Volume 10 Spring 2012

Cornerstone

Patients Give BackPage 4-5

75th AnniversaryPage 11

Helping Kids Page 8-9

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PhilanthropyPartners

Being in the hospital can be a trying time. It’s often not an experience we choose—but a

necessity in our time of need. We’re grateful for each patient we serve at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Many leave a lasting impression on our caregivers long after they go home.

Some patients and their families have such a profound experience that they are moved to ensure the care received by other patients is as good as or better than what they received. You can read about two such patients’ generosity on pages 4-5.

Patients also let our caregivers know the healing care they provide truly makes a difference. Our Guardian Angel program gives patients a chance to say thank you and honors the caregivers who offer outstanding care. We receive many moving stories of kindness and compassion through the program

and share them with our physicians, nurses and other caregivers. Page 6 contains the latest caregivers nominated by patients as their Guardian Angel.

The generosity of our donors allows us to provide a margin of excellence that is unique and astounding, especially in a community of our size. Thank you for keeping us at the forefront of your charitable giving.

Casey Woodard Chief Executive, Sacred Heart Medical Center FoundationSenior Vice President of Philanthropy, PeaceHealth Foundations

Casey Woodard

Life TechnologiesOregon Research InstituteBrigitte Piniewski, MD Regional Medical Director PeaceHealth LaboratoriesDistributive Justice in Medicine: Lifestyle, Health Care Costs, Social Networks

Josh Snodgrass, PhD Professor of Anthropology University of Oregon Stress Biomarkers and Their Role in Health Research

Congratulations to 2011 Clinical Research Awardees and their research teams

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Inside

CornerstoneSpring 2012

Features

Departments

4-5Regional Infusion Center

We call our caregivers—who go out of their way to provide exceptional care to our patients—Guardian Angels. Pictured on the cover are many of the 421 Guardian Angel caregivers awarded to date. Guardian Angel

STMS Membership Matters: Debby and Clayton Walker

Children’s Miracle Network

In Memoriam

75th Anniversary Celebration

Calendar

On The Cover

Cornerstone Wins MarCom AwardsTwo recent editions of Cornerstone garnered honors from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The MarCom Awards are an international competition for marketing and communications

professionals and is one of the oldest, largest and most respected competitions in the creative industry.

The Fall 2010 edition won a Gold Award for an annual report by a non-profit and the Summer 2010 edition received an honorable mention in the non-profit magazine category.

April 4: Doctors Day

April 19: STMS Annual Membership Dinner

May 17: STMS After Hours

June 21: Foundation Board meeting

July 28: Children’s Miracle Network Winetasia

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Life Technologies

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Donors Travel Miles for Care at Regional Infusion Center

Tucked away on the second floor of Sacred Heart Medical

Center, University District is a clinic little known outside the sphere of patients who depend upon its services. Among them are two recent donors who want to ensure the exceptional patient care they experienced at the Regional Infusion Center will continue to be available to others.

The Center administers intravenous medicines and blood products to outpatients—typically, people living

at home with cancer or another serious illness. It also provides maintenance of the patient’s port:

a small device installed under the skin that connects to a catheter in a vein, allowing the patient to receive routine treatments without being stuck with a needle again and again.

Joanie Lafferty recently celebrated her fifth Christmas since being diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma, a rare and difficult-to-diagnose condition. Even since retiring to Las Vegas with her husband, Peter, two years ago, she continues to fly to Eugene at least four times a year—and not

The personalized care provided by the Infusion Center, Dave Chambers says, was “exactly what we were looking for.”

Gifts to the Center ensure care continues for all patients

Patients receive care at the Regional Infusion Center (top and opposite page).

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just to visit family. She visits Sacred Heart’s Regional Infusion Center to have her double port cleaned.

“I just feel more comfortable having my port cleaned in Eugene,” she says. “They’re very nice and they’re fast.”

Having since spent time in hospitals from Portland to Las Vegas, she continues to choose Sacred Heart for her care when she can. Her recent gift of $30,000 will help spruce up the Infusion Center and, in the process, help to upgrade the University District hospital. “The Lafferty family has always supported Sacred Heart,” she says. “It’s always been a great hospital.”

Hollis Chambers also traveled a great distance to receive treatment at Sacred Heart—in her case, from Yreka, Calif. Diagnosed with a rare

form of cervical cancer, Hollis was referred to doctors at the Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, who put her on a regimen of five days of chemotherapy once a month. Her first treatment was scheduled at Sacred Heart’s Regional Infusion Center and she was so pleased with her care she chose to get the rest of her treatments at the Infusion Center.

“You guys spoiled us,” says Chambers’ husband, David. “The care was so good. The reason we stayed there was because of your people; the staff was incredible. There was just a general feeling that you were there to help us.”

It was Hollis Chambers’ wish, discussed on those long drives between Yreka and Eugene, to provide the Foundation with $250,000 to establish the Hollis

L. Chambers Oncology Nursing Education Endowment—a wish Dave carried out after Hollis’ death in September 2011. That endowment will send one or two Sacred Heart oncology nurses to national conferences each year and will bring leading speakers to Eugene to continue the education of the oncology nursing staff here.

“‘I want to do something for these people,’” Dave Chambers recalls his wife saying about her caregivers at Sacred Heart. “‘No matter how this thing turns out, I want to make sure this type of treatment is perpetuated.’”

We’re grateful for the generosity of the Lafferty and Chambers families. To make a donation to the Regional Infusion Center, use the return envelope found in this issue.

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Angels and Counting 4 2 1

Sometimes the caring and compassion of one person makes all the difference, especially when you’re in the hospital. We call these caregivers—who go out of their way to provide exceptional care to our patients—Guardian Angels. When a patient or their family nominates a Guardian Angel, the caregiver receives a special lapel pin and certificate in a moving recognition ceremony. Here are the most recent Guardian Angels honored for a job well done.

Piyalo Adom, RNKaren Albright, RNLaurie Anderson, RNMichael Barrett, 2nd awardEmily Bellinger, RNHannah Blatchley, RNCarol Boone, HousekeeperLanelle Britt, CNABen Burlison, RNMatt Calzia, RNCynthia Cavezza, RN 2nd awardDeborah Christensen, Nurse manager 2nd awardBrad Christopher, RNChrystal Slonecker, CNABeth Claire, RNDavid Clem, RNKen Clifton, RN 2nd awardRuthanne Coen, CNAJill Conney, RNBrenda Cooper, Ward ClerkDanielle Curran, Physical therapist Micah Deering, RNGayatri Devi, CNA 3rd awardDustin Dickason, CNAPat Dickason, RNNicole Douglas, RNCathy Elliot, Physical therapistLaurie Everts, RN 2nd awardTami Fanning, RNKelsey Felt, RNMichelle Gregson, RNJody Gutierrez, RN

Shannon Hancock, CNATeresa Harbert, CNAAaron Harding, Cardiac rehab therapistMary Harnish, CNA 2nd awardMeghan Hart, RNBarbara Hazen, Physical therapistKris Herbert, CNATorina Hill, RNDavid Hinkley, Patient team supportDawn Holdt, RNCarolyn Inglis, CNACrystal Jackson, RNCaryn Jacobs, RNDave Johnson, RNArminta Judd, RNPam Kalstad, Cardiac rehab therapistMichelle Kennedy, RN 3rd awardJo Ann Kersley, CNAMatt Kish, CNAShy Kruse, RNKaty Laplante, RN 2nd award Deanna Lenihan, RNLisa Love-Wiese, Speech therapistTeresa McConnell, CNAKrissy McGee, CNAKelly McNeil, RNFrieda Miller, RNCarlos Morales, RN 2nd awardJim Moseley, CNAJoyous Newman, RNGordon Nielson, RNKen Olsen, Chaplain 3rd award

Barbara Orsi, RNAleshia Pasi, CNAJanet Perez, Crisis services supervisor Terri Perez, PhlebotomistKaren Peterson, RNMark Peterson, RNNadine Powell, RNTara Puhala, RNMisty Quimby, RNBrent Richardson, RN 2nd awardJordan Roeder, RN 2nd awardKelly Rosander, RNCarlene Ruddiman, RNShih-lin Shen, RN 2nd awardKim Stahlnecker, Physical therapistAllison Stephens, RNAmy Swanson, RN Kathy Temes, Physical therapistSangthong Thavisack, CNADonna Thompson, LPN 2nd awardShawna Tree, RNDenyce Upshaw, LPN 2nd awardTerri Vaughn, PhleobotomistAlyssa Wagner, RNWilliam Walker, RNMary Whiteman, CNALeila Willis, CNABrad Wilson , Environmental services Rachel Wood, CNAChrystal Work, Data coordinator Lisa Yue, CNA

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Sister Theodore Marie Society

Debby and Clayton Walker

Take the Society Reins

Membership Matters

Debby and Clayton Walker

Angels and Counting

W hen Debby and Clayton Walker joined the Sister

Theodore Marie Society (STMS) in 1998, they did so for two reasons—they believed in Sacred Heart’s healing mission and a friend asked them. Those are the same reasons they agreed to become co-chairs of the Society.

Even before joining STMS, they had a deep affinity for Sacred Heart. After all, they’d visited the hospital—and its emergency department—many times over the years for various medical needs.

Community benefits from top-notch careHaving the quality of care available at Sacred Heart in a community the size of ours continues to be remarkable. “Knowing you can have the best of care, even in a relatively small town like ours, is a wonderful confidence to have,” Debby says. “There are a lot of communities

that don’t have the resources we do,” adds Clayton. “The ability to get world-class health care in Lane County is a blessing for everyone in the region. It makes us a special place.”

Long-time residents give backClayton and Debby have lived in Lane County for most of their lives—Clayton moved here in grade school and Debby moved from Bend after she graduated high school. They have three children, one daughter and two sons, all of whom are married and live in the Seattle area.

The Walkers are blessed with three young

grandchildren. So perhaps it’s no surprise that they enjoy visiting the Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric units each Christmas. Dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus, they deliver presents and bring cheer to children hospitalized at Sacred Heart over the holidays.

“To be there with those families at such a critical

time in their lives is a gift they give to us,” Debby says.

To learn more about the Sister Theodore Marie Society, contact us at (541) 686-6958 or

visit www.peacehealth.org/stms.

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Children’s Miracle Network

The second-annual Lunch at Tiffany’s event went off without a hitch. Hundreds of ladies dolled up for the luncheon and silent auction dedicated to raising funds for infants and children treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Guests mingled with friends, bid on fabulous packages, heard heartwarming stories and made

a difference in the lives of local children. Overall, our donors’ generosity raised almost $112,000 to help provide care for sick and injured children. Thank you!

Thank you to all of our 2011 sponsors: Credit Unions for Kids, Foresters and Jerry’s Home Improvement Center.

Lunch at Tiffany’ssee youthere!

Dance Marathon keeps growing in its fifth year

A 12-hour Dance Marathon at the University of Oregon in January raised more than $28,000 for Children’s Miracle Network at Sacred Heart. Held on college

Dolled Up for a CauseWant to get involved? Consider donating goods and services, which are an essential part of making all CMN events possible. We gather items for our auction throughout the year. If you can help, we’re looking for bottles of wine, unique or decorative wine glasses, winery certificates, wine accessories and holiday decor. Drop your donation off at the Foundation office or call us at (541) 686-6456 to arrange a pick up.

Join us on Nov. 14 for the third annual luncheon. Buy tickets or a table online at www.peacehealth.org/cmn.

campuses across the country, Dance Marathon provides a fun and educational way for students to plan a major event and learn about philanthropy in their communities. Students seek business sponsors, recruit dance teams and hold fund-raisers and events leading

up to the dance party. The first UO marathon was in 2007, and interest and support has surged since. More than 800 students took to the dance floor this year—thank you! Not to be outdone, Oregon State University will hold its inaugural Dance Marathon this spring on April 28.

Shaking It Up for Health Care

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Thanks to the generosity of long-time local resident, Dorothy Schultz, Children’s Miracle Network at Sacred Heart Medical Center has received its largest ever gift.

Born in Corvallis in 1915, Dorothy, and her husband, Ted, owned a grocery store in Vaughn, Crosstown Tavern in Eugene, and other local businesses. Although she had no children of her own, their welfare was clearly in her heart. Her bequest of $200,000 creates the Theodore and Dorothy Schultz Children’s Endowment.

“This gift will help us continue to provide compassionate and healing care to generations of children,” says Jill Burrell, Manager of Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Sacred Heart. “We are so very grateful.”

For more information on including Sacred Heart in your will, contact Beth Walsh at (541) 686-4759 or bwalsh@peacehealth.org.

Legacy Giving

Children’s Miracle Network

Receives Largest GiftBequest from local donor goes to save babies and children at Sacred Heart

Program teaches the importance of care for infants in need

Once again, talented and daring high school students take to the stage to raise money for children treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center. The annual Kids Helping Kids high school pageants began in early March and continue on through mid-May. Support our kids—big and small—and check out a pageant this year.

• Sheldon (Mr. Irish) - March 3

• Creswell (Mr. Bulldog) - March 10

• Oakridge (Mr. & Miss OHS) - March 10

• Reedsport (Mr. RHS) - March 16

• Willamette (Mr. Wolverine) - March 17, 6:30 p.m.

• Churchill (Mr. Lancer) - March 22

• North Bend (Mr. Bulldog) - April 7

• South Eugene (Mr. Axeman) - April 7

• Crescent Valley (Mr./Ms. CV) - April 7

• Marist (Mr. Spartan) - April 14

• North Eugene (Mr. North) - April 14

• Springfield (Miss Miller & Mr. SHS) - April 14

• Junction City (Mr. Tiger) - April 16

• Thurston (Mr. THS) - April 21, 6 p.m.

• Pleasant Hill (Mr. Billie) - April 28

• Cottage Grove (Lion King) - May 5

• Lebanon (Mr. LHS) - May 18, 6:30 p.m.

Pageants start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Kids Helping Kids Learn More Than Laughs

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In MemoriamWe mourn the passing of eight members of the Sister Theodore Marie Society: Stanley Baldwin, MD; Kent Christoferson, MD; Fred Hample; Skip Kriz; George Long, MD; George “Rusty” Mayer; Harold Squires and Daphne Walwyn.

Stanley Baldwin, MD, had a long history with Sacred Heart Medical Center, first as the hospital’s second cardiac surgeon and later with the Foundation, where he served as Director of Philanthropy. He was a firm believer in the power of philanthropy and was responsible for the single largest gift to Sacred Heart from one of his former patients. Dr. Baldwin’s enthusiastic support of RiverBend came full circle in 2008, when he became one of the first patients to undergo coronary bypass surgery in the new hospital. Friends, patients and colleagues mourning his unexpected passing remember him not only as a skilled surgeon but as a lovable and caring man. Stan and Judy joined the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 1997.

Kent Christoferson, MD, served as an ophthalmologist in Eugene from 1956 to 1990. He was a veteran of

both World War II and the Korean conflict. He became a member of the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 2006.

Fred Hample joined the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 1990 and later served as a member of the Foundation board of directors. Fred was business owner, consultant and motivational speaker and was actively involved in a number of nonprofit organizations. He and his wife, Clarene, have long been passionate supporters of cardiac care at Sacred Heart, having both battled heart disease and have been grateful for the treatment they received at Sacred Heart.

Skip Kriz helped to shape and lead PeaceHealth for more than 35 years, ending his career as the organization’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Among his many contributions, he guided PeaceHealth’s strategy from 1997 to 2007. As both an executive and a donor—he, and his wife Susie, joined the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 1992—Skip embodied the mission, helping to ensure that the families and communities served

by PeaceHealth had access to the best care and the best providers, regardless of their circumstances. His many friends remember Skip fondly as a man of strength, focus and deep faith.

George Long, MD, had a long career as a physician and surgeon in Eugene. He and his wife, Lois, were charter members of the Sister Theodore Marie Society; their charitable support of Sacred Heart stretches all the way back to 1967. An Oregon native, Dr. Long will be remembered for his deep commitment to this community.

George “Rusty” Mayer was an enthusiastic participant at Sister Theodore Marie Society events since joining the Society in 1997. He was a graduate of the University of Oregon, School of Architecture and operated his own design firm in Eugene for 41 years.

Harold Squires, a long-time Eugene resident, was a retired telephone company executive. He and his wife, Leona, joined the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 1999. Harold was a private man with a passion for rooting for the Seahawks NFL team.

Daphne Walwyn’s life was marked by a commitment to community and enthusiastic pursuit of her varied passions, from juvenile justice to gardening, fashion design and the Eugene Symphony. Daphne joined the Sister Theodore Marie Society in 1994 and served on the Foundation board of directors and leadership cabinet for the Campaign for Cardiac and Vascular Care. The impact of her leadership and generosity will reverberate in this community for many years to come.

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Sister Theodore Marie Society

Sacred Heart’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Sacred Heart Medical CenterFoundation Board of Directors

Directors Emeriti

Cornerstone Staff

Heidi Pollock, PresidentRon Farmer, Vice PresidentJeff Robinson, TreasurerJohn Harrison, SecretaryJoe Gonyea III, Immediate Past PresidentCharles Warren and Vern Katz, MD, At Large

Stephanie ConnorMats Fish, MDAkshay Gupta, MDCharlie Hoffmeister, MDGuy JusticeAndrew Kokkino, MDMindy LockardJohn MurphyRyan PapéA.P. ParksJack Pyle

Tom Reitinger Augie SickRick SkeieMike SolomonSharon Stanphill, PhDJohn L. ThomasDavid Tsai, MD Ron TyreeConnie VictorHeather York, MD

John AlvordBert BabbMarie BakerRuby BrockettNonnie ColeJo CourtemancheBob FenstermacherRobert Fraser

Jo-Mae GonyeaYvonne Hamson Bob Harrison Sister Monica HeeranBob NewburnRalph RobinsonDonald TykesonFran Warren

Publisher: Casey WoodardEditor: Joanna BartlettWriters: Joanna Bartlett, Bonnie Henderson, Amy SheltonDesigner, Photographer: Deborah Weese

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Celebrating 75 Years of HealingMembers of Sister Theodore Marie Society, hospital administrators and guests toasted Sacred Heart Medical Center’s 75th birthday on Dec. 7 at an STMS event. They also paid tribute to a century of collective service by the three Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace who still play an integral role in the Oregon region’s daily work and mission. In a touching ceremony capping off an evening steeped in Sacred Heart history, Sister Barbara Haase, Sister Monica Heeran and Sister Aileen Trainor each received service awards from Debby and Clayton Walker, STMS co-chairs, and Beth Walsh, Director of Development.

Sister Andrea Nenzel, Chair of the PeaceHealth System Governing Board, wove introductions of the trio into a chronology of Sacred Heart, remarking on Sr. Barbara’s joyful presence and business acumen, Sr. Monica’s phenomenal nursing skills and huge heart, and Sister Aileen’s love of laughter and exceptional talents as both nurse and patient liaison.

Sister Monica Heeran and Sister Aileen Trainor chat with Carol Doyle.

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Sister Barbara Haase and Beth Walsh.

Sister Kathleen Pruitt

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