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PATRONS Spring 2018 SPRING 2018 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 PATRONS | SPRING 2018 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018 CONTENTS 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 PATRONS | SPRING 2018 4 PATRONS | SPRING 2018 5 CALENDAR CALENDAR 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.