Partners NE WS F R O M LMH HE A LTH F O U NDATI ON
Fall 2019
LMH Health CEO pledges gift to Help & Healing endowed fund At LMH Health Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in June, LMH Health President and CEO Russ Johnson announced that he and his wife, Isabel, have pledged a $50,000 gift to the Help & Healing endowed fund. The Help & Healing Fund helps patients in need with expenses for medications, medical equipment or other necessities for healing and recovery after a hospital stay. This financial assistance helps people take back control of their own health and keeps them out of a crisis situation. This year, the Pictured from left: Ana Tosta, Mollie Coffey and Amani Austin with Erica Hill
Inaugural class graduates from LMH Health Summer Leadership Academy
foundation is expanding the fund to address food scarcity, health screenings, medical equipment and transportation. “Isabel and I see the Help & Healing Fund as a way to support patients and families as broadly as possible based on their unique circumstances and needs. It provides the foundation the flexibility needed to support
LMH Health, in collaboration with USD 497, launched the LMH Health Summer Leadership Academy in June. The academy engages high school
families at the right time and in the most helpful way,” Johnson says. “We are so pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary
juniors and seniors and gives them a jumpstart on careers in health,
of LMH Endowment — now LMH Health
medicine and bioscience. The academy was founded by LMH Health
Foundation — and also to invest our support
Equity Advocate Erica Hill, who also serves as the finance and operations
to the community in perpetuity.”
manager for LMH Health Foundation. “The academy provides a unique experience for students to learn and gain healthcare experience, and also hopes to engage more students of demographics traditionally underrepresented throughout healthcare,” Hill says. “This investment cultivates future leaders who more fully represent the diversity of our community.” —continued inside
Interested in supporting the LMH Health Summer Leadership Academy or the Help & Healing Fund? Contact us at (785) 505-5005 or foundation@lmh.org.
Your support is important now more than ever Over the past 50 years, your support has been critical in advancing care at LMH Health. Philanthropic gifts — both large and small — have made LMH Health a truly exceptional hospital:
2019 B OA R D O F D I R E C T O R S Jason Hoover president
Becki Dick vice president
Mark Gonzales treasurer
Rebecca Smith
Jeff Weinberg s e c r e ta r y
Gary Sollars pa s t p r e s i d e n t
Gary Bennett
• A state-of-the-art heart catheterization lab • The new LMH Health East Heights Family Care • Medications for people in need • Care and comfort for patients in the midst of an emergency mental health crisis • Innovative community collaborations to address social determinants of health, including food scarcity
LMH Health provides more than $20 million in charitable care each year so that not one member of our community has to go without. Your compassion and generosity touch so many lives. It takes a strong community to sustain a strong community hospital, and the need grows every day. Your support has never been more critical. Help us keep your community hospital strong. For you, your family, friends, and neighbors.
Jane Blocher Daryl Craft Lindy Eakin E. Laverne Epp
For everyone.
Ernesto Hodison
In gratitude,
Joanne Hurst ex officio , lmh
health trustee
Russ Johnson ex officio , lmh
health president and ceo
Derek Kwan
Rebecca Smith, Executive Director LMH Health Foundation
Danny Lewis Lida Osbern, MD Jan Pollard president of lmh health volunteers
Linda Robinson Luis Salazar, MD Dan Schriner Livia Sexton Catherine Shenoy Gail Vick
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A CLOSER LOOK
LMH Health West Campus Opening estimated summer 2020 “The LMH Health West Campus will greatly enhance the delivery of medical care to the people we serve,” says Earl Reineman, major and planned gifts manager for LMH Health Foundation, pictured at right signing the beam, as did others at the 50th Anniversary Celebration. “But it will also strengthen the hospital in ways that help sustain the missiondriven care we provide, such as charity care, community outreach and crisis care for mental health and substance use.”
50th Anniversary Celebration 1969–2019
A message from Russ Johnson On behalf of LMH Health and the LMH Health Foundation, thank you for supporting your community hospital. There is no question that you have made LMH Health the exceptional hospital it has become. You might have seen the recent newspaper article addressing the downturn in hospital operating revenue and margin this year. Such an article can be concerning, but I want to assure you that we have already responded with strategies to deal with the changing healthcare landscape.
Russ Johnson
First, I want to emphasize that a number of factors that are common to nearly every hospital are at play. These are challenging times for healthcare providers and we’re not insulated from that. Second, I want to stress that we have long-term and immediate strategies that are addressing these factors.
We are committed to ensuring that LMH Health remain an independent, community-owned and operated not-for-profit hospital, serving all who come to us, regardless of ability to pay. LMH Health has relationships with all the larger healthcare systems in the region — but no plans to enter into an equity or governance partnership with any. That doesn’t mean we won’t consider a strategic, clinical partnership — one that supports our clinicians in providing great care for their patients. This would only take place if hospital leadership and the Trustees feel it will strengthen LMH Health. The future of healthcare in Douglas County is bright, and it will continue to evolve. Thank you for your vote of confidence in the work we do every day. Sincerely,
Russ Johnson LMH Health President & CEO
Erica Hill named to 40 under 40 list Erica Hill, finance and operations manager for LMH Health Foundation and LMH Health equity advocate, has been recognized Erica Hill in the 2019 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy 40 Under 40 List. She is the sole honoree from Kansas. AHP is an international professional organization dedicated to development professionals who encourage charity in healthcare organizations. AHP’s 4,300 members represent more than 2,200 healthcare facilities around the world.
Hill has served in many roles during her six years at LMH Health. In addition to overseeing finance and operations for LMH Health Foundation, she has also played vital roles in strategic initiatives, including the hospital’s work in health equity. “Erica’s work and dedication have transformed both LMH Health and the foundation,” says Rebecca Smith, executive director of LMH Health Foundation. “We are fortunate to have her talents on our team and believe the 40 Under 40 award is very well deserved.”
YOUR GIFTS AT WORK Donors like you are making great things happen at LMH Health! Recently your gifts have made possible the following capital purchases: Pediatric X-ray Plate
EKG Machines
This new plate will ensure better patient safety as
All LMH Health electrocardiogram machines will be
LMH Health accommodates an increase in pediatric
replaced with brand new equipment. Proceeds from
and infant X-rays.
the 2019 Penny Jones Open Golf Tournament will support this purchase.
Sonosite Sonosite is an ultrasound machine used for bedside
V60 Bipap
procedures in the Intensive Care Unit.
The V60 Bipap is a noninvasive ventilator used to help patients in respiratory distress. This model has the
Microlaryngoscopy Set
new capability for the patient to be transported while
Used for surgical examinations of the larynx, the new set
wearing the device.
will provide a critical upgrade.
Catch a Break fund supports cancer survivors The Catch a Break fund at LMH Health Foundation helps cancer survivors in our community pay for day-to-day needs like medications, car repairs, utilities, and food during one of the most difficult times in their lives. In the last few weeks, the Catch a Break fund has helped a patient purchase new clothing after significant Cindy Sargent
weight loss from treatment, and helped a patient afford gas for trips to the hospital.
Academy —continued
Three local “ This investment high school cultivates future students were to leaders who more selected participate in fully represent the the Academy a diversity of our paidthrough eight-week internship. community.”
—Erica Hill
Ana Tosta, Mollie Coffey and Amani Austin were each paired with an executive mentor, participated
“Your contributions will allow a cancer survivors and their families to catch a break when they need it the most,” says
in professional development opportunities such as
Cindy Sargent, Catch a Break founder. “Recently, the fund has
workshops and training, and had the opportunity
supported 240 friends and neighbors in need. A gift of any size will have an immediate impact on survivors in our community.” Dr. Jodie Barr is a physician at LMH Oncology & Hematology Center and works with our community’s cancer survivors through their entire journey. “I personally give to Catch a Break because I want to make
to engage with other leaders in the Lawrence community. At the conclusion of the program, each student received a $500 scholarship. These scholarships, which were funded through the LMH Health
a difference for someone in need right now,” Dr. Barr says.
Foundation, will support the students in their
“This program provides hope during trying times — and I have
planned post-secondary education.
witnessed this firsthand.” Catch a Break is funded by gifts to LMH Health Foundation and event proceeds from our annual Rock the Block – Kick Cancer event. Join us on Friday, October 18, hosted at
LMH Health physician Marc Scarbrough, MD, and his wife, Stephanie, gave a generous gift to make these scholarships possible. If you are interested in
Dale Willey Automotive in Lawrence. Purchase tickets now at
supporting the Academy, please call (785) 505-5005
lmh.org/foundation.
or email foundation@lmh.org.
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