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I n t h I s I s s u eSally and Don LucasGive where you live

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LegacyVolume 5, Issue 1 n Summer 2011

“Community Hospital is beautiful, stunning, and so much of the ambiance was created by artists,” says Sally. “The art and architecture at Community Hospital say a lot about the level at which the hospital operates to create a healing experience. If you have to go there, it’s a treat.”

“CHOMP is a well-kept secret,” says Don. “This hospital is terrific, and it is getting better by leaps and bounds, but it needs more exposure. We feel fortunate it is here, and we want people to understand if they need help while they’re visiting or living here, they don’t need to go up to Stanford or UCSF for treatment.

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Sally and Don Lucas long admired the beauty and serenity of the Monterey Peninsula and can remember

coming to Pebble Beach and paying $15 for a day of golf. They made the Peninsula their permanent home 10 years ago, and every morning when they awaken are grateful for their magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean.

As avid art collectors, the couple were drawn to Community Hospital, whose expansive art collection, acquired through donations from artists and residents, contributes to a healing environment in ways without words.

“We have world-class technology and doctors and staff right here in this hospital. In addition to the ambiance and the morale in this hospital, the medical care is first rate. And Steven Packer is a terrific CEO; we sit down with him, and he shares with us where the hospital has been and where it’s going. He’s got vision, and he’s doing all the right things.”

Both Sally and Don Lucas graduated from San Jose State University, where they remain loyally involved, and where, in 2006, the Graduate School of Business was named for the couple. Two years after their own graduation, Don opened the first of ultimately 45 car dealerships in California and Hawaii.

Message from Community Hospital Foundation’s Chief Development Officerpage 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foundation Advisory Boardpage 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leslie and Charles Snorf: A Stroke of Generositypage 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Power of Philanthropypage 4–5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Art of Givingpage 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Events and Fund-raiserspage 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peninsula Wellness Center Openspage 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sally and Don Lucas at their home in Pebble Beach.

Pinnacle Dinner September 22

Renaming of the Breast Care Center October 1

Women’s Forum for Health luncheon featuring Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC November 2

Annual Estate Planning Professionals SeminarNovember 14

Community Hospital Foundation Annual Meeting featuring Dr. James P. Bagian January 19, 2012

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Board of TrusteesFrank C. Amato, ChairCarsbia W. Anderson, Jr.Laurie M. Benjamin, SecretaryShelley ClaudelJames J. Didion Donald Goldman, MD, Chief of Staff H. James GriggsGlen H. HinerRichard J. Kanak, MDRobert Kavner, Vice ChairWilliam W. LewisJohn H. MahoneyAnn O’Neill, Auxiliary PresidentSteven J. Packer, MD, President/CEOJane PanattoniStephen Schulte

Development StaffAlbert J. Alvarez, Chief Development Officer

Carol Blaushild, Administrative Specialist

Maria Corn, Data Entry

Landau Davidson, Systems Analyst

May Esquerra, Advancement Records and Research Assistant

Nancy Graydon, Senior Development Officer

Valerie Guthrie, Development Officer

Martha Kennifer, RN, Nurse Liaison

Janet Rappa, Administrative Specialist

Jennifer Wood, Senior Development Officer

Michele Melicia Young, Senior Development Officer

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O n May 3, 2011, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula took a pivotal step forward in our endeavors to promote health and wellness with the opening of Peninsula Wellness Center in Marina. This beautiful, state-of-the-art facility provides an important venue to frame and support community lifestyle changes in diet, exercise, and overall health. A number of Community Hospital’s medical programs are or will be offered at the wellness center, including outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Cardiopulmonary Wellness, cancer wellness, and other disease management services. Whether you are looking to get fit or to manage a specific condition, Peninsula Wellness Center will cater to medical and personal needs.

My wife and I became members and we are impressed with the variety of cardio and strength training equipment, as well as the schedule of group exercise classes. The aquatic center is enclosed in glass, providing an amazing backdrop while swimming in the lap or warm water therapy pool. I encourage you to drop by Peninsula Wellness Center for a tour or visit www.chomp.org for more information.

The development and expansion of innovative programs and services such as Peninsula Wellness Center are made possible with generous philanthropic contributions from our community. Thank you for your ongoing support and dedicated involvement in our efforts to ensure the health and well-being of our patients.

Sincerely,

Foundation advisory BoardIn 2010, Community Hospital Foundation established the Foundation Advisory Board, composed of local civic and business leaders to assist the hospital in securing financial support to forward Community Hospital’s mission. “These talented individuals are wonderful advocates for the hospital and we are grateful for their guidance and assistance in our fund-raising efforts,” says Albert J. Alvarez, Community Hospital’s chief development officer.

Seated (L-R): ian Arnof, Stephen Schulte. Back (L-R): Steven Packer, MD, George Couch iii, Bertie Bialek elliott, Davis Factor, Jr., William H. Tyler iii, and David Benjamin iii. Not pictured, Don Lucas.

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In 1976, he opened a Ford dealership in Monterey. Early on, the couple made a commitment to support local nonprofits wherever they do business. The Lucases joined forces with Helen Westland, for example, to establish the first freestanding hospice on the West Coast; Community Hospital’s Westland House was named in Westland’s honor. One of their first fund-raisers was the Ford Hospice 10K running race. Their other philanthropic ventures include supporting the arts. In 2004, they established the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, a program dedicated to individual art and the creative exchange of ideas.

They recently made a generous donation to Community Hospital — and hope others will do the same.

“We feel so very fortunate to be here,” says Don, “to be part of a caring community that created and supports a hospital like this. We feel lucky to have this hospital, which has attracted such wonderful doctors, and we want to do what we can to support it. You can’t complain about it if you don’t support it. We have the utmost respect for Dr. Packer, and tremendous empathy and appreciation for the doctors and staff at this hospital.”

“It’s all here,” says Sally. “Other places also may have good medical practices, but they don’t know how to take care of you afterward. And that’s important.”

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Dr. Charles and Leslie Snorf support stoke education.

Leslie and Charles Snorf, MD, love life on the Monterey Peninsula. Residents of the Carmel community

since the early 1960s, the couple have enjoyed more than 40 years of thriving careers, growing children, and an active outdoor lifestyle.

While the Snorfs also have enjoyed vigorous health, through both blessing and diligence, they are keenly aware of how quickly and often unexpectedly it can be robbed through stroke, as they have witnessed among several friends and family members.

Every 45 seconds, someone in this country experiences a stroke. This occurs either when the blood supply to a vessel in the brain becomes blocked or a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing brain cells near that blood vessel to die.

Charles, a retired orthopedic surgeon, and Leslie, a retired broker with Kidder Peabody, have invested their time and interests in a considerable number of charitable organizations throughout the years.

When Community Hospital became a certified stroke center to advance the level of stroke education, response, care, and rehabilitation in this community, the couple decided to invest in its stroke initiative.

“What I’ve learned,” says Dr. Snorf, “is the importance of education and early intervention. The idea of early diagnosis and treatment of stroke is key to how a person survives it. We

wanted to give money to the hospital before it came through our wills, and we wanted to donate not just to the hospital but to emphasize a certain discipline. We realized it made a lot of sense to support the Community Hospital stroke program.”

Dr. Snorf has become a champion of stroke education and intervention in the community. He worked with

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Community Hospital Foundation to send a letter to his medical-community colleagues, requesting support of the stroke program. The response was 40 donations from current and former members of the medical staff. Since the stroke initiative was launched in 2009, more than $1.67 million has been raised to support the program.

Jerry Parker, MD, a longtime supporter of Community Hospital and member of the medical staff, was among those who responded to Dr. Snorf’s appeal.

“Community Hospital has always tried to be equal to or ahead of modern innovations in terms of prevention, diagnosis, and treat-ment,” says Parker, a urologist. “So

when the hospital became a certified stroke center, we figured it was something the medical staff should be interested in supporting.”

Parker notes he also gave for personal reasons: “My mother lived alone and did very well until age 92, when she had a stroke. My father had atrial fibrillation, which I have as well, but it is under control. Still, it’s something to think about. The sooner you know what’s going on, particularly with stroke, the sooner you can treat it and the better chance of making a recovery.”

Donald Goldman, MD, chief of staff at Community Hospital, remarked on the significance of physicians’ philanthropic support.

“Our medical staff is extremely dedicated to the health and well-being of our patients and their financial support of the hospital is a great testament to their unwavering commitment to our community,” Goldman says. “Our stroke program fulfilled a great need on the Monterey Peninsula and I am so pleased that Charlie Snorf and his wife not only generously supported this important initiative, but also inspired so many others to give.”

Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States and on average, someone dies from a stroke every 3.1 minutes. In 2008, Monterey County reported nearly 700 stroke-related cases — an average of nearly two per day. Community Hospital achieved certification the following year.

“Here on the Peninsula,” Parker says, “we deal with a lot of older patients. Almost every day I meet with a patient over the age of 90. So people live a little bit longer in this area, whether it’s due to the atmosphere, their health habits, or good medical care. Still, as we get older, things happen, so we need to pay attention.”

The signs or symptoms of a stroke are usually sudden, and include numbness or weakness in the face, arms or legs, usually on one side of the body, as well as confusion, severe headache, trouble comprehending, difficulty speaking, seeing or walking, and loss of balance or coordination.

Since March 2009, more than 600 stroke patients have been treated at Community Hospital and the stroke team has been called into action more than 275 times for patients arriving at the Emergency depart-ment soon after the onset of stroke symptoms.

What I’ve learned, is the importance of education and early intervention. The idea of early diagnosis and treatment of stroke is key to how a person survives it. Charles Snorf, MD

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the Power of PhilanthropyA community hospital dedicated to providing innovative healthcare with a human touch could never survive on charity, but philanthropy can and does have a significant impact, both to the recipient and the giver.

When Judith and Frank Marshall were contemplating a gift to Community Hospital from the foundation that bears their name, they met with Dr. Steven Packer, Community Hospital’s president and CEO. They talked about the hospital’s needs and its plans, and came upon a subject that appealed to Frank Marshall’s interest as an engineer and an “angel investor” in early-stage companies.

Packer told the Marshalls about the hospital’s Fund for Innovative Clinical Practices, which seeks philanthropic support to explore healthcare systems that go beyond conventional wisdom to operate at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery. The initiative fosters collaboration and secures sustained commitment from the community to improve healthcare delivery.

“As an engineer,” says Frank, “I am motivated to find things that will increase the efficiency of the hospital. I didn’t go in with the idea to donate to this cause, but once Steven Packer told me about it, I thought, this is perfect, I’d love to do it.

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“The management of the hospital seems quite open to experimenting with new things to improve the capability of the hospital, not just clinically but operationally as well. I think that speaks very highly for their view of the kinds of things that need to be done. So many people say ‘Why can’t these places be more efficient?’ Community Hospital is working on it. Judith and I made our first donation in 2010 as part of a five-year commit-ment. I’m seeing the progress; programs have been started.”

Making a differenceBarbara and Bill Strohm also were interested in giving to the hospital, motivated by an interest to make a difference, as the hospital had for them.

Seven years ago, Bill was diagnosed with cancer. It wasn’t what he had in mind for himself, but he was determined to get through it the way he always handles a challenge — with a critical mind, a lot of information, and the right people around him.

“There were times when I thought, ‘This is how you die,’ but that wasn’t in store for me,” says Bill. “My treatment at Community Hospital was exemplary. I have had treatment before, but nothing like this. It was above and beyond — professional, warm, and caring — it made my whole journey easier. And I felt I wanted to do something for the hospital, to show my appreciation.”

The Strohms recalled that when Bill’s older sister went through her own cancer journey in another commu-nity, she felt isolated and alone. Bill, who belongs to a cancer support group, has appreciated the opportu-nity to look, with others, at life after cancer, to share new ways of living, to shift attitudes, and set goals with the support of those who can empathize.

And so, after meeting with Grant Swanson, MD, medical director of the Community Hospital Compre-hensive Cancer Center, and Phillip Williams, RN, the center’s director, the Strohms donated seed money to create a survivorship program through the post-treatment fund.

Cancer patients can face numerous physical, psychological, social, financial, and spiritual issues throughout their diagnosis and treatment, as well as in the remaining years of their lives. The Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, reports that little guidance is available for survivors and their healthcare providers to overcome the medical and psychosocial problems that may arise. Community Hospital’s cancer survivorship program is being designed to address these issues and provide support and guidance to those who have completed their cancer treatment.

Enrollment in the survivorship program will provide patients with a personalized long-term care plan and include a portable detail of the survivor’s cancer diagnosis and treatment summary, cite guidelines for continued monitoring, preventive practice recommendations, and highlight various hospital resources and services. In addition, the

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program will offer an ongoing core survivorship class that will include topics such as stress reduction, nutrition fundamentals, physical activity, complementary and integrative medicine, and strategies for renewing the human spirit.

The core class will allow survivors access to the newly constructed Peninsula Wellness Center. This facility, in Marina, provides safe, medically based physical condition-ing and rehabilitation programs. This follow-up care for patients is an essential part of returning to and maintaining health after treatment for cancer. The survivorship program aims to provide patients with the necessary tools and resources to manage their health and well-being in the years following treatment.

“Cancer survivorship programs are becoming a national trend in bigger hospitals,” says Bill, “and it seemed interesting and important to us to initiate this kind of community here.”

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Philanthropy multipliedSingle acts of philanthropy are powerful in their own right, but joining funding forces creates exponential impact.

Just ask Beverly and Lyman Hamilton, who have over the years quietly and generously supported Community Hospital. In addition to their personal contributions, Beverly collaborated with The California Endowment, a foundation dedicated to helping provide healthcare to the underserved, which allowed for additional funding grants to the hospital’s Diabetes Initiative.

To increase outreach activities in the Monterey area, The California Endowment awarded two grants to Community Hospital.

“Diabetes is one of the major health issues facing people here in California and around the country,” Beverly has said. “Yet many people don’t even know they have diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions they should be treating. I simply brought together two institutions committed to this serious problem.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes affects more than 25 million Americans, and 7 million people do not know they have the disease. Diabetes rates vary considerably with education, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. In Monterey County, more than 8 percent of residents currently live with diabetes.

Research has shown that long-term complications from diabetes may be prevented, delayed, or reversed with effective education and self-manage-ment. Community Hospital’s Diabetes Initiative addresses this critical need in our community for screening, treatment, and disease management education. Generous philanthropic support from members of the community as well as foundations such as The California Endowment, has allowed Community Hospital to broaden its educational outreach and screening programs, particularly to those at high risk and with limited access to care. Ultimately, this effort will increase awareness for the prevention and management of diabetes and as a result, will signifi-cantly reduce costs associated with emergency care provided to patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

“Community Hospital has a wonderful diabetes program, and I wanted to make sure, through the support of The California Endow-ment, that in addition to treating patients who come to them, they are extending their reach into the wider community.”

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Community Hospital Foundation’s Development office is now located in Ryan Ranch at 40 Ryan Court, Suite 200, off Lower Ragsdale Drive.

As financial coach Barbara Stanny writes, philanthropy is a very powerful tool. Through thoughtfully planned giving, donors can change the world in areas of great interest; pass on wisdom and values; and leave an imprint on the world, a lasting legacy that will affect the community for generations to come.

Community Hospital is keenly aware that important initiatives such as the Comprehensive Cancer Center’s survivorship program, the Fund for innovative Clinical Practices, and the Diabetes initiative, all established during the last five years, were made possible with generous philanthropic support.

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The donor recognition wall at Community Hospital is not a typical acknowledgment of philanthropy. In place of a hierarchy of engraved brass plates, the wall is a sculptural installation that complements the vision and inspiration of hospital donors, whose names are inscribed in crystal over a backdrop of an impressionistic seascape. A lighting system operating behind cherry wood cabinetry illuminates the wall, varying from sunrise to moonlight, casting warmth and color or cool dusk, depending on the time of the day.

Community Hospital is honored and grateful to add the following names to our recognition wall, donors whose recent contributions are an investment in our community.

William H. Burnight

Linda and Randall Charles

Elmo Costello

The Justin Dart Family Foundation

Frances Friscia

Hayward Family Foundation

Ann and Glen Hiner

Kip and Jay Hudson

Allyson and Robert Kavner

Lynn LaMar

Jeanne and William Landreth

Lance and Gail Larsen

Duncan and William Lewis, MD

The Art of Giving

Donald and Sally Lucas

Frank and Judith Marshall Foundation

Monterey Peninsula Radiological Group

Charles and Linda Page

Lt. Col. Elliott Parker

June and Robert Sheppard

Elizabeth and Colin Short

Dorothy T. Shudoma

Leslie and Charles Snorf, MD

Jane and Marshall Steel, Jr.

Jacqueline Wright

When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream, whose face we will never know, will benefit from our actions, as we who are downstream from another will benefit from that grantor’s gift. MAYA ANGELOU

volunteer sprIng luncheon

Women’s forum for health

Events and Fund-raisers

Marcy Phelps and Mary Castagna

Lisa Bradburn, Dr. Steven Packer, and Carol Todd

Smooth-jazz guitarist Peter White reunites with legendary troubadour Al Stewart at the Sunset Center

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Marion Robotti, Ann Packer, and keynote speaker Dr. ian MorrisonShelley Claudel and Jim Griggs, board members

annual meetIng

Mary Liskin, Al Stewart, and David Liskin

Martha Kennifer and Laurie BenjaminFran Friscia

Susan Freeland and Penny Morris

tyler heart InstItute benefIt concert

Ann O’Neill, Betty Watson, and Carol Mazur Mary Hickey, Sal Riso, and Joan A. Savage

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A new approach to wellness arrived on the Central Coast in May with the opening of Peninsula Wellness Center.

This 34,000-square-foot facility in Marina is the first of its kind in the region, joining health, fitness, and medical expertise in a state-of-the-art setting. It is open to everyone, from people interested in establishing or continuing a path to wellness, to those referred by their doctor for treatment such as rehabilitation after joint replace-ment or heart surgery.

“More than ever, people are focusing on not just getting well, but staying well,” says Steven Packer, MD, president/CEO of Community Hospital. “Peninsula Wellness Center provides the place to draw the link between lifestyle changes and better health, and we’re extremely pleased to be able to offer it to the community.”

Members receive a personal health assessment from an exercise physiologist, who then develops a customized exercise prescription to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. The center includes a lap pool, therapy pool, strength training, fitness classes, cardiovascular fitness and rehabilitation, locker rooms, and a childcare area.

Peninsula Wellness Center is located off Highway 1 at Imjin Parkway, across from the Dunes Shopping Center. It adjoins a 27,500-square-foot medical office building that includes a Community Hospital imaging center for X-rays, a lab where the public may go for a range of tests and screenings, Monterey Bay Urgent Care, and Peninsula Primary Care, Community Hospital’s affiliate for primary care services.

To learn more about Peninsula Wellness Center or to become a member, please call (831) 883-5656.

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