Your Gifts ... Improving Health, Enhancing Lives 2011 annual report to donors and friends Table of Contents Ensuring our Future ...........................................................................................2 Cancer Care .......................................................................................................5 Neuroscience Care .............................................................................................6 Heart & Vascular Care ........................................................................................8 Living our Mission............................................................................................10 Volunteer Support ............................................................................................14 Donor Recognition ...........................................................................................16 Your gifts make a difference every day. Dear Friends, Thank you for your heartfelt generosity to St. John Providence Health System. Your gifts truly help us improve the health and enhance the lives of thousands of patients and families in the communities we serve. As you peruse this annual report, you will see the many ways you support our mission – your donations genuinely make a difference every day. From purchasing an iPad with special communication software for stroke patients to acquiring the most sophisticated scanning technology for neurological patients or providing life-changing surgery for disadvantaged children, we rely on your generous gifts. Every year we are humbled by the amazing generosity exhibited by a number of devoted individuals and organizations. In 2011, we were blessed to receive several extraordinary contributions: • The Blatt and Soave families gave a combined total of $1.5 million to build a new Endoscopy department. • Raj and Padma Vattikuti donated $1 million to purchase a new da Vinci® Si Surgical System and create Susan E. Burns the Providence-Vattikuti Women’s Robotic Institute. • The W. K. Kellogg Foundation provided a grant of $1.2 million to implement a comprehensive breastfeeding program for area women and babies. • Gretchen Valade funded a Bone & Joint Gym for physical rehabilitation patients. • The Sheas established a generous planned gift for the OB/GYN program. • The Nicholson family made a leadership gift to seed an endowed fund for oncology in Joan Gehrke’s name. • Alexander Nick designated a $1 million estate gift to purchase cutting-edge technology and upgrade facilities. While we salute our leadership donors, every contribution, no matter the size, is important to our ability to provide the highest quality experience to every person in need of our care. We are grateful to have received nearly 40,000 gifts totaling more than $15 million in 2011. The donor recognition listing in this report and the Joseph V. Walker donor walls at our hospitals reflect our gratitude for your collective support and the positive impact you are making in the community. It is our hope that, by furthering our mission through the care we provide every day, we honor the intention of your gifts. Thank you for choosing St. John Providence Health System as a priority for your giving. Yours sincerely, Susan E. Burns President, St. John Providence Health System Foundations Eugene LoVasco Joseph V. Walker Chair, Providence Health Foundation Board of Trustees Eugene LoVasco Chair, St. John Health Foundation Board of Trustees 1 Ensuring Our Future Lead supporters make new Endoscopy department a reality Patients in southeastern Michigan who require endoscopy care rely made a $150,000 commitment; Ralph and Mary Wilson; Jeffrey and on the skilled physicians and nurses at St. John Hospital and Medical Cynthia Littmann; Paul and Judy Chauvin; and Scott and Huong Reilly. Center (SJH&MC) who provide high caliber endoscopy services The new area will be named including many specialized the Elaine E. Blatt Endoscopy procedures not offered at other Department in honor of the area hospitals. Blatt family’s matriarch who, with her husband L. F. Blatt, Led by Mohammed Barawi, MD, supported SJH&MC for many Medical Director of Endoscopy years. The Blatt and Soave and Chief of Gastroenterology, families were recognized for their the Endoscopy department generous support at a special performs more than 8,200 pro- event last fall. Representing the cedures annually and continues Blatt family were Doug Blatt and to grow. his wife Tracy, along with his sister Cheryl Blatt and her sons To provide the highest quality Todd and Bill Raven. Doug, Chair patient care experience, the of IBIS Investments Inc., is cur- From left, Anthony Soave; Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, President and 30-year-old Endoscopy area is CEO, St. John Providence Health System; Doug Blatt; Susan Burns, rently chair of the St. John being expanded and updated to President, St. John Providence Health System Foundations; and Providence Health System East accommodate advanced technol- Dr. Mohammed Barawi. Region Board. The Blatts have ogy for screening, evaluation supported several SJH&MC and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. This year, SJH&MC will open projects including the expansion and renovation campaign and research a new spacious, state-of-the-art Endoscopy department that is twice endeavors. as large as the current department and includes additional procedure rooms, new equipment and enhanced privacy. The new Endoscopy waiting area will be named The Anthony L. Soave Waiting Room. Tony Soave, a renowned Detroit area entrepreneur and A $2.5 million fundraising campaign is in progress to support the philanthropist, and CEO and founder of Soave Enterprises LLC, and his $4 million project. The Blatt Family Foundation gave a generous daughter Angelique represented their family at the recognition event. lead gift of $1 million and Anthony L. Soave and his family donated In the past, the Soaves have supported the Van Elslander Cancer Center, $500,000. Additional top donors include The Guild of SJH&MC, which the expansion and renovation campaign, Holley Institute and the Fontbonne White Christmas Ball. Devoted physician inspires philanthropic giving among colleagues and family Bal K. Gupta, MD, has made philanthropy and volunteerism a way of life. Proud to be among the first members of St. John Providence Health System’s (SJPHS) new Leadership Circle for generous donors, he hopes to encourage more physicians and associates to support patient care services. For many years, Dr. Gupta, Chief of Behavioral Health Medicine Services at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital (SJMOH), has been a loyal donor to SJPHS. He helped raise $400,000 toward Emergency department renovations completed in 2005 at SJMOH and inspired several of his physician colleagues to join him in the fundraising efforts. In 2011, he became a member of the Leadership Circle, which recognizes donors who contribute $2,000 or more annually to SJPHS. Since arriving in the United States from India in 1972, Dr. Gupta’s Giving back reflects on the family values of Dr. Gupta. philanthropic endeavors have set an example for his family and colleagues. 2 Providence becomes part of worldwide robotic surgery institute A $1 million donation from the Vattikuti Foundation has enabled ® Providence Hospital to acquire a new da Vinci Si Surgical System and “We have a bold vision for significantly growing create the Providence-Vattikuti Women’s Robotic Surgery Institute. robotic surgery at Providence Hospital, Southfield, This new partnership with Vattikuti builds on Providence’s reputation as a leader in gynecological robotic surgery and positions the and expanding it to Providence Park Hospital Providence-Vattikuti Women’s Robotic Surgery Institute as an integral in Novi,” Dr. Gavini says. “Our partnership with part of the worldwide Vattikuti Foundation’s Robotic Surgery Institute. The institute is a group of centers of excellence dedicated to state-of- the Vattikuti Foundation is the first step the-art robotic surgery and innovation through collaboration with its toward making this a reality.” global network of multispecialty institutes that share best practices. Since acquiring the hospital’s first da Vinci system in 2007, Providence has been the regional market leader in gynecologic robotic procedures. Use of this technology is becoming the standard of care for patients needing gynecologic surgery and has enhanced patient outcomes. The number of surgeries at Providence has grown each year and the new robotic equipment will help Providence meet the increased demand. “Acquiring the new da Vinci and becoming part of the Vattikuti Foundation’s Robotic Surgery Institute sets Providence Hospital and St. John Providence Health apart from any health system in the region for gynecological robotic surgery,” says Dr. Lakshmi Gavini, MD, Providence Chief of Gynecology, Gynecological Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery. “We are extremely grateful to the Vattikuti Foundation for its generosity and the opportunity to become a partner in this elite group of robotic surgery centers. “We have a bold vision for significantly growing robotic surgery at Providence Hospital, Southfield, and expanding it to Providence Park From left, Dr. Lakshmi Gavini, Raj and Padma Vattikuti, and Jean Meyer, President, Acute Care Operations, and Executive Hospital in Novi,” Dr. Gavini says. “Our partnership with the Vattikuti Vice President, St. John Providence Health System. Foundation is the first step toward making this a reality.” “I came to the United States with no