2021 Summer Advocate

Huntington Hospital Advocate

Summer 2021 A report on philanthropy.

2020 by the numbers*

26,432 Hospital admissions

87,072 Outpatient hospital visits

8,754 Surgeries performed

2,917 Babies born

60,236 Emergency room visits

* Please note that figures are lower than our yearly average, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On our cover: COVID-19 nearly killed Teo Praslin (pictured center), but our expert care team saved his life. Teo is now back home with his grateful family. Pictured with Teo are his wife, Maria (second from left), and their children (from left), Matthew, Ethan and Emily. Visit page 8 to read Teo’s story.

Our vision

To be the leader in creating community well-being through world-class health care delivered with kindness and dignity.

Our mission

To provide excellent health care and compassionate service to each person by bringing together outstanding physicians, caring nurses, professional staff and advanced technologies.

Our values

Respect Integrity Stewardship Excellence

Collaboration

A note on this issue: Some of the photos included in the following pages were taken before the pandemic began. As a result, they show individuals who are not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. In response to this health crisis, we took prompt and thorough action to protect patients, staff, visitors and our community. We remain responsive to local need and committed to your safety. Visit www.huntingtonhospital.org/COVID-19 for the latest information and how we are working to keep you safe.

Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer

Thank you to our friends.

The pandemic has been hard for us all, but our healthcare workers have had to carry an immense load. When I talk to our dedicated Huntington team members, again and again, they point to one thing that keeps them going: You.

The desire to make a difference in the lives of community members like you — patients with a wide range of injuries and illnesses, including COVID-19 — is the driving force for all of us.

But it isn’t the only thing that drives our team to deliver exceptional care each day.

We’re all truly touched by the outpouring of philanthropic support we have seen from our friends and neighbors. These gifts, of course, enable us to make investments that help us deliver the outstanding care for which Huntington Hospital is known. Perhaps just as important, these gifts are a show of gratitude — and it means more to our caregivers than you might imagine.

In these pages, you’ll hear from some of our generous supporters, and learn why they’ve decided to give to the hospital. You’ll also read about how our caregivers, inspired by friends like you, have delivered uninterrupted essential care services to all patients who turn to us for care. And you’ll learn how philanthropic support is helping us keep our community safe as we look to the future.

If this public health crisis has taught me anything, it’s that our caregivers and our community members are an unstoppable team. Together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish. Thank you again for your support.

44 Huntington Annual Fund & President’s Circle

46 Betsy and Ted Merchant, MD Lifelong connections

50 Dottie and Alan Snitzer

Thoughtful giving in a trying time

54 Your giving matters

Becky Harman

56 Debra and Daniel Heller Repair the world

58 I am Huntington

Axel Ortega

59 Volunteer Leadership Council

Alicia Cerda and Kristiana Wong

60 Friendship and support

Flintridge La Cañada Guild, Altadena Guild and Huntington Charity League

62 Giving back virtually

66 S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra

68 New and returning board members

Mei-Lee Ney; Peter Rosenberg, MD; Sharon Arthofer; and R. Scott Jenkins

70 Our honor roll of donors

R. Scott Jenkins Chair Philanthropy Committee

Philanthropy Committee

Sharon Arthofer

William Bogaard, Vice Chair

Wayne Brandt

Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

R. Scott Jenkins, Chair

Ellen Lee

Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA

Kathleen Good Podley

Rosemary B. Simmons

Renée Ying

Robert Yu

Dear friends:

Throughout the pandemic, community members like you stepped up in a big way to support Huntington Hospital. In fact, donors showed their appreciation for our work like never before: Grateful supporters provided gifts and pledges totaling over $40 million to the hospital in 2020 — the largest amount we’ve ever raised!

These funds are helping ensure we have the resources we need to continue to fight COVID-19 — and to provide worldclass care to all who need us. Here, we’re pleased to share a summary of philanthropy at the hospital, covering the 2020 calendar year.

As we look ahead, your continued generosity will be invaluable in helping us rebound and move forward as a leader in health care for our community. On behalf of all of us at Huntington Hospital, thank you again for your meaningful involvement in our work.

2020 giving by the numbers

$40,277,099 Total funds raised

The state of philanthropy.

COVID-19 One year later.

When COVID-19 hit our community last year, we faced the unprecedented challenge of addressing the needs of those with the virus, while also safely providing necessary medical care for all other patients. Thanks to the outpouring of support from our generous donor family, we were able to keep our community as safe and healthy as possible.

We raised a record-breaking $40 million in 2020. Donations to our COVID-19 Response Fund and other areas helped us weather the storm of the pandemic. Local friends showed their support in other ways, too, including providing urgently needed masks, gloves, face shields and other personal protective equipment to help us prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Today, we are continuing to fight this virus, and to provide our friends and neighbors with the high-quality medical care they need. Thank you for helping us meet this challenge.

44,903

6,117 Number of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

2,685 Number of patients who have been hospitalized here with COVID-19.

Supporting our healthcare heroes.

At the onset of the pandemic, our top priority for our frontline caregivers and other staff was ensuring they had the personal protective equipment they needed to stay safe. During a difficult year of coming face-to-face with the realities of COVID-19 every day, we also took initial steps to address the emotional and mental fatigue of our caregivers. We began offering group counseling sessions, creating respite rooms and more.

Building off of these efforts, we are now launching a comprehensive Caregiver Wellness Initiative, which will feature a variety of additional support and resources to help our healthcare heroes process psychological and emotional trauma. This includes, for example, a structured forum where staff will be able to come together regularly to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in health care.

Community philanthropy is helping us carry out the work of this important initiative. Together, we will ensure our physicians, nurses and staff receive the support they need so that they can continue to provide the highest-quality care to the patients we serve.

Shots in arms.

In December 2020, in close partnership with the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD), we began administering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to our frontline caregivers and staff. In January 2021, we also began vaccinating eligible community members under the direction of PPHD.

Philanthropic support has helped us to reach this next stage of fighting COVID-19, and allowed us to make special efforts to ensure that low-income and underserved members of our community have equitable access to the vaccine. We have worked with a variety of community partners — including the City of Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center and Harambee Ministries — to host COVID-19 vaccination pop-up clinics for populations that may have otherwise faced barriers to accessing the vaccine. Several of these popup clinics were generously funded by the Pasadena Community Foundation.

We are proud to have provided more than 39,000 vaccine doses for members of our community so far and look forward to protecting even more people in the months ahead.

39,000+ Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered.

300 Number of additional beds made available to respond to COVID-19.

1,000+ Number of supporters who have contributed to our special COVID-19 Response Fund.

300+ Number of individuals and community partners who have donated personal protective equipment and other essential items.

Your giving matters.

While some people infected with the COVID-19 virus report only mild symptoms, many others experience serious and even fatal problems. From the moment the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Huntington Hospital has been here to provide the latest and best in patient care for our community — with dedication and compassion. Generous philanthropic gifts through our COVID-19 Response Fund have helped us to respond during this unprecedented health crisis.

When Teo Praslin started running a fever in April 2020, he promptly got tested for COVID-19. Two of his co-workers had been diagnosed with the virus, already, so he knew he was at risk. Though Teo tested positive, he was initially well enough to return home, where he quarantined in a separate area of the family home to keep his loved ones as safe as possible.

Over the coming days, though, Teo felt steadily worse. His wife, Maria, rushed him to our emergency department (but was unable to come into the hospital with him, as a result of safety protocols during the pandemic). By the time he reached us, Teo was very sick. He does not remember much of his arrival at the hospital. “I apparently called Maria to tell her goodbye,” he says. “It was worse than anything I’ve ever had. I thought I was going to die.”

Teo was quickly admitted for inpatient care. As the virus continued to take its toll on his body, he was placed on a ventilator. His heart and kidneys began to fail and he lost consciousness. Not able to be with Teo, Maria was now even more afraid for him: His two co-workers had died of their infections.

Thanks to our use of the latest care techniques, Teo’s immunologist was able to offer convalescent plasma therapy — which involves administering blood products with antibodies from patients who have recovered from the virus. When the needed plasma became available and we started the therapy, Teo’s condition began to improve.

Even as our team members work relentlessly to save the lives of patients with COVID-19, we also recognize the importance of keeping loved ones informed. Throughout Teo’s care here, the Praslins valued this extra level of effort and compassion. “Everyone took the time to answer my questions,” Maria says. “The doctors called me every morning, and I talked to the nurses on every shift. We felt really supported.”

When Maria and the children created a poster for Teo’s nurses, thanking them for their care, the nurses in turn made a poster for Teo — and hung it in his hospital room. On it, they wrote inspiring messages, urging Teo to keep fighting and getting stronger. “He still has it on the wall in our home,” says Maria, “and it still encourages him.”

As Teo began the long road to recovery, he regained consciousness, but remained paralyzed. Later, when he was well enough, he was transferred to a rehabilitation center, where he received care for an additional three weeks. Though he was still using a wheelchair when he returned home, he is now walking again, and his recovery continues: “I still have to do dialysis twice a week, but I’m back at work. I can think and live,” he says. “That’s what’s important.”

Adds Maria, “I wish I could go in and thank each doctor, nurse and staff member at Huntington Hospital, in person. The whole team was amazing.”

The Praslin family expresses gratitude for the care provided by the physicians, nurses and staff members who helped Teo (center) survive a severe case of COVID-19. Pictured with Teo are his wife, Maria

(second from left), and their children (from left), Matthew, Ethan and Emily.

Long before COVID-19 hit, our infection prevention department was working diligently to maintain a safe hospital environment and played a major role in protecting patients and staff throughout the pandemic. Members of the department include (from left): Selma Babcock; Katie Jones; Leonard De La Cruz, executive director of quality, regulatory and safety; Jennifer Pitt; Michael Guajardo; and Jessica Rosende.

Caregiver Spotlight. Infection Prevention Department

Keeping our community safe.

There is more to providing comprehensive, world-class care than meets the eye. Philanthropic gifts help support our team of dedicated employees working behind the scenes to ensure the care we deliver complies with the highest safety standards. Throughout the pandemic, our infection prevention team has moved mountains to protect patients and staff.

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Iget a lot of satisfaction from keeping everyone as safe as possible,” says Leonard De La Cruz, MPH, executive director of quality, regulatory and safety here, “and I know the rest of the infection prevention team feels the same way.” As part of his responsibilities, Leonard, an epidemiologist, has been leading the hospital’s infection prevention department for five years.

This department has always been crucial to our operations. Staff members educate employees across the hospital on best practices for sanitation, hygiene and safety. They also implement strict protocols designed to keep the hospital a pristine environment for patients, and work closely with federal, state and county health agencies to ensure we meet the latest regulations. When COVID-19 reached our community, we were especially grateful to have this team of skilled staff members — which includes five epidemiologists and one project and data analyst — at the ready.

Minimizing risk.

The infection prevention department acted fast. Relying on their expertise and the latest guidelines from entities like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pasadena Public Health Department, our infection prevention department implemented new policies and procedures to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

The team attacked the problem from many angles. They reconfigured the airflow in our dedicated COVID-19 units. They also streamlined workflows for physicians, nurses and other staff to limit unnecessary contact, and determined the best use of personal protective equipment when supplies were limited. In addition, they developed testing protocols to prevent the spread of the virus within hospital walls. “The team worked hard to figure out how to adjust to protect everyone’s health and safety,” says Leonard.

Leonard is quick to point out though that all hospital employees have helped in the fight against COVID-19. “The entire hospital rose to the challenge,” he says. “It was truly a community-wide effort.”

The Ahmanson

Safeguarding vital care facilities.

Foundation

Bill Ahmanson is president of The Ahmanson Foundation. A major supporter of Huntington Hospital for many years, The Ahmanson Foundation recently provided significant funding for essential infrastructure improvements to our Wingate and Hahn buildings.

Alongtime supporter of Huntington Hospital, The Ahmanson Foundation recently awarded renewed funding to help us further enhance our healthcare campus. Specifically, the foundation provided a significant grant toward important infrastructure improvements to our Wingate and Hahn buildings, built in 1961 and 1971 respectively.

While the State of California regularly updates seismic requirements for hospitals here, public funds do not cover upgrades to bring existing facilities into compliance — making the involvement of friends like The Ahmanson Foundation essential. The modifications we have now made to our Wingate and Hahn buildings will allow us to continue operation of the inpatient beds housed there and to deliver safe, uninterrupted care when local need is greatest. In light of the ongoing pandemic, we are especially grateful to the foundation for their strategic leadership involvement.

“Our region’s population is expanding and aging,” says Bill Ahmanson, president of The Ahmanson Foundation, “and we felt it was important that the hospital have an appropriate number of beds to continue meeting local care needs.”

The Ahmanson Foundation’s support has ensured that we can continue meeting our community’s needs for inpatient beds, like the one pictured here.

Work supported by the foundation also included upgrades to the Wingate and Hahn buildings’ utility systems, as well as the installation of newer fire safety features. In the past, The Ahmanson Foundation has helped us complete other significant projects in service to our community, including expansion of our Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center.

For everyone’s benefit.

The Ahmanson Foundation was founded in 1952, with initial funding from financier Howard F. Ahmanson and his wife, Dorothy Grannis Ahmanson. Today, it plays

a major role in the life and well-being of our region. “Our philanthropy is directed toward organizations serving the greater Los Angeles community,” says Bill, “with support concentrated in the areas of arts and humanities, education, human services, and health and medicine.

“We aim to make grants that will benefit everyone in the community where the grant is made,” Bill continues. With this in mind, the foundation has provided funding to numerous hospitals and community clinics across the county over the years.

Bill notes that longtime foundation trustee Stephen Rountree played a significant role in advocating for our own most

recent grant award. (Steve and his wife, Carol, are San Gabriel Valley residents and have personally experienced care at the hospital.) “The foundation’s nine-member board of trustees is responsible for final funding decisions,” Steve explains. “I helped convey that while behind-thewalls work on the Wingate and Hahn buildings might not seem very glamorous, it was nonetheless essential,” he says. “The community really needs the beds housed there.”

Rigorous and responsive.

Bill notes that The Ahmanson Foundation conducts a very thorough evaluation of every application it receives, and asks probing questions to guide the trustees’ decisions. While the trustees occasionally consider requests for grants toward program services, the foundation primarily supports capital projects.

“This includes providing support to update or renovate existing buildings,” says Bill. In fact, he adds, given the historic lack of available real estate in the region, and the evident environmental benefits of recycling facilities rather than building anew, “We especially like to see existing buildings like Wingate and Hahn being remodeled whenever possible.”

“We aim to make grants that will benefit everyone in the community where the grant is made.”

We deeply appreciate The Ahmanson Foundation’s philanthropic involvement in safeguarding the future of care for our community’s patients.

Mary Lynne Knighten (pictured here with her husband, John) says she owes her life to members of our award-winning cardiac care team, who performed a minimally invasive procedure to treat her aortic stenosis.

Your giving matters.

Thanks to generous philanthropic support, we are able to deliver award-winning cardiac care to members of our community. Our full spectrum of cardiology services includes highly advanced procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR.

When Mary Lynne Knighten was diagnosed with aortic stenosis — a potentially life-threatening heart condition characterized by the narrowing of the aortic valve opening — she was surprised. She exercised regularly and felt perfectly healthy.

She soon began experiencing extreme fatigue, and had to nap several times a day. She was often out of breath after simple tasks. Even standing for long periods became a challenge. “I was worried I was going to die,” says Mary Lynne.

At the recommendation of her physician, Mary Lynne turned to Azhil (Alex) Durairaj, MD, medical director of cardiology, for help. Though her condition was serious, he made Mary Lynne feel comfortable. “Dr. Durairaj treated me like a partner, and talked with me about my options and prognosis,” she says. “It’s a testament to the hospital’s commitment to patient-centered care.”

It was decided that Mary Lynne was a good candidate for TAVR, a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery. In February 2020, she underwent the procedure here. “The doctors and nurses made me feel like I was their only patient,” she says.

Because Mary Lynne had an underlying medical condition, she stayed overnight in our intensive care unit to be monitored for potential complications following the procedure. She notes that a nursing assistant got her soup from the cafeteria in the middle of the night, and that a nurse positioned her for comfort. Her procedure fell on Ash Wednesday, so the team made sure Mary Lynne, who is Catholic, received ashes and blessings from one of our chaplains.

Today, Mary Lynne is back to doing what she loves. She can stand for longer periods to cook and work in her garden without getting winded, and is even exercising again.

“Dr. Durairaj and his whole team were fantastic,” she says. “Thank you to everyone at Huntington Hospital for saving my life.”

Peter Arkley

Meaningful giving, from the heart.

Peter Arkley has provided philanthropic support to Huntington Hospital for several years, and felt compelled to do more at a time of special need. Having learned of the hospital’s efforts to create what would become our new Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center, “We wanted to know how we could make a lasting impact,” he said.

The Arkley Family Foundation thus pledged a substantial gift toward the new center. In recognition of this support, we are pleased to name the Peter Arkley Catheterization Suite within our state-ofthe-art facilities, which will open later this summer. Peter and his fiancée, Denise Wynn, were impressed by the hospital’s foresighted focus on the future needs of local patients — even as it continues to address the current pandemic: “After COVID-19 has come and gone,” he says, “the center will be here to meet community need.

“Particularly in light of the additional financial demands created by the pandemic,” Peter adds, “this seemed like an appropriate time to lend a hand. I feel honored that we’re able to help the community in this way.”

Driven to help during a time of increased need, Peter Arkley pledged a significant gift toward our new Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center. Peter is pictured with fiancée, Denise Wynn (left), and daughter, Alexandra Arkley.

In the new Peter Arkley Catheterization Suite, our caregivers will provide leadingedge care to patients with potentially life-threatening cardiovascular conditions.

Family connections.

The decision to designate his family foundation’s gift to our Heart & Vascular Center was inspired, in part, by personal care experiences, Peter explains. His mother, Berdina, received heart care here, as have other members of the Arkley family. In addition, Peter says, the strategic location of the Heart & Vascular Center (directly above our Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center) was meaningful to him and his family, as his daughter, Alexandra, and several other relatives have turned to our emergency department over the years, in time of medical need.

“The hospital has made a difference to many people in our family — including my ninety-five-year-old aunt who received care and comfort there during her last days,” Peter says, “and it’s made a difference to many other people in the community, too. We’re glad to join the list of benefactors who have recognized how important the hospital is, and how our contributions help it serve the community even better.”

Making moves.

Peter was born in Scotland. His family moved to the United States in the 1960s after his father retired from a career in professional soccer. They settled in the New York metropolitan area, where they had relatives.

Peter’s career would bring him to California in 1987. Today, he is senior executive vice president of Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., which has more than 100 offices nationwide. He also serves as president of Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, which offers specialty insurance products domestically and around the world. Some of the projects in which he and his team have played a role include California High-Speed Rail, Hudson Yards in Manhattan, and the multi-billion dollar expansion of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York.

Community care.

Strengthening community has been a constant driving force for Peter’s philanthropy over the years. In addition to providing financial support, he has given of his time and expertise through service on the boards of organizations including Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, and the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.

This generous philanthropist travels hundreds of thousands of miles each year and — for increased convenience to his work — has now moved his primary residence to Naples, Florida. Nonetheless, he remains convinced of the importance of supporting our work. Of the Arkley Family Foundation’s recent gift, he says, “Honestly, I couldn’t think of a better thing to do to help the community than to make this gift to Huntington Hospital. It’s an impressive institution that’s important to everyone in Pasadena and the surrounding area. It’s certainly always been there whenever my own family needed it, and I feel really good that we’re able to support it.”

Benefactor Circle

Transformational giving.

To honor and thank our most generous supporters, Huntington Hospital established our Benefactor Circle program. Donors contributing gifts of $250,000 or more join this program and help provide the highest level of support for ongoing needs and other transformative work on the hospital’s campus. Benefactor Circle donors receive a Benefactor Card to facilitate additional patient support services on campus and in our Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center. They also enjoy special recognition on our campus.

For more information about our Benefactor Circle, please contact Cathi Chadwell, executive director of philanthropy and public affairs, at (626) 397-3241.

“I couldn’t think of a better thing to do to help the community than to make this gift to Huntington Hospital.”

Renée Ying

A responsibility, an honor and a privilege.

Renée Ying has long been fond of Huntington Hospital. When she first came to our campus years ago to visit a friend who was a patient here, she was impressed — so much so that she and her late husband, Jeffrey, decided to move from Glendora to Pasadena. She is happy they did.

“I’m glad that Huntington Hospital is so close by,” she says. “I don’t want to get sick, but if I do, that’s where I would want to go. It really is a first-class institution.”

Since that time, Renée’s involvement with the hospital has grown. She and Jeffrey began contributing to our work in 2009 at the suggestion of close friend and hospital board member Robert Yu. “When a friend comes to you and says an organization needs support,” Renée says, “why not contribute, if you have the means to do so.”

The Yings continued to do just that, becoming regular philanthropic supporters of our work. Renée also spent time as a volunteer here in errand and escort, before stepping away from volunteer service when Jeffrey passed away in 2017.

Renée recently made a significant contribution toward our general operations, as well as toward creation of a more sustainable campus. In addition to helping us provide high-quality care across all areas of the hospital, this gift is helping us strengthen our systems and infrastructure — ensuring that we can continue to deliver outstanding medical care, no matter what tomorrow may bring.

Designing the future.

Indeed, Renée knows the value of investing in advanced, future-ready systems. She and Jeffrey built their careers around it. In 1985, the Yings founded their first company, an engineering design house specializing in product development and design services

for the aerospace industry. Then, in 1991, the pair started I/O Controls Corporation, which provides the “brain systems” for more than 70 percent of all transit buses in the United States. Today, Renée is the company’s chairwoman.

Although she is now a high-powered business leader, Renée’s journey began more modestly. She was born and raised in Taiwan (where she and Jeffrey met), moving here when she enrolled in California State University, Los Angeles, to study business. “When we came here, we didn’t have much,” she recalls. After the couple was settled, they married and had two children: Victoria and Jonathan.

“When a friend comes to you and says an organization needs support, why not contribute.”

Giving globally and locally.

Renée and Jeffrey never forgot their roots. They created the Ying Family Charitable Foundation and the 12K Foundation because, as Renée says, “we wanted to help people like us, who were born less fortunate.” These foundations benefit worthy causes across the globe — including, for example, a scholarship program at Jeffrey’s alma mater in Taiwan. Victoria and Jonathan, now adults, have also become involved in the foundations, and provide valuable input on how to direct funds. Some of these funds are directed back to the local community, including Huntington Hospital. Renée notes that the compassionate care we provide is a particular point of inspiration for her.

When Renée learned that we were looking for community members to join our board of directors, she jumped at the chance to do even more to support our mission. She sits on our Quality, Philanthropy, and Audit and Compliance committees — and recently joined our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Renée believes that everyone should give, at whatever level they can, and regularly encourages friends and colleagues to donate to our work. Supporting the hospital is, as she says, “a responsibility, an honor and a privilege.”

Gifts from friends like Renée Ying help to sustain and enhance care for patients here.

Fall Food + Wine Festival Supporting trauma care from home.

The Fall Food + Wine Festival has long represented a way for members of our community to enjoy a great evening out and raise funds for Huntington Hospital Trauma Center at the same time. In 2020, however, we were unable to gather in person for the festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A taste of festivals past.

While you may not be able to enjoy delicious treats in a festival setting this year, we encourage you to take a taste of the festival home with you by supporting the vendors who generously donated their food and drink offerings to our most recent in-person event. Visit www.fallfoodandwine.com/partners for a list of partners.

Since support for trauma care remains urgent, we launched the Fall Food + Wine Restival in lieu of an in-person event. We were thrilled that we exceeded our initial campaign goal, raising more than $260,000, thanks to generous community donors. Funds from the Restival are helping us continue to serve patients with potentially life-threatening injuries, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — even during a pandemic. While we were unable to gather and thank our Fall Food + Wine Restival donors in person, we are immensely grateful for their impactful support.

Alyce Williamson Leading by example.

Generous community philanthropists stepped up in a big way in 2020, helping us not only reach, but exceed our goal for the Fall Food + Wine Restival. We are especially grateful to Alyce Williamson, whose leadership gift inspired others to give, enabling us to raise even more funds through the Restival.

Alyce is a longtime patron of the Fall Food + Wine Festival. In fact, her involvement with the event dates back to its inception. When she learned that the 2020 event was being re-imagined as a special fundraising campaign, she knew that she wanted to continue her involvement.

“I love the festival and I love Huntington Hospital,” Alyce says. “I knew that the hospital still needed support for the trauma center, even if they couldn’t hold the physical event, so I really wanted to help.”

Alyce’s support was also inspired in part by her experience as a trauma patient here. “I am so grateful for the care that I received,” she says. ”Huntington Hospital is truly a jewel of the community, and I want to support it as long as I live.”

Help fund world-class trauma care in 2021.

The health and safety of our community continues to come first, so we will not be holding a physical event in 2021. However, the Fall Food + Wine Committee, again led by co-chairs Janet Mayeda and Nick Salata, still plans to raise funds to support the provision of lifesaving care for our region — and this year, they are kicking it up a notch! Participants can expect fun new ways to engage with our food and drink vendors, while still staying safe at home. Stay tuned and be sure to check the Fall Food + Wine website at www.fallfoodandwine.com for updates on the celebration.

And, of course, we look forward to gathering in person again at the 2022 festival.

Through her generous leadership gift, Alyce Williamson inspired others to give — helping us surpass our goal for the Fall Food + Wine Restival. A longtime Fall Food + Wine Festival patron, Alyce is pictured here (third from left) at the 2018 event.

Ways to give.

Legacy Gift Society

Make a difference for tomorrow, today.

Many donors give to Huntington Hospital using tax-saving strategies. Here are just a few examples:

IRA Distribution

When you make Huntington Hospital the direct recipient of a distribution from your IRA, you may be able to avoid paying income tax on the amount gifted. You also are helping to keep the hospital strong.

Appreciated Stocks

By gifting appreciated stock, you can avoid taxes on any gains in the stock’s value, and take an income tax deduction on the fair market value — all while making a thoughtful gift to the hospital.

Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

Establishing a DAF through a community foundation or a financial institution gives you a significant tax benefit when you make a large gift. You can designate Huntington Hospital as a recipient of the funding from your DAF each year.

If you would like to learn more about how you can save taxes and support the hospital’s critical mission, please contact Helen Bechtolt, senior director of principal gifts, at helen. bechtolt@huntingtonhospital.com or (626) 397-3241.

Planned giving.

LGS members utilize many different strategies, but the outcome is the same: sharing the future with others. Many establish a charitable bequest — a gift made through a will, living trust or other vehicle. Some LGS members have named the hospital as a beneficiary for a percentage of their retirement plans, including 401ks, 403bs and IRAs. Others take advantage of important income and tax benefits that provide a reliable stream of income for the lifetime of the donor and loved ones.

We invite you to join other members of our LGS in providing for the future of care at Huntington Hospital. As a member, you receive the following benefits:

• Invitation to the annual Legacy Gift Society appreciation luncheon.

• Invitation to be our guest at the President’s Circle Member Recognition event.

• Invitations to selected Discover Huntington Hospital events.

• Complimentary annual flu shot, as available.

• Counsel and support from Huntington Hospital’s office of philanthropy, as requested.

• Receipt of Huntington Hospital publications.

We hope that you will consider becoming a member of this distinguished group of committed donors. Please visit www.huntingtonhospital.org/giftplanning to learn more. Many thanks for your support.

If you have already included us in your estate plans, please contact the office of philanthropy at (626) 397-3241 to notify us of your intent, so we may add you as a member of our Legacy Gift Society.

Although all in-person gatherings have been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19, some events may be held virtually when possible. Stay tuned for more information.

Huntington Hospital’s Legacy Gift Society

(LGS) recognizes donors who want to provide for the hospital’s future. Their thoughtful and foresighted bequests and other planned gifts help to sustain excellent health care for future generations.

Legacy Gift Society

Louise Harris gives to Huntington Hospital as a way of continuing a legacy of giving that she began with late husband, Marshall. “He was very fond of the hospital,” she says. This philanthropic tradition began when the couple made their first contribution to us in 1992, and has continued ever since.

After Marshall passed away in 2013, Louise, when reviewing her will, decided to designate an investment account to the hospital. She recently accelerated her estate gift, so that we may use the funds in the more immediate term. “I wanted the hospital to be able to use the money now,” she says. “It’s a great cause to support.” Louise is a foresighted member of our Legacy Gift Society, and Huntington Hospital is still remembered in her will.

Louise’s leadership gift is helping us create a more sustainable medical campus, where patients in our region will receive care in the years and decades to come. In recognition of Louise’s support, we are naming a patient room in our West Tower in her and Marshall’s honor.

Ties that bind. The hospital has been a part of the Harris family in other ways, as well: After he retired, Marshall began volunteering here, providing errand and escort services. Louise notes that her husband greatly enjoyed volunteering at the hospital, which he did for more than a decade.

The connection, however, does not stop there: Marshall was also born here, and both he and Louise have been patients at the hospital. She has had, for example, two knee surgeries here, which were performed by Todd Dietrick, MD, medical director of our joint replacement program. “I always received the best care,” she says.

Before he retired, Marshall owned a successful wallpaper and interior design shop in Pasadena. Louise spent her career working in human resources, and retired as the director of human resource management for California State University, Los Angeles, after 17 years there.

A neighbor introduced Louise to Marshall. When they married, Louise became not only a stepmother to Marshall’s children, Susan and Lee, but also a grandmother to Susan’s and Lee’s children. The family has since grown further, and Louise now has four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Louise remains close with the family, visiting as often as she can.

Active in her community. Louise and Marshall shared a love of travel, and Louise recounts one trip to Russia that was especially memorable — their last trip together before Marshall died.

Today, Louise keeps busy by maintaining several rental properties. She also enjoys connecting with neighbors and friends, with whom she regularly played bridge and sometimes travelled, prior to the start of the pandemic. Her more constant companions, however, are her two beloved Boston terriers, Hobart (Hobie) and Roxie.

Like her late husband, Louise believes in supporting her community through volunteerism: She donated her time, for example, as the president of the Green House Gift Shop, which raised money for important causes, including the Braille Institute.

Giving back continues to be an important priority for Louise, as evidenced by her most recent gift to the hospital. As she says, “I know Huntington Hospital will put the money to good use. It’s an important institution, and it does a lot of good for a lot of people.”

Louise Harris

A tradition of philanthropy.

Have you considered including Huntington  Hospital in your estate plan?

A charitable bequest is an easy and tangible way to make a lasting impact.

You may leave money that will help us meet any needs that may arise, or you may identify a program that has special meaning to you. Your gift may reduce the tax burden on your family and estate.

Consult with your attorney to learn how your will or living trust can specify that a particular asset, dollar amount or percentage of your estate be given to Huntington Hospital.

Please contact Helen Bechtolt, senior director of principal gifts, at helen.bechtolt@ huntingtonhospital.com or (626) 397-3241 for more information.

Around the campus.

Read on to learn about just a few of the things happening around our campus thanks to the support of our community.

Outstanding cardiac care.

Located directly above our Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center, our new Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center will meet increasing regional need, while further speeding time to treatment. The center’s comprehensive range of cardiovascular services — all brought together under one roof — will also make it easier than ever to heal hearts. Within the new center will be two specialized suites equipped with the very latest medical technologies to provide a full range of cardiac catheterization procedures. In addition, our Heart & Vascular Center will include a high-tech hybrid suite (the first of its kind in our service region) that offers both catheterization and surgical capabilities. We anticipate that our new Heart & Vascular Center will open in late summer 2021. We are extremely grateful to the thoughtful donors who have partnered with us in creating the new facility.

Operating better.

Community philanthropy is also helping make our new surgery center a reality. When construction is complete, the center will encompass seven new surgical suites. Eight existing surgical suites will also be upgraded as part of the project, ensuring all 15 suites are future-ready. Once complete, the center will allow us to perform additional surgeries per year, in order to meet community need into the future. We anticipate that new surgical suites will open in early fall 2021. Upgrades to existing spaces are scheduled for completion by September 2022.

Excellence in nursing.

Huntington Hospital recently achieved redesignation as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the third time. This honor places us among very elite company: We are one of just 9% of hospitals nationwide to hold this prestigious designation, which demonstrates our commitment to exemplary nursing practice. Support from our community helped us achieve and maintain this gold standard in nursing care.

Putting safety first.

We recently welcomed the newest member of our security team — a German Shepherd named Lew. Lew is now on patrol on our hospital’s campus, led by his handler, K-9 security officer William Martinez. Special thanks to the AS&F Foundation — and longtime foundation trustees John and Carol Llewellyn — for their support, which is helping to ensure we can keep our employees, volunteers, patients and visitors safe.

Preparing first-class physicians.

Through our Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, we offer top-notch residency training and hands-on experience in both internal medicine and general surgery. National research confirms that teaching hospitals such as ours provide a higher level of care to all patients.

Residents in our GME program are drawn from some of the nation’s finest medical schools, and are among the best and brightest of their respective classes. This year, we welcomed 13 new internal medicine residents and five new general surgery residents. We rely on philanthropic support to sustain our GME program.

Your giving matters.

A leader in surgical care, Huntington Hospital has the expert staff and state-of-the-art technology needed to perform a wide variety of procedures. Investments from thoughtful philanthropists make this work possible.

One day, out of the blue, Caesar Penney started experiencing severe abdominal pain. It did not improve after a few days, so he made an appointment with his primary care physician to get checked out. The next day, Caesar received a message that said he needed to go to an emergency room right away. When Caesar arrived at a local hospital, “I was surrounded by doctors and nurses, but no one told me what was wrong with me or what was going on,” he said. He then passed out.

When Caesar awoke, he was finally able to get some answers. He was diagnosed with a massive infection of the bowel caused by a chronic gastrointestinal disease known as diverticulitis. He was monitored for a day and a half, told he would need to schedule a follow-up appointment with a surgeon and sent home. “I didn’t feel like I was being treated right,” Caesar says. He began researching other hospitals where he could have his procedure. He had heard only good things about Huntington Hospital, and so made an appointment here with surgeon Wes Powell, MD.

Right from the start, Caesar knew he was in good hands. “Dr. Powell made me feel like I was at the right place for the health care that I needed,” he says. “It was a completely different experience.” By the time he had connected with Dr. Powell, Caesar’s pain had become debilitating.

The surgery, which involved removing infected parts of Caesar’s colon, was a success. Caesar spent a week in the hospital. Due to the pandemic, his loved ones were not allowed to visit him while he recuperated, but he never felt alone. “When your health is compromised like mine was,” he says, “you need personal care. Everyone acknowledged my fear, always asked how I was feeling, and made me feel comfortable. It’s a reflection of the type of institution Huntington Hospital is.”

Today, Caesar is doing well and recently got married. Once nearly incapacitated due to pain, he is now back to being the active young man he was — and hopes to complete a triathlon next year. “Huntington Hospital took such good care of me,” he says. “If it weren’t for the hospital, I might not have a story to tell.”

In need of surgery to remove infected parts of his colon, Caesar Penney is thankful that his search for compassionate, expert care led him to Huntington Hospital. Caesar is pictured with his wife, Cassandra Coleman, and her son, Greyson.

Louise and John Bryson

Supporting compassionate care.

Louise Bryson is a prior member of Huntington Hospital’s board of directors. She and her husband, John, are also generous community philanthropists who support our work. Most recently, the couple pledged a significant gift toward our Compassionate Community Care initiative, which is further improving patients’ experience at the hospital. Specifically, the initiative provides specialized training for our physicians, nurses and other staff in areas including compassionate communication, sensitivity to the needs of patients who have experienced emotional trauma, and more.

Compassionate Community Care recognizes the key role that thoughtful communication plays in promoting healing, reducing anxiety, and fostering trust between care providers and their patients. A key component is the provision of training in a nationally recognized approach known as the Language of Caring. The training involves what is known as the Heart-Head-Heart communication model, helping to ensure that clinical services are delivered with a deep sense of empathy. By using the Heart-Head-Heart model, care providers can integrate their full humanity into their clinical practice, in support of clear and effective communication — and the very best of care.

“The Compassionate Community Care initiative underscores a commitment not only to first-rate medical attention at the hospital,” says Louise, “but also to effective and compassionate interaction with all patients and their loved ones, as well as with colleagues. The overall goal is for everyone who walks through the door to feel welcome. Everything the hospital does,” she adds, “from the words used to the items on the cafe’s menu, has to be founded on knowledge of what makes people feel comfortable and cared for.”

A culture of caring.

Caregivers and other team members in our Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center were the first to participate in the Compassionate Community Care program — including Language of Caring training. “The pilot phase was so successful,” notes John, “that this work was rapidly expanded to the rest of the organization.” In total, more than 3,300 employees from departments across the hospital have participated — and the training is now part of the orientation process for all new staff. The Brysons also look forward to the introduction of additional training programs as part of the initiative, in the future.

Career focused.

Louise enjoyed a 35-year career in media, and retired in 2008 after serving as president of distribution of Lifetime Entertainment Services and executive vice president of Lifetime Movie Network. She started her career as a documentary producer and writer for PBS and currently chairs the board of PBS SoCal/KCET. She is also a lifetime trustee of KPCC and chair emerita of the J. Paul Getty Trust board of trustees.

“ This work is visionary. It’s about things that are at the real heart of what makes an institution work — and it touches every patient in every bed, and every person who works there.”

John focused on clean forms of energy and energy efficiency throughout his career. He is one of the co-founders of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and early in his career was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to lead the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California State Public Utilities Commission. John was chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International, the parent company to Southern California Edison, and retired in 2008 after 18 years with the company. In 2011-2012, he served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce in President Obama’s Cabinet.

The Brysons have four daughters and six grandchildren.

Visionary leadership.

Before she first joined the hospital’s board of directors, Louise served on our Quality Committee, which helps oversee continuous improvement efforts and evaluates results.

“I felt it was a good way to get involved in the community,” she says, “and I was quickly impressed by the hospital’s commitment to transparency and its focus on providing the highest level of care to patients.”

While on the board, Louise continued to participate on our Quality Committee, and also served on both our Finance Committee and our Strategic Planning Committee. Through this work, she has developed deep respect for the leadership team, she notes, singling out Jaynie Studenmund, chair of the board, Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer, and Jane Haderlein, senior vice president of philanthropy and public affairs. “John and I feel good about providing philanthropic dollars in support of the hospital’s important work and their outstanding leadership,” she says.

In making their recent gift decision, John notes they were also deeply motivated by the way in which the Compassionate Community Care initiative reflects and supports the hospital’s overall culture — with compassion and empathy top of mind. “This work is visionary,” John says. “It’s about things that are at the real heart of what makes an institution work — and it touches every patient in every bed, and every person who works there.”

The Heart-Head-Heart communication model helps ensure care services are delivered with empathy. Training on this model was supported by a significant gift from Louise and John Bryson.

Inspired by the exceptional care she received, our manager of donor relations and special events, Jamie Brady-Smith (lower center), recently donated in honor of Angelos Konstas,

MD (left), and CT technologist Jose Pineda (right) through our Grateful Hearts program.

Grateful Hearts

Gratitude through giving.

Jamie Brady-Smith, who serves as the manager of donor relations and special events in our office of philanthropy, knows how important philanthropic support is to the hospital. In her role, she helps raise funds and engage donors by producing events and other opportunities to thank those who give to the hospital. Jamie is also a donor herself and recently made a gift through our Grateful Hearts program. This program allows donors to honor hospital staff members who have made a special impact on their care.

Jamie wanted to not only support the work of the hospital, but also say thank you for the excellent care she received when she had to undergo a CT-guided spinal procedure here. Two employees helped make a difference: Angelos Konstas, MD, and Jose Pineda.

She is grateful for the expert care she received from Dr. Konstas, who performed the delicate procedure — and for the above-and-beyond compassion she was shown by CT technologist Jose Pineda. Both received Grateful Hearts pins to honor their exceptional service.

“Even though I didn’t know him,” Jamie says, “Jose treated me like family.” Jamie had been nervous about the procedure, but Jose “was there for me the whole time and never left my side. He was so gentle and caring.”

In addition to giving in honor of Jose, Jamie also wrote him a personal letter — a token of appreciation that Jose cherishes. “Jamie’s donation and heartfelt letter made my year, and it continues to inspire me on those hard days,” Jose says. “It made me feel like I was really making a difference.”

“I know all the amazing things everyone at the hospital does,” Jamie says. “I hope that my gift helps to show my gratitude.”

For more information about making a gift in gratitude, please visit

2020 Grateful Hearts Honorees and Donors

All Grateful Hearts donations are counted as part of our Huntington Annual Fund, with associated recognition benefits. For more information about making a gift in gratitude, please visit https://giving.huntingtonhospital.com or call the office of philanthropy at (626) 397-3241.

Honorees are listed in bold on the first line. Donor names are on the second line.

E. Ajilore, MD

Nancy J. Douglas

Alexis Anvekar, MD

Elizabeth & Janah Risha

Steven Applebaum, MD

Sylvia A. Watson

Mariana Arenas

Anonymous

Anne Bading

Susan & Robert Long

Karoly Balderas Cupul

Anonymous

Ryan Bane

Roxann & Dennis Bane

Eric Berlioz

Sara A. Ryan

Unit 42 Nurses

Melanie Blustein

Frederick Bogonko

Anonymous

Assist. Director & HIM Staff

The Gillette Family

Harry Bowles, MD

Sara A. Ryan

Jim & Eleanor Randall

Breast Center Staff

Robert T. Goldweber, MD, & Veronica Thomas

Charles Bugg, MD

Maribel A. Lima-Carnaghi

Daniel Caballero

Anonymous

Georgina Cabrera, NP

Anonymous

Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff

Ken Byrne & Karen Bissonnette

Cardiac Unit

Lori & Frederick Schneider

Cindy Alberts Carson, MD

John D. Taylor

Myrah Francine Castro

Anonymous

Cathi Chadwell

Rary Simmons

Brooke Chandrasoma, MD

Theodore Newman

Elisa Chang, MD

Peter Chun

Stanley Charles, Jr.

Dolores Perez

Jenny Chuang

Carol & Gene Jeffers

Karin Chuang

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Sheila Clayton, MD

Okeyo A. Jumal

Robbin G. Cohen, MD

Peggy Dolan

Christine Conti, RN

Dr. & Mrs. J. F. Casillas

The Critical Care Unit Nurses

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Pasadena Chapter

Amanda Cubin

Carol & Gene Jeffers

Nikhil Daga, MD

Jill & David Toth

Christopher Dagher, MD

Jamie Walters

Rachel Deguzman

Anonymous

Dr. Jeffrey Denham, MD

Jim & Sue Femino

Cheryl Holliday

Martha Tolles

Edith Diaz

Dolores Perez

Todd Dietrick, MD

Henry & Margaret Yost

Azhil Durairaj, MD

Suzan King & Stephen Allen

Gloria & Rogelio Mejia

Annie M. O’Sullivan-Pittman & Craig H. Pittman

John Easthope, MD

Eva & Jason Chau

Begoña Echeverria, PhD

Jim & Sue Femino

Maria Espana

Alice F. Holzman & Chas Briggs

Laura Evans, MD

Margaret & Paul Grossman

Mariflor Felipe

Anonymous

Della Fong, MD

Martha Tolles

Perioperative Department

Patricia Ann Fowler

John Garrido

Anonymous

Gregory M. Giesler, MD

David M. Ramaker

John D. Taylor

Jonathan Grannis

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Nick Greco, MD

Dr. Anthony A. Greco

Rob & Cindy Hambleton

Dr. Michael Gurevitch

Helen Knolle

Lori J. Wynstock, MD

Meg Quinn Coulter

Jim & Sue Femino

John D. Taylor

Steven Guzman

Kathleen A. Gross

Jane Haderlein

Margarethe Bertelson Knoblock

Rary Simmons

Amber Halladay

Anonymous

Kathleen A. Gross

Katherine Harter, MD

Eileen & Richard Waloff

Hannah Harwich

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Daisy Hernandez

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Eddie Hernandez

Roxanna E. Bickerstaff

Mariela Hernandez

Anonymous

Bryan Homyak

Ivy Diaz

Huntington Hospital Urology

Department Staff

Myint Maung

Jeffrey Huang, MD

Anonymous

Janitorial Staff

Jennifer Helstrom

Labor & Delivery Staff

Ying & Victor Chen

Lori & Frederick Schneider

Huntington Hospital

Nursing Staff

Deborah & John Guest

Pediatrics Department Staff

Lori & Frederick Schneider

Radiation Oncology Center Staff

Josephine M. Burns

Marc Inamasu

Barbie Blake

ICU Staff

Deborah & John Guest

Armen Isaiants, MD

Anonymous

Debbie Jackson

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Dawn Jones

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Ryan Joo, MD

Kenneth M. Wada

Beth Julian-Wang, MD

Margaret & Paul Grossman

Stanley Kalter, MD

Sarah Kalter

Howard S. Kaufman, MD

Donald N. Bills

Shant Kazazian, MD

Kenneth M. Wada

Leonard Kim, MD

Corinne & James J. Hawk

Anthony G. Koerner, MD

Delores & William Bing

Angelos Konstas, MD

Jamie Brady-Smith

Nurse Samson Leung

Kathleen A. Gross

Nurse Shaughnessy Leung

Barbara L. Donagan

Zim Liang

Abby Antweil

Sunny Pak

Bernadette C. Shupe

Glenn Littenberg, MD

Annie M. O’Sullivan-Pittman & Craig H. Pittman

Chengping (Jennifer) Liu

Anonymous

Nurse Melody Loong

Mary & John Gilbaugh

David Lourie, MD

The Gillette Family

Maryann Magdaleno

Carol Bake

Ann Magno

Samuel J. Losh

Karla Marshall, RN

Stephanie J. Brady

Alicia Materi

Dolores Perez

Janet Mayeda

Doreen & Glenn Gee

Paige Schenker

Kathryn Mgrublian

Jennifer & Matthew DeVoll

Jessica Miller

Susan & Robert Long

Lia Peterson Miller

Kelly Brown

James J. Kane

Stacy Miller

Lori & Robert Dver

Karen & John Moffitt

Mariber Montgomery

Anonymous

Lori Morgan, MD, MBA

Michael A. Burnstine, MD

David & Chandraleka King

Fanya & Bill Thomson

Michele Nahabedian

Anonymous

Nurse Nikolas Nemeth

Elizabeth & Gary Birkenbeuel

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Staff

Christina & Edgar Mariscal Pasten

Eileen Neuwirth

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Paul Nieberg, MD

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Gregory Northrop, MD Maria Ocariz

Marlene Nunez Anonymous Peter Chun

Amal K. Obaid-Schmid, MD

Cynthia L. Bengtson-Budzyn & Michael J. Budzyn

The Office of Philanthropy

Paul Lim, RN Rary Simmons

Ronald P. Olah, MD Carolyn & Marc Turchin

Oncology Team

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Symes III

Rebecca Orcutt Niva-Jo & Lawrence Whisenand

Outpatient Rehab Team Julie A. Venegas

Carmina Pascual Anonymous

Ashish B. Patel, MD Kathleen A. Gross

Isaac Benjamin Paz, MD Yolanda Rodriguez

Stacey Pereira

Maria & James Slater

Jose Pineda

Jamie Brady-Smith

Vance Polich, MD

Christine McCarthy & Michael McCormick

Eva Poon, MD

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Kathryn Pugh

Jean & Richard Cone

Jessica Randall Jamie Walters

Poornima Rao, MD

Francisca R. Payan

Emergency Room Staff

Cynthia L. Bengtson-Budzyn & Michael J. Budzyn

Mr. George R. Corey & Ms. Eugenie M. Schlueter

Teresita Keliher

Micaela Moran

Lori & Frederick Schneider

Deborah A. Wong

Mr. Zed Reyes

Kenneth M. Wada

Jonathan Reynolds

Anonymous

Jennie Ritchie

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Lee Anne Robinson

Mary & John Gilbaugh

Nurse Angela Mae Roman

Elizabeth & Gary Birkenbeuel

Nurse Joyce Roque

Mark & Ruth Pichaj

Peter Rosenberg, MD

Anonymous

Same Day Surgery Staff

Martha & John Ruch

Yasmeen Ruhge, MD

Wenwei & Fook-Keong Law

Ayman Saad, MD

Annie M. O’Sullivan-Pittman & Craig H. Pittman

Joannah Salonga

Irene & Nguon Tran

Steven Scharf

Nadya Klimenko

James Shankwiler, MD

Marylyn A. Endert

Jeannie Shen, MD

Yu Chi Chen

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Symes III

Kimberly A. Shriner, MD

Gary L. Conrad, M.D.

Esmeralda T. Gibson

Lori Johnson

Anne & Michael Murphy

Annie M. O’Sullivan-Pittman & Craig H. Pittman

Christie Siapno

Anonymous

Giovanni Smith, MD

Dolores Perez

Vaughn A Starnes, MD

Teresa L. Watanabe

Sandy Ta

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Babak Tashakkor

Dr. & Mrs. Scott L. Carder

Priscilla Taylor

Anonymous

Kathleen Abaincia

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Jeana Trimeloni

Anonymous

Mark Trimeloni

My-Linh Truong, MD

Anthony Denman

K. Edmund Tse, MD

Suzan King & Stephen Allen

Stanley Tu, MD

Ming S. Chou

Todd Turner, MD

Marc Forman

David Ulick, MD

Barbie Blake

Franklin N. Quon

Mrs. Lynn P. Reitnouer

Dante Vengco

Christian Gregg & Melisa Gill

All the nurses at the hospital who took care of me

May Volkman

Jennifer Waldron

Susan T. Lompe

Jonathan Warner, MD Anonymous

Craig Watje

Mary & John Gilbaugh

Patty Watson-Swan

Roxanna E. Bickerstaff

Douglas Willard, MD

Marilyn Abrams

Alexandria Williams

Dolores Perez

Audrie Williams

Anonymous

Ruth Williamson, MD

Mary & John Gilbaugh

Anthony Wright Anonymous

David C. Yang, MD

Anonymous

Yo Zieman, shows compassion to all

Josephine M. Burns

Christie Zoucha Anonymous

Ways to give.

There are many ways your giving can make an immediate and lifelong impact on our patients and our caregivers. You may provide unrestricted support, which gives us maximum flexibility to use funds where they are needed most. Alternatively, you may designate your gift to a specific area of our work that has special meaning for you.

Grateful Hearts. You may choose to say thank you for excellent care you or a loved one received here during a hospital stay by making a gift in honor of a Huntington Hospital team member through our Grateful Hearts program. When you acknowledge a special physician, nurse, volunteer or care provider, he or she will be notified of your appreciation and provided with a special lapel pin that recognizes his or her compassionate community care. The amount of your gift will remain confidential. Visit https:// giving.huntingtonhospital.com/ caregiver to learn more.

Huntington Sustainers

These donors make monthly, recurring gifts to the hospital via credit card. Just a $10 monthly pledge — or 30 cents per day — can help us protect and enhance our community’s health and well-being with high-quality, lifesaving care. Visit https://giving. huntingtonhospital.com/monthly to join Huntington Sustainers, or email give@huntingtonhospital. com for more information.

You may also make a one-time gift by credit card on our safe and secure website by visiting https:// giving.huntingtonhospital.com/ donate today.

Huntington Annual Fund & President’s Circle

Huntington Annual Fund Thoughtful community giving.

From our humble beginning almost 130 years ago, Huntington Hospital has grown and evolved thanks to the generosity of our community. While much has changed since we first opened our doors, one thing has stayed the same: All of our accomplishments have been possible as a result of our enduring partnership with community supporters like you. Each year, financial contributions from our generous donors play a vital role in ensuring we remain an essential resource for health care in this region.

Through times of calm and times of crisis, philanthropic friends like you give generously to our Huntington Annual Fund, creating and sustaining our world-class healthcare services. Annual giving helps maintain and develop superlative care throughout the hospital. Thanks to annual fund gifts, we not only have the flexibility to maintain and enhance ongoing care and services, we are also better positioned to respond to unforeseen needs as they arise. In 2020, an outpouring of support from our grateful community ensured we were able to provide caregivers and staff with vital personal protective equipment and quickly adapt our facility to care for multiple surges of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

As we strive to meet the ever-changing health needs of our community, we know we can count on your support. Thank you for helping to ensure we are able to provide compassionate care for our diverse community, today and for many years to come.

Huntington Annual Fund Benefits

All annual fund donors receive Huntington Hospital publications and access to a variety of health resources, classes and physician-referral services.

Champion $1,000 - $1,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Access to complimentary flu shots each fall, as available.

• Invitation to our Annual Fund Recognition luncheon.

President’s Circle Leading through giving.

Each year, annual fund donors providing gifts of $2,000 or more are welcomed into our leadership society — the President’s Circle of Huntington Hospital. We are pleased to thank these generous supporters with a variety of special benefits. Perhaps the most valuable benefit of all is the knowledge that you will be joining a select group of people committed to ensuring that the hospital’s uninterrupted, state-of-the-art healthcare services continue to thrive.

For questions regarding the President’s Circle of Huntington Hospital, or to make an annual gift, please contact Lia Peterson Miller, senior director of donor engagement and communications, at (626) 397-3241.

President’s Circle Benefits

Friend $2,000 - 4,999

All Annual Fund benefits PLUS:

• Annual complimentary hospital self-parking in the North and East parking structures.

• Invitation to the President’s Circle Member Recognition event.

• Special invitations to selected Discover Huntington Hospital events.

• Complimentary flu shots each fall.

Associate $5,000 - 9,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Annual complimentary valet parking on our campus.

• Annual recognition on the President’s Circle donor wall in our main lobby.

Medicus Society $10,000 - 24,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Invitations to additional President’s Circle members-only events with hospital leadership.

• Invitations to special behind-thescenes tours of Huntington Hospital, as available.

Colleague $25,000 - 49,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Two complimentary tickets to Huntington Hospital’s Fall Food + Wine Festival.

• Personalized stewardship report on the use of your funds each year.

Patron $50,000 - 99,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Invitations to small group gatherings with clinical and hospital leadership.

• Access to an estate planning specialist who can help you explore and weigh the benefits of estate planning.

Gold $100,000 - $249,999

All of the above PLUS:

• Opportunity to meet personally with hospital leadership to learn about the impact of your support.

• Access to a patient relations representative during your hospital stay, as needed.

• Four complimentary tickets to Huntington Hospital’s Fall Food + Wine Festival.

• Additional recognition opportunities on our campus, as available.

Although all in-person gatherings have been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19, some events may be held virtually when possible. Stay tuned for more information.

Betsy and President’s Circle

Ted Merchant, MD

Lifelong connections.

Huntington Hospital has given so much to our family,” says Ted Merchant, MD. “We’re grateful to have it — and blessed that we’re in a position where we can support its work.” Indeed, Dr. Merchant and his wife, Betsy, have been regular donors for many years — and their family’s story is deeply intertwined with our own. In fact, it began before either of them was born.

Dr. Merchant’s father was an internist and one of our affiliated physicians for more than 45 years. “I have fond memories of waiting at the hospital while my dad did his rounds,” he recalls. Both Dr. Merchant and Betsy were also born here, thus planting the seed of connection that would continue to grow throughout their lives.

Taking after his father, Dr. Merchant also chose a career in medicine. He was an obstetrician-gynecologist and an affiliated physician here for more than three decades. Of the approximately 7,000 babies he delivered during his medical career, “I’m proud to say that about 6,000 of those were at Huntington Hospital,” he says.

The couple’s relationship with the hospital blossomed as they became members of the President’s Circle of Huntington Hospital — a group of donors who provide particularly generous annual gifts in support of our work — at the Medicus Society level. “We support

the things that inspire us,” Dr. Merchant says, “and the hospital has been especially meaningful to us.”

Neighboring roots.

The couple’s connection to our community also reaches beyond the hospital — and spans generations. Betsy’s great-grandfather was a Pasadenian, as was Dr. Merchant’s. “Our grandparents lived very close to each other,” says Betsy. “We’ve often wondered if they might have known each other.”

These roots in the community run deep. Although the Merchants have travelled to other parts of the United States and now live in La Cañada Flintridge, they still consider themselves Pasadenians. “We’re proud of the roots we both have in Pasadena,” says Dr. Merchant. In fact, one of the reasons the

couple supports our work is our own connection to the community: “Huntington Hospital is the iconic hospital in the San Gabriel Valley,” Dr. Merchant says.

While he grew up in Pasadena, Dr. Merchant travelled to the east coast to get his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He later chose to return to Pasadena to establish his private practice, which he ran from 1973 until his retirement in 2013.

Betsy also grew up here, and while in high school, performed volunteer work at the hospital. Like her husband, she briefly left California to attend college in Oregon — later returning to receive her teaching credential and master’s degree at University of Southern California. She taught kindergarten at Polytechnic School, later leaving to raise a family.

Betsy returned to the classroom after the children were grown, and officially retired

in 2008. “I loved teaching and having the opportunity to teach some of the children that Ted helped bring into the world,” she notes. Many of these children were of course born at Huntington Hospital.

Inspired by family, bound by community.

For the Merchants, it always comes back to family and community — especially in their philanthropy. The couple, inspired by a family member with autism, recently established a nonprofit organization, Villa de Vida, which serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are capable of independent living. Dr. Merchant serves as the organization’s chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors.

The Merchants’ generosity extends to their support of the hospital, which, as Betsy says, “has always been a meaningful resource for Pasadena and the entire San Gabriel Valley.”

The family has experienced this resource firsthand. Two of the couple’s three children were born here. Their daughter, Molly, was nine weeks premature and spent time in our neonatal intensive care unit. Their son Ken was hospitalized as a toddler after he came down with an intestinal flu. Over the years, other members of the family have also received care here.

Dr. Merchant notes that the couple chooses to support our work through unrestricted gifts. “The hospital is best equipped to determine its own needs,” he says. “Its overall performance has been outstanding, and we want it to be able to continue its important work, long into the future.”

“Huntington Hospital is the iconic hospital in the San Gabriel Valley.”

Dottie and Alan Snitzer

Dottie and Alan Snitzer have been Huntington Hospital donors for more than a decade, but when the pandemic hit, they knew they wanted to do more. “With COVID-19,” Alan says, “the hospital was doing so much, and we thought that they might have extra expenses.” In fact, the Snitzers significantly increased their annual giving in 2020, and are now members of our President’s Circle at the Medicus Society level.

The couple supports our work through unrestricted gifts. “The hospital’s leadership knows where the money is needed most,” says Alan. “There also might be some areas that aren’t as high profile as, say, emergency or cancer care, that shouldn’t be overlooked,” Dottie adds.

Indeed, the Snitzers are impressed with many areas of our work. “The hospital operates the largest trauma center in the region,” Alan says, “and it’s always making medical advances. It really gives you peace of mind that such a high-quality hospital is right here in our community.”

Thoughtful giving in a trying time.

Dottie (not pictured) and Alan Snitzer know Huntington Hospital will always be here for their family. They significantly increased their annual giving in 2020 to help sustain the hospital through the challenges created by COVID-19.

President’s Circle

A long history.

Dottie and Alan know from experience just how important it is to have a world-class medical institution nearby. The whole family has received care here and Dottie was even born at the hospital. “I have an early memory of waiting at Huntington Hospital for the birth of my younger brother,” she says. Dottie and Alan also welcomed their two sons, Andy and Jonny, here.

Over the years, the Snitzer family has had many other encounters with the hospital. “Our history with Huntington Hospital runs deep,” says Alan. Dottie was transported here in a medevac helicopter in 1990 after an ovarian cyst burst while on vacation in Palm Springs. Alan has had several surgeries at the hospital, and Jonny was once hospitalized for a case of ulcerative colitis. The

whole family has been treated in our emergency department over the years. In addition, last year, Dottie’s 96-year-old mother received care here after sustaining an injury from a fall.

“No matter what happens,” says Dottie, “I feel confident that Huntington Hospital will take good care of us.” It is this exceptional care that reinforces the couple’s decision to support our work through philanthropic gifts.

Fighting for what is right.

Alan established the Law Offices of Alan B. Snitzer in 1978. It has since blossomed into an award-winning law firm with nearly 20 employees — including Dottie, who has worked as its office manager since 1990. The law firm specializes in workers’ compensation for sworn public safety

“It really gives you peace of mind that such a high-quality hospital is right here in our community.”

officers, as well as personal injury and wrongful death cases for police officers and others.

Alan’s work as an attorney has earned him much praise: He was named in the Southern California Edition of Super Lawyers from 2015 to 2021, ranked “AV-Preeminent” (the highest level of both legal skills and ethics) by MartindaleHubbell from 1998 to 2021 and was listed as one of Pasadena Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” from 2009 to 2021.

Still going strong.

Alan and Dottie work long hours to ensure their clients get the support they need. For them, the firm is more than a career. “We represent first responders who are injured or killed in the line of duty,” Alan says. “It’s a highly specialized field, and

it’s so important to us to help these folks and their families through the process. We love what we do.”

A membership in the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, where Alan is a director, sends the couple on many trips to attend legal seminars and conventions. They both enjoy travelling, and sometimes build vacations around these events. The Snitzers have also been known to escape to their timeshare in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Still, they do not plan on slowing down anytime soon. The firm is busier than ever, which is another reason the couple decided to increase their giving to the hospital. “We thought that if we can do more to help the hospital, we should,” says Alan. “You can’t find a hospital with more skilled and kind caregivers and staff. For us, it’s a worthwhile investment.”

Thanks to unrestricted gifts from donors like the Snitzers, our dedicated caregivers have continued providing lifesaving healthcare services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inspired by the life-changing support she received through our Maternal Wellness Program, Becky Harman began working to help other new mothers experiencing postpartum mental health issues. Becky is pictured here with her husband, Tyler, and son, Cooper.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Maternal Wellness Program is being held virtually. Visit www.huntingtonhospital. org/postpartum to learn more.

Your giving matters.

A baby changes everything. Every mother reacts differently to this change, and many experience postpartum depression and/or anxiety after the baby arrives. We know expert help makes all the difference in improving the lives of mothers who are impacted by maternal mental health issues. Community philanthropy helps fund the ongoing operation of our Maternal Wellness Program, which is designed to support women during their transition to motherhood.

In 2019, Becky Harman and her husband, Tyler, were delighted to welcome their baby boy, Cooper. When it was time for Tyler to go back to work, though, Becky developed intense anxiety. She had trouble eating and sleeping. Eventually, her anxiety led to severe depression, and suicidal thoughts.

“I started working on Cooper’s baby book,” she says, “so he would have something to remember me by after I died.”

Becky turned to her doctor for help, as well as the emergency department at a local hospital. She even went to a mental health facility. “I saw so many doctors,” she says. It seemed like no one knew exactly how to help her. She felt hopeless. She felt alone.

Then, Becky found our Maternal Wellness Program, and it changed everything. As part of the program, she started attending intensive outpatient sessions at our hospital three days per week. “I immediately knew it was where I should’ve been all along,” she says.

Becky loved that she could bring Cooper with her to the sessions, but what she loved most was connecting with other moms in the program. “It meant so much to talk with people going through what I was going through,” she says. “It made me feel like I wasn’t alone.”

Today, Becky is a happy, doting mom to Cooper and wants to help other moms with postpartum anxiety and depression. She recently earned a certification in perinatal mental health, and is the maternal wellness coordinator for a local group that supports mothers. She also tells doctors and friends about our Maternal Wellness Program. “I would not hesitate to recommend Huntington Hospital’s Maternal Wellness Program to anyone,” she says. “It’s such a wonderful, important service. It made all the difference for me.”

Volunteer Spotlight. Debra and Daniel Heller

Repair the world.

Debbie and Dan Heller (pictured here with daughter, Sara) actively support their community in many ways. They are longtime donors to the hospital, and Debbie has been a dedicated volunteer here since 2017.

Hutington Hospital is an important part of Debra (Debbie) Heller’s life. She is one of our dedicated volunteers, and she and her husband, Daniel (Dan), have been donors for years. They made their first gift in 2010, and later decided to significantly increase their giving in 2014 after Debbie had a positive experience as a patient. “When I got home,” she says, “we knew we wanted to do something for the doctors, nurses and hospital staff who do so much for the community.”

Making an impact.

Debbie worked for MUFG Union Bank for 38 years, with roles in lending, product management and credit training, before retiring in 2016. It was while working for the bank that she met Dan, who later retired from Wells Fargo Bank in 2019. Along the way, the couple got married, had two children and will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary later this year.

Throughout their lives, the couple has actively supported their community, and is inspired by tikkun olam, a concept in Judaism rooted in the value of repairing the world through acts of kindness. This belief has led them to be dedicated volunteers at their synagogue, Temple Sinai of Glendale, where they have been members for more than 30 years. Dan is currently executive vice president of Temple Sinai of Glendale’s board of directors and Debbie serves as chair of the synagogue’s endowment fund. After he retired, Dan also began donating his time preparing tax returns for underserved residents of the greater Pasadena area.

Debbie first began volunteering at the hospital in 2017, and since then, she has helped out in myriad ways. “I knew when I retired,” she says, “that I wanted to do something different that would contribute to the betterment of our community.”

She started volunteering in the birth certificate office in our mother baby unit and leading tours of the hospital for expectant parents. In addition, she has spent time greeting visitors and patients at the information desk in the hospital’s main lobby. “It’s a busy assignment that touches every aspect of the hospital,” Debbie says.

Rising to the challenge.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, in-person volunteering here was temporarily paused, to protect everyone’s safety. Debbie still wanted to volunteer, and asked if there was anything she could do remotely. She crocheted ear savers for hospital staff and was later enlisted to take minutes at our Clinical Nursing Supervisor Network meetings. There, she gained a new appreciation for the hospital’s approach to meeting the challenges of the pandemic.

Debbie also started helping Huntington Senior Care Network (SCN), a nationally recognized program that works to positively impact the health and well-being of older adults, adults with disabilities and their families throughout our community. In addition to spending time researching providers and updating SCN’s database, she also volunteers with Senior CareLine. SCN’s Senior CareLine is a free service that matches older adults with a friendly volunteer to chat with by phone to help them stay socially connected during the pandemic.

In March 2021, after she was fully vaccinated, Debbie was able to return to in-person volunteering. She is back to greeting visitors in our main lobby, and has taken on an additional assignment providing support at our vaccination clinic. “I wanted to come back as soon as volunteers were allowed at the hospital again,” she says. “It’s a special place.”

Many Huntington Hospital staff members have chosen to show their support for our work by participating in our I am Huntington employee giving campaign. The campaign is an important part of our Huntington Annual Fund, and gifts help ensure we have what we need to provide the best possible care to patients.

One of these thoughtful employee donors is Axel Ortega. Axel first joined us 14 years ago as a transporter, and today serves as our environmental services manager. “I like the atmosphere at the hospital,” he says. “Everyone gets along and helps each other. It’s the best job I’ve ever had.”

Throughout his time here, Axel has worked closely with many different departments — and has seen first hand how donor dollars are used to make improvements throughout the hospital. It is why he decided to give through I am Huntington.

“I see it when a department needs a new machine or piece of equipment,” Axel says, “and I also see the impact it makes when they get it. I know donations make those things possible.” He notes that he has especially noticed the difference donations have made during the pandemic.

Axel hopes that his gift will help inspire others. “I tell everyone that it’s important to give,” he says. “I know that as a nonprofit hospital, even a little bit can go a long way.”

Thank you to Axel, and to all of the thoughtful employees who have shown their support by giving through I am Huntington.

Volunteer Leadership Council

In 2020, Huntington Hospital’s Volunteer Leadership Council awarded college scholarships to student volunteers Alicia Cerda and Kristiana Wong, in recognition of their outstanding service.

Huntington Hospital’s Volunteer Leadership Council is comprised of current and immediate past presidents of the hospital’s support groups. The council coordinates events and shares other important information among our guilds and other fundraising groups. Each year, the council awards scholarships to one or two graduating high school seniors who have volunteered a minimum of 40 hours at the hospital and who plan to pursue a career in a healthcarerelated field.

Alicia Cerda spent more than 400 hours volunteering here, beginning in 10th grade and continuing through her graduation from South Pasadena High School. She directed patients and visitors at the information desk in our main lobby, as well as helped out in our mother baby unit. She also helped give tours of the hospital for expectant parents.

Now a student at American Career College, Alicia is studying to be a licensed vocational nurse. Ultimately, she would like to become a nurse practitioner. “I learned a lot about my life goals from volunteering at Huntington Hospital,” says Alicia. “My experience helped me realize that being in the medical field is what I’m most passionate about.”

Kristiana Wong, also a graduate of South Pasadena High School, began volunteering here during the summer before her junior year in high school. She logged more than 210 volunteer hours at the hospital assisting staff in our oncology unit (6 West) and working at the information desks in our main lobby and Wingate building.

“Volunteering at the hospital gave me insight into what a loving healthcare environment looks like,” Kristiana says. “I learned about the satisfaction that comes from helping others who are in a great deal of pain. The experience sparked a passion in me that made me want to pursue a career in the medical field.”

Kristiana is now attending the University of California, San Diego, majoring in molecular and cell biology. She hopes to pursue either a medical or a doctoral degree in the future, so that she can conduct cancer research.

Friendship and support.

Our guilds and support groups have been unable to host their regular programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We, however, remain appreciative of their ongoing partnership and philanthropic support to date.

Flintridge La Cañada Guild has been helping Huntington Hospital meet a variety of needs for more than 60 years. The guild supports our work through a popular four-day horse show, which features exciting riding competitions, along with food, music and fun for the whole family.

Over the years, funds raised from the event have benefited important services throughout the hospital. In total, the guild’s support of our work has surpassed $2.5 million. A portion of the proceeds from the 2019 horse show helped support the work of a new registered nurse navigator in Huntington Cancer Center. Funds were also allocated toward our new Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center and K-9 security.

Every Wednesday, members of the guild can be found volunteering in our S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop.

The Flintridge La Cañada Guild looks forward to hosting its 100th annual horse show in 2022. Email flintridgehorseshow@gmail.com for more information about the guild.

Altadena Guild was founded in 1951 in order to extend the work of the Women’s Auxiliary of Huntington Hospital, which had been formed 25 years earlier. The guild organizes and hosts a number of fundraising events every year.

One of the Altadena Guild’s most popular events is its annual home tour. While the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, the group has continued to solicit donations from patrons. These gifts are allocated toward the hospital’s new Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center, our Constance G. Zahorik Appearance Center and the Altadena Guild Community Service Scholarship. A portion of funds raised also benefits Huntington Medical Research Institutes.

Guild members volunteer at Huntington Collection and our S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop, as well as at other locations on our campus.

For more information regarding the Altadena Guild and future events, please visit www.altadenaguild.org

Huntington Charity League (HCL) is a group of local volunteers dedicated to raising funds in support of the best of care for Huntington Hospital’s youngest patients.

On February 22, 2020, HCL held its annual patron cocktail reception at The Valley Hunt Club. More than 100 guests attended the festive event, which included hors d’oeuvres, drinks, music, prizes and more.

Proceeds from the 2020 patron cocktail reception supported our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where ill and premature babies receive the highest level of care available in the San Gabriel Valley.

A portion of funds raised also benefited our Parent Connection program, and helped provide

advanced nursing education, via support of The Helen Hancock Advanced Nursing Degree Scholarship program.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, HCL has continued to raise funds for our NICU by soliciting donations from its members and holding restaurant fundraising events. To learn more about HCL membership and future events, please contact huntingtoncharityleague@gmail.com

Many thanks to these enthusiastic groups for their friendship and support!

Our volunteers found creative ways to continue supporting the hospital when in-person volunteering was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our dedicated Pet-Assisted Therapy (PAT) volunteers held virtual visits with dogs for staff and caregivers (top). Our Reiki volunteers (bottom) also held virtual sessions for staff.

Giving back virtually.

In March 2020, in-person volunteering at Huntington Hospital was temporarily put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While our dedicated volunteers were unable to carry out their work on campus during this time, many decided to help out virtually. Here are a few of the ways these thoughtful community members pitched in.

Pet-Assisted Therapy

Our Pet-Assisted Therapy program (PAT) connects patients with special canine volunteers — each of which is lovingly trained to work in the hospital. Hospital staff members, too, benefit from visits from our pet therapy dogs, during often-stressful work days.

When our PAT program was temporarily suspended during the pandemic, one of our PAT volunteers, Karen Willaman, began coordinating virtual visits with our PAT dogs for staff and caregivers via Zoom. “Staff enjoyed still being able to talk to and see the dogs,” says Karen. “It was a brief escape from the stress of the pandemic, and helped to lift everyone’s spirits.”

Reiki

Reiki is an ancient practice that uses energy to promote healing. Originally practiced in Japan, the treatment is used in conjunction with standard medical care. It can help reduce stress, improve relaxation and ease the side effects of medication. Trained Reiki practitioners have served Huntington Hospital patients, a well as caregivers and staff since 2015.

When COVID-19 hit, we were forced to pause Reiki treatments at the hospital. However, Angela Johnson and Heather Nicholson, two of our Reiki volunteers, still wanted to do something to help staff cope with these challenging times. Together with Sarah Stockham, founder of Reiki Claremont, they developed a virtual Reiki model. Angela, Heather and Sarah then recruited other Reiki practitioners to participate. “We wanted to give back to staff on the front lines who have worked so hard to keep us safe,” says Angela.

Senior CareLine

Older adults can be hit especially hard by prolonged social isolation, with negative impacts on their overall health. In response, Huntington Senior Care Network (SCN) created their Senior CareLine. This free phone-based service matches seniors with one of our friendly volunteers to chat with by phone from time to time, helping them safely stay socially connected. If you are interested in getting connected to this service, call SCN’s membership line at (626) 397-3147 or (800) 664-4664.

“A big thank you to our volunteers for continuing to go above and beyond during the pandemic,” says Stacy Miller, director of volunteer services. “We are so grateful!”

Support older adults, adults with disabilities and their families by shopping at the Huntington Collection, located at 766 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105, at the corner of Fillmore Street. The Collection is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.huntingtoncollection.org to learn more.

Pitching in to help seniors.

Huntington Collection

Huntington Collection is well known for its selection of high-quality resale goods — including vintage and designer items — at attractive prices. When the pandemic started, the Collection was temporarily closed to the public, to protect everyone’s safety. During the closure, the Collection served as a drop-off center for donations of personal protective equipment and other much-needed supplies. The Collection’s eight-member staff also worked diligently to clean and prepare the shop for reopening, in keeping with safety guidelines.

In June 2020, the Collection reopened with limited hours, as well as social distancing and face covering protocols in place. In-person volunteering was not yet allowed, so the thoughtful volunteers who usually help at the shop were unable to carry out their work. The Collection’s staff stepped up to ensure the Collection was able to remain open, and we are most grateful.

Since 1984, all proceeds from the Collection have been designated toward Huntington Senior Care Network, a division of the hospital that for 37 years has been helping seniors and vulnerable adults live healthy, independent lives. To date, the Collection has raised more than $10 million toward SCN’s specialized services.

Thank you to dedicated Huntington Collection staff members, who include (from left) Eric Claudio, supervisor; Lourdes Infante, cashier; Linda Stephens, manager; Jennifer Jacobs, administrative assistant; and Tony Valenzuela, cashier.

S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop

Providing comfort.

Our friendly S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop staff include (from left) Kathie Wehri, gift shop assistant; Geri Hamane, manager; and Julie Johnson, assistant manager.

Huntington Hospital’s S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop offers a wide selection of designer jewelry, gourmet food, seasonal gifts and treats — and much more. In addition to pursuing its mission of providing excellent customer service to patients, staff, and visitors, the gift shop serves as an area of respite during stressful times.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, we responded by immediately closing the gift shop to staff and visitors. We still, however, wanted employees to be able to obtain items they needed while on campus. We thus used Gift Shop On the Go. Through this program, two of our staff visited locations throughout the hospital with a cart chock-full of healthy snacks, cold drinks, personal care items, cell phone chargers and other items available for purchase.

In June 2020, the gift shop reopened its doors to our staff. Many hospital employees appreciated the opportunity to stop by the familiar store to grab a snack or peruse the selection of unique gifts. “It was a very challenging time for all of us and the gift shop was a small source of comfort,” says Geri Hamane, manager of the S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop.

We are grateful to the gift shop’s friendly and knowledgeable employees who helped run the store during this time. Their work helped to bring comfort to our team members when they needed it most.

Visit the S. Robert and Denise Zeilstra Gift Shop, open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may also call (626) 397-5257 to order gifts and flowers for delivery to a patient room.

Introducing new and returning board members.

Huntington Hospital is pleased to welcome the following new and returning members to the board of directors in 2021.

Mei-Lee Ney

Mei-Lee Ney has worked at the investment advisory firm Richard Ney & Associates Asset Management Inc. since 1973. She founded the firm with her late husband, Richard, and currently serves as its president.

Mei-Lee is also active in a wide range of community organizations, including the Music Center, Pasadena Educational Foundation, LA Opera and Caltech Associates. She serves on the board of councilors of both the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and the USC Pacific Asia Museum. Additionally, she is chair of the board of trustees of Otis College of Art and Design and a member of the board of governors of The Huntington Library, Art Museums, and Botanical Gardens.

We warmly welcome Mei-Lee to our board of directors.

Peter Rosenberg, MD

Peter Rosenberg, MD, was recently elected as the next chief of Huntington Hospital’s medical staff. His two-year term will begin in 2023.

Since 2004, Dr. Rosenberg has been practicing gastroenterology and hepatology in Pasadena as a member of Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants — and as a member of the medical staff here. In addition to caring for patients and serving on multiple committees at the hospital, he has been active in teaching medical residents in our Graduate Medical Education program.

Dr. Rosenberg attended Harvard College, where he graduated magna cum laude in history and science. He went on to attend Harvard Medical School, and then completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology/hepatology, both at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Sharon Arthofer

Sharon Arthofer began her career in New York in marketing for Nestle and Time Inc. After moving to California in 1992, she began working with start-up quick service restaurant (QSR) businesses, and helped launch a national franchise chain. Today, she continues to work with and develop new concepts in the QSR industry focusing on business strategy, standards of excellence and optimum operational performance. In addition, Sharon and her husband, Frank, invest in and develop residential and commercial real estate in Southern California and throughout the country.

R. Scott Jenkins

R. Scott Jenkins is a partner at Hahn & Hahn LLP, a Pasadena law firm that specializes in corporate and real estate matters, including general business and tax advice, entity formation and operation, real estate acquisition, leasing and financing, land use planning and development services. Prior to joining Hahn & Hahn, Scott was vice president of Tuttle & Taylor.

It is

pleasure that we welcome Dr. Rosenberg to our board of directors as an ex-officio member.

Sharon has been a regular volunteer at Clairbourn School and Flintridge Preparatory School, where her children attended school, as well as at various other philanthropic organizations in the community. She has also served on the board of directors of Foothill Family Services, and is deeply involved with breast cancer awareness and research.

Sharon previously served on the hospital’s board of directors from 2014 through 2019. We are extremely grateful for her renewed involvement.

Since 1982, Scott has been a volunteer with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, and served as president for the 125th Rose Parade and 100th Rose Bowl Game in 2014. He also serves as a director of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries. In addition, Scott is a past president of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, the San Marino Schools Foundation, the San Marino Unified School District and the San Marino Community Church Foundation. Scott previously served on Huntington Hospital’s board of directors from 2014 through 2019. It is with great pleasure that we welcome him back to our governing body.

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Special Campus Improvement Initiatives

Reflects cash gifts made to capital or endowment projects between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.

Anonymous

The Ahmanson Foundation

Suzan King & Stephen Allen

Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital

Peter Arkley & Denise Wynn

Sharon & Frank Arthofer

Claire & Bill Bogaard

Chris & Sarah Carter

Matthew & Chuck Casey-Sudvary

Adele & Stan Chang

Eva & Jason Chau

Gail Cinexi

Rebecca & David Ebershoff

Esmeralda T. Gibson

Marcia Anne Good

Scott Groom

Heather & Paul Haaga

Mrs. Louise M. Harris

The Havner Family Foundation

Scott & Cindy Jenkins

Katherine & Paul Johnson

Sherry & David Kirchheimer

Terri & Jerry Kohl

Hiroko & Sidney Kunitake

The Lakeview Foundation

Mahnaz & David Lee

Ellen & David Lee

Weta & Allen Mathies

M. Christian & Laurel B. Mitchell

Lori J. Morgan, MD. MBA

Dave & Janice Moritz

The Mothershead Family

Linda & Carl Moy, MD

Debra & Mark Ortega

Terence Ou

The Ouyang Family

Dr. & Dr. Boris Pearlman

Kathy & Bill Podley

Mrs. Lynn P. Reitnouer

Carol & Steve Rountree

Linda Salinas

Gloria Sanchez-Rico & Robert Rico

Roger Servick

Richard P. Shooshan

Rary Simmons

Jaynie & Woody Studenmund

Anita & Rajinder Takhar

Karen Skinner-Twomey & Scott Twomey

Kimberly K. Kenne & Richard B. Webster

Renee H. Ying

Shirley & Robert Yu

Benefactor Circle

Recognizes our most generous supporters who have made gifts or pledges totaling $250,000 or more.

Visionary

$5,000,000 and above

Denise Wynn & Peter Arkley

AS&F Foundation

Gwen & Guilford Babcock

Foo-Oi Foundation

Margaret & Ned Good*

Heather & Paul Haaga

Gary & Priscilla Hoecker

Terri & Jerry Kohl

The Lakeview Foundation

The James & Eleanor Randall Foundation

Anne & Jim Rothenberg

The Schow Foundation

The Helen & Will Webster Foundation

Life Benefactor

$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

The Ahmanson Foundation

June & Merle Banta

Ethel Wilson Bowles & Robert Bowles Memorial Fund

Carl F Braun Residuary Trust

John & Louise Bryson

Eva & Jason Chau

Andrew & Peggy Cherng

Dona & Gordon Crawford

The Condon Family Foundation

Good Hope Medical Foundation

Linda & Stephen Gill

Henry L. Guenther Foundation

The Havner Family Foundation

Robert F. Koch*

The J. Terrence Lanni Family

Ellen & David Lee

T. June & Simon K.C. Li

Lois S. & Phillip D. Matthews

Carolyn Miller

Thuy & George Moss

The Mothershead Family

The Ouyang Family

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Kathy & Bill Podley

Jane* & Kris Popovich & Family

John Stauffer Charitable Trust

UniHealth Foundation

Weingart Foundation

Henry & Margaret Yost

Ambassador

$500,000 to $999,999

Anonymous (2)

Ayrshire Foundation

H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation

The Kathryne Beynon Foundation

Blue Shield of California

The Braun Family

Warren* & Carole Greene

Jerry & Kathleen Grundhofer Foundation

Ann Slavik Hall* & Jack Hall

Mrs. Louise M. Harris

Marcia & Stan* Hayden & Family

Francine H. Katz

Dr. Lay K. Kay

The Keele Family

Sherry & David Kirchheimer

Kohorst Allen Family Foundation

Mahnaz & David Lee

Betty B. Louie

David Louie

Vittorio* & Margaret Maccaferri

Margot & Mitch Milias

Arlene & Allan* Miller Family

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Morrow

Linda & Carl Moy, MD

Diane & John Mullin

Judith A. Reiling

Marilyn* & Jud Roberts & Family

Linda & John Seiter

Rary Simmons

Jeannie & William Tsai

Robert* & Judy Waller

Mark W. Waller

Joanne Watson-Holmes

Renee H. Ying

Shirley & Robert Yu

Mr. & Mrs. S. Robert Zeilstra

Founder

$250,000 to $499,999

Esmeralda T. Gibson

Thomas Frank Jones & Louise Agee Jones

The Frank Kawana Family

Hiroko & Sidney Kunitake

Winslow Reitnouer

Carol Chen & Harry Tsao

Our honor roll of donors. Huntington Hospital is deeply grateful for the support of the following donors in 2020.

President’s Circle

Reflects gifts made to our annual fund of $2,000 to $249,999 received between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Does not include capital and endowment gifts.

Gold Level

$100,000 to $249,000

Anonymous

Adele & Stan Chang

Ai Lin & Pen Cheng Chao

Martha & David Ho

Sherry & David Kirchheimer

Mary & Richard Mader

ManTech International Corporation

Patty & Carl Von Wolffradt

Patron

$50,000 to $99,999

Bank of America

Chartiable Gift Fund

Ethel Wilson Bowles & Robert Bowles Memorial Fund

Dona & Gordon Crawford

Millicent Reynolds & Gerald Fishbein

Fitzberg Foundation

Jerry & Kathleen Grundhofer Foundation

Wendy Munger & Leonard Gumport

Beth & Rob Hansen

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Hirrel

The Frank Kawana Family

Eileen & Ken Leech

The McCreight Foundation

Judith & Thomas McKernan

Margot & Mitch Milias

Carolyn Moss

Diane & John Mullin

Mei-Lee Ney

The Ouyang Family

PAMC Health Foundation

Pasadena Area Respiratory Health Foundation

Kathy & Bill Podley

Kathleen & Joseph Rips

Marilyn* & Jud Roberts & Family

Margaret & Keith Russell

Jamie Walters

Colleague

$25,000 to $49,999

Brett D. Barnard

Alice & Joe* Coulombe

Stuart* & Georgia Dunn

Mr. & Mrs. James K. Dunton

Susie & Bob Flaherty

Doreen & Glenn Gee

Brenda Berg & Armando Gonzalez

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Goodspeed

Rob & Cindy Hambleton

Beth & Rob Hansen

The Havner Family Foundation

Mary & Randolph Heartfield

Mary Grace & Peter Kaufman

Wendy & Theo Kolokotrones

Carol & John Llewellyn

Margaret Maccaferri

Margot F. Malouf

Ilene & Howard Marshall

Craig & Diane Martin

Arlene & Allan* Miller Family

Terry Perucca & Annette Serrurier

Dr. Vance & Maureen Polich

Dick & Jill Polsby

Jane* & Kris Popovich & Family

The SahanDaywi Foundation

Linda & John Seiter

Jaynie & Woody Studenmund

Laney & Tom Techentin

Robert* & Judy Waller

Sarah & Russell White

Alyce deRoulet Williamson

Henry & Margaret Yost

Renee H. Ying

Medicus

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous (3)

Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital

Catherine & Casey Adams

David Bianchi

Neena Bixby

Mary Lou Boone

Dr. Reema Munir & Mr. Jeff Brom

John & Louise Bryson

Michael J. Casey

Susan & Stephen Chandler

Adele & Stan Chang

Inell & Henry Chase

Gloria & Raymond Chau

Catherine (Tink) Cheney & Barry Jones

Richard & Michelle Chino & Family

Sherrill & Paul Colony

Mary & John Cosgrove

Diane & Robert Coyer

Cam Currier

John & Jeanine Cushman

Mr. & Mrs. John E. DeWitt

Elizabeth & Brack Duker

Drs. Azhil & Kalpna Durairaj

Jim & Sue Femino

The Friend Family Trust

Judy Gain

Nairi & Reed Gardiner

Christen C. & Ben H. Garrett Family Foundation

Linda & Stephen Gill

David Harper

Mrs. Joseph A. Herron

Miss Yvonne Ho

Carolyn V. Horne

Janna & Mitchell Howe

William H. Hurt

Barbara S. Jameson

Dr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Jones

Margaret & Doug Jorgensen

Nancy & Hideo Kagawa

Ellen & Harvey Knell

Rebecca & Pete Kutzer

Ellen & David Lee

Shelly & Dennis Lowe

Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Mandeville

Betsy & Ted Merchant

Victoria Stover Mordecai & Alfred Winborne Mordecai

Philip D. Nathanson

Mr. & Mrs. Dominic K. Ng

Joyce A. Nores

Linda & Anthony O’Keefe

Elizabeth & Steven Olson

Julie & Robert Oropallo

Megan & William Phelps

Christy & Bill Rakow

Hugh Ralston

Denise & Dominick Ranalli

Harold & Penny Ray

Carol Reynolds

Gretchen McNally & Rufus V. Rhoades

Genie Riordan-Mulé

Kathryn & Joseph Russell

Irene N. Sang

Dorothy & John Shea

Richard P. Shooshan

Rary Simmons

Dottie & Alan Snitzer

Marilyn & Eugene Stein

Mr. & Mrs. Karl I. Swaidan

Susan & John Symes

Trevessa & James Terrile

Paula M. Verrette, MD

Dr. & Mrs. David A. Voron

Robert S. Warren

Deborah & Robert Wycoff

Dr. & Mrs. Kwang-I Yu

Christine & Sean Yu

Shirley & Robert Yu

Associate

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous (6)

Arden L. Albee, PhD

Suzan King & Stephen Allen

Martha Williamson & Jon Andersen

Joan Causey Anderson

Robert L. Aronoff

Sharon & Frank Arthofer

Marlene R. Konnar & John D. Baldeschwieler

Karen & Frank Beardsley

Nancy Bechtolt

Karen & Dean Billman

Margaret & Kenneth Blair

Ruth & Felix Boehm

Debbe & Spike Booth

Hollis Kim & Harry Bowles

Janet O. Bowmer

Gregory Bradford

Dierdre Moffat-Brewer & James H. Brewer

The Bruncati Family Foundation

Meg & Franklin Campbell

Karen & Thomas Capehart

Dr. Kristin & Mr. Greg S. Chapman

Merian & Shody Chow

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Coffey

Gary L. Conrad, MD

Mrs. Richard Thomas Cooper

Mr.* & Mrs. Richard T. Covington

Ginny & John Cushman

Jay & Christine Davis

Janet & Ralph Erickson

Carmen Farmer

Sabrina & Marc Feinberg

Claudia & Douglas Forbes

Lisa & Bradford Freer

Jim & Priscilla Gamb

Bina Garfield

Elizabeth & Graeme Gilfillan

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Gordon

Julia & Ken Gouw

Pat & Jim Haight

David M. Hall

Mary & H. Frank Haltom

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Hancock

Ellen & Richard Haserot

Rudy Oclaray & Stephen Henry

Robin Wright Herrera & Gerardo Herrera

Gary & Priscilla Hoecker

Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Hulick

Sean & Lori Hunter

Kimberly & Curt Jacobsen

Patricia & William Jameson

Scott & Cindy Jenkins

Elisabeth Johns

Katherine & Paul Johnson

Gail & Steven Katz

Judith G. Kelly

Olga & James Kendall

The Kooken Mechaley Family

The J. Terrence Lanni Family

Jeanne & Patrick Lejeune

Sarah MacDowall & James Levin

Yvonne Llewellyn

Frances & Emmett Lynch

Mary H. MacMichael

Dr. & Mrs. Hassan A. Mahaghegh

Dorothy H. & Edward J. McCarthy

Christine McCarthy & Michael McCormick

Joyce C. McGilvray

Mr. & Mrs. Nestor A. Michelena

Mary Anne & Lary Mielke

Dr. Michael M. Missakian

Lynn & Elliott Murphy

Joanne & Thomas Nuckols

Yen S. Pan

Richard Phegley & Carol Pfaffmann

Sterling Pile

Marguerite & Walter Pittroff

The Honorable

William R. Pounders

Nancy L. Preusch

Sue & Steve Ralph

Mrs. Lynn P. Reitnouer

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred F. Rothschild

Leslie & David Saeta

Marcia & Elliot Sainer

Martha L. Samay

Rod Shingu

Mr. Tadashi Shoji

Dr. Robert Siew & Mr. Mark Hafeman

Karen & Carlo Sima

Claire & Norman Slaught

Elise & Timothy Sloan

William E. Still

Mary Ann & Jeffrey Swenson

My V. Ta

Jeannie & William Tsai

Valerie Casey & Lawrence E. Uhl

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Ukropina

Nancy L. Van Tuyle

Drs. John & Nancy Vogt

Teresa L. Watanabe

Valerie & Aaron Weiss

Fay F. Wong

Laura Worchell

Ying Enterprises, Inc.

Beatriz & Stephen Young

Member

$2,000 to $4,999

Anonymous (15)

George Abdo & Sara Campbell

Dr. Syeda M. Ali & Khaja Uddin

Patricia Amesbury

Jo Jeanne & Dann Angeloff

Janalee & Robert Ashford

Angela Bao

Nancy & Peter Barthe

Julieta & Jeffrey Bennett

Mrs. Young L. Bhang

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Biles

Elizabeth & Gary Birkenbeuel

C. J. & Jean Blasiar

Jim Blitz, MD

Gregory C. Board

Lois Boardman

Peter Boardman

Claire & Bill Bogaard

Robert & Vicki Bond

Ave Maria & William Bortz

Mary Ann & Byron Boyer

Margi & Clayton Braatz

Kathryn J. Brown

Mary Jane Cappai & Roger Brunello

Hester & Edward Bulmahn

Lucinda & John Burton

Janelle & Clark Byam

Gretchen & Douglas Caister

Marian K. Cameron

Dr.* & Mrs. William L. Caton III

Karla & Christian Cenizal

Cathi Chadwell & James Dalgarn

Daisy & Roy Chan

Margaret F. Leong & Michael P. Checca

Leslie L. Chen

Dr. Norman T. Chien & Dr. Nancy C. Wu

Emily Chiu

Ming S. Chou

Tony Chou

William Y. Chow

Leilani & Kenneth Chu

Angelica & David Clark

Alicia & Edward Clark

Meg Quinn Coulter

Rita Coulter

Lynette K. Dahlman

Donna & Jim Daniell

Judith & Bryant Danner

Leonard De La Cruz

Dr. Uma A. Deperalta

Lauralyn Deringer

Mrs. James Dickason

Dr. & Mrs. William R. Dietrick

Patty Wong-Dion & Robert E. Dion

Baiyu Dong & Yuwei Hsieh

Michele & Andrew Esbenshade

Olivia & W. Evans

Olga W. Eysymontt

Charles P. Fairchild

Sally & Jeffrey Farnum

Robert J. Floe

Michael Edward Flynn

Ann M. Fossan

Patricia Ann Fowler

Diane Fredel-Weis

Haley & Anita Fromholz

Ronald J. Gerhardt

Hester Gill

The Glassford Family

Robert T. Goldweber, MD & Veronica Thomas

Betty L. Gondek

Patricia & Richard Gordon

Mary Lou & Benjamin Hammon

Karen A. Hammond

Ursula & Erich Hanloser

Barbara & William Hanna

Page & Thomas Haralambos

C.M. Terri Hayes

Jane & Steve Haderlein

Debbie & Dan Heller

Marguerite & Hal Hennacy

William Hertan

Barbara Heublein

Anne & Christopher Higgins

Rosalind & David C. Hilton

Betty Jean Ho

Debbi & Randy Hoffman

Deborah & Schuyler Hollingsworth

Dr. & Mrs. John W. House

Jane V. Hufnagel

Mrs. Herbert C. Hull

Holly K. Huse, PhD

Cynthia & Alexander Ingle

Anne Irvine

Barbara L. Ito

Linda & Hartley Jackson

Elizabeth & Dennis Jebbia

Missy & Paul Jennings

Susan & Edward Johnson

Nancy H. K. Johnson

Elizabeth D. Jones

Miriam G. Jones

Mary Lou Judson

Dr. & Mrs. George Q. Jung

Dr. & Mrs. Alan M. Karbelnig

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Kassabian

Jeanne F. Kato

Maureen H. Keane

Jennifer & John Kelly

Lisa Kenyon

Anthony G. Koerner, MD

Patricia R. Korbel

Jill Kunitake

Lucy A. Kunzman

Helen L. Lambros

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Warren Lanni

Susan & William Lattin

Karen Chou & Richard Lee

Kai & Elizabeth Lem

Nancy & James Leos

Wai-Ling Lew

Nancy J. Lewis

Cecilia & Charles Lin

Lisa & David Link

Mr. & Mrs. Francis D. Logan

Lynn A. Lucas

Samira & Joseph Mallinger

Clement N. Mapanda

Janet Marangi

Barbara A. Marshall

Karla I. Marshall, RN

Weta & Allen Mathies

Janice Lee-McMahon & Brian McMahon

Ann McQueen

Kathy & Jim Meagher

Kay & John Meisch

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mickaelian

Klara & Zoltan Mihaly

Ann & O’Malley Miller

Diana & Charles Minning

Suzanne & David Mok

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA

Frank & Toshie Mosher

Anne & Michael Murphy

Drs. Richard & Millie Nickowitz

Violet M. Nishikawa

Susan W. Olsen

Connie L. Oropallo

Debra & Mark Ortega

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Pallay, Jr.

Yvonne Pan

Amy Peng

Mary & Kevin Phillips

Samantha M. Pietsch & Benjamin M. Green

Joanne E. Pittroff

Don & Gloria Pitzer

Pamela & Erich Plaga

Tom & Elizabeth Polenzani

Ralph S. Riffenburgh, MD

Erika & Kenneth Riley

Victoria & David Rogers

R. Fernando & Linda Roth

Cynthia & Paul Roye

Jean & Frank Salas

Loren Sanladerer

Rebecca & James Sarni

Dr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Sasaki

Lori & Frederick Schneider

Sherry & Louis Sclafani

Zara & Nicholas Scoville

Mrs. Timothy L. Selinske

Annette K. Serrurier

Nihar Shah

Dr. James A. Shankwiler & Dr. Alexandria M. Darras

Lucy & James Shappell

Annie C. Siu, DDS

Valerie K. Siu

Joanne & Rob Smith

Irene & Jon Snoddy

Katherine Solaini

Judith J.* & Robert L. Spare

Joan & Rodney Spears

Rajalakshmi & Parthasarathi Srinivasan

Terri & Dennis Stanfill

Steve & Helen Stapenhorst

Dr. David & Sucy Stevenson

Mary Ann Sturgeon

Stephanie & Kaoruhiko Suzuki

Anita & Rajinder Takhar

Susan & Bradley Talt

Sally & Donald Tapert

John D. Taylor

Susan & Chandler Thomas

Jill E. Thomas

Maureen & Ross Thomas

Sharilyn & Robert Thorell

Marlene & Peter Thorson

Martha Tolles

Irene & Nguon Tran

Karen Skinner-Twomey & Scott Twomey

Thomas E. VanHorn

Gail & James Vernon

Mark W. Waller

Mandy & Weijun Wang

Richard & Ann Ward

Thomas E. Warren

Mrs. Alan Wayte*

Mary & James Weidner

Luke T. & Colleen N. Welsh

Judith & John Werden

Barbara & Ian White-Thomson

Gerald R. Whitt

Jonathan & Deborah Williams

Elizabeth & Andrew Wilson

Katherine & Warren Wimmer

The Winter Family Fund

Richmond & Julie Wolf

Family of Alan Wong

Lin & Shiangling Wong

Ailien Wu

Lisa C. Krueger & Robert A. Wyman

Justine Yan

Philip & Elizabeth Young

Karen & Scott Young

Chien Yang Yu

Grace & Li Yu

Monica & Sebastian Zacharia

Lu Zeng

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Zeronian

Eileen T. Zimmerman

Legacy Gift Society

Legacy Gift Society members have remembered Huntington Hospital in their estate plans.

Anonymous (55)

Ms. Mary A. Adame

Arden L. Albee, PhD

Mrs. Carolyn Alexander

Mr. Jack Allen

Suzan King & Stephen Allen

Grace Ray Anderson

Peter Arkley

W. Jefferson Arnett

Ms. Salpi Avedian

Jim Avedikian & Ken Evans*

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Babcock

Nona R. Baer

Mr. Stanley Balitzer

Jim & Nancy Barthe

Sally Beckham

Jon E. Beebe

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Bianchi

Neena Bixby

Steve Blackwell

Jenifer Paul Bode

Robert & Vicki Bond

Mr. Paul Bonner

Mrs. Ann Boutin

Trish Bredesen

Gretchen & Jack Brickson

Mr.* & Mrs. Daniel M. Brigham, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Bruni

James & Marcia Burnett

Karen & Thomas Capehart

Emiko & Eugene Chan

Mr. & Mrs. Suresh Chandra

John Y. Chang

Leilani & Kenneth Chu

Angelica Clark

Wayne Clouse

Doris Young Coates

Donald & Wendy Cobleigh

Sharon Cochran

Marty & Bruce Coffey

Paul & Betty Collins

Sherrill & Paul Colony

Mary E. Copperud

Mr. James G. Corry

George P. Coulter

Meg Quinn Coulter

Michael & Georgia Coye

Diane & Robert Coyer

Edwin W. Cridland

Harriet (Sandy) Crosier

Mrs. Linda Cseak

Cam Currier

Susan & Michael D’Antuono

Lynette K. Dahlman

Tom & Nancy Delahooke

R-lene Mijares deLang

Mr. & Mrs. John E. DeWitt

T. Donnelly

Wendy & Jim Drasdo

Ann C. Edler

Mrs. Ida Krull Elby

Claudia & Douglas Forbes

Haley & Anita Fromholz

Judy Gain

Lucy H. Gao

Donald J. Gaspard, MD

Anh T. Giang

Betty L. Gondek

Arno E. Grether

Barbara & William Hanna

Mark S. Harmsen

Louise M. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Hoecker

Michael Horner

Jagath K. Jayaratne

Scott & Cindy Jenkins

Moon J. Kang

Francine H. Katz

Dr. Shant Kazazian

Rozlyn Y. Kelly-Jackson & Michael Jackson

Lorraine (Shingu) Koyama

Hiroko & Sidney Kunitake

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Landy

Virginia Lechler

Cindy & Selwyn Leung

T. June & Simon K.C. Li

Salvador Lomeli

Marilyn A. Mallow

Margot F. Malouf

Jeanette & James Mamakos

Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Mandeville

Ilene & Howard Marshall

Craig & Diane Martin

Ms. Randi M. Martin

Lois S. & Phillip D. Matthews

Dolores McClenney

The McCreight Foundation

Jim & Kathy Meagher

Mrs. John Meihaus

Jeanne Mignard

Allan* & Arlene Miller Family

Diana & Charles Minning

Mr. & Mrs. Takeyuki Miyauchi

Victoria Stover Mordecai & Alfred Winborne Mordecai

Rena B. Morris

Mrs. Andrea Morseburg

The Mothershead Family

Diane & John Mullin

Mr. Dennis G. Munoz

Mr. & Mrs. Yoshiaki Murakami

Keith & Susie Lee Nakao

Philip D. Nathanson

Mei-Lee Ney

Ms. Elsa Ng

Joyce A. Nores

Mr. Kwang Paek

Yen S. Pan

Peggy Phelps

Frances J. Powell

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Pring

Ms. Frances L. Quan

Judith A. Reiling

Carol Reynolds

Rufus V. Rhoades

Susan Peterson Rhoades

Susan & Donald Riechel

Ralph S. Riffenburgh, MD

Genie Riordan-Mulé

Jud & Marilyn* Roberts

Robert W. & Lillian O. Rogers

Kate L. Rose

Mr. Walter B. Rose

Elsie Sadler

George S. Sahagian

The SahanDaywi Foundation

Irene N. Sang, OD

Mary Lea Schander

The Schow Foundation

Marlene A. Seaholm

Cathleen & Barry Sedlik

Terry Seidler

Gerald R. Selby

Annette K. Serrurier

Roger Servick

Mr. & Mrs. Robby Sharma

Rod Shingu

Mr. Tadashi Shoji

Richard P. Shooshan

Mona & Randy Shulman

Mark Hafeman & Dr. Robert Siew

W. June Simmons

Annie C. Siu, DDS

Claire & Norman Slaught

Marsha R. Stanton

Dr. David & Sucy Stevenson

Ms. & Mr. Jin Y. L. Sun

Ren Min Sun

Dr. & Mrs. David A. Swan

John D. Taylor

Patricia Thomas

Mr. Johnny Y. Ting

Martha Tolles

Tom Trowbridge

Mr. & Mrs. Miles J. Turpin

Betsey Tyler

Jolly Urner

Sharon ViGario

Carmen Villasenor

Phuc T. Vo

Ms. Elizabeth Walker

Cynthia & William Wang

Mr. Clarence F. Waterman

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Webb

Dan Weiss

Mr. Yuen Wong

Mr. Chi K. Yip

Mr. Jian Y. Yuan & Ms. Cui X. Zeng

Mr. & Mrs. S. Robert Zeilstra

Annual Fund

Reflects gifts made to our annual fund of $1 to $1,999 received between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Does not include capital and endowment gifts.

Champion

$1,000 to $1,999

Anonymous (8)

Charaine & Peter Argentine

W. Jefferson Arnett

Ann Babcock

Phyllis A. Bailey

Kevin H. Baines

Jerry F. Beckett

Patricia & William Bedford

Elizabeth Behny

Mary Beth & Richard Bensen

Barbara A. Birney

Brian & Beth Birnie

Don J. Bobo

Teri Bonsell

Susan & Chris Booth

Therasa & Keith Brandt

Nancy Brewster

Louise & John Brinsley

Cynthia L. Bengtson-Budzyn & Michael J. Budzyn

Joan T. Caillouette

Kathryn A. Carter

Ralph Cassady

Lu Jiao, MD & Ping Chen

Calvin Cheng

Catherine Chien

Mr. William T. Christian & Ms. Barbara A. Zimmermann

Yin Fun Chu

Jerry & Deanna Durr Clark

Dottie & Joe Clougherty

Sharon M. Cochran

Dr. & Mrs. Robbin G. Cohen

Shirley & Ralph Contreras

Mr. George R. Corey & Ms. Eugenie

M. Schlueter

Susan & James Crawford

Edwin W. Cridland

Lucille & Donald Crumrine

Lydia & Leonard Cruz

Lynn De Groot Voss & Donald R. Voss

Marisa & Benedetto Defilippo

Mona & Scott Delahooke

Marie Du Petit Thouars

Thomas Dunn*

Kathleen & Michael Eastwood

Kalman J. Edelman, MD & Wendy Knecht

Michele & Roger Engemann

Hayley & Nick English

Julie & Donald Fedde

Damon & Sue Feldmeth

Robert B. Ferraro

Flintridge La Cañada Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital

Stephanie C. Fox

Timothy J. Gaffney

Barbara & Charles George

Susi & Dennis Gertmenian

Meg & Don Gertmenian

Mary & John Gilbaugh

Geraldine D. Glidden

Patricia & Fred Glienna

Jane & Tom Glover

Joe Gorman

Nellie A. Graham

Dr. Anthony A. Greco

Nicole Green

Kathleen A. Gross

Sylvia R. Guerrero

Deborah & John Guest

Steve Hadley

Karen & John Haglund

Larry D. Hall

Shan & Mark Halverson

Norma & Russell Hanlin

Bill & Lindsay Hayden

Dr. & Mrs. Wilbert J. Henneberg

Dr. & Mrs. L. Scott Herman

Christine & Curt Hessler

Sandee Hiyake

Jill & Patrick Holland

Susan Hollander

Cheryl Holliday

Amy Hui-Mei Huang

Wayne Hunt

Nancy & Bruce Irwin

Paul H. Iwahashi

Birgit & Karl Jahina

Frederick D. Johnson, CLU, ChFC

Lori Johnson

Barbara & Victor Kaleta

James J. Kane

Lin & Ivan Karp

Evelyn & Charles Kaufman

Elizabeth Y. Kay

Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Ketabgian

Kristen Koiles

Eileen Koons

Judith & Douglas Kosobayashi

Jane C. Lam

Antoinette Campos-Lasko & Albert Lasko

Gabriel K. Lau

Nancy D. Lavelle

Ken Y. Leung

Si Liang

Jenny & Steven Lin

Susan G. Lindgren

Diana D. Ling

Joanne & Ethan Lipsig

Gail Lovejoy

Jane & Alex MacKinnon

Usma Malik

Dr. & Mrs. Wilbur J. Marner

William Marsh & Catherine Hayden Marsh

Linda & Paul Maurin

Mary & Daniel McCluer

Thomas P. McGuire

John R. McIntosh

Patricia C. McKeever, MD

Jerome F. McLaughlin

Janet G. McNish

Patricia McTeague

Teresa Meurer

Stacy & Stuart Miller

James & Cynthia Moffatt

Dave & Janice Moritz

Florence (Sally) & LeRoy Moser

Maribel Mosley

Robert W. Muse

Mary Newcombe

Judy & Buck Newell

Jessica & James Niblo

Ruth & John Pasqualetto, Jr.

Janet & Richard Pearson

Kathleen C. Peck

Sharon & Kenneth Pelton

Maria M. Perez-Arton

Gretchen & Chris Pfizenmayer

Barbara & C. Anthony Phillips

Nancy & Alfred Plamann

Carol & Glenn Pomerantz

Mary & Edward Posner

Mr. Steven A. Preston & Ms. Janet Whaley

Franklin N. Quon

Ralph V. Raulli

Vickie Revetto Sudolcan

Adolphus A. Riewe, Jr.

Sarah & Daniel Rothenberg

Ellen Rothenberg

Nancy & Nicholas Saggese

Gloria Sanchez-Rico & Robert Rico

Gerald R. Selby

Edwin B. Self

Ralph C. Seline

Sadie Seto

Carol A. Simon

Howard Smith

Sandra Kaye Spencer

Dr. Anthony C. Stein & Ms. Debra F. Rabb

Dr. Bill Steinberg & Ms. Mary Quirk

Gretel Stephens

Tomoko & Joseph Stevens

Ann H. Stewart

Jane & David Stover

Gail & Glenn Taylorson

Kelley & Joseph Terrazas

Fanya & Bill Thomson

Adels Torosyan

Trude A. Tsujimoto

Dwayne Ulloa

Joan & Peter Ulyatt

Dr. & Mrs. John J. Van Dyke

Carolyn & Robert Volk

Carrie & Raymond Walker

James W. Wallace

Joy Yoshimura Weissman, MD

Lynda L. Jenner & J. Patrick Whaley

Darlene & Kerry White

Martha White

Margaret & John Williams

Carol & Robert Williams

Alice L. Wong

Evangeline & Gary Wong

John K. Woo

Kathryn & Edwin Woodsome

Dr. Meriel L. Wu & Mr. Nywood Wu

Linda & Paul Yaussi

Joanne Young

Donor

$1 to $999

Huntington Hospital is grateful to the 3,347 donors who made gifts at the Donor level in 2020. Every gift makes a difference.

2020 Fall Food + Wine Restival

These generous donors supported Huntington Hospital’s Trauma Center with a gift to the Fall Food + Wine Restival event.

Anonymous (33)

Nora & Walid Abouzeid

Varsanik Ann Agopian

Patricia C. Alderete

Eleuterio Alvidrez

Martha & Joe Anguiano

Sue & Don Applegate

Rebecca J. Arambula

Natividad & Venancio Aranas

Jane Archer & Jary Archer

Arlen Vartanian DDS Inc

Jeff Arnett

Nancy & Robert Asher

Steven N. Austin

Vicki & John Bacon

Kevin H. Baines

Linda Barker & Duncan Wigg

Pauline Bauer

Anne P. Beaty

Silvia & James Beck

Catherine L. Simms & Garrett G. Bell

Julieta & Jeffrey Bennett

Christine Benter

Meta & Jay Berger

Rudolph M. Bernal

Bernards

Theresa R. Betance

Liza Billington

Karen & Dean Billman

Linda J. Koci-Biondolillo & Jack B. Biondolillo

Alison J. Birnie, RN

Beth & Brian Birnie

Barbara Anderson Blake

Claire & Bill Bogaard

Rose Marie & Anthony Bonfiglio

Margi & Clayton Braatz

Phyllis & Michael Brady

Barbara & Randolph Bray

Wendy & Jeff Bricmont

Kathryn J. Brown

Roger Bryant

James Buese

Mary & Robert Burns

Susan & Jose Calva

Carol & John Calvert

Monica Carazo

Spencer T. Carlisle

Dr. & Mrs. Juan F. Casillas

Carlos A. Castillo

Dr. Kristin & Mr. Greg S. Chapman

Alice B. Cheung

Dr. Norman T. Chien & Dr. Nancy C. Wu

Bruce Chow

Lai-Kwan Chwa

Judith & Harvey Clouser

Elizabeth & Jordan Cohen

Betty & Paul Collins

CompSpec, Inc.

Barbara & John Connors

Shirley & Ralph Contreras

Rebecca & Gilbert Corrales

Mary & John Cosgrove

County of Los Angeles

Sarah & Charles Crane

Diane O. Cuneo

Rosalie A. Curry

Clifford J. Daly

Lydia D’antonio

Dr. Janice L. DaVolio & Mr. Ralf Persson

Daniel F. De Guzman

Jeanne C. Dea

Marisa & Benedetto Defilippo

Deping L. Dequattro

Lauralyn Deringer

Dr. Harriet A. Diamond & Dr. Kenneth M. Karotkin

Barbara L. Donagan

Mary A. Donnelly-Crocker

Michelle Dorton

Lina Doyle

Joan & Sidney Dundas

Charlotte Edginton

W. Allan Edmiston, MD

Kathleen & Lowell Ehrhardt

Rita & Ray Elshout

Patricia & Brian Endo

Kit & David Eng

Linda H. Evans

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Bingzhong Fang, DMD

Karen & Howard Farer

Diane & Vincent Fazzi

Patricia & Carl Feldstein

Magdalena V. Ferrante

Robert B. Ferraro

Adolfo J. Festejo

Diane Filice

Jane & Albert Fischer

Vivian I. Fithian

Ann M. Fossan

Thomas E. Francis

Connie & Louis Friedman

Suzanne & Louis Fulps

Maria M. Funes-Villegas

Steven L. Garcia

Bento Garcia-Ledesma

Rebecca J. Gardner

Christen C. & Ben H. Garrett Family Foundation

Sandra & Richard Garstang

Donald J. Gaspard, MD

Doreen & Glenn Gee

Linda & Stephen Gill

Geraldine D. Glidden

Jane & Tom Glover

Margaret D. Gonzales

Marcia Anne Good

Jennifer & Thomas Gowen

Edith M. Grady

Judith A. Graven

Karyn Y. Grime

Karen & John Haglund

Hahn & Hahn LLP

Michael R. Halldin

Geri Hamane

Anne Marie & Laurence Hand

Ursula & Erich Hanloser

David Harper

Bill & Lindsay Hayden

HDR, Inc.

Jose Hernandez

Arturo T. Herrera

Frances J. Herrera

William Hertan

Alfred Hervey

Dolores Hickambottom

The Hill Medical Corporation

Sandee Hiyake

HMH Emergency Medical Group, Inc.

Betty Jean Ho

Helen B. Hollman

Jojo & Stephen Holt

Armen Hovannesian

Richard Hui

Mrs. Herbert C. Hull

Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves

Darling & Mah, Inc.

Christine M. Hunt

Anne Irvine

Barbara L. Ito

Paul H. Iwahashi

Laura T. Iwamoto

Andrew L. Jackson

Marina & Bryan Jick

Esther L. Johnson

Dottie & Dennis Juett

Ming & Wayne Jung

Keenan & Associates

Sherry & David Kirchheimer

Kristen Koiles

Judith & Douglas Kosobayashi

Leonard M. Kowalski

Carolyn & Karl Kress

Lynn Krieger

Jen Sung Kung

Seichi J. Kunioka

Kristine E. Kwong

Martha & Archibaldo Lara

Bailey & Brett Larson

Theresa & James Lathrop

Robin & Joseph Laws

Sharon Le Blanc

Teresa & James Leahy

Lauren Leahy, EdD

Chiu H. Lee

Kai & Elizabeth Lem

Thomas E. Lewis

Ping Chung Li

Helen & Gary Lievre

Rodrigo R. Limon

Shui W. Louie

Eugene L. Lowe

Lupe & George Loya

Henry Lum

Ke Lyu

Margaret Maccaferri

Nabila Malak

Kathleen & Thomas Mann

Sami B. Marcos

Marilyn & Norman S. Marshall

Craig & Diane Martin

Cecilia Martinez

Donald G. Martinez

Lourdes C. Martinez

Ichiko Masuda

Weta & Allen Mathies

Linda & Paul Maurin

Gina C. Maxwell

Martha & Edward Maya

Janet Mayeda & Mark Letourneau

Jennifer D. McClarin

Ann & Alexander McGilvray

Lawrence T. McHargue

Benjamin A. Mejia

Yvette Mendoza

Kim & Robert Michero

Stacy & Stuart Miller

Thomas C. Miller

Yasue Miyamoto

John & Sharon Mize

Modern Parking, Inc.

Chandana K. Moonesinghe

Michael & Donna J. Moran

Dave & Janice Moritz

Frank & Toshie Mosher

Robert W. Muse

Ana & Ernesto Natale

Dorothy A. Neal

Mei-Lee Ney

Merle N. Stern, MD & James Nichols

Kikuko & Sam Nieda

Virginia C. Nieto

Gail & Robert Nishinaka

Janet N. Nozaki

Nancy & Keith Oberlander

Glen Okazaki

Steven & Sharon Oliver

Bob & Arlene Oltman

Optumcare Management, LLC

Gloria Orona

James O. Ortt

Lucrecia & Leon Osorio

Pasadena Tournament of Roses

Leah Pastis

Dolores Perez

Dr. Vance & Maureen Polich

Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Postman

Judith & Dean Pruitt

Carole M. Quackenbush

Shirley & Charlene Quan

Franklin N. Quon

Kathryn & Eugene Ramirez

Diana Raney

Eliza R. Rangel

Mrs. Lynn P. Reitnouer

Carlos L. Reza

Lola B. Richardson

Ann W. Riordan

Risser Orthopaedic Group

Jennie M. Romero

Leta Ross

R. Fernando & Linda Roth

David Rushing

Ramona & Ron Saenz

Nancy & Nicholas Saggese

Cathy & Nicholas Salata

Jackeline V. Sanchez

Laura & Rudy Sanchez

Todd & Tammy Sandberg

Joan & Ralph Savarese

Paige Schenker

Molly & David Schulz

Roberto Sevillano

Dr. James A. Shankwiler & Dr. Alexandria M. Darras

Kathleen A. Sherlock

Erin & Stephen Shih

Mitsuru Shiozaki

Martha W. Siefert

Laura L. Sirott, MD

Joyce A. Spencer & Clayton G. Smith

Charles E. Snell, Sr.

William D. Snyder

John Sobieski

Ronald A. Solar

Marianne & John Spielmann

Lumyong L. Sringarm

William E. Still

Mr. Cecil Strickland & Ms. Marlene Vadell

Abigail B. Strull

Cheryl & Thomas Sturges

Dongxu Sun

SWA Architects

Teresa J. Tanchek

Kelley & Joseph Terrazas

Dr. Ladd Thomas & Mrs. Cherry Thomas

Michele & Gregory Thompson

Susan N. Tom

Miyeko Toshima

Mai Tran

Susan M. Trevizo

Teresa & Paulino Trujillo

Tammie F. Tsai

Juanita S. Valdes

Rosario & Michael Valenzuela

Dr. & Mrs. John J. Van Dyke

Sharon M. Vandenbroek

Kenneth E. Varden

VectorUSA

Xiomara & Joseph Velasquez

Antonio F. Vera

Rebecca Wheeler & Kent Volkmer

Joyce D. Raska & Jon E. von Leden

Carole Walker

Carrie & Raymond Walker

Richard & Ann Ward

Barbara & William Washington

Alan K. Weeks

Wells Fargo Bank

Western Asset Management Company Charitable Foundation

Patricia A. Wickhem

Jonathan & Deborah Williams

Alyce deRoulet Williamson

Willis Towers Watson

Dr. & Mrs. George A. Wisztreich

Mark D. Wolcott

Alice L. Wong

Jean & Johnson Wong

Janice Wright

Sky Yim

John & Peggy Yingling

Susan & John Youngson

Wanjun Huang & Changyu Yu

Grace & Li Yu

Guomin Yu

Carlos T. Zapata

Ivonne & Zaven Zekian

Foundations and Trusts

Anonymous (3)

12K Foundation

The Ahmanson Foundation

American Endowment Foundation

Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern California

The Ayco Charitable Foundation

Francis Bacon Foundation, Inc.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Bank of America

Chartiable Gift Fund

Bill Hannon Foundation

The Otis Booth Foundation

Ethel Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Memorial Fund

The Edmund A. & Marguerite L.A. Burke Foundation

California Community Foundation

The Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation

Catholic Community Foundation

Los Angeles

The Colburn Family Foundation

Confidence Foundation

Fidelity Investments

Charitable Gift Fund

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund

George & Marcia Good Family Foundation

Greater Washington

Community Foundation

Heard Family Trust

InFaith Community Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

The Kutzer Company

trust account

The Lakeview Foundation

Macfarland Family Foundation

The Mattison L. Haywood

“Loveiskey” Foundation

Northern Trust

Charitable Giving Program

PAMC Health Foundation

Panda Cares Foundation

Parsons Corp

Charity Custodial Account

Pasadena Community Foundation

PayPal Giving Fund

Ann Peppers Foundation

Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation

Schwab Charitable Fund

UniHealth Foundation

United Way of Bergen County

Vanguard Charitable

The Walt Disney Company Foundation

Western Asset Management Company Charitable Foundation

Workday Foundation

Companies

Anonymous (1)

Alliant Insurance Services

The Angeloff Company

Anthem Blue Cross

Bernards

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC

CompSpec, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fair Oaks Plaza, LLC

Hahn & Hahn LLP

HDR, Inc.

HMH Emergency Medical Group, Inc.

Hollingsworth & Vose Company

Home Instead Senior Care

Huntington Hospital

Medical & Dental

Keenan & Associates

Logix

ManTech International Corporation

Marilynn W. Moore, MD

Mascari Warner Dinh Architects

Mercer Human Resources Consulting

Nestor A. Michelena, A Professional Corp.

Mosley Agency Inc

Northern Trust Bank of California

Optumcare Management, LLC

Pasasdena Federal Credit Union

Paul De Joseph Realtor

Philanthropy International

Risser Orthopaedic Group

Storbox Pasadena, LLC

SWA Architects

UBS Donor-Advised Fund

Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

VectorUSA

Wells Fargo Bank

Whittier Trust Company

Organizations

County of Los Angeles

Epicentre Church

Harvest Rock Church

Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves

Darling & Mah, Inc.

National Philanthropic Trust

Network for Good

Pasadena Fire Department

Pasadena Lodge No. 672

Pasadena Tournament of Roses

The Thunderbirds

United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Wish of Angel’s Missions

Estates

Estate of Florence M. Baldinelli

Sydney L. Berg Trust

Estate of Eileen La Verne Carter

Samuel H. Clinedinst Trust

Estate of Elizabeth Donno

Estate of Martha Girvan

Estate of Charles S. Hale and Carmen D. Hale

William M. Harding Foundation

Estate of Elisabeth Katte Harris

Estate of Jane Peck Messler

Estate of Elizabeth Jane Ross

Estate of Virginia Schamadan

William L. & Clara L. Schulz

Memorial Fund

The Stephen Schweitzer CRUT

Estate of Emily G. Storrow

Estate of Edward R. Valentine

Zimmermann Memorial Fund

In Memory of

Ruben Aguirre

Maria & James Guerra

Margaret Akita

Ellen L. Munoz

Ralph C. Seline

Lisa Senft

Rochelle Shigetomi

Pearl W. Tyree

Mae & Robert Uchida

Miyoko & Russell Ukita

Annette V. Whistler

Jaffer M. Ali

Dr. Syeda M. Ali & Khaja Uddin

Mark Allen

Emily A. Bergman

Daniel Apodaca

Carmen & Daniel Apodaca

Bobby Amer

Elizabeth & Bobby Armer

Richard Aronoff

Robert L. Aronoff

Jean Atkin

Claude & Shirley Farris

Kathryn Balale

Dorothy Rayburn McVann, MD

Thomas Baum

Anonymous

Sue & William Bauman

Barbie Blake

Mrs. Dudley Doan

Francisca & Stanley Hirtle

Patricia & Richard Latham

Margaret D. McComb

Margaret A. Sheppard

Marylin Stephens

Jane S. Tritt

Viboon Bamrungpong

Varaporn & Bradley L Tilkes

Young Bhang

Louise Bhang

Dr. Richard J. Bing

Delores & William Bing

Timothy Blanc

Paula Myers

Janice L. Board

Gregory C. Board

Helen A Bolton

N. Beede Chick

Helen Agnes Bolton

Janet & Alan Stanford

Jack Bonholtzer

Julie & Thomas Johnson

Lee Bothast

Joan R. Bothast

Heather Boyle Vanmeter

David Abelmann

Deborah Gonzalez

Nancy Smith

Rachel Smith

Rande & Jess Sotomayor

Raul Brambila, Sr.

Rachel Brambila

Helen R Brown

David G. Brown, MD

Darryl Wayne Brown

Marcia & Jim Brown

Phylis Brown

Linda & Timothy Brown

Frank N. Brundige, Jr.

Patricia A. Brundige

Vivan & William Burgmeier

Marina & Donald Burgmeier

Maria Luz Burrola

Alfredo Burrola

Donald R. Cameron

Marian K. Cameron

Dr. William Caton

Anonymous

Stephen Altmayer

Joan Causey Anderson

Trish Bredesen

Nancy Brewster

Margaret & Ray Cannavino

Michael J. Casey

Cecilia & Ryan Chan

Maryadele Clougherty

Julie & Donald Fedde

Charlene & Robert German

Joe Gorman

Marcia & Edward Grace

JoAnn Green

Nicole Green

Heather & Paul Haaga

Ann Harvey

Linda J. Lang

Dr. Henry Levenson & Dr. Patricia Kirkish-Levenson

Donna C. Lockhart

Margaret Maccaferri

Patricia McTeague

Arlene & Allan Miller Family

Katelyn Moran

Dave & Janice Moritz

Kathya Naranjo

Evelyn Y. Okamura

Christy & Bill Rakow

Amy Rigsby

Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Roback

Debi & Phil Schramm

Jil & Joel Sheldon

Laura L. Sirott, MD

Vijay Trisal, MD

Fay F. Wong

Cathie & De Zhou

Kenneth Ziegler

Dai Lee Cheng

Diane Cheng

Oleg Chibisov

Ulyana Chibisov

Chan Suit Yin

David K. Chung

Jack Cochran

Carla S. Bloemendaal

Anne Smith

JonArno Lawson

Mark Coleman

Renee Hoffman-Tratt & David Tratt

Elizabeth Ann Constantian

Linda C. Roselund

Christopher Corte

Cecilia L. Camacho

Joe Coulombe

Esmeralda T. Gibson

Gloria “Corky” Cohn Coulter Anonymous

Timothy A. Cox

Kathleen A. Gross

Dr. David Jay Dahl

Gwen & Guilford Babcock

Barbara Heublein

My sister, Alexandra Davies

Marissa Davies

Ellen Marie Davitian

Sarkis Ghazarian

Jean & Haig Kelegian

Carol & Zav Malkasian

Lilly Marcarian

Roubina & Haiduk Sarhadian

Kathryn & Varouj Sarkissian

Michelle J. Shrikian

Maria Duran

Carlos Aguirre

Allen H. Fink

Naomi Fink

Dr. Martin A. Flynn

Michael Flynn

Stella Fong

Milt Gee

Maria Low

Robert Freise

Joan Freise

Kimiye Fujimoto

Sharyn Chow

Cornelia Fuller

Lois S. & Phillip D. Matthews

Jeff Ghazarian

Lauren Bendon

Mary Forthun

Pete Forthun

Myrna Gharib

Lauren Ghazarian

Alison Goossen

Judy A. Laschober

Eve Mathews

Sarah Mercado

Jayaram Reddi

Henry Samosa

Cole Strange

Joan Tallman

Trevor Tinker

Robert W. Gibson

John D. Taylor

P. Wm. Gonzales

Margaret D. Gonzales

Ted Gooding Haeyong Moon

Molly Gorman

Joe Gorman

Paul T. (Ted) Hammond

Karen A. Hammond

Mrs. Toshiko Hattori

Keiko Kashiwagi

Clarence Hansen Anonymous

Steve Hernandez

Rose B. Low

Antonio Herrera

Frances J. Herrera

Cali Herring

Linda C. Stearns-Stellern

Dr. & Mrs. George Hjelte

Dorothy Hjelte Meyer

Trudy & Bing Hollander

Susan Hollander

Blanche Howitt

Ann Howitt

Harold J. Hunter, Jr.

Rita Coulter

Sally & Harold Hunter

Cinty & Raymond Kepner

Essie Isaac Daaryl Isaac

Petra Jimenez Garcia

Elizabeth Jimenez-Scaggs

Jo Ann Jones

Beverly A. Nuwer

Betty Jung & Sui Wong

May & Rowland Lew

Peter Kaplanis

El Segundo Middle School Faculty

Joanne Kilmartin

Joshua Siegal

Andrew Krinock

Judy & Buck Newell

Kang Lee

Emily & Jay Lee

Janet Libby

Lisa & Joseph Libby

Ashley Lo

Kaelyn Ung

Robert & Marie Lohse

Gerald R. Selby

Theresa C. Lum

Albert Lum

John Macadang

Jennie Macadang

Len Marangi

Janet Marangi

Brett Margolin

Lynne Howard

Syd Mead

Roger Servick

Jerome I. Millman, MD

Felicitas A. De la Cruz

Ronald M. Minami

Mary T. Noguchi

Jamie Mitchell

Lin & Ivan Karp

Jon Mosteller

Carolyn L. Mosteller

Lee Mothershead

Lynn De Groot Voss & Donald R. Voss

Ilene & Howard Marshall

Harriet H. Plunkett

Rary Simmons

William M. Wardlaw

Fook Lip Ng

Irene Ng Leung

Dina Oldknow

Elizabeth & Frank Huttinger

LeAnn Oren

Richard Oren

Anthony Oropallo

Julie & Robert Oropallo

Gerald Oropallo

Julie & Robert Oropallo

Lucy Shoamei Ou

Jennie N. Ritchie

William V. Ouellette

Sue & Don Applegate

Rene & Zoe Parola

Julia A. Parola-Sim & William J. Sim

Michael Pearce

Sandra & Renato Halili

Edward & Maxine Pittroff

Joanne E. Pittroff

Dr. Charles Prickett III

Lisa Kenyon

Min Sang Quan

Janet & Werner Hintzen

Susan Rodriguez

Mary Miller

Stanford S. Rollins

Marie M. Rollins

Suzanna A. Roman

Mariacecilia Roman

Martha Russell

Margaret J. Doering

Patricia Sample

Bonita Smith

Vernon Sanders

Stephanie & John Graner Thorne

Alfred Santana

Denise & Dominick Ranalli

Janet Schrameck

Patricia & Larry Knudsen

Nancy Sechrest

Sally & Edward Buckley

Timothy Selinske

Anonymous

Ina F. Sinclair

Fanning & Deanna Oakley

Tim K Siu, MD

Valerie K. Siu

Alan Snowe

Melissa Welger

Judith Spare

Alberta Booth

Elizabeth Harris Taylor

John D. Taylor

Kieu Thai

Lee Lam

Eva & Benjamin Ulloa

Dwayne Ulloa

Robert W. Van Tuyle

Nancy L. Van Tuyle

Marguerite J. White

Anonymous

Joyce Wolff

Janet & Bruce Hayes

a loving husband & father

Lin & Shiangling Wong

James Woolsey

Stacy & Stuart Miller

Theodore Alan Woolsey

Stacy & Stuart Miller

Kazuo & Yoshiko Yamamoto

Marsha & Gary Watanabe

Michi Yamamoto

Elaine & Ron Tom

Agnes & Joe Uchida

Mae & Robert Uchida

Dale Zeh, MD

Linda N. & Ben D. Massey

Melina Zoolakis

Lynn & Frank Gong

Marsha R. Stanton

Kari & Anthony Zoolakis

Ara Zoolakis

In Honor of Azusa Pacific Univeristy

Nursing Students

Viann O. Duncan

Mary & Jerry Boyle family

Sarah Haverstick

Mindy Lopez

Phyllis Brady & Mike Brady

Marlene Stephens

John Cabot Sr. & Robert Krell

Nancy & John Cabot

Gabriel Cabrera

Rafaela Medina

Sharon C. Kennedy Chavez

Sharon & Gerald Chavez

Albeiro Corrales

Dindy Weinstein

Michele Cornet Nuccio

Dorothy Rayburn McVann, MD

Richard C. Diehl, Jr., MD

Kathryn & Edwin Woodsome

Josephine Fister

Kelli Bachmann

Douglas Forbes

Carole V. Forbes

Esmeralda T. Gibson

John D. Taylor

Manuel Gonzalez

Yolanda Rodriguez

Mrs. K. Gowramma

Susan & Anil Gopala

Karen Gray

Hanora Ching

Marta Guercio

Rachel Wilson

John Hall

Lisa Bennett

Daniel Lewis Hancock

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Hancock

Ron Havner

Aaron Pinsker

Eva Higgins

Eva & Terrance Higgins

Brittany Kane

Thea Harris

Monice Kaufman

Mildred & Sandy Lin

Tami Kong

Zhong Wang

Evans Y. Lam

Anonymous

Greg Lee

Debbie & Dan Heller

Dr. Tang-Kue & Lisu Liu

Jeannie & William Tsai

Kathleen Lohman

Beverly A. Jones

Martin Lorenzini

Manuel E. Loza

Desi Lozano

Marisol Castillo

Bác Mai & Chi Thanh

Anh Q. Tran

Romy Knox Medina

Rigo Medina

Dr. Mary Mioux-Berry

Kathryn & Edwin Woodsome

George B. Nesleny

Judith Nesleny

Nicu Warrior

Nicole & Ryan Welch

Joseph Pachorek, MD

Kathryn & Edwin Woodsome

The Palliative Care team

Milt Gee

Richard Pearce

Charles W. Pearce

Carol Reynolds

Susan & Ronald Hoffman

Thomas Ritter

Anne & David Johanson

Jim Sarni

Vlad Milev

Debra P. Scott

Cornelius Scott III, MD

Rosemary B. Simmons

Britton & Mary McConnell

Jaynie Studenmund

Shelly & Dennis Lowe

Sameha Sudan

Jalal Z. Sudan

Edward Steve Tallant

Kaelyn Ung

Barbara Tillman

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Pallay, Jr.

Tinker Capital clients & their families

Brian Tinker

Nora Williams

Mayra Espinoza-Williams

Winnes Wong Anonymous

* Deceased

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We speak your language.

We are committed to providing you with compassionate care regardless of the language you speak.

Jaynie Studenmund Chair of the Board

Dear friends:

As chair of Huntington Hospital’s board of directors, I feel as though I’ve had a front row seat to the pandemic. I’ve seen our courageous Huntington team members face COVID-19 head-on — and prevail.

Now, as we enter the next normal, support from philanthropic friends like you continues to empower our team.

For the past several months, our clinicians have collaborated with a variety of community partners to host a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics across our region. To date, we’ve held 19 of these clinics. Thanks in part to these efforts, we’ve administered more than 39,000 vaccine doses (and counting) to members of our community, including underserved and vulnerable local residents.

Data confirms this approach is working. Thanks to aggressive inoculation efforts, reported cases of COVID-19 are down significantly — and the situation continues to improve.

As we resume going to events and begin gathering with loved ones again, we will always remember those who were taken from us too soon. Huntington Hospital is committed to honoring the memory of those lost to COVID-19 by remaining vigilant and prepared for new developments in the still-evolving public health crisis. For example, our hearts go out to those who are experiencing continuing COVID-19-related health issues. Huntington Hospital is studying these cases and working to find potential solutions.

You can help us be ready for any circumstance. To learn more about how you can make an impact by giving to Huntington Hospital, visit https://giving.huntingtonhospital.com. Now and always, thank you for your support.

Huntington Hospital complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

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Board of Directors

Sharon Arthofer

William J. Bogaard

Harry Bowles, MD

Wayne Brandt, Treasurer

Michelle Quinones Chino, Secretary

Akila Gibbs

Armando L. Gonzalez

Ronald L. Havner, Jr., Vice Chair

Christopher G. Hedley, MD

R. Scott Jenkins

Paul Johnson

David Kirchheimer

Ellen Lee

Brandon Lew, DO, President, Medical Staff

Simon Li

Allen W. Mathies, Jr., MD, President Emeritus

M. Christian Mitchell

John Mothershead, Ex Officio

Mei-Lee Ney

Elizabeth Graham Olson

Peter Rosenberg, Ex Officio

Rosemary B. Simmons, Director Emeritus

Jaynie Studenmund, Chair

Deborah Williams

Renée Ying

Robert Y. Yu

President and CEO

Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA

Senior Vice President of Philanthropy and Public Relations

Jane Haderlein

Office of Philanthropy and Communications

Mark Anello, Senior Director of Development Services and Strategic Planning

Helen Bechtolt, Senior Director of Principal Gifts

Jamie Brady-Smith, Manager of Donor Relations and Special Events

Cathi Chadwell, Executive Director of Philanthropy and Public Affairs

Stephanie Cianci, Manager of Content Marketing

Marie Cleaves, Major Gifts Officer

Lia Peterson Miller, Senior Director of Donor Engagement and Communications

Eileen Neuwirth, Executive Director of Communications and Brand Strategy

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During the pandemic, the CDC estimates that close to half of all adults have either delayed or avoided medical care. Skipping annual checkups and other preventive care can be a risk to your health long term. Just as important: If you think you may have a medical problem, do not wait to get care. Putting off health care may complicate your condition or make your recovery more difficult.

Huntington Hospital and all our care partners are here for you. We put your safety first by following strict screening and safety protocols. Now is the time to make your health a priority. Visit www.huntingtonhospital.org/partners to find the care you need.