THE MAGAZINE OF SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION | SUMMER 2013
PLAYING IT
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Preventing Overuse Injuries in Youth Sports
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Editorial Staff Acting President and Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Wall Vice President, Foundation and Health Center Relations Robert O. Klein
Director of Marketing, Public Relations & Communications Andrea R. Salazar
INSIDE
5 | BREAST CANCER NAVIGATOR Patients find a friend in Amanda Rodriguez, RN.
9 | WORDS FROM SISTER MAUREEN Singing women's praises.
10 | Q&A
6 | MULLIN PLAZA
Dr. Paul Natterson discusses stellar Healthgrades ratings.
The new hospital entrance nears completion.
11 | MARK THE DATE
7 | THE WILDER FAMILY REACHES OUT A gift from the Wilder Family Trust makes a difference.
Events to remember.
15 | MEMORABLE EVENTS Recalling Johnny Mathis and the Chautauqua Retreat.
8 | EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT Under Russ Kino, MD, the emergency department runs like clockwork.
30 | HONOR ROLL Recognizing our community of givers.
PROFILE
FEATURES
12 | TARBLE FOUNDATION
19 | THE VIP CARITAS SUITES Saint John's Caritas Suites set a new standard in comfort.
The Tarble family's traditions live on.
22 | DR.DOMINIQUE FONTENETTE Handling pressure on and off the field.
24 | KEEPING YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE
28 | PATRICK AND MARI MCALISTER A couple carries on the work of loving parents.
Heads up parents: How to stem the rising tide of youth sports injuries.
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VP, Branded Media Emily S. Baker Art Director Ajay Peckham Editor Shari Roan Copy Editor Laura Watts Contributors Jeannine Stein | Laura Roe Stevens Patricia Danaher Photographers James Acomb | Vince Taroc President & CEO Charles C. Koones Chairman & Founder Todd Klawin
Soccer is one of the most popular youth sports but has high rates of overtraining injury.
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Marketing Manager Tabitha Ji
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LETTERS
It’s because of people like you that we are able to achieve notable advances in medical research, provide the latest technology for our patients and improve our facilities, such as construction of the Mullin Plaza.”
Letter from the Acting President and CEO
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uring my short time as the Acting President and CEO of Saint John’s Health Center, I have been tremendously impressed by the highly personalized care delivered by our world-class physicians and associates. There is a very special culture that creates a sense of family and compassion for all those who receive care at our Health Center. Our future plans to align with Providence Health & Services, Southern California, fit perfectly with our culture. The recent Chautauqua retreat was a testament to the widespread enthusiasm for our Health Center. The support I witnessed among the attendees of the retreat was inspirational. It’s because of people like you that we are able to achieve notable advances in medical research, provide the latest technology for our patients and improve our facilities, such as construction of the Mullin Plaza. Thanks to Peter and Merle Mullin’s generosity, the Mullin Plaza is due to open in the next few months. This beautiful garden plaza will give both visitors and staff the chance to relax and find respite in the beauty of nature. We are all looking forward to the completion of this final stage of construction. The plaza will complement our already impressive facilities and programs, such as the beautiful Caritas Suites. On page 19 of this issue of Saint John’s Magazine, you will learn how these state-of-the-art suites combine the comforts of home with the attentiveness of our highly skilled and compassionate nurses and physicians. This issue also highlights some stand-out programs and
initiatives, including our pediatric orthopedic program (page 24) and our ongoing success in reducing ER wait times (page 8). We will also introduce you to three of our remarkable donors: Jan Tarble (page 12) and Patrick and Mari McAlister (page 28). It’s no wonder that Saint John’s Health Center is the only hospital in California to be named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades for seven consecutive years. Thank you for your continued support to make our Health Center a truly special place.
MICHAEL L. WALL Acting President and CEO
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LETTERS
Throughout 70 years of service, we have aimed to provide state-of-theart, compassionate care. Thousands of patients have benefited from programs and services made possible by philanthropic gifts from our donors."
Letter from the Chair of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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t's an exciting time for everyone involved in the Saint John's Health Center community. The steadfast generosity of patients and families who believe in our mission has enabled us to enjoy some landmark achievements.
Earlier this year, the Health Center was named one of the nation's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades. Saint John's is the only hospital in California and one of only 19 in the nation to have been listed among the nation's 50 best for seven years in a row. We have launched a new ad campaign that salutes the amazing doctors, nurses and entire staff who have made this possible. Moreover, on October 20, we will celebrate the opening of Mullin Plaza. This day will mark the culmination of years of planning and rebuilding the medical center. To achieve these milestones, we have relied on both the commitment of our dedicated donors—individuals, foundations and corporations—
and the passion of our faculty and staff. With the many changes in the health care environment these days, our high-quality service is a constant. Throughout 70 years of service, we have aimed to provide state-of-the-art, compassionate care. Thousands of patients have benefited from programs and services made possible by philanthropic gifts from our donors. It's a privilege to present our Honor Roll of Giving in this issue of our newly designed Saint John's Magazine. Through your support of Saint John's at every level, you complete the vital partnership that helps us fulfill our mission of service to the community.
DONNA F. TUTTLE Chair, Board of Trustees Saint John’s Health Center Foundation
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ON THE BOULEVARD
A Gentle Hand Guides Breast Cancer Patients
A diagnosis of breast cancer is always difficult to hear. But with the help of a patient navigator, the experience doesn’t have to become overwhelming. Now patients at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Saint John’s Health Center will be assisted in their journey by the hospital’s first such navigator, Amanda Rodriguez, RN.
Patients already have plenty to worry about,” Rodriguez says. “What I hope to provide is one person they can come to with their questions.” The Patient Navigator Program was established from funds generated by the inaugural Power of
Pink fundraising event. Held at Sony Studios on November 12, 2012, the Power of Pink event—highlighted by a commanding performance from Grammy Award-winning artist P!NK—was created to recognize and celebrate the strength of women who battle and beat breast cancer daily. The patient navigator assesses the needs of each patient and serves as the patient’s advocate throughout the entire process, counseling and guiding the patient through difficult decisions and providing appropriate resources. Rodriguez has been a part of the Saint John’s team since 2007. Her commitment to patients with breast cancer is inspired by family members and friends who bravely fought the disease, she says. Her goal is to make her patients’ lives easier. “Patients already
have plenty to worry about,” Rodriguez says. “What I hope to provide is one person they can come to with their questions.” “The program was launched because we know that being diagnosed with breast cancer is stressful,” says Maureen Chung, MD, director of the breast center. “Studies have shown that patients who have navigation while undergoing therapy are more likely to complete their treatment and do so in a shorter time frame. This translates into better patient outcomes. It is important that health care providers who treat breast cancer patients understand the importance of treating the whole person and not just the cancer.”
Amanda Rodriguez, RN, is Saint John's first breast cancer patient navigator.
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Mullin Plaza: A Place to Soothe Body and Soul When Peter and Merle Mullin sat down with Santa Monica landscape designer Art Luna to envision the entry plaza to Saint John’s Health Center, the group didn’t dwell on things like trees or benches or walking paths. They thought about people. The plaza, they decided, should be a refuge for patients and hospital visitors. A place to escape to. A place to help heal. Soon the construction project will come to an end, and Mullin Plaza will begin to serve its purpose. The entryway, made possible with a $15 million gift from Peter, a Saint John’s trustee, and his wife, Merle, is the culmination of a dream and a construction project that began 19 years ago, after the Northridge earthquake severely damaged the hospital. “It’s a nice place to go to reflect, eat and relax. That’s what is going to make the plaza special,” says Luna, owner of Santa Monica-based Art Luna Garden. “My whole intent was for people to sit in the plaza and enjoy it.” Luna’s design is simple, peaceful and meant to draw the eye both up and down. Layers of Chinese elms, ginkgo trees and
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peppermint willows will lure gazes skyward. “It’s very simple, but it’s striking at the same time because you see layers and layers of trees,” he explains. “Instead of the design feeling like it’s on the ground, it’s more up in the air. When you are on Santa Monica Boulevard, driving parallel to the hospital, the gingko trees, Canary Island pines and peppermint willows have a layering effect that creates a nice rolling feeling.” At eye level, there is much to enjoy, including an Asianstyle gravel garden, a hedge maze and walking paths. Luna utilized bioswales, areas of native vegetation that absorb storm water runoff, to improve water quality. Tall Mexican feather grass is featured along with other drought-tolerant plants. The maze will be a hit with children and visitors who need a stroll. The hedges
that comprise the nine rows of the maze are four feet wide by about four feet high. It runs along the front of the building, near the Gloria and Jimmy Stewart Rose Garden—a gift from the Stewart Foundation and the Stewarts' children. “You can walk through the maze. You can play with children inside the maze,” Luna says. “It’s a labyrinth feel. Your thoughts are a little lost because you’re following a pattern.” Nearby, a beautiful pink magnolia tree will honor the extraordinary generosity of Paula Kent Meehan who wanted to share this “living legacy” with all those who enter the hospital. Adjacent to the tree, visitors will climb the steps next to a 58-footlong water feature. The water holds lilies, which Luna calls “the star of the show.” As visitors cross the bridge to enter the hospital,
they can view the lovely Rhonda Fleming Carlson Inspiration Garden, a gift from the legendary actress. The garden graces both sides of the hospital entrance, transforming a subterranean area into an oasis of tranquility. When the elevator doors open to the garden level at the entrance to the John Wayne Cancer Clinic, the first thing visitors will see is beautiful, natural light streaming in. The garden also includes a piece of Santa Monica history—a magnificent marble statue of the Ave Maria that was donated to the original hospital in 1954. Throughout Mullin Plaza, care was taken to include vegetation and materials that are low-maintenance and suitable for the climate, Luna adds. “We needed to make sure what we did could stand the test of time.”
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PHOTOGRAPH BY GETTY IMAGES
A Gift from the Wilder Family Trust Legendary film director Billy Wilder and his wife, actress Audrey Wilder, were long-time supporters of Saint John’s Health Center. They contributed regularly to the hospital beginning in the 1980s when Audrey’s mother was a patient. Billy Wilder was a legendary Hollywood filmmaker whose career spanned a half-century. He made 60 films and won six Oscars, including three Oscars for the 1960 film The Apartment. Audrey Wilder was a singer in the Tommy Dorsey Band and a contract player at Paramount. She made nearly two dozen films in the 1940s. Billy and Audrey met in 1944 and were married for 53 years until Billy’s death in 2002. Audrey died last year. Saint John’s wishes to thank the Wilder Family Trust for their most recent gift of $11 million. Billy and Audrey were dear friends of the Health Center, and their generosity will benefit patients and the community for many years to come.
A New Way To Treat Melanoma That Has Spread To The Liver Researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center continue to pioneer cancer treatments that are being used around the world. Mark Faries, MD, director of the Institute's melanoma research program, has helped develop a treatment called “isolated liver perfusion.” He is also training other surgeons in England, Germany and France to perform this cutting-edge procedure. Oncologists know that advanced melanoma tends to spread more often to particular areas including the liver, a vital organ. This innovative, interdisciplinary technique involves
physically isolating blood vessels leading to and from the liver and then delivering chemotherapy directly to the organ. By isolating the liver, the patient can receive very high doses of chemotherapy, because the rest of the body is spared most of the exposure to the drug. Using this method, Dr. Faries and other researchers in the United States have demonstrated remarkable responses in patients whose tumors were resistant to all other forms of therapy. Saint John’s Health Center is the only site in the West Coast approved to perform this procedure.
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During the busy part of the day—in the afternoon and evening time—we try to have one of our physicians or physician assistants see a patient in the first five to ten minutes of arrival."
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At Saint John’s Emergency Department, Minutes Don’t Turn Into Hours Long waits in hospital emergency departments are a common occurrence in U.S. health care. But that’s not the typical experience for patients at Saint John’s Health Center. Under the direction of Russ Kino, MD, director of emergency services, patients arriving at the Saint John’s emergency department who have less severe symptoms are directed to a special area where they’re seen and treated without having to wait for more serious cases to be handled. "We do have a very speedy, fasttrack turnaround time,” Dr. Kino explains. “If people have a minor type of problem—cough, cold, sprained ankle, laceration—they can get in and out usually within an hour. That makes people very happy. During the busy part of the day
—in the afternoon and evening time— we try to have one of our physicians or physician assistants see a patient in the first five to ten minutes of arrival. Even if a bed is not available, we will order tests and medication to get treatment underway immediately. “We also utilize scribes in the emergency department to support the physician in note taking while he or she sees a patient. The ER scribe is well-trained and focuses on documentation of patient visits and supports the physician’s needs, allowing for increased efficiency in the department— enhancing the patient experience. “We do try to make sure people have a good patient experience,” Dr. Kino says. “And we have every kind of specialist you can think of on our on-call panel to answer calls 24–7.”
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Women’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere At Saint John’s We’ve all seen it on coffee cups: “If you want the job done right, ask a woman.” There’s a lot of truth in that statement. Saint John’s Health Center is a living, breathing example of what women can do. We don’t want to shortchange men, but from its very beginnings, Saint John’s has had strong women—faithfilled women—leading the way. When the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth began building the hospital in 1939, they turned to the women of Santa Monica and the surrounding cities for ideas, ideals and plain hard work in getting funding for this hospital.
Saint John’s is a living, breathing example of what women can do." Many of the women who assisted us in those early days began family traditions of being Saint John’s people. Perhaps it’s in our nature as women, but giving care to the sick and caring for the healthy is a large part of our lives. The women in those early days had the luxury of staying home with children and devoting their time to family and good works. Today’s woman inhabits a different world. She has a job outside the home but still shares the great responsibility of caring for her family. The Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth have always believed in empowering women to make the world a better place. We salute the women of Saint John’s: those who are in our building caring for our patients daily, those who volunteer, those who keep our building beautiful, our trustees who never let an opportunity to serve pass them by and all those women who keep us in their prayers. It is our privilege to work with you in bringing better health to our community. We thank God for you! Sister Maureen Craig, SCL Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Chaplain, Saint John’s Health Center Foundation
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Saint John’s Recognized As One Of The Nation’s Top Hospitals Saint John’s Health Center was recently named by Healthgrades as one of the nation’s 50 Best Hospitals. Paul Natterson, MD, president of the Saint John's medical staff, explains what this honor means.
First, what is Healthgrades?
"Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals in the United States. More than 225 million visitors use the Healthgrades website to compare physicians and hospitals. Healthgrades provides information about clinical outcomes, safety and patient satisfaction so that people can make more informed health care decisions."
Are Healthgrades rankings objective?
Paul Natterson, MD
Being one of the nation’s 50 Best Hospitals is a distinction that places Saint John’s in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide.”
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"Healthgrades uses objective measures to evaluate the hospital performance each year for nearly 4,500 hospitals across the nation in 27 procedures and conditions. Nearly every hospital in the nation is evaluated. No hospital can choose whether or not to be evaluated, and no hospital pays to be evaluated. Mortality and complication rates are risk-adjusted, which means Healthgrades takes into account the differing severity of illness at different hospitals. This allows for hospitals to be compared fairly."
What does it mean to be selected as one of the nation's 50 Best Hospitals?
"Being one of the nation’s 50 Best Hospitals is a distinction that places Saint John’s in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide. This proves that Saint John’s remains dedicated to providing the best possible care to its patients in a healing and comforting environment.”
This isn't the first time Saint John's has earned this distinction, is it? "This is the seventh year in a row we've been selected as one of the 50 top hospitals in the nation. This designation supports what I’ve always seen at Saint John’s: The hospital is dedicated to the highest quality of care for its patients.”
Does Healthgrades allow consumers to compare hospitals in a specific city or area? "Yes. In fact, a previously released report called ‘American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report To The nation’ highlighted that significant variation in outcomes can exist not only across the nation but specifically within a particular region. For example, out of the 37 hospitals in the Los Angeles/Long Beach/Glendale area that were evaluated for treatment of coronary interventional procedures—that means procedures like angioplasty or placing stents—there was a wide variation in hospital quality as measured by risk-adjusted mortality rates. Saint John’s is among the hospitals with the lowest risk-adjusted mortality rates for coronary interventional procedures."
Why should consumers care about hospital rankings?
"Today more than ever, people are expected to shop around to find the highest-quality health care. That's why Healthgrades publishes these rankings—to give consumers the information they need to make informed choices. Choosing a hospital with a proven record of excellence means a better health care experience, better outcomes and more lives saved."
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF PELICAN HILL
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Chautauqua 2013 at The Resort at Pelican Hill.
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Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara coastline and stunning Santa Ynez Mountains provide the backdrop for the two-day, 29-mile Avon Walk. The event, launched in 2003 by the Avon Foundation, raises funds for breast cancer programs. The John Wayne Cancer Institute will partner with Avon as a medical sponsor and as a beneficiary. Thanks to the dedicated walkers, physicians and volunteers who support this incredible event.
Mullin Plaza Community Celebration (To be announced) Saint John’s Health Center will soon be completing construction on Mullin Plaza and opening the doors of its new entrance. We invite the entire community to come out this fall to help us celebrate the grand opening when we host a festive day of reflection, entertainment and refreshments. Details will be announced soon.
Caritas Gala (invitation only) Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA 6:30 p.m. reception 7:30 p.m. dinner
OCTOBER 1 FFANY Shoes on Sale Waldorf Astoria, New York City The John Wayne Cancer Institute will partner once again with the Fashion Footwear Association of New York Charitable Organization (FFANY) for the 20th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” event. To date, FFANY has contributed more than $5 million to the Institute to support innovative breast cancer research that has helped eliminate patient suffering for women around the world.
The annual Caritas Gala presented by the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the Irene Dunne Guild is a black-tie evening of glamour and elegance. The Caritas Award and Spirit of Saint John’s Award will be presented to two deserving members of the Saint John’s community.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Power of Pink Stay tuned for more information about the 2nd annual Power of Pink event benefiting the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Saint John’s Health Center.
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A Legacy of Love and Generosity The Tarble family has supported Saint John's for half a century. WRITTEN BY PATRICIA DANAHER
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ne of the first things people notice in the Tarble Atrium of Saint John's Health Center is the light. Soft sunlight fills the space, which welcomes thousands of patients and visitors to the hospital each year. The beams cast a glow on the smooth maple walls, communicating serenity and warmth. Those qualities can also be used to describe the benefactors of this gorgeous space窶年ewt and Pat Tarble, for whom the atrium was named. Newt and Pat were long-time supporters of Saint John's, and
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the Tarble Foundation has made numerous charitable donations to the hospital for more than 50 years. Although the couple is now deceased—Newt passed away in 1976 at age 88 and Pat died in 2003 at age 101—the family's connection with the hospital lives on in gifts
personality led to many auspicious events and influenced the destinies of a great many people over the course of their marriage. It all began in the 1920s, when Newt, a farm boy from Illinois who had graduated from Swarthmore, was casting about for a good
Their history of giving has meant so much, as well as their friendship. Newt and Pat would, no doubt, take great joy in the hospital's new buildings and features."
Jan Tarble has continued her parents' legacy of giving.
from the Tarble Foundation and in the presence of their daughter, Jan. Last year, the hospital presented the Spirit of Saint John's Award to the Tarble Foundation in recognition of the family's ongoing generosity. "The Tarble Atrium is the hub of health and healing at Saint John's," says Bob Klein, vice president of Foundation and Health Center Relations. "This beautiful atrium we're enjoying now is because of the Tarble Foundation. Their history of giving has meant so much, as well as their friendship. Newt and Pat would, no doubt, take great joy in the hospital's new buildings and features.” The 1925 blind date in Chicago that brought Newt and Pat together must have been fated. The combination of Newt's intellect and Pat's sparkling
business idea. Already an accomplished athlete who attended college on a baseball scholarship, Newt also performed distinguished military service in Europe, serving as first lieutenant of infantry in France after the Battle of Verdun. He was so highly regarded that he was one of the first officers asked to carry diplomatic mail into Berlin. Newt was a born salesman with acute marketing instincts. In 1920, he put an ad in the Chicago Daily News, looking for “an opportunity of merit.” He was contacted by Stanton Palmer, who was representing a small, newly formed company called Snap-on, which made innovative sockets and wrenches. The business was launched in a garage. Yet Newt and Stanton Palmer,
together with Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann, created a company that is today listed by S&P 500 with annual revenues exceeding $3 billion. The business was beginning to grow in 1925 when Newt, a popular, attractive man-abouttown, met Pat. Newt's ex-girlfriend, who saw no future in his enterprise of sockets and wrenches, introduced the pair. Pat had recently left home and was living in a boarding house on the outskirts of Chicago, working at her first job in a publishing house. Within a year of their first date, they were married, just as his business career was soaring. Pat's parents emigrated from Austria in the late 1800s. Her father had been a decorated sergeant in the army of Franz Josef. A lady down to her fingertips, Pat had a practicality about her, too. And she knew when it was necessary to turn on the charm. During the height of the Depression, she donned her most elegant hat and gloves and paid a visit to a bank manager in Chicago, persuading him to advance credit to Snap-on. By 1931, the company had gone global, and today Snap-on provides jobs for more than 11,500 people around the world. The Tarbles' daughter, Jan, was born in Chicago in 1928. Although Newt later retired from Snap-on, he remained on the board of directors throughout his life.
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"They were a remarkable couple," says Jan Tarble, daughter of the late Newt and Pat Tarble. "I'm managing the Tarble Foundation, and everything it's made of is what they earned. I cannot imagine a better place to spend it than on Saint John's."
The three Tarbles were passionate travelers. They loved golf and were long-standing members of the Bel-Air Country Club. Pat enjoyed nature, gardening and wildlife and bequeathed many of these passions to her daughter. Pat was known as being devoted to her friends and special causes. "My mother was an extremely loyal friend," says Jan. "She didn't have many casual acquaintances. She made friends, and she kept them." The Tarbles’ first contact with Saint John’s was in the 1950s, after Newt met Dr. John McDonald, a staff physician. In the 1960s, Newt donated 100 shares of Snap-on stock to the hospital.
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With the gift, he attached a note to Sister Mary David, SCL, the hospital's administrator at the time: "To help you, Sister, in keeping Saint John's Hospital the finest and most beautifully operated in Los Angeles." That first gift spawned decades—and millions of dollars—of support from the Tarble Foundation. Jan Tarble, who studied art at Stanford and UCLA and ran her own business for a time creating and selling an elegant line of dinnerware, has maintained her parents' wishes to support superior health care for patients at Saint John's. Today, she enjoys seeing the portraits of her dear parents in the Tarble Atrium of the hospital and remembers their extraordinary grace and spirit. "They were a remarkable couple," said Jan the evening she accepted the Spirit of Saint John's award on behalf of the Tarble Foundation. "I'm managing the Tarble Foundation, and everything that it's made of is what they earned. I cannot imagine a better place to spend it than on Saint John's." ●
MEMORABLE EVENTS
A Night to Remember with Johnny Mathis The stunning Mullin Automotive Private Collection in West Los Angeles was the venue for this grand evening on February 23, benefitting the gastrointestinal department at Saint John’s. Guests enjoyed cocktails among the cars, dinner and a private performance by the inimitable Johnny Mathis. 1. Foundation life trustee Donna Mettler flanked
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performed it, she thanked him and said, “Where were you 50 years ago?” This got a big laugh, of course, but then quickly Johnny replied, “You got the better man, Sister.”
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Chautauqua Weekend 2013 Saint John’s Health Center Foundation hosted its 34th annual Chautauqua Weekend April 19–21 at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach. Chautauqua is a unique opportunity for trustees and donors to gather with physicians, researchers and Health Center administration for a weekend of education, camaraderie and activities at one of Southern California’s premier resort settings. More than 130 of our trustees and closest friends were treated to presentations on a wide range of topics including DNA sequencing, the latest data on prostate cancer, Saint John’s Health Center status reports and updates, physician-hospital alignment and value-based care delivery.
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SPEAKERS INCLUDED: James Caillouette, MD Chief of Staff, Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Kenneth Meehan Acting COO, Saint John’s Health Center
Vincent Fortanasce, MD Clinical Professor of Neurology, USC
John Robertson, MD Director, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Chair-Elect, Saint John’s Health Center Foundation Board of Trustees
John Jalas, MD, PhD Pathologist, Saint John’s Health Center William Katkov, MD President-Elect, Medical Executive Committee Saint John’s Health Center David Krasne, MD Medical Director, Department of Pathology Saint John’s Health Center
Mark Scholz, MD Medical Director, Prostate Oncology Specialists Executive Director, Prostate Cancer Research Institute
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Let us be flexible with change, yet unyielding in ensuring compassionate Catholic care to all who are vulnerable as they pass through the doors of your hospital.” Gretchen Willison, Invocation, April 19, 2013 1. Foundation chair and Chautauqua co-chair Donna Tuttle flanked by some of the weekend’s speakers: (L-R) acting president & CEO of Saint John’s, Michael Wall; Foundation chair-elect John Robertson, MD; acting COO of Saint John’s, Ken Meehan; Chautauqua committee co-chair David Krasne, MD; president-elect, Saint John’s medical
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staff, William Katkov, MD; president, Saint John’s medical staff, Paul Natterson, MD. 2. Chautauqua committee member and Foundation trustee Allan Goldman wraps up the first day of speaker sessions. 3. Foundation trustee Chris Newman, Ellie Goldman, Carol Smith.
4. Chautauqua speaker John Jalas, MD, PhD; Ruth Weil; director, translational tumor immunology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Mark Faries, MD; chief of medicine at John Wayne Cancer Institute, Anton Bilchik, MD, PhD. 5. Foundation trustee Ambassador Frank Baxter and his wife, Kathy.
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6. Heather Trilling; VP, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Andy Trilling; associate director, Margie Petersen Breast Center, and chief of general surgery at Saint John’s Health Center, Maggie DiNome, MD; Gerard DiNome. 7. Foundation chair-elect John Robertson, MD, opens the Chautauqua weekend. 8. Foundation trustee, and president and founder, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Toni Hohberg; Sister Maureen Craig, SCL. 9. Foundation trustee Bill Rutledge; Peter Pelikan, MD; Ernie Prudente, MD; Foundation trustee Ambassador Frank Baxter. 10. JoAnn Klein, Foundation chair Donna Tuttle, Foundation trustee Mary Flaherty. 11. Foundation chair-elect John Robertson, MD; Foundation chair Donna Tuttle; presidentelect, Saint John’s medical staff, William Katkov, MD; president, Saint John’s medical staff, Paul Natterson, MD. 12. Chautauqua guests share a laugh during Dr. John Jalas’ presentation. 13. David Krasne, MD, gives his talk amongst the crowd. 14. Chautauqua guests enjoying breakfast on the Pacific Terrace at The Resort at Pelican Hill. 15. Sister Maureen Craig, SCL, delivers the first invocation of the weekend. 16. Chautauqua guests let loose and form a conga line led by Latin-jazz band leader, Johnny Polanco. 17. (L-R) VP, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Andy Trilling; director, Margie Petersen Breast Center, Maureen Chung, MD, PhD; Caroline Lim; Maria Lim-McKlay; Ruth Weil; William Lim. 18. Chautauqua committee member Angelle Grace-Wacker and her husband, Foundation trustee Roger Wacker. 19. Engaged in a speaker session are Foundation trustee Lee Ault, Kris Gibello, Foundation trustee Mark Gibello.
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1. The Foundation’s Irene Bristol, RN; trustee Mary Davis; Monica Modabber. 2. Foundation VP Bob Klein. 3. Trustee-elect Craig Bennell; Ramin Modabber, MD. 4. (L-R) Ramin Modabber, MD; Foundation's Irene Bristol, RN; Monica Modabber; Chuck Mozena; chief of medicine at Saint John’s, Lisa Vasak, MD; acting COO of Saint John's, Kenneth Meehan; Barbara Meehan. 5. Chautauqua committee members Rob Amonic, MD, and Allan Goldman; Foundation trustee Rae Archibald, PhD. 6. VP of the Irene Dunne Guild, Judy Piro; Lawrence Piro, MD, president and CEO, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute. 7. Darcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby Notkin. 8. (L-R) Joan Michel; Board of Counselors member Carol Sievers; Bob Sievers; Board of Counselors co-chairs Jerry Epstein and Rob Amonic, MD; Sister Maureen Craig, SCL. 9. Foundation trustee Chris Newman, Richard Newman, Carol Smith, Rachel Ault. 10. Ruth Weil; director, Margie Petersen Breast Center, Maureen Chung, MD, PhD. 11. Foundation trustee Patrick McAllister and his wife, Mari. 12. (L-R) Foundation trustee Michael Croft, Rex Licklider, Foundation trustee Judith Licklider, Bruce Willison, Foundation trustee Gretchen Willison. 13. Foundation VP Bob Klein. 14. Foundation chair Donna Tuttle opens Sunday’s speaker session. 15. Acting COO, Saint John’s, Kenneth Meehan; acting president and CEO, Saint John’s, Michael Wall. 16. Foundation chairman-elect John Robertson, MD; Ramin Modabber, MD; Dan Kelly, MD, John Wayne Cancer Institute. 17. Chautauqua committee member and Foundation trustee Charles Smith with his wife, Carol. 18. Foundation VP Bob Klein; Darcie Denkert Notkin; Shelby Notkin; VP, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Andy Trilling. ●
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HOME AWAY FROM HOME The VIP Caritas Suites offer patients the comforts that can make one forget about IVs and stitches. Written by JEANNINE STEIN
The first thing that stands out about the Caritas Suites at Saint John’s Health Center is the quiet. Hospitals, by nature, are usually bustling. But this place is busy yet serene. The suites offer an upgraded stay for patients who want additional amenities and a more restful atmosphere. Absent are the clatter of computer keys and the rattle of food carts rumbling down hallways. Signs of comfort are everywhere, such as in the reception area where an artisan glass jug filled with lemon slices dispenses cool water. The fourth-floor windows offer a panoramic view of the city, and nurses sit quietly at the elegant wooden table at the nurses’ station—their noisy equipment stashed in a separate nearby room. “It’s about taking that fear and stress away,” says Janice Frost, RN, director of the Caritas unit. “It’s peaceful.”
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For years, Saint John’s has offered its patients the option of upgraded suites. But when the hospital underwent its recent major renovation, the Caritas Suites shifted to another area of the hospital and received a facelift as well. Spacious, private rooms offer abundant features. Beds are covered with soft linens, fluffy comforters and decorator pillows. Patients can store snacks in a small refrigerator and wake up with a hot cup of coffee from the in-room coffee maker. No need to bring a robe or slippers—fresh, plush ones are provided. Having some friends or family drop by for the Dodgers game? Offer them a roomy recliner in front of the large, flat-screen TV that also provides Internet access. Enjoy the stellar view from a cushy window seat or carry your laptop into the small alcove, which features a sleek wooden desk and attractive throw rug. Colorful ceramic vases and artwork warm the room even more. Not in view is the usual array of medical equipment, such as blood pressure cuffs and other monitors. Those are kept hidden away behind sliding panels near the bed. “Out of sight is out of mind,” says Irene Bristol, RN, director of major gifts for the Health Center Foundation. The rooms are available to all patients,
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provided they’re not being treated in the intensive care unit or having a baby. (The maternity unit also offers Caritas Suites.) People who choose Caritas Suites often want to minimize the anxiety of being in the hospital. “What I hear from patients often is that they’re distressed being in the hospital,” Frost says. “This offers them an opportunity to be where it’s quieter and they can get a little more attention.” Doctors, Frost adds, may recommend Caritas Suites to patients if they think their stress levels will be high. Celebrities, too, often choose to stay here, as do the hospital’s donors. “It has a feeling of being a little more secure and very private,” Bristol says. With an OK from their doctor, patients can order from a special menu featuring filet mignon, filet of salmon, pan-seared halibut and appetizers. Still need some help deciding what to eat? Patient advocate concierge Anthony Cacace will go over the selections with you. Cacace handles patients’ non-clinical needs, such as getting a favorite newspaper or magazine. “He’s able to make their requests happen right away,” Frost says. “He can go to the kitchen and get them what they need.” But sometimes what patients need can’t
Healing from illness or injury is aided by the comforts of the Caritas Suites, which include plenty of room for family and friends who spend long hours with loved ones.
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Thinking about staying in the Caritas Suites at Saint John’s Health Center? More like a hotel than a hospital, the rooms feature these amenities: • Spacious, quiet, private room with excellent views of Santa Monica and the mountains
• Newspaper delivered daily
• A coffee maker and personal refrigerator stocked with beverages
• Seating for guests, including a recliner and window seat
• Access to the Health Center’s patient advocate concierge who can take care of any non-clinical needs
• Excellent, highly qualified, compassionate nurses
• Internet access, plus a large-screen LCD television • Plush towels and robe, plus slippers
be found in the hospital pantry. “Some patients just need someone to talk to,” Cacace says, which he’s happy to do. Caritas nurses, Frost says, are specially trained to care for patients who have undergone orthopedic procedures, plastic surgery and breast reconstruction. They are highly skilled in managing patients with all medical and surgical conditions. Also, many nurses in the unit are certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, which focuses on life-threatening medical emergencies. Nurses were also instrumental in the design of the suites, Frost adds. “The administration was very open to allowing the staff to have a say in what we thought would be helpful for our patients.” Registered nurse Colleen Taylor came to the Caritas unit a year ago. She has worked for the hospital for 35 years, most recently in critical care. What was the appeal of working here? “I liked the idea of being able to deal with patients on a little bit of a different level,” she says. “Before it was more hurried, and here I can spend more time with patients. I’ve met some interesting folks up here.” One was patient Maria Arechaederra, who last year underwent a bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery due to breast cancer. The patient’s mother, also named Maria Arechaederra, thought Taylor’s care was so extraordinary that she wrote a letter to Bristol praising
• Upgraded menu with items such as filet mignon and salmon
• A personal visit from Coco Garcia, director of patient relations • A lovely orchid and a luxurious throw as gifts
the nurse’s outstanding service. “Colleen went about the care of my daughter in the most professional and caring way I have ever encountered,” she wrote, adding that Taylor turned the room’s window seat into a makeshift bed for her while assisting her daughter throughout the night.
“I liked the idea of being able to deal with patients on a little bit of a different level. Before it was more hurried, and here I can spend more time with patients." A 36-year veteran of Saint John's, Colleen Taylor, RN, cares for patients in the Caritas Suites.
“As a parent, I had been, for almost a year, in high alert, trying to make this journey easier for my daughter and her
family,” she said in the letter, “and that night was the first time that somebody was taking care of me.” “With that type of surgery,” Taylor says, “you have limited mobility in your arms. I can only put myself in the mother’s position, seeing her daughter so ill. I really do care about the patients. We bonded right away. It was like taking care of family.” Arechaederra says there was more to Taylor’s care of her daughter than nursing. “All the nurses were incredible, but she went beyond the call of duty. It’s amazing that she can feel the needs of everyone, including the person who’s going through the surgery and the family.” A former member of the hospital’s board of directors, Arechaederra suggested her daughter choose Caritas to make her hospital experience as anxiety-free as possible. “When you’re going through something so dramatic, you want the best you can have,” she says. “I wanted her not to be depressed. This was really the right place for her to be.” Her daughter agrees. “Nurse Taylor had a wonderful, charming demeanor and calm confidence that helped me gain confidence to do the simple personal tasks required during my rehabilitation,” she says. The younger Arechaederra especially liked being able to accommodate family members who wanted to spend the night. “I think experiences like this can be as—if not more—stressful for my caregivers and family, and having a comfortable surrounding for them, where they felt welcomed and not an intrusion, was a really nice perk.” ● SUMMER 2013, SAINT JOHN'S
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A Force to be Reckoned With Dr. Dominique Fontenette squeezes a career in Ultimate Frisbee around her work in medicine. WRITTEN BY SHARI ROAN PHOTOGRAPHED BY WILLIAM BROTMAN / ULTIPHOTOS AND VINCE TAROC
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or most people, taking classes in human biology at one of the nation’s most demanding colleges would be challenge enough. But most people aren’t like Dominique Fontenette, MD. While preparing to enter Stanford University in her freshman year, 1993, she had the nagging sense that something was missing. A natural athlete who had played softball, basketball and tennis growing up, she wanted to participate in one of Stanford’s sports programs but faced long odds of making a team. “Stanford’s teams were so good; you had to be number-one in the nation to make the basketball or tennis team,” recalls Dr. Fontenette, now an attending emergency room physician at Saint John’s Health Center. “I talked to the softball coach about being a walk-on player, but I knew it would be a tough road to get any actual
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playing time.” She was taking a welcome-to-college tour of the campus, however, when she spotted a group of students playing Frisbee. “I was walking down one of the sidewalks, and there was a huge field and there were all these really tan people throwing a Frisbee around. I said, ‘I want to do that.’” That was the start of a 20-year career as one the nation’s top female athletes in the sport of Ultimate Frisbee. Dr. Fontenette, who is approaching her 38th birthday, has an athletic resume studded with accomplishments. She led Stanford to its first undefeated season and first Ultimate Players Association College Championship in 1997 and won the Callahan Award given to the most valuable player. She’s been a member of several semi-professional Ultimate Frisbee teams, earning her first national title with the San Francisco Fury in 1999. She’s a veteran of the USA National team, and last year she competed on the Women’s Masters Team USA, comprised of athletes age 30 or older. And she accomplished it all while attending college, helping launch an Internet business, completing medical school, fulfilling her residency and establishing her medical career. “I think I needed Frisbee,” says Dr.
Fontenette. “It’s my outlet. It’s where I feel good about myself. It’s where I feel the most confidence. When you feel confident about one thing, I feel it permeates the rest of the things you do.” In Ultimate Frisbee, the disc is passed among players down the field in pursuit of a score by catching the disc in an end zone. It’s similar to basketball in that players must play offense and defense, adapt to quick transitions and maintain a rapid pace.
myself into the sport.” Dr. Fontenette has spent much of her Ultimate Frisbee career commuting to play with teams (she now plays for the Seattle Riot.) She says she benefited from understanding teammates who tolerated many missed practices due to her medical career as well as medical school deans who sometimes allowed her to take exams early so she could attend a tournament. Life as an emergency room physician
Dr. Fontenette has had two ACL replacement surgeries, among dozens of other bumps, bruises, scrapes and strains accumulated on the playing field. “I see a lot of injuries, and I can relate to those patients a lot,” she says. “I definitely feel like it gives me an advantage of being able to relate to how much pain they’re in or what they’re experiencing mentally, thinking, ‘When can I play again?’” Working in the ER and “I think I needed Frisbee,” says Dr. Fontenette. “It’s my outlet. It’s where I feel good about myself. It’s where I feel the most confidence. When you feel confident about one thing, I feel it permeates the rest of the things you do.”
“I was in a position to become a good Ultimate Frisbee player because you have to be good at a lot of aspects of the game,” Dr. Fontenette says. “You need to be able to throw the Frisbee—my background in softball helped with that—and the mechanics of hitting a tennis ball are similar. And you need to be able to run and jump.” But, she adds, “The actual key to being good was passion. I threw
also suited her well. Nowadays, her ability to schedule ER shifts allows her time to travel to tournaments. Working in the ER “was something that fit my personality a lot,” she explains. “People say ER doctors are adrenaline junkies; I think there is some truth to that.” She certainly knows how her patients feel when they appear in the ER with injuries sustained in a game.
playing Ultimate Frisbee both provide the deep satisfaction of being part of a skilled and highly functioning team, Dr. Fontenette says. “The camaraderie between nurses, techs and staff is what I enjoy. Every member is an invaluable person on the team in the ER—everyone from the custodial staff to the volunteers to the nurses to the techs. You need everyone equally to succeed.” ●
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How to Help Your Kids and Grandchildren Avoid Overuse Sports Injuries
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he 12-year-old girl squints in the sun as she steels herself before delivering another serve. She eyes the volleyball in her hands, tosses it into the air, then reaches back and up with her serving arm to strike the ball over the net. She’s done this at least 50 times in one practice, but with this serve, she feels a pinch radiate throughout her shoulder. It’s intense enough to concern her, but she’s used to playing with pain by now. Erin, who lives in Malibu (her parents have asked that the family’s names not be used) dedicates six to seven days a week to volleyball, varying year-round practice between a school team, two volleyball club teams and an occasional private coach. Saying she is dedicated to the sport is an understatement. Like many young athletes, she is passionate and competitive. The continuous, repetitive motions from playing her sport year-round, however, led to a serious overuse injury that recently required medical attention, physical therapy and a break from the activity she loves so much. Erin’s story is not unique. According to the National Center for Sports Safety, more than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger receive medical treatment for sports injuries each year. And children ages 5 to 14 account for nearly 40% of all sports-related injuries in hospitals, estimates stopsportsinjuries.org. Half of the 3.5 million injuries are preventable because they are directly related to overuse. Doctors have always seen youth injuries such as sprained ankles and wrists, broken bones and concussions from impact sports such as rugby, football, soccer and basketball. But overuse injuries are on a swift uptick. Stopsportsinjuries.org reports that in the past 13 years, serious shoulder and elbow injuries among youth baseball and softball players have increased fivefold.
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PREVENTING OVERUSE INJURIES IN YOUNG ATHLETES There are ways to help your children avoid overuse injuries. The following steps from the physicians at Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group will help ensure safety throughout sports participation. •M ake sure your kids play multiple sports and don’t focus on just one while they are young. Mix sports throughout the year, such as swimming with soccer, so different muscle groups are utilized to avoid common overuse injuries such as Little Leaguer’s shoulder. •K ids should devote plenty of time to stretching before and after practice.
Knee overuse injuries are up dramatically since 1999, according to American Academy of Pediatrics. Meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears both rose significantly among children from 1999 to 2010— including a 400% surge in the frequency of ACL tears. A stable ACL allows a player to pivot, change direction and turn quickly—a must in many sports practiced at high levels of competition. A tear can require surgery and sometimes results in the early onset of arthritis, experts say. Many sports medicine experts surmise that the rise in overuse injuries reflects the growing intensity and popularity of year-round competitive club teams. Three decades ago, organized recreational sports activities were mainly seasonal, giving children time off.
ABOUT 30,000 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH SPORTS INJURIES EACH YEAR.
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Today, kids can play their sport of choice year-round and often focus on just one sport, says Bert Mandelbaum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group, which is affiliated with Saint John’s Health Center. As a result, physicians are now treating serious shoulder, hip and knee injuries, with some children as young as 10 requiring surgery. In the recent past, the majority of these injuries occurred in high school or college. No one wants kids to quit sports. After all, one of every three U.S. kids are overweight or obese, so it’s important that children and teens get off the couch and away from video games in order to stay healthy. But experts urge parents to not let them focus on one sport too soon or play it year-round if their
•E nsure that your kids take breaks from their sport of focus. Even if your child is passionate about a particular sport and is on a club team, don’t permit year-round participation. Take the summer off or six weeks at some time during the year. Remember, even professional athletes take time off throughout the year. • P roper rest, hydration and nutrition are keys to a good and safe performance.
bodies are not ready for it. “When a young athlete participates in only one sport, they tend to use the same muscle groups over and over again without a break,” explains Dr. Mandelbaum, who has seen his share of overuse injuries. Formerly chief of orthopedic surgery for Saint John’s Health Center, he’s an expert at treating sports injuries for professional athletes and is the
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team physician for U.S. Soccer Federation teams, U.S. Gymnastics Federation and FIFA World Cup USA. While doctors at Saint John’s Health Center treat a variety of sports-related injuries every year, the most common non-fracture injuries for children are knee injuries, with ACL tears becoming a larger percentage all the time. ACL tears are considered an acute, traumatic injury. However, there may be an overuse or fatigue component to injuries that could explain the alarming increase in ACL tears in young children seen recently, says James Lee Pace, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who provides pediatric and sports medicine orthopedic services at Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group. Injury patterns can vary depending on where kids live. For example, in sunny Southern California where sports can take place year round, baseball reigns supreme, and shoulder and elbow injuries are very common, Dr. Pace says. Some of the children who join club teams for baseball, soccer, basketball or volleyball at an early age are the same kids who dream of becoming college or professional athletes. But experts say their chances of making it to the loftiest levels of sports diminishes if they’re already undergoing medical treatments or surgery for ACL injuries or pitcher’s shoulder at 12 or 13 years of age. “I’ve heard from baseball scouts that they no longer like to recruit pitchers from California schools,” Dr. Mandelbaum says. “The kids have too many overuse injuries from playing year-round.” While sports injuries in young athletes are found all over the country, Southern California—with its nearperfect year-round weather and a focus on athleticism—is uniquely positioned to see high rates of injuries. Erin’s mother, Maria, says it’s hard to limit her daughter’s volleyball practice—with a school team, a beach club and an indoor club beckoning her to play week in and week out. And when coaches encourage more participation, it’s tough for a passionate child to realize she needs to rest. “It’s common for her to do 60 serves in a practice—even with her private coach,” Maria explains. “She’s very determined.
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More children and teenagers today participate in youth sports than ever before— a total of about 30 million kids. With this upswing in activity, injury rates have climbed. Here’s a glance at injury trends: More than 3.5 million kids younger than age 14 need care for sportsrelated injuries each year. The rate and severity of injuries increase with a child’s age. Overuse injuries account for nearly half of all sports injuries in middle school and high school athletes. Half of all sports injuries in kids are preventable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I n the past decade, there has been a five-fold increase in serious shoulder and elbow injuries among young baseball and softball players.
Even if it hurts, she’ll practice a move over and over and over again to get better. The system of club teams is ‘win, win, win, win’— even with professionals and adults—but professionals take breaks. Our kids’ teams typically support the immediate win and not the long-term interests of kids.” When the pain in Erin’s shoulder became excruciating last November, her parents took her to see Dr. Pace. Ultimately, Erin was diagnosed with “Little Leaguer’s shoulder,” an overuse injury mainly seen in baseball players that involves the main growth plate of the shoulder. “It was caused by a tight shoulder capsule in the posterior part of her shoulder that she developed from repetitive overhead serving in volleyball,” Dr. Pace explains. “She ended up having two conditions—both from overuse.” These conditions can become extreme in the bodies of prepubescent athletes. Fortunately, Erin’s bone did not start to bend, as her mother feared, but Dr. Pace told the family that her growth plate had widened a bit. If the condition had not been treated properly or in time, the bone on either end of the growth plate could “displace and cause long-term problems requiring surgery,” he explains. Erin averted that crisis with eight weeks of physical therapy and rest from the game. Since her injury only creates pain when she is playing, the time off plus stretches and exercises to strengthen the area resolved the problem—for now. But Dr. Pace cautions that she needs to continue stretching and limit the number of serves per practice to avoid a recurrence. Notes Dr. Mandelbaum: “Children, like professional athletes, need to take breaks from their focused sport as well as play a variety of sports to utilize and strengthen varying muscle groups.” ●
Orthopedic injury isn't the only issue in youth sports. Athletic participation accounts for 21% of all traumatic brain injuries.
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Patrick and Mari McAlister
A second generation of McAlisters focuses on improving health care. WRITTEN BY SHARI ROAN
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Soni transferred from that hospital to Saint John’s Health Center. “From the second she got into the ambulance, we were already figuring out a way to get her to Saint John’s,” says Patrick McAlister. “My parents were diehard Saint John’s fans.” Saint John’s Health Center has woven in and out of the lives of three
generations of McAlisters. McAlister babies were born here. Family members were treated here. But the relationship is truly a two-way street. The McAlisters, through the family’s charitable foundation, have been instrumental in key developments to the Health Center’s facilities and programs. The family’s support dates back to 1966 and continues today through the work of Patrick, 50, a member of Saint John’s Health
founding chairman of the obstetrics and gynecology department at Saint John’s and was continually searching for ways to improve maternal and infant care. “My parents ended up getting involved with Saint John’s through their relationship with Blake Watson,” Patrick says. Hobart was the son of Harold McAlister, who founded the Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation in 1959. The Los Angeles-based
Marie Madeleine Shonka, SCL. “I think what drew them to Saint John’s, in part, was that she is a warm and inviting person,” Patrick says. “She is easy to get to know and very welcoming.” The McAlister family has frequently targeted their gifts to Saint John’s maternal and infant health and women’s health needs. A 1982 gift through the foundation established the Blake Watson nursery. In 1997, a multi-year grant from the foundation was “My parents were diehard Saint John’s fans.” Saint John’s Health Center has woven in and out of the lives of three generations of McAlisters. McAlister babies were born here. Family members were treated here.
Center Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Mari, 48. It all began with Patrick’s parents, Hobart and Soni, both of whom are now deceased. The couple lived for many years in Beverly Hills, and their first child, Michael, was born in a small hospital that was closed long ago. In 1963, Patrick was born at Saint John’s. Soni and Hobart became close friends with the obstetrician who cared for Soni, Blake H. Watson, MD. Dr. Watson was the
organization, which Patrick now directs, focuses on education and health care and gives to about 35 organizations. “The foundation of every city is education and health care,” says Patrick. These things are vital in every community. They are vital to the worth and well-being of the people in those communities. When you give to those types of organizations your money is well spent.” Hobart and Soni also developed a close relationship with Sister
targeted to the fourth-floor Women’s Health Center. The center now bears the family’s name. More recently, the McAlisters awarded a grant to the hospital for a nurse health educator in the Women’s Health Center. Continuing his parents’ devotion to Saint John’s comes naturally, says Patrick, who, in 1988, had an extended stay at the hospital for treatment of severe injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. “I couldn’t have been better taken care of,” he
says. “When you walk into Saint John’s, you feel welcome. You feel like you’re going to be well taken care of. You get a small-town, personal feel when you deal with the people there.” Mari has also personally experienced the Saint John’s brand of care, giving birth there to both of the couple’s daughters— Megan, now 20, and Lauren, now 19. “It was just perfect,” says Mari of her daughters’ births. “Everybody was so lovely. It’s such a wonderful, warm hospital.” While women’s health has been a focus of the family’s giving, the family has also provided grants to sponsor fellows at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. The money supports the education of a fellow for the entire training period. The couple takes time to study each of the areas that receive foundation grants and follows up to see how the donation is used. The grants to the fellowship program pay dividends to society, Patrick says. “I think 80% to 90% of the fellows end up being educators themselves.” Being part of the Saint John’s family has its lighthearted moments, too. The couple enjoys the annual Caritas Gala and the Chautauqua retreat. “Chautauqua is a fun couple of nights, and it’s very informative,” Patrick says. “You get to learn about a lot of subjects.” And in the hands of this generous, thoughtful couple, that knowledge is sure to be put to good use. ● SUMMER 2013, SAINT JOHN'S
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HONOR ROLL OF
Giving The Honor Roll of Giving is just one of the ways in which we recognize the generous individuals, foundations and corporations behind Saint John’s Health Center and celebrate the extraordinary, positive impact they have on this hospital and our community.
JOHN M. ROBERTSON, MD CHAIR-ELECT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Saint John’s Health Center Foundation
Saint John’s relies on the unwavering dedication and generosity of those who contribute to our capital initiatives, programs and services, as well as those who offer general support and significant philanthropic gifts throughout the year. The end result of this generosity can be seen in the remarkable accomplishments Saint John’s has achieved in recent months, none of which would have been possible without the dedication and excellence of the entire Saint John’s family—including the deep commitment
and support of all of our donors. Throughout our Health Center, we offer the latest targeted therapies and personalized medicine in order to achieve the best outcome for each individual. Our dedication to translational research allows us to rapidly move the latest advances from bench to bedside. So, to our beloved donors: As we honor each and every one of you here, we offer our heartfelt thanks for your generosity to Saint John’s.
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Saint John’s Health Center Foundation 2012-2013 Board of Trustees
Chair Donna F. Tuttle
Chair-Elect John M. Robertson, MD
Secretary Robert Amonic, MD
Treasurer Lee A. Ault III
Daniel A. Aloni Rae W. Archibald, PhD Margot S. Armbruster Donnalisa Parks Barnum Ambassador Frank E. Baxter James P. Birdwell, Jr. Abbott L. Brown Jules Buenabenta Michael S. Burke Waldo H. Burnside Charles G. Cale Rick J. Caruso Sister Maureen Craig, SCL Michael W. Croft George H. Davis, Jr. Mrs. Stuart Davis Robert A. Day A. Redmond Doms Jerry B. Epstein C. Daniel Ewell Marc Ezralow Mary H. Flaherty Frances R. Flanagan James H. Fordyce Michael J. Fourticq, Sr. Bradford M. Freeman William M. Garland III Mark W. Gibello
Allan B. Goldman Julia S. Gouw Peter V. Haight Phyllis Hennigan David L. Ho Marcia Wilson Hobbs Tonian Hohberg Ambassador Glen Holden John G. Huarte Steaven K. Jones, Jr. Mary Ellen Kanoff Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan Dale R. Laurance Judith D. Licklider Carolyn K. Ludwig Robert F. Maguire III J. Patrick McAlister Carl W. McKinzie Harry McMahon Bruce A. Meyer Michael M. Minchin, Jr. Peter W. Mullin Mrs. Richard G. Newman Shelby Notkin Dominic J. Ornato Dallas P. Price-Van Breda William P. Rutledge Carole Schwartz
William E. Simon, Jr. Robert M. Sinskey, MD Michael S. Sitrick Eric Small Charles F. Smith Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD James A. Thomas Roger Wacker Patrick Wayne Gretchen A. Willison
Life Mrs. Robert H. Adams Carolyn Dirks Mrs. William H. Doheny Richard M. Ferry Barron Hilton William K. Hummer, MD Mrs. Ruben F. Mettler William S. Mortensen Thomas P. Mullaney Robert J. Wagner
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Emeritus Robert T. Campion † J. Howard Edgerton † James L. Hesburgh Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen † Glen McDaniel † Ruben F. Mettler, PhD † John H. Michel † Sister Marie Madeleine Shonka, SCL Flora L. Thornton †
Honorary Virginia Zamboni Ex-Officio Catherine Corlin Robert O. Klein Paul D. Natterson, MD † deceased
Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." Luke 6:37-38
Cumulative Giving The following reflects individuals, foundations, corporations and fundraising support groups that have contributed cumulative gifts of cash, securities and pledges totaling $25,000 and above from January 1, 1981, to January 31, 2013. We are proud to acknowledge, honor and thank our generous supporters. VISIONARIES $100,000,000 and above Dr. P atrick Soon-Shiong and Michele B. Chan FOUNDERS $25,000,000 - $99,999,999 W. M. Keck Foundation DISTINGUISHED PATRONS $10,000,000 - $24,999,999 Estate of Mrs. Dolly Green Mr. and Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Merle and Peter Mullin Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Singleton The Tarble Foundation The Wilder Family Trust DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS $5,000,000 - $9,999,999 Anonymous Tina and Rick J. Caruso Carolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty and Family Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation Paula Kent Meehan Flora L. Thornton Weingart Foundation BENEFACTORS $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Anonymous The Ahmanson Foundation Lila and Roy Ash Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein The Burton G. Bettingen Corporation Brigitte and Donald Bren Frances and Sidney Brody Charitable Fund, Inc. Abbott L. Brown Linda L. Brown Rhonda Fleming Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Carson Paul and Doris Carver Thomas P. Collier and Marian R. Collier Cynthia and Joseph Connolly B.A. Patrick Croghan Kelly and Robert Day The Corwin D. Denney Foundation Estate of Mrs. Martha Desplenter Irene Dunne Irene Dunne Guild Dorothy Dumke Elliott Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Bradford M. Freeman The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation Henry L. Guenther Foundation Tonian Hohberg Ambassador and Mrs. Glen Holden Thomas V. and Ruth Jones Barbara M. Knight - James L. Knight Charitable Trust
Annemarie and Bernard Korn Lexus Corporation Wilbur D. May Foundation Maria Lim and Booker McClay Ruben and Donna Mettler Native Sons of the Golden West Charitable Foundation Occidental Petroleum Corporation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jean Perkins Foundation The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable Foundation, Inc. Dallas P. Price-Van Breda and Bob Van Breda The Raintree Foundation Philip and Audrey Reed Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and Family Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation The Stewart Foundation Estate of Helen McFadyen Straitiff Betty R. Stucker Mrs. Newton E. Tarble Tracinda Corporation Unihealth Foundation SPONSORS $500,000 - $999,999 Anonymous The Carole Zumbro and George Adler Family Estate of Mrs. Leigh M. Battson Deborah and Andy Bogen Michael Burke Guild Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside The Estate of Katy Sue Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Campion Jean Craig The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation
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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Ferry Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company David and Marianna Fisher Mr. and Mrs. James F. Flaherty III Janet and Michael Fourticq The John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Gibello Ms. Cameron Hall Mrs. Norman B. Herman The Lincy Foundation Betty and David J. Lloyd The Lund Foundation Robert F. Maguire III Glen and Marilyn McDaniel Dana and Douglas McKellar - The Jessie Barker McKellar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William E. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Chris and Dick Newman The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation The Notkin Family Dominic J. Ornato Michael and Judy Ovitz Max Palevsky Edwin W. Pauley Foundation George M. and Beverly Moriarity Ryan Saint John’s Health Center Medical Staff Mr. and Mrs. Henry Salvatori Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart Mrs. Lucy Doheny Washington Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wrather
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr. The Frank Michael Brennan Family Amy and Jules Buenabenta The Burnett Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George V. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cale The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Colen Estate of Sarah Marcella Cox Mr. and Mrs. A. Redmond Doms Faucett Family Foundation First Federal Bank of California Barbara J. Foreman Dr. and Mrs. William A. Frumovitz LGHG Foundation Katie and Bill Garland The Joanne Marie and Marcel George Foundation Randa and Ghassan Ghandour Rose Gilbert Allan and Ellie Goldman Julia and Ken Gouw Peter and Gretchen Haight Marc Hamon
STEWARDS $250,000 - $499,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David V. Adams Robert H. and Elizabeth Helms Adams Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. The Annenberg Foundation The Associates for Breast & Prostate Cancer Studies Frank and Beverly Arnstein Rachel and Lee Ault Ambassador and Mrs. Frank E. Baxter Judith and Charles Beck Elizabeth G. Harris Beck Milo W. Bekins Foundation
Mildred Hannon William H. Hannon Foundation Shila and Morris Hazan The Phyllis and J. Michael Hennigan Family Mr. Ernest G. Herman Martha and David Ho John and Eileen Huarte Judith and Steaven K. Jones Kanoff Family Foundation Glorya N. Kaufman Mr. Gerard H. Kievit Anne Lannan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larkin, Jr. Estate of Catherine A. Laughren
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We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill
Dale and Lynda Laurance Norman and Sadie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Licklider The Litton Industries Los Angeles County- Emergency Medical Services Agency Carolyn and Bruce Ludwig MacDonald Family Foundation Fred and June Haver MacMurray Mr. and Mrs. John F. Maher Annette B. Malow Carl and Rena McKinzie The Jacquie and Harry McMahon Family Foundation Medical Centre of Santa Monica Northrop Grumman Corporation Vince and Mary Anne Otte Estate of Marcia MacDonald Rivas Mary and Wolfgang Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge Saint John’s Tower Imaging Medical Group Serena and Edward Schmidt, Jr. Barbara and Charles I. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Scully The Shuba Trust Michael and Nancy Sitrick Family Stuart Foundation Curtis S. and Priscilla M. Tamkin Teledyne, Inc. Sally and James A. Thomas Donna F. Tuttle and David G. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vanderstar Felisa and Nick Vanoff Venator Group John and Laura Wegner Jane and Jerry Weintraub The Lawrence Welk Foundation Ellie and Tom Wertheimer Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Fargo Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Wilson FELLOWS $100,000 - $249,999 Anonymous The Edgardo and Francesca Acosta Family Trust Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Nina and Dan Aloni American Savings & Loan Association Amgen, Inc.
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Dr. Robert and Kinne Amonic Dorothy A. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John E. Anderson Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rae W. Archibald Maria and Emilio Arechaederra Margot and Mark Armbruster Barbara and William Ashby Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Assaf Lisa and Ernest Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Austin, Jr. Alice O’Neill Avery Avon Foundation for Women Estate of Madeliene C. Barnes Donnalisa and Bill Barnum Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. Bayside Anesthesia Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bergesch, II Berkley East Convalescent Hospital John J. and Allegra A. Bessolo Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bezahler The Boudjakdji Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George A. Braun Sally and E. Robert Breech, Jr. Nancy and Sandy Bresler Dana & Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation Mrs. John G. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. David C. Brown, Jr. Gay and Tony Browne Linda May and Jeffrey M. Bucher Dr. Jerry H. Buss JoAnn C. Buss Caesars World, Inc. Estate of Stella Campbell Suzanne and Stan Caplan The John W. Carson Foundation, Inc. Alice and Richard Cassese Victoria and William Coberly, Jr. Michael and Victoria Cohen Michael Croft and Lynn Williams Croft Crothall Healthcare, Inc. Dart & Kraft, Inc. Joe and Betty Davis Kelly and George Davis Mary Y. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Dodson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Doheny Kirk and Anne Douglas Peter and Lisa Douglas Mr. Charles Ducommun
Mr. Bob Dylan Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Edgerton Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary Voices of Christmas The Emmett Family Foundation
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” Charles Dickens
Marc and Gayle Ezralow Mr. and Mrs. Jim Falk Sylvester and Maria Feichtinger Frances and Terry Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fouts The Gillian S. Fuller Foundation, Inc. Dr. Glenn and Dr. Kendra Gorlitsky Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Gottwald Merrill Bessolo Grier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Grojean Sam and Peggy Grossman Phyllis, Cammie and Rusty Hall Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Burt I. Harris William Randolph Hearst Foundation George Hoag Family Foundation Marcia Wilson Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hollman Hope Guild, Inc. Hughes Aircraft Company Dr. and Mrs. William K. Hummer Estate of Hermenia Hutchinson The Irvine Company Estate of Delbert E. Jack Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Johnson The Fletcher Jones Foundation Sharon and David Keller Agnes Kellogg Kelton Fund - Lenny and David Kelton Michael S. Kennedy Arnold and Emma Klein KLM Foundation Enid and Stephen A. Koffler Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kositchek
Mr. and Mrs. J. Terrence Lanni Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Larson Mr. Atang Latief J. Martin Leatherman Charitable Trust Norma Lefkowitz Mrs. Harry Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Lennon The Family of Ursula and Myron “Mike” Levi Catherine M. and William T. Lim Helen and Irving Ludwig The Manning Family Estate of Edgar J. Mannix Mr. and Mrs. William S. Martin, Jr. Margaret A. Maw Estate of Rose V. McGonigle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McKay Louis and Sylvia Meitus Merrill Lynch Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Meyer Stanley and Dodo Meyer The D. Llewellyn Miller Family Robert L. and Kelly Harmon Miller Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Donn B. Miller The Children of Reese and Virginia Milner Mrs. Virginia S. Milner Charles and Nancy Mitchell Jackie and Skip Morgen Mr. and Mrs. Chase Morsey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Mullaney Dan Murphy Foundation Victoria and Carl Murray Mr. and Mrs. John W. Myers Estate of Marjorie B. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nanula Nestle Food Company Helen and Jack Nethercutt Lorena Mayer Nidorf Margo and Michael O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. William O’Connor Karen Oi Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. Joan M. Palevsky Margaret Palmer Pathology Medical Group of Saint John’s Estate of Gene Raymond Mr. and Mrs. James C. Reed Fran and Maury Rice and Family Anne Rich Living Trust
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Raina and Jim Ring Rosecrans Foundation Trust Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson C. Ross Jessica Barker McKellar, Meredith McKellar Rowley and Drew Rowley Helen N. Rutledge Saint John’s Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Saint John’s Health Center Guild Carla and Fred Sands Mary Shea Santelli Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Sauvage Su-z and Ted Schneider Edward J. Schrillo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Schupp Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Scott Jeanne and Robert Segal Dr. and Mrs. John R. Sellman SHARE, Inc. Angela and Peter Shaw Suzanne and Len Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Sibert Jan and Mace Siegel Charles Robert and Carol Sievers Mr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sinatra Loraine and Robert Sinskey, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith Charles and Delphine Wagner Smith Southern California Building Fund Sparkletts Drinking Water John Stauffer Charitable Trust The Stone Family Fund Stanley and Jeanne Strasberg Mr. and Mrs. Thurzal Q. Terry Mrs. Jean Trousdale Maria Hummer and Bob Tuttle The Upchurch Family Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group, Inc. J. B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities Frances L. Vanatta The John Wayne Cancer Foundation John Wayne Cancer Institute Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss Ted G. Westerman L. K. Whittier Foundation Willison Family Foundation Ambassador and Mrs. William A. Wilson
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Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wolhaupter Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Woodard Carl A. Zabbia, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zaccaglin FRIENDS $25,000 - $99,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad Adaya Aecom Technology Corp. Mgmt.
Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. Booth Borden, Inc. Maribeth and Hal Borthwick The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Florence M. Bowes Estate of Campbell G. Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bragg Braun Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bren Charles F. Britton Trust
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived—this is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Albertson Foundation Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. Steven and Sheri Altieri American Medical Response of Southern California The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Apfelbaum ARAMARK ARCO The Atlas Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanton Avery Estate of Edward B. Baker-The Baker Family Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baker Philip and Terry Ball The Bank of America Foundation BankAmerica Foundation Mr. Ross Barrett Mrs. George Barrie IV The Beal Foundation Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. Benell Theresa Lloyd Benfer Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Bergmann Barbara Bishop, BBPR, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Norris J. Bishton, Jr. George Andrew Bjurman James R. Blake, M.D. Mrs. Alfred S. Bloomingdale
Brown & Wood LLP Dr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Buoncristiani Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Burke Estate of Genevieve Bush Cacique, Inc. Estate of William J. Cagney California Community Foundation Caltius Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Neil F. Campbell Ruth A. Cardona Charitable Remainder Trust Carnation Company Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc. Janet White Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Ceazan Mrs. Margaret Christy Chubb Group of Insurance Companies City National Asset Management Mrs. Arnold Clejan The Coca-Cola Refreshments Leonard and Jean Cohen Shirley Palmer Collier Lin and Marvel Conger Connections for Children Evelyne Conti Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cooper Copley Los Angeles Newspapers Mr. Kevin Crane Mr. Patrick Crane Creative Artists Agency, LLC
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Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Cummings, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Curren Cymetrix Corporation The Danielson Foundation Norman and Shirley Davidson Estate of Bettie J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis Estate of Patricia M. Davis Chiat Day Advertising Mrs. Thomas A. Deane Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dell Deloitte & Touche Services, LP Deluxe Laboratories, Inc. Leo E. Denlea, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Deutschman Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. DeWald Mr. Scott R. Diehl Ms. Anne J. Difiore Dillingham Construction, N.A. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dischler Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr. Mrs. Lillian B. Disney The Walt Disney Company Foundation Doheny Eye Institute Mrs. Edward L. Doheny III Patrick A. Doheny Leslie and John C. Dorman James and Marjorie Downie Joseph Drown Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Ducot The Richard F. Dwyer - Eleanor W. Dwyer Fund Mr. and Mrs. Billie Earn
Herbert and Alberta Evans Family Foundation Lynn and Hugh Evans Dan and Christine Ewell Josephine McDonald Failor Fairchild Martindale Foundation Shera and Peter Falk Jerome and Elizabeth Farley Farmers Insurance Group George W. Fenimore Dr. and Mrs. M. Richard Ferguson Fiduciary Trust International of California Ted Field Marion S. Fierman Trust First Interstate Bank Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Paul G. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Frankovich Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Frawley Shirley J. Fredricks and Robert E. Fredricks, M.D. Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation Fremont General Corporation Jack Friedman Frontier Airlines, Inc. Bulova Gale Foundation Francis E. and Lucy F. Gartlan Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Gee General Telephone of California The J. Paul Getty Trust Estate of Herbert P. Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Frederic E. Giersch, Jr. Mrs. Zeta R. Gilles The Gillette Company - Stationery Products Group
Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return; just know in your heart it will be returned.� Steve Maraboli
East West Bank Robert F. Edgecomb Dr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Ehrhart Mrs. Charles F. Elkins Ernst & Young LLP
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Gilmore Elsie A. Giorgi, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. John William Given Henry and Arline Gluck Foundation Goldman Sachs and Co.
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Danny Goodman Trust Marjorie and Jack Gorby Joyce and Guy Gorelik Alec Gores and Family Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gorton Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gowey Mrs. Perry J. Grant Katherine and Robert Gray, MD Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Gregory III The Griffin Foundation GTE Foundation Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harris Lee and Morgan Harris Shirley & Burt Harris Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr. The Hartford Insurance Group Henry K. Hasserjian, M.D. John and Andrea Hastings Estate of Edith H. Healey Health Care Property Investors, Inc. Betty and Harold Hecht Mrs. Fakhr El Molouk Hedjazi Mr. and Mrs. John Heidt Thomas M. Heric, M.D. The Ernest G. Herman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hesburgh Barbara Ann Hillman Richard Hillman Mrs. Frances M. Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Hollingsworth Dennis and Brooks Holt Frances Hommes The Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation Sara Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Kim J. Houska David Houtz Company Lewis W. and Virginia Cyr Howard Dr. and Mrs. George J. Hummer Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hunter, Jr. The Rubie M. Hutchinson Trust Nancy Stark and Stanley Iezman Imagine Entertainment Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Iorillo Howard A. Jacobs The JCM Group Johnson & Higgins of California
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Jordan and Christine Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jubas KCBS Television Joyce Eisenberg Keefer and Mel Keefer Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Keeler II Mr. Fred E. Keeler, III Estate of Adeline N. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kennedy Kid’s Mart / Little Folk Shop Dr. and Mrs. William F. Kieschnick Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kissick Michael Klein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kline, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin George Knipfing Mr. Stephen A. Koffler Patricia and Tony Kouba
Marilyn and Harry Lewis LGHG Foundation Evan and Carol Li Family John R. and Sharon Koch Light Lions Club International Dorothy and Gerald Lipsky Lena Longo Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc. Estate of Mario Loucel Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lowe Mrs. Maurice Machris Estate of Edith MacIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Evans L. Malanga John F. Marten Louis Marx, Jr. Vera Elizabeth Masters Trust Mrs. Marlene J. Matlow Mattel Children’s Foundation
As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.” Mary Anne Radmacher
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kraemer Mr. Robert B. Kraemer David L. Krasne, M.D. Ms. Sandra Krause and Mr. William B. Fitzgerald Peter W. and Christine Kuyper Mr. and Mrs. James N. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lande Jeffrey and Eileen Lapota Latham & Watkins LLP Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Laverty Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Laverty, Jr. Lear Siegler, Inc. Peggy Lee Dr. and Mrs. William W. Lee Sara Lee Foundation Leiner Health Products, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Leiweke Tiffany and Mark Lemons Mr. and Mrs. Albert Levinson Mr. Samuel Levy Bernard Lewis
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. May MCA Foundation Mari and Patrick McAlister McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Esther and Cyrus McClean McDermott, Will & Emery Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John B. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. William H. McElnea, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. McGonagle Dr. and Mrs. John F. McGonigle Mr. and Mrs. James A. McMahan Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. McRoskey MedAssets Gustave G. Michel Mr. and Mrs. John H. Michel Joe and Wanda Miller Michael and Miriam Miller Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mirman Estate of Clara Moeller Dr. Harry A. Rockoff and Eva Monty Morgan Stanley
Morley Group, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morton Mr. Henry T. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. David H. Murdock Janice and Ned Nelsen Mr. Paul L. Newman Newman’s Own Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Nicholaw Ms. Stella Nichols David and Tina Nishida Northern Trust Bank of California N.A. The Caroline Ahmanson and Margo and Michael O’Connell Families Dr. and Mrs. Steven O’Day Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Malley Office Depot, Inc. Michelle and Connolly Oyler Pacific Heart Institute Lee H. Palmer Alex and Gerlinde Parker Wes Parker Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Pediatric Critical Care Medical Group Permanent Charities Committee Mr. and Mrs. Homer H. Peters M. Jacqulyn and W. Harold Petersen Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Mary Pickford Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pietrafesa Dr. Parviz Pirnazar’s Family Pozzo Construction Co. The Luigi P. Pozzo Family Terry and Fred Quimby The Rabinovitch Foundation Miriam Rand RAND Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Rauth Valerie and Gil Ray The Nancy Reagan Foundation John B. Richards, M.D. Dr. Ellis and Frances Ring General and Mrs. Gwynn Robinson Rockwell International Corporation Gary and Della Rolle Seymour F. Rosenwasser, M.D. Mary Murphy and Thomas M. Rowland Roxbury Capital Management, LLC Vicki “Gladys” and Melvin Rubin Mrs. Kenneth Allen Ruck Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Sachs
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Thomas L. Safran Saint John’s Associated Architects Patricia Sakai and Family Salomon Smith Barney Mr. and Mrs. George Sands Santa Monica Bay Area Physicians, Inc. Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group Dr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Sarti Ms. Katharine B. Scallan Jean and Franklin Schaffner Mr. and Mrs. George T. Scharffenberger Jacquie Schemnitzer Alfred L. Schmitz, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulte Mike Schuminsky Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Schweitzer Ms. Nadya Scott Seacoast Foundation Marguerite H. B. Seamans Security Pacific Foundation Fern and Robert Seizer Sempra Energy Estate of Edith B. Sensenbrenner Richard and Esther Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shaw Bill and Leslie Shaw Robert J. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Shea, Jr. Ms. Lessie A. Shea Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sheppard Robert S. Sherins, M.D. and Marlene J. Sherins, R.N. Milton Shoong Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Leon J. Shulman Siemens Dr. Olga E. Mohan and Mr. Fred Simmons Robert Ellis Simon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M.D. Sincere Dr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Singer Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, Inc. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Skarupa Lon V. Smith Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William Weber Smith Mrs. Kathleen H. Smith Karen and William Sonneborn Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc
Southern California Edison Southern California Medical Gastroenterology Group, Inc. Southwest Airlines Charlene and Burton Sperber Spirent Communications Inc The Sports Club Company, Inc. Doris Jones Stein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Marc I. Stern The Hadley & Marion Stuart Foundation Estate of Frances J. Sweeney Stanley Sworski, CLU, ChFC Synthes (U.S.A.) Frank Tack Mr. and Mrs. Tsuneo Tanaka Betty Tegart Valerie and Nick Tell Linnette and Hubert Temple Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tharnstrom Tillamook County Creamery Association Times Mirror Foundation Grant A. Tinker Suzanne Tito Sandra and Kenneth Tokita, M.D. Reva and Bill Tooley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Trainer Jeanette Trepp Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Trilling Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Troop Estate of Hazel Trott Trust Company of the West Ms. Blossom Trustman Mr. Kaya Tuncer Hope and Roy Turney Alice C. Tyler Mrs. Luella W. Ulrich Universal Studios of Hollywood The UNOVA Foundation Rex and Ruth Van Trees Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Varner Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wacker Fred and Anne Waldeck William S. and Sara G. Wallace A.C. and Shaughne S. Warnack Warner Brothers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lew R. Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Web Service Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Doug Weitman Lawrence and Fern Welk
Wells Fargo Foundation Westmac Commercial Brokerage Company Westside Radiology Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Edward White Bernie and Ellen White Drs. Shirley and Irvin Whiteman The Wickes Foundation Estate of Catherine M. Wilken Wilmington Trust FSB Estate of Maude A. Wilson Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Frank P. Winne Richard E. and March Wiseley Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiseman Dr. Deborah Lehman and Dr. Marc Wishingrad Witherbee Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William D. Witherspoon L. L. Woods Foundation Drs. Gareth and Barbara Wootton Mr. Stephen A. Wynn Mr. and Mrs. Parviz Yari Mr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin Yep Ms. Adelaide Young Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frank Ziegler Mrs. Paul Ziffren Mr. and Mrs. Mel Ziontz
We also gratefully acknowledge all of our anonymous donors.
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Leadership Giving Saint John’s celebrates the generosity of the following individuals and organizations whose annual gifts of cash, securities and pledges including the Campaign and Special Event Giving totaling $1,000 and above from January 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013. These funds help maintain patient programs, services and rebuilding of the Health Center. $1,000,000 and Above Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen The Wilder Family Trust $100,000 - $499,999 The John W. Carson Foundation, Inc. Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Mr. Gerard H. Kievit Chuck and Barbara Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz Weingart Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Amgen, Inc. Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. The Atlas Family Foundation Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bragg Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dell Marc Hamon Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ho Donna Mettler Native Sons of the Golden West Charitable Foundation Darcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby Notkin Ms. Katharine B. Scallan $25,0000 - $49,999 Anonymous The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Boudjakdji Foundation Abbott L. Brown The Coca-Cola Refreshments Ms. Anne J. Difiore Irene Dunne Guild Miss Irene Dunne Mr. Bob Dylan David and Marianna Fisher
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Mary and Jay Flaherty Janet and Michael Fourticq Donna F. Tuttle and David G. Elmore Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Leiweke Dominic J. Ornato The Stone Family Fund Betty Tegart Edward and Mary White $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous Mrs. Elizabeth Helms Adams Aecom Technology Corporation Management Group Steven and Sheri Altieri Mr. and Mrs. David L. Anawalt The Annenberg Foundation Maria and Emilio Arechaederra Margot and Mark Armbruster Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arnstein Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Assaf Rachel and Lee Ault Ms. Li Bailey Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter Milo W. Bekins Foundation Ms. Valerie Bertinelli Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bezahler Deborah and Andy Bogen Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Suzanne and Stan Caplan Michael and Victoria Cohen Mr. Patrick Crane Crothall Healthcare, Inc. Cymetrix Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Davidson Mary Y. Davis Ms. Pat G. Davis Kelly and Robert Day Leo E. Denlea, Jr. DePuy Mitek, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dischler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr. The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Ducot Louise and Billie Earn East West Bank Dr. and Mrs. Neal ElAttrache Dan and Christine Ewell Farmers Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Ferry Dr. and Mrs. Terry Flanagan Ms. Stella Hall and Mr. James H. Fordyce Barbara J. Foreman Katie and Bill Garland Francis E. and Lucy F. Gartlan Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Gee Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Gibello Allan and Ellie Goldman The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Peter and Gretchen Haight William H. Hannon Foundation Ms. Linda Grey Heitz Barron Hilton Marcia Wilson Hobbs Tonian B. Hohberg Nancy Stark and Stanley Iezman Mr. Bill Guthy and Ms. Victoria Jackson Kanoff Family Foundation Glorya N. Kaufman Mr. Fred E. Keeler, III Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kissick Patricia and Tony Kouba Robert B. Kraemer Peter W. and Christine Kuyper Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lear Mr. Gordon Lee Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Licklider Gerald and Dorothy Lipsky Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Robert and Beth Lowe James P. Lower, Esq. Carolyn and Bruce Ludwig Major League Soccer, LLC Mari and Patrick McAlister Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan Carl and Rena McKinzie The Jacquie and Harry McMahon Family Foundation Meissner Manufacturing Co., Inc. The D. Llewellyn Miller Family Joe and Wanda Miller Mrs. Margaret S. Miller Fred Simmons and Olga Mohan Ms. Alecia Moore Morgan Stanley Jackie and Skip Morgen Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morton Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Mullin Victoria and Carl Murray Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Nesbitt
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Helen and Jack Nethercutt Chris and Dick Newman Mr. and Mrs. Vince H. Otte Pyramid Advisors, LP Terry Hamilton Quimby Raina and James Ring Gary and Della Rolle Mary and Wolfgang Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. Lionel G. Ruhman Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge Saint John’s Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group Ms. Nadya Scott Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shaw Charles Robert and Carol Sievers Loraine and Robert Sinskey, M.D. Michael and Nancy Sitrick Charles and Carol Smith Mr. and Mrs. Marc I. Stern Linnette and Hubert Temple Sally and James A. Thomas Time Warner Cable Sports Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Trilling Cynthia and Richard Troop Verizon Wireless Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wacker A.C. and Shaughne S. Warnack Wasserman Foundation The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Ellie and Tom Wertheimer Mr. and Mrs. Ted G. Westerman Gretchen and Bruce Willison Mr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin Yep Mel and Nancy Ziontz $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous 19Entertainment, Inc. Activision Blizzard, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac LLP Carolina W. Barrie Bayside Anesthesia Medical Group Ms. Whitney Beller Craig and Marion Benell Debra and Norris Bishton Bravado International Group Mr. and Mrs. Eli Broad Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Burke
California Oncology Research Institute Mrs. Robert T. Campion Chapman, Bird & Tessler, Inc. CoverGirl Mr. Kevin Crane Creative Artists Agency, LLC Mr. Roger Davies Kelly and George Davis Mr. Scott R. Diehl Dr. Maggie L. DiNome and Mr. Gerard DiNome Carolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty Family Ms. Sara Dylan Mrs. Dorothy Dumke Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Merle Epstein Ernst & Young LLP
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord." Proverbs 19:17
First American Title Insurance Company Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Rhonda Fleming Carlson Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Mark and Ellie Gottwald Tiffany B. Grunwald, M.D. Evelyn and Eddie Guerboian Mr. and Mrs. Burt I. Harris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hill Richard Hillman Mr. Jeremy Hogue Ambassador and Mrs. Glen Holden John and Eileen Huarte Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Hubbard J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC Judith and Steaven K. Jones Mr. Paul D. Kaplan Mrs. Phyllis Gorby Kelly Kelton Fund - Lenny and David Kelton Mr. and Mrs. Morton Kirshner KJ Surgery Center, LLC Anita and Allen Kohl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larkin, Jr. Steven J. Levine, M.D. Longo Toyota-Scion-Lexus Mr. David S. Lyman
Mrs. Howard Matlow Judy and Steve McDonald MedAssets Medical Centre of Santa Monica MWAM Holdings, LLC Mr. Joshua A. Pack Mr. Stephen F. Page M. Jacqulyn and W. Harold Petersen Thomas and Jacqueline Ray RCA Records General and Mrs. Gwynn Robinson Ms. Rachelle J. Roxborough Rubin Postaer and Associates Mr. Alan R. Rummage Mr. Parviz Safaei Saint John’s Tower Imaging Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schmitt Su-z and Ted Schneider Edward J. Schrillo Vincent and Sandra Scully Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Southern California Medical Gastroenterology Group, Inc. The Stewart Foundation Mrs. Mary Hart and Mr. Burt Sugarman Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tharnstrom The Upchurch Family Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group, Inc. John Wayne Cancer Institute Mrs. Ruth Weil Westside Surgery Center, Inc. Parviz and Nina Yari $2,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Ms. Miriam Muscarolas and Mr. Grant Abramson Allwest Nursing Services, Inc. Brenda F. Anderson Art and Pat Antin Mr. Palgahat S. Balasubramanian Mr. Devon J. Baranski Andrew and Karleen Basch Judy and Chuck Beck Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Belden Mrs. Hilda W. Bellanca Bergen Foundation Maurine Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Blum Ms. Tatiana Botton Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Bristol
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HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Cindy and Joe Connolly Mr. and Mrs. John G. Danhakl Designs by Georgina Mr. and Mrs. A. Redmond Doms The Richard F. Dwyer - Eleanor W. Dwyer Fund Marc and Gayle Ezralow Malcolm Lee and Jody Fine Harold J. and Marie J. Fouts Trust Mr. Robert Freedman Mr. and Mrs. David J. Goldberg Stanley Golden, D.D.S. Mr. Mark Goldman Katherine and Robert Gray, MD Ms. Cameron Hall Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall Mr. and Mrs. Mike Harper Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Kenton S. Horacek Mr. and Mrs. Bo Hyde Ms. Sharon A. Keith Jimmy and Brooke Klein David L. Krasne, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. Kristan Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Larson Mrs. Milton J. Lear Philip and Deidre Logsdon Ms. Lauren A. McCollum Mr. and Mrs. William P. McKenna Theodore Hartley and Dina H. Merrill Mrs. John H. Michel Mr. Andrew B. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Mink Mr. and Mrs. Jarl Mohn Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mumford Ms. Stella Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Norman Arnetta Notkin Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Polin Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Richardson The Honorable and Mrs. Edward M. Ross Gerald M. Roth, M.D. Janet K. Salomonson, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulte Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seizer Mr. John Shaw Ms. Samantha Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Soboroff Mr. Gilbert W. Speed Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sutton Mr. Aaron Tout
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Wal-Mart Foundation John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary Admiral and Mrs. John C. Weaver Drs. Deborah Lehman and Marc Wishingrad Drs. Gareth and Barbara Wootton The Word and Brown Companies $1,000 - $1,999 Anonymous Chuck and Kathy Adams Joseph Balbona, AIA, LEED AP - RBB Architects, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Banchik John R. Barone Mr. Michael C. Barschig Dr. Grace Gabe and Mr. Warren Bennis Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Berney Dr. and Mrs. Anton Bilchik
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Camus
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr. Mrs. Alfred S. Bloomingdale Mr. Christopher J. Bourdon Nachman Brautbar, M.D. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Jules Buenabenta Mr. Joseph M. Burschinger Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cale Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Casey The Classy Bag Lady Mr. David Comfort and Ms. Kasey Crown Ms. Jacqueline Davis Mr. David S. Devito Katherine R. Devonshire Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Dickerson Patrick A. Doheny Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dunn Mr. Timothy A. Dunn
Mr. Rodney J. Edmunds Dr. Bonnie Berman and Mr. Jay Farbstein Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Feldman Damon and Lindy Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Kurt L. Franzen Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Frey Cookie Galanti Mr. Peter Galier Ms. Berta A. Gehry Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Glick Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Graham Mr. Sid Greenberg Evelyn and John Grinnell Mr. and Mrs. Allan Grossbard Ms. Janice K. Halverson Dr. Thomas and Christine Hanscom Mr. and Mrs. James M. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr. HBO Films Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hearty Dr. and Mrs. George P. Herr Mr. Walter R. Holly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William L. Horton Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ireland Mr. George W. Jeffs Mari and Michael Johnson Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Ruthie, Annie and Rosie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Kanin Ms. Frances E. Kent Mary Ellen Klee Michael and Corie Koss Barry and Melanie Landsberg Mrs. Jennifer Lao Latham & Watkins LLP Mr. and Mrs. Jin Lee Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Levin Dr. and Mrs. Hillary H. Ling Lena Longo Mr. Randall Love Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Macker Mr. and Mrs. George Mackin Mr. and Mrs. Evans L. Malanga Dr. and Dr. Bert R. Mandelbaum Mrs. Glen McDaniel Pat and Jim McGinn Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McGinnis Mr. Andrew McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Medress Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Meltzner Mrs. Susan P. Mitchel
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Dr. Harry A. Rockoff and Eva Monty Dr. and Mrs. James J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Chase Morsey Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Dr. and Mrs. Sam C. Muslin Dr. Cara Natterson and Dr. Paul D. Natterson Mr. and Mrs. David E. Nesbitt Mr. and Mrs. David J. O’Keefe John and Patricia O’Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Polster Dallas Price-Van Breda John B. Richards, M.D. Mrs. Amy Roegler Ms. Alexandra A. Roje Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Roney Dr. Bud Hoffman and Mrs. Mary E. Saltzburg Mr. Emmanuel Saquee Mr. and Mrs. A. Chris Scibelli Mrs. Yvonne de C. Segerstrom Angela and Peter Shaw Mr. Gene Shutler Mr. David P. Simmonds Mr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr. Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Stein, Jr. Mr. David L. Stiller Ann-Marie Streibich Mr. Peter McMillan and Mrs. Theresa Strempek Angela and Chris Tesari Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Thomas Drs. Bo H. and David Thordarson Teddi Tindall and John Morris Grant A. Tinker Robert and Keren Vacher Ms. Lisa Vidato Los Angeles Vikings Charities, Inc. Gretchen A. Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Weiner Ms. Shelley Weinstein Doug and Ellen Weitman Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Weston Mr. James A. Wiatt Shannon and Kirk Wickstrom Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Z. Wilson Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Frank P. Winne The Wolfen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Woolner Cheryl and Peter Ziegler
Friends for the Future We are pleased to honor and thank donors who have shared their legacy intentions with us by designating Saint John’s Health Center in their estate plans via a will, trust, annuity, retirement plan, insurance policy, estate note or other document to support our mission. These gifts represent a substantial resource that ensures a long-term, stable financial future for Saint John’s. Mr. Roy H. Aaron, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Ackerberg Edgardo and Francesca Acosta Mrs. Mary S. Adams Ms. Barbara Abercrombie and Mr. Robert V. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. Dr. Robert and Kinne Amonic Dr. and Mrs. Harlan Amstutz Sophie Andriaschuk, M.D. and Leslie MacConnell Joe Archer George E. Armbruster, M.D. Dr. and Rolf D. Arndt Carol K. Armentrout Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Ash Barbara and William Ashby Ms. Robin A. Ashby Ms. Margaret Ast Rachel and Lee Ault Ms. Dorothy J. Avazian Dr. Louis and Lynne Babior Ms. Li Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ban Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Barcay Edward R. Baker John Mortimer Ballagh Madeliene C. Barnes Mary E. Barrett Mrs. Norma B. Bartman Estate of Mrs. Leigh M. Battson Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Baylor Judith and Charles Beck Mrs. Irene L. Bednar Jane and Phil Bellomy Lloyd A. Benfer Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Berens Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bergal Judy and Bob Berglass
Mr. Herbert Berk Irving H. Berkovitz, M.D. Alan and Ruth Berliner Mr. and Mrs. Milton I. Berman Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein Mr. Wallace Berrie Dr. William R. Bethea Ludwig R. Biber Mr. and Mrs. Park Biglow Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr. James R. Blake, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Bogen Virginia Clay Borden Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bradbury Robert Breech, Jr. Mrs. Frances L. Brody Honorable Victoria Chaney and Stanley Brosman, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brown, Jr. Mr. Robert J. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burg Janice H. Burrill Mrs. William Burris Genevieve Busch Mr. Louis T. Busch Dr. Jerry H. Buss Mrs. JoAnn C. Buss Mr. Jon Byk William J. Cagney Phila M. Caldwell Mrs. Eileen M. Call Mrs. Markley C. Cameron Katy S. Campbell Stella Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Campion Mr. Agustin M. Campos Victor A. Candioty, M.D. Ruth A. Cardona Charitable Remainder Trust Patricia J. Carleton Mr. William Carpenter Mr. Neil Carrey Ms. Melinda T. Carswell Rowena Chappelow Jones Ms. Geraldine Chase Ms. Dolores Childers Mrs. Helen S. Christman Mr. George Christy
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HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Victoria N. Coberly Ms. Gail Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Coleman Thomas P. Collier and Marian R. Collier Shirley P. Collier Edward R. Connelly Henrietta G. Cown Jean Craig B.A. Patrick Croghan Dr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Daly Bettie J. Davis Ms. Pat G. Davis Patricia M. Davis Mr. Fred A. Deichmann Jeanne A. DeSaix Martha Desplenter Mr. and Mrs. Gary Deutschman Ms. Anne J. Difiore Carolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty and Family Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Dodd Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr. Ms. Doris Donovan Ms. Eleanor Dougherty Mrs. Sandra Downey Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Ducot Ms. Jacqueline B. Dugan Irene Dunne Dr. and Mr. Albert T. Ehringer Mrs. Dorothy Dumke Elliott Mrs. Irene Farber-Endler Mr. Max Engel Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Josephine McDonald Failor Daniel E. Fast, M.D. and Thomas E. O’Brien Mrs. Theresa M. Feathers Mrs. M. Richard Ferguson Marion S. Fierman David H. Fils, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Terry M. Flanagan Mr. Max Flehinger John C. Folz Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fouts Rhonda Fleming Carlson Barbara J. Foreman Ms. Margaret Francis Mr. and Mrs. William D. Fremont The Robert Gale Trust James Brad Geis Roland Getze and Josephine Balling Herbert P. Gibbs
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John E. Gilmore, M.D. and Kathleen E. Gilmore Kathleen E. Gilmore Trust Elsie A. Giorgi, M.D. Allan and Ellie Goldman Danny Goldman Dorothy A. Goldman Francis H. Goldwyn Mrs. Marie Goman Ms. Ruth D. Goodman Drs. Kendra and Glenn Gorlitzky Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Graner Donna B. Grant Ingrid C. Grayson Shirl and Wally Grayson Dolly Green Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gross Peter and Gretchen Haight Ms. Cameron Hall Dr. Duke M. Hanna Mildred Hannon Virginia S. Harper Shila and Morris Hazan Ms. Edith T. Hanser Joseph A. Hardwick, M.D. Hildegard Brant Harris Edith H. Healy Ms. Helen M. Healy Daniel D. Hillman, M.D. Ms. Vera J. Hirtz Mr. William H. Hodges Stuart Hodosh, M.D. Tonian Hohberg Ambassador and Mrs. Glen Holden Francis Hommes Sarah Horowitz Ms. Marian S. Houghton Dr. George Anthony Hruneni Mrs. George J. Hummer Hermenia Hutchinson Rubie M. Hutchinson Marilyn and William B. Hutchinson, M.D. Hilda M. Hyort Ms. Jean Ibarra Estate of Galt Rankin Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Iorillo Delbert E. Jack Mr. and Mrs. Paterick Jeffries Frank B. Jemison Jeannette K. Jemison Judith and Steaven K. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen
Mr. Mark A. Kadzielski, Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Kahn Hon. Bernard and Susan Kamins Mary Ellen and Chris Kanoff Agnes Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Van Kelsey Michael Kennedy Mr. Gerard H. Kievit Ralph W. Kiewit, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kivel M. Murray Kleinman Mr. Nathan Kolodny Mr. and Mrs. Bernard B. Korn Dr. Robert and Annabelle Kositchek Mr. and Mrs. J. Anthony Kouba Mr. Carl Kovach Mrs. Phyllis Kraemer Mary Jo Kusiak Maurice J. Lamerain Franklin K. Lane Margaret and Tom Larkin Katherine A. Laughren J. Martrin Leatherman Norman and Sadie Lee Norma Lefkowitz Mrs. Phyllis G. Leis Mrs. Patti Lewis Mr. William T. Liverman David Lloyd Mario Loucel Carolyn and Bruce Ludwig Helen and Irving Ludwig Edith MacIntyre Luanne M. Magee Edgar J. Mannix Ruth Koolish March and Family Dr. and Mrs. Jaroslav J. Marik Frank J. Marini Louise Marshall Mr. and Mrs. John F. Marten Sidney Marto Ms. Birdie Masson Vera E. Masters Mrs. Irene L. Matheson Mrs. Anne Mattox Mrs. Leonard Mautner Mr. Booker McClay Mrs. Maria Lim McClay Esther and Cyrus McClean Glen and Marilyn McDaniel Mr. William G. McGagh Thomas and Katherine McKay
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McLaughlin Mrs. Jacqueline McMahan Paul E. McMaster Paula Kent Meehan Louis and Sylvia Meitus Ruben and Donna Mettler Stanley and Dodo Meyer G. G. Michael Lana Milton, M.D. Clara Moeller Dr. and Mrs. James J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Alexander A. Mueller, M.D. Merle and Peter Mullin Mr. Meade Murphy Mr. William J. Murphy Victoria and Carl Murray Marjorie Myers Mr. Daniel Nadler Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Nagata Mr. Steve Nelson Mrs. Sylvia R. Neville Lorena Mayer Nidorf Michael Nidorf Howard D. Nunn
For it is in giving that we receive.” St. Francis of Assisi Dottie O’Carroll Ms. Ruby S. Okubo Mr. and Mrs. William J. O’Neil Nathalie F. Orloff, M.D. Mr. Vince H. Otte Lee H. Palmer Margaret Palmer Jayantkumar V. Patel, M.D. William R. Pattison Mrs. Elizabeth Peeples Margaret Piacenti Mrs. Sadelle Pritikin Louis R. Prucher Mr. Michael Purcell Miriam Rand Dr. and Mrs. Lauren L. Reager Margaret Reitzel, M.D. Michael Reynard, M.D.
Anne Rich Marcia MacDonald Rivas Mr. Donald J. Robinson Ms. Josephine Rogers Bruce B. Rolf, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rolle Mr. Richard M. Rosenthal Seymour F. Rosenwasser, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Rubin Ms. Janice R. Ruck Mrs. Norman E. Rudy Mary Jayne Ruffner Helen. N. Rutledge Ronald Samet Carla and Fred Sands Mr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and Family Mr. Yuzuru Sato Dr. and Mrs. Clement Savant, Jr. Serena M. Schmidt Barbara and Charles I. Schneider Mr. and Ms. Ernest Schroer Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Schuminsky Glenn and Betty Schwalm Sandra and Vin Scully Marguerite H. B. Seamans Fern and Robert Seizer Ms. Aletha Selover Sima Shakiba, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Issa M. Shamonki Robert J. Shaw Joseph H. Sher Suzanne and Len Sheridan Robert S. Sherins, M.D. and Marlene J. Sherins, R.N. Ms. Marilyn F. Shipman Mr. and Mrs. Stanley K. Shu George Shuba Dr. and Mrs. Leon J. Shulman Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sievers Albert and Beatrice Skarupa Family Trust Mrs. Anne Simcoe Mr. Donald E. Sivacoe Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Skouras, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. Small In honor of Lynnette Heather Smith Dr. and Mrs. William Weber Smith Ms. Karen Smits Louis and Dina Sneh Mr. and Mrs. Mathew O. Souza Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon L. Spector Mr. Edward Stevens Louise Stevenson
Gloria and Jimmy Stewart Norman C. Stirling, M.D. Helen McFadyen Straitiff Jeanne and Stanley Strasberg Betty R. Stucker Mr. and Mrs. James Frank Sullivan, Jr. Ambassador and Mrs. Geoffrey Swaebe Francis J. Sweeny Dr. Alan and Dr. Roxanne Szeftel Mr. and Mrs. Togo W. Tanaka Mr. and Mrs. Harris B. Taylor Mrs. Daniel V. Teich Patience F. Tekulsky Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall Rosella and Thurzal Terry Flora L. Thornton Gordon Toler Dr. Paul E. Treusch Hazel Trott Ms. Blossom Trustman Roy and Hope Turney Mrs. Donna F. Tuttle and Mr. David G. Elmore Jack R. Twomey Luella W. Ulrich Frances L. Vanatta Mr. and Mrs. Boris Vanoff Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Verruno Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Voydat William T. Walker Sara G. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Ware Lucy Doheny Washington Mr. and Mrs. John T. Waugh Dr. Roscoe C. Webb Hans E. Weber, M.D. Estate of Mildred L. Wegner John and Laura Wegner Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss Ms. Margaret C. Wessendorf Mrs. Bernard J. Whelan Mrs. Billy Wilder Catherine M. Wilken Maude A. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Williams Mr. and Mrs. William Winans Frank P. Winne Carl A. Zabbia, M.D. ●
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