Enhancing Care Drs. Whitley and Chankai pose within the Monterey Peninsula Foundation Rehabilitation Garden, a donor-funded and vital aspect of the hospital.
Providing Better Care Today, Tomorrow, Together
P
hilanthropy has been at the forefront of improvements since Dominican Hospital opened in 1941. Private community contributions have supported each project over these 80 years of innovation and transformation. “Philanthropy provides direct and tangible evidence that your contributions serve to better not only the lives of those that seek care at our hospital, but also those that work here,” comments Isaac Chankai, MD, General Surgery, Chief of Staff, “Consider all the Foundation projects you might walk past on a daily basis including the Healing Courtyards and Surgery Lounge. Your contributions will be visible and a source of pride.”
Dominican looks to enhance our comprehensive cardiac and surgical programs, with a Catheterization Lab renovation and addition of a new da Vinci Xi surgical system. These spaces promote improved recovery times for patients, minimally-invasive procedures, and ease-of-use for surgical teams. Inspired by physicians and employees' commitment to giving back at Dominican, Jim Thompson, a generous former board member from 2016–21, contributed a matching-gift of $200,000 to help make these projects a reality. Listed below are physicians who have met Jim’s challenge, (as of December 1, 2021).
“
As physicians we already give a lot of ourselves to our work, our community, and our Hospital. But the fact is, to keep up with rapid improvements in health care, the hospital needs us to give a little bit of our treasure as well. There are few places outside of the hospital where our donations can have such a significant impact on our workplace and our community. —Greg Whitley, MD, Emergency Medicine, Chief Medical Officer, Dominican Hospital
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Alexander, M.D. Carlos Arcangeli, M.D. Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O. Isaac Chankai, M.D. Michael Ellison, M.D. Michael Gansaeuer M.D. Conrad Hamako, M.D. Bill Hess, M.D. Julie Jaffe, M.D. Dean Kashino, M.D. Victoria Kaufmann, M.D. John Kaufmann, M.D. Nanette Mickiewicz, M.D. David Pilcher, M.D. Paula Quinn, M.D. Rob Quinn, M.D. Kenneth Reed, M.D. Juan Rodriguez, M.D. Maritina Rodriguez, M.D. Edmund Sacks, M.D. Thomas Schmida, M.D. Wendy Sickels, M.D. Michael Spellman, M.D. Greg Whitley, M.D.
”
To join the match, please contact the Foundation at (831) 462-7712 for more information.
FOCUS ON WELLNESS | 11
