Physician Philanthropy Advisory Council

Yvonne Johnson, M.D.

Championing a Culture of Philanthropy

An important component of Baptist Health Foundation’s Grateful among physicians and helping raise important dollars to advance our Patient Program is the Physician Philanthropy Advisory mission. She is thankful to be part of our organization, stating: “I appreciate Council (PPAC), created to educate physicians on how they the work I do at Baptist Health. We are an organization committed to can positively impact our philanthropic providing excellent medical service to the South efforts. The Council also provides insight for Florida community, and PPAC’s support of the physicians into how the Foundation supports “Grateful patients have taught me Foundation is an important part of that commitment.” the health system’s clinical resources, patient that we should not respond to Serving as co-chair has greatly impacted Dr. experience efforts and research projects, while their thanks with expressions like, Johnson. “On a personal level, my involvement with encouraging physician involvement in identifying ‘I was just doing my job’ or ‘It PPAC and the Foundation has enlightened me about grateful patients. was nothing.’ As physicians, the benefits of knowing how to gracefully and humbly

Current co-chair of the Council, Yvonne Johnson, what we do for our fellow accept expressions of gratitude,” she said. “Grateful M.D., has been part of Baptist Health for more than human beings is not ‘nothing.’ patients have taught me that we should not respond 20 years and currently serves as chief medical officer We greatly impact the lives to their thanks with expressions like, ‘I was just doing for South Miami Hospital. When she became an ex- of our patients. It is healing for my job’ or ‘It was nothing.’ As physicians, what we officio member of the Foundation Board, she learned the patient and sustaining for the do for our fellow human beings is not ‘nothing.’ We of the invaluable role physicians have in promoting physician when we acknowledge greatly impact the lives of our patients. It is healing philanthropy because of the close relationship they their gratitude." for the patient and sustaining for the physician when have with patients, and was inspired to join the we acknowledge their gratitude.” Council in 2014, becoming co-chair in 2017. It is Dr. Johnson’s hope that each member of

Dr. Johnson has been a powerful force for good in her role as co- Baptist Health’s medical staff will be made aware of the importance chair – driving awareness about our Grateful Patient Program, cultivating of philanthropy and how each physician can play a meaningful role in relationships with medical staff, championing a culture of philanthropy creating grateful patients by providing excellent and compassionate care.