A MAKEOVER FOR OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITSome time ago, the Behavioral Health Unit of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center was asked to remove all artwork adorning its walls due to new federal recommendations regarding ligature risk. Last summer, however, was a time to take what was dreary and turn it cheery.

With support from PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation’s Healing Through Art Fund, beautiful murals took form in this healing space. Artist Jean Bradbury brought her artistic vision and paints to the unit and involved both patients and caregivers in the creative process. As Jean worked on the murals, she frequently took the opportunity to interact with caregivers to obtain their input about the work she was doing.

The best day of the project was when Behavioral Health patients interested in participating in the mural had an opportunity to paint. As Jean worked with patients, she patiently taught them about brush techniques and the painting process. This made our patients feel involved in the creation of the murals, designed to be a therapeutic component of their recovery. Photos were taken of each person as they painted and prints were made available to the patients.

We are extremely grateful for the color and calming art that now graces the walls of the Behavioral Health Unit. We sincerely thank you, our foundation donors, for making this transformation possible.

Roseanna Bell Chief Nursing Officer

A PUBLICATION OF PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

inspireSpring 2020

Jean Bradbury, artist

Dr. Kizer, psychiatrist, Associate Medical Director for Behavioral Health (left), and Craig R., MHA (right)

Kate S., RN (left) and Jean Bradbury, artist (right)

Make a difference in 2020!Donate online at: peacehealth.org/StJosephFoundation

MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT GIFTS NEW BOOKS TO BABIES BORN AT ST. JOE’S

Julie MacPhee, RN, was a dedicated, passionate, inspirational and loving labor and delivery nurse at the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Childbirth Center for 13 years. Her passing in 2018 left a huge void for many. Julie’s family has found a beautiful way to keep her legacy alive and well in our community.

Julie loved babies and books. A generous endowment gift provided by the MacPhee Family will provide a new infant book to each baby born at St. Joseph for many generations to come. The books will be used by caregivers to guide parents in promoting their child’s development – helping to foster early literacy skills and a lifelong love of reading. “We’ll tell each family member a memory of Julie and pass on Julie’s message that reading is important for babies and young children,” explains Gallit Eni, MSN, nurse manager of the Childbirth Center.

“Our family has received so much joy honoring Julie’s life with this endowment,” says Julie’s brother, Dan MacPhee. “It meant everything to us knowing her legacy and love of books and babies will live on.”

Making your personal goals, values, religious and cultural beliefs clearly known in advance of a medical crisis is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, your family and friends. Doing so is a gift of love and peace of mind.

Offered three times monthly in Bellingham and Sedro-Woolley, Your Voice, Your Choice is a free workshop that guides participants through the process of completing advance directives – legal documents naming a surrogate medical decision maker and describing the kind of care you wish to receive in the event you cannot speak for yourself. The workshops and other advance care planning outreach efforts are made possible by generous PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation donors like you.

In the first two years of our five-year community-wide advance care planning initiative, the Foundation’s $1 million grant has enabled us to help nearly 1,000 local families become better prepared for the unexpected. In addition to funding the free workshops, the grant is allowing us to facilitate private advance care planning consultations in clinical settings and helping us to train providers and other caregivers to do the same.

To register for a workshop, please visit our website: www.peacehealth.org/yourvoiceyourchoice.

We’re Making Big Advances in Advance Care PlanningBy Hilary Walker, Program Coordinator for PeaceHealth Advance Care Planning Northwest Network

PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

Jon SitkinFoundation Board PresidentChmelik Sitkin and Davis PS

Mike Perry Foundation Board Vice PresidentWells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Donna InglisFoundation Board SecretaryCommunity Volunteer

Katie JansenFoundation Board TreasurerJIJ Corporation

Lynnette JensenFoundation Board Past PresidentCommunity Volunteer

Charles Ariz, MDMt. Baker Imaging

Michael BaylessBarkley Company

Brad Bearden, ODOptometric Physicians NW

Brad DeHaanCommunity Volunteer

Grant DykstraWhatcom Educational Credit Union

Amy EsaryCommunity Food Co-op Bellingham

Andrew HeinzBarron Smith Daugert, PLLC

John HuntleyMills Electric Company

Chet KenoyerChet, Gina & Jess Kenoyer Real Estate

John MacGregor, MDPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Cardiovascular Center

Sharon Rutherford RN, BSN, CEN, MSHAPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Charles ProsperPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Marcus SchumacherEnfield Farms

Jason Stoane, MD, MBA, FSCCTMt. Baker Imaging

Holly StudleyCommunity Volunteer

Bob TullCommunity Volunteer

Michelle VanDellen, CPAMoss Adams, LLP

Scott WhitmanWhitman Holdings, LLC

Anna WilliamsCommunity Volunteer

ALL GIFTS MADE TO PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION STAY LOCAL, RIGHT HERE IN WHATCOM COUNTY.

The MacPhee family – Back row, left to right: Nick MacPhee, Molly Bulloch and Daniel MacPhee; Front row left to right: Connie Hodgson and Fran MacPhee. Not pictured: Kathy MacPhee Heinrich.

$100,000+AnonymousCentral Auxiliary of

St. Joseph Medical CenterHerb ErshigThe Norcliffe Foundation

$50,000+AnonymousMt. Baker ImagingTough Enough to Wear Pink,

Lynden Rodeo

$25,000+Bellingham Anesthesia

AssociatesFidelity Charitable:

Epic Charitable FundFirst Federal Community

FoundationRobin Foote and Tom Little

$10,000+Ann McQuade and

Charles Ariz, MDBellingham Golf & Country

Club, Women’s DivisionMichael LangeyCarmen and Bob ThibaultDenise and Scott Whitman

$5,000+Bellingham Ear Nose &

ThroatYanolla and Sam Boulos

Thank You to Our Generous Donors!

Sylvia and Dennis HolmstromTanna and John HuntleyIMCO General Construction,

Inc.Patti and Frank ImhofKeith Oil CompanyMarcia and Tim McEvoyJan B. Marchbanks and

David C. Morse, Jr.National Christian

Foundation NorthwestShaun P. Sullivan, MDMichelle and Jerry VanDellen

$2,500+AnonymousBrad and Amy BeardenLinda and Marvin EnfieldPaulette Freeman, BSN, RNGlynn’s Shamrock Pub, Inc.Donna and John InglisGeorge MillsIsabelle and William RadockWendy and Jeff RobinsonWhatcom Community

Foundation: Christine Thompson Fund

$1,000+AnonymousIone Adams and Erik SenutyMarsha and Robert Alan, MDErin Baumgart, ARNP and

Hank Baumgart

Diane and Robert* BeckerValerie Behrndt, MD and

Daniel BehrndtJo Ann and Jack* BowmanBrooks Manufacturing Co.Bonnie BrownSusan BruechnerErika and Derek BuseBecky and Paul Connor, MDMidge DawsonSheryl and Brad DeHaanDeHaan Brothers LLCKevin R. DeVriesVeronica and James M.

Douglas Jr., MDMarie EatonKerri Fitzgerald, MD and

Tung Ha, DOElizabeth and Mike

HamptonAndrew HeinzKatie and Skip JansenLocker Room LLCTisch and David Lynch, MDChristina Lyons, MD and

Bradley LyonsJoan and Bruce Mackay, MDGalie Jean-Louis and

Vincent Matteucci, MDMt. Baker Imaging, Women’s

Diagnostic CenterAndrea and Nils Ward

Naviaux, MDJeannie and Bruce

Nordstrom

Anne and Rob RasmussenSharon Marie RutherfordKay and Fred SchuhmacherSchwab Charitable:

John and June Martsolf Charitable Fund

Lora Sherman, MDSisters of St. Joseph of

PeaceJane Talbot and

Kevin WilliamsonTIAA Charitable, Inc:

Arlan D. and Diane E. Norman Fund

TRICO Office InteriorsShawna M. UngerVanguard Charitable:

Bryant Crane Charitable Fund

Magalen and James F. Webert

Yeager’s Sporting GoodsConnie Zastrow, MD, FACS

and Jay Lonner, MDCarmen and Dale Zender

$500+AnonymousA-1 Welding, Inc.Roseanna and James BellCoaches vs. Cancer,

Dave Dickson and Mike McKee

Cubs Fast Pitch Booster Club

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation is extremely grateful for the amazing community support we receive each year! These generous individuals and organizations made gifts or pledge payments of $500 or more between July 1 and December 31, 2019.

A Note to Our Supporters: We appreciate your generous donations to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation and we want to recognize everyone accordingly with 100 percent accuracy. If we have inadvertently made an error, please contact us at 360-788-6866 with concerns or corrections.

*Denotes deceased

Victoria Dahlgren and Jan Draut

Suzanne and Brad DavisonTerry DeValoisRavinder and Gurpreet

DhillonKoreen FishLois and Bob FrancoCarol GoesonLuis GonzalezKaren and Jeff HaggenNancy and Tom KenneyPeggy and Joseph MalloyAndrew MoquinAnn MorrisJennifer and Kevin MoyesRhonda and Brad OxfordAriane and Dan RinglerPenny and William RobertsTed RoseJeffrey SchlegelTerry and Dan ShermanTracie and David SkrindeDirk R. TaylorBonnie and Roland Trenouth,

MDPattie and Karl WashburnSara WeirMo West and

Michael Gannon, MDWestern Washington

University FoundationAnna Williams

Legacy Society

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation gratefully acknowledges the very generous members of its Legacy Society who have included the Medical Center in their estate plans. Our Legacy Society Members play an important role in ensuring that future generations will continue to have access to exceptional care right here in our own community.

Evelyn E. Ames, PhDLisa and Bob BaileyEstate of Elliot James BelkinBill BirminghamJo Ann and Jack* BowmanEstate of Stephen BrewsterEstate of James BringEstate of Byron Brown and

Angela Klontz-BrownRobert W. CarruthersDana CunninghamDalia De JesusEstate of Harold and Ellen

Dudley

Becky S. EastwoodAmy and Brett EsaryEstate of Marnell FarleySusan and James G. FlemingRobin FooteEstate of Emily FullerEstate of Dodie GannEstate of Conrad W. GrabowKathy HaggenSylvia and Rick HaggenEstate of Jack and Dorothy

HellerSylvia and Dennis HolmstromEstate of Margaret Jackson

Richard J. Jones, MDEstate of Eileen and Richard

KerseyEstate of Lillian M. KingmanEstate of Byron Brown and

Angela Klontz-BrownEstate of Gwen LennonEstate of Phyllis LevinPat McEvoyEstate of Barbara F. MeehanEstate of John MooreEstate of Fred D. NowickeEstate of Patricia RandallAnne and Rob Rasmussen

Estate of Eileen J. RettigEleanor and Ralph H. Rinne,

MD FamilyPenny and William RobertsJoanne RobinsonEstate of Irmgard SchleiffEstate of Joe and Irmgard

SchleiffEstate of LaVere ShafferEstate of Don SontagNancy Steiger and Jackson

HelslootShaun P. Sullivan, MDChristine M. Thompson

Dianna M. TorricoEstate of Claudia VogelEstate of Bertha WahlEstate of Fern and Reginald

WeldonLynn and Douglas WightEstate of Kenneth A. WilksEstate of Winifred WilksEstate of Eugene WilliamsJohn WinkelpleckEstate of Robert WitherspoonAmy Chan WolsdorfEstate of Joseph and

Anneliese Zauchner

Visiting the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center for the first time was terrifying for Colleen, a young woman just diagnosed with breast cancer. While waiting to meet the oncologist and learn about her treatment plan, Colleen grabbed a cup of coffee and browsed the books and materials on display in the cancer resource lending library near the lobby.

“Feel free to borrow anything you like,” a caregiver offered. Upon learning the reason for Colleen’s visit, the compassionate staff member continued, “You will get amazing care here and we will be with you through this journey. Additionally, we have a full calendar of support groups and classes available to you including nutrition, yoga, and art classes. All you need to do is show up. Community donations cover all the costs and materials.”

As a PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation donor, you expand our ability to deliver exceptional cancer care. In the first four months of Fiscal Year 2020, the Foundation allocated more than $70,000 from our Cancer Center Patient Experience Fund to provide educational resources, complementary therapies like massage and acupuncture, and a robust, diverse array of classes and support programs designed to help patients connect and heal.

Patient Shirley S. was grateful for the opportunity to attend a Tai Chi class. “My experience at the Cancer Center has been wonderful and rewarding,” she said. “The free programs offered at the Cancer Center have helped me stay positive throughout my journey.”

Additionally, the Cancer Center Patient Experience Fund provides patients access to a wig, scarf and hat boutique, free rides to treatment, and grocery vouchers for those facing financial hardship. Your partnership enables us to provide healing that goes beyond medicine. Thank you!

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