CHF Annual Report CHF-22

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

mission

To continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

vision

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital continues the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, focusing on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of children and their families. Through valued professionals, staff, community partners and friends, we seek to enhance the lives of our community’s children by delivering on the promise of a healthier future today.

PETER BAKER

Senior Vice President and Administrator

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

BARBARA ROBINSON

Foundation Board Chair

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

May we never stop growing toward a happier and healthier tomorrow.

message from the foundation

Dear Friends,

For more than 28 years, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has been committed to a whole child healing environment focused on patient safety, quality and clinical innovation. 2021 was a year of incredible growth, with our new Children’s Hospital tower opening on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus featuring all private patient rooms, new CATH labs, a pediatric dedicated emergency department and the San Manuel Maternity Pavilion.

As we continue to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 variants, our steadfast commitment to patient safety and quality remains at the forefront. In December 2021, we received our fourth recognition by The Leapfrog Group as a nationally ranked Top Children’s Hospital. This designation highlights our commitment to consistently provide a safe environment and deliver the highest quality care to mothers and children. We feel honored to be one of only eight children’s hospitals out of more than 220 across the country to receive this designation. In addition to this award, we have also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Children’s Hospital” in cardiology and heart surgery care and named a “Best Hospital for Maternity.”

These achievements result from the support of our community and the dedication of our frontline healthcare workers. Thank you for your generosity and for growing with us as we support each child’s journey at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.

This year’s report focuses on a season of renewal as we celebrate new beginnings in our Children’s Hospital and, most importantly, the love we share for our community. We continue to explore the greatest opportunities for the children and families of the Inland Empire region and beyond, constantly growing and evolving. Our next generation deserves nothing less.

May we never stop growing toward a happier and healthier tomorrow.

Peter Baker, J.D., MBA

Senior Vice President and Administrator

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Barbara Robinson

Foundation Board Chair

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

NEW TOWER OPENING USHERS IN RENEWED OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, RECOGNITION OF AWARD-WINNING CARE

Our commitment to quality and safety in all aspects of care regularly earns regional and national recognition. The Leapfrog Group, which ranks hospitals nationwide, named our hospital a Top Children’s Hospital in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Loma Linda University Children’s Health opened the new and innovative Children’s Hospital tower in August 2021. The tower, with its striking presence and colorful panes of dichroic glass, is now a fixture of the Loma Linda skyline.

The opening of the new Children’s tower has expanded healthcare access for the community’s smallest and most vulnerable residents. Personalized care for patients has been made the priority with 84 fully private inpatient rooms. Recognizing that excellent care, The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization recognized as the toughest standard-setters for healthcare safety and quality, named Children’s Hospital a “Top Children’s Hospital” in 2021 for the fourth time.

For emergent needs, the Children’s Emergency Room provides 24/7 care with 26 bays and quick access to both CT scan services and operating rooms. The space has equipped the Children’s emergency teams to care for the most severe types of injuries as the only pediatric-dedicated Level I Trauma Center in the region.

The San Manuel Maternity Pavilion provides a beautiful and spacious area for

families to welcome their precious babies into the world. The space’s 44 licensed OB beds, 11 labor and delivery rooms, three C-section rooms, and nine triage rooms have empowered Children’s Hospital to remain a leader in high-risk birth care. This effort was recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 “Best Hospitals for Maternity” list, highlighting low rates of newborn complications, early deliveries and C-section rates. Additionally, the hospital made the “2021 Maternity Honor Roll” of California Health and Human Services and Cal Hospital Compares by meeting the statewide target of reduced births via C-section in first-time mothers and low-risk pregnancies.

To top off its many accolades, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital as a 2021-22 “Best Children’s Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery.”

Loma Linda University Children’s Health awaits the future with humility and eager anticipation of the opportunity to continue serving the community. We look forward to many more moments of celebration and award-winning care as we strive to keep children healing, healthy and happy.

BEST FRIENDS AND KIDNEY TWINS

Levi and Bryan received organs from same donor

Levi Saldivar and Bryan Tinajero Cervantes have many things in common. They were born in Pomona, their birthdays are just over a month apart, they both needed dialysis and a kidney transplant from a young age, their kidneys came from the same donor, and they’re now best friends.

Levi was born in Pomona with advanced renal failure. He was transferred to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital for care three weeks after birth. Immediately after his birth, Levi was started on dialysis for the foreseeable future.

Bryan was born with both heart and kidney issues. He was transferred to Children’s Hospital soon after. In January 2021, Bryan was getting weaker, dialysis wasn’t helping, and he was in pain. He was even struggling to walk.

When they got the call that there were kidneys for their sons, both Bryan’s mom Maria Tinajero and Levi’s mom Lidia Saldivar were in shock and overjoyed. Both families rushed to get their sons ready and go to the hospital. Both boys wore their favorite pajamas — which happened to be matching “Paw Patrol” pajamas.

Maria says the boys met in the waiting room, and their friendship was spontaneous. Lidia says they seem like they’ve been friends forever.

“They say their kidneys found each other, brought them to each other,” Maria says.

Bryan and Levi received their kidney transplants in February 2021, a few months before their sixth birthdays.

Maria says she loves Children’s Hospital because they treated her and her son with respect. “Everyone is understanding,” she says. “I don’t know much English, but they still included me and respected me in conversations.”

Lidia is grateful and excited for her son’s future. “We’re so grateful for that person who donated their kidneys, and we’re so grateful to LLU Children’s Hospital,” she says. “All the nephrologists, dietitians, social workers, nurses, surgeons, the whole team at LLU Children’s Hospital. He wouldn’t be here without them — they helped him live so long.”

Rita Sheth, MD, a pediatric nephrologist at Children’s Hospital, says Bryan and Levi’s story is amazing.

“We call them medical twins because they got kidneys from the same deceased donor at the same time, while both in our unit at nearly the same age,” Sheth says.

She says the need for organ donors is growing. “Pediatric patients are waiting longer and longer to get kidneys due to our long waitlist,” she says. “There just aren’t enough donors. Clearly, organ donors make a big impact on people’s lives — these children will thrive compared to what they would have been on dialysis. The impact is a gift of life for the child and their family.”

While both Levi and Bryan are doing well with their new kidneys, Sheth says there is a limited lifespan for both kidneys from deceased donors and living-related donors. As a result, both boys may need another transplant in approximately 10 to 15 years.

CAYSON’S LIFE HAD A ROUGH START, BUT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DOCTORS SAVED HIM

Cayson spent the first seven months of his life in the hospital surrounded by wires, beeping machines, and the medical staff who performed his multiple life-saving heart surgeries.

Jenny Schvaneveldt, Cayson’s mother, says although she was brought into motherhood in a harrowing way, the support she received at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital was invaluable.

“The nurses, chaplain, staff, and doctors at the hospital were kind of like my confidence,” she says. “They were my support and my saviors in many ways because they were there with me and saw and experienced every struggle Cayson went through.”

At 20 weeks pregnant, Jenny’s anatomy scan showed that Cayson had a heart condition. At only 33 weeks old, Cayson was delivered via a crash c-section when doctors found him in distress — he was itty-bitty at only three pounds, eight ounces.

Cayson needed multiple surgeries to survive, including surgeries to address his congenital cardiac issue and his esophagus, which hadn’t fully formed, says Andrei Radulescu, MD, a pediatric surgeon at

Children’s Hospital who provided care for Cayson.

The team caring for Cayson decided to proceed with his heart surgery first. They placed a shunt in Cayson’s heart to temporarily address the congenital issue until he was at least six months old.

Although the surgery went well, doctors decided to do an echocardiogram to view images of Cayson’s heart and confirm the shunt was working properly.

“On examination of the echo, the doctors realized his shunt had clotted off,” Jenny says. “Cayson ended up back in surgery to have his full heart repair four days after his initial surgery. He was only three months old — much smaller than doctors would have liked him to be for this procedure.”

Cayson pulled through his heart repair and began to heal. But six weeks later, it was time for his esophagus surgery. Although he made it through, his lung collapsed, and his heart stopped that night. At 3 a.m., Jenny received a call from the hospital saying to get there as fast as possible because it didn’t look like Cayson would survive.

Miraculously, with the quick action of Cayson’s care team, he stabilized. Jenny says his shunt clotting off causing the full heart repair ended up being a blessing in disguise.

“As crazy as it was to have two heart surgeries in one week, the doctors told me that if he hadn’t had his full heart repair, he wouldn’t have made it that night,” she says.

Cayson’s lung collapse led to several other issues, including a leak in his new esophagus, which led to the need for a chest tube. He also had to have a g-tube inserted for feeding, developed aspiration pneumonia, and went septic. But seven and a half months later, in April 2021, after facing numerous setbacks and disappointments, Jenny was told she could take Cayson home.

Since then, Cayson has thrived at home.

“We are so incredibly blessed to be where we are today,” Jenny says. “It’s been a crazy journey but well worth it. Everyone at the hospital has been incredible, from the NICU team to the surgeons. We’ve been really blessed. I have lifelong friends because of that place. The support system there is amazing.”

“They were my confidence,” mom says

CAMERON BRAVELY FACED BRAIN TUMOR, WAS CANCER FREE SIX MONTHS LATER

Diagnosed with medulloblastoma, four-year-old underwent craniotomy, chemo and stem cell transplant

From the moment four-year-old Cameron Bryant was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a tumor located in his brain, mom Alyssia Parks-Bryant learned an important lesson. The best ways Parks-Bryant and her family would cope with having a child fighting cancer would be to lean on faith and take things one minute at a time.

Four-year-old Cameron Bryant’s health became a concern when he began vomiting without cause in February 2020. His pediatrician wasn’t able to identify the issue. Cameron became dehydrated and could not focus his eyes, says his mom Alyssia. They took Cameron to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital one evening in June 2020; a CT scan showed a mass.

“I didn’t hear anything after that,” Alyssia says. “I was in shock. When neurology came to take him to the pediatric intensive care unit, I was terrified they were taking him somewhere to die. I kept saying ‘no, he’s not dying, he fine.’”

Alyssia says all the doctors and nurses she came into contact with that night took time to answer her questions and explain things to her over and over if she needed.

Cameron underwent a craniotomy to remove the tumor, performed by Aaron Robison, MD, a Children’s Hospital pediatric neurosurgeon. Removing tumors in the posterior fossa of the brain can damage attached healthy brain tissue, causing posterior fossa syndrome in 25% of children. This syndrome impacts the ability and processes of speech, emotions, movement and other behaviors.

“Cameron had none of that,” Alyssia says. “With Dr. Robison’s skilled hands, the Lord provided a perfect surgery, and the entire tumor was removed.”

Pathology reports on Cameron’s tumor classified it as high risk, leading to his transfer to the oncology unit 4800, where his battle would continue for the next six months. Cameron was enrolled in a clinical trial and began rounds of chemotherapy.

Because Cameron’s body didn’t react well to chemo, he remained in the hospital throughout his treatment. After his rounds of chemo, an MRI scan showed no substantial growth of the cancer. He then underwent an autologous stem cell transplant procedure, where healthy stem cells previously collected from his body and stored before his chemo were put back into his body to replace the diseased and damaged stem cells.

In December 2020, Cameron rang the bell in the oncology unit, signifying the end of his cancer treatment.

Alyssia and her family are thankful. “We love Loma Linda,” she says. “Unit 4800 literally became our home away from home. Every time we go in for scans, we get ‘lost’ so Cameron can find that unit along the way. He sees his friends, from Child Life to the nurses. They were our angels.”

HORRIFIC ATV ACCIDENT LEFT JAZZMINE COMATOSE, SUFFERING FROM SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

11-year-old’s injury leaves more than 90% of patients unable to regain consciousness

11-year-old Jazzmine Samaniego was an active and athletic kid, loving soccer, hiking, horse-riding and ATV-riding. Nothing could have prepared Jazzmine and her parents for the accident that took her from being so full of life to suffering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Jazzmine was in a terrible ATV accident in November 2021. Despite wearing proper protective gear and being an experienced ATV rider, Jazzmine’s ATV flipped down an eight-foot-drop, rolling on her, and crushing her head.

Her dad Branden Samaniego will never forget holding his daughter in his arms, adrenaline pumping, screaming, tears pouring down his face. “It was horrific when I got to her,” Samaniego says. “Jazz was unconscious. There was blood gushing from everywhere on her head, out her ears.”

Jazzmine was flown by helicopter first to another hospital, where they initially told her family she may have broken her spine, detached her eye, and may never remember who they were.

She was then taken to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital where upon arrival, she was comatose.

Jazzmine had sustained a severe TBI, the leading cause of death and disability in kids. She had multiple facial and skull base fractures along with bleeding and air inside her brain.

“Her condition was very serious,” says Tanya Minasian, DO, a pediatric neurosurgeon at LLU Children’s Hospital. “We knew she would survive, but we were not sure of her neurologic outcome, given the severity of brain injury.”

Jazzmine remained in the ICU, being closely monitored for the need for a craniotomy or bolt insertion into her brain. While she came close to needing brain surgery, Minasian says Jazzmine ended up not requiring it and instead improved slowly. She was released from the hospital in December 2021.

Minasian says Jazzmine has made a rapid and impressive neurologic recovery. “90% of patients with this type of

severe injury are unable to ever become conscious,” Minasian says. “While she will require continued therapy for neurologic improvement, she is very lucky.”

Branden says Jazzmine is herself again. “Jazz is a walking miracle — she’s literally just the same kid she was before the accident,” he says. “We want to express how forever grateful we are for the loving and kind staff at LLU Children’s Hospital, starting with her neurosurgeon Dr. Minasian, her ophthalmologist, and all her ICU nurses for saving her life and being there emotionally for her mom and I. There’s no doubt we were at the best children’s hospital in the world and recommend any parents and children going through difficulties as well to stay strong and have faith in God, Dr. Minasian, and the entire staff.”

Over 1,000 community philanthropists and hospital supporters gathered virtually to participate.

Gala was viewed across the nation.

Over $1 million was raised for our community’s children.

champions for children

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital and our Champions for Children partner together to provide special care for the children of our community. To us, providing hope and healing is not just something we believe, it is something we live. Our Champions giving program consists of corporations and support organizations that have committed to an annual gift benefiting our patients. Thank you to our Champions for ensuring world-class care for the children of our community.

FOUNDING CHAMPION

Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic

LEGACY CHAMPIONS

Aflac

Corky’s Homestyle Kitchen & Bakery

Farmer Boys Restaurants

Hope Reigns Foundation and Ontario Reign

K-FROG 95.1 FM and 92.9 FM

Kannan Invitational and US Tournament Golf

Moss Bros. Auto Group

Quaid Harley-Davidson

Spirit of Children

Stater Bros. Charities and Stater Bros. Markets

Walter’s Automotive Group

CORPORATE CHAMPIONS

Adventist Health Glendale

AEG Presents LLC

AFP - Desert Communities Chapter INC

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Anthem Blue Cross

Azure Hills SDA Church

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

BofA Securities

Bob’s Discount Furniture LLC

British Motorcars Ventura Inc.

Cain Brothers

Carroll Shelby Foundation

CIG Financial LLC

Circa Management Inc.

City of Indio

Coachlight Motel

Cutler Giving Fund at Fidelity Charitable

Desert European Luxury Auto Division

Eastvale Urgent Care Inc.

Emerson Fine Jewelry

ESRI

Expresslink Inc.

Farmer Boys Food, Inc.

Frontstream

GDH Ministries

Global Health Institute

Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden

H. N. Frances C. Berger Foundation

Hadley Date Gardens Inc.

HSNI LLC

HUB International

I.U.O.E Local Charitable Golf Committee Inc.

Inland Empire Autism Center of Excellence

In-N-Out Burger Foundation

J CHOO USA INC.

Jtec Healthcare Construction Management Inc.

Kellwood Foundation

Kendra Scott LLC

La Cadena Management, LLC

La Loma Federal Credit Union

Law Office of Randal P. Hannah

Les Schwab Tire Center

Lili Realty, Inc.

Loma Linda University

Children’s Hospital

Division of Neonatology

Children’s Hospitial Division of Pediatric Surgery

Children’s Hospital

Pediatric Critical Care

Department of Neurosurgery

Eye Institute

Faculty Medical Group

School of Allied Health Professions

School of Medicine School of Nursing

Loma Linda University and Foundation Lucas Oil Products Inc.

McCarthy Building Companies Inc.

Mechanics Bank

Mitsubishi Cement Corporation

National Community Renaissance

National Giving Foundation

Pacific Premier Bank

For more information on how your company can get involved, please contact:

Tiffany Hoekstra 909-558-5367 | thoekstra@llu.edu

Panda Cares Foundation

PENTA Building Group

Redlands Community Hospital

Redlands Optimists Club

Riptide Systems

Riverside University Health System

SAC Health

Sam & Ash LLP

Satnam Corporation

Shell Oil Company HERO Program

Sierra Aluminum

Skanska USA Building Inc.

Soren McAdam LLP

Spirit of Children

Stater Bros. Charities Sterling BMW Suncrest Country Club

T.E.L. Foundation

Temecula Lions Club

The Annette M. Williams

Charitable Foundation

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Biker Book for Charity

The Blackbaud Giving Fund at YourCause

The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation

The David & Alan Greene Family Foundation

The Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation

The Historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

The Huntington National Bank

The Stern Family Foundation

Toyota Motor North America Inc.

US Tournament Golf LLC

Varner & Brandt LLP

Vereco

W.D. Fascination Ranch

Walker Evans Enterprises Construction and Investments

Walmart Foundation Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic

LUCAS OIL’S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY’S KIDS

Lucas Oil Products Inc. has provided steadfast support to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital since 2010. They continue to be a prominent name across the community and beyond as the Lucas family personally invests in making a difference in the lives of children.

Over their years of support, Lucas Oil has donated more than $20,000 to Children’s Hospital. Some of the events they’ve supported with their donations include Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala, Desert Guild Santa Stroll, Desert Guild Bunny Hop, Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon and Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic.

Additionally, they have leveraged their gifts and contacts to help raise nearly $100,000 for the hospital through various events like the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series #Hoods2Help Campaign, race events like “Racing for the Cause,” and the annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser.

In 2019, Lucas Oil’s Corona team hosted a backpack drive, using the activity as a team-building event during their team recognition party. The team donated more than 300 backpacks filled with school supplies for Children’s Hospital patients.

Tiffany Hoekstra, senior development officer for Children’s Hospital Foundation, applauds Lucas Oil’s team-oriented, philanthropic spirit. “The company tries to involve their employees in giving back, not just through monetary donations but through time,” she says. “They allow their employees to volunteer during their work hours and encourage them to make a difference in their communities.”

Thank you, Lucas Oil, for your team’s dedication to keeping kids in the Inland Empire healing, healthy and happy.

endowments

Endowments ensure that the healing care offered by Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital will be available to future generations of children. In addition, named endowments provide a lasting tribute to an individual or a family’s legacy of philanthropy.

THE A. GARY ANDERSON FAMILY ENDOWMENT

Carrying out Mr. Anderson’s legacy to meet community needs, the A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation has generously funded the A. Gary Anderson Playroom at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. This playroom allows young patients to interact with others and enjoy diversionary play under the caring supervision of child life specialists.

THE JERRY L. AND SHIRLEY N. PETTIS FAMILY RESEARCH AND OPERATING ENDOWMENT

The Pettis Family Endowment provides funds for pediatric hematology and oncology research and clinical care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. In recognition of their generous contribution, the pediatric hematology/oncology and stem cell transplant wing of Children’s Hospital was named in their honor in 2005.

THE KEN RAMIREZ FAMILY ENDOWMENT

The Ramirez family is dedicated to the eradication of childhood diabetes. Ken Ramirez founded this endowment, which is supported by members of the extended Ramirez family. Annual proceeds support treatment and education provided to Inland Empire children by the Pediatric Diabetes Center at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.

THE JAMES W. TOTMAN PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

A longtime resident of the Inland Empire, James W. Totman established a trust that provides an endowment for ongoing pediatric cancer research at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.

WOOLLEY-PETTIS ENDOWED CHAIR FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

The Big Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild launched the Woolley-Pettis Endowed Chair to support pediatric research and teaching at LLU Children’s Health in honor of E. Jane Woolley, MD, and The Honorable Shirley N. Pettis-Thompson: two visionary women who established the Desert Guild through their passion and desire to help children.

THE CORAL AND RICHARD TEGLEY MEMORIAL ENDOWED EDUCATION FUND

In remembrance of his wife, a longstanding member of the pediatric critical care nursing team at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Richard Tegley established this fund to provide greater knowledge to other critical care nurses through educational conference opportunities.

SHAWNEE’S SMILE

Inspired by their youngest daughter Shawnee, Tommy and Maria Ramos established a resource at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital to help families of children born with a cleft palate or cleft lip.

THE RAOUL AND MARTHA CHACON FAMILY ENDOWMENT

The Chacon family believes in the future of our children. Family members have chosen to honor this belief through an endowment that provides life-saving and compassionate care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital for the children of this community.

THE JAMES AND ROWENA RAMOS FAMILY ENDOWMENT

James and Rowena Ramos were inspired to provide for community children through an endowment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Their inspiration grew from the care provided by the hospital for young members of their family, including granddaughters Summer Fawn and Shawnee Ramos, grandsons Tom Strongwind Ramos and Hawk Brown Ramos, and great-grandson Bryce Ekel. They were also guided by the examples provided by Rowena’s son, Ken Ramirez, and her parents, Raoul and Martha Chacon.

For more information about establishing a named endowment, please call:

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation 909-558-5010

heritage society

The Heritage Society honors those who have generously provided for the work of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda University Medical Center, or Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital through a legacy gift commitment. Anyone who makes estate or deferred gifts of any size through their will, trust, gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, life insurance policy or retirement plan is recognized in Heritage Society for their dedication to our mission.

PLANNED GIFTS COMMITTED

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A.K. Brown* and Nancy Anderson Melodie Aschy-Norman

Mihran Ask Ron and Jeanine Ask Arthur* and Barbara Barkan Dave* and Lyn Behrens Basaraba Donald* and Dorothy Behling Richard Bennett Charles and Bonnie Bensonhaver Nancy I. Bergstrom Elizabeth Bossert

L. Patience Boudreaux Carl* and Charlotte Bowman Pamela Bradford Norman and Nadine* Britton Michael and Evva* Brown

Frederick Brown Mark and Christi Bulot Kenneth* and Theresa Burke Mark and Rachelle Bussell Helen Caporale James and Deborah Carritte Ernest and Gloria Chan Kenneth and Margareta Chastain Christine Choi Steve Cohan Kenneth and Penny Coley Robert* and Roberta Cossentine Arthur* and Helen Dalgleish Robert and Joann Darby Jerry* and Sylvia Davis Dennis and Yolanda De La Paz Walter and Gean* Deege

Fredrich Dengel and Polly Cinquemani Dengel Thomas and Patricia Dickinson Herbert and Carol Domke Paul and Yvonne Dysinger John and Anna Ebin Wiley and Sharon Elick Elizabeth Elterman Darrel Flanel and Laura Lobdell Russell* and Edith Fillner Garry and Cathleen FitzGerald Gary* and Annette Frykman Charles and Ruth Goodacre Robert and Loretta Gromo Harold and Elaine* Grundset Roger and Donna Hadley Richard* and Emily Hammond

Max and Cari Hammonds

George and Joan Harding

Loran and Loretta Hauck

Jess* and Anita Hayden Ron and Karen Hendricks

Raymond* and Marilyn Herber

Victor Hervig

Gilbert* and Matilda Hidalgo Georgia Hodgkin

David Hodgson

Franklin* and Bonnie House Richard and Hilary Howard Rolland and Florence* Howlett Alfred* and Carolina Issler Karin and John M. Joye Clarence* and Dorothy Keppler William Knoll

Floyd* and Patricia Koorenny Natalie Kopp

Judi Krogstad

Delores Kreutzer

Evert and Ruth* Kuester Daniel and Linda Kunihira James Lansing Frank and Kathy Lawler

Ralph Lee

Frank and Sirpa Lee Charles and Heather Lindsay

Doug* and Doris Loge-Wacker Kelvin and Betty Loh

H. Maynard and Jean* Lowry Oliver* and Dixie Lowry Lou and Jeanne Mace

Harriet and Martin Manahan Bob and Pauline Marckini

Patricia A. Markeson J. Lynn and Karen Martell Yolanda Massie

Wesley and Candy* Masterjohn Russell Mathias

Bruce and Kaye McCloskey Robert and Mrs. Elaine McIntyre Joyce McClintock Delia McCulloch Todd and Janya Mekelburg Norman and Patricia Meyer Nicetas* and Katherine Michals Hassan and Mahvash Milani

Robert and Gladys Mitchell

Violet Molnar

Homer Lamborn* and Janice Morrison Jay* and Nadine Munsey Jeanne and Milton* Murray Ronald and Gerry Myers

Don and Phyllis Naples Ron and Christine Neish

Daniel and Melodee Newbold

Doyce and Janice Nicola Quintes and Norene Nicola Norma and Richard Osborn

Robert and Julia Patterson Chester* and Ellen Pflugrad David and Linda Peters

Jim Pinder

Robert* and Vivian Raitz

Leonard and Sharon Ranasinghe Norton* and Lois Ritchie-Ritter June Rogers-Farmer

Clyde and Kirsten Roggenkamp Max and Patricia Rusher Dennis* and Angela Sanders

Austin* and Phyllis Sawvell Gary Schacht

Michael and Jeanne Schrader John and Anita* Schultz Ronald and Louise* Scott Robert Seale Olivia Seheult

Snoka Senseman

Frank* and Audrey Shaffer Frances Simpson

Robert and Cheryl Smith Eileen R. Snell John and Jane Snider

Ronald and Jonell Stephens

Ted and Geraldine Stephens

Echo Stevens

Charles* and Mary Stewart

Kendall and JoAnn Studebaker

George* and Joan Summers

J. Gregg and Doris Swanson

James and Sandra Szana

David and Maxine Taylor

Tina A. Thomsen

W. Alvin and Marilyn Thunquest

Sigve and Serena Tonstad

James and Helena Tsai

Julian and Elaine Tsai

Kenneth and Remedios Tyler Mary Umar-Lendeng

Ralph* and Alice Walker

Calvin and Joyce Wang

W. Ronald and Wanda Watson

Ralph and Patricia Watts

David L. and Linda G. White

Brad and Shawn White Christopher and Alice White Charles and Crystal Wical Scott and Anne Wilcox

Everet* and Joan Witzel

John* and Alice Wong

Morton* and Jane Woolley

Junko Yamamoto

Charles* and Naomi Yamashiro

“With membership in the Heritage Society through estate planning, I find comfort and peace knowing that my family’s efforts will continue to help equip future generations in the inspiring mission of Loma Linda University Health.”

BERT CHANCELLOR

Executive Director of Technical Services

Loma Linda University Health

To become a Heritage Society member or for more information, please contact:

Loma Linda University Health Office of Planned Giving

PO Box 2000, Loma Linda, CA 92354 909-558-4553

shining star funds

Giving to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is a unique way to honor or remember someone close to you while also bringing hope to children in our care. Tribute donors can establish a Shining Star fund in the name of their loved ones. As well as paying special tribute, a shining star fund provides an everlasting way to honor or remember someone.

Anyone may contribute to a shining star fund at any time to acknowledge a loss, birthday, anniversary or other special life moments. Gifts to shining star funds further the mission of the Children’s Hospital and help ensure the availability of critical healthcare services for the children.

All shining star funds are listed in our Annual Report. When a shining star fund reaches $2,500, a celestial star is named for the honored individual. Shining star funds that have received $5,000 or more will be included on the shining star donor wall located in the Children’s Hospital.

Abigail Power

Al G. Vaughan

Alba De Benedet

Alberta Detsch

Andy Light

Art Workman

Barbara N. Crocker Beaune

Bobbie Friedman

Bonnie Jean Whitmer

Brandon W. McDonald

Carol Donahue Tavares Fund

Christopher Scarpelli

Cole Johnson Fund

Cynthia Ambrose Fund

Danny Flores

David Arend Spykstra

David Guldhammer

Dawn Siegal

Debbie M. Richey

Dominic Pasquale Leone and Gregory W. Leone

Elin Price Frank C. Arena Jr. Hamma Gibson

Honorable Dr. Shirley Pettis-Roberson

Howard “Pops” Peterson

Ivan Nicholas Bailey

Ivan Leon Reeve, MD

Jacob Pannel

Janine R. Hanna

Jason Hughes

Jean Marie Robb

Jeanne S. Holman

Jennifer Kingston Fund

Laiken K.P. Kenwood

Liz DeSutter

Louise B. Scott

Maria Ramirez

Marty Moates

Matthew Meza

Michael D. Seever

Michelle Spencer Pogue

Nicholas L. Anthony

Paul David Hennings Fund

Peyton Blythe

Randall I. Reeve

Randall Scott Smith

Reagan Lynn Clark

Rhea Singh Fund

Robert F. Chinnock

Robert J. Fredericks

Robert L. Green

Robert Matthew Carroll-Stamp

Ryan Castle

Sandra Berger

Sarah Woolery

Savannah Edwards

Shirley Pettis-Roberson

Simon Sanchez Fund

Terence D. Vine

Teresina Portolesi

Timmy Collins

For more information about establishing a Shining Star fund, please call:

Loma Linda University

Children’s Hospital Foundation 909-558-5010

big hearts for little hearts guilds

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation is privileged to have an association of volunteer guilds whose events and activities raise funds and bring awareness to help meet healthcare needs of community children.

In addition, Guild members help brighten the lives of hospitalized children through fun patient diversionary activities. Together, the Desert Guild, Loma Linda Guild and Riverside Guild include more than 40 board members and 345 members from across the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley.

During their 2021-2022 season, Big Hearts for Little Hearts Guilds hosted fundraising events, 15 patient diversionary events and collectively raised more than $640,000 to ensure critical medical care for the sick children at LLU Children’s Hospital.

BOARD MEMBERS

DESERT

Dirk Biermann

Secretary, Signature Fundraising Co-Chair

Mardell Brandt Founder

Fidge Brown Cares and Concern Chair

D. Joyce Engel eNewsletter Chair

Debra Granillo Historian

Roland Karim Treasurer Jeanne Mace Parliamentarian, Teddy Bear Chair

Angie Nelson Vice President, Birthday Club Chair

Dona Nixon Past President, Signature Fundraising Co-Chair

Dawn Rashid Membership Chair, LEGO Chair

Dale Rotner Advisor

Lizette Vela

President, Junior Guild Chair, Social Media Co-Chair

E. Jane Woolley, MD Founder

Mary Ann Xavier

Cooking Demos Chair, LLU Children’s Hospital Liaison

LOMA LINDA

Leigh Anderson Fundraising Chair

Heather Burton Social Media Chair

Caryl Clover-Shelby Storytelling Chair, Family Fitness Fun Day Co-Chair

Julie Cutler Membership Chair

Cheryl Fallon Fundraising Chair

Evelyn Gusseck

Fall/Spring Read

Eloise Habekost Presidential Advisor

Sandi Herrmann Gingerbread Village

Valerie Lewis Education Liaison Co-Chair

Laurie Munson

President

Penny Moores Treasurer

Lynn Sleeth Education Liaison Co-Chair, Valentine’s Party Chair, Luke’s Birthday Bash Chair

Carol Troesh Advisor

Joyce Waner Family Fitness Fun Day Co-Chair

Dixie Watkins Presidential Advisor

Kara Watkins eNewsletter Chair

RIVERSIDE

Michelle Arrigo Director

Suzy Clem Secretary

Margo Dutton Director

Vickie Hawley Director

Jinger Liner Director

Meredith Maloney Treasurer

Barbara Moore Director

Bobbie Powell Education Chair

Barbara Robinson President Melissa Robinson Director

Barbara Shackelton Publicist

Clara Vanderpool Director

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

DESERT

Katherine Andrews*

Loni Argovitz

Beverly Bailey

Doralee Bailey Wilson*

Marie Befeld

Karlyn Boppell

Mardell Brandt

Debra Carrington

Luz Cuestas, DDS

Svanhild Dolin Suzanne Etheridge Linda Ford, MD

Sheila Freeman

Jill Golden Jo Gudel

Amirah Halum Mona Halum

Mary Hansen-Faris

Susie Harvey

Bobbie Kouri

Lisa Leighton

Susan Linsk*

Jeanne Mace Monte Marts

Edeltraud McCarthy

Tamara Merrill

Bertha Nebenzahl* Dona Nixon

Nancy Polacheck

Bobbie Reiman

Linda Rider Wendy Roberts, MD Carol Rochford Andrea Rosenblatt Sheena Sivia, MD Lizette Vela Kathleen Venturi Dee Wambaugh

Rosella Weissman*

E. Jane Woolley, MD

Mary Ann Xavier

LOMA LINDA

Leigh Anderson

Bev Ching

Julie and Tom Cutler Melissa Chun, DDS

Jacqueline Davis

Marcia and Richard Dunbar Cynthia Johnson Melissa and Pete Koss Debra Meadows, DDS Laurel Munson, MD Judy “Julia” Rogers Joyce and Neal Waner Ai-Mae and Barry Watkins, MDs

RIVERSIDE

Phyllis Evans

Kevin Crooks

Janet Gless Donna Goldware Laura Moss-Frusher Barbara Robinson

MEN’S LIFETIME

MEMBERS:

Scott Bailey

Babek Bassirian

Dirk Biermann

Chuck Boppell

David Etheridge

Barry Golden Stephen Little Lou Mace John Nelson Jack Nixon Manny Rider Tim Rochford Omar Romero Morton Woolley, MD* Frank Xavier Josh Zahid

ANNUAL MEMBERS

DESERT GUILD

Judy Albright

Mary Allen

Helen Anderson

Leigh Anderson

Susan Aprahamian

Carrie Arata

Loni Argovitz

Rhona Bader

Beverly Bailey

Scott Bailey Sheila Bailin Helen Baker

Babek Bassirian Betty Battista

Patty Bauer

Gail Baum

Zerryl Becker Marie Befeld Lucia Bell

Dirk Biermann

Marcia Block

Chuck Boppell

Karlyn Boppell

Mardell Brandt

Juanell Brewer

Fidge Brown Carol Buck

Rachelle Bussell

Maureen Cantlin

Debra Carrington

David Carstensen

Elizabeth Chambers

Sherry Cherlin

Jo Anna Codington

Evie Compton

Claire Cosgrove

Luz Cuestas

Julie Cutler Tom Cutler Elaine Dachis

Jackie Davis

Jo Ann Davis Michelle Dean Marjorie Dodge Svanhild Dolin

Marilyn Eager David Etheridge

Suzanne Etheridge

Edith Familian Linda Fielder

Tess Fife

Carol Filler

Stephanie Finmark

Joann Firmage Linda Ford

Jo Anne Forrest

Sheila Freeman

Tama Freund

Carol Friedman

Annette Frykman

Alvera Gaeta

Nikki Gaitan

Christina Gantz

Sherri Geschwind

Susan Gillman

Mercedes Godfrey Barry Golden Jill Golden Rochelle Goldstein Melinda Goodman Anne Gookin Deborah Goore Jessica Greene

Jo Gudel

Eva Gunther-James Alice Gutowicz

Eloise Habekost

Amirah Halum

Dior Halum

Enzo Halum

Isabella Halum Jeannette Halum Mona Halum

Marilyn Hamilton

Mary Hansen-Faris

Norma Hare

Susie Harvey

Laurian Hasselwander

Meris Hatfield

Judy Heinrich

Carole Herrera

Sandi Herrmann

Roberta Hirsch

Nancy Hollinghead

Karen Hudis Phil Hudis Katherine Hunter

Marietta Hurst

Lynn Johnson

Margaret Keung

Margaret King

Bobbie Kouri

Patsy Kruse

Lisa Leighton

Robin Leland Suzanne Leland

Stephen Little Susan Lucas

Jeanne Mace

Lou Mace Barbara Malone

Brenda Marten

Edie McCarthy

Catherine McClaskey

Tamara Merrill

Carolyn Meyer

Kay Mills

Terri Munselle

Lynn Nash

Angie Nelson

John Nelson

Norma Nelson

Dona Nixon

Jack Nixon

Mary Ann Ohanesian

Triston Olson

Lorraine Pettitt

Sandi Phillips

Barbara Platt Nancy Polacheck

Kim Pontius

Julianna Powell Barbara Pregmon

D.R. Pultz

Dawn Rashid

Mary Reichley

Bobbie Reiman

Linda Rider

Manny Rider Wendy Roberts

Carol Rochford

Tim Rochford

Omar Romero

Monique Romero

Natasha Romero

Andrea Rosenblatt

Jane Ross

Dale Rotner

Diane Sagan

Myra Sanderman

Peggy Scott

Barbara Segal Barbara Shabashov

Frankie Shack

Peti Shipper Sheena Sivia

Pushpinder Sivia

Gwen Skoretz

Joyce Smith

Iris Smotrich

Myrna Solomon

Janice Spencer Mary Jane Stratman

Fran Suydam

Barbara Sylvor-Marks

Cathy Teal

Joyce TerHar Judy Torodor

Damian Trevor Summer Trevor Janice Umdenstock

Lyssa Vermillion

Lizette Vela

Kathleen Venturi

Arlene Volk

Patti Wallace

Dee Wambaugh

Joyce Waner

Neal Waner

Donna Warren

Dixie Watkins

Jutta Wayland

Lainie Weil

Joni Weiner Rosella Weissmann Florence Weizer

Diane Wendel

CJ Westrick-Bomar

Marilyn Williams

E. Jane Woolley

Morton Woolley

Frank Xavier

Mary Ann Xavier

Heidi York

Josh Zahid

Julie Zicovich

LOMA LINDA

Dolores Aeberli

Leigh Anderson

Raquel Arizmendi

Shirley Arledge

Becky Barnes

Jane Barr

Betti Bauer-Kaste

Brenda Bean

Renee Bengtson

Anahid Benzatyan

Caroline Boyd

Claudia Brunick

Christe Bulot

Annette Busek

Rachalle Bussell

Robynn Capestany

Marian Chrispens

Gillian Christie

Jo Anna Codington

Janet Cohen

Jannette Curti

Julie Cutler

Marilyn Dale

Darlene Daniello

Cindy Davis

Sylvia Davis

Marie Delgado

Andrea Dill

Marcia Dunbar

Jeannie Durbin

Jim Durbin

Linda Edwards

Janell Ehrler

Barbara Elston-Hurdle

Sharyl Ewart

Jean Fankhanel

Pam Feldkamp

Bunny Finch

Don Finch

Darlene Fischers

Mary Fogleman

Ronalyn Fujii

Steve Fujii

Shary Fuller

Rona Gabriel

Judy Gates

Patti Geissinger

Susan Goe

Ruth Goodacre

Kayla Granillo

Martha Green

Eloise Habekost

Pearl Harp

Kathleen Harper

Cheryl Harrison

Jeanne Hartnell

Irene Haynes

Sandi Herrmann

June Hibbard

Pam Holcolme

Nancy Johnston Lashier

Roland Karim

Marilyn Kim

Maddie King

Tina Knight

Melissa Koss

Renate Krause

Beverly Krick

Stacy Kunkel

Val Lewis

Sandra Lourenco

Amanda Lower

Lani Lynch

Janice Mace

Katherine Maiberger

Laurie Mattson

Beanie Medlicott

Ann Meier

Carol Meulenkamp

Jessika Meyer

Carolyn Michaelis-Moe

Alecia Miller

Don Moores

Penny Moores

Gloria Moreland

Laurie Munson

Jean Murdoch

Sherry Nolfe

Johnie Nottingham

Carron Oberhauser

Kadijat Oladiran

Malanie Orr

Jennifer Osborne

Diane Palmer

Su Parti

Jillian Payne

Cheryl Pellow

Patricia Perkins Amanda Perry

Gail Perry

Angie Perryman

Scott Perryman

Bea Petti

Christa Plesinger

Jim Ponder

Juliana Powell

Candace Power-Quinn

Jessiciah Rabkin

Rose-Marie Raumin

Beverly Reeves

Lynn Reiter

Dottie Rice

Julia Rogers

Barbara Rozema

Chris Sandoval

Brooke Schneider

Louise Schneider

Joan Scott

Katherine Seheult

Cheryl Slaton

Liz Slaton

Lynn Sleeth

Angie Temple

Le An Teunissen

Michael Thompson

Pamela Timothy Carol Troesh

Elsa Troesh

Carole Trousas

Teresa Volk

Agatha Wallen

Jessica Wallen

Dixie Watkins

Kara Watkins

Shelli Watkins

Pat Watts

Ellen Weisser

Dawn Whittam

Kay Wick

Mary Ann Xavier

Josh Zahid

Melba Zimmermann

Kerre Ziprick

Dunbar Avocado Ranch

RIVERSIDE

Michelle Arrigo

Doreen Alewine

Lorraine Anderson

Beverly Bailey Judy Bailey

Carla Lidner Baum

Zee Beard Linda Boecker Maria Brandon Rachelle Bussell Carol Canale Suzy Clem

Alyson Cram

Jannette Curti Ann De Wolfe

Margo Dutton

Joni Evans

Phyllis Evans Virginia Field

Janet Gless Seema Gupta Vickie Hawley

Loretta Holstein

Gail Hood

Jody Isenberg

Sue Johnson

Roland Karim

Jeannene Kelly

Sari Kustner

Connie Librenjak

Jinger Liner

Meredith Maloney

Pauline McGuigan

Marcia McQuern Bernice Miceli

Patricia Miller

Barbara Moore Laura Moss Kristen Muller

Janet Orr

Jillian Payne

Angie Perryman Scott Perryman

Carma Pooley Dana Poppler

Joe Poppler

Bobbie Powell

Mary Ann Reyes

Gail Rice

Rosie Richardson Concha Rivera Barbara Robinson

Melissa Robinson

Sandra Schrader

Barbara Shackelton

Sue Simonin

Cookie Smith

Candace Spiel

Carol Troesh

Kelli Tyson

Clara Vanderpool

Billie Yeager

Josh Zahid Paige Zellerbach

HONORARY

MEMBERS

Liz De Sutter

Kristi Robinson

Susan Wygant

For more information on the Guilds, please contact:

Arturo Cabrera 909-651-9849 | ACabrera@llu.edu

lluch.org/guilds

2021 MEMBERS

Des Abbas

Linda Abbey-Holly

Martha Alicia Aquino

Krystal Ann Lesley Applegate Zachary Badham Cinthia Barela Eileen Beckworth Lopez Diana Begg Dirk Biermann Neil Cahill-McGinty Angela Carrera Angel Chagolla

Regina Chavez Williams Hugo Chinchay Sr. Malissa Cornelius-Johnson

Jose Cruz Alvarado

Erika Del Carmen Yebra Douglas Deming Valerie Diamanti

birthday club

The Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Birthday Club is an exciting and meaningful way to make a difference on your birthday. Instead of receiving gifts, ask your friends and family to make a donation in honor of your birthday. You can turn your special day into a celebration for everyone by helping us create healthy tomorrows for kids in our community.

Juanita Diaz

Angie Dissmeyer Nelson

Scott Eversole

Arnetha Fairley-Dennis

Heather Fischer

Amber Fox Rhoades

Heather Froglear Jessamie Garvin Jay Go Marlene Gonzales Carlos Guerrero Judith Hart Gina Henry Samantha Holmes

Alison Jones Agins

Mary Kelton Eileen Kennedy

Jena Lavender Ranae Lemcke Larsen Brenda Lopez Breanna Lotz

Victoria Marie Cortez

Isaul Marquez

Jessica Martinez Sheree Martino

Penny Moores Becca Mueller Austin Mulherin Donna Murphy-Brosmer Dona Nixon

Nicholas Nixon Rori Obeso Schopper Warren Parks

Korita Perez Traci Pesta

Kelly Phipps

Crystal Portugal Dee Proffitt

Jennifer Quach Dawn Rashid Nicole Renee Arana Bre Riffle

Catherine Rivera

Cynthia Robles

Irma Rodriguez

Joanna Rosee Julie Roth

Judy Shearer Heinrich

Shelly Sheppard

Brittany Sims JoAnn Smith

Holly Smith Sonia Tito Gabrielle Torres

Inamar Vargas Lizette Vela

Mary Ann Xavier Josh Zahid

For more information on how to share your special day, visit us at lluch.org/birthdayclub or email LomaLindaBirthdayClub@llu.edu.

2 21 board of directors

Barbara Robinson, Chair

Peter Baker, President

Lucas Secor, Treasurer

Rachelle Bussell

Andy Carpiac

Francis Chan, MD

Robin Diamond-Ward

Trixie Fargo

Jill Golden Martha E. Green

Richard Hart, MD, DrPH

Ashley Hutchinson

Ernie Hwang

Cathy Kienle

Steve Kienle

Melissa Koss

Jeanne Mace

Alaina Mathews

Glenn Moss

Dona Nixon

Ricardo Peverini, MD

Victoria PonTell

Maria Ramos

Kelly Roberts

Phil Savage IV

Lynn Sleeth

Candace Spiel Ken Stream

Dennis Troesh

Sean Varner

Lizette Vela

Roger Wadell

James E. Woolen

Trevor Wright

Mary Ann Xavier

ADVISORS

Erin J. Anderson

Christi Bulot

Richard E. Chinnock, MD

H. Roger Hadley, MD

John W. Mace, MD*

J. David Moorhead, MD

Honorable Patrick J. Morris

Dave K. Stockton

George D. Voigt

Dixie Watkins

*Deceased

contact us

DIRECTOR

Joanna DeLeon 909-558-5366 jadeleon@llu.edu

SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER, CORPORATE CHAMPIONS

Tiffany Hoekstra 909-558-5367 thoekstra@llu.edu

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND GUILD LIAISON

Josh N. Zahid 909-558-5384 jnzahid@llu.edu

GUILDS COORDINATOR

Arturo Cabrera 909-651-9849 acabrera@llu.edu

EVENTS COORDINATOR

Amber Haun 909-558-5368 ahaun@llu.edu

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

LLU Children’s Hospital Foundation

11175 Mountain View Avenue, Suite B

Loma Linda, CA 92354 909-558-5010

Fax 909-558-3562

MAILING ADDRESS

LLU Children’s Hospital Foundation

P.O. Box 2000 Loma Linda, CA 92354