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THE MAGAZINE OF SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION | SUMMER 2013

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CONTENTS

PROFILE 12 | TARBLE FOUNDATION

The Tarble family's traditions live on.

22 | DR.DOMINIQUE FONTENETTEHandling pressure on and off the field.

28 | PATRICK AND MARI MCALISTERA couple carries on the work of loving parents.

ON THE COVER Soccer is one of the most popular youth sports but has high rates of overtraining injury.

INSIDE 5 | BREAST CANCER NAVIGATOR

Patients find a friend in Amanda Rodriguez, RN.

6 | MULLIN PLAZA The new hospital entrance nears completion.

7 | THE WILDER FAMILY REACHES OUTA gift from the Wilder Family Trust makes a difference.

8 | EMERGENCY ROOM WAITUnder Russ Kino, MD, the emergency department runs like clockwork.

9 | WORDS FROM SISTER MAUREENSinging women's praises.

10 | Q&ADr. Paul Natterson discusses stellar Healthgrades ratings.

11 | MARK THE DATEEvents to remember.

15 | MEMORABLE EVENTSRecalling Johnny Mathis and the Chautauqua Retreat.

30 | HONOR ROLLRecognizing our community of givers.

FEATURES 19 | THE VIP CARITAS SUITES

Saint John's Caritas Suites set a new standard in comfort.

24 | KEEPING YOUNG ATHLETES SAFEHeads up parents: How to stem the rising tide of youth sports injuries.

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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

Marketing Manager Tabitha Ji

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

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LETTERS

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.

During 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.

Letter from the Acting President and CEO

MICHAEL L. WALL Acting President and CEO

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.”


LETTERS

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.

It'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.

Letter from the Chair of the Foundation Board of Trustees

DONNA F. TUTTLEChair, Board of TrusteesSaint John’s Health Center Foundation

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."


ON THE BOULEVARD

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.

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.”

A Gentle Hand Guides Breast Cancer Patients

Patients already have plenty to worry about,” Rodriguez says. “What I hope to provide is one person they can come to with their questions.”

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

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 Asian-style 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-foot-long 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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A New Way To Treat Melanoma That Has Spread To The Liver

A Gift from the Wilder Family TrustLegendary 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.

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."

At Saint John’s Emergency Department, Minutes Don’t Turn Into HoursLong 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, fast- track 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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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—faith-filled 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.

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!

Women’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere At Saint John’s

Saint John’s is a living, breathing example of what women can do."

Sister Maureen Craig, SCLSisters 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

Being one of the nation’s 50 Best Hospitals is a distinction that places Saint John’s in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide.”

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?"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 Health-grades 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."

Paul Natterson, MD

MARK THE DATE


SEPTEMBER

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.

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Avon Walk for Breast CancerSanta BarbaraThe Santa Barbara coastline and stunning Santa Ynez Mountains provide the back-drop 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.

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FFANY Shoes on SaleWaldorf Astoria, New York CityThe 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.

NOVEMBER 9

Caritas Gala (invitation only)Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA6:30 p.m. reception7:30 p.m. dinnerThe 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.

Chautauqua 2013 at The Resort at Pelican Hill.

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PROFILE

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—Newt 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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A Legacy of Love and Generosity

The Tarble family has supported Saint John's for half a century.WRITTEN BY PATRICIA DANAHER


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

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

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

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-about-town, 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. Jan Tarble has

continued her parents' legacy of giving.

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."


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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.

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." ●

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couple," says Jan Tarble,

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A Night to Remember with Johnny MathisThe 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.

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SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

James Caillouette, MDChief of Staff, Hoag Orthopedic Institute

Vincent Fortanasce, MDClinical Professor of Neurology, USC

John Jalas, MD, PhDPathologist, Saint John’s Health Center

William Katkov, MDPresident-Elect, Medical Executive CommitteeSaint John’s Health Center

David Krasne, MDMedical Director, Department of PathologySaint John’s Health Center

Kenneth MeehanActing COO, Saint John’s Health Center

John Robertson, MDDirector, Thoracic & Cardiovascular SurgeryChair-Elect, Saint John’s Health Center Foundation Board of Trustees

Mark Scholz, MDMedical Director, Prostate Oncology SpecialistsExecutive Director, Prostate Cancer Research Institute

Michael L. WallActing President and CEO, Saint John’s Health Center

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

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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

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.

Chautauqua Weekend 2013Saint 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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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; president-elect, 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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11. 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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The VIP Caritas Suites offer patients the comforts that can

make one forget about IVs and stitches.

Written by JEANNINE STEIN

HOMEAWAY FROMHOME

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.”

HOME AWAY FROM HOME


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,

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.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME


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

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.

“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.” ●

“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.

• Spacious, quiet, private room with excellent views of Santa Monica and the mountains

• A coffee maker and personal refrigerator stocked with beverages

• Access to the Health Center’s patient advocate concierge who can take care of any non-clinical needs

• Internet access, plus a large-screen LCD television

• Plush towels and robe, plus slippers

• Newspaper delivered daily

• Upgraded menu with items such as filet mignon and salmon

• Seating for guests, including a recliner and window seat

• Excellent, highly qualified, compassionate nurses

• A personal visit from Coco Garcia, director of patient relations

• A lovely orchid and a luxurious throw as gifts

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:


PROFILE

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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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 / ULTIPHOTOSAND VINCE TAROC


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.

“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

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

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.

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

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.” ●

“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.”


Written by LAURA ROE STEVENS

Photographed by JAMES ACOMB


How to Help Your Kids

and Grandchildren Avoid

Overuse Sports Injuries

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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PLAYING IT SAFE


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.

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

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

PREVENTING OVERUSE INJURIES IN YOUNG ATHLETESThere 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.

• Make 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.

• Kids should devote plenty of time to stretching before and after practice.

• Ensure 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.

• Proper rest, hydration and nutrition are keys to a good and safe performance.

ABOUT 30,000 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH SPORTS INJURIES EACH YEAR.

PLAYING IT SAFE


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.” ●

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 near-perfect 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.

More than 3.5 million kids younger than age 14 need care for sports-related 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.

In the past decade, there has been a five-fold increase in serious shoulder and elbow injuries among young baseball and softball players.

62%

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:

MOST SPORTS INJURIES—62%—TAKE PLACE DURING PRACTICE.

Orthopedic injury isn't the only issue in youth sports. Athletic participation accounts for 21% of all traumatic brain injuries.


PROFILE

hen Patrick McAlister’s mother, Soni, fell ill one day in 1998, the first thing her family did was call for an ambulance, which

they knew would take her to the nearest hospital in Los Angeles. The second thing they did was discuss how to get

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

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Patrick and Mari McAlister

A second generation of McAlisters focuses on improving health care.WRITTEN BY SHARI ROAN


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

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

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

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

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

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. ●

“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.


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, MDCHAIR-ELECT, BOARD OF TRUSTEESSaint John’s Health Center Foundation

HONOR ROLL

GivingOF

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.

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING



2012-2013 Board of Trustees

ChairDonna F. Tuttle

Chair-ElectJohn M. Robertson, MD

SecretaryRobert Amonic, MD

TreasurerLee A. Ault III

Daniel A. AloniRae W. Archibald, PhDMargot S. ArmbrusterDonnalisa Parks BarnumAmbassador Frank E. BaxterJames P. Birdwell, Jr.Abbott L. BrownJules BuenabentaMichael S. BurkeWaldo H. BurnsideCharles G. CaleRick J. CarusoSister Maureen Craig, SCLMichael W. CroftGeorge H. Davis, Jr.Mrs. Stuart DavisRobert A. DayA. Redmond DomsJerry B. EpsteinC. Daniel EwellMarc EzralowMary H. FlahertyFrances R. FlanaganJames H. FordyceMichael J. Fourticq, Sr.Bradford M. FreemanWilliam M. Garland IIIMark W. Gibello

Allan B. GoldmanJulia S. GouwPeter V. HaightPhyllis HenniganDavid L. HoMarcia Wilson HobbsTonian HohbergAmbassador Glen HoldenJohn G. HuarteSteaven K. Jones, Jr.Mary Ellen KanoffKathleen McCarthy KostlanDale R. LauranceJudith D. LickliderCarolyn K. LudwigRobert F. Maguire IIIJ. Patrick McAlisterCarl W. McKinzieHarry McMahonBruce A. MeyerMichael M. Minchin, Jr.Peter W. MullinMrs. Richard G. NewmanShelby NotkinDominic J. OrnatoDallas P. Price-Van BredaWilliam P. RutledgeCarole Schwartz

William E. Simon, Jr.Robert M. Sinskey, MDMichael S. SitrickEric SmallCharles F. SmithPatrick Soon-Shiong, MDJames A. ThomasRoger WackerPatrick WayneGretchen A. Willison

EmeritusRobert T. Campion †J. Howard Edgerton †James L. HesburghMrs. Earle M. Jorgensen †Glen McDaniel † Ruben F. Mettler, PhD †John H. Michel †Sister Marie Madeleine

Shonka, SCLFlora L. Thornton †

LifeMrs. Robert H. AdamsCarolyn DirksMrs. William H. DohenyRichard M. FerryBarron HiltonWilliam K. Hummer, MDMrs. Ruben F. MettlerWilliam S. MortensenThomas P. MullaneyRobert J. Wagner

HonoraryVirginia Zamboni

Ex-OfficioCatherine CorlinRobert O. KleinPaul D. Natterson, MD

† deceased

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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 aboveDr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and

Michele B. Chan

FOUNDERS$25,000,000 - $99,999,999W. M. Keck Foundation

DISTINGUISHED PATRONS$10,000,000 - $24,999,999Estate of Mrs. Dolly GreenMr. and Mrs. Earle M. JorgensenThe Thomas and Dorothy Leavey

FoundationMerle and Peter MullinMargie and Robert E. Petersen FoundationMr. and Mrs. Henry E. SingletonThe Tarble FoundationThe Wilder Family Trust

DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS$5,000,000 - $9,999,999AnonymousTina and Rick J. CarusoCarolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty and FamilyConrad N. Hilton Foundation

Harold McAlister Charitable FoundationPaula Kent MeehanFlora L. ThorntonWeingart Foundation

BENEFACTORS$1,000,000 - $4,999,999AnonymousThe Ahmanson FoundationLila and Roy AshDr. Monty and Peggy BernsteinThe Burton G. Bettingen CorporationBrigitte and Donald BrenFrances and Sidney Brody Charitable

Fund, Inc.Abbott L. BrownLinda L. BrownRhonda Fleming CarlsonMr. and Mrs. Johnny CarsonPaul and Doris CarverThomas P. Collier and Marian R. CollierCynthia and Joseph ConnollyB.A. Patrick CroghanKelly and Robert DayThe Corwin D. Denney FoundationEstate of Mrs. Martha DesplenterIrene DunneIrene Dunne GuildDorothy Dumke ElliottPat and Jerry B. EpsteinBradford M. FreemanThe Leslie and Susan Gonda

(Goldschmied) FoundationHenry L. Guenther FoundationTonian HohbergAmbassador and Mrs. Glen HoldenThomas V. and Ruth JonesBarbara M. Knight - James L. Knight

Charitable Trust

Annemarie and Bernard KornLexus CorporationWilbur D. May FoundationMaria Lim and Booker McClayRuben and Donna MettlerNative Sons of the Golden West

Charitable FoundationOccidental Petroleum CorporationThe Ralph M. Parsons FoundationJean Perkins FoundationThe Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Dallas P. Price-Van Breda and

Bob Van BredaThe Raintree FoundationPhilip and Audrey Reed Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and FamilyMaria Shriver and Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe Fran and Ray Stark FoundationThe Stewart FoundationEstate of Helen McFadyen StraitiffBetty R. StuckerMrs. Newton E. TarbleTracinda CorporationUnihealth Foundation

SPONSORS$500,000 - $999,999AnonymousThe Carole Zumbro and

George Adler FamilyEstate of Mrs. Leigh M. BattsonDeborah and Andy BogenMichael Burke GuildMr. and Mrs. Waldo H. BurnsideThe Estate of Katy Sue CampbellMr. and Mrs. Robert T. CampionJean CraigThe Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation

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



Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. FerryFireman’s Fund Insurance CompanyDavid and Marianna FisherMr. and Mrs. James F. Flaherty IIIJanet and Michael FourticqThe John Douglas French

Alzheimer’s FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mark W. GibelloMs. Cameron HallMrs. Norman B. HermanThe Lincy FoundationBetty and David J. LloydThe Lund FoundationRobert F. Maguire IIIGlen and Marilyn McDanielDana and Douglas McKellar - The Jessie

Barker McKellar FoundationMr. and Mrs. William E. McKennaMr. and Mrs. William S. MortensenChris and Dick NewmanThe Kenneth T. and Eileen L.

Norris FoundationThe Notkin FamilyDominic J. OrnatoMichael and Judy OvitzMax PalevskyEdwin W. Pauley FoundationGeorge M. and Beverly Moriarity RyanSaint John’s Health Center Medical StaffMr. and Mrs. Henry SalvatoriMr. and Mrs. James StewartMrs. Lucy Doheny WashingtonMr. and Mrs. Harold R. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Jack Wrather

STEWARDS$250,000 - $499,999AnonymousMr. and Mrs. David V. AdamsRobert H. and Elizabeth Helms AdamsMr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr.The Annenberg FoundationThe Associates for Breast & Prostate

Cancer StudiesFrank and Beverly ArnsteinRachel and Lee AultAmbassador and Mrs. Frank E. BaxterJudith and Charles BeckElizabeth G. Harris BeckMilo W. Bekins Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr.The Frank Michael Brennan FamilyAmy and Jules BuenabentaThe Burnett FoundationMr. and Mrs. George V. CaldwellMr. and Mrs. Charles G. CaleThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. ColenEstate of Sarah Marcella CoxMr. and Mrs. A. Redmond DomsFaucett Family FoundationFirst Federal Bank of CaliforniaBarbara J. ForemanDr. and Mrs. William A. FrumovitzLGHG FoundationKatie and Bill GarlandThe Joanne Marie and Marcel

George FoundationRanda and Ghassan GhandourRose GilbertAllan and Ellie GoldmanJulia and Ken GouwPeter and Gretchen HaightMarc Hamon

Mildred HannonWilliam H. Hannon FoundationShila and Morris HazanThe Phyllis and J. Michael

Hennigan FamilyMr. Ernest G. HermanMartha and David HoJohn and Eileen HuarteJudith and Steaven K. JonesKanoff Family FoundationGlorya N. KaufmanMr. Gerard H. KievitAnne LannanMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.Estate of Catherine A. Laughren

Dale and Lynda LauranceNorman and Sadie LeeMr. and Mrs. Rex A. LickliderThe Litton IndustriesLos Angeles County- Emergency Medical

Services AgencyCarolyn and Bruce LudwigMacDonald Family FoundationFred and June Haver MacMurrayMr. and Mrs. John F. MaherAnnette B. MalowCarl and Rena McKinzieThe Jacquie and Harry McMahon

Family FoundationMedical Centre of Santa MonicaNorthrop Grumman CorporationVince and Mary Anne OtteEstate of Marcia MacDonald RivasMary and Wolfgang RudolphMr. and Mrs. William P. RutledgeSaint John’s Tower Imaging Medical

GroupSerena and Edward Schmidt, Jr.Barbara and Charles I. SchneiderMr. and Mrs. Vincent E. ScullyThe Shuba TrustMichael and Nancy Sitrick FamilyStuart FoundationCurtis S. and Priscilla M. TamkinTeledyne, Inc.Sally and James A. ThomasDonna F. Tuttle and David G. ElmoreMr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. VanderstarFelisa and Nick VanoffVenator GroupJohn and Laura WegnerJane and Jerry WeintraubThe Lawrence Welk FoundationEllie and Tom WertheimerMr. and Mrs. Rodney Fargo WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Wilson

FELLOWS$100,000 - $249,999AnonymousThe Edgardo and Francesca Acosta

Family TrustDr. Miriam and Sheldon G. AdelsonNina and Dan AloniAmerican Savings & Loan AssociationAmgen, Inc.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill



Dr. Robert and Kinne AmonicDorothy A. AndersonMr. and Mrs. John E. AndersonAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Rae W. ArchibaldMaria and Emilio ArechaederraMargot and Mark ArmbrusterBarbara and William AshbyMr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey AssafLisa and Ernest AuerbachMr. and Mrs. Aubrey Austin, Jr.Alice O’Neill AveryAvon Foundation for WomenEstate of Madeliene C. BarnesDonnalisa and Bill BarnumMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.Bayside Anesthesia Medical GroupMr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bergesch, IIBerkley East Convalescent HospitalJohn J. and Allegra A. BessoloDr. and Mrs. Stephen BezahlerThe Boudjakdji FoundationMr. and Mrs. George A. BraunSally and E. Robert Breech, Jr.Nancy and Sandy BreslerDana & Albert R. Broccoli

Charitable FoundationMrs. John G. BrooksMr. and Mrs. David C. Brown, Jr.Gay and Tony BrowneLinda May and Jeffrey M. BucherDr. Jerry H. BussJoAnn C. BussCaesars World, Inc.Estate of Stella CampbellSuzanne and Stan CaplanThe John W. Carson Foundation, Inc.Alice and Richard CasseseVictoria and William Coberly, Jr.Michael and Victoria CohenMichael Croft and Lynn Williams CroftCrothall Healthcare, Inc.Dart & Kraft, Inc.Joe and Betty DavisKelly and George DavisMary Y. DavisMr. and Mrs. Warren L. DodsonMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. DohenyKirk and Anne DouglasPeter and Lisa DouglasMr. Charles Ducommun

Mr. Bob DylanMr. and Mrs. J. Howard EdgertonEisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary

Voices of ChristmasThe Emmett Family Foundation

Marc and Gayle EzralowMr. and Mrs. Jim FalkSylvester and Maria FeichtingerFrances and Terry FlanaganMr. and Mrs. Harold J. FoutsThe Gillian S. Fuller Foundation, Inc.Dr. Glenn and Dr. Kendra GorlitskyMr. and Mrs. Mark H. GottwaldMerrill Bessolo GrierMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. GrojeanSam and Peggy GrossmanPhyllis, Cammie and Rusty HallMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. HansonMr. and Mrs. Burt I. HarrisWilliam Randolph Hearst FoundationGeorge Hoag Family FoundationMarcia Wilson HobbsMr. and Mrs. Robert R. HollmanHope Guild, Inc.Hughes Aircraft CompanyDr. and Mrs. William K. HummerEstate of Hermenia HutchinsonThe Irvine CompanyEstate of Delbert E. JackMr. and Mrs. Leland F. JohnsonThe Fletcher Jones FoundationSharon and David KellerAgnes KelloggKelton Fund - Lenny and David KeltonMichael S. KennedyArnold and Emma KleinKLM FoundationEnid and Stephen A. KofflerDr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kositchek

Mr. and Mrs. J. Terrence LanniMr. and Mrs. R. C. LarsonMr. Atang LatiefJ. Martin Leatherman Charitable TrustNorma LefkowitzMrs. Harry LenartMr. and Mrs. Ted R. LennonThe Family of Ursula and

Myron “Mike” LeviCatherine M. and William T. LimHelen and Irving LudwigThe Manning FamilyEstate of Edgar J. MannixMr. and Mrs. William S. Martin, Jr.Margaret A. MawEstate of Rose V. McGonigleMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McKayLouis and Sylvia MeitusMerrill LynchMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. MeyerStanley and Dodo MeyerThe D. Llewellyn Miller FamilyRobert L. and Kelly Harmon MillerMr. and Mrs. Steven A. MillerMr. and Mrs. Donn B. MillerThe Children of Reese and Virginia MilnerMrs. Virginia S. MilnerCharles and Nancy MitchellJackie and Skip MorgenMr. and Mrs. Chase MorseyMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. MullaneyDan Murphy FoundationVictoria and Carl MurrayMr. and Mrs. John W. MyersEstate of Marjorie B. MyersMr. and Mrs. Richard NanulaNestle Food CompanyHelen and Jack NethercuttLorena Mayer NidorfMargo and Michael O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. William O’ConnorKaren OiOppenheimer & Company, Inc.Joan M. PalevskyMargaret PalmerPathology Medical Group of Saint John’sEstate of Gene RaymondMr. and Mrs. James C. ReedFran and Maury Rice and FamilyAnne Rich Living Trust

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens



Raina and Jim RingRosecrans Foundation TrustMr. and Mrs. Dickinson C. RossJessica Barker McKellar, Meredith

McKellar Rowley and Drew RowleyHelen N. RutledgeSaint John’s Emergency Medicine

Specialists, Inc.Saint John’s Health Center GuildCarla and Fred SandsMary Shea SantelliMr. and Mrs. Lionel SauvageSu-z and Ted SchneiderEdward J. SchrilloMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. SchuppMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey SchwartzDonna Schweers and Tom GeiserMr. and Mrs. Randolph ScottJeanne and Robert SegalDr. and Mrs. John R. SellmanSHARE, Inc.Angela and Peter ShawSuzanne and Len SheridanMr. and Mrs. Robert V. SibertJan and Mace SiegelCharles Robert and Carol SieversMr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank SinatraLoraine and Robert Sinskey, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. SmithCharles and Delphine Wagner SmithSouthern California Building FundSparkletts Drinking WaterJohn Stauffer Charitable TrustThe Stone Family FundStanley and Jeanne StrasbergMr. and Mrs. Thurzal Q. TerryMrs. Jean TrousdaleMaria Hummer and Bob TuttleThe Upchurch FamilyValley Radiotherapy Associates Medical

Group, Inc.J. B. and Emily Van Nuys CharitiesFrances L. VanattaThe John Wayne Cancer FoundationJohn Wayne Cancer InstituteMary Ann and Marvin WeissTed G. WestermanL. K. Whittier FoundationWillison Family FoundationAmbassador and Mrs. William A. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. William F. WolhaupterMr. and Mrs. Gerald D. WoodardCarl A. Zabbia, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zaccaglin

FRIENDS$25,000 - $99,999AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Ahmad AdayaAecom Technology Corp. Mgmt.

Albertson FoundationAlcatel Internetworking, Inc.Steven and Sheri AltieriAmerican Medical Response of

Southern CaliforniaThe Angeles Clinic & Research InstituteAnschutz Entertainment Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William M. ApfelbaumARAMARKARCOThe Atlas Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. R. Stanton AveryEstate of Edward B. Baker-The Baker

Family TrustMr. and Mrs. Robert C. BakerPhilip and Terry BallThe Bank of America FoundationBankAmerica FoundationMr. Ross BarrettMrs. George Barrie IVThe Beal FoundationBear, Stearns & Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. BenellTheresa Lloyd BenferMr. and Mrs. Theodore G.

BergmannBarbara Bishop, BBPR, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Norris J. Bishton, Jr.George Andrew BjurmanJames R. Blake, M.D.Mrs. Alfred S. Bloomingdale

Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. BoothBorden, Inc.Maribeth and Hal BorthwickThe Boston Consulting Group, Inc.Florence M. BowesEstate of Campbell G. BradtMr. and Mrs. Larry BraggBraun Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Peter BrenCharles F. Britton Trust

Brown & Wood LLPDr. and Mrs. Ralph D. BuoncristianiMr. and Mrs. Michael S. BurkeEstate of Genevieve BushCacique, Inc.Estate of William J. CagneyCalifornia Community FoundationCaltius Capital ManagementMr. and Mrs. Neil F. CampbellRuth A. Cardona Charitable

Remainder TrustCarnation CompanyCarter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.Janet White CartwrightMr. and Mrs. Gary M. CeazanMrs. Margaret ChristyChubb Group of Insurance CompaniesCity National Asset ManagementMrs. Arnold ClejanThe Coca-Cola RefreshmentsLeonard and Jean CohenShirley Palmer CollierLin and Marvel CongerConnections for ChildrenEvelyne ContiMr. and Mrs. John F. CookeMr. and Mrs. Robert E. CooperCopley Los Angeles NewspapersMr. Kevin CraneMr. Patrick CraneCreative Artists Agency, LLC

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived—this is to have succeeded.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson



Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Cummings, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Christopher CurrenCymetrix CorporationThe Danielson FoundationNorman and Shirley DavidsonEstate of Bettie J. DavisMr. and Mrs. Marvin DavisEstate of Patricia M. DavisChiat Day AdvertisingMrs. Thomas A. DeaneMr. and Mrs. Michael DellDeloitte & Touche Services, LPDeluxe Laboratories, Inc.Leo E. Denlea, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary DeutschmanMr. and Mrs. Maurice J. DeWaldMr. Scott R. DiehlMs. Anne J. DifioreDillingham Construction, N.A.Mr. and Mrs. Alvin DischlerMr. and Mrs. Gregory R. DillonMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr.Mrs. Lillian B. DisneyThe Walt Disney Company FoundationDoheny Eye InstituteMrs. Edward L. Doheny IIIPatrick A. DohenyLeslie and John C. DormanJames and Marjorie DownieJoseph Drown FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gerald A. DucotThe Richard F. Dwyer - Eleanor W.

Dwyer FundMr. and Mrs. Billie Earn

East West BankRobert F. EdgecombDr. and Mrs. Kevin M. EhrhartMrs. Charles F. ElkinsErnst & Young LLP

Herbert and Alberta Evans Family Foundation

Lynn and Hugh EvansDan and Christine EwellJosephine McDonald FailorFairchild Martindale FoundationShera and Peter FalkJerome and Elizabeth FarleyFarmers Insurance GroupGeorge W. FenimoreDr. and Mrs. M. Richard FergusonFiduciary Trust International of CaliforniaTed FieldMarion S. Fierman TrustFirst Interstate Bank FoundationThe Honorable and Mrs. Paul G. FlynnMr. and Mrs. M. J. FrankovichMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. FrawleyShirley J. Fredricks and Robert E.

Fredricks, M.D.Don & Lorraine Freeberg FoundationFremont General CorporationJack FriedmanFrontier Airlines, Inc.Bulova Gale FoundationFrancis E. and Lucy F. GartlanMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. GeeGeneral Telephone of CaliforniaThe J. Paul Getty TrustEstate of Herbert P. GibbsMr. and Mrs. Frederic E. Giersch, Jr.Mrs. Zeta R. GillesThe Gillette Company - Stationery

Products Group

Dr. and Mrs. John E. GilmoreElsie A. Giorgi, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. John William GivenHenry and Arline Gluck FoundationGoldman Sachs and Co.

The Samuel Goldwyn FoundationDanny Goodman TrustMarjorie and Jack GorbyJoyce and Guy GorelikAlec Gores and FamilyMr. and Mrs. James C. GortonDr. and Mrs. Ronald J. GoweyMrs. Perry J. GrantKatherine and Robert Gray, MDMr. and Mrs. Carl C. Gregory IIIThe Griffin FoundationGTE FoundationDr. Marilou Terpenning and

Mr. Terence HallMr. and Mrs. Benjamin HarrisLee and Morgan HarrisShirley & Burt Harris Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr.The Hartford Insurance GroupHenry K. Hasserjian, M.D.John and Andrea HastingsEstate of Edith H. HealeyHealth Care Property Investors, Inc.Betty and Harold HechtMrs. Fakhr El Molouk HedjaziMr. and Mrs. John HeidtThomas M. Heric, M.D.The Ernest G. Herman FoundationMr. and Mrs. James L. HesburghBarbara Ann HillmanRichard HillmanMrs. Frances M. HirshMr. and Mrs. J. Allen HollingsworthDennis and Brooks HoltFrances HommesThe Bob and Dolores Hope

Charitable FoundationBertrand Hopper Memorial FoundationSara HorowitzMr. and Mrs. Kim J. HouskaDavid Houtz CompanyLewis W. and Virginia Cyr HowardDr. and Mrs. George J. HummerMr. and Mrs. George H. Hunter, Jr.The Rubie M. Hutchinson TrustNancy Stark and Stanley IezmanImagine EntertainmentMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. IorilloHoward A. JacobsThe JCM GroupJohnson & Higgins of California

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



Jordan and Christine KaplanMr. and Mrs. Marvin JubasKCBS TelevisionJoyce Eisenberg Keefer and

Mel KeeferMr. and Mrs. Fred E. Keeler IIMr. Fred E. Keeler, IIIEstate of Adeline N. KeithMr. and Mrs. Louis KennedyKid’s Mart / Little Folk ShopDr. and Mrs. William F. KieschnickMr. and Mrs. John H. KissickMichael Klein FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert O. KleinMr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kline, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kevin George KnipfingMr. Stephen A. KofflerPatricia and Tony Kouba

Mr. and Mrs. Paul KraemerMr. Robert B. KraemerDavid L. Krasne, M.D.Ms. Sandra Krause and

Mr. William B. FitzgeraldPeter W. and Christine KuyperMr. and Mrs. James N. LambMr. and Mrs. Charles R. LandeJeffrey and Eileen LapotaLatham & Watkins LLPMr. and Mrs. Robert E. LavertyMr. and Mrs. Roger M. Laverty, Jr.Lear Siegler, Inc.Peggy LeeDr. and Mrs. William W. LeeSara Lee FoundationLeiner Health Products, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. LeiwekeTiffany and Mark LemonsMr. and Mrs. Albert LevinsonMr. Samuel LevyBernard Lewis

Marilyn and Harry LewisLGHG FoundationEvan and Carol Li FamilyJohn R. and Sharon Koch LightLions Club InternationalDorothy and Gerald LipskyLena LongoLos Angeles Dodgers, Inc.Estate of Mario LoucelMr. and Mrs. Robert J. LoweMrs. Maurice MachrisEstate of Edith MacIntyreMr. and Mrs. Evans L. MalangaJohn F. MartenLouis Marx, Jr.Vera Elizabeth Masters TrustMrs. Marlene J. MatlowMattel Children’s Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. MayMCA FoundationMari and Patrick McAlisterMcCarthy Building Companies, Inc.Esther and Cyrus McCleanMcDermott, Will & Emery

Charitable FoundationDr. and Mrs. John B. McDonaldMr. and Mrs. William H. McElnea, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James R. McGonagleDr. and Mrs. John F. McGonigleMr. and Mrs. James A. McMahanMr. and Mrs. Leonard H. McRoskeyMedAssetsGustave G. MichelMr. and Mrs. John H. MichelJoe and Wanda MillerMichael and Miriam MillerDr. and Mrs. Norman J. MirmanEstate of Clara MoellerDr. Harry A. Rockoff and Eva MontyMorgan Stanley

Morley Group, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. MortonMr. Henry T. MuddMr. and Mrs. William H. MuddMr. and Mrs. David H. MurdockJanice and Ned NelsenMr. Paul L. NewmanNewman’s Own FoundationMr. and Mrs. George NicholawMs. Stella NicholsDavid and Tina NishidaNorthern Trust Bank of California N.A.The Caroline Ahmanson and Margo and

Michael O’Connell FamiliesDr. and Mrs. Steven O’DayMr. and Mrs. Kevin O’MalleyOffice Depot, Inc.Michelle and Connolly OylerPacific Heart InstituteLee H. PalmerAlex and Gerlinde ParkerWes ParkerPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & WalkerPediatric Critical Care Medical GroupPermanent Charities CommitteeMr. and Mrs. Homer H. PetersM. Jacqulyn and W. Harold PetersenPhilip Morris Companies, Inc.Mary Pickford FoundationDr. and Mrs. Charles A. PietrafesaDr. Parviz Pirnazar’s FamilyPozzo Construction Co.The Luigi P. Pozzo FamilyTerry and Fred QuimbyThe Rabinovitch FoundationMiriam RandRAND CorporationDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. RauthValerie and Gil RayThe Nancy Reagan FoundationJohn B. Richards, M.D.Dr. Ellis and Frances RingGeneral and Mrs. Gwynn RobinsonRockwell International CorporationGary and Della RolleSeymour F. Rosenwasser, M.D.Mary Murphy and Thomas M. RowlandRoxbury Capital Management, LLCVicki “Gladys” and Melvin RubinMrs. Kenneth Allen RuckMr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Sachs

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”

Mary Anne Radmacher



Thomas L. SafranSaint John’s Associated ArchitectsPatricia Sakai and FamilySalomon Smith BarneyMr. and Mrs. George SandsSanta Monica Bay Area Physicians, Inc.Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports

Medicine GroupDr. and Mrs. Dennis A. SartiMs. Katharine B. ScallanJean and Franklin SchaffnerMr. and Mrs. George T. ScharffenbergerJacquie SchemnitzerAlfred L. Schmitz, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. William D. SchulteMike SchuminskyMr. and Mrs. Daniel SchwartzMr. and Mrs. M. Peter SchweitzerMs. Nadya ScottSeacoast FoundationMarguerite H. B. SeamansSecurity Pacific FoundationFern and Robert SeizerSempra EnergyEstate of Edith B. SensenbrennerRichard and Esther ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Anthony ShawBill and Leslie ShawRobert J. ShawMr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Shea, Jr.Ms. Lessie A. SheaCarroll Shelby Children’s FoundationMr. and Mrs. William J. SheppardRobert S. Sherins, M.D. and Marlene J.

Sherins, R.N.Milton Shoong FoundationDr. and Mrs. Leon J. ShulmanSiemensDr. Olga E. Mohan and Mr. Fred SimmonsRobert Ellis Simon FoundationMr. and Mrs. Edgar M.D. SincereDr. and Mrs. Frederick R. SingerSisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health

System, Inc.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPMr. and Mrs. Albert A. SkarupaLon V. Smith FoundationDr. and Mrs. William Weber SmithMrs. Kathleen H. SmithKaren and William SonnebornSony Pictures Entertainment Inc

Southern California EdisonSouthern California Medical

Gastroenterology Group, Inc.Southwest AirlinesCharlene and Burton SperberSpirent Communications IncThe Sports Club Company, Inc.Doris Jones Stein FoundationMr. and Mrs. Marc I. SternThe Hadley & Marion Stuart FoundationEstate of Frances J. SweeneyStanley Sworski, CLU, ChFCSynthes (U.S.A.)Frank TackMr. and Mrs. Tsuneo TanakaBetty TegartValerie and Nick TellLinnette and Hubert TempleMr. and Mrs. Charles A. TharnstromTillamook County Creamery AssociationTimes Mirror FoundationGrant A. TinkerSuzanne TitoSandra and Kenneth Tokita, M.D.Reva and Bill TooleyMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. TrainerJeanette TreppMr. and Mrs. Stanley TrillingMr. and Mrs. Richard E. TroopEstate of Hazel TrottTrust Company of the WestMs. Blossom TrustmanMr. Kaya TuncerHope and Roy TurneyAlice C. TylerMrs. Luella W. UlrichUniversal Studios of HollywoodThe UNOVA FoundationRex and Ruth Van TreesMr. and Mrs. Howard E. VarnerMr. and Mrs. Roger WackerFred and Anne WaldeckWilliam S. and Sara G. WallaceA.C. and Shaughne S. WarnackWarner Brothers, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Lew R. WassermanMr. and Mrs. Michael WayneWeb Service Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Francis WeinbergMr. and Mrs. Doug WeitmanLawrence and Fern Welk

Wells Fargo FoundationWestmac Commercial Brokerage CompanyWestside Radiology Medical GroupMr. and Mrs. Edward WhiteBernie and Ellen WhiteDrs. Shirley and Irvin WhitemanThe Wickes FoundationEstate of Catherine M. WilkenWilmington Trust FSBEstate of Maude A. WilsonTom Hanks and Rita WilsonFrank P. WinneRichard E. and March WiseleyMr. and Mrs. Edward WisemanDr. Deborah Lehman and Dr. Marc

WishingradWitherbee FoundationMr. and Mrs. William D. WitherspoonL. L. Woods FoundationDrs. Gareth and Barbara WoottonMr. Stephen A. WynnMr. and Mrs. Parviz YariMr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin YepMs. Adelaide YoungMr. and Mrs. Peter Frank ZieglerMrs. Paul ZiffrenMr. and Mrs. Mel Ziontz

We also gratefully acknowledge all of our

anonymous donors.



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 AboveMrs. Earle M. JorgensenThe 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 SchneiderMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey SchwartzWeingart Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Amgen, Inc.Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc.The Atlas Family FoundationDr. Monty and Peggy BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Larry BraggMr. and Mrs. Michael DellMarc HamonMr. and Mrs. David L. HoDonna MettlerNative Sons of the Golden West

Charitable FoundationDarcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby NotkinMs. Katharine B. Scallan

$25,0000 - $49,999 AnonymousThe Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc.The Boudjakdji FoundationAbbott L. BrownThe Coca-Cola RefreshmentsMs. Anne J. Difiore Irene Dunne GuildMiss Irene DunneMr. Bob DylanDavid and Marianna Fisher

Mary and Jay FlahertyJanet and Michael FourticqDonna F. Tuttle and David G. ElmoreDonna Schweers and Tom GeiserMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. LeiwekeDominic J. OrnatoThe Stone Family FundBetty TegartEdward and Mary White

$10,000 - $24,999 AnonymousMrs. Elizabeth Helms AdamsAecom Technology Corporation

Management GroupSteven and Sheri AltieriMr. and Mrs. David L. AnawaltThe Annenberg FoundationMaria and Emilio ArechaederraMargot and Mark ArmbrusterMr. and Mrs. Frank ArnsteinMr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey AssafRachel and Lee AultMs. Li BaileyAmbassador Frank and Kathy BaxterMilo W. Bekins FoundationMs. Valerie BertinelliDr. and Mrs. Stephen BezahlerDeborah and Andy BogenMr. and Mrs. Waldo H. BurnsideThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.Suzanne and Stan CaplanMichael and Victoria CohenMr. Patrick CraneCrothall Healthcare, Inc.Cymetrix CorporationMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. DavidsonMary Y. DavisMs. Pat G. DavisKelly and Robert DayLeo E. Denlea, Jr.DePuy Mitek, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Alvin DischlerMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr.The Carrie Estelle Doheny FoundationMr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. DucotLouise and Billie EarnEast West BankDr. and Mrs. Neal ElAttracheDan and Christine EwellFarmers Group, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. FerryDr. and Mrs. Terry FlanaganMs. Stella Hall and Mr. James H. FordyceBarbara J. ForemanKatie and Bill GarlandFrancis E. and Lucy F. GartlanMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. GeeMr. and Mrs. Mark W. GibelloAllan and Ellie GoldmanThe Samuel Goldwyn FoundationPeter and Gretchen HaightWilliam H. Hannon FoundationMs. Linda Grey HeitzBarron HiltonMarcia Wilson HobbsTonian B. HohbergNancy Stark and Stanley IezmanMr. Bill Guthy and Ms. Victoria JacksonKanoff Family FoundationGlorya N. KaufmanMr. Fred E. Keeler, IIIMr. and Mrs. John H. KissickPatricia and Tony KoubaRobert B. KraemerPeter W. and Christine KuyperMr. and Mrs. Norman LearMr. Gordon LeeMr. and Mrs. Rex A. LickliderGerald and Dorothy LipskyLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.Robert and Beth LoweJames P. Lower, Esq.Carolyn and Bruce LudwigMajor League Soccer, LLCMari and Patrick McAlisterKathleen McCarthy KostlanCarl and Rena McKinzieThe Jacquie and Harry McMahon

Family FoundationMeissner Manufacturing Co., Inc.The D. Llewellyn Miller FamilyJoe and Wanda MillerMrs. Margaret S. MillerFred Simmons and Olga MohanMs. Alecia MooreMorgan StanleyJackie and Skip MorgenDr. and Mrs. Donald L. MortonMr. and Mrs. William H. MuddMr. and Mrs. Peter W. MullinVictoria and Carl MurrayMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Nesbitt



Helen and Jack NethercuttChris and Dick NewmanMr. and Mrs. Vince H. OttePyramid Advisors, LPTerry Hamilton QuimbyRaina and James RingGary and Della RolleMary and Wolfgang RudolphMr. and Mrs. Lionel G. RuhmanMr. and Mrs. William P. RutledgeSaint John’s Emergency Medicine

Specialists, Inc.Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports

Medicine GroupMs. Nadya ScottMr. and Mrs. Anthony ShawCharles Robert and Carol SieversLoraine and Robert Sinskey, M.D.Michael and Nancy SitrickCharles and Carol SmithMr. and Mrs. Marc I. SternLinnette and Hubert TempleSally and James A. ThomasTime Warner Cable SportsMr. and Mrs. Stanley TrillingCynthia and Richard TroopVerizon WirelessMr. and Mrs. Roger WackerA.C. and Shaughne S. WarnackWasserman FoundationThe John Wayne Cancer FoundationEllie and Tom WertheimerMr. and Mrs. Ted G. WestermanGretchen and Bruce WillisonMr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin YepMel and Nancy Ziontz

$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous19Entertainment, Inc.Activision Blizzard, IncMr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr.The Angeles Clinic & Research InstituteArmbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac LLPCarolina W. BarrieBayside Anesthesia Medical GroupMs. Whitney BellerCraig and Marion BenellDebra and Norris BishtonBravado International GroupMr. and Mrs. Eli BroadMr. and Mrs. Michael S. Burke

California Oncology Research InstituteMrs. Robert T. CampionChapman, Bird & Tessler, Inc.CoverGirlMr. Kevin CraneCreative Artists Agency, LLCMr. Roger DaviesKelly and George DavisMr. Scott R. DiehlDr. Maggie L. DiNome and Mr. Gerard

DiNomeCarolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty FamilyMs. Sara DylanMrs. Dorothy Dumke ElliottMr. and Mrs. Aaron Merle EpsteinErnst & Young LLP

First American Title Insurance CompanySandra Krause and William FitzgeraldRhonda Fleming CarlsonGang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc.Mark and Ellie GottwaldTiffany B. Grunwald, M.D.Evelyn and Eddie GuerboianMr. and Mrs. Burt I. Harris, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David B. HillRichard HillmanMr. Jeremy HogueAmbassador and Mrs. Glen HoldenJohn and Eileen HuarteMr. and Mrs. Randall D. HubbardJ.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLCJudith and Steaven K. JonesMr. Paul D. KaplanMrs. Phyllis Gorby KellyKelton Fund - Lenny and David KeltonMr. and Mrs. Morton KirshnerKJ Surgery Center, LLCAnita and Allen KohlMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.Steven J. Levine, M.D.Longo Toyota-Scion-LexusMr. David S. Lyman

Mrs. Howard MatlowJudy and Steve McDonaldMedAssetsMedical Centre of Santa MonicaMWAM Holdings, LLCMr. Joshua A. PackMr. Stephen F. PageM. Jacqulyn and W. Harold PetersenThomas and Jacqueline RayRCA RecordsGeneral and Mrs. Gwynn RobinsonMs. Rachelle J. RoxboroughRubin Postaer and AssociatesMr. Alan R. RummageMr. Parviz SafaeiSaint John’s Tower Imaging Medical GroupMr. and Mrs. Frederick SchmittSu-z and Ted SchneiderEdward J. SchrilloVincent and Sandra ScullyDon Howarth and Suzelle SmithSouthern California Medical

Gastroenterology Group, Inc.The Stewart FoundationMrs. Mary Hart and Mr. Burt SugarmanMr. and Mrs. Charles A. TharnstromThe Upchurch FamilyValley Radiotherapy Associates Medical

Group, Inc.John Wayne Cancer InstituteMrs. Ruth WeilWestside Surgery Center, Inc.Parviz and Nina Yari

$2,000 - $4,999 AnonymousMs. Miriam Muscarolas and Mr. Grant

AbramsonAllwest Nursing Services, Inc.Brenda F. AndersonArt and Pat AntinMr. Palgahat S. BalasubramanianMr. Devon J. BaranskiAndrew and Karleen BaschJudy and Chuck BeckMr. and Mrs. Trevor BeldenMrs. Hilda W. BellancaBergen FoundationMaurine BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Edward K. BlumMs. Tatiana BottonMr. and Mrs. Peter G. Bristol

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord."

Proverbs 19:17



Cindy and Joe ConnollyMr. and Mrs. John G. DanhaklDesigns by GeorginaMr. and Mrs. A. Redmond DomsThe Richard F. Dwyer - Eleanor W.

Dwyer FundMarc and Gayle EzralowMalcolm Lee and Jody FineHarold J. and Marie J. Fouts TrustMr. Robert FreedmanMr. and Mrs. David J. GoldbergStanley Golden, D.D.S.Mr. Mark GoldmanKatherine and Robert Gray, MDMs. Cameron HallDr. Marilou Terpenning and

Mr. Terence HallMr. and Mrs. Mike HarperBertrand Hopper Memorial FoundationDr. and Mrs. Kenton S. HoracekMr. and Mrs. Bo HydeMs. Sharon A. KeithJimmy and Brooke KleinDavid L. Krasne, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. KristanMr. and Mrs. R. C. LarsonMrs. Milton J. LearPhilip and Deidre LogsdonMs. Lauren A. McCollumMr. and Mrs. William P. McKennaTheodore Hartley and Dina H. MerrillMrs. John H. MichelMr. Andrew B. MillerDr. and Mrs. Jerry MinkMr. and Mrs. Jarl MohnMr. and Mrs. David E. MumfordMs. Stella NicholsMr. and Mrs. Jerry NormanArnetta NotkinDr. and Mrs. Steven M. PolinMr. and Mrs. Harold L. RichardsonThe Honorable and Mrs. Edward M. RossGerald M. Roth, M.D.Janet K. Salomonson, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. William D. SchulteMr. and Mrs. Robert SeizerMr. John ShawMs. Samantha SiegelMr. and Mrs. Steven L. SoboroffMr. Gilbert W. SpeedMr. and Mrs. Robert M. SuttonMr. Aaron Tout

Wal-Mart FoundationJohn Wayne Cancer Institute AuxiliaryAdmiral and Mrs. John C. WeaverDrs. Deborah Lehman and Marc

WishingradDrs. Gareth and Barbara WoottonThe Word and Brown Companies

$1,000 - $1,999 AnonymousChuck and Kathy AdamsJoseph Balbona, AIA, LEED AP - RBB

Architects, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Howard BanchikJohn R. BaroneMr. Michael C. BarschigDr. Grace Gabe and Mr. Warren BennisMr. and Mrs. Charles S. BerneyDr. and Mrs. Anton Bilchik

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr.Mrs. Alfred S. BloomingdaleMr. Christopher J. BourdonNachman Brautbar, M.D.The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, IncMr. and Mrs. Jules BuenabentaMr. Joseph M. BurschingerMr. and Mrs. Charles G. CaleMr. and Mrs. Terrence J. CaseyThe Classy Bag LadyMr. David Comfort and Ms. Kasey CrownMs. Jacqueline DavisMr. David S. DevitoKatherine R. DevonshireDr. and Mrs. Donald E. DickersonPatrick A. DohenyMr. and Mrs. Patrick DunnMr. Timothy A. Dunn

Mr. Rodney J. EdmundsDr. Bonnie Berman and Mr. Jay FarbsteinMr. and Mrs. Daniel FeldmanDamon and Lindy FisherMr. and Mrs. Kurt L. FranzenMr. and Mrs. Glenn FreyCookie GalantiMr. Peter GalierMs. Berta A. GehryMr. and Mrs. Arthur GlickMr. and Mrs. Ronald GrahamMr. Sid GreenbergEvelyn and John GrinnellMr. and Mrs. Allan GrossbardMs. Janice K. HalversonDr. Thomas and Christine HanscomMr. and Mrs. James M. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr.HBO FilmsMr. and Mrs. Alan HeartyDr. and Mrs. George P. HerrMr. Walter R. Holly, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William L. HortonMr. and Mrs. John A. IrelandMr. George W. JeffsMari and Michael JohnsonJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesRuthie, Annie and Rosie JonesMr. and Mrs. Paul R. KaninMs. Frances E. KentMary Ellen KleeMichael and Corie KossBarry and Melanie LandsbergMrs. Jennifer LaoLatham & Watkins LLPMr. and Mrs. Jin LeeMr. and Mrs. David LeeMr. and Mrs. Marvin E. LevinDr. and Mrs. Hillary H. LingLena LongoMr. Randall LoveMr. and Mrs. Timothy C. MackerMr. and Mrs. George MackinMr. and Mrs. Evans L. MalangaDr. and Dr. Bert R. MandelbaumMrs. Glen McDanielPat and Jim McGinnMr. and Mrs. Andrew McGinnisMr. Andrew McKnightMr. and Mrs. Richard L. MedressMr. and Mrs. Sidney MeltznerMrs. Susan P. Mitchel

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



Dr. Harry A. Rockoff and Eva MontyDr. and Mrs. James J. MoranMr. and Mrs. Chase MorseyMr. and Mrs. William S. MortensenDr. and Mrs. Sam C. MuslinDr. Cara Natterson and Dr. Paul D.

NattersonMr. and Mrs. David E. NesbittMr. and Mrs. David J. O’KeefeJohn and Patricia O’KeefeMr. and Mrs. Lee M. PolsterDallas Price-Van BredaJohn B. Richards, M.D.Mrs. Amy RoeglerMs. Alexandra A. RojeMr. and Mrs. Robert K. RoneyDr. Bud Hoffman and

Mrs. Mary E. SaltzburgMr. Emmanuel SaqueeMr. and Mrs. A. Chris ScibelliMrs. Yvonne de C. SegerstromAngela and Peter ShawMr. Gene ShutlerMr. David P. SimmondsMr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr.Sisters of Charity of LeavenworthMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Stein, Jr.Mr. David L. StillerAnn-Marie StreibichMr. Peter McMillan and Mrs. Theresa

StrempekAngela and Chris TesariMr. and Mrs. Gregory A. ThomasDrs. Bo H. and David ThordarsonTeddi Tindall and John MorrisGrant A. TinkerRobert and Keren VacherMs. Lisa VidatoLos Angeles Vikings Charities, Inc.Gretchen A. WayneMr. and Mrs. Stephen I. WeinerMs. Shelley WeinsteinDoug and Ellen WeitmanMr. and Mrs. Alan E. WestonMr. James A. WiattShannon and Kirk WickstromMr. and Mrs. Kirk Z. WilsonTom Hanks and Rita WilsonFrank P. WinneThe Wolfen Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kurt WoolnerCheryl 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. AckerbergEdgardo and Francesca AcostaMrs. Mary S. AdamsMs. Barbara Abercrombie and Mr. Robert

V. AdamsMr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr.Dr. Robert and Kinne AmonicDr. and Mrs. Harlan AmstutzSophie Andriaschuk, M.D. and Leslie

MacConnellJoe ArcherGeorge E. Armbruster, M.D.Dr. and Rolf D. ArndtCarol K. ArmentroutMr. and Mrs. Roy L. AshBarbara and William AshbyMs. Robin A. AshbyMs. Margaret AstRachel and Lee AultMs. Dorothy J. AvazianDr. Louis and Lynne BabiorMs. Li BaileyDr. and Mrs. Robert W. BanMr. and Mrs. Martin S. BarcayEdward R. BakerJohn Mortimer BallaghMadeliene C. BarnesMary E. BarrettMrs. Norma B. BartmanEstate of Mrs. Leigh M. BattsonMr. and Mrs. Elgin BaylorJudith and Charles BeckMrs. Irene L. BednarJane and Phil BellomyLloyd A. BenferDr. and Mrs. Stephen C. BerensMr. and Mrs. Bernard BergalJudy and Bob Berglass

Mr. Herbert BerkIrving H. Berkovitz, M.D.Alan and Ruth BerlinerMr. and Mrs. Milton I. BermanDr. Monty and Peggy BernsteinMr. Wallace BerrieDr. William R. BetheaLudwig R. BiberMr. and Mrs. Park BiglowMr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr.James R. Blake, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. BogenVirginia Clay BordenMr. and Mrs. John T. BowmanMr. and Mrs. Ray BradburyRobert Breech, Jr.Mrs. Frances L. BrodyHonorable Victoria Chaney and Stanley

Brosman, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brown, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. BrownMr. and Mrs. Lester Brown, Jr.Mr. Robert J. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Waldo H. BurnsideMr. and Mrs. Robert BurgJanice H. BurrillMrs. William BurrisGenevieve BuschMr. Louis T. BuschDr. Jerry H. BussMrs. JoAnn C. BussMr. Jon BykWilliam J. CagneyPhila M. CaldwellMrs. Eileen M. CallMrs. Markley C. CameronKaty S. CampbellStella CampbellMr. and Mrs. Robert T. CampionMr. Agustin M. CamposVictor A. Candioty, M.D.Ruth A. Cardona Charitable

Remainder TrustPatricia J. CarletonMr. William CarpenterMr. Neil CarreyMs. Melinda T. CarswellRowena Chappelow JonesMs. Geraldine ChaseMs. Dolores ChildersMrs. Helen S. ChristmanMr. George Christy



Victoria N. CoberlyMs. Gail CohenMr. and Mrs. Roger W. ColemanThomas P. Collier and Marian R. CollierShirley P. CollierEdward R. ConnellyHenrietta G. CownJean CraigB.A. Patrick CroghanDr. and Mrs. Anthony F. DalyBettie J. DavisMs. Pat G. DavisPatricia M. DavisMr. Fred A. DeichmannJeanne A. DeSaixMartha DesplenterMr. and Mrs. Gary DeutschmanMs. Anne J. DifioreCarolyn Dirks/Brett Dougherty and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. DoddMr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr.Ms. Doris DonovanMs. Eleanor DoughertyMrs. Sandra DowneyMr. and Mrs. Gerald A. DucotMs. Jacqueline B. DuganIrene DunneDr. and Mr. Albert T. EhringerMrs. Dorothy Dumke ElliottMrs. Irene Farber-EndlerMr. Max EngelPat and Jerry B. EpsteinJosephine McDonald FailorDaniel E. Fast, M.D. and Thomas E.

O’BrienMrs. Theresa M. FeathersMrs. M. Richard FergusonMarion S. FiermanDavid H. Fils, Ph.D.Dr. and Mrs. Terry M. FlanaganMr. Max FlehingerJohn C. FolzMr. and Mrs. Harold J. FoutsRhonda Fleming CarlsonBarbara J. ForemanMs. Margaret FrancisMr. and Mrs. William D. FremontThe Robert Gale TrustJames Brad GeisRoland Getze and Josephine BallingHerbert P. Gibbs

John E. Gilmore, M.D. and Kathleen E. Gilmore

Kathleen E. Gilmore TrustElsie A. Giorgi, M.D.Allan and Ellie GoldmanDanny GoldmanDorothy A. GoldmanFrancis H. GoldwynMrs. Marie GomanMs. Ruth D. GoodmanDrs. Kendra and Glenn GorlitzkyMr. and Mrs. Jesse B. GranerDonna B. GrantIngrid C. GraysonShirl and Wally GraysonDolly GreenMr. and Mrs. Edgar GrossPeter and Gretchen HaightMs. Cameron HallDr. Duke M. HannaMildred HannonVirginia S. HarperShila and Morris HazanMs. Edith T. HanserJoseph A. Hardwick, M.D.Hildegard Brant HarrisEdith H. HealyMs. Helen M. HealyDaniel D. Hillman, M.D.Ms. Vera J. HirtzMr. William H. HodgesStuart Hodosh, M.D.Tonian HohbergAmbassador and Mrs. Glen HoldenFrancis HommesSarah HorowitzMs. Marian S. HoughtonDr. George Anthony HruneniMrs. George J. HummerHermenia HutchinsonRubie M. HutchinsonMarilyn and William B. Hutchinson, M.D.Hilda M. HyortMs. Jean IbarraEstate of Galt Rankin IngramMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. IorilloDelbert E. JackMr. and Mrs. Paterick JeffriesFrank B. JemisonJeannette K. JemisonJudith and Steaven K. JonesMr. and Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen

Mr. Mark A. Kadzielski, Esq.Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. KahnHon. Bernard and Susan KaminsMary Ellen and Chris KanoffAgnes KelloggMr. and Mrs. Van KelseyMichael KennedyMr. Gerard H. KievitRalph W. Kiewit, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel KivelM. Murray KleinmanMr. Nathan KolodnyMr. and Mrs. Bernard B. KornDr. Robert and Annabelle KositchekMr. and Mrs. J. Anthony KoubaMr. Carl KovachMrs. Phyllis KraemerMary Jo KusiakMaurice J. LamerainFranklin K. LaneMargaret and Tom LarkinKatherine A. LaughrenJ. Martrin LeathermanNorman and Sadie LeeNorma LefkowitzMrs. Phyllis G. LeisMrs. Patti LewisMr. William T. LivermanDavid LloydMario LoucelCarolyn and Bruce LudwigHelen and Irving LudwigEdith MacIntyreLuanne M. MageeEdgar J. MannixRuth Koolish March and FamilyDr. and Mrs. Jaroslav J. MarikFrank J. MariniLouise MarshallMr. and Mrs. John F. MartenSidney MartoMs. Birdie MassonVera E. MastersMrs. Irene L. MathesonMrs. Anne MattoxMrs. Leonard MautnerMr. Booker McClayMrs. Maria Lim McClayEsther and Cyrus McCleanGlen and Marilyn McDanielMr. William G. McGaghThomas and Katherine McKay



Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McLaughlinMrs. Jacqueline McMahanPaul E. McMasterPaula Kent MeehanLouis and Sylvia MeitusRuben and Donna MettlerStanley and Dodo MeyerG. G. MichaelLana Milton, M.D.Clara MoellerDr. and Mrs. James J. MoranMr. and Mrs. William S. MortensenAlexander A. Mueller, M.D.Merle and Peter MullinMr. Meade MurphyMr. William J. MurphyVictoria and Carl MurrayMarjorie MyersMr. Daniel NadlerDr. and Mrs. Michael D. NagataMr. Steve NelsonMrs. Sylvia R. NevilleLorena Mayer NidorfMichael NidorfHoward D. Nunn

Dottie O’CarrollMs. Ruby S. OkuboMr. and Mrs. William J. O’NeilNathalie F. Orloff, M.D.Mr. Vince H. OtteLee H. PalmerMargaret PalmerJayantkumar V. Patel, M.D.William R. PattisonMrs. Elizabeth PeeplesMargaret PiacentiMrs. Sadelle PritikinLouis R. PrucherMr. Michael PurcellMiriam RandDr. and Mrs. Lauren L. ReagerMargaret Reitzel, M.D.Michael Reynard, M.D.

Anne RichMarcia MacDonald RivasMr. Donald J. RobinsonMs. Josephine RogersBruce B. Rolf, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Gary RolleMr. Richard M. RosenthalSeymour F. Rosenwasser, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. RubinMs. Janice R. RuckMrs. Norman E. RudyMary Jayne RuffnerHelen. N. RutledgeRonald SametCarla and Fred SandsMr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and FamilyMr. Yuzuru SatoDr. and Mrs. Clement Savant, Jr.Serena M. SchmidtBarbara and Charles I. SchneiderMr. and Ms. Ernest SchroerMr. and Mrs. Michael S. SchuminskyGlenn and Betty SchwalmSandra and Vin ScullyMarguerite H. B. SeamansFern and Robert SeizerMs. Aletha SeloverSima Shakiba, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. Issa M. ShamonkiRobert J. ShawJoseph H. SherSuzanne and Len SheridanRobert S. Sherins, M.D. and Marlene J.

Sherins, R.N.Ms. Marilyn F. ShipmanMr. and Mrs. Stanley K. ShuGeorge ShubaDr. and Mrs. Leon J. ShulmanMr. and Mrs. Charles R. SieversAlbert and Beatrice Skarupa Family Trust Mrs. Anne SimcoeMr. Donald E. SivacoeMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Skouras, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. SmallIn honor of Lynnette Heather SmithDr. and Mrs. William Weber SmithMs. Karen SmitsLouis and Dina SnehMr. and Mrs. Mathew O. SouzaDr. and Mrs. Sheldon L. SpectorMr. Edward StevensLouise Stevenson

Gloria and Jimmy StewartNorman C. Stirling, M.D.Helen McFadyen StraitiffJeanne and Stanley StrasbergBetty R. StuckerMr. and Mrs. James Frank Sullivan, Jr.Ambassador and Mrs. Geoffrey SwaebeFrancis J. SweenyDr. Alan and Dr. Roxanne SzeftelMr. and Mrs. Togo W. TanakaMr. and Mrs. Harris B. TaylorMrs. Daniel V. TeichPatience F. TekulskyDr. Marilou Terpenning and

Mr. Terence HallRosella and Thurzal TerryFlora L. ThorntonGordon TolerDr. Paul E. TreuschHazel TrottMs. Blossom TrustmanRoy and Hope TurneyMrs. Donna F. Tuttle and Mr. David G.

ElmoreJack R. TwomeyLuella W. UlrichFrances L. VanattaMr. and Mrs. Boris VanoffDr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. VerrunoDr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. VoydatWilliam T. WalkerSara G. WallaceMr. and Mrs. Willis H. WareLucy Doheny WashingtonMr. and Mrs. John T. WaughDr. Roscoe C. WebbHans E. Weber, M.D.Estate of Mildred L. WegnerJohn and Laura WegnerMary Ann and Marvin WeissMs. Margaret C. WessendorfMrs. Bernard J. WhelanMrs. Billy WilderCatherine M. WilkenMaude A. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Harold R. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Rodney F. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. William WinansFrank P. WinneCarl A. Zabbia, M.D. ●

For it is in giving that we receive.”

St. Francis of Assisi

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Since its founding in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Saint John’s Health Center has been providing the patients and families of Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and ocean communities with breakthrough medicine and inspired healing. Saint John’s provides a spectrum of treatment and diagnostic services with distinguished areas of excellence in cancer, spine, orthopedics, neurosurgery, women’s health, cardiac and specialized programs such as the internationally acclaimed John Wayne Cancer Institute. Saint John’s is dedicated to bringing to the community the most innovative advances in medicine and technology.

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