Partners N E W S F RO M L M H E N D O W M E N T A S S O C I AT I O N
Summer 2018
Planning progresses on west expansion Many details are being finalized for the proposed outpatient facility in west Lawrence. LMH Chief Operating Officer Karen Shumate and Chief Financial Officer Joe Pedley recently talked about the site, design, services and financing of the 200,000-square-foot building. Representatives of the design/build team of McCownGordon, Pulse Design and PEC Engineering have been meeting with groups targeted for services in the building. Lean principles are guiding these design discussions.
This rendering shows plans for the LMH Health West Campus, to be located near K-10 and Rock Chalk Park.
Couple makes $1 million gift to LMH Health West Campus H & S Holdings Company, led by local businessman Rodger Henry, recently made a $1 million gift to LMH Endowment for the proposed Orthopedic Center of Excellence. The center will be part of the new LMH Health West Campus, a building planned for a 20-acre site directly south of Rock Chalk Park. The new state-of-the-art outpatient campus, which will have a strong focus on orthopedic and sports medicine, will include surgical capabilities and a full outpatient therapy area for traditional and sports-oriented services. Henry says he and his wife, Sheryl, made a gift through H & S Holdings after deliberating about the future of Lawrence and what seems best for Lawrence Memorial Hospital. “Our community is at a crossroads, and I think it is important to keep moving to the next level of excellence in medical care,” he says. “I am thankful LMH Trustees and CEO Russ Johnson are leading LMH in construction of the LMH Health West Campus. The emphasis on outpatient care and same-day surgery is an emphasis on the new best practices in orthopedic care, and Sheryl and I are glad to support that excellent care in our community.” —continued inside
Shumate said the building will include shell space for a potential urgent care clinic as well as space for future expansion. Progress also is being made on plans for the interior and exterior finishes, and structural elements of entry spaces are in design. Shumate said artistic elements are being considered for both inside and outside the building. Pedley says LMH will use a combination of industrial development bonds issued through the city of Lawrence, cash reserves and philanthropic contributions to fund the project. LMH hopes to break ground this summer on the new building, which will be known as LMH Health West Campus, with the opening planned in spring 2020. While planning for this expansion to the west, LMH remains committed to its primary campus on Maine Street, which will continue to serve the entire community.
Watch for updates at www.lmh.org
You are important to us, every day 2018 B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S Jason Hoover pres iden t Becki Dick vice presi dent Mark Gonzales t reas urer
Welcome to our second issue of Partners! We are thrilled to share news from the LMH Endowment Association with you, our most important stakeholders. Your partnership has been important to me as I’ve navigated my first year as a part of this remarkable organization. It’s a privilege to do this work anywhere, but it is a true honor to do it here. There’s a caring, proactive and thoughtful approach to healthcare at LMH — an approach that’s rooted in excellence and aimed at continuous improvement. The support our donors provide sends a powerful, affirming signal, and it creates a remarkable and symbiotic relationship — one that ensures LMH can fulfill its newly envisioned purpose as a partner in lifelong health. And, just as LMH is evolving, so is LMHEA. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the association in 2019, we are honoring our past while looking to our future. We’re hard at work on a new strategic plan, which will see us at the forefront of exciting projects such as the west expansion while continuing our important work to ensure all members of our community have access to healthcare, regardless of their ability to pay. We are fortunate to have strong guidance from our Board of Directors, past members of the board, volunteers, donors and community partners along the way.
Becky Gibson s ecretary Gary Sollars pas t presi dent Beverly Bartscher pres iden t of lmh au xi li ary b oard Gary Bennett Jane Blocher l m h t rustee Daryl Craft E. Laverne Epp
As we work together to ensure a bright future for LMH, I assure you that the support you provide makes a difference every day. Please read on for some wonderful examples.
Kelli Henderson, D.D.S. Russ Johnson l m h pre sident an d ceo Starla Jones Derek Kwan Danny Lewis Lida Osbern, M.D. Luis Salazar, M.D.
The LMHEA Board of Directors elected new officers this winter. 2016-2017 President Gary Sollars (left) and 2018 President Jason Hoover (right), pictured here with Executive Director Rebecca Smith, will serve alongside Vice President Becki Dick, Treasurer Mark Gonzales, and Secretary Becky Gibson.
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PERSONAL STORIES OF PHILANTHROPY
Bill Coil: Supporting LMH now and into the future
Bill Coil at the LMHEA Annual Meeting in March
William H. Coil is known as Bill to the friends and volunteers he worked with at LMH for 11 years. During those years he wheeled patients from point A to point B, and he says that over the years he watched the hospital make incredible improvements. “I saw administrators build this place into what it needs to be,” he says. “If people could see this place as I’ve seen it, they would be more likely to give.” Coil taught biologic sciences for 32 years including at Purdue University and the University of Nebraska before accepting a job at KU. During his retirement, he has traveled extensively and enjoys photography and gardening. He has worked to raise funds for non-profits and he says he knows fundraising can be difficult.
“ If people could see this place as I’ve seen it, they would be more likely to give.” —Bill Coil
“People don’t give if they don’t feel strongly about the mission of the organization,” he says. Coil has repeatedly demonstrated his confidence in LMH by generously supporting the new skilled nursing and acute rehab units, and as a member of the hospital’s Circle of Life Planned Giving Society. “It’s really very simple,” he says. “I like this place. I discovered, while working here as a volunteer, that LMH is really a happy place. People working here are a good team and they care about patients. I learned that this is an excellent hospital that offers people whatever care that’s needed.” Coil’s wife, Suzanne, passed away in 2009; he has three children, Larry, Jim and Millicent, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. If you would like to learn more about supporting LMH through a gift now or through your estate, please contact Earl Reineman at 785-505-3317.
Dan Schriner: Caring for the hospital that cares for a community Dan Schriner describes his childhood home as “lower middle class.” His father served full time in the Kansas National Guard. His mother was a public health nurse. Schriner’s mom and dad worked hard and served their community well, and his life trajectory has enabled him to serve his community in another important way. “Now that I have the means to give back financially to my community, it seems like the thing to do.” Schriner has listed LMHEA in his estate planning and has already completed several generous unrestricted gifts. He and his wife, Sally Hare-Schriner, lived in Australia and Dallas before the business and technology consulting firm he helped grow became publicly traded in 2001. At that time he retired, and the couple, both KU graduates, moved home to Lawrence. Dan began taking note of different entities in the community, and he began serving on boards and supporting those organizations he saw providing important roles. “It seems like we end up at the hospital a lot,” he says, laughing. “I fell off a ladder a few years ago and cracked some ribs. The staff at
the hospital gave me great care. I wasn’t just a number. Then one morning Sally had chest pain. The minute we arrived at the emergency department and spoke the words ‘chest pain,’ they ushered us right Dan Schriner in to a special cardiac care unit. We were grateful it turned out to be nothing. “I remember years ago we’d travel to Kansas City or Topeka for medical care. Now, we don’t have to go elsewhere. Our community hospital is a number-one facility. They really do a great job looking after our community — and so I decided to do my part and look after LMH.” Schriner, who is 60 years old, says he’d like to see younger donors begin making plans to support the hospital. “It’s never too early to start planning,” he says. “I travel overseas a lot.
I go on safaris. You never know what’s going to happen in life. You need a plan in place. Do your children really need your whole estate? What would it look like to give back to your community?”
YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS From investing in the latest medical equipment to ensuring LMH’s ability to provide care to people who can’t afford it otherwise, donors make a difference in our community hospital. We will seek to understand what inspires you to give and provide opportunities for support that fit your interests. Together, we’ll create an ongoing partnership for a better, healthier community. To learn more, visit lmhendowment.org.
“ I decided to do my part and look after LMH.” —Dan Schriner
YOU ROCKED THE BLOCK AND MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS The 2017 Rock the Block–Kick Cancer fundraiser brought more than 600 attendees to Dale Willey Chevrolet last fall. Proceeds supported the purchase of vital signs monitors in LMH’s oncology treatment and exam rooms and provided vouchers for mammograms and PSA tests for patients who wouldn’t have been able to afford them otherwise. Save the date! The 2018 Rock the Block–Kick Cancer will be held on October 26, 2018. At right: Saundra Shirley with Dr. Luke Huerter Above: LMH oncology team members
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PERSONAL STORIES OF PHILANTHROPY
Deborah Kurtz: Personal investment yields generous return Deborah Kurtz bubbles with a comforting optimism, a strongly held belief that there will be enough of what we all need — as long as everyone steps up and does what they can to help. “If you give to what you are passionate about, then we are going to take care of everything,” she says. Kurtz is quick to confess that she is flat-out crazy about LMH. “I think the hospital is part of what Lawrence is all about. We should all be donating and supporting LMH in some Deborah Kurtz fashion. Without our hospital, this PHOTO BY CARTER GASKINS community would not be what it is GASKINS PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION today,” she says. Kurtz has lived in Lawrence since 1986 and retired from Meritrust Credit Union last fall after 36 years in the financial industry.
“ If you give to what you are passionate about, then we are going to take care of everything.” —Deborah Kurtz
“During my working years, when I would listen to retirees and others considering a move to Lawrence, the availability of excellent healthcare was always a big factor,” Kurtz says. “Business owners who are hoping to attract employees know, as well, that excellent healthcare is a huge factor. They want their people taken care of.” While at Meritrust, Kurtz says she had the opportunity to see LMH in action. A dear friend and co-worker, Eric Scott, fought a valiant battle with cancer before he died in 2016. “Eric was the epitome of service. He cared and took care of everyone. He talked about the care he got from oncology staff at LMH. It made me feel good to know that level of care was offered in my community. Eric was not just a number at LMH. He was a person. “There are so many good people out there fighting this fight,” she says. “They need to know people care.” Kurtz works hard to show how much she cares by volunteering with two programs that aid cancer survivors: Rock the Block–Kick Cancer and Catch a Break. “Every penny raised for those funds goes to those in need. I never feel badly about asking people to give. I feel like I am giving them an opportunity to be a part of a bigger picture — I’m inviting them to step up and be a part of something good. Everyone can do that, even if that just means being willing to tell their story. I just remind them, ‘Remember that time you went to the emergency department and got that fantastic care? How would you like to give and support the hospital so that you can help ensure that others receive that same fantastic care?’” In her role at Meritrust, Kurtz found unique ways to highlight her company through support of LMH. To learn more about corporate partnerships, contact Tiffany Hall at 785-505-3318.
Gift to LMH Health West Campus —continued
The gift from the Henrys comes on the heels of the sale by H & S Holdings of the Lawrence Medical Plaza at Sixth and Maine streets to LMH. The Medical Plaza currently houses OrthoKansas, the Lawrence Surgery Center and other providers. Henry says LMH’s purchase of the Medical Plaza was important to him. “Several non-local entities had approached me about selling the property,” he says, “but I didn’t want to leave Lawrence vulnerable to another healthcare provider coming in and setting up shop in the vacant spaces that OrthoKansas and other providers will leave when their offices move to the west facility.” This wasn’t Henry’s first time to consider the community’s best interests in making a real estate deal. In the late 1990s, a national healthcare chain proposed development of a second hospital in Lawrence, and another chain expressed interest in acquiring property for a new surgical center. Corporate healthcare was still relatively new in the Midwest, and many community-owned hospitals were struggling in the face of competition from national giants. Physicians in Lawrence were unsure of what the future would bring. Dr. Stephen Segebrecht, a surgeon with Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates, remembers sharing the general feeling among his colleagues that patient care could be improved at that time. Crowded operating room schedules at LMH sometimes made it difficult to schedule elective procedures. Dr. Ray Davis, who died earlier this year, was an early proponent of ambulatory — or outpatient — surgical care centers as a proactive way to improve patient care. As an LMH Trustee and the founder of what is now the KU School of Medicine Department of Health Policy and Management, Davis’ perspective on best practices in healthcare and his strong devotion to Lawrence were critically important ingredients in the community’s effective response to challenges during those years, Dr. Segebrecht says. Davis’ enthusiasm for free-standing surgical centers gained support in the Lawrence medical community. Surgeons who had offices in the Lawrence Medical Plaza, which H & S Holdings was beginning negotiations to purchase, talked to Henry about developing a surgical center at the Medical Plaza. Soon, Henry, with a group of physicians and community professionals, presented a proposal to LMH for a partnership in construction and administration of a new surgery center to be built as an addition to Lawrence Medical Plaza. From this work, the Lawrence Surgery Center opened in August 2000. The center fostered a growing partnership between LMH and community physicians and helped preserve the tradition of providing excellent health care by local providers.
“ I think it’s important to keep moving to the next level of excellence in medical care.” —Rodger Henry LMH CEO Russ Johnson notes similarities between today and the days of developing the Lawrence Surgery Center. “It’s been almost 20 years since the opening of Lawrence Surgery Center, and again there are big changes taking place in healthcare,” he says. “In the next 10 years, as much as 85 percent PHOTO BY EARL RICHARDSON of all orthopedic surgery will be Sheryl and Rodger Henry on a same-day basis. The new LMH Health West Campus will allow LMH to excel in new best practices in orthopedics, as well as in other specialties. Once again, our community’s hospital, physicians and leaders are responding in ways that are best for our patients and the community.”
High Five to change The High Five League has served as the LMH Endowment Association’s annual campaign for the past few years. While we soon will discontinue the High Five League brand in favor of a new approach, this effort will continue to raise community support for a variety of needs including charitable care, oncology services, palliative care, mother/baby care, cardiac services and more. When you receive an invitation to participate in our annual campaign this summer, it may look a little different than it has in the past. We hope you will continue to support the purpose of Lawrence Memorial Hospital through this important fundraising effort. We are grateful for your support.
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YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS!
37th Annual Penny Jones Open Golf Tournament Supporting Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rock the Block – Kick Cancer Benefiting LMH oncology patients
Friday, September 7 Lawrence Country Club
Friday, October 26 Indoors at Dale Willey Automotive
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LMHEA celebrates 50 years of supporting healthcare in our community June 21–22, 2019
Details to follow