EvergreenHealth Foundation

Celebrating 20 Years of the Evergreen Gala Save The Date for April 19-25, 2021

as EvergreenHealth Foundation celebrates its 20th Anniversary Evergreen Gala

This year’s annual gala is a benefit for EvergreenHealth and the NICU Enhancement Project and is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The virtual, weeklong campaign will highlight 20 years of Gala success, our wonderful doctors and staff and will showcase video stories of our patients and families.

Gala support for the NICU Enhancement Project ensures EvergreenHealth will continue to provide the highest quality care in a thoughtful environment to our tiniest patients who require specialized care.

Community partners have come together to donate auction items and help EvergreenHealth Foundation create a platform where the whole community can join and support. All are invited to participate, support and celebrate! With all elements online—the auctions, the red carpet, photobooth, cocktail hour with John Howie—there’s no reason not to join in! You won’t want to miss the incredible program we are planning. As a special highlight, the virtual after party will feature music from EvergreenHealth’s own “Doc Band”! It will be the best Gala yet!

Want to Know More?

For more information on how to get involved, contact Shauna Smith, the Foundation’s Corporate Relations and Events Officer, at

smsmith@evergreenhealth.com or (425) 899-1908.

Building the ICU of the Future

Builtin the 1970s,EvergreenHealth’sIntensive Care Unit (ICU) has taken care of the sickest, most vulnerable patients in our community for nearly 50 years. In need of a transformation, construction began to relocate and renovate the ICU in spring 2020, unexpectedly coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. As it turns out, a global health crisis waits for no construction timetable.

EvergreenHealth’s ICU became the center of the fight against COVID-19 when the health system became the first hospital in the country to lead a cohesive response to a community-based outbreak of COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic reminds us that the strength of our community’s health care affects us all.

With the community’s support we will build the ICU of the future—an expanded 22,000 square-foot unit, located at the heart of the hospital, that prioritizes patient safety and care with the addition of state-of-the-art technology and medical equipment. With this new, upgraded facility, scheduled to open to patients in spring 2021, we will be prepared for whatever comes our way next, ensuring we can continue to serve the families in our community for the next 50+ years.

EvergreenHealth’s new ICU under construction

Invest in what matters most—the future of health care in our

community—and make a gift today. Follow the construction progress and learn how you can support this project at www.evergreenhealthfoundation.com or by contacting Megan Whitman at mmwhitman@evergreenhealth.com.

Monroe’s Blue Jeans & Boots Gala Goes Virtual

Along with many other organizations in 2020, EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation pivoted away from our annual Blue Jeans & Boots country themed in-person gala. Instead, The Foundation hosted a week-long, virtual program that ran from Sept. 14 through Sept. 19.

Hospital staff, leadership, community members, patients and sponsors, which included small local businesses, came together to make the event a huge success. The gala featured a video that highlighted EvergreenHealth Monroe’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was shared widely in Snohomish County. The event also featured a robust silent auction where hundreds of bids were placed in support of the gala’s beneficiary.

The virtual gala, presented by Coastal Community Bank, has raised nearly $145,000 and that number is still growing.

The Foundation has already deployed funds raised to purchase 24 personal respirators, known as CAPRs, for our frontline staff. This and other future investments are only made possible through the generosity of our donors who continue to make a lasting impact on EvergreenHealth Monroe. The success of this reimagined virtual event is a testament to the incredible philanthropic support from our community.