Honoring Philanthropy
SPRING 2018
Chair’s Message Ready for Another 50 Years
Dr. Tim Bernard uses Augmedix, allowing a remote medical scribe to take notes during appointments so he can maximize time with his patients.
Innovative Technology Improves PatientProvider Relationships At first glance, it seems like science fiction. Your clinician enters the exam room wearing special glasses that allow a remote medical scribe to hear and see the consultation. The scribe takes medical notes in real time, as the appointment takes place. With the patient’s consent to participate, the provider is free to concentrate entirely on care. At the end of the consultation, the provider reviews the notes submitted by the scribe, makes any corrections necessary, and submits the record. It may sound futuristic, but our clinic providers are piloting this new technology today with great results. Thanks to generous donors like you, Woodland Healthcare Foundation was able to provide a remote medical scribe service that uses Google Glass, called Augmedix, to a group of ten early adopters. The initial pilot of the program was funded with a $95,000 grant from our Area of Greatest Need fund. Once the scribe service has been fine-tuned, the technology will be offered to other interested providers. The initiative was spearheaded by Dr. Christie Carroll, a dermatologist who also serves as the Chief Experience Officer for the Woodland Clinic Medical Group. With the aim of improving the patient experience, she Continued on page 3
For half a century, we have partnered with generous donors like you to ensure our hospital and clinics have the resources needed to care for our neighbors, friends and family members. As we plan for the next fifty years, we remain dedicated to supporting high-quality, compassionate health care for our community, just as we were the day we started. Thank you for being such a valuable part of this history. Together, I know we can make our next fifty years even more successful. This year, Woodland Memorial Hospital and Woodland Clinic will receive more indispensable tools and state-of-the-art equipment provided by our historic $3 million Advanced Imaging & Surgical Services Campaign. We also welcome several new faces to the Woodland Healthcare Foundation family, as highlighted on page 6, including a new Vice President of Philanthropy and two new board members— and as always, we celebrate the generosity of our donors and recognize you for all you have made possible. Thank you for contributing to our community’s healthy future. Gratefully,
Kevin Haarberg Board Chair
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Your Donations at Work
Area of Greatest Need Grants Each year, gifts to the Area of Greatest Need funds are awarded as grants to departments that request support for specific equipment or programs. Through these grants, your generosity improves life for our patients in so many tangible ways. Just one example is an Area of Greatest Need grant that provided resources to hire a Nurse Navigator for the Yolo Adult Day Health Center after funding from an external grant was no longer available. The frailest patients who are unable to be physically present at the Adult Day Health Center need an extra level of care. With an Area of Greatest Need grant, the Center was able to hire a Nurse Navigator who works closely with the Center’s interdisciplinary team to extend services into the community and patients’ homes. This type of program is known as Community-Based Home Health and it’s becoming an increasingly popular option for chronically ill or aging patients who wish to stay in their homes. “[Home Health] is truly the wave of the future as it significantly saves
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healthcare dollars while allowing participants to regain dignity and a sense of control over their lives, feelings often lost when health problems dominate,” explains Dawn Purkey, Director of the Adult Day Health Center. The Nurse Navigator supports ten patients at a time and helps with medication management, accompanies them to medical appointments, and provides support to ensure our patients have housing, adequate food and transportation. “Having a nurse navigator as part of our clinical team truly unifies the participant’s full network of support by creating a robust and responsive safety net while ensuring the participant’s desires are at the heart of all efforts,” says Purkey.
The Center is grateful to have a Nurse Navigator back on staff. During the first three years a Nurse Navigator was on staff, the program generated 23.6% fewer emergency department visits, 24.1% fewer hospital admissions and decreased readmission rates to 1.8%, well below the national average of 20%. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable patients!
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attended a seminar on preventing physician burnout where she learned about medical scribes. When choosing a service, Augmedix stood out because of the company’s dedication to ensuring that their scribes provide notes in the style of each individual provider. “I have been very impressed with their ability to learn how I take notes and ensure there is continuity in my patients’ records,” says Dr. Carroll, “When I submit my notes, I want to make sure they’re done as I would do them.” By eliminating the need to take notes, Augmedix enhances the provider-patient relationship in several ways. It gives providers more time with patients and allows them to respond to emails, order prescriptions, and return phone calls more promptly. Patients are excited and curious about the initiative. She can ask her scribe to display specific information from a patient’s record on her glasses, eliminating the need to turn her back to consult a computer terminal. “Patients can tell I’m totally focused on them now,” explains Dr. Carroll. Dr. Tim Bernard, a podiatrist at Woodland Clinic, is another enthusiastic user. “The Augmedix scribe is helping me enjoy my practice more. I am much less stressed now and I am able to focus more on patient care, which is the best part of my job,” he explains. Dr. Bernard also believes his patients are getting a better experience when they come to see him. “Augmedix helps me to be more efficient and happier in my practice,” Dr. Bernard told us, “I am more on top of things now because of the time it saves me. I even have time to read medical journals.” Keeping accurate medical records is essential for many reasons, but especially for providing consistent, high quality patient care. New record keeping practices are burdensome, but through technology, Augmedix is giving our clinicians more time to get to know their patients and provide care with humankindness. Woodland Healthcare Foundation is grateful to our generous community of donors for enabling our caregivers to offer the best possible care. Your support helps us provide the newest and most innovative solutions for our hospital and clinics. Thank you for partnering with us—yesterday, today, and into the future.
Humankindness in the Hospital Employees go above and beyond to comfort patients While attending an employee humankindness retreat, Rebecca Johnson, RN was inspired to provide comfort to patients receiving end-of-life care at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Since then, Rebecca, her fellow nurses, and other employees have personally funded the Comfort
Care Kit Program. Woodland Healthcare Foundation collected donations for the kits from compassionate employees, raising a total $5,852 from 95 employee donors! In the hope of providing an “at home” environment, each kit includes a keepsake basket filled with a heartwarming letter, comfortable quilt, a box of tissues, and a flameless candle for the patient’s room. The program initially began supporting terminally ill patients in one unit,
and has now expanded to provide comfort for all hospitalized patients receiving end of life care. The compassionate initiative earned Rebecca Johnson the 2017 Acts of Humankindness Steward Award, which honors exemplary employees who live the mission and express the values of Dignity Health. Congratulations to Rebecca, and thank you to all the caring employees who provided Comfort Care Kits for our patients in need of humankindness during a difficult time.
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The Enduring Legacy of Dr. Costas Issidorides and Bonnie Issidorides With a shared commitment to serving humanity, Dr. Costas and Bonnie Issidorides left an indelible legacy in our community and on the world. Throughout her life, Bonnie was a philanthropist and volunteer, and Costas made a significant contribution to science when he discovered the “Beirut Reaction” with his colleague, Mahkluf Haddadin, while conducting research at the University of Beirut in Lebanon. This chemical process, for which they were awarded Lebanon’s highest Medal of Honor, has since been used to create hundreds of anti-bacterial and anti-cancer drugs. In Beirut, Bonnie dedicated her time to charitable work for the American Women’s Club and the University Wives’ Club. She also worked at the American Embassy during the Israeli and Lebanese wars, helping to ensure Americans could return home safely. Bonnie spent her afternoons reading to the blind and volunteering in the university library so that it could remain open in the evenings. After returning to the United States in 1986, Costas came
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Dr. Costas and Bonnie Issidorides gave generously of their time and resources throughout their lives, and their legacy of kindness lives on today.
out of retirement to share his talent at UC Davis while Bonnie focused on her health. She began treatment at Woodland Healthcare for an illness and was a frequent visitor to the hospital— making friendships with many on campus. Her philanthropic spirit and her gratitude for her excellent, compassionate care inspired her to join the Board of Trustees at Woodland Healthcare Foundation in 2007. At that time, Bonnie told us, “My health was recently improved, and I feel I am now able to participate in charitable work. The hospital immediately came to mind, as I have spent much time there as a patient and I would like to give
back to the institution which helped me improve so greatly.” Costas passed away in 2010, and Bonnie in 2016. Their gratitude to Woodland Healthcare for the care they received inspired them to leave an estate gift totaling over $500,000. Woodland Healthcare Foundation is deeply grateful for their generosity. The legacy of their gift will positively impact those who entrust us with their care for years to come.
Celebrating a Life of Generosity and Service Wim van Muyden, MD is well-known in Woodland, having delivered over 3,000 babies for families in our community. But many don’t know that his service extended beyond his dedication to caring for women and newborns. He served as Chief of Staff at Woodland Memorial Hospital in addition to being a prominent member of the Woodland Clinic Medical Group. Dr. van Muyden was also a generous trustee of the Woodland Healthcare Foundation board. Before he passed in 2009, he ensured through his estate plan that his support for the hospital and the community he loved would continue into the future. On December 15, 2017, Dr. van Muyden’s wife, Pauly, and their family and friends joined our board members, hospital administration, and staff to dedicate a plaque in the Family Birth Center commemorating his many years of service and generosity. We thank the van Muydens for all they have done for Woodland Healthcare and celebrate the enduring legacy of a great physician and a kind man.
Pauly van Muyden (third from left), along with members of her family, were presented with a keepsake in honor of her late husband, Dr. Wim van Muyden.
Leaving a Legacy If you have included Woodland Healthcare Foundation in your estate plan, please let us know so we may thank you and recognize you. If you are interested in learning more about making a planned gift, or to request a personal gift illustration, please call Kevin Duggan at (530) 669-5680. You may also visit the planned giving section of our website at planyourlegacy.supportwoodlandhealthcare.org 5
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Sacramento, including four other Dignity Health hospitals. Kevin’s familiarity with Woodland Healthcare Foundation is a great advantage to us as he steps in to lead our day-to-day operations.
Christina Stokke, RN Board Member
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Kevin Duggan Vice President of Philanthropy
Julia Leroux, AGNP-BC Board Member
As the Vice President of Philanthropy for the Greater Sacramento Service Area, Kevin Duggan has provided oversight for our philanthropic work. In September 2017, Kevin moved into a more hands-on role at Woodland Healthcare Foundation as the Vice President of Philanthropy. He brings over 20 years of experience in fundraising and effective philanthropy, especially in the areas of health care and hospitals. In addition to his role with Woodland Healthcare Foundation, he is also the President & CEO of Mercy Foundation, which engages community support for the Sisters of Mercy ministries in
Julia is excited to join our Board of Trustees this year. As a Nurse Practitioner at Woodland Healthcare, she knows first-hand the impact of the foundation. She looks forward to getting more people in the community involved with Woodland Healthcare Foundation and helping our board to grow support among those served by the hospital and clinic. We welcome the opportunity to learn from her 35 years of experience as a nurse to continue to improve the care for our Woodland Healthcare patients.
Christina was with Woodland Healthcare for nearly twenty years as a nurse in the Emergency Department, Catheterization Lab, Quality Program and as the Coordinator of the Chest Pain Center before she left in 2014 to open Nouvelle Medical Aesthetics in Davis. At Woodland Healthcare, she spearheaded the effort to obtain hospital accreditation as a Chest Pain Center. More recently, she helped develop and launch the Quality Patient Care accreditation. When she met our Board of Trustees, she recognized a sincere desire to improve and maintain high quality at every level of Woodland Healthcare, from physician retention to equipment upgrades. Christina is excited to bring her many years of expertise to this effort while giving back to Woodland Healthcare Foundation.
Advanced Imaging and Surgical Services Campaign Update We deeply appreciate every donor that has contributed to our campaign to enhance our surgical and imaging services at Woodland Healthcare. As you’ll see from the list below, when we work together, we can do amazing things for the health of our community. Thank you for your generosity!
Surgical Services Ultrasound With your support, we were able to purchase a new ultrasound machine that helps when administering nerve blocks to patients undergoing surgery. When using this machine, the nerve block procedure requires fewer narcotics, which improves the patient’s comfort both during and after a procedure. The machine is a dedicated unit just for the Ambulatory Surgery Center and replaces an older machine that was also being used in the main OR and the ICU. Surgical Services Ultrasound
Radiology Ultrasound A new ultrasound machine was provided to the radiology department to perform both diagnostic and vascular ultrasounds. The new ultrasound machine has streamlined the diagnostic process, improved turnaround times, and reduced delays and rescheduling for patients. The ultrasound is also used in critical cases in the Emergency Department and in Labor & Delivery for high risk pregnancies.
Site~Rite 8 Ultrasound System
Site~Rite 8 Ultrasound System
This system aids in the insertion of PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) lines in patients that require special IV access. The small and portable device can be easily moved between floors and ensures that our caregivers are able to insert heart catheters accurately without a chest x-ray. The Site~Rite helps avoid delays for patients and lowers radiation exposure.
Glide Scopes Two new glide scopes enable anesthesiologists to see a patient’s vocal cords and accurately place an endotracheal tube to assist in breathing during surgery. These scopes are used in 75% of ambulatory surgical procedures as well as in the operating room.
Glide Scope
Your gifts are making a difference in the lives of our patients every day!
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Woodland Healthcare Foundation Officers Kevin Haarberg, Chair Dennis Miller, Vice Chair
Marcus Ullrich, Treasurer Eric Sharp, Secretary
Mike Chandler, Immediate Past Chair
Board of Trustees Duane Chamberlain Kevin Duggan Peter FayĂŠ, IV Vicki FayĂŠ Ernest Hodges Roger Kohlmeier Julia Leroux, AGNP-BC James McGibbon, MD
Michael Pirruccello, MD Aaron Schmoekel Tom Schwarzgruber Christina Stokke, RN Rigo Torres Kevin Vaziri Jan Whittle
Philanthropy Team Kevin Duggan, Vice President of Philanthropy
Kendra Martin Jenine Ramirez
Mission statement Partnering with our donors for excellence in health care.
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