance Memorial Medical Center supporters at Shade affiliation with Cedars-Sinai, why she joined the Ambassadors program and her Hotel, Manhattan Beach. He shook hands and posed for pride in being a physician at Torrance Memorial. photos with each of the 150 guests before heading to the Ambassadors financially support Torrance Memorial’s Burn Center, The Hunt KRISTEN FARRELL, PASTRY CHEF STEPHANIE KRANZ OF THE STRAND Distinguished Speakers Series at the Redondo Beach Cancer Institute, Turpanjian Rehabilitation Services and health education. For HOUSE, JUDITH GASSNER, AND EXECUTIVE CHEF AARON BROWN, Performing Art Center. There he spoke about national and SEA LEVEL RESTAURANT AT SHADE REDONDO HOTEL more information on membership, visit TorranceMemorial.org/Ambassadors. world affairs. Torrance Memorial is a sponsor of the series.

CRAIG LEACH, JUDY LEACH, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, SALLY EBERHARD

SAXON NOWATKA, BRENDA NOWOTKA, TRIPP SIMMONS

PAM BRANAM, SHARI SUNADA, LINDA PERRY

LINDA PERRY, ANN ZIMMERMAN, SONG KLEIN, JUDY GASSNER, MELANIE FRIEDLANDER, MD, CHRISTY ABRAHAM KAY SHETH, PAT LUCY, JUDY LEACH, SHERRY KRAMER, CHARLOTTE LESSER

ANN ZIMMERMAN, JOANNE CHANG, TERRY HOHM, DIANA BRANDT

WENDY KLARIK, HARRIET BAILISS-SUSTARSIC, ANN ZIMMERMAN, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, JONATHAN BEUTLER LORI MUNCHERIAN, PATRICIA TURPANJIAN LUKE DAUCHOT, RANDY DAUCHOT LORI RICHARD, CHERIE STECKBAUER, CHRISTY ABRAHAM

KATHLEEN KRAUTHAMER, BRETT DILLENBERG, MARK LURIE, MD, KATE CRANE, THE COLLEEN FARRELL, CHRISTY ABRAHAM, ANN O’BRIEN, ELAINE GEE, KAREN VARON, CAROL MAGEE KIMBERLY STONE HONORABLE MILAN SMITH, KARLA BURNS DILLENBERG SHERRY KRAMER, ANN ZIMMERMAN, SANDY VANDENBERGE

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“Light Up a Life” Honors Volunteer Auxiliary Raises $290,000

Lost Loved Ones Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s The more than 900-member Auxiliary In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, Volunteer Auxiliary presented a check collected the money through various Torrance Memorial Hospice hosted its 22nd annual “Light for $290,000 to the Torrance Memorial fundraisers and proceeds from the Up a Life” event on Sunday, November 12. The tree Foundation, at its 2018 Auxiliary Board Torrance Memorial Auxiliary Gift Shop. lighting ceremony and fundraiser was an opportunity for Installation Lunch. The donation will The Auxiliary also organized a first- people to commemorate and celebrate the lives of lost fund the transformation of the Hunt ever fundraising dinner dance with a loved ones. Throughout the holiday season, names of Patient Tower, dedicated to mother/baby Route 66 theme, in celebration of the honorees inscribed on a scroll of remembrance remain on postpartum, neonatal and pediatric care. Auxiliary’s 66th anniversary. display alongside the tree, in the hospital’s West Tower lobby. Los Cancioneros Master Chorale and members of the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Symphonic Orchestra performed for the occasion. RACHEL KRUMENAKER, MSW, GINA REMBERT, RN, SHOKO SATO, RN, TENZIN KIYOSAKI, HOSPICE CHAPLAIN, DANA HODGDON, PHD, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR, AMANDA Funds raised from the event fund the Hospice STEWART, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, HEATHER SHAY, VICE PRESIDENT, JANE TESSLER, RN programs at Torrance Memorial Medical Center and help people who are in need of hospice care. For more information on Torrance Memorial Hospice, visit torrancememorial.org/hospice.

MEMBERS OF THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PERFORM. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS POSE IN FRONT OF A TREE ILLUMINATED FOR “LIGHT UP A LIFE” HONOREES.

Luminaries and Novas THE TORRANCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION ACCEPTS A $290,000 CHECK FROM THE TORRANCE MEMORIAL AUXILIARY. Spring Into Fitness FROM LEFT: SALLY EBERHARD, LAURA SCHENASI, GAIL LONG, TINA TRUDNOWSKY, MARK LURIE, MD, DONNA COHEN.

The Luminaries and Novas, two Auxiliary support groups of Torrance Memorial Medical Center, hosted their annual “Spring Into Fitness 5K Walk/Run” on Saturday, March 17 at the South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates. Proceeds support the renovations of the Torrance Memorial Pediatric Unit and Neonatal

Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Sponsors of the event included Grant and Debbie Uba, LUMINARIES: LAURA YAMAMOTO, KATRIN COHEN, ANNIE WANG, COR Healthcare Medical Associates, Charles Schwab & Co., KIND bars, FreshPoint, PAM WOO, JEANNIE HANAOKA, GWEN ROSA, NANCY IKEGAMI; Nestlé, Sodexo, Ruth K. Kawakami, DDS, MS, and Ronald C. Tawa, DDS. SEATED: CLAIRE SUGIYAMA

THE 2018 AUXILIARY EXECUTIVE BOARD: FRONT ROW: PAT WEDLOCK, LEGISLATIVE ISSUES CHAIRPERSON, JEAN O’DELL, PARLIAMENTARIAN, MERCY WILSON, PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON, KATHRYN JOINER, SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIRPERSON, LYNN ALLEN, PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON, MIMI BRODY, GIFT SHOP CHAIRPERSON; ABBIE SEDILLOS, ALYSSA JEH, JONATHAN ISABELLE LEE, KELSEY LEE, FRANCESCA MALIT, BACK ROW: HELEN METZLER, HISTORIAN, KEITH LENT, TREASURER, LEANN AYERS, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, HOSPITAL SERVICES, TRACY ISENBERG, PRESIDENT, LOUIE, MARIKO BRONSON PARTICIPANTS TRAVERSE THE TRAILS KRISTIN, HANAOKA, KATIE MITANI BETTY BROUGHTON, SECRETARY, STUART WILSON, PRESIDENT ELECT. NOT PICTURED: BEA MANTICO, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

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MELANIE FRIEDLANDER, MD, SHARES HER EXPERIENCES AT THE RECENT AMBASSADOR WOMEN’S LUNCH.

experience, she found her model. “It made a huge it’s reassuring [for patients] to see that you can [the committee highlights] the importance of impression on me.” have a serious cancer and be cured of it.” having excellent health care close to home.” Dr. Friedlander says being a breast cancer Gassner asked Dr. Friedlander to join The Surgeon surgeon and a breast cancer patient was both a the committee, which is composed of local Dr. Friedlander began her studies at “blessing and a curse.” professionals, volunteers and Foundation Board Middlebury College in Vermont, and after “I was extraordinarily lucky,” she adds, “because members. “She is highly respected among her earning her degree in chemistry, went to from a medical standpoint, I knew everything I peers, colleagues and patients, takes pride in her New Jersey Medical School. She completed needed to know—and that was a huge advantage for work and is a champion for the hospital,” says two fellowships—Albert Einstein College of me. At the same time, a cancer diagnosis, especially Gassner. “With Dr. Friedlander’s energy and Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, an advanced diagnosis, is extremely scary. That doesn’t innovative ideas, I knew she would be a great New York and the University of Southern change whether you’re a surgeon or a lay person.” addition to the Ambassadors committee.” California—focusing on laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Friedlander joined the Ambassadors and Fresh from her fellowships, she joined the The Ambassador began donating money because she thought it An ‘Ambassador’ of Care Association of South Bay Surgeons, where she Dr. Friedlander’s personal experiences formed was a good thing do. “But mostly,” she says, “I practiced under her mentor, Dr. Michael Peter. and shaped her as a surgeon. The care she has just really love and appreciate the hospital and Dr. Melanie Friedlander relates to Because the two had similar styles and skill sets, freely given her patients extends to the hospital everything it affords to us as a medical community her patients as a surgeon and a peer. she inherited a lot of his breast surgery work. “I as well. Besides serving on medical committees and also as a patient and a patient’s family. It just became the default,” she recalls. “If you couldn’t at Torrance Memorial, she also serves on the feels really good to support the hospital.” WRITTEN BY MARY SCOTT get Dr. Peter, you could get Dr. Friedlander.” hospital’s Ambassadors committee. Medical schools don’t teach doctors what it takes PHOTOGRAPHED BY SHANE O’DONNELL Breast cancer surgery is a big part of her The Ambassadors, the premier annual support to run a hospital, Dr. Friedlander adds. What she practice, and it has become a passion for her— organization for Torrance Memorial, was has learned at Torrance Memorial is that it takes even more so after a second major health event. established in the 1980s to provide critical health volunteers and support from the community. r. Melanie Friedlander doesn’t know what South Bay. Perhaps it is because of her caring relate to her father; both men were long-distance services to the residents of the South Bay, explains “I am so grateful every time I see one of our drove her to medcine. She just always knew. nature, which stems from two major health runners. Her father never ran races, but his The Survivor Judith Gassner, senior director of Development volunteers walking around in blue jackets,” she “I announced one day that I was going events that touched her life. When she was a surgeon had. Eleven months after her father’s “I’m a breast cancer survivor,” she says. “At the and Principal Gifts for the Torrance Memorial says, “and I know they help keep that machine Dto be a doctor,” the New Jersey native recalls. “And junior in high school, her father—who had been surgery, he stood at the starting line for his first time I was diagnosed, I was already an established Foundation. Today the group raises funds for going. They provide such a phenomenal service when I was in seventh grade, I told my parents healthy up to that point—was diagnosed with a marathon. His neurosurgeon was there with him. breast cancer surgeon. So it’s not how my practice the Burn Center, Turpanjian Rehabilitation to us.” that I was going to be a surgeon.” brain tumor. Very quickly, he went from being “This was 1985 and I still get choked up developed, but I think it’s helpful for the patients Services, Hunt Cancer Institute and the Health The thoughtful doctor feels the same about Today Dr. Friedlander is a general breast in a neurologist office to pre-op. “We were so thinking about that,” she says. “He cared that sometimes to know their doctor has gone through Education program. the Ambassadors. “They are in many ways the and laparoscopic surgeon in practice with the scared,” Dr. Friedlander says of her family. much about my dad.” Her father continued to everything they’re about to go through.” “We’re social, and our events provide an easy unsung heroes. As someone who practices in this Association of South Bay Surgeons in Torrance, The neurosurgeon assigned to her father’s case enjoy marathons until his cancer returned, and he She was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer and enjoyable way for the community to connect community, I’m eternally grateful for the support a group affiliated with Torrance Memorial was a calming and caring person and explained passed away four and a half years later. and is now 14 years out and doing fine. “I think with Torrance Memorial,” Gassner says. “And the hospital gets from the community.” Medical Center. And she is one of the more everything to the family in a way they could This life event confirmed her desire to be popular breast surgery specialists serving the understand. He also found a way to personally in the medical field, and through her father’s For more information on the Ambassadors’ annual giving program, visit torrancememorial.org/ambassadors or call Judith Gassner at 310-517-4704.

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Local Girl Scout Troop Celebrates Pediatric Nurses Honda Presents Proceeds for “Evening Under the Stars”

Staying true to the Girl Scout promise to serve Last summer, nearly 1,000 guests enjoyed the soothing sounds mankind, Torrance Girl Scout troop 1095 used a portion of world-renowned saxophonist Kenny G at the 31st Annual of its cookie sale proceeds to recognize Torrance Memorial “Honda Evening Under the Stars” Gourmet Food & Wine Festival. Medical Center Pediatric nurses with a surprise thank- The event was hosted at American Honda’s Torrance Campus, in you celebration. The fifth graders from Riviera Grand partnership with the Torrance Chamber of Commerce. The festival Elementary School expressed their appreciation to the was created to support the health care of South Bay kids. Last year’s nurses for their care and compassion in helping children proceeds benefited Torrance Memorial Medical Center pediatrics overcome illness. The troop provided a cake, snacks and and Vistas for Children. survival kits, complete with chewing gum, candy and an Earlier this year, Honda presented a check for $208,368 to Torrance inspirational note. All of the girls also hand wrote notes of Memorial’s pediatric unit. The money will help transform Torrance appreciation, which were put on display at the party. Memorial’s Donald and Pricilla Hunt Tower into a pavilion for maternal/care. The tower will house Torrance Memorial’s pediatric, neonatal intensive care (NICU) and mother/baby units.

Pediatric Patients Honda, Torrance Memorial and Vistas for Children would like to express their STEVE MORIKAWA, VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE RELATIONS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Receive Holiday Delivery AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (THIRD FROM LEFT) PRESENTS A CHECK FOR $208,368 TO gratitude to the restaurant and beverage (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) GINA SIEVERT, CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST, CRAIG LEACH, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND BETH LOWERISON, RN, NURSING MANAGER, NICU/PEDIATRICS. partners that made this year’s event A local family recently decided to help out Santa with a special another evening to remember. delivery just before Christmas 2017. At a holiday party hosted in their home, Laura and Joe Gregorio invited 300 guests to bring a toy 21 Square Bar + Kitchen to donate to Torrance Memorial Medical Center. By the end of the -Torrance Marriot Redondo Beach party, the Gregorios had collected nine commercial-size trash bags full of toys, along with dozens of gift cards. BENIHANA Laura, her daughter Jennifer and grandchildren Courtney and Boisset Wine Collection Cooper delivered the toys to Torrance Memorial’s Child Life brio coastal bar & kitchen Specialist Gina Sievert. Courtney and Cooper also hand delivered Cerro Grande items that same day to a few patients in the pediatric and burn Depot units, as well as the emergency department. COOPER AND COURTNEY CLINTON GREET PEDIATRIC PATIENT SAILOR HAINES Disneyland Resort Doubletree by Hilton Torrance-South Bay Essentia Water Honda Café - Sodexo Honda Classic/PGA Tour Professional Wines IL Fornaio BENIHANA CHEFS PREPARE A SPECIAL DISH FOR GUESTS. Babies Sport Tiny Red Hats for Heart Health Ise Shima Island Eats Hale A’ina Torrance Memorial Medical Center Jackson’s Food + Drink hosted a photo opportunity to celebrate Kincaid’s its participation in the American Nothing Bundt Cakes Heart Association’s Little Hats, Big Ortega 120 Hearts program. Torrance Memorial Barbara LeQuire, RN, senior vice Paul Martin’s American Grill received more than 250 handmade president, Patient Services/CNO, Torrance knitted red caps, instead of traditional Memorial Medical Center, Mary Wright, Plough / Wooden Valley Winery pink or blue, to help raise awareness RN, vice president, Nursing Services, Red Car Brewery & Restaurant Torrance Memorial Medical Center, new about congenital heart defects, the dads Van Mor Phan with baby Wren Riboli Family Wine Estates Phan, Juan MonJarez with baby Joseph most common type of birth defect. The Rolling Hills Country Club hats, knitted by community members MonJarez, Nicolla Ross, vice president of health strategies, American Heart Sake Shochu Institute of America and local organizations such as the Association, new dad Knoalan Thompson Girl Scouts, were personally delivered with baby Keiden Thompson, Leah Sausal Romine, RN, clinical director, Maternal/ to newborns and their families on Child Services, Natalie Salmon, RN, Sushi Chef Institute Tuesday, February 13 by leaders from Nursing Manager, Mother/Baby and The Strand House the American Heart Association. Christina Hector, knitter, Torrance. THE CREW FROM ORTEGA 120 SERVES UP THEIR SPECIAL MARGARITA.

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GIFTS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 - FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Sky Lantern Foundation Deanna & Lenny Fodemski Corinne & Randolph O’Hara, MD Tracy Bercu, MD & South Bay Gastroenterology Food Fetish, Inc. Jace Orozco Peter Weinstein $22,000,000 + Portia & Andy Cohen Kathleen Whiting Construction Management. Inc. Medical Group Patricia & Paul Francis Maureen & Mario Palladini Susan & Derek Berz Donald † & Priscilla Hunt Ofelia & Emmanuel David Stanley & Frances Zee Nadine & Ty Bobit Technical Visits International Jeannine & Dennis Frandsen Hank Parker, CPA Meena Bhasin, MD & Samir Shah Celi & Jarrod Dogan Ann & Gary Zimmerman Crystal & Steffan Braunlich Helen & Pasquale Theodora Denise & Roy Fu, MD PGT Education, Inc. Drs. Ashima & Amarpreet Brar $1,500,000 + Roxanne & Bruce Ellison Ann & David Buxton Joy & Kevin Theodora Yumi & Karl Fukunaga, MD Heather & John Polk Kimberly & Christopher Brothers Melanie & Richard Lundquist Employee Ambassador Program $5,000 - $9,999 Linda & Zan Calhoun Torrance Memorial Physician Terry & Mayor Patrick Furey Adriana & Greg Popovich Julie & Mark Brown Rozelyn & Alfred Redisch Estate Darla Valliant & Jack Feldman Christy & Jay Abraham Joan Caras Network Cancer Care Gerry Garcia Kirsten & A.J.Poulin Elena & Larry Bruns Eve & Rick Higgins Sigrid & Ralph Allman Patricia & Dick Carlson Torrance Anesthesia Medical Judith Gassner Tamara R. Powers Alexandra O. Bujor, MD $500,000 + Jayashree & Vinod Jivrajka, MD Sandra & Timothy Armour Susan & David Chan, MD Group, Inc. Robert Gates Leslie & Todd Powley Jim Butcher Ruth Ann Pearce & Allen Alpay Song & David Klein Association of South Bay Surgeons Bryan Chang, MD Torrance Memorial Neonatology Christine & Bob Gaudenti Linda Pullen-Buehl Edna Campbell Norris Foundation Dorothy & Allen Lay Evelyn & Donny Baek, MD Sandy & Thomas Cobb Linda & Robert Vallee, Jr. Gelbart & Associates Lori & Ray Richard Drisa Carrizo CPA Loraine & Ralph Scriba Warren Lichtenstein Jennifer & Brad Baker Kathleen Crane & Karen Varon Mary Giordano Celia & Robert Rothman Marlene Carter Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian Rachel & Stephen Liu Berg Family Foundation Honorable Milan Smith Cynthia Williams, MD Khryste & Steven Griswold Nancy & Michael Rouse William Chang Janis Adams & John Lyons Karen Blain Pamela Crane Kay & Dwight Yamada Marnie & Dan Gruen Adele Ruxton Maria & Kevin Chapman $100,000 - $499,000 Lore & Marv Patrick Digestive Care Consultants Randy & Luke Dauchot James Haire Marge Schugt Julie Che Potter Margaret & Wayne Bemis, DDS Philip Pitchford Medical Group Ruth & Jim DeFlavio $1,000 - $2,499 Shanna & Jack Hall James Scriba Lilian & Patrick Chik Barbara & David Bentley Nina Ritter EMCOR Service/Mesa Energy Krissie & Scott Douglas 2H Construction Harbor Post-Acute Care Center Connie Senner Marci & Fred Clayton Billee & John Gogian Judith & Sherrill Sipes Systems Sally & Mike Eberhard Betty Duong & John Abe, MD Harris Financial Advisors Angela & Hank Sheldon Stephen Connors Michael Greenberg Lee & May Su Thyra J. Endicott, MD & El Camino College Foundation Kristen & Nicholas Acosta Richard Harvey Shelley’s Fashions Kristin & Andrew Curren Henry L. Guenther Foundation Valerie & Nicholas Tell Rev. Jonathan Chute Regina & Dan Finnegan Mark Ancheta, MD Teresa & Zaffar Hassanally Dorothy Shen Ittie & Warren Cutting Jason & Sandy Huang TF Educational Foundation Brenda Favilla-Beatty & Teresa Gordon Melanie & Benjamin Archer Donna Helstrom Julie & Nicholas J. Silvino, MD Dale Michele Darius Irani (Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian) Doug Beatty Green Hills Memorial Park Ascension Lutheran Church Jenn & Brandon Hohm Carolyn Snyder Ruth & Harv Daniels Major & Cathy Lin Ellen & Pat Theodora Elaine & Ron Florance Robert Habel Asian American Daniel Hovenstine, MD Drs. Melvin & Janice Snyder Jayantha & Parin De Mel Bob & Mimi Liu Deborah & Tom Thomas Bryce Fukunaga Laurie Inadomie-Halvorsen & Physicians Association Alison Jamele Debra & Jerry Soldner Maureen Dearden Pat & Rich Lucy Torrance Memorial Medical Staff Albert Grabb, MD Greg G. Halvorsen Jeanne & Fikret Atamdede, MD James & Gable Insurance Brokers Karen & Will Somers, Jr. David Detchmendy Joelene & Bill Mertz Darat & Wiliam Zappas Patricia & David Hempel Lisa & Steven Hansen Patsy & Salvador Berumen Carol Anderson & Jan Janura South Bay Plastic Surgeons Karla Burns & Brett Dillenberg Patti & Richard P. Meyer, DDS Shirley Ho & Chih Ming, MD HealthCare Partners Peggy & Clifford Berwald Kathy & Brian Johnson Spierer, Woodward, Corbalis & Sylvia Dochterman Lisa & Charles Noski $15,000 - $24,999 Kay & William E. Kim, MD Beth & Erik Higgins Stephanie & Brian Bezner John N. Johnson, MD Goldberg Henry Dolim Torrance Memorial Auxiliary Cindy & Paul Campbell Kathleen & HUB International of California Marcia & Ken Boehling Rose Contreras & Mike Kaplan Robert Stephenson Edward Jones Tom Turner COR Healthcare Richard Krauthamer, MD Karen & Christopher Hutchison Borrowed Bling Kathy Kellogg-Johnson & Bert Stewart Kim Edwards Russell Varon Medical Associates Allison & Rick Mayer Internal Medicine & Pam & Larry Branam Brian Johnson Rose Straub Chelsea & John Erikson Jackson & Julie Yang Dodson Foundation, Inc. Cheryl Melville Nephrology Medical Group, Inc. Diana & George Brandt Vince Kelly Betty Strauss Milton & Ya-Shu Feng George & Reva Graziadio Jacquelyne & Steven Miller Judy & Parnelli Jones Sheryl & Walter S. Brannan, MD Dana Kennedy MD Cathrine & Carlo Tabellario Robin Fernandez $50,000 + Foundation Morrow-Meadows Corporation Ronna & Robert Katz Charilyn & Ken Bringas Kinecta Federal Credit Union Stephanie Tang, DO & Lisa Fisher, MD & Francis P. Torino Foundation Marina & Roman Litwinski, MD Keith & Amanda Murphy, MD Drs. Rachel Knopoff & Trudy Brown Heather & Rick Kline Christopher Angemi, DO Brian Fitzgerald Robert P. Koch Kathryn & David McKinnie Owens & Minor Distribution Inc. Russell Dickerson c/a Architects Arlene & Michael Klosk T.K. & Christina Tio Franklin Fong Carol & Karl McMillen Nixon Peabody LLP Pacific National Group Judy & Craig Leach Elena Castillo Susan & Lawrence Kneisley, MD Yuki & Jeff Tom Christina & Giovanni Funiciello Jeffrey Neu Phyllis & Rene Scribe Christina & Phillip Pavesi Charlotte & Russ Lesser Joanne & Stanley Chang, MD Sherry & Ian Kramer, MD Torrance Memorial Physicians Gaetanos Restaurant John & Serena Ngan Monica & Sam Sim Keren & Tiffany Rogers, MD Lomita Post-Acute Care Center Lisa & James Cheatham Gigi & David Kramer Network Orthopaedic & Spine Doris Garber Oarsmen Foundation Nancy & James Welsh Kim & Michael Ryan Jenny Luo C. Jim & Julie Chen Patti & Thomas LaGrelius, MD Carolyn & Charles Turek, MD Jeff Gausepohl Marie & Christian Stefferud Laura & Marc Schenasi Barbara Demming Lurie & William & Ellen Cheng Anne Laity Mary Jo & Jerome Unatin, MD Debbi & Moe Gelbart, Ph.D. Thelma & Phil Steinberg $10,000 - $14,999 Laura & Tom Simko Mark Lurie, MD Philomina & Raju Chhabria Jon Landerville Sandy VandenBerge Zoe Green Torrance Radiology Medical Group Diana Cutler Jackelyn Lee, MD & Kristy & Eric Maniaci Classy Bag Lady Diane & Mark Landon Voya Financial Stephanie Tang, DO & Donnie Baek, MD Mary & Peter Hazelrigg George So, MD Marybeth & Roy Martinez Tracey & Ronald Cloud Marlis-Gay Larkins Waikiki Beach Condominiums Christopher Angemi, DO Albert Grabb, MD Carole Hoffman Kimberly & David Stone, MD McCarthy Building Companies Kate & David Cocke Karen & Keith Lent Joyce Walker Keiko & Bill Griswold Heidi Hoffman, MD Erin & Heidi Hoffman, MD Jan & Ian Teague Lisa Humphreys, MD & Joy & Marc Colman, MD Stanley Levine Alexandra Warnier Susan & David Haas, MD Rachel Knopoff, MD Marilyn & Ian MacLeod Torrance Emergency Physicians John P. McNamara, MD Janie Connors Linda & David Lillington Susan & William Weintraub Hank’s Auto, Scott Cho Richard Krauthamer, MD Roxanne & Torrance Pathology Group/ Medline Industries Inc. Francine & Phillip Cook Kathleen Liverpool Susan & Matthew Whelan Eric Harris Amanda Murphy, MD Ramin Mirhashemi, MD Torrance Memorial Medical Ctr. Murray Company Donald Culler Tracy & Andy Livian Sally & Carroll Whitney Gisele & Norman Herrington Mitchell Parver, MD Borseen Oushana Michiko Yamamoto Shalini & Vimal K. Murthy, MD Sumalee & Domenick De Palma Jesse Lynn McClure Peter & Monica Wong Jennifer & Erik Herrmann Mitchell Sklar, MD Armando Rodriguez Sara & Keri R. Zickuhr, MD Lisa & Eric Nakkim, MD Edith Dees Jimmy McDonald Mary & Steve Wright Nenita & Richard Hettig George So, MD Laura & James Rosenwald Karen & Mitchell Parver, MD Cindy & Steven Dennis Frances McKindsey, MD Harry Yoshikawa Kitty & Al Hill David Stone, MD Kirsten Wagner, DDS & $2,500 - $4,999 Kay Patel Raj Dhami Drs. Sunny & Ron Melendez T. K. & CL Yu Mary Hoffman & Bob Habel Richard Rounsavelle, DDS AD/S Companies Payden & Rygel Susan Dilamarter Fifi Menzelos Allison & Justin Holcher $25,000 - $49,999 Patricia Sacks, MD Valerie & Chris Adlam John Pelzel Drs. Marcia & James Ding Brian Miura, MD $500 - $999 Naiwei Hsu-Chang Ayne & Jack Baker Beatrice & Alfredo Sheng James Andrews Michele & Robert Poletti Debbie & Steve Dinsmore, MD Susan & Ralph Moore Thomas Alter Noreen Huen Melanie & John Bronstein Kay & Sam Sheth Elisa Anhalt, MD & RCL Foundation Beth Dorn, MD Diane & Davis Moore Anthony M. Arellano-Kruse, MD Sandra & Karl Jackson James P. Burt Sodexo Douglas Laurin Carlene Ringer Diane & Thomas Duralde, MD Patricia & Larry Murphy Marcia & Lawrence August, MD Jacqueline B Michele & Robert Christensen Janice & Timur Tecimer Lori & David Baldwin Allyson & Alexander Shen, MD Anna Eakins Sheila & Ben Naghi, MD Kathie & Randy Avakian Alexis Jensen Marshall Varon BCM Boehling Fay & Mitchell Sklar, MD Bobbie & George Farinsky Diane & Stephen Nuccion, MD Kirbie Baldwin

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Christina Jesperson & Krista & Tom Schlappatha Nancy Carter Annsley & Matthew Marshall Arthur M. Amasaki Elaine Carnegis Thomas Gray John Schlottig Helle & Dennis Catallo Iona Matson Alberto G. Andaya Susan Carson Doron D. 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EMPLOYEE AMBASSADORS Lauren Mitchell Patricia Perez Lydia Salas Terry D. Thomas Janice Miyashiro Howard Pfahler, Pharm.D Ana Salinas Steven Thompson Susan Abelson Dinah Cabalatungan Estrella M. Filamor Anne Kienberger Rosalyn Modeliste David Phung Natalie Salmon Beryl Tokunaga Susie Kim Adams Caroline Cabilogan Mary Ford Dennis Kikuno Patrick Moore Atsuko & Gary Pierce Isabelo Salva Wendy Hasenfus-Towler Helen Aguilar Felicidad Cabuena Tom Fox James Kim Glenda M. Moore Kay Pitonzo Angela Salva Shelly Trites Nancy Agustin Cathrine Cainglet Katerina Frencic Changkyun Kim Matthew Morales Vilma Plagata May Santos Mei Tsai Michele Alarcon Evelyn Calip June Friesner-Lerner Lisa A. Kiyohara Nancy Mukai Zenaida Poquiz Rinnah T. Sapitanan Grace Turk Manette Alforo Helen Camero Carol E. Fukuchi Susan Koch Sanjeshni Murphy Steve Porter Vilma H. Sapitanan Dianna Tyndall Bibi Ali Loreta Rayat Camiling Liza A. Gage Maria Cecilia Koegel Nooshin Naghsheh Gigi C. 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Constantino Kathy Hagemeier Chi Leung Doris A. Paloma Debbie Reyes Rhoda Marie Soto Cynthia Williams Randy Avakian Simon G. Contreras Shanna Hall Mary Jane & Nolan Lew Michele Palombo Richard Rivera Michael R. Steele Arnie Wolfson Kathie Avakian Coral Cortez Michael Hanson Cresencia T. Libeta Wendy Pangindian Cora Roa Bert Stewart Dianne Wood Sara K. Avakian Danielle Cosgrove Jeremiah Hargrave Susan Lieu Jacqueline Parker Addy Rodriguez Barbara Stokes Lori Woodman Jacqueline Ayres Marcia Creighton Leilani Haslam Linda Lillington Lorena Maria G. Pascual Sam Rodriguez Madhu Subherwal Mary Wright Lauren Ayres Carolyn Cruz Natalie Hassoldt Russell & Eliwyn Liptzin Winston Pascual Leah Romine Christina Sweeney Yasmin Yap-Mariano Gwendolyn Bailey Linda Currie Patricia Heath Cathey Lohmann Donna Patch Ellen C. Roysden Lisa Takata Phil and Sylvia Yim Lorri Bailey Jeanette M. 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Hosino Fernando & Eva Sophia Magdaleno Melissa Benoit Carla Duhovic Maria Hovsepian Patricia Mann Marcia Bernaldez Cindy Durant Linda Howard Cindy Manson Ed Bernardo Sally Eberhard Naiwei Hsu-Chang, RN Wei Q. Mao Anthony Berry Maria Eclevia Lisa G. Hughes Elizabeth Marquez Betsy Biggins Mary J. Eddy Barbara Jane Ignacio George A. Martinez Emma D. Bilbao Priscilla Ednilao Tokiko Imai Mary Matson Katherine Black Elaine M. Eguchi Florence D. Intok Patrick Matteo Kyomi Bolender Cheryl Ely Valerie Ishihara Meg McCormick Lance Bommelje Cathy Emmerson Lynn Jagger Anne McCormick Maricela Bordenave Juliana S. Enge Rosario Jarquin Elaine McRae Danielle Boujikian Josephine Espejo Roberta Jenkinson Maria L. Mendoza Kathryn Braasch Ana Maria Espejo Bonnie Jewell Mary Ann Merritt Mary Bradfield-Smith Mary E. 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PATRONS | Spring 2018 54 PATRONS | Spring 2018 55 PROGRESS NOTES Every Time a Bell Rings

Baby chimes ring for arrival of new infants. WRITTEN BY COLLEEN FARRELL

Since January, employees, patients and visitors have been charmed by the delicate sound of a lullaby while walking through the corridors at Torrance Memorial Medical Center and may have wondered if perhaps they were dreaming. ERNIE AND MARIA GALLARDO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR’S DAY ARRIVAL OF BABY GABRIEL AND ARE THE A The tune being played was coming from the FIRSTFAMILY TO SOUND TORRANCE MEMORIAL’S NEW BABY CHIMES IN THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT. Labor and Delivery’s newly installed baby chimes. The chimes, activated by the push of a button, and visitors to pause and take a moment to a cheerful backdrop for capturing photographs of were developed to announce the arrival of each acknowledge and celebrate the ever-present circle one of life’s most precious moments. new baby born in Torrance Memorial’s Labor and of life,” says Leah Romine, RN, clinical director, On Monday, January 1, at approximately 4 p.m. LEGACY Delivery unit. When the button is pressed, the maternal child health services. Ernie and Maria Gallardo of Los Angeles were entire hospital hears a gentle lullaby play over the “It will also serve to reduce stress for those the first to sound the new chimes in celebration of hospital’s paging system. The ceremonial playing of in various stages of illness in other areas of the the arrival of their new baby boy, Gabriel. Gabriel’s the chimes is designed to help parents and other hospital, by reminding them that even in the grandmother shares his same birth date. family members, particularly older siblings, celebrate worst of times babies are being born, and this is each new bundle of joy with a bit of fanfare. concrete evidence of that.” Learn more about this family’s story and our new baby OF CARE The button, which cues the chimes to play, is chimes by watching this video produced by the Media Services department and posted on Torrance Memorial’s The Circle of Life located next to a newly installed “selfie wall” in the Facebook page. tinyurl.com/BabyChimes Our lives are defined in many ways, some which reflect the level of our “The chimes will encourage staff, patients unit, which adds to the experience by providing accomplishments. But for those with a deeper interest, few qualities endure longer than the expression of our love—whether it’s aimed toward our family, our community or the thousands of lives we help transform along the way. No Plans Your support and contributions, of any amount, help expert community for Retirement care thrive for years to come. Mimi Brody, Torrance Memorial’s most Learn more about starting your own legacy at www.TMLegacy.org

MARY MATSON, DIRECTOR OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE, MIMI BRODY, decorated volunteer will celebrate 50 years SALLY EBERHARD, VICE PRESIDENT, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. in 2019 and shows no sign of slowing down.

With a record-breaking 28,000 plus hours of volunteer service under on its Board of Directors. Her biggest passion—or as she calls it her her belt, longtime Torrance Memorial Medical Center volunteer Mimi “pet project”—has always been the gift shop where she proudly shares Brody, age 90, says she “never would have believed it,” when asked if she it is a 100% volunteer-operated program that gives back an average of could imagine volunteering at the hospital for nearly 50 years. $300,000 in profits to the hospital each year. Her leadership in this area It all began in 1969 when she moved from Inglewood to Torrance, has contributed greatly to donations of more than $6 million to the as her two daughters were getting ready to start high school. While Torrance Memorial Foundation over the years. working a new job as a full-time administrative assistant in the area, Working an average of five to 10 hours per week, Brody attributes her she was asked by a friend to join the Torrance Memorial Hospital longevity as a volunteer for keeping her active and encouraged. “I see so Auxiliary. “I had to do something. I am not a stay-at-home person. That many people with problems who are usually much younger than I am,” has just never been me,” says Brody. And from that day forward she she says. “It not only keeps me grounded, but in addition to working has never looked back. Primarily providing volunteer service to the Gift with so many great people, it reminds me how lucky I am to be able to Shop, Pharmacy department and welcoming patients and visitors at the do this work.” When asked if she sees retirement in her future, Brody information desk, Brody is known and adored by many staff, physicians says, “As long as I can do the work, I will stay with it until I have to quit”. and hospital administrators. With her 50-year anniversary approaching in 2019, it appears this spry Brody is also a past president of the volunteer Auxiliary and serves volunteer isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

PATRONS | Spring 2018 56 32nd Annual Golf Tournament

Monday, June 4, 2018 • Rolling Hills Country Club

All proceeds benefit Torrance Memorial’s Hunt Tower Transformation Call 310-517-4703 for information