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Summer 2018

BIG HEARTS Golf Tournament to Benefit Cancer CenterEffectively treating cancerous tumors takes training, skill and the right equipment. And much like the physicians, the technology is always advancing demanding continual investments in the tools necessary to provide the best care.

With this in mind, proceeds from the 2018 BIG HEARTS Golf Tournament will be used for radiation oncology equipment purchases at the Cotton O’Neil Cancer Center and other services designed to treat and cope with cancer.

“Patients from across eastern Kansas choose Stormont Vail Health for world-class care when it

Stormont Vail Named Children’s Miracle Network HospitalStormont Vail Hospital has been chosen as a Children’s Miracle Network hospital, benefiting 15 counties in the region.

“Being selected as a Children’s Miracle Network hospital is a high honor, and could not have been possible without the dedicated team of providers we have serving our youngest and most vulnerable patients,” said Randy Peterson, president and chief executive officer of Stormont Vail Health. “We look forward to being able to join forces to improve the lives of the many children we serve.”

Children’s Miracle Network works with more than 170 hospitals and foundations to improve the lives of sick and injured children. Since 1983, the organization has raised more

than $5 billion across the United States and Canada.

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to work with Children’s Miracle Network and their network of national partners including Walmart, Dairy Queen and Ace Hardware to raise funds to benefit northeast Kansas kids,” said Amy Burns, Stormont Vail Foundation president and executive director. “We’re also looking forward to developing new relationships with local businesses, university groups and others to further the reach of this important work.”

Children’s Miracle Network at Stormont Vail will provide funds for pediatric programs and services, as well as life-saving equipment

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XXXX and XXXX perform a procedure in the simulation lab at Stormont Vail Health as part of the first “A Day in the Life” event on May 9. Thirteen local business and community leaders spent the day touring Stormont Vail, learning what it is like to work in health care. This event is the first in a quarterly series hosted by the Stormont Vail Foundation and Network Development & Regional Relations.

Dolores Adame*Raymond Adams*Wanda Albright*Gaye Badeker*Richard Baker*Leon Ball*Carter Alan Barrett*Joe Beaver*Harlan Benge*Geraldine Bicknell*Agnes Boden*Steven Bogart*Nancy Bolin*Pauline Bolze*Phyllis Bowers*Lois Brobst*Vivian Burd*Joe Busey*Joy Grace Busey*Nick and Lucille Calabrese*Barb CarranzaWilliam Cavalieri*Ernestine Coleman*Jose Colon*Max Covey*Jeanette Crispin*

Dean Croucher*Louis Cruse*Doris Davis*Elmer Davis*Donald Delehoy*Merle Delong*Robert Dillon*Luther Dobbs*Clair Dome*Rose Domer*Marilou Eklund*Greg Ellis*Lois English*Nancy Epoch*Georgia Essman*Bobby Estes*Arthur Fechter*Goldie Fenz*Dorothy Fieger*Johnnie Fowler, Jr.*Leonard Freeman*Nora Gibbs*Eleanore Gower*Lorna Graves*Paul Green*Della Halloran*Walter Harrison, Sr.*

Shirley Heit*Jesse Hicks*William Hill*Barbara Hodges*Dale Hogan*Kenneth Houck*Alice Hurst*Harold Inscho, Jr.*Sue IversonSylvia Jacobson*Audrey James*Bonnie James*Bertha Johnson*Harold L. Johnson*Vineet Kallanagowdar*Charles Kastner*Edna Keiser*Ronald Kelly*Leonard Kranz*Bonnie Jo Kreuter*Emil Kutka*Richard Lassiter*Marcy LechnerEdward Leinwetter*Edwin Levy*Dean Lewis*

Eloise Lundgren*Larry Lundquist*Allora Luse*Earl Lyddane*Mary MartellJames McCurry*Lorn McNabb*Mary McNabb*Beverly Meister*Doris Melo*Norbertine Miller*Vivian Moore*Lois Moss*G. Jean Murphy*Regis Nolte*Joella Northart*Robert Oswald*Norman Owens, Jr.*Virgil Patrick*Carolyn Platt*Betty Prato*Joe Pullen*John Randle*Karen Reed-CoffmanBrent Remington*Verta Riniker*Michol Michelle

Roberts*Vincent Rocereto Jr.*Dorothy Rodman*Jimmy Rogers*Leonard Roudybush*Rose Rouviere*Elaine Sadler*Florine Sanders*Philip Seaman*Bobby Selman*Sandra Serl*Leona Shadle*Shirley Sherretts*Lester Shupe*Raymond Siek*Delores Smith*Leo Soyland*Ralph Spellmeier*Eugene Spetter*Bill Stewart*Peter Stickel*Stephanie Stotts*Colleen Stovall*Kristi Stratton*Robert Straub*Craig Sutton*Ruby Sweet*

John Thiele*Norma Thompson*Lois Thorne*Robert Trendel*Eugene Turner*Neal Tyler*Jerry Uhrig*Charles Vausbinder*Robert Victor*John Wagner*Delverna Wahl*Steve and Lou WanamakerMary Weide*Toni WendlingWilliam Wenzel*Travis Whitt*Joan Wood*Clarence Wullschleger*Glenwood Yancey, Jr.*William York*

*Indicates deceased

Foundation Honor/Memorial List, Jan. 1 to March 31, 2018

matters most,” said Vicky McGrath, Cancer Center director. “We are excited to bring this technology to our patients. It truly will make a difference to individual outcomes and our ability to serve more patients at the Cancer Center.”

The equipment purchase would include:

• Real-time Position Management (RPM) System: Helps physicians deliver the optimal doses of radiation with greater accuracy and protects surrounding healthy tissue from unnecessary treatment.

• MapCHECK/Matrix X: Provides precise dosage calculations more efficiently, allowing physicians to treat more patients.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

“Our sponsors are what makes the BIG HEARTS tournament such a success year after year,” said Tina Long, development

officer with the Foundation. “Their generous support means state-of-the art cancer care is available close to home, giving patients more flexibility in managing home, work and other activities while receiving treatment.”

Rick and Sue Wienckowski are the honorary co-chairs for the 18th annual event. The tournament’s presenting sponsor is Hospital Assistance Program, with Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer LLP and Lockton Companies serving as title sponsors.

2018 BIG HEARTS Golf Tournament• Monday, Sept. 17• Topeka Country Club.• Registration and sponsorship

information is available at stormontvail.org/foundation or by calling Tina Long at (785) 354-5995. Registration deadline is Aug. 1.

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Dairy Queen Kicks Off ‘Summer of Miracles’Area Dairy Queen locations will be selling Children’s Miracle Network balloon icons from June 1 to Aug. 2 to raise funds for pediatric programs at Stormont Vail Health.

The summer-long campaign will culminate with Miracle Treat Day on Aug. 2 when a portion of every Blizzard® treat sold will help provide support to pediatric patients cared

for at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

For more information contact Sarah Edelman at 785-357-2838.

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Percentage Giving Puts Family FirstNaming the Stormont Vail Foundation as a beneficiary in your will is a simple way to support the future of quality, compassionate care in northeast Kansas.

But maybe you’ve hesitated because you’re unsure about how much to give because you don’t want to risk that your charitable gift could outweigh the well-being of your family. Fortunately, there’s a solution.

Instead of a fixed amount, consider gifting a percentage of your estate or specific assets. That way, gifts to loved ones and to charities remain proportional – no matter how your estate fluctuates.

Here are three simple ways to put family first while continuing to care for future generations:

• Gift a percentage of your estate to the Stormont Vail Foundation in your will.

• Leave the Foundation a percentage of your residual estate (the portion of your estate that remains after all other obligations are satisfied).

• Name the Foundation as a beneficiary of a percentage of your life insurance policy or retirement account.

Contact Amy Burns at 785-354-6851 if you have any questions about naming us as a beneficiary.

Program Honors Nursing ExcellenceU.S. Bank, Security Benefit, and Dean and Pam Ferrell have teamed up to sponsor Stormont Vail Health’s 2018 Excellence in Nursing program. The aim of the program is to enhance efforts to recruit, retain and recognize nursing staff in a field with extraordinary responsibilities.

“Stormont Vail currently provides a wide array of services and is committed to meeting the future health care needs of northeast Kansans,” said Carol Perry, vice president and chief nursing officer. “These services depend on our ability to attract and keep highly trained, professional nursing staff.”

At the same time, notes Perry, competition for nurses is expected to escalate as the nation faces an estimated one-million registered nurse openings by 2024.

“We work to promote and provide a healthy, supportive environment for nursing staff that encourages leadership and professional growth,”

Perry said. “The Excellence in Nursing Program is a public way we celebrate the best of care. We truly appreciate our sponsors’ and the Foundation’s commitment to this program.”

The Excellence in Nursing Program encompasses the Excellence in Nursing Awards, the DAISY Foundation awards, and other efforts to distinguish and reward exceptional care. The program helps support Stormont Vail’s Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet status is the highest and most prestigious distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care.

Dean & Pam Ferrell

Donations Fund ProjectsThanks to donor support, the Stormont Vail Foundation was able to invest nearly $188,000 in equipment, facility upgrades and professional development at Stormont Vail Health during the first half of fiscal year 2018.

Funded requests include:

Giraffe OmniBed/Neonatal Intensive Care ($78,768.56) – The Giraffe OmniBed is the unit of choice for low-birthweight infants. It pairs an incubator and radiant warmer to create a seamless healing microenvironment for these babies. The Foundation purchased two of these units in the NIC.

Legacy Teaching Doll/Child Life Services ($4,190) – Stormont Vail’s Child Life Specialists will use these specialty dolls and real medical equipment to effectively teach pediatric patients and their families about their diagnosis and care.

Continuing Education Workshop/Kanza Park ($4,730) – Rather than sending one or two therapists for training in the Sahrmann Method, the Foundation funded a two-day workshop for some 20 therapy staff in Topeka. The training focused on diagnosing and treating movement impairments in the core and back.

Blood Pressure Machine at Lebo Library/Cotton O’Neil Clinic Lebo ($8,000) – Because there was no place for Lebo residents to go to check their blood pressure, Lebo staff requested funding to install a machine in the Lebo library. Now area patients can stay on top of their numbers and get information about Stormont Vail and Cotton O’Neil Clinic services.

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If you do not want to receive future fundraising requests from the Stormont Vail Foundation, please return the mailing label in the enclosed envelope, or you can call 800-432-2951 Ext. 26851 and leave a message identifying yourself and stating that you do not want to receive fundraising requests. There is no requirement that you agree to accept fundraising communication from us, and we will honor your request not to receive any fundraising communications from us after the date we receive your notification.Stormont Vail Foundation Board of TrusteesKevin Hahn, DVM, chairpersonMiranda Carmona, vice chairperson

Amy Burns, presidentRandy Peterson, vice presidentAnne Wilson, secretaryKen Stone, treasurerPamela Johnson-Betts, ex officio

Ben ArtilesTara DimickNatalie HaagAmanda KieferJeff MartinMike MorseTom MorrisMaynard OliveriusKent Palmberg, MDPatty PressmanLyn RantzDan Richardson, DVMAngela SharpOlga SmithAndy TompkinsMick UrbanErrol WilliamsDoug WolffFoundation StaffSarah EdelmanLori FrankenTina LongDawna Merten

Dance Marathon Raises $15,016Kansas State University’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon wasn’t just the inaugural effort for the Wildcats, but also the first Children’s Miracle Network event to benefit Stormont Vail Health.

When K-State found out that they were the only school in The Big 12 Conference that hadn’t hosted a Dance Marathon, they knew they had to join the movement. A planning team was recruited and kick-off event hosted in the spring of 2017 with the goal of holding their first Dance Marathon in 2018.

Along the way, Stormont Vail joined CMN as the Network’s region hospital. Despite the transition, the team remained committed to its purpose and with the support of other campus organizations, sponsors and fellow Miracle Network Dance Marathon programs, K-State held its first event on April 7.

Planning is already underway for the 2019 K-State Dance Marathon and the team is ready to make even more miracles next year!